The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-05-13

OTHERWISE UNNOTICRD,

The Vulcan iron works at San Fran.
cisco were destroyed by fire.
The death of the shah of Persia has
added to the European complications
in Asia.
The New York Jews held services
Sunday in memory Of the late Baron
Hirch.
blackburn and Carlisle will begin
their personal campaigns in Kentucky
this week.
1t is said that the fate Of the Dupont
case hinges on the votes Of two popu.
list senators.
Cutworms are said to be doing great
damage to cotton in the Georgetown
(Tex.l district.
The programme of the house from
now to adjournment will be principal.
ly to kill time.
The city council of Webster City, Ia,
and the bicyclists OF the town are hav-
ing merry war,
The stable of J. W. Double and thrse
valuable trotting stations were burned
at Fort Wayne, Inl
Ex-Empress Eugenie has lent her
state carriages to France to be used at
the ezar's coronation.
Marion Frelcl, one OF the principal
in tn. French Eversole feui, was shot
to death at Hindman, Ky.
Western Kansas cltt,emeu hav,
formed an association to ship their
beeves direct to Liverpool.
The signing of tn, Franco-Germ N
treaty at Frankfort 25 years ago was
celebrated by the Germans.
A number of q. A. r. posts In st.
Louis celebrated the thirty fifth ami
versary of the fall of Camp jackson.
Later advices confirm the news Of
the almost total destruction of Puerto
Viejo, Ecuador, by earthquake aud
| floods.
An invitation has been extended to
press correspondents to visit the Ten
nessee centennial inaugural cere-
monies June /,
Fred Canning, Of Bangor, aged 20, a
printer, who admits that he smokes 100
cigarettes a day, attempted suicide by
shooting at Bar Harbor, Me.
Mrs. Christina Fisher, Of -Steuben-
Vile, o., celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary OF her birth at the home
o. John W. Fisher, her son.
Capt. j. ID. Johnston, commander of
the confederate ram Tennessee and
ranking surviving officer OF the con-
tolerate navy, died at Savannah, Ga.
The Competitor case has been re-
ferred to the Spanish authorities at
Madrid, and Senior Canovas says the
prisoners will be given fair hearing
r. Il. Lee camp of Confederate Vet.
erans at Fort Worth, Tex, have sent
protest against summary execution
Of the Competitor crew to Washing
ton.
A great commotion has been raise
among European diplomats by the ac.
ceptance by the car OF an invitation
to dinner from the English ambassa
dor.
Mrs. Lydia Folsom Hood, kins
woman OF Mrs. Grover Cleveland, diet
at Chelsea, Vt, of old age. She was
born in Tunbridge, VT, February II
1871
James II. Wilson died at a private
hospital at Columbus, Ind. His clothes
were those OF tramp, but were fount
to contain S0,2i0.l0, of which sl,6O
was in gold.
Prof. ]. b. Jones, who lost his pas
toratc for fighting Breckenridge a.
Lexington, KY, has been made prcsi
dent of the Christian orphans schoo
at Full ton, Mo.
State geographer of Minnesota, Col
J. V. Brewer, has discovered the rea
source of the Missouri river, 4,99l mile
, from the gulf of Mexico, showing it t.
DO the longest river in the world.
There are evidences OF growing
popular excitement in Spain over the
attitude of the United States govern
mcnt toward the question of the fill
busters captured on board the Com
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