The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

| w. X. Boyer, 1Ormer secretary OF
! the International Broommakers' union,
was arrested, on the 14th, at Gales
burg, ILL.,, on the charge of grounding
wires during the strike of the Peo-
pies Traction Co. employees.
The state of Missouri announced, on
the 14th, that it would be ready for
J the trial of Senator Frank Farris, on
the charges OF perjury and bribery, on
the Goth Farris, in the indictment
charging bribery, is alleged to have
received $1,000 from former Lieut.
Gov. John A. Lee.
| A rear-end collision occurred. on the
14th, on the Illinois Central railroad
| near kentwood. La, IS miles from
| New Orleans, resulting in the killing
of 40 negroes. Twenty other negroes
and three white men were injured,
some of them fatally.
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was filed in the United States district
court of st. Louis, on the 14th, against
! the firm of ID. Crawford & Co., pro-
! prietors of large department store.
Samuel A. Parsons, who was tried
at Belleville for the murder of his
! wife at East st. Louis, ILL.,, was found
| guilty, on the 14th, and sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
At Des Moines, Ia.. On the 14th, the
jury in the case of Constable John
Daley, accused of extortion. brought
in a verdict of guilty. Sentence was
deferred.
On the 14th, Col O. S. Heistand. as
sistaut adjutant-general, was ordered
to Omaha, Neb.. for duty as adjutant-
general of the department of the Mis-
sOuri.
Tenton E. Luckett, IN attorney for
State Senator Farris, who was indicted
by the Cole county (Mo) grand jury,
charged with attempting to influence
the Farris jury, appeared in court at
jefferson City, Mo-, on the 10th. and
gave bond for his appearance later.
Henry J. Rosecrans, a banker and
stockman we'll known in the west, died
at Kansas City, Mo-, on the 10th, of
paralysis. He was born in Walworth
county, Wis, in 1912, and he served
through the civil war in the Twenty
second Wisconsin volunteers.
On the 10th, the Standard Oil Co.
of New Jersey declared a dividend of
81 per share, payable December Is
next, to stockholders of record of No
vember 20. This was an increase of
81 from the dividend declared at that
time year ago.
Threats to blow up the Plaza hotel.
a large structure facing Lincoln park,
Chicago, were made, On the 10th, to
William Hall, manager of the building,
in an anonymous letter, which named
as an alternative the payment Of $500.
DR.. George j. Engelmann, one Of the
best-known gynecologists in the coun-
try, Gied suddenly, on the 10th, at
Nashua, N. H. He was born in St
Louis IS years. ago, but had lived in
Boston for the past six years.
Bankruptcy proceedings against the
Henneberry Co.. publishers, were start
ed in the United States district court
In Chicago, on the 18th. The Equita-.
BILE Trust Co. was appointed receiver
for the assets 0 the. concern.
Judge Hazel. on the 10th, continued
the br:bery case Of Senator Mathews,
and set It for trial before Judge w. w.
Graves, at Jefferson City, Mo, on De.
cember Is. following the Farris and
, Smith trial.
Four men were blown Ia pieces, on
the 10th. while blasting stumps with
, dynamite on the farm OF DR.. s. B. Hart
man, six miles south Of Columbus. Q.