The Grenada sentinel., 1902-11-29
News Of the World


his Mississippi hunt, but one ami
NAL was run down and killed by a
guide.
The commission of Sheriff Dud-
ley, of Sullivan county, Indiana,
has been revoked by the governor
for failure to protect a negro from
a mob. The Indiana law provides
that 4 sheriff shall vacatc his office
when a prisoner in his charge is
lynched.
The Pennsylvania mine workers,
through their representatives, have
agreed with the mine owners to at
tempt to adjust the differences ex-
listing between them outside the
anthracite coal commission. The
proposition was made on COM
promise basis and negotiations, it is
said, will be entered upon at once,
with a reasonable hope of settlement
with the aid of the arbitrators. The
rough proposition which is to form
the basis of negotiations is 10 per
cent increase in wages, ninc-hour
day and trade agreements between
the miners and the company by
which they are employed.
The annual report of A. r. Ser
ven, chief examiner Of the civil ser
vice commission, shows that during
the last fiscal year there were co.
$50 people examined in and for the
classified service, Of whom 4O.5O9
passed and 1929 were appointed,
promoted or transferred. In aIdi-
tion 1,1.4 persons were examined
for the Philippine service. of whom
4so passed and 6o4 failed. The
great complexity of the work done
under the direction of Chief Exam
incr Serven is shown by the large
number Of examinations which in
c'ude the subjects of special, pro-
fossional, scientific or technical char
acter. OF these there were 2OS
examinations in which S,257 per
sons took part. Well nigh every
field of professional or scientific in
quiry and research is represented in
the variety Of the examinations.
W. J. Campbell, who has arrived
at San Francisco from Guatemala,
brings additional details of the
damage caused by the recent vol
.canic disturbances. In an interview
Mr.. Campbell said: <'There is no
clear idea yet of the loss of life re-
sulting from the volcanoes eruption.
but from what I could gather be-
fore leaving the country, | believe
that 5000 natives have been killed.
There was some talk at San Jose.
too, of some of the refugees having
been wavlaid by robbers. but l saw
no instance Of this. In fact, both
cred very little about anything ex-
cept the fact that I had been i'm
poycrished, and I took the first
means of getting back to this coun-
try. / heard at San Jose that Presi-
dent Cabrera was trying to suppress
the news, but he could not reason
ably have expected to do anything
like that, for the evidence of ruin
was apparent to everybody. Some
Of the coffee fncas that have been
nearly ruined were worth more than
S1,000,000. The plantation of AL
bert James, which was wiped out of
existence, had machinery upon it
worth $30O,OO0, all of which is de-
stroyed. Some months ago James
refused an offer of $1,5OO,OOO for
the fnca. Adolpho Myers finca.
worth $750,0OO in gold, was entire
ly ruined. Both Of these fine places
lay from 20 to 40 miles west of the
volcano. The town of Quezaltenan-
60 is practically ruined, for the
houses are cracked and broken
down; the people are moving out
anu tl1e uelSlDOI1lOOO Is covered
with sand and ashes."
After three years. absence in
the Philippines, Gen. Luke E.
Wright returned to his home at
Memphis on the 18th, where he was
received by his fellow citizens with
an enthusiastic demonstration.
The republican candidates for
congress from the several districts.
comprising the city of St. Louis,
have decided to contest the seating
of their democratic opponents, who
have been given the certificate OF
election. go
Peace between the American
Baseball Association and tho No