The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-17

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H. Hacklay capsized and eleven
passengers were drowned.
Over 100 cases Of yellow fever
have been reported at Laredo, Tex,
since the disease made it's appear
ance at that place about four weeks
ago.
As result Of we'll organized
and partly successful attempt at
wholesale delivery of prisoners at
the Utah state penitentiary. one
prisoner was killed, one guard was
shot and wounded and another man
was beaten into insensibility and
three prisoners were wounded and
two others under death sentence es-
capped.
A Fort Worth, Texas, fire CON-
pany recently lowered the worlds
record in making connection for
fire. The contest was to run $50
feet; lay 100 feet of hose, total run,
$50 feet, make plug connections
and get water. The time made was
90 4-5 seconds. Up to last year
Kansas City held the worlds cham
pionship, its time being 26 seconds,
making the run 900 feet, laying 100
feet hose.
The car has appointed a commits
sion to investigate the disappear
ance of large share of the huge
treasure contained in the so-called
Russian war chest. Russia has been
always supposed to have an enor-
nous store of gold ready for any
war emergency. A sensation has
been created in St. Petersburg by
the discovery that fully one-half of
the treasure has disappeared. Neith-
er theft nor embezzlement is sus-
pected, but the car is anxious to
discover what has become of the
treasure.
The United States geological sur
vey will have parties next year in
vestigating the mining resources of
southeastern Alaska, the formation
in the Yukon country and the oil
deposits in Alaska. If the appro-
priation is ample parties will con-
tinue the study of the geology of
the Nome district and will conduct
an investigation of the coal supply
of Nome. The Copper river coun-
try is also demanding investigation.
but it is not likely that any work
will be done in that district during
the coming year.
The monthly report of the chief
of the bureau Of statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture shows the
condition of corn on October l to
have been sos, as compared with
8O.1 one month ago, 1915 on Octo-
ber l, 1902; 521 at the correspond
ing date in 1901, and a ten-year av-
erage of ~. The preliminary es-
innate of the average yield per acre
of spring wheat is 14.4 bushels, sub
ject to revision when the final wheat
estimate is made. The average
quality of spring wheat is S5.5, as
compared with S7.7 one year ago.
The preliminary returns indicate
an oat crop of about 7S7,OOO,OOO
bushels, or an average of 2S.4 bush
els per acre, as compared with 81 5
bushels year ago; 25:1 in 1901 and
ten-year average of 27.S. The
average for quality is 1919, against
86.7 in 1902, and 83.7 in 1901.
The preliminary estimates of the
yield per acre of barley is 26.4 BUSH
els, against 900 one year ago; 24.7
in 1901 and ten-year average of
1873. The average for quality is
85:4, against 1878 last year and
99.6 in 1901.
A call for a boil weevil conven-
tion, to be held at Dallas, Texas,
November 5, has been issued. The
object is to discuss means of fight
ing the cotton boil weevil, which
has this year devastated whole coun-
ties in Texas and is spreading
north and east. An invitation is
extended to all southern states to
have representatives present and it
is considered quite likely that an
appeal for federal aid will be made.
The gloomiest impression has been
orocAol ~ T,H,>ono hrx H. 1~4>ol l.