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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
GEN. BULLER'S ARMV CORPS
Practically All of Gen. Buffers Army
Corps Landed-British Force Now
in Africa $500 Men.

New York, Dec. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
"rhe army corps has now virtually
arrived in South Africa, only few
cavalry and artillery details being still
afloat or on the rocks. The entire
British force now in the field, as esti-
mated by Col. Drunken, is $500 men,
with 17S guns, exclusive of naval bri-
gades, colonial contingents and local
forces, which range between 10000 and
$4,000 men. The fifth and sixth divi-
sions who are to arrive will increase
the strength of the army by 10000
men. and are additional to the forces
of cavalry and artillery now afioat not
included in these figures. The British
army in South Africa has been under
estimated by nearly all writers for the
London press. The mounted force is
now said to range between 10000 and
$4,000 men, including 5000 provincial
volunteers and Gen. Whites cavalry.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

W. W. Mullendore a leading lawyer
of Sewer county Tenn wrote the iol.
lowing for his son a few hours before
he killed himself by drinking wood al.
vohol:
Little children step on this earth into
the Infinite, and tear our hearts out with
their sweet cold hands and smiling face,
that drop indinerently when you cels,
holding them ] don't think We have had
enough Of living IL seems time for them
TO go. for whore is the pleasure of stay
ins when the feast is over and the flowers
withered and the guests gone Isn't 70
better to blow the lights out than ST.
among the broken meats and collapsed
lellles? ] go, to what don't know, but
20 Gods next world, which is this, and
lie made it. one PAGES up and down the
shore yet a while and looks toward the
unknown ocean and thinks Of the traveller
whose boat sailed yesterday Those We
leave can but walk down to the pier with
us The voyage we must make alone aN-
cept for the young or the happy 1 cant
say ! am sorry for anyone who dies.
The minister read it during the fu-
neral.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
THE CUBAN CENSUS TAKEN.
The TabuIntion OF the Returns VIII
he Made ut WashinGtOu-POrtO
Rico to be Counted Next.

Washington, Dee. Gen. Sanger
has made the important announce
ment that the Cuban census has been
completed He is at present at Matan
gas. and the news of the end of the
work is contained in a cablegram from
that place, received by Secretary Roo.
The dispatch shows that the census
was finished November so, the exact
date fixed by the original order from
Secretary Root. His next work is She
census of Porto Rico. Meanwhile, the
tabulation of the Cuban enumerators'
returns will be undertaken at once in
this city
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Several weeks since a paragraph APP
peared in this department relatively to
the distribution of the Chickasaw
school fund, for which we were not re-
sponsible, having been inserted without
our knowledge. We knew at the time
it was not correct, and should have
called attention to the slip made by its
author. The ChickaSaw school fund is
not distributed to the counties entitled
thereto according to the number of
educable children ia EACH" but accord
ing to the provisions of an act approved
March Z, 1856 The land commissioner
reports bienniallY to the auditor the
acreage and valuation of lands in the
twenty-three counties embraced in the
Chickasaw Purchase. The principal of
the Chickasaw school fund, subject to
the semi-annual interest, on October l,
1897, was 1855, 800. ST. The amount APP
propriated to pay the interest 70 per
cent per annum) for the years 1898 and
1899 was S1O3, 044G2 This is divided
into four semi-annual payments-s
761.l5. The auditor has recently sent
out the last installment for distribu-
ton,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
TOWN TOPICS.

Baltimore claims the largest negro
population of any city in the world.
An experiment is being tried in De-
trot of allowing the tiremen one DAY
off, in five.
4 searchlight has been added to the
equipment of the New York fire de-
partment to help the men in dark hall
ways and corners.
Lexington, Mass, is making prepare
tious for an elaborate celebration it
intends to have April 10, 1900, of the
one hundred and twenty-ffth anniyer'
Sary of the battle there.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The gold supply OF the country stu
stands above the billion dollar mark.
a game Of poker led TO a probably
natal duel with dirl,s at III raso, Tex,
Sunday,
Toledo (Ol church workers will Pc
utlon the city council TO pass "a curfew
ordinance.
Striking piano workers of Chicago
viii boycott the product OF the man
ufacturers,
Webster Davis, assistant secretary of
the interior, lett Washington, Sunday
night for visit 10 South Africa.
Railroad construction in Texas has
been very active, and many miles of
track are projected for the coming
year,
The interstate commerce commission
will resume the hearing of the com
plant made by St, Louis merchants, at
San Francisco, on january 10.
The laker-iowald feui in Kentucky
has claimed another victim. Jason
Bowling, friend of the Bakers, was
waylnid and fatally beaten by six
masked men.
Ben Patch, who was held by Okla
hona police on the charge of killing
Walter Davis, is innocent. His sup.
posed victim turned up alive in ST.
Louis.
Former Mayor Joseph Brown, of st.
Louis died Sunday morning a. his
home. lie had been ailing far many
weeks, and the end was not unex-
pectcd.
Rev d. r. White, a negro evangelist,
was cought in the act OF shoplifting
at Palmyra, Mo. He had in his posses
sion the manuscript of sermon, lib
eral supply Of money and bottle OF
whisky.
The largest sale of wool ever made
in the west has just been completed
by the purchase of more than mil.
lion pounds in St. Louis for a syndi-
cate of eastern mills.
A successful test was made at New
York of the Pollak-Virig system of
rapid automatic telegraphing between
that city and Chicago, at the rate OF
1000 words a minute
Mrs. Bridget Fitzgerald, mother OF
john Fitzgerald, deceased. former
president of the Irish National league
OF America, died at Lincoln, Neb.. Sun.
day, at the age of IS years.
J.. d. Merritt, n private in Battery |
D, Third artillery, committed suicide
az San Francisco by shooting himself
the head. Merritt enlisted |
last April, in indianapolis.
Eleven football players have died
since September Is as the result of in
juries received in the game, and 30 |
more have been hurt, many of them
badly.
The Elks of st. Louis, Sunday, paid
tribute to the memory of the members
of the order who have died during the
year. The services were held at the
Century theater.
Rev. DIR. b. F. De Costa, until last
Episcopal church of st. John the
Evangelist of New York city, has en-
erred the Roman Catholic church.
George and Ed. Smith were arrested
N Cedar county, Mo-, Sunday, on the
large of having killed Leopold Ed
niger, of Bates county, whose body
was found about three weeks ago in
Hill creek, near Fort Scott, Kas.
When the Canadian contingent of
troops for service in South Africa
GDded at Cape Town they were givea
IN enthusiastic reception. They were
greeted with continuous cheers and
he heartiest of welcomes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
THE ADDYSToNE PIPE CASE.
Decision Adverse to the Pipe Trust
Handed Down by the United
States Supreme Court.

Washington, Dec. Am the United
States court the Ayystone pipe case
was decided. This cose involved the
oorstitutionality of the combination Of
pipe manufacturers to manufacture
pipe which, is was charged,wa a trust
The decision was handed dawn by jus
tice PccIlham, and was adverse to the
combination. 1t was, therefore, III op,
position to the trust.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
4 Peculiar Incident.

\ letter from eastern Kentucky tells
Of peculiar incident in Wolfe county:
Frank Miller was at the point of deati
after a lingering illness. His brother
John was offering up prayer for him
In the course of the prayer John Mil
Ter said; "Oh. Lord, | am willing tc
give my life, if it be required, to save
my brother" A moment later he fell
dead. His brother died that night, and
the two were buried in the same grave
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Cotton" says Mississippi paper,
chat brings Z cents per pound will
bring Il when made into good quality
domestic, or six times the value of the
raw Gotten. If the cotton Of the
south. valued NJ S45O,OOo,O0O in its raw
state. cCuld BIZ manufactured in the
south; it would bring in the enormous
sum of S2IOO,O0O.O 600.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
EnuInnd wants More Mules.

New Orleans, Dec. 4.-Great Britain
is to purchase 10000 more mules for
army use in South Africa. These
mules will be obtained in Texas, Mis-
souri, and Kansas, Officers will soon
start from this city on purchasing
tour,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

London, Dec. 4.--Serious news comes
from the northern sections of Cape
Colony. The whole border district be,
tween Cclesburg and Burghersdorp
has declared for the Beers. in Ven
torstadt alone more than 1000 have
oined the rebellion.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

George j. Gould has leased for five
years the shooting rights on s,7O0acres
OF land in Guilford county, y. c., for
which he contracts to pay a total
amount rental of $5sS. Mr.. Gould's
preserves adjoin those of Pierre LorrrI.
lard Jr.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

An unknown white man. closely
masked, held up the two messengers
il a Southern Express Co. car at
Charleston. 5. c.. and took $1,000 in
cJsh from them.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
Against Child Labor.

The Georgia senate has passed bill
to preynt the employment in factories
Of children under - years of age. I'M
less their labor in needed to support
widowed mother or an invalid father
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
New Democratic Leader.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The democrats
of the house of representatives, at their
caucus held on the I'd, selected Repre-
sentative james d. Richardson, of Ten
nessee. as their candidate for speaker,
utter a spirited contest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Dr. l.. w. Weldon, agent OF the Flor
ida state board of health at Port Tam
pa City, has notified DR.. J. Y. Porter,
state health officer. that the yellow
fever quarantine is no longer neccs-
sary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Two carloads of ostrches arrived at
Jacksonville, Fla, from California the
other day. Each ear contained 80. The
ostrich farm managers at Jacksonyilla
have nadc success of the industry.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

John. better known as "Crackie"
Mcbride. member of a prominent
family. was shot and instantly killed
at Henderson. Ky. by Pleas Turpin.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
Father Killed, SON Injured.

Engineer Meecham was killed and
his eight--year-old son fatally injuref
by boiler explosion at railway
puNp house at Cerulean Springs, Ky
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

L. }. Reynolds, a manufacturer of
Winston. y. c.. has given $1,000 to the
Slater industrial school in that town,
on condition that the school raises
like sum.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

One of the biggest, and bOldest. and
costliest industrial plants yet planted
in Mississippi is that of the Pearl River
Lumber Company, an exceedingly in
teresting account of which appeared in
the last issue of the BroolIhaven Leader.
| After reading, and re-reading same, we
came to the unanimous conclusion that
our old State certainly has move on
her. 1t is stout statement to make,
but it is correct, that when this plant is
completed, it will not be eclipsed by
anything of its kind in the United
States, A standard gauge road from
the |. c. crossing at Pearl river, nearly
hundred thousand acres of the finest
yellow pine lands in the world, two i'm.
mense mill buildings, with machinery
operated by two huge Corless engines,
tanks, ponds, tenant houses, stores
the total of this vast enterprise repre-.
senting an invested capital of 5000 900
And the best of it all is that Brook.
haven capital, Brookhaven push. and
Brookhaven pluck, are substantial fac
tors in all the affairs of this big, broad
gauged enterprise.
The fact that considerably less thar
one-half the registered voters of Mis-
81 isippi cast their ballots in the late
State election shows one of two things:
A tremendous Indifference, or that the
primary is the principal election. Ii
the primary decides the fate of candi.
dates then none but qualified electors
should participate in it. 1t has been
suggested that in order to'approximate
the voting strength of the State, the
highest aggregate vote for any one
office In each county be given and tabu-
lated. This writer will soon be able to
give the result of such an investigation,
which he has been conducting since the
primary elections took place.
The Hattiesburg Daily Progress is
the name of the handsomest, the
brightest and the newsiest newspaper
in the State. It's first issue was on
November 81, and it has come to stay.
If the next legislature takes up the
dog-tax question it will strike snag
worse than the new capitol question in
1896 and 1897. Who will have the
temerity to introduce a bill?
The Mississippi Conference will meet
in Vicksburg on Wednesday, the 18th
inst. Bishop Fitzgerald will preside.
A match factory and pants factory
are to be added to the industries o,
ViclSsburg
William Barksdale chapter, United |
Daughters of the Confederacy, was or
ganized at the Industrial institute and |
college on the 10th, with membership |
of 2,4S5, the largest in the state. 1t |
was organized by Mrs. Lizzie George |
Henonson, of Greenwood, who stopped |
over for that purpose on her return |
from Richmond. Miss Anna Abbott, |
of Natchez, is president; Misses Kate
Clisby, of West Point, and Martha Eek
ford, of Aberdeen, vice-presidenta
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

JOHN l.. Eblin, one of the wealthies5
in his barn, near Knoxville, with his
throat cut and his body suspended
from a heAm.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
Tcruessc wheat.

Wheat acreage in Tennessee is the
largcst in many years; favorable soil
and weather conditions promoted
good termination and rapid growth.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Washington. Dee. 4.-The transport
Athenian, from Honolulu, arrived a
Manila yesterday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
SIS, 6i6,3i3 90 Sl,754, 736 20
FOR 1899.
$751; ,8l6,ss5 90 81, 76s, 1854 oS


The biennial report of State Treasurer
|lay for the two fiscal years ending
october l, 1899, will show:
FIRST YEAR.
lash on hand October /, 1897 ......S 52,S42 O6
IecelptS during year............ l,5I2,54 a
81 626. 1884 50
Disbursements on payments. 80. ,442,6lS l6
Iecial warrants Cancelled ......... ll5 10
balance in treasury October l. 1898. 1856 45l II
Sl,626, 1874 90
SECOND YEAR.
lash on hand October !, 1885,. .......S 1873 i51 IA
leceipts during year .......... 100, 1868 rs
Sl,TS7 4l4 90
DISBURSEMENTS on payments. 1884 II
peclal warrants Cancelled . ... u on
'alance in treasury October !, 1899. 1888, 1855 so
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Hungarian peasants lik. to have
rood time when somebody dies. A
wealthy farmer at Szabadka recently
eft 1000 acres OF land and large sum
TO his nephews, In his pockets we're
found 5000 forms in cash. This sum,
it was decided. he had set aside for a
,umptuous funeral; so the bells were
kept ringing two days. and everybody
was royalty entertained.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

IaIuations, Taxes and PoIIs-IS9S, 1899.
FOR 1905.
State Tax
Valuation Ga Mills
beatty. SIX, 2lO,g3l 90 $40 O5
PersUnaty... 80. 47,lSl, 2OJ 90 506,677 So
P0llS $500 each. "a, ll5 W 54S,23O W
eailroad Telegraph.
ENprrSs and Sleep
ng Cars. ......... 25,224,5OT 90 I63,95I 80
SIS, 6l6si3 90 sl,754,736 20
FOR 1899
State Tax
Valuation. 6Ie Mills.
lealty. sis, 2l0931 90 1851 70
'rrsunalty............ 1925 65t 90 1861 %
Tolls, $500 each...... 2l3S71 90 5I1 1854 W
larOad, Telegraph,
Express and Sleep
ing Cars. ...... 26,A1, 1853 90 l1l,257 ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
The Tampa Cigar Combine.

The Havana-American Cigar Co.,
capital S1O,OOO,0OO, began business at
Tampa. Fla. by taking possession Of
three factories RECENTLY purchase0.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
Payable and Non-Payable Debts.

The report of State Treasurer May
or the biennial period ending October
| 1899, will show:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
Total non payable debt -. ,.....Sl, 635. lO2
Olal payable and non payable ..,. 1865, O4S
A Knightly Mississippi Message.

At the conclave of Aberdeen Com
|andery No. II, Knights Tenplar, on
e night of Nov %, the following was
dopted by unanimous vote and ordered
red to Admiral Dewey.
TO Admiral George Dewey, Washington,
e., We extend our hearty sympathy in
oar late trouble, and indorse your action
being entirely within your own personal
[erogative AS American citizens we con
[mn the vulgar and unjust criticism cast
pon you and will remember your gallantry
hd patriotism without gift with a cable
|taChmeut"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

New York wants museum OF "Liy-
inc History and Court of All Nations
to cost several millions. exhibiting con
temporaneous art and manufacture
from every country in the world.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Hon. T. w. Hardwick, a member OF
e Georgia legislature, has introduced
bill providing for an educational quail
cation for suffrage, on the Mississippi
an, and the colored Bishop Turner is
living the earth about it. If he would
form himself as to how it works in
ississippi he would not be giving his
ce such mischievous advice as he is
ow doing.
Mr. II. II. Hargrove. of the Picayune
an, continues to do splendid mission
| y work in disseminating information
out cotton faetories-their need, how
build them, etc.
Hon. ]. C. Kincannon has qualified as
lroad commissioner for the Second
|strict.
The next meeting of the State His
|rical society will be held in jackson
| rly in February, instead of during
e first week in January, as heretofore
ted. Prof. Riley viii announce the
te and publish the program as soon
can be arranged. He reports that
ne specially valuable papers are
ng prepared for the next meeting.
e society is doing a good work, and
Is pleasant TO know it grows in in
rest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

'The British guns kept up heavy
fire all day, and fearful havoc was
wrought on the Boer positions, the
enemy being forced to fly from their
intrenchments. Night put an end to
the terrible bloodshed. The infantry
brigade was dreadfully cut up.
The Beers retreatcd at night, talk
ing their guns with them, and we are
now occupying their positions. The
enmy's loss was tremendous"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
ecu. Robert ID. Vance.

Gen. Robert d. Vance, aged Il, a
brother of the late Senator Z. b.
Vance. and for - years representative
in congress, died recently.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09

Garland. Tex. an important business
1lace of about 1000 inhabitants, was
a.actically wiped out by FIRE.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
AT NINCENNEtS.

v7NcENNt;s. IND, Oct 1l.-Thc
President was greeted by a large crowd
ut this place. He spoke as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: thank you FOR
this most warm and generous welcome
We have been blessed with good
crops and fair prices "a voice: And
good timcs.N Wages and employment
have waited upon labor and. differing
from what 1t was Il few years ago, la
Dor is not waiting on the outside for
wages. Our financial condition was
never better than now. We have good
money and plenty of it circulating as
our medium OF exchange. Banks may
fail. tlnctuation in prices may come and
so but the money of the country re-
mains always good; and when you have
Il dollar of it you know that dollar is
worth one hundred cents because back
Of it is the government of the United
States. ."
Not only have we prosperity but we
have patriotism: what more do we
want: we arc at peace With all the ma
tons of the world and never were on
better terms and closer relations with
each and every one or them than we
are today. We have a little trouble in
lhe Philippines, but the gallantry of
the brave boys who have gone there
will. trust. soon put down the rebel
zion against the sovereignty of the
United States"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
NEWPORT NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER H. 1899

of you my very warm appreciation Of
the more than generous welcome which
has been accorded to me by the citizens
OF this thriving city. l am likewise
for the reception given by the
Visitors representing the North and the
South. now united in unbrollcn and
n"Ner-to- be broken union. The Strength
and safety Of this great nation of ours
does not rest in armies or in navies
but in the love and loyalty of its pco-
PIE. And 50 long as we have the peo-
pie behind that. so long as we have the
that goes out from the homes
and the iiresideS of the American l>cn-
pie. 50 long will we have the best citi-
zenShip and at last the best country.
! thank you and bid you all good morn
ing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12

BOSTON. Oct. l1-Timely ana CON
secutive hitting by the Bostons in the
fifth inning scored the only two runs
today. Stahl's phenomenal catch Of a.
seemingly sure three-bagSer Of Flick's
in the eighth inning saved at least one
IN and probably the game for Boston
The game was called in the eighth on
account Of darkness. Attendance. 100
score: R.H r..
Boston .......... 0 0 o. 0 Ox-2 6 i
lhlladelphia ..... . 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 : O
Batteries: Willis and Sullivan: Fra
Ger and Mcfarland
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
TROOPS MOHILILTD

NOLkSRtST. RANSVAAL Oct. H.
I nc entire first draft of the TranSv;aI
and Free State Beers is now modified.
The liaSel has been shifted To I, bet
Ter position for water and grazing
The generals. commandments and field
comets have Inspected the various
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
OF DOUBTFUL ORIGIN.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE rumor that
Mr.. Greene had been murdered is OF
doubtful origin and is considered ex-
trcmely improba bic. as it is believed
that IN obedience to orders from the
imperial government, Mr.. Greene has
already left Pretoria confding the care
of British interests to United States
Consul Macrum. ...
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
in Cape Colony is regarded as immi.
BoERs MOVE ON NATA11.

CAPE TOWN. Oct. l1.-Sir Alfred
Miner, governor of Cape Colony and
British High Commissioner in South
Africa. has issued Il proclamation de-
clarin% all persons abetting the enemy
in Il state Of war With Great Britain to
be guilty of high treason.
The Beers are expected to occupy
Newcastle Natal. tomorrow morning
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