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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-27
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-27
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Espl4ndida ventil&ci6n. Parque,
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The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
1T BAFFLED THE DOCTORS.
Singular Cause of Death Of Rev. DR..
Marks, Aged Eighty, at New
Decatur, Ala.

New Decatur, Ala, Dec. 31.-Rev.
DR.. Marks, a retired Methodist clergy
man, aged SO, is dead near Shelbyville,
Tenn. from a disease which baffled
the diagnosis of skilled physicians
from New York, Chicago and many
other cities. 4 thin sheet Of cartilag ge
or bone, commencing it's growth
four years ago, had encircled the
mans body from the pelvis to the
chest, gradually suspending the func-
tions of the organs until death en-
sued. The pressure of the cartila-
ganous growth on the heart and 9TH
er organs of respiration is believed
to have been the immediate cause of
DEATH
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

Washington. Dec. 31.-The answer
of President Castro to the proposal
of the allies to submit to the arbi-
tration of The Hague tribunal the
Venezuelan difficulties has reached
Washington through Minister Bowen.
The answer amounts to a general ac-
ceptance of the principles Of the
proposition. President Castro being
willing to submit his case to the ar
bitration of fair and impartial au-
thCritieS. The details of the answer
will not be published here in advance
of its reception by the European al
lied powers. and, in fact, it may be
withheld entirely from publicati ion,
on the ground that it really belongs
to these powers.
The answer is being prepared at
the state department for transmits
sion to Europe. AS it is quite long.
and undoubtedly will require careful
consideration by the foreign office at
London. Berlin and Rome, it is not
expected that any further steps to-
ward a final settlement can be taken
tor day or two. The feeling here.
however. based on IA KNOWLEDGE OF
Iastro'S position. is that his answer
practically clears the way for the
submission of the case to arbitration.
The answer has given great satisfac-
tiun here
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP!
Presentment of the Kings County,
New York, Grand Jury on
Traction Facilities.
ANNuLMEN1 OF CHARTERS ADVISED.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit COm-
pany Unwilling to Cure ExistinE
Evils, Therefore the Franchises
Should Revert to the People, Who
Got Nothing For Them.

New York, Dec 31.-The Kings
county grand jury made present.
ment, Wednesday, On traction facili-
ties in Brooklyn, recommending that
steps be taken to annul the charters
of the constituent companies of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., and that
the city acquire and operate the sur
face and elevated lines. The present.
ment declares that certain conditions
are intolerable and contains the state
ment that the officials of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Co. had admitted
they could cure the evils but were un-
willing to do so. The jury expresses
the opinion that the roads could be
operated at a profit on three-cent
fare basis. The presentment. says:
''The only solution of this vexed prob
lem of metropolitan transportation is
municipal ownership and operation of
the means of public travel. These
street railways, elevated railways and
tunnels, all the facilities of metropoli-
tan transit that have been given away
for absolutely nothing, until recently,
and practically nothing in this day,
should be brought back where they
naturally belong. under the control
from which they passed, the owner
ship and operation of the public.
''We are Of opinion. also, from sta
tistics submitted to us, that expert
ence had demonstrated that, under
public control, these railway systems
would not only be operated efficiently
for the public, but that fares could
be reduced to, sa y three cents, still
leaving large net surplus revenue,
after the cost of operation is met
which, could be applied to reduce gen
eral taNatiOn"
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

John ". Lewis died at his home in
Mnrphysboro, ILL.,, of brain fever, aged
Sc years.
Robert Emmett Casey, of Kanka-
kee, ILL.,, died on the training ship
Buffalo of diphtheria.
Mrs. Judith E. Mosely, aged IS, died
of pneumonia at the home of her
grandson in Louisville, Ill.
The Western Surgical and Gyneco-
logical association elected officers and
closed it's convention at St. Louis.
Two persons dead and four serious
Ivy i'll in New York. is the result of
eating can of imported artichokes.
Russell Sage is we'll pleased with
the financial outlook, and says there
is every indication of continued pros
perity.
Coal operators met ut Philadelphia
to prepare plans for presenting their
case to the strike commission when it
meets next Tuesday.
Hon. Wilson S. Kay died at his home
in Natseka. Ill.,. of paralysis, aged II
years. He was the oldest practicing
lawyer in lroquois county.
Bradst~eet's review of the years
business says that the greatest indus
trial strides ever made by the coun-
try have marked the progress of 1902.
The body Of the late Col. j. n. Nor
rison, formerly a member of the Mis-
souri, assembly. was inferred at Ar
lington, Va, with full military hon.
Ors.
The American Free Trade league,
at Boston, demands the removal of
the duty on coal and beef as a means
of preventing eNtortion by trade mo-
nopolies.
The Panama Canal Co. held it's an
nual meeting in Paris, and the hope
was expressed that !; sale of the prop
erty to the United States would soon
be completed.
\ poverty stricken San Francisco
woman and her daughter will inherit
$780, 900, left by tn" woman's former
husband, who died as pauper in
Toronto (OntD hospital.
John II. Demaree, Of Greenville. Ill.,,
is now talking Of getting u divorce
from his wife. who, he says. inveigled
him into marriage by putting him un-
der a hypnotic influence
The Illinois state board of health
has recommended the creation of a
state board of examiners to pass on
the qualifications of doctors who ap-
ply for licenses to practice
Charles Vessel, 65 wears of age.
dropped dead of apople>y on a crowd
ed elevated railroad train in New
York. Mr.. Vessel was one of the best
known metallur@ists in the country.
Evidence is adduced at the Tingley-
INES libel suit at San Diego, CaI., to
show that members Of the Universal
brotherhood were compelled to make
solemn pledge to defend Mrs. Ting
ley in every possible way
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
HIS SIN FINDING HIM OUT.
GeOrEe Chapman, an American, Has
the Lives of Three Wives
Laid at HI y Door.

London, Dec. 31.-George Chapman,
whose prelimintry trial is still going
on at a police court here, was ar
raigned on additional charges of muir
dering his first and second wives, the
autopsy of whose exhumed remains
indicated that they had been poisoned.
The prisoner has applied to Sonsul-
General Evans for protection.
Chapman came to London from
America in 1893. He was arraigned
at police court October 27 last,
charged with having poisoned n
young woman reputed to be his wife.
The public prosecutor identified the
prisoner as Severino Browsky, a ma
tive of Warsaw, Russian Poland,
where he at one time combined the
calling of doctors assistant and bar
ber.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS.
4 Conductor Ri shop, With the Right
Of Succession. to Be Chosen
for the See of St. LOui$.

St. Louis, Dec. 31.-Archbishp Kahn
is to have coadjutor at last. Per-
mission was received from Rome re-
Gently. and the consultors and ire
movable rectors of the archdiocese
of St. Louis have been notified to
meet at Kenrick seminary, January
s, for the purpose of choosing three
candidates for the coad. d.jutorship.
1t was at first suggested that an
auxiliary bishop be chosen, but the
vatican would not consent, preferring
to have a prelate in line of success
sion, so that no interruption might
occur in the work of the diocese in
case of the death of the present met.
ropolitan.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
A LEAKING NAPTHA PIPE.
1t Came Near Sitting Hundreds of
People in Their Beds Mt
I'Ott~~ilie, PA.

New York. Dec. 31.-The leaking of
naptha pipe at the gas plant, with
an accompanying heavy atmosphere,
came near sitting hundreds Of people
in Pottsville. Pa, says "a. Herald dis
patch from that place.
The accident occurred Just before
dawn, Tuesday, and the air was so
strongly impregnated with gas that
more than a thousand families were
placed in a condition bordering upon
asphyxiation. The fumes spread un-
til they invaded every house in the
town.
People awoke choking and gasping
for breath. Hundreds were scarcely
able to breathe, and lay in kind
of inertia, without being aware of
the source of trouble. This condition
of affairs lasted the greater part Of
the day, and created the widest con-
sternation. OF the 10000 inha bitants,
there was scarcely single person
who was not more or less seriously
affected.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR. !
Bradstreet's Says the Year Just
Closed Has Been the Most
Prosperous in History.
COUNTRY MADE ENORMOUS STRIDES.
All Interest Have PrOated, Produce
ers Being, For the Most Part,
Too Busy Supplying Home Orders
to Give Much Attention to Their
Export Trade.

New York, Dec. 31.-Bradstreet's re-
view of the. business history of 1902
says:
''To say that 1902 was the best year
this country has ever experienced,
while truthful enough in the main,
does not suggest fully the enormous
strides which the United States took
in the year just closed.
''Practically, every branch of or
dinary trade and manufacture shows
an increase above the best Of previous
years, and yet this immense enlarge
ment of output was not sufficient of
itself to satisfy the growing, it might
even be termed insa table, demand for
all kinds of materials.
'In many cases the usual foreign
outlet for our products was, perforce,
neglected by American producers,
who confined their efforts to supply
ing insistent domestic demand, while
in others foreign production was
called upon to re-enforce domestic
output, with the result that new cur
rents and channels were created in
our foreign trade.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
USING THE POLICE DRAGNET.
Efforts OF the st Louis Police to Lo-
cate the Murderer Of Coach-
man WOrthen.

St. Louis, Dec. 31.-The police are u.s.
ing the dragnet to locate the mur
derer or murderers of Coachman Or
rim Worthen, who was found dead on
the premises of his employer, Mrs
Rebecca Webb, Tuesday morning.
Eight person have been brought in
and put through the sweatbox, seven
of whom are held for further devel-
opments, and it is expected that 9TH
er arrests will be made. The general
impression now is tnat Worthen was
killed for money won in dice game,
at which he is kne92g..s1l to have been
present on Monday night.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
THE BOXER REBELLION.
Two Members Of the American LIE.
cation i'm China Come Home to
Investigate Claims.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 31.-W. F.. Balm
bridge. second secretary of the Amer
lean legation at Pekin, accompanied
by j. W. Rays.lale, United States con-
sui at Tien TSin. arrived in the city
Wednesday morning en- route to
Washington. Nessrs. Bainbridge and
Ragsdale We're appointed commissions
ers to investigate claims arising from
the Boxer rebellion. Regarding a re-
port that he had rendered his resig-
nation, Mr.. BainbriGge said that there
was absolutely no foundation for it.
Beyond these statements he said he
could not talk of his mission until he
had reported at Washington.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY.
Police Inspector Brooks Held for
FOrcib1y Entering Caniield's
Alleged Gambling House.

New York, Dec. 31.-Magistrate
Brann handed rown a decision that
Police Inspector Brooks had violated
Section 1870 of the penal code, and
had exceeded his authority in forcibly
entering Canfield's alleged gambling
house on December 1, 1902. The
magistrate held that Brooks must be
held for trial, and must: answer in
the court of special sessions. The de-
cision was the outcome of a prelim-
mary hearing in the action brought
against the inspector for forcibly en-
tering Canfield's.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
DIR. LORENZ' FAREWELL.
1T May be Only Temporary. ns He
Wants to See More of This
Wonderful Country.

New York. Dec. 31.-Dr. Lorenz'
farewell to the United States may be
only temporary, says the World, as
the great specialist firmly intends
to return at the first opportunity. He
wishes to see more of the country at
his leisure. and he wishes. too, to
travel through Mexico and Canada.
AS one Of the results of his recent
visit, he will lose the services of his
able assistant, DR.. Frederic Mueller.
who will come back next March.
probably to settle in Chicago to prac-
tice orthopedic surgery there.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
MOROCCO AND her TROUBLES.
Germany Will Observe a Similar At
Atude to That of Spain. France
and Great Britain.

Madrid, Dec. 31.-Germany has noti-
hed Spain that she intends to observe
an attitude towards Morocco similar
to that Of France and Great Britain.
All the powers are thus in accord
with Spain's desire to maintain the
status quo.
A dispatch received here from Ceu-
ta' Morocco, says that Moor who
was under British protection has been
murdered by Moors between Tangier
and Tetuan.
The kabyles, in the vicinity of Me-
lila. Morocco, are quiet.
People who have arrived at Ceuta
from Fez do not take very serious
views of the situation there.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

"Our export trade, therefore,
shrunk, while our imports expanded
to unprecedented figures.
"The railroads of the country. in
their efforts 10 handle the business
offered them, suffered as never before
from congestion, and complaint OF in
reference with production and dis
tribution Of the products of the farm
the mine, the shop and the loom was
practically universal.
'lndustrial unrest was naturally
marked, as it always is in times either
of prosperity or of depression, and
serious disorganization of some of the
country's basic industries resulted
for Il time.
I'm many cases, however, resort to
extremes was avoided or rendered un-
necessary by liberal recognition by
employers of changes in the standard
of living, and it is safe to say that
two men obtained higher wages or
had their working time reduced with
out resort to strikes for every one
who actually quit work.
''Speculation, it is true, felt the
checks, imposed upon it by conserva-
tism, by short crops in the preceding
year, and last, but not least, by high
rates for money; but, despite the fact
that the stock market operations
were only about one-half those of
1901, bank clearings, those usually re-
liable guides of business, showed ag-
gregates. practically equal to the hith-
erto unheard totals of 1901.
"All this was accomplished with a
minimum of friction, as reflected in
the form of business embarrass-
ments."
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
BELIEVED TO BE DYING
Dora Meek, the Centralia Ull.)
sleeper Since September -, Be-
1ieved to He Near the End.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Dora Meek, who
went into trance-like sleep on Sep
tember %, as the result of lovers
quarrel, and has never since awak-
ened, is believed to be dying, says q
special to the Chronicle from Contra
liza, Ill.
Since Sunday she has shown an alb
normally high pulse, which the doc.
tors believe is due to exhaustion.
There is very little fever and respira-
ton is normal.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
BANQUET TO MARCONI.
The Italian Inventor Sanxuiue Of
the Future of Transntlantic
Wireless TelexraDhy

Halifax, n. S., Dec. 31.-The citizens
of Sydney gave monster banquet,
Tuesday night at the Sydney hotel to
Mr.. <Marconi. The inventor, in re-
spending to the toast to his health,
referred to the. valuable assistance
given him by the governments Of the
United States, Canada and Italy and
said that the public need not be sur
prised in the future if wireless mes
sages were flashed across the Atlantic
for one cent word.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
FOUND GUILTY OF MI1RDER
Leonard Quint. an Italian Boy, Six-
teen Years of Age, Convicted Of
Murder at Columbus, O.

Columbus, o., Dec. 31.-Leonard
Quint, an Italian but Is years of age,
who shot and killed Virgil Blake, a
fellow workman, four months ago,
was found guilty of murder in the
first dagree. The jury made no rec
ommendation for mercy and, under
the law, Quint will be sentenced to
be electrOcuted
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
The Years Cuxtoms FfRure..

Washington, Dec. s1.-Customs fig
ures for the calendar year (December
estimated) show imports Of gold and
silver of s1O,5Os,357 against s1o,367,-
7s5 last year. Merchandise imports
aggregated $3.50 3,621, ,495 as against
$555,020,575 last year. Duties collect
ed for merchandise amounted to $780,
O54. .3O4, an increase of about $18,OO0,-
900 over last year:
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

Anxiety in London for the Safety
of Missionaries in NOrocco
London. Dec. 31.-The missionary
headquarters in London has tele-
graphed to Tangier for information
regarding the missionaries in Moroc-
co for whose safety, however, not
much fear is felt. The latest advices
from the Americans at Mequinez
show that Messrs. Nelliver, of Minne-
sofa, and Reed, of Kansas City, went
to Fee after the recent trouble at
Mequinez. Six other missionaries are
presumed to be at Mequinez.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Nero Found Dead.

Jerry Wallace. colored, aged IS
years, was found dead on the bank
Of the Arkansas river at Little Rock,
Ark. He was under the influence of
liquor when last seen alive.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
More Naval Cadets.

Washington, Dec. 31.--In order to-
increase the personnel of the navy to
keep pace with construction, it has
been practically decided upon to al
low an additional naval cadet for each
congressional district, two for each:
senator and ten annually at large, to
be appointed by the president. -*'
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
They Did Not Use tho Climb

Parls, Dec. 31.-A dispatch from
Matin from Caracas confirms the re-
port that Venezuela has promised to
treat French claims as s.those Of Gre,+
h''talh, 'ermany and Italy, but adds
that a similar promise was refused
TO belgium. Spain and Holland.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Sailed for Morocco.

Gibraltar, zee. 31.-The Spanish
sloop OF war lnfanta Isabel has sailed
from Algeciras for Morocco.
Gen. Chacel will assume command
of the Spanish expeditionarv force
should developments in Morocco
necessitate it's dispatch to that coun-
try.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

Durham. n. c.. Dec. 31.-The re-
mains of John Rogers, policeman who
disappeared from his home in Vir-
gtnia two months ago, have been
found near Virginia. bu party Of
hunters. It is supposed Rogers was
killed by negroes.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

Trouble over a woman caused the
killing, at Laurel, Miss. of T. B. Bon
ner, a merchant, by C. F. Hood. a tel
egraph operator, who also died later.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Murdered for HIS Money.

Edward Gay, merchant running
store near Matthews, Ga, was mur-
dered and his store was fired. His
safe contained $1,000, which was Sc
cured by the murderer.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Pearling Schooner Captured.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 31.-A
schooner belonging to the. Margarita
Pearl Fishing Co., an English concern,
has been captured by one of the block
aiding vessels of the Venezuelan
coast. The schooner had SO, 600
worth of pearls on board.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Fire.>at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee,. Dec. 31.--The entire
plant of the Charles Abresch COM
pany, carriage manufacturers, at 3o2-
3es Fourth street, was destroyed by
fire at an early hour Wednesday
morning, entailing loss of upwards
OF $4,000. Seven firemen were in
jured by falling walls, none fatally.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Preparing For . Celebrati ON,

New York, Dec. Silt. is intended
to celebrate the two hundred and fif-
tieth anniversary of the foundation
of municipal government in this city
some time during the early part. Of
the incoming year.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Justice shiras to Retire.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Justice Shiras
of the supreme court of the United
States will retire some time during
the present winter. The date has not
yet been fixed and can not be until
certain cases which have been argued
and other cases which have been held
for reargument, have been disposed
nf
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
The Morgan Maritime Combine.

New York, Dec. a1.-The Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine Co. (the
Morgan combination) has asserted it
self at the coustomhouse for the first
time by the clearance Of the Ameri-
can line steamer Philadelphia for
Southampton.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Immigration the Past Year.

New York, Dec. 31.-Through the
gates of the immigration station. at
Ellis island, New York, $4,000 more
immigrants entered the United States
in 1902 than in 1901, or more than
half million for the year. The larg-
est number arrived in the month of
May-S2, ,O54. .-~=.....ss. .~..... ....
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Cuban, Sugar Crop Estimate.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Estimates Of
the sugar crop in Santiago de Cuba,
by Consul Holiday at that city. place
the crop for 1908 at $4,000 bags, an
increase Of 72,215 bags over that for
the year just closed.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Protecting the Negro.

Gov. Longino, of Mississippi, has Of
and conviction of any person threat
ening, intimidating or attempting to
drive negroes from the state.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Deed of a Jealous Woman.

Because he WIS about to marry an
other, Miss Lizzie Hillhouse fired six
shots from revolver into the body
Of young man named Marsh, at
Toone Station, Tenn, fatally wound
ing him.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Ordered to 'ranxier

Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 31.-The
cruiser Rio de la Plata has been or
dered to Tangier, where she will
watch events
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

L'sbon.Dec. 31.-The government of
Portugal is sending warships to Mo-
rocco to protect Portuguese interests
there.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

H. H. Rogers, an attorney, charged
with the murder of r. A. Byrd, was
found guilty at Philadelphia, Miss,
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Found Dead In His Cell.

Adam Eherlie. cigarmaker. was
picked up on the street for plain
drunk, in Memphis, Tenn. and was
found dead in his cell the next morn
ing.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

AS the result of fight at Middles-
boro, Ky, the elimination of an old
grudge, William Mills was shot to
death by Christopher Turner,who was
himself mortally wounded.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

Charles Yates was creating a dis
turbance in a resort in Memphis,
Tenn, and to escape arrest jumped
from q window and broke his leg,
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03

Death Sentence Com N, ut ed.

Gov. Longino of Mississippi has
commuted the sentence of Thomas
Glenn to imprisonment for life. Glenn
was under sentence to hang at
Natchez for the murder of man
named Carpenter.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
cASIRO'S ACOu[S}ENCE.
The Venezuelan President Agrees
to the Proposal to Submit 20
the Hague Tribunal.
ANSWER WILL NOT Be PUBLISHED HERE.

They Did Not Use the Club.
CastrO's Answer was Received at
Washington Through Minister
Bowen. and viii be Trans mi ted
to tho German, Bri tish and ltall-
nm Governments.