The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


ULcle Sam now has 81 vessels AZ
| thcrized or under construction. Some
| OF the best of these ships are nearly
com pleted, and by the end of the year
% vessels will be commissioned. In
| MAY the Kearsarge will be ready for
| its crew; in June the Kentucky will
| b., completed, and the Alabama Will
have the finishing touches put upon it
in July.
Armed with shotgun and accom-
| panied by his dog, Richard Cain left
Shelbyville, Ind, on the 18th, in search
of game, that his family might have
meat for supper, he being out of en-
plcyment. The next morning his dead
bod, was found, with his dog by his
side He had evidently fallen down,
discharged his gun and blown his head
of
The steamer Olympia brings news TO
| Tacoma, Wash, that civil war is
raging at Shantung province, Chin;..
The anti-foreign society known as the
BOXERS" is determined that all for
eicrers shall be driven out, including
Germans.
Mrs. Annie f. Lodge, mother of SEN
a4or Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachu-
sets, died at her home, in Boston, on
the 10Th. She was 10 years of age.
Jean Louis Legare, who surrendered
| Sitting Bull and hundreds of other
Siou. to the United States government
in 1881 and 1852, has gone from the
northwest to Ottawa, Ont, to push,
with the promised help of the Domin-
ion government, his claim for $13, 400
and interest from the time of it's pre-
sentation, 10 years ago.
The most important news from the
war in South Africa, on the 10th, was
to the effect that Gen. French had
headed off Gen. Cronje's retreating
amy, and was only awaiting rein
fcrcements to attack; Hlangwane hill,
commanding the flank of the Boer de-
lenses ut Colenso, had been occupied;
Lord Methuen had reached Kimberley,
and Gen. Butler had won an important
victory and was again moving to the
RELIEF of Ladysmith.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, Ills
introduced bill to amend the civil
service act. 1t provides that govern
ment employees shall serve for five
years, with opportunities for reap
poiDtment for another five years.
These now in the service shall serve
our a term of five years, and those who
have served beyond that time shall be
divided into classes whose terms shall
gradually expire.
Lieut.-Col. Henry c. Brinkerhoff,
of the Eleventh infantry, has been APP
poi1 ted treasurer of the Island Of
Puerto Rico, relieving Maj. Jas. n.
Buchanan. Fifth infantry.
A split and a walk-out followed a
turbulent meeting of the populist ma
tional committee at Lincoln, Neb., on
the 10Th, the anti-fusion leaders, after
having a number of their followers
turned Down by the credentials com
mittee. organizing bolt, and forming
a new committee.
The Kentucky situation is still I'M
Sc tiled. Coz. Taylor will not surren-
der to the Legislature. The democratic
and republican wings Of the legisla'
ture are holding separate sessions al
Frankfort. No progress has been
made with reference to submitting an
agreed case in the injunction suits ol
the oubernatorisl claimants.
The Hotel Flanders, at Knoxville
Tenn, was partially burned at al
early hour on the 10Th, rs guests be-
ing forced out into the streets, with
the mercury hugging the zero mark
McNabb's cafe, in the hotel block, wis
quilted. Six firemen were overcome by
smoke.
The debate upon the Puerto Rican
tariff bill opened in the house. On all
hands it is agreed that this bill, involv-
ing, as it does, the question of the
power to govern our new possessions
outside the limitation of the constitu-
ton, is the most important measure
which will come before this congress
Reports by way of Pretoria say that
the relieving force is bottled up in
Kimberley, having lost it's train Of
srpries. British dispatches have Gen
Cronie's army in retreat and prac-
t;cally surrounded. Further news must
BE- awaited to see which is corerct.