The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-06-02
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Admiral Dewey will leave Washing
ton next week on q our that will take
him as far as Grand Rapids, Mich.
The state senatorial convention at
Burnett, Tex, had taken 2,237 ballots,
up TO Tuesday night, each a tie be-
tween we candidates.
The senate committee on commerce
added an amendment to the river and
harbor bill, to provide for a survey in
the harbor at Harrisonville, III.
The American live stock and meat
exhibits at Paris exposition is in dan
ger of practical prohibition, owing to
French restrictions.
Gustov Jorms. of Springfield, H..
who married Bertha CAIRNS despite his
fathers will disinheriting him if he
did, has effected a settlement, giving
him his share Of the estate.
The block system of enumeration is
to be employed in taking the census
of st. Louis, and the work promises
to be more thorough and valuable than
that of any previous enumeration.
Austin Babcock has sued the direc-
tors of the st. Louis Merchants ex-
change for $4,000 damages for alleged
false arrest and Imprisonment, growing
out of the trouble between them four
years ago..
A supplemental bill to the federal
injunction against the street railway
strikers was filed by Postmaster
baumhof of st. Louis, who assertsthat
the collecting of mail is hindered by
Instructions of the tracks.
Samuel Cupples and Robert S.
Brookings. of St. Louis, have given to
Washington university, in that city,
the entire property known as the Cup
pies station and Cupples block, the
value of which is estimated at $780,
900, as an endowment.
The government crop report says the
drought conditions have been more Sc
rious and rain generally needed. Spring
wheat is suffering. and winter wheat
damaged by Hessian fly. Corn is bet
ter, but backward in Missouri. Arlan-
sas and Texas.
The old gunboat Mobican is to be
put in commission at Mare Island, Cal,
July l, and will be used as a train
ing ship for landsmen. She will be
by Capt. F. j. Drake.
The University of Cambridge will
confer honorary degrees, June ~. on
Joseph ii. Choate, the United States
ambassador; Prof. White, of Harvard.
End Prof. 5. Z. Langley, of Washing
All farming industries have been set
back in the vicinity of Texarkana.
by constant rains. In the valley
IL has been impossible to
cotton, and corn is injured by
A c%oroner's jury at st. Louis re-
turned n verdict of homicide at an in
quest on the body of Arthur j. Bunce.
who was shot by Policeman James +.
Dockcry, Sunday morning. Bunce had
assaulted The officer.
X. J.. Goode, of Springfield. was
dominated, at Cape G%irardeau, for
Judge OF the st. Louis court of appeals |
o succeed W. II. BiggS The nomina-
ION was made on the third ballot.
Md Mccoy was given a decision over
syracuse Tommy Ryan Tuesday night.
i the end of one of the prettiest six.
'ound lights ever seer in Chicago.
Ger. the marquis de Gallifet, French |
of war, has resigned. It is |
officially announced that his successor
S Gen. Andre.
y terrific explosion, Tuesday mid.
light, supposed to have been caused by
iyramite. placed on the tracks of the
Jnion line at Fifteenth and Chambers
%treets. st. Louis, shook the buildings
nd broke the glass in all the windows
n the neighborhood.
After a delay of 4 month, LLOYD C.
iriscom, United States charge daft
airs, at Constantinople, has obtained
remission for the importation of an
important consignment of four-mill-
ng machinery ordered 10 the United
,tates by a merchant of lsmidt.