Crittenden press., 1902-04-17

May H.
Tho handsome residence Of Gabc
Meyer at Pine Bluff was destroyed
by fire Loss $4,000, with $4,000
insurance.
Hon. c. +. Greenlee, Of Brinkley,
has been appointed a member Of the
state board of charities, vice Ed
Barton, resigned.
A mob Of four thousand people
took Walter Allen, an alleged negro
rapist from Jail at Rome, Ga, and
hanged him to a telephone pole.
The packers Of Kansas City an
nouncc that hereafter the price Of
beef to retailers in that city will
be- II cents. Retailers say that
means Is cents for round steak, 25
cents for sirloin and 3j cents for
porterhouse.
Efforts are being made by the
frinds Of Estes G.. Rathbone to Sc
cure a pardon for him from the sem
tcnce of the Havana court. Senator
Hanna has requested the president
TO issue a pardon for Rathbone, but
this the latter has declined to do.
The president, however, has prom
ised to send for the papers in the
case, and have them thoroughly re-
viewed. II is stated that unless he
finds something radically wrong he
will allow the verdict 10 stand.
VIM. IL. Lane, the negro servant,
who, on the lst inst, murdered
Ella j. Jarden and her daughter,
Madeline, at Philadelphia, and so
badly wounded another daughter
that she died, was convicted of
murder in the first degree on the
9th after a trial lasting less than
one and one-half hours. Lane
pleaded guilty. Because of his plea
Of guilty no jury was drawn and
only three witnesses were called for
the purpose of determining the de-
gree Of murder.
Reports from all the national
banks Of the country, received by
the comptroller of the currency,
show that on March 25 the total re-
sources of these institutions-4,3 ,357
in number-amountcd TO $5.S43,-
04S,720 The total deposits Of in
dlyiduals in the banks are $2,9S2.-
iS9, 800, an increase Of more than
$i0O,00O,000 since February 3 of
last year and OF more than $780,
100000 since the reports of about
two months before the last call.
The capital stock of the banks has
increased from $64O,77s,60O a year
ago TO $G67,3S1.231. Since Decem-
ber the loans and discounts Of the
banks have increased by about $780,
100000.
Tho report of the st. Louis grand
jury, which was in session several
weeks investigating municipal cor
ruption, caused a great sensation
when made public a few days ago.
Indictments were returned against
Robert n. Snyder, an ex-council-
man, for bribery; Edward Butler
and John H. Becker for attempted
bribery and q. J. Kobusch for per-
jury The grand jury report de-
clares that the people of st. Louis
have but vague conception Of the
extent TO which corruption and We
nality have for the past ten years
existed among the sworn officers and
public servants. 1t finds the condi-
tion of affairs almost too appalling
for belief. The parties indicted be-
long to both political parties.
The department Of agriculture
has issued a statement of the for
eign trade of the United States in
agricultural products. 1t shows that
during the fiscal year 1901 foreign
countries purchased American farm
products to the value of 1862 ,OO0,-
900, representing the largest agri-
cultural exports in our history. Com
pared with the record for 1900 they
show an increase Of over $100,000,-
600 Agricultural imports, on the
other hand, disclose considerable
falling off when contrasted with the
trade of the year preceding. The
various products of agriculture re-
ceiyed from foreign sources during