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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

indianapolis, Ind. - Fifty coal
operators and the leading officials
of the United Mine Workers from Hi.
nois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Penn
~sylvania were in secret session here
Thursday considering whether the in
terstate agreement shall be revived.
Should the decision be affirmative, a
joint meeting Of operators and miners
will be held here in January to fix a
wage scale for two years.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
INVESTIGATING ALLEGED BRIDE.
Governor Warner Of Michigan Calls
on Harvester Co. In Chicago.

Chicago, 1ll.-Governor F. NJ.
Warner OF Michigan arrived in Chi.
cago Thursday and announced that he
had come for the purpose of investi-
eating the alleged attempt to bride 10
senators of the legislature to vote
against certain acts In which the In.
ternationsl Harvester Co. was said to
be interested.
Il will visit the offices Of the har-
vestcr company" said Governor War.
ner, land / intend to get at the bot
tom of this affair myself. am 60
ing to leave nothing undone to ascer-
tain the truth"
Governor Warner said he would
probably leave for Michigan Thursday
night.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Used the Banks Securities.

Searchlight, Nev.-During a meet.
ing of depositors Of the Search.
light Bank and Trust Co, held here
"Wednesday night, a committee report.
ed that securities owned by the bank
have been hypothecated to McCor-
mick & Co. OF Salt Lake for the sum
of $4,000 and 1t is alleged that the
money was used by President Homer
Tabor in private enterprises.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
More Paw for Russian Officers.

st. Petersburg, Russia,-In honor
OF st. Nicholas day, which falls on
Thursday next, the emperor has is.
sued a rescrlpt TO the army announc-
ing a general increase In the salaries
OF the officers, beginning 1909. A
commission has been appointed TO
draw up a scheme, which will mainly
affect the lower ranks, who are notori.
ously underpald in comparison with
those OF other armies. Recently great
numbers OF Russian soldiers made ap,
plication for enlistment.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Baltimore, Md.-A fire which threat
ened to repeat the local con-
t~lagration OF 1904 occurred Satur.
day in the heart of the downtown bust.
ness district, in the fve-story building
occupied by Wilenzig Bros. & Co.,
wholesale milliners, and other nan
'acturing concerns, and spread to ad.
Joining property. After a hard fight
he firemen succeeded in getting the
blaze under control, with a loss Of
$3.50. 900.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Minnesota Would Gust Standard.

st. Paul, Minn.-Dlstrlct Attorney
General Edward T. Young Thursday
began proceedings in the district court
of Hennepin county to Gust the Stand.
ard Oil Co. OF Indiana from Mime
sofa. The proceedings are brought
under a state law fo%rbidding discrim'
ination between citieis in the prices
charged for commodities. 1t is alleged
that because OF the competition in
Minneapolis and st. Paul. oil is sold
by the Standard at a lower price in
these cities than in other sections.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Temperance Worker Shot.

Harrisburg-Dr. o. NJ. Long, physi.
ciah and druggist, is held under bond
TO await the result of a wound infict-
ed on Rev. J. T. Osborne In a quarrel
between the two while discussing a
temperance sermon preached by Mr..
Osborne Sunday. The wounded man
is suffering from a revolver shot
which penetrated his arm and lodged
In his back. o
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Denies Robbina Peoria Schools.

Peoria, Il.--Newton C. Dougherty,
former superintendent of the Peoria
public schools, occupied the witness
stand Thursday and testified in his
own behalf In the Ease brought by the
school board against him for the re-
covery Of 100000 taken from the
school funds. The tide Of the evidence
turned to the robbing of the Peoria
school board safe last January and
Dougherty Indignantly denied he
knew ANYTHING about the robbery.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Walker Consents 70 Return.

New York, n. Y.-The Pinkerton
detective agency in this city con
frmed the report that William F.
Walker, the %absconding treasurer Of
the New Britain Comm Savings
bank, had been captured at Ensenada.
Lower California. Positive identified
ton has been made and Walker has
consented to return TO Connecticut
without resort to extradition proceed.
ings,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Harden losjnu PRESTIGE.

Berlin, Germany.-Maximilian Har.
den, who two months ago was the ia
vorite Of the people, who was cheered
and congratulated by crowds Of ad.
mirers as he appeared in public, was
received by icey silence by the few
hundred persons who had collected
outside the main entrance Of the Grim.
inal court to witness the departure of
the principals in the present hearing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Expulsion Of Jews Denied.

st. Petersburg. Russia.-A dispatch
from Vl~adivostok, in reply to an in.
CURRY, shows the statement tele-
graphed from there Wednesday that
the Jews of V~ladivostok had been orr
dered to depart within four days, to
have been founded on a misconcep-
ton. The status of the Jews who are
legally entitled to reside at Vladivo.
stok has not been changed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
cap,ured After Three Years.

Poplar Bluff-After being a fugitive
.or three years and chased over three
states by the government officers on
4 charge of violating the revenue laws,
eugene Fry was caught by Marshal
Wild OF st. Louis and brought here and
placed in jail, where he is being kept
awaiting deportation papers from Ar
kansas.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

New York has demonstrated In a
curious new way its right to be re-
garded as the city in which the strain
OF life is most severe and the tension
highest. Central park, which 10 only
90 years old, is pronounced to be in
its dotage-prematurely worn out. It
is estimated that $4,000, 900 will be
necessary TO restore Its lost youth.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Pullman Probe Adjourned.

St Paul, Minn.-The hearing which
has been in progress for two days be-
fore Special Examiner Marble Of the
interstate commerce commission re-
garding the methods of the Pullman
Sleeping Car Co, in fixing its rates
and as to the company's relations
with the railroads of Minnesota was
adjourned Friday to a date to be an
nounced later.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Reed Must Serve Sentence.

Jefferson City-George b. Reed OF
Poplar Bluff, convicted Of felonious as
sault and sentenced to two years in
the ~penitentiary. was placed in the
prison. Reed had fred upon Circuit
Judge Sheppard in open court. He
put in the day endeavoring to insti.
tute habeas corpus proceedings and
called on Attorney General Hadley,
who referred him to an attorney.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Mercury deliberately walked across
the face OF the sun, as freely predict
ed. The sun did not take enough no
tice of the insectivorous planet even
TO brust IT of. Herein lies a moral
which the great ones Of the earth,
leased by small critics, might take to
heart. Incidentally, the suns face
was Just the same after Mercury had
crossed 1t.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Mcclellan Ignores Ahearn.

New York, N. Y.-At the meeting
of the board of estimates Friday,
Mayor Mcclellan refused to recognize
officially John F. Ahearn. recently re-
moved from the presidency Of the
borough OF Manhattan by Governor
Hughes. The mayor said the election
of Thursday was contrary to law and
that the office of borough president
was STILL legally vacant.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Historical; Society Elects Officers.

Columbia-At the seventh annual
meeting of the Missouri Historical
Society, held here, W. o. L. Jewett, ed
itor Of the Shelbina Democrat, was
elected president; DR.. Jonas Viles of
he department of history in the uni
versity was chosen vice president, and
r. b. Price of Columbia was reelected
treasurer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Paroled Man Ends Life.

Columbia-John H. Hawkins com
mitted suicide here by taking carbolic
acid. At the November term Of court
he pleaded guilty to stealing checks
from a cash drawer of his employer.
He was sentenced to two years in the
~penitentiary and paroled. He leaves
a mute son., Eugene, in a st. Louis
school, and q wife.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Chicago.-E. H. Hartman won
a victory Thursday afternoon In
his fight with S%tuyvesant Fish for con.
troll Of the Illinois Central railroad
when Judge Ball, In a decision, post
poned decision In Fish's Injunction
suit to February, the exact date to be
fixed later. This necessitates post.
poning the election. Most Of the prox.
les held by both sides will expire
meantime and both sides will have TO
n the stockholders for prox.
les.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Orchard Recalled to the Stand.

Boise, Idaho.-Harry Orchard was
recalled to the witness stand Thursday
and Edgar Wilson, for the defense,
put impeaching questions to the
witness, Clarence Darrow, chief
counsel, still being III. Orchard de-
MED that he had threatened in the
presence of any person to kill Gov.
~Steunenberg because he had been
driven from the Occur d'Alenes and
had lost his interest in the Hercules
mine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Rev. James Black. who has begun a
pastorate with the Broughton Place
United Free church in Edinburgh. al
ready rivals in popularity his brother,
Hugh Black. and he is yet under 80
years of age. The church building il
crowded to its capacity at the Sunday
services.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
National Forest In Arkansas.

Washington, d. C.-President Roose.
welt has signed a proclamation
creating a national forest In the west
central part of Arkansas, covering
more than 1000, 900 acres. 1t will be
the farthest east of any government
forests. The forest is located in the
counties Of Scott, Polk, Montgomery,
Yell, Logan, Perry, Saline and Car
land,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
"sassed" Judge, Sent to jail.

st. Louis-Robert Robinson inter
rupted a trial at the court of Grim
inal correction and was summoned to
the bar. Judge Taylor asked him how
many drinks he had. Robinson, with
an oath, replied that 1t was nom Of
the courts blamed business" Judge
Taylor fined him for contempt and
sent him to Jail. Robinson protested
against taking a jail bath, because 1t
would sober him too quickly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Council Bluffs, la. NJ. Baldwin,
giving his home as Denver, committed
suicide at the ogden hotel Wednesday
by turning on the gas. He left a note
requesting that Mrs. d. b. Breon,
Fifteenth and Glenarm streets, Denver
be notified.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Sisty.one Yolande Victims,

Yolande, Ala.-At eight o'clock
Tuesday night forty.two bodies had
been taken from the Inflated Yolande
mines. in which an explosion occurred
Monday. Nineteen more are reported
in the mines, making a total Of sixty
one victims. All day long the rescue
parties have toiled in the mines here
against fearful odds.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Hear. Disease Kills Memphis Editor

Memphis, Tenn.-Van Lee Polk,
grand nephew of former Presi.
dent Polk, died suddenly here late
Thursday of heart disease. At the
time of his death Mr.. Polk was one Of
the editors of the News.Scimitar of
Memphis. During the last democratic
national administration he served as
consul general to Calcutta.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

There will be general relief over
the announcement that the duchess
of Marlborough has tried the pie pro-
vided for immigrants at Ellis island,
and pronounced it good. Although the
duchess is not popularity known as q
pie-biter, there is every reason to be-
lieve that her judgment is zane and
sound.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Reslnns Federation Lob.

Denver, Col.-James r. Kirwin,
who has been acting secretary
treasurer of the Western Fedora.
ton Of Miners, rendered his resigna.
ton Thursday, to take effect at once,
and Ernest Mills, a member Of the ex.
ecutive board from British Columbia,
assumed the duties of that office. Mr..
Kirwin retires on account Of Ill health.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Are CONSIDERING Printers Scale

Indianapolis, Ind. The national
board of arbitration, in which the
newspaper publishers and the Inter.
national Typographical union are in.
terested, begun a session here Wednes-
day. One OF the questions which the
board is here to discuss relates to the
printers scale in some of the larger
cities. Wednesday the board consid-
cred the Chicago scale.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Guthrie, Okla.-An order was issued
Thursday by the state railroad com.
mission reducing the rate on lumber
IS per cent. Under the new schedule
lumber can be shipped from Arkansas
to Oklahoma for $50 per car, as
against $3.50, the former rate.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

The story that an aged woman at
Ftndlay, o., was burned TO death while
engaged in the ancient rite" OF burn.
ing incense for worship. ia marred by
the incidental statement that she
poured kerosene on the incense. That
is a modern rite. numbered by many
among the evils for which the Stand.
ard OIL company is responsible.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
slfford,s Assailant CAUGHT.

Poplar Bluff-Luther Baggett, for
whom a posse has been searching for
days, was finally captured In Dunklin
county and locked up on a charge OF
assaulting Noah Sifford, a farmer and
his employer, with an AK. Sifford's
head was split open and he is now
lowering between life and death.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
The Object,

Il suppose" said the old.time
friend, you retired from business SO
that you could enjoy a rest?"
That's what l thought" answered
Mr.. Cumrox, but mother and the
girls have explained to me that It was
In order to give mt time to help in
their social activities"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
No Results In |. c. Conference,

Chicago, III. After a series Of
fruitless conferences extending past
midnight, attorneys representing the
conflicting interests in the fight for
control OF the Illinois Central railroad
announced that no basis for a com.
promise had been found. None of the
conferees would discuss the proceed.
inRs.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Three Held for Kiilina,

Aurora-Herbert Jones, wife and
mother, charged with the killing Of
Samuel Taylor, lei Blue Rye, Stone
county, were held for the grand jury
at the preliminary trial here. Jones
and his mother were released on
bonds of $4,000 each, and Mrs. Jones
was held under bond Of 81. 1000.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Phenomenal Growth.

The growth of the foreign Y. M. c.
associations whose work is promoted
from America has been remarkable.
The increase of money secured has
been from $39, 900 to $3.50. 900, and the
value of buildings from $32S, 900 to 81.
55s, 900. The secretaries have in.
creased from % to 81.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Union official In Trouble.

Poplar Bluff-Lee Brown, local sec
.etary and treasurer of the Order Of
Railway Trainmen, was arrested on
4 charge of embezzling $500 in funds.
lie was held in $3.50 bond. Brown is
4 yard foreman for the Iron Mountain
railroad.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Blind Girl kidnaped.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Little blind Pearl
Burnell, twelve years old, and a mem
Der Of a local school for defective
vision, was kidnapped from eighteenth
district school number 2 Tuesday,
presumably by a woman of West Pull
man, H., from whom the child was
taken by the Children's Home and Aid
Society OF Chicago.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Men and Women Are Held.

Poplar Bluif-Sam Woods, William
Conway and Mrs. Mary Teffer were
brought to this city by Sheriff II.
Fitz of Reynolds county and P~ostoffce
Inspector Patterson and placed in
Jail on the charge of robbing the post
office at Ellington, Mo, on the night
Of Dec. 10.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
La Toilette Headquarters in Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb, w. l.. Houser, OF
Madison, Wisconsin, who is in Ne.
braska in the interest OF the presi.
Dental candidacy OF Senator La Fol
lette, Wednesday established a per.
manent headquarters in Lincoln and
said an aggressive nva would be
made to secure the Nebraska delega.
ton TO the Chicago convention.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Liabilities Are SIS, 100000.

Fairmont. ". Va.-The appointment
of a receiver was made Tuesday for
Red Rock Fuel Co. The capital stock
OF the company is 81, 900, 900 and the
liabilities are $1,000, 600. The assets
include 5000 acres of valuable coal
land
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Seward, Neb.-Wrs. w. II. Schroed-
er, age e~ighty-four, committed suicide
Thursday night by hanging herself to
a bed post. She used binding Irvine
and wrapped her throat with a cloth
TO prevent an abrasion OF the skin. No
cause is known for the deed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Died Attending Theater Performances.

st. Petersburg, - NJ. Filossofoff,
minister Of commerce and ex
comptroller OF the empire, died sud
denly at the Marie theater during a
performance Thursday, The cause OF
death was given as apoplexy, For a
long time past the minister has been
suffering from angina pectoris.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Rescued from Sinking Ship.

Liyerpool-The British steamer Mi.
Guel de Larrinaga arrived here with
the captain and crew, seven men, Of
the American schooner Gardiner b.
who had been rescued from
their sinking vessel in mid-Atlantic.
The schooner was dismasted in a gale
and became waterlogged.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Land Fraud Trial Jan. 10.

Portland, oregon-on motion OF
Francis ]. Heney, who arrived In
Portland Monday from San Francisco,
the United States district court Tues
day set Jan. 10 next for the resump-
ton OF the trials of the Oregon land
frauds Mr.. Heney will himself con.
duct the governments cases.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
B~uralaries Charged to Trio.

Chlllicothe-Tom Jackson and Roy
Cole, negroes, aud an Indian woman,
who claims to be Jackson's wife, are
under arrest here for alleged burglar
les In Chillicothe and Laredo, a small
town 10 miles north of this city. Stolen
goods were found in their possession,
1t is alleged. They r being held for
trial in the circuit court.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

A woman in Boston has cooked Q.
600, 600 d%oughnuts. The number of
~dyspepticS in the United States is said
to be 100000. A woman can not al.
ways be blamed for all the ills of man.
kind
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Missourlan pies in Depot.

Macon-Matthew H. Cornwall, 70,
q farmer of West Macon county. died
in the Burlington passenger station
here while waiting for his train. He
had been here all week prosecuting a
case for personal injuries against the
Burlington road. He was so feeble
he had to be carried into the court
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Mob seeks Woman's AssaiIant.

Columbus, Ohio-A large mob OF
armed men. including mounted police
men, is after a negro who assaulted
Mrs. w. b. c. Hersey, wife of the
president Of the Excelsior Shoe Co
He grabbed her while she was in the
cellar and gagged her with a rag. She
was found by neighbors.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Island Princess Arrives.

San Francisco, Cal.-Princess
Terri Pomare of the royal family of
Tahiti, daughter Of Queen Marau and
niece of Prince Arl p. A. Calmon, ar
rived in this city Friday morning
from Papeet on the Oceanic liner Mar
iposa for a short stay here.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Doing a Bio Work,

st. Giles Christian mission In Lon
don every year gives about 10000
free breakfasts to discouraged pris.
oners, finds work for 6,000,
homes for 500 shelterless or destitute
women, and takes care of 500 juvenile
offenders.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

A Wisconsin real estate dealer
smashed the breakfast dishes, broke
the furniture and slapped his wife. for
which he was very properly fined. Fur.
niture is too costly to handle reckless.
ly these days.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Russian Educator Jailed.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-Prof. An,
ichkoff, who holds the chair of litera,
ture in the University Of St. Peters
burg, has been sentenced to confine.
mel. in a fortress for IS months for
being a member Of the Peasant
League of Noygorod.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

The supreme court of Missouri has
decided that lemons are medicine.
This partly explains what It means
when n says a man has to take his
medicine. 1t means that lemons are
being handed to him.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Senator TAYLOR Is Better.

Washington. d. Ex-senator Tay.
Tor of Tennessee, who has been III
with influenza at his apartments here,
is better, and his physician stated the
senator would be able to be out in a
day or two.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

France is the premier snail.produ.
cling nation, although Austria, Bra
yaria and Switzerland have thousands
OF snail farms. where the famous es.
eargots are raised and fattened on
vine leaves. The demand, :or snails
In France is far too great for the sup-
ply TO be left to chance. and thus II
eomes about that snail farming is an
important industry. Paris alone con.
sumes millions between September
and May, when these little creatures
are al their best.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Fayette-Charles Ewin Givens died
at his home here, after a brief Ill
ness. He was "a years old, and the
oldest natlve-born citizen of Howard
county. His parents immigrnted to
Howard county from Kentucky in the
pioneer days.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
Army Officer In Killed.

Atlanta, Ga.-Maj. Manly B. Curry
OF the U. S. army was thrown
from an automobile here Wednesday
night and died half an hour later from
injuries.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

Prof. Koch's services in the investi.
Eation OF the socalled sleeping sick.
ness" have been considered so yalu.
able that he has been decorated by
Emperor William. Now 1t remains for
the learned professor to attack and
overcome that other most insidious
and mysterious Of diseases-sprlng
fever.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26
To Invite Foreian Warships,

New York, N. Y.-The commits.
sion In charge of the Hurson- Fulton
celebration in 1909 decided Wednes.
day to invite foreign nations to send
warships to participate In the naval
rendezvous and the naval parade up
the Hudson river.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-26

DR.. Hurry declares that there are
vast quantities Of gold in the air,
No doubt Likewise there are tons
Of It in teeth. But 1t does not help
any in times of striugency.