The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-10
NEWS OF HI WORLD.

or OF Aentucky, Is only oO years
old.
The Canadian government will be
petitioned to send 10000 men to the
Transvaal.
A bill is before congress to re-
classify railway postal clerks and
increase their salaries.
The Transvaal troops at Coles
burg were reported surrounded by
the British on the 18th inst.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans.
in a special report to congress, urges
a revision of the pension laws.
Irish members of the British
house of commons openly express
their sympathics for the Beers.
Alfred Belt, an Englishman, is
the richest man in the world. He
made his wealth in South Africa.
Hon. Webster Davis, United
States assistant secretary of the in
terror, arrived at L%adysmith on the
9th inst.
The Mexican government has Of
fered the rebellious Yaqua Indians
citizenship and full title 10 their
lands to restore peace.
Senator Goebel, the Kentucky
democratic leader. died Saturday
from the effects of a gun-,hot wound
inflicted by an assassin.
A special election has been order
ed by the governor of Utah to fill
the vacancy in congress caused by
the %unscating of Roberts.
Judge David Mckay. postmaster
general during President Hays adj
ministration. died last week at his
home in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Lord Roberts has ordered the re-
lease of Boer Commandant Prcto-
RUS, who has been held as prisoner
by the British for several weeks.
The senate passed a bill granting
u pension of $50 a month to the
mother of the late Lieut.. Brumbv.
who was Dewey's flag lieutenant.
B. II. Roberts, recently expelled
from the national house Of repre-
~sentatives. was arrested at Salt Lake
City on the charge Of illegal cohabi-
tatiOn.
Fitzsimmons now claims that he
was drugged in his fight with JEFF
fries for the championship. and
asks that he be given another 90 at
the big fellow.
Maude Come. known as the Irish
"Joan of Are arrived in New York
from Europe last week. The object
of her visit is to arouse sentiment in
favor of the Beers.
Mr.. Reitz, secretary of state for
the Boer republic, in a document
Just made public, severely critici,cs
the American people for their allcg-
ed sympathy with England.
1t is claimed former Senator
Mills is leading the fight on the bill
introduced in the Texas Legislature
proposing a tax Of , per cent on the
gross earnings Of Texas oil compa-
mics.
President Mckinley has amended
the civil service law 50 that clerks
and other employees of the govern
ment who resigned their positions 10
enlist in the army may be reinstated
without examination.
A number Of business houses at
Odessa, Mo. were destroyed by fire.
A. j. Kuchinski. owner of n of
the stores burned, was arrested on
suspicion of firing the buildings in
order to obtain his insurance.
Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of
the bureau of equipment of the
navy, who has had charge of the in
vestigations of the Pacific cable. has
submitted a report to congress, in
which the cost Of a cable to Manila
is estimated at $10.000.0 0O.
Hon. Arthur Sewall. democratic
candidate for vice president in 1896
in a published interview, SAYS he j,
in favor of standing with the al
ministration in all that can be done
in holding the Philippines.
The state board of health of In.
diana has appealed to the public fol
funds with which to suppress the
epidemic of smallpox in that state
The board declares there are Owe