The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-25
VIEWS OF THE WORLD.

rro cents an ounce is tho new
,. ior irst-class mail to Manila,
THE populist candidate will con-
,.t Longino's election as governor
Of Mississippi
over 500 miles of new railroad
,,s built in the United States dur
ing last month
Uostilities have been renewed be-
,roop the Mexican troops and the
Yaqui Indians
left Falkner, aged SO, pioneer
,.ttler of Fort Worth, died from an
overdose of morphine.
nj reported tho scheme to form
Gao. 100000 cattle syndicate in
reyos has fallen through.
Iobn Allen, a student in a st.
Ionis college. died from injuries
n.taiped in foot ball game
Gov. Gen. Brooke issued procla-
nation calling for the observance of
thanksgiving Day throughout Cuba.
Commander Shaw, of the G. A.
R., in a speech in New York City,
made a plea for more liberal pension
laws.
Gen. Funston left Topeka Novem-
bor 10th for San Francisco, where
he will take the first transport
for the Philippines.
Doe Herring and William Grout,
colored, were shot to death in a race
rot at Henry Ellen, small town
near Birmingham, Ala.
The mother of Lieut.. Worth Bag
lev. the first American killed in the
war with Spain, has been granted
pension of SIS a month.
Three men stole $4,000 worth of
diamonds from a jewelry store at
Cleveland, o., in broad daylight and
made good their escape.
A lO-year-old girl died in a school
room at Kansas City, following
whipping. Her death was due to a
sasm, caused from fright.
Reese Martin, of Portersville, Cal,
was shot and killed by his l0-year-
old son. The young man claims he
shot in defense of his mother.
President Mckinley has caused to
be sent to Aguinaldo message de-
handing kind treatment Of Spanish
prisoners held by the insurgents.
The l5-year-old wife of John
Calkins, Of Joplin, Mo-, committed
suicide because her husband refused
permission to visit her parents.
Two French army officers, while
on a accommodating tour near Mon
tao, on the Chinese frontier, were
murdered by treacherous Cinnamon.
r. NJ. Robinson, a merchant at
Dunlap, Tenn, was fatally shot and |
robbed of SO, 500 by highwaymen
while returning to his home from |
Cincinnati.
Congressman elect Roberts, of |
Utah denies a report that he will re-
sign, and says he intends to fight the
movement to unseat him with all the
yigor at his command.
The government will purchase
$4,000, 900 of its outstanding bonds,
the price being fixed at 1l2.75 net
for per cent bonds of 1907, and Ill
net for the per cents Of 1904.
During the war with Spain 2S2
towns and hamlets in Cuba were de-
sHoyed. The present population of
Cuba is estimated at l,3l7, 0S2, less
by 3l4, COS than it was in 1887.
j. c. Sellers and his son Ben were
MORALLY wounded in a shooting
scrape with j. d. Hazelden and II.
A. Edwards at Columbia, S. c. The
twolatter were seriously wounded.
In order to protect farmers, the
United States department of agri-
culture will add seed testing house
IN which termination tests are to be
made, 1t is thought this will check
great deal of sharp practice in the
seed trade.
Postmaster VIM. Sharp, of Baker
held, Mo-, was fatally stabbed by Ike
Slels in duel fought in the cellar
VI onarPs residence. Inc nghC was
about Sharp's wife, who calmly wit
messed the battle from the stairway
Leading to the cellar.
illinois coal miners threaten to
strike if the mine operators ship any
more coal to points in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and the Indian Ter
ntOry who're miners are already on
strike.
The United Daughters of the Con-
lederacy indorse the movement to
Guy Beauvoir, the Davis home, and
Turn it into home for ex-Confed-
crate soldiers and sailors. The plan
Is to issue certificates of 81 each and