The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-03-06
NEWS FORECAST FOR The WEEK

Washington, d. c., March 5.-It is
believed in Washington that the
wheels of the congressional mill will
turn somewhat more rapidly from now
on, though whether any real progress
will be made in regard % the import
ant measures comprising the Taft pro-
gramme during the week it is difficult
to foretcll with any degree of eertain-
ty. The senatorial trust invesii cation
and the Ballingef-Glavis inquiry will
continue to furnish material for the
Genital correspondents.
President Taft has accepted in
,itation to speak a celebration te.
be held in the Metropolitan a. VI.
Ghursi II Tuesday night. in the Interest
Of the Wilberforce University. :se ol,i-
est institution devoted to tine higher
education of the negro in the United
States. Other speakers at the meeting
will include Justice Harland of the
Unite States Supreme Court, and Sen
ator Br:sto.v of Kansas
Saturday is the day fixed for the for
G. Calhoun. which has been erected as
one of South Carolina s contributions
TO Statuary Hall of the national capi-
tol
iticians are scheduled for tho week.
At Albany the senate bribery investi
CATION will enter upon its fifth week.
with public interest increased by the
possibility of an early verdict. In the
Fourth congressional district Of Nir-
ginia a special elect ion will be held
% FIJI the vacancy caused by tho death
If Representative Francis r. Lassiter
Following a sensational campaign, Sc
attic viii hold an election Tuesday for
mayor and other municipal officials. In
Detroit, Senator Burrows and Con-
gresham Townsend, who is opposing
Burrows for the senatorship, togei her
| with several rival aspirants for the
| nomination for governor Of Michigan,
viii be heard at a banquet of the
| Wayne County Republican club.
An unusually large number Of i'm
portant court proceedings are schedul-
ed for the week. J. g. Mayhray and
| his alleged associates. who arc charged
| with having cleaned up over a million
dollars through swindiing hy means Of
! fake races and wrestling matches. arr
20 be placed on trial in. the Enitea
| states district court at Council Bluff.
| sh. trial of F. Augsstus Hcinze II
| m charges of ini=apriving funds
| Of he Mercantile National Bank and
he hearing Of the Hartje divorce ease
in Pittshurg are expected to furnisi,
.ome Give, reading.
After numerous lelavs Nicholas
| chaikovsky and Catherine Bresil
kovskaya, who arc charged with being
leaders in the Russian revolntionarv
movement. are to be placed on trial in
| st. Petersburg
! The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will take testimony in Mnnespol
| is Tuesday in several eases that arc
ping interests. Alleged freight over
| charges are the poinJs involved in the
eases AMI the defendants nelade .
number of the leading railroads in tile
| West and Northwest.
\ conference Of miners 10 considel
steps TO settle the differences between
miners and operators in the coal field:
of Ohio. Indiana. and western Penn
| Sylvania will assemble Tuesday in Gin
sinnati. The main point IN dispute i:
demand by the miners fer an increase
in wages of ten cents a ton. New wage
chedules are to go into effect the lis
of April