Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-05
Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs.
Peter G. Haines, who shot Capt. w.
+. Annis in New York, has been par.
doned by Gov. Dix.
Italy has declared war on Turkey
and captured Tripoli, sinking a Turk
ish torpedo boat destroyer.
NJ del Case, French minister Of
marine, visited the wreck OF the bat
tie ship Liberte and vehemently crit.
cised the naval organization.
The first refinery for cotton seed oil
products in Canada has been estab.
lished at Toronto.
A living mar is imprisoned in the
French battleship Liberte, which was
SUM by explosions of her magazines.
and may be rescued alive.
A series of five explosions in its own
magazine sunk the French battle ship
liberte while at anchor, nilling 500
seaDen.
War between Italy and Turkey
seems inevitable and the opening gun
In the conflict Is likely TO be fired
very soon.
A number Of people we're drowned
and Others swept away by a cloud
burst which inundated a part of the
city of Chihuahua. Mex.
Personal.
The body of Melvin r. Stanton,
who disannoarod rro,, XI-;,h;., ~.
September I. has just been found in
a corn field near there.
Jasper Wilson, son of Secretary
Wilson has resigned from the posi-.
ton of private secretary to his faith
err, which he has held since 1897.
capt. W.. N. Mansur, president Of
the Bank of Chillicothe has sold his
interest to II. A. Tompkins of War
saw, Mo-, who will take his place.
John S. Dawson, attorney general
OF Kansas has just begun inquisition
ordered by Gov. Stubs into liquor
sales and gambling in Kansas City,
Kan.
Arthur Krauter, a Nebraska farmer
was shot by a spring gun he had set
for wolves.
Mrs. Helen McClung. probate Judge
OF Wichita county, Kansas, has re-
signed. Mrs. McClung vas appointed
two years ago to succeed her hus-
band at his death.
The Rev. Lucy Carter Woodford of
burlington, Kan, is to fill the pulpit
in the First Congregational church
at Atchison, Kan. She is Atchison's
first woman pastor.
Charles Orth of Walter, Ok, has
bought the X. L.. & G. railroad, CAPT.
talized at $5%,O0O,OOO at public auc.
ton, for $40.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons,
half of them children. were at Bale
W~aggener's annual picnic at Forest
park in Atchison, Kan.
VIM. J. Bryan addressed the Con.
servation congress at Kansas City on
the evening of the closing day.
r. G. Fowler. the aviator made an.
other unsuccessful attempt to cross
the Sierras at Emigrant Gap, Cal.
Judge John r. CLARK a widely known
lawyer and politician, fell in front of
a train at Tulsa, Ok, and was prob.
ably fatally injured
Ptomaine poisoning caused by eat.
ing spoiled pressed chicken at the
Atchison. Kan, children's picnic,
nearly resulted in the death, of six
people.
Cyrus Super, of Moreland, Kan.
was granted a judgment against
Model township for $500 damages,
because OF neglect of authorities to
protect a roadway where a bridge was
washed out.
Former United States Treasurer d
N. Morgan Is locked up in the Tombs
prison In New York in default OF
bail, for fraud.
Police Chief s. 8. Meanor Of WITCH.
itta, Kan, gave his resignation to the
mayor and city commissioners to take
effect at once,
Charles Smith. a llneman was kiyso
by q live wire on top of an electr,c
light pole at sedalia. Mo. The bodv
caught Ore