The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-18
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Corbit has signed articles for GO
with Champion Jeffries. '
The Beers have annexed the upper
Tugela' district in Natal.
The Kaiser has forbidden German
officials to 60 to South Africa.
The irrigation congress has been
called for Denver, December 14th.
The government estimates that
this years cotton crop will not ex-
ceed 9, 100000 bales.
! Prince Victor, grandson Of Queen
! Victoria, has joined his country's
forces in the Transvaal.
A consolidation of the principal
bridge building firms of the United
States has been effected.
Rear Admiral Schley received
final orders to assume command OF
the South Atlantic squadron.
The first autonomous government
of the Philippines has been estab'
lished in the Island of Negros.
The residence of J. S. Noble, at
Heyworth, ILL.,, was wrecked by an
explosion of gas which escaped from
a pipe.
A complete counterfeiting outfit
located in a building in the business
center of Chicago was seized by the
police.
Chicago Women have started a
movement to raise funds with which
topurchase swords for Gems. Wheeler
and Lee.
A London paper published a story
to the effect that Admiral Dewey is
to be sent to China in charge of a
squadron.
Jack Barnett, fireman, and David
Downing, engineer, were killed in a
wreck on the Illinois Central near
Senatobia, Miss.
A dispatch from London states
that the Samoan question has been
practically settled, and that under
the terms the United States gets
control of Tutila Islands.
Rich copper deposits have been
located on Lepanto island, one Of
the Philippine group, but it is said
very expensive roads will have to be
built to render them available.
Miss Kate Pendcrgrass, convicted
in a CIcbume county justice court
October 4th OF attempted arson and
sentenced to six months in the coun-
ty Jail, has been granted pardon.
Albert Becker, a Chicago butcher,
who on January 9th last murdered
his wife and chopped up and boiled
the remains in order to leave no trace
Of the crime, was executed Saturday.
Hunter johnson, a citizen of Jack
son, Miss. while hunting discovered
q box containing nearly $50, 200.
The money was in an iron case, and
is in gold pieces, mostly of the SEQ
denomination. All of the coins
date prior to 1850.
The Winnie Davis monument,
erected by the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, in Hollywood cemetery,
Richmond, Va, was unveiled on the
9th inst. An oration was delivered
by Judge Reagan, of Texas, the Only
survivor Of the Confederate cabinet.
The unvciling of monuments to Mr..
Davis and jefferson Davis. Jr., in
Hollywood, also took place on the
above date.
The annual report Of the auditor
Of the postoffice department shows
that during the last fiscal year the
number Of postotiices in the United
States increased from 72,929 to A.
3s4. During the year the revenues
of the postal service increased from
sS9,0l2.GlS to 500, ,O21,3s4 and the
expenditures from s97, ,S53, 4O7 to
S1ol, ,G32. 1G0. a net increase in the
receipts Of sG.00S, 7G5, and in ox-
penditures of s3,77S.752.
Leopold Leonard Hohenstein, an
Austrian count and formerly an off,
Ger in the Austrian army, has been
appointed a lieutenant in the United
States volunteer army. He is
naturalized citizen of this country,
and enlisted as a private.
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Mildred
NJ. llazen were married in Wash
ington on the 9th. Mrs. Hazen is
a s;st,r of Tnbu u MI o,, l,Aoj