Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
TIE. NEWS RESUME.
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A block OF buildings IN the center OF
Atlanta, Ca, is destroyed entailing
loss Of 100000.
Fourteen persons. among them c. p.
Cowan of st. Louis. perish in a hotol
fire in Chicago.
Prem%1 sagasta resigns from TIE
Spanirh cabinet and asserts that his
action is irrevocabe.
The Insurance Commissioner of
Pennsylvania recommends an ags lis,is
in Tie insurance OF children.
Thomas Bracket Reed, former
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, died at Washington of uraemis.
Giacobinis comet. discovered at Nice
on Tuesday. was observed Wednesday
night at tho United States Naval OBJ
servatory.
Thirteen anarchists in the act of
swearing to take the life OF King VIC
tor Emanuel OF Italy. were arrested at
Spezzia.
Efforts will be made at this session
Of the Senate to pass the Beidler bill
to stop the slaughter Of seals In Alas
kan waters.
A penny banking system has been es-
tablished in the public schools OF
Bloomington. Ill.,, to teach the children
to save money.
Sudden activity OF old craters and
severe earthquakes terrorizs inhabt-
ants Of the westernmost islands OF the
Samoan group.
Caleb Powers. convicted of conspir-
acy in the Goebel murder case. obtains
an order for new trial from the Ken
lucky Appellate Court
New York City has appropriated a re-
lief fund OF 800. 900 to buy coal for the
poor who are suffering se-s.cly from
the present cold wave.
The pretender to the throne Of Mo-
rocco assumes sovereign rights, issues
postage stamp and prepares for an
active war on the Sultan
Oliver Wendell Holmes. the new AS
sociate Justice OF the Supreme Court.
takes the oath OF Office and enters upon
the discharge of his duties.
Simplicity marks the funeral OF
Thomas b. Reed at Portland, which
Ia attended by two Governors and
many other distinguished men.
Anthracite miners complain to the
Strike Commission that the Markle
Company has not paid the increase In
wages promised after the strike OF
1900
New York and New England have
been experiencing the most severe cold
for many years. temperatures as low
as 80 degrees below zero being re-
ported.
Senator Lodges Philippine currency
bill provides for making the gold dol
lar the unit Of value and the currency
OF the United States legal tender In the
islands.
A boil weevil convention was held
at Dallas, at which a petition to the
Texas Legislature was framed ask
ing for an appropriation to exterminate
the pest.
The stockholders Of the Texas State
Fair and Dallas Exposition want the
city to take the property for park pur-
poses After this the fair will not be
continued
Governor Yates and his party havo
departed for Miami. Fla, where the
Governor expects to recuperate his
health in time to return to Springfield
for Christmas.
The State Department Is notified OF
the sudden death Of Alfred L. Buck
OF Georgia Minister to Japan. He was
stricken by apoplexy or heart disease
while hunting in Japan.
The case OF Edward Butler, which
until next May on application OF the
defense Buffers attorneys desired an
indefinite postponement.
The United States Supreme Court has
sustained the Missouri insurance law.
invalidating the clause in life insurance
policies which provides for nonpay-
ment in case OF suicide.
The Missouri River suddenly changes
It's course In single night. leaving Me-
brasha City. which was on the water =
edge, three miles from the stream. The
city water works Is left high and dry.
II the packing -house custer case at
Kansas City 1t Is shown that Missouri
and Kansas together sold I've stock
In that market last year to Oe slaugh-
tered. for which sos 900. 900 was paid.
The new boundary line between Tex
as and the Indian Territory on the east
, cut OF ~ 900 acres Il Texas land. II II
Ia allowed to stand, the titles held by
the citizens OF Texas will be valueless.
The underlying causes OF strikes was
the chief subject OF discussion before
the Industrial department OF the Ma
, t!onal Civic Federation. which met In
New York for a three days conyen-
ton.
The Senate Committee on Territories
reported a sui stitute for the omn bus
| statehood bill which provides for the
coming OF new State out OF Okla
r homa and Indian Territories. but maker