Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30

TO tins country to press her claims
for the crown lands in Hawaii.
On the nth inst. the government
held in gold reserve the sum Of
$j0Lj6l,l25, the largest sum in
its history.
The labor commissioner of Ten
nesscc, has ordered that all children
under II years Of age employed in
factories be- dismissed.
Emile Hartman. one Of the fugi-
tiycs wanted in ST. Louis TO answer
charges oLbribery, was captured last
week at South McAlestcr. |. r.
The smallest child ever born alive
has been placcl in an incubator in
"a New York hospital 1t weighs
one pound and seven ounces, and
measure fourteen inches.
Hon. Allen lIydcn, county Judge
Of Owsly county Ky, was murdered
by an assassin while driving along a
public highway The dead man was
recently defeated for the republican
nomination for judge, but ran "a.
a fu-loni,t candidate and was elect
cd
The presence Of federal troops in
the Indian Territory probably pre-
vented clash between the Duke and
McCurtain factions, when the vote
Of the recent election was canyassed
and the latter was declared duly
elected governor Of the Choctaw
nation.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the government has lronclad con-
tracts for sufficient coal for the
navy. the supply d running low, and
there Is possibility Of serious
trouble The contractors, if they
fiji the orders, will DO so at a heavy
loss
Gen T. ;. Bragg, consul general
at Havana. ha. been transferred 10
the post Of United States consul
general at Hong Kong. taking the
place of VIM T. Rublce. transferred
10 the Havana consulate. The
change was made ON account Of a
letter written los Gen. Bragg criti-
cling Cubans
Gen Grant, who arrived in San
Francisco a few days ago, say, Of
one OF the most rcbcllous islands in
The Philippine: "Samar Is enjoy
ing the hr-t period Of peace IT has
ever known. and am entirely salts
fed that the inhabitants of the Is
land VII not attempt TO make any
further trouble for our govern
mcnt"
The street car strike at New Or
leans. which lasted for nearly two
weeks. has been settled by the com
pany employing all the old men and
conccdng their demand for 20 cents
per hour. ten hours 10 constitute a
DAYS work. All efforts to run the
cars with non-union men proved un-
successful, and a number of strike
breakers were shot and dubbed
whenever they attempted to take out
ears. After the trouble was settled
IT wa, necessary for officers to as
cort the imported men to trains TO
prevent crowds mobbing them.
The Pennsylvania coal operators
have agreed TO the appointment Of
commission to settle the strike, but
refuse to recognize the miners un-
ion The proposition Is that the
president appoint the commission, to
be constituted as follows: % An
officer IN the engineer corps Of either
the military or naval service of the
United States. GU An expert min
ing engineer. experienced in the
mining of coal and other minerals
and not in any way connected with
coal mining properties, either an
thracitc or bltuminous (3) One of
the Judges of the United States
courts of the eastern district of
Pennsylvania. ca \ man of prom
incncc. eminent as sociologlst.
(5) A man who, by active partic-
patton in mining and selling coal, is
familiar with the physical and COM
mercial features Of the business
The proposition will be submitted
to the strikers in convention, but