The Grenada sentinel., 1908-12-05

AS a result of an explosion at the
Toledo Furnace companys plant two
are already dead, one dying and two
perhaps fatally burned. Overheated
air in the furnace caused premature
blast.
Edgar A. Whitney, former Park
hurst Society agent, who was convict
ed recently of grand larceny in the
second degree, was sentenced to Sing
Sing prison for term of not less than
years and months nor more than
years and II months.
With seven known dead, according
to reports from the flooded regions OF
Oklahoma, Texas, southwestern Mis-
souri, southern Kansas, seevral per
sons missing, enormous loss occasion
ed and the rivers still rising, in some
instances almost foot an hour, the
worst flood in years is expected.
nearly 5000 persons are homeless.
Despite official denials, no doubt re-
mains that between $4,000 and 10000
Austrians were driven out OF the in
terror of Herzegovina Friday by rebel
forces, aided by invaders from Mon
tenegro and Servia.
Four members of the syndicate
headed by Chas. nj. Schwab, former
president of the United States Steel
company and present owner of the
Bethlehem Steel company, have been
IN, nil RI nc
cover a $1O,OOO,OOO Mexican mine,
known as the San Toy mine.
Governor Magoon is coming from
Cuba to confer with Secretary Wright,
Of the war department, in regard to
the best method for the withdrawal OF
the troops from the island.
President-elect Taft is to deliver the
grafton at the university day celebra-
ton of the University OF Pennsylvania
to be held on Washington's birthday.
1t is rumored that there are thirty
person Jointly indicted for the murder
of Captain Quentin Rankin and felon-
Gus assault on Col. Taylor at Reelfoot
lake.
The Haitian minister at Washington
| received a dispatch from President
Nord Alexis saying the government
is still strong despite it's deefat by
Col. Simon at Anse a Veau.
A message from Chihuahua, Mexico.
says William Jennings Bryan had a
narrow escape from being hugged to
death by a bear he was trying to kill
in the mountains about sixty miles
from that city. He was with party
of hunters, of which Gen. B. Reyers,
governor of Coahuila, was member.
A detail of militia was attacked by
a band of men, presumably night
riders, at the Gleason sawmill, near
Samburg, Tenn. One of the soldiers
was wounded in the hand and about
fifty shots were exchanged between
the military and the attacking party.
Six men were suffocated to death in
the village of OakwOOd, outside the
western outskirts of Detroit. They
| were at work $50 feet down in a shaft
being sunk for salt mine, when the
canvas tube, which supplied them
with air, became clogged and the shaft
fillea with gas.
Because his mother is dying of pneu-
monia, Willis Antwhistle, sentenced to
serve four months in the Bridewell, in
Chicago, got his freedom. The youth
was sentenced by Judge Freeman, who
was one of those to recommend COM
mutation of sentence. The case was
investigated by the state board of par
dons and the communication was made
by Governor Deneen, on recommends
tion of that body. Antwhistle was ar
rested for larceny and sent to the
Bridewell, where he served six weeks.
The agriculture department has is
sued an order quarantining the entire
state of Maryland on account of the
foot and mouth disease.
Investigation was begun Friday by
the United States government into
the causes of the wreck of the Panama
railroad ship Finance off Sandy Hook,
in a collision in which four persons
lost their lives. Although the Finance
had three watcrtight compartments
and only one was punctured the ship
sank.
Carrie May Vanderver, who dis
appeared from Kansas City six weeks
ago, has been found in Dallas, Tex.
Since deserting her husband and two
children she has been attired in male
apparel and has worked in furniture
factory.
Thomas Crone, one of the victims
of the Illinois mine explosion, died
in a hospital at Mt. Vernon. He is the
| third to die.
The revolutionary movement against
President Nord Alexis is spreading.
| The gunboat Croyant, which has fall-
len into the hands of the revolution
lists, encountered the gunboat Centen-
aire off Jeremie and shots were ex-
changed. Gen. LIE Comte, who went
out at the head of the government
| force against the rebels, has been
tnaken prisoner, maybe killed.
Showing no evidence of his 67 years,