The leader., 1904-11-05
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.
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The president, on the 2Sth. 1orceful-
ly replied to the letter sent to.him re-
Gently by James N Tyner.
Gen. Kurdld reports the routing. OF
Russian detachment and driving the
enemy from his last position south. Of
the Shakhe river.
Prof. R. M. Washburn, head Of the
dairy department OF the Missourinp
versity college of agriculture, warns
the 100000 Missourians engaged in
dairy farming to organize against the
interests which are striving to secure
the repeal Of the oleomargaine bill Of
1902.
Because he owed 30 cents to him
on gambling debt, Nicholas Saba,
Syrian grocer, Of New York, on the
29th, shot and killed Mike Ava, also
a Syrian, of New York, in the Moorish
street in Jerusalem, at the Worlds fair
grounds in st. Louis.
Advices from Cauca, on the SOth, re-
port that there is great discomfort
there and throughout Colombia. APP
parently President Reyes, with his po-
litical enemies in the majority in both,
houses &C congress, cannot control the
situation.
Adolphus Busch, the multi-million-
aire st. Louis brewer, in a terrific
battle with an enraged deer, on the
both, saved his son from death by
stunning the animal with the butt Of
his rifle.
The Russian inquiry into the North
sea affair opened at Vigo, Spain, on
the 30th.
An operation for appendicitis was
performed ON Japanese Minister KO-
goro Takahira in hotel in New York
city on the 30th. -
Extreme simplicity marked the last
rites over the body Of the late George
Kilbon Nash, former governor Of Ohio
on the 3Oth. The body lay in state in
the Broad street Presbyterian church,
at Columbus, for more than an hour
preceding the funeral, and several
thousand people viewed the features OF
the dead jurist and statesman.
Secretary Hay, at the instance OF
President Roosevelt, has issued CIR
cular note to representatives Of the
powers signatory to the first peace COM
ference at The Hague, inviting them to
reassemble for the consideration OF
those larger general problems con-
fronting all that were at that time left
over for future settlement. -.
The Baldwin airShip, California
Arrow" made a very successful fight
at the Worlds fair in st. Louis on the
31st, and fully demonstrated, its dirig1-
bility.
st. Louis financial circles were star
tied, on the 31st, by the report that H.
Clay Pierce, former president Of the
Waters-Pierce OIL Co., had lost con-
troll of that company TO the Standard
Oil Co.
The fourth trial Of former Mayor A.
A. Ames, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
charged with grating, resulted in dis
agreement on the 31st. 1t is likely
that all the indictments will now be
nolled.
The body of former President Kru-
ger Oh LuS 1TduSVddI EScpoUlAC WdO To
moved from The Hague, on the 31st,
for transfer to It's final resting place
in South Africa
Field Marshal Oyama's forces are
said to have received heavy reinforce
ments from Port Arthur and Japan.
Mrs. Mary Van Buren, Overend.
whose stage name was Kate Single:
ton, died at the actors home in West
New Brighton, N. Y, on the 31st.
Judge Parker, on the 31st, made his
first platform appearance, away from
his home at Esopus, since his nomina:
ton, as the democratic candidate for
president He addressed q monstes
mass meeting held in Madison Square
garden at New York city.
Secretary Hays note to the powers,
inviting them to convene another peace
conference at The Hague, is said 30
have been very cordially received BY
the diplomatic corps at Washington.
Most Rev. William Henry Ed
er, archbishop OF Cincinnati, died In
that city, on the 31st, after much SUI
fering.