Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-04
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washington il highly pleased win
the date fxed for District OF ColEmbiE
dag at the Worlds Fair,
London is sweltering in the hottest
weather OF the year, ana fashfSnabi4
society 10 extremely unhappy.
Five auxiliary cruisers Of the Ras
sian navy sail from LIbeau, on tha
Black Sea. under sealed orders.
Pension Commissioner Ware says
the number Of names on the pensions
rolls is still somewhat less than I.000e
900.
Democratic and PopulIst conventions
in two Kansas counties vote down res
olutions to indorse the ST. Louis plat
form.
Commissioner Richardson says thaS
the opening of the Rosebud Reserves
ton is a fine advertisement for other
Dakota lands.
A passenger train is deraiIed near
Kinsley, Kas., resulting in the expreSa
messenger being killed and several
others injured.
immigration to the United States
for the last fiscal year shows a de-
crease from the record established BY
the previous year.
Heads Of several departments IL
Washington are hoping to induce Com
gress to appropriate about S1s.00O,000
for new buildings.
A negro strike breaker at St jos
seph while defending himself from an
assault by pickets, shoots Eve mem
one OF whom may die.
The question of what constitutes q
permanent Improvement is agitatiRg
the Cherokee Nation in the adjustment
OF the townsite problems
H. Rider Haggard relates a remark.
able incident, in which he believes
that he was informed by telepathy o.
the death of favorite dog.
A New Jersey physician. experiment.
ing upon himself to determine the ex-
act effects Of cocaine, dies while UNA
der the influence of the drug.
American shippers are becomin6
anxious concerning cargoes now in the
Pacific, fearing lest they may be seiz4
ed by the Vladivostok squadron.
Japanese transports are reported I'm
the vicinity OF Yin-Kow, and It Is
thought that the Japanese intend To-
make sure of foOthold in that vicin-
ity.
The Vladivostok squadron sinks q
captured merchantmen and Is after
ward seen going in direction that In
dicates that It intends to try to reach
Port Arthur.
The census office is just completing
the tabulation of the returns OF the
| Philippine census, the quickest aud
best piece Of work OF the kind ever,
accomplished.
Mosquitoes in unprecedented num-
bers have invaded Long Island, and
Chinese incense has become extreme
| ly popular as a means of driving the
pests away.
Democrats from Illinois have invited
Judge Parker to speak at a ratification
meeting in Chicago Aug 20, when WIZ
liam ]. Bryan will be one Of the pf1n-
cipal speakers.
Russia admits the illegality OF con-
verting merchantmen into cruisers az!
ter passing the Dardanelles, but issues
note now to notify Powers that tina
vessels are cruisers.
The Western Federation of Miners
makes charges against the postmast4
ers at Victor and Cripple Greek, Colo.
and asks especially that the postmas-
ter at Victor be removed.
Mr.. Cook, the Government expert
who is experimenting with the Guate-
malan ant, which destroys the boll
weevil, reports that the ant burrows
deep into the soil and Is not affected
by blowing.
From LaoYang It Is reported that
the Japanese have pierced the Russian
lines and are marching toward Mul-
den. In other encounters, 1T Is ASSERT
ed. the Russians have been success.
full.
Senator German has absolutely de-
clined to take the craftsmanship OF
the National Democratic COMMITTEES,
and 1t is probable that Thomas Tag
CART of Indiana will be selected for
the place. y
A British poet-dramatist wants the
Psychical Research Society to inVestl-
gate an alleged haunted house. where
he saw several strange things which
he could not explain on any ordinary
hypothesis,
Senator Burton, who was convicted
OF accepting a fee while praeticing bos
fore the Post Office department, has
obtained a writ Of error permitting Of
an appeal to the United States sus
preme Court,
j. Cornely says that the crisis be,
| tHunan the NnLIenn md The E.naan-