Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-04
THE NEWS RESUME
RaTna CONDENSED story Of the NswS
81 the Week.

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Judge Miner Of Louisville. KY, is
drowned while bathing at Cape May.
Nj.
Texas politics r. largely confined
just now to determining who will be
the next Democratic state chairman
Several British warships have left
Malta for the vicinity OF Aiexandria.
Egypt
Mrs Carrie Nation is assaulted BY
q saloonkeeper and probably seriously
injured.
President DiaE Of Mexico iRtimates
that he may visit the United States
next winter.
Robbers blow up the bank building
at East Moline, nj, and escape, but
get no booty.
A blazing car raced more than mile
on a Chicago elevated railroad before
being stopped.
A portable thirtyroom hotel is to-
be shipped to Esopus, N. T., the homo
Of Judge Parker.
Brazil and Peru have signed treaty
to settle the Acre territory dispute
through diplomatic channels.
H. r. Oglesby, candidate for Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioners,
returns to his home in Warrensburg.
Edward T. Parish. who as City Coun-
selor assisted in drafting the Munich
pal Charter for st. Louis died of heart
disease.
John R. Mcbride, former Congress-
man and newspaper writer, dies at
Spokane. Wash. He was q native Of
Missouri.
"sammie" Gallup Of st. Louis testi-
fes that he was kidnapped from st.
Louis by Chicago man who taught
him to steal.
American ships may be the next
subject of search by Russian warships,
since the Vladivostok squadron has
escaped into the Pacific.
Prosecuting Attorney Johnson Of St
Louis County has asked the Circuit
Court to summon a special Grand Jury
to investigate gambling.
Governor Vardaman's efforts to root
out whitecapping in his state have so
Tar met with considerable success
through the aid Of detectives.
Two persons are shot and twenty in
jured in a riot at Chicago caused by
the attempt Of a crowd to prevent
the capture of little dog by dog
catchers.
A Philadelphia policeman, who for
merly was a prize fighter, resists the,
efforts Of a rich man who once adopted
him and now wishes to have the adopt
ion annulled.
Oklahoma Populists are demanding
half vote In the Democratic Congress,
sional Convention, which meets soon,
and the Democrats are much agitated
in consequence.
Charles F. Kelly and Edward Gutke
again appear before the Grand Jury.
The inquisitorial body returned an In
dictment for bribery charges against
Edward Butler
Officials OF st. Louis county object
to the special tax levy, and declare.
that If exemption is not granted they
will attempt to organize the county as
municipal township.
President Roosevelt decides not TO
make any campaign speeches. He will
content himself with & statement Of
his views in his reply to the commit,
tee which notifies him Of his nOminA-,
ton.
Chicago has toned down its strin-
gent theater ordinances, which were
enacted Immediately after the Iro-
quois disaster. 80 that nearly every
theater in the city can open by Sep
TENDER.
While preparing breakfast for her
flance, young Polish woman of East
st. Louis poured kerosene on the IRE
and was fatally burned. Her wedding
dress was her shroud.
Application was made, in the Circuit
Court for a receiver for the Jerusalem
Exhibit Company ana the Oriental
Construction Company. The company
is lighting the application,
General Keller Of the Russian Army
81 defeated with 10000 men in an eff
fort 70 retake Molten pass, which is
occupied by the Japanese under Gen
eraI KurOh He admits that his losses
will exceed 1000.
An insane man at Liberty NO.
climbed to q statue on top Of the
dome OF the Courthouse to escape be.
ing taken BY his guards He remained
on the pinnacle most Of the afternoon,
but was iinally persuaded TO come
down
Mrs. Florence Maybrick Is at last
free woman. She was released from
the convent where she was held q pri.
soner and crossed over into France
She win not return TO America until
her financial interests demand her at
tention.
Two Americans were shot down IN