Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-06-26

der Guy Ala, was completely
wiped out by fire on the lith. The
loss is placed a! $;50,OOO.
Amosa Dyer and her l2-ycar-old
| daughter. were found hanging from
the ceiling Of their home at Okfu-
gee, |. II. 1t is believed they were
murdered.
The largest gold nugget ever
found in the north was picked up
recently between King Solomon hill
and Monte Cristo gulch. klondike.
1t weighs 800 ounces and contains
$500 worth Of gold. The old rec
ord was Sl,0S0
President Roosevelt has tele-
graphcd Col. Carroll ID. Wright,
commissioner Of labor statistics. to
return to Washington from Massa-
chusctts, and expects to send him
TO report upon the Pennsylvania
coal strike. This would be done in
the hope that report 10y an impair
tial authority would itself serve to
hasten satisfactory settlement
During the three months ending
December /. last, there were l,4sl
railroad collisions and So derail-
ments in the United States, in
which pa persons were killed and
2,0s9 injured. Accidents OF all
other kinds increased the total ~
sl3 killed and 1925 injured. The
damage to cars. engines and road
way by these accidents amounted TO
$2,O75,O9l.
Brig. Gen. John G. Bates. com
handing the department Of the
Missouri, and Brig Gen. Geo. w.
Davis. commanding the department
of Mindanao, in the Philippines,
have been named by President
Roosevelt to be major generals, sue
cecding Gen. Lloyd Wheaton and
Gen. John II. Brooke, who will lie
retired by the age limit next month.
Quite a sensation was sprung al
recent session Of the senate com
mittee on relations with Cuba. when
/. y. Thurber testified that he re-
ceivcd a fee from Gen. Wood, the
money being paid out Of the insu.
lar funds in Gen Woods hands. foi
carrying on a propaganda IN favor
Of tariff concessions "a Cuba. Thur
Der also saws he received from
Havemcyer. the sugar king, the
sum of 81 800 FOR services rendered
on the same line.
The house judiciary committee
has favorably reported the bill
which passed the senate last Feb
ruary to allow witnesses and Unit
ed States marshals IN felony cases
before United States commissioner
federal fees instead Of fees provided
for under section "a OF Mansfeld's
Arkansas digest as printed in 1851.
The bill is one Of the most import
ant measures pending before the
United States congress relative 10
Indian Territory It's cnactmcnts
seem TO be indispensable to the
proper enforcement Of law and or
der.
The production OF iron ores in
the United States during the year
1901, as given by the United States
geological survey, amounted TO 2s,-
SS1,lGl long tons. as compared !
with 27,553,16l long tons in 1900, !
a gain of ,334,3l long tons, or 3 !
per cent the gain Of 1901 over 1898 |
was 9,453,763 tons. or 40 per cent. |
The total value at the mines of the |
ore mined in 1901, as reported, was
S49, ,2i5, or n mean value of |
Sl7l per ton, an apparent decrease
of II cents, or 20 per cent from the |
1900 figures Of $242 per ton. The
value of the iron ores mined in 1900 |
was $50, 59O,5Oi.
Admiral Dewey is to 90 to sea
again, flying his flag with the four
stars, in command Of the greatest
fleet in numbers the United States
has gotten together since the DAYS
of the civil war, and far more pow
erful in offense and defense even
than any Of those war fleets. Secrc-
tary Moody has conceived the idea,
and after consulting the pleasure of
Admiral Dewey it has been arranged
that he shall be placed in supreme
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