The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31

neighborhood Is alive with de-
puties seeking a clew to the slayer.
Jones was a principal in a, pending
will case involving 100000.
Thirsting for vengeance upon the
woman who won her husband away,
though he has now been dead 10
years, Mrs. Margaret Buchanan APP
peared in the supreme court In New
York as claimant in a suit for $4,000
for alienation of his affections.
Earl B. B~randenburg, New York
writer, has gone back to New York
voluntarily to answer the charge OF
forging the Cleveland letter. Counsel
for the writer consented to his return
to the metropolis after receiving word
from District Attorney Jerome that he
would not be jailed there.
Bulgaria has sent an ultimatum to
Servia hat the latter's' edict expelling
Bulgarians from Servia must be re-
scinded at once, and that those Bull
garians already expelled must be al
lowed to return and must be indemni'
fed for the treatment accorded them.
While the London suffragettes, as
they disappear behind the prison
walls, still stoutly declare that they
will resume the program of violence
as soon as they have served their sen
fences, their French sisters continue
quietly to accomplish fresh stages of
their extensive scheme Of a peaceful
revolution in wOman'S position. 1t
was due to a tranquil siege of several
members of the chamber Of deputies
by their own wives that a bill was in
troduced in the chamber for
the purpose of a%bolishing Article
213 of the civil code, which provides
that the husband must protect the
wife and the wife must obey the
husband.
William Montgomery, former cashier
Of the Allegheny National Bank, OF
Pittsburg, is guilty of a%bstracting $469,-
900 from the bank, according to the
verdict rendered by the jury in the
United States district court.
Joseph Letter, the millionaire Chi
cago grain plunger, returned from
Europe with his bride of four months,
travelling under the assumed name OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Album" He got
into a queer clash with the customs
officials a few minutes after he land
ed. Mrs. Letter, who apparently was
ignorant of the customs laws, protest
ed against having her jewels inspected
and her husband vigorously backed her
up. The customs people won, how
ever, as usual.
Two masked night riders fired the
barn on the farm of Curtis Poag, near
Wanda, Madison county, ILL.,. after
turning out the live stock in it, stole
some harness and left a mysterious
warning, according to a long distance
telephone message received from
Sheriff Jones. He said the suspects
were headed toward st. Louis via the
Ferry, and asked the police to look out
for them.
George Robertson, driving a 90
horse power American LOcOmObile,
won the Vanderbilt Cup and at the
same time broke all American track
records by averaging 64.3 miles an
hour for the eleven laps around the
23.46 miles track. Herbert Lyle,
driving a 50-horse power Italian
Isotta, was second, being less than
two minutes behind the winner, whose
elapsed time was 4 hours 4S seconds
for the 25S.O6 miles.
Shippers believe the railways are
planning to increase freight charges
after election, and an organization has
been arranged that Is expected to
give the roads the backing Of 17,000,-
900 persons.
New railway commission law in Ne
braska is said to have produced good
results, and a report is being prepar-
ed by the commission suggesting GER
tain needed amendments to the
statute.
A movement is on foot to hold q
dummy presidential election on the
lStnmuS OF bOOluS Will NC
erected and a set of commissioners,
watchers, etc., will be appointed at
each of the big towns. The total
vote will be compiled and the result
to the successful candidate, Bryan or
Taft.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle has escaped
all punishment for beating his wife
and "soul mate" Julia Kuttner Earle,
for which he vas arrested, after Sc
curing his release on $4,000 bail some
weeks ago. He was held to await the
action of the October grand jury, but
that body finished its months labor
and was discharged without handing
up any indictment against Earle. This
to all intents and purposes, quashes
the case against Earle.
The state bank of Virgil, S. d., was
robbed of $4,000 in cash and valuable
papers by craftsmen. The robbers
dynamited the vaults and safe, and
took everything in sight, escaping be-
fore citizens could reach the scene.
Destructive forest fires are raging in
western Kentucky. The smoke is SO
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