The Jackson herald., 1905-02-02
SHORT NEWS STORIES
Caught from the Wires and Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.


Swayne.
Through the mediation Of Governor
Douglas the Fail River, Mass. strike
is settled.
'Two bills for the regulation of rail.
road freight rates are introduced in
Congress.
Forty bills were introduced in the
Illinois House, among them an anti
pass measure.
Japan charges Russia is trying to in
volvc other Powers in the war in order
to retire gracefully.
Gus Chapman of East st. Louis was
found to be alive by lodge committee.
who thought he was dead.
Saloon owner of North St. Louis
shoots his partner in termination of
fight started by man that is dead.
The Supreme Court of the United
States rcvCrsCs the verdict in Scnat1r
Burton's case, and new trial is grant
cd.
\ bill providing for the erection of
State sanatarium for consumptivcs is
introduced into the Missouri l.esisla-
ture.
A company has been formed 70 sup
ply natural gas To st. Louis by pipe
line from Kansas and Indian Territory
fields.
All epidormiC of cerebro-spinal me
ningitis among livery horses may i'm
pair cab and transfer facilities in st.
Lous.
Joseph f. Langton, Assistant Libra
rian OF the st. Louis Public Library
confessed 10 the embezzlement of
s4.43O.
The controversy between the Alps
Company and the Worlds Fair was
amicably adjusted on payment Of
$4,000.
The Elections Committee of the Hi
nois House. which will investigate the
four contests for legislative seats. is
appointed
Resolutions indorsing President
Roosevelt in his stand for the correc.
tion OF freight rates are passed by the
Illinois House.
Managers of Wichita hotels refuse
admittance to Booker T. Washington
and he is entertained in that city by a
citizen of his own race.
The Allen resolution. which cuts in
half the pay roll OF the Illinois Legis
lature. is passed by an almost unani-
nous vote III the House.
Ill
ers that he sent a note to China i'm
| pressing upon her the necessity of pre-
serving strict neutrality.
| Japanese officials charge that Chin
ese are serving in the Russian Army
and that many OF the Cossack raiders
were disguised as Chinese.
William NJ. Thomas. negro. was ar
rested III St. Louis, charged with pass
ing worthless checks on the bank ac-
count of William W. Thomas, police
man.
Two physicians of Boonville resign
from the Pension Examining Board be
cause OF the appointment Of negro
physician to MI vacancy on the
| board.
II is stated that in plan for the re-
organization of the Vanderbilt lines
Presidents Ledyard and lngells may be
succeeded by ". II. Newman in charge
of all properties.
Emperor Nicholas of Russia narrow
ly escapes death at the hands of assas
sins, who fire charge of grape shot
over the chapel where he is attending
religious exercises.
Joseph Grosheim of Belleville died
from injuries caused by explosion from
gases in abandoned we'll into which
he had dropped burning match aftel
lighting his cigar
Indian Territory will soon be undel
one-man rule if the plans of the admin
istration do not miscarry.
Before the House Committee oI
Elections Bourke Cochran argues il
favor of bill calling for an investiga
tion of the campaign funds in all pres
iiential contests since 1892.
Claiming that his life is ruined ant
his fortune lost by the attacks Of Law
| SuI Oll w ull SNlS'tt iuhh i'' N"oNil
makes two unsuccessful attempts L
leap from the Brooklyn bridge,
The Butler prohibition case agains
Judge Foster. involving statutory cor
struction is argued before the Suprem
Court. Circuit Attorney Sager maxim
his first appearance before that body
United States Senator John +
Mitchell in an emotional speech fror
lue floor of the Senate declares he
not involved in the Oregon ian
frauds, as indictments against hill
charge.
Negotiations have been PRACTICAL
, completed whereby the Missouri-Li
coin Trust Company and allied inte
ests lease property in st, Louis for
fourteen.story addition TO the con
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