The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07

mayor HARRISON OF Chicago Is an
avowed candidate for the democrat
ic nomination for president.
! President Roosevelt has issued
the usual proclamation, designating
Thursday, November 26, as Thanks
giving day.
Ambassador Clayton informs the
state department that the reported
attack. on President Diaz is !. Off
cially denied. = =.
The Chicago grand jury Is said
to be preparing to disclose eensa-
tional developments in the inquiry
into municipal affairs.
The federal grand jury at Port
land, Ore, has returned a number
Of indictments against persons ac-
cused of forgery in connection with
homesteading government lands. = :,
>Cardwell, Mo- twelve miles east
OF Paragould on the -Paragould
Southeastern railroad, was the scene
of a sensational burglary. Three
men entered the postot1ice building,
dynamited the safe and took there
from thirty dollars in money and
four hundred dollars in stamps.
The safe-blowers spiked the tele-
graph instrument in the, depot, cap
tured a handcar and made their
escape into Arkansas. {,
Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker, con-
sui in America of the Salvation
Army, wife Of Commander Booth,
Tucker and daughter Of Vim. Booth.
founder Of the army, was killed IN
wreck on the Santa Fe at Dean
Lake, Mo. The train ran into AN
open switch and struck large steel
water tank with such force as to
move it five feet from it's founda-
ton, and throw five cars from the
track, completely wrecking them.
The only cars escaping were the
mail, express and day coaches.
Three passengers we're killed out
right and over dozen injured. 80
The annual report of Surgeon
General Rixey to the secretary of
the navy says dissatisfaction has ex-
listed for long time among the
members of the medical corps in re-
gard to the titles which are given
them in different grades of the
corps. He recommends <'that con-
gressional action be asked for au-
thority to rename the different
grades Of the medical corps now
existing, as follows: In place of
surgeon general, surgeon admiral:
and in the other grades medical di-
rector to become surgeon captain;
medical inspector, surgeon COM
mander; surgeon, surgeon 'lieuten-
ant commander; passed assistant
surgeon, surgeon lieutenant, and as
sistant surgeon, surgeon lieutenant
(junior grade).
The declaration that the existing
relations between Canada and Great
Britain cannot continue much lon,
ger is made by the Halifax Chroni-
Gle, the leading newspaper support
er in the maritime provinces of the
liberal party. In the course of an
unusually outspoken editorial on
the recent Alaskan bondary award
the Chronicle expresses what it !
claims to be unanimous dissatisfac-
ton of Canadians at the action of
the British government in the mat
ter. The paper says: 'This Alas
kan episode has made it clear that
our existing relations to the en-
pire cannot be continued much Ion
ger. We are even now at the part
ing of the ways. Our subordinate
position has been so clearly and so
humiliatingly revealed that it must
speedily become utterly unendura-
BILE.
The Mississippi Valley, Mercan-
tile and Missouri Trust companies
of St. Louis recently experienced
a heavy run Of depositors. For two
days the crowds seeking to with
draw savings were SO large that the
police was unable to keep order
and the banks were compelled to
take advantage of the 60 day clause
which they are entitled to before
paying deposits. There was no ap-
parent cause for alarm, as all the
institutions are said to be solid.
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