Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-04-21
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Louis, pioneer and former partner Of
Charles p. Chouteau, died.
One hundred million subjects OF the
Car OF Russia revive the tragedy of
the crucinxion on the FIRST day of Eas-
ter.
An effort TO bring about the union
OF the two Methodist churches is being
made before the two conferences in
Baltimore.
Opposing armies along the Yalu
river are In close touch. and news Of
heavy military operations may be ex-
)ected any day.
Fire at West Tampa, Fla, destroys
i5 BUSINESS blocks and nearly 200 tene-
me1ts, with total loss of probably
more than 100000.
Five persons, members Of a pleas
ure party at Sutherland. Fla, are
drowned by the overturning Of their
beat in rough water
Berlin hears that China at the first
Russian reverse on land will join
forces with Japan to sweep the Cars
forces from Manchuria.
Congressman Bowers of Mississippi
declares that the negro is unfit for self
government and should be eliminated
as a political factor.
J. w. Hawkins was dangerously
wounded by L. T. Russell in a pistol
duel which took place on a crowded
| street of Lawton, Ok.
J. W. Ryan is held in jail at Water
loo. H., on the charge of inducing a
young boy to leave home without the
consent OF his parents.
Col. Younghusband telegraphs that
he expects to receive in a few days for
NAL assurances from high officials that
British demands are granted.
1t is expected that the formal trans.
fer of the Panama Canal property to
the United States will be signed at the
United States Embassy in Paris, April
20.
Creditors of d. ]. SuIly & Co. have
begun legal controversy over the pro-
ceeds of 5000 bales of cotton held by
he Corn Exchange Bank Of New York
In pledge.
President Morales OF, the Santo Do
mingo is on the way to the capital of
Hayti to request that no more supplies
be furnished to the insurgent leader,
Gen. Jlminez.
Evangelists at Chicago draw up a
petition to Gov. Beckham of Kentucky
asking that leniency be shown toward
| Caleb Powers, the convicted slayer OF
Gov.-elect Goebel.
The Department of the Interior will
have analyses made Of the waters Of
Hot Springs, Ark, to test the theory
of chemists that they possess radio
active properties.
Buck Williams, a guard at the Mis-
souri, Penitentiary, illustrates the plot
Of three convicts TO effect a wholesale
delivery of prisoners by the use of pis-
tolls and dynamite.
The Burlington Railroad bridge
across the Platte River, between Phil
lips and Grand Island, Neb., suffered
from fire, more than 100 feet of it be-
ing totally destroyed.
Cotton mills at Fall River agree to
shut down two days week until nor
NAL conditions in the market are re-
stored The first result is a sharp
break in the price of cotton at New
York
An amendment to the post office APP
preparation bill was adopted by the
Senate, providing for the transfer OF
tine rural free delivery service from
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
erals department to that of First AS
sistant.
The st. Louis Court of Appeals trans
fers the case OF ]. H. Comrades to the
Supreme Court.
The former Austrian Lieutenant
whose intrigue with. the Princess
Louise Of Coburg caused her incarcer-
alton IN an asylum makes an ineffect-
ual attempt TO rescue her from what
he regards as unjust imprisonment.
Minister Delcasse has sent note
to the French Minister of Justice re-
Questing that immediate action be talk
en- ON the request from the United
States, asking that the extradition OF
persons suspected OF bribery be grant
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The historic oak sapling grown by
Secretary Hitchcock from an acorn
taken from the famous George Wash
ington oak on the grounds OF the Pc
terhof Palace in ST. Petersburg was
planted by President Roosevelt and
Mr.. Hitchcock.
Secretary Loeb takes the blame for
the arrest of a man seeking Govern
ment contract who visited the White
House and was arrested az a danger
GUS lunatic, but later released. the
Presidents private secretary says
Roosevelt knew nothing about the Rf-
fair
Tom Rogers, former confederate
OF Bill Rudolph. and three other pris.
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