Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
DOMESTIC,

Governors inauguratel: Richard
Yates, Illinois; Wiiiam T. Durbin. In
diana; \. VI. Dockcry, Missouri and
W. T. Stanley, Nebraska.
William Ncufeld, who murdered Mrs.
Annie kronman in New York August
z, 1899, was put to death in the electric
chair in Sing Sing prison.
The United States supreme court de-
cided that c. +. W. Nicely, accused of
embezzlement of postal funds in Cuba,
is subject to eXtradition. The court
held that Cuba is foreign territory.
our only purpose in the war with Spain
being TO free the Cubans from Spanish
domination.
Albert STUNNED. Dyer Gnd) Dow
ieite, burned his stock of tobacco when
told it made the prayers for his sons
life useless.
The men accused of killing Jennie
Bosscheiter at Paterson, y. j., were
placed on trial.
The Peoples bank at Livingston,
Tenn. was entered by burglars and
robbed of $1,000.
Fred Alexander, n young negro who
attacked Eva May Roth at Leaven-
worth, Kan, was taken from Jail and
burned at the stake in the presence of
5000 people
Balance of trade in favor of the
United States in 1900, seas .99s, 73s. In
crease over 1899, S172, 49sl77.
Gov. Savers and Lieut.. Gov. Brown
ing were inaugurated at Austin, Tex,
for their second terms.
A counterfeit ten-Go,lar note OF the
Tompkins county national bank of
Ithaca, y. Y, has been discovered.
The state department has been in
formed OF the seizure of two Ameri- |
can boats by the Venezuelan govern
ment.
The business portion Of Lakewood, |
ILL. was destroyed by fire.
Charles Lang, a negro, was strung |
up TO the limb of a tree near Elko,
s. c.. and shot to death by a mob for
assaulting the wife Of farmer.
Col. Roosevelt narrowly escaped
death in fight with a Rocky mountain
grizzly bear in Colorado.
Mrs. Laura j. Smith, a noted tenn
perance worker and lecturer. was
found dead in n lodging house in St.
Paul from excessive indulgence in
whisky.
Solicitor General Richards. in the
supreme court, declared it was the
intention Of congress TO treat Hawaii
as part of the United States for legls-
1ative purposes.
The Union Pacific flyer was wrecked
and IS persons injured near Hilliard,
Wyo.
Two persons were killed. one mortal
ly wounded, four or five in iured and n
building destroyed by dynamite in a
riot at Corbin, Ky.
Mrs. Sarah Kuhn, Of Sigourney. Ia,
received a life sentence for killing her
hus band.
The transport Grant sailed from San
Francisco for Manila with 1O5 army re-
cruits and 100000 in gold. s
The exchanges at the leading clear |
ing houses in the United States dur 1
ng the week ended on the 18th aggre-
gated $@,Gi3,794, 405, against So, 3O9,175 C
'43 the previous week. The increase S
with the corresponding week
If 1900 was ALA. v
Louise Schaefer. a teacher in the Il
public schools in New York, narrowly
escaped being buned alive while in a c
rance. /,
The steamer Californian arrived in
IAN Francisco from Taku, China, with u
he bodies of 60 soldiers. I
o. N. Ellefson, who tasted "a days
n Chicago at the command of v
voice" supposed by him TO be super 81
atural, broke his fast on u command
rom the same source. s
Commodore Alexander Henderson, ia
chief engineer in the United States
avy, retired, died at Yonkers, N. Y, lie
gsd 60 years. bj