Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-09-06
A WEEKS RECORD
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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOME STIC.

Inc opening Gay or the Granu army
of the Republic reunion in Chicago
was given over to the naval veterans,
and their parade was fine affair. In
the evening the Iron brigade held a
banquet, many notable persons being
present.
A number of business houses were
wrecked and two persons fatally in
jured by a tornado at Sedalia, Mo.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 27th was: Wheat,
100000 bushels; corn, 7,43O, COO bush
els; oats, s,06s, 900 bushel3; rye, 734, 600
bushels; barley, $1,000 bushels.
In an attempt to arrest Mrs. c. W.
Wright, a doctor at Gilman, Ill.,, ac-
cused of killing girl, two men were
killed and three wounded, and Mrs.
Wright was perhaps fatally shot.
H. H. Stridiron, wealthy Chicago
lumber merchant, was shot in a hotel
in New York by ]. II. Essen, also of
Chicago, who afterwards killed him
self. No cause is known for the deed.
Troops have been withdrawn from
Akron, O., and the city is again peace
full.
The United States transport Cali
fornia, carrying $500 tons of stores
for the army in the Philippines, is re-
ported long overdue.
Rev. Norman G. Whitney, aged 60, a
war veteran of Gray Eagle. Mimi, was
killed by being trampled upon by
runaway horse in Chicago.
Tho Daroaptanae Of he han
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 27th were: Brook
Ign, els; Pittsburgh, 500; Philadel-
phia, $40; Boston, 500; Chicago, 400;
Cincinnati, AIS; st. Louis, .4O9; New
York, .402.
Robert FitZsimmons announces that
he has permanently retired from the
pugilistic ring.
One hundred persons were poisoned
by eating ice cream from cankered tin
cans at a picnic at Glendale, Ind, and
q score or more may die.
The treasury department issued an
order stating that Porto Rico is not
foreign country, and that therefore it
is exempt from the stamp tax.
w. II. Beason and wife, an aged
couple, were killed by the cars at Glad
brook. Ia.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, in command Of
the department of the lakes will be re-
tired September 10 on account of the
age limit. Gen. Otis will succeed him.
The village of Arville, n. D., was al.
most totally destroyed by fire.
negro was lynched at Forest City,
N. c., for the murder of a white man
named Flack.
The second day OF the Grand Army
of the Republic encampment opened in
Chicago with the dedication of the
army arch, followed by the parade, in
which over 10000 veterans were in line.
Charles Beckivith, a Michigan veteran,
fell dead while marching. In the even
ing state reunions were held.
The encampmsnt of the uniformed
rank of the Knights of Pythias was in
augurated at Detroit by parade in
which 5000 knights participated.
1t has been discovered that by the
wording of the territorial bill con-
gress has absolutely prohibited the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the ter
ritor.' of Hawaii
The Kentucky legislature met in ex-
ira session to pass a new election law.
Census returns give Boston a pop
ulation of SOC, 500, an increase of 49,
AS in ten years, and San Francisco
342,7s2, a gain of 43,7s5.
Gov. Shaw received a message from
Minister Conger thanking all Iowa for
congratulations.
Hiram Sharpe, who killed his wife |
last December in Dekalb county, was |
hanged at Decatur, Ala.
In her trial trip off Boston the |
United States battleship Alabama av-
eraged II knots an hour.
George H. Ling, aged 35, who dis
himself by saving "a lives
during the Johnstown (Pa.) flood, was
killed by the cars in Chicago.
The entire business portion of Cart
wright, Wis, a town of 1000 inhabi-
tants, was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. DR.. Charlotte Wright, cause Of
the tragedy at Gilman, ILL.,, died in the
Jail at Watseka from wounds received
during the fracas.