The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
FROM NElGHBORlNG STATES.
General Items Of News Culled From
All Parts of the United
States.

smallpox.
Mrs. Julia Wagstaff and her 10
months-old babe were found dead in
their home at Sun Dance. Wyo. The
woman had committed suicide by TAX
ing poison and the child starved to
death.
Nine. WI Ting Fang. wife of the
Chinese minister to the United States,
arrived in San Francisco last week,
on the steamer Gaelic from China. She
is accompanied by her daughter, Miss
WI Su Ching.
Because he was refused a dance he
claimed was promised him. Henry
Manning, at ODER, Ind, shot fatally
James Lucas. the youth who had Sc
cured Miss Fannie Lawrence as part
ner for the waltz.
Mrs. Dillma Burchall was fatally
burned at Streator. Ill. She was total
ly blind and "A years of age. She had
for years cared for the home, doing all
the cooking and other domestic work.
While near a cook stove her clothing
caught fire and burned. She lived on
ly a few hours.
The important matter at the cabinet
meeting last week was a statement
made by Secretary OF War Root to his
brother members that the forces in
the Philippines are not to be increased.
Secretary Root said the force there is
amply sufficient to quell any outbreaks
in Samar or the other islands.
Boot and shoe workers of Chicago
and the West are arranging a cam
paign to u%nioniZe all factions now out
side the field. The fight will probably
begin in Chicago. 1t will be on the
guerilla order. one employer being ap-
preached at a time. If any employer
refuses to pay the union scale, then a
strike will be called.
William Gardner. aged IL. was gored
to death by a bull near H~ughesville,
Penn. The lad was driving some cows
from n field to another when he was
attacked.
Mrs. Cynthia Prentice, said to be the
oldest woman in Illinois, died in her
105th veal at Utica, hat state Tues
day night. A native of New Hamp-
shire, Mrs. Prentice was born in Che
shire county, on May 8, .1797.
While rehearsing a fencing scene in
''The Fencing Musketeers" in New
York yesterday, the button on the end
of a fencing foil came off and Miss
Vera Mario, n vaudeville actress, was
seriously wounded. She was taken to
the home of Baron Erlanger, where her
condition is said to be critical.
The American Bicycle company
stockholders at the special meeting
yesterday voted to reduce the author
lied capital from $50, 900, 900 to the list
ed amount, $9,294,000 preferred and
$17, 701, 500 common, q total of $780,
1896 400. This action cancels the 49,.
0O3 500 treasury stock. The action is
considered as preparatory to a reor-
ganization.
Chief of Police Donahue of Omaha
has received assurance from Daniel
Earle, handwriting expert at the Pink
erton detective agency headquarters,
Chicago, that the two letters ~purport-
ing to come from Pat Grove about ten
days ago are genuine. Chief Donahue
is inclined to look upon the letters as
a ruse to secure comparative immuni-
ty through the withdrawal of the re-
wards.
Rev. Father C. Kozlowski, a vener
able priest in charge of the Polish
Catholic church at Lemont, ILL.,, was
the first to give religious instruction
to Leon Czolgosz, the presidents as
sassin. Czolgosz when a boy of 10
lived in Alpena, Mich, and attended
the church over which Father Koz-
lowski presided. The priest says
Czolgosz was bright and had no char
acteristics different from those of the
ordinary boy.
Advices by steamer from Nome
show that 500 men are penniless at the
| "a mn and that a wintnr of hicnrInr &c
expected.
The suits filed by Attorney General
Bell against the corporations accused
of violating the Texas antitrust law
call for penalties approximating $685.
000, 900.
w. II. Ward of Puma, S. D.. was
convicted at Deadwood, S. d., of the
murder OF two boys of Puma, Lee and
Kirk Shepard, and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
officials of the Republic Iron and
Steel company say the net earnings
for August and September were more
than sufficient to pay the dividend for
the quarter.
Wasburn college. Kansas, has re-
ceived a gift OF $50 900 nom a Boston
man who gave the money on condition
that his name be absolutely withheld.
Education Commissioner Brum
baugh of San Juan. Porto Rico, has
sent a letter to Andrew Carnegie, ac.
cepting his offer. made under certain
conditions, of 500, 900 to build a free
public library for San Juan.
Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland, O.,
has sued the National Bank of Com.
mprpa Df Kansas Citv for tho rafnrp
of $4,000. which he alleges he over.
paid the bank on his guarantee of pa.
per of the Siegel-Sanders Live Stock
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