The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
News of the World


Railroads in Texas have been &C.
yereiy damaged by floods.
The thirteenth international
peace congress convened at Boston
October 3.
The funeral Of the late Senator
George f. Hoar of Massachusetts
was held at. Worcester October g..
Plans for a new type of subma-
rine boat are said to have been sold
by a high German official to Rus
slams.
Henry Gassaway Davis. demo-
cratic nominee for vice president,
has made public his letter Of ac-
ceptance.
Charles F. Buck, former con-
gresham, has been nominated for
mayor of New Orleans by indie
pendents.
John G. Peters. one of the prin-
cipals in a boxing match at West
Bergen. N. j., died as the result OF
a knockout blow.
1t is stated shat three attempts
were made to destroy the battleship
Connecticut before she was finally
launched successfully.
The Filipino worlds fair COM
missioDers have returned to Manila
and were given an elaborate recep-
ton on their arrival.
Thirteen culprits were logged at
Wilmington, Del, recently. One of
the victims told the judge that the
sentence twas a cinch."
1t is rumored that a japanese
gunboat struck a mine and sank
near the Laio Tung peninsula. The
name of the vessel is unknown.
Judge Herrick, democratic nomi-
nee for governor of New York, has
resigned his position as justice OF
the supreme court Of that state,
A special commissioner Of the
dowager empress OF China has ar
rived in the United States to study
the American form of government.
Asomalf Mullah is reported to
have attacked and robbed an Oga-
dian tribe, killing 600 tribesmen
and capturing many camels and
sheep.
The archbishop Of Canterbury
p, spoke at Trinity church in New
York on the evening of October I
md crowds were turned from The
. doors.
!, ~ the laying Of the cornerstone
of a Catholic church at Adams
Mass. a floor collapsed and 15C
, persons were precipitated into the
, basement.
: Charles Geitrell, a young Mem
1 phian, who was delirious with fe'
! YER, ran amuck at O'Brien's landing
! on the Mississippi river and killed
four people.
George Foster Peabody, treasur
: err of the democratic national com
. mittee. has issued an appeal foI
t small contributions to the cam
! paign fund.
F~orty>eight soldiers stationed a
. Fort Hamilton, N. T., were strick
! en- with ptomaine poisonig. Thu
trouble was attributed to hash which
6 they had eaten.
A defective at Oklahoma Cit,
!, who attempted to arrest two ne
I groes was captured and disarmec
| by them and then tied to a tree anc
beaten numerically.
!. J. TON Hefiin, congressman ant
democratic nominee for reelection
in. the fifth Alabama district, ant
his republican opponent, B. W
Walker, had a fight at Opelika.
j. s. Bascot, a wealthy merchan
of Osyka, Miss, is on trial at Mag
nolia, Miss, charged with the muir
9 der Of /. N. Varnardo.
William J. Bryan is speaking II
! the interest of the democratic nom
y inees in Nebraska, and from tina
K state will 90 to Missouri.
The American ambassador t.
! Russia, MI. Mccormick, has beer
/ granted leave Of absence to return
to the United States on urgent pr
: waite business.
William Vernon Harcourt
known as "thc finest political glad
a iator Of his age" died suddenly DC
y tober / at Nuneham Park, nea1
! Oxford, England. He was n o.
!, the most prominent liberal leader
in England.
2 G. r. Meade has been appointed
! received Of the Texas Cotton Prod
I, nnts Comnanr The ~nrnnertY Ia