The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-10
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS

Hermosillo Mexico. September "a del
cation of five Yaquis, who belong to the
peace faction of that tribe, have arrived
here They are their way to the City of
Mexico, where they will lay a PROPOSE
ton before President DiaZ looking 10
settlement of the war that has been
going on for the last two years between
the Indians and the goVernment troops
The Indians demand that they shall be
permitted 20 conduct their own tribal
affairs without interference aud without
taxation. IL is not considered probable
that President Diaz will accept the prop
osition.
Charlotte, n. c., September 3.-Wnl Ed
wards. a negro who killed Policeman
Kerns in Concord. y. c., about a year
ago. was hanged in salisbury, toud
The murderer's neck was broken by a sIN
and one hair foot drop. A crowd OF l,uoo
persons surged around the Jail in a yam
endeavor TO witness the execution whlch
was private.
Santiago de Cuba. September SAN
tiago is now experiencing the seNereSt
weather known here since 81 touay
the lower part of the city IS I'VE iett UNI
der water The fremen and police are
assisting the sufferers.
Indianapolls. September AT a sheep
slaIgbte!ing and dressing exhibition mere
today Charles J. Gardner, OF lMu4a ia lly'iil9,
broke the worlds record IN 1873 ne hlllcN
and dressed ten sheep in 32 minutes ana
80 minutes and - seconds.
birmingham. Ala, september 4 a. [nai
hundred and eighty thousand tons OF o9di
wore sold TODAY to New Orleans agencies
to supply the demand IN tIdI city 8 M,
has heretofore been supplied Dy lhe 1 ~ ~,
sylvania product. Thirty THOUSAND ions
~ ~ a PENNSYLVANIA company Whlch u
unable TO get sufficient coal from its oW hn
mines Tnat will be delivered py tle
Southern railway ana us D"'SS
from Greenvile. Miss.
Washington. September, .-The p9puia-
tion of the city of Charlt sion, >. - -
cfficially announced today i as'90; rvs. e.
1859 the population was o4'o1, lhe 80
figures show, for the city as Wnole' tSti
increase Of s52, or tSS per f SS' was a. 9Si,
s'Iowing an increase of 49I1. or $50 per
cent from 1880 To lesV
washington. September 4.-The populac1
ton of Richmond Va. Is So,V'V' Sum "
1862, or 40 per cent.
Galveston Tex. September 5.-President
s n. Knott. of the Kansas city ooutnel.tt
system when asked today ap2ul I,U,ap,yid
that the Kansas city S0u ,.l't,,.,' an6
buy the New orleans and Wes.SIn o.. ~
use it as a part of the line to New or
"rheTe is not a word of truth in 1t. We
are devoting ourselves entirely to build
ING I'M the lines we already have. nave
nos denied the report before because II
did not seem TO merit reCoSAi'i"ii'
Washington, September 5;-The popnIia-
ton of the city of Birmingham Aia.'
as officially announced today, is 3S4lo.
as against 26l7S in 1890 These figure figures
show for the city as whole an increase
| in population of 12.237, or 1913 per cent
! from 1890 to 1900 The population in 1850
was 1886. showing an increase OF ZSggz.
or 74S2S per cent from 1880 to 1890. the
| population by wards in 1900 is as fol-
| lows: Ward /, 4.4S2: ward ., $3.50: ward 3;
I ~ ard
| 6, 2.9i9: ward Z. 5.O93; ward 8. $3.50: ward
| 9, 4,032.
| Houston. Tex. September is. E. Ira
| cv of Houston was today nominated for
| congress by the republican convention for
the first district.
Norfolk, Va, September Sharon Fer
| con Russian naval agent, who returned to
| Washington last night. came to see Colo
mel William Lamb, agent for Castncr;
| Curran & Bullitt, the Pocahontas coal
| people. and it is believed in the trade
| concluded, n contract under which the