Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-11
SHORT NEWS STORIES
Caught from the Wires and Condensed
for Busy Readers.


Three Chicago harvester plants have
closed down for two weeks.
The rumor that Port Arthur had
fallen is officially denied at Toxic.
"Bnl" Dooley the St.. Francois coun
ty feudist, is captured in New Mexico.
Coal production in the United States
last year was valued at $500, 190,73S.
Mrs. Matte II. Roberts, while men
tally deranged, fought her husband and
two Constables.
Louis Francis Silva, the American
born Vlsayan baby, was christened at
the Worlds Fair.
The funeral of Colonel Ira Boutell,
who often led the Sixth Missouri in
battle, took place Sunday.
Premier Combes has aroused some
criticism for language used in a pub
lie defense of his ministry.
An excursion steamer is blown
against the river bank at Andanlusia,
ILL.,, and kept there all night.
st. Petersburg expects that General
Kuropatkin will be compelled In few
days either to fight or retreat.
A well.dressed 4.year-old boy was
abandoned on Eads' Bridge, st. Louis.
His manner indicates refinement.
A general attack by land and sea
is said to have been begun against
the besieged fortress on Thursday.
Citizens of Lone Jack, Mo, are hop
ing to have Folk and Walbridge both
speak at the annual picnic, August
| 16.
Many prominent men attended the
funeral of James NJ. C"Red') Calvin,
which took place Sunday afternoon in
st. Louis.
A machine for manipulating and re-
ducing congenital dislocations is sue
cessfully tried on several cases at
Chicago.
Troops have been ordered for the
opening of the Rosebud Reservation.
The drawing of lots has been closed at
Chamberlain.
Rudyard Kipllng has written a poem
in support of the policies proposed by
former Colonial Secretary Joseph
Chamberlain.
Russian warships are reported pass
ing out of the Baltic, presumably to re-
place the volunteer feet steamers in
the Red Sea.
Two Cleveland girls who claim they
are hypnotized declare they are in
constant mysterious communication
with one another.
An attack by mosquitoes may prove
fatal to John Almond, who was found
almost unconscious in the woods near
Montclair, N. ].
General Miles is president of a com
pany which proposes to build electric
lines between Kansas City, Springfield
and Jefferson City.
Packers and strikers at Chicago
spend Sunday in preparation for an.
other week of hard struggle in an eff
fort to win the strike.
A fierce battle is reported to be
raging near HaiCheng. japanese adj
vance is said to have been checked
but the issue OF the fighting is not
known.
From Chinese sources 1t Is reported
that the japanese control all the posi-
tions around Port Arthur except Gold.
en- Hill, and that both sides have lost
heavily.
The President has called the Cabinet
together for conferences this week on
the best plans for defense against
Democratic campaign attacks on the
administration.
Queen Wilhelmina has taken her
first automobile ride in attending the
wedding OF a former lady-in-wnitlng
and says that she enjoyed the expo
rience immensely.
Former Delegate Bersch of St
Louis, who is serving a term in the
PenitentlRry, denies that he has been
whipped or that he has violated any
of the prison rules.
Russia sends up the first war bal.
loon since the enactment OF the
treaty, I'VE years ago, forbidding the
use of explosives in balloons The
treaty expired Friday.
Mrs. l. N. Love, widow of former
St. Louis physician, has sued Mrs.
George Law, a noted beauty, for
$4,000, for professional services rem
dered by her husband.
Jacob Goldberg, unofficial Russian
Commissioner TO the Fair, declares
his belief that. despite past misunder-
standings. England and Russia some
day viii form an alliance.
Governor Durbin of Indiana has Is
sued an appeal TO Republicans Of his
State to forget their fractional differ.
ences, in view OF the prospect for a
hard political fight this fall.
The refusal OF the Postofnce De
partment to permit a new office in
| Miseigsippi to be named Vardamau