Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04

SiA oil wells have been brought
IN at Ch"nutc. kansas
Anthracite coal Is selling for Sil
ton IN New York City
In a riot at Tupclo, Miss, three
negroes and one white man were
killed. The trouble originated over
an attempt to arrest two negroes on
the charge Of larceny.
Commissioner Of Immigration
Sargent will increase the force Of
inspector, on the Mexican border to
prevent Chinese from entering this
country through Mexico.
Many railroad throughout the
country will give a rate IF one cent
a mile to and from the reunion of
the G A. t.. to be held in Wash
lugt"n. u. G., thc first week in Octo-
Der
Secretary Of tie Treasury Shaw,
IN a speech a; Morristown, Vt. de-
clarcd IN favor of revising our pres
cnt tariff Laws, but declared the re-
vision should be- made by the party
pledged 20 a protective tariff.
There II to be- no contest over the
estate of the Fairs. who were killed
recently IN an automobile accident
IN France. Mrs. Fair left her per-
sonal fortune of 100000 to her
mother, while the millions of her
husband viii 20 to his people.
The ancestral home Of the Wash
ingtons IN the village of Banbury,
clghty-,iN miles from London. is ad-
ycrtl-cd for sal" at public auction
IN September II Is possible the
house may be- purchased by syn
dlcatc Of American, and rebuilt at
some point IN this country in honor
Of the first president
In a recent interview with a
southern politician, according to a
Washington dispatch, President
Roosevelt said some very severe
.thlng- about certain type of re-
publican fdctioni-ts--thc type which
cNcrt- it>clf only TO obtain rccogni-
ton as the leading faction. TO mo-
nopolilc patronage and get delegates
% conventions. and never j. known
by effective work on election DAY.
The interior department has al.
lowed Jane, Riddcll 800 in pay
mcnt OF his claim against the gov
eminent for property destroyed by
"A fire on the government reservation
at Hot Springs. IN 1878. Some
twenty claims Of TIN, character are
still pending. The houses were de
stroycd by fire after they had been
condemned by the government and
ordered removed. Officials Of the in
terror department are working upon
the cases. and expect 10 have them
all settled within the next two
months.
The, government report shows that
the total output OF petroleum for
the whole world in 1900 was 1885,
100000 barrels The production in
this country for the same year was
$4,000. 900 barrels. but IN 1901, as
the result Of the exploitation Of the
Texas oil fields, the output increased
to t2O.0OO.OO0 barrels, or more than
five times the total output of the
world for the previous year. There
seems 10 have been an enormous IN
crease also in the worlds output
There are now at least 26O wells in
Texas alone, which up to a recent
date have developed a capacity of
lIpUl bU.'NN ~ lo',V'' DulItlS
dav. 1t is estimated that about
1900, 100000 gallons Il wear come
from the Texas oil fields alone
Appropriation, footing up $780,
62l 1865 were made by congress
during the last session, the report of
the chief clerk, of the committees
of appropriations for the house and
senate being just issued. The de-
tail. of appropriations by bills are
as follows: Agricultural, $5,20S.-
$50; army, Ssl,13O,13641; diplo-
matte. Sl,95t,925.59; District Of
Columbia, SS.5li,569.91; fortifca-
ton, S7,29S,95j; Indian, $3.50
l2s.1O; legislative. $25,396.GSl.5O;
military academy, $2.62t,324.i2.
naval, S7s,s56,3G3.l 10; pensions,