The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Sheep raisers of South Dakots
have organized for their mutual pro
tsction.
George Miller. colored, of Han.
Iibal, Mo-, murdered his mother-in.
law because she tried to prevent hin
beating his wife.
Belgium has removed the restric.
tons on the importation of Amer
lean cattle, provided they are i'm.
mediately slaughtered.
A report comes from New York
City that consolidation Of all the
great railway lines of this country
is soon to be effected.
The bite of a "kissing bug" caused
the death of the 6-months-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings, OF Ell
Dorado Springs. Mo.
Secretary of War Alger has ten
aered his resignation, to take effect
at the pleasure Of the president. The
resignation was accepted.
A number Of Mexicans infected
with smallpox succeeded in crossing
the line into Preside county, Texas,
and the disease is spreading.
OF Sc officers and 1916 enlisted
men Of the Oregon regiment, 49
were killed in battle or died of dis
ease while ill the Philippines.
1t is said the whisky trust is about
to 60 to pieces. The trust has
allowed options on number of large
distilleries in Kentucky to expire.
Mrs. Geo. Trieder, of Libertyville.
Ill.,. shot and killed her mother. SER
iously wounded her husband and
killed herself, as the finale to fam
lily quarrel.
A Texas Judge holds that card
playing for money is not against the
law of that state when the playing is
done in the sleeping room Of any OF
the players.
The earnings of railroads in the
United States for six months, end
ing June 30th. exceed the earnings
of the last six months of 1898 by
&35, ,OC0,OO0.
Mary Ansell was executed at Lon
don. Eng, July 2oth. She insured
her sisters life and then poisoned
her by sending her cake containing
phosphorus.
Clara Levi. of Rushville, Ind.
ate the heads Of a handful of parlor
matches in an effort to end her life
because she loved d man who did not
return her affections.
An epidemic of anthrax is pre-.
vaiing on the Island of Gothland,
Sweden, and the death of a large
number OF human beings who had
contracted the disease are reported.
Il. II. Movies, Of New Albany,
KY. who went to the klondike in
1897, has returned to his home
raving maniac, his insanity having
been caused by suffering from cold.
July 18th q fight took place be-
tween the Kentucky feudists near
Manchester, Clay county. in which
Robert Philpot, Hugh Griffin. Ed
Fisher, Aaron Mann and James
Griffin were killed.
J. B. Crosby. Of Marion, Ind, a
wealthy manufacturer, attempted to
murder his wife because she refused
to transfer valuable property to him.
1!e had loaded a rim-fre revolver
with ccntcr-fre cartridges, to which
the woman owes her life.
The new treaty between Japan
and the United States went into
effect July 18th. BY this treaty,
which was arranged in 1894 between
Gresham and Minister
Kurcno, Japan is recognized as an
equal-the same as other first-class
nations.
An inmate of the Missouri pcni.
Tertiary has suggested to the war
department that one or more regi-
mcnts for service in the Philippines
be recruited from short-term men
confined in the various penal insti-
tutions.
The Ohio Valley Bimetallic League
adopted resolutions demanding that
planks be inserted in the next demo-
cratic national platform opposing
trusts, opposing imperialism and ad-
bering to the silver ratio Of l6 to l.
A number of the vessels pur.
chased by the government at the be-
ginning Of the war with Spain have