The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-02

the national government and the
American Red Cross society for aid
to relieve the victims of the recent
windstorm.
Tremendous loss of life and i'm.
mense property damage are reported
in a cyclone which official dispatches
say has swept the Comora archipelago
in the Mozambique channel. There is
no definite statement concerning tho
number of killed, which is said -
amount to thousands.
Indications are that no one will be-
punished for Saturdays collision in
the Solent between the American
liner st. Paul and the British cruiser
Gladiator, in which it now Is believed
IS men, as named in the original ca
BILE dispatches, lost their lives.
While w~orshipers at the Church Of
Our Lady of Mercy, at Schenectady
avenue and Deane street. Brooklyn,
were celebrating the dedication OF
their new church with a parade about
the adjacent streets, a thief Slipped
into the church and stole the days
collections, several thousand dollars.
The funeral services in Westmin-
ster Abbey, in memory of Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, were attended
by a notable assembly. Among the
mourners were the Prince of Wales
and Premier Clemenceau of France,
the members of the family, represent
atives of all the crowned heads Of
Europe and many Americans were
also present.
United States Revenue Inspector
Charles Howard seized 16 cases OF
whisky from the Oklahoma state dis
pensary headquarters. The inspector
alleges that it was shipped into Ard
more, where the state took posses
siou OF it under violation of the Unit
ed States revenue law, and therefore
the state has no right to sell it again
through it's dispensary agents.
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
carrying sos, 1880, is reported to
the house of representatives by the
app1 OPERATIONS committee.
Eugene Munsell, president of the
Mica Insulating Co., New York, sends
his wife from the room and then leaps
seven stories to his death.
Gigantic irrigation project is the
fhe f%orerunner of the opening to set
Element of Indian lands in Montana.
Steamer st. Paul collides with the
British cruiser Gladiator in a snow
storm and 80 lives are reported lost.
lightning is threatened between
Guatemala and Honduras, according
to s~emio-official information from both
countries over the attempt in Guate-
mala City upon the life of President
Cabrera. Cabrera suspects the Hon
duran government of completely in the
assassination plot. DR.. Bustillo, Hon
| duras minister at Guatemala City, IL
/ in hiding.
Thieves robbed the bank at Banda
ma, Ballard county, KY, taking $4,000.
After trying to rob several residences.
they went to the telephone exchange.
Finding three young men there, one
the assistant cashier of the bank, they
proceeded to hold them up. They
found the keys of the bank on n Of
| them, B. II. Hahs. They gagged and
tied the men, and, taking Hahs away,
compelled him to go to the bank and
open the safe.
Nine. Anna Gould has arrived at
Naples, where Prince Helie de Sagan
has been awaiting her. The prince
was on the dock when the Frederick
der Crosse drew in, hurried up the
gang plank, met Nine. Gould on deck,
was evidently graciously received.
kissed the American woman's hand
and escorted her to a waiting auto,
in which they were driven at top
speed to the hotel, where Nine. Gould's
apartments have been engaged.
Mrs. Mary Williams, a pretty young
matron, was declared insane at Bos-
ton, Bowie county, Ark. Mrs. Will
liams' husband disappeared, taking
with him their two children, and this
caused the breaking down OF her men,
tai faculties.
Miss Victoria Hale shot and killed
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Hale,
at a farm 10 miles southwest Of Full
ton, Mo-, then came to Fulton two
hours later and gave herself up. She
was placed in Jail to await trial.
Four Italian laborers were killed in
an explosion of gas in No. 1 of the
Ellsworth Coal Co.'S mine at Ellis
worth, Pa. There were 100 men in the
mine when the explosion occurred.
The damage to the mine was slight.
Four thousand four hundred volts
of electricity passed through the
body of Fred G. Schenkemeyer at the
Union Electric Light and Power plant.
st. Louis, and, although he was ter
ribly shocked and burned, it is prob
able that the man will recover.
Four masked men entered the rear
doors of the Indiana club at Hot
Springs, Ark, and after taking the
-r.ly- AorJ~ ~olI 1ool>aI all fhOoo nrQc.