The Grenada sentinel., 1903-09-26

4Ae DatOH nOu86, Aa., DaAA toaaA
won the pennant OF the Cotton
States league. s..
In his annual report Gen. Bald
win suggests the creation of board
to pass on all promotions III the
army.
The postofice department has de-
cided to print special stamp in
commemoration Of the st. Louis
worlds fair. IT ~
The Philippine government has
decided that United States supplies
received in the Philippines shall be
subject to regular duties.
Schotz's cafe and the department
store of Wolf & Marx at San An
tonic were destroyed by fire last
week. The loss is placed at $780,
900.
The federal grand jury of the
District of Columbia is still inves-
tigating postal affairs, and it is said
the work will be completed by Oc-
tober::
Six masked men robbed the bank
at Douglass, Okla, Of $5,077. The
robbers when they left the bank
went to livery stable, got the cash
ier's buggy and rode off.
While President Roosevelt was en-
route from Oyster Bay to New York
in the SylpA the vessel ran into a
hurricane and for a time was in i'm
minent danger of capsizing.
The report of the interstate COM
merce commission ON railway taxa
ton shows that railways contribute
annually in excess of $4,000, 900
to the support of the government.
w. T. Sanders, a desperate from
Georgia, shot and killed Sheriff
! Wharton and Deputy Braugh, and
was himself shot to death by one
of the dying men at Edna, Texas.
Joe Chamberlain, secretary for
the colonies; Hon. C. T. Ritchie,
chancellor Of the exchequer, and
Lord George Hamilton, secretary
for India, have resigned from the
British cabinet. These designations
were due to a difference of opinion
with other members on the question
of adopting a protective tariff fol
the colonies.
Information has been received al
| Washington that Turks DESTROYED
the town of Kashloria and massa.
cred the entire population of 10000
people. Dispatches state that thi:
massacre exceeds anything which
has yet occurred in Macedonia. L
has been proposed that Russia ant
Austria occupy Macedonia lon@
enough to put down the insurrec
tion.
The Rothschilds of London ar
trying to purchase the Homestake
the greatest gold mine in the world
located in South Dakota. The,
have made two offers, one severa
months ago of $25, 900, and tn
second a few days ago, of $4,000,
600, for the property. The presen
; owners are holding out for $40,
, 100000, and feel certain of gettin,
, their price. -.
A fierce storm swept the gul
coast line of Florida east of Pen
5 sacola on the 14th. A number, o
, steamers went ashore during tn
storm and were dashed to pieces
Nine of the Inchulva's crew wer
drowned. At Palm Beach dozen
: of business houses were unroofee
!, and two lives were lost at Tamps
The orange crop was damaged a
2 least so per cent. =
\ The report of President Curley q
. the. Distillers securities corporatio
4 of the operations of that corpors
l ton for the fiscal year ending Jun
!. 80, 1903, has been made public.
: shows that the total receipts frol
S all sources for the year were $82
: 730,706. Total operating expense
: SIS, ,164,074. After charging Q
e the amounts paid for interest Q
t notes and loans, taxes, rentals, il
$ surance, additions to reserve fun
e maintenance and repairs and inte
0 est On all bonds, q, net profit for Il
e.l year is shown of So, 1879 an i
i crease of $3.50, ,436 over that Of Il
!. fiscal year ended June 50, 1902. i
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