The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-23

Jesse Stone, lieutenant governor of
Wisconsin, died at Watertown, Wis,
after a lingering illness from cancer
of the stomach. Mr.. Stone had spent
some time in the South in the hope OF
getting relief, but without avail. On
his return North he underwent an OPP
Grafton in a Chicago hospital, where
the real cause of his ailment was as
certained. After the operation he was
removed to his home at WATERFOWL,
and death had been expected for sew
eral days.
w. J. Magee, who for IS years was
public administrator of Macon county
Missouri, and the present president OF
the Macon Abstract company, attempt
ed suicide by shooting, using a So
caliber revolver, and placing the wea-
pom behind the right ear. The ball took
an upward range and flattened against
the skull without penetrating the brain.
j. w. Lacey of st. Anthony, Ia, sold
on Tuesdays Chicago market 126 264
pound hogs at $7.35. A. w. Clump OF
Terril, Ia. marketed four loads of steers
and stays at 500, average 1,341 pounds.
George L. Shaw of Winterset, Ia. sold
two cars branded cattle, averaging l.
326 pounds, at S6.95. Jesse Slavens of
Colfax. Ia. was there with seven cars
cattle and one car of hogs; cattle be-
ing three months fed, sold for 500, and
averaging 800 pounds sold at $3.50, all
his W feeding.
The first preliminary report of Capt,
Dayton upon the facts connected with
the arrest of some of the ~Chicago's of
ficers in Venice, has been received by
Secretary Moody, but is not given pub
licly. The official statement on the sub
ject is as follows: Information has
been received from Captain Dayton of
the Chicago with regard to the incident
which recently occurred at Venice.
Capt. Dayton's letter was written on
the same day that his telegram was
sent. 1t is not of great interest be-
cause at the time it was written the
court of investigation had not yet sat
During the progress of a fete in honor
of Cardinal Bacilieri at Bardolino, near
Verona, an anarchist fired a shot from
a rifle at the cardinal, who was stand
ing at a window of the Guerrieri palace
watching the procession. but failed to
hit him. The would-be assassin was
arrested.
A member of the underwriting syndi-
cate authorizes the statement hat 65
per cent of the common and preferred
shares of the United States Steel cor
poration has been surrendered, in com
pliance with the pla nto retire 5000, 000,-
900 preferred stock and issue $3.50. 600,
900 bonds. This is said to practically
assure the success of the conversion
plan, which comes before the stock
holrers for final action oon
Mrs. Carrie Nation was sentenced tC
30 days in prison and to pay a fine OF
500 by Judge HaZen in the district
court at Topeka, Kan, Friday for
smashing the bar fixtures stored in a
vacant barn in the city in February,
1901. She has gone to jail.
John Jacobson, his wife and infant
child. were burned to death and Viii
liam Snyder. clerk. and a Jacobson
cund. aged G. were seriously burned in
a fire in living rooms over J~acobsOn'S
implement store at Laurel. The finan-
cial loss is small.
Mrs. George Buck, aged 70, ana Mrs
Hannah Cummings, aged so, were
burned to death in their homes al
Shrewsbury, Mass. Mrs. Hunt, over sc
years of age. was rescued
James II. Humprope, aged II years
who killed his travelling companion
George Crowley, near Emporia, Kan.
on March 26, and then placed the body
weighted down, in the NeOsho river
was found guilty of manslaughter in the
third degree. Dumprope plead self-de-
Tense, but admitted having taken $40
of the dead mans money.
The largest gift which Tuskegee in,
stitute has ever received from a colored
man was received from Robert f. Bap'
fist of Galway. y. H., who sent a check
for 81, 900 to Principal Booker T
Washington to found a permanent
scholarship at the school. Baptist was
formerly a slave in Virginia.
Because six of their number have
been suspended for hazing and infict,
ing the water cure" 1872 of the IS
students of Delaware College of New
ark, Del, absented themselves from al
classes.
Henry Laboda, a Pole, aged 80 years
and Harvey Clay, colored, aged "a, were
killed instantly at Leavenworth, Kan.
by coming in contact with a barbed wire
fence across which a broken electric
light wire had fallen.
A Pekin correspondent reports thar
while the emperor of China was pro,
ceeding in the direction of Nan-Yuan
a bullet came whiZing over his head
fortunately without causing any injury
to his majesty's person. The natives
consider that it was the result of a JOKE
INDUCED in by foreign soldiers.
William M. Jones, accused of murder,
ing George T, Haywood, who was killed
on the street a short distance from his
home last month while on his way
home from a dance, was arraigned il
the recorders court and pleaded no
guilty at Detroit, Mich. His trial wal
cot for npYt Tuacdav