The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-15
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made for an exhibit by this govern,
ment at the International Exposition
of the Chase at Vienna Austria, In
1910. The president suggests that the
exhibit be made up of stuffed birds,
mammals. mollusks and other species
of game of this country.
News has been received at Mobile
from Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, that
floods in that country Christmas week
have caused a loss of 81 600, 900 worth
OF property. Two men and two chill
dren were drowned, traffic was Grip
pied, eleven railroad bridges washed
away and communication was cut off
from the interior.
AS a result Of the French cabinets
decision to adhere to the resolution Of
parliament in favor of retaining the
death penalty, this week probably will
see several executions in the northern
part of the country by the guillotine.
Mrs. Russell Sage has extended for
n yearf rom December 81 last her
offer of $500, 900 toward the American
Bible Society's permanent endowment
fund on the condition that friends Of
the society subscribe a similar amount.
The society had raised more than one
quarter the amount needed when the
original time limit expired.
Beginning within the next four
months, John w. Gates will begin the
construction of the Mary Gates Hos
pital on the Lake Shore drive, Beau
mont, Tex, in memory of his mother,
who died recently. The structure will
cost $4,000 and will be completed
within a year.
Danville, ILL.,, is proving the Gretna
desire to join the ranks of matrimony.
Carefully compiled lists show that no
less than 416 couples from the Hoosier
state have journeyed to that city to be
ending January l.
Harry K. Thaw is entitled to a trial
ia IL quCoIloI vi LCtuCl lC udS lC-
covered his sanity, according to
Justic TOmpkins, who heard argu-
ments on a writ of habeas corpus OBJ
tanned by Mrs. Mary C. Thaw, his
mother. In applying for the writ, Mrs.
Thaw declared Harry X. Thaw was
not a criminal, having been acquitted
by a jury, and that he is now sane and
should not be kept in prison.
Two masked highwaymen entered
the dining room of the Railway
Y. M. C. A. and robbed the
diners at the point of revolvers.
Admiral Capps of the bureau of
of the navy department, |
has disclosed to the senate naval
members that it is the de |
sire of the department to make the
next battleship bigger than anything
af1oat in any navies of the
President Roosevelt nominated Col. |
Geo. H. Torney to be surgeon general |
Of he army to succeed Surgeon Gen |
eral O'Reilly, who ~retires. Colonel
Torney is now stationed at the
general hospital at San Francisco.
President Roosevelt has made the
following appointments to the An
lapolis Naval Academy for 1909:
stephen Elliott, a son of Captain
Charles P. Elliott of the army, retir-
I'd; George M. Tisdale, a son of the
ate lieutenant r. D. Tisdale, of the
lavy and Stewart B. Whitney, son of
thief Gunner Frank H. Whitney, of
he navy.
Glen K. Shurtleff, general secretary
# the Cleveland Young Mems
christian Association, died of brights
isease. Secretary Shurtleff was one
f the best known Y. NJ. c.. A. men in
he United States. He came to
Cleveland from Denver, where he had
cen the general secretary of the as
ociation. Before hat he was the
ecretary in Syracuse, N. Y.
1t is learned that negotiations have
lst been concluded between the
Overnments of the United States
colombia and Panama whereby all
in controversy between them
re settled. The treaty or treaties
ave been signed by Secretary of
tate Root for the United States,
[inister Cortez for Columbia and
Arosemena for Panama.
The body of Father John of Cron-
-adt, the famous Russian priest who
led last week, was inferred in st.
etersburg in the presence of a small
ody Of his immediate followers. 1t :
evident from the excitement that !
Johns death is evoking that !
following will be greater in death ]
in life. {
Sixty-one indictments charging Re 9
lblican politicians with perjury and !
auds at the Illinois primaries on s
ug. s at which John ]. 'Healy vas de- G
ated for denomination as states at
rney, were thrown out of court. Q
sweeping action was taken with 9
consent of Special States Attorney a
rank IOacch