The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

pers, has purchased the PhladeiPAa
Public Ledger.
The United States viii have no
special representative at the corona,
ton Of King Edward, Whitelsw Red
and his staff having returned to TINS
country. The coronation Is to Dc
a very quiet affair.
In answer TO an invitation to ad-
dress a gathering Of Mississippi
democrats, Hon. D. B. Hill says
there Is no need Of recognizing the
party, and that only timely issues
should be forced to the front.
Lightning struck the residence of
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers, near Wabash,
Ind. shiyering three Of the posts OF
her bed. tearing the bed clothing to
rags. and = ripping open the pill
low on which her head lay and scat
tering the feathers about the room.
Mrs. Bowers was thrown to the floor
and slightly shocked, but arose IN
injured. The fact that she slept on
4 feather bed is claimed to account
tor her escape.
\ mar named c. A. Hall made a
bold attempt to rob a bank at Fort
Vile. Ind. The bandit stepped up
10 the window and, with a drawn
revolver. demanded that the cashier
give him $4,000. The cashier dodg-
ID behind the counter and the robber
fred two Intellectual shots at him.
This attracted people on the outside
and Hall made a dash from the
building, firing on his pursuers. He
was shot in the hand by an officer,
and. being unable to further use his
revolver, surrendered.
James Jeffries defeated Bob
Fitzsimmons for the heavyweight
championship before the San Fran
cisco Athletic Club in the eighth
round. Up to the final round the
Cornishman had decidedly the best
Of the fight, and looked like a sure
winner. Jeffries was severely pun.
ished by his vanquished opponent,
who is much the lighter and small
er man. A heavy blow in the stom.
ach and a punch on the jaw landed
Fitz on the floor, the first and only
knock-down of the fight.
Maj. Jas. Parker has compiled
some interesting statistics regarding
the instructions in the Philippines
There were 1851 engagements witt
enemy, more OF less serious, be
tween February 4, 1899, the date 0.
the battle Of Manila. and April 80
1902, fixed as the virtual downfall
of the instruction. The larger pro
portion Of these fights were attack
from ambush on the American
troops or skirmishes in which onl,
small detachments took part. al
almost no case in these engage
ments," says Maj. Parker, "di'
American troops surrender or hay
to retreat or have to leave thei
dead and wounded in the possessio
of the enemy, Notwithstanding tina
in many cases the percentage Q
loss was high" The number q
troops transported to the Philip
pines up to July 16 last was Alb
officers and 123,803 men. The ave
age strength, taken from MONTH
returns for the period Of the insu,
rection, was approximately $4,000
The casualties are reported as 70
lows: Killed or died from wound
60 officers and 936 enlisted mer
deaths from disease, Al officers an
p, 1855 enlisted men; deaths from a
cidents, six officers and 257 enlistt
men; drowned, six officers and q
; enlisted men; suicided, ten office
and u enlisted men; murdered, OIL
officer and 81 enlisted men. Tot
. deaths, 1879 officers and 4,016 e
listed men. Wounded, 100 office
and 2,707 enlisted men, a total
1897; killed and wounded al
deaths other than by disease, q
! officers and 4,18S enlisted me
Total, 4,470.
i Cattle and sheep growers of W
f oming have recently had numero'
battles. In Fremont county a bal
e of $50 masked men have slaughte
r ed several thousand head of shoe