The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A LoNboNER Is now able to drop a
penny In the slot for n six hours sup,
ply of nm eight candlc-powcr incan.
descent light, and he can take the
whole amount at once, OF divide it into
small daily i~nstallments.
TnE bethlehem lpa) Iron Co.. on the
bth, made Il shipment for the United
States government TO Sandy Hook, n.
j., of - cannon, loaded ON - HAT cars.
The shipment was made up principally
of eight and ten-inch guns. being fin
ished complete, ready for mounting.
TnE steamship Fuerst bismarck,
which arrived at New York, on the ith,
from Mediterranean ports, brought
nearly 1000 I"ialian immigrants.
A Mon OF coolies. numbering about
5000, engaged In nn an~ti-forcign dem
nnstration in Shanghai on the 9TH.
The volunteers were called out. and
d~ctnchmcnts Of marines and sailors
were landed to assist the authorities
in restoring order.
WM q. FlsuEH, aged 53, II million
siro u.y goods merchant of Denver,
Col, 1icd, on the 7th, ut the Gilscy
hoqSsin New York city, where he had
been stoppiag for several days.
HENRY IlEGEh uEiN (rcp.) was elected
mayor of st. Louis 1T the election, on
the 18th, by n majority of 1908 over two
opposing candidates in II total vote of
ol.217. The entire republican city ticket
was elected, including the full coun-
ell, and ~ land perhaps a5l out of u
possible Is aldermen.
Az official denial was mudc, on the
9th, of the statement from Constants
nople that the British minister Mt
Athens had been instructed to make
pacific overtures to Greece with the
view Of enabling that country To extri-
cate itself from the present dilemma.
TuREE men were killed hy nsphyxia-
ton al BOWS brewery, Montreal, Can.
on the 9th. They were cleaning n
beer tunnel, and were overcome by the
cnrbonic acid gas which had collected
ut the bottom.
The board of managers of the Joint
association met In New York
city, on the 9th. and fixed a rate of
Siti us the Pacific coast tourist fare
from trunk line territory. going via
Washington and New Orleans, return
ing via Buffalo, etc, or vice versa.
TnE sundry civil and Indian appro-
bills were reported to the SEN
ate, on the 9th, by the committee on
appropriations. The only change of
Importance made restores to the Indian
bill the provision for opening the I'm
gre reservation in Utah.
TWENTY persons We're killed and
many Others injured by an explosion
At Lisbon. on the 9th, in n fireworks
tins statement of the condition of the
treasury, issued on the nth, showed;
cash balance, SEA, o3S, 600:
gold reserve, Sl5a, 4Sa, $50.
TnE governing committee of the
New York stock exchange voted to
'losc the exchange on Good Friday,
he 10th.
THE king OF Siam has started on n
'iSit to Europe and the United States.
TnE Roumanian cabinet resigned on
he eth.
aohS ST. PETER. wanted in Pitts
Pa, for emhczzlement of funds
belonging to the Window-ilass Work.
RS association, of which he was pre-
'eptor and treasurer, was arrested in
oakland, Cal, on the sth.
AN official dispatch from Mauila, cap
of the Philippine islands, on the
TIL. stated that 200 houses had been
destroyed Mt Touvo by II fire which was
started.
The foreign aomirals, on the Sth,
ent a war ship to Kissamo, with in
tructions to assist the Turks in eyac-
that place, the latter having de-
IL to be impossible to resist the :
insurgents.
A Bio FouR freight train was ami
atcd by an explosion at the Belt
JUNCTION, near indianapolis, tnd., on b,
he sth. The trouble probably oriyi !
ated in q car loaded with whisky,
ihich had a hot box. J
Ir ws- reported in Havana. OH the ,
I that a band of insurgents had at
ed train bearing Gen. Ruis Rivers /,
San Cristobal to Havana and sue !
in carrying of their wounded !,
in.
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