The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-10

Eugene Debs has been dcposed a
leader of the new socialist demo
cratic party.
The progressive democracy is tn,
name of a new political part,
launched in Ohio.
All cable and telegraph lines il
the Philippines have been opened fol
comercial purposes.
John Yodes, sexton at a cemeter,
in Cripple Creek, Col, fell dead il
a grave he had just finished digging
The cost of the war in South AT.
RIGA to the British from April l tc
July l was $31,,50,00O pounds, OF
$7,25O,O00 a week.
The business portion of the town
Of Clarksville, Mo-, was wiped out
by fire on the first. Twelve blocks
burned, the loss being over $4,000.
The British parliament has voted
the sun of 100000 to Lord Rob
erts in consideration of his services
in South Africa.
John A. Hinscy, former president
of the Endowment Rank, Knights
of Pythias, has been indicted by
the Chicago grand jury for perjury
in making alleged false reports to
the insurance commissioner of Hi
nois.
The North China News an
nounces that there has been a re-
crudescence of the outbreaks by the
Boxers in the province of Shan
Tung in consequence of the sue
cess of the allied villagers in Chi Ii
province against the troops of Ii
Hung Chang.
The preliminary report of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
gives the receipts of the several
states and territories in the South
west for the fiscal year ending June
l as follows: Alabama. $513.254;
Arkansas, S265,999; Illinois, S55,-
407.024; Indiana, '$23,466.SS2;
$23,466,SS2; Iowa, 500 39;
Kentucky, $25,1S1,3O5 Missouri,
$17,565,G4S; Texas, $1,6S1,434.
The town of Lawton, in Okla
homa, sprung up in a night with a
population of 1000 people. The
town site is just outside the Fort
Sill government reservation. 1t is
twenty miles from a railroad, was
without water for several days ex-
cept what was hauled for miles and
sold at so cents per barrel. There
was much suffering from heat among
the settlers, who had to pay as
much as SO per hundred for ice.
Betsie McCrary, her son, Belfeld
McCrary and daughter, Ida Nc
were taken from jail at Car
.rollton, Miss, by a mob of five hun
dred and lynched. The McCrary's
were accused of numbering Nj. and
Mrs. Taliaferro, a prominent white
1t seems the McCrarys did
not actually commit the murder, but
uttered into the plot with other par
les. The McCrarys were servants
1t the home of the Taliaferros.
Hundreds Of homeseekers who
to draw a claim in the new
Aiowa- Comanche country arc selling
heir tents, horses and wagons at a
sacrifice in order to reach their
Many others who campcd
IN the borders of the land for
months expecting that it would be
by a run" are destitute ana
suffering is apparent. Hun
lreds are drifting south toward the
projected towns of Anadarko, Ho-
art and Lawton, hoping that some
hing may turn up.
In a terrible tragedy at Graham.
Tex, GLAND W. King and Roger Da-
export lost their lives at the hands
# viii Rothwell, who is insane.
Both were young men, just grown.
hey had been friends, and Rothwell.
Who recently lost his position be-
of his mental arrangement,
Tas in the habit of sitting around
ne store where young King worked.
lie appeared at the store with a Win
hester and shot the two men down
1thout a word of warning.
The money order division of the
.'ostoflice department has success
.ully inaugurated its system bv
which money orders can be sent to
Janada without additional cost to
he sender. By the changes, which |
became effective on July /, any one
# the $4,000 money order offices of
he United States may sell money Or
iers to Canada, Porto Rico, Cuba
IT the Philippine Islands TIN IN