The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-09

lions have been issued by the presl-
dent and governors OF the various
states.
At a meeting of the cabinet it was
decided to reduce the present force
of the army in the Philippines to
10000 men.
A corn famine exists in the state
of Michoacan, Mex, and in n VII
lage twenty people were injured IN
a bread riot.
The Pan-American congress IN
session in the city of Mexico, has
agreed on a plan of arbitrating all
differences arising between the gov
ernments represented.
In a battle October 2S between
Beers and British, the former left
forty dead on the field. The Brit
ish lost twenty-eight killed and fifty
five wounded.
One hundred and ten of the ring
horses of Buffalo Bills Wild West
l show were crushed to death In a rail-
. road wreck near Lexington, N. Z.
Col. Cody places his loss at 100000.
Representatives of the Yaqui In
dams have issued a declaration
e against Mexico, and in favor of the
t annexation of hat country to the
i United States. This tribe of In
s dams has been in revolt for a num-
: Der of years, and have caused the
e Mexican authorities no little trou-
BILE. They generally make their ap-
pearance at points where they are
S least expected, attacking ranchmen
numbering and driving off cattle
d seeking a place of safety by the time
l. troops a be gathered.
: A race war between whites anC
d blacks started at a negro CAM
meeting near Balltown, La, result
y ed in the death of two white mel
'e and fifteen negroes. A few days be
:. fore a negro rapist was burned nea
&c Balltown. A camp meeting was il
h progress, and negroes gathered iron
the surrounding county, about tw
~ hundred in number. There wa
70 some trouble over a license, and OF
he ficers went to the meeting to serv
IN a warrant on a preacher name
in Lott, who resisted and barricade
himself in a tent. Lofts mother
tie in-law, his two daughters and lit
s. boy were killed in the tent. H.
wife saved her life by concealin
herself behind a stove. In order
get Lott, his tent was fred, and
he appeared in the open his Doc
was riddled with bullets. The 9th
negroes were shot in the church
as they fed from the building.
he
The census report on school, m
litia and voting age for all states al
territories shows the following SUI
mary for the country as a Who'll
Person of school age, 5 to
nd years, 26,110,7SS, of whom 24,89-
q 100 are native born, 22,490,211 a
do. whites and 1906, 100 are male
in males Of militia age, 16,360,363,
on whom 13,132,2S0 are native DO
cry and 4,495 1896 are whites; a
to males of voting age, 2~1,329,S19,
NJ whom 16,227,2S5 are native DO
and 19,036,143 are white. Of t
om total number of males, Fl years
on. age and over, 2,326,255 are illit
no ate. Of the 16,227,2S5 native be
op- males, Fl years of age and over,
was 706,293 are illiterate, and of
and 5,102,534 foreign born, 620,0O2
on illiterate. Native white males
cen voting age who are of foreign p
U entage show a relative increase
their proportion since 1890, wi
the colored males of voting age h,
,;no increased throughout the north
% o and western sections with a few
the ceptions, like California, where tn
lere has been a large decrease in Chin
son population. In many South
fact states, especially Virginia, No
IN Carolina, South Carolina and Lol
NOT lana, the colored element of vot
pr age shows a decreased proporti
Foreign white males of voting
.tor. show an increased proportion in
! bv New England except VERNE