Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-18

A board of special commissioners
has begun the work in Washington of
examining Spanish war claims aggre-
eating over S3O,0OO,000.
The government April wheat report
indicated a crop of 444312.17G bushels,
114.OOO,OOO in excess of last year.
Henry Devore, aged -, killed his
1o-ycar-old wife in Louisville. Ky, and
then killed himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
Gov. Bliss has designated Friday,
April 90, as Arbor day in Michigan.
President Mckinley has donated
$1,000 towards fund of $4,000 nec-
csSary 10 secure the erection of a
new and modern hotel in Canton, o.
\ large amount of mail was de-
stroyed in the wreck of a Southern
Pacific train near Wells, New.
The gross postal receipts for last
month for the 80 largest post offices
in the country show an increase of
ia per cent. over the corresponding
month Of last year.
Will Black and Henry Wilson. ne
groes, were hanged at Magnolia, Ark,
for the murder Of Ivy Young.
Representatives Of % soap manu-
factories met in Chicago and formed
the American Soap Manufacturing as
ISOLATION.
Ex-Gov. Bradley. in the trial at
Frankfort, Ky, of Capt. Ripley for
completely in the Goebel murder. gave
testimony tending to show that w. :.
Taylor knew of the contemplated as
sassination.
The Pixies Peak region in Colorado
was buried under from two to ten feet
Of snow.
Mrs. Margaret Hossack. Of Tndianola.
Ia, wife of a wealthy farmer, was
found guilty OF the murder of her hus-
band and sentenced TO life imprison-
ment.
The Central Passenger association
has agreed to straight one-ccnt rate
for the grand army encampment at
Cleveland.
Producers in the new Texas oil field
are planning an organization pat
termed after that Of the Standard Oil
company.
An order issued by Secretary Long
makes Admiral Dewey the ranking Of
ficer of the navy, John Adams Howell
senior rear admiral, and W. s. Schlcy
is No. 5, and William T. Sampson No.
I on the list of senior rear admirals.
Milwaukee is soon to have a new
English morning paper, to be known
as the Free Press.
Four transatlantic steamers that
reached New York brought AIS immi-
grants.
Members of the Cuban constitution
al convention will be given all the lati-
tude they need to demonstrate the
capacity of the islanders for self-gov-
eminent. Rejection of the Plat
amendment may end in annexation.
Search for a missing girl in Chicago
led to the discovery of baby farm
on the South side.
\ mob at Bradford, Pa, burned Il
Schoolhouse used as smallpox isola-
ton hospital.
An unpublished hymn written by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has
been discovered among worthless pa
pers and old letters in Boston.
Chicago packers VIII lose heavily in
trade because the British war Office
orders that after June / only home
bred meat shall be bought for army
use.
French naval officers visited Mount !
Vernon and placed wreath on Wash
ington's tomb.
One hundred students of Armour in
stitute in Chicago were arrested for |
disorderly conduct while celebrating |
the gift of 81 100000 to the school.
Mrs. William Ticknor, OF Melrose |
Park, ILL.,, ended her life with carbolic
acid because she had been arrested.
w. II. Champion, whose tongue is to
be cut out because of cancer, talked a
lecture into photograph in New
York.
Mrs. Ooliata Zimmerman, prima
donna, leaves her husbands beautiful |
home in Chicago because he demanded
that She give ND her music for him