The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-15
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

o." S'N"~S SeAs Soceoh ny oOs
eral points.
| Senator Hanna says all talk o
himself as a presidential candidat
| in 1904 is absurd.
Hon. W. j. Bryan has declined al
offer of $4,000 a year as editor O.
a Denver paper.
Ex-President Cleveland refused
to be interviewed on the result o.
the national election.
After a shutdown of three months
the Piqua roller mills, of Piqua, Ill.
have resumed operation.
Secretary Root has gone to Cuba
to make an inspection of the general
conditions on the island.
The corn crop Of the United States
for the year 1900 is now estimated
at two thousand million of bushels.
A monument to commemorate the
victory of Admiral Dewey at Ma
Mia is to be erected at San Fran
cisco.
While hunting near Bristol,
Tenn, King Campbell accidentally
shot and killed his 10-year-old
brother.
An English physician reports that
there are 100000 cases of lepro-
sly in China and India, and 2OO,-
900 in Japan.
Gen. De Wet, the Boer command
der, was seriously wounded in a bat
tie last week, and narrowly escaped
capture by the British.
A Washington dispatch says At
torney General Griggs and Secre-
taries Hay, Long and Root will re-
tire from the cabinet.
Senator Hanna declares he has
had enough of politics. Mr.. Hanna
admits the republican victory was
greater than he anticipated.
The feeling between English and
French papers is bitter on account
of the latter caricaturing Queen
Victoria in a disgusting manner.
Matt Quay claims that his friends
will control the next legislature of
Pennsylvania, and that he will be
returned to the United States sem
ate.
American capitalists have formed
a syndicate with $20,000,00O capt.
tai, and will invest the sum in sugar
plantations and street railways in
Cuba.
Both Tanner and Cullom, repub-
lican, claim majority in the Hi
nois legislature for the United
States senate. The fight has been
bitter one.
Mary Leonard, aged As, was kill
ed by st. Louis street car. When
the woman's body was searched at |
the morgue, $3.50 in bills, which she
had. hidden in her clothing, was
found.
The population of Indiana, as Of
ficially announced by the census bu-
reau, is 2,516, 1862, as against 2,192,-
404 in 1890. This is an increase of
324,05S, or 14.7 per cent. The pop
ulation of Florida is 528,542, as |
against 391, 422 in 1890. This is
an increase of 1920, or 35 per
cent.
1t is reported that President Kru-
ger will shortly make formal an
that he is the special |
envoy, duly empowered by the gov
of the Transvaal and Or |
ange Free State to make representa-
lions on their behalf to the Europe
an powers, and, if the opportunity |
arises or be afforded him, to treat
for peace with the British govern
ment on the basis of legislative au-
tonomy for the two republics
Jerry Lynch, aged " years, said |
to be the last surviving member of
The crew Of the Confederate battle
ship Alabama, died at Inman,
suburb of Atlanta, Ca, on the 9Th
INST.
Many complaints have been made
% the war department against the
1akl uniform worn by the Ameri-
IAN soldiers. 1t is claimed the
solor make a target of the wearer.
The department is investigating the
natter.
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