The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-17


Kansas received a telegram stating
that William j. Bryan will spend thu
last day before election, Monday Nov
ember 2, in Kansas. 1t is likely tina
he will travel in the state in a specia
train, returning to Lincoln, Neb
where he will speak at night.
Eugene v. Debs, the Socialist candi
date for president, who was taken il
while making a campaign tour on his
Red Special" was so i'll that he
could not meet a delegation of Social
lists who had called to express sym
pathy. His physicians says be is suf
fering from tubercull sis to a small
degree.
Before quitting the military grounds
at Auvours, where be has won all the
worlds aeroplane records, Wilbur
Wright announced Tuesday that he
would attempt to sail his aeroplane at
a height of 1 1000 meters, or $3.50 feet,
and also would attempt a flight with
sails. discarding his motor.
ih'ohAhS Oil OAo Ol0S law i
makes it a crime for a man to kiss
his wife in public on the Sabbath.
Dennis Burns was arrested at Manga
tuck, Conn, and spent the night in the
lookup. He was then fined.
George Roeman, son Of the superin-
tendant of the municipal electric
light plant at Escanada, Mich while
testing wire connections, received a
shock of 800 volts and was killed in
stantly.
Bonner Springs. Kan, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire early Tues
day. Nine of the largest stores and one
residence were burned to the ground
and scores of other buildings and res
idence were scorched or badly burned.
One man is dying and more han a
dozen others were injured in abattle
between Sheriff Jones of Macoupin
county, H., aided by four officials. on
n side, and four car loads of minors
on the other, at the Interurban depot
at C%arlinville, Ill.
The dust and SCOT in the admo-
sphere of Chicago, as shown by tests
just taken by the health department,
is three times as great as that in the
atmosphere of London. Samples of
the air taken at a height of 40 feet
above the street level at four points
of the city were subjected to analysis.
The story is current in high society
circles in Rome hat Miss Katherine
Elkins, the American heiress, whose
engagement to the Duke of the Alb
ruzzi, cousin of King Emmanuel, has
Tilted her royal sutton. One rumor is
that Miss Elkins has refused to
change her religion, which would be
necessary in case she became the
bride of the Duke.
Accused of plotting to kill his
a millionaire of Leipsic, Ger
many, by ear of poisoned needles,
Hans Moertsch has been arrested in
Detroit, "a year after his arrival in
America. MOertsch, who is only %
years old, is said to have been ordered
from home by his father, and is believ-
ed to have been actuated by motives
of revenge.
Suffering from tobacco heart" Mrs.
Annie Siefert, 40 years old, residing
at the foot of Dover street, st. Louis,
at the city hospital In a serious con-
If chewing tobacco. She told physici-
ms she was SO firmly in the grasp of
he habit that she could not sleep un-
ess she had the weed in her mouth.
'ay the Spanish balloon Mantana, ex
over MestZendorff, Saxony,
While at a height of 5000 feet. The
ar and the rigging shot toward the
'arth, but when within 1000 feet of
he ground the ripped envelope form
d in the shape of a parachute and the
peed vas checked. The occupants OF
he basket alighted without injury.
After a recess of more than four
1onths, the supreme court of the
United States began business with a
calendar than it has had at the
eginning of a term since the passage
f the court of appeals act. AT the
lose of business there were 572 cases
n the docket, as against 4S0 cases at
his time last year.
Every important business place in
ne city of Inkster, N. D., except a drug
tore, bank and hotel, was burned in
ne fire which started in the Minnea-
oils and Northern elevator, and,
the street, swept the main
usiness block clean. The loss is j.,
stimated at $3.50, 900.
Germany looms up large as an OBJ
in the way of an international
difference for a settlement of the aBl-
imbroglio, according to the opin-
ms expressed by the British diplo- :
lats today. No matter what reasons
lay be officially assigned for failure :
: the proposed conference, which
GEMS possible, England will hold the ,
aiser responsible. I,
After an all night session, Mrs. Rose :,
!, Rittman of Minneapolis defeated I