Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-01-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

persons who have staked mining
claims in Indian allotments that they
must vacate at once, or they will be
elected by soldiers from Fort Sill.
The action is based on the opinion of
Acknowledgement Knox, approved by
Secretary Hitchcock, and sent to the
agent under recent date, prohibiting
settlers from filing on Indian allot-
ments.
Word reached Mexico City, on the
25th, from Merida, Yucatan, that n
great fire had been raging at Pro-
gresso, starting in the warehouses OF
Eschanove Brothers, and spreading
to the warehouse of Gabriel Esca-
lante and the consignment of the
Merida railway. Some ten thousand
bales of henequin was exposed to the
flames, and it was believed much of
it was destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000
Il. NJ. James, uncle of Frank and
Jesse James, and one of the leading
crockery merchants of the west, died
at Kansas City, Mo-, on the 25th. He
went to Kansas City in 1854, and
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various business institutions of that
city. He has been an active worker
in the Baptist church and generous
contributor to William Jewell col
lege at Liberty, Mo.
The Salvation Army gave a Christ
mas dinner to 5000 people in Cleve-
land, o., on the 25th. Two thousand
were served in Central Armory and
baskets of provisions were sent the
remaining 1900. At the Armory Col.
Myron T. Herrick made brief speech
on the work of the Salvation Army.
The poor of many other cities were
in like manner made to enjoy Christ
mas day.
Acting on an order received from
the secretary of the interior, govern.
ment officials have stopped all build
ing and improvement operations at
McAlester, l. r., until a schedule of
values of all property has been pre-
pared by the town site committee.
A former survey schedule was found
to be false and the secretary of the
| interior then took a hand.
The steamer Sun, employed in the
Memphis and Fulton trade, burned
| to the waters edge at Memphis,
Tenn, at an early hour on the morn
eing of the 25th, and four lives were |
host. ..4 ..
Jacques Francois Henry Fouquier, |
the French publicist and former
member Of the chamber of deputies,
died on the Goth. He was born Sep
TENDER /, 1888.
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor /
is quoted as saying, in substance, that |
Edgar S. Maclay has been removed |
from the public service, and he knows |
the reason why. therefore he has no |
ground for appeal to the civ service |
commission for redress.
Another big oil well was struck in
Knox county, Ky. on the 25th. Gas
came first and took fire from forge,
burning the derrick and machinery
After two hours oil began 20 gush,
spOuting a sheet of flame 100 feet
high.
The exactions on tourists arriving
at the port of New York will, II Is
said, be made more stringent, and
tourists arriving in this country will
be called upon, in future, 20 pay full
duty on all extra wearing apparel,
as well as on everything else not on
the free list.
According to the report of the
Philippine commission the revenues
of the islands will soon be sufficient
to support the army, provide suffi-
cient police and pay all other de-
mands which would naturally arise in |
the insular administration.
Emperor William, while walking in |
the environs of Potsdam, Christmas |
eve, tossed several three and four |
mark pieces to poor-loolIing persons |
whom he passed. The emperor's |
Christmas bounty is never limited, hut |
this year he doubled his usual sub |
scriptions to charitable funds.
According TO an estimate compiled |
by the Railroad Gazette for 1901, the |
mileage built in the United States |
during the year ending December 81 |
approximates 4,51s. The figure last |
year was 4,SO4, and in 1899 1869.
On December 81 the first volume of |
the complete census report on pop
ulation will be issued. This is IS |
months after the beginning of the |
census, and the work has been done |
in three year, less time than was |
required q e.sleventh census. |
Mrs. McE Pent Christmas day |
alone at hds Canton, o. She
was urged TO lie Barber family |
in their Chris" /dinner at the old
saxton homesl so but declined to do
so. She, 81 flowers and loving
remeS$% r from all over the
Eisnty members of Company Il,
Eighteenth infantry, were poisoned
while eating breakfast, Christmas
morning, at Fort Russell, Wyo., and
for a time fully half of them were
in danger of death.
1t has been decided in Rome 60 |
send pontifical mission 10 the eoro-
nation of King Edward. This mission