Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-01

test is made to the government.
Leaders Ia 'ne Cuban congress arc
planning a tariff law revision to abolish
the reduction provided by reciprocity
treaty.
The insurgent army In command Of
Gen. Jiminez, former president of San.
to Domingo. is marching on the City OF
San Domingo and a battle is expected.
The rebel cause is said to be growing.
Err.
Den. Macarthur arrived at San Fran.
cisco, Cal, on the 7th, on the steamer
Siberia, from the Hawaiian islands,
where he had been making a military
inspection. Tho general was in good
health, enjoyed his trip and was great.
ly pleased with the Islands, which he
termed "a most valuable acquisition to
the United States"
The Burlington railroad, on the 2Gth.
announced a reduction OF the freight
rate on grains from points in Nebraska
10 Omaha, Neb.. OF from two to three
cents. The rate applied both on corn
and wheat. and provided also for a
difYerential on shipments destined to
Chicago and points beyond Omaha.
One OF the unique exhibits at the
st. Louis Worlds fair by an Indiana
man will be several bushels Of corn
that we're harvested in 1864. l.. j.
Pence, one Of the pioneer settlers OF
Grant county, Ind. has nearly a hun
dred bushels Of the grain that Is In
an excellent state of preservation.
While the train was running at good
| speed. Clarence Dansby, a negro pris-
oner being taken to the Denitentiary
at Jefferson City, Mo, from Jasper
county, jumped through a car window,
on the 2Gth, and escaped. He was
| sentenced to serve -four years for
burglary.
The number OF fatalities resulting
from the wreck OF the Duquesne lin
ited, on the Baltimore e. Ohio railroad,
at Laurel Run. Pa, on the 23d, Is G5.
| Only two of the injured remained in
the hospital. at Connellsville, Pa, on
the eth, and they may die.
Stewart Mitchell's book store and
Harry Clark's book store burned, on
the 10Th, at Oklahoma City, Okla. The
stock of the Herald Shoe Co. was dam
aged by the flames. The loss was
about $4,000. The origin of the fire
was unknown.
George j. Langsdale. father-in-law OF
Senator Albert J. Beveridge. died at
Indianapolis, Ind, on the 9th. He
was until recently auditor OF the In
diaaapolis post office. Fol 20 years
he edited a republican paper at Green
castle, Ind.
Charles Kraft, the fugitive St. Louis
councilman, was ordered turned over
TO the agent of the United States gov
eminent. on the Goth, by the depart
mcnt Of foreign relations, acting under,
the instruction of President DiaZ OF
Mexico.
The high school at Clinton, Ind,
was burned. on the Goth; loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
United States Senator Hale, chair
man on the committee of naval at
fairs, said. on the 2StlI, that it Is the
intention to make provision for an
other liberal addition to the navy dur.
ing the present session OF congress.
He said at whe the additions al
ready authorized were completed the
United States would have a more pow.
crful navy han any other nation cx.
cept Great Britain.
A stiff Northwestern, which at ono
time reached a velocity OF As miles
an hour, struck Omaha, Ncb,, on the
2Sth, resulting in the fatal injury Of
one man and doing considerable prop
erty damage. A number OF plate glass
windows were blown IN and large
signs torn from their fasteninGs.
Four prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Perry, okla, on the
2sth. II was believed that friends
smugglcd avs into them. The pris-
oners were Mack McAry, Harry John
son and Charles Laspoon. under SEN
tence of imprisonment at Lansing.
Kas., and Harry Smith, who was await
ing trial.
Catherine McVcy, 104 years old. who
was pastry cook at a Dany!lle ull)
hotel when Abraham Lincoln stayed
there. died suddenly. at Danvillc. H..
on the 2Sth. Her husband died rs
years & and after his death she
never went To bed. but always slept In
q chair.
Sir William Allen. the wcll.known
marine engineer. s~hipowner and mem
Der Of parliament for Gates Head since
1893, died. on tho 28th. in London. He
was born November 20. 1897. Death
wac due to heart disease.
Gov. A, b Cummins ~ Iowa, on tho
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