The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-10-05

in several of the leading American uni
versities.
The professors of anatomy, chemis-
try and physics at the University of
Koenigsberg. Germany, have excluded
women students from their lectures,
with the result that women can not
now study medicine regularly at that
institution.
Miss Jennie L. Butler, for 20 years
in charge of the alcoves of the Society
Library of New York city, committed
suicide at Neigh, Neb., on the 3oth,
by taking carbolic acid. Miss Butler
came west six months ago. h was
40 years old, and a native of New
Hampshire.
President Zelaya has appointed as
Nicaragua's representatives at the
Pan-American congress to be held in
the City of Mexico, Luis F. Corea,
the Nicaraguan minister in Washing
ton, and Alexandra Bermudez, the
Nicaraguan commissioner at the Buff
falo exposition.
A disastrous fight between United
States troops and insurgents oc-
CURED, on the 2Sth, on the island of
Samar, near Balangiga, 7. l. y large
body of insurgents attacked Company
&C" Ninth infantry, only "a members
of the company escaping, many of
them wounded. All the others are re-
ported to have been killed.
Capt. Lawrence j.. Hearne, of the
Twenty-tirst infantry, on the goth, re-
ported n severe engagement with Fill
pinos near Candelaria, the Americans
losing one killed and two wounded.
The insurgent loss has not been as
certained. The Americans captured
10000 pounds of rice and several hun
dred rounds of ammunition.
The race between Shamrock ii. and
Columbia, IN the 2sth, was II of the
closest ever sailed i'll a cup con-
test. Columbia was beaten TO the
outer mark by Al seconds, but gained
a Slight lead on the run home, cross
ing the finish line 81 seconds ahead of
Shamrock, winning, with time allow
ance of 40 seconds, by a minute and
20 seconds.
Chicago & Northwestern passenger
train No. l left the track while enter
ing the yards at Dunlap, Ia, on the
30th. Three sleepers and two chair
cars were derailed and the tracks were
torn up for quite a distance. The
accident was caused by a broken rail,
which parted into 10 pieces. No IL
was injured, and the damage to the
train vas slight.
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j. r. Wood, the man who drew claim
No. /, adjoining the city of Lawton,
Okla, is now attempting to fence his
farm on which are located 500 squat
tiers, who refuse to move. To fence
the north side, one mile long, Wood
must go through an almost solid row
of tents, stores and shacks. He will
appeal to the United States court 10
remove the intruders.
Labor Conditions in Germany" is
the subject of a report to the
state department by Consul-General
Hughes. at Coburg. From informa-
ton in his possession he says there IS
a scarcity of work in Germany.
Short hours, dismissal of hands and
cutting down of wages are reported
in the mining and iron working and
machine working localities.
MI D.J-.-.aa ,orarnp,nnt DAMN
the statement of the Turkish govern
ment that the abductors of Miss Helen
II. Stone, the American missionary
sought refuge in Bulgaria. A search
for the missing missionary which was
instituted in that country proved
fruitless. The frontier guard has
been reinforced to prevent any pos
sible passage of brigands.
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In reply to an inquiry from the
state department as to whether they
will pay the ransom demanded by tho
Bulgarian brigands who kidneped
Miss Stone, one of it's missionaries
the American Board of Missions has
stated that it has charged its repre-
sentatives in Constantinople with the
ransoming of the woman, leaving Tho
price to be arranged by him.
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The will of the late President Nc
Kinley was offered for probate Al
Canton, O., on the 27th. 1t disposes OF
nm estate valued at from $225,0O0 IL
$3.50 900, all of which is bequeathee
10 his wife, during her life time, ther
to go to his brother and sisters, share
and share alike. The estate il
charged, however, with the payment
of an annuity of 81 1000 to his mother
during life, and to his sister, Helen
NKinley, after his mothers death.