Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-27

Jesse Morrison, who was convict
ed at Topeka, Kas., Of numbering
Clara Castle, wife Of her former suit
or. has been granted new trial.
The killing occurred at the Castle
home the accused pleading self-de-
Tense.
A dispatch from Pekin says: A
prominent Manchu censor has mem
orialized the throne for the removal
Of WI Ting Fang, the Chinese min
lister TO the United States The cen
sor asserts that WI Ting Fang cor
ruptly retained, ostensibly for re-
pairs 10 the Chinese legation in
Washington, $4,000 OF the Tien
Tsin silver refunded by the Ameri-
can government.
The census preliminary of ste.is-
tics Of Touring and grist mills OF the
United States in 1900 shows a total
Of 25,25s such institutions, with an
aggregate capital Of $2lS,7l4,104;
wage earners averaging 37037,
drawing $l7,703,4lS in wage, mis-
cellaneous expenses $l0,325,5ss,
and cost OF materials used $i75,-
S26. 3i5. The total value OF the
products Of these mills in 1900 was
$5GO.7l9,O63
A terrific storm swept over por-
tions Of Texas on the 18th inst. and
the extent Of damage in both towns
and country was great. At DcSotc,
fourteen miles from Dallas, three
dwellings and two stores were de-
molished and the i-year-old daugh-
ter Of j. NJ johnson was killed
At Queen City, a Dallas suburb,
six dwellings were blown to pieces
and Mrs Geo. Bray received fatal
injuries.
The government crop report es-
Inmates the amount Of corn in the
farmers hands at about 90 per cent
Of last years crop. against 36.o per
cent (7;6.200,O00 bushels) % the
crop OF 1900 on hand March I,
1901. and 37.2 per cent (573.700.-
600 bushcls) Of the crop Of 1899
on hand March !, 1900 OF oats
there is reported 10 be about 30 per
cent Of last years crop still in farm
ers' hands, rs compared with 500
per cent (292. 100000 bushcls) Of
the crop Of 1900 on hand March /,
1901, and 36.5 per cent (29O.90O,-
600 5ushels) Of the crop Of 1899 on
hand March l, 1900.
John Scullin, Of 81 Louis, says
Of the extensions Of the ArkanSas
& Chociaw railroad: Everything
Iiaoying along nicely on the Ark.
ansas and Choctaw. We have scv-
cnty miles Of the steel laid. and
work Is being pushed rapidly al!
along the line. We expect TO have
the road completed this fall. The
road IL not definitely located vest
Of Ardmore yet. but we have not
given up the original plan Of build
ing into Texas a, point that j. vet
indefinite II has not been def
nitcly decided whether the road will
be built into the kiowa and Co
mancho country or not The new
road runs through fine coun. ".
and | feel confident that It Is going
to be a good line"
The census bureau has issued
preliminary report on sawmills,
planning mills Operating in connec-
ton with sawmills) and timber
camps Of the United States in 1900.
1t shows a total Of 33,035 such cs-
Establishments. with an aggregate cap
ital Of SGll,6l1,52i, with 43.322
proprlctors and firm members.
These plants have a total OF I2,-
$50 salaried officers, clerks. etc.
drawing Sl1 .260.60s in salaries and
an average OF 2s3, 200 wage earners.
drawing wages Of $10i,C4O,5 9l. The
miscellaneous expenses Of these CO.
Establishments aggregated $l7,73l,-
5l9. and the materials used cost
l7,923,5iS The value of prod
ucts aggregated $500, s59,9si. which
includes Sl22,sl2,O6l for sawmills.
SlO7, 622,5l9 for planning mills and
3G,39S,4Oi for timber camps. The
capital and value Of products Of the
industry, respectively, by states in
eludes the following, in part: Ar
! Enngug- ('anffal Coz ~as so