The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-17

Mr.. NJ. &. Mcconnell, of Chicago
last week gave birth to a male chile
weighing 16 pounds,
The bank at Walden, Mo-, was
robbed of $1,000 in cash, the thieves
blowing open the safe.
Maj. Gen. Lawton's remains were
inferred in the national cemetery
at Washington on the 9th.
The fruit jar manufacturers of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
have organized a combine.
The number of British taken
prisoners by the Beers since war be-
gan is estimated at 2,2S5.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, offer
ed "A free coinage bill as a substitute
for the gold standard bill.
The London war office SAYS Eng
land will shortly have 10000 eff
fective men in South Africa.
Considerable property was de-
stroyed in st. Louis on the Sth and
one person killed by a severe storm.
The University of PENNSYLVANIA
will confer the honorary degree of
doctor of law Oh President Diaz, of
Mexico.
Silas Jones and one Goltschalk
were arrested at FRANKFORT, suspect
ed of completely in the assassination
of Goebel.
Out of 1.54S.654 votes cast in
nominating a candidate for presi-
dent of Mexico, President Diaz re
ceived 1,i56,IS2.
The London war office claims
Buffers latest retreat across the
Tugela river was for the purpose of
changing tactics.
Influenza has attained an cnor-
nous spread throughout Germany
and many deaths have occurred
from the disease.
Gen. Otis will shortly be granted
leave of absence from the Philip
pines, and will return to the United
States to recuperatc.
The net earnings of the Diamond
Match Company for 1899 were
$~l,5l3,767. The capital stock of
the company is $15.00O.0 900.
The Mexican boundary treaty
and the extradition treaty between
the United States and Peru have
been ratified by the senate.
Martin Jordan. his wife and their
five-year-old child, were asphyxiated
by gas in their home at Chicago,
caused by a leak in the pipe.
John Redmond, in a speech in
the English house of commons, de-
clared England was attempting to
act the bully in South Africa.
Resolutions wero adopted in the
lower house of The Texas legislature
%censuring ex-senator Mills for OBJ
posing the tax bill pending before
that body.
\ committee of citizens from the
lower Mississippi will likely visit
Washington for the purpose of urg-
ing congress to pass "a river and har-
Dor bill at this session.
Col. Richard Thompson died at
his home in T'erre Haute, Ind, on
the 9th. Col. Thompson was over
80 years of age. He was secretary
of the navy under President Hays.
"Bill' Cook, who was sentenced
in 1895 to forty-fve years impris-
onment in the Albany pe~nitentiary,
is dead. He was nee one of the
most noted desperadoes of the In
dian Territory.
Kentucky republicans have ap-
piled to Federal Judge Taft at Gin
cinnati for an injunction against
the election board to prevent the
seating Of democratic state officers
other than governor and lieutenant
governor.
Over half of Europe is without
sufficient coal to supply manufac-
%turers, and as a result many of the
large plants have closed down,
throwing thousands out of employ
ment.
A bill has been introduced in the
lower house of congress for the ac-
quirement by the United States of
the Erie canal and its enlargement
to a capacity sufficient for the larg-
est war vessels, at a cost not to ex-
coed $75,000,0 600.
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