The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

A riot occurred at Kingston. Ja-
maica. on the night of the 18th. be-
tween soldiers and civilians. in which
20 of the populace were wounded.
Parties Of soldiers from the West In
dian (colored) regiment made a sortie
from the camp and attacked people
in the streets with razors dashed to
sticks. The civilians used nail-stud-
ded clubs. Numbers on both sides
We're injured.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from Coloul-
bia. Nicaragua and Costa Rica. look.
ing To the requirement of the ncces-
sary rights for the construction bv
the United States government Of eth
er the Panama or the Nicaragua ca
nal. were concluded on the 18th.
Reports by telegraph and telephone
from Goliad, Tex, on the night of the
18th. indicated that a portion of the
residence section of the town had
been swept away by 4 tornado, and
that "A persons were known to be
dead and 50 injured.
An anarchist plot against King Al
fonso OF Spain was discovered, on
the 18th. and many arrests. includ-
ing that Of Gabriel Lopez. an IL
ploye Of an insurance company. we're
made. Dynamite cartridges were
found on the premises where Lone
was arrested.
The tornado that struck Goliad
Tex, on the evening of the 18th.
swept a path through the city 25o
yards wide, leaving only n house
standing in its wake. The loss Of
life was variously estimated at rs to
100. and as many more were seriously
hurt.
Severe wind and rain storms svept
through the west and northwest on
the 18th, doing much damage 10
buildings and crops in Iowa. Nebras-
ka. Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and
North Dakota.
King Alfonso of Spain. having at.
tanned his constitutional majority, or
the 18th. proceeded to the cortes in
regal state and there, in the presence
of the august body and of the royal
dignitaries, both from home ard
abroad. and the diplomatic corps,
took the oath as king of Spain.
Robert (Old Bob Williams, who
was chief of the Chicago fire depart.
ment at the time of the great con
fagration in 1871, died in a sanitari.
UNI in that city, on the 18th. aged II
wears.
Gen. Wood gave a farewell recep-
ton at the Tacon theater, Havana
on the night of the 18th. at which he
presented President-elect Palma. For
three hours Gen. Palma stood at the
entrance Of the theater and shook
hands with perhaps 5000 people.
Gen. Maxine Gomez. the old Cuban
patriot, hoisted the Cuban flag over
the palace. IN Havana. on the goth.
when the Cuban government was in.
stalled. and ;hus realized the dream
Of his life Cuba Libre.
The anthracite miners strike in
Pennsylvania is being conducted very
quietly. There are no signs Of dis
order anywhere, but not a pound Of
coal Is being mined. There is said
to be yet a hope that arbitration
may be consented to by the Opera.
tors.
The worst disaster in the history
Of Tennessee mining occurred. on the
18th. when between rs and 22j men
and boys met instnnt death at the
Frateryille coal mine. located two
miles west of Coal Creek. i gas ex-
plosion was the cause Of the disaster.
a special from Modale, Ia. states
that a sJorm resembling a cyclone
passed through the country west uf
there. on the 18th, and did consider
able damage to farm property
though nc loss Of life is reported