The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-11

october 3 and 10 a few hours had de-
troyed 20 large mills The fire ragged
through an entire section Of the city
before being distinguished. Fire at
IIankow, a Chinese river port, de-
,troyed n, 1000 houses One thousand
inhabitants we're burned 10 death or
killed by falling buildings The dam
was 81. 300, 900.
THE Sixth Missouri has been ordered
to Savannah, Ga, from Jacksonville
Fla
Tue Clyde line steamer Croatan,
bound from New York TO Georgetown,
s. C., was burned atsea, is miles north
OF Cape Charles, and five OF the ~ per-
sons on board lost their lVeA
The constitutional amendment %
pension ex-coniederats soldiers was
carried 10 Texas
Al the Cincinnati Gun club live bird
tournament Fred Gilbert, Of spirit
Lake. Ia, won the silver cup and the
live bird championship Of America.
An accident occurred near Brown
field. 10 Pope county. ILL.,. resulting In
the death Of one man and serious II
NOT fatal injury to three others. A
portable engine used in a sawmill ez-
pIoded and the machinery was blown
100 yards.
Is consequence of the reign Of terror
prevailing ia Spokane, Wash, due 10
The nightly hold-ups, the mayor has
issued a proclamation calling upon
| every male citizen Of good character
10 be sworn IN Us a special officer,
| Citizens were aroused owe the situa-
ton and a vigilance committee was
organized
john BAILEY. a prominent farmer,
residing eight miles north OF Muncie,
Ind, was shot to death by Mrs. Lew
Black, q ]neignbor. Some days ago
Mrs Black had Bailey arrested on q
charge Of criminal assault The trial
resulted in an acquittuL Since that
time Mrs. Black had been the butt o.
much talk. This preyed upon hel
mind and,tho tragedy was the result
BUSINESS failures in the Unttet
States for the week ended the AL
numbered 1888, according TO Brad
streets commercial report, against 22
for the corresponding week ia las
year.
, Ton ROBINSON, colored, was givel
. the death penalty by d jury at Hills
boro, Tex, for %assaulting a i2,year-ol
negro girl.
J The mother Of Gen. Fitzhuph lie
|, died at Richmond, Va, on the 3D. IN
: fell recently and sustained informal II
S ]juries.
= In OF the private rooms Of
d fashionable restaurant In III Fas'
n Tex, the other night, Will Harvey,
drug clerk, and Eva Hall fought eac
other with knives. The woman use
6 large carving knife on Harvey, VIII
was not expected TO live, The woma
{, received several serious stabs in u
d face and neck, and had one a spl
open. Jealousy on the part Of Harvt
10 was at the bottom Of the trouble.
D. ADAM RowE, a prominent politteia
10 Of Warren county, o., was fatally sh'
Il near Ridgevllle the other night by W
Liam Smith, Rowe had been out ele
]Honeering and upon his return, IL W
j. alleged, while under the influence
Al liquor, went to Smiths house and 8
Is tempted to kick the door In. smi
f. opened fire on Rowe with a shotgun.
MRs MARY WEBBI.E, residing d
miles south of Vandaliu, I'LL, recent
IT gave birth to triplets, all girls,
ne A WIDESPREAD revolutionary moy
r. ment in Russia has been d]iscovere
Mt the center of the movement being
II. Lode. in the government of Warsa
Up and more than 400 arrests have be
M made, the prisoners including ma
OF school-teachers. Secret presses, viii
Ie- were employed in spreading the mo
w ment were found in st. PetersbuI
he Lodz, Jaroslav Rnd elsewhere.
las THE National Association Of Ha'
to- Wood Dealers convened at Ciucinn
Wy ON the Sd with about 200 delega
present The principal propositi
pendinE was one to establish q S
tenn OF uniform inspection and u
form grades--grades that will be
mt cognized in European, as well as
srs American, markets.
in SIXTEEN coal cars were wrecked b
err broken axle on the Lehigh Val
railroad near White Haven, Pa,
a THE Thompson wagon factory at
OF Louis park, a suburb of Minneapo
Mimi, was destroyed by fire. tx
nd 500, 600
ig. By an accidental dynamite eHplos
be IN the shaft at the Trio mine in Jan
pc town, Cal, two men were killed
q two others injured,
c. A. CARLSON, a business man
to Colby, Kan, and his wife We're fol
ct dead in their room at the Nendc
hotel in Omaha, Neb. When Carl
went to his room at night he was s
lee 10 he intoxicated and IL was belle
that he turned on the gas and for
NY, TO light IL and both we're suffocu
't'e by It.