Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-09

season corn crop Will exceed 1900, =
100000 bushels.
Dennis Riordon, Of st. Louis, was
held up by lone highwayman and
robbed of $3.50 and new revolver.
The annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor has
been called to meet at New Orleans
November -.
Emile Hartman, enc Of the fugi-
tiycs wanted in st. Louis TO answer
charges of bribery, was captured last
week at South McAlester. |. Il.
VIM. johnson, section foreman,
lost his life at Missoula, Mo-, in
performing an act that prevented
the wreck of a passenger train.
While he lost his own life, johnson
prevented a disastrous accident and
probably saved the lives of many
passengers.
With the engineer gone and the
fireman sleeping in the cab, a lone
wild Northern Pacific engine tore
down mountain side a mile west
OF Livingston, Mont, and at the
foot Of the hill struck another en-
CINE with terrific force. Engineer
Owen, in charge of the latter, was
killed, and his fireman, James Hose,
fatally injured. The sleeping fire
man of the runaway was not awak-
encd until thrown from the cab by
the collision and escaped with few
bruises.
a number Of officials Of the
United States agricultural depart
ment are in the south for the pur-
pose of investigating certain features
Of the cotton movement Statisti-
cian IIyde's estimate of the amount
Of cotton actually grown during the
year l90l-2 and the report of the
census Office as TO the amount ginned
during the year both differ consider
ably from the amount marketed ac-
cording to commercial reports. No
expense will be spared, it is said. in
an investigation as TO what the COM
mcrcial crop really amounted to and
what 1t consisted of.
1t has become known in Spanish
court circles that the mother Of the
boy king, Alfonso, during a recent
visit to Austria, was married TO
Count Escoscura, with WHOM she
was in love before her marriage to
King Alfonso MI When he heard
of his mothers marriage, the king
IN wild rage attacked the queen and
abused her most shamefully. In
his passion he ordered her To- ,etirc
to the provinces, or to so abroad at
once win her husband. The queen
met the kings rage with indigna-
ton. She resented his insults with
a temper equal to his own. She
spurned the royal orders and refus-
ed to either retire to the provinces
or go abroad 1t is feared that the |
king in his rage may eypel the queen !
mother from the Spanish dominions !
Or commit some act of folly that will !
draw the attention of the entire civ
ilized world. The court is in fear
and trembling over the outcome.
Coal consumers of Boston have |
fled bill in equity asking that
receiver be appointed for the anthra-
ute coal companies and coal carry
ny railroads. The bill is based |
lpon the legal theory Of the coal
situation given by H. W. Chaplin, a
awyer. Mr. Chaplin says in sup
port of his position: Since th3
public have a right in the mines,
light TO have coal forthwith mined
or immediate consumption and
nave a right to have that coal rmmc.
lately transported out of the mine
egions by the coal-corrying roads, a
curt of equity. if no other solution
# the difficulty is open, has author
ty to, and, upon the application of
representative proportion of the
'eople, undoubtedly would, appoint
receiver or receivers to take into
lis or their hands the whole business
ow in the hands of the anthracite
oal combine and to run it in their
lace The questions involved are
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