The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-14


THE New Bedford (siass.) SpinnerS
uniou, on the 5th, unanimously voted
tostrike against the reduction Of wages,
subject 70 the approval Of the National
Spinners union. +aaE
The Columbia theater, on Powell and
Market streets the smallest but most
popular play house in San Francisco,
was gntt.d by fire on the 9th. The
flames caused about STA, coo damage 10
tine interior walls, ceilings and the
furniture. bat the damage from water
before the fire was extinguished con-
siderably increases this sum.
The amount Of bullion Withdrawn
from the Bank OF England on balance,
on the 9th was ESQ, 900.
Tug raammoth icehouses iu conrse OF
erection at Whitmore Lake, near Ham
burg. Mich, collapsed on the 9th.
Two hundred men were al work on the
buildings. of whom two ate known to
lave been billed and possibly four A
dozen or more were Injured.
The senate committee on military
affairs ordered favorable report on
the bill increasing the military force OF
the country to the extent of two reg.
ments Of arllery. The purpose Of the
bill IL TO afford Il sufficient number OF
men to protect the new guns and NOR
tHrs which are being placed IN the
coast defeuses.
Pension COMMISSIONERS EVANS Is re-
eeieing plenty Of support from the e..
A. Il. iii his efforts TO bring about re-
forms in the pension roll He has had
number of letters from commanders
of the G.. A. Il, posts commenting his
stand,
/ TnE buhanie plague returns at bom-
bay for the Us hours ended the night OF
the 9Th recorded l1a new eases and D.
[ deaths There is general exodus a
I the population, and a suspension OF
1 bushes. in threatened.
/ Tng sum OF 81. 5s3 and live $1,000
! bonds of the Consumers Gas Co. oi
{ Chicago were stolen from the Amer
I can Express 90. at New York. 4 CLERK
! in the employ OF the express company
/ who Is missing, rs aeon sed OF the thett
! JusriuE OF THE PEACE JONI Nc
/ CowAN, Of Bedford, Pa, went To the
bone q his Slie, at eight o'clock OF
! The evening OF the Ttb. shot her fou'
/ times and lied. The woman died in
, stautly. The couple separated for th'
! third time about two weeks before
/ They had twice been divorced ant
! three times married, They had foul
| children.
/ IHE partial eclipse of the moon wa
photographed at tie Harvard observn
tory on the 1tti. SIX plates were made
| with the big ll-inch telescope. part Of
them on the usual plates and th'
Others through perforated paper. Tn,
chief purpose ia taking the photo
graphs was to get some accurate IDEA
of the extent Of the moons penuHbfa
u. y. Mills Of Lincoln, Neb., lat
president Of Il defunct national bani
in Harlan county, was, on the 7th
taken To the penltentiary to serve
sentence Of five years. Mills is al
aged ex-soldier, aud was once wealthy
He was convicted, with EVA Whitney
treasurer Of Harlan county, OF enbez
cling Sll 900 county funds.
WILLIAM HENRY THEODORE DURAN
died on the gatIows at Saa Quentin
Gail, on the 7th, for the mnrder q
blanche Lamont His GOODNESS au
nerve to the last was in keepin
with the courage With which he main
tanned his long tight for life. He die
forgiying his enemies and declarn
his innocence,
PAUL ANsrlE, q boolslteeper for tn
New York Yacht club, committed SUI
!. eide la the Grand Union hotel, in Me-
York city, on the 18th. He had been
sufferer from asthma for several years
aud lately liver trouble increased ID
. physical ailments. 1t is believed b
was temporarily insane when he ende
his life,
REPRESENTATIVE OF the Adam
: Express Co, opened an ill-smelling DO
MT Charlton, Ia, on the 18th. aud foun
u the remains of human body cut I'M
bits. The box had stood several dh,
In the express office. Detectives wei
ut once put to work.
TuE body of man about 80 years c
age, was found in the North river,
New York, on the 18th. 1t was take
to the norguc, where it was identili'
as that of Harvey Eagelke, OF Louis
:, ana. by the clerk OF the West Sho
> hotel. -.
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