Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-22
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC,


Two persons were killed and five
injured by lightning during terrific
storm at Grecnville, 5. c.
The state department has received
a cable from Mr.. Rockh,ll. at Picking.
reporting that the draft of the final
protocol has been agreed upon.
Charles White, James Whitney and
Edgar Lane were drowned in the
Galoup rapids near OgdenS burgh. y.
Y, by the sinking of the private
yacht Rhca.
The large sawmill and planning mill
and $4,000 feet of lumber owned by Il.
I. Buzard at Carrier. near Dubois. Pa.
were destroyed by fire Monday. Loss.
between $4,000 and 100000; insured.
Shamrock II. was brought to an an
chorage off Tompiinsvile, Staten
Island. She was given enthusiast tic
greeting by thousands. Her skipper
is hopeful of success.
The Invader won the second race of
the series with the Cadillac for the
Canadian cup at Chicago.
Peter Nelson Oague, a farm hard
near Deadwood, inherited a Sll .OOO,-
600 fortune in Denmark.
Divers at Vallejo, Cal. recovered
$4,000 worth of gold stolen by John
Winters.
The wife and three daughters of
Assistant Postmaster John G. Pole,
of Lexington, Va, were drowned in
mountain stream. Mr.. Pole and
two-year-old daughter escaped.
Walter y. Dimmick, eX-chief clerk
60 the United States mint. accused of
emhezzling 100000. has been held for
trial on four charges, the aggregate
bail being fixed at 50. 900.
The total number of steel workers
on strike is estimated at $4,000. the
number quitting as the result of Pres
ident Shaffcr's latest order being a.
900. Workers at East st. Louis re.
fused 10 strike.
DR.. J. VI. Smyser. former secretary
of the Illinois board of dental exam
iners, has been arrested charged with
forgery and issuing forged diplomas.
State Statistician johnson said
from observations that he had made
that he believed the corn crop in In
diana was practically beyond re-
demption.
The steamer Humboldt arrived in
Seattle, Wash. from the Lynn canal
at night bringing 13j passengers and
sjOO,O0Csin gold.
A heavy freight locomotive draw
ing mixed train coming from La
Neta to Cucharas, on the Denver &
Rio Grande road, exploded a mile
east of La Neta. The engineer and
and fireman were killed.
The indications are that the re-
ceipts from the auction sale of town
lots now in progress under direction
of the federal government will eX-
coed 100000 in Lawton, Okla.
The Invader won the third race in
The Canada cup series at Chicago the |
Cadillac being disqualified for fouling
at the start.
Railroad reports for July show re- |
marlIable gain in business.
The Schley court Of inquiry will open |
on September 70. Admiral Sampson |
has not yet been summoned TO attend. |
Each side in the steel strike is conf
dent of victory. Total of idle men now
C2,OO0
Masked robbers held up a Missouri,
Kansas & Texas train at a lonely spot
in Indian Territory, wrecked the ex-
press car, rifed the safes and mail |
pouches and robbed all the pa sengers.
Several arrests were made within
few hours after the crime and part of
the booty recovered.
Acrfr+op+
Amalgamated association, came 10
Chicago from Pittsburg to induce the
South Chicago steel workers 10 recon-
slider their action in refusing TO strike.
President Shaffer says South Chicago,
Milwaukee and Joliet men who refused
90 strike will lose their lodge charters
and be expelled from the Amalgamated
association if they do not rescind their
action and come out.
Misses Stella and Gertrude Ambrose.
daughters of Capt, Andrew Ambrose,
Savannah (Ga) pilot, were drowned
while bathing in the surf off Furber's
Point, Tybee island.
The storm which has been raging at
the Mississippi rivers mouth has
backed the water in the river up fully
five feet. Many rice fields along the
lower coast are under water, and
orange lands will be damaged.
1t is announced that Isidore Raynor, {
attorney general for Maryland, has
been retained as one of the attorneys
for Rear Admiral Schley in his coming
hearing before the court of inquiry.
John Winters, who looted the vault I
of the Selby smelling works at Val
lejo Junction, Cal, secured as his !
booty gold bullion to the value of $780,
boo, or nearly $4,000 more than the I
sum originally given out. !
The Canada cup goes back to Canada
this year. The Invader won the third
race in the series at Chicago, and thus Il
secures the trophy II take back with '
her. 4