The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-21

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

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first warship Japan has lost in the
war
AS the result of an explosion of six
kegs of powder in shaft No. z of the
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co.'s mine al
Herrin, H., on the 18th. five men were
killed and Ia others injured, some OF
whom will die. A number of mine
mules were also killed.
An order was entered in Chicago, on
the 18th, remanding to the custody OF
New York officers Capt. John j. Healy,
former president of the Alaska Ex-
ploration Co. Healy is charged with
embezzlement of funds belonging to the
company.
The grand jury at Akron, o., on the
18th, returned an indictment against
Art Simms, the prizefighter, on the
charge of criminal assault. Sims, a few
years ago, gave promise of becoming
the champion lightweight of the world.
Fire at Batson, Tex, on the 18th,
destroyed IS derricks, 5 drilling rigs
and % tanks, containing about $4,000
barrels of oil. Tom Walker, of Leav-
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cut off the flow of oil, but fell into a
mass of burning oil and timbers, and
was roasted to death, while spectators
looked on, helplessly. The loss is $780,
900.
Samuel Enrich, a Denver city detec-
tive, was, on the 18th, convicted CT
murder in the second degree for the
-~,,.Jo. ~ yXT;11;o-, MoIonn a Co1nnn.
keeper. Enrich shot and killed Ma
lone in the latter's saloon after a quar-
rel with Mike Ryan, an ~eX-convict,
over a game of dice. Malone was act
ing the role of peacemaker.
1t is understood that about 81. 900 ,00C
of the new Russian loan will be placed
with New York customers of the
French underwriters.
On the 14th, Joseph Lilliger. aged
Y, a wealthy resident of st. Joseph,
Mo-, was beaten by robbers at his home
in the northern suburbs, and is be-
lieved to be fatally injured. Lilliger,
his wife and son, Joseph Lilliger, Jr.,
aged 25, were all beaten into insensi-
bility by three men, who believed a
ldI &c SuI1 vi LIOlCy was COLlCCdlCO IA
the premises. The robbers got nothing.
E. E. Limbocker, of Logansport, Ind,
fell into the Arkansas river at Van
Buren,, Ark, on the 14th, and was
drowned. He had just made ar ascen-
sion of 5000 feet. He was fastened in
himself, and drowned before assistance
could reach him. His body was recov-
cred within one hour.
The Farmers bank at Metz, Mo-, Is
miles northwest of Nevada, was en-
tered by robbers, OF the 18th, and the
safe blown to pieces with nitro-glycer-
in. 1t is stated they secured the entire
contents, amounting to $1,000 in
money.
A heavy rain fell over Nebraska and
western Iowa on the 18th, the pre-
cipitation being 2A inches for IL
hours.
The secretary of state of Missouri
& st. Jospeh railroad. with offices at
Maryville, to increase its capital stock
from $500, 900 to $1,500, 900.
Between 1000 and 5000 delegates to
the National Editorial association IN
vention, and, incidentally, to the
Worlds Press parliament, arrived in
st. Louis on the 18th. They were
from all parts of the United States. A
large delegation arrived from Canada.
The second weeks attendance at the
Worlds fair at St. Louis was 32,14c
less than the attendance for the same
days at Chicago. The attendance at
both expositions during the first few
weeks was largely local, however, and
as the population of Chicago in 1898
was much greater than the population
of st. Louis now is, the difference in
figures is easily accountable.
Representatives of the press of every
state in tie union assembled in the
Hall of Congresses at the Worlds fair
in st. Louis, on the 10Th, and began
the nineteenth annual convention of
the National Editorial association.
A Toxic dispatch of the 10Th, an
nounced the loss of che Japanese cruiser
Miyako, in Kerr bay, by running on to a
submerged mine. The cruiser was en-
gagged 1t the time in protecting a num-
Der of torpedo boats sent in to clear out
the Russian mines. Eight lives were
lost.
Thirty-eight states and two terrific
ries were represented at the opening
of the national and international Good
Roads convention in st. Louis on the
18th. Gov. Dockery of Missouri well
coined the delegates. promising to pro-
tect them, during their stay, from I'm
dians," "boodlers" and other bad peo-
pie.
The Russians were surprised, on the
10Th, by the appearance of the enemy
at Kia-Chau, 20 miles south of Kin
Kow. They were expecting the Yalu
army, but the appearance of a large
force by sea vas altogether unex-
pected.
The Moros who attacked the Amer
lean troops in the philippines or May
s and killed two officers and a number
of men may be severely punished by
Maj.-Gen. Wade, who is marching on
the band with a force of $50 officers and