Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-12
THE NEWS RESUME.


An American syndicate has bought
the street railway franchise in Ma
Mia.
Anttcigarette bill passed the Mis-
souri, house by a practically unanimous
vote.
Commercial depression continues in
Germany, and government and people
are discouraged.
The brickmakers OF st. Louis have
demanded an increase in wages, af.
fectlng 10000 men.
Minnie williams and Annie Martin,
notorious diamond thieves, were ar
rested in st. Louis.
It is announced that oil in paying
quantities has been discovered at ST.
Peters, Madison county, III.
Thousands of natives are reported
starving In Japan's provinces, because
of failure Of the rice crop.
The Arkansas assembly has passed
bill appropristing $4,000 for a Con-
federate monument at Little Rock.
A witness before the Arkansas leg
islature investigating committee ac-
cused Chancellor Leatherman of brib-
cry.
A Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
freight train was wrecked near Leb-
anon, ILL.,, and Fireman Haughey was
killed.
Rear Admiral Crowinshield has APP
piled to the navy department for re-
tirement, and his request will be
granted.
A stubborn fire at the German
Protestant Orphans Home at 81.
Louis threatened to destroy the entire
institution.
The Alton city court grand jury has
indicted officers and agents of three
home-builders' associations with offices
in st. Louis.
Hon. Jehu Baker, former minister
to Venezuela, and who served a num-
Der of terms in Congress, died Sunday
at Bellevllle, Ill.
Congressman Bartholdt delivered an
address at the celebration of the 127th
Clhdly vi llG VII Ill VI IODGIl hIl-
met at Washington.
Secretary Shaw proposes to with
draw the $5O,O00,0OO necessary for
liquidating the canal claims from the
government repositories.
Judge Adams of the federal court
at st. Louis has placed the Ryan turf
money in the United States marshals
care for distribution to investors.
Ex-Gov. Crittenden addressed the
members of the House at Jefferson
City, eulogizing the greatness of the
state and its prosperous condition.
Mr.. Davidson's resolution to extend
the registration system to cities of
10000 inhabitants was defeated by a
close vote in the Missouri house.
Rudolph and Collins, in Jail at Hart
ford, charged with the robbery of the
bank of Union, Mo, were positively
identified by witnesses from Missouri.
While running at a speed of sixty
miles an hour, passenger train No. 1
on the c., P. G. st. L. road was struck
by landslide near Clifton Terrace,
III.
1t is announced in Washington, APP
parently on high authority, that Chief
Justice Fuller will soon retire and that
Gov Taft will be chosen to succeed
him.
Lady Frances Cook (Tennie c..
Claflin) made scene in a London
court when judgment was given
against her in favor of private de-
tective.
Secretary Hay has extended, through
the diplomatic corps, invitations to the
national and international good roads
congress to be held in st. Louis april
q to May 2.
Attorney General Knox has secured
from the representative of the new
Panama canal company final accept
ance of the terms. proposed by the
United States.
The Delaware legislature broke the
deadlock by electing j. Frank Alec
(Union Republican, and L. Heisler
Ball Irregular Republican, to the
United State Senate.
The Missouri supreme court affirmed
the verdicts of the ST. Louis circuit
court in the cases of Mooney and VIII
son, convicted of murder, and fixed
April as the date of execution.
The treasury department has notified
Andrew McGrew, an employee OF the St,
Louis sub-treasury, that he has been
completely exonerated from the
charges preferred by Gen. FarraT
Senator Nelson Of st. Louis intro
duced a bill in the upper body Of the
Missouri legislature which seeks to
legalize sparring contests The bill
provides for state athletic board.
The binding twine plant bill, which
was vigorously opposed by Gov, Dock,
cry, but which passed both branches
by large majorlties, was sent by the
senate to that oficial for his sigma
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