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

troduced a bill To maintain the legal ten
der silver dollar at parity with gold.
DOMESTIC.
William II. Hopkins. the postmas ter
at Scenery Hill. Pa, fatally shot his
wife, installing her for burglar.
West Virginia produced 21.OOoO6O
tons of coal in 1900, an increase of . ,5OO,-
600 tons over the previous year.
w. S. Mismer. aged IS, prominent in
secret order work in Missouri and 9TH
er states, dropped dead of heart disease
at st. Joseph.
Six men have been killed and 10
wounded in Clay county (Ky) fights
within the last few days.
Imports from the United States to
Denmark have trebled since 1896, and
now exceed $2O.OOO.OOO.
In the past year Chicago packers fur
nished nearly 81, 600, OOOpounds of meats
for use of the American solder in Cuba
and the Philippines, costing the gov
eminent $2.45O.514.
Miller d Sibley, of Franklin. Pa, on
going out of the trotting business gave
their stable of l6 horses to Trainer
Charles Marvin.
The opening of the twentieth century
was welcomed and recognizedNill over
the country. and in many churches APP
propriate services and the ringing of
bells and chimes at midnight marked
the departure of 1900 and the advent
of 1901.
BY the explosion of kerosene lamp
at Allegheny, Pa. Lily Brown. aged %
years, and her mother were burned TO
death
Almost the entire business portion
of Williamson, w. Va, was wiped out |
by fire.
Noah McGinnis was hanged at But
Ter, Mo-, for the murder of Frederick
NJ. Barcherling.
Fire destroyed nine business build
ings at Fairbank, la.
By cave-in at the Champion mine
in Champion, Mich, John Horngreen
and George Williams were killed,
An unknown man and woman who
went TO Courtney's hotel in Brooklyn,
n. Y. were found dead in bed.
At the stock yards in Chicago a.
640,565 head of cattle and other ami
mails were received during the year
1900.
More than $500, 900 damage was done |
by fire which destroyed the Belaire |
Stamping company's large plant at
Harvey, III.
Total losses by fire in Chicago dur
ing 1900 reached S2,lOO,OOO, against |
s4,534,OO in 1899
James Lewiston, a colored Chicago |
infantryman, has deserted his regi-
ment in the Philippines to become a
major general in Aguinaldo's army.
There were s,275 murders commit
ted in the United States in 1900.
against6 225 the previous year; suicides
numbered 6,775, against j,34O in 1899
and railroad accidents killed 400 per-
sons, against 1859 the previous year
Twenty-three persons were killed
on surface tracks in December in Chi.
cago.
Hangings in the United States in
1900 numbered 119, against 13l in
1899, and there were rs lynchings,
against 107 the previous year.
Dun's review Of trade says the past
year was remarkably satisfactory
one for farmers and planters.
Alfred Harmsworth, editor of the
London Mail, edited the first TWEEN
tieth century edition of the New York
World.
Gov. Bliss, of Michigan, was inau-
gurated at Lansing with military
pomp.
The December grand jury in its re-
port declared Chicago city and police
officers TO blame for serious condi-
tions.
The Nebraska legislature convened
at Lincoln for its twenty-seventh ses-
sion. Two United States senator's are
TO be elected.
More than 5000 persons attended
the New Years reception at the white
house.
A man said TO be Pat Grove, suspect
in the Cudahy abduction case, was
arrested near ChadroE, Neb. The city
council of Omaha has offered $4,000
reward for the arrest of the Cudahy
Benjamin Odell, Jr., was inaugu-
rated governor of New York, succeed
ng Roosevelt.
Statistics show the United States
opens the century first in commerce,
wealth, education and moral
ny.
The transport Grant arrived in San
Francisco from Manila with $50 sicl; {
md discharged soldiers.
The census just completed gives Tur. {
Key a population Of 55,o00,OO0. IL