The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-07-09

convention of the National Educa-
ton Association held in st. Louis.
1t took six special trains of ten
coaches each to convey the Tamma-
nv rooters to the st. Louis conycn-
The Baldwin locomotive works OF
Philadelphia has reduced its force
of workingmen from 10000 to o.
900.
Col. j. II. Brigham, assistant Sec
rotary of agriculture and chairman
of the government board at the st.
Louis fair, died at his home In
Delta, o., June 20.
A company of militia prevented
the lynching of John Vaughan,
negro, by members of his own race
at Okolona, Miss. Vaughan muir
dered his sweetheart.
James Hargis, the famous feud-
lists and county judge of Breathltt
county, Kentucky, was fatally IN
iured at his home near Jackson by
being thrown from his horse.
The officers of the company own
ing the excursion boat Gen. Slocum,
the burning of which cost the lives
of over 1000 persons, have been
held criminally responsible by the
coroner's jury, and their cases will
be laid before the federal grand
jury.
The miners union at, Butte,
Mont. has decided to donate $685.
900 to the Colorado miners to as
sist them in the legal tests to be
made as to authority of the militia
to imprison and deport men against
whom no charges have been made
before civil authorities.
The state department does not
contemplate any reclamations upon
the Morocco government on account
of the Perdicaris incident. The de-
partment takes the view that the
Morocco government did its full
duty when it secured the release OF
the prisoners by paying the large
ransom.
The house of Hoo Hoo, the worlds
fair home of the national Lumber
mems association, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The building,
which was an unique structure and
valuable part of the worlds fair
forestry exhibit, being built of 100
varieties of wood. from all parts OF
the country, was valued, with its
contents. at $4,000. 1t will be re-
built at once.
President Roosevelt has set aside
the court martial sentence reducing
Harry N. Biscoe, paymaster OF the
navy, fifteen numbers in his grade,
and has directed that the officer s
punishment be confined to mere
reprimand. This action of the pres
, ident virtually sustains the appeal
Of Pavmaster Biscoe, who contend
ed that the court which convicted
him was influenced by Rear Admir-.
al Robley D. Evans, who appointed
it.
Editor Daniels of the Raleigh
e N. c., News and Observer, who was
: fined and sent to Jail for criticislns
f a decision of Judge Purnell of the
e United States district court, ha
/ been discharged by Judge PritcharC
@ of the United States circuit court
T who holds that to attempt to pre-
}. vent criticism of courts would b
i an abridgement of the liberty of thu
press.
h 1t is reported the japanese cap
+. tured three forts southeast of ant
part of the Port Arthur defens
- June 81. On the above date
! cablegram from Toxic stated tina
Il the japanese second army had eff
q fected a juncture with the frs
$ army and presented fighting from
Is of 1870 miles.
IL Pursued by government officer
= = for thirteen years, during whic
70 time he visited England, Franc
~ and Africa, and returning to tn
A. United States and locating in lr
3 dian Territory, Henry Rodgers
alias Frank Thomas, is behind ia
a bars at Mobile, Ala, and will b
j. tried on a charge of robbing til
IN mails.
ht The big silk air ship, in whic
n Santos-Dumont intended to max
tv an ascension at st. Louis July
he was rendered useless by vandal
of who ripped the balloon in a nun
Der of places with jack knives.
er For the second time this seaso
nv the lowlands of southern Kansi
he have been flooded from the high WI
v tiers of the Kaw, Neosho and otht
e. streams. The crops of hundreds {
rt farmers in the flooded district wi