The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

Bishop Henry G. Potter continues
to improve and his condition is bet
ter than at any time since his illness
He is not unfavorably affected by the
heat.
T. M. Allen, postmaster at Cassville
Mo-, was arrested by a postoffice in
spector who alleges that he opened
mail addressed to a person in his of
fee.
The discovery Of rat leprosy" has
been made by surgeons Of the marine
hospital in San Francisco, according
to reports received by Surgeon Gen
Wyman. A number of rats have been
inoculated for the purpose of continu
ing the study of the disease.
Cardinal Rampolla is in a serious
condition. owing to overwork. His
nervous system has suffered com
plete breakdown, and on the orders OF
his physicians he will go to SwitZer
land to recuperate.
Plans are going forward with all
haste for the expenditure of 10000
by the government for necessary sup
plies. The amount was voted to be
disbursed in every department con-
trolled by federal power, and it is
thought that the disbursement will do
much toward restoring good times.
J. Audley Lindsay, aged % years,
and James Quenn, aged 16, of East
Brady, Pa, were killed by lightning
which struck a pipe line near where
the boys, wishing to experience the
novelty of being in the water during
a storm, had gone in swimming.
A murder has been committed in
the West Virginia penitentiary at
MOundsville, the fourth at the prison
within four years. Oscar H. Hipps
attacked William Banks and stabbed
him in the back with a long scissor
blade. The two convicts had been enc
mics for several months.
Eugene w. Leake, the young Demo
cratic congressman from the Ninth
district Of New Jersey announced that
not only vote for Taft, but will offer
his services as a Taft orator Leake,
who is a lawyer, is serving his first
term in congress.
With every record of the sea
smashed, the great Cunarder, Lusi-
tania, reached New York Friday, an
choring off quarantine at 5:33 o'clock.
She left Liverpool July and Queens
town July s. Four records in all were
captured.
With the selection of Frank H. Hitch
cock as chairman and George r. Shell
don, New York banker, as treasurer
of the Republican national committee,
comes the announcement that in the
approaching Republican campaign
there will be publicity of receipts and
expenditures.
BY the collapse of a new bridge
being built across the Rhein, 90 work
men lost their lives and a number
were seriously injured The collapse
was caused by the falling Of the scat
fold, supporting the huge crane used
in the erection of the central span.
One thousand people were drowned
in flood that wiped out the town of
Tokal, on the Yeshil-Irmak river in
Asia Minor, according to news agency
report.
Convict Preston. who is in the Ne
vada state prison for murder and who
was nominated for the presidency by
the Socialist Labor party, has de-
clined the nomination. 1t is thought |
he acted on the advice of his attor-
ney.
A company of Oklahoma troops |
have been ordered from Chandler to |
Henrietta to protect the residents |
there from the Snake Indians, who are
holding corn dance at Hickory camp |
ground. The Indians are reported to |
have risen and the situation is be- |
ieped to be serious.
Orders were issued at the navy de- |
partment Wednesday relieving Rear
]. H. Dayton from command |
If the Pacific fleet and turning the
over to Rear Admiral W. T. |
5winburn. Admiral Dayton is ordered |
nome to await retirement He reached |
he age limit of G2 years Oct. %.
With the jury completed and the
opening statements of the defense and
made, taking of testimony
began at Grand Junction, Col, in the
rial of Steve Adams, accused of as
Arthur Collins, the mine
manager, during the strike trouble in
Telluride several years ago.
Major James F. Moline, assistant
reasurer of the United States for the
)ast 16 years, is critically i'll.
Daring yeggmen cracked two safes
n the heart of the downtown business
district of New York, and came near
,etting away with a $4,000 haul. AS
t was they got only about thousand
lollars to recompense them for one
If the boldest jobs that has been at
empted in the city in years.
Harry K. Thaw is to replace the bell
uined in the recent fire at the Apple
~ Manor Memorial church at Kittan-