Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-27
Congress viii adjourn about June

captured by the Beers, has been re-
leased.
Kansas farmers are said to hold
about two-thirds Of their last years
wheat crop.
The stockholders Of the American
Tobacco Company held their annual
meeting in Jersey City last week.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua have
agreed on concessions to the United
States for building the Nicaraguan
canal.
A heavy wind and hail storm swept
over Omaha. Neb., demolishing about
fifty buildings. Fortunately no one
was fatally injured
A band Of six men broke into the
Exchange bank in Minooka, ILL.,,
wrecked the safe with dynamite and
secured between $4,000 and $4,000
in cash.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld, Of Illinois, died
at Joliet on the l2,h inst. Mr.. Alt
geld was stricken with paralysis and
heart trouble just after delivering
pro- Boer speech az the Joliet opera
house. and died in a few hours.
A strike of 10000 Boston team
sters and freight handlers, which put
almost a complete stop TO the hand
ling Of freight for several days, was
settled by arbitration, through state
and city officials
The United States supreme court
| has decided the Illinois antitrust
statute TO be unconstitutional be-
cause Of a provision Of the law ex-
employing agricultural products
and live stock from the operations
Of the law.
| Secretary Hay has refused pass
ports TO DR.. and Mrs Hiram W.
Thomas 10 visit the concentration
camps Of South Africa on the ground
that il is their intention 10 deliver
funds TO Boer prisoners.
Mr.. Soefcl. wife Of the Pittsburg.
Pa. jailcr who aided the Biddlc
brothers. murdcrcrs, TO escape. has
been indicted and IL convicted will
be- sentenced to sixteen years in
prison. IL will be remembered the
Biddles were killed by officers.
The bank Of Newcastle. Ky. was
robbed Of 1880 cash. a lot Of jc'y-
cly belonging TO Isaac W. Kelly. rs
president, and $500 worth Of stamps
deposited by the postmaster Of tho
town Citizens were aroused. but
were held at bay until the six bur
glars made their escape.
| Prominent Texas lawyers assert
that the recent Illinois antitrust
law decision seriously affects the
statute Of that state which bears on
the subject. Among those who
have publicly stated their views on
the subject is Attorney General Bell.
who saws he believes the Texas law
is annullcd.
Al recent cabinet meeting Pres
ident Roosevelt requested the mem
bers not 60 talk to newspaper CORE
spondents about matters under dis
cussion at the semi-weckly meetings.
1t was thought best for the presi-
dent himself to make public such
matters as he deemed proper to be
given out. Hereafter the president
will do this.
Knight W. Joles committed sui
eide at Perry, Okla. BY holding a
stick of dynamite under his head
until 1t exploded, blowing of his
head and both hands. He had been
arrested on the charge Of burning
the mail which he was employed to
carry. He confessed, saying he had
only burned papers to keep from
delivering them.
c. +. Saylor, special agent in
charge Of the beet-sugar inycstiga-
tions Of the department of agricul-
ture, has given out his annual report.
He gave the following figures re-
gardiug the industry during the past
year: The total production of beet
sugar duties in the season l90l-2
has aggregated $4,000 tons, an in
| | nf Il0 M. - f.