Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-18
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HONE AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
The NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

President Mckinley and Secretary
Root are said to be considering the
advisability of Withdrawing all mill
tary forces from Cuba.
The jury disagreed in the trial OF
IL persons charged with killing F. j.
Baker, the negro postmaster of Lake
City, S. c.
The Pennsylvania Steel company
has bought the mines OF the Spanish
American Iron company at Daquire,
Cuba.
Lizzie f. Cottman. a school-teacher
at Harrison, Neb., saved her - pupils
and the schoolhouse from being car
ried away in a flood.
James p. Withrow sued the Carne-
gle company in Pittsburgh for $780,
100000. alleging infringement of a
patent.
Bishop Henry NJ. Turner, of the AZ
rican Methodist church, advocates the
Punishment of negro criminals to
Africa.
Mrs. Nation threatens to sue Topeka,
Kan, for the recovery of hatchets
taken from her by the police while on
her saloon-smashing crusades.
The fire loss for the United States
and Canada in March was S15,3O6, $50.
against $13 ,349 200 in the same month
in 1900.
A combination has been formed in
New York TO control practically the en-
tire silver and copper product of the
country.
An equestrian statue of Gen. Logan
was unveiled in Washington. Presi-
dent Mckinley made an address and
Senator Depew delivered the Grafton.
A Porto Rican arrived in Washing
ton bearing petition of 5000 island
ers, telling a narrowing story Of star
walton.
j. Pierpont Morgan & Co., Of New
York. have officially announced their
plan to combine big dry goods stores
in that and other cities.
t. L. Arlington shot and killed
Mamie Cleghorn at Somerville, Ga,
and then killed himself. A broken en-
gagement was the cause.
Edward L. Moore shot his wife in
Milwaukee and then killed himself.
~O'AANSNAN - OhOlC was the cause.
James Smith and his wife and four
children were killed at Cripple Creek.
Col, by landslide that destroyed their
home.
Philander C. Knox. of Pittsburgh,
took the oath of office as attorney gen
eral in the presidents cabinet.
Operators and miners in the Indiana
h1nak rna1 -.
a new scale and work was stopped in
all mines.
A killing frost has reduced the Cali
fornia fruit crop by one-half
A restaurant at Battle Creek, Mich,
was wrecked by employees of the own
er of the site, who took this means to
Gust a tenant.
Society women at indianapolis, so
strong, visited drug stores in the sub
urbs and warned the proprietors TO
cease selling liquor contrary to law.
Mrs. NJ. A. Radcliffe, of Denver.
Col, was arrested on a charge of IL
legal voting at the last election in
that city.
William Alexander, convicted OF
murder, was killed by his victims
friends on his way TO prison at Phoe-
mix, Ari.
The Minnesota house has reconsid-
cred its action whereby the bill per-
uniting the parole Of the Younger
brothers was killed and the matter
now rests with the governor.
Improvementsin roadbed and equip
ment to cost 100000 are planned
by the Baltimore &c Ohio railroad.
An arbitration agreement between
newspaper publishers and the Inter
national Typographical union marks
an epoch in labor affairs.
Mrs. L. ID. Armour and j. Ogden Ar
mour have given 100000 TO Armour
institute in Chicago, enabling it to
extend its work.
Mrs. Althea Cooper Lyons, wife of
the president Of Monmouth (Ill.) col
lege, committed suicide.
An Indianapolis suicide left a note
TO Carrie Nation saying IL was due
10 rum and cigarettes.
John Alfred Skoog, an expert coun-
ferfeiter. who escaped from jail in
Joliet, H.. in 1897, has been captured
IN New York.