The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
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efh Alediterranean feet.
Japan is openly boasting that she
VIII whip Russia of the Pacific.
II Is expected that Russia will en-.
tlrely absorb Bulgaria by Christmas.
Fire, supposed to be Of incendiary
origin, destroyed 9l0 houses in Algiers,
La.
U. u. Slack, charged with embezzle-
ment at Weatherford, Tex, was arrest
ed in Metropolis, Ill.
The weather bureau reports that the
prevailing drought covers more terri
tory than any ON record.
Frank Hills, for five years city editor
OF the Kansas City MOI Journal, died
Sunday OF consumption.
The sultan has communicated to the
ambassadors Of the powers the details
OF the reforms for Armenia.
Italian eonsuls report that this years
lemon crop is twice as large as last
year, but the quality is inferior.
Mine operators in the vicinity of
Perry, ILL.,, have granted 10 cent ad.
vance, and work has been resumed.
A race of motorcycles, or horseless
carriages. from Chicago to Waukegan,
ILL.,, and return will be run on Novem.
Der 9.
Wiley Trott, convicted OF murder,
who escaped from the Jail at Birming.
ham, Ala, November 1, 1898, has been
recaptured.
One minister in Milwaukee broke
the record In September. An examina-
tion OF the records shows that he mar
ried lis couples.
Russia has sent her fleet, which is
usually in winter quarters at Scbas-
topol, down the BospoTus to watch En-
gland and Turkey.
Frederic L. Billion, probably the old.
est and one of the best-known citizens
OF st. Louis, died at his home Sunday.
in his ninety fifth yeLr
Marie Meyer, aged years, died at
st. Louis from injuries received by her
clothes catching fire. She was playing
around bonfire ut the time.
St. Louis twelfth annual exposition
season Of forty days has just closed,
and has been remarkably successful.
The total attendance was over 500, 900.
William Jordon, proprietor Of the
boot-black stand in st. Louis, who was
shot by William Barnett several DAYS
ago, died at the city hospital Sunday.
Aunt Kitty jackson, an sO.year-old
negress, was burned to death at Owens
boro, ky., Sunday. She got too near
the CRATE, from which her clothes ig.
nited.
Snow commenced falling at Erie,
Pa, early Sunday morning and con.
tinued steadily all day. Ate p m. the
ground was covered to the depth OF 10
inches.
With the president and all the cabi-
net absent from Washington from
Monday until Friday, the present week
will be very quiet one in government
circles.
While 5000 people were returning
from Algiers to New Orleans the ferry
incline gave way and 200 persons fell
into the river. II is reported that some
were drowned.
Three girl babies were born to the
wife of George Brenner, in East st.
Louis They are all in apparent good
health, and stand as good chance to
live as the average child.
The Commercial hotel at Florence,
Ala, was gutted by fire Sunday morn
ing. The house was well filled with
guests, and many of them lost cloth.
ing, one or two narrowly escaping with
their lives.
The summer residence OF Charles
Gibson, OF st. Louis, at Lake Mime
tonlsa, Mimi, was burned to the
ground. II was handsome mansion
and the $40, 900 insurance on the build
ing will not cover the loss.
The battleship the Massachusetts,,
Is rapidly nearing completion, her ar
NOR being placed in position as fast as
it is received at the ship-yard. 1t is
not believed. however, that she will
be given her official trial before next
spring.