Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-04-28
SHORT NEWS sT0HIEs


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souri,.
The reported death Of the painter.
verestchagin, at Port Arthur. g con-
6rmed.
Five buildings are burned at McKin-
ney, Tex, with losses aggregating
$500, 900.
ivan D. Heath, the South and Gem
trail American explorer, died in Kansas
City, Kas.
William McCay. a machinint, killed
his wife and then shot himself, at Lex
uaAgton, Kas.
The NSaard Of Trustees Of Catholic
University decides to open collegiate
courses.
President Roosevelt's two sons re-
turn home from college suffering from
the mumps.
The Russian defenses on the Yalu
are completed. They are about fifty
miles in length.
A Russian anarchist is blown up BIZ
his own Internal machine In a hotel
at st. Petersburg.
The Reverend John Jackson OF Dem
ton. Tex, kidnapped his baby from its
mother at Clay Center, Kas.
Andrew Carnegie has given $1,000 in
bonds to endow a fund for the benefit
Of heroes and their dependents.
The Kansas Populist State Conven-
tion at Topeka adjourns to August to
arrange fusion with the Democrats.
The Foss bill, providing measures
for the improvement of country roads.
is ordered to be reported favorably.
Tucker Pinckney, a brother of Con-
gresham ]. NJ. Pinckney OF Houston,
Tex, was killed by negroes in Waller
County.
Indiana bituminous miners met with
the operators at Terra Haute, aud
agreed upon a scale the same as the
old one.
Roy Martin, II years old, was shot
and killed by a negro boy in Kansas
City, Kas., in a row growing out Of q
| ball game.
The battleship Petropavlovsk is
blown up by a Russian mine at Port
Arthur. and Admiral Makaroff and 600
men perish.
Japanese warships are seen chasing
the Russian cruiser Bayan, apparently
much damaged, into the harbor at
Port Arthur.
A Barcelona anarchist attacked Pre-
mier Maura with his fists. the incident
giving rise to reports that the official
was stabbed
German troops in Southwest Africa
attack and defeat 5000 rebel Hereros.
the fight lasting eight hours and clos
ing at nightfall.
The Judge of the Sangamon County
Circuit Court Of Illinois denied a petit
ton praying for an injunction against
the Royal Circle.
The cabinet considers the advisable
ity Of removing some of the immigra-
ton restrictions if a new treaty is ne
gotiated with China.
The Transit and United Railways
Companies asked for an injunction
against the city of st. Louis to prevent
the collection of the one mill passen-
ger tax.
Attorney General Crow filed a writ
Of custer in the Missouri Supreme
Court against Judge Hugh Dabb OF
Jasper, Mo-, charging that he is q
usuTper.
The Missouri Supreme Court takes
under consideration the contempt case
against Speaker Whitecotton, who is
charged with altering official court
records.
Cardinal Satolli will leave Rome
soon to visit St Louis and other points
In the United States. Since he has no
mission, the event is regarded as ex-
traordinary.
Senator Dietrich was exonerated
from all blame in connection with Post
Office patronage in Nebraska by spe-
cial committee OF the Senate, which
made an investigation of his indict-
ment.
Pope Plus X revisits st. Peters for
the first time since his coronation, to
celebrate mass IN honor Of the thir-
teenth centennial Of st. Gregory the
Great. Seventy thousand persons are
present.
The Cabinet extends, through Count
Cassini, to Russia. sympathy for the
loss OF the PetropavloVsk The mes
sage was sent in response to a similar
message concerning the explosion on
the Missouri.
The Japanese bombarded Port Ar
thur Friday for three hours, and. acs
cording to Russian reports, killed
seven Chinese and wounded i've Rus
sian soldiers. The Russian warshIps
stayed in the haTbor.