Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-03-28

MARION. KENTUCKY
The La,iu-American scientific con
press was opened at Muntevideo, Cru
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The Minnesota state senate, on the
22d, passed Senator Chilton's bill pro-
hibiting the marriage of insane, spi
leptic and idiotic persons and requir'
ing medical certificate OF all appli
cants for marriage licenses.
Four negroes representing. il is said
1000 of their race living near Ebert
county, Georgia, appeared before Gov
Chandler, on the 10th, and asked that
he furnish transportation TO them
that they might go to Liberia.
The statement of the treasury bal
ance in the general fund, exclusive OF
the Sl5O,OOO,OOO gold reserve in the
department of redemption, issued on
the 22d, showed: Available cash bal.
ance, $154,213,195 gold, 500, l5i,3&1.
at is reported here" says the Am
stcrdam correspondent of the London
Daily Mail, that Il company of Amer
lean volunteers, mostly Bostonians
recently landed at kObi bay, Tongal
crossed Swaziland and joined Gen,
Louis Botha."
Mayor Van Wyck of New York re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Andrew Carnegie, on the 2lst, in reply
20 the one sent by him to the latter:
"Many thanks, my dear mayor, for
your kind telegram. Delighted and
grateful for opportunity to serve New
York"
Rev. DR.. Frederick 4. Muhlenburg,
one of the best-Enown Lutheran
clergyman in America, died at Read
ing, Pa, on the 2lst. aged So. He was
the first president of the MuhlenburS
college, and for II years was profess
sor of Greek in ;he University OF
Pennsylvania.
The funeral services of Hon. Mark
s. Brewer, ex-civil service commission
Cr, who died in Washington on the
10Th, were held in the First Presby-
terrain church at Pontiac, Mich, on
1he 22d. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies the body was inferred in
Oak Hill cemetery.
The London Daily Mail says: at
is reported in high circles that King
Edward contemplates n big exhibition
in London on the lines of the Paris
exposition, the idea being to inclose
the Thames from Westminster bridge
20 Albert bridge, including the whole
of Battersea park"
Two hundred girls working in the
overall department of Swoiford Bros.
dry goods factory at Kansas City,
Mo-, were locked OUT on the goth.
The firm recently reduced the price
for making ovcralls from S1.25 to 9j
oeRts a dozen, and the girls had
.LfeatenoI 49, S'iihS'
Senator Chilton's bill TO prevent the
marriage of idiotic, insane or cpilep-
tic persons was killed in the Mime
sofa state senate, on the 10Th, not re-
ceiving enough votes for passage. 1t
required a certificate of health from
n physician as a prerequisite to secur-
ing a marriage license.
Gen. John c. Bates, now in command
of force of volunteers in the Philip
pines, has been ordered to return to
the United States and to relieve Gen.
Merriam in command of the depart
ment of the Missouri. lie will proba-
bly, be at his new post in Omaha by
the latter part of April.
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In accordance with President Nc
1inlcy's recent order that the Treas
urer of Cuba should be = 'itizcn of
that island, Gen. Wood. ON the 18th.
cablcd 10 II e war department that he
had appointed Charles Rolos as treas
urcr Of CufH. Secretary Roo: con-
frmed The appointment.
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The grand jury of Hudson county,
New Jersey, on the 10Th, handed down
an indictment against Thomas c.
Barker, for the shooting of Rev. John
Keller at Arlington on February 8
last. The indictment has three counts,
one for atrocious assault, one for as
sault with intent to kill and one for
simple assault.
The 2s4 convicts in the coal mine at
the state penitentiary at Lansing,
Kas., mutinied, on the 10Th, seized IL
guards, stopped work and took COM
plete possession of the mine. The con.
yicts held the guards as hostages for
the enforcement OF their demands for
lighter work and better food. Later
the convicts surrendered uncondition-
ally TO the warden.