Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-04-24

pIVpel'N 'oi"'" CIV W.
Minister Congcr is to return from
his present mission TO the Chinese
court
The Kansas City. Mo, democrats
municipal ticket was elected by q
plurality Of 1900 votes.
Miss Helen Stone, the missionary
who was captured by brigand- m
Bulgaria, arrived in this country ON
the 10th inst.
Mai Gen. W. r. Shafter, retired,
has agreed to accept the republican
nomination for governor Of Califor
MIA should it be rendered him.
Three millionaire b. Scott
Henry Schmulback and james Cald-
Welfare opposing candidates for
United States senator from West
Virginia.
Henry Flutcher. colorcd was
hanged at ST Louis for the murder
of Louis Roth, aged Is years. 4
few minutes after the trap was
sprung the sheriff received a tele-
gram from the governor granting
a respite OF fifteen days 10 the con
demned man.
Eugene I Ware, Of Kansas. has
been named rs the successor Of Pen
sion Commissioner Evans Mr..
Ware is a veteran 81 the civil and
Indian wars was member Of the
Kansas senate and twice delegate 20
the republican national convention.
lie Is the author Of many skctches.
pamphlets and legal essays. and un-
der the nom de plume Of Iron
Quill has written number OF
poems.
\ desperate negro named Rcy-
nolds shot and killed sheriff CASA
way, = 4 Prout, jesse Davis and
another officer at Tuscombla. Ala.
The officer went 90 arrest the negro
when be opened fire with a Win
chester. Reynolds was himself kill
ed in battle. Following the tragedy,
an order was issued forbiddlng the
assembling OF negroes. Tor fear that
a clash between the races would oc.
cur At Florence a negro vho ey.
pressed qualification over Reynolds
fendish success as a murderer was
killed by a butcher, who cut his
body almost half in two with a meat
knife.
Plans have been completed by the
navy department for important
changes an the existing system of
training enlisted men for the ser
vice, and a policy adopted which, 4
carried out. will give the navy N
aggregated force Of 10000 -camen
in the next nine yoars Ii D., pro
posed to add 5000 men annually
TO the navy. beginning tins wear and
extending until 1910 There are
nov nearly $4,000 men IN the ser
vice, including apprentices. and with
the increase that is expected 10 b.
authorized this season, the navy
must make provision between now
and July 1, 1908, for 6,59s men.
Almost the entire population Of
Zapota county, Tex. II in a deplora
blc condition and many persons are
on the verge Of starvation. There has
been no rainfall there for two years,
and former fertile acres are now
nothing but CHASTITY. glistcning sand
dumps. The bones OF thousands Of
animals -trcw the plains. and death
and dcsolauon are 10 be- seen on ey-
cry hand Citizens of Texas have
contributed to the sufferers. and
the governor has done all in his pow
er for their relief, but outside aid
j. badly needed Many Of the people
will remove to other parts if assist
ed 10 do so.
Wheat was cultivated on 209.-
400 farms, covering S07,1 acre.
and producing l1.23LO05 bushels
Of a farm value of $j,HS.371. Corn
was cultivated on l,695,399 farms. |
producing 1900, 436,219 bushels on |
acres Of farm value If |
SS30,251726. On 2,ll4,559 farms |
oats was cultivated over 29,5S0,-
197 acres, producing thcrcfrom 942,.
}S7,375 bushels, of farm value Of |
S2lSO9S,5S4 Rye was cultivated |