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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
he Harbors No Mawkish Sentiment
in the Presence of a Helm
Gus Crime.
The PLEA OF WEAK MINDEDNESS
WILL NOT SAVE A NEGRO BRUTE.
rhe Crime In Question One of the
Most Prolific Sources of LawIess-
ness, and Must be Met With
Prompt and Condign Punishment,
the More Prompt the Better.

Washington, Aug. 9.-President
Roosevelt, in denying a communication
Of sentence to John w. Burnley, con-
yicted and sentenced to death for GRIM
inal assault upon a little child, it being
alleged that the prisoner was OF mind
so weak that he was irresponsible, In
dorsed the application as follows:
1.-THE application for the commute
ton Of sentence of John w. Burl5y Is
denied. This man committed the most
hideous crime known to our laws, and
twice before he has committed crimes
of a similar, though less horrible char
acter. In my judgment there is no JUS
t~iication whatever for paying heed to
the allegations that he is not of sound
mind-allegations made after the trial
and conviction.
Nobody would pretend that there
has ever been any such degree OF men
tal unsoundness shown as would make
people even consider sending him to
an asylum if he had not committed
this crime. Under such circumstances
he should certainly be esteemed sane
enough to suffer the penalty for his
nonstrous deed.
II have scant sympathy with ths
plea of insanity advanced to save a
man from the consequences or crime,
when unless the crime had been COM
nitted. 1t would have been impossi-
Die to persuade any responsible author
ity to commit him to an asylum as in
sane.
among the most dangerous crimi-
aals, and especially among those prone
to commit this particular kind of Of
tense, there are plenty OF a temper so
fendisn or so brutal as TO be incom-
patible with any other than a british
order OF intelligence; but these men
are nevertheless responsible for their
acts, and nothing more tends to en-
courage crime among such men tina
the belief that through the plea Of IN
sanity or any other method 1t is pos
sible for them to escape paying the just
penalty of their crimes.
"The crime in question is one to
which we largely Owe the existence Of
that spirit of lawlessness which takes
form in lynching. 1t is a crime so re-
Voting that the criminal is not entitled
to one particle Of sympathy from any
human being. 1t is essential that the
punishment for it should be not only
as certain, but as swift, as possible.
"The jury in this case did their duty
by recommending the infection CT the
death penalty.
at is to be regretted that we do not
have special provision for more sum-
mary dealing with this type of cases.
The more we do what in us lies to Sc
cure certain and swift justice in deal
ing with these cases, the more ehec-
lively do we work against the growth
of that lynching spirit which is so full
of evil omen for this people, because II
| seeks to avenge one Infamous crime by
The commission of another Of equal in
fanny.
"The application is denied, and the
sentence will be carried into effect"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Beef Trust Causes Anxiety.

The beef trust is evidently causing
some anxiety at Sycamore hill, where
he trust-buster is housed with his can
didatorial concerns just now. 1t is
promised hat the department of JUS
tice will shortly get after this flesh
food combine and worry 1t some; and
this is a sign that the candidate doesn't
like the trusts goings-on. According
to report that gigantic combination
can look for an attack along in Octo-
Der. this special scheme of trust-bust-
ing not being one OF those many mat
tiers that are expected to keep until
after Neetisn. -Binghamton Leader.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Stages of the Rivers.
Stations,
TUESDAY, Aug. 9.
Grain and Provisions.

st. Louis - Flour Patents. S4.7G14.S0:
other grades, s3.5Oq4. 20. Wheat-No. 2 red.
9911c@$1.Q0. Corn-No. 2 mixed. 53E454c.
Oats-No. 2, SiQ35c. Hay-Timothy. 5000
1000; prairie. s7.G0a9.50 clover, 5000
11.50. Lard-Choice steam. 6.2ec. Pork
New mess, $12.55. Observation-Disclosures.
11G15c. E~ggs-Fresh. 14kG1fc. Wool--
Tub-washed. 21G34he: Missouri and Illi-
nois combing, 34AQ25c; other grades. IA
Q24l2c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 red, new,
s1.O1: No. 3 red, new. SIC. Corn-No. q
white, 5Sc: No. 2 yellow, 5Sc. OATS
No. 2 mixed. new. 32c. Hay Timothy.
$9.O0Q10.50.
Chicago-CIosIng quotations: Wheat
Sept, S1.01B. old, $i.0Sas; Dec. s1.0: May.
102h. Corn-Aug., 52Sc; Sept. 531@q5S3sc:
Dec, 1910; May, 491sc. Oats-Aug., SS5sc;
Dec, SAC; May, 36Ac. Pork-Sept., $l2-3!ka
Ql2. 40; Oct, s12. 45; jan $3.50. Lard
Sept. s6.71k; Oct. $6.S5: Jan sly
Nov, $3.50. Ribs-Sept., S.65: Oct. $3.50:
Jan. s6.72lA Rye-Aug. 6s12c; Sept. zoe:
Dec. Toe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
THOUGHTS ON THE CAMPAIGN.

with Cleveland and Bryan vot-
ing the ticket, the democracy is re
united.
When Parker luck meets Roose
Welt luck, then comes the tug of horse
shoes and rabbits feet.-Anaconda
Standard.
The pleasing announcement from
Delaware is that for Roosevelt CAM
paign purposes Addicks gas will flow
without a meter.-Albany Argus.
-Lincoln's common people
whom the Lord must lo7e because He
made so many of them"-are for Parker
and Davis.-Los Angeles Herald.
The republican organs have much
to say about Senator Henry G.. Davis
dough The West Virginian may be
wealthy, but he has a public record to be
proud of.-Atlanta Constitution.
The silly attempts to belittle
Judge Parker and to impugn the integ-
rity of his motives 90 not confirm the
announcement that the republican CAM
paign was to be conducted on a high,
moral plane."-N. Y. World.
Several republicans in Indiana
have announced themselves as candi-
dates for Mr.. Fairbanks seat in the SEN
ate. The failure of democrats to make
similar announcements may indicate 9
belief that Mr.. Fairbanks will serve out
his term.-N. Y. World.
On the pension question the dem
ocratic party ard the republican party
agree that the veterans who deservt
pensions should have them. They dis.
agree, however, in this wise-the demo
Gratis would grant pensions from patri-
otto motives, while the republicans in
sist on granting them for political rea'
sons-The Commoner.
Mr. Roosevelt has the support o.
his intimate friends and his politica
p~roteges, but conservative people eye
him with d~istrust. They acknowledge
that he is irreproachable as an individ
ual-that he is a stanch patriot, a good
husband, a loyal friend. But they dis
trust his capacity for ~self-control ant
distrust his judgment.-N. Y. Herald.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
repairing Gins.

The farmers and ginners gener-
ally throughout the State are pre-
pairing for the coming cotton sea.
son. Gins all over Missippi r be-
ing put in shape, and by the latter
part of the month there will b
many in operation. The ginning re-
porters working under the depart
ment of agriculture are making
preparations to take their first re.
port for the United States depart
Lment of agriculture.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
The Marshal Was Wrathy.

Marshal Bynum, of Corinth, ID
having his say against the keepers of
the jail at Ripley. The marshal had
a prisoner. He put him in the Rip
ley calaboose for safekeeping until
his train to Corinth should arrive.
On going for the offending gentle
man he found him not, for the key
had been turned and the prisoner
had galloped off into the woods.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Mississippi State News
Can't Swallow the Negro pisa*.


Bob MCGEE, one Of the best know
citizens Of Vicksburg, and who has
always voted the Republican ticket
in national elections, will do so no
more. Mr.. MCGEE announced his
intention to support Parker and
Davis in an open letter to the peo-
pie Of his city last week, from
which we quote we quote from it as
follows:
To any fair-minded man the act of
the managers of the Republican ma.
tional convention in parading a negro
boy and a white girl around the stage
together, screaming for Roosevelt, was
not only infamous in conception. but a
cruel and gratuitous insult to every
white woman in the United States.
This, in view of the Excitement in
every part of the country over out
ragees committed upon white women
by negro men, and the sensational
lynchings of the brutes without regard
to section or environment. II the
leaders In the convention desired to
emphasize the idea that all men are
equal under the laws of the country,
why in Gods name did they not use a
white boy and a black boy In THEN
miserable play to catch the negro VOTE
in the Northern States? The fact that
the president is now alarmed about
the effect of the "disgraceful incident"
and "hedged' on the a c issue in his
letter of acceptance, covering the mat
ter in five lines of forty-two words,
will not in the least modify the ground
swell of Anglo-Saxon indignation
which is going to be felt, In my opin-
ion, from one end Of the country to
the other. The race issue alone should
defeat Roosevelt. 1t Is my intention,
for the first time in my life, to vote
the national Democratic ticket this
year, having always heretofore voted
the national Republican ticket, and
while my vote will not defeat His
Accidency," 1t n my earnest hope and
firm belief that many thousand Re.
publican votes cast in the same spirit
under the inspiration of the pure and
patriotic white women of our country
will do 1t.
Theodore Roosevelt is today
stamped by the leading newspapers
of the world not only as the fantastic
"understudy" of the German emperor,
but as a bad man." with a bundle OF
"bowies" up both sleeves and bushels
of "blud" in his boots.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Bonneville on a Boom.

Bonneville is keeping pace with
the other growing towns of her size
in the State. Contracts are out fol-
the building of a $4,000 court
house, $4,000 jail, eight new bust
ness houses and q company has been
organized and chartered for the cree.
tion of an up-to-date light plant. In
this connection it is proper to say
that the town already has a new
$1,000 school building and n Of
The best conducted schools in th'
Stats.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Heavy Court Docket.

The docket of the September term
of the Pike county Circuit Court is
the heaviest n that the county has
ever experienced. The list COM
prises 68 civil and GO criminal cases,
eight Of the latter being for muir
der, and there are two negroes in the
Jail charged with murder, who are
not included in this list.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
VIII Be a Bio Thino.

Ground has been broken at Hat
tiesburg for an extensive cannery
and molasses refinery. South Mis-
sissippi makes the very best molasses
in the world, better than maple
syrup as made these days, and d
great industry can easily be built
up along that line anywhere in the
cane region.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Mon.oomery County Freaks.

j. B. Hallett, of Montgomery
county, insists that Bud Diversified,
a farmer, has a herd of pigs that
do not part their hoofs in the mid
Gle, but, like the horse or mule, have
no cleft in their hoofs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
New Railroad Proposed.

The citizens of Fayette T con-
templating building a railroad from
their town to Brookhaven, via Rod
ney, Union Church and through as
fine a farming country as there is
in the State.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
An Unsettled Question.

Simpson county is at a loss to
know where it's court house will he
located. 1t was at Westville, but
an election moved it to Mendenhall,
and now the Circuit Court has
moved it back again to Westville,
while the Supreme Court points its
finger toward Mendenhall.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Our Patience Exhausted.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Secretary Hay
has bluntly tod Chekib Bey, the Turk
ish minister here, that the patience Of
the American government is we'll nigh
exhausted. The minister is expected to
communicate this information to his
master.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
The Strenuous Fife.

Sentimental Sue-Isn't it just too
lovely for anything to get engaged?
Tantalizing Tess-Yes; It's almos
rs exciting as a bargain counter rush
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Don't Foruet IL.

All Mississippians are requested
to remember that September Is is
Mississippi Day at the St. Louis
Fair, so that as many of them will
be there as possible on that occasion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Enforcing Agricultural Contracts.

The DeSoto county authorities
are failing people for violating agri-
cultural contracts. One Lucius Hall
violated his contract with E. l..
Bass in that county a few days ago,
and has been turned over to the
county convict contractor to work
out his fine and costs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Weather and Crop Report.

The weather crop report for tho
past week is as follows:
The mean temperature for the week
averaged about 8 degrees below nor
NAL. Moderate to heavy showers fell
but generally fair weather prevailed
during the remainder of the week.
Hail did some damage in Washington
county. On the whole there has been
an improvement in crop conditions,
especially over the central and north
ern portions of the State, where crops
are about all laid by. On lowlands
cotton has grown too much stalk at
the expense Of fruiting, and over the
southern portion of the State there Is
considerable complaint of plants turn
ing yellow and shedding, but on up
lands the crop is losing the sappy APP
pearance and is fruiting quite well. AS
a rule, fields continue more or less
grassy in all sections. Young corn is
generally developing nicely, although
some lowland fields have been DAM
aged by too much moisture. Old corn
Is maturing finely and in the southern
Counties fodder pulling has COM
menced. Sugar cane, sorghum, peas
and sweet potatoes are doing well.
Melons are plentiful, but of only fair
quality. Turnip seeding has COM
menced. Hay crops are fine and pas
lures continue in excellent condition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
To Be Selected by Drawing.

County superintendent of educa-
ton throughout the State are giving
notice that new students at the A.
& NJ. College will be selected this
yearly drawings instead of by COM
petitive examinations, as per act Of
the late legislature.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Consumption of Fish Tncrcasin~.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Slnce the Begin
ming of the packing strike Chicago's
consumption Of fish has been gradually
increasing until o it is the largest
in the history of the city. Ten cars Of
fish are received every "a hours.
Prices remain normal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Train Cuts OF Boys Foot.

Litchfeld, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-John Jor-
gan, aged 13, was run over by an Illi-
nois Central train here, late Monday
night, and lost his right foot. The
boy was attempting to board the train.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Caught After Running Fight.

Carbonate, ILL.,, Aug. "a colored
man, believed to be Roy Green, wanted
at Greensboro, KY, charged with muir
der committed July 81, was captured
Mt Murphysboro, Monday, after a run
ming pistol duel with officers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Forty pu.he1. of wheat Per Acre.

Evansville, Ind, Aug. s.-The best
yield of wheat in southern Indiana
thus far reported is that of w. IL
Montgomery, in Spencer county. He
had a field. of 20 acres that averaged 4
bushels to the acre. !.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Thieves Set IL Attire.

The depot at Itta Bena was
burned a few nights ago, and it is
believed the torch was applied to
cover up the theft Of a few jugs OF
whisky.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
VIII Remember Her Visit.

st. Louis, AUG. 9.-Miss Kate Con-
nor. AZ years old, of Owingsville, Ill,
fell on the steps leading to Festival
hall at the Worlds fair, Monday after
noon, and sustained q broken leg. ,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13

New York. Aug. 9.-Close: Money Oh
call easy, %G1 per cent: lowest, 3: rul-
ing rate, /; last loan, L: closing bid and
offered, 1; time loans easy and Jul: 60
and 80 days. 2 per cent; six months. sh.
Prime mercantile paper 4qin per cent
Sterling exchange. steady at adrance.
with actual business in bankers bulls ae
ass for demand. and at 1855 for se-0ay
bills: posted rates. 486 and 4SSMQASs: COM
mercial bills. 4S5H. Bar silver. Sz. Afsxi-
can dollars. 1874. Government hondA
steady, Railroad bonds IRREGULAR
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Big Mill Starts Up at H~attiesburs

The Eastman-Gardner sawmills
started up a few days ago at Hat
tiesburg, with 800 men on the pay
rolls, and that means a great re-
vival of business for that section Of
the State. This mill turns out $780,
900 feet of lumber per day.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Boil WeeviI In Mississippi.

What promised to be the best cot
ton crop that was ever produced IN
Prentiss county is now threatened
with ruin. 1t is said the boil weeyll
has made its appearance in two sec
tons of the county and blight,
caused by the wet weather, is get
ting in its work. There is hardly
a doubt but that the genuine Texas
boil weevil is at work, as the specl-
mems brought in are pronounced
genuine by parties who have had
two years. experience with these de-
structive pests in Texas. At the
points of attack they are literally
destroying the cotton, and grave
fears are entertained by the farmers
for the safety of the cotton crop.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Cotton.
Financial.

Quotations for cotton range al so'icws:
St. Louis. lose; New York. iG.tac. Ean-
phis. 101sc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Bids Not Satisfactory.

The board of mayor and aldermen
of Macon have rejected all bids for
the erection of their waterworihs
plant, and will readvertise. The
town has voted $4,000 for the pur-
pose, and $4,000 to purchase the
electric light plant.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
A Strinu to IL.

The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany has promised the people of
Hattiesburg a new and up-to-date
switchboard and a service second to
none in the country, but this prom
ise is to be realized when the town
of Hattiesburg and the company
come to an agreement relative to
the length Of time of the franchise
asked bY the company.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-13
Fruit and Vegetable Shipments.

West Point boasts of having
shipped 6,15O crates of vegetables
and fruits this season, which have
melted the shippers $11,150. The
town has also shipped six carloads,
valued at $4,000, and thousands of
new fruit trees are being set out, in
dicating that the business is going
to be brisk there some of these days.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13

we are having the front half of our Furni
sure 1H, room handsomely fitted up for our MILL
n EfSY DEPARTNlENT, and it will be ready for
the opening on the 3lst instant
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13
Happenings In The State.
As Nhronicicd by the Alert Cor
respondents of The Columbia
State
NEGRO RESISTING ARREST KILLED
BY \ CONSTABLE.

NEHkp hESlSllNG ARREST klLIED
BY 4 CONSTABLE.
Or.ngeburg, April 11.-Fred
Fourcs, constable for magistrate
&. L. B:unson of this city, shot
and killed Richard Shu!er, me-
gro, while trying to serve war.
rant this morning. The negro
and bis brother, jeff, who live
near Bethel church, 10 miles east
of Orungeburg, had been indicted
hy Il negro living near them for
assault and battery with intent to
kill.
Constable Fourcs lives in the
slmo ncichborhood and the war
rants were given him Saturday.
He went 10 his home to SPEND
Sunday and while there was warn
ed by both white and colored peo-
pie that the two negroes said they
would never be arrested.
FOures started out alone this
morning to make the arrests. He
found the negro, Richard, sitting
by the roadside ana as he drove
up spoke to hlm. Foures then
got out Of his buggy and told the
negro to consider himself under
arrest. The negro put his hands
to his pocket, saying with vile
oath no white man could arrest
him. FourCs then shot him in
the hip and closing in threw him
TO the ground where he held him
until boy ploughing near by,
upon being hailed, came and put
the handouts on. after which
he returned to his work.
The negro was not conquered,
but furious and still continued to
struggle, cursing all the while.
Finally Fonres got INN in the
buggy but the handcuffs gave way
and the negro renewed the sTrug-
gle and Foures again shot him,
this time through the head. A
loaded pistol was subsequently
found on the negro.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13
CHILD KILLED BY HORSE.

Newberry, April ia l.
year-old son of Greenwood Wash
nlgton, negro, was kicked by n
horse here this afternoon ana al,
most instantly killed. Washington
bad driven his hack into his yard
and unhitched the horse and the
child was playing near it. The
horses hoof struck the child on
the jaw. The child ran few steps
and fell dead.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13
Ten Killed and Twenty Injured
by Cyclone In Texas.

TT Worth, Texas, April o
Ten people were killed and twen.
ty badly injured as the result Of a
cyclone which swept over Lime
stone county last evening. Most
of the killed and injured were me-
groes, who were working on cot
ton plantations. Five negroes
were found dead in wreckage at
Milk and Luna, which places were
struck by the full force of the
storm. The destruction among
live stock is reported to be cxtcn-
sive.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13

AT Gatfney on his return trip
to Washington after spending
Easter at hi: bone at Bolton,
Senator Latimcr talked little
about national politics and is of
the opinion that Judge Parker
will he the nominee of the psm7
ocratic party. Senator German
was in the lead at one time, but
he thinks Parker is leading all
now. He does not think the
Miles boom will amounr to more
than n bubble, and that Hearst is
not in the race at all.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13
THE ledger i.
ThURLOW s. CARTER.
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
INSCRIPTION 81 30 PER YEAR
ISSUED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 1904.

Is it any wonder that bias and
prejudice against corporations are
so often manifested in the jury
room when these characteristics
of Ignorance and littleness were so
much in evidence IN the trend of
Legislation at the last session of
the general assembly of the
State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-04-13

There is no semblance of JUS
ticc in the verdict of S25, 600.
damages recently given by II
Groenville jury against the South
crn Railroad in favor of woman
for nc alleged insult by a passcn-
ger on a train on which she was
travelling.