Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-28
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires. Personal and 70
litical Notes, Business Failures ana
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
Dol ESTIC

At the fourth annual convention In
Nashville, Tenn, Of the National Negro
Business Mems league, Booker 7. Wash
ington was reelected president.
At oyster Bay, n. Y, questions Of ma
tionaI concern were discussed by the
president with several callers.
On complaint of Insurance Commis-
sioncr Folk, Of Tennessee, the post office
department has begun investigation Of
use Of the malls by so-called wild cat
companies.
Ten thousand members Of the G.. a. X.
paradcd at the San Francisco "ncamp-
mont. In the evening camp fires were
held.
The collections Of internal revenue 'Gr
The month Of July last were $22, lGS. 4sO,
a decrease compared with July, 1902, OF
sli1 .29I.
The grand Jury in Washington re-
sumcd its inquiry into the affairs Of The
post Office department.
Sixteen more bodies Of victims Of the
recent mine explosion at Hanna, Wyo.,
have been recovered.
Gen. John e. Black. Of Illinois. was
elected commander In chief by the G.
A X. 'ncampmcnt at San Francisco.
Boston was chosen for the cncampment
in 1904.
The post once at Clinton. Wis, was
entered by burglars and robbed Of $500
IN cash and 81 900 in stamps.
Miami ana Fulton counties In Ind
ana were visited by remarkable hail
storms and thousands Of acres Of grow
ing corn were completely ruined.
Lucky" Baldwin ha. been elected
mayor If Arcadia, Cal.
President Oliver, Of the failed CHI
zcns' national bank of Beaumont. TcS.
closed -four other banks IN which be
was Interested.
The annual reunion Of the Army NJ
the Philippines will be held in ST. Paul
for four days, beginning August -.
a granite monument marking the site
Of the birthplace. of the late President
Chester A. Arthur vas dedicated at
Fairfield, VI.
A negro who assaulted and murdered
Mary Jenkins, aged 10, at Halifax, N.
S, was hanged by a mob.
Because his wife threatened 10 leave
him Robert Snowfall sho, her at
Johnstown, Pa, and thrn Killed him
self.
The hat:leship Missouri was success
fully launched at Baltimore, Md.
James Budd and Eugene Moss, boil,
hFed l6 years, were burned TO death IN
an electric light tower at Saginaw,
Mich, by touching a live wire.
state Senator William =. Sullivan, OF
Missouri. was convicted at jefferson
City Of soliciting bride for votes and
fined 800.
The exchanges al the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the Zlst aerre-
gated 81 ,3l6, 52l 1863. The Increase com
pared with the corresponding week OF
last yea was 80.
The Trans-Mississ!ppi congress ad
5ourned at Seattle. Wash, after passinr
resolutions favOring statehood for OK.
lahoma and Indian territory combined;
a territorial government for Alaska; an
American merchant marine, and close
trade relations with Canada.
Th,r" were 23S business failures In
the United States during the sever
days ended IN the 2lst. against 2O7 tn,
same wee In 1902.
Alderman Henry Lexius, OF La
Crosse. Wis, was instantly killed In a
runaway accident.
The prCh|ibitionists OF the United
States unveiled at Newton, H., a mon.
ument to Hale Johnson.
The Grand Army of the Republic
closed In san Francisco its thirty.
seventh annual session.