The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-01-06

ing the year 1899 1891, 595, O6S. sc.
At Broughton, ILL.,, an "11-year-old
boy stabbed to death his ~13-year-old
brother.
The New York city council
adopted resolutions of sympathy
for the Beers.
There were 10000 freight car:
built in the United States last year
by contracting companies.
Prof. Elliott Coues, of Washing
ton. d. c., famous as an ornitliol-
ogist and scientist, is dead.
j. W. Rhodes and Harvey Parker
were caught in a cave-in at a mine
near Galena, Kas., and crushed to
death.
During 1900 Gems. Merritt and
Anderson of the [. s. Army, will
go on the retired list by the age of
limitation.
p. L. Burrough, British vice con
sui at Kansas City the past six years,
has resigned and become a natural
lied Americon citizen.
Alex Fisher was shot and killed
by his brother, Pleas Fisher. at Pitts
burg, Ky. They were on opposite
sides of the Philpot- Griffith feud
The creation of a new department
of commerce and industry by the
present congress is predicted by
prominent leaders Of the majority
party.
The Boer government has assented
to the request of the United States
to allow an American army officer
to accompany her troops, in order to
take observation.
The transport Thomas sailed from
Manila for San Francisco December
30th with the remains of Gen. Law
ton, Maj. Logan and Maj. Arm
strong on board.
The convention of the Southern
Educational Association, held in
Memphis last week. was the largest
in point of attendance in the history
of the association.
The United States government
has ordered an Investigation to I've
made of the seizure off Delago Bay
by the British war ships of several
cargoes of American merchandise.
The manufacturers of plumbing
and sanitary fixtures and supplies
have formed a combine, to be known
as the Standard Sanitary Manufac-
turing Company, capitalized at S.
600, 900.
A. j. Lefevre died at Lancaster,
Pa, from hydrophobia. He was
bitten by a cat about four months
ago, but it was not noticed at the
time that anything was wrong with
the feline.
Secretary Root mas approved the
order Of Gen. Otis authorizing the
celebration of civil marriages in the
Philippines. Heretofore all mar
riages were celebrated by the Catholic
church, so that Protestants and non
Christians were prohibited from
marrying.
The coroner of Eau Claire, Wis.
rode twelve miles to hold an inquest
on Mike Khilo, a laborer. who fell
in a fit and lay in an open field for
seven hours. He vas supposed to have
been frozen to death, but thrawed
out and sat up while the inquest was
in progress.
On account of a strike of miners,
coal is selling at 81 cents per hun
dred pounds in France. Should the
strike continue, the government may
find it necessary to close manufacture
ing establishments and reserve the
present supply of coal for domestic
consumption.
Gen. Miles desires the vacancies
between G0and 70in number-which
rxist in the army in the grade OF
second lieutenant, to be filled by
West Pointers, and has proposed d
plan to advance the present senior
class, in order that they may be
given commissions over civilians.
The attorney general of Missis.
ippi has instituted suits against tie
various insurance companies doing
business in that state, alleging viola.
ion of the antitrust law.
Clyde II. Wallace was arrested
charged with stealing a sack of golt