The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-10
UNNOTICED.

An average of six fires a day is the
record in St. Louis for the first six
days of February.
The business district of Little Rock,
Ark, suffered another heavy loss by
fire Tuesday night.
Marshall b. Yates, one of the Oldest
residents of Keysport, ILL.,, and n civil
wal veteran, died Tuesday.
For the first time in months Havana
is clear of yellow fever. No case has
been officially reported for some days.
Roy Jones, abductor of Miss Nellie
Berger, until recently guarded against
a mob, escaped from Jail at Peru, Iud.
Hon. II. s.. Hester, ex-member of the
Legislature from Eureka, ILL.,, and a
prominent republican, died at San An
tonic, Tex, Tuesday.
Marshall Boyles' preliminary trial at
Florence, Ala, for the assassination
OF Probate Judge Mcclure, resulted in
the discharge of the accused.
At a meeting of the editors of cen.
trail Illinois, in Oakland, an organiza-
tons known as the Central Illinois
Press. association was effected.
William j. Morgan, Jr., v%ice-presi.
lent of the Morgan Lithographing Co.,
and widely known in theatrical cir
Giles, is dead at his hcme in Cleveland,
O..
The condition of Thomas A. Edison,
who has been lying ill in. Akron, o,
since Sunday, suffering from an at
tack OF acute influenza, is reported i'm
proved.
The worst wind and snow storm
ever known at Great Falls. Mont, oc-
Cured Tuesday. Much damage was
done to small buildings and electric
wires.
Mike Mcdonald, the Chicago mil
liouaire. has disinherited his 20-year-
old son Guy, for marrying Miss Mary
Flowers. aged Is, a niece of Gen. LLOYD
Wheoton.
William Davenport, a prosperous
Littl Rock, Ark, vas killed by a ne
| gro employee Tuesday. The weapon
used was an AK.
Mrs. W. +. Sistruck, a member of
one OF the most distinguished families
in Florida, committed suicide at Tai
lahasse, Tuesday, by shooting herself
through the heart.
The house committee on military af-
fairs acted favorably on The bill of
Representative Brownlow to establish
4 soldiers home at johnson City,
Tenn, 10 cost S250,000.
Eleven retail and one wholesale
house. including the city meat mar
ket, are in ashes. at Tampico. Mexico.
This is the most disastrous fire in The
history of the city; loss. 81. 900. 900.
The Iowa house passed "a joint reso-
luton calling upon the Iowa congress
siOnal delegation tic secure the sub
mission of an amendment 10 the con-
stitution for the election of senators
by popular vote.
The secretary of the navy has sent
to congress a deficiency estimate of
$S3S, 300 TO meet increased eXpcndi-
lures incident TO the establishment of
naval stations outside of the United
States.
After a stormy session, at Chicago,
during which charges of ~mismanage-
mcnt of funds were made, the 1000
stockholders of the Illinois Savings
and Loan association decided on voluI,-
tary liquidation.
The Dawson (Klondike) banks esti-
mate that SCI .000. 900 will he taken out
this season. From 1000 TO 5000 Eaw-
sonitcs are arranging to leave on the
first beats down the river in the spring
for the Cape Nome field.
A searching party from Dixon, No.,
found the seven stolen registered mail
packages Tuesday. They were on
cealed in the brush about 300 yards
from the point where the mail carrier
alleges the hold-up occurred.