The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-08-11
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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There are evidences that the Euro
pean powers are not working together
| as tremendously as could be wished
in the Chinese matter. Practically
every one of them, except the United
States, is looking forward to the time
of final settlement, and is anxious to
take the course that will secure it the
most advantage at that time.
The constitutional amendment, hav-
| ing in view the elimination of the ne
gro as a voter in North Carolina, has
been carried by majority of 10000.
| The entire democratic state ticket is
elected by majorities considerably in
advance of that given for the amend
| lnent.
Gamblers of all kinds secured foot
] ing of Kerr's park, Kansas City, Kas.,
when the Modern Woodmen of north
west Kansas had their annual log
rolling. Failing to get police assistance
to drive away the nuisances, the Wood
men got together and raided all the
outfits, smashing the various gambling
devices to pieces.
Edward Leonard Dwyer, former
millionaire, who, five years ago, mar
ried the rich countess de Castellucia
and inherited much of her wealth, is
now penniless and a recruit i'll the
marine corps at the League Island
navy yard, Philadelphia.
The Louisiana board of health has
proclaimed a quarantine of five days
against all fruit vessels from Central
America carrying passengers. A few
days ago the board quarantined
against Costa RIGA, because of the APP
pearance of yellow fever at Port Lii
mon.
Announcement was made in Phila-
delphia, on the I'd, that an agreement
lad been reached between the city of
Philadelphia and the heirs Of the late
DR.. Thomas w. Evans, the American
dentist, who died in Paris, France. sew
eral years ago, by which the contro-
veIsy will be abandoned.
Authentic reports received at Arco-
la, ILL.,, by men who have covered the
brcomcorn district, say that the storm
of the LIST did over million dollars
damage to the growing corn crop.
From one end of the district to the
other the corn is lying fat OH the
ground.
A coroner's inquest held, on the I'd.
on the body Of Carl Schurz, Jr., the
second son of ex-Secretary of the In
terror Carl Schurz, CT New York, who
died alone in his boarding house in
Nj ntague street, London, July 26, re-
suited in a verdict that death was
caused by heart disease.
Robert Dunlap, leading merchant
of New York city, who was the founder
of the Dunlap News agency, now no
longer in existence, died in that city
on the Sd.
Henry Hillary, of Yorkshire, Eng
land, was, on the Sd, held in $4,000 bail
by United States Commissioner Craig,
at Philadelphia, for further hearing,
charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the Graggleston Coal Co., of Wake
field, Yorkshire.
Capt. Rust, of the German navy, has
published pamphlet in which he as
SGTIS LudU LWO 0ClhAdA llhuhNtoA
groups are negotiating with local
Malay potentates for the purchase of
the fertile island of Poole Lontar, off
the west coast of the Peninsula of
Malacca.
DR.. Eddy, veterinary surgeon of
Stockton, CAL, left, on the Sd, for Ne
vada, Utah and Montana, on a horse
buying trip. He has been employed
to purchase 5000 cavalry and light bat
terry horses for the German army.
Some of the animals will be sent to
China and some to South Africa.
1t was officially announced in Lon
don, on the Sd, that, in consequence
of the death of the duke of Saxe-Co-
burg and Gotha, the shah of Persia
had abandoned his visit to England.
Fire at Sopp's Arm, White Bay, N.
F. destroyed large saw mill, sew
eral million feet of lumber and set
Element of 100 houses. The whole
place was wiped out. A schooner that
happened to be landing coal for the
use of mail steamers, took the resi-
dents to place of safety.
When the Spanish cruiser Infanta
Isabel was about to leave San SebaS-
tan, Spain, for Archacon, on the Sd,
one of her boilers gave way, and the
escaping steam scalded 81 sailors, kill
ing one and seriously injuring six
others.
The cleanup for the season is prac-
tically ended at all the gold workings
in the Kondike, and the result Of the
seasons work makes the output about
$25, 100000 which is the largest out
put in the history of the region.
A forward movement toward Peldu
is in progress, and one of the allies
advance guards is reported to have
penetrated to a point IS miles out
from Tien Tsin. There Is indication,
too, that the Americans are exercising
every energy toward forcing the ad-
vance.
Ii Hung Chang is reported to have
received telegram from Pekin stating
that Hsa Ching Cheng, former minis
ter TO Russia, and another official were
publicly beheaded by order of the
dowager empress, ON the advice of ii
Ping Heng, for having recommended
that an effort should be made to con-
cilliate the powers.
Liu Kun VI, viseroy of Marking, and
sheng, administrator of telegraphs and
of railways, and taotai of Shanghai,
have b',th declared, officially, that the
foreign ministers are held by the Chi
nese government as hostages, and that