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

seasons corn crop Will exceed 1900
10000 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 13.
Emile Hartman, enc Of the fugi-
tiycs wanted in st. Louis 10 answer
charges Of bribery, was captured last
week at South McAlester. |. r.
VIM. Johnson, a 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 a 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-
cncd until thrown from the cab by
the collision and escaped with a 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-
elan Hyde's estimate of the amount
Of cotton actually grown during the
year 1902 and the report Of the
census Office as to the amount ginncd
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 it consisted of.
1t has become known in Spanish
court circles that the mother Of the
boy king. Alfonso, during a recent
visit 10 Austria, was married 10
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 go abroad at
once with her husband. The queen
met the kings rage with ndigna-
ton. She resented his insults with
temper equal to his own She
spurned the royal orders and refus-
ed to either retire to the provinces
or 90 abroad 1t is feared that the
king in his rage may eXpel 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
filed a bill in equity asking that a
receiver be appointed for the anthra-
cite coal companies and coal carry !
ing railroads The bill is based !
upon the legal theory Of the coal !
situation given by II. W. Chaplin, a
lawyer. Mr. Chaplin says IN sup |
port Of his position; "Sincc tbs |
public have a right in the mines, a
right to have coal forthwith mined |
for immediate consumption and |
have a right to have that coal immc,
diately transported out Of the mine
regions by the coal-carrying roads,
court Of equity, if no other solution
of the difficulty is open, has author
ity to, and, upon the application Of
a representative proportion of the
people, undoubtedly would, appoint
a receiver or receivers to take into
his or their hands the whole business
now i'm the hands of the anthracite
coal combine and TO run it in their
Dlacp The uucstions involved are