Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
THE NEWS RESUME
Being a Condensed story Of che Ns~t
Of the Week.

The Japanese forces east OF MuN
den are pushing toward the railroad.
Mrs. oglesby, wife of a former Illi-
nois Governor, wins the Gillette wiz
case.
The commercial treaty between Ger
many and Russia has been signed az
Berlin.
Correspondents with the Russian
troops in Manchuria have been ordered
to Hardin.
General Olzu reports that he lost 500
men in his successful operations
against Tatchekiao.
The Crunden- Martin Woodenware
Company of st. Louis will erect build.
ings to cost $260,00O.
Fred Busche of st. Louis was elect
ed president Of the Missouri Retail
Merchants Association.
An order to reduce salaries OF
Worlds Fair employees, from 5 TO 20
per cent, has been issued.
Mrs. Roosevelts aid is invoked to
find the missing son Of Mrs. Jemima
e. Dorset Of Vincennes, Ind.
Mrs. Maybrick suffers from nervous
prostration and may have to abandon
her proposed trip to America
Russian forces defeated at Tatche-
hao have retreated to Hai-Chengs
where they have extensive fortihcar
! tions.
The strike conditions at Ziegier.
Ill, are not relaxed, both sides watch
ing developments with utmost vigi-
lance.
The steamer Malacca, seized by
Russian volunteer feet steamer in the
Red Sea, has been released at Al
gfers.
The automobile tourists from New
York have a wet and slippery run
from Albany to Utica, but all arrive
safely.
Special detectives detailed to investi-
gate gambling on the steamer Corwin
H. Spencer, were ordered of the boat
at Venice, Ill.
The Japanese have taken charge OF
the civil government at Niuchwang,
and the Lao River has been opened
to commerce.
'Washingtons elm" historic tree
which stood It's years on a prominent
corner in Morristown, N. j., has been
chopped down.
Russia denies that international law
has been violated in the sinking Of the
British steamer, Knight Commander,
by Russian warships.
City Counselor Bates of st. Louis
ruled that the city was not liable for
the expense incurred by the Tax In
vestigating Committee.
The Republican State Convention
finished its labors at st. Joseph. The
members of the new State Committee
will elect the chairman.
Thomas Taggart of Indiana is elect
ed chairman Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, and John I. Martin OF
st. Louis sergeant-at.arms.
Two more British steamers have
been seized by Russians, one Of them
being by the volunteer feet steamer
Smolensk in the Red Sea.
Ida Bersch, wife Of the former dele
gate, Edmund Bersch, now serving sem
tence in the penitentiary, brought suit
in st. Louis for a divorce.
France sewers all relations with the
Holy See. Minister Delcasse notifies
the papal nuncio at Paris that his mis-
sion no longer has any object.
An effort by the State Board OF ArbI-
tration of Illinois to settle the packing
house strike ends in failure. Chicago
packing houses are running on half
force.
Russell Harding and a party Of Mis-
souri, Pacific officials narrowly escape
death, the train on which they were
riding nearly plunging into the Platte
River.
The Congressional Convention OF tho
Fourth District adjourns at st. Joseph
until Wednesday morning. after TAX
ing COZ ballots and making no nomi-
nation.
Coffee which the strike breakers EN-
ployed at Armour Packing Company
. in East st. Louis drank, was drugged
and $50 men were taken violently i'll
, Ali recovered.
The United States Government re-
ceiVes a protest from the American
owners of the German steamer Ara
bias cargo against the seizure OF the
vessel by Russians.
Japanese. VINO are advancing toward
Hai-Cheng, believe that the decisive
battle OF the war will take place 10
tween that place and Lao Yang, and
,, they are confident Of success.
The United States Government Il
asking Russia for information regard
ing the seizure Of neutral ships and
D cargoes, and It is possible that strong
, er representations win follow.