The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-09

The Chamber of Commerce at Seat
| tie, Wash, has received letter from
| the miners at Skaguay, warning peo-
pie of the futility of trying to reach
the Yukon by that route this season,
and asking some notifications as to
duty.
Thirteen members of the family and
people living ON the farm of Henry
Miller, near Metropolis, ILL.,, were poi
soned one day last week, and three are
dead. 1t Is thought that at least two
more may die. None of the names are
given. A hired servant, who Is in
sane, threw a package Of rough on
rats in the well.
Near -Appleby station, Texas, the
trucks of the sleeper on the south
bound Houston, East and West Texas
passenger train jumped the frog near
a curve, carrying the sleeper and day
coach off the track, practically demol-
ishing both. d. d. Moss, of Chireno,
was killed, and half dozen others
were badly bruised.
President NJ. e. ingalls,, of the Big
-Four and Chesapeake and Ohio rail
ways, concluded contract few days
since with the Pullman Palace Car
Company to construct as early as pos
sible 1000 box freight cars, LOCO each
for the Big Four and Chesapeake and
Ohio railways, at a cost of million
dollars.
The Spanish government is formu-
lating plan to bring about the ban
ishment of all anarchists from Spain.
1t is announced that anarchists will
no longer be allowed to land in Eng
land. and that therefore the govern
ment of Spain must deport them to
some American republic or to a dis
tant Spanish possession.
The dead body Of negro man was
found hanging to a trot line IN the
Arkansas river recently near Rob Roy.
A rope around the neck and several
gashes in the head indicate that the
negro had been lynched and thrown
into the river. There was nothing on
the body by which the man could De
identified. and no iynching has been
reported from that vicinity recently.
The negroes who are promoting the
Afro-American fair at Houston, lex,
which they propose to make nation
al exposition for the colored people OF
the United States, have purchased
Vick park, containing fifty-six acres,
for the grounds. They paid $4,000
for it. The exposition will be held at
Houston in September, 1898. Work on
the grounds will be begun shortly.
The first woman to embrace Budd-
hism publicly in this country received
her VOWS last evening at 300 Fifth av-
enue, New York. This convert, whose
purpose is to devote years of labor in
the far east to uplifting her sex: is the
Countess NJ de Canavarro, an Amerl-
can, formerly of San Francisco, who,
to follow her chosen life, surrende@s,
as the officiating priest announced,
family, fortune and title.
William Brannon shot and instantly
killed Mark Addison, his brother-ln-
law, at Lake Butler, Fla. Mr.. Addi-
son and his brother were in Lake But
ler. and on their way home stopped
where Mr.. Brannon was at work in
his field, at which place the killing oc-
Cured. An old and bitter feud has
been constantly renewed, and TINS Is
the sequel of the frequent threats OF
late.
After several weeks consideration,
the new capitol commissioners Of Min
nesota have awarded the contract for
n superstructure of the new statehouse
to the Butler-Ryan company, of st.
Paul, for $696,O0O, deciding on st.
Cloud granite for the basement and
Georgia marble for the rest of the su-
perstructure, excepting the dome.
Fred Horton. young man of Los
Angeles, Cal. has fallen heir to for
tune amassed by his father, Phillip
Horton, a well-known Californian, the
news of whose sudden death three
weeks ago was received by relatives in
Oakland through the United States
consul at Guayamas. The father and
son had been separated for many
years. The estate is valued at $4,000
600.
Governor Ellerbe, of South Carolina,
announced Wednesday that he had
given orders withdrawing the State
Constabulary force from every village,
town and city in the State. Only few
constables will be retained in the
country districts where there are no
local officials to enforce the dispensary
laws. This action removes the chief
cause of friction in the enforcement
of the State liquor law, and will save
the commonwealth $4,000 year.
Spanish Consul Gominez thinks that
the proposed army of volunteers, num-
bering two hundred men and three
carloads of guns and ammunition.
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