Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-07
SHORT NEWS STORIES
Caught from the Wires and Condensed
for Busy Readers.

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In a ferryboat disaster in Southern
Russia 100 pilgrims perish.
Santos-Dumont's airship has arrived
at the Worlds Fair grounds.
Eleven persons are injured in g
street car accident in Chicago.
The Dawes Commission has been or
dered to close the Creek roll Sept. 1.
Prof. W. ]. Hussey Of the University
Of California discovers 100 new double
stars.
An incendiary fire at Cleveland, o.
causes a $500, 900 fire in the lumber dis
trict.
President Roosevelt receives the new
Panama minister, Senior Don d. J. De
Chalda.
Clement Scott, well-known dramatic
critic, dies in London after a lingering
illness.
The statue of George Rogers Clark
in the Kentucky building was unveiled
Friday.
The Japanese gain victories over the
Russians at Ta-Tche-Kiao and at San
To-KOw.
A Milwaukee court enjoins three tai!
iors from employing other than union
workers. 49,
The mortuary record for The week
showed a decrease in pneumonia cases
in st. Louis.
The Sultan of Turkey approves this
Porte's decision promising redress to
the Armenians.
Reports indicate that the storm in
Nebraska Friday night was the worst
in twenty years.
The National Republican delegates
arrived in st. Louis Friday morning
as guests Of the Fair.
Good crop news influences the stock
market, and a more hopeful feeling
exists in financial circles.
Small crowds jeer John Alexander
Dowie in New York after his return
from his tour Of the world.
Royal Arcanum members celebrate
the twenty-seventh anniversary Of the
order at the Worlds Fair.
The counterfeiting plates used by
Marcus Graham in making bills were
located in Providence, r. /.
Real sunshine has gladdened the
hearts of Londoners to an unprece-
denied extent for the last week
Prince George and Prince Conrad OF
Bavaria arrive in Washington and
they will lunch with President RoOse-
welt.
One hundred and fifty children OF
the tenement district in st. Louis go
to Eureka, Mo, for q two weeks out
ing.
Texas exhibit at the Worlds Fair
may be withdrawn because OF a lack OF
funds with which to continue partici-
patton.
The Peruvian transport Amazonas
is wrecked in the Amazon. The com-
mander and twenty-five sailors are
killed.
E. NJ. Harris, former Governor OF
the Chickassw Nation, is thrown from
his horse and seriously injured near
Ardmore,
The report that Kent Loomis was
found in Paris proves untrue, and the
whereabouts Of the American is yet a
mystery.
1t is reported at Nfuchwang that the
Russians are becoming thoroughly dis
heartened at the repeated Japanese
victories.
The weeks statement of the condi-
ton Of New York banks breaks all
records, showing total deposits OF
$1,143,314, 100.
Indian Agent Shoenfelt has received
instructions for the preparation OF
new rolls for the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians.
A train jumps the track near Della
ware, o., resulting in the death of tho
engineer and the injury Of several
other persons.
The Citizens National Bank Of Sar-
atoga, N. Y, Is declared sound and
able to Withstand q deposltOrs' run
now being made.
Counterfsiter Graham was sentenced
TO thirty years in the penitentiRry by
Judge Adams Of the United States Dis
tFiet Court in st. Louis.
President Francis has petitioned the
Secretary Of War in behalf Of the Igor
rotes, who have been ordered by the
government to don clothes.
Joseph Z. Hawley OF Pennsylvania
says that Mayor George B. Mcclellan
OF New York will be nominated by the
Democratic National convention.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks are unani-
mously nominated as candidates for
President and president by the
National Republican Convention In
Chicago.
Although dancing is tabooed by East
st. Louis High School officials, mem,