Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
THE NEWS RESUME
Being = Condensed story Of ths Nswu
Of the Week


Japanese warships lombard the forts
At Port Arthur and Talienwan (Dainy).
II was decided to increase the MEM
bership Of the Tuberculosis Committee
to twenty-five.
President Roosevelt fixes the salaries
Of the Isthmian Canal Commission az
$4,000 year.
An operation Is performed on SEN
atOr Tillman and his condition Is re-
ported improved.
st. Louis may yet get its appropria-
tion Of 100000 for the purchase Of the
new post office site.
Thomas A. Rice, who founded the
Building & Loan Association in Mis-
souri,, died last week.
The Bundesrath agrees TO a res0lu-
ton OF the Reichstag repeating the
anti-Jesuit law OF 1872.
Col. William Cody has flied suit IN
Wyoming for divorce. Mrs. Cody will
fight the granting Of decree.
1t IS announced that Port Arthur has
10000 soldiers and enough food and
ammunition to last two years.
The government forces rout the I'm
surgents, kill several Of the enemy and
capture stores near San Domingo.
The battleship Retvizan at Port Ar
thur is fioated, and it is said that II
will be ready shortly for active service,
John Hays Hammond says that hisl
trip to Mexico does not mean that he
will build a new railroad in that count
try.
Senator Foster of Washington rel
ceived a bale Of hay by express from
his native State. The charges were
$3.50.
The sailors on board the Dominican,
warships suffered severely in the re-
cent bombardment Of San Pedro de MAJ
coris.
Prof. F. B. Mumford, acting dean
Of NJ. s. U. College Of Agriculture.
thinks Missouri's wheat crop will be
small.
The designations of members Of the
Dawes Commission are expected to be
handed in before the expiration Of six
ty days.
The House adjourned without action
Thursday as a mark Of respect for the
death Of Representative Croft Of South
Carolina.
The steamer Sunshine was destroyed
near Tiptonville, ILL.,, by fire. ALI the
passengers escaped. One negro deck
hand is missing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Miller Of Stat
er, Mo-, are in Jail at Marshall, sus-
pected Of having kidnapped the child OF
W. w. Morrison.
In his motion for a new trial, Bar
rington took exception to the plea OF
the prosecuting attorney, comparing
him to the devil.
Fourteen men are caught in a snow
slide in Oregon and twelve escape
death, riding on the snow to the bot
tom Of the canon.
The Maryland Legislature has passed
an act taking from negroes the right
Of suffrage The measure awaits tho
action Of the Governor.
Russian forces in Northeastern and
ANuA III" NnANAh AAOANeA AeAN0 HNNA III wi
lision with Japanese and Korean,
troops. in one instance, at least, being
defeated.
Sheriff Thorp of Carbondale, ILL.,,
protected the life of Thomas Vaughan,
a negro charged with assault, keeping
a mob from Murphysboro from secuF-
ing him.
Governor Herrick orders eight COM
panies of militia to Springfield, o., to
prevent the threatened negro uprising
to avenge the lynching OF Richard
Dickerson.
An anonymous diplomat at St Pc
tersburg says that American diploma
cy is so startlingly sudden that IL
keeps Europe In a perpetual state OF
uneaslness.
Former Premier Waldeck Rousseau
Of France renders an opinion in the
Panama Canal case, declaring there
are no legal obstacles to the transfer
of the title.
Grave rumors from Shanghai. Lon
don, Toxic and Chefoo to the effect that
Port Arthur has fallen or been evac-
usted are semi-offeially denied from
Russian sources.
Judges Mcdonald and Taylor OF St.
Louis took steps to stop jury tampeT-
ing in their courts. Investigation OF
the Wilson and "Cuddy Mack" cases
are now under way.
Judge eager renders a decision in the
Bennett viii case by which William J.
Bryan will be entitled TO $4,000, pro
vided he can prove the sealed letter
was a part Of the will.
One Japanese torpedo boat and enc
Russian destroyer we're lost in an en-
counter at sea OF Port Arthur. Admiral
Makaron having sent his swift vessels
out to locate the japanese feet.