The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-11-25
NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK
Carefully Collated in Brief and
Pointed Paragraphs.
JAPAN DEMANDS INDEMNITY FROM HAWAII.
Shaker Colony to Be Established in Geor-
gia-Latest Estimates of the Years
Cotton Crop-A Countess Sui
cides-No Foot Ball in Georgia.

W. S. Tyler, late professor of Greek
language and literature in Amhurst
college, died Friday night at the age OF
eighty-seven.
Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, has
appointed Hon. Hal T. Lewis to sue
ceed Judge Spencer Atkinson on the
supreme bench
At Augusta, Ga, William Moody
committed suicide by shooting himself.
Domestic troubles seem to have been
the cause that led to the act
At Athens, Ga, Miss Lizzie Cross,
aged II years, committed suicide by
taking poison It is believed she was
temporarily insane at the time.
The japanese government has de-
manded the sum of 5000, 900 in gold
from Hawaii by way of indemnity in
connection with the emigration affair.
Robert Wiswall, wealthy New
England capitalist, fell down a flight
of steps in Atlanta, and received in
iuries from the effects of which he will
die.
A woman, about 90 years of age,
who claimed she was the Countess
Theresa Ulfeld, Russian, committed
suicide at Edinburg, Scotland, last
week.
An artillery wagon loaded with
powder and gun cotton exploded in
Mexico City, Mex, killing four men
and wounding eight soldiers and citi-
zens fatally.
John Sangin, white watchman e. the
city pesthouse at Chattanooga, was
struck by train ON the Nashville Rail-
road track and received injuries from
which he will die.
Morrow Bros, at Clarksville, Tenn,
have secured the contract for tobacco
for the italian government. About
$1,000, 900 pounds of dark tobacco is
required for next year.
Mr.. Coles anti-football bill passed
the Georgia senate Thursday by an
almost unanimous vote. The bill has
already passed the house, and now
awaits the governors approval
A soldier of the First artillery named
Joseph Kreig, died in the hospital at
Fort Barancas, Fla, last Saturday. An
autopsy was held and the attending
physicians declared it yellow fever.
The 115th session of the Virginia
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, is in session
in Danville, and will continue week
or more. Bishop Oscar P. Fitzgerald,
of Tennessee, is presiding.
The Board of Missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, met III
Nashville Thursday in called session
and elected George w. Cain treasurer
to fill the vacancy caused by the recent
death of Dr. Thomas B. Holt.
Gov. McLaurin, of Mississippi, has
issued his proclamation making Green
wood a city, entitled to exercise all
the rights and powers conferred by
charter 90 of the code of 1892. Green
wood has a population of over 1000
people, and is still growing.
DR.. j. R. Slingerland, the head of
Shaker colony in Ohio, is in Savannah
for the purpose of taking steps to or
ganize a colony in Georgia. He went
out with parties for the purpose OF
looking at some land and says the
colony will purchase $4,000 acres to
start with.
The latest estimate of this years
cotton crop is 10.500,000 bales,
against 1850, 900 in 1896 and $780,
900 in 1894, the big crop year,
making an increase of about 20 per
cent over last years crop, and an
increase of about 10 per cent over the
big crop of 1894.
At Chicago two policemen have been
detailed to guard the residence OF L.
ID Armour. The reason for the pre-
canton is rumor from Minneapolis
that a speculator who lost money in
wheat has gone insane and left Mime
apolis with the avowed purpose of kill
ing Armour.
The New England cotton manufactur-
ers have entered a protest against the
loose way in which cotton is baled in
the South, saying it is poorly ginned,
poorly handled, poorly baled. over
hooked and subject to robbery from
the time it leaves the planters hands
until it reaches the mills.
Commissioner General Powderly, of
the immigration Bureau, received
telegram from Inspector Baldwin, In
Mississippi, stating that he had Sc
cured the arrest of nineteen others OF
the party of Austrian stave-cutters,
making forty in all. Inspector
Baldwin was instructed to bring the
forty-seven Immediately to Baltimore
for deportation to Austria and to leave
q dannty To find the two still minsing