Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
SHORT NEWS STORIES
Caught from the Wires and Condemned
for Our Busy Readers.
Mexico. Mo, had a 100000 fire.

John Morley of England arrives I'd
New York.
A treaty of peace is signed by Chile
and Bolivia.
New York is to erect free batii
which will cost $25OOOO. "
The viii of former Senator Vest a
fled for probate at Marshall, Mo.
It is possible that President RooseS
welt will visit the Fair after the cleo
ton.
More than 5000 dogs are entered az
the Kennel Clubs bench show in Lon
don.
Burglars loot the railroad station
at Columbia, blowing the safe with
dynamite
Women Suffragists elected officers
and demanded a right to vote in the
new States.
Three persons are killed and sin
injured in a head-on train collision
in Mississippi.
The Japanese have renewed theiI
attacks on Port Arthur and a general
assault is expected.
Edward Rice and George Shine, bank
sneaks, are arrested at the Bank of
Commerce, st. Louis.
Three negroes kill two white mar
in small town near Guthrie. Ok, and
race troubles are feared.
Politics in Wisconsin is assuming
the most complicated aspect, with
chances very much in doubt.
An Albany, N. Y, woman leaves q
bag containing $4,000 in jewels in a
railroad station in New York.
The Reverend Father Edward Os-
borne Of Boston, Mass, is consecrated
Coadjutor Bishop of Springfield, Ill.
The decision of the Superior Jury in,
awarding a silver medal to the Mis-
souri, building at the Fair may be con-
tested.
A New Jersey young woman is to
travel half across the continent to
marry the man of her choice at St.
Louis.
A jury at Benton, Mo-. acquits Doc
tor Warren Smith, who was charged
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ton, Mo.
The Japanese are repulsed with
great loss in a desperate attempt to
retake Lone Tree Hill, held by the
Russians.
Admiral Sir John Fisher assumes
the chief place in the British Admiral,
ty on the anniversary Of the battle OF
Trafalgar
The Subway Tavern opened in New
York and approved by Bishop Potter
was condemned at the w. c. T. Vi
convention.
The great progress of Arizona is
shown in the report of the Governor;
of the Territory to the Secretary Of
the Interior.
Discussion Of politics after service
in West Virginia church leads to thel
death of one man and the fatal wound,
ing of another.
Government statistics show that the
wheat exports of 1904 will probably be,
the least in the history Of the coun-'
try's real commerce.
Ambassador Mccormick will visit
the Worlds Fair before returning to
Russia. He believes that Russia even
tually will win the war.
There is a report that the next RUS
sian attack. which may now be in pre-
paration, will be against Field Mar
shall Oyama's right wing.
Worlds Fair attendance last week
swelled the total to 15,1S3,927. Spe,
cial attractions this week are expect
ed to draw greater crowds.
]. Cornely, the Paris journalist, says
that the French Cabinet is becoming
overloaded with it's extensive program.
and dissension is probable.
A Kansas City woman asks a d.
Vorce from her husband on the ground
that he will not work and pay his
lodging at her clearinghouse.
Many society women Of st. Louis
will be patronesses of ball and kirmes
to be given at the New York State
building at the Worlds Fair November
25.
Comptroller Ridgely said bank fail
ures would be rare II bankers simply
did their plain sworn duty, at the meet
ing Of the State Bankers Association
Of Illinois.
A marked increase in the proportion
of boys among the children born In
Chicago is attributed to the martial
spirit awakened on account Of the war
In the far East.
The armies in Manchuria have ap-
parently changed their positions only
slightly in the last few days, though
an extensive Russian detour to the
west is reported.
A New York man, whose bride re-