Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-03-15

Burglars made way with 81 200 worth
of stamps and several hundred dollars
in money at the post Office in Wester-
vile. o.
Frank w. Cottle, whose accounts as
cashier of the failed bank of Ellxhart,
ILL.,, are short $4,000, committed sui
eide.
The centennial of the incorporation
of Cincinnati was celebrated with APP
propriate exercises.
Dan Patch, the race horse with a rec
ord of 2:O41s, has been sold by Daniel
A. Mesner, Jr., of indianapolis, to NJ.
E. Sturgess, of New York city. for
$2O,OOO
The American league meeting at De-
troit adopted a playing schedule and
raised the price of admission to ball
games to so cents. :.
August Wehner, of Chicago, and
Maggie Pfeffer, of Edgerton, Wis, were
asphyxiated in hotel at Milwaukee.
Thomas Mclaughlin and wife and
Mrs. Margaret McDermott were suffo-
Gated by gas from a stove in Oconomo-
woe, Wis.
Burglars robbed the First nation
al bank at Montgomery, Ind, of $1O,-
600 in cash and bonds.
DIR. J. II. Morton, George Nunes,
Clarence Casterson, Elmer livery and
Knight Ellington were drowned in
the river at Sacramento, Cal.
The fire loss of the United States
and Canada for the month of Febru-
ary amounted to $21,O1O,5OO, against
$13, 100000 in the same month last
year.
Secretary Long will retire from the
navy department on May 1.
A distinct earthquake shock was
felt at Owingsville, Ky, but no dam.
age was done.
Prince Henry visited Niagara Falls
going to the Canadian side, where he
was welcomed by representatives OF
the Dominion government. On his
journey eastward stops were made
at Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and
Syracuse.
The floods in New York and Penn
sylvania have been succeeded by &
heavy snowstorm, followed by sleet
and rain, and all trains were badly
delayed.
The president received the Boer en-
voys as private citizens and told then
the United States could not inter
fere in the struggle in South Africa
Negotiations are practically com
pleted for making the Armour In
stitute in Chicago a part of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Independent country elevators of th
northwest are to form combine, will
$1,5OO,OOO capital.
Mrs. William Klump, of Lowell, Mich
was fatally poisoned by sample head
ache powders sent to her through tn
mail
Western railroads have voted to en'
all traffic bureaus organized to divid
business.
Prince Henry arrived at Boston
where he was welcomed by state an
city officials and given banquet Tn
degree of LII. D. was conferred upor
him during his visit to Harvard uni
~ersity.
1t is announced that the propose
visit of Miss Alice Roosevelt to Kin
Edwards coronation has been abaT
doned.
The claims commission has rule
that officers and seamen of tn
wrecked battleship Maine cannot re
cover damages from Spain.
Luke Sanders (colored) was hange
at Marion, Ala, for the murder c
Road Overseer Mullins last April.
Harry S. New, of indianapolis, ha
decided not to accept appointment a
first assistant postmaster general.
An explosion in the Catsburg min
at Monongahela, Pa, killed five me
and fatally injured two others.
Great tracts of valuable timber hav
been destroyed by fire near Marbl
Falls, Tex.
! Jacob Reynolds, who kidnapped h
daughter from her mother at Hodg'
Vile, Ky, jumped from train wit
the child at Greencastle, Ind, to e
cape arrest, but was captured.