Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-06-13

German states will drop their double
tariff, as he believes this will make
the negotiation Of the commercial
treaty between the United States and
Germany much more likely.
Negotiations between the Cramp.
MaNim-NiCkers group of ship build
ers and stockholders of the Bethle-
hem Oa.) steel works have been re-
sumed and the consolidation original
ly mapped out had, on the 5th, been
arranged so far as that was possible
without the actual delivery of the
stock.
The british ship Poltalloch. which
was stranded eight months ago on the
ocean beach near the North Coke
lighthouse, was floated on the 9th.
For over two weeks she had been
within 80 feet of deep water. She
was uniniured. not even being strained
to any perceptibe extent, and looked
meme the worse for her stay on the
beach.
A snowstorm occurred throughout
the central and northern portions of
North Dakota on the 9th. At James
town snow fell for two hours. A sim.
liar state of affairs is reported in
towns on the jamestown Northern
railroad. The snow quickly melted.
Snow fell late in May, 1891. but a sim
liar occurrence in June is not known
TO have happened before.
The Hong Kong press warmly CEN
sures Count Won Waldersee for bad
conduct of military affairs in North
China. The papers say the command
er-in-chief can not be personally eX-
onerated from blame for permitting
attacks on innocent places and inno-
cent people until German mill
tary rule liz North China is by-word
for inefiiciency and injustice.
George w. Cumberland. known TO
the American stage as George w.
Thompson, Father of the Elks," died
in Brooklyn, on the 9th, from blood
poisoning following an operation
upon his hand. He was born in New
York city in 1896. He is said to have
founded the Order of Elks IS years
ago, becoming first exalted ruler OF
New York lodge No. in 1865.
The Berlin Lollal Anzicger calls at
tention to what it describes as the
"ill-tempered uttcrances' of the Lon
don Times, regarding Count Won
Waldersec's return, and says: THE
animus of the wrath of the
Times, is the fact that several hun
dred Germans remain in Shanghai,
thus permanently diyesting the city
of its character as British domain"
The State Bank of Indiana, at In
dianapolis, closed business on the Sd.
The gilt-edged assets and deposits
were transferred to the Columbia ma
tional bank, which opened its doors
the same day, Other paper was
placed in the hands of the Security
Trust Co. as trustee, for collection.
All depositors Of the State bank will
be paid dollar for dollar on demand.
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AS a result of the agitation by the
German Colonial society in favor of
some notifications of the law of 1870,
under which thousands of Germans
abroad were denationalized without
any desire on their part for such
result, the government announces
that a new law is being drafted, by
the terms of which Germans abroad
will lose their nationality only by
their own volition.
About the first OF next month full
civil government will be set up in the
Philippine islands, exactly as project
ed by the Philippine commission. As
soon after that date as an administra-
tive machinery can be made ready
for it, the new Philippine tariff will
be proclaimed, also following out the |
original plan formed before the an
nouncement of the late decisions of
the supreme court.
For the third time the case of Ne |
braska against the bondsmen of Jo-
seph BARLEY, former state treasurer,
is on trial in the district court at Om-
aha. Suit is brought to recover the |
amount of Bartley's defalcation of
over six hundred thousand dollars.
The case has been tried twice previ-
ously in the same court, and both of |
the verdicts were set aside by the SUI
preme court on errors of the trial
court.
Jas. d. Ross, president of the Rail-
way Porters' association, has issued Il
call for meeting of the executive
in Chicago, on the Goth, to
complete arrangements for the cstab'
lishment of a private hospital for col
ored men in the rGilway service. The
question of calling a national conyen-
ton before or after the national con-
vention of the Colored Peoples Ma
tional Business association will also
be considered.