Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-12-04
News Of the World

been granted an increase in wages
of four cents per hour.
Many tinplate mills in this coun-
try which were idle during the sum
mer have been started up, giving
employment to a large number Of
men.
The British government is en-
forcing the collection of 10 pence
on each pound income of Americans
in that country TO aid in paying
the Transvaal war debt.
Gen. Toral, the man in command
Of the Spanish troops at Santiago
and who surrendered to the Ameri-
cans in the late Spanish-American
war, has become raying maniac,
and is now confined in an asylum.
In his mad rawlings Toral declares
the success of American troops due
to Sagasta, former premier of
Spain
The Pennsylvania mine workers,
through their representatives, have
agreed with the mine owners 20 at
tempt to adjust the differences cN-
listing between them outside the
anthracite coal commission The
proposition was made on COM
promise basis and negotiations, 1t Is
said, will be entered upon at once,
with a reasonable hope of settlement
with the aid of the arbitrator. The
rough proposition which is TO form
the basis of negotiations is a 10 per
cent increase in wages, a nine-hour
day and trade agreements between
the miners and the company by
which they are employed.
The annual report Of A. Il. Ser
ven, chief examiner Of the civil ser
vice commission. shows that during
the last fiscal year there were CO.
55S people examined in and for the
classified service. Of whom i0.509
passed and 1925 were appointed.
promoted or transferred. In addi-
ton LIZA persons were examined
for the Philippine service. Of whom
$50 passed and G9i failed. The
great complcNity Of the work done
under the direction of Chief Exam
liner Server is shown by the large
number Of examinations which I'M
clude the subjects Of special, pro-
fessional, scientific or technical char
acter. OF these there wcre- POS
examinations in which S.25s per
sons took part Well nigh every
field Of professional or scientific IN
quiry and research is represented DO
the variety of the examinations.
W. J. Campbell, who has arrived
at San Francisco from Guatemala,
brings additional details OF the
damage caused by the recent vol
canic disturbances. In an interview
Mr.. Campbell said: "ThCtc Is no
clear idea vet of the loss OF life re-
sulting from the volcanoes eruption,
but from what ! could gather be-
fore leaving the country, believe
that 5000 natives have been killed.
There was some talk at San Jose,
too, of some of the refugees having
been waylaid by robbers, but | saw
no instance Of this. In fact. | both
cred very little about anything cX-
ccpt the fact that | had been inn
poyerished, and | took the first
means of getting back TO this coun-
try. / heard at San Jose that Prcsi-
dent Cabrera was trying to suppress
the news, but he could not reason
ably have expected TO do anything
like that, for the evidence of ruin
was apparent to everybody. Some
of the coffee fncas that have been
nearly ruined were worth more than
100000 The plantation Of Al
bert james, which was wiped out Of |
existence, had machinery upon it
worth 100000, all Of which is de |
stroyed. Some months ago James
refused an offer of 81 100000 for |
the fnca. AGolpho Myers fnca, |
worth $4,000 in gold. was entire
ly ruined. Both of these fine places |
lay from 20 to 10 miles west of the |
volcano. The town Of Quezaltenan-
go is practically ruined, for the |
houses are cracked and broken |
down; the people are moving out |
and the neigrborhood is covered |
with sand and ashes
Western Union messenger boys of |
Mpmphis have hpan Granted an IN