The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-06-09

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the Louisiana Purchase exposition tc
be held in st. Louis in 1903.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close Il
business. May 81, 1900. the debt, less
rash in the treasury, amounted to ST.
1872. COS, s11, a decrease for the month OF
S2,193,274.
Information has been received at
Washington that Archbishop Chap
pelle is to be created a cardinal by tie
pope. The archbishop is now in The
Philippine islands, as the papal dele
gate from the United States.
On arriving at his house in Havana,
on the 4th, Gen. Gomez made a brief
address, in the curse of which he
said he had kept his promise to return
TO Cuba. and that he had never intend
ed to turn his back upon her people.
The remains of S. II. II. Clark. for
mer president of the Union and Mis-
souri, Pacific railroads, arrived in Oma-
ha, Neb., on the 4th, and was met by
100 prominent officials of western
roads and former employees of Mr..
Clark.
Lord Mimic. the encouragement OF
Canada, signed an order in council, on
the 4th, appointing Col. Richard Heden
O'Grady Haley, who is on retired pay
in the imperial service, to be major
general commanding the Canadian
militia.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency, issued on The
list, shows that at the close of bust
ness, May 81, 1900, the total circulation
of national bank notes was S300,455,-
$50, an increase for the month of $l5,
2lO,5e3.
The sheriff of st. Louis began, on
the 31st, the swearing in of a posse
comitatus of $500 men, chosen from
the ranks of the better citizens, to as
sist the police in suppressing lawless-
hess and to give protection to street
car employees and others.
Another raid was made on the Haw-
thorne race track. near Chicago, on the
4th, and six bookmakers were ar
rested. The police met with no opposi-
ton in making the arrests. The men
were taken before Justice Kendall,
and released on $500 bonds.
The seating capacity of Kansas
City's convention hall, as it viii be ar
ranged for the democratic national
convention, has been suhn ittcd to the
national committee tnd the sergeant
approved. 1t makes provision for ac-
conmodating 22,26G persons.
The Berlin Butchers guild has pre-
scented a petition to the bundesrath, in
connection with the meat inspection
bill, claiming hat hogs livers anj
tongues are necessary in the mann.
dacture of sausage; hat inspection N
such cases is practicable, and that
their importation should be continued
A new pest has made its appearance
in the wheat fields in portions of Mis-,
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma. 1t is the
green plant louise, or aphis, hat usual
ly gathers on the tender shoots and
buds of roses. Entomologists do moi
apprehend that much damage will BE-
done, as the growing crop is strong
enough TO resist it's ravages.
Louis Klopsch, of New York, pub
Usher of the Christian Herald, who al
rived in India, May IA, and started &
once on a tour of the famine-strickeI
districts, has returned to Bombay, d;
Ter travelling through the most sorel,
smitten portions of the Bombay prcs
idency, including Gujarat and Baroi
da. His description of the ravages o
famine and pestilence is appalling.
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The president of Chill opened tn
Gillian congress on the 1st. In his ad
dress he said Chill was at peace witt
All the world, and expressed the hop
of an early settlement of the qucs
tons pending between Peru and re
livia. The president announced
budget surplus of $4,000, 900; said tn
financial condition was fourishin9
and hat new railroads and publ
works would be pushed.
The latest news from the war Il
South Africa, up to the 31st, was tina
Johannesburg had surrendered, Pr,
toria, the capital of the Transvaal &c
public, was peacefully awaiting III
approach of Lord Roberts troops, til
garrison having been Withdrawn fror
the forts, and President Kruger wa
fleeing towards Lourenzo Marquee. ]
was generally believed that the wa
was practically ended