Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
DOMESTIC,

troduced btu TO maintain the legal ten
der silver dollar at parity with gold.
DOMESTIC.
william H. Hopkins. the postmaster
at Scenery Hill. Pa. fatally shot his
wife, mistaking her for a burglar
West Virginia produced 2l,OoO.o6o
tons of coal in 1900, an increase Of &c.,
600 tons over the previous year.
W. s. Mismer. aged -. prominent in
secret order work in Missouri and 9th
er states, dropped dead OF heart disease
at st. Joseph.
Six men have been killed and IL
wounded in Clay county Ky fights
within the last few DAYS.
Imports from the United states 10
Denmark have trebled since 1896, and
now exceed s2O,o00.oo0.
In the past year Chicago packers fur
nished nearly IS, coo OOpounds Of meats
for use of the American solder in Cuba
and the Philippines, costing the gov
eminent s2.45o.5l4.
Miller & Sibley. Of Franklin. Pa, on
going cut Of the trotting business gave
their stable OF l6 horses TO Trainer
Charles Marvin.
The opening OF the twentieth century
was welcomed and recognize6vall over
the country. and in many churches ap-
propriate services and the ringing Of
bells and chimes at midnight marked
the departure Of 1900 and the advent
of 1901
BY the explosion OF kerosene lamp
at Allegheny. Pa, Lily Brown, aged %
years, and her mother were burned to
death.
Almost the entire business portion
of Williamson, w. Va, was wiped out
by FIRE.
Noah McGinnis was hanged at But
Ter. Mo-, for the murder of Frederick
NJ Barcherling.
Fire destroyed nine business build
ings at Fairbank, Ia.
By a cavern at the Champion mine
in Champion. Mich, John Horngreen
and George Williams were killed.
An unknown man and woman who
went TO Courtney's hotel in Brooklyn,
n. Y. were found dead in bed.
At the stock yards in Chicago IA
$40 SOS head of cattle and other ami
mails were received during the year
1900.
More than 100000 damage was done
by fire which destroyed the Bellaire
Stamping company's large plant at
Harvey, Ill
Total losses by fire in Chicago dur
ing 1900 reached s2.100,O0O. against
81 ,534,O 900 in 1899.
James Lewiston. a colored Chicago
infantryman, has deserted his regi-
ment in the Philippines to become a
major general in Aguinaldo's army.
There were s,275 murders commit
ted in the United States in 1900,
against6 .225the previous year; suicides
numbered 6,775, against 5,34O in 1899,
and railroad accidents killed 4,lO9 per-
sons, against 3,552 the previous year.
Twenty-three persons we're killed
on surface tracks in December in Chi
cago.
Hangings in the United States in
1900 numbered 1l9, against 13l in
1899, and there were rs lynchings,
against LOT the previous year.
Dun's review of trade says the past
year was a remarkably satisfactory
one for farmers and planters.
Alfred Harmsworth, editor of the
London Mail, edited the first TWEEN
tieth century edition of the New York
World.
Gov. Bliss, of Michigan. was inau-
gurated at Lansing with military
pomp.
The December grand jury in its re-
port declared Chicago city and police
officers TO blame for serious condi-
tions.
The Nebraska legislature convened
at Lincoln for it's twenty-seventh ses-
sion. Two United States senator's are
20 be elected.
More than 5000 persons attended
the New Years reception at the white
house.
A man said 10 be Pat Grove, suspect
in the Cudahy abduction' case, was
arrested near Chadror, Neb. The city
council of Omaha has offered $4,000
reward for the arrest OF the Cudahy
kdnapers.
Benjamin Odell, Jr., was inaugu-
rated governor Of New York, succeed
ing Roosevelt.
Statistics show the United States
opens the century first in commerce,
industry, wealth, education and moral
lily.
The transport Grant arrived in San
Francisco from Manila with $50 sick
and discharged soldiers.
The census just completed gives Tur-
aey a population Of $4,000. 900.