The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-08-25

| year lOcuStS nave maze tHelr dp-
pearance in central Illinois.
Capt. W. L. Murphy, one of the
heroes of San Juan hill, was killed
in the Philippines last week.
An attempt to form a combine
among tie grape growers of Cali
| fornia proved unsuccessful.
The remains of ex-senator In
gals, who died in California last
week, were inferred at Atchison,
Kas., on the goth.
The Island of Cuba, with her ex-
hibit at the Paris exposition, has
achieved a notable success. The ex-
hibit received 40 prizes.
The following Americans were
killed during the siege of the for
eign legations in Pekin: Sergeant
J. F. Tanning; Privates c. D.
King, j. W. Tucher, J. Kennedy, r.
f. Thomas, A. Turner and II. Fish
The two Union Pacific train rob-
bers killed near Woodland, Kas.,
last week are believedto be James and
Tom Jones, Missouri and Texas des-
peradoes. There is a reward OF
So, 900 in Missouri and ST. 500 in
Texas for the Jones brothers, dead
or alive. Word from Springfield,
Mo-, says the description of the
robbers fits hat of two men who
were raised in Dallas county, Mo-,
and who, after leading lives of des-
peradoes in that state, went to Texas
and piled their business there.
Copies of Manila papers received
at the war department contain let
ter %purporting to be from a personal
friend of A~guinaldo, which states
that the Filipino chief does not
take advantage of the amnesty proc
lamation because some time ago he
gave orders to his followers to break
up into guerrilla bands. The am
nesty order excerpts those who vlo-
lated the laws of war;, and the letter
states that Aguinaldo fears he would
be in the excepted class should he
undertake to surrender under the
amnesty proclamation.
The interior department has is
sued a warning to citizens against
having anything to do with any COL
onization scheme proposing to Sc
cure vast tracts of lands in the XII
owa and Comanche country in the
In lian Territory. Several compa-
MES have been sending out pam
phlets seeking members, claiming
that lands have been received for
colonies in the Territory, when in
fact, said lands have never been
opened to settlers. Steps will be
taken to stop the sending of such
circulars through the mails.
Railroads in Virginia are having
a great deal of trouble from the op-
Grafton Of the separate coach act
A Pamunky Indian has brought suit
for damages on account of the in
dignity of being classed with com
mon colored men; a sensitive white
man threatens suit because an In
; dian rode in the white compartment
and now litigation impends on tn
2 ground that a white guard in charg'
F. of a colored prisoner bound for tn
= penitentiary was requested to occu
, py the ''colored car" with hi
o charge.
The killing of a policeman i
New York City by a negro cause
one of the worst race riots ever e1
. p~erienced in any part of the Unite
States. The officer was attemptin
to arrest the negro for some minc
offense when he was cut to deaf
with a razor. The news of the mu
der spread rapidly and o a me
of several thousand gathered ar
!. began to attack every negro wi
: showed himself on the streets. F.
. more than three hours the riotiI
= ragged, during which time about fiji
. negroes and a number of whit
l. we're badly injured, and many
them will die.
o. The lengthy trial of Caleb Pc
T, ers, at Georgetown, KY, charg
with being an accessory before t
n fact of the murder of VIM. Goeb
terminated late on the afternoon
in the 18th, when the jury, after bel
as out Just SO minutes, returned a "
nc dict of guilty and assessed his pr
he ishment at Imprisonment for I
res balance of his natural life. I
jury was unanimous for convict
OF on the first ballot. The verdict v
er- q sunrise TO the general public, as