Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-10
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TOT OuT BUSY heaueTas
Viceroy Alexieff issues an order an
nouncing his retirement to st. Peters
burg.
William Mcneil Of London, Ontario,
leads the winners at the Worlds Fair
Poultry Show.
Despite the peaceful solution Eng.
land continues to prepare her navy for
any emergency.
over 81, 600, 900 in realty deals during
the past week, making period banner
one Of year in st. Louis.
An operation for appendicitis was
performed on the japanese Minister
in New York His condition is serl.
Gus.
The exhibit Of the ST. Louis public
schools in the Educational building at
the Fair has been awarded a grand
prize.
Railway officials agree in saying
that October's passenger record ex.
ceeds all others in the history of ST.
Louis.
Lunacy is increasing so rapidly
among the poorer classes of London
that the authorities are becoming
alarmed.
Two frement were hurt and three
men narrowly escaped death in fire
that destroyed the Broadway Musee
in st. Louis.
General KuroE reports routing a
Russian detachment and driving the
enemy from his last position south OF
tho Shakhe.
Complaint has been filed with the
German Government in connection
with the firing on the German fishing
vessel Sonntag.
The State Accountant of Kansas
makes a report on the school fund of
the State and finds a shortage Of
S31 ,304 to exist.
Lieutenant General Linevitch, idol
Of the Cossacks, has arrived at Muk-
den to assume command Of the First
Siberian Army Corps.
The attendance at the Fair is near
ing the 100000 mark, the admissions
for last week being 749,36s, bringing
the total to 15,933,295.
Premier Balfour declares the Rus
sian version is a thrust at Britain's
honor and Admiral Rojestvensky's re-
port reads like romance.
Two fremen and one spectator were
hurt at fire in a warehouse on First
street, st. Louis, occupied by the
Dizon-Ferris Drug company.
English people are not altogether
pleased with Balfour's plan for a set
tlement of the North Sea Outrage"
as it is styled by the British press.
William X. Bixby has purchased the
residence of the late John w. Kauff-
man in St. Louis paying for the prop
erty, it is understood, nearly 100000.
Two comparatively small but desper-
ate battles are reported from Mukden.
| The Japanese made another unsuc-
cessful attempt to retake Lone Tree
Hill.
The Japanese make another fierce
assault on Port Arthur, capturing two
more forts. A Russian battleship in
the harbor is said to have been badly
damaged.
Americas entrance into European
AFFAIRS, as the call for a second peace
conference is interpreted, causes a
Favorable impression among French
statesmen.
Doctor August Greth of San Fran
cisco, inventor of an airship. says he
has received a proposal to take his
craft to the Orient for service in the
Russo-Japanese War.
General Kuropatkin is believed to be
preparing for general advance south
ward in the hope of being able to re-
lieve Port Arthur. He has received
heavy re-enforcements.
Reports from Colombia say that
President Reyes is unable to cope with
the unsettled conditions. Paper cur
rency is being issued in great quaint
ties.
Russia is greatly relieved over the
removal of probability Of war with
England, and press and people express
satisfaction over the arrangements fol-
q settlement at The Hague.
A cooperative society is being or
ganized in London to solve the ser
vant-girl problem. The society will
have as members both housewives and
housemaids who will cooperate with
each other.
Striking hosting engineers fail t
agree with operators on wage scale II
Illinois coal fields and expected settle
ment of the strike is prevented. The
atrikers ask for a signed agreemenI