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

France i, threatened with fuel
famine owing to general strike of
r1a. miners.
Mexico will cxpend half a million
dollars i'm an exhibit at the st. Louis
worlds fair
Rhode Island Republicans, in
staff. convention, Endorsed President
Roosevelt for nomination IN 1904
some Of the railroads are con
,.rfIng their locomotives into wood
nurn.r-. owing 10 the coal famine.
Arrangements are being made to
l.lt the house II congress during
m, coming session with oil from
beaumont.
Russell Sagc's physicians have
.Il.rd that hc retire from active
business. # he would prolong his
nf Mr. Sage Is now SO years Of
arr
President Roosevelt was able to
review the G. \. H. parade at Wash
Ia.ton from his carriage Twenty
t.. thousand veterans were in the
rn. of march
General James +. Smith Of Cali
1ma has been appointed a mem
h,r Il the Philippine commission.
,o succeed Bernard Moses. who l. 10
wrr. January
Three persons were killed and
much property destroyed by storm
au.h swept over Columbia. Mo.
The storm extended into Illinois
and did great damage.
Fd Batter. the millionaire politi-
..u of 81 Louis, IS being tried at
columbia. ON a change of venue, ON
.. charge OF bribrng members Of
the common council 10 vote for his
garbage contract bill
BOO declining the proposition Of
President Roosevelt that the miners
RETURN 20 WORK. and that commits
son Boz appointed 10 investigate
d report on a settlement. Prc,i-
..u Mitchell gave A. hls reason
f..t uo assurance had been given by
.ae operation, that they would abide
... decision 81 the commission, and
t..t there D.. no law by which the
.aHn. could bc enforced.
900. annual cncampmcnt. Grand
Army OF the Republic, was held in
Washington last week. I'm his an
uIl address Commander IN Chief
Torrance referred To- the chargcs IN
regard 60 pensions, and said there
a.r, 100000 surviving veteran, not
40 The pension roll. and urged leg
I.aun DO their behalf. The report
~ Adit Gen. Silas II fowler shows
'.lt ON the 30th 81 June last the
muster roll Of the Grand Army con-
tanned 2G3.1ij names Of members
good standing, and there were
G.jll posts Figures as to member.
ship show net loss since the pre-
,.IIug year Of 5.SO4 There has
h-n a gradual decline in member
ship since 1890. Gen. T.. j. Stewart
.f Pennsylvania. was elected Com
uaudcr IN Chief.
An interesting array of statistics
on the coal mining and the labor
conditions IN the mines will appear
100 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-
tom were As follows. I'm 1895 the
average number of men employed
was iol221, and they averaged 1870
working days during the year, pro-
tuclng 2l9,9iI,6G7 short tons Of
COAL valued at $2Os, O0O.S5O; in
1899, 1896 men working 2li
day, produced 253,739.992 short
tons, valued at $256,O7I43i; in
1900, 1851 men working PIP days
produced 300, 6S2,S21 short tons,
valued at $3O6,67l, 364; in 1901,
io5,5li men working PIG days pro-
inccd 293,29S,5l6 short tons, val
upd at $3lS,91O,lG9. In 1898 the
average price of coal per ton was %
cents in 1899 it was l.01; in 1900
1t was Sl.14; in 1901 il was $l.l9.
\ general strike of workingmen