The Grenada sentinel., 1899-10-21

zen. funstOn says ne Is Wiling u
return to the Philippines.
United States consuls will lool
after British interests in the trans
val during hostilities.
Broom corn is selling at S100 ,
ton in Illinois and farmers with larg.
crops are accordingly happy.
Rear Admiral Howison has beer
placed on the retired list of the navJ
by operation of the age limit law.
John Q. Barton, a farmer living
near Lincoln, Neb., was killed
and the body badly mangled by hogs.
The Thirty-eighth infantry, sta.
toned at Jefferson barracks, will
sail for the Philippines October 25th.
Great Britain has placed an order
for several thousand pounds Of
canned meats with American pack.
ers.
john La Plant, of Freaericktown,
Mo-, started home intoxicated and
fell off small trestle and broke his
neck.
A mail train was held up in the
suburbs Of Elburn. ILL.,. the robbers
making their escape with Sl2, ZOO in
cash.
During the quarter ending Sep
tember 3Oth there were l,222 3S5,
900 postage stamps soldin the United
States.
A combination Of all the firms
engaged in the calico printing trade
in Lancashire and Scotland is an
nounced.
An order has been issued forbid
ding a display of the Spanish flag
in Havana except at the Spanish
consulate.
James Monroe Haskell, great
grandson of President James Mon
roe, died in New York City October
9th. aged So.
Sir Charles Upper says Canada
is ready and anxious to send troops
to fight for the mother country in
the Transvaal.
Pearl Hart, a notorious female
bandit, escaped from Jail at Tucson,
Ariz. She is accused Of stage rob-
berry and murder.
The United States has been Off
cially notified of the existence of
war between Grrat Britain and the
Transvaal republic.
While playing with a shotgun the
II -year-old son of c. B. johnson. Of
near Columbia. No.. shot and killed
his little sister, aged s years.
1t is estimated only $4,000 head
of cattle are being fed in Texas for
the market this fall, against $50, 900
head being fed in that state at this
season in 1898.
Statistician Hyde, of the depart
ment of agriculture, estimates the
worlds wheat crop for 1899 at 39S,
O00.oO bushels, or G1, 900, 900 bush
els shortof the 1898 crop.
The sword presented to Admiral
Dewey cost but $4,000. The re-
mainder of the $4,000 appropriated
was expended for medals for the
members of his squadron.
Harry HeIlmund, serving a term
in jail at Washington, Ind. for petit
thieving. received notice that he had
fallen heir to an estate valued at
$50. 600 by the death of an uncle in
Germany.
Mrs. Ada Locke committed sui
eide at Warsaw, Ind. She was the
twentieth person in that town to
suicide within twelve months. In
every instance the suicides used car
bolic acid to end their existence.
Made desperate by the knowledge
that the police We're searching for
him because he had shot and SER
iously wounded a 9-yesr-old boy, and
partially crazed from drink, John
Poncoow, Of st. Louis, aged 2l,
by shooting himself through
the temple. Poncelow shot the boy
because he jostled against him on
the street.
The 2-months-old infant Of Dave
Tackett, farmer near Paris, Tex,
met death in a horrible manner.
The mother awoke in the night and
reached for the infant. It's touch