Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
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his long illness.
William Rudolph's case Is argued
before the Supreme Court
A severe earthquake shock is felt
over all the Hawaiian Islands.
An Iowa millionaire bequeatha
100000 to Booker Washington.
Attorney Miller Of BellevIlle gets
out an attachment against an artificial
leg.
Vice Presidential nominee Davis
makes thirteen speeches in West VirN
ginla.
Doctor John D. VinciI, grand secre-
tary of Missouri Masons, dies at his
home.
Wellplaced land batteries prevent
the proposed sortie of the Port Arthur
squadron.
81. Louis Board OF Public Improve
ments and railroad officials conferred
upon safety gates.
Field Marshal Oyama asserts that
the battle has progressed satisfactory
ly for the Japanese.
The First National Bank of Clays-
vile, Pa, closes its doors, following
heavy run, Monday.
The st. Louis Board of Public i'm
provements will approve the garbage
bill now being prepared.
Miss Catherine Kelly was elected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
knights Of Father Mathew.
Mrs. Leathe has Withdrawn the suit
for divorce from her husband, Sam
uel II. Leathe of St. Louis.
Large numbers of wounded are be-
ing conveyed through Mukden on
trains to points farther north.
The motion Of the attorneys OF,
T. Edward Albright to quash the
amended indictment was denied.
Japanese say that their land batter
les destroyed three Russian ships in
the inner harbor at Port Arthur.
Comptroller Player Of st. Louis hasi
drafted a new bond issue bill to take
the place of the defeated measure.
George Beattie, waiter at the South
ern Hotel, found and returned pocket
book containing 81, 1900 to the owner.
Charles F. Kelly and Charles A.
Gutke were sentenced to two and 1--WE,
years in the Penitentiary, respective
ly.
Doctor Bransford Lewis of st. Louis
is elected president of the Mississippi
Valley Medical Association at Cincin-,
natl.
Former Governor Crane of Massa-
chusetts has been appointed to fill
the unexpired term Of the late Senator
Hoar. I
Judge Jones of Huntsville, Ala, in
structs jury to disregard the color line
in investigating the Horace Naples
lynching.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dali
to of st. Louis issued warrant charg-
ing Myrtle Eberly with murder in the
first degree.
W. R. Eaves, charged with embez7
cling $4,000 from a Texas bank, was
arrested at the Delmar race track
at st. Louis.
A warrant charging Thomas F. Tu-
rey with being implicated in the shoot
ing OF Frederick Scheel is requested
by the police.
The proposed amendment to the d.
vorce canon was defeated in the House
of Deputies of the Episcopal General
Convention
Japanese capture a British ship
loaded with contraband of war while
it is trying to run the blockade OF
Port Arthur.
The Mikado isues a rescript urging
his people to patience and steadfast.
ness, saying that the end Of the war
is yet far distant.
An clipping couple at Ashland. Va.
are found dead, clasped in each 9th
er's arms. It is supposed that they
committed suicide.
General Stoessel, in command Of
the Fort Arthur garrison, reports that
his besiegers have mounted a mortar
battery for Smelling the interior OF
the fortress.
Official reports regarding General
Kuropatkin's side Of the fight south
of Mukden are lacking in st. Peters
burg. and. in consequence, there Is
considerable uneasiness.
The annual TreasureT's statement
shows that the Governments revenues
are decreasing while its expenses are,
increasing. A deficit of S41, 77O,572 ia
shown for the fiscal year.
The conductor and engineer Of the
freight train which caused the War
rensburg wreck are formally charged
with granddaughter by the Prosecuting
Attorney of Johnson county.
Detectives are detailed to guard
George J. Eissig, principal witness