The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-14
NEWS BREVITIES

After being twice postponed, the
trial of Raymond Hitchcock, the
comedian, under six Indictments on
charges of abusing young girls, was
called again in the criminal branch Of
the supreme court in New York.
David Davis, aged 3S, a farmer, liv-
ing two miles north of Laura, Miami
county, Ohio, while temporarily in
sane, killed his wife and 1-year-old
child with an ak. He then tried to
kill himself with the same instrument,
and, failing, went to the barn and
hung himself.
A nurse girl employed by Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Riley of Goshen, Ind.
started to carry their 1-year-old baby
down stairs, but tripped on the top
step and fell to the lower floor, where
she rolled over the infant, breaking
it's back, death resulting almost in
stantly.
If Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is forced 20
return to the stage, it will probably
be as a star, heading her own com
pany in a production written especial
ly for her that will give her a chance
to display both her beauty and his
trionic ability to the greatest advan-
tage.
Added interest is being shown by
the federal authorities IN the case OF
Nine. Olga Stein, hailed as a Russian
Cassie Chadwick" arrested in New
York on an extradition warrant charg-
ing her with forgery, larceny and en-
bezzlement in Russia, because of hints
from the Russian consulate that be-
hind the other charges is an accusa-
ton of a political nature.
James C.. Fee, believed to be in
sane or an anarchist, entered the
| Merchants National bank of Omaha
and demanded $4,000, threatening to
blow up the bank and everybody In 1t
unless the clerk met his demands. He
is said to have flourished a bottle
which he said was filled with nitro
glycerin, but, when searched, no ex.
| plosives were found on him.
One hundred night riders captured
the town of Birmingham in Marshall
GUILTY, n.y. SAOI u AC6lOCO, IL
fatally, and whipped five others. The
tobacco troubles did not figure. The
| action followed repeated warnings TO
negroes to leave.
Owing to China's proclamation, Jap.
an is preparing for independent action
of the warships OF the first squadron,
which have been stationed off Macao
| for several days. The Portuguese min
lister to Toxic, who is visiting at
Macao, is expected to proceed to
Pekin to protest against further delay
in settling the controversy.
Strained relations with Venezuela,
which may result in the rupture OF
diplomatic intercourse with this coun-
try, are expected to follow the early
publication of the correspondence re.
garding the treatment of American in
vestors in Venezuela, and the subse-
Quent action of congress thereon.
Editor Curt Neumann's trial on a
charge of libeling the Berlin political
police in the Revolutionaer, or Ger.
man anarchist organ, promises to stir
up Germany.
John F. Stevens, former chief engt
neer of the Panama canal, expresses
his belief that the canal will be a fail
ure and a great burden of expense to
the United States.
John Mitchell, retiring president Of
the United Mine Workers of America
is being doomed for governor of Hi
nois by the Cook County Democratic
Marching Club. His name was men.
toned at a meeting of the club and
received with much enthusiasm.
All spectators are being subject to
a rigid scrutiny before they are al
lowed to enter the courtroom in Den
yer, where Giuseppe Alto, assassin Of
Father Heinrichs at the altar of ST.
Elizabeth's church, is being tried for
murder. Sheriff Nesbit has taken pro-
cautions against any trouble during
the trial by s%tationing armed guards
about the room.