The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-28


is said to have an army Of 1000, 900
back of him.
1t is estimated the output of gold
from the Klondike district for this
season will reach $l7, ,000,0
The powers have notified their
consuls at treaty ports not to allow
the sale or delivery of arms or am
munition to the Chinese.
United States troops doing ser
vice in China will receive 20 per
cent over the amount provided for
in time of peace.
A mob demolished Chinese
laundry at Virden, Ill. The
two pig-tailed proprietors had to
flee for their lives.
Offers Of volunteers to go to Chi
ma have been made to the president
from nearly every state and terri
tory in the Union.
A distinguished French states
man asserts that his government
will oppose any of the powers ac-
quiring Chinese territory.
There were 144 deaths from heat
in Philadelphia during the week
ending July 21st.
Many thousands of heads of cattle
in central New Mexico have died
the past few weeks, owing to a
long drouth.
Gernie Jones, aged 7 years, was
shot and killed at Sedalia, Mo-, by
Jimmie Ewing, aged 9 years. The
boys were playing with an old army
musket when the weapon was acci.
dentally discharged.
To China's request of France tc
act as mediator in the present
trouble, the French minister replied
that the request could not be con,
sidered until the authorities and
bodies of troops throughout the en-
tire empire shall have received al
order to cease hostilities against
foreigners and measures taken TO
the rigorous repression of th'
Boxers.
s. p. Dahlman, a shoemaker
who has been living in Burlington
Ia, since the death of his wife il
st. Louis three years ago, has con
fessed that she did not die natura
death, as was supposed at the time
but that he smothered her to dealt
with a pillow. The woman was
consumptive. and Dahlman, grow
: ing despondent over his inability t.
provide for the invalid and care fo
his three children, concluded to pu
her to death. Remorse over tn
!, crime led him to make confession
Passengers who have recently al
rived at Seattle, Wash, state tina
the pcstbouse at Nome is full of pa
, tients afflicted with smallpox, an
D that the government officials ar
. erecting two other large structures
- one of which, with additions, wi
cover an acre of ground. The dis
D ease has spread rapidly, and q larg
number of cases are quarantined i
Q the tents where they were disco'
3 cred. Every government and cit
/ official and doctor in the camp al
n working night and day with tn
: disease, but it seems useless to tt
+. to stop it.
e On the goth the Chinese mini
l., ter at Washington received cipht
e cable dispatch from United State
r Minister Conger. 1t was in tn
V state department cipher, but boz
no date. The telegram was as TO
n lows: "In British legation. Und'
G continued shot and she'll from Oh
: nese troops. Quick relief only ca
n prevent general massacre" Upo
g receipt of Minister Conger's tel
gram, Secretary Long cabled Az
It miral Remey as follows: 'Cong'
v telegraphs that he is under fire
is British legation, Pekin. Use ar
n urge every means possible for imm
n diate relief"
It Ed. Steffel, messenger boy, te
titled in the trial of Caleb Powe
). that when Goebel was assassinatt
t. he saw the barrel of rifle protru'
3 ing from window of the secretary
IS states office. While the testimor
10 introduced by the prosecution do
not prove that Powers fired the fat
d shot it tends to implicate Power
l.. al,