The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-01-12
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

An East st, Louis Qll.) priest COM
plains of a dearth of marriages
among members of his flock, and a
consequent scarcity of fees.
James Golden, of Glasgow, Mo-, fell
from the Chicago g. Alton bridge at
that place and was instantly killed.
The proposed international commits
sion TO settle the Chinese indemnity
and commercial treaties questions
may be held at Berlin.
c. NJ. Sherry, one of Champaign
county's Oll.) pioneer citizens and
business men, died at his home in
Champaign.
Andrus Starkle and wife celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary Mt
Palmyra, Mo. They were married in
Germany so years ago.
Congressman William Neville. of Ne
braska, whose life was despnired of.
has been given the saline treatment
and shows such Improvement that his
recovery is now predicted.
Paymaster Charles p. Thompson. of
the United States navy, died at his
residence in Washington. He had
been an invalid for several weeks.
The mayor of Minneapolis, Mimi,
walks the streets of that city armed
and expecting an attack at any time
from ex-policemen and detectives
whom he ousted from office.
Paris gossip says that the young
Baron Rothschild, on reaching his ma
iority, in a few days, will challenge
his boyhood enemy, Baron de Luber-
sac, to fight a duel.
Judge Hurrah, at Charleston, ILL.,.
deprived NJ. a. Sizemore of the GUS
tody of his three children because he
was suspected of a desire to starve
them. in order to secure a $4,000 es-
tate left them by their mother.
Although England is sending horses
to South Africa at the rate of 5000 n
months, the British under secretary
of state for war declares the great
need of the army in Africa is horses.
Lord Paqncefote, British ambassa-
dor to the United States, according to
information from London, will re-
main indefinitely in Washington.
The costs of the mistrial in the Jes-
sic Morrison murder case, which re-
Gently occurred in Eldorado, Kas., r
$500.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) chamber of
commerce gave n banquet to 1875 bust
ness men and manufacturers of Nash
ill. I'll. ,ra,,t x.rog 20 aa1ahrnt 70 thA
opening of the Tennessee Central, Civ
ing these cities an mir line connection.
British officers assert hat Gen. Col
Vile, on several occasions, took pre-
cautions for the safety of himself and
men which verged dangerously near
to showing the white feather.
The railroad trust proposes to dis
pense with its army of travelling
freight and passenger agents, a vast
economical reform that would throw
10000 men out of good positions and
effect n saving of millions.
The governor Of Guam reports that
the natives are in danger of famine,
the food supply having been gradual
ly becoming smaller since the great
hurricane of November.
William ii. Markham, for SO years
a resident of St, Louis, and head of
the insurance firm of w. II. Markham
& Sons, died Tuesday. He was rs
years old.
Dependency over the death of his
mother and the fact that he was n
cripple caused Herman Wester, a pa
per carrier, 2s years old, to go to JEFF
ferson Barracks, St. Louis, and com
init suicide by hanging.
The military board of inquiry which
investigated hazing at West Point has
made its report to the secretary of
war. Hazing is condemned, and it is
recommended that stringent rules be
enforced to stop the practice.
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