The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-24
NEWS OF The WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
ton. and Particularly from the
Great Southwest.

In trying to rescue Charles n. DIXON
q civil engineer. who fell INTO the
elevator shaft of the Democrat bulio-
ing at Natchez, Miss, j. =. Qulhh'
clerk on the steamer Betsy Ann
tumbled in on top of him. Both men
were dangerously injured.
Judge r. z. Taylor, GO, ana Cap
G Rankin, prominent attorneys ol
Trenton. Tenn, were taken from
Wards hotel, at Walnut Log 10
miles from Union City, Tenn' oy
masked night riders, n the podles
of both were riddled with bullets.
Land owners and club organizations
in the Illinois river valley, met at
avana in Mason county, and formed
a permanent organization, the OBJECT
of which is to furnish whatever pro-
lection may be necessary TO guaro
their respective properties from Cfes-
passing, poaching and. encroachments
of every character by hunters ano
fishermen.
Mrs. Rosa Stone of Myrtle, Va'
was given a $400 verdict against lhe
Norfolk &, Western railroad for being
compelled to ride seven mlles III .
".Jim Crow" car with negroes. she
asked for 1000. This is the only
case of that sort eve tried in virginia
The iurv allowed her $40 a minute Tor
actual riding time.
Sixteen American battleships, con-
stituting the American fleet on It's
peaceful cruise around the world, are
riding at anchor in the bay or TOXIC
occupying a post of honor IN front VI
a number of Japanese men-of-War, Tue
bulls of the American vessels making
strong contrast with the somber-nued
ones of the Japanese.
The French government received OIL
fetal confirmation Of previous reports
of the mobilization by Turkey OF the
Anatolian army corps. This is regard
ed in Official circles as turkey
answer to Bulgaria's refusal to accord
compensation for the Orlental rail-
road and it is believed to make wal
practically inevitable.
King Peter of Servia is in imminent
uahger Of assassination as the result
of his refusal of the wal partys de-
mand to abdicate the throne IN favor
of Crown Prince George.
Sixteen persons are known to nave
heen burned to death, when the train
which was carrying 800 persons nee
ny from the fire which destroyed the
town of Metz, ran into a burned out
~culvert. was overturned and destroyed
bvsthe encircling forest fires. Art Lee
the fireman, sought safety IN the water
tank on the engine, and was literary
boiled to death. William Barrett, the
brakeman. died on the engine, ana the
charred remains of John NoWlckls, Jr,
were found in the road crossing the
track Just ahead of the engine.
Japan and China, it is announced
have reached a basis Of settlement OIL
the difficulty arising out OF the recent
clash between the Japanese garrison
at Kantao, northern Korea, n a
company of Chinese m~arauders. Japan
made a formal protest that the
Chinese war office refused permission
to the garrison soldiers to pursue tne
Chinese across the border. The basis
of settlement was not made pubic
but it is said the matter will be amlc-
ably adjusted.
The English court of appeals has
found that the fire which swept the
business portion Of KingstOWn Jan.
IA of last year., the day of the great
earthquake, was not caused Dy the
earthquake, but proceeded 1t. Inc IN
surance companies will, therefore,
have to pay, several million dollars to
Kinkstown policy holders.
Fire in South Chicago destroyed the
international salt docks, with two
sheds loaded with salt, burned the OF
fee of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
(belt line) railroad and 35 empty
freight cars on it's tracks, threatened
the Calumet elevator &c" and imperll-
ed two grain vessels, the Admiral and
George Stone, causing a total loss OF
between $780, 900 and $500, 000.
Senator Gore has appointed Samuel
Houston, grandson of the Texas hero,
and Henry Watterson Jr., grandson OF
the noted editor, as cadets to West
Point from Oklahoma.
Commanding him to produce Harry
K Thaw in Pittsburg forthwith, a
United States marshal, served the
writ of a Federal court upon DR..
Lamb. superintendent of the Mat
teawan asylum.
While it has been impossible thus
far TO obtain a confirmation of the re-
,ort from Washington, 1t is rumored
in New York that President Roosevelt
is to become associate editor OF the
outlook company. after his retirement
from the presidency.
Five hundred Harvard students neo
nell nell from their dinner IN Randali
Hall. Cambridge, when the
reservoir in the ice making piant
7.urst. flooding the building with SUI
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