The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-12

ported at the little town Of Fhoebu
near Hampton, Va,
: Andrew Carnegie offers to donat
$50, 600 for a public library buIldin
at san Diego, CAL, if a site is pun
chased b. citizens.
Alta meeting of bankruptcy ref
erees held last week in Chicago, reso
buttons were adopted againsta repea
OF the bankrupt law.
1t is claimed by those high in au
thority the Philippine iusurgent
have been receiving ammunition anC
supplies from Japan and Germany
-Four women bngands have beer
captured in province of Beneyento,
Italy They are charged with hav'
/ ing committed a number Of muir
ders.
The uprising of Indians in North
em Mexico has been general, and
Americans as well as MeXicans are
being slain by rowing bands Of Red
men,
Charles IIaight. Alpha IIaight,
Charles Crabtree, George Overly,
Cecil Priest and Raymond Howe
were killed near White cloud, Mich,
by the explosion Of a thushing
machine engine.
The town of Carrabelle, Fla. on
the Gulf of Mexico, was almost com
pIeteIv wiped out on the 2d inst. by
a terrific wind and hail storm Many
boats in the harbor We're wrecked,
and a number Of lives lost.
Texas first bale of cotton brought
s., 600 on the New York cotton ex-
change. This bale is to be shipped
to the cotton exchanges Of all the
cities Of the country aud
sold, the entire proceeds to 20 to
.he Texas flood sufferers.
An unknown young man who said
ne was in quest Of work, applied to
he mayor Of Garrett, Ind. for lodg-
ng. He was given bed in the
.ity Jail. Securing a tin cup during
he night, he tore 1t to pieces and
Ised the sharp edges to cut his I
hroat, dying shortly after the act
vas discovered.
The monthly statement of the
government receipts and expendi-
ures show that the total receipts /
uGng July were s4s.OG4.25S, as
gainst S33, S4r,IOS for july, 1898.
he expenditures during last month
ere &5G, 81 ESQ, as against ST.
90, 40 for July, 1895.
It is claimed at the war depart
lent that the American steamer
'asig, commanded by T. T. Suffer-
re, formerly Of Philadelphia. landed
cargo Of supplies and ammunition
the Philippine Insurgents. The
essel was captured at Batanias, and
now at Manila. Sutterlee is sup
osed to be on his way to Africa.
Ivy Crabtree. a l6-year-old girl at
armi, III, put rough on rats in the
,od she prepared for her father.
rother and step-mother. All re-
1vered except her brother, who died
great agony. The girl was ar
sted and confessed. It is said
.e was inclined to be Maynard, and
,came angered at her family be-
use they Kept close watch on her.
The exports Of lumber and pro-
lcts of wood from southern ports
lring the fiscal year ending June
'th aggregate 1882, 45I3GS feet,
,aInsJ a total OF ,V5J, W, OUI feet
1898 and l,l33, 233, $40 feet in
.9r In addition to the lumber
ported additional items were H. I,
5000 shingles, 35, 400, us slaves,
ID manufactures of lumber to the 3
lue Of 81, 58S, 81. +
The report Of the geological sur {
Y on the production of iron ore for 5
e year 1898 has been completed.
le year recorded the maximum
IN ore production for the United '
ates, total of 1928. 800 tons. c
lis was I,7GO.323 long tons, or 10 $
r cent. in excess of the pro '
elton of 1897. The total output I
11.,,,r +J,,r ri { 4, n ,r,,,,1 .+;cr - 30 -, d.,