The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-03-09
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Graft is scented in the Memphis /
police department
A crusade is being waged against
the blind tigers of Jackson, Miss.
The Boston Americans began prac-
tee work at Little Rock, Ark, this
week.
The closing of the 5oth Congress
was marked by the usual ceremonies
on Monday.
Out in San Francisco 10000 citi-
zsns volunteered TO clean the streets
of that city.
The Iowa Legislature has passed
bill permitting absent voters cast
ing their votes by mail.
Members of the Owl Club of
Vicksburg were fined for gambling
by police Judge Dickson.
SeseIcH Emery LOuneSbOurg
claiming to be Christ, was arrested
IN Glasgow, KY, last Wednesday.
A blizzard swept Pittsburg, Pa,
causing the loss of one life and do
ing serious other damage to traffic
The Hargis trial began at Lexing-
ton, KY, last Monday Mountain
GERS and soldier guards filled the
town.
Mrs Eddy, the head of the Chris
tan Science Church, is being sued
by her relatives for an accounting of
her funds.
Uncle Sam has surplus of $780,
900, 900 in his treasury It costs
three-fourths of billion to run the
government.
The Queen of Spain is threatened
with twins, and the outcome is
frought with vexing complications to
the royal throne.
Maj. Goethals, member of the u
S. Army Corps of Engineers, will
have the position of chief engineer
of the Panama ditch.
Two white fends in Marietta. O.,
barely escaped lynching last Sunday
because of having drugged and mis-
treated six young white girls.
Congressman Williams arrived at
his home in Yazoo City Thursday
and on Friday opened his Senatorial
campaign by speaking at the Armory.
Senator Bailey, Of Texas, is back
IN the Y. S. Senate and received the
congratulations Of both Democratic
and Republican members on his vic
tory.
A party of Congressman are inves-
tigating the Panama Ditch at public
expense. They won't know any more
about it than black cat when they
return
The missing $4,000 from the Chi
cago post office has been explained
into waste basket and burned with
| the rest of the contents.
The enormous buying OF Reading
stock on Wall street last Wednesday
by an unknown buyer created great
excitement. The number of shares
that exchanged hands was 736.5oo.
| Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin,
and Republican leader in the Senate.
resigned his position to take effect
| May l. The election of his success
sor will be lively political contest.
| Fotry thousand students and work
men made a demonstration at ST.
/ Petersburg last Tuesday at the open
| ing of the Douma and were dispersed
with whips in the hands of the Cos
sacks.
The New Jersey life insurance in
vestigators have reported and Sub
mitted a number of changes in the
insurance law One of the most inn
portant changes was limiting the
! capital stock to 100000.
The House of Representatives
ipassed its bills regulating the hours
of labor for railroad employees The
bill provides that telegraph opera
tors shall not work over nine hours
| a day The Senate refused to accept
it.
| The Presidents new cabinet was
installed last Monday, three changes
being made: Postmaster Genera
Cortelyou is now Secretary of the
| Treasury: former Ambassador Mey-
| er is Postmaster General and James
R. Garfield former Commissioner o.
| Corporations, is Secretary of the In
terror
| Five United States Senators wer,
sworn in last Monday. as follows
Jonothan Bourne, Jr., from Oregon
Charles Curtis. Kaw Indian, from
Kansas: William Alden Smith. Gen
| Alger's successor, from Michigan.
/ Frank O. Briggs, who succeeds John
| Z D-xrdeo af New Jersey and "R0b,