The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-16

FNbIiSnED MEEkLh.
GREENvILLE. MISSISSIPPI
Senator Chandler, of New lIaml
shire, ON the 9TH, introduced a bill pr,
Niding for systematic athletic exercise
al West Point military and Auuapoli
naval academies,
A bill was introduced en- congress b.
Mr., Penrose, of Peunsy Nuuia, ON th
9Th, 10 pension Mrs. Gridlry wife o
the late Capt. Gfidley, of tine Olympia
at 500 per month,
The success en- grain growing az In,
experiment stations Ia Alaska sugges
the possibility that the territory MAJ
produce seed ofear.y neutrality-suspicious.
fer use farther south
Queen Victoria has given Union
Jack for the American hospital shif
Maine, which the duke of Counuugnl
will present 10 the executive commit
tee, ON the 10th, when the vessel will
be ON view,
The secrctary'of the treasury, on the
Sth, ordered the purchase of silver
bullion for the special mintoge of the
Lafayette souvenir dollar, IL Is almost
certain that the coins will be delivered
10 subscribers before Christmas.
surgeon-General Sternbcrg has pre-
pared a bin for presentation 10 coa-
gross providing for a material increase
o. the medical department of the army
u meet the greatly increased demands
OF the existing military organization.
Purchases of mules in America by
the British government seem likely
10 upset the calculations of American
livestock men. 1t is said orders have
been received TO purchase 10000 more
animals. Almost this many have al
ready been shipped from southern
points.
The venerable Gen. John 4. McCler.
nand, who was for several weeks last
fall so seriously I'm that for some time
his life was despaired of, was on the
streets of Springfield, Ill. ON the 9Th,
Tor the first time since he was taken
ILL., The general was still weak, but
looking and feeling well.
Cattlemen throughout the west are
Directing seriously to the change re-
Gently made by the railroads of charg-
ing by weight instead of by the car
load, as formerly. They claim that il
works an increase in the rates which,
they assert, are already as great if not
more than they should be.
The post Office department has de-
cided that it is incompatible with the
best interests of the service TO retain
married women as post Office clerks.
The department has, therefore, ruled
that when a female post Office clerk
marries it will be necessary for her
10 resign from the service.
The democratic caucus committee OF
the senate. on the sth, considered the
reorganization of the senate commit
tees. A disposition was manifested to
resist the demand of the republican
senators for increased representation
upon the leading committees, but no
definite conclusion was reached.
The governor of the Province OF /
Shan-Tung, China, has been dismissed |
in consequence of his inability to deal |.
with the anti-missionary troubles .
which have been rife Throughout that .
province. Yuan Shiska, formerly COM .
mander of the foreign-drilIed brigade,
has been appointed to succeed him.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, chair
man of the democratic caucus of tho
senate, on the 18th, announced the
membership Of the caucus committee
TO make the committee assignments
for the democratic side of the senate,
rs follows: Senators Jones, Cockrell,
Martin, Bacon, RawIins, Turley and
Money.
The Kentucky state election board
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