Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-01

Ex-Secretary Of State Caleb Powers,
convicted of completely in the GoEbel
murder in Frankfort, KY, has been
granted a new trial.
After a quarrel John Benesh shot
Agnes Jirsa. his sweetheart, at Wal
ford, Ia, and then shot himself.
The First Baptist church at Madi-
son, Wis. was struck by lightning and
burned. Loss. $4,000.
The tenth annual convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America began in Chicago.
William Shirley, of Edwardsville,
| Ind, stabbed his sweetheart, Miss
Florence McCulloch, and then inflicted
a fatal cut in his throat.
Secretary Long has granted Admiral
Schley's request for a court of inquiry
and appointed Admiral Dewey presid-
ing officer.
Detroit, Mich, celebrated the ami.
verSary of Cadillac's landing there 20G
years ago.
Excessive heat continued through
out Kansas. Missouri and Iowa on
the gath. In st. Louis there were 40
deaths and 80 prostrations, and ia.
talities in many other cities. Rain
fell in most of the western states.
Michael Kelly, recently released
from an asylum, killed one man. ia
tally wounded two and shot three
others in Leavenworth, Kan, before
he was slain by policeman.
Government health officers found
case of bubonic plague reported at
New York to be the genuine disease.
The secretary of agriculture says
the excessive heat in tie west is due
to devastation of forest ranges.
The United States revenue cutter
McCulloch has sailed for the Channel
islands TO break up a gang of snug.
glers.
d. c. Simonton shot and killed Mrs.
Grantham, widow, and then com.
mitted suicide at Conner, Tex.
Citizens of West Chicago, H.. treat.
cd Valentine Miller, a wife beater, to
coat of tar and feathers, and only
his piteous appeals saved him from
being lynched.
The striking steel workers have
been warned not to commit any VIC.
lence which could be used rs ground
for an Injunction by steel magnates.
Fire in Davenport, Ia, destroyed
business and residence property worth
100000 and rendered homeless hun
dreds OF persons.
Secretary Long has named Admiral
Dewey and Rear AdG.rals Kimberley
and Benham, retired. as the members
of the Schley court Of irquiry.
Frank Erie. 4 negro desperate who
held mp and robbed clerk, was hanged
by 4 mob at Nidalia, Ga.
In Salt Lake City W. E. Samuelson,
of Provo. Utah, broke the worlds IN
paced mile bicycle record, riding the
distance in 1853 2-5.
Rain in many parts of the west
lowered the temperature, but it will
take much more TO save what remains
Of the crops.
5. s. Cramer, member of the New
York produce exchange, lost fortunes
of self. mother and sisters IN wheat
speculation.
Rev. James d. Merrill has been elect
ed president Of Fisk university at
Tenn.
The president issued his procla-
nation establishing free trade be-
tween Porto Rico and the United |
States and declaring the organization
of civil government for the island. |
Striking steel workers appealed to
Senator Hanna to act as their medi- |
ator in efforts to obtain peace.
Prof. Thorndike, of Columbia uni
versity, says monkeys have earned |
the right to be placed in the same
mental class with men.
Fire started by the suns rays de-
stroyed j. +. Phelan & Co.'S big dry |
goods store in Sioux City, Ia.
Colored laborers brought from Ala
bama to take the place of strikers at
the steel works in Melrose Park, ILL.,, |
wifi be sent back because protection
by authorities was refused.