The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS

| Jan. &c. T. Yerkes, deceased traction
/ magnate, gives $750,000 to Chicago uni
versity and making ample provision for
| numerous charities, as well as for wife.
| 7-Midshipman Decatur acquitted by
court martial of charge of hazing at An
| napoliS.
accused of assault, from Jail and hangs
him.
| 24-Willof Marshall Field, deceased Chi
cago merchant prince, opened, showing
estate of S1Oo,00o, 900; sS.OO0,0o0 left to
museum.
| 2S-Mrs. c. T. Yerkes weds Wilson
Miner of San Francisco.
Feb. 2-President pardons Midshpman
Miller, convicted Of hazing at Annap-
Oils
6-Dr. G.. H. Simmons, Peoria Ill, minis
ter, bank president and politician, kills
self, when facing exposure of financial
methods and private conduct
16-Pat Grove found not guilty of rob-
berry in connection with Cudahy case at
Omaha.
H-Miss Alice Roosevelt married to Cong.
Nicholas Longworth at White House.
Mar. 5-Prairie fires sweep Texas causing
loss of s1,O0O,00O.
11-Nine hundred Moros slain in days
fighting with Americans, in Philippines.
15--Andrew Hamilton scores New York
Life trustees before insurance commit
tee at Albany, n. Y.
1S-Steamer Atlanta burns off Sheboygan.
Wis, on Lake Michigan SnoWslide
rNaa near roo ouray, Cal, causes damage Of
19-Andrew Hamilton shows receipt for
$4,000, donated to Republican campaign
funds. by New York Life insurance COM
pany.
2O-Giying of political contributions de-
clared non-criminal, by District Attor-
ney Jerome.
Apr. John Alexander Dowie deposed as
leader of Zion City, ILL.,; Overseer
Voliya elevated to leadership.
7-KanSaS Sllnrarno court rfrloc fl,<
sas City live stock exchange is illegal
trust.
25-Application for receiver for Zion City.
ILL.,, made by Dowie.
Jul. 3-Secretary of State Root sails for
8 months tour of South America
Aug. 9-Wisconsin railway commissioners
render opinion reducing grain rates for
state l cent per bushel.
16-Gen. r. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, O..
elected commander-in-chief of G. A. r.
at Minneapolis.
Aug. .SO-W. ]. Bryan welcomed at New
York by big gathering of Democrats on
return from trip around world.
Sep. 30-Secretary of State Root returns
from tour-of South America
Oct. president Hill of Great Northern
railway sold $50, ,O0O, GOO tons of ore to
United States Steel corporation for
$400, 200.
29- STANDARD Oil company fined 5000 at
Findlay, O.. for carrying on business
combine in violation of state laws
Oct. S-Triennial convention of worlds
Christian Temperance Union begun at
Boston.
ls-Troop of cavalry sent to Wyoming to
to round up dissatisfied Ute Indians.
Nov. bland of 100 Ute Indians capture
wagon load of army rations intended for
troops in Wyoming
5-Three companies Of negro troops in
Texas ordered dismissed from army for
failure to disclose identity of comrades
guilty of rioting at Brownsville, Tex.
and Mrs. Roosevelt and
party left Washington on trip of in.
spection of Panama canal, ON battleship
Louisiana.
'4-President and party return to wash
ington from trip to Panama and Porto
Rico.
Dec. 5-F. W. Finley, second vice presi-
dent of Southern railroad, elected to
succeed late president, Sampel Spencer.
John d. Rockefeller and s associates
who control >Standard Oil Co., served
with subpoenas to appear before federal
circuit court in st. Louis, January T..
Kansas grain inspection and weighing
law declared void
0-Nobel peace prize, valued at $4,000,
conferred on President Roosevelt by
Norwegian storthing; money will be
used to establish Industrial peace com-
missi0ps --zSss