Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-06-13
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

wheel and he was squeezed to death
| Cyrus c. Hines, of Indianapolis,
Ind, who was for many years a prom
inent lawyer in that city and at one
time Judge of the circuit court. dies
at the Deaconess hospital on the eth.
| lie had a brilliant war record.
The Pabst Brewing Co., of Milwau-
kee, suffered a loss by fire, on the eth
10 the extent of between $150,000 and
100000; fully covered by insurance
| One man was killed during the prog
ress of the fire.
Congressman The obold Often ana
! his private secretary, Nathaniel Green,
were run down and both seriously in
| jured by an electric car at Milwaukee,
on the 9th, while driving in a buggy.
The Berlin Tageblatt prints special
correspondence from New Guinea
containing a full account of the mas.
sacre of the members of the first Ger
man South Sea expedition on the can
| nibal islands of St. Matthias. They
were all killed and eaten save one.
Miss Ollie Tyson, poor orphan liv-
ing in Todd county, Ky, has learned
through attorneys that she is TO re-
ceive over 100000 from the estate
of John Tyson, her uncle, Scotch
man, who died in Australia. She is
one of IS heirs.
Col. Wilson, with 240 of Kitchener's
scouts, surprised and routed 400 Beers
of Beycr's command, "a miles west of
w ru, RotbS Tho Roarc loft - Had
100 prisoners, and all their wagons
and supplies, including 5000 cattle, in
the hands of the British. The British
loss was three men killed and Is
wounded.
Senator NJ. A. Hanna has been ap.
pointed a colonel on the official staff
of Gen. Rassieur, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Senator Hanna was recently mustered
into Memorial Post in Cleveland, o.
Maj. George Arthur, assistant paw
master of the United States army,
who recently returned from the Phil
ippines, died suddenly at the Weddell
house in Cleveland, o., on the 9th, as
the result of the rupture of a blood
vessel in the head.
The Wayne hotel. the leading hotel
in Fort Wayne. Ind, was damaged TO
the extent of SD 900, by fire on the
night Of the 9th. The guests all got
out safely.
The American contingent of mil
lionaircs and merchant princes was
entertained at Lord Brassey's resi-
dence, in London, on the night of the
9Th. 1t was a brilliant affair, with a
large assemblage of ministers, mem
bers of parliament, leading men of
the London chamber of commerce,
bankers and judges.
News has been received in Wash
ington, through unofficial channels,
that Lieut.. Richard II. Townley. of
the navy, has been convicted by court
martial, at Manila, and sentenced to
dismissal from the service for con-
nection with commissary irregulari-
ties.
\ terrific tornado struck Clarks-
Vile, Term, on the 9th. Vaddel hall
at the Southwestern Presbyterian.
university, was wrecked, causing So
600 damage, and Peatus' tobacco fac
tory, in New Providence, was wrecked;
damage about $4,000. Considera BILE
damage of a minor nature was done.
At Toronto, Ont, on the eth, Frank
Rutledge and Fred Lee Rice, convict
ed of robbing the post Office and n
private bank at Aurora, were SEN
fenced TO 81 years in Kingston peni-
Tertiary. Upon being returned TO Jail,
Rutledge broke from the officers and
plunged headlong from the Jail gal.
lery to the paved floor 80 feet below,
and died of his injuries soon after.
Andrew Carnegie signed a deed in
Tendon, Oh the 18th, transferring $1O,-
100000 in five-per-cent. United States
Steel Corporation bonds to trus-
tees for the benefit of the universities
of Scotland. The amount becomes
available. The next in
stallment of interest can be used for |
the October term.
Mr.. Broderick, the British war Sec
rotary, replying to a question in the |
house of commons, on the 9TH, re- |
garding the probability of an early
conclusion of peace in South Africa,
reatiiTmed that the government would |
not consent to discuss the future in |
of the conquered states
with the Beers.
The statement Of the treasury bal.
l1ces i'm the general fund, eXclus;v. of |
The S150,0OO,OOO gold reserve in the d-
vision of redemption, issued on the
9TH, showed: Available cash balance,
$685. ,423; gold, SOC, 3O4,177.
The English censor of plays has
the production of "The
First Visit" an English version of
the younger Dumas "Une Visite dc
Noces, in which the American actress,
Beverly Sitgreaves, was to have
played the leading role.