The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-06-16
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The Masonic widows and orphans
home at Fort Worth, Tex, was for
mally dedicated Tuesday.
Two young men belonging to prom
inent families killed each other in an
impromptu duel at Livingston, Tex.
The Boston Era club will fight the
National Federation of Women's clubs,
which refused to receive a negro dele
gate.
Gen. A. G.. Peterson has organized a
company of civil war veterans at st.
Louis to serve un der him as members
of the sheriff's posse.
Fred Martin, postmaster at Mitchell,
ILL.,, procured an injunction against his
wife to prevent her from mistreating
him.
Western railroad lines have granted
reduced rates for the Chautauuua as
semblies at Piasa and Old Salem, Ill.
Gen. Butler reports that the Beers
have evacuated Laing's mex pass and
Majuba hill, and that those two points
are in his hands.
The Colombian revolution has at
tanned large proportions. 1t is now es-
timated that from $4,000 to &c, o
troops in the aggregate are in the
field.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will go
to st. Louis to advise the striking rail-
way men.
Fearing mob violence, Kentucky au-
thorities removed Wallace Bishop, of
st. Louis, charged with murder, from
Covington to Louisville.
The foreign residents of Pekin are
besieged in Legation street by the
Boxers. The relief force has moi ar
rived from Tien-Tsin.
The secretary of the Japanese lega-
ton in Pekin has been murdered bv
Boxers. Japan's attempt to avenge the
atrocity may be checked by Russia.
action might precipitate war be-
tween those nations.
A tornado did much damage in the
farming country west of Elk Creek.
Neb., Tuesday.
After ten years service as president
Of Northwestern university, Henry
Wade Rogers has resigned, because he
didn't receive the cooperation of the
trustees.
Earl Smith, the 12-year-old sor of
D. Smith of Salem, ILL.,, was proba-
bly, fatally wounded while hunting
Il target rifle south of the town.
Among the members of the yeonian-
ry killed at Lindley, South Africa, was
W. L. Power, proprietor of the Canyon
ranch In north Texas, and son of Sir
7. Power. He was we'll known in
Kansas City.
Miss Lucretia Peabody Hale died at
foston, Tuesday, in her eightieth year.
She was the oldest surviving sister of
Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale and
like him, was a writer of ncte.
Clyde Davis, a negro, aged is, ended
a spree lasting several lays at Dan
vile, ILL.,, by shooting a bartender and
afterwards killing his young wife, Del
la Davis, at their home.
During a severe thunder storm at
f'utler, MO, tuesday evening, light
ming struck the house of G. S. jenkins
and almost demolished it. Mrs. Jen-
kins and children had a narrow escape
from being killed.
While Mrs. c. f. Durbin, of East
.alesburg, ILL.,, was lighting Il fire with
kerosene, the oil exploded, ignitine her
clothes. The wornan died and the
burned down.
Charles Reinhart, n wealthy farmer
near Odeholt, Ia, who murdered his
wife last Wednesday and then shot
himself, ended his life, Tuesday, by
his throat.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace, widow of
Hugh Wallace, died at Bloomington,
H., aged ST. She was one of the u.ost
Christian workers of the
city for many years. Her husband,
with whom she had lived "a years,
died Il few weeks ago. aged 92.