The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-02
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

i"eSuay' IN ms elghty-seyenth wear.
Massachusetts democrats nominated
George Fred Williams for governor.
The Union Pacific railroad win bo
put up at foreclosure sale November l.
Mrs. Grant Mize committed suicide
at Sullivan, Ind, by taking morphine.
Her husband had left her
The New York city republican con.
vention placed Gen, Benjamin f. Ira.
cey in the field for mayor.
The Milliken national bank of Deca.
tur, ILL.,, has been authorized to begin
business capital, 5000 900,
Five thousand people attended the
first eX-confederate eneampmenl in
Missouri at Moberly, Tuesday.
1t develops that John Boecker, who
murdered his wife aud six children in
Iowa, first chloroformed them.
Second Lieutenant Seth NJ. Milliben.
just graduated from West Point has
resigned to enter business life.
The St Louis police board passed Il
resolution forbidding patrolmeu in
dulging in any kind Of gambling,
The second annual Illinois state con
ference of charities will be held at
jacksonville, November II and 10.
Robert a, Butler, of Chillicothe, H.,
a Santa Fc brakeman, was killed by
cars at Memo, near Galesburg, Ill.,
A representative Of the japanese gov
ernment is at Lexington, Ky, to buy
Blue Grass horses for Japans ruler
The coroners jury at Shepard, Mich,
in the case Of the death Of Cashier
Struble, returned verdict of suicide.
Frank Russell, a drummer IN Victor
Herbert's band, died at St. Johns hos.
pital, St Louis from stroke of apo
plexy.
The Illinois Chickamauga park com
missioners will erect two group monu-
ments on the battlefield which will
cost S25, OOO
An exclusive negro jury tried case
in St. Louis justice court Tuesday.
1t was the first jury of the kind in the
history Of the city.
Despondent over business troubles
Ernest Semper, A. years old, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the heart at Joliet, Ill,
The negroes of Alton, Ill.,, have or
dered their children to get their books
from the white schools and will await
the action of the courts.
The government crop report says
that last week generally was favor
able for maturing and gathering crops,
but not for planting and seeding.
Colin K. Milne, aged 81 years, died at
his home in Owensboro Ky. He is
said to have been the first lithographer
west of the Allegheny mountains.
Seven sailing ships dying the Turk
ish flag attempted to land troops in
Crete. The International squadron
discovered the move and prevented it,
Preston Byers aged about 5o years,
a well-to-do farmer aud stock-raiser of
Galloway county, Mo, took dose of
Rough on Rats" Monday and died
Tuesday.
Minister Sewall, at Honolulu, has in
formed the state department that the
japanese government is willing to set
tie its claims against Hawaii for $780,
OO0 in gold.
The city council Of Atchison, Kas,,
has passed an ordinance declaring it
necessary to condemn the water works
for public purposes, and appraisers are
to be appointed
Annie, the 14-year-old daughter of
John l.. Bonner, was burned to death
at her home in Freestone county, Tex
Her clothing caught from fire near
which she was working.
Arthur Moffort. n farmer, living 20
miles north Of Wabash, Ind, was kicked
bv horse he was currying and proba-
bIy fatally injured Two ribs were
broken, and he was hurt internally