The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


An unoonfirmed report from New
Chwang, on the 18th, said that the
Japanese army fro,n the Yalu had been
driven back to reng- Wang Cheng. An
other report said that the Russians
had lost 1000 men during an engage
meut at Hsin- Yep-Cheng
The next annual convention Of the
National Editorial association will be
held in Guthrie okla. Maj. w. w.
Screws, or Alabama. was elected presi-
dent of the asso, !ation at the closing
meeting in ST Louis.
The Worlds Pcess parliament. the
greatest assemblage of journalists in
the history of the world, held its open
ing SCI sion in Fes tival hall at the
Worlds fair, S. Louis, on the night
Of the 18th. Assembled on the ros-
trum sat the press representatives or
30 nations. In he pit and galleries
were the editors or literary celebrities
OF every state md great city in the
United States.
A man supposed to be one OF Bill.
lings' $4,000 diamond robbers was ar
rested at Miles City, Mont, on the
18th. He was trying to sell diamond
and it is alleged swallowed it when
officers arrested him. He was given an
emetic but the diamond was not re-
covered
The Washington police are investi-
eating an incident which occurred on
the plaza of the capitol, on the 10Th,
in which an attempt was made, before
a moving picture machine, to imper-
senate President Roosevelt giving as
sistance to a pretended negro in dis
tress
Judge j, A. Yantis. for 16 years dean
of the law department of the Univer-
sity of Missouri, died at South McAles-
ter, |. T., on the 18th, of heart disease.
He had been practicing law there for
year.
The emperor of Russia, during his
visit to Poltava, Russia was waited
upon by deputation of Jews, who as
sured his majesty of the loyalty OF
themselves and their coreligionists.
One hundred striking coal miners |
who refused to be registered by the |
military authorities of Las Animas |
county, Col, which is under martial
law, were taken to Trinidad, on the
18th, as military prisoners from the
strikers camp near Ludlow They |
were forced to march IS miles under
cavalry escort.
Thieves entered the post office at
70 In = Nd rnhho6
the safe of $l83 in cash and 1896 in
stamps. Nitrog!ycerin was used on the
safe 1t was evidently the work of
professionals.
Mrs. Gallagher, tried second time
at Des Moines, Ia, for perjury in con-
nection with the murder of her hus-
band, YVES found guilty, Mrs. Gal
Laughter was charged by the state with
having killed her husband, and at
tempting to burn the body.
fine flow of lubricatng oil has
been discovered at a depth of 29S feet
on the farm of George Cole. near Ches-
terton, Ind. Much excitement has been
caused, and scores of farmers in the
are preparing to drill.
Four Cinnamon were burned in
fire which destroyed laundry at Mon
treal Canada, on TIE Goth Two are
dead and two are dying. Many excit-
ing scenes attended attempts at rescue.
A. j. Davidson, president of the
Frisco railway announces that the
company will spend over a million
dollars in improving the terminals at
Kansas City within a year
The post office at Roberts, ILL.,, was
entered by robbers, on the Goth, the
Iafe dynamited and $275 in cash taken.
rhe thieves stole railway velocipede
md made their escape.
The Ulster county poorhouse, three
niles from New Paltz, n. Y, was to-
ally destroyed by fire on the 22d.
Three inmates who are missing are :
opposed TO have been burned The loss
5 placed at $4,000.
The conviction of Frank H. Burgess,
sailor who shot Capt. G.. B. Towns
nd Of the schooner Charles X. Buck
ey in quarrel over wages, was af-
irmed by the court of appeals of New .
'ork on the DIST.
The Brady Union Stock Yards Co.
/ Atlanta, Ca, was placed in the
ands of a receiver on the 21st, on pc
ition of creditors The liabilities are
Laced at S125000; assets $4,000
Fred Williams, colored, has been
Antenced by Judge Mcdonald, of St.
is, to be hanged on June q. Will
shot and killed Luther Lewis last
I'll fighters who were engaged
arformances at the St. Louis
have left Mexico City for
ton.
state senator, went
Nurt at Kan