Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-24
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Pc.
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
DOMESTIC.


been adopted by the navy and stations
Ann, Cod. Montauk Point, Highlands
and Newport.
The forty-ninth annual camp meet
ing of the Methodists of Chicago be-
gun at the Des PLANES River camp
grounds.
Owing TO a series OF misfortunes the
West Salem (Wis) Exchange bank
and the Farmers and Merchants bank
Of Bangor, Wis, closed their doors.
Former Mayor Johnson, of London.
o., has been mysteriously missing since
May.
The safe Of the Montezuma 1a.)
post Office was blown open and $400 in
money and stamps stolen.
Three walking delegates Of New
York labor unions have been indicted
on charges of eXtortion.
President Roosevelt told Senator
Lodge hat he was deeply Interested in
proposed financial legislation and hoped
for action by congress at the November
session.
Barney Oldfeld broke the worlds au-
'omobilc record on a half-mile track at
Jackson, Mich, going a mile in 2:l6.
Four persons lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed a sanitarium at Bonner
Springs. Kan.
Alfred a. Knapp was convicted at
Hamilton, O., Of numbering his wife,
HANNAH Goddard. and will be electro
cuted. The murder of five other women
was confessed by him.
Breach brothers, Oglethorpc county
'Ga) planters. were accused before the
state pardon board with keeping negro
convicts IN servitude after their terms
expired.
Benedict Himmel, a wcll-tO-do
farmer near Erie, Pa. killed his wife
and then killed himself. Domestic trou-
bic was the cause.
An epidemic Of foot and mouth disease
among cattle, sheep and hogs in the
United States threatened by lax rcgula-
tions In South America and Europe.
The first section of the Wallace circus
train was wrecked at ~Shelbyville, H..
and ~ employees were badly injured.
George w Dillon, manager Of Had
dcn-Rhode company's brokerage Office
IN Escanaba, Mich, Is missing, and the
sum OF $25 900 is u|naccOunted for.
The post Office department has or
dercd "A thorough investigation Of every
branch OF the New York city post Office.
Weekly trade reviews show indus
trial and trade conditions of all kinds
outside the speculative markets 10 be
In good condition and improving.
Secretary Hay informed the B'nai
Birth Of Rnssia's refusal to accept the
petition on behalf Of presented Jews
and says the incident is closed.
A cyclone swept central Illinois, Kill
ing five persons and iniuring many at
Streator. Four are lead and n uumbcr
injured at Mendoza. Heavy property
loss at many points.
In carrying ont the programme for
the reduction of the force in the Phil
ippincS the secretary Of war has di-
r"cted that three regiments of cavalry
and three regiments of infantry be re-
turned to the United States.
George w. Beavers, formerly chief of
the salary and allowance division of
~ p''' 'hh't "'pdIlHucn', mas Dctn
indicted by the federal grand Jury in
Brooklyn for alleged acceptance of n
bride, A bench warrant has been is
sued for his arrest.
In Philadelphia fire destroyed the
contents Of the Merchants Warehouse
Ing company. Loss, $l5O.OOO.
Dora Wright was hanged al South
McAlester, |, T.. for the murder OF
Annie Williams. a scyen-year-old girl.
She mounted the scaffold without a
tremor.
The priests OF the Roman Catholic
diocese of Sault Ste. Marie and Mar
uette handed Bishop Els $27, 900 to-
wards the new diocesan orphan asylum
nj Marquette. The asylum is to cost
$4,000
In Joliet, Ill, Helen NJ. Belvoisc. lG
years old. died from injuries received
Al the factory OF the Illinois Match
company. where she ignitcd her cloth
ine and inflicted fatal burns by step
ping on a match.
The city OF Chicago Is making most
elaborate preparations for the coming
centennial celebration of the erection
Of Fort Dearborn. which is to partake
OF the nature OF an immense carnival.
This Is TO occur In the fall. September
90 to HoLnbey