The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-30
Current Events of the Day Epi-
tomiZed.
FATHER SHOOTS HIS SON.
Peace at Last Declared Between Greece
and Rapist Fleets Summary
Punishment.-Revo Rife in the
Nlcaraguan Republic.


Key West, Fla, Thursday for rape.
The Missouri fruit crop win aggre-
gate $25,00000O for the present year.
Early frosts in Kentucky and TEN
da-.
Carrie Fleming, a refugee from Mo-
bile, died in Atlanta of yellow fever
Thursday I
The Cumberland Island hotel, near
Brunswick, Ga, has been destroyed
by fire, the result Of a stroke of light
ming.
Revolution is rife in the Nicaraguan
republic. The government is using
stringent measures to suppress the re-
bellion
of Arlington. Ga, was destroyed by
fire last Tuesday. The loss was about
$4,000.
At Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday
the mercury dropped to 40 degrees,
breaking all previous records for Sep
tenlber. scr
A would-be rapist by the name of
Sam jenkins, at Crawfordville, Fla,
was caught, bound and thrown into
Mud Lake.
Joe Jones, colored man living al
Palatka, Fla, got drunk, fell into
shallow stream and was drowned in
fourteen inches Of water.
At Columbus, Ga, the Southern rail
ways freight depot and the sash, door
and blind factory Of Butts & Cooper
We're destroyed by fire. The loss ag-
gregates 100000.
Ex-Inspector General of Police We
lasques of Mexico City committed sui
eide in prison, where he had been
placed for killing Arroyo, the assallant
of President Diaz.
1t was officially announced Monday
that peace between Greece and Iur-
key had been signed, and the ministers
of war and marine have so notified all
the Turkish military and naval COM
manders.
Joseph G. Stephens, of Baltimore,
aged GA years, shot and dangerously
wounded his son, Robert j., aged %,
in quarrel over the latter's intended
marriage, which was to have taken
place Thursday night.
The bankers of London have made
vigorous protest against the policy OF
the government of the Bank of Eng
land i'm announcing its Willingness to
maintain one-ffth of its bullion re-
serve in silver.
An appeal has been made to Sur
georlr General Wyman to order DIR.
Gufteras to investigate Immediately
the very suspicious fever now pre-
vailing in Galveston, Houston, Dallas
and San Antonio.
Burrell Tillman colored, was way
laid and shot at Blackshear, Ca, by
unknown parties as he was leaving
home. Tillman was not seriously hurt.
Suspicion rests upon Marshall Good
man and Marion Bailey.
W. e. Clark, resident for the past
eighteen months of Linton, Fla, a
town at the south end of Lake Worm,
drowned himself in one Of the fresh
water lakes in the edge of the Ever
glades near that place last week.
In the reorganization of the Central
of Georgia John NJ. Eagan, now vice
president, will be elected president.
This marks another step in j. Pierpont
Morgan's project to secure control OF
all the railway and steamship lines
in the Southern States. .
Floridian from Cuba reports that
the recent filibustering expedition for
the island was captured, and that
nineteen men on the vessel were slain
by the Spaniards. He adds that Ha-
yana is now suffering from q beef
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The bridge over the tennessee river
at Chattanooga was badly damaged
Inv fro "Wednesday The actual loss