The Grenada sentinel., 1899-08-05

Russian official circles.
A town composed entirely Of col
orea people in Calhoun county, Ala
bama, has been incorporated.
Edna Curtis. Millie Dietrich and
Mabel Neal were drowned while in
bathing near Willington, Kas.
England's greatest heiress, only
daughter Of Lord Rothschild, issoon
to wed q young officer Of the British
army.
Sam Hayes, colored, was lynched
near Greenfield, Miss. for criminally
assaulting the daughter Of . white
farmer.
John Thornton. an engineer, was
murdered at Webb City, Mo-, and a
woman is under arrest charged with
the crime.
Gen. Ulises Heu.eaux, president OF
the Dominican republic, was assas-
sinated at Moca, Santo Domingo,
July goth.
In attempting to fill gasoline
stove that was burning an explosion
followed and Miss Maud Fortner was
burned to death.
W. E. Thayer, an aeronaut, fell
from his balloon ut Streator, ILL.,, a
distance of over 400 feet, and was
instantly killed.
American miners, said to bo we'll
armed and determined to offer re.
sistance, now occupy the territory in
Alaska claimed by Canada.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes has
been nominated by Gov. Walcott as
chief Justice of Massachusetts, to
succeed the late W. A. Field.
Vice-President Harding, of the
Cotton Belt, denies the Wall street
report to the effect that the Goulds
had lost control of the property.
The transport Hancock, having
on board the Nebraska regiment and
two batteries of the Utah artillery,
arrived at San Francisco July 30th.
Mrs. Carr, an eccentric old woman
of near Denison, Tex, hid $500 in
a hens nest. An egg thief discov'
cred the money and appropriated it.
The revenue receipts from wal
taxes for the fiscal year ending June
30th is placed at s1O2, 9s3, 52s.N by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Will
son.
VIM. Smith, a miner charged with
murder in connection with the shoot
ing of a negro woman in the riot:
near Carterville, ILL.,, escaped from
Jail.
Thames Yerkes, truck farmer
near Vlcksburg,. Miss. shot fou1
boys, two fatally, in his melon patch
, All the boys were under 10 year
Of age.
Ado]ph Luetgert, the Chicag'
sausage maker convicted Of murder
, ing his wife after sensational tria
and given a life sentence, was fount
, dead in his cell at Joliet July 2Gth
, A pest. which closely resemble
the army worm in appearance. ha
t attacked the alfalfa and late grail
g fields in Texas, and thousands o
acres have been stripped ofal foliage
: The sSoO,000 worth of certificate
l issued by the receivers of the Kan
: sas City, Pittsburg 4 Gulf road, ar
l thorized by the United States court
1 were sold in New York City at pa,
: They will draw 4 per cent interest
. The mystery surroundingth the mu1
t der of Chas. A. Brant in St. Lou
G year ago has been cleared W
i james O'Connor, arrested in Cir
G cinnati last week, has confessed th;
i with two companions he attempte
J. to rob Brant, and when he resiste
e one of the trio shot him.
IL Samuel Ketchum, one of the part
G who robbed Santa Fe train in Ne
. Mexico about two months ago, die
&c in the penitentiary at Santa Fe
e blood poisoning, resulting from
o wound received in a fight with Il
l. sheriff's possee. He acknowledge
\, being one Of the robbers, but refuse
" to state who the others were.
i. The international peace conferen'
e met for it's final sitting July 29t]
e when it was announced that
is states had signed the arbitratit
m convention, Is the other two,
m the declaration prohibitingth thro,
'e ing of projectiles or explosives fro
G. balloons, 16 the declaration prohibi