The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-30
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| France,
A shipment Of pontoon bridges to
Manila was ordered by the war de-
partment last week,
The G-year-old daughter Of W A.
Riennets, of Alum, Okla, died from
the bite Of large mttlesnake.
The London press interprets the
Tmnsyaal's latest reply to England's
demands as a challenge for war,
Manuel Cordoya, his wife and six
children, near Cardena Mex, were
killed by the caving-in Of the roof
Of their adobe house.
During an earthquake, which con-
tinued for three days, Kanan Island,
AZ the entrance to lukatat Bay,
Alaska, sank 20 feet into the sea.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the multi
millionaire, died at his home in New
York City of paralysis. He was APP
pareutly well to with five hours of
his death.
The Chinese government has sent
to the state department a vigorous
protest against the military order of
Gen. Otis, excluding Chinese from
the Philippines.
Marshall X. Nelson, Gen. Law
tons scout in the campaign against
Geronimo and Natchez in 1856, has
sailed for the Philippines, to serve
under his old commander.
A letter addressed to a soldier in
Cuba will not reach the party for
whom it is intended unless the name
Of the company and regiment to
which he belongs are written on the
envelope.
Seventy-fye Americans, who were
stranded on the Edmondson trail to
the Klondike, arrived at Vancouver,
b. c., on the 18th. They were
rescued by the government relief
expedition.
Seven colored miners, employed in
the Brush mines at Carterville, H., |
were killed in a riot with union men.
The negroes started the riot 10y |
threatening to drive thewhite miners |
from. the town.
In number Of Texas towns a
fight is on between the square and
round bale presses, with the result
that farmers are receiving from 1926
to 81. so per hundred for their cot
ton in the seed.
The First Montana regiment, since
it was mustered in May 9, 1898, has
lost through death 80 men, Thir-
teen were killed in battle, 10 died
from wounds received in action, and
Is died of disease.
The directors of large cotton
mill at Dalton, Ga, declared an an
nual dividend Of SO per cent in stock
and 10 per cent in cash. The in
crease of stock is for the purpose of
enlarging the plant This beats the
worlds record in cotton mill divi-
dends.
Switzerland, through her minister,
has demanded that the United States
concede to her all the advantages in
trade relations accorded France This
will probably result in the United
States renouncing the reciprocity
treaty with Switzerland, as it is
that country offers nothing
i'll return for the concessions de-
A man giving the name of Walter
Lawton entered the bank at Pala,
tine, H., and attacked F. j. Hilbert,
the aged cashier, with hammer,
mhicting fatal wounds. A farmer
passing heard the men struggling
entered the building to investigate.
He was also attack by Lawton, and
a desperate battle took place between
them, During their struggle Law
toms pistol was discharged, the ball
entering his abdomen. The motive
for the attack on the cashier was
robbery,
In substance theresolutionsadopted
1t the st. Louis antitrust conference
'avor the enactment by the several
states and the nation of legislation
July defining as crimes any attempt
70 monopolize trade in any line of i
industry; the control by each state of
chartered therein; that
before being permitted to transact
ouslnes in a state, corporations shall
lie articles with the proper state
,fficers, and that no corporation shall
,wn or hold stock in another cor
loration engaged in similar or com
,etitive business.
Since the first case of yellow fever /
vas reported at Key West about four
weeks ago, the epidemic has been
teadily spreading. There has been $
,ver 800 cases there, but the NOR I
atty rate is very low.
Mrs. Sallie Howard committed
uicide by deliberately throwing her I
elf in front of a fast passenger train