Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-01-30

OF Capt Richmond /. hoosoh'
Sharkey and Mayer engaged in
thrcc-round fake fight at Phila-
delphia. which was decided a draw.
The senate committee on COM
mercc has made a favorable report
on Senator Frye's ship subsidy bill.
The value Of the products OF
southern factories in 1900, accord
ingto preliminary figures of the
twelfth census, was 81 ,466, 1924
which was greater by nearly $780,
100000 than the value Of products
Of manufacturers in the United
States in 1850. The total for 1900
shows an increase Of $5i9,ii0,46
over the total of 1890 in the value
OF products and Of S40i,S7i,231 in
the amount of capital invested, which
in 1900 amounted to 1.153,G;0,O91,
against $6jS,795,sGO in 1890.
Having failed, after two years
strife. in subduing the instruction
IN Batangas province. 7. l., which
lies Just south of Manila. and having
satisfied himself that lcnicnt treat
mcnt to the insurgents Is productive
Of no good results, Gen j. Franklin
Bell. the military commander in
that province. has determined on the
enforcement Of the war in the most
vigorous and determined fashion. in.
volying RECOMMENDATION m a modified
form. the application Of martial law
in all directions and the unsparing
pursuit and punishment Of the ma
tlycs who act as spies and traitors TO
the United States.
The census report shows that the
large citie, taken collectively are
growing nearly twice rs rapidly as
the rest Of the country. The per
cent Of the population Of northern
states living IN large elite, In nearly
three times as great as the CORE
spending per cent In the south, the
north has a rate Of increase no
greater than that Of the south The
cities in the north are growing much
faster than those OF the same size in
the south, but this difference Is bal
anccd by an extremely rapid growth
OF small towns and cities in the
south. and especially by the high
rate Of increase Of southern rural
population
The interstate commerce commits
sion last week transmitted to con-
! grcss its fifteenth annual report.
| The commission rcncws ITS recon-
mendations for increased powers.
Referring TO recent Investigations
made into the movement OF packing
house products and the movement
Of grain and grain products, the
commission SAYS: THAT the lead
ing traffic officials of many OF the
principal railway lines. men occupy
ing high positions and charged with
the most important duties. should
deliberately violate the statute law
Of the land. and, in some cases, agree
with each other 10 do so: that il
should be thought by them ncccs-
sary to destroy vouchers and TO so
manipulate bookkeeping rs TO obliter-
ate evidence Of the transactions +;
that hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars should be paid in lawful r.
bates 10 few great packing houses /;
that the business Of railroad trans
portation. the most important, but
one, in the country today. paying the
highest salaries and holding out to
young men the greatest induce
mcnts. should TO such an extent be
conducted in open disregard Of law.
must be surprising and offensive to
all right-mindcd persons. \ prelim-
mary report Of railways operating
probably 90 per cent Of the mileage
that will be covered by the final re-
port for the year, shows the passen-
ger earnings were $426.9O9,210 and
the freight earnings S1,l1i,74O,770,
The total earnings were $l,57s,1G4,
POS, or SS,211 per mile. The gross
earnings for 1900, as shown in the
final report for that year, were ST.
1S5044,S1l The operating OK
pcnses for 1901 amounted to 81, 023,-
2S1, or S5,323 per mile Of line, the
net earnings of the roads included
in this advance report being Sj55,-
007924, or S35, 55I218 in excess Of
their earnings during the fiscal year
1OOn M, total ,uoo.,. - I'll,