Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-17
THE NEWS RESUME
being a Condensed Story Of the More
important News Of the Week.

considered bill to establish munich
pal library.
Prayers were offered for the Japan
csc Army at the celebration OF the Mi
kado's birthday.
Mrs. Edward B. Mace rescues her
husband from their burning home at
Webster Groves.
The Jaanese losses at Port arthur
during the last three months have
been 10000 men
The recervoir at winstan-Salem. N.
c., bursts and nine persons are drown
ed and four or five injured.
st. Petersburg believes the fall OF
Port Arthur is imminent. All cele-
brations are dispensed with.
Ben Jenkins, steward of the Luzon
Cafe, Worlds Fair Grounds. died from
stab wounds sustained last July.
Norman M. Vaughan shot and killed
Hayden Y Loring in st. Louis in a dis
pute over a small amount Of money.
Mrs. Philip Carpenter defeats Mrs.
Dore Lyon for president of the New
York Federation of Women's Clubs.
The postal receipts at st. Louis for
the quarter ending September 80
showed big gain over same period last
year.
Bud Harrington, a negro teamster,
was shot and killed by the Reverend
John Evans, a negro minister Of st.
Louis.
The commission to inquire into the
North Sea incident will hold its ses.
s!ons in Paris, beginning about No
vember 16.
An American naval officer may be
called to sit upon the international
board which will arbitrate the North
Sea affair.
A ton Of dynamite explodes at Mount
Vernon, N. Y. One man is killed, sew
eral severely injured and much damage
done to buildings.
General Nogi believes that the be-
Bieged fortress cannot hold out much.
longer. Fresh Japanese troops are
constantly arriving.
Michael Davitt, the Irish Nationalist,
has arrived in New York. He will
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AMI visit st. Louis.
The Coroner's jury which inVesti-
gated the North Sea incident at Hull
merely states the facts OF the occur
renee in it's verdict.
Is It stated that the commission
which will settle the North Sea incl
dent will arrive at an amicable verdict,
which will be without precedent.
]. Piermont Morgan returns to Italy
the historical ecclesiastical cope,
which was stolen from the Cathedral
of Ascolio, and afterwards bought by
him.
The Japanese are busily strength.
ening their intrenchments on the bat
tlefield near Mukden and massing
their strength against the Russian
center.
The Governor Of Arizona personally
attends the gathering up Of orphans
sent West by the Sisters of Mercy Of
New York that they be returned to
the East.
Japan at last has admitted the loss
of the Yoshima, which struck Rus
sian mine near Dalny last June. This
leaves Japan with only four first
class battleships.
The election in Italy passes OF quiet
ly. The power Of the extreme parties
is greatly diminished.
Chinese arriving at Chefoo report
that the furious bombardment of Port
Arthur ceased on Wednesday. The
japanese casualties were enormous.
They captured Fort No. 8. but were
unable to hold 1t.
| OIhclal reports Oh the engagements
about Port Arthur since the 1st of
August tell in detail Of some Of the
most bloody fighting, and the most
wonderful exhibitions Of courage the
world has ever known.
Oyama has received heavy reen-
sOrcements, estimated at between
10000 and e0.0OJ, and he is ready for
q general forward movement. His
forces are now equal, numerically, to
Kuropatkin's, If not larger.
In a fight with policemen at Boston,
200 students OF the Massachusetts In.
Btitute OF Technology are injured,
seven severely. The fight followed q
parade in which 1000 students of the
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