The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-20
GENERAL NEWS BY WIRE.
Matters of Interest Covering Various
Parts of the World and Put
in Concise Form.

Col. Henry II. Bard, 81 years old, died
on his farm at Pana, ILL.,, where he had
lived 65 years.
The legislature of Kansas adopted a
resolution in favor of electing senators
by popular vote.
The British gunboat Barrier has cap
tured in the Red Sea three pirate ships
with their entire crews.
The safe in the Milwaukee depot at
Wheaton, Mimi, was blown open by
burglars and about $50 in cash secured
therefrom.
The Nebraska senate has unanimous
ly adopted a joint resolution favoring
the election of United States senators
by the people.
DR.. Randall Davidson has been en-
throned as archbishop of Canterbury in
Canterbury cathedral with much state
ly ceremonial.
The five story building on Lake
street, Chicago, occupied by cigar. liq-
uor and chocolate dealers, burned to-
night. Loss $4,000.
Lieut.. Governor Jones and the legisla-
tive delegation of Minnesota, have
selected a site for the state building OF
Minnesota at st. Louis.
The heaviest snow in IA years fell
in Salt Lake City Wednesday. Street
car traffic is demoralized and the rail-
roads are having trouble.
A charter has been issued at Harris
burg, Pa, TO the Henry Roelofs COM
pany of Philadelphia, capital 81, 600, 900,
for the manufacture of hats.
The arguments in the Alexander
grave robbing trial have been COM
pleted at indianapolis. The case goes to
the jury tomorrow morning.
A blizzard is raging throughout
southern and western Wyoming. The
stockmen are greatly alarmed for the
safety of the herd and f1ocks.
William Duffy, Nationalist member
of parliament. and three others who
were imprisoned under the coercion act,
have been released at Dublin.
Ansgar college burned down at
Hutchison, Mich, together with the Ii
brary and furniture. Two hundred stu
dents lost all their belongings.
The report that the signature of ]. P.
Morgan has been forged on checks for
large amounts is continued at the Nor
HAh Banking house in London.
Cyclone" Kelly of San Francisco de-
seated Mike Shrek of Cincinnati at st.
Louis in the fourth round of what was
scheduled to be a 20-round fight.
Burglars robbed Grace Episcopal
church at Newark, N. j., securing vest
ments valued at 5000 They tried to
break a safe in which a costly chalice
is kept, but were unable to open it.
Admiral Dewey has been confined to
his home for the past week with a Sc
we're cold and cough. and by the advice
of his physician he has been compelled
to cancel all engagements for the pres
ent.
David Plunket of Lexington, KY, 70
years old, was shot twice in the back
and mortally wounded today by Daniel
Skinner at Putchinon station. 1t is re-
ported that the shooting was without
cause.
Opticians of North Dakota are in ses-
sion in Fargo for the purpose of form
ing an organization. S. b. Willard,
Litchfeld, ex-president of the Minneso-
ia association, rave an address last ev-
ening.
The dead body of Mrs. Ada Geiger
was found at her home in Cincinnati, o.
The woman had been murdered. Her
husband notified the police, and, despite
his protestations Of innocence, was ar
rested.
An official cablegram from Guate-
mala says that Guatemala has not de-
clared war, but that Salvador, Honduras
and Nicaragua menace tho Guatemala
government, which is ready to defend
its honor.
The cil-tank steamship Narragansett
fhn laruaCt NpGeaI nf hnr Il in1 in the
world, was launched at Greenock fol-
the Anglo-American Oil company. She
ran carry II 600 tons of oil in her tanks
The BOAT is of 81 900 tons displacement
II is alleged as a result of investiga-
tlon into tn recent attempt TO burn the
state refOrmatory at Ogden, Utah, the
officials have unearthed a conspiracy
among the girl inmates to attack the
teachers and authorities of the institu-
ton.
The great prevalence of smallpox In
the coke region has prompted the Off
cials Of the Prick Coke company to is.
sue an order calling for free vaccin,
alton OF all of their 10000 employees
and their families. The order effect:
300, 900 persons.
The Evangelical Lutheran synod in
bebSlOU 1T ullllSlOu, iOWd, tlttttu Tie
following officers: President, Rev. A,
.Noorbaum. Swedesburg; vice president
Rev. Joseph A. Anderson. Boone, Iowa;
secretary. Rev. B, Madin, Bethesda;
ts,asurer, c. o. Nelson, Olds.
The inquest on the remains OF
Anton Kleiserof Sioux Falls. S. d., a
jeweler who was found dead Monday
morning in his apartments under cir
cumstances which indicated that the
case was sricidal, resulted In the dis
covery that ne died from cyanide potas-
SUM poisoning, administered by his
own hand.
Work OF the National University Wal
museum building at Mason City to cost
$65, 900, will be begun in a few days
Camp No. 100 of Illinois with Col. w. T,
Church, Col. Leroy Il. Stewart, and ID
G. Robertson, has this matter in hand
The building will be donated by the peo-
pie of Illinois to the National Memorial
university.
The estate of Norman Kittson, val.
n