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

The public debt statement issued on
the 2d shows that the debt decrease
S1,9S3,5Gj during the month of De-
ccmbcr. The cash balance in the
treasury was $500. 1O7,336. The total
debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to $1,000, 1e1,310
The New York legislature met in
Albany and the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture convened at Harrisburg
Theodore Roosevelt, vice president
elect, took the first degree in mason
ry at the Oyster Bay O.. - lodge.
Briefs to support the argument that
the constitution followed the flag to
Porto Rico were filed in the United
States supreme court.
Fast freight lines are to be abol-
ished, amalgamated or reduced be-
cause OF rate cutting.
The coinage of the mints for the
year ended December 81 was rs $685.
SOB pieces, valued at $4,000 4Ol.
Ben II. Brainerd, of Springfield, H.,
treasurer of the state board of agri-
culture, was said to be short S12,O 600.
Clearing house exchanges in New
York on the Cd were S427,9O3,OO
which broke the worlds record.
Louis McAdams. u negro, who cut
and seriously injured j. NJ Ray. was
hanged by mob near Wilsonville,
Ala.
The Michigan legislature convened
in Lansing and r. b. LOOMS was
elected president of the senate and
John j. Carton speaker of the house
r. G. Dun & Co. report failures in
the United States for $174.113,236 in
1900. against S123, 1872, go in 1899.
The fire losses in the United States
in 1900 amounted TO S159.25O, 223. an
increase of $s,712,s SIS over the previous
year.
The starting of the first electric
railway in Porto Rico astonished the
citizens of San Juan.
The total circulation of national
bank notes on December 81 was S34O,.
0Gl.4l0, an increase for the year Of
S93, sG5,ss7.
The one hundred and twenty-second
legislature of Massachusetts, convened
in Boston.
About 10000 otherwise qualified
white voters in Louisiana have dis.
franchised themselves by failure tC
pay the poll tax.
The one hundred and seventh ses.
sion of the New Hampshire legislature
met in Concord.
The thirteenth general assembly Of
Colorado convened at Denver.
The public library at Seattle, Wash.
containing $4,000 books, was burned
TO the ground.
James w. Priestly. aged 50. found.
er of the carpet mills bearing that
name, was asphyXiated by illuminat.
ing gas at the home of his son in
Philadelphia.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Of
the University of California, says Fill
pino students have received letter.
saying that Aguinaldo is dead.
Gov. Pingree sent a remarkable fare.
well message to the Michigan legisla.
ture in which he scored judges and
James =. Harlan, of Chicago. has
been appointed attorney general for
Porto Rico.
Director of MINIS Roberts declares
the total stock of the worlds money
is now 81 900, OOO,O 900.
Two car loads of negroes left Mont.
gomery. Ala, for the Hawaiian islands
to take employment on the sugar
there.
Republican governors were inaugu.
rated as follows: Massachusetts. w
NJ Crane; New Hampshire, G. p. Jor.
dan; Maine, j. F. Hill; Nebraska, {. II
Dietrich.
The report OF Inspector General
Knox on the inspection of national sol
diers' homes shows those institutions
TO be in a high state of efficiency.
George Reed, negro charged with
an attempted assault on Mrs. J. NJ
Lockleer, Of Rome, Ga, was hanged by
4 mob
Alfred, John and James DickeN
brothers,, and W. c. Baker. all prom
nent farmers. were killed in SearccN
county, Ark, by drinking wood Il,
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