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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
A Valentine Worth Having.

New York, Feb. 18Th. II. Vreeland,
president of the Metropolitan Street
railway, received a 100000 valentine
in the shape of check. The check
was given by wealthy men who prac-
tically control the Metropolitan street
railway They drew on their indi-
vidual bank accounts for the purpose
of showing their appreciation of Mr.
Vreeland as president of the street
railway
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
BUNGLED THE JOB.
Rope Broke When y South CarOlna Mob
Swung Up Negro. But Second
Attempt Was Successful.

Aiken, S. c., Feb. 1S.-Will Burts, a
negro, was lynched near Basket Mills,
eight miles north of Aiken, by a mob
of $50 men. Last Monday Burts at
tempted to assault Mrs. c. l.. Weeks,
painters wife. He escaped and a
posse captured him last night. When
Burts was strung up, the rope broke.
The rope was tied and Burts again
swung up, the crowd emptying their
guns into his body. A reward of 500
was paid to the man who captured
him.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
oNE-HALF WERE cHINAMEN.
BubOnic Plague in Manila Particularly
Fatal Among the MOngOlians-Popu-
IatIOn of Manila Is 100000.

Manila, Feb. 1S.-Out of a total of
81 cases of suspected bubonic plague
reported AZ proved genuine and 81
deaths resulted, half of them being
Cinnamon There We're ~ cases dur
ing the past week, mostly within the
walled city, and 100 inspectors, under
the superintendent of health Of
ficer, are enforcing the sanitary regu-
lations.
The health department census
shows the population of Manila is
about 100000, including $1,000 Chinese
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
A,lsrsd Countsrfs,tsr caurht.

Toledo, O., Feb. 1s.-Through the
arrest of George E. Smith at Bowling
Green, late Saturday night, the fed
eral authorities here hope to find
some clue to the identity of the coun-
terfeiters who have been flooding
Toledo and neighboring towns with
counterfeit silver dollars of the dates
of 1879 and 1881 The counterfeits
are four pennyweights under standard
weight. but have the true ring and
some have passed Toledo banks.
Smith, when arrested, had 80 of the
1879 dollars in his pockets.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Havana, Feb. 19.-Samuel Gompers
left for home Saturday. He was in
strumental in bringing to close the
cigarmakers' strike, due to racial
difficulties, and involving about A.
900 persons. His two weeks visit has
apparently contributed to allay racial
feeling, to discredit reckless action
by the workmen, and to enforce the
necessity for patient self-controlled
effort in the line of organization.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
Pen,tsntlary wardens Alarmed.

Washington, Feb. 1S-Wardens OF
penitentiaries in various parts of the
country are gathering at Washington.
Their purpose is to oppose the bill
now before congress to require a
brand "penitentiary made" upon all
goods manufactured by convict labor.
AS one of the wardens put it, 1.-The
passage of the bill will cause every
penitentiary in the country to shut
down"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Rosedale, Miss, Feb. 19.-The
steamer New Matte, of Memphis
sprung a leak and sank near the
mouth of White river last night. Two
negro deck hands were drowned. The
general merchandise portion of car
90 is n total loss. No estimate of the
property loss is given.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-The Kan
sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf will soon
have 1900 cars delivered, which will
at once be placed in service. The new
equipment will consist of 500 box
cars, 10000 pounds capacity; 200 fur
niture cars, so feet in length; 500 stock
cars, SO feet in length, and 200 fiat
cars of 10000 pounds capacity.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Chicago, Feb. ia special to the
Record from Monterey, Mex, says:
An American syndicate, with a capi-
tai of $4,000, 900, will Immediately be-
gin the construction of great steel
plant in this city. The plans for the
mammoth concern have been com
pleted and the ground purchased for
locating the several buildings. An
abundance of high grade iron ore and
coal is within easy shipping distance.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Canton, ILL.,, Feb. 1s.-At Farming
ton, this county, Maid Hall, aged 10,
and Miss Sadie Lamasters, aged is,
who wanted to get married but were
opposed by the girls mother, took
morphine and laid themselves down to
die, They were discovered in time to
save the young man, but the young
lady. was beyond recovery.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
Big Cloth order for Beers.

Vienna, Feb. 1s.-A felt factory in
Temesvar, Hungary, has just received
an order from the Transvaal repre-
sentative in Brussels for 100000 felt
cloths, which are to be used to protect
the hands of Boer soldiers from the
heat of their rifle barrels. 1t is slip
ulated that the order must be filleo
in 30 DAYS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Clarksdale, Miss. Feb. 19.-Fire
which started in the rear of Bacot &
Co.'S general store destroyed seven
brick stores in the business portion
of this place yesterday, entailing a
loss of 100000. The fire department
was hampered by lack of water.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

London, Feb 18.-The house OF
commons just before midnight passed
the supplementary army estimates
which carry e13,000,000, by vote OF
213 to 80. The vote was carried under
the closure and amid violent protests
from the Irish benches against it's APP
DlioatiOn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
ra,a,,v wounded bv a plaCksmlth.

Springfield, ILL.,. Feb. 19.-Peter
Jones, young blacksmith, of Spring
field, last night shot and fatally
wounded William Mooney, a machin-
list of Jacksonville. Jones claims he
fred on Mooney in self-defense.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

British embassy, upon inquiry
|nade, on the 18th, authorized
cement that there was no truth
II in the story contained in the
that President Nc
had sounded Lord Pauncefote,
|fish ambassador at Washing
ascertain how an offer of medi-
the Transvaal difficulty on the
the United States would be re-
Iy Great Britain.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
s.. Chnrle. ColIere burned.

New Orleans, Feb. 19.-The St
Charles college at Grand Coteau, to
gether with a large and valuable Ii
brary. was destroyed by fire last
night. Loss, $4,000
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

lest weather ever known in
~ CUBA was experienced, on
he thermometer falling to IS
Tor the first time in 80 years
on Mount San Pedro, 20
he northwest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

|iissioner-General Ferdinand w.
III Chicago, on the 18th, en-
|er the Paris exposition. Mr..
EaFes with the satisfaction OF
|sncceeded in awakening Amer
and producers TO
|ortunity offered by the fair TO
Ia commercial expansion and
|ng secured and sent over the
of some $500 exhibitors.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24
John "A. Cannon,
Real Estate
Loans
insurance
MAIN ST. GREENVILLE, MISS.

you any kind of town lot have it. The price
made to suit Ji
you want plantation Of any size in the Delta hayeit Sc
Improved unimproved Terms and 70 suit
you borrow money, have it. Terms and time suit
and low rates of interest 4a 2 {Nsf w
Won insurance, have 1.-THE very best
You coect2 can collect them and viii remit
proceeds promptly tssS
am satisfied that will be your interest You
invest these things which have to SELL I'll You
and you money. sslffi 4lal eF
Come have talk. may be mutually profitable
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Z npon the recommendation Of
|niaster-General Ludington, the
n of war has ordered the es-
bent of a bi-monthly transport
between San Francisco and Ma
e Service will be started by the
|p Sherman, which will leave
|ncisco for Manila on the 18th
inst.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Pearsons, OF Chicago, has
bffer to the Congregational
nal society of Boston to give
/, fhe general treasury provid-
|ciety will secure 100000 addi-
On friends of it's work.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Try Root has a plan to have
|itary schools and colleges
2sintry brought into close touch
Irregular army and track kept
Is when they go into civil life.
Nv if they join the national
Ind thus secure the creation OF
Ne list of persons in civil life
fully equipped for instant mill
|rgice.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

'aker Reed, who was in Wash
i business before the depart
lifted the house, on the 10Th,
arst time since his retirement
|ngress, and was obliged to
'fe levee in the ways and
room.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

mere issued by the war de-
.e.e,r the 18th. making assign
troops to the new military
III of Alaska.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Ashbridge of Philadelphia,
10th, sent to National Chair
|nna a check of $4,000, repre-
1.-THE firstsquarter of the amount
n promised to raise for the Re
i national convention in June.
|0rl1 of collecting the second
begun on the same day, and
|B5,OO0 was raised.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

beech of the governor, Sir Hugh
ID, at the opening of the New
Ind Legislature, on the 10th, in
that the session had been
the request of the imperial
bent to renew the modus vi
IA the treaty coast so that
fisherman may be enabled to
for the summers operations
flelay.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

|rehch entered Kimberly, on the
The head of his victori GUS
i. He dined at the club, and
shed on to get in touch with
Eating enemy. The success II
bberts' initial move caused
in London, where it is hoped
/ long series of reverses has at
he to an end.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

british ship Westgate arrived
York, ON the 18th, from Chic,
|ledonia, French convict set
near New Zealand. The West
bught 1880 tons in nickel ore
|merican Metal Co., and is the
|sel to arrive here direct from
|edonia.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Il Congressman Isaac Stephen
|e public announcement, on the
his intention to give to the
|Mnrinette, Wis, where he has
II nearly fifty years, a public
|building to cost $4,000. The
|.e will be built within two
Marinette county granite.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

bin generally known as the
I'M, relating to second class
litter, was favorably acted on
house committee on post offices
10th. AS finally agreed on a
rate of one cent per pound
the proposed clause making
! Two cents in case of extreme
J being omitted.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

~ church, the largestMethodist
in Minneapolis, Mimi, and the
NEST house of worship in the
lest. is free from debt. At the
| 2 service, on the 18th, in re-
to the urgings of the pastor,
hines S. Montgomery, the con-
lon contributed, in 80 minutes,
|rate of 262 a minute, a total of
sufficient to pay every penny
Indebtedness and leave a few
Ids over for q rainy day.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

pierce, of Boston, one OF the
Judges, who had been i'll with
|iia since arriving in Lincoln,
Intend the butter makers an
mention, died in that city ON
After fitting funeral cere-
bis body was sent to Boston.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

state department has taken
j make sure of the position it
sumed toward ex-Consul Mac
In anticipation of an inquiry
1ngress, by directing an inves-
into every phase of the allie
contained in that officers
mt, including especially =
IN investigation of the con1i-
nder which the consular mail
Die service were conducted.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-24

Eeation of about 100 boomers,
prominent politicians frocl
Waukesha, Fond du Lac and
|isconsin cities, left Milwaukee,
18TH, for Washington on a spc-
hi, to endeavor to secure the
btic national convention for
|ep
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
THE WINCHELL COLLECTION
Now Being Placed in Hoods Museum
at the College.

Alma College is to be congratulated
upon having secured for its museum of
natural history the celebrated Alexander
Winchell collection of fossils and miner
ais. Prof Winchell was the most dis
tinguished geologist in the United
States. 1t was the ambition of his life
to gather this great collection. 1t is
composed largely of fossils from the
state of Michigan, into every forest of
which he went, into every river bed Of
which he gazed and upon every ledge OF
rock Of which he stood. The same keen
eyes were always open and the same
penetrating intellect always at work to
make his life work as a geologist as COM
plete as possible. The result was that he
gathered and named more than seven
thousand specimens, many Of which are
very rare and some of which are only in
this collection. Several institutions have
been ambitious TO possess these treas
ures among them the University of
Chicago and Alma College. 1t has final
ly become the property of the latter at an
expense of S25OO. The reason for choos-
ing Alma College was in its location.
Mrs. Winchell did not wish the collec.
ton to be taken out Of the state in which
her distinguished husband spent the
greater part of his life pursuing his fav.
orite studies. She became one of -four
donors to put these treasures into the
m useum at Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
A SUDDEN CALL.
A Respected Resident Passes Away at
His Home in Alma.

The residents of this village were
shocked last Friday afternoon at the
news that our respected citizen, Will
liam j. Gargett, had died very suddenly
at his home on Water-st. The deceased
had not been feeling well for several
days, but it was not supposed that he
was at all dangerously i'll as he had been
around all the time and only a short time
before he died had been out to the
barn back of his house. The funeral
was held at the house Monday at two
O'Clock, Rev. w. *. Spencer officiating,
and the remains were laid at rest in
Riverside cemetery.
William j. Gargett was born in Me.
dina county, o., December 26, 1S4l,
where he passed his youth on his faith
er's farm and received his education in
the common schools and at Berea Uni.
versity, which he attended for two years.
In September, 1861, at the age of 10, he
enlisted in Battery A, 1st Ohio Vol
Light Artillery, under the command of
W. +. Goodspeed. He was in all the prin-
cipal engagements of the Army of the
Cumberland, and at Stone River he was
captured by the rebels. He remained
under their inhospitable protection but
one hour, for in that short space of time
he was recaptured. He was slightly
wounded in the left leg at the battle of
Chickamauga. He was sick in the win
ter of 1S6l-2, with typhoid fever, but
during the most of the war was actively
engaged in marching or fighting. He
was promoted to corporal September 13,
1864, and discharged at Cleveland, o
July 81, 1865.
Returning to his home in Medina
county, Mr.. Gargett shortly came to
this state and county, and located l2C
acres of land in Sumner tow wnship where
he resided until 1889 when he moved to
Alma for the purpose of educating his
children.
In September, 1866, at North Plains
Ionia county, he joined his fortunes for
| life with Miss Catharine A, daughter OF
Thomas and Eleanor scarborough. OF
this union five children were born, two
Of whom died in infancy, the remaining
three, George, Louise and James, being
| left with the wife and mother TO mourn
their loss.
| In 1894 he became interested in Christ
ian Science and from that time was one
of its most ardent and faithful advo
Gates, not allowing day to pass without
studying his bible and textbook, Science
and Health with key to the Scriptures
by Rev. Mary Baker G.. Eddy, and LIVED
daily what he believed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
They SWarmed.

The Bees buzzed in Alma all last Fri
day afternoon, the occasion being one OF
pleasure to all who participated in the
buzzing. The Lady Maccabees of Alma
entertained their sisters from st. Louis
and Ithaca while number from other
Hives in the states were also present,
there being in all n visitors present and
with those from Alma who were in at
tendance the number who enjoyed the
occasion was swelled to l10. Refresh
ments were served and most delightful
afternoon was spent.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
Stockholders Meeting.

A meeting of the stockholder Of the
Alma woolen Mill Co, will be held al
the office of A. +. Woodward on Tues.
day, August 21, at two o'clock p. m. II
is important that all stockholders be
present.
lll5.4w V. 8. HoLLENBECK, Sec'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
Gard OF Thanks.

We wish to express to our many
friends our heartfelt thanks for theil
many acts Of kindness during our re
cent great loss and bereavement.
MRS. W. J. GARGETT.
Miss LOUISE 4. GAReETT.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEO. j. GARGETT.
Mr.. AND MRS. JAS. B. GARRETT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
TOLEDO EXCURSION. JULY 30.

Sunday, July Goth, the Ann Arbor r.
Il. will give an excursion TO Toledo by
special train leaving Alma at 6 :i2 a. m.
Fare for the round trip $l.25.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27
Selzinq the Opportunity.
"Who grasps the moment as IL nies,
He Is the real man. ."-Faust.

"It is comforting to know that compos-
itors, like plumbers, are limited to this
life in the reckless exercise of their Pc
culiar-yes, very peculiar function. 1t
is not within the bounds Of reason or
religion that there should be any future
existence for so unconscionable q guild.
Think of the diabolical typo, whose de-
graded intellect can warp the most hon.
est utterance and pillory the most up
right, ingenious inspirations OF literary
art by the Mephistophelan power OF his
prerogative. They should possess a
modicum of knowledge Of the English
language seems presumable; yet the
facts Of actual experience, as every
writer can attest, prove that the average
compositor has not the ghost Of notion
of chirography, spelling or grammatical
construction. He simply revels in his
ignorance, seeing no difference what
ever between the most preposterous dis
tortions of copy and a rational interpre-
tation of what, to ordinary minds, would
convey ready intelligence.
There seems to be a sinister fate in
the revels of the compositor. Knowing
his exclusive power for good or evil, he
wields his sceptre with reckless hand.
DR.. Holmes, in "The Autocrat," plainly
rebukes the inquisitors of the press He
had perhaps writhed under their lash.
Mark Twain has humorously set forth
the shortcomings-we are prompted by
Christian forbearance-of the craft
Their delight is riotous. Fancy the
pleasure of laying waste at one fel
stroke the lifelong ambition OF some
ardent author The powers Of the type
are illimitable. Take this, for instance
the grave announcement that "Mr
Everett arose and made a very nasty
speech" Those who remember the
consummate dignity of Edward Everett
| will realize the satanic genius Of the
compositor who could deliberately selec
an for an h. Where was the proof
reader when the lights were burning
low? There is evidently an occult YET
potent trust of the composing. room, q
league against common sense, The
solemn portent of whose Vaccinations ID
only relieved by its rollicking sense o.
humor The brevity of human lift
alone arrests their escapades They
lnor their opportunity-and make thu
most of it. They realize their distinc
ton was not Guttenburg compost.
tor"
| The above article appeared in a recen
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-27

The above article appeared in a recent
issue of the Doctors Magazine, month.
ly publication edited by Dr. Geo. f. But
ler, medical superintendent of the Alma
Sanitarium. We are sure that it was
not written by the editor and positive
that no contributor would so maliciously
attack a representative of the art pre-
servative; it was the proof-reader and
at the Day of Judgement that same proof
reader will be called to account for the
profanity that from time to time has
been heard issuing from numerous COM
posing rooms. To convince him that the
RECORD compositor is not to be classed
with the general herd we permitted our
typo to commune with himself thusly
our proof. reader not being allowed to
see il until in print; the effusion sup.
posedly to be an answer to the above
screed:
Xeactly so. We hvae awaylis abe
mintaned opiniov pexressed in the
bavove sceerd We think, whevero, atht
we think, wherevo, atth the writer il
neeplessly, eendsslely savge, is needy.
less svage. and who'd suggest as mild
tonnick diet of oCp. livar oil and s.
andpapper laets times and hour fol
xis six cod ?liver months oil months, PIP.
| usilmented by constant practis at is
VINO amAnucsitp. hTe metrolopi'
tan mocpoxitter is wsatemoh careless
bul the contry ytbo is lsepodm gilty fc
"Sneezing eth obProlxnity.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-12
IMMIGRATION IS STOPPED

The japanese government has taken
steps to prevent any further immigra-
tion of it's subjects to Hawaiian Islands
while the present situation lasts. The
Japan Gazette gives the following
statement of the action taken and the
reason for it:
THE Japanese Government has is
sued instructions to the local Govern
ment enjOining them that the grantingOf
passports to laborers for Hawaii should
lie Suspended for the time heing. The
reason Of this step, the Miyako says, is
tkat the recent destruction of Japanese
property bv the Hawaiian authorities,
though committed ostensihly for the
purpose of preventing the spread of
plague, has led to a suspicion that there
is something more than this at the bot
tom of the affair. Moreover, the bad
feeling between the foreign and lap
nese people there has been heightened
owing to recent events. There are at
present more than one thousand Jap
anese In Honolulu without employment
and therefore the authorities think it
inadVisable to send more Japanese 70
Hawaii under such circumstances
The local agents of Japanese Immi-
grafton companies have been advised Of
the stopping of issuance of passports
and state that they do not expect any
more immigrants of any kind till the
plague is pau. The order stopping
possports is likely to be revoked as soon
as the present difficulties are over.