The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-12-12

Dlack, In MS speech at the annua
banquet of the North Carolina society
The secretary Of treasury in thu
book of estimates advises the appropri
alton for the new St. Louis ~postoffct
be increased from less than $500, 0O(
to 100000, that the building may bt
faced with stone instead of brick
When the contract was let, provision
was made for the proposed change.
Francisco Martinez, who murdered
four members Of the Garcia family al
Tecolte, Las Animas county, ant
then kidnapped Margaret Garcia and
fed, murdered the girl and committed
suicide in a lonely cabin twent-siS
miles from Tecolte when overtaker
by an armed posse.
Justice Stafford at Washington i'm.
posed a sentence of two years i'm.
prisonment and SO, 1000 fine on Fred.
erick A. Hyde, millionaire real estate
operator of San Francisco, and one
Joost T. Schneider of Tucson, Ariz.,
convicted of fraudz. Bonds were given
by the defendants to carry the case to
the appellate court.
The Chicago city pure food ordin-
ance for condemnation of food found
to be deleterious to the public health,
was upheld as constitutional by the
supreme court of the United States.
Tho nocn nn1 IN thu htnhnct count
through appeal by the North American
Cold Storage company.
Four prominent Chicago men are
marked for death by a mysterious
anonymous letter write-two ministers
one physician and the assistant chief
of police and the efforts of the post
office authorities, and the local police
are being directed towards the dis
ruption of the knights of the White
Death" a band of blackmailers.
Mrs. Emma r. Chesebrough one of
the best known society women of
Rhode Island and chum of Mrs. John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., committed suicide
by shooting herself through the head
with a sm%all-caliber revolver. She was
determined to die that when the
first shot didn't kill her instantly, she
fired another in almost the same
place.
The case of Mrs. Florence Maybrick
and her mother, Baroness Won Rogue
of New York, involving title to land
said to be worth about WI and half
dollars, was decided in their
favor in the Chancery court at Rich
mond, Va.
Plans are said to have been ar
in Nebraska whereby Gov
Sheldon will be pitted against
Bryan for the senatorship two years
Senator Burkett.
Mysterious movements by Dem
)crats in Indiana lead Republicans to
that a contest of the entire
ticket is planend, but Republi-
,ans assert no serious errors exist in
he returns.
Rev. w. R. Huntington, pastor of
trace church, New York, refuses a
lift of $40, 900 from his congregation
nd turns it over for use of the
hurch.
Testimony in behalf of G. E. Davis
ends to impeach that of Mrs. Abbie
lice, star witness for the prosecution
4 the Rustin murder case.
General Simon and his revolutionary
rmy enter Haytian capital and are
7elcomed by the people.
Miss Katherine Elkins, whose en-
agement to the duke of the Abruzzi
as been often reported and just as
ften denied, declared that she would
ut her visit in New York short be-
ause the publicity given to the affair
ad made her stay here unpleasant.
E. H. Moulton, Minneapolis, was
lected president of the International
Telephone Association.
The Japanese passenger steamship
insi has gone down off Weihai Wei
it'll all on board. Details are lack
e, but it is believed none of the pas
or crew were saved.
Speeding at the rate of 40 miles an
our, Rock Island passenger train No.
!, out of Memphis, struck a split
witch at Kerr, II miles east of Little
ock. Engine and cab turned turtle,
stantly killing Engineer Joe Hemp
II and Fireman J. l.. Pegram, both
Argenta.
Written charges against DR.. Harvey
;. Wiley, chief chemist, have been
ed with President Roosevelt by re-
esentatives of the first interests of
Pacific coast.
Four carloads Of arms and ammuni-
IN were seized in Calcutta in a raid ]
four MOhammedan shops. The ]
oprietors were arrested on the !
Iarge of being implicated in what |
e police believe to be the prepare
m for a fresh Indian mutiny. !
Deserted on the eve of her intended =
with James Georgoopolis for :
e second time, Jennie Dempsey, 16 I
ars old, who shot her sweetheart Z
r his failure to keep his promise two
onths ago, is seeking him, to force
m IN boon hic nrOmicQ GQOrpOnDOliC L