Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30
Ex-Quccn Lilliuokalani is coming

80 T"''h biiiluohdldil 10 COllllDB
to this country to press her claims
for the crown lands i'm Hawaii.
On the 18th inst the government
held in gold reserve the sum of
1891, 5G4,12j, the largest sum in
its history.
The labor commissioner of Ten
nessec, 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 Of bribery, was captured last
week at South McAlcster. l. II.
The smallest child ever born alive
has been PLACED in an incubator in
a New York hospital 1t weighs
one pound and seven ounces, and
measures fourteen inches.
Hon Allen lIyden, 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 as
"a fu,ionist candidate and was elect
cd.
The presence of federal troops in
the Indian Territory probably pre-
vented a 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 ironclad con-
tracts for sufficient coal for the
navy the supply i, running low, and
there Is possibility of serious
trouble The contractors, if they
fll the orders, will DO so at a heavy
loss.
Gen t. ;. Bragg, consul general
at Havana, Ia, been transferred TO
the post Of United States consul
general at Hong Kong, taking the
place Of Vim. y Rublcc, transferred
to the Havana consulate. The
change Wa. made on account Of a
letter written by Gen Bragg criti-
cling Cubans.
Gen. Grant, who arrived in San
Francisco a few days ago, says Of
one of the most rcbcllious islands in
the Philippine: "Samar Is enjoy
ing the first period of peace 1t has
ever known, and am entirely salts
fled that the inhabitants Of the Is
land VII not attempt to make any
further trouble for our govern
mcnt. 80
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
conccding their demand for 20 cents
per hour. ten hours to constitute a
DAYS work. All efforts TO run the
cars with non-union men proved UNI
successful, and a number of strike
breakers were shot and dubbed
whenever they attempted TO take out
cars. After the trouble was settled
II was necessary for officers to es-
cort the imported men to trains TO
prevent crowds mobblng them.
The Pennsylvania coal operators
have agreed to the appointment of
a commission to settle the strike. but
refuse to recognize the miners UNI
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 bituminous. (3) One OF
the Judges of the United States
courts of the eastern district of
Pennsylvania. (4) a man Of prom
inence, eminent as a sociologist.
(5) A man who, by active partici-
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