Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1899-11-23
Job printers and pressmen Of Kan.
sas City are on u strike.

Vice President IIobett's condition
is reported greatly improved
The Kaiser has forbidden German
officials to 90 to South Africa.
The irrigation congress has been
called for Denver, December 14th.
War between Russia and Japan in
the pear future is not improbable.
Pope Leo will not exert his in
huencc for either side in the Boer-
British war.
Richard Croker, the Tammany
leader will sail for England the last
of this month.
An effort is being made to ANAL
gamate the ship-building plants OF
the United States.
Hon. ". j. Bryan and family are
spending II week with relatives at
Van Buren,, Ark.
The government estimates that
this years cotton crop will not ex-
coed $500, 600 bales.
The Beers lost 100 killed ana
wounded in bayonct charge Of the
British near Mcfcking.
The British wsr office promises in
the future to hold back no news of
Tie war in the TranSyaal.
Rear Admiral Schley received
final orders to assume command OF
the South Atlantic squadron.
Col. Henry Imam. Indian scout
and associate of Buffalo Bill, died
the other day at Topeka, kas.
\ complete counterfeiting outfit
located in a building i'm the business
center Of Chicago was seized by the
police.
Admiral Schlcy has taken com
mand of the South Atlantic squ d.
ron, which will sail for South Africa
shortly.
Kruger threatens to shoot six
English officers if Boer spy named
Marks, captured by the British, is
put to death.
G. W. Hoffman and John Sal
mon, of Kansas City, died from
potmine poison. The poison was
eaten in Il mince pie made from pre-
pared meat.
Reports come from north and east
China, in districts sparsely settled,
that American missionaries are be-
ing prosecuted and compelled to sub
NIT to all kinds of indignities.
Rich copper deposits have been
located on Lepanto island. one of
the Philippine group. but it is said
very expensive roads will have to be
built to render them available.
Albert Becker, Chicago butcher,
who on January 2tth last murdered
his wife and chopped up and boiled
the remains in order to leave no trace
of the crime, was executed Saturday.
\ trestle on the Frisco near
Osccola, No., gave way under the
weight of "a freight train, precipitat-
ing IL cars IA distance of G5 feet,
turning them into splinters. Loss,
500, 900.
! Christmas boxes for soldiers in
Cuba and Porto Rico not weighing
over 20 pounds apiece will be trans.
ported free from New York. Each
box should bear the address. regi-
ment and company to which the
party for whom it is intended be-
longs.
A circular has been issued by the
postotiice department, declaring as
fraudulent the ex-Slave Petitioner
Assembly, with headquarters at
Madison, Ark. the ex-Slave Mutual
Relief Bounty Association, of Nash
vile. Tenn, and Naughan's National
ex- Slave Pension Club, of Nashville,
Tenn. 1t is ordered that all mail
addressed to these associations be re.
turned to the writer, stamped
fraudulent"
The necessity of adequate coaling
stations for United States war-ships
is urged by Rear Admiral Bradford
chief of the naval bureau of equip
ment. in his report to the secretaly
Of the navy. lie relates the diff
Culties encountered during tho wal
with Spain in securing coal, trans
porting it and getting it aboard tn,
ships. While these efforts were sue
cessful, the admiral says sit was due
almost entirely to the near prox
unity of the theater of war To ouj