The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-07-25
CONDENSED TeLEoRAMs,

The losses by the rise In the Missis.
sippi river between kcokuk. H., and
Hannibal, up to the goth, IL IL believed
will mount to between six and nine
million dollars. The latest reports
from Keokuk indicate that the worst
Is over. and that the water will soon
begin to fall
a riot broke out in the baseball
field at Nebraska City. Ncb.. ON the
goth. caused by the efforts OF the Law
aud Order league 80 prevent Sunday
ball playing. The sheriff was roughly
handled and n preacher was chased
home and rocks thrown at him.
The disturbance between United
States soldiers and negroes Mt Lcay-
cnworth. kas., which started late on
the night Of the 10Th. was quictcd 10y
n company ~ cavalry which went to
the scene and returned the soldiers &C.
the post.
While two brothers. John md Frank
White, were driving home from Bur.
goo, n.y., late ON the night OF the
18th. the latter was shot and killed.
II Is supposed that John. who had
been drinking. killed his brother acct
dcntaliy.
A severe tornado struck baltimore,
| Nd, ON the goth. Eleven persons lost
their lives. some on land and some In
the hnrbor. and many others were in
iurcd. Houses were %unroofcd. trees
torn up, aud buildings badly dam
ngcd.
The Illinois river at Pcorin. on the
goth. stood 2O.5 feet above low water
mark, and WINS going mp an inch an
hour. People and stock In the bot
tom lands were seeking refuge in the
hills.
Fire broke out In the exposition
grounds at Dallas, Tex. on the Goth,
and destroyed n number Of the build
ings. The loss will reach 100000,
with insurance Of $4,000.
Patrick j. Enright, n delegate 70
IN" Hihcrninn convention at Denver.
Col. who went insane and jumped
from u window last week. died on the
Goth at Denver.
Samuel II. Lake. nm insane miner,
shot and billed his brothcr-in.lnw,
MORALLY wounded his sister. and then
committed suicide. at Seattle, Wash.
on the goth.
Eleven stores were destroyed by
fire In Colquitt, Ga, on the Goth, cals .
Ing n loss Of $4,000.
Cndiz. Trigg county. KY. suffered n
loss ~ 100000 by fire ON the goth. In.
surnpcc $4,000.
Tie German steamer Primus WINS
run down and cut In two In the river
Elbc ON the morning of the aist. Tho
steamer had n load uf cNcursionists,
and II Is thought that the number Of
dead will reach between fifty and
sixty.
At ~Grccnsburg. Pa. on the 2ist,
VIM. 9. BycrS, n lawyer, was held 10
bail IN the sum Of Sa5O,OO0 for alleged
theft of that mount Ia bonds and
money from Jacob nycrs.
Senator McLaurin. Of South Caro-
lima, has declined the appointment to
n place on the bench of the United
States court Of claims offered 10 him
by President Roosevelt.
Walter Williams, NJ Missouri. was
appointed one of the vicc-prcsidcnts
Of the International Press Congress
which met at Borne. Switzerland, On
the 2lst.
4 meeting Of Americans In London.
, on the 2lst. adopted resolutions of re-
FRET at the death Of John ". Mnckay
and rendered sympathy to the family.
Miss May Nohc. the actress. made
n.complnint in New York, ON the 2ist,
charging Capt. Strong with the theft
of her jewels. valued ut Sa50.O0O.
Dennis bowen narrowly escaped
lynching ut Buffalo, \. v. on the
2ist, for the alleged killing Of an en-
ploye of Sells Bros circus.
, James Cockrill, the town marshal
Jackson. KY, was fatally wounded by
, n shot fired from the courthouse In
that city on the 2ist.
Chunks Of lee weighing nearly a
quarter of n pound fell for IL min
utes during u hail storm In Nebraska
on the alst.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger was
sold Ia Adolph &. Ochs on the 2Ist.
The price paid was upwards of ST.
: 22j,0OO.
Elijah Coldivan was killed and Ben.
, ton Blanton fatally shot by John
Oaks. at Jackson. Ky, on the 2ist.
! Gov. Taft and party had u fare
well audience with the pope on the
! aist, and left Rome for Naples.
, American horses are In demand In
, France, but they must he sound, as