Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-06-26
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

IN the world IN ChcagO.
West Virginia mine operators are
endcavoring to secure colored labor
ers to take the places of striking
miners
The state militia had to be called
out to put down rioting Of citizens
and striking street car men at Pan
tucket, Il. l.
The loss to the promoters of the
Charleston exposition is about
$4,000. Congress will be asked
to make good this sum.
Besides the large number of men
idle as a result of the anthracite
coal miners strike, over 10000
mine workers are out in the two
states of Virginia.
The naval appropriation bill as
passed by congress, carries more
than S1s,OOO.0OO Ii passed 1t
class battle ships, two frst-class ar
mored cruisers and two gunboats,
but strikes out the house provision
that one of each shall be built at
government yards.
1t is probable that Mr. Squicrs,
American minister to Cuba. will be
called upon at once to open nego-
tiations with the Cuban government
for an eXtradition treaty. 1t is felt
that delay in the negotiation of an
eXtradltion treaty will speedily
make Cuba a sink for American
criminals.
A fatal collision occurred on the
Nashville. Chattanooga and St
Louis railroad between Hooker and
Summit, twelve miles from Chatta-
nooga. Four men were killed and
fifteen injured, some of them Sc
riously. The dead; George Rol-
Inns, engineer Of the accommodation
train; L. \. Rankin, fireman Of the
accommodation train; james Ber-
nard, fireman Of the fast mail train.
Express Messenger Webb of the fast
mail train.
a strong contrast to the good feel
ing between Boer and Briton Is the
bitterness existing between the
burgherS who are surrendering UNI
der the peace terms and the Beers
who surrendered during the cam
paign When the Boer leaders went
to Bloemfontein previous Ito the
conclusion Of peace, they curtly re-
fused TO shake hands with those who
had previously surrendered. The
general belief is that the relations
between these two classes of Beers
will be embittered for a long time
The North American Trust Com
pany, with a capital Of $2,000,000
and a surplus Of 81, 100000, is be-
hind one of the most gigantic COM
binations of capital ever attempted
in this country. This is a banking
trust to be known as the American
Bankers Corporation, which is to
own and control national banks in
fifty of the largest cities in the
United States. Included in this list
of financial centers will be New
York, Chicago, Pittsburg, Cincin-
matt, st. Louis, Buffalo, San Fran
cisco and the capitals of the differ
ent states.
The bill passed by the house for
the protection of the president is
a substitute for the senate measure,
which contained no anti-anarchy |
provisions, but which did contain a
provision omitted from the substi- |
tute for body guard for the presi-
dent. The substitute consists of !
thirteen sections. 1t provides that |
any person who shall unlawfully, |
purposely and knowingly kill the
president or vice president, or any |
officer entitled by law to succeed to
the presidency, or any foreign am
bassador or minister accredited to
this country, while engaged in the
performance of his official duties, or
because of his official character, or
because Of any of his acts or omis-
'ions, shall suffer death. Any per- !
son who attempts to commit any of
he above offenscs shall be impris-
med not less than ten years.
Judge S. W. Pennypacker, choice
If Senator Quay, was nominated for
governor by the republicans of
Senator Ouov was