Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-05
SHORT NEWS STORIES
Caught from the Wires and condensed
for Busy Readers.

Irving Osborn, p years old, Is elect.
ed Justice Of the Peace at Moweaqua,
III.
Mrs. Jessie Borngessor files suit in
st. Louis for divorce, alleging deser-
ton.
The Senate passes the pension and
special river and harbor appropriation
bills.
Peter NiedeTmeier, Marx and Van
Dine, the Chicago car barn bandits,
are hanged.
The antiinjunction bill was laid over
until next fall by the House Committee
on Judiciary.
Murderer Rose. executed at Salt
Lake City, Utah, confesses crimes
done in Missouri.
Russia is preparing several fast
steamers TO go to the far East and
prey on Japanese commerce.
Illinois fruit men say that the snow
has killed threefourths of the apple
crop in the Illinois fruit belt.
T. F. B. Sotham of Chillicothe, Mo,
received S4S71 as a benefit from the
sale conducted by his friends.
George T. Cram has been reelected
for 3lst consecutive term as President
of American Central Insurance Co.
London hears a report that Japan
ese column has been destroyed on the
Yalu river, but details are lacking.
The body of the man who was found
dead near st. Charles has been identi-
fed as that of Michael McCabe of st.
Louis.
Two men, disguised as beggars, 1t
is said, recently attempted to assas-
sinate General Kuropatkin at Much
wang.
Tho Missouri Supreme Court hears
arguments in the Robert NJ. Snyder
Doodle case and then takes it under ad.
visement
Mrs. Agnes Watts, who has been in
hiding for two years with her grand
chlId, Catherine Watts, has returned
TO Springfield.
japanese transports have been seen
!or several days off Taku.Shan, and
ihe Russians expect an attempt to land
there in force.
A Methodist preacher at Eureka
Springs. Ark, knocks down a young
nan who uses profane language in the
presence of ladies.
Several st. Louis planning mill COM
panies sask court to dissolve Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners on
ground that it is a trust.
John d. Rockefeller at last makes a
defense of his business methods. He
has issued book, a copy of which will
be sent to every minister in the United
States.
Roienburg's bill providing for reg
ular term of the United States and |
Circuit courts at East st. Louis passed !
the House and probably will pass the
Senate.
Skirmishing is continued more
sharply than ever along the Yalu river,
where the Japanese are reported to
he massing their forces and preparing
pOntoons.
The Court of Appeals at Louisville, |
KY, again afirms the verdict in the |
case OF James Howard, sentenced to |
the Penitentiary for life for the Goe- |
bel murder.
Horace G. Wilson, an iron worker, |
slipped and fell OF the Eads bridge. |
He swan until rescued in the river, !
and was able to leave the City Hospi- |
tai soon after the accident.
Senator Morgan refused to serve as
a conferee on the bill providing for
the government of the canal zone |
German was named, but withdrew in |
favor OF Morgan, whose place on the
Canal Committee entitled him to pref
erence.
The House, after a debate, sent the
naval appropriation bill back to confer
ence. A bill providing for allotment of
Indian lands in New York was consid-
cred and after much debate, was
adopted.
Robert B. Roosevelt, an uncle of |
President Roosevelt, declines to be a
Democratic Presidential elector, declar-
ing that while he differs from his ne
phew, he does not care to fight his
election.
The total loss in the fire at Toronto
Is estimated at $1OOOO.OO0, with insur-
Nnce of 100000, while ia buildings
were destroyed $50 firms put out of
business and G,O0O persons deprived Of
A Chicago father sues for the annul-
ment Of decree Of adoption Of his
while the foster mother is
suing another couple with whom the
child has lived for several years for
her possession.
The Yokohama Specie Bank Japan
has a representative in st. Louis, and
1t Is believed that st. Louis banks are
to deal directly with fnan.
cial institutions in foreign countries,
Instead of New York.