Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-05-15
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appointed consul general at London.
Disbursing Clerk Burrows, Of the
census bureau. Is short in his ac-
counts Sl,i0O
Frank smith. a young while man,
died from injuries received IN a prize
fight at Allentown. Pa.
j. ;. Venable visitor from
Texas. was killed by the falling Of a
flag poll during the >chley receP-
ton at Memphis
United States marshals had a des-
peratc battle with moon,hiners in
east Tennessee. IN which one officer
was fatally injured
Members OF the crew Of the battle
ship Chicago arrested IN Venice for
engaging in scrap with natives
have been pardoned by the king.
Russell Sage. who celebrated his
S5th birthday a few DAYS ago. says
he has not taken a vacation IN fifteen
years lie now works longer hours
each day than any Of his clerks.
In his testimony before the sen
ate committee on the Philippines,
Gen. Macarthur stated that Agui-
naldo told him II was his opinion the
Filipinos are not yet capable Of self
government.
The betrayal Of the plans Of cx-
isting Russian fortrcsses on tic
German and Austrian frontiers has
cost the Russian government 1900
rubles, or about S3,ljO,0O0. The
government has decided 10 rebuild
the Notifications at once. Col.
Grimm, the man who betrayed his
country's military secrets, was re-
Gently tried and convicted. He act
ed the part Of a traitor for many
years, according to disclosures made
during the trial IN Warsaw, and
many arrests have been made as
result Of these disclosures.
The first regular contract ever
made m the world to pick cotton by
machinery was closed in Grecnyille,
Miss, few days since, and the first
with the machine will be
made next fall. A Pittsburg man
named Thomas II. Morris is the in
yentor Of the device. and for the
past ten years he has been conduct
ing experiments.
The department; Of agriculture If
preparing 10 fight the rayages -
the san Jose scale throughout the
country with IT, natural enemy, the
ladybug, brought from the interior
of China. Assistant Botanist Mar
latt has just returned from the
Orient, where be sought the original
home Of the dreaded scale Far in
the interior Of the latter country.
where European plants had not pen
etrated, he found the scale and also
the ladybugs, which kept the scale in
and permitted the native
plants 10 flourish.
In order TO prevent a recurrence
Of the boxer outragcs Of 1900 the
powers will insist upon severe punish
mcnt Of the men engaged in the re-
volt which has broken out IN the
southern portion Of the province Of
Chilli. The rebellion in Southern
China and the outbreak in Chilli
show that the whole Of the empire is
in a state Of fcrment and diplomats
in Washington who are well in
formed regarding conditions in the
far east say they would not be sur
prised should the situation become
lul IlDLt NtIihuH.
An unsuccessful attempt was
made to hold up Frisco passenger
train between Seligman and Wash
burn, Mo. by two men. The rob
bers boarded the train at Seligman
and just after the train pulled out
over the tender into the cab
and covered the engineer and fire
man with reyolyers. They ordered
the engineer TO increase speed, but 10
stop when they gave the signal.
Two miles beyond Seligman they or
dered him to stop Seven or eight
men appeared at the spot designated
rs the train approached Mean.
while the engineer had pulled his
throttle wide open and when order
ID to stop was making more than
4 mile a minute down grade. II was
M pocctIln 10 otnp NIT hin half "a