The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-21
For the week ending July 10th.

killed in the Philippines.
There were 10,320 deaths from
Cholera and $500 fatalities in the
famine districts of India during the
last week in June.
Gen. Macarthur cabled the war
department that the fourteenth in
fantry and the fifth artillery sailed
from Manila for Taku on the 18th.
Five blocks of business houses at
Prescott, Ariz., were wiped out by
fire on the 14th. The total loss is
placed at 81, 500, 900, with less than
$500, 900 insurance. Only seven
business houses in the town were left
standing.
Large planters of Hawaii will
send an agent to the United States
for the purpose of securing colored
labor. Japanese labor has proven
unsatisfactory, hence the determine
ton of planters of Hawaii to give
the colorrd man a trial.
Already the powers have began to
suspect one another in the Chinese
affair. 1t looks as though the most
difficult problems will arise after the
Boxers have been routed and Pekin
taken. The United States proposes
to maintain a position whereby she
can protect the open door trade pol
icy heretofore existing.
1t is probable an extra session of
congress will be called to deal with
the Chinese situation. At Wash
ington the opinion prevails hat the
United States will eventually have
to send $4,000 or 10000 men to
China. In such an event. that num-
Der cannot be spared from those now
in the service, hence it will be nee
essary for congress to increase the
army.
Ex-Iieut. Gov. A. V. Eskridge,
of Kansas, editor of the Emporia
Republican, committed suicide at his
home in Emporia by shooting him.
self through the heart. Mr.. Esk-
ridge had been i'll for several months.
A strange coincidence about the SUI
icide is the fact that Eskridge used
the same weapon with which Chas.
Cross, who wrecked the First Ma
tional Bank at Emporia, ended his
life. When tho bank closed it held
E~skridge's notes, which practically
left him a bankrupt. He bought
the pistol with which Cross ended
his life, and used it to end his owr
after a lapse of several years.
Under date of July 18th, LORD
Roberts reports a crushing defeat
to his troops at Nitral's Mex, eigh.
teen miles from Pretoria. The en-
tire force garrisoning the place wa
captured, together with alarge mum
Der of guns. The number of Brit
ish killed is not given. Nitrali
Mex was being held by the British
in order to maintain communica
tions with Rustenburg, which hat
been cut off. On the same dat,
Beers attacked the garrison at Dun
depoort, and after several hours
fighting, dnring which the British
loss was heavy, retired. The Boer
have destroyed many miles of rail
road and continue to surprise tn
British by appearing suddenly a
some unexpected point in larg
numbers.
The statistical report of the inter
state commerce commission for tn
fiscal year ending June 30th, show
that the number of persons employ
ed on railroads in this country O
the above date was 928, 923. Th
number Of passengers carried dun
ing the year was 523, 176. sos, an in
crease for the year of %, 109. 80;
The number of tons of freight cal
ried was $50, 1853, 5S3, an increase {
so, 757, 1916. The gross earnings {
the roads we're s143, 131, 61S, an il
crease Of the previous year of 500
: 2S4, A The operating expense
are shown to have been 1886, 96S
s 500, an increase of s3S, 995, ~;
The amount of dividends declare
e during the year was Sill, 0S9, 96'
The total number of casualties
n persons on account of railway acc
dents was 51,743, the number
persons killed being 1913, and ii
C number injured "A, $40. The nun
: Der of passengers killed during Il
year was 239, an increase of Is, ar
r the number injured 3,442, an il