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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
STATUS OF ISLE OF PINES.
Since American Withdrawal from
Cuba II Has beer Virtually With
out Government.

The state department has taken up
with Quesada the treaty disposition
of the Isle of Pines. There have been
several petitions from the Americans
who have settled on the island TO
this government to establish its SOW.
ereignty over the island, in order that
they might have protection and some
sort of civil order and government,
says the Washington Times.
In a petition laid before the de-
partment within the last few days
by j. H. Keenan,, the president of the
Association of American Settlers in
the island, it is stated that at pres.
ent the need of action by this gov.
eminent is imperative.
When the American troops were
withdrawn from Cuba it left the peo-
pie in the Isle of Pines without any
form of government, and they are
practically in a state of chaos, as
far as civil order is concerned. While
the United States was responsible
for the government of Cuba, the is
land was governed by the authorities
of the province of Cienfuegos. For
over a month they have had no gov.
eminent except such as is exercised
by the petty authorities of a little
old Spanish town on the south coast
of the island. The schools have been
closed for want of revenue to ION.
tinue them and every other public
function has been abandoned The
civil affairs of the island are at a
standstill.
Under the treaty of Paris Spain
coded to the United States Porto
Rico and all other islands she owned
in the West Indies except Cuba, the
sovereignty over which she relin-
pushed. The Platt amendment to
the army appropriation act last year
required that the Isle of Pines should
not be included in the constitutional
boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto
being left to future adjustment by
treaty. At present the island has nc
sort of tariff restrictions.
When our forces withdrew from
Cuba the Isle of Pines was left with
out connection with any customs dis
trict, and at present the people arr
buying from Cienfuegos without pay
ing any duty on their purchases. Tn
imposition of tariff duties is one o
the prerogatives of civil order whicl
will be restored to them when tn,
treaty is completed and ratified. Ih
Isle of Pines people will, until tn
senate reaches their case next win
ter. enjoy their particular No Man
land status.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
SOME BRILLIANT FISH.
Prof. Bristol Describes q m si
strange Specimens Found In
west Indian Waters.

The clear. limpid waters that sur
round Bermuda and the West Indie:
lie above coral reefs covered with
plants and animals, many of which are
brilliant in color as a rainbow. They
look like glimpses of fairyland, and as
YOUR eve wanders from one wonder &c
another you catch yourself striving 10
peek just around some corner into a
strange nook, half hoping to see a bevy
of mermen and mermaids sporting and
playing within the erannies. Here is
a patch of pale-green sea-lettuce; there
a group of great purple sea fans; yo7'
der some golden corals standing out
like a shelf or branching like a tree;
while among them all swim Lowell,
fishes that taxi the place of the fairies
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
VOCABULARY OF A DOG.
GrowIs That Vary In Expression,
showing That the Animal
knows How to Talk.

Suppose you are out walking with a
friend and go into the yard where his
dog guards the property. The dog
bounding towards you, wagging
his tail so violently that his whole
body twists ard turns. OF course, you
know what this sign language means.
As the dog comes toward you he
barks three or four times. 1t is a joy
Gus bark which tells you at once how
glad he is to see his master. AS he
draws near he recognizes you as q
stranger and at once retreats. A low,
slow growl gurgles up from deep in his
throat. 1t is simply a challenge and
an inquiry-a question mark.
But a dog growls when he becomes
angry at another dog and wishes to
enter a fight. Listen closely the first
opportunity that presents itself and
you will learn how different are these
two growls. The growl of inquiry is
slow and rather deep, while that of an
ger is higher and is given with greater
rapidity.
If you will watch carefully, another
peCuildIlly Will De sttH-tHe NHoAc
facial expression of the animal changei
with these two kinds of vocal expires
sion. When a dog growls at the ap
proach of a stranger the face l!
rather placid and you will see that the
lips hang well over the teeth and thu
hair along the dogs back lies fiat. II
anger the eyes become abnormall.
bright, tine teeth show white between
the tightly drawn lips, and the Ion,
hair of the back stands almost on end
Another sound which a dog makes i
the ~long-drawn howl which is us uall.
heard wher he Sits under the light o
the moon and tells how unutterabl.
lonely he is. This same sound is some
times heard when a large bell is rum
or a tin horn blown close to the AM
NAL. 1t would seem that the howl j
used almost exclusively TO expires
some peculiar emotion caused by
loud and prolonged noise, or, on tn
other hand, by impressive Stiffness
Chicago Tribune.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
PARENTS WORTH HAVING.

Ny father and mother can never be beat
They're the incest that ever were made.
They remember the fun they had whsn
they were young,
And ali Of the games that they played
And. better than all, they play with as
themselves.
Yes. really and truly. they DO!
Every night after dinner til bedtime has
There's willie and Burton and Prue. .
Ard AAce-that's me-and my father and
mother
Enough for some roya good fun
We play Blind Mans Buff ard Hide-snd-
Go-Seek,
You should see how my mother can run
They don't either one Of them mind beng
1T"
And they always are awfuMy fair.
We rome Of Us think the games any fun
Unless all the players are SQUARE
And every new game We each father and
mother.
They teach all the old oGes 10 US;
81 We rOmp and we play, big and Att!e to-
gether.
with never a sign Of a fuss.
But sometimes a strange man comes to
He creeps in so quiet and stin
That We don't know he's here till we hear a
deep sigh
From out nttiest ore-that is VIII.
Then We know that the Sand Man has
Joined in our play
Ard is trying TO put US TO sleep.
Then father ana mother both kiss US good
And away into Dreamnrd We creep.
Elizabeth Jamis0u, in Chicago Evening
Post
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23

Lassie, a %year-old Scotch collie, in
Benton Harbor, Mich, is said to be one
of the best trained young dogs in the
lower peninsula, and her teaching has,
in great part, been brought about by
circumstances attending the i'll health
Of the faithful animals mistress. Be-
cause Of this i'll health Lassie has been
taught to tighten the duties Of her
mistress, and she does ii with a will
Upgness and exactness that has at
tracted a great Geal of attention. Las
sic waits on her mistress with the
faithfulness Of a trained nurse. Lit
de things about the house are carried
back and forth instantly upon her
being asked to do so. She carried a
pail of water without spilling a drop
and will convey a bunch Of mail or a
basket of groceries in her mouth. She
answers the door bell and seems to
know when to say come in" or to an
nounce that some n is mot at
home" Lassie is cue of the best bred
colliss in Michigan
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
Little Girl Trimmed EIah.

A pleasing story is told of a little
girl who lived OF the stage road from
Shasta to Yreka, in California. Her
father had caught several trout, and
had placed them in a small pond neal
the house. The little girl made
friends with the fishes by feeding
them daily with crumbs of bread. To
a strangers call they would not rise
to the surface of the water, nor
would they pay much attention,
usually, when food was thrown to
them by persons whom they did not
know. But when the little girl CHR
ruped her well-known notes the trout
focked to her outstretched hands,
jostling and c%rowding each other in
their eagerness to reach the tiny
fingers as fond of her pets as she
could be, and she would not permit
any of the trout to be caught. The
fame of her finny friends spread in
the country roundabout, and 1t soon
became n of the treats of travellers
on the Shasta road to halt and sec
the curiosity.-Albany Argus.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
WIT AND WISDOM.

: A man must have sclf-copfdenc.
enable him to ignore his own mis-
takes.IChicago Daily News.
"Some men," said Uncle Eben. DC
SO greedy dat If dey had Aladdin,s
lamp dey'd wah it out in six weeks -,
Washington Star.
Lucky He Hadn't.-"Miss Muggles
has had $4,000 left to her by an uncle
who had never seen her" "Well. that
explains it.'-Philadelphia Bulletin.
People say mighty mean things be.
hind your back, and you can't helm
yourself, except that the least talk is
about those who behave best.-Atchi.
son Globe.
Modest Man.-"No, sir" she replied
haughtily. 81 would not marry the
best man on earth" 81 know Won
wouldn't" retorted the rejected one
"but if you live to be an old maid it
will be gratifying to think that You
once had the opportunity."-Stray
Stories.
Cholly-"Had me favorite dish for
luncneOH tO-udy-cdlFeS Dra1nS. Miss
Costique-"By the way, that reminds
me. | was reading quite an interest
ing article in last Sundays paper
called The Confessions of a Canni.
BAL "-Philadelphia Record.
Too Busy for That.-''It must be
nice to be a farmer and watch the
crops grow" said the sweet yodng
thing. "Ma'am," replied the horny.
handed son of toll, "that sounds fine,
but any farmer1l tell you that when
he stops to watch his crops grow they
don't grow."--Chicago Post.
The Wrong One.-A goling maya.
zine tells a story of a man who applied
for the secretaryship of a club. "Yor
understand" said the captain, "that
we want a secretary who is thorough
ly accustomed to managing men" 'Ir
that case" answered the applicant
sadly, "I'm afraid it's not me yo,
want, but my wife" He was bunkered
London Globe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23

that should dwell in this magic land,
and fascinste you by their gorgeous
colors and their graceful, wavy mo.
tions.
There is a great green "parrot-fsh,"
as brilliant in color as his namesake
the bird, showing himself boldly, and
swimming along slowly, secure from
any assault. His scales are green as
the fresh grass of springtime, and
each one is bordered by a pale-brown
line. His fins are pink, and the end Of
the tail is banded with nearly every
color of the rainbow. He is snowy, but
this showiness serves him a good pur-
pcse. His flesh is bitter and poisonous
to man. and probably SO to other fishes
as well, anG they let him well alone.
for they can recognize him afar off,
thanks to his gaudy dress.
Underneath the parrot, lying on the
bottom, is pink hind" You notice
him. and as the parrot passes over him
he suddenly changes to bright scarlet,
and as quickly resumes his former
faint color. Had the parrot been look.
ing for his dinner, and thought the
hind would make a good first course,
this sudden change of color might
have scared him off, just as the sudden
bristling of a cat makes a dog change
his mind. When the hind is disturbed
at night lie gives out fashes of ligh'
to ~startle the intruder and send hin
away in a frIght.-Prof. c. L. Bristol, il
St. Nicholas.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23
Boys of n Century Ago.

A pioneer boy found his life an inter.
esting enc. While still young he re.
ceiyed careful training in initiating the
notes and calls of birds and wild ami.
mails. At - years of age he became o
foot soldier, with port hole assigned tc
him for use in case Of an Indian attack
He received careful training also in fol
lowing an Indian trail and in conceal
ing his own when on the path. Fol
expert knowledge Of this kind was hec
essary in the midst OF dangers from
unseen fees that were likely to creeJ
stealthily upon the settlers, whether
they were working in the clearings Q.
hunting in the forest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-23

Dealer-Now, sir. you will find this
automobile always ready to go any dis
lance
William Wise-That's all right;-5ut.
say, how will l find it when I'm ready
70 Stop?-Puck.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-03
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS-

In the senate, on the 23d, after the
transaction of routine business. the bill
providing for a union railway station 1or
Washington was considered, but no ac-
ton was taken. Mr.. Rawlins (utah) con-
tinued his speech in opposition 10 the
Philippine temporary government bill, put
senate adjourned. LIN the house, con-
sideration was begun of the senate
amendments to the oleomargarine pii;.
The opponents of the measure. who
sought to modify the senate amendments
In various particulars. were out-Voteo on
every proposition submitted.
In the senate, on the Gath, several un-
objected measures of minor Importance
and a large number of private pension
bills were passed, after which Mr.. Raw
Inns (Utah) resumed and concluded his
government bill. He declared, in conclu-
sion, that the United States would reap
a whirlwind Of disaster as the. result OF
its policy in the Philippine ISLANDS.
In the house. the oieomargarine bill was
sent to conference, after agreeing to some
notifications, suggested by the agricuitu-
raj committee. The remainder of the day
was devoted to the agricultural appro-
priation bill.
In the senate, on the 25th, two speeches
occupied the entire session. Mr.. McCum-
Der IN, D. discussed the bill to prevent
food products which enter into inter-
state commerce., and Mr.. Carmack
CTenn.). one of the minority members OF
me IHlilnIlIt tbtiliilllNtts slDh1 III OPPo-
sition to the pending Philippine govern
ment bill. lin the house las private PEN
sion bills were passed, including one OF
$50 per month to the widow of the late
''Parson' Brownlow, of Tennessee. The
remainder of the day was devoted to
general debate on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
In the senate, on the 26th, after the
usual time devoted to routine business,
Mr.. Carmack CTenn) occupied the re-
mainder of the session in completing his
speech on the Philippine government bill,
begun on the 25th. in which he continued
his extremely caustic criticism of the ad-
ministration's policy, with gloomy fore
of the end to which it would
lead. -. The house, after an hour de-
voted to the passage of bills by unanf-
nous consent, suspended public business
and devoted the remainder of the session
to eulogies of the late Representative
of South Carolinh h, and the late
Representative Crump, of Michigan.
In the senate, on the 2sth. house amend
ment to the oleomargarine bill wern
agreed to. Mr.. Simmons IN. c. spoke in
opposition to the Philippine government
bill, The conference report on the Chinese
exclusion bill was adopted. and consider
of the sundry civil appropriation
bill was begun, but not concluded .....In
the house. the general debate on the as
appropriation bill was contin-
ued and concluded, after which slow
progress was made, only rs of the 40
Of the bill being disposed of. The senca-
ton of the day was a speech by Repre-
Sibley CPa.) in denunciation of
Gen. Jacob II. Smith for orders alleged
to nave been issued by him in the Sar,ar
pampaigp
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-03
CABLE FROM CAPT. DAYTON,
The Commander of the Cruiser Chi
cngo Responds to Inquiry From
the Navy Department.

Washington, April 30 Secretary
Long has received the following ca.
blegram from Capt. Dayton, of the
cruiser Chicago, dated Venice. dated
Tuesday, in answer to the depart
ment's inquiry, as follows:
"Doddridge, Wynne, Ledbetter,
kress and m marine on leave, ar,
rested. Principal charge, resisting
police. Serious under Italian law.
Sentences, Wynne. four months, ten
days. Remainder three months eacl..
Have not yet their full statement or
a report from court, but applied for.
Resisting arrest largely due to press
ing in of crowd and not understand
ing language. Appeal made to Rome.
Impossible to explain all circum-
stances by cable. viii make full re.
port"
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The General Explains His State
ment That Chaos Would Follow
Filipino independence.
NOT PREPARED FOR SELF-G0vERhMEAT.
They Have, He Says, Rudimentary
Ideas and Aspirations, But Need
Tuition in order to ecOm "a
Consistent, SeIf-Supporting Com
mOnweaIth

Washington, April 30.-Maj.-Gen,
Macarthur COVE further testimony
before the senate committee on Phil
ippines. He explained his statement,
made Tuesday, that absolute chaos
would result should independence be
given the Filipinos and the United
States forces be withdrawn, by saying
that the people of the Philippines,
being less prepared for self-govern:
ment and administration than any of
the Latin-American republics at the
time of their emancipation from
Spain, their own unaided efforts to
accomplish self-regeneration would in
all probability prove abortive. The
people of the Philippines, he said,
have r%udimentary ideas and aspira-
tions, and are therefore in an esen-
TALLY plastic condition which. under
the %tuitionary control of the United
States, would, in his opinion, admit of
a rapid molding of the body into a
consistent, self-suporting common
wealth. Even the best thinkers, he
said, among the Filipinos, have no
conception whatever of the practical
mechanical efforts whereby the re-
suits they are all anxious to attain
a be successfully accomplished.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-03
THE SMITH ~COURT-MARTIAL.
One of Gen. smiths Aides Testfnes
to Some of Gen. Orders
and Fairy stories.

Manila, April 3o.-Lieut. George H.
Shields, Jr., aide-de-camp of Gen. ia
cob H. Smith, testified at Wednesdays
session of the court-martial which Ii
trying the general. The lieutenant
said he knew well the signature of
Lucban, the insurgent leader, who was
captured February 20 by Lieut.. Stret-
land of Samar. The order issued to
poison the natives, spears was I'M
doubtedly signed by Lucban. Witness
also said Lucban confessed to him
that he was the author of the proc
lamation setting forth that German
warships were bombarding Vigan
and that the Filipino navy. was block
aiding Manila, which was issued to en-
courage the Filipinos.
The defense then rested it's case
and the court adjourned until Satur-
day.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-03
HOT FIGHT WITH BURGLARS.
Two Officers Wounded In IA Battle
With Burglars at Grafton. Pa
Three of Them Captured.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 3o.-Five burg
lars blew open the safe in Daub 81
Pressler's grocery store, Graft av-
enue, Grafton, Pa, at 1870 o'clock
Wednesday morning. The explosion
aroused the citizens and a desperate
fight ensued between the officers, the
citizens and the. thieves. Officer
Thomas Westcott was shot through
the leg and Officer VIM. NJ. Peak was
struck on the head with a heavy
chisel. The l%atter's condition is serl-
Gus.
The burglars finally escaped with
the cash box, containing about $40.
They went toward the S~teubenvilie
pike with a score of citizens at their
heels.
Three of the burglars were cap
tured and identified by Officer West
colt. Joseph Sullivan, believed to be
the leader of the gang, was caught
while swimming CHARTERS creek.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-03
HEADLONG DOWN THE SHAFT.
Plunge to Death of Two ~Negroes-A
Third So Badly Crushed That
He May Die.

Philadelphia, April 30.-Two men
were killed and another probably ia
tally injured, Wednesday morning,
while being lowered 10 the bottom of
n of the shafts at the new fltra-
ton plant in the northeastern section
of the city. The dead are: William
Yencey, %colored, aged 30 years; John
Banks, colored, aged 35 years.
George Terwillite was also badly
crushed, and little hope is enter
tanned of his recovery.
The men We're being lowered into
n of the shafts which had been
sunk for the construction of the fl
tration beds when the basket in
which they were riding was over
turned. They were pitched headlong
down the shaft, the colored men be-
ing terribly crushed.
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TRUCK DRIVERS ON STRIKE.
One and Fifty Teamsters
of the j. c. Pennoyer Teaming
Co., in Chicago, Quit.

Chicago, April 30.-As a result of a
strike ordered by the Chicago Truck
Drivers local union, $50 Transfers
employed by the J.. C. Penoyer Team
ing Co. quit work Wednesday. The
cause of the. strike was stated by Off
Gals of the union to be the refusal of
the company to sign an agreement
presented by the union. The body
ordering the strike is said to be the
largest local" of the organization in
the United States, having a member
ship of 5000. Its officials say they are
determined to enfore the demands of
the body, and express fears that 9TH
er employers may refuse to sign the
agreement, and thus precipitate a
general strike.
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American withdrawal from theislands
would, in his opinion, result in the
permanent failure of republican insti-
buttons in the east and a fratricidal
war which would continue until sup
pressed by some exterior force. The
broad generalization, he said, is
reached that the United States must
retain the archipelago al a tuitionary
annex; that we must plant our insti-
tutions there; that we must contend
for commercial supremacy and per-
haps combat for political supremacy
to overcome the inherent difficulties
of the situation, which will require
the most profound efforts of con
structive craftsmanship.
Senator Patterson asked if he
would apply the same views with re
spect to Japan, and Gen. Macarthur
said hat if Japan should come into
our hands in n clean name with a
clean conscience, pure morals, and
with the same definite purpose we
have in the Philippines, we should by
all mean keep it. He gave it as his
conscientious belief that the presence
of the United States in the Philip
pines is an unmitigated benefaction
to the Filipino people.
"Do you mean the Filipino people
that are left alive after they have
been subjugated?" inquired Senator
Patterson.
Gen. Macarthur declared that he
did not mean that there has been any
unusual destruction of life in the is
lands. "The destruction said he, sis
simply incident to war, and, of course,
embraces a very small percentage of
the total population, which is dense"
''Thirty-three and a third per cent.
in one province" remarked Senator
Patterson.
Replying to this statement, Gen.
Macarthur informed Senator P~atter-
son that if he preferred to believe
that he (MacArthur) could not help
it.
I'VE have as much right to believe
that from an American officer who is
the civil governor, and who is there
In the province, as we have to believe
you" replied Mr.. Patterson. which
brought the retort:
You can believe that: believe
what you wish, and / will believe
what l wish"