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DEATH OF SENIOR ROMERO.
Ths Mexican Ambassador to the United
States sucoumhs to m Operation
for Appendicitis.

Washington, Dec 81. Senior Don
Matias Romero, the Mexican ambassa-
dor to the United States. died at the
embassy here at 4:io o'clock yesterday
morning. Wednesday an operation for
appendicitis was performed on the ann
bassador and, although the operation
was entirely successful, the resulting
shock proved greater than he could
bear.
For the last S5 years Romero has
been one of the leading officials OF the
various governments Of Mexico As
early as 1859 during the administra-
tion of President Buchanan-he was
connected with the Mexican legation.
He was at that time only % years Of
age. Before he was IS he had charge
Of the interests Of Mexico In the
United States He was secretary Of
the Mexican treasury during the ad-
ministrations of Jusrez, the first presi-
dent of Mexico, and Diaz, when he
sueceeded Juarez; was a member of
the Mexican congress, an officer In the
Mexican army and then again minis
ter, and later ambassador to the
United States
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NO CARPET-BAGGERs.
Policy of tSe United States WIN BE ." fas
Natives II Czban onios' When
ever Possible.

Washington, Jan. 1.-No carpet-bag-
gers need apply. The policy OF this
government will be to put natives IN
Offices in Porto Rico, Cuba and the
Philippines. The keynote In the new
government to take the place OF span.
iah rule Is that the positions shall
be filled by the inhabitants. The few.
est possible Americans will be sent
from this country to hold offices In the
islands. It will be necessary to SEND
some experts from the United States
to instruct in American methods
and to supervise the work OF some
departments But these will not DC
many, and they will be for the most
part men taken from similar lines OF
official duty in this country. There
will be no patronage to distribute IN
the organization Of government In
these islands Experts will be sent In
barely necessary numbers to show the
, native ofiiceholders the new ways, to
| Insure efficiency aud honesty Till
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GRAVE NEWS FROM ILoILo.
Insurgents Refuse 90 Deliver the Place to
Amsricans--Gen. Miller WIN Enter
tain No QaIbblInE

Washington, Jan. s.-There is grave
fear OF trouble In the Philippines. A
long message was received by cable
from Gen. Otis. He reports the disap-
psarance Of Aguinaldo and the refusal
of the insurgents to deliver Iloilo to
the American forces sent from Manila
TO take possession Of that city. A
cablegram was drawn up and sent to
Gen. Otis directing him to execute his
original orders rega riding lloilo, and
this means that the United States
forces will take possessi on Of the city
and harbor, Notwithstanding the re-
sistanee Of the Filipinos
Gen. Otis considers the disappearance
Of Aguinaldo as one OF the most signi-
flcant Of the many suspicious acts OF
that leader during the last month. 1t
Is not Just known where Aguinaldo is,
though Gen. Otis believes that he Is
still on the island Of Luzon on which
Manila IL situated. Among his fol-
lowers In Manila 1t was given out that
he withdrew TO the interior because
he feared assassination. but Gen. Otis
Is said to be of the opinion that
Aguipaldo has some other purpose in
view and perhaps is really collecting
his forces for demonstration hostile
70 the United States.
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DECREASE IN CRIME.
Statistics Show That the United
States Is Improving Morally.
In 1898 rhsrs were I.sae sdurdsrs oom-
rsittsd, Decrease OF 1880 Over 1897
--rhs soafh Lsads In Legal Ex-
eeutions and HangingA

Chicago. Jan. The Chicago Trib-
une publishes the following criminal
statistics for the year beginning Jann-
airy l. 1898. and ending to-day. The
figures take In all oases reported In the
newspapers:
The total number OF peraons who have COM
mltted suicide In the United States during iesc
IA t.e1a ss compared with GOO In isW. on this
number ass were men and i,osA women
Among professional men. physicians lead the
list n having taken their own lives a. oom-
pared with n IN 1897. Thirteen persons en-
gagged in the banking business, elergymen.
newspaper men. Q attorneys aetors and
artists have committed suicide The causes Of
suicide we're a. follows; Dependency. Aue2;
unirnoWn 100; INSANITY, t8. liquor, io. ul-
health, res domestic infelioity. isI; sisAppo'nt-
| Cd lows, 100; business losses, iio
In lhsse eass4 of suicide ans persons took
poison, so'1 shot themselves, ~ hanged
| themselves. 452 cut their thtoaaa, Sa drowned
themselves. 90 jumped from windows or house
topa 70 threw themselves In front Of railroad
| trains, % burned themselves 10 death, g
stabbed themselves. 4 starved themselves and
| eblew themselves up with dynamite
The total numbers Of murders committed In
iBpS shown gratifying decrease phenomenon
often Witnessed in war year., $40 as COM
pared with 10 la 1877 loess in isoe and 10 800
In 1904 LynchingA has decreased during the
year isoS as compared with 1897 In fact, II Is
smaller than In any year since 1885, except
isoo whom the number was the same MODS
have murdered i27 persons during the year,
I2l men and women The lynohings In the
various states and territories wersas follows;
Arkansas, II; South Carolina. II; Georgia ~;
Missouri, o. Kentucky, Q, Louisiana i0 Texas
3; MARYLAND, q; Oklahoma, 4; Wyoming u
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palace recently quilted by Blanco and
his ferocious predecessor. Weyler. The
American commissioners arrived ct
the palace soon afterward, having
ridden on horseback from La Vedado
Within the palace all preparations
had been made TO receive the conquer
ors. Capt. Gen. Castellanos, who sue
ceeded Blanco when the latter was
relieved on the ground that the dis
grace Of surrendering sovereignty
would be too much for him, was walt
Ing. Castellanos spoke briefly. for
mally delivering the islandof Cuba to
the government Of the United States.
Gen. Wade made a brief reply, and
Immediately turned the island over TO
Gen. Brooke. the military governor.
Then took place the eveut which
must have cut like knife into the
heart OF every spaniard who witnessed
the ceremony. The Spanish flag,
which for over 400 years had waved
from the palace, was lowered. At the
same instant the yellow and red ban.
ners on the famous and infamous Ca
baras fortress and Moro castle came
down forever. As the Spanish Gag
was lowered 1t was replaced by the
stars and stripes, and as the latter
foated to the breeze 1t was saluted
with 81 guna
After the American flag had beer
hoisted the bands played the American
national hymn and this was greetet
with tremendous cheering by tn
crowd that had assembled near tn
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ni.mnrck,r Mausoleum.

A letter from Frederichsruh informs
US that the building Of the mausoleum
for Prince Bismarck is being pushed
forward with considerable speed, and
that great numbers of worlSmen are
now busy upon 1t. Its huge dimensions
are already perceptible; the height OF
the dome will be not less than 20 to 81
meters, and the stone walls are about
1h meters thick. A chapel, with an
altar and decorations, will occupy the
center Of the mausoleum. Beneath
this will be huge crypt with nave and
aisles. The bodies of Prince and Prin1
cess Bismarck are to be laid side BY
side at the western end Of the nave Of
the crypt. 1t Is hoped that the buildi
ing will be so far advanced before the
end Of autumn as to permit the cere5
monial translation" OF the collins Of
the great statesman and his wife to
their Anal resting place.-westminster
Gazette.
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MRS. BoTKIN GUILTY.
rhe jury brings In Verdict 10 the LONG,
Distance PoisoninE Case--A aietioa
for . New rnai.

San Franclsco, Jan. 1.--Mrs Bot
kin's lawyers do not propose 10 accept
as final the verdict OF the jury finding
her guilty Of the murder Of MIRA Dun
ming without making = strong effort
to obtain Q new trial and possible re-
versal OF the Judgment George A..
Knight. leading attorney for the de-
fenss, says:
Our first step will be TO move for new trial
90 the day set for passing sentence, or IS soon
thereafter as We can be heard. II tho new
trial Ia denied Of course We shall go 10 the su-
prcme court and at the same time We shall
raise the question Of Jurisdiction. This court
never had and never can get Jurisdiction 10 Try
Mrs Botkin 1t Is plain question Of law and
have not the slightest doubt OF the supreme
courts decision on that point
After her arrival at the branch couu-
ty jail, Mira Botkln broke down com.
pletely and for some time gave vent to
her anguish in sobbing and occasional
shrieking. II is stated that The first
ballot stood ten for hanging and two
for life imprisonment The second
ballot was IL for hanging and only one
for life imprisonment But the one
stood firm and after much discussion
| the other II went over 70 him.
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MISSOURI FINANCES.
The state Treasurer Makes Gratifying
shoxing to the Taxpayers
Of the State.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. s-State
Treasurer y. L. Pitts has closed his
books for the biennial period ended
December 81, 1893, and the showing
made Of the state finances should be
particularly gratifying to the tax
payers OF the state. Among other
things. the following condition of the
treasury is shown:
Balance on hand January l........s T,4oSos
Receipts for the two years into the
TREASURY. q 3o0, t0d 70
Disbursements for the two years. 1880, 700 y
Balance on hand December 81. 1898. BsT. .ios u
This shows a gain in the two years
OF balance Of ssis. 64s.As, and Is q
good one. especially when the fact y
| considered that tire state debt bs,
been reduced considerably and all the
matured bonds have been paid. and all
the interest on the bonded debt has
been met
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OUR DEAD IN OTHER LANDS.
Arrangements Completed for ttringiag
soldiers Remains from Cuba, Porto
Rico. manila and HonoluIa.

Warrington, Dec. 3i.-Gen. Luding-
ton, quartermaster general Of the
army, has completed arrangements
for bringing back to this country the
bodies OF American officers and soldiers
inferred at and In the vicinity Of San
tiago de Cuba, Ponce and other points
In Porto Rico, Manila and Honolulu
The graves have been carefully marked
by officials Of the quartermaster' de-
partment, who have gone over the
several fields and have succeeded In
Identifying nearly all Of the Ameri-
can dead A large number Of
metallic caskets are now being
manufactured. The shipment Of
the caslets will begin about January
10, and q force OF skilled men will go
with them TO attend to the work Of
disinterment. Theoretically sealing the
caslrets and shipping them back to this
country. They will be brought on the
government transports and the frst
Baskets win begin arriving about the
end Of January. They will probably
be brought 70 New York and FROM that
point sent to relatives and friends.
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The Mineral Output of the Missouri Kan
sas Distrlct for 1903 Breaks
All ReeQrda

Joplin, Mo-, Jan. S.-,rhe zinc and
lead ore produced in the Missouri-Kan-
san mining district for 1898 breaks all
records, the closing years output bav.
ing exceeded that of 1897, the best pre-
vious year, by 50, 445, 492. The total
product of the mines for 1893 aggre.
gates 81, Ill, ,794 The year was pros
porous one in the mining district, and
zinc ore, the great product Of the dis
trict not only received the highest
prices on record. but gave the greatest
output exceeding that Of 1897 by a,2so
car loads The output Of lead ore for
the year was 139 car loads less than In
1897. To the increasing demands for
zinc ore, which encouraged deeper
mining and less groveling in shallow
diggings for lead, Is attributed the
large increase Of zine ore and decrease
| of lead ore.
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Springfield, Mo-, Jan. S-Mrs Lucre-
tia Kent was found dead in folding
bed, which had closed on her after she
had retired. How long she had been
there is not known. She moved into
the house on December 81, and close
neighbors had not seen her since that
day. She was widow about so years
Of age and lived alone.
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RAILROAD EQUIPMENT.
a Number OF Lines Placing ORDERS for
More Freight and Other Kinds
Of Cars.

New York, Jan. e.-The Northern
Pacific Railway company has placed
orders for ten postal cara and 8, 900 fat
cars. The company Is also asking for
bids for 20 first-class coaches. The
Kansas City, Pittsbnrg & Gulf will re-
ceive bids for so furniture cars II Is
understood that the company will or
der more freight equipment The Rio
Grande Western will, 1t Ia reported.
order during the coming year 1000
stock cars. 1t ia reported that the Coz
lumbus, sanduslxy 4 Hooking has Let
300 freight cars The Wabash Is pre-
pairing an order for 700 freight cars
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years. the receipts never before in the history
OF the country exceeded lt9l0Oo o0l and only
seven times have they ever reached tsJQ COO
The receipts from customs during the SIX
months amounted 70 tss.0l5.s so as compared
with tdR, So. .02t for the same period last year.
For the month OF December the customs re-
celpts aggregated gi6,764s sa, which was the
highest point reached under the present Ding
ley law and the largest. for December since
1888, when Il was tl6eO90oo The receipts
from internal revenue sources amounted dur
ing December 10 seg.ssi.slD. the largest since
the war OF the rebellion The total for De-
Gambler was al 4cA70i
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A FIEND eUILLoTINED.
Joseph vachsr. the French ~Jsek the Hip-
per- Decapitated for IN Enormous
Number Of Murders.

Paris, Jan. Joseph Vscher, the
French "Jack the Ripper was gull
lotined at Bourghon- Bresse, capital OF
the department of the Ain. this morn
ing. He protested his Innocence and
simulated insanity to the last vacher.
who was 30 years Of age, was con-
demned at the October assizes at Ain.
Early in life he Is known 70 have
brutally murdered four boys six
women and girls and an old widow.
Most Of the victims were tending herds
when Vacher came behind them ana
cut their throats. The exact number
Of vacher's victims will never be
known. but II Is said that % assassina-
tions were brought home last October
and the number has been added TO ~
time wore on. In fact 1t Ia doubtful
whether the murderer himself knew
| the real number Of his victims.
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NEARLY BURIED ALIVE.
Such Was the Awful Experiesee Of
Many woanded Soldiers
In Cubs.

They talk about these things in whis- \
pers as yet--they are not mustered out,
you know. Still. members OF the hos
pltal corps Of the seventy-irst regi-
ment tell some strange, yrewsome
stories OF hospital life between El
Caney and siboney
Although afraid Of possible court
martial, members OF the command, In
close touch with thehospitaI. teii OF one
instance where au unconscious yellow
fever patient was being buried alive by
careless attendants, when the unfor-
tunate man was cpportunely rescued.
II was on July - Of the present year.
in the yellow fever hospital, under tho
care Of DR.. Hamilton Jones, One pa
tient died In tent In which there were
six soldiers laid low by the SAFFRON
soourge. The two worst cases rested
upon litters. covered with the regula-
tion blankets.
One OF the assistsnt stewards, whils
walking through this particular tent,
noticed that one OF the stricken sol
diers was In the throes OF death. He
saw that In few moments the brave
boy, who had escaped the deadly
Mauser missiles, would breathe his last
with the yellow death. These facts
we're reported to the doctor, who
promptly had the matter referred To
the steward, Sergt Meyer, with instruc-
tions TO get the o-iban "burial detail"
and bury the man In the trench as soon
as he breathed his last.
II was only few minutes later that
the assistant steward saw the Cubaus
march off with litter, bearing silent
form, covered by blanket.
'well, his folks viii go in mourning
at home" muttered the hospital official
as he walked carelessly into the tent In
which the soldier had tamely given VI
his life for his country.
As he threw back the flap Of canvas
he started back In amazement There
in front Of him lay the dead man on his
litter bier.
"whom the d. are they burying o
he yelled, and. rushing from the tent
he ran like a deer to the trench wher'
the Cubans were just throwing the frs
spadefuls OF Cuban soil upon the qule
form beneath the blanket. Brushing
the swarthy military sexton aside, b
jumped into the trench, pulled tn
blanket from the quiet figure, and ther
lay another scourge-stricken soldiel
unconscious, but still breathing.
Casting the blanket over the uncoi
scious man. the assistant ended I'll
obsequles before they Terminated
q horror. one Of the terrible Arrors
: the war. The plague-stricke3 soldi
V was lifted from his prematu gra
2 and borne back 10 the hospiO tel
= and his dead comrade placef upon I
y J litter aud earried TO the slxal'ow grs
= whioh had 80 peariy enconlpassed II
: man in living tomb.--St. Louis r.
!. public.
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WITH GREAT ENERGY,
Navy Department Strengthening American
Eorcss In the Pacific -Dewsy's Rsquisi-
tion TO Bs Honorsd.

Washington. Dec. ae.-The energy
with which the navy department Ia
streng thening its forces in the Pacific
ocean Is further emphasized by Its
decision to send 400 enlisted men as
quickly as possible across the con-
tinant to San Francisco, 10 be taken
BY the next mail steamer to Hong
Kong. This action was taken In
response TO requisition from Ad-
miral pewey to send him men to take
charge Of the captured cruisers Don
Juan do Austris. Isls de Cubs and Isla
de Luzon, the two latter vessels being
now In dry dock at Hong Kong, while
the frat Is being repaired at Cavite.
In the battle Of Manila when these
vessels were sunk their Spanish crews
aggregated 5sl officers and men.
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A scHIsM EXPECTED.
Bishops OF the Church OF England Have
Drawn Up Articles Prohibiting Ger
tain Rituaiistio Practices

LONDON, Jan. 8. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt has won victory In the bat
tie he has been waging for six months
against the extreme ritualists OF the
Church OF England. The bishops
have drawn up series Of l2 articles
prohibiting practices such as incense
asperges, special services outside OF
those provided for in the prayer book,
limiting confession, forbiddiug lights
before pictures. fancy vestments. COM
munion without communicates, reser-
walton. of the sacrament etc. 1t is be-
lieved that one important result Of the
bishops act is to be large secession
of the high church clergy from the es'
tablished church.
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lNTELLlGENCER,
LEXINGTON, MISSOURI
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RETIRING SPANISH MONEY.
Prssidsat Mckinley Issues Orders Anset'
Ing Coin Circulation In Cuba and Fix-
ing Exchange Values.

Washington, Dec. So.-Aftsr a con-
ference with Robert p. Porter, special
commissioner Of the United States to
Cuba and Porto Rico, the president
approved an executive order which
had already been signed by Secretary
Gage, TO the effect that on and after
January all customs, taxes, public
and postal dues In the Island Of Cuba
shall be paid in United States money
or In foreign gold coin. The order
gives the rates at which the foreign
gold coin shall be accepted. 1t pro-
yides for the retirement Of the leading
Spanish silver coins now In circulation
and specifics values credited to them
In the pay ment of taxes, customs, dues,
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Canadlan Po.tAre Reduosd

Washington, Jan. 1.-The Canadian
government announces that 1t has re.
duced the domestic letter rate from
three to two cents per ounce, COM
mencing January 1. Under the con
vention between the United States
and Canada letters are sent from this
country to Canada for two cents, the
domestic rate Of each country apply
ing to letters sent
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Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. s.-Grant @. Gil
lett, the missing Abilene, Kan, cattle
king, has arranged TO ocompromise with
his creditors SO that he may return to
the United States whenever 1t suits
his convenience The cattle plunger
left the states with S85, 900 In his grip,
and received $4,000 more few days
ago. He offered TO compromise with
his creditors by paying them $50, oOO
cash, and they have accepted the offer.
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Washington, Dec. so.-The war de-
partment has issued orders assigning
Mai. Gen. Lawton TO service In the
PHILIPPINES. Gen. Lawton, who was
one OF the most conspicuous officers In
the campaign about Santiago, will be
second in command to Gen. Otis. and
In the event OF Gen. Otis appointment
as governor general Of the Philip
pines, will assume military command
OF the forces in the Philippines
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applies TO the customs and TO the
mail services especially. The work OF
the Offices WIFI be done and the sala-
rles will be drawn by appolntees from
among the residents Of each locality.
Home rrle With the absolutely essen
tial American leaven viii be the pol
Icy.
This week the task ofreconstruction
in Cuba generally viii begin seriously.
With municipal government In Cuba,
II il the purpose of the United States
TO interfere as little as possible. Each
community will set up its own govern
ment and manage Its own public affairs
subject only 70 such supervision and
possible check as may be found neces'
cary by the military power OF thu
United States.
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John wellner, Of Lafayette, Mimi,
was shot in the head and hip by two
tramps TO whom he had given shelter.
They bound MIRA Wellner TO loun ge
with rope, which she chewed In two
after four hours. She found her hus'
band dead In the yard.