The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-04

Gnlln teudlsts IN Kentucky have
5 been slain,
Walter Spence, aged lG, was killed
, at Carthage, Mo-, by coming in con,
tact with a live wire,
The remains Of the late Cen. Guy
V, Henry were inferred at Washing
ton October 3Oth.
Slavery is to be abolished in the
Suh, the southernmost group of
the Philippine Islands.
A consolidation Of the principal
bodybuilding firms of the United
States has been effected.
A million dollar plug tobacco
factory, Independent of the trust, is
to be erected at Louisville, Ky.
John d. Rockefeller presented the
city of Cleveland, O., with s225, 900
with which to improve its public
parks,
The Clay county, Kentucky, feud-
lists continue 10 STAY each other, three
having passed in their checks within
the past week.
Arthur Bird, merchant. was
found dead in the street at Ell Reno.
Okla, with a bullet hole through
his head. His assassin is unknown
Geo. NJ. Lee, son of Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, has been appointed Il first
lieutenant in the volunteer army and
assigned to duty in the Philippines.
Twelve Washington county, Ala
bama. farmers were sentenced to
terms in the penitentiary last week |
for participating ina lynching seven |
years ago.
E. H. Hartman, of New York
City, has formed "A syndicate, which
will underwrite the reorganization
of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad.
While the people of this section
are still wearing their summer garb.
residents of Montana are shoveling
snow from in front of their doors
and off the sidewalks.
One hundred girls in the Iowa in
dustrial school revolted against the
managementand destroyed over $1O,-
oooworth of property. The leaders
were arrested and placed in Jail.
The government revenue receipts
from Arkansas for the fiscal wear
ending June 30, 1899, were SRI
551; Louisiana, S2,254,16S; Ten
nessee, 81, 1857 Texas, 81, 576.-
j44.
Judge Woolson, of the United
States district court at Keokuk, Ia.
a decision to the effect that
l mortgage assigned to a creditor,
to make the assignment valid, must
Dear the revenue stamp of the gov :
,
The secretary of agriculture has {
promulgated an order modifying the l
previous regulations concerning the i,
shipment of cattle after November |
st from the quarantine district. 1t
permits shipments after that date
Without any restrictions except those c
imposed by local regulations from
ii points except western Texas,
New Mexico, Missouri o
nd Kansas. Cattle from these states y
re allowed to be shipped after I'm. .
ergoing inspection and being found a
rec from infection.
Director of the Mint Roberts an Il
ual report shows the production of "
old and silver in the United States L.
or the calendar year 1898 to have a
cen: Gold, Bis, 1898 ounces fine, u
+ the value of SCI, 463, 600; silver. il
4, 43S, 600 ounces fine, of the value Il
f S33, 4i5, 400. The worlds cold II
reduction for 1898 is placed at
3, 1904, 1853 ounces fine, Of the value g
$281 1850 an increase over /,
S97 of 2,351,831 ounces. or S48,- Q,
$1,000. The worlds production of a
liver in 1898 was 165. 295, 572 81
mces fine, an increase over 1897 ~
1924, 400 ounces fine. II
The expenditures Of the govern sc
ent for all purposes, both civil and
ilitary. the first 10 months of the =, ~
Ear, were $3.50, 900, 900. Last year n
p to November lst the expenditures NJ
ere S235, 600, 900. Fl
The members of the Isthmian -
nal commission will leave the n
nited States in December to make fl
personal inspection Of the pro-
'sed routes, and it is expected will 70
turn and submit report to con- o W,
'ess by the middle of next March. he
Two colored soldiers were found co
lilty by court-martial at Manila of co
two native women and III
ntenced to death. h.,
Mrs. McGlever, living near Celeste,
az, left her three children alone. Sn