The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-19

'JlgreSS o. COrrODd, leaQer OF a nOLO-
rious bandit band of Yer Cruz, has
been captured with three followers
after a fight. The woman is wanted
to answer for three murders commit
ted by her band.
Albert Freiner, who says he is q
brother of John Freiner, member of
the legislature, caused a panic in a
saloon at Columbus, O., Friday by
taking dynamite from his pocket and
announcing he was going to blow up
the state house. He was arrested.
Rapid work Friday afternoon saved
the Michigan soldiers home at Grand
Rapids from possible destruction when
fire broke out there in the administra-
ton building. The blaze was On the
third floor.
The dangers of the soft drink hab-
it" and the innocence with which girls
become addicted to 1t, were empha-
sized by DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, the
governments pure food expert, in a
lecture before 100 girl students Of the
Holy Cross academy.
The jury in the case OF John c.
Lumsden, on trial in the supreme
court of New York, charged with the
murder Of Harry Suydam, a curb
broker, in the latter's office last De-
cember, brought in a verdict of man.
slaughter in the first degree.
Finding training grounds at West
Baden, Ind, flooded and with little
chance to practice for at least two
weeks, the Pittsburg baseball team of
the National league has been COM
PEELED to change quarters. They left
for Hot Springs, Ark,
Former President Roosevelt, after
a day spent in New York in consulta-
ton with the publishers Of the maya
zine for which he has contracted to
write an account of his experiences
while in Africa, returned Wednesday
night to Oyster Bay.
Col. Charles H. Weygant, who COM
manded the famous Path New York
volunteers, known as "Orange Bios
sons" dropped dead Wednesday of
heart disease while sitting at his desk
writing. He was 70 years old.
Mrs. Nancy Wilson, generally known
as Mrs. ~Staffeback, one of the most
notorious prisoners in the Kansas pen
itentiarly, died of pneumonia in a cell
in the woman's ward Tuesday. Mrs.
Staffleback was 70 years old. When
she realized her serious condition she
asked that her son, George Staffle-
back, a lifetime convict, and Charles
Wilson, her second husband, another
convict, be brought to her bedside.
They were taken over by the prison
officials and told they could remain
with her until she died.
The pure food label need not be
affixed to retail packages of adulter-
ated goods under a decision of the
Iowa supreme court Tuesday. This
kills the provision of the law as en-
forced, requiring merchants to label
adulterated goods.
The tide of immigration is again on
the food was apparently indicated
Monday when 1900 immigrants ar
rived at Boston on the steamer Ro-
manic from Mediterranean ports. This
is the largest landing from any steam
CIR at this port for sixteen months.
The Cuban senate has approved the
report of the committee On military af-
fairs recommending the appropriation
of 1922, 900 for the purchase Of rifles
and carbines of a uniform pattern for
the army and rural guard.
Manager Kelley, of the ST. Paul
baseball club, has announced that
there will be no Sunday games played
in st. Paul this season. Inability to
secure suitable grounds is the reason.
The navy department received in
formation that Admiral Sperry had
hauled down his flag on the Connect
cut as commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet, giving place to the flag OF
Admiral Schroeder, to whom he trans
ferred the command of the feet.
The Spanish steamer Mouro of Bill
bac has foundered about two miles off
Cape de la Chevre. The fate Of the
crew is unknown, no boats from the
ship having been seen.
An avalanche has destroyed a work
mems shelter at Saint Johan, in the
Pongau district of Salzburg, killing q
persons. Fifteen bodies have been re-
covered.
The bringing of all the actors of the
United States into a national organi-
cation which could affiliate itself with
the American Federation of Labor is
urged by John ]. Mitchell.
Captain Ernest Pearson, of the
Rockford (Ill.) fire department, was
caught by a falling wall Sunday and
killed while fighting a fire at the
Rockford paper box board factory.
George T. Angel. founder of the
American Humane Educational soci-
ETY. and it's president since 1889, is
seriously i'll in Boston. MI. Angel is
sc years of age.
The London Daily Mail asserts that
the British wal office will make an