The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-07

republican HoiiliilSc Iva SO'eihoi Va
Michigan.
The Tennessee supreme court has
| decided that women cannot practice
law in any of the courts of that state.
II. X. Dufield, a broker, was rob.
bed of $4,000 in stocks and bonds
while riding on a Chicago stree.
car.
A large portion of the cotton
crop of West Tennessee has been al
most totally ruined by continued
wet weather.
The president has assigned Gen.
A. r. Chaffee to the command Of
the marine military forces operat-
ing in China.
Hon. W. J. Bryan denies that
there has at any time ben any dis
agreement between himself and
Chairman Jones.
The German consul at Che Foo
was murdered by Boxers on June
18th, and all the legations at the
above place were burned.
After fifteen rounds of hard
fighting, Tom Sharkey was Knocked
out by Gus Rubin before the Sea-
side Athletic Club, Coney Island.
Senator Hoar, Of Massachusetts,
who has SO vigorously opposed the
Philippine war, announces that he
will support the republican ticket.
An amendment to the constitu-
ton granting suffrage to women was
defeated at the recent election in
Oregon by a vote of 2S,402 to 26,-
265.
A passenger train on the Burling-
ton was held up near the town of
Bradshaw, Neb., by a lone highway
man. Only the passengers of the
Pullman car were molested. The
h~ighwayman secured about 5000.
Admiral J. W. Philips, in CON-
mand of the Brooklyn navy yard,
died June 30th of heart disease.
During the war with Spain Admiral
Philips commanded the battleshiI
Texas and participated in the de
struction of Cervera's fleet.
Every pier and all the dock prop
erty belonging to the North German
Steamship Company at Hoboken, N,
Y, were destroyed by fire juno
30th. The ship, Main, the Seedt
and Bremen were also burned. The
lives of a number of persons were
lost. The loss is placed at $4,000,
900.
Benz. H. Smell, aged Al years
was hanged at Washington, D. G.
June goth, for the murder of Is
year-old Lizzie Weissenberger. Th'
girl was employed in the home O
Smell. He became infatuated will
her and murdered her because sh'
would not reciprocate his affections
Smell was a clerk in the pension of
fee.
The National Boer Relief Funt
Association, of which W. Bourk
Cochran was chairman, has con
Guided its operations and turne'
over its net collections to the Doe
ENJOYS, Messrs. Fischer, Wolmar
ans and Vessels, instead of sendin
to DR.. Hoffmeier, at Cape Town, o
to DR.. Leyds and DIR. Muller, i
Europe. The ENJOYS sailed for Ha,
re, Thursday, June 2Sth.
Consul Stone, at Cape Tow
complains to the officials at Wasf
ington of the frequent demand
made upon him for assistance b
young Americans, who, havin
shipped on some transport carryin
= horses and supplies to South Afr
ca for the purpose of seeing II
country, become stranded in tn;
t country. The consul calls attentio
: to the fact that he has no funds fl
the care Of such persons.
: Munroe Tipsward and Willis Ii
t ly, brothers-in-law, engaged in
t duel near Vandalia, ILL.,, on hors
back in which Tipsward received il
0 juries from which he died. Boz
It were riding at break-neck spec
e Tipsward following close behir
= Lilly, slashing him with q knit
|, whenever he was able to reach hil
Lilly dashed ahead of Tipswa,
and when a few feet away drew h
revolver and fired. The ball ente
o ed Tipsward's head and he fell fro