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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Executive Appointments Confirm ed
by Senate.

Hsri. E. "A. Moore, of Rose%iale, Truste
State at Large of the Industria: Institut
and College
DR.. W. S. Sims. Superintendent of In
stitute for the Blind.
Prof. j. R. Dobyns, Superintendent O
the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
l.. +. Chiles, A. G. Lewis, j. F. Price. J
b. Lusk, J. G. Hardy, Trustees Institute
for the Blind. ...H
K. W. Stewart, Madison Station; ]. L
Evans, Stems Greek; r. B. Minis, II. j
McGhee, Thomas S. Brown, Jackson, Trus
tees State Lunatic Asylum.
All the foregoing confirmed by the Sen
ate, February II.
Trustees East Mississippi Insane Asy.
lun, confirmed February %: J. F. Park
er, Ellisville; c. c. Miller w. Z. Jones. E.
b. McRanen, c. NJ. Rubbish, Meridian.
University Trustees, confirmed Febru.
airy IL: For State at Large: +. w.
Smith, fernando; i. NJ Southworth, Car.
rollton; Fourth Congressional District, A.
L. Roane, Grenada; Sixth District, j. III.
JONES' Woodville; Seventh District, r. H.
Thompson, Jackson
Trustees State Charity Hospital, Vicks-
burg: B. w. Griffith, Joseph Hirsch, c.
U. Wright, appointed February 81.
Commissioners for Yazoo- Mississippi
Delta Levee District: L. Marks, Belen,
for Quitman county; DIR. w /. KERN,
Lexington, for Holmes county; DR.. r.
'. Powers, Yazoo City, for Yazoo county:
b. l.. Jones, Greenwood, for Lehore coun-
ty; /. G. Jones, Charleston, for ITALIA.
hatchie county; Ira G.. Holloway, Pinton,
Tor DeSoto county; r. G.. Irwin, Tunica,
Tor Iunica county; j. A. Crawford. In.
dlanola' for Sunfiower county; W. j. Kyle. |
Iunlca, for Tunica county; A. A. Sharpe, |
Tor the Yazoo g. Mississippi Valley Rail.
road Company, Memphis
On February "a the Senate confirmed
Patrick Henry as Circuit Judge for the
Ninth District, and on the Goth confirmed
James DeLoach Thames as District At.
toiney for the same district.
The State Republican Convention will
be held in Jackson April 26, to elect del.
egates to the National Convention.
The State tax levy for 1900 and 1901
will be six mills. Supervisors may lew
1874 to l6 mills.
Senator Noel wants to tax cigarette
five dollars each. That would
certainly be AN act to raise revenue"
House bill providing for a State ex.
lblt at the Pan-American Exposition.
3uf1alo, in 1901, was indefinitely post.
'oned. FO'' {
The House has passed bill to appro- :
rate 81 900 to each county in the State
Or repair of school buildings. The vote
Of the bill was rs to 20. 7
The Cox bill for the election of mdees -
l9O2, and the filling of vacancies by the y
overnor, in the meantime, passed the
hTr uo4o sc 4
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Mrs. Roy. wife OF wtll-to-do forner
,'nlng at Rosebud, Wilcox county, Ala.
Killed her siN-weeks-old baby becaus..
1t was cross-eyed. Probably crazy
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Confederate Pensions Grant.d

The Tennessee board of pt nsiop ex
amIners granted third-class pensions
OF 800 per annum to IS confedaro+.,
soldiers at its recent meetine
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Big Yarn Shcrtara

The Anderson Is. c. Yarn and Knit
ting Mills Co. will begin work on ito
proposed plant, which will be a ) ooo
or 6,O0U-spindle factory for warn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

PINK Dobbins, a farmer a Sttle INV
'1r2m Talladge, Ala, was Hllea :,
nleilt and robbed BY Albert curris. !
young negro. .
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
In a WrecL

IN wreck on the Illinois Central at
rope Miss, Engineer Oliver nd Fira.
man Adams were badly injured II was
collision. - was
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Col. William C. Elan, editor-in-cbio+
OF the Nirginian Pilot, published At
Norfolk, Va, died the other dav at bis
home in Louisa county. MS
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Was President of a Railroad

President H. NJ. Conner of the Cen
tral Railroad of Georgia, died NJ
savannah, Ga, few days ago. He
had been i'll for some time
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Rrig.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is slated -
succeed Gen. Ludlow as the military
governor of Havana, it is said
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

In on the GlOOmy Funetie|
Mrs. Rheinstone--IS your coz
New York society?
Mrs. Pinchbecl1-Well, yes; Z
she has attended a great many
able funerala.--Indianapolis Joa
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
National Editorial Association.

1t was this writer's privilege to at.
tend several of the business sessions of the
National Editorial Association, at its ff-
teenth annual meeting, in New Orleans.
The attendance was large, and the exer-
clses interesting throughout. President
Henrys message had many pertinent top
les for consideration. Several carefully
prepared papers by successful journalists
were read and freely discussed. The only
drawback to the success of the meeting
was the very uncomfortable hall tOdd
Fellows), in which the sessions were held.
NO arrangements had been made for beat.
ing the building. When one of the speak
ers on the first night, spoke of 'the balmy
breezes of the South" there was a very
loud smile on the faces of the delegates.
and many pulled their overcoats and
wraps more closely about them The as
soclation went from New Orleans to Gulf
port and Hattiesburg, and about one hun.
dred had registered for the California trip.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

House bill providing for State ex.
hlbit at the Pan-American Exposition,
Buffalo, in 1901, was indefinitely post.
poned
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The Kosciusko Cotton Mills Comnarv
on the LIST inst, awarded the contract for
erecting the factory building and ware
houses; The machinery had already been
ordered.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Dan Rice, the veteran Snowman. died
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
We Guarantee the Price

viii not be more than in any other place in This
or any other city, and we retund the money
wi1a0ut question.
In our Pants line you viii a1wavs find some
Thing 10 suit your taste and pocket Paids,
Stripes, Checks and Herrina60ne patterns. .4U
clothing has been reduced 10 per cent. since
JanuaryfSt. Call and see The Hne
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Senator Noel wants to tax cigarette
smokers five dollars each. That would
certainly be AN act to raise revenue"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

lie claims that The line of Clothing which
we sell al $f2.50 cannot be surpassed in any
city, and 10 back This claim up ne g2adly refund
same not be satisfactory, grin other wordS,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The House has passed bill to appro-
pirate 81 900 to each county in the State
for repair of school buildings. The vote
for the bill was rs to %.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Attorney General McClurg has decided
that the halls of Masons, Odd Fellows and
other fraternal societies, are taxable as
other property. They are not charitable
institutions" in the sense contemplated
by the code. These societies are all or
gained for charitable and benevolent
purposes, and while BRO. McClurg'' is
doubtless correct in his contentious, the
law should be so amended as not to admit
OF such construction.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

A textile school at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College is assured. Both
branches of the Legislature voted $4,000
for that purpose.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The Cox bill for the election of Judges
IN l9O2, and the filling of vacancies by the
Governor, in the meantime, passed the
House by vote of lO3 to
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The State Republican Convention will
be held in jackson April 26, to elect del.
egates to the National Convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The State tax levy for 1900 and 1901
will be six mills. Supervisors may levy
1872 to l6 mills,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Both branches of the Legislature are
holding three sessions day, bat even at
that rate of dispatching business the indi-
cations ale adjournment viii not be reach
ed before the 18th.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The resignation of Chief Justice Wood
takes effect April l. He will resume the
practice of law at Meridian, associated
with Judge Jewell. His term as Judge
would have expired May TO-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

Before the House of Representative:
proceeded to the election of a Capitol
Commission Mr.. Smith, of Holmes, offered
resolution, which was adopted with
great unanimity, that the Gordon and
Weathers plans that created such wran-
gle in 1897 should not be considered.
Hon. W. G. Stovall, of Chickasaw, was
selected as the House Commissioner He
Is an ex-sheriff. and represented his
county in the Legislature of 1898.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

The Senate, by majority of one, voted
S2OOOO year, for 1900 and 1901. to the
State Board of Health. When the hin
comes up in the House it is safe to pre-
dict that there will be no amendment to
increase this sum.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
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The year 1900 will begin new epoch
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opments of the spanish-American war,
and the new policies, foreign and do
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discussed in the next Congress, and
will have momentous bearing on the
destiny of the Nation
State affairs will be of unusual inter-
est, from the fact that a Governor and
state officers are to be elected. The
Legislature that will be chosen at the
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
MAY DELAY hBBLRTS.
Beers Probably Have Wearied
His Army.
AN URGENT NEED OF HORSES.
Returning of Frenci,'s Army TO B;oem-
iontein Indication That Pursuit of i;oers
Ia Ended For Time Being London
People Disheartened

LONDON. April 30.-The Standard $
announcement that General French's
cavalry is returning to Bloemfontein is
clear proof that there is no further hope
of catching the retreating Beers, and
the London papers are beginning TO dis
play i'm letience at the practical failure
of the elaborate operations of last week
The Standard says: ut is disheart-
ening to find that these elaborate ma
noeuvres have had so small result.
The Daily Chronicle remarks: 1--WE
are reluctant to cr1tieise Lord Roberts.
but it is impossible to shut our yes to
the fact that during the last ten Gays we
have gained very little from our enor-
nous display of force"
Without doubt these operations have
been of very exhausting nature, and
will entail further delay. The Bloom
fontein correspondent of the Times,
writing ON March 3, after the Paarde
berg affair, describes Lord Roberts
army as wreck" because it was
without horses and without transport
The Bloemfontein correspondent OF the
Post speaks now of the urgent need at
present and always of more horses.
There is very little news from ether
quarters.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
FORECAST OF THE SENATE.
Ci~rk Election Case Expected to Come
Up On Wednesday.

Ci~rk Election Case Expected to Come
Up On Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, April 30. So far as can
now be foreseen, the week will be given
up largely to the Alaska code bill and to
appropriation bills in the senate. SEN
ator Hawley, chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs, has given notice
that he will call up the army appropria-
ton bill on Monday, and when this bill
is disposed of, it is probable that the
Notifications bill will be taken up There
will be an effort to secure final disposi-
ton of the Alaskan bill. but as there is
Utmost as much opposition to the Carter
amendment as there was to the amend
ment suggested by Senator Hansbrough,
it is impossible to say whether the effort
will succeed.
Senator Chandler, on Wednesday,
will ask consideration of the resolution
in the case of Senator Clark, of Mon
tana, but there will be a request for
more time to read the testimony and the
case probably will go over for at least
for several days more.
On Thursday the senate will listen to
eulogies on the late Representative
Baird, of Louisiana
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

New YORK, April 30.-Carnegie hall
was not flied when the Indian mass
meeting under the auspices Of the Ecu.
menieal conference, was called to order
President Seth Lew, Of Columbia uni
vers.ty was the first speaker He con
trasted the population Of the United
States 70. 600, 900, with midas $50, 900, :
000. and said that the United States. 70
be as thickly populated, would have
$50, 100000
Mr. Low then introduced Rev. DIR
John H. Barrows, president Of Oberlin
university. Mr.. Barrows described the
differences in the selfishness Of castles
He said that India was a continent
rather than country. A continent
with nearly 300. 900, 900 people. one-thira
of which were on the verge of starva
ton.
Bishop Henry O. Potter said that the
evident interest displayed at the meet
ing should focus itself 1t should be
come operative and active.
Rev DIR. Johnson, missionary Of
Central India, said he had passed
through three Indian famines He told
some pitiful and pathetic stories of the
sacrifices Of women-especially of
women for their children.
The daughter of Rami Bey was in
troduced by Chairman Low. Her story
was about $50 girls saved in the famine
of 1897 by her mother Others also
talked
Chairman Low announced that 20
students from the Union theological
seminary would take up collection
and added:
1.-THE Chinese merchants of British
Columbia united few days ago to send
a collection for the sufferers in the
burned city of Ottawa. If the Chinese
have learned the lesson of brotherhood,
how much more should we exemplify
it,
A list of names of prominent men
was read as composing a committee to
collect money for the famine sufferers.
The contributions tonight amounted to
81 ,667 Miss Helen M. Gould, who oc-
cupied one of the boxes, pledged $500
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
PRO7BOER MEETING REFERRED.
Absence of Quorum Prevents Action In
the Senate.

Absence of a Quorum Prevents Action In
the Senate.
WASHINGTON. April 30.-In the midst
of the consideration of bills of minor i'm
portance i'll the senate, Mr.. Pettigrew
called up the following and asked for its
immediate consideration: "Whereas,
from the hour of achieving their own
Independence, the people of the United
States have regarded with sympathy the
struggles of other people to free them
selves from European domination. there
fore,
Resolved, That we watch with deep
and abiding interest the heroic battle of
the South African republic against cru
city and oppression, and our best hopes
go out for the full success of their de-
termined contest for liberty"
Mr.. Lodge moved that it be referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
Without word of debate the vote was
taken, 81 senators voting in favor of re-
ference and IL against it. AS the vote
disclosed the absence of a quorum, an
effort was made to secure one, but it was
unsuccessful, and the senate adjourned
Party lines were not drawn in the
vote to refer.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
Want a WbeeI?

The bicycle season will soon
be here and you will have the
fever. Columbus and Ram
blers are known by every one
and recognized to be the best.
Both chain and chainless
wheels. A number of cheap
er wheels which are not so ex-
pensive but are very good
ones are also handled. Call
and get catalogue.
JUSTIN M. KUNkLE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

which is about seven miles west of
Thaba N'Chu, says:
Three hundred Beers were strongly
entrenched on two kopjes. The place
of honor was given to the Canadians
who advanced very cleverly under their
dashing commander Colonel Otter. The
Beers reserved their fire until the Can
adams had reached the wire entangle.
ments. Then they opened with ter.
rife hail of bullets.
1.-The Canadians, however, had taken
good cover, and were not greatly dam
aged They were ably supported in the
assault by the Grahamstown horse.
Successive rushes brought them right
up to the kopjes, when Colonel Otter
was struck twice, one bullet infiicting a
nasty but not dangerous wound in the
neck and the other tearing the bandages
from his shoulder. But he still cheered
his men on until the kopjes We're car
ried The Beers bolted The British
losses were 20 in killed and wounded. )"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

Mr.. Quay has never been known
to desert a friend in time of need
The same, however, cannot be said
of one Mr.. Hanna, who lodged the
vote on the seating Of the Pennsyl
vania senator and did what is called
playing the niger Chickens
have very annoying habit, under
certain circumstances. of coming
home to roost and it would not be at
all surprising if some of Marcus
should trouble him considerably in
the future.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
SOME STILL OPPOSE THE BILL.
Opposition to Change In the Hay-Paunce
fote Treaty.

Opposition to Change In the Hay-Paunce-
fote Treaty.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The feature
Of the week in the house will be the
Nicaraguan canal bill, which will be
considered tomorrow and Wednesday.
The elimination of the section relative
to the fertilization of the canal removes
the objections ente rtained to it by the
friends of the Hay Pauncefote treaty,
but because of that very fact the resent
ment of some of the Democrats has been
aroused,
The bill, however, doubtless will com.
mand very large majority when it
comes to a vote. Thursday will be given
up to the consideration of the "free
homes" bill, and Friday TO war claims
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

In the Review of Reviews for
Nav, there is editorial comment on
Admiral Dewey's candidacy on the
government of Puerto Rico under
the law recently passed by Congress-;
on the proposed government of Alas
ka, and ON the developments of the
month in financial and industrial
circles. Other topics treated in "fhe
Progress of che World" are to rush
to Cape Nome for fox breeding in
Alaska, the April elections. the cpl
demie OF strikes, the opening of
the Paris fair, the military opera
tions in South Africa, and the Della
goa Bay award.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
Death of a Missionary.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 30.-A telegram
was received here announcing the death
in Shanghai of Miss Laura Haygood,
missionary "f the Methodist church
She was a s. II of the late Bishop Hay
good, and founded the McTyere home
for women il China.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

1t might he good idea for Tnr.
key to pay that little bill of 100000
that she is owing to Uncle Sam and
thus avoid trouble. 1t will not be
at all pleasant for the sultan if it is
put in the hands Of the American
navy for collection.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
MAY NEED VIGOROUS METHODS.
Trick at Some of the Beers to Get in the
Rear of the British.

Rear of the British.
BLoEMFoNTElN, April SOL is under
stood that the British will continue to
hold Thaba N'Chu, owing to its strate-
gio importance, and especially with a
view of checking future raids. The
commandos that had recently been OPP
Grating IN the direction of Thaba N'Chu
are melting away, the Beers quietly re-
turning to their farms, and many of
them taking the oath of allegiance,
Experience has shown IN many cases,
however, that this is only pretense to
enable the Beers to create disturbances
IN the rear of the British, and vigorous
methods will probably be necessary to
force real disarmament.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

TWENTY dollars month on a farm
is very much better than $35 a month
in city store As general thing at
the end of nine months the former
has $l50 ia cash, three pairs of over
alls aud straw hat, while the latter
has two or three suits of clothes, a
pair Of golf socks and is ST. in the
hole. Yet there are IS applicants for
the latter job to one for the former.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

Quite a boom has been started for
Mr.. Moore jackson, of Clarksbugg,
for the Democratic nomination for
congress in the first district. Mr.
jackson is very able and excellent
gentleman and would make strong
representative.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30

Hon. Andrew Edmiston who has
been prominently mentioned for
the Democratic nomination for Coy.
ernor has published card in which
he announces that he will not allow
the use of his name under any cir
enmstances.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-30
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