The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
lr WIS rumurrd, on The @tth, that
tlu Greek war ships were preparing
10 make q dash through the Dardn-
nellcs.
l'ErScu oltvr-oll producers, finding
themselves unable TO meet the cotnpc-
titIou Of the cheaper ootton-serd oils
from Amrrica, have begun an agita-
ton to have the tariff increased irom
three and one half cents n gallon to
seven or eight cents,
JuuGE \. G.. MCFARLAND, United
States Hand commissioner under Preai-
dents Garfield and Arthur, died in To-
peka, kitS,, on the Goth, aged 70.
THEODORE 4. llAyfNEyEH, y~icc-prcS-
ident Of the American Sugar Refinery
Co., died at his home in New York city
on the morning OF the 26th.
TnE passenger steamer City of tirand
Rapids, bound for Chicago. went hard
aground at Mission point, Mich, on
the gGth, on a rocky bottom.
The cunard concerning alleged ship
mcnts from Chicago to Europe Of horse
meat disguised as sailed beef is still cir
e"'a'''E ""'ln'""y III Europe
r'"n o,o"' "u' III .he .''SaPoaEe "
oh'o hailroao CO.'S pier No at New
port News, Va. at an early hour on
the morning of the eth, and before
the flames were checked, damage TO
'ne extent o' W ooo mao been done
u TREMENDOUS sur was created III the
delaware Legislature at Dover, on the
@''n' over charge made ny Mrs W.
H. Aek'ah' daughter OF eN"'uagc l. d.
,roeher' u millionaire OF cleveland, D.,
.'in' Il demand haa beer MADE on her
ny persons directly connected with the
legislature 'or s",ooo tosecnre the pass
age OF her blil asking Tor ivorce.
NoRAH 'RElNA hLANch BRUCE, BAR
oNESs AbERpAHE, widow OF the first
hifoh hoerdare' ne III London on
INC @''h' Il was IL daughter OF the
la's 'eh, SIR NliIinm Francis Patrick
NuP'cr' IN. I d.
AN electric car was thrown from
inc track Ut the corner OF East Nor
rlsoh ana h'ghth streets, Portland,
ore'' on the 2fth, after which 1t
plunged INTO II slough 70 teot below.
hree persons were and 10 in
J",e"'
NE h'o verde valley IN the state OF
sun 'n,S 'otosi' MEXICO was recently
N'S'Ve" py " ha'' STORM Wh'ch NOT only
ruined 'he growing crops, nut caused
sre"e loss oi we. reports nave been
re'eiNe" Oh inc N,''inV OF VI persons
on '"e n"''efna ~ inrih ana We're
""r'", '"'"' Oh. h"''Seeh's weighed
oVur 'h'ee poohus'
ihE "rea' racine group OF gold
'''hGs "' ,'hoS Ai.os' A. NJ mas been
P"r'nas'" ny inc hearst estate OK san
rr'he'sco' IRON beal stevens ihe
p''ee pa'" WIS s''o'ooo spot cash ES-
''ns'Ve improvements VIII ne nnaue'
LOUISE NE'sER' domestic, walking
III .'e outsN.rts % dubuque 'a'' on the
"''h' win her mother attempted TO
N''P u runaway 'am" "rasp'hg n
morse ny the bride she ran some dis
lance and FELL IN front of the
wheel Inc ioaaea wagon, weighing
'hfec TONS passed over her' II death
was instantaneous
iaE hrstaetachinanto OF the Red Cross
society OK Russia consisting of two
doctors n 10 sisters OF Mercy, with
All that Is necessary for establishing a
hospital with 80 beds, started for the
seat OF war ON the 18th
REPORT was cnrrentin Paris, on the
s'th' that preparations were being
made On King Georges property at
smidstrup, Denmark, with " view to
having the castle ready for its owner
In case OF his ahdicatiou or deposition.
JAMES CoEsny and wife, prominent
people of Mayheld, KY, died, on the
9Th, from the effects Of poisoning, sup
posed to have been gotten through u
can OF hlackberries, eaten for dinner.
Both expired in great agony.
blizzard ragged at Malone. n. v.
ON tho 2Tth, covering the ground with
six inches of snow. 1t was one of the
hardest storms of the season,