The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27

waukee has inaugurated 4-cent fares
r Gen. Otis has begun a general ad
vance in Cavite south from Manila
81 During the month of December
1899, the public debt was decrease,
IS, 1915
The Duke of Conaught has BEEF
placed in command of the British
forces in Ireland.
The discovery has been made tina
number of Boer spies have enlisted
in the British army.
Macrum, American consul at Pre-
toria, will be called upon to explain
why he left his post of duty.
An explosion of ascetyline gas
caused the destruction by fire of the
Baptist church at Stromsburg, Neb.
President Mckinley has appointed
Brig. Gems. j. G. Bates and Lloyd
Wheaton major generals of volun
teers.
"Kid" Mccoy defeated Mayer
in five round prize fight before the
Coney Island Athletic Club Janu-
airy LIST.
The case of Representative-elect
Roberts, of Utah, will come up for
final action about the middle of
January.
In a battle at Wan Tung the
French forces stationed at that
point were defeated by Chinese
troops.
The custom of furnishing free
passes to city officials has been dis
continued by the Kansas City street
railway.
Englishmen residing in Mexico
pledge themselves to raise a fund of
81, 900, 900 for the British soldiers
relief fund.
Arthur Blenker, bookkeeper at
San Antonio, committed suicide on
account of fear that he was losing
his eyesight.
A fast mail train on the Wabash
was wrecked near Wellsville, Mo-,
and Fireman John Robinson was in
stantly killed.
All the powers have returned |
favorable replies to the request of
the United States for an open door
policy in China.
The senate committee on foreign
relations reported favorable on the
bill creating territorial govern
ment for Hawaii.
P. E. Burrough, British vice con-
sui at Kansas City the past six years,
has resigned and become a natural
lied Americon citizen.
The publishing house of Harper
Bros, New York, which failed sew
eral months ago, will resume bust
ness under new management.
The secretary of the interior has
to congress an appro-
priation of $4,000 to stamp out
in the Indian Territory.
Senator Hanna has once more de-
clared that he will not stand for
reelection to the Craftsmanship of
the republican national committee.
The house adopted resolution
Ealing upon Secretary Gage for all
information regarding the deposit OF
government funds in national banks. I
Great Britain has lodged a protest
With the Swiss government, calling ,
lttention to the recruiting of troops {
or the Boer army in Swiss territory. /
The president of the Orange Free r
State has issued a proclamation to l
he effect that every white male citi. I
en-, irrespective of nationality, must o
lght for the defense of his country.
The authorities at Washington v
Till adopt stringent measures in I
ealing with the beubonic plague in u
he Philippines, and to prevent its +
1troduction into the United States. v
j. H. Whalen, anti-Goebel demo. CT
rat. has been indicted by the n
rankin county, KY, grand jury Ct G,
'r alleged attempt to bride mem IL
er of the house to remain away e'
ON the democratic legislative !,
lucus. u
W. W. Wyatt, white man, was hi
ken from Jail at Newport News,
a., by mob and shot to death for
iminal assault on a married woman. q
yatt went to the woman's house tn
I'd asked for something to eat, T.
hich was given him, and after in
lishing the meal he committed the m
sault. =;
The American army now in the pr
lilippines aggregates $4,000 men, WI
which 81, 900 are regular troops -,