Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-30
TAE NEWs REsUME.
BoInp a Condensed story Of the News
Of The Week.

EHOloobof W. -. Enlppb Wah uroWucu
in oloudburst at Crawford, Neb.
The first bale OF this seasons cot
ton sold at Galveston, Tex, for $685..
Fire Chief Edward Hughes was
killed by a street car in Louisville
Sunday.
Justice Samuel Lumpkin OF the
Georgia Supreme Court dies in Wash.
ington City.
Secretary Root issues an order to
reduce the number of troops In the
Philippines to 5000.
Brigadier General Leonard 8. Wood
promoted to the once of Major Gensr-
al, TO succeed s. M. B. Young.
The Missouri National Guard went
Into encampment at Lake Contrary,
near st. Joseph, Mo. Monday.
A boy baby was born to former
President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland
at Gray Gables. Buzzards' Bay, Mass.
DR.. 8. P. Langley's aerodrome, soon
to be tested, will make him famous
man or will prove the work Of years
q failure.
Treasury Department officials admit
that charges of gross irregularities
have been made in connection with
the assaying of imported ores at Ell
Paso.
Lolita Armour, who was operated
upon by Doctor Lorenz for congenital
dislocation of the spine, is now able
to romp about the beach with other
children.
The farmers Of Kansas are faced by
a serious car famine. It IL said to be
an impossibility to get all the cars
necessary to move the mammoth
wheat crop.
George Foster Shepley, formerly OF
st. Louis, more recently head Of we'll
known Boston firm Of architects, died
at st. Moritz, Switzerland, while traY'
cling for his health.
The S16,000,OOO mortgage against
the property of the United States
shipbullding Company is TO be fore
closed, If the intentions Of the bond
holders are carried out.
A powder magazine explodes near
Parishburg, Va, Just as a passenger
train is passing 200 yards away. Two
persons are killed and 16 passengers
on the train are injured.
The Gear has abolished fiogging
with the cat-o-ninetails and related
forms of extreme cruelty and substi-
tuted somewhat milder measures IN
the treatment Of prisoners.
Two boys discover a railway bridge
had been burned away near Alham-
bra, ILL.,, and flag a fast express train
to avert a wreck which undoubtedly
would have cost many lives.
A verdict Of murder in the first de
gree is returned against Alfred Knapp,
alleged wife murderer, at Hamilton,
o., and It is believed that he cannot
now escape the electric chair.
George w. Beavers, former superin-
tendent of the Division of Salaries
and Allowances, has been indicted on
a charge of completely in illegally OBJ
tanning a Government contract.
Emily Brown, who was born near
Appleton, Wis, has been crowned EN-
press of Korea. She was born in the
backwoods, but was taken to Korea
by her father, who was a missionary.
The Deputy Coroner, who embalmed
the body of Colonel w. j, Best at San
tn1
ably of heart disease. He had wor-
ried much over the charges of murder
Police officers of Chicago have two
desperate encounters with mobs,
which try to prevent the Kellogg
Switchboard Company from moving
freight to the railroad depots. The
company has refused to compel its
employees to join the union.
The Grand Jury at Evansville, IND,
returns a report generating the
State militia for it's conduct in the
recent race riots there. The action Of
several firms in discharging soldiers
in their employ for serving in the
| riots is heartily condemned.
The figures Just compiled in the Of
ace of the Commissioner OF Immigra
ton show that the food Of undesirable
aliens to the United States in 1907
was s57,046. At this rate Of increase
| It Is estimated that the total will reach
a million in the next twelve months.
M. Santos-Dumont, having demon
strated that he can make the Santos
Dumont dirIgible balloon No. 9 do Whai
he wills, is working hard TO complies
his monster balloon capable Of carry
ing twelve persons. and which h'
thinks he win be able to control a
easily and perfectly.
A witness In the trial OF Collins q
Union, Mo-, testified that when Ru
dolph saw the posse coming to arres
them he said: I'VE viii have to shoe
our way out" and that after Detectiv,
Schumacher fell. pierced by hall
dozen bullets, the outlaw exclaimed
eve got the one We wanted"
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