The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-02-09
NUMBER 81.

to the officers.
New York bankers have arranged
to take large part of the New
British war loans
War exists between King Meme
lik's followers and another faction
in Abyssinia. Over 1000 were
slain in a single battle in that
country last week.
The governments summary OF
the condition of winter wheat in the
southwestern states is very favora-
BILE.
| Mrs. Nesenhener was found
guilty by a jury at Hannibal, No,
of numbering her husband by Civ
ing him poison in his food.
The war department will shortly
issue an order to the army forbid
ding the sale of liquors at every
post in accordance with the new
law on the subject.
A report has been issued by the
: war department in which it is claim
ed there are immense copper depos-
= its in the Province of Lepano, P. /.
Coal is also being mined in Luzon,
e Mashate, Negros, Cebur, Mlndana
?, and other islands.
I Cracksmen blew open the safe III
r the office of the collector of internal
e revenue at Peoria, ILL.,, and got away
It with $4,000 in negotiable stamps
e Secret service officials suspect some
employees Of the government at
le Washington planned the robbery.
l. The secretary of state, Hay, and
j, the British government have reach
er ed a conclusion that new commits
i, sion must be sent to establish def
he nitely the boundary between the
Id United States and British Columbia.
The disputed line is that separating
C. Washington from British Columbia.
ke The United States supreme court
al has rendered an opinion in the case
OF of the Chicago drainage canal, over
10 ruling the demurrers filed in the case
lis by the state of Illinois and the Chi
he cago drainage canal district board.
ed The proceedings were brought by the
ut. state of Missouri against the state
ci- of Illinois and the drainage board,
les the end sought being to prevent the
on use Of the canal because of its sup
ats posed pollution of the drinking wa
nc ter of st. Louis The effect of the
ny decision is to sustain the contention
ms of the state of Missouri.
me The Cuban-American League has
ro- issued the following circular: "The
Of Cuban-American League desires to
er- say, at this crisis in the affairs of
Jay Cuba, that any outcome of the late
he Cuban revolution and the war be-
INT tween the United States and Spain
or for Cuba, that does not give Cuba
ust independence and stability-thc
nm same in practice and stability that
is enjoyed by New York as per-
the manent part Of the American I'm
ag- ion, is to that extent a failure, and
Is that any person that does anything
ade TO prevent or to delay the clear an
lral nouncement of the fact that Cuba is,
The and will permanently continue a
'e part of the United States. is an en-
t in envy to the best interests of both
om- countries"
the The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gull
I'M is one of the smaller western rail
'ade roads which is enjoying a prosper
der Gus career Its history dates bacl
hon 10 September, 1894, when it sue
ex- ceeled to the property of the olt
year Choctaw Coal & Railway Company
N Dividends on the preferred stock a
bill the rate of per cent per annun
rec were begun in 1898 and have beel
maintained since then. In October
has 1899. the common shares were ais
ince placed in the ranks of the dividen
At payers, and per cent per annum
/ of being paid on the same, says tn
MED Globe-Democlat. The position G
II of the property was greatly strengthen
,ons, ed during the past year by the pur
cap chase of the Choctaw g. Memph
lere- railroad (Which was a reorganizatio
of of the old Little Rock & Memph
liter. railroad), giving complete line III
and der a single ownership from Men
It as phis, through Arkansas and the Il
/ the dian Territory to Weatherford,
in Oklahoma. Both the common al
con- the preferred stock were increase
her as the result of this purchase, ar
best there is now Sc .000. 900 of each. III