Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
NEST

TIdHH FTFHT ana MS WIG, an dPeC
couple, were found murdered in their
home at Buffalo, n. Y.
James l.. Blair, former general coun.
sel of the 81. Louis worlds fair, was ar.
res>d on two indictments for forgery
and furnished bail in the sum of slO,O 900.
Followers Of DR.. Dowie believe that the
receivership at Zion City will end soon
Experts were put to work on the books.
and the cash in the bank was counted
Mrs. Richard +. Mueller. bride Of q
week, died In Bridgeport. Conn, Of CLAN.
ders. She caught the dread disease from
her pet horse.
Three men were killed and four in.
1lred in a collision between a handcai
and a freight train at Sargent's. o.
An unknown admircr of Presidon,
Roosevelt in Georgia has sent him a fun.
grown wild cat.
Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
Madden in his annual repOr says that
the reform Of the abuses OF the second.
class mailing privileges can be com.
pietcd in two years.
1t IL estimated that Q 900 Storage pas
enngers have left New York in the las
week for their old homes in Europe.
As a result OF an explosion of a ca.
Of naphtha in the town Of Greenwood
Del, 20 dwelling houses were damaged
At Fort Wayne, Ind St. paul's Ger.
man Lutheran church, one Of the fines,
houses Of worship In that city, was dc.
stroyed by fire.
A general strike Of the bltuminous
coal miners IA predicted by Secretary
Ryan. OF the United Mine Workers, II
wages are cut 10 or 90 per cent.
Ratification OF the Panama cana
treaty is shown by a senate canvass ,o
be practically certain. The democrat,
60" no advantage in opposition.
The Contractors Association o
America, which meets in Chicago De
cember 10, will form an alliance O.
building contractors and union EN-.
plOyes, involving $50. 900 men.
Herman j Schulteis, chairman of tn,
legislative committee OF the knights o.
Labor, accused Speaker Cannon Of pack
Ing the house labor committee anu wa.
expelled from the speakers room.
Secretary OF the Navy Moody In his an.
huai report discusses proposed plan fol
he reorganization of the department,
and methods to prevent dcscrtions.
Ten members OF a dangerous gang o,
Count"rfeites were arrested in New
York and Revere, Mass.
The Wholesale mercantile establish
nent Of II D.. Lfe. at Salina, Kan, wa,
burned, tn" loss being $500, 900.
The Citizens Industrial association
IN Chicago declared against what Il
terms the "~tyranns of organized labor,
and asked other bodies TO anliat.
with 1t.
h exchanges al the leading clear
ing houses in the United states durin,
the seven days ended on the Attn az
freested SEAT ,SDl $50. The decrcas,
compared with the corresponding weel
Of last year wa, Ill.
The horoism Of BOatswain Dcery, wht
evan 100 yards In raging seas on Nor
folk, Va, carrying a line and hawser
saved the submarine torpedo boat AddeI
from destruction.
There were 1871 business failures IL
h United States during the seven day,
ended On The 4th. against 258 tn,
same week In 1902.
John Alexander Dowle received
draft for $50. 1000. and an offer Of 5000, OOt
more. the outlook being that Zion City'i
financial troubles will be brought 10 ,
speedy termination.
The Ohio river Is closed by Ice gorges
and trafHc ~ entirely suspended.
Martial law has be I'll declared at Grip
pie Creek. Col. by COZ. Peabody, who
issued a proclamation declaring thai
Teller county is In a state Of insurrec.
lion.