The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-10

Republican leaders have deter
mined upon congressional inves-
tigation of postal affairs.
George B. Mcclellan is the dem
ocratic nominee for mayor of New
York. He is the choice of Tam
many.
The Associpated Press reports
that the entire Christian popula-
tion of Razlog, Macedonia, was
massacred by Turks September %.
The enforcement of strict quar-
antine along the Rio Grande on ac-
count of yellow fever has cut off the
food supply in some localities in
Mexico.
Street car traffic at Waco, Tex,
was completely stopped for several
days on account of strike of mo-
tormen and conductors.
The Philippine government has
decided that United States supplies
received in the Philippines shall be
subject to regular duties.
Gen. a. r. Chaffee has been or
dered to the national capital at once
to enter the general staff in an ad-
visory capacity. Gen. Henry c..
Corbin, perhaps the bcst-known Of
ticer of the army, will go to New
York to take charge of the depart
ment of the east, the most import
ant and largest of the territorial
departments of the army organiza-
ton.
Miss Ruth Bryan, eldest daugh-
ter of Hon. W. J. Bryan, was mar
ried to Mr.. William Homan Leav-
lit at the home of her father near
Lincoln, Neb., on the Sd inst. Miss
Bryan, though but IS years of age,
has shown marked literary ability,
and a number of her stories have
appeared in eastern magazines. Mr..
Leavitt is an artist and resides at
Newport, r. /.
A cable from Rome says the ne
gotiations in the Philippine islands
between the vatican and the Unit
ed States government regarding the
sale of the land held by the friars
and the removal of the native
monks from the islands have been
called off by Plus x. Mgr. Guidi,
the Roman prelate sent to Manila
as apostolic delegate to conduct
the negotiations has been recalled
to Rome.
The surgeon general of the ma
rine hospital service has sent a cir
cular letter to all medical officers of
the service and to state and local
quarantine officers asking them to
collect specimens of mosquitoes in
their. vicinity and forward them to
him. The object is to make a thor
ough study Of the various kinds of
to determine the nature
and extent of their instrumentality
in conveying dangerous diseases.
The monthly report of chief of
the bureau Of statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture shows the
average condition of cotton on Sep
tenber Is to have been 65.1, as
with S1.2 one month ago,
$50 on September 25, 1902, 61.4
at the corresponding date in 1901,
and ten-year average Of 67.4.
These figures indicate the condition
on September .s5, and no attempt is
made to anticipate the results from
future weather conditions. Reports
of damage during September from
rust, shedding, drouth, caterpillars
and worms are general throughout
the cotton states, the damage in
Texas being caused more by boil
weevil and boil worms. = -
At meeting of the executive
of the national leageue,
of republican clubs, held in Chica-
go, a resolution was adopted en-
dorsing the administration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. indianapolis was
selected as the place for holding the
national convention Of the league.
Great Britain has made "a de-
mand on Turkey that the porte put
a stop to nassacrcsJ in Macedonia.
This course Is reported as . warn
ing to Russia and Austria.
Six employees at the Corning dis
tillery, Peoria, Ill, were instantly
killed by the explosion Of one Of
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