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

has suspended.
1t is claimed SPANS new tariff
Discriminate against American
products.
New Mexico republicans in con-
vention adopted resolutions de-
handing statehood.
The force of American troops in
Cuba is shortly to be reduced from
5000 to about 5000.
Senator Hanna predicts that a
subsidy shipping bill will be passed
by the present congress.
The English house of commons
refused to reopen inquiry into the
jameson raid in the Transvaal.
The army post at Seattle, Wash.
has been named Fort Lawton, in
honor of the late Maj. Gen. Lawton.
Edward Lawrence, his wife and
three children were burned to dealt.
in their home near Fredericton, Pa.
An American syndicate with a
capital of $40, 900, 900 will erect a
mammoth steel plant at Monterey,
Mexico.
The North Atlantic Squadron is
scheduled to arrive at Galveston
about April goth to take part in the
anniversary celebration of the battle
of San Jacinto.
The impression prevails in Ken
lucky that the contest over the gov
ernorship will not be ended until
it is fought out in the courts.
The house passed a resolution
calling upon the state department
for information as to the truth OF
the charges Of Mr.. Macrum, ex-con-
sui at Pretoria, concerning the
opening Of his mail by the British
authorities.
The industrial commission has
decided to continue its investigation
of trusts and industrial combina-
tons and to delay its recommends
tions for legislation for their con
troll until additional testimony ha;
been taken.
i The British have occupied Mag.
ersfontain, the Beers r~etreatine
without Offering resistance. Gen,
Comics forces were in retreat from
Gen. French's army on the 10th
On the same date Gen. Butler re
crossed the Tugela river towarl
Ladysmith. captured several camps
{ a quantity of ammunition and f,
number Of prisoners.
The contests over the state Offices
in Kentucky have been simplifed b,
an agreement entered into betwec1
attorneys for democrats and repub
} %licans, that there shall be a speed,
trial in the courts on an agreed case
involving all Of the issues, the frs
hearing to be before Judge Field Il
2 Louisville. By this arrangement j
? is believed matters can be settlet
within three or four weeks.
e The annual report of the com
S missioner of patents for the yea
e ending December 81, 1899, show
e that the total receipts of the offic
t amounted to $l,325,457. After dc
: Quoting the expenditures for tn
year. there was a surplus of $113.
673. The number of patents is
sued was 25,j2T. Tho number O
patents expiring during the yea
"a was 1885.
# Upon representations of the Spar
l. ish government to the effect ths
II some of the islands south of tn
Philippine archipelago, which la
: been taken possession of by Unite
States gunboats, were really IL
> property of Spain, the authorities {
l. the state department have examine
the charts and concluded to diret
le the withdrawal of claims to the is
ands of Caygayen, Zulu and Cibut1
all of which lie without the boundal
70 lines laid down by the treaty {
n Paris.
c. The export statement issued fro
Sc the treasury bureau of statistics fl
,y the seven months of the fiscal We,
10 shows products of agriculture, $495
IN 42G,S75, a decrease Of $11,O00,00
y compared with the correspondir
/ months Of the preceding fiscal yea.
ut and manufactures, $234,301,141. &
IL increase of $4,000 900 V G Il
he corresponding months of last yea
IS. Exports of manufactures for