Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-01-04

week.
The urgency deficiency appropria-
ton bill amounts in round numbers
to SOL, 100000.
Karl Neumaier died at San An
tonic from blood poisoning arising
from the sting of bee.
Prof. Elliott Coues, of Washing
ton, d. c., famous as an ornithol-
ogist and scientist, is dead.
The Duke of Westminster, the
richest man in Great Britain, died
December 23d, at the age of II
years.
C. II. Cole, former president of
the Globe National Bank of Boston,
which failed recently, was arrested on
the charge of Incorporating gov
eminent funds.
Miss Mary J. Caskill, niece of ex-
President Zachary Taylor, has made
application for admission to the La
fayette, Ind, soldiers home. She
is SO years old.
Three people were killed in a
wreck on the Southern Pacific near
Pomona, Cal, as follows: Monroe
Thurman, Mrs. Rose O'Connor and
Milton Monroe.
The transport Thomas sailed from
Manila for San Francisco December
30th with the remains of Gen. Law
ton, Maj. Logan and Maj. Arm
strong on board.
Alex Fisher was shot and killed
by his brother, Pleas Fisher, at Pitts
burg, KY. They were on opposite
sides of the Philpot- Griffith feud.
A. j. Lefevre died at Lancaster,
Pa, from hydrophobia. He was
bitten by a cat about four months
ago, but it was not noticed at the
time that anything was wrong with
the feline.
The coroner of Eau Claire, Wis,
rode twelve miles to hold an inquest
on Mike Khilo, a laborer, who fell
in fit and lay in an open field for
seven hours. He was supposed to have
been frozen to death, but thrawed
out and sat up while the inquest was
in progress.
On account of q strike of miners,
coal is selling at go cents per hun
dred pounds in France. Should the
strike continue, the government may
find it necessary to close manufacture
ing establishments and reserve the
present supply of coal for domestic
consumption.
Gen. Miles desires the vacancies
between GO and 20 in number-which
exist in the army in the grade of
second lieutenant, to be filled by
West Pointers, and has proposed a
plan to advance the present senior
class, in order that they may be
given commissions over civilians.
Clyde II. Wallace was arrested,
charged with stealing sack of gold
containing $4,000 from the United
States sub-.reasury at Chicago, where
he had been employed as a clerk.
When arraigEed in court, Wallace
acknowledged his guilt, stating that
he lost the money gambling.
Lord Roberts, commander Of the
English troops in South Africa, has
appointed on his staff Lieut.. Col.
Henderson, author of 1.-The Life of
Gen. Stonewall Jackson" the Con-
federate leader. The appointment
is regarded by some as proving Lord
Roberts belief that what is wanted
in the war in South Africa is a strict
application of Jackson'S principles.
During the disastrous Brazos floods
in Texas last year, convict serving
a long sentence saved the lives of a
family of fou2-father, who was sick
at the time, mother and two chill
dren-by placing them in a wagon
bed, and with a rope around his
waist, swimming with them a dis
lance of two miles. For this act of
heroism Gov. Sayers granted him a
pardon Christmas day.
The charred bodies of w. J..
Thomas and his three children were
found in the smouldering embers of
their home, near Chillicothe, Mo.
Thomas was 80 years old, and his
children Is, IA and IL years respec-
lively. 1t is supposed Thomas, who
had been brooding over business re-
verses, murdered his children, set
fire to the house and then suicided.
| About one wear ago his wife took