Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1899-11-30
NEWS OF THE WORLD.


near Huntington, W. Va, eloped
with his wife's step-mother.
C. p. Huntington has secured
control of thrce-fourths of the prop
erty of the Southern Pacific.
Lady Salisbury, wife of Lord Sails
bury, premier Of Great Britain, died
from IA sudden stroke of apoplexy.
Correspondents allege Gen. Otis
will not permit them to send out the
names of killed and wounded in
battle.
Commissioner Wilson, Of the in
ternal revenue bureau, has decided
that mortgage transfers are not
taxable.
The Beers anticipated war with
England, and for the past two years
had been purchasing guns and am
munition.
At Lexington, KY, Mrs. May
Muir was awarded $500 against
her mother-in-law for alternating her
husbands affections.
The supply of broom corn has been
bought up by syndicate, which
proposes to fix the price to manu-
facturers at 5000 per ton.
Mrs. Bamberger, a st. Louis mid
wife, is in Jail, charged with the
Wholesale murder of women who
went to her for treatment.
Mrs. Lula Wilkinson was con-
victed at Brook Haven, Miss, of
numbering her twin infants and sem
fenced to life imprisonment.
At Sheridan, Wyo., Mrs. George
Harding murdered her year-old-
boy and then suicided. The weapon
used was razor.
Vice. President Hobert's remains
were laid to rest Saturday. Presi-
dent Mckinley and members of the
cabinet attended the funeral.
Vert Lawrence, colored, for as
sault on white woman near Pensa-
cola, Fla, was taken from officers
by mob and left swinging to the
limb of tree.
Sister Maura, of st. Mary's Hos
pital, La Sale, ILL.,, met q stranger
named John Gray, and three days
later renounced her religion and
married him.
The colored troops at the fort
near Rio Grande City, Texas, who
engaged in a riot with citizens, have
been removed. The fort will short
ly be abandoned entirely.
Admiral Dewey transferred to his
wife the title of ownership to the
home in Washington presented him
by the public, and she in turn decided
the property to Dewey's son.
The Beers appear to be the mas
tiers of the British in strategy. Sew
enteen thousand of the latter troops
have been prac tically cut off in small
numbers from one another, and are
utterly unable to concentrate against
the enemy.
Vice president Hobert died No
vember 2lst. Byhis death the office
of vice-president becomes vacant for
the remainder of President McKin-
ley's term, and in case of the latter's
death the secretary of state would
succeed to the presidency. The
vice-president's death was not I'M
expected
The total output of the three beet
sugar factories of Southern Cali
fornia, at Oxnard, Chino and Ala
mitos for the season just closed was
81, 941, 400 pounds. This is about
20,000,000 pounds more than was
produced last year.
Congress will be petitioned to in
crease the pensions of Mexican war
veterans. There are now about 5000
of these men living, and they are
said to be passing away at the rate
of three per day.
Representatives of the leading
transatlantic steamship lines an
nOunce that passenger rates will be
advanced rs per cent in 1900, on
account of the expected rush of Wis
itors to the Paris exposition.
In order to retain her position as
teacher in the public schools of
Chicago, Mrs. Ernest Hummel gave
away her 7-months-old child. II is
rule that a mother with q child
under 2 years of age cannot teach in
the public schools Of the above city.
The report of the commissioner
~ internal revenue ahowa that tho