Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-04
DOMESTIC.

Various patriotic organizations OBJ
served the one hundred and twentieth
anniversary Of the evacuation OF New
York city by the British.
One fireman was killed and seven In.
jured while fighting a fire in Cincin'
matt.
James J. Payne, town marshal OF
Paramount, Ind, was shot and killed
on the street by Harry Red" Hooper.
whom he had under arrest as a sus-
pect for burglary.
The annual report of Gov. OterO. OF
New Mexico. makes a plea for the adj.
mission of the territory to statehood
Thanksgiving football games: Mich.
gan, %; Chicago, 0. Carlisle. %;
Northwestern, 0; Minnesota, II; Wis
consin, o; Pennsylvania. AZ; Cornell.
o; Nebraska. 1G; Illinois. ..
Title to land worth 81 900 ,O60, 600 in
the upper part of Manhattan is claimed
by 1900 heirs of the members Of the
cd corporation of New Harlem. A suit
Will be begun to ecurc possession.
h death roll of hunters in Wiscon.
sin since the deer season opened al
ready is 30. Five more cannot survive
their wounds and u are injured severe
ly. Fatalities never before were Sc
ECmerOus.
President Roosevelt went to New
York to attend the funeral of James
King Oracle, whose late wife was a sis.
ter of the presidents mother.
The family Of Frank Miller. consisting
OF four persons living near Pulaski, Ind,
were poisoned with sardines and all died
At Portsmouth, o., John X. Duke, de.
faulting cashier of the Royal Building
and Loan association, killed himself 10
avoid imprisonment.
The exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 9th az
Gregated 81 ,G58, 4G2 ,2o3, The decrease
compared with the corresponding week
of last year was 1873.
Rev. William T. HiIshaw was released
on parole from the Indiana northern
prison, where ne had been serving "a life
sentence for the murder of his wife IL
1885 at Belleville.
Joseph =. Hickey's death In Williams.
+" ~ ~ Dlldl ItdIt inc flu t
n family Of six who died of pneumonia
or typhoid IN two weeks.
Stllinp 81 a vote is not a crime. accord,
Ing to the Massachusetts supreme court
but buying a vote is a serious offensc.
Obcrlin NJ. Carter, former captain o
engineers In the United States army, ha,
been released from the federal prison a
Fort L~cavenworth.
Twenty Of 80 discharged empIoye
have been reinstatcd by the Chicago CT,
railway on appeal by strike leaders.
Trade Is stimulated by cold weather
according TO Dun's weekly review, an,
November railroad earnings gained 3,
per cent.
Harvey Van Dine. Peter Niedermeie
and Emil Roeski, Chicago ear bar,
murderers and accomplices OF Gus Mar,
were captured by police and farmer
near Tolleston, Ind, after stealing n Ia
connective killing a brakeman. and fatal
ly shooting Detective J. X. D~riscoll.
The final report on the postal fraud In
v~es'igation has been made public. show
Ing that government loss IL over So 900.
600. The report il accompanied by
memorandum signed by Presiden
Roosevelt, in which ofhcial corruptio,
Is denounced In almost scathing terms
Mrs. Arthur T. Kemp. OF Newport, !
J.. was divorced and married to IIollj
r. Hunniw"'l within n e hour. the 1nde
who SAve the decree officiating Ut tn
wedding
Joseph Weber and Lew Fields nal
e2r a minute TO hear Nine. Patti sing 1
Harlem IN. ~ theater. 5000 of tn
5000 guar inteed TO her not beiug take
IN st the door.