Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
THE NEWS RESI- NE.

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Three negroes were sold for IS each |
at Lancaster Ky. They had been con
victed of vagrancy.
The Supreme Court has sustained |
the constitutonality of the stock quar-
antine law of Colorado.
The portrait of Lincoln will be
placed beside that of Robert Il. Lee
in Mississippi's Hall of Fame.
Mark Twain celebrates his sixty.
seventh birthday at dinner given
hy the Metropolitan Club of New
York
Seven men were killed and fifteen
seriously injured by the explosion ct
boiler in Swift & Co.'S plant at Chi
cage.
Fourteen men were killed and elcv
en- seriously shot during the deer sea
son in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan.
Tho students of Missouri University
have made truce with the Columbia
police and once again peace reigns in
the town.
Two of the large turret guns on the
Texas explode during gun practice and
endanger the lives OF all on board
the battleship.
The editor of a friars' journal at
Manila is convicted of libel for pub
| fishing charges of misconduct against
General Bell.
England seeks to attach consign'
ment of gold bars valued at $6Oo,OoO
! shipped from South Africa to Dom
| Paul Kruger.
Not enough coal has been shipped
into New York City in any one day
| since the strike ended to supply that
days demand.
The total circulation Of national
| bank notes outstanding November %
was $3S4S54,514, an increase for the
year OF s26, l33S03.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows the total to be $l,3l2.
672, 500, decrease for the month OF
November OF S4l0,440.
Generals Soto and Vergas Santos
|
Generals, have surrendered to Gen.
Gonzales of the Colombian Govern
ment.
A strange disease is killing the hogs
of Boone Co, Mo, by the hundreds.
About 1000 have died in the last few
days. Veterinary surgeons are com
pletely puzzled.
a passenger train Jumped tho track
and plunged down a 3O-foot embank-
ment at Mitche's trcstls. near Green
Vile, III. Ton persons were injured,
two probably fatally.
Since the South African War has
taught the Beers the value Of Amcri-
can mules they have begun to buy the
animals in our markets. The trade IL
heavy at Kansas City.
The International Live stock Bx-
position at Chicago was largely at
tended, and Secretary Of Agriculture
Wilson was guest OF honor at n ban
quet given by its officers.
The strike in the anthracite coal re-
gions gave a wonderful impetus to the
mining of bituminous coal. 1t is es'
timated that this year four times as
much soft coal will be mined.
President Castro of Venezuela yields
TO Germany's Gains sufficiently 10
prevent drastic measures, at least fcI
the present. Great Britain, it il un
derstood, is also to bo provided for
A delegation Of German farmers un
der tho auspices of their national Ag
ricutural Society, is coming to Amer
lea in April to make an extended tour
70 study American methods Of asricul
ture.
Considerable discussion has been
provoked in England over the fact
that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
went to South Africa on an armored
cruiser. He is supposed to be on n
peace mission
Congressman Benton opposed the
acceptance OF the bid Of $l04 900 for 9
new Federal building at Joplin. Mo.
on the grounds that tho city Is en-
titled under the appropriation 10 d
$4,000 building.
Fred BrOckman, who was charged
with tho murder Of Miss Gcrtic Clif
ford near Hillsboro, was found guilty
and sentenced 90 serve thirty-hy'
years I'm the Penitentiary Only the de
PENDANTS youth saved him from The
gallOws.
The Kansas City Court of Appeals
has ruled that tho combination o
brewers Of that city was a trust and
therefore. against the laws Of tn,
state. The court held that any on
owing biz to one of these brewer
need not pay the bin
Secretary Cages estimate OF apprc
prlations for the Government serve
for tho fiscal year ending June 30
1904, aggregates $3.50 1919, whicl
is $2l ,G3S.576 less than the estimate
Tor 1903 and s33O5O,Ol4 less than tn
appropriations for that year.
WILLIAM Murray was arrested /