Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-20

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Robbcr, who blew open the vault
Of the Bank Of Greenwood at Green
wood. Wis, secured $1,000.
Ralph Espy. Young college stu
dent of Chicago, has become insane,
/ the result Of a kick received i'm a
game Of football
Bert Casey and Jim Sims. two
notorious outlaws. were shot and
killed I'M a battle with officers IN
Wood, county. oklahoma
\ convention of delegate, from
river towns throughout the Mi,,is,
sippj valley has been called to meet
at Quincy. ILL.,. November H.
Gen. Fred Grant recently ap-
pointed commander of the depart
ment of Texas. with headquarters
at san Antonio, has assumed COM
mand
Considcratc trouble /, being eN-
pcrienccd at New Orlean, in en-
forcing the new state law requiring
separate coaches for whites and
blacks.
Schvab. OF the steel trust. who is
in Europe, is astonishing the natives
by hi, lavish expenditure. one cor
respondent reporting that some
consider that he has become datTy
\ negro named sam Harris was
shot TO death at Salem, Ala, by a
mob Of $50 people He was idcn-
titled by Miss Meadow, as the muir
dcrcr Of her mother. the daughter
also being assaulted and badly
wounded. the weapon used being an
axe.
Several American school teachers
and a number 81 natives favorable
to American rule. have recently been
murdered in Central Ncgro-. Phil
ippine islands The American
troops find but little organized OPP
POSITION. but the murdcrcrs adopt
the tactics OF an assassin. and their
victims are generally caught una
wares.
1t is reported that the Frisco has
purchased the st Louis and Gulf
railroad This will give the Frisco
a Memphis outlet for thor new pur-
chase. the Chicago and Eastern lll-
uois railroad. which ha, It's tcrmi-
mails across the river at Thchc-. The
81 Louis and Gulf was formerly
known as the llouck system, con-
sisting Of 233 miles in three diyls-
ions.
The annual report Of the fourth
assistant postmaster general shows:
There were 3,O3o posto.liccs c,tab-
lined during the year, decrcae "a,
compared with the previous year of
256. The record Of establishments
during thella,t six fiscal years Is as
follows: 1897, 1901; ls9S, 3,GOl +;
1899. 1885; 1900, $500; 1901,
3.29i; 1902, 3,O3s. There were
1859 postonices discontinued dur
ing the year, being 1929 more than
during the preceding year On
June 30, 1902, at the close Of the
fiscal year, there were 1924 post
offices. divided as follows: First
class. 22O; second class. 1923 /;
third class, Bliss; fourth class,
71,l93 From June 30, 1897, 10
June 30, 1902, the number Of pres
idential postotlices increased from
3,762 to 4,731. an increase Of 9G9
or about 26 per cent.
The highest per capita Of money
in circulation in the United States
was reached on November ! when
the amount was S29.3G. The fig
ures for October were $2S.6i, and
the lowest for recent years 1888
on March |, 1900. The total stock
of money of all kinds in the Unit
ed States November | was $685.
963 ,2G7, which was an increase Of
$3O,sGs, 1892 during the month, and
the amount in actual circulation on
that date was 1886, lll,992. being
an increase Of G0,425,34l for the
month, and Of $50, $50 compar-
ed with the same date last year.
Bar silver was sold in London
l., mol. 40.