The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-02-24
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N. n Parberry, a pioneer Of Pettis
county, Mo-, died AT his home near Sc
dalia.
Louisa Rugan, a pretty 17-year-old
girl, has disappeared from her home at
Sedulia Mo
John Reilly Sargent, the oldest Free
Mason in the United States, died at his
home in Merrimac, Mass.
DIR. William Steinitz, the famous chess
player, died at the Morrison private
hospital in Moscow, Russia,
Speaker Pro Tenn Weipel of the Kan
sas legislature proposes that all wives
of members he made clerks at 50 per
day.
John Jacob Astor's $1,000 600 hotel
which is in course of erection next to
the waldorf III New York city, will be
called the Astoria.
A man, giving the name Of Fuller,
was caught in Kansas, charged with
trading Missouri land, which he didn't
own, for Kansas horses,
Gen. Benjamin Harrison is the father
of little girl, who arrived at the Dola-
ware street mansion in indianapolis at
five o'clock Sunday morning.
DIR. Napsen's book, whch has just
been published in London, t#d sumps
tuous volumes, is the literary sensation
of the day, and a great success.
Liliuolalani, it is said, does not cx-
Pect anything further of the present
administration, but will lay for Mckin-
lev and present her case 70 him
1t is reported on good authority that
after March Secretary of War Daniel
S. Lamont will become president of the
Metropolitan Traction Co. Of New York
eityr
A dispatch from Janina, via Constan-
tinople, says that the authorities are
arming the Mussulman population for
a descent upon the Greek frontier near
Atta,
HE seven daughters of Mr. James A.
Gary, the latest addition to Mr.. Mcl<in-
ley's cabinet, are typical Baltimore
beauties. They are all talented musi-
eians,
DAttorney-General Smythe of Nebras-
lza has rendered an opinion declaring
the curfew law, in existence in a NUM-
Der of Nebraska cities and towns, un-
constitutional.
Frank A. Vanderlip, of Chicago, ass
sociate editor of the Economist has ac-
cepted the position of secretary to
Lyman j. Gage, the coming secretary
of the treasury.
Over 10000 persons participated IN a
demonstration in University Square,
Athens, Sunday, in favor of the union
of Crete with Greece, The greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
One of the greatest oratoritah efforts
recently made in the senate was the
speech in executive session against the
arbitration treaty by Senator John W.
Daniel, of Virginia.
Gov. Bushnell of Ohio, now that GER
tain formalities have been complied
with, has announced that he will APP
point Mark Hanna Sherman's successor
MS United States senator.
Dr. S. Gratz Moses, for years one of
the most prominent physicians in st.
Louis, died at his home Sunday morn
ing of old age. DIR. Moses was born in
Philadelphia, October 6, 1913,
Pap" Overly, aged r years, and Mrs.
Paris Pray aged 10 years, two OF the
earliest settlers of Christian county,
died at Taylorville, Ill. Both settled in
Taylorville in the early part of the 5Os'
The county infrmary at Garfield, o.,
was burned Sunday. The 235 inmates
were rescued. William Hartzell, an in
sane inmate, escaped from the attend
ants, ran into the fire and was ere.
mated.
Rev. Peter Wallace, D. D., an early
associate of Lincoln in the famous
Springfield Lyceum bureau, prominent
" known in Methodist, grand army and
masonic circles, died at his home IN
Chicago, aged 81 years.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, says that
while he was opposed to the arbitra-
ton treaty as it was presented to the
senate, he is in favor of adopting it in
the form it has been made to assume by
the amendments of that body.
The murder of DR.. Ruiz, an American
citizen. by the Spanish, in Cuba, has
aroused Consul-General Lee, who de-
clares that if the administration does
not back him up in defending the rights
of American citizens, he will resign.
Joseph Murdocll, of Scott county, Va,
who was supposed to have been muir
dered % years ago and for which crime
Bud Lindsay served 81 years in the Nir-
ginia penitentiary, has returned to his
former home. Lindsay died recently.
Gov. Thornton, of New Mexico, has
placed company of infantry on guard
at the penitentiary at Santa Fe on
account of the discovery of plot to
blow up the building ON the part of
friends of the four members of the
Borrego gang.
There has been a great surprise at
Berlin in the discovery that Berlin
pork, duly inspected and stamped by a
government officer as free from trich-
mae. has. nevertheless, been found to
be infected in several cases lately in
Berlin and Spanda.
BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS,
John Grissom Shot and Killed in Okla
homa While Resisting Arrest,