The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-10-23
CONDENSED TeLeoRAms,

Executive Offcials OF railroads enter
Ing Chicago entered a denial. on the
IL, Of the statement that recent reduce
lions In the pay rolls OF the big sys-
TENS were due to a falling on In busi-
ness. So far rs can be learned. the
reduction in the working force IN a
%forerunner Of increased net revenues,
rather than n cut due TO the decreased
or decreasing income.
Acting Secretary Oliver. Of the war
department. was In conference in
Washington, ID. C.. on the 18th. with
the heads OF the various military bu-
rcaus with n view to the reduction Of
the estimates for the support Of the
army during the next fiscal year TO the
lowest possible limit consistent with
efficiency.
Gov. Yates Of Illinois, on the 18th,
honored the requisltion for the return
TO Madison county. Ky. Of Sam Wilson,
who is under Indictment there for
murder. and who was under arrest In
Bloomington. III. 1t was charged that
Wilson. on April s. 1903. shot and
killed Henry Litchle without any
cause.
In the United States court. at Atoka,
]. r., on the 18th. Jack Reeves was
convicted Of tho murder OF his wife,
her mother. Daniel Graves and n
stockman named Kucklcs. The MUIR
der was committed near Stringtown, I.
r.. last spring. Reeves was given n
life sentence.
Thomas Thompson, aged GO years
old. was killed, on the 18th. In the
mines at Johnston City, H.. by falling
slate. lie fred n shot and returned
TO his room tn note it's effect. when a
large quantity Of slate fell. breaking
his neck He left a wife and several
children.
The plant OF the Union Gas Co. ut
bloomington. Ill. exploded with ter
rifle force. ON the 18th. waking the en-
tire city. The large buildlnRg was
completely wrecked, the debris being
thrown many hundred feet. The loss
was 10000, No lives were lost.
ON the 18th. the Jury In the case Of
Daniel Voorhees, Miller and Jogcph NJ.
Johns. ON trial In the federal court,
Mt Cincinnati. On the charge OF alleged
frauds In the post office department.
reported that II was unable TO agree,
and was discharged.
Prof. Charles T.. Greene. dean o. the
department Of engineering ut the Uni
versity Of Michigan. and famous the
word over us an engineer. died. at Ann
Arbor. Mich, on the 18th, OF pars'y'ls
Of the heart. aged co years
President Roosevelt. on the 10Th, au-
lhorized the statement that there vas
40 truth whatever In tho rumors Of
difference Of opinion between himself
and Secretary shaw or among mem
bors OF the cabinet growing out OF the
report which wat made To him by
Charles ]. Bonaparte and Holmes Con-
rad OF their Investigations into charges
affecting the postal service.
W, II. Smith. In Jail 1t Basin. Wyo..
confessed. OF the 18th. to completely
IN mobblng the Jail nj Basin last July,
when German and Walters. two MUIR
were shot and killed by the mob
and Deputy Sheriff Prince killed and
Deputy Mead was wounded. Smith
the names OF 10 other men In
tho mob.
The dead body OF a young man be-
licved to be Roy Mills, OF Cass City
Mich, was found near the banks OF
the Ogden river. at Ogden. Utah, on the
10Th. There was a bullet hole through
the head. and his watch was missing,
a few links OF "a watch chain remain
ing In the vest, pointing to robbery.
Attorney James l.. Blair. general
counsel for the Worlds fair. called
upon Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
]. ID. Dalton. In ST. Louis, on the 18Th,
and made application for n warrant for
criminal libel against Eugene c. Brock
meyer. editor OF the Missouri State Re-
publican.
President Roosevelt, at the request
Of Senator Proctor, decided. on the
18th. to investigate further the case
OF United States Marshal Field. OF
Vermont. who was removed because Of
the escape Of two cinnamon who were
In the custody of one of Fields depu-
ties.
Official announcement was made. on
the 10Th. that the whole of the Hogg-
interests In Louisiana and
together with the new proper
ties recently acquired by Gen. Miles
In Texas. would be combined under
one company. capitalized at 81. 900 900,
City Marshal Rammage. of Oakland,
Cal. arrested William Carthew. on the
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