The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-11-21
NOVEMBER 2 1896
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Gen. Wesley Merritt reviewed the
cadet battalion of the University Of |
Illinois.
Bryan's plurality in Tennessee is a..
sss and Taylor's 6,s5i, according to the
official vote.
Congress may appoint a commission
to determine the boundary line be-
tween Minnesota and Manitoba.
1t is reported in New York that re-
publican and democratic senators have
agreed upon tariff compromise.
Statistics show that the trade of the
United States with Cuba has been al
most ruined since the war began.
Alonzo Rembaugh is on trial at Se-
dalia, Mo, for killing his brother,
Harvey, with hatehet last spring.
DIR. John Watson tlan MacLaren)
and his wife were entertained by Pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland Wednesday.
Canovas, premier OF Spain, says that
his country will resent any interven-
tion in Cuban affairs by the United
States.
A sanguiuary combat occurred at st.
Louis between u stallion and thor
oughbred trotter, In which the latter
was killed.
Investigation shows that the report
| tclegraphed that the Pullman eompa-
ny at Chicago had reduced wages was
erroneous.
Hon. Eli II. Murray, ex-governor of
Utah, died at the residence of his fa-
ther.in.law, L. ?. Neale, in Bowling
Green, Ky.
South and Central American repub.
lies are disinclined to recognize Cuban
belligerency until the United States
sets the pace.
Senator Sherman will call a meeting
OF the republican senatorial caucus,
Of which he is chairman, as soon n
congress meets.
Illinois odd fellows have decided tC
establish home for aged and iudigen
odd fellows, their wives and Daugh
ters of Rebekah.
Speaker Thomas b. Reed was oil
the floor of the Duluth board OF trad
! Wednesday and was prevailed upon t.
} make short speech.
Postoflice Inspector Reid, of II
| Louis, arrested Joseph Henry, tn
| leader of gang of postotiice robbers
in northwest Missouri.
I Two Dallas county (Tex.l officer
/ were mortally wounded while attemp
t ing to capture the murderers of
! prominent cotton planter OF Lanea
ter.
$ Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Castle, {
q San Francisco, sailed from southam
: ton for New York on board the Mort
German-Lloyd steamer Havel, snd'
d the assumed name of Michaels.
: James II. Childs was shot and lille
: by John Miller, a carpenter, at sa
q Francisco, while attempting to prevel
is the latter from numbering Miss Nell
'e Ryan, of whom Miller was jealous.
!. A caye.in occurred at the Carlinvil
re IN coal shaft, which employs $50 me
Simon Haufner, miner, about 40 yea
n of aee, was struck by some falling ru
n y bish and injured SO badly that he di
n. in a short time.
i'd Official returns from all the count
W In South Dakota give the Bryan electc
10 10 l9i mniority. The populists elect t
in governor and congressman, while l
In republicans elect the state treasul
by majority of two
,n ne William L. Valentine, alleged to
ng chief of a gang of swindlers operatl
tly in various cities of the United Sta
Try and Canada, pleaded guilty in
aa ~ Kings county IN. W court 10
'' charge oi forgery in the second
'en gree.
I'd. Cuban leaders at Tampa, Fla,
sos " ceiyed information, Wednesday, u
ala the insurgents had won one OF
ia most i'm mportant battles fought on
de- island during the progress OF the "
inc , The battle was in Pinar del Rio,
a no details were given.
red A private dispatch was received !,
or or New York city from Madrid, "edI
'Ii II. day night, to the effect that Gen. !"
on ler has resigned as captain-genera
ub- the Spanish army in Cuba, ana
de- Gen. prando has been named py
mus government as his successor.
Charles Wetter, of the firm OF Wei
& Rice. leading produce merchants
Kinmundy, ILL.,, attempted sunc'a'
lew bis home by drinking carbolic a
Dr w. O. Smith, attending physle
air. thinks he will recover Domestic
ter, financial troubles the cause
un' George Mcdonald, known as a,
. to man in the mountains of Rhea cou
of hanged himself near Spring City, II
per Tho old man had for years bee
led harmless hermit, living on roots d
sit and such wild animals as ne c
aid, catch with snares and traps.
,nts The treasury department has SIX
ion. onue cutters on duty from Charle
tho TO Pensacola-the Forward MsL Me-.
W;nona Boutwell,, Colfax and "in
In addition to which the navy del
ment has the Raleigh, gunpoa
on quite respectable dimensions anu
Q. lighting qualities.
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