The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-09-01

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Texas cattle. ''D''
Inc sunday closing law is being rjg.
idly enforced at Arcola, III. " 30
This years export product of Okla.
homa is placed at $40 600 OOO
Gen. Diaz says that the Cuban armies
are better organized than ever
Pittsburg (Kas, operators have
agreed to the scale for coal mining.
Weyler has leftsthe Cuban capital tc
carry nmilitary operations in Havana
province.
Mrs. 1.-the Woods, the first white
child born in Pike county, Mo-, died
Sunday, aged Sc.
At Ottumwa, Ia, |. N. Brown looked
at his sons remains and then drowned
himself in the river
Miss Rose Mellinger, saleswomau
in atbecatur (Ill) dry-goods store, died
suddenly from heart disease.
Evan Abrams, of Sioux City, Ia, fell
from loaded wagon near Yanltton, s..
d., and was instantly killed.
The Ishpeming Mich. miners union,
by secret ballot, overwhelmingly de,
feated the proposition to strike.
The marine hospital service reports
show that the medical fraternity have
pretty well conquered smallpox,
The ameer of Afghanistan is report
ed to have ordered the faithful to hold
themselves in readiness for holy war.
Quintin Banderas, the famous negro
chief in the Cuban army, is said to
have reached Havana province with
IL, OO0 men.
The stock of provisions at Dawson
City, on the Klondilie, is said to be al.
ready becoming low, and starvation for
many is inevitable
AT Marsellles, France, 4, 900 citizens.
headed by the mayor, paraied and de-
cided to petition for abolition of the
duty on breadstuffs.
Convict Christopher Slack, in the
West Virginia penitentiary, confesses
to having taken part in the murder of
Peddler John Wiseman.
At Huntington Ind, the family of
Alfred Good was poisoned by eating
canned corn, One child is dead, and
the other members of the family are
sick.
Ex-Chairman Harrity of the Demo-
cratic national committee has written
a letter stating his opposition to draw
ing the line on sound money demo-
Gratis.
The big main building of the Annis-
ton (Alaa) pipe foundry was destroyed
by fire Sunday. The damage done is
hard to estimate, but is partly covered
by insurance.
The pretty little village of Illiopolis,
H., was visited by very destructive
fire Sunday, and half the town was
wiped off the face of the earth and the
other half badly damaged.
Adjt Gen. Ruggles, U. s. A., will re-
tire for age on September IL. He is
now away on leave of absence, and AS
sistant Adjutant General Beck is per-
forming the duties of the office.
While the eight-year-oId son of ID.
P. Donaldson, of Altus, Okla, was rid
ing horse to pasture the animal
threw him over its head. The boy
struck on a post and was almost in
stantly killed.
Reports from several counties in Mis-
sissippi are that the cotton crop is suf-
fering greatly from rust, mostly in the
worn-out lands. Some think for all
this that the cotton crop will be bet
ter yield than last year.
India's annual death roll Of victims
Of snakes and wild beasts, just com
pleted, shows l133 killed by snake
bites, and 29l by tigers and other ami
mails. The figures show slight de-
crease over previous years.
The steamer Portland, just arrived
at Seattle, Wash, from st. Michael's,
brought back, according to the man
ager of the transportation company,
$3.50, 900 in gold dust OF this amount,
s249, 900 is credited to the passengers.