The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-02
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

| Can., wednesday nlBnI
Congressman-elect Bodine, of Mis-
souri,, continues to improve, and will
be out in a few days,
George s. Nixon, of Nevada, has an
nounced that he is candidate to sue
ceed Jones in the senate.
An International & Great Northern
freight train was wrecked near Austin,
| Tex. A brakeman was killed.
Consul Monaghan gives figures show
| ing Germany's export trade is now SEQ
ond only to that of Great Britain.
| Senator Wolcott's republican caucus
committee has prepared bill looking
to an international monetary confer
ence.
The Illinois State Teachers associa-
tion will make fight before the legis-
lature for free text books in the public
schools.
An American named Bass has been
arrested at San Sebastian, Spain, for
trying to cash forged draft for 6, 900
| pesetas.
Mrs. Jane Messler, of Caldwell, N.
j., crazed by illness, poured coal oil
over her clothing and burned herself
to death.
Rev. j. G. Stewart, of Monmouth,
ILL.,, has been deposed from the United
Pres byterian ministry and expelled
from the church.
Four persons, comprising the family
of John Lichtenb berg, were asphyxiated
in their home in New York city by gas
from hard coal stove.
An explosion of dynamite occurred
on board the British ship Delta in
Plymouth (Mass) harbor. The vessel
sank and two men were drowned
Johnson Knight, negro, was fined
S25 for expectorating on the floor of
street car in st. Louis and refusing to
1esist when expostulated with by the
conductor.
Fondesviela, the new military gov
ernor of Guanabacoa, Cuba, has in
augurated a reign Of terror in that
place out of revenge for recent insur-
gent raids.
Henry Blank, aged So an inmate of
the Illinois soldiers home at Quincy,
who was considered mentally unbal-
anced, committed suicide by shooting
in the head.
Charles v. Pfeiffer. the pioneer laun-
dryman of Pittsburgh, Pa, who was
accidentally shot and killed recently,
it now transpires had his life insured
for $40, 900.
Charles b. Howry, nominated for
judge of the court Of claims, killed
man ten years ago. The senate ju-
dietary committee is looking into the
status of the tragedy.
The jackson club of Terre Hautc,
Ind, which expelled dozen mem bers
because they did not vpte for Bryan,
has taken down Clevelal. rs picture and
put Bryans in its place.
Gov. Bradley of Kentucky has issued
proclamation offering $3.50 reward
for the arrest and conviction of each,
any and all the Oweusboro mob that
lynched the negro, Holt
Henry NJ. Weed, an insurance broker,
jumped from fifth-story window at
his home in New York city, and was
instantly killed. Lately he had COM
planned of financial losses.
Charles and Lawrence Byers, broth
ers, employed in the Brazil Qnd Block
Coal Co mine No. il, were fatally
crushed under heavy fall of slate,
both being injured internally
William Purdue, wealthy farmer
who lived near Divide, ILL.,, and an un-
known woman, were instantly killed
by the explosion of the boiler of saw
mill which Purdue was operating.
The dry-goods store of G. w. Shoe
maker at Defiance, o., was destroyed
by fire Wednesday night. Loss on
stock, $45, 900; insurance, $32, 900. Loss
on building, $4,000; insured for SIS, 900.
James f. Lawson, an ex-convict, has |
confessed to being one of the two men |
in the murder of James |
Brown, farmer who lived near Mill |
ington, Mich, the night of Decem-
Der 23
Believing that ho had been COM
to propitate the inhabitants
Of the spirit world, aged Isaac II.
Douglass, of Winsted, Conn, at
tempted to offer up his 30-year-old son
as sacrifice.
Two boys-Matthew Musolf, aged
ten, and Willie Charbanan, aged 12-
of Washburne, Wis, were killed by
collapse of a load of logs upon which
they were riding. Their bodies were
horribly crushed
The body of George Bryant, who
fred two bullets each into his pretty
young wife and his father-in-law, w.
Reno, at Ft Scott, Kas., and then
fled, was found in a cave mile south
west of the city, whereohe had evil
lently suicided.
The Louisville & Nashville and
Southern Railway companies have
offered a reward of $10,O 900 for the ar
'est of the party or parties who caused
he wreck of the Cahawba bridge in
Bibb county, Ala, by which over
'core of lives were lost.