Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-13
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

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Eggs have been retailing in the
cities at from 80 to 40 cents per doz-
en- the past month.
Lord Kitchener reports for the
week ending February % the capture
of 164 Beers in the Transyaal col
ony.
Despite the report of victories by
government troops, the revolution
lists in Venezuela ere gaining in
strength.
Dudley johnson, white, and Ben
Foster, colored, were legally hanged
at Asheville, N. c., last week for
burglary.
Admiral Schley will accept the
verdict of the court of inquiry and
President Roosevelt's disposition Of
the case.
j. W. Edwards, ID. r. Mann, Eu-
gene Bangs and NJ. T. Moore per-
ished in a fire which destroyed a
lodging house at Spokane, Wash.
Owing to the depression in in
dustrial lines throughout Germany,
thousands of idle mechanics are
focking to the country districts to
take up agricultural pursuits.
Crazy Snake, the troublesome
Creek Indian, and nine Of his fol-
lowers, have been sentenced to two
years each in the Leayenworth pris-
on on the charge of conspiring
against the government.
Harry G. Marquand, at one time
vice president and part owner Of the
Iron Mountain and Southern rail
road, died in New York last week.
In 1888 Mr.. Marquand donated
$4,000 for the establishment Of a
public library for railroad men in
Little Rock.
The special committee appointed
to formulate a proposition for the
punishment Of Senators Tillman and
McLaurin for their recent offense
in the senate recommended that the
punishment be limited to a severe
censure, and the recommendation
was adhered to.
Lieut.. Gov, Tillman, Of South
Carolina, a relative of Senator Till
man, has requested President Roose-
welt to withdraw acceptance Of an
invitation to present a sword 70
Major jenkins, a volunteer officer,
at Charleston. It is now believed
President Roosevelt will decline to
visit the Charleston exposition after
his affront from a state official.
The most important event in the
visit of Prince Henry Of Prussia to
this country took place at Shooters
Island, New York, February 25,
when the schooner yacht Meteor,
built for the princes brother, the
German emperor, was launched. The
christening ceremony was performed
by Miss Alice Roosevelt, in the pres
ence Of the president, the prince,
German Ambassador Won Holleben
and brilliant assemblage. The
launching proper vast without mis-
hap and presented a graceful and
beautiful picture, though it was ac-
complished in a drilling rain and
other inauspicious atmospheric con-
ditions.
The senate February "a passed the
Philippine tariff bill by vote Of 43
to 30. As passed, the measure pro-
yides that articles imported into the
Philippine archipelago from the
United States shall be required to
pay the duties levied against them
by the Philippines commission, and
paid upon like articles imported into
the archipelago from foreign coun-
tries that articles imported into the
United States from the Philippines
shall pay a duty Of IS per cent of
the rates fixed by the Dingley law,
less any export taxes paiG upon the
archipelago, as required by the Phil
ippine commission. All articles now
imported free into the United
States shall be hereafter exempt
from export duty imposed in the
Philippines.
Presidential electors chosen in
December mot at Havana Eehruarv