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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
MORE U. S. MARINES
GO TO NICARAGUA
GOVERNMENT HEEDS CRY OF
AMERICANS FOR PROTECTION.
LITTLE TROUBLE EXPECTED
Senator Bacon Says Real Reason Is Pro.
lection Of American Interests in
Collection of Customs.

Observation-Disclosures to plac'
a force of 1000 b~luejackets and marines
in Nicaragua within ten days to protec'
foreign lives and property and keel
railroad communication open from thu
American legation in Managua to tho
Pacific coast were made Wednesday by
the navy department.
Secretary Myer issued rush orders fol
THE big armored cruiser California at
San Diego CAL, 10 proceed to Panama
Meanwhile the transport Prairie has been
ordered from the Portsmouth, N. H.,
navy yard to Philadelphia to take
aboard $50 marines and sail on to Colon.
This force will be sent over the Panama
railroad to Panama and be taken on
board the cruiser California and be
rushed northward to San Juan del Sur
and Corinto.
These plans will bring United States
forces on ships close by and already
ashore in the disturbed republic to a
little more than 1000 men.
If the rebels took possession of the
railroad all Americans in the capital
would be cut off from principal seaports
on the Pacific.
Senator Bacon asked the senate to
authorize the committee investigating
whether recent revolutions in Cuba and
Mexico had been prompted by Amer
Jeans to report upon what authority
United States forces had been landed in
Nicaragua.
Senator Bacon scored the department
for its attitude toward Nicaragua, de-.
claring that "the executive departments
of this government are now, in my judg-
ment, violating the law by using the
army and navy of the United States in
Nicaragua" The senator read newspa
per dispatches referring to an "Amer
lean collector of customs in Nicaragua
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
MADE FORTUNE IN JAIL
Banker Robin Specialized From BEHIND
Prison Bars.

New York.-Joseph G. Robin, who is
in the Tombs awaiting sentence on his
conviction for grand larceny in connec-
ton with the wrecking of the Northern
Bank, is said TO have made another for.
tune through speculation which he car.
ried on while a prisoner. Robin, it was
thought, could furnish valuable informa.
ton in the case pending against former
City Chamberlain Hyde, SO the former
president of the Northern Bank was not
sentenced after his conviction, but was
kept IN the Tombs and during the day.
time, it is reported, he occupied a room
in the criminal courts building, which ID
equipped with a telephone and type.
writer. Here, it is said, he has rebuilt
his wrecked fortune.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
REFUSE TO OVERRIDE VETO
House Votes to Continue Commerce Court
Until March A..

Washington.-For the third time the
house passed the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill over the
veto of President Taft by a vote of 1874
to SO, but in the senate the efforts to
pass it failed, "a to 81. As a result the
house amended the measure to provide
a continuing appropriation for the com
merce court until March 4, 1913, passed
it and it lies with the senate appropria-
lion committee, with good prospects that
it will pass the senate.
Solution of the deadlock between con.
gress and the White House is believed
to have been found and as a result ad.
journment now looms appreciably nearer
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Navy to the Rescue,

Washington.-A reign of terror ex,
tending all along the west coast of Mex.
leo and Lower California forced the
United States government to call on the
navy to aid in the suppression of the
Mexican revolution. The Denver, which
was sent to the west coast to show the
flag" was called elsewhere, and the
Vicksburg was ordered to take her place.
She will call at La Paz, Guaymas, MAJ
allan and probably Altata for the reas-
surance Of Americans still remaining in
the trouble zone, which is constantly in
creasing in extent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
A Word to the Wise.

Tho proyerDial advice, Cob
stick to your last" had an opp
exemplifcation in the following 4
dote, for which lions Advocate 4
sponsible.
A colored man was brought b
a police Judge, charged with ste1
chickens. He pleaded guilty, anq
ceived sentence, when the Judge q
how 1t was he managed to lift Y
chickens right under the windoy
their owners house when there VI
dog in the yard.
Hit wouldn't be Of no use, jug
said the culprit, ITO try to 'splal1
thing to you all. Ell you was 70
It, like as not you would git yer
full o. shot, an git no chickens,
Tier. Ef you want to engage IN
rascality, Judge, 20 bettah suc !.
de bench, whar yo' am familiar.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Cotton Belt and L. & N. Merge,

Austin, Tex.-Allison Mayfeld, chair.
man of the state railroad commission,
said he had advices from Cotton Belt
railway officials confirming the repyr.
that the Louisville and Nashville is com.
pleting arrangements to buy the Cotton
Belt, and that when the directors of
the former road meet in New York they
will close the deal and authorize a bond
issue of from $4o,OoO,ooo to SOC, 200, 900
to carry out the deal. The Cotton BELT
and Louisville and Nashville meet eacl
other at Memphis and st. Louis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Hogs Bring s9.05.

National Stock Yards, In.-Hogs ex.
ceeded the nine-dollar mark at the St,
Louis National Stock Yards Monday. fo,
the first time in two years at any West.
ern market. They sold for $4.Os per hun.
dredweight. This price was paid for
Porkers from both Illinois and Missouri,
while Iowa hogs brought SO and Arkau.
sas hogs $685.. Heifers attained highest
point IN twenty-five years at the st.
LOUIS stock yards when they sold .,
$3.50 per hundred.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
FOUND DEAD AT HIS POST
Operators Sudden Demise, However, Did
Not Cause Wreck.

Oroville, CALI. R. Sinclair, Western
Pacific railroad operator at Belden, IS
miles from here, sat at his key dead of
heart failure, while the Oroville dispatch
er tried frantically to "raise" Belden to
transmit dispatches that would prevent
q train collision.
Persistent calling over the wire brought
no response, MOI was the telephone an
swered. Then the Oroville dispatcher
telephoned to citizens Of Belden and they
hurried to the station and found the op-
orator dead. Incoming trains were flag
ged until another operator could be sent
to the town.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

A prisoner In the Jail Of a New York
town was examined for his sanity be-
AUS he insisted on a shower bath
every twenty minutes. Considering
the recent state Of the temperature,
his demand will strike many as emf
nently sane, safe and sensible.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
HARAHAN TO THE SEABOARD
Committee Will Recommend His Election
to Directors, .

New York-That the Seaboard Air
Line is to have a new president and that
he will be elected within two weeks was
learned definitely. A committee ap-
pointed by the executive committee to
recommend to the directors a president
has made its selection.
The new head of the road will be Will
liam j. Harahan, son of the late j. T.
Harahan, vice president of the Erie, and
his name will be presented to the d.
rectors for formal election early in Sep
TENDER. .
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Alfonso Of Spain saved a soldiers
ME by stopping a runaway horse. II
1t were not for the fact that the king
business demands his constant atten-
don he could make a good living 10
vaudeville.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
sparrow Sets House AbIaze.

An English sparrow was the d
Of three houses catching fire at !
r%enceburg, Ind, recently, and I'D
not been for the prompt work od
neighbors and friends all would
been destroyed. The sparrow
building a nest under the caves d
home Of Mrs. Mary Weber, ad
picked up a long cotton string fr(
pile Of rubbish that had Just
burned. With the burning strinl
its beak, the sparrow flew to the
OF Mrs. Sophia Skaters house,
to Otto McCright's house and thd
the roof Of Emanuel Wuest's b
where 1t dropped the burning ST
A fire started in the shingles Of
building. Each was extinguishe(
neighbors before much damage
done.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Hang Seven in California.

Sacramento, Cal.-Seven condemned
murderers must die in San Quentin and
Folsom p~enitentiaries because a petition
to initiate new legislation affecting cap
ital punishment failed to get the neces.
sary $1,000 signatures. Only IL, 900
anne were obtained,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Negro "Elks" Sued.

Dayton, O.-Suit to enjoin the I'm.
proved Benevolent and Protective Order
OF Elks of the World, an organization
OF negroes, from using the name Elk
as well as the badge insignia of the OF.
DER was filed in common pleas court
here.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Col. Wilson Dies in Pen.

Atlanta, Ga.-Col. G. G. Wilson, CT.
former president of the United Wireless
company, died at the United States pen.
i,entiary here, where he was serving a
.nree-yeas sentence for using the mails
in attempt to defraud. Uremic poisonine
was given ~ the cause of the colonel.
death.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Opium in Mail Bags,

Honolulu.-Smugglers of opium, in
their efforts to circumvent the customs
authorities at American ports, have been
using mail bags as carriers of the contra.
band drug.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The famous Spanish prisoner" 10
still reaping a large harvest Of profit
from the credulity Of the American
contingent Of the class of whom 1t 10
well known a member is born every
other minute. The swindle is 80 old
that to every generation 1t becomes
S~nticingly new.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Washington has a new fashion so
Ar as its cats are concerned. They
ne shaved in hot weather, and then
they are homelier than even the
Gtnged ones.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

As far as excessive hot spells are
concerned, one must make up ones
mind to be either a martyr or a phil
osopher. 1t is harder to be the latter
than the former, but 1t wears better
In the long run.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Grasshoppers at Tulsa.

Tulsa, Okla.-An immense army OF
grasshoppers descended on Tulsa, making
a noise like hail as they came crashing
against buildings. Many people had their
doors and windows open and the grass
hoppers swarmed into the houses, driving
the occupants Into the streets for a time
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The Londoners complain Of heat
with the thermometer at 76 degrees.
1t would be interesting to see what
they would do with our Thermometers
dallytng with the nineties.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
rs Hurt in Stand Collapse,

New York.-Twenty-ive persons were
injured when a section of the grand.
stand at the East New York ball park
collapsed during the game. More than
a hundred persons were hurled 20 to 80
feet to the ground, among them a num-
ber of women,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Claims Cancer Cure.

Boston.-Fresh from medical centers
of Europe, DR.. Francis D. Donoghu has
brought back with him a small quantity
of a preparation called "seleniovana.
dunn" which has been successfully tried
by German scientists for the cure of
cancer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

A western trapper offers to furnish
. st. Louis o with prairie dogs at
$3.50 per dozen. There was a time in
the west when one could have a buffa-
10 robe thrown in as boot" with each
dozen.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
To Recall Gov. Johnson.

San francisco, Gala petition for the
lecaii OF Gov. Hiram johnson has been
put in circulation here by Alva Udell,
IN attorney. One of the charges made
IN the petition is that Gov. johnson an.
proved legislation intended to foster Ian,
grabbing by wealthy individuals.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Orphanaues In ru.L..

orphanages In rurk.v
there are 20 orphanages IN
Turkish empire, conducted bv n
cans. enrolling 5000 inmates. IN
nectfon with these orphanaees :,
dustrial work has sprung I'm !
gives employment to over 1o'ooo'
pie In addition to the orphans
work is largely done by the wi,
and orphans and includes RI,
lace-making, various forms ;
oroldery. and other domestic
The product Of these institutions
. market abroad.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

A New Jersey man puts in q claim
Tor an invention by which peas can
be made to grow by electricity. That
may be all right, but II the New Jsr.
sey man desires fame as a real benz.
factor OF his race no will perfect the
invention so that 1t will prohibit
weeds from growing by electricity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Our Idea Of the acme OF suffering Is
% listen to a photograph playing:
In the Good Old Summer Time"
when the mercury is trying to break
the altitude record.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

A Spanish aviator claims that his
machine was wrecked by a flock Of
iocusts. In our own country we have
seen political machines wrecked by
presidential bees.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Lectures From Own Cofnn.

L~Awrenceville, Outstanding on his
coffin, Mack Strickland talked for sew.
eral minutes to a crowd of a thousand
people which had gathered to see him
hanged. After he had finished warning
his hearers to live upright lives, he
walked calmly to the gallows and a few
seconds later was dead.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Taft Signs Army Bill,

Washington.-President Taft signed
the army appropriation bill carrying ap-
proximately $50, 900 in providing re-
forms in the organization of the war de-
partment.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Where A0 a.Ik.s

Where Hs Baked.
husband" WIZ
Yes. she is driving him to Al
Nonsensel II she was driyia9
to drink things would be d,Ts1
sne's trying to drive him ,ha J
way" u0
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The report that the gold coin in
circulation is worn and subject to a
discount will not stampede the ordi-
nary man Of this section. He takes
his gold in the form of certificates
and then II he ia wise proceeds
promptly to put 1t In the savings bank
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Washington has adopted the prac-
dee Of shaving its cats during hot
weather. but a shaved cat is as incon.
Yruous as a bald-headed orchestra
tsader.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The Chinese now are cutting OF
their queues and letting their women's
feet grow. The new Chinese c~ivilIza-
don evidently wants to be thorough.
TOR 1t Is extending from head to foot.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

When VIZ reflect on the fact that
Queen Isabella raj forced to pawn
her jewels to raise the $1,000 neces-
oary to discover America, We are led
% suspect that the queen business wa
Aot very profitable In those days.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
The CannIbals Need Fond

An NOf1cer Of the French col,
army brought a letter from thu !
OF = group Of missionaries in
southern islands Of the Pacific
long ago, which winds up as foil
I regret to tell you that our
company can do little against M
naticism of these poor wret,
Moreover, famine is ravaging
country, for the harvest has beef
stroyed. Therefore the dispatcl
more missionaries has become
gent."-La Petite Republiuue.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Ito CIass.

lite Class,
don't like this chick.,.
sor q man to go into" n'ra|
why not?"
business" ius KIM
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Congress Cost Billior

Washington.-Oficial Ggures on the
total appropriations of this session of
congress will not be available for several
days, but it is likely the aggregate will
approximate one billion dollars.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Wilson Sees the Babies.

Seagirt, N. J.-Six hundred babies in
go-carts, doll coaches, miniature wagons
and floats, passed in review before Gov.
Woodrow Wilson in the annual baby pa.
rade at Asbury Park.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
-Envloua. parh..

Tn afraid our friend g.. /.
= Socialist. 'crapsll
mo. You misjudge scr.n.,
makes him sore is the tset ~ J
spite Of the high cost Of ,,s',t 10y
men manage to lead double l,s.'|
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Dissolve Telephone Trust.

Washington.-It was learned at the
department of justice that the depart
ment has made out its case against the
telephone trust and that the concern
must dissolve or be taken into court.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Must Aid Sinking Shin.

London.-Failure to go to- the relief Of
vessels IN distress is a misdemeanor nun
.snaole oy two years imprisonment, &C
toiu,ng 70 q notice sent to steamship cap
'ains by the British board of trade
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Some people spend tbe,, -,
ing to acquire money to sn lives \

As a summer ton,o
mat quite compares with mere Is no M
uiarly 'I prsS.s up the the system, b oss :, /
'c'A formula at Druggists. "egular o.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The present fad for dropping middle
lanes has not yet been applied to
Miss Thelma Kahilaonapaopiilanj
Parker, a Honolulu bride.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Child Was Girl, Kills Self,

Chicago.-Disappointed because his
wife had given birth to a daughter, the
third, Frank Novak killed himself. He
sail lie wanted Q boy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Philadelphia new theater for artis-
DC plays will seat but 800. Is this .
measure Of Philadelphia's artistic
kastef
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Hayt announces that its navy 10 for
sale. This is a good opening for any
man who wants to buy a canal boat
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Hams. 100 years old. have been dis
covered in a Rhode Island cellar.
We've discovered pieces Of EN- in .
sandwich.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Man in Connecticut perspires on n
side Of his body only. In q hot wave
he doesn't feel half bad.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
5000 for Flod Pellet

"ashlngton.-The American Red Cross
leiegraphed $4,000 to the flood relief
COMMITTEES at Natchex, Miss, to aid foo
sufferers in Louisiana and Mississipni.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Sometimes a fish story is absolutely
true, but what's the use? Nobody BE-
0eves 1t anyhow.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
P~aradoxjcaI ex.-.

eyes" ''n IRE in|
There always ia wh..
eut."p "nen she d
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

Soap" says a Boston physician. "is
= carrier Of disease germs" Possibly
chats why hoboes are SO healthy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The Weather Bureau is doing its
best to bring rain. 1t sticks to it, fair
prediction.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

A Chicago man has been fined fol
running his automobile too slowly.
Doesn't this break q record?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

The average man can
OF o. Himself I'm ni almost as easily. ,va AZ !. J
u can make a fool Of h,r ~ q
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30

One good way for a pedestrian to
avoid automobiles is to buy a motor
boat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-30
Dictagraphs rarely hear any good Of
Aemselves.
Still, It does not take long to get
eosted after . vacation.

August is a beautiful month for ~
~ one but the hay fever victim.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-30

himself emperor and found new dynasty of his descendants. In this case the political development of China would be brought on more solid footing. f. however, as is by no means impossible. his ambitious plans would end with his assassina- ton. perfect anarchy would reign in the Celestial empire for a long time, and an intervention of the powers might appear unavoidable. Nj. d'Ol- lone is of the opinion that neither as federative state nor as national body polite a republic of China could have any prospect of durability, for republican institutions are incompat- ibl- with the genius of the Chinese.
 However that may be, il is certainly significant that Frcnchman of re publican proclivities has very little confidence in the republic recently es abolished in the far east.-Continental CorreSDOndenCe
Arizona republican., 1912-03-30
CREIGHTON.

MT LausOn just returned from Chi cago and will settle on his ranch on the asylum road, he thinks there is quite a difference between the two places in regard to the temperature
 Julian Powers. son of T. T. Powers is very low with typhoid-pneumonia.
 Several of the pupils of Creighton school have been taken down with typhoid fever. ana the trustees were requested to have the water analysed to see if it contained typhoid germs. Dr. Sargent is making the analysis anu will send a report as soon as possible.
 The Missionary church held it's first meeting in their new tabernacle last night, Rev Richer. missionary from India gave an illustrated lecture on India the later part of the evening was devoted to evangelical work Rev AmStutZ. pastor, announced the dcdi- cation of the new building to be held Sunday March 31. there will be no Sunday school nor Epworth League. and the entire day will be devoted to the dedication services, there will be
 
 the church at the services. Good speaking and singing can be expected. everybody cordially invited to attend.
 Mir. H. Stewart from Mesa, pur- chased the fine Percheron Stud from sam Klecli, seven hundred dollars is the price paid for the colt. This is a high price for a colt but. the best horse julGes in the valley pronounced this colt as near perfect as possible.
 Mir. GasS, who purchased Fhe Mrs. Mary Molett ranch expects to make some extensive improvements on the place before he makes his home there.
 MT. Hutchinson of Fort Morgan. Colorado. wrote to several people of Creighton district. wanting to trade valley land for Colorado property.