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The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
THE MARCCM MURDER.
No One Seems to Have Nerve Enough
to DenOunce the Assassin.

No One Seems to Have Nerve Enough
to Denounce the Assassin.
Lexington. KY, May 6.-Specials re-
ceived in this city from Jackson say
that the murderer of James 3. Mar
cum will probably never be known.
With the exception of brief search
made about five minutes after the
shooting there has been no pro-
nounced effort to discover the as
sassin. It is next to impossible to get
anyone to talk. The correspondent
has been advised by friend that it
would be more than well for him to
leave on the first train.
The assassin stood Immediately over
Marcum in firing the last shot. The
peculiar feature about the murder is
that no man has, or will, advance a
theory about the shooting, nor as to
the probable identity of the assassin.
Deputy Sheriff B. j. Evan, who was
standing beside Marcum, s@id that he
ran at the sound of the first shot and
did not see the person who fired the
shot. Another man, who would not
permit the use of his name, says that
Frank Evan told him ne saw the man
and could name him, but would not
because his life would pay the for
felt. The funeral of Marcum took
place at the Presbyterian church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. A. c. Doris
officiating. A great many women but
few men were present. The burial
took place in Mr.. Marcum's private
1,,,;a1 Ground
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
A cAMpHoR SCORPION.
An Experiment In Tension which h
Highly Anausing and Of sciea-
tine value.

The boy or girl who is fond of max
ing experiments in simple science may
find amusement and instruction in q
basin of water and few Jumps OF
camphor of different sizes.
Let US show you how. Somewhere
in the house, perhaps, we can find some
gum camphor; or if there is none there.
we can get some at a tritling expense
from the druggist.
Now, with our basin of water ready,
let US throw into it a handful of the
camphor, first breaking it up, If neces-
sary, into humps of various sizes, even
as small, some of them, as grains.
The camphor will float on the water
and if we use a small stick we can cas-
lily arrange the Jumps in the form of .
scorpion. We find, as we arrange
them, that they retain the position we
put them in, the Jumps adhering to
each other so that we do not have to
hold them in place.
Let US wait for "A few moments now,
and we shall see the scorpion begin to
move about in the water, waving its
claws and wagging it's tail, just as ii it
had life.
So far, we have attempted merely to
amuse ourselves, but the experiment
has its scientific value, and therefore
we may get little information
from it.
We notice, first. that the scorpio1
floats about on the water, but is al
most under the surface; that is to say
it barely floats and looks as if it we1~
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
An Old F[DD R[OP[NED.
The Killing Of Sid Baker by William
McCollum Reopens the Baker
Howard Feud In Kentucky.
BATTLE TOOK PLACE NEAR ENE0laA.
Ba1<er In Said to Have Opened the
Fight, Wounding Hi@ Friend.
Hump Burns. With His First Shot
and Then Falling Mortally Wound
ed Before McCOllun'S Gun.

London, ky., May O.-AlmOst at the
same hour when James i. Marcum
was shot by an assassin in the court
house of Breathitt county, Sid Baker,
who married the sister of Jim How
ard. recently convicted for the third
time of the killing of Gov. Goebel,
was assassinated, and Hump Burns,
who accompanied Baker, was shot
through the arm in thrilling en-
counter in Clay county.
The battle took place near Enedine.
and. when the smoke of this encoun-
ter cleared away it marked the re-
opening of the Baker-Howard feald
that has long been one of the bloody
features of Kentucky mountain life.
News of the killing of Baker comes
to London, the nearest telegraph sta
ton. in piecemeal.
Men are afraid to be heard talking
about the tragedy, for each clan OF
the feudists has it's spies ever on the
alert.
In this case, the slayer is known.
VIM. McCullum is his name. but he
has not been caught. and no officers
have gone in search of him. McCol-
lum belongs to the Baker faction of
Clay county, while, strangely enough,
Sid Baker was allied with the Howard
factions. The facts. as they have de-
veloped here. are as follows:
Baker and Burns were riding along
| the road on the same horse, Baker
| behind McColl,lm came in sight. Ac-
cordiny to reports. Baker opened
hostilities. slipped from the horse,
and. drawing a pistol, fired at McCol-
lum. The horse had advanced and
SHE'D, bringing Burns directly in
| range. He was shot in the arm. Ba-
ker fired again, but missed.
BY this time McCollum had drawn
! his weapon and returned the fire. His
first shot was true. the bullet strik-
ing Baker in the abdomen. He fell tc
the ground and lay there mortally
wounded, while McCOllum got away
Baker was brought to town and give1
every attention, but died within ar
hour of his arrival.
In the last trial of Jim Howard
McColium had been summoned by thu
commonwealth to testify. He wa:
not used, but to the bad feeling
caused by this the tragedy is attri
buted.
McCollum is a man with record
Baker is the fourth to fall under hi
pistol. One of his victims was hi
own brother. Dennis McCullom, 70
killing whom William was acquitted
in Manchester few months ago. II
also killed Chad Hall and Ace Gilbert
For the murder of the former. whicl
took place in Clay county, he wa
tried ON change of venue.
McCollum is not "a years old. Fl
. is youth with iron nerve, an uner
ring aim and quick trigger finger. H
seldom. if ever, wastes a bullet, an
, is dead shot under any ciro&1n
= stances. He is a nephew of Jul
> Webb. who was shot to death thrCaHy
the window of the Manchester Jail, i
which he was a prisoner.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
STUFFED WITH DOLLAR BILLS.
How Mrs. F.. G.. Adams First Heard
From Her Husband After an Alb
sence Of Seven Months.

Morristown, y. J., May 6.-stuffed
with one dollar bills-one hundred OF
them-was turkey that has been re-
ccived by Mrs. Adams, of this place.
The gift come from Mr.. Adams.
who had been mysteriously missing
for seven months. It's stufting was
discovered when the wife started to
prepare the fowl for dinner, and it
will be used to pay the passage OF
the Adams family to Sister Lakes.
Mich, where the head of the house
now resides.
Adams was a carpenter. Just be-
fore Thanksgiving times were espe-
cialy dull. and the outlook for a
Thanksgiving dinner was very slim.
On the eve of the feast day Adams
left his home, saying he would not
return until he brought u turkey
with him. From that time no word
from him was received until the tar
key came by express. Pinned to the
neck of the bird was a note.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
MuNCIE SHOOTING MYSTERY.
The Police Mystihe1 Over the
shooting of VIM. Patterson,
Wealthy Business Man.

Muncie, Ind, May 6.-The mystery
Of the shooting of VIM. Patterson, a
wealthy business man, Monday morn
ing, has not been cleared up. The
family persists in the story that he
was shot by burglar who was in the
Patterson home. The police say that
ten or fifteen minutes before they
were called to the Patterson house
two pistol shots wre heard in South
Walnut street about six squares from
the Patterson home.
The police can not understand how,
if a. burglar did the shooting, he left
the house, as all doors and windows
were securely locked when they
reached the home. Patterson is still
alive.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
INFANTS DEVIL WAGON.
Rbus, Ind, Comes Forward with
the Youngest "Ohau1eur" In
the World.

1t is Columbus, Bartholomew coun-
~. Ind, that boasts of the smallest
automobile and the smallest chauffeur
In the world. For q time it was
thought Master Carter, ten years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, Greys, Es-
sex. England. was the youngest auto
mobilist in the country, but then Mas
ter E. Bond, aged six years, of Bishop
ton. Bristol, bobbed up with min
iature auto. America has even still
younger motoring prodigy in the soE
of Dore Ogden, manager of the West
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
There were three

There three
HSE in the fed them
mill trick easily
milk when they heard coming In
together like kittens and whistle One day one OF them got
of the other until
prize the Nashua fair on pet stock After had got
one The remaining put the cellar in He At once
under
until the
went In took
foundh way
almost
nokies seem nearly OF string
August 1t seemed
supply suppose
He would SIT up
seldom
he took several Boston Sunday obes to make his
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09

ern Union telegraph office, at Colum-
bus. Ind. Hubert Ogden, who is only
three years and four months old, is
shown in his tiny car in the accom-
panyipg illustration.
The vehicle has a live rear axle.
carrying the differential gear, with a
band brake upon it. The power IL
supplied by cne and quarter horse
power petrol motor" which is car
r;ed ia front. The body is 50 inches
long and 16 inches wide, and is car
ried ON 2O-inch wheels. The speed Is
controlled by forward pressure on
the lever shown at the left, which
operates friction drive, giving a
variation in speed of from one to
seven miles per hour. The brake
is operated by the foot. and the
steering is controlled by tiller
The little chauffeur handles the lever
very skillfully. although his father
always accompanies him ON bi
cycle
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
THE IRRITATION GROWING, !.
The Feeling in Turkey Against Bull
+ garia Is Constantly Growing
More Acute.
IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ouTRAeEs.
Numerous Arrests Of Bulgarians
Made I'm COnwtantinOple, and
Domfciliary Visits Are Frequent
-Alarminx Reports In Circulation
IN to Projected Outraxe~

Constantinople. May 6.-The irrita-
tion in Turkish official circles against
Bulgaria is constantly growing more
acute and the government of that
principality has been formally noti-
porte holds it responsible for the out
RACES arising from the freedom of ac-
tion which the Macedonian agitators
living in Bulgaria have been allowed.
1t is reported that the porte has de-
cided to mobilize the whole of the Sec
ond and Third army corps, stationed
at Adrianople and Salonica, respective
".
The police of Constantinople have
arrested about so Bulgarians and have
made numerous domiciliary visits, in
cluding one to the residence of the
secretary of the Bulgarian diplomatic
agency, whose papers were seized.
They were, however, subsequently re-
stored, as nothing compromising was
discovered therein.
Alarming reports are in circulation
to be projected here. The military
and police guards in this city and it's
suburbs have been considerably
strengthened.
In the district of Prisrend. Albania,
22 Albanian chiefs. leader of the oPpo-
sition to the reforms, have been ar
rested.
The sultan's reform commission is
still at Ipeka, Albania, on which place
Turkish troops are advancing. with
the object of dispensing the hostile
Albanians in that vicinity.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
NEWS By WAY OF VIENNA.
Women and Girls Take Part i'm the
FiRhtinE Mt SalOnica.

Vienna. May 6.-Advices received
here from Salonica say that, notwith-
standing the fact that hundreds of
Bulgarians have been arrested, street
fights are constantly taking place.
Women and children. especially young
girls, take a prominent part in these
disturbances.
It is asserted that bomb outrages
have been planned in all the towns OF
Macedonia.
Bombs have been discovered in
houses at Uskub, European Turkey,
where the Turkish population Is
greatly excited, fearing a massacre.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Miss Ida Realm was fatally shot
while talking to her sweetheart in her
home at Sorrento, Ill.
Testimony i'll the Chicago drainage
canal case shows Chicago sewage ar
rives at st. Louis ten days after start
ing.
No effort is being made to arrest
the assassin of James b. Marcum ut
Jackson, Ky. Every body seems to be
afraid.
The Illinois G. A. r. encampment is
in progress at East St. Louis. Many
affiliated bodies are meeting simui-
taneously.
Circuit Attorney Folk of St. Louis
has refused to accept the gift OF $lo,-
900 residence offered him by st. Louis
business men.
Burt Gray and Henry Wilson, both
negroes, are to be hanged together
on the scaffold in the Jail yard at ST.
Louis Friday morning.
Continued dry weather and strong
again ON the northern slope OF the
Adirondacks in New York.
Washington authorities are undls-
turbed over the reports of u revolu-
tion in Colombia. They have thor
ough knowledge of the situation.
America shows that Russia's inter-
probation of the position of the Alas
kan boundary, made in 1928, was nev-
er disputed until ten years ago.
President Roosevelt spent Tuesday
in New Mexico and left Albuquerque
| with Gov. Otero to visit the grand
canyon of the Colorado in Arizona.
Police Officer Reedy, of East ST.
| Louis, ILL.,, was shot and instantly
killed. Tuesday night, by JAS. Golden
| a switchman, who escaped across the
| river.
| Frank S. Powell arose from his bed
of death, in ST. Louis, went down
town, paid the premium on his life in
surance policy, and died six hours
| later.
| T. Il. McMerrick. a drummer with
L. S. Grant Post, G.. A. r., drum and
fife corps, of Chicago, dropped dead
! while serenading his comrades at
East St. Louis.
The School-book trust is alleged tc
have sent $4,000 to Jefferson City
Mo-. to kill the bill changing the pres
ent law. Doodle inquiry has developed
sensational matter.
The United States government
! steamboat inspectors at st. Loul:
have evoked the licenses of 80 marine
engineers for striking. The case vii
be appealed.
Irish immigrants are arriving a
New York in increasing numbers. =
2O6 having landed in the first fou
months of the year. Most of them ar
men and women.
The latest excitement in the vicin'
tv OF Shelbina, Mo-, is oil. A field
about nine miles long by from on
to three miles wide, has been locate
a little northeast of Shelbina.
Diplomats at Washington who too
part in the Worlds fair dedication
exercises give st. Louis in genera
> high praise. but condemn the hote
service.
Senator w. p. Sullivan, indicted TO
soliciting a bribe. surrendered to tn
sheriff of Cole county, Mo-, arrange
a $1,000 bond and departed from Je1
. ferson City. He considered tn
amount of his surety excessive.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
PRESENTED TO THE EMPEROR.
Several Ladies Among Those Who
Were Presented to Emperor
william at Rome.

Rome, May 6.-Several ladies were
presented to Emperor William
Wednesday, including Mrs. Meyes,
wife of the United States ambassa-
dor, to whom the emperor spoke
lengthily, showing his familiarity.
with and interest in American affairs.
The emperor also received Adelaide
Ristori, whom he saluted as the
"Queen of Tragedy"
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
For Imp1tcation In !. Murder.

Chicago, May 6.-Mrs. Ona Wiltrax.
wife Of the saloonkeeper under ar
rest in connection with the murder
Of Paul Paszkowski, was taken into
custody Wednesday, having been inn
plicated in the crime through state
nlents to the police by her son, Ju-
ius Wiltrax.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
spOrTER BELL DISCHARGED.


Topeka, Kas., May 6.--Advices re-
ceived here from Horton state that
the Rock Island company discharged
the alleged spotter, George Bell, Tues
day night, and that the 50 striking
machinists have returned to work. All
of the six hundred shopmen had
threatened to go out unless Bell was
discharged.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
OWEN A. STAFFORD IS DEAD.
He Established the Racine (wiD.l
Advocate Just Before the Out
break of the Civil War.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May 6.-Owen
A. Stafford is dead at his home in this
city, aged 80 years. Just before the
civil war he established the Racine
(Wis) Advocate. He was q close
friend of Stephen A. Douglas during
the latter's presidential campaign
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09

The Northwestern SAen4erbund.
Milwaukee, Wis, May 6.-The COM
mittee on arrangements for North
western Saengerbund, which will hold
its annual festival in Milwaukee in
July, 1904, has selected Theodore
Thomas, of Chicago, as the leader OF
the festival
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09

Chicago, May 6.The millers Of the
northwest are not satisfied with the
reduction Of two cents IN the rates on
grain and -four from the Twin Cities
to the seaboard and have decided to
appeal to the interstate commerce
commission.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
Canuchins ExpelleA. !

Paris, May "a dispatch from
Bastia, Corsica, says the Capuchins,
who had been barricaded In their
monastery there for many days, were
expelled, Wednesday, by the police, .
detachment Of infantry and NUM-
her Of uendarmes.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
WIN Claina Damages.

Constantinople, May 6.-The Brit
ish, French and Italian embassies havo
notified the porte that they will
claim damages on behalf Of their re-
spectiye subjects who suffered 3ron
the outrages It 6alonica
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
An Assassination Rumor.

An Assassination RumOr.
Madrid, May GA dispatch to the
Imparcial from Melilla, Morocco, says
it is rumored there that the pretend
er has been assassinated in his camp
at Zelonan.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
Both sides Suffered Loss.

Alden, Arabia, May 6.-1t is rumored
that the Mad Mullah recently attacked
q British column at Galadf, Somai-
land, and was, repulsed with heavy
loss. The British also suffered con-
siderable losses.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09

Cherries Two Dollars a Pound.
New York, May 6.-Three pounds
Of California cherries, the first con-
signment of the season, have been
sold here at auction for SIS a pound;
the highest price ever paid in New
York
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
Withdraw. HI. Re.ixnation-

W1thdr0WD H13 HG818ma11UM.
Denver, Col, May 6.-Rough Rider
Sherman Bell has withdrawn his res
i9nation as adjutant-general of, the
national guard Of Colorado.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
aueer Prize. for Boys.

Among the prizes given to the boys
attending voluntary school in u
Mid Glamorgan village recently was
one consisting of box of soap, a
niece Ct flannel and a towel.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-05-09
Cobra with Big Appetite.

Noticing a large cobra with a
small portio~ 3of a snakes tail hang
ing out of its mouth. a resident of
(eylon killed the reptile. During its
death struggles the cobra disgorged
resident hauled out the rest, and,
on taking measurements, found the
cobra to be four feet eight inches
long and the rat snake it had tried
tn swallow FIVE feet two inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
STATEHOOD BILL
 STILL FOREMOST
QUESTION OF PoLYoAMY AGAIN COMES UP WITH AN ARGUMENT THAT IT IS NOT ABOLISHED, BUT SUSPENDED.

Washington, February 1.-The state hood bill again today cfaimed the greater share of the senate's attention. Senator l<ean continued but did not conclude his speech on that subject and toward tho close of the day there was q general de- bate on the allegation of the opposition to the bill that it does not contain sur- ficient safeguards against po.ygamy.
 In the course of his remarks MT. Kean read from a book of travel by a German authority to show that polygamy now exists in the Mormon church in the re- public of Mexico, and the ract was com mented upon by Messrs. f5everidge Spoon- CT and Depew as going to show that the contention that polygamy had been abol- ished is not well founded.
 In addition to the consideration of the statehood bill, the senate passed a large number of bills to which there was no objection, including many private pen sion bills and number for the correc- ures passed were as follows: Authoriz- ing the promotion of Major William Crawford Gorgas surgeon in the United States army; for the relief of Capt. J. M. Simms of the United Star revenue cutter service; providing for the appoint ment of-.ap additional judge In Indian s,refritory and dividing the. southern dis Etrict of that territory in two divisions; relief of the owners of the brig Olive Francis; dividing the northern judicial district of Alabama into three divisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
TRYING TO AGREE
 ON STATEHOOD BILL
LEADING REPUBLICAN SENATORS
 HELD CONFERENCE FOR PUR. POSE OF ARRANGING coMPRo. MIsE--ANxIous TO END DEBATE

Washington. February 7.--The leading members of the senate who opposed the omnibus statehood bill were in confer ence for a time today in an effort to de- wise a plan to bring the present debate to close by suggesting a compromise measure which can be passed. They did not change their plan for double con- solidation providing for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state, and of Arizona and New Mexico as another. but they talked especially of the time and method of bringing the subject before the senate.
 In the matter of method they have de- cided that the new bill should be sub mtted first to the committee on territor- les and in the matter of time they con cluded that the question should be sprung next week. but did not set any definite day, the one difficulty being the doubt of securing adherence of all the republican senators. There is a disposition to have the republicans united, and there Is still some doubt as to whether they can be brought over. the objection of the oppo- nents of the omnibus bill being to the admission of New Mexico and Arizona, even as one state. Senator Quay also finds difficulty in accepting the proposal which Is not entirely acceptable to his democratic followers in the fight. The democrats generally declare that they will not agree to consolidation and some of them say rather than submit they will let the bill fail altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
MIosHlPMAN PEARSON QUITS.
Boy In Naval Academy Who Had Jaw
 Broken Leaves School.

Annapolis, Md, February 7.-Midship- man R. H.. Pearson, son of the secretary of state of New Hampshire, who a few weeks ago sustained a fracture of the jaw during fistic encounter with an upper classman at the Naval academy. rendered his resignation today to Super intendent Brownson. The fisticuffs result ed from an attempt to run" Pearson. He was accused of cowardice when he threatened to report the would-be 'hazers," and was forced to fight an upper classman of his own size and weight.
 Superintendent Brownson, superintend- ent of the naval academy, summoned be- fore him today all the members of the third class and admonished them upon the iniquities of hazing and running" On their refusal to agree to discontinue the practice. he restricted them from all liberty and today. for the first time in years, the third class men were refused all liberty and were compelled to adhere closely to their duties in the academy school rooms and work shop. Captain Brownson says he will break up all forms of hazing at the academy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
BRYAN REFUSES TO SIT
 ATTABLE WITH HCLEVELAND
Has His Name Stricken from List of Speakers Invited to be Present at Banquet Given blythe Iroquois Club of Chi
 cago-Was to Have Been Love Feast

day on his way to Indiana. He saw the list of speakers at the troquois banquet that had been published in the morning papers and immediately declared that he would not attend the banquet
 What need is there of inviting any one else to a banquet at which Grover Cleveland Is to be present?'' he asked, and requested a friend to have his name stricken off the list of those who were to be invited to the Iroquois club banquet
 In compliance with MT. Bryan's ex- pressed wish, Judge Tuley president Of the Iroquois club. was told of his inten- tions in the afternoon. Judge Tuley will refer the question of issuing an invita- ton to Colonel Bryan to the banquet committee of the club.
 Among the men who are to be invited to attend tho banquet are: Grover Cleve- land Horace Boise, David B. Hill, J. J. Hill. Richard Olney, William C. Whitney. Daniel Lamont. Don M. Dickinson, Henry Watterson. Ex-Attorney General Harmon and Senator Bailey.