Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-10-25
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

56,97S, 900 bushels; corn, 9,S29, 600
bushels; oats, 12,235,OO0 bushels; rye,
0s6,OoO bushels; barley, 2,34s, 900 bush
els.
There is no concealment by the au-
thorities in Washington of their ear
nest desire that peace negotiations
between the powers and China be in
stituted at once. Only such action,
the officials believe, can prevent fresh
outbreaks which may further embar-
rass the government in attempting to
bring about prompt solution of the
entire question without affecting the
administrative and territorial entity
of China.
A checker match of 40 games be-
tween Charles Barker, of Boston, and
Richard Jordan, of Edinburgh, Scot
land, for the worlds championship,
began in Boston.
Three robbers held up a passenger
on the Baltimore & Ohio road at Ath-
ems, o., and robbed him of 500.
An application was filed for re-
seiver for the whisky trust at Newark
n. j.
There was no change in the strike sit
cation in Pennsylvania.
The first of the post-series of ball
Eames between Brooklyn and Pitts
burgh for the worlds championship
and possession of $500 trophy cup was
won by Brooklyn.
Alloutdoor long-distance cycle marks
were eclipsed by Marguerite Cast, of
Naxx Nnr1y fo l..
222 hours SO minutes.
Ten business houses in the village of
Herrick, H., were destroyed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sayres, an aged
couple, were instantly killed by Big
Four train at Alyria, o.
Frank and Henry Robinson Cbroth-
ers) were killed in runaway accident
at Pana, III.
A severe shock of earthquake &C.
CURED at Skaguay, Alaska.
Flames laid large portion of the
business district of Sullivan, Ind, in
ruins.
Jefferson Jones and his wife and four
children were blown to atoms at Sells,
Ark, by a dynamite explosion.
A great march of striking coal min
ers was dispersed by troops at Coal
dale. Pa. Operators held a council
in Philadelphia, but no result was an
nounced.
Fire in the lumber district in Osh-
kosh, Wis, caused loss of $275,OoO.
Fire destroyed the shoe factory Of
the Wichell Brothers in Detroit, Mich,
and two men persisted in the flames.
An immense field of coal near Cape
Sabine, on the Arctic coast of Alaska,
was discovered.
The National Spiritualists' associa-
ton met in annual session at Cleveland,
with delegates present from IS states.
Seven Dowie elders were run out of
Mansfield, o.
Three persons were killed in the
wreck of an Alton freight train near
Lincoln, Ill.
Florida's orange crop this year is es-
timated at 100000 boxes.
A storm at Newark, N. j., caused
the collapse of an unfinished build
ing, killing William Ruble, Robert
Ward and Joseph Baumgartner and
fatally injuring two other workmen.
Twenty-seven distinct shocks Of
earthquake were felt at Kodiak,
Alaska, and the earth was in a con-
slant tremor for six hours. Great
damage was done to property and one
life was lost.
A meeting of Pennsylvania coal
operators at Philadelphia agreed to
demands of the strikers and the min
ers will return to work when all COM
panies post notices of acceptance. The
cost of the strike is placed at $13,-
300 900.
Lipton's challenge for Americas
cup has been accepted by the New
York Yacht club, the races to be
sailed on August 90, %, "a next year.
Eight persons lost their lives in a |
tenement house fire in New York city |
The report of the commissioner of |
the general land office shows the gov
eminent has 917,135,s acres open to
settlement.
John Hughes, postmaster at Cam
bra, Pa, shot and killed an unidenti-
fled burglar who broke into the Office.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggre-
gated $1,571, 4O6, 7O6, against 81 ,633, O73,-
All the previous week. The decrease
with the corresponding
week of 1899 was 14.1.
Gen. Miles in his annual report will
an army of so, 600 men, in
Guiding $4,000 for coast artillery.
The Chicago orphan asylum observed
is fifty-first anniversary by distribu-
ion of new shoes to $50 children.
Bicycle suits and gay wearing APP
oarel have been barred from the SEES.
iions Of the United States supreme
,ourt.
Divide Berniche's four children were
burned TO death at Holyoke, Mass. il