The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The news of the passage of the Ha
waiian bill making Hawaii a territor
under the presidency of Sanford Z
Dole, was received in Honolulu on Ma,
0 with rejoicing. Preparations are b.
ing made for immense public celebra
tons.
Philip w. Shawn prominent planter
was shot and fatally wounded by Will
liam Fisher and his son, negroes, tw5
miles from Minter City, Miss, on tn:
night of the 18th. A posse was organ.
lied and both negroes caught, and TAX
and shot.
There is talk in Pretoria of Presi-
dent Kruger contemplating departure
from the capital. There seems no
longer any doubt of the intention of
the Transvaal TO transfer the seat of
government to the Gutenberg district,
and to endeavor to make a final stand
there.
Rev. William Armstrong Eckcls, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church at Mid
dleport, o., and a commissioner TO thu
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church, at ST. Louis, fell dead in the
auditorium of the church on the 18th.
just before the converting of the as
sembly.
Friends of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
say that the latter has changed her
mind since her return to Washington.
Mrs. Dewey. her friends say, hopes
that the admiral will reconsider his de-
termination to enter politics.
Gov. Smith of Montana will enter
a vigorous protest against the recogni-
ton of Clarl; as United States sena-
tor. whose appointment, he claims, was
the result of conspiracy entered into
by Lieat.-Gov. Spriggs and Clark's
friends.
Nine hundred fresh, rosy-cheeked
Irish girls took Battery Park, New
York, by storm on the 18th. 1t was a
regular Irish day at the barge office.
The Tentonic brought this big erist OF
Irish girls and women. Eleven hun
dred more are expected OH the auth.
Warrants were issued in San Fran
cisco, Oh the 18th, for the arrest of
Mrs. Craven, Justice of the Peace
Simpkin and Adolph Sylvia. The first
two were indicted by the grand Jury
IN connection with the Fair-Craven
case. Their bail has been fixed at 3d.
600 each.
Senator Sewell, from the committee
ON military affairs, on the 18th. made
favorable report on the house bill
lppropriating annually $1,0DoO 900 for
The militia of the various states.
,pun's Weekly Review, issued on the
18th, said: "'Faihlres for the week
lave been III in the United States
leainst 147 last year, and 90 in Cana
la. against II last year.
United States Minister LOOMS. at
jaracas, has informed the department
# state that an official census lust
aiken fixes the population Of Venezue-
at 2,225,527 persons.
The strawboard and paper box fac.
ory of the Utility Paper Co., cover
ng five acres, at Hartford City, Ind, T
vas burned on the night of the 18th.
'oss, 100000; covered by insurance.
1t was officially announced at Pre-
Oria, on the 18th, that when the =
iagers and forts around Mafekinc :
ad been severely bombarrled the siege
as abandoned, British force from e
ne south taking possession of the F
lace. C
The Roer generals, nnprev ana u
aniels, with 40 men, sure ndered tu G
he British at HoOpstad, on the 18th,
I'D on the same day Huttons mounted u
lfantry captured, 20 miles northwest a
Kroonstad, Commandment Botho. II
ield Cornet Gassen and 90 Others. IL
The Cunard steamship Carintha,
hIle on her way from New Orleans
Cape Town, ran full speed on the
lore at Point Gravois, on the south =,
'ast of Hayti, on the 18th. The Ca G;
ntha has 1.45O mules on board. a.
tipped for the British army in South ~
trica. There were 14O men on board. 90
Both the Yosemite Valley stages. e.
e going each way-were held ND, -,
the night of the 18th. by a lone "
yhwayman at Big Neck Flat, Cal.
out $500 was secured from the pas {
gers. Neither the women nor the raj
lis Fargo treasure boxes were mo- by
ted