Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS or THE WORLD
TERsELY TOLD.
N0sTH, east. SOUTH AND WEST
iIotes From Foreign Lande, Through
out the Nation, and Particularly
the Great Southwest.

FRANKIE Pate was killed at Mt. Car
mel, H., by william, alias Jumbo
Adams, after a quarrel at q dance
Pate had a shotgun, but Adams fired
first, using q revolver, death resulting
almost instantly. The %cOroner's jury
held Adams to await the action OF the
grand jury.
John Bentley, a farmer living near
Beaver City, Okla, was killed by fall.
ing head first into 81 deep well and
fracturins his skull.
John Flach, a real estate dealer Of
Denver, Colo, while on his way to
Syracuse, n. Y, to visit his aged moth
or, whom he had not seer in nine
bule, going from q Pullman sleeper
into the dining car OF the fast Lake
Shove limited, the train broke in two
and he was hurled to his death under
the tracks.
While walking home with his wife
and carrying his baby I'm his arms.
william Enlow, a well known white
man at Evansville, Ind, was attacked
by a negro, who probably fatally
stabbed him. The wife tainted and
fell, after grabbing the baby from her
husbands arms.
Edward Seaman, aged IL, and Wal
ter webb, aged ., were buried alive
near Waterproof, La, while they and
four other companions were playing
they were a rescue party working at
the Cherry mine disaster.
Dynamite in coal is believed to have
been the cause of an explosion in the
furnace of the American hospital, at
Chicago, in which the lives of pa
tients, nurses and doctors of the in
stitution were imperilcd. The explo-
sion wrecked the heating plant.
Locked In q steel cage and isolated
from the populated district of Croton
Fall, a man arrested there on a charge
of disorderly conduct was burned to
death. The authorities are trying to
establish his identity.
Verne Sands, 20 years old, is in the
hospital at Spring field, Mo-, sufferin.
from ptomaine poisoning. He has
been unconscious since last Tuesday.
the attack is supposed to have been
caused by eating a lunch-wagon ham.
burger.
Rear Admiral Wainwright has
placed himself on record against the
navy department riding and walking
test for officers. The admiral quotes
hiu v,arr,l u,ith ITp.1, C,p, aud ,ntl
IF that is not god enough the govern
mcnt may release me-"
Mrs. Margaret Smith, aged IS years
and Mrs. Minnie Wright, aged 81
years, were killed by a gas explosion
In a boarding house at Rochester, N
Y. A Jet In their room had leaked al
night. Mrs. Wright, in a dazed con
dition and half s~uffocatcd by the es
Gaping gas. had applied a match to TIT
leaky Jet.
The appellate division OF the 81
preme court OF New York at Pough
keepsie has affirmed the decision o
Supreme Court Justice Keogh, In thu
action brought by Mary B. Tower
wife of Albert Il. Tower, the POUCH
keepsie Iron king" for separation
and alimony. Justice Keogh grantee
the separation and allowed Mrs. Tow
er 800 per month alimony.
Constable J. II. Dobbs narrowly et
capped lynching at Columbus. H., afte
he had shot and killed Williar
Thompson, his neighbor. His town.
men were excited over the AFFAIR, an
made open threats. The killing VIZ
the result OF a quarrel over the chi
dren of the men.
One million dollars has been d.
posted with the ROthschilds
London to the order Of the Hagu
arbitration court by Domingo Gam
against Chile, In case the court find
In favor OF the claimants.
John Peters, injured In a practic
football game with Morningside CO
lcge Of Sioux City. Ia, In prepare
ton for the contest with Vermillio
on Thanksgiving day. died In
hospital Tuesday.
James p. Scott, IS years old, an
his ~I2.year-old son. were smothere
TO death near Lynchburg, Va, undo
d & load of leaf tobacco.
BENJAMIN 8. Gable. ar attorney {
Chicago. will succeed Ormsby III
Harg as assistant secretary Of the d
partment Of commerce and labor. q
cording to . statement made b
Senator CullOm OF Illinois.