The Greenville times., 1897-08-11
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

telegraph,
The government has a herd Of 1000
reindeer in Alaska, and they may be
put to practical use soon.
Two hundred armed deputies are
prepared for any trouble that the strilt-
ing miners may make at Cotfeen, Ill,
J. p. Arlington, pioneer Of Webster
City, Ia, died Sunday lie settled in
Iowa in 1868, and he was n years Of
age.
Good rains in Arkansas almost assure
good cotton crop in that state, and in
some sections an immense yield prom
ised.
The Lightfoot band of outlaws in
Alabama has been broken up, and the
elder Lightfoot, leader Of the gang,
killed
Bob Fitzsimmons went to Newport,
Sunday, and attracted more attention
than the 400 who are summering
there.
Town Marshal John White of Ethel,
Mo-, was wounded, perhaps fatally, by
friends of man whom he attempted to
arrest.
Thomas Sellers, who lived about
| fourteen miles northeast of Camden,
Ark, was waylaid on the public road
and killed.
Dick Holloway, of Dexter, Mo, was
loading shotgun wheni it was accident
ally discharged, killing his niece, Bes-
sic Holloway.
James Robinson, an insane man, cut
his wifes throat at their home in Fields
borough, n j., and then attempted to
commit suicide.
A negro who insulted white farm
er's daughter in Cherokee county, Ala,
was chased by posse with blood
hounds and lost"
Miss Stella Webber, of New Orleans,
who is visiting at Dermott, Ark, fell
into Ditch bayou, Sunday, and narrow
ly escaped drowning.
Three persons, composing the family
of Peter Veth, in Chicago were scrt-
ously burned IN fire caused by an eX-
plosion of gasoline.
The Iowa Paint Manufacturing Co.
of Vinton Ia, has decided to remove
their works to Fort Dodge, and Will dc
so about September 10.
The body of Fireman Thomas Mona
CHAN, blown into the Chicago river at
the time of the elevator explosion, last
week, has been recovered.
Diplomats at Paris and London say
that by the murder of Canoyas Cuba IS
lost to Spian, and that that nation will
probably become a republic.
Daniel Duncan, second lieutenant OF
Co. f. Fourth United States infantry,
was drowned while bathing in the
lake at Fort Sheridan, Chicago.
Patrick Lenahan, the Oldest employ
of the Chicago S5 Alton in Blooming
ton, H., died Sunday, aged 50. H'
had served the Alton continuously .;
years.
The operators of the Iowa, iron
works, of Dubuque, Ia, have secured
the contract to build a steel hui
steamer tor the government to be use'
in river improvement work.
William Finn, aged II years, at
tempted to board an east-bound treigh
at Aurora, Mo, and was thrown unde
the train and fearfully manglcd. III
head was severed from his body.
Daniel Rix, prominent farmer, wa
found dead in corn6eld near Hey
worth, III. The verdict of the inques
was heart disease. Rix was aged Z
wears, and had lived in Bloomington 2
years.
1t is reported that an attempt wa
made by the walters and visitors a
Santa Agueda to lynch the ASSASSIN
of Sanor Canovas, and that he wa
rescued, pale and trembling by dc
tectives.
Mrs. Jennie Buclner Trice, wife {
Stephen E. Trice, Sr., president of tn
Planters bank, of Hopkinsyille, Ky
and one of the wealthiest bankers i
Kentucky, died at her home in tina
city Sunday afternoon, aged 80 years
Recent conditions have been favori
BILE almost all over the northwest fc
: all kinds of growing crops. Sever
hail-storms have prevailed in some fe'
sections, however, where considerabI
damage has been done.