The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29

by hanging.
Fifteen thousand delegates at
tended the Epworth League con
vention at Indianapolis.
The empress has issued decree
recognizing the Roman Catholic re
ligion throughout China.
The transport Indiana arrived a
San Francisco from Manila July 22c
with 1875 sick and wounded soldiers
The peace conference will adjourn
at an early date. The results of the
conference will be Of little practical
use.
A flash of lightning ignited q
can of gasoline at Cripple Creek.
A woman was burned to death by
the explosion.
Fritz Magee, a white farm laborer,
is credited with rescning IS persons
from drowning, mostly women and
children. during the floods in Texas.
The wheat crop of Europe, Rus
sia and India, according to reports
furnished the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, will be con-
siderably short OF an average.
Boiler makers and iron ship build
ers of Chicago are out on strike for
more money or shorter hours. The
present wages paid for 10 hours
ranges from 50. so to 81 per day.
Striking street-car men in New
York City placed dynamite at a
point on the Fifth avenue elevated
line, the explosion tearing away a
portion of the superstructure. Six
teen of the strikers were arrested,
charged with committing the out
rage.
At q mine nelr birmingham, Ala,
strikers attacked gang Of imported
colored miners, killing one and SER
iously wounding several. Fearing
further trouble. the negroes deserted
the mine and departed for their
former homes. A number of the
attacking party were arrested.
The attorney general of Texas
has rendered a decision to the effect
that the state cannot issue sleeping
car companies a liquor license in
any form whatever, owing to the
fact that the law requires that the
places of business of all dealers in
liquor must be specifically stated.
The report Of the bureau of i'm
shows that 3l1.:15 i'm
migrants arrived in the United
States during the fiscal year ending
June 3oth, againsta total Of 229, 299
for 1898, and $50, ,S32 for 1897. OF
the total number OF arrivals 1921
were males and l1G, 43S females.
The navy department has received
the first half of an order for 100 new
machine guns Of Il new type, the
most powerful in the possession Of
my government. They are l-pound-
ars, carrying an explosive shell, and
fires $50 shots minute. They are
cooled by a water jacket, and it is
said that they can put so shots into
the head Of a barrel at half a mile
in quarter Of minute.
Abe Rothschild. the man who was
acquitted about Is years ago Of the
charge Of numbering ''Diamond Bes-
sic, d vaudeville artist, at jefferson,
Texas, after a sensational trial, is
having rough sailing. lie was re-
leased from the Missouri peniten-
tiary about three months ago, where
he served term of four years for
swindlinga jewclry firm. Rothschild
was Immediately taken into custody
by an officer from Gonzales. Texas,
where he was wanted for swindling
/ jewelcr out of several thousand
dollars worth of diamonds. He was
tried last week, convicted and SEN
fenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary. 1t cost over $780, 900 to clear
Rothschild Of the charge of murder
ing "Diamond Bessie" but where
the money came from has always
been mystery, as he had nothing
himself.
Gen. Corbin predicts that tho ten
regiments will be organ
ized by August 18th. Recruiting
began August 10th and has since
averaged about 400 men day.
Striking street-car men at Cleve-
and wrecked a car on a suburban
ine by placing dynamite on the
track. The car was loaded with