Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
BOUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and 20.
Iitical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS


The grand jury OF Moore county, Ten
nessee. has returned 20 indictments for
murder against the members Of a mob
who lynched a negro in Nashville.
William b Wright. Of Efingham, has
been elected grand master Of Illinois
Mason
Manufacturers who are members Of
trade associations Of the country have
started a campaign 10 crush the weaker
labor organizations.
The seventh annual convention Of the
League OF American Municipalities began
IN Baltimore.
John Decker, Of Norwich. Conn, a me
cbanic a years old, entered the white
house in Washington, was arrested as a
crank and sent to an insane asylum.
Gusiave Becker, an 18-year-old stu.
dent, died in Chicago from injuries re.
ceived In a game Of football.
chief Justice Fuller arrived in New
York from a three months tour in Eu.
TOpe.
Orvflle y Smith. who has cheated no
tel keepers in every big city in the union,
was sent 20 the Cleveland workhouse
for three months.
Peer A. Schneider, widely known as
"a composer Of church music, was found
dead in bed at his home in New York
city.
Fire which started in the stone opera
house at Blnghamton, n. Y. completely
Quilted the structure, entailing a loss OF
$3.50. 900.
Prot. Langley explains the failure Of
his aerodrome 10 fly as due to an error
il the launching ways.
Sir Thomas Upton sailed from New
York for England on the steamer Cedric.
The Ellsworth homestead in Windsor,
Conn, has been formally presented to the
D. a X. b. the descendants of the third
chief justice Of the United states.
W. b Given, president Of the Ian
caster 'Pa.) Railway Il Light company
ree!Rned On discovery Of 800 GOO discrcp-
tncy IN his accounts.
Albert Nudge 4 Son, Boston, Mass..
printers, have failed with assets Of $780,
tOG and liabilities Of $50, 600.
Corn having ripcncd IN all parts Of
KanfaS, no damage will result from
truat.
A monument to 'mOrate the
deeds Of Maryland soldiers who partic-
!Tatrd In the battles around Chattanooga,
Tenn, vas dedicated at Orchard Knob.
No information hereafter will BE- given
out by anybody connected with the white
house concerning the dOings IL cranks
who visit the mansion with malicious
intent toward the president.
Prosecuting Attorney FOLK Of ST. Louis
conferred with President Roosevelt on
'he subject Of extending the ehtraditIon
laws 80 ar to include bribers and tmbez-
zlerf.
Of three masked bandits who held IN q
street car al Aurora, H., one was killed
by the police and another wounded IL
subsequent battle.
Municipal Ownership Of street railways
was defeated In San Francisco by thu
yCicrs.
Ere destroyed the UpdyEc grain Gle
vator al Missouri Valley. la, the los
beng $500 600,
The funeral Of Wilson S. Bisscll, for
Nor postmaster general, ioOk place a
Buffalo, y. Y. All the courts IN the cit,
adjourned 40 a mark OF respect. III,
Locy was creInatcd.
The federal grand jury at 81. LOui
returned indictments against W. A
MORROW, assistant private secretary Il
Q 4. K, Dockery. and Thomas r.
Barrett. formerly marshal Of the 81
Louis court Of appeals. for aiding an,
abet,ing fraudulent naturalization.
A receiver has been appointed 10
Julius Myer. Sons a. Co. a department
store firm In ST. Louis. The tGta
ACKNOWLEDGED Indebtedness Is $50 90.
Announcement OF the resignation q
II A. Castle, auditor for the post ofic
department, IL made.
+. X. Dye, one Of the best known law
yers In southern Indiana, shot an
Killed hems-.f at Bedford. The fam!l
thinks he was temporarily d%eranged b
III health.
The principal topic Of discussion q
the cabinet session was the post ONO
investigation, which was considered q
considerable length. especially with rel
crence TO the trial Of the eases no,
pending before the courts.
A plan for a union of 600 900 men :
control the building trades OF the coun
Try was adopted at the I%ndianapOli
nne.J conference Of national trades ON
Gals, Arbitration was favored.