The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Chief-of-Policc Murphy of Moore
head, Mimi, was slr-t on the 18th
while attempting to arrest burglar
named Collins. Collins shot and ran
but fell dropping his revolver. which
Murphy secured and shot Collins in the
head. Both men were probably fatal.
/ ly wounded.
From Cape Town comes the news
that the Dutch throughout the colony
! are holding secret meetings, while
from Sterkstrom, to which point Gen.
/ Gatacre retired after his defeat at
Stormberg, comes a dispatch saying
that the entire country north of there
is in rebellion.
-Four columns of Gen. Young's COM
mand in Luzon are out chasing rebels.
COL IIare's and Col. Howze's detach-
meuts of 100 men each are racing to-
ward Cabrogan, where there are %
American prisoners, II is reported
that Maj. Natividad. commanding their
guard, has been captured, and that he
has sent an order to his officers to re.
lease the prisoners.
Absolute evidence of the support
given to Aguinaldo and the rebellion
against American authority in the
Philippines by Americans in the Unit
ed States was found among the
archives of the revolutionary govern.
ment. Many letters from Americans
were recovered, and Gen. Otis is send
ing the originals to the war depart
ment.
Completed returns of Lord Meth
ucn's repulse at Magersfontein show p
officers killed, 45 wounded and three
missing; l04 men killed, 597 wounded
and 1s7 missing. a total Of g57.
Booker T. Washington has received
letter from John D. Rockefeller, who
offers $4,000 to the Tuskegee normal
ana industrial institute at Tuskegce,
Ala. Half of this amount is to be
used in meeting last years deficit
caused by the erection of necessary
buildings and other improvements.
Fire completely destroyed the school
annex building of St. Michael's orphan
asylum at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
night of the 18th. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
The proportion of wounded, most OF
them slightly, to those killed in the
Iugcla battle lightens the shock Of
the big total Of the casualties list, the
total casualties of Buffers command
being 1907, of which 34s are missing
and 81 dead.
Dr. Daniel Lesh, ~ years old, for
many years prominent in the medical
profession of Ohio Indiana, Kansas
and California, died at Richmond. Ind,
on the 18th. He served as a hospital
steward during the civil war.
The United States supreme court
vii! adjourn, on the 22d, for the Christ
mas holidays, resuming its sittings
again on January s.
The bodies Of two of the guides who
misled Gen. Gatacre at Stormberg
were found on the battlefield. The
men had been shot.
Mrs. f. r. Hoffman, better known as
Myrtle Peek the horsewoman, died at
her home in Silver Lake, Mass, on
the 18th.
Contracts have been let for $4,000, 900 /
worth of improvements near Chey. |
enne, Wyo., on the Union Pacific.
Word has been received from Gen. |
Young, who is at Vigan, that Col. |
Iiowzc's column has succeeded in re-
taking ali Of the American prisoners
who we're captured by the insurgents.
These include Lieut. Gilmore and |
Of the gunboat Yorktown.
Who were captured several months ago
near Baler.
The British government has decided
10 raise a corps of 1000 rough riders
o send to the Transyaal. The duke Of
'onuaught, Queen Victoria's second
son, will be sent out i'm command Of
he Eighth army corps, the next corps
o be raised.
1t was learned in London. on thr
morning of the 10Th. that dispatches
nae been received at the war oficl
tating that Gen. Butler had succeeded
n crossing the Tugela river in the
ac, of stubborn resistance.
Service of notice enumerating the
grounds on which the contest for the
eats Of Gov. Taylor and Lieut.-Goy.
larshall of Kentucky will be made by
ioebel and Backham was made on
iov. Taylor and Lieut.-Gov. Marshall
u the 18TH.
The returns Of the special election
# a successor to Congressman Evan
:. Settle. of Kentucky deceased. indi-
ates that June w. Gale. Goebcl demo
rat. of Owen county. has been elected
v a majority Of between $500 and B.
% over eX-Congressman w. c. Owens.