Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03

James Saxon, five years old; Mar
garet Saxon, three years old, and John
Saxon, one year and three months old,
we're burned to death in a fire in an
apartment house in New York.
Attendants in a Russian bath house
in New York city locked two custo-
mers in the steam room and forgot
they we're there. Both were scalded to
death.
Severe cold Is being experienced In
Italy. Mount Vesuvius is covered with
snow, and even at Palermo, Sicily,
snow fell a~bundantly 'or the first
time in 20 years.
The jury at Lexingtt =, Ky, in the
case OF william Brltton, or trial for
the murder Of James Cockrill, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty and fixing
the punishment at life Imprisonment.
japanese captured an American ship
taking supplies to V~ladivostok.
The British admiralty Is planning n
vast mimic war for its squadron, to
cover the waters of the entire globe.
Vincent Brlscoe. who killed Detec-
tive Patrick Duffy in May, 1902, in Chi
caco, has been arrested at Mobile, Ala.
The receiver of the Pan-American
bank, Chicago, puts the assets at
$1,000 and liabilities at $4,000. Presi-
dent w. II. Hunt has been arrested.
Knights of Pythias lodges have re-
ceived orders to GUST all liquor men
and gamblers admitted since a law pro-
hibiting them from membership went
into effect.
A man named Braun was torn to
pieces and six other men injured, one
Of them probably fatally, by an cx-
plosion Of dynamite on the Western
Maryland railroad extension near Han
cock, Nd.
The Lewis and Clark exposition will
be open W the public on Sundays, ac-
cording to an announcement made at
Portland. Ore, by the fair directors.
| The "Trail' amusement will be closed
! on that day.
The investigation Of protests against
Senator Smoot, Of Utah, retaining his
| seat in the United States senate has
been concluded ard when a report Is
drafted By the committee the investi-
| CATION will pass to the whole senate.
The fumes from a hard coal stove
caused the deaths. in st. Louis, Of Mrs.
Louise Mullen, aged 60 years, and her
two grandchildren, Mora and Clarence
Jones, aged respectively II and II. All
| are negroes.
Russian army has rctrcatcd across
the Hun river. Gen, Mistchenko was
wounded. Oyama split the attacking
forces and defeated both fragments.
Grand Duke Sergius Is blamed as
| Russia's evil genius. He Is held re-
| spOnsiblc for the cars refusal to
| grant demands Of the people.
Champaign, Ill. was visited by a
$50, 900 conilaPration.
japanese attacked Kuropatkin's right
wing, but were repuised, according to Il
Russian report, and later M~uscovites
captured a town and guns near Mnkdcn.
Gen. Kuropatkin reports selling towns
and intrenchmcnts from Japs in a two
days fight.
Win Walters. "A gambler. entered the
Palace saloon, at Tucson, Ariz, owned
by NJ. NJ. Conn, walked to the poker Ia
bic and, without "A word of warning, drew
a revolver and opened fire, killing Conn
and two other men, then committing
suicide. Revenge for being discharged
was his motive.
A horse, sleigh and driver were found
concealed under a tcn-foot snOwdrift
near Winsted, Conn. The man wac
frozen to death.
a Lehigh Valley locomotive of the
compound type, drawing "A freight train,
exploded at Gratwick, n. Y. killing three
men.
A passenger train Of the Sewickley
branch OF the Pennsylvania railroad ran
down a sleigh at the Cowansburg pa.
crossing and instantly killed the three
occupants.
The bail of Mrs. Brodie l.. Duke, who
was indicted In Texas on a charge OF OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
and Is now being held In New York tt
await the arrival Of a warrant, has beer
reduced from $4,000 TO 81 800.
Secretary Hay will send to the senate
a treaty to take the place OF the protocol
through which the United States intend
ed to take charge OF the financial affair,
Of the government Of SantO Domingo.
Former Gov. James II. Peabody, O
Colorado, denies a report that he intend
ed to withdraw his contest for the gov,
ernorship.
An explosion Of natural gas in tn
Touring mill owned by Henry Bremen