Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
THE NEWS RESUME
Being a Condensed story Of the News
Of the Week.

Washington University offers four
new scholarships in the college OF arts.
John w. Kaufman of st. Louis left
his estate to his widow.
Natural gas of strong pressure IL
discovered at Robinson, Ill
The Laetere medal was presented to
II. c. Kerens at St. Louis.
Japanese lose 200 killed in cavalry
fight at Vagenfuchu Way.
Russians explode mines placed in
Port Arthur roadstead by Japs.
Prince Pu Lun sees the races at
Gravesend with Perry Belmont.
Walter ]. Travis, the American golf
er, wins the British championship.
Cotton drops S. a bale in a big
slump on the New York Exchange.
General stalkenberg is moving south
with Russian force to engage Kuroki'S
rear.
Reported that Japanese battleshiU
Full is aground on the MiaO-Tao Is
lands.
General KurOpatkin Is said to have
defeated detachment of Cossacks at
Lichaton.
Russian lances strike terror into
Jap cavalry on first use Of them by
COssacks.
A state of famine exists at Port Ar
thur and the Chinese are dying OF
starvation.
War Council at st. Petersburg de-
cides upon relief of Port Arthur by
Kuropatkin.
Japanese cavalry are reported to
have defeated a detachment Of Cos
sacks at Lichaton.
General Kuropatkln is said 20 have
abandoned the idea Of marching to
Port Arthw's relief.
Tornado strikes seiden, Kas, demoI-
ishing church during funeral service
and many are injured.
Missouri Supreme Court TeverseS
and remands cases against Hannigan.
Albright and Sheridan.
A Chinese rumor at Chefoo says
there has been a severe battle within
six miles OF Port Arthur.
Cyclone sweeps through Tekemah,
Neb., and surrounding country and
many persons are injured.
In spite of the fact that more than
5000 cabmen are on strike in London.
there is no dearth of cabs.
Professor Schron of Naples an
nounces the discovery OF a new mi
crobe which causes phthisis.
Senator Penrose is appointed a mem
Der of the Republican National Com
mittee to succeed Senator Quay.
Alienists completed their annual
business in st. Louis and decided to
meet in San Antonio, Tex, next year.
The James L. Blair insurance hear.
ing is closed. Heirs filed another suit
for S25, 900 against the Provident Com
pany.
Miss Jennie Wright, after an alleged
disagreement with her mother, came
to st. Louis from Louisville to avoid
marriage.
President Roosevelt signs the pro.
clamation providing for the opening
of DEVILS Lake Indian Reservation, in
North Dakota.
Continuous fighting in the vicinity
Of Fung-Wang-C lasting for four
days. is reported, with severe losses
on both sides.
Douglas NJ. Smith, teller of the New
| Haven Conn. National Tradesmen's
Bank, confesses to embezzling between
$4,000 and $4,000 of the banks
funds.
The Japanese have occupied Dalny,
obtaining large quantities Of stores
and other needful things left behind
by the Russians in the precipitata
flight.
Doctor Royal Donmeyer of Memphis
is held by the police. charged with the
theft of the gems Of his host, William
B. Hays, of 1850 st. Louis avenue, st.
Louis.
Acting on instructions from Chief
Kelly, special officers seized gambling
devices aboard the excursion steamers
Spencer and City Of Providence at st,
Louis.
A mob wrecks the interior Of Cath
Ollie church at Toulon, France, be-
cause the priest refuses communion
to children who have sung anticleri
cal songs.
A new gold strike is reported thir
teen miles south OF Cripple Greek.
Colo. One thousand claims already
have been staked out in district called
, "BullVille'
T. Clement Tonergan. in a special
order from the War Department, Sc.
: cures an extension of time in order
that he may be graduated from the st.
I Louis University.
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