Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-23
THE NEWS RESUME.

termine to fight the packers combine
in every way possible.
Col. ]. r. MacGowan, the veteran ed
itor-in-chief OF the Chattanooga Times,
died at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Fifty arrests have been made in
connection with the plot against the
life Of the King Of servia.
The cattlemen of Kansas viii resist
the order to remove their fences from
about Government lands.
United States statistics show the
condition OF winter wheat is 1913 this
year, against 1871 last year.
Mort Perkins is convicted Of MUIR
der in the first degree at Lawton, Ok,
and sentenced to the Penitentiary for
life.
Mrs Margaret Leber, 81 years old,
commits suicide at Springfield, by
hanging herself with piece Of cloths
line.
The Government may drop its lrriga-
ton plan for Western Oklahoma un-
less the people show a decided wish
for it.
A Police Lieutenant and four Ital-
ians were badly hurt at Chicago as the
result of a post-election saloon argu-
ment.
The funeral Of Mrs. Porter, wife of
the United States Ambassador to
France, is attended by many diplomats
at Paris.
The Lebaudy airship makes two sue
cessful ascensions at Paris. Despite
stiff breeze, the aeronaut steered his
machine at will.
Thre masked bandits hold up street
car in the suburbs of Chicago early in
the morning and rob ten passengers
and the car crew.
It is reported that Col. F. c. Church
i'll of Connecticut will be appointed In
spector for the Indian Territory with
rowing commission.
State Senator McNemer Of Arkan-
sas has been dropped from Little Rock
Baptist Church roll on the charge of
betting on horses races.
Arson Phelps Stokes, the million
aire-philosopher, has invented a float
ing battery, which is described as a
veritable monster of destruction.
Reginald Vanderbilt, in filling out
the blank to procure license to mar
ry Miss Catheleen Nelson, gives his
occupation as that of gentleman"
Assistant Attorney General Beck
has resigned. President Roosevelt has
selected his successor, but the appoint
ment will not be announced for several
days.
It is announced that a defective fuse
is responsible for the premature burst
ing of a shell on board the battleship
Iowa, by which three men lost their
lives.
Official figures show that for seven
months prior to last January the
American imports into Canada equaled
Sc per cent against the rest of the
world.
Governor Murphy of New Jersey has
issued a proclamation wiping out of
existence 927 corporations, purporting
to represent a capital stock Of $780,
600 900.
Captain Pershing's force in the Phil
ippines captured BacOlod, Island Of
Mindanao, killing 100 Moros and
wounding many. But three Americans
were wounded.
Mrs. Andrew Galloway of Spring
field, ILL.,, strangely disappears while
en- route to Liverpool, England. Her
husband has employed detectives to
search for her.
The new City Directory contains
262,5S7 names, which. according TO es-
innate of it's publishers, gives st.
Louis total of 656,467, or an increase
Of 1S,453 over last year.
The Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia has upheld the authority
of the Indian tribal tax levied in the
"udisn Territory on cattle grazed there
by others than citizens.
Carroll Mix of Arkansas was shot
and desperately wounded by a jealous
woman, Mrs. Amanda Williams, whom
he was trying to evade. She shot him
while he was sleeping.
The death of an aged recluse near
Flora, Ill, who was an object of char,
ity, reveals that he had several thou.
sand dollars hidden away, and owned
hundreds Of acres Of land.
In a special message to the Legisla,
ture, Governor Yates asked for an ap
preparation Of s25O,OOO for monuments
to mark the position Of Illinois troops
at the siege Of Vicksburg.
Post once inspectors are buslly in
vestigating charges that a ring has
been selling places and promotions IL
the department and operated .exten
sively in the New York once.
Senator Sherman passes the lie OF
the floor of the Illinois House anC
charges that those who criticise hi
record while Speaker ara Sticking be
cause they did not get their pieee"