The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

MeHlIefS OF COngTCSS lawn du
early adjournment-about April
LIST.
Nearly all the troops have been
withdrawn from the Kentucky state
capital.
The next democratic national con-
vention will be held at Kansas City
July 4th.
Missouri postmasters held a con-
vention in st. Louis and effected a
permanent organization.
The national convention of the
Populist party will be held at Sioux
Falls, s. d., May 9th.
Maj. Gen. Macdonald was among
the English officers badly wounded
in the pursuit OF Comics forces.
The next annual meeting of the
league of democratic clubs will be
held at indianapolis September 9Th.
Gen. Joe Wheeler will probably
be a candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor OF Ala
bama.
Washington's birthday was cele-
brated in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines in an appropriate man.
ncr.
Up to February 18th the British
had lost in South Africa in killed,
wounded and captured over 10000
men.
The department store law passed by
the last Missouri Legislature has been
declared unconstitutional and void,
being class legislation.
The total number of insane sol
diers from the Philippines received
at the government hospital for tie
insane in Washington is fifty.
Queen Victoria has appealed tc
retired officers and soldiers to place
their services once more at the dis
posal of the crown for the period OF
twelve months for home defense.
In view Of the discovery thai
fraud had been practiced on the gov.
eminent by a number Of postmaster:
in Cuba, the postofiice department
has ordered an investigation to be
made of every money order office OF
the island.
Late reports indicate that tht
Beers will soon be forced to oui
Natal and Cape Colony. In Eng
land admiration is expressed for thu
stand Cronje made against the su
pcrior British forces IN the Modde
river.
Bryan and Sewell met at Allan
ia, Ga, last week and held a lony
conference. This is the first tim
the democratic candidates of 1S9I
had met since Mr.. S.yell declare,
in favor of retaining the Philip
pines.
According to information receive
at the war department from Manil
with the end of the present eXpedi
ton Of Gen. Bates into tlr two prov
inces at the extreme southern part Q
The Island of Luzon, military opera
lions in the Philippines will CLOSE
Afterward, it is said, there is moth
ing to do but to undertake to mair
tain order through a police system.
The special session of the Texa
legislature adjourned on the p,
inst. Gov. Savers sent a message /
both house stating that he woul
not reconvenc an extra session, ;
there was no prospect Of the tax bi
being passed, even if further time {
thirty days was given. He expires
I'd deep disappointment over ii
failure of tic Legislature to pass Il
bill.
Gen. John B. Gordon, comman,
ing the United Confederate Vete
ans, has published an order callir
attention Of all Confederate pos
and veterans to the circular of Il
Chickaraauga Park commission, a
pointing a general inspection of Il
park in October next, and inyitil
the veterans OF all the armies to a
tend Tor the purpose of attesting t
accuracy Of historical work thus f
completed.
The Beers have been securing al
munition from Dalagoa Bay '
Switzerland. A cargo supposed
consist of salt wa seized, and on c
animation was found to be gu