The Grenada sentinel., 1907-03-30
CONDENSED NEWS BRIEFS.


making horse racing in state misde.
meanor. Measure directed against
Oaklawn.
Gen. Wint, commanding Department
of Missouri, dies suddenly in Phila-
delphia hotel. Was 62 years old.
Bradstreet's report indicates little
change in st. Louis trade conditions.
Spring business encouraging.
Bill presented in Arkansas legisla-
ture to prohibit negroes serving as
BARRIERS, porters or walters to whites.
United States marines landed in
Honduras to protect American inter
ests. Intervention is likely.
Illinois youth, tortured by hazers,
by superhuman effort pulls tombstone
over, crushing his legs .and is de-
serted by prosecutors.
Wind and rain storms in northwest
interrupt railroad traffic and tele-
graph service.
Vice President McGuigan of the
Grand Trunk at Montreal has ten
dered his resignation, and will accept
a position on the Great Northern un-
der President Hill.
Puter testifying in Hermann trial,
tells of payments made TO and advice
given Special Agent Loomis.
John d. Rockefeller may give $780,
100000 for charity and education.
Confers with son on terms of will
Roosevelt is criticised for grooming
Taft as candidate for presidential NOM
'ation. Accused of violating prece-
dent.
Herbert A. Graves, a young archi-
tect of Kenosha, Wis, is mysterious
ly shot in his office by a woman, the
affair in many respects resembling tho
-Guerin case in Chicago
Brothers fight probable fatal duel
in New York because one of them
neglects wife he had won from the
other.
Gov. Deneen submits to the general
assembly a letter from Secretary
Metcalf asking the legislature to pro-
hibit the sale of liquor within
radius OF two miles Of the naval school
which is to be built near Lake Bluff.
Letter aids the fight against the dives
at Highwood.
Insurance reform bill regulating the
conditions and provisions to be con-
tanned in the policies of life insurance
companies organized under the laws
of Illinois is passed by the senate
J. w. Maxwell resigns from Katy
and is made vice president and gen
eral superintendent of Cotton Belt.
Entered railroad business in 1866 as
messenger.
Court of general sessions for st.
Louis objected to by city auditor Will
send letter of protest to Folk
Senator Warner to recommend ap-
pointment of H. w. Blodgett to sue.
ceed Col. D. P. Dyer as United States
district attorney.
Member of discharged negro regi-
ment arrested in connection with con-
fession on Brownsville affair VIII be
put through rigid examination
Uniform textbook bill sent to Sec
ond reading in Illinois house. Recipro-
cal demrrrage bill also on calendar.
Ou verge VI COlidpS0
for fear that marriage may be void
if defendant is declared insane
Mississippi grand jurors indict them
selves for violating Sunday liquor law,
appear before judge and are fined.
Appointment of western interstate
traffic commissioners to represent
commerce commission approved by
president and commission. Yoakum
commends plan.
Illinois Central improving Chicago
New Orleans line to handle gulf port
trade coming through Panama canal.
Scheme may include boat line.
Washington university is to give
four free scholarships to students in
Missouri outside the city of st. Louis.
President Roosevelt has signed or
der for reorganization of municipal
governments on the canal zone.
Former Senator Burton, released
from Ironton jail, says he will publish
newspaper.
Vice President Byrnes of the New
Haven contends that ordinary railroad
investors get only per cent. The
rate law, he says, should be amended.
Katy and Santa Fe men will come
April / to the Frisco, In charge Of
divisions in the southwest.