Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

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France is threatened with fuel
famine owing to a general strike of
coal miners
Mexico will cxpcnd half million
| dollar. IN an exhibit at the St Louis
worlds far.
Rhode Island Republicans, in
..,i. convention, Endorsed President
Roosevelt for nomination in 1904
Some Of the railroads are con
,.rIns their locomotives into wood
mrn.r.. owing TO the coal famine.
arrangements are being made to
l.,, fine house Of congress during
,be coming session with oil from
Beaumont
Russell Sagc's physicians have
advised that hc retire from active
business. # he would prolong his
rl Mr. Sage Is now Sc years of
atr
President Roosevelt was able TO
r,..a the G.. 4 Il. parade at Wash
.rrun from his carriage. Twenty
\ ft. thousand veterans were IN the
hne Of march.
General james T. Smith of Cali
nnu has been appointed mem
l,r II the Philippine commission.
10 succeed Bernard Moses, who Is TO
pur. January /.
Three persons were killed and
m.u property destroyed by a storm
.N.b swept over Columbia, Mo.
I.. storm extended into Illinois
.rI j.d great damage
Ed Butler. the millionaire politi-
.a ~ 81 Louis. is being tried at
Columbia. ON q change Of venue. on
.. ,larg, Of brihing members Of
ID, common council 20 vote for his
araer contract bill
Iu declining thc proposition Of
President Roosevelt that the miners
.urn 10 WORK. and that a commits
son Dee appointed 10 investigate
I report on a settlement. Prcsi-
.. Mitchell gave a. has reason
'..t u1 assurance had been gwen by
tan operator. hat they would abide
t' decision Of the commission. and
,.t there J.. no law by which the
finding could be enforced.
Ia. annual cncampmcnt. Grand
Army 20 the Republic. va. held in
Washington last week In his an
r address Commander IN Chief
T.ure. referred 10 the charges in
r.I Co pensions, and said there
a.a 100000 surviving veterans not
900 l. pension roll, and urged leg
-...u u their behalf. The report
u lIIt Gen. Silas II fowler shows
ta, uu the 30th Of June last the
muster ruil Of the Grand Army con-
tanned 2C3,3i5 names of members
n good standing, and there were
,5ll posts. Figures as to member
..p show a net loss since the pre-
tdug year Of 1884. There has
b-n a gradual decline in member
.lip Iucc 1890. Gen. +. j. Stewart
n Pennsylvania, was elected Com
mndcr IN Chief
An interesting array Of statistics
on jhc coal mining and the labor
conditions IN the mines will appear
UH a volume now in press from the
geological survey on the mineral re-
sources Of the United States for the
year 1901 From 1898 to 1901, in
elusive, the statistics Of coal produc-
t.u were rs follows: In 1898 the
average number of men employed
$50. lol,22l, and they averaged 1870
working days during the year, pro-
tuUug 2l9.97i,667 short tons of
COAL valued at sos, 900. $50; in
1899, 1906 men working pa
days produced 253,;39,992 short
tons. valued at $256,O77,434; in
1900, 1881 men working PIP days
produced G9,6S2,s27 short tons,
valued at $3O6,6n, 364, in 1901,
iN'5ii men working PIG days pro
ouccd 293,29S,516 short tons, val
u'd at S34S,9lO,4G9. In 1898 the
average price of coal per ton was 80
GENTS; IN 1899 it was $1,01 in 1900
II was SllI; in 1901 it was $1.l9.
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