Mexico Missouri message., 1903-02-12
THE NEWS RESUME.
Several persons were injured in a
wreck at DaDvllle. III.

An Italian doctor announces the dis
covery of a serum 30 combat pneumO-
mia.
Sir Thomas Upton is negotiating for
the purchase OF the home Of the Well
ingtons.
Charles n. Sherman, an old circus
performer, who had made and lost sew
eral fortunes, died at Clinton, Mo.
Fifty or moro insane women perish
in fire at the Colney Hatch Asylum,
England.
More than thirty persons are arrested
at stratbord, Ia. for making a rail- on
a coal train
The Southern Lumber Manufactur-
ers Convention agreed to raise prices
on all lumber
Senator G. G. Vest is elected presi-
dent of the State Historical Society at
Columbia, Mo
Doctor William Lowe Bryan was
formally installed as president of In
diana University.
A bill is introduced in the Texas Leg
islature to create a State Department
of Agriculture.
The sentence Of death against Colonel
Arthur Lynch is commuted to impris-
onment for life.
The United Mine Workers Conven-
ton at indianapolis completes it's la
bors and adjourns.
Fifteen persons are killed and thirty
or more are injured in a railroad
wreck at Westfeld, N. J.
John T. Crisp has introduced a bill
in the Missouri House to prevent tax
lodging in Jackson County.
The House of Representatives has in
augurated the experiment of holding
memorial services on Sunday.
George H. Price, formerly of St
Louis, shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide at Enid, Ok.
Jerry Kahler is sentenced to five
years Imprisonment for connection
with St. Louis Post Office Annex rob-
berry.
The statehood fight may result in an
extra session of the Senate to ratify the
Cuban, Colombian and other important
treaties.
Senator-elect James P. Clarke Of Lit
tie Rock has been appointed receiver
to adjust the affairs of the Bank Of
Little Rock.
Venezuela's sister Republics distrust
Germany and think of taking measures
to restrict German immigration to
South America.
Three women are killed and several
persons severely injured as the result
Of a panic in a New York cigar factory
caused by fire.
Thomas Jefferson Burgess, a cousin
of Justice Burgess of the Missouri Su-
preme Court, was shot in q fight at
City, Mo.
The report of the Wage Committee to
the United Mine Workers Convention
advocates raise in wages averaging
about 20 per cent.
Impeachment proceedings may be
brought against the District Judge at
Butte, Mont, who decided the famous
Minnie Healy case.
John Barrett has been arrested in
with the assassination OF ].
w. Bowser, the wealthy sawmill man,
near Anniaton Mo.
Governor Yates offers John Mitchell
a place on the Illinois State Board OF
Arbitration but it is refused on account
Of more urgent duties.
Foreign Ministers at Pekin express
the belief that China would have no
trouble in paying the indemnity were
the present extravagant expenditures
reduced.
Mrs. p. ]. North-DoWie, wife of John
Dowie, who is the father Of
Evangelist Dowie. has brought suit for
divorce, charging cruelty and inhuman
W. ]. Stone was formally and Official
ly elected to succeed Senator Vest.
Senator Stone sent letter OF thanks
to the Legislature, in which he outlined
his policy.
London surgeons attack Doctor Lo-
renz; disappearing of his method Of
congenltal hip diseases in the
face OF his successful demonstrations in
the United States.
The Missouri Legislature has re-
quested Governor Dockery to issue a
declaring April 3d. the
date Of the dedication Of the Worlds
Fair, to be q legal holiday.
Owing to the stand the Circuit Judge
Of Paducah. KY, has taken. that the
cannot enforce the yaecina-
ton laws, the Kentucky Board Of
Health may have to quarantine the city
and county.
Secretary Hay and the Cuban Minis
ter extend the time limit Of the Cuban
reciprocity treaty for considerable Pc
Rod in order that the convention will