Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-09-11
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires. Personal and 10.
liticai Notes, Business Failures anu
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
DOM ATIC.

The Army Of tho Philippines in SOS.
sion In 81. Paul. MINI. selected St.
Louis as the place for the next annual
reunion.
At Hamilton. O. Judge Btldcn re-
fused n new trial for Alfred a. Knapp,
the sclf-cOnfcsscd murderer Of two Of
his wives and three other victims. The
court fixed December II fGr his exc
cutiCn.
The reunion Of veterans Of the Army
OF the Philippines at st. Paul, MINI,
ended with a parade and campfire.
Gen. Charles King. Of Wisconsin, was
elected president
A special %thrcshing engine working
on n farm nca Geneva, the county seat
Of Kane county. H., blew up. killing
n and iniuring a score Of others.
Deputy Sheriff Louis J. Cook, OF
Baldwin, l. l.. shot and killed one
burglar. probably fatally wounded a
second, and captured two others. He
discovered them trying to break into a
vacant house.
Ms. John Henderson and Mrs. VII
liam Shaffer We're burned to death and
their children narrowly escaped at Blue
Ash, O.. The boiling over Of coffee ex-
~tinguished the fire and the gasoline
flowed unnoticed.
Alfred A.. Knapp, known as the stran.
plcr, was taken to Columbus by Sherin
B!sdorff to await his execution In the
electric chair December II.
Alfred f. Lyford, alias B. C.. Miller
ex-doputy county treasurer Of Rock
Island county Illinois, has been arrested
In Victoria, b. c.. on "A telegram from
have a~bscOndod July 8, 1902, with 49,
600 OF county funds.
Three hundred milk dealers In on
ventiOn at PittsburP, Pa. have perfected
an organization which practically places
the trade Of Pittsburg and Allegheny In
the hands Of a combine,
Passengers OF a pleasure steamer at In
diaapOlis were thrown into n panic by
the explosion OF n boiler and sinking OF
the boat, and n woman and a babe were
believed to have drowned.
Nearly $500, 900 600 worth OF mater.
ials were imported by American manu-
facturers in the last fiscal yea-.
Detroit, Mich, will be the mecca fol
the Disciples Of Christ when the inter
national missionary convention OF tho
Christian churches OF the world coz.
vfne there October 1922 inclusive.
The sweet wine output for southern
California for the season Of 1909 will ey
coed 1900, 900 gallons. The output o
brandy Is estimated at 10000 gallons
tax paid, and 100000 gallons, free OF tax
FOR certifying purposes. Prices 70
grapes range from $l2 TO $1S per ton.
Champion Jeffries Is matched to fgh
Jack Munroe at Los Angeles October lG
the latter to get all the proceeds II h
stays 20 rounds.
Reliance won the third and decisiv,
race In the international series for tn
Americas cup, Shamrock III. becomin,
lost in the fog and failing to cross tn
line.
The shortage In the salmon produc
on the Pacific coast is O. said Il
amount to 1000, 900 cases, and price
have considerably advanced.
The indictment for m%anslaughte
against directors and officials Of a Ne,
Jersey trolley line. the result of "a fata
accident. was dismissed by Chief Justic
Gummere. who held that the deaths wer
due 20 the carelessness Of employees Of tn
road.
At Vinton. Ia. William Johnson.
laborer, vas killed and five painter
were injured by the collapse Of the fron
and side walls OF a two-story brio
building.
Tie Illinois Grand Commander,
Knights Tomplar. will hold It's 100
cOnclaye In Chicago.