Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-09-18
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT TIE WORLD
Casualties and Fires. Personal and Pc
liticai Notes. Ba3incss Failures ard
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS


Earthquake shocks were ielt in BOWL
der, Loveland, LOnpmOnt and Fort Col
Inns, Col.
The ffty-third anniversary Of the adj
mission of California in the union was
observed throughout the state.
George Brandt shot and killed his di-
vorced wife and mOther-in-law, Mrs.
Mary Murphy, near Spring Green, Wis.
The first session OF the circuit court
at Zion City. H.. was held, Judge Barnes
taking the bench after prayer and a SER
mon by John Alexander Dowie.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. &. Bennett. prominent
people, were killed by the cars at Clevc-
land. o.
The agricultural department Is max
ing a determined effort 30 keep out OF
the United States all goods that do not
comply with the requirements Of tie
pure food Law.
Secretary Moody has returned To
Washington from New England, where
he spent his summer vacation.
Wilfred Rosoboro. a negro, was exc
cuted al Statesvillr. N. C.. for assault
ing and killing Mrs. Adolph Beavers.
Ernest Berry. Of Aurora. H., was shot
at by Della Walton, whom he refused
to marry, and who then committed sui
eide.
Arthur Amioson, a Pittsburg NPa.)
private banker. Is missing, and deposit
tors claim they are out $4,000.
A sherin'B posse was hunting the
woods near Itock Cliffs. H., for w. a.
Hoffman. who killed Or. William
Brandt. his fathor-in-law. because the
latter refused TO give more money to
IIOffman's family.
Or. Edward G. Rushmore, of Tuxedo.
N. j., was badly injured and Miss Cor
nelia H"rrick, his niece, was killed ii
AZ automobile accident.
Fifty retail frOcers in Chicago are said
70 be involved in the conspiracy Of team
stors employed by wholesale gyoCcrs to
steal goods and sell them.
The government crop report for Sep
TENDER ! indicates an increased yield Of
corn and a decline In the percentage OF
condition Of wheat and oats.
The bank Of W~illGughby. o.. failed
with estimated liabilities Of 5000. 600 and
assets of $3.50, 900.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware, In
his annual report, places the total num-
Der OF pensioners o On the rolls at
900 ,545, Of which 1913 sc are soldiers and
2G7, ls3 are widows and dependents. The
roll shows a net loss Of 2,90l pensioners
during the year.
Uncle Finncy, an ex-slavc. over DO
years old, who lived In a cabin on n farm
near Richmond. Va, was charged with
being a sorcercr and shot to death.
by the giving away Of a scafOld so
feet above the ground in Duluth, MINI,
four men were instantly killed.
The home Of Fred Roher. editor OF the
Berne GEd) Witness, was almost entire
ly demolished by dynamite. Rohcr's pa
per has been leading the opposition Ia
licensed saloons.
The exchanges at the leading clear
Ing houses in the United States during
.he seven days ended on the l2,h afgre-
gated 81 400, 42O,G72. The decrease com
pared with the corresponding week .!
last year was 4l.9.
Mrs. Clara Costello, OF Chicago, de-
spondent over her husbands insanity
saturated her clothing with kerosene
and burned herself to death.
Justices Caverly and Prindiville de-
clared in Chicago that wife-beater'
should be whipped at the post.
All but IA buildings in the village oi
Eustis, Me. were destroyed by fire.
II is proposed to elevate the American
legation at Constantinople to an en-
bassy. In order to avoid delays in treat
ing with the sultan Of Turkey.
Forty-fve New Jersey corporations
with a total capitalization Of over $50,
600. 600. are reported to have passed into
the hands Of receivers during the las
year
A carload Of powder exploded neaI
Beaumont, Kan, killing three men.
Conspiracy and bribery are the charge
IN the indictments returned In the pos
Office investigation at Washington
against George W. Beavers. August W
Machen, James w. Erwin, Isaac S. Nc
Giehan, George II. Huntington and Eu
gene ID. Shoble.
New YORK athletes captured ttc ma
tional championship Of American ANA
teur Athletic union at the Milwaukee,
meet.
The schooner Fielding rescued sever
men and one woman from the bottom o
nm overturned ship near Port an Prince
Nine Of thcir companions were drowned