Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-05-08

Over 800 people were killed by
earthquakes throughout Guatamals
April 81.
The naval appropriation bill TO
ported by the house committee
carries an appropriation Of Si6,O0o,-
600 for new warships.
The senatorial race in Illinois be-
tween Mason, Hopkins and Dawes
lis becoming very much complicated,
and it is possible a dark horse may
capture the honor.
The bill increasing the number Of
supreme court judges OF Oklahoma
from five to seven. and increasing
their salaries from $4,000 to $1,000
has passed both houses Of congress.
England is approaching another
crisis IN ireland In a recent
<,ccch Mr.. Redmond advocated ciy-
II war a. a means OF forcing con-
cessions from landlords and relief
from the crimes act, whereby magis-
tratcs are said TO be virtually dc
tors, from whose rulings there Is
no appeal.
A. l.. Batson, the young man
charged with the murder Of seven
members Of the Earl family near
Lake Charles, La, several weeks
ago, has been convicted and sen
fenced 10 be hanged. Batson was
employed BY the elder Earl and the
night before the crime vas commit
ted he was discharged
In a fight between cattlomen west
Of ColInsyillc, in the Cherokee Ma
ton, William Phillips was killed IN
,tantly and William MayGcld, jess
SNdmore and Lige johnson wcro
MORALLY wounded. The fight was
the result Of an old fcud between
Skidmorc and MayGeld, which had
it- origin in a court contest over
some grazing land
Violent sinds and hail storms
that ruined growing corn, badly
damaged oats and wheat and nd
died foliage and blooms from fruit
trees are reported 10 have covered a
wide path from Granite, Okla. 10
Woodylllc and Stcrrctt, / T., dis
lance Of 100 miles Hail in several
places Is reported to have driftcd 10
"a depth Of 2 feet. A wIndsiorm al
lawton did much damage and n
Jurcd o. number Of persons seriously.
After investigating the beef trust,
Attorney General Knox says: Il
am satisfied that sufficient evidence
is IN hand upon which bills in equity
for an injunction can be- framed 10
restrain the combination mentioned
from further proceeding under their
agreements, which clearly appear TO
BE- m restraint Of interstate trade.
/ have, therefore. IN compliance with
the law, which provides: 1t shah
be the duty Of the several district
attorneys of the United State IN
their respective districts under the
direction Of the attorney general 10
institute proceedings in equity to
prevent and restrain violations u
this act, directed the district attor-
ncy at Chicago 10 prepare a bin for
an injunction against the corpora
tons and persons who are parties
TO the combination mentioned, 10 bs
filed IN the United States circuit
court for the northern district Of IL
hnols."
President Ingalls,. Of the Big
Four, says concerning the Louisville
& Nashville deal. TO keep a rail-
road safe nowadays, it must be lock.
cd up over night This is demon
stratcd by the recent purchase Of tho
Louisville and Nashville Who
would have thought any one would
have gone out Of his way to grab
that piece Of property? We have al
ways looked upon it as being sort Of
sacred, but nothing is sacred today
to the railroad manipulation. The
'community-of-interesf scheme has
reached It's highest point for good.
1t may go still higher or stop where
1t is; 1t all depends, as the Romans
used TO say, on the limit Of Caesars
ambition. Railroad groupings arc
necessary he continued, "if tho
evils of rate cutting are to be miti-