The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-01-13

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United States in 1899.
The street-car company at Mil
waukee has inaugurated Accent fares
Gen. Otis has begun a general ad
vance in Cavite south from Manila
During the month of December
1899, the public debt was decreased
So, 791, S24.
II. II. Warner, the New Yorl
patent medicine manufacturer, is /,
bankrupt.
John S. Clark, a noted turfmar
and stock breeder. died at his HON,
in Lexington, KY, last week.
An explosion of ascetyline gas
caused the destruction by fire of the
Baptist church at Stromsburg, Neb.
Walter Rains, "a travelling man,
and Rev. Fred Sick, were burned tt
death in a hotel fire at st. James,
Mo.
President Mckinley has appointed
Brig. Gems. j. c. Bates and Lloyd
Wheaton major generals of volun.
teers.
kid" Mccoy defeated Mayer
in a five round prize fight before the
Coney Island Athletic Club Janu-
AIRY LIST.
In a battle at Wan Tung the
French forces stationed at that
point were defeated by Chinese
troops.
The custom of furnishing free
passes to city officials has been dis
continued by the Kansas City street
railway.
Englishmen residing in Mexico
pledge themselves to raise a fund OF
81, 00O, 900 for the British soldiers
relief fund.
Arthur Blenker, a bookkeeper at
San Antonio, committed suicide on
account of fear that he was losing
his eyesight.
A fast mail train on the Wabash
was wrecked near Wellsville, No..
and Fireman John Robinson was in
stantly killed.
All the powers have returned
favorable replies to the request of
the United States for an open door
policy in China.
The senate committee on foreign
relations reported favorable on the
bill creating a territorial govern
ment for Hawaii.
John d. Rockfellow has given
$4,000 toward a fund being raised
to perpetuate the famous Dewey
Arch" in New York City.
Rev. DR.. Edwin McGlynn, a noted
Catholic priest of Newburgh, N. Y.
passed away Oh the 9TH inst. His
death was due to heart failure.
The secretary of the interior has
recommended to congress an appro-
priation of $50, 900 to stamp out
smallpox in the Indian Territory.
Senator Hanna has once more de-
clared that he will not stand for
reelection to the chairmanship of
the republican national committee.
The house adopted "a resolution
calling upon Secretary Gage for all
information regarding the deposit of
government funds in national banks.
Great Britain has lodged a protest
with the Swiss government. calling
attention to the recruiting of troops
for the Boer army in Swiss territory.
The British fire insurance COM
panies doing business in the United
States had a bad year in 1899, and
many of them will withdraw from
this country.
The president Of the Orange Free
State has issued a proclamation to
the effect that every white male citi-
zen. irrespective Of nationality, must
fight for the defense of his country.
The authorities at Washington
will adopt stringent in
dealing with the beubonic plague in
the Philippines, and to prevent its
introduction into the United States.
Up to January 1st, thirteen cases
of the beubonic plague had devel-
oped in Honolulu. Four deaths have
occurred from the plague at Manila.
W. W. Wyatt, a white man, was
taken from Jail at Newport News,
Va, by q mob and shot TO death for