The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-22

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GRENADA. 1: MISSISSIPPI
Delegates and visitors to the Er-
worth league convention at lndianapo'
lis will be entertained in families at
one dollar day each. An Attendance
of 10000 is expected.
IRON John Sherman's closest friend
and former law partner. Henry T.
Hedges. it was learned, on the 17tn,
that the venerable statesman is inn
proving slowly from his recent illness,
and hopes to be about soon again.
Tin plate workers throughout the
country to the number of nearly $4,000
resumed work. on the 17th, after ail
idleness of two weeks The minimum
advance over last years scale is placed
at Is per cent, to prevail until J":y
80, 1900.
1t is understood in Vienna that tho
United States minister to oAustria-Hun
gary. Mr. Addison c. Harris, and 9th
ers connected with the American lega
ton, as well as most of the United
States consuls in Austria-Hungary. ARE
going to Trieste to greet Admiral
Dewey.
On the 18th the German ambassa'
dor, Baron Won Holleben, presented tc
the president, Herr Mumm Won
Schwarzenstein, who had arrived from
Germany. and who is to act as ad in
term ambassador during the tenn
porary absence of the ambassador in
Germany.
Annie and Marie Kinney, aged II
and - years respectively. and their
cousin Ella. aged Is, were drowned
on the 14th. while bathing in the
Housatonic river at Lower Derby
Conn. The first two were daughters Of
Michael Kinney, railroad contractor
of that place.
W. W. Howard. a Lake Shore engi.
Eeer, left his train at Pine Station
Ind, on the night of the 18th, and fail.
ing to return. the fireman went in
search. and found him dead beside the
track with a deep cash in his head
supposed to have been caused by 4
coupling pin.
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The Chicago Tribune's revised ti..
ures, gathered from correspondents
throughout the country. show loss
of 14l lives resultant from the last
Fourth of July celebration. Some o!
these died July 4, others from in.
juries received then. Lockiaw caused
the death of So ont of the 14l.
On the 18th Mr.. Frank A. Nanderlip
assistant secretary of the treasury
said: What appears to be a conserva
tive estimate of the amount of gold
which will come out of the Klondikt
this summer is $ls,000,00o, a large pro
portion of which will go through tht
government assay Office at Seattle"
A. B. Jones. of Admission. Ala, Unit
ed States consul to Tuxpan, Mexico
died at TuXpan on the 14th. The ma
ture of his illness is not known. The
renains can not be shipped home. Col
Jones was born in Wales, in 1S45. He
was appointed consul to Tuxpan by
President Mckinley in October. 1897.
A new treaty between the U,:i'ed
States and Japan went into effect, O'
the 18th. at which time also new ;rea
ties between Japan and nearly all uI
the countries of Europe and some ot
the South American republics alst
went into effect, by which Japan is nd
1nitted to full comfy among the na
tions of the world.
BY the invitation of Sir Alfred Mil
ner Rear-Admiral Howison and the
officers Of the United States cruiser
Chicago occupied seats on the floor o1
the throne room at the opening of the
Cape parliament on the 14th. This j.
al unprecedented distinction for for
tigners. They were greeted with The
greatest enthusiasm.
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Gov. Poynter of Nebraska received {
cablegram from Yokohama, Japan, OF
the 18th. announcing the departure
from there Of the transport Hancock
with the returning First Nebraska ant
Utah battery on board. 1t said tn,
health of the troops was excellent, art
that the Hancock would reach Sar
Francisco on the 2sth.
The state department may find i
necessary to publish the negotiation
with Great Britain on the Alaskar
boundary. Only such a proceeding Cal
fully answer the representation
from time to time made in the British
press and which especially OF late ha
developed tone distinctly threaten
ing TO the United States.
c. NJ. Foote, grand exalted lead:n:
knight of the grand lodge Order q
Elks. died in Minneapolis, Mimi, .,
1h.. 10Th frnn henrt fniIura srner;n