Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-04-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

congress mas Noleu auhudl
pension Of $4,000 to the widow Of
The late President Mckinley.
President Roosevelt and family
we're the guests Of South Carolina on
the Sth and 9th inst, at the Charles
ION exposition.
Gen Delaney has reported to
Former President Kruger numerous
,ascs of wanton murder Of defense
.ess women and aged Beers by Brit
Il sh troops. The accusations are sup
ported by afiidavits, and specific
cases are mentioned, with dates ~
occurrences.
The largest quarterly receipts IN
he history Of the postal department
are reported for the three months
ending January, figures for which
nave just been completed The re-
seipts were S32, O05,621; eNpcndi-
lures, S30.941l3l excess Of receipts
over expenditures. Sl,OjS,490.
The April report Of the .tatisti-
clan Of the department Of agricul-
turc shows the average condition Of
winter wheat on April 90 have
been 5S.,, against 81, on April 1,
1901, SCI at the corresponding date
in 1900 and S2.4 tn mean Of the
April averages for the last ten
years.
IN appeal has been issued nv
Boer sympathizers Of Illinois for ave
million donations Of 81 each, TO be
/ forwarded for the relief OF Boer
men and women ma concentration
camps in South Africa
1t is reported the Louisville &
Nashville railroad has passed TO the
southern railway Indications seem
to point to the fact that the l.. & y.
will be turned over to the Rock Is
land, and the southern and Rock
Island systems will affect some kind
of community Of interest deal
Rev. 7 Dewitt Talmage. the
noted Presbyterian minister, died
at his home in Washington on the
12th. Dr. Talmage was born Jan
uary :, 1892, in Somerset county,
New Jersey. After graduating he
studied law. but few years later
entered the ministry of the Presby-
terrain church.
Miss Carrie NJ Jennett, a school
teacher, was brutality murdered at
''setror, Mich, by Prof. Joseph Mil
Ter. who beat the girls head inte an
unrecognizable mass with a Ratchet
Miller had wronged the girl, and
when she asked him to leave his
family and 20 with her he planned
the murder He was convicted IN
less than seventy-two hours after the
crime, was committed and given a
life sentence in prison.
An Illinois Central passenger train
collided with switch engine at
Memphis. The passenger engine,
two baggage cars, the mail car and
a second class coach were derailed
Fireman Vim. Goodloe. colored, was
killed. Engineer Chas. J. Barnett,
badly injured about the body. Elk
presa Messenger VIM. +. Pink Of
Cairo, H., sustained a fracture Of
the skull and severe bruises, and an
unknown man, supposed 70 be
tramp, lost a hand and one Of his
eyes.
Gen. Wade Hampton, Of South
Carolina. died on the nth inst.
Gen. Hampton had just passed his
S4th birthday He was the most
distinguished citizen Of South Car
DINA. To the dead statesman and
soldier, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee paid the
following tribute; Gen. Hampton
was one Of the most magnificent men
in many respects | have ever known
man Of great ability, fascinating
manners, true and loyal to his
friends and an officer of great mer-
1t and citizen without peer and |
without rcproach. He was a mag
niticent specimen of the southern
gentleman and his death will not |
only be greatly deplored over the |
country, but more especially by |
those Confederate soldiers who were |
accustomed to follow him on so many |
fields of battle"
Whitelaw Reid, special embassy 20
the coronation of King Edward will |