The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

The Puerto Rican census shows a
population of 957, O00.
Eleven laborers were buried alive
by a cave-in of a tunnel at Los An
geles, Cal.
The total pig-iron production in
the United States last year was
ID, $40, 602 gross tons.
Coils. Geo. NJ. Randall and James
Bell have been commissioned briga-
der generals of volunteers.
President and Mrs. Mckinley
celebrated the goth anniversary Of
their wedding January 25th.
A bill appropriating $1,000, 900
for the st. Louis worlds fair was
introduced in congress Monday.
Since the opening of the Philip
pine hemp ports, the price of bind
ing Irvine has declined 20 per cent.
Beubonic plague continues to
Spread at Honolulu. Thirty-four
japanese at that place are in quar-
antine.
Japan has under construction a
number of war ships which, when
completed, will be the most power
full afoat.
Gen. Otis cabled the war depart
ment January 25th that the Ameri-
cans routed the insurgents in fierce
battle at Santiago.
Edward Moore shot and killed his
wife at Hillsboro, Ill. Moore, who
has been arrested, claims he mistook
his wife for a burglar.
The International League of Press
Clubs has undertaken the task of
erecting a home for aged and in
digent newspaper men.
The bill placing aged and disabled
employees Of the weather bureau on
the pension list was defeated in the
lower house of congress.
Rev. Richard Haney. aged IS. the
oldest active Methodist minister in
the United States, died at his home
at Galva, ILL.,, last week.
Emperor Kwang Su, of China,
will abdicate, and has appointed
Put Sing, the ~9-year-old son OF
Prince Tuano, his successor.
The house adopted the majority
report providing for the exclusion
of Roberts of Utah without swear
ing him in by a vote of 21S to so.
\ call has been issued for a meet.
ing of the national executive com.
mittee Of the peoples party, to be
heldin Lincoln, Neb., Februaryl9th.
A Texas preacher has been called
upon to resign his charge because
he prayed for the success Of thu
British in their war against the
Beers.
The December statement Of tn,
collections of internal revenue shov
the total receipts to have been $24,
219,30S. an increase over December
1898, of $2,026,413.
A rebellion against the Pekin gov
eminent and tie Empress Dowage
has broken out in Central China
The insurgents number about 10, 90
and are said to be well armed.
President Mckinley has been ap
pealed to by the American Peac
Society to offer the good offices AM
mediation of the United States t
Great Britain and the Transvaal.
Three missionaries of the Metho
dist church sailed for the Philippine
last week. They are the first of
number of missionaries to be sen
to the Philippines by the Methods
church.
The report that Assistant Secrt
tary Webster Davis was sent to Sout
Africa by the United States govern
mention a special mission is emphat
cally denied by those in authority h;
Washington.
Judge, Kolsatt, in United Stat,
circuit court, decided That the ant
trust act of the Illinois legislature
1898 void on the ground that IL
statute contains both class and speci,
legislation, in contravention of II
federal constitution.
Rev. Father Joseph Sullivan WI
found dead near the real entrance
Vicar General Hickey's residence
Springfield, III. His skull had bee
crushed as with some blunt INSTR
ment.
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