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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
|SCHM|TZ IS STILL MAYOR
DENIES STATEMENT THAT HE
SURRENDERED AUTHORITY.
SAYS THE REPORT FALsEHooD
Called Committee of Fifty for Advice
in Financial and Industrial
Crisis.

San Francisco, Cal, May 18.-In a
statement to the Evening Post Mayor
Schmitz said:
The statement hal have handed
the reins of government to any person
or committee is an unqualified false
hood. | called the committee OF fifty
together some time ago in order that
l might take advantage Of the wisdom
and advice of the best citizens of the
city in a financial and industrial cri-
sis. This committee of fifty selected
sub-cohmittees in order hat the i'm
p~ortant work might be systematized
and carried out, and n of the COM
mittees is the so-called committee of
seven. / have not resigned nor yielded
M ~prerogative to anybody, and any
statement to the contrary is a mali
ciOus falsehood. There is no reason
why | should pass over the reIns OF
government to other people.
"As for Ruef's charges, | will say
he has never paid me any bride money
and he knows it. If he says he paid
bride money 10 me he simply lies. ]
only know that he has made such
charges from what / am told and from
the newspaper reports"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
ARREST INTERNATIONAL SPIES
Had Plans in Their Possession OF
French Fortifications.

Paris, May 1.-THE police CT this
city have been engaged for the last
tw-, months in tracking a band OF in
ternational spies and the leader a
been arrested here.
The band succeeded in getting pos
session of plans of Bizerta, an i1npor-
tant naval station of France in Tunis.
which they offered to sell to the
French minister of marine for $4,000,
threatening otherwise to dispose OF
them to a foreign government. The
thieves made a rendezvous for the ne
gotiations at Cairo, which was kept
by detectives, who arrested two OF
them. The leader CT the gang, an Eng
lishman, giving the name Of Blanch-
ard, was not there, but the authCri-
ties succeeded in running him to earth
in Paris, where they arrested him.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Moderator of Welsh Presbyterian
Church Declares for Union-The
Temperance Question.

Columbus, ON the Presbyterian
general assembly today an interesting
feature was the presentation to the as
sembly of the Rev. w. r. Evans, mod
orator of the Welsh Presbyterian
church, who announced that a move
ment had been started in that body
looking to a union with the parent
church. The announcement was re-
ceived with prolonged applause.
Developments in the temperance con-
~troversy aroused by the antagonism OF
the Anti-Saloon League to the Inter-
Church Temperance Federation came
rapidly. The standing committee on
temperance referred all the overtures
affecting the attitude of the church to-
ward the league to the coInrsittee on
polity, which decided to recommend
that no minister of the Presbyterian
church, as such, could be an officer or
member of the Anti-SaiOOn League;
that they could participate in the work
of that organization only as individuals.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
COTTON SEED CRUSHERS
Sympathize With Planters and Offer
Seed for Planting.

Norfolk, Va.-The interstate cotton
seed crushers' convention met here to-
day in eleventh annual session with 700
delegates in attendance.
The association adopted a resolution
sympathizing with the cotton growers
of the South, whose crops face uin on
account of weather conditions, INC Oh
fering support wherever practicable by
furnishing seed for re-planting crops.
Col. Joe Allison of Texas said that
this years cotton crop is threatened
with ruin because the mild winter failed
to harm the boil weevil, and that the
pest is ready to attack the budding
crop. AS a result, he said ina many
planters are being compelled to replant
and he urged the convention to assist
them by offering seed for this purpose.
B. F. Taylor, of South Carolina, said
that the majority of the South's cotton
is raised by negroes, who are incOmpe-
tent to select good seed. He urged the
planters to be moro careful in selecting
and developing their seed, pointing to
the planters of Sea Island cotton as an
example. Those planters are SO eau
tious, Mr.. Taylor said, that they will
not sell their seed to the crusherS, thus
creating a monopoly, and that they are
now building u plant to do their own
crushing.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
John Is Nephew Pardoned.

b Washington, May 22.-The depart
ment of justice prepared and trans
mitted to the White House for the
presidents signature, when he re-
turns from his outing in Virginia, a
warrant for the pardon of John l.. Len
non, the marine corps private, who
is serving one years Imprisonment at
Governors Island, N. Y, for dessrtiOn.
Lennon is a nephew of John l.. Sulli-
van, the former pugilist. whose inter-
cessien with the president resulted in
clemency.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
THE MARKETS.
Livestock Markets.

St. LOUIS-Cattle - Native ship
ping and export steers, $5.20Q6.25;
dressed beef and butcher steers, S4.75
$500: steers under 1000 lbs, $4,000
@4.5J; stockers and feeders, $4,000
@5.25: COWS and heifers, $2.S5@5.5O;
Gamers. S2.O0@2.75; bulls. $2.65@4.75;
calves, s4.OO@4.10. Hogs-Pigs and
lights. $6.O0@6.50; packers, S6.000
6.45; butchers and best heavy, $6.450
$50.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Choice ex.
port and dressed beef steers. $1,000
$50; fair to good, s4.54@5.35; west
ern-fed steers, $4.0o@5.60; stockers
and feeders, s3.25@4.90; southern
| steers, $3.5O@5.40; southern cows, So
63.75: native cows, $3.25@4.75; ma
| tive heifers. $3.65@5.20; bulls, $500
4.50; calves, $3.75@5.g5. Hogs-Heavy.
sC.20@6.32h: packers. s6.27k @6.40:
light, s6.35@6.45; pigs, s5.50@6.00.
| Sheep-Lambs, $6.50@S.50; ewes and
y~earlings, s5.45@6.50; w~estern-fed
yearlings, $G.25@7.O0; w~estern-fed
| sheep, S5.O0@6.50; stockers and feed
| ers. S3.25@5.25.
CHICAGO - Cattle-Medium to
best steers, $4.65@6.50; heifers. 1928
| @5.50; bulls, s3.70@I.75; stockers and
feeders, S3.00@5.25; calves, $4,000
SIS. Hogs-Choice heavy shipping.
SG.35@6.40; light butchers. $G.4006.55;
choice light, $6.50@6.60; packing, S6.25
| @6.40; pigs, $5.75Q6.55. Sheep-Year-
lings, S6.25@6.T5; sheep. s7.009s.65s,
lambs. $6.25Q7.50.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
FIVE DEAD; SEVEN HURT.
Whites Fire Volley Into House Whers
Negro Is Concealed.

Claxton, Ga.-Two negroes l~ynched,
one white mar and two negroes dead,
and seven other persons injured Is the
result OF al attempt to capture a negro,
who last night attempted a criminal
assault on q widow living near Manas-
sas, Tattnall county.
Fifteen persons early today surround
ed the house of Sim Padgett, 4 negro,
whom they suspected of harboring an
other negro who had committed the as
sault, and demanded to be allowed to
search the house. Permission was
given, but when the posse came within
thirty feet of the house those inside the
building Immediately opened fire, IN
stantly John Hare, and seriously wound
ing Barlow Pearson, James Daniel and
DR.. j.. L. Kennedy. The posse then
returned the fire, killing Padgett and
one of his daughters, aged 10, n
wounding two other girls, aged . n
ID, respectively, and two of Padgetts
sons, aged 20 and ~. The posse then
retired for achievements.
The news spread rapidly and by III
o'clock 500 armed men were on the
scene and started in pursuit of the ne
groes who had escaped. The negro
was identified as the man who shot Hare
and he was started for Reidsville jail,
together with Padgett's wife and son.
On the way the officers were over
taken by about rs men, who took the
prisoners from them. The woman was
told to run, and as she did SO was rid
died with bullets, her son being shot to
pieces where he stood.
The negro who committed the assault
has not been captured, but it is report
ed that he is surrounded in a negro
house and that in all probability he has
heen killed
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
THE WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Found Lack of Shipping on the
Mississippi River.

New Orleans.-The United States in
land waterways commission today COM
pleted its trip by boat from ST. Louis to
New Orleans. An immense amount,of
data, some of it bearing on the lakes
to-the- gulf deep water project, was
gathered en- route.
Chairman Burton announced that no
expressions of opinion are now ready,
but that a convention will probably be
held next January at Washington to
aid the commission to obtain further
information for use in forming recon-
mendations. From talks with the mem
bers it was learned that some of them
were much surprised at the absence OF
shipping OF the Mississippi river.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Verdict of $29,780.

P%ittsburg, Pa, May 21.-A verdict
Of $29, 7SO was rendered for the plain
tiff by Judge Joseph Burlington. in the
United States circuit court in the suit
# Thomas Rinaker, receiver for the
lefunct Enterprise National bank OF
Allegheny, against David Carlin to
Yer the amount Of a note and In
te-est. The failure, which occurred
two years ago, was given national i'm
portance on account of alleged connac
ton with politics.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Admits She Is Married.

st. Louis, May 1i.-Edna Karsch.
aged II, who disappeared Wednesday
before the trial OF Edward Hickman
OF the charge Of running her, has
stated in a letter to lei mother that
Clayton Wednesday. She said the IL
cense was issued at Clayton Wednes-
day morning and that they returned
there later in the day and were mar
ried.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Gunboa+ Quarantine Released.

San Diego, Cal, May 21.-Rear Ad-
miral Swinbsrne has received word
from Magdalena bay that the gunboat
Princeton has been released from quar-
antine and is about ready to come
north. The quarantine was not on
account of yellow fever, as had been
stated, but because of a case of scar
let fever. The patient has recovered
and the necessary II days has passed
without any serious case developing.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Rails for

Washington, May 21.-Bids were
opened by the purchasing agency of
the Panama canal here for 5000 tons
of steel rails for railroad cOnstruc-
ton on the isthmus. Only two bids
were received, n making the price
$15S,7 $50 for the rails delivered at
Colon and the other S162, 250. The low
est bid was submitted by the Maryland
Steel Co., the other by the United
States Steel Products Exporting Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
To Reduce Rates.

Washington, May 21.-Three de-
cisions of the interstate commerce
commission relating to the operation
of joint through rates were announced
and in each case the defendant road
agreed to reduce the rates in accord
ance with the desire of the complain
ants and the compliments were dis
missed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
WANTED THEIR HOPS.
Blacksmiths Strike When They Can't
Take Beer Into Shops.

Paterson, N. because they were
denied the privilege of bringing beer
into the shops during working hours,
and also because the company refused
their demand hat an unpopular fore.
man be removed, 250 men employed in
the blacksmith shop of the Rogers Lo-
connective Works here walked OCT to-
dav. There has been no disturbance,
the men remaining away from the
works. None of tae others will strike,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
State Has Ten CHALLENGES.

The other important development
of the day was the raising of a Ques-
ton as to the right of the state to en-
JOY ten peremptOry challenges. The
state formerly had but five, but at the
last session of the legislature, which
was subsequent to the assassination
of Gov. Steunenberg, the law was
amended, increasing the number to
ten-the same as allowed the defense.
The question arose as to whether this
amendment constituted an eX post
facto law. After argument the court
ruled that the law was not eX post
facto and that the state had the right
to ten challenges. In arguing he mat
ter Mr.. Richardson said that the
weight of authority was with the con-
tention of the state, but he said that
his side intended to make the most of
he point in the higher court if circum-
stances warranted it and made the cir.
cumstances that the legislature OF
Idaho had amended the law because of
the cases Of Haywood, Meyer and Pet
tibone. Both Mr.. Hawley and Senator
Borah resented this statement. and the
judge said that the court would not
for a moment assume that the motives
of the legislature had been improper.
The fifth temporary challenge, rep.
resenting a total of three by the de.
tense and two by the state, was made
late in the afternoon, and at adjourn
ment an effort to fill the place made
vacant was in progress. United, there
are fifteen more challenges to be ex.
hausted, and of the special venire OF
100 talesmen only "a remain.
There will be a short session Satur
day and the case will then so over
until Monday.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
INTERVIEW WITH ORCHARD
ATTORNEYS ARGUE PROBABLE
WEIGHT OF ORCHARDS TALK.
THEY DISCUSSED new Jury LAW
Fifteen Challenges to Be Exhausted
and Thirty-four Talesmen of the
Special Venire Still Remain.

Boise, Ida. May 1S.-Judge Fremont
Wood. who is presiding at the Steu-
nenberg murder trial, directed the
prosecuting attorney of Ada county to
make an investigation of the circum-
stances under which Harry Orchard
was interviewed for publication, and
take any legal steps that his inquiry
showed to be warranted. Judge Wood
drew attention to the publication of
the interviews When he assembled he
bench Friday morning, and his request
of counsel for advice as to the man.
mel in which the court should deal
with the incident brought from the de-
Tense the charge that Gov. Gooding
and certain newspapers, moved by the
disclosure that there exists prejudice
against Harry Orchard, had sought to
influence the jury by an attempt to
bolster up the credence that may be
given to Orchards story, and the sug-
gestion that Gov. Gooding be cited for
contempt.
Prosecution Defends Governor.
Counsel for the prosecution defend
GU Wv. NOOul1S dilu LhC S"DpNpC
included within the Scharges, and
showed that the applications for the
interview with Orchard had been
made weeks before the examination OF
talesmen disclosed the prejudice
against him. They in turn charged
that while some of the talesmen were
entering court. men indirectly connect
ed with the defense had made remarks
within their hearing that wer: calcu-
lated to influence them, and this affair
is also to be made the subject of in
quiry by the county prosecuting at
torney.
In calling attention to the Orchard
interviews Judge Wood said that per-
haps their publication was not an at
tempt to influence the jury, but as it
was calculated to influence jurors ne
felt hat something must be done to
prevent a recurrence Of such a thing
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
More Cars Runnin1 in Frisco.

San Francisco, May 22.-United Rail-
roads began the operation of the Fill
more cross-town line, connecting he
Mission district with the western ad-
dition, now the business section of
the city, and also the Hayes and Ma
sonic avenue branch, running to the
affiliated colleges south Of Golden
Gate park. NO serious disturbance
has been reported.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Hides TO Save Retrayer,

st. Louis, May 18.-Wavering be-
tween love for her mother and pa
thetic loyalty to the man who has
wrecked her life, Edna Karsch, a
dainty blond of II years, is c~oncealing
herself somewhere in st. Louis in an
effort to convince her relatives that
the wrong done Ter has been repaired
by marriage.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
ROYAL Arcanum Proposition Defeated.

Boston, May 21.-Several impor-
tant propositions were defeated at the
supreme council of the Royal Arcan-
UNI. One sought TO ~abrogate the reg
ular rates and place all of the 243,OO0
members of the order on a rate k2O1yn
as optional" This rate provides a
constant rate during membership.
The committee to which this PROPOSE
ton was submitted opposed. it vigOr-
ously and the plan was unanimously
defeated.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
No Arbitration for LonCShoremen,

rJew York, May 21.-Gustave NJ.
Schwab of the North German Lloyd
line declared that the demands of the
striking l~ongshoremen would not be
submitted to arbitration. There is
no possibility of a conference be-
tween the so-called strike leaders and
the representatives of the company"
he added.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
CHARGED with Murder.

Coffeen, ILL.,, May 1S.-After the Sc
cres examination at midnight of the
body of 1~S-year-old Lola Nance, pretty
choir singer of this place, five men
were arrested Thursday on the charge
of murder, the states attorney accus-
ing them of responsibility or compli
city in the illegal operation that
caused her death.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Seats COLLAPSE: Twenty Injured.

Bay City, Ind, May 17.-During a
circus performance here a section of
seats. the supports Of which had sunk
into the soft earth, gave away, precip-
itating $50 persons to the ground.
About 20 people were injured, five seri-
ously. For a time the spectators
were on the verge of a panic. Women
screamed and a number rushed for
the exits to escape from the tent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Honolulu Library Wanted.

San Francisco, Cal, May 1S.-Gov.
Carter, of Hawaii, arrived here on the
steamer Sierra. He will remain in the
United States several weeks. and will
visit President Roosevelt at Washing
ton. It is said he will endeavor to
interest Andrew Carnegie in the estab-
iishment of a public library at Homo
lulu.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Killed by Unknown Man.

Albany, n. Y, May 17.-Alonzo.
Hewitt, chief electrician for the AL
bany & Hudson River Co, was shot
and killed by an unknown man at his
home in Rensselaer,. The police sus-
pect a relative and are searching for
him. They believed a family feud was
tho cause of the murder.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
jury of Negroes Selected.

ST. Louis, May 1S.-The first jury of
negroes eve ~impaneled in st. Louis
was picked by Deputy Coroner Lloyd
Friday morning to o~fficiate at the in
quest over the body of Henry Adams.
a negro, who was killed by Nelson
Haynes, also a negro.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Folk Grants Three Respites,

Jefferson City, Mo, May 17.-GOv.
Folk granted a respite until June 81
to John and Ameitck Brooks of Iron
county, and Tom Clay, of Boone ccun-
ty, all under sentence OF death for
murder
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Think Prisoner Is German.

Zurich, Switzerland. May 1.-THE
police of this city have reason row
to believe that Charles Barnstall, who
was taken into custody May Is on TIE
demand of the German authorities n
the charge of fraud, is not an Aneri-
can, as vas at first reported, bur a
German named Karl Huber, of Mann
helm.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
conner GROWING Weaker.

Pasadena, CAL. May 1S.-E. H. Con-
ger, formerly United States ambassa-
dor to Mexico, is still lowering BE-
tween life and death at his home here.
He is growing weaker" was the
official statement. "His condition, II
there has been any change, is worse.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Rishon Key 70 Preside.

Nashville, Tenn, May 16.-Accord-
ing to an announcement made here,
Bishop ]. S. Key, Of Sherman, Tex,
viii preside over the st. Louis confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, to be held at West
Plains, Mo-, Sept. Is.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Haruis Testimony All In.

Lexington, KY. May 21.-The taking
of testimony in the trial of Judge
lanes Hargis on the charge OF murder
ing James Cockerell was completed
and the case will probably go to the
Jury Wednesday.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Irishmen in Convention.

Dublin, May 21.-More than 1000
delegates from all parts of Ireland
have assembled here to attend the con-
vention which will decide whether to
accept or reject the bill to provide for
the establishment and fuSctions OF
an administrative council for Ireland.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Steamer and Yacht Collide.

Naples. May 21.-The Italian steam.
er Re d'Italia was in collision here
with the American yacht Athena.
owned by Charles Gibson, of Boston.
The yacht sustained damages. The
accident was caused by heavy seas.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
To Exclude Russian DELEGATES.

st. Petersburg, May 1.-THE Finn
ish senate adopted an order restoring
the passport regulations Of the Finn
isn frontier. This step was taken I'M
der pressure from the Russian authori.
ties who are doing everything to rem
der difficult the return to Russia of
the delegates to the social democratic
congress now holding sessions in Ion.
Con.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
DESTROYED Iiouor Worth $4,000.

independence, Kas, May 16.-The
sheriff of this county destroyed $4,000
worth of liquor in the street here. The
liquor was seized some time ago from
saloons in the county. The destruc-
ton was witnessed by an immense
crowd of people.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Gets S1,ooo,o 900 AIimony.

New York, May 18.-Mrs. John Love
Elliott has obtained a divorce from
her husband On statutory grounds,
and Mr.. Elliott has given her $1,000
900 for the support OF herself and
their daughter Ethel.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
sedaIia Man Shoots Himself.

Sedalia, Mo-, May 1S.-Phillip r
Dunn, a stone mason, As years old.
committed suicide by shooting. He
leaves a family who can give no Z
for the act.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
He,pjnu Wrecked Train; Killed.

Cincinnati, O., May 18.-Two train
men on a Chesapeake & Ohio tool car,
who were helping pull a derailed
car back on the track near
KY, were crushed to death
when a tool car suddenly backed upon
them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
CLARENCE r. BARROW.

Attorney Tor the Defense m the Fay
wood Trial.
in order to secure a jury.
James H. Hawley, for the state, eX-
pressed his regret i've the publica-
ton Of the interviews with Orchard
and diSclaimed responsibility for
them. The court drew attention to
the utterances of Gov. Gooding in con
nection with the statement that Or
chard is not to have immunity for his
confession