Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-03-31

Memorial services were held in Dem
yer, Col, on the goth inst, In honor OF
the late Senator Z. O. Wolcott, who
died at Monte Carlo March 1. John
w. Springer delivered the memorial
address, and there were other prom
inent speakers.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick announces
that her autobiography is in prepare
ton and will soon be given to the
public,
For the week ended March &c there
were &c. 900 alieus landed in New York,
with $4,000 more expected during the
ensuing week.
Frank Rogers, who disappeared from
his home in Evanston, ILL.,, four years
ago at the same time that his aunt,
Miss Florence Ely, dropped on OF
sight, has returned home. He says
he has not been with his aunt.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick admitted,
under oath, in the bankruptcy court at
Cleveland, o., an Indebtedness OF about
s75O.000, large slice of which was for
commissions to those from whom she
obtained money.
The navy department is Informed
that the protected cruiser st. Louis, I'M
der construction at Philadelphia, will
be launched Saturday, May 6.
Stanley Francis. alias Arthur S. Fos-
ter, n promoter of many companies,
has been arrested and held in $4,000
bonds, in Philadelphia, on a charge OF
using the mails TO defraud.
The remains of Jane Lathrop STAN
ford, after impressive funeral services.
on the cath inst, were placed in the
sacophagus beside those of her US
bard and son in the Stanford mauso-
leum at Palo Alto. Cal, in the pres
ence of fully 10000 persons.
Political friend and foe alike held a
love feast at Convention hall, Kansas
City. on the night of the cath inst, and
paid warm tribute to Maj. William
Warner, Missouri choice OF a repub-
lican United States senator to succeed
Francis Marion Cockrell.
Public Printer Palmer was fined $50
by Judge Scott. in Washington, for
violation of the anti-smoke law. He
took an appeal.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
for the erection of a library building
on the grounds of Pomona college, at
Claremont, Cal.
A. c. Merryman. head of the Hamil-
ton & Merryman Lumber Co, of Mari
notte, Wis, died at Eureka, Cal, aged
"A years. His estat is valued at sew
eral millions.
In the recent wreck on the Great
Northern near katka. Idaho, many
thousands of ordinary letters. west
bound, a large quantity Of second class
matter and all of the registered mail
was destroyed by fire and water.
Don Manuel de AspirOz. Mexican am
baSadOr to the United States, died in
Washington after n lingering illness,
on inauguration day.
Gen. Charles Tracy, former repre-
sentativc in congress, died at his home
in Albany, y. y, after an illness OF
some months duration. He was a
leading democratic opponent OF free
silver.
Capt. C%onnauphton of tho steamship
Tacoma, captured by Japanese gun
boats while carrying supplies to Via
divostok, cables to Seattle, Wash
that he has been paroled at Yokohama,
and that the crew will be sent home.
Judge Scott, in the district court at
sheridan, Wyo., rendered a decision
adverse to Col. VIM. +. Cody Buffalo
Bid on his petition for divorce. An
appeal will be taken unless a new trial
is granted.
In retaliation for the failure of the
Hay-Bond treaty the Newfoundland
government has ordered customs col
lectors throughout the island to refuse
American fishing vessels licenses tc
procure bait in colonial waters.
Twenty-four Chinese were discoy-
cred in a loxcar in the Southern Pa
ciic yards at Yuma, Ariz., and were
arrested. They had been struggled
over the Mexican border at FL Paso,
Tex, and were going to Los Angeles.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Goddard, one OF
the mos prominent women OF Colora-
do. has been duly commissioned as q
deputy sheriff of Ell Paso county, in
the interest of the Humane society.
Russia has just concluded an inter
nal loan of 500, 600 900 at the ennis
sion price Of SO, and bearing interest
at five per cent. The government
savings bank takes o%ne-fourth OF the
issue.
Alonzo J. Whitman, of Dansville
n. y, a former member Of the Mime
sofa legislature, Vas acquitted OF o