Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

Domestic.
Lieutenant Governor Lee. OF Mis-
/ souri,. Is negotiating with the circuit
| attorney III 81. Louis To return 10 that
city on condition oi freedom from en-
! bar-as,!ng questions from the grand
Jury abpr; The boodling eases 1t is
/ believed that At least 10 State senators
OF Missouri viii be indicted Tor either
perjury a.: bribery.
Chief Hood. OF the Internal Revenue
! Department. at san Juan. Porto Rico.
has sworn ont warrants Tor the arrest
oi Capt. Andrew Dunlap. Commander
q. ". Mcntz and PaymaSter r. Y.
Mohun. I. ). y. Tor bringing in Ii
quorS on a lighthouse tender from the
Island OF S;. Thomas without paying
the duty.
In the United States Circ,.:: Court III
s. Paal. after arguments were heard.
Judge Sauborn rendered decision
granting the request OF the Northern
Securities Company TO pay dividends
pending the final decision OF the Su-
preme Court in the merger case.
The annual meeting oi the stock
holders OF the United States Steel Cor
poration was held in Hoboken. \. j..
and the acts of the executive committee
and the finance committee were ratified.
The iour- masted schooner Bayard
Barnes arrived at New London. CT.
I from Newport News Va. after a hard
! fight i'll the gale. tic captain reported
having passed a number oi wrecks.
he Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company forced lockout at
their coliic.ies in the Shenandoah dis
trict because the miners refused to
work nine hours on Saturdays.
Annie llildebrandt. the trained nurse
who shot Bernard ]. McCallum. and
who is serving a SiN-month sentcnc. III
Jail at Newark. n. j.. is trying to starve
herself TO death.
4 y verdict OF $4,000 was rendered III
New York against the New York
Central on account OF the death oi Al
ired NJ. Perrin i'll the Park avenue
tunnel accident.
The executive committee OF the
I American Federation oi Labor met in
! Toronto To consider and settle disputes
OF several labor organizations.
1t Is stated in San Juan, Porto Rico,
that should District Attorney Pettin-
gill refuse 10 prosecute those army and
naval officers against whom indic;-
ments have been found in connection
with the alleged smuggling cases the
Judges will appoint substitute Tor Mr..
Pettingill
Mateo Fajardo. the Mayor OF Maya
guez. Porto Rico, arrested. charged
with municipal frauds, was released on
bail and started for San Juan. An Ell
tort will be made 10 prevent his escape
by water. Other arrests are expected.
Harry {. Kline. a grocer, OF Fort
Wayne. Ind. shot and fatally wounded
I.S-year-old Lizzie Jackson. with whom
he was infatuated, and then killed HIM
SELF.
Burglars. using dynamite. secured
$4,000 from the Allen State Bank. at
Allen. Kan At Admire. few miles
east. they robbed the poStotiicc.
An agreement was reached ior a set
Element OF the strike OF the structural
ironworke-s employed by the American
Bridge Company.
-Four members OF the crew OF the
fishing schooner Independence oi
Gloucester. were knocked overheard
and drowned during 4 gale.
The revolt in the Province of Misa-
mis-. Island OF Mindanao, is spreading.
and the government Will increase the
HlillldTN IOTCc tncTc. lie troops nave
dispersed the band which raided Surigao.
Mindanao. Twenty of the natives were
killed and many wounded.
Circuit Judge Sanborn. III St Paul.
Mimi. agreed to hear arguments on the
petition to suspend the decree recently
made against the Northern Securities
Company SO far as it related TO the pay
mcnt OF dividends.
There is talk in San Francisco of pro-
ducing the skulls OF Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Fair to disprovc the evidence
given by the Frenchmen in the will con
test in New York
Glen Havis shot and killed Elias NJ.
Latham. aged 30. a travelling salesman
from New Orleans. i'll front OF hotel
in Birmingham. Ala.
All the holdings OF the Economics IN
the Scwickly Valley. in Pennsylvania,
were sold to a syndicate OF Pittsburgers.
Former District Attorney Philbin
submitted his report to show that the
properties OF the Metropolitan Street
Railway were so manipulated in the in
tcres; oi the lntc-urban as To lose mil
lions for the stockholders OF the Met
rorolitan.