Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1899-12-14

rules without amendment.
Philadelphia wants the next re-
publican national convention.
DR.. Franz Smolta, president OF
the first Austrian reichstag, is dead.
English army officials admit that
they underestimate the strength
of the Boer forces.
In his message President McKin-
ley urges congress to pass gold
standard financial measure.
During the second days session of
congress SCI bills and 80 resolutions
were introduced in the house.
Archbishop Chappelle, apostolic
delegate to the Philippines, sailed
from San Francisco on the 9TH.
Elias Brandon, aged l., while out
hunting near Louisiana, Mo-, acct
dentally shot and killed himself.
Mrs. +. j. Cook, aunt of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, was fatally in
jured in Il runaway at Macon. Ga.
The petitions to congress against
the seating of Mormon Roberts con-
tain the signatures of 1000, 900 per-
sons.
in his annual report, Attorney
General Griggs. recommends that
tho salaries of federal judges be in
creased.
ID. II. White, a colored preacher
of st. Louis, was caught in the act
of stealing dry good from a depart
ment store.
The Colorado volunteers who served
in the Philippines have formed an
organization, with Gen. Irving Hale
as president.
Jim Rogers, a notorious desperate,
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with a pen-knife in Jail at
falrVleW, NeD.
The war department has deter
mined to rebuild the railroad in the
Island of Luzon destroyed during
the Spanish war.
over 700 head of cattle were killed
by falling hail near Lamar, Tex,
during the worst storm ever exper-
fenced in that section.
A. f. Hay, son of Secretary Hay,
has been appointed United States
consul at Pretoria, South Africa.
vice Mr.. Macrum, resigned.
Louis Schinska. wealthy Polish
resident of Dallas, Tex, was found
dead in front of the county court
house, having been murdered and
robbed.
A Washington correspondent says
it is not likely the present congress
will take any action pledging gov
eminent aid for the construction of
the Nicaragua canal.
Joseph Leiper, who two years ago
dropped million of his fathers
coin trying to corner the wheat
market, has invested large sum in
California mining property.
J. W. Stevens has brought suit |
against the superintendent of the |
Missouri insane asylum, alleging
that he was wrongfully and falsely |
detained as an insane person.
William Durham, near Clarks-
vile, Tenn, shot at burglar, miss
ing him. but the bullet struck Mrs.
Durham, fatally injuring her.
The crop bulletin of the Kansas
board of agriculture estimates the
combined value of this years grain
crop of that state-wheat, oats and |
corn-at $50, 1883, G22, an increase
over the 1898 value of the same
crops of sl3, $751; 21.
Gen. Gordon, commander of the
United Confederate Veterans, is
quoted as follows: "My sympathies
go out to the men fighting under
the stars and stripes, wherever they
are, and | am not in favor of pull
ing the flag down. | guess that
shows where | stand"
j. ID. Williams. proming young
man of Jacksonville, Fla, is in Jail
charged with wife murder. Mrs.
Williams died suddenly and without
neighbors knowing she was ill. An
autopsy developed that her death re-
suited from a violent blow in the
stomach, bursting the bladder and
other vessels.
The development of beubonic
nlapne on n shin from q ,;I;o,,