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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24
GREAT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
Austrian Finds n Subtle Matter Which
lie Calls "EleC troid."

Francis RychnowSki, a mechanical
engineer Of Lemberg, Austria, has dis
covered a strange and very subtle
matter, which he called "electroid" be-
cause of certain affinity with cleo
tricity. Electroid, produced by a spe-
cial apparatus built by the inventor,
is obtained by the dissolution Of GER
tain matters under the influence Of
the electric current. 1t makes noise,
and at the same time refreshing
scent and cool breeze are experienced.
This discovery induced Mr.. Rychnow-
ski to make machine capable of re-
freshing the air to such degree that
those present during the experiment
had the feeling that the window was
open, although this was not the case.
Electroid is a very subtle matter, but
it seems to be a fluid, and 1t can be
gathered and preserved. While falling
on a plate 1t reflects in shape OF
shining sheaves. The commission ap-
pointed by the Austrian government
to investigate this discovery reported
that under the influence of electroid
plants grow rapidly and the buds of
flowers unclose while one Is looking at
them. Electroid annlhilates microbes
and thus preserves organic matter,
These are physiological influences Of
electroid. Among mechanical phe-
nomena the commission reported that
the influence of electroid is not
stopped even by a brick wall and
glass; that it attracts solid bodies and
makes them shine like moonlight-it
makes them move and attract other
bodies; finally, that it acts on photo
graphic plates and produces sharp and
distinct lines, such as were formerly
possible only with a very powerful
lens.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24
Prosperity, Eth?

The Republican State platform,
adopted at Kansas City last week
congratulates McKinley's admins
tration-"in establishing the high
est prosperity the country has ever
known"
We are curious to know where
that prosperity comes in. There
is prosperity, we admit that, but
where is it? Is it among the mas
SEES!
The farmers of this country are
interested in this matter, They
sometimes buy farm machinery
The Empire Drill Co., of Shorts
Vile, n. Y, recently sent out "A
circular preaching prosperous
times but apologizing to their
customers for an increase i'll the
price of raw material. They were
obliged to pay for the single item
of bolts an increased price of $50
per cent over the price for the
same goods in 1899, and tour
price" they said, is raised only
enough to cover increased cost of
raw material"
Now why the necessity for this
advance in price' Look at that
item of bolts They are iron. To
produce them iron has to be mined
smelted and machined. All this is
a matter of labor this year the
same as last. Better machinery is
i'll use this year than last This
bolt is raw material" to the drill
maker-but where is the increase
in cost! Can you see! Admit
that wages have been advanced -
per cent, which they have not,
that still leaves l55 per cent in
crease of cost to account for.
The inevitable conclusion is that
the increase in price is but the
hand of the trusts, levying taxa
ton on the masses for their pri-
vate benefit, without the people
having representation in the mat
ter-the very thing, as has been
observed time and again, against
which our fathers of '76 took up
arms against King George.
Taxation without representation,
and yet the Republicans call it
prosperity" Granted that n
mans wages have been increased
10 per cent over last year, on the
other hand all that he must buy
has increased from 10 per cent to
100 per cent, then where is his
prosperity! lie has really had a
cut in his wages.
The trusts, the combines, the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

kings of wealth, are prosperous as
never before. In this quarter, if
the Missouri Republican platform
would specify, we indeed have the
highest prosperity the country has
ever known"--at the expense Of all
the rest of the country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

Lewiston (Maine) Spe. Chicago
Chronicle: A funeral service by tele-
phone is reported from Somerset
county. A citizen Of Eustis had died,
and his family desired that Elder JAG
quith, OF Embden, should officiate, as
he was an old schoolmate Of the de-
cedent Owing to bad roads the clergy
man was unable to get further than
North Newportland. At the hotel there
he met the superintendent of the tele-
phone line which connects with the
Dead River region, and the latter came
to the rescue, The superintendent
called up the Eustis station and or
dcreG an instrument transferred to the
house where the funeral was to be held,
The clergyman then spoke into the
Phone and a deacon at the house of
mourning repeated his words to the
people assembled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24
THE PENALTY FOR A HAT.
1t Cost IL Pennsylynp.a Young Lady Hcr
Memborship in a Church.

Because Miss May Oller, daughter OF
the late Bishop Jacob F. Oller, persist
ed in wearing n pretty creation of a
hat In preference to the plain bonnet
worn by the women of the German
Baptist church, she has forfeited her
membership in the Antietam German
Baptist church of Waynesborough, Pa,
according to the Philadelphia Times.
Miss Oller is highly educated young
woman, a graduate of Juniata college.
Her brother is superintendent OF the
Prick company. Last spring Miss Oh
Ter returned from European tour, and
wore in place of the conventional bon
net hat Of the latest style. In July a
meeting Of the authoities OF the church
was held and Miss Oller was notified
that II she would retain her member
ship in the church she must return
to the palmer headgear, and that she
would be given until the next quarter
ly meeting to make the change. Miss
Oller wrote to the church authorities
asking them to extend the time, mean
willie continuing 10 wear lne nat, / ne
time was not extended, however, and
at the quarterly meeting she was form
ally exr 0'led from the church. Elder
Jacob Sn. Ter presided at the meeting,
which was unusually lively. Postmas-
ter S. z. Dubbel and J. J. and Jesse +.
Oller, brothers of the young woman,
made a fight against expulsion, claim
ing that the annual meeting had made
the wearing of the bonnet discretion
airy. This petition was, however, bit
terly fought by the two young German
Baptist ministers, the Rev. ]. B. Rath-
ruff and the Rev. John Oellg, who in
sisted that the traditions Of the church
should not be broken down, and they
were successful in their battle by a
large majority. There is much indig-
nation among Miss Oilers friends and
relatives and they will take the matter
to the next annual meeting,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24
AMERICAS FIRST GEORGE.
How He Sometimes Tried to Run Away
from His Admirers.

now lit NOnftiuicS lTl'u 10 nun Away
from His Admirers.
Washington was not Churlish, but
he had that preference for being unob-
served that develops at times into a
longing in a man whose life is spent in
public. He quilted the Macomb house
on the morning of Aug. 80, 1890. The
servants were instructed to steal away
at dawn, to have the carriage and lug
gage over the ferry at Paulus Hook
by sunrise. BY candlelight, Mrs.
Washington, the children and the Sec
retaries assembled in the morning
room. The president appeared pleased
with his stratagem. He was enjoying
his prospect Of concealed departure.
Immediately under the window sud-
denly struck up on the still morning
air the blaring, vigorous notes of an
artillery band From the highways
and byways scurrying people APP
peared. To witness his first step out
side the door a thousand goggling af-
fectionate eyes watched. There
cried the general, in half-comic de-
SDdlT-l cannot lHluh dIlUStlHtT ulo-
pleased-"it's all over; we are found
out. Well, well! they must have
their own way" 1t was the general
they waited to see, not the president.
They lined the roadway from house to
barge recording every movement in
observant brains. CA distinguished
man can never know which of his au-
Iience Is to be his biographer. 1t may
be one of the "supers" on the stage
rolling off the carpets.) The thunder
of artillery could not drown the living
shout that rose from the Threats Of the
people as Washington was borne off
with the rise and fall Of the oars
cleaning in the cheerful sun. His
voice trembled as he bade the as
sembled crowd farewell. Though chary
OF appealing to it, the love of the peo-
pie never failed to move him deeply.
-Harper's Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

Booker T. Washington, the distin-
guished colored man of the south, in a
recent speech said American slavery
was great curse to both races, and /
would be the last to apologize for It..
But, in the providence OF God, | be-
lieve that slavery laid the foundation
for the solution of the problem that Is
now before us in the south. During
slavery the negro was taught every
trade, every industry that constitutes
the foundation for a living"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

Hungarian peasants like to have
good time when somebody dies. A
wealthy farmer at Szabadka recently
left 1900 acres of land and large sum
to his nephews. In his pockets were
found 5000 forms In cash. This sum,
1t was decided, he had set aside for
sumptuous funeral. so the bells were
kept ringing two days and everybody
was royalty entertained.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

SPAIN, by the loss of her colonies,
is already rapidly rejuvenating.
Gen. Woodward, formerly United
States Minister to Madrid, says
that SPANS war with the United
States was "A blessing in disguise
After years of ceaseless, strength
sapping anXieties, incident to the
government of her scattered islands
and the Philippians, leaves Spain ;
statesmen free to work out the dcs-
tiny Of that country. Woodward
thinks Spain is on the threshold OF
expansion argument for you.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

THE Lincoln Republican Mass
Convention of Cincinnati, it is an
nounced, will indorse the Sioux
Falls ticket-Bryan and Towne--
for President and Vice President.
Il will be well if the Kansas City
convention shall be able to agree
upon this ticket; at least from this
distance it looks so.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

THE temperance people are say
ing that Mckinley's action regard
ing the anti-canteen law will beat
him if nothing else. The Method
list general conference at Chicago
the other day called Mr.. Mckinley
action as regards this law, null
fication in its most dangerous form. "
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24
Cromwctl's watch.

A relic especially interesting to Eng
Iish Free Churchmen is at present in
England in the shape of Oliver Crom-
wells watch, It is the shape and size
OF small hens egg, with an engrav-
Ing OF Worcester on the dial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24
The Army Canteen.

Baltimore, Md, May lo,-At
today'S session of the general
council of the Reformed Episcopal
church the Reverend ". w. Lath-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-05-24

John Beal, Editor and Proprietor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-The postoffice
at Jalapa, Grant county, Indiana, has been
discontinued. Service by rural free deliv-
cry from Marion.
B. F. Rissler has been appointed post
master at Hancock. Harrison county. vice
Jacob A. Horner, resigned.
Rural delivery routes, to be established
Oct. 1. have been ordered as follows:
Connersville Fayette county-Length of
route, 2S miles; area covered, 81 square
miles; population served, 40; carrier. III. t.
Risk. Postoffice at Hawkins, Fayette
county. TO be discontinued.
Dunreith, Henry County-Twenty-s seven
miles; area. thirty-five square miles; popu-
lation, sol; carrier, John W. Hayes.
Lawrence, Marion County-Twenty-thr
miles; area, thirty-four square miles; pop
ulation, go: carrier. Robert II. Acre.
Valparaiso. Porter County-Twenty-six
miles; area, forty square miles; population.
GIL: carrier. r. NJ. McNay.
Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County
Twenty miles: area, thirty-nine square
miles; population, 6l2; carrier. I. n. Pat
rick.
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except SANDER and abuse of the colonial
secretary
AMERICAN CAPITAL IN ENGLAND.
Yerkes VIII Invest $2O,o0Oyo0O I'm an
Underground Railway.

copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.l
LONDON, Sept. 22.-Charles L. Yerkes's
London railroad deal, the purchase of the
franchise of the Charing Cross. Euston and
Hampstead Underground Railroad. creates
considerable interest. He is said 10 be pay
ing e10O,O0 for the rights. which has yield
ed the promoters handsome profit. The
present plans for the syndicate involve the
expenditure of nearly f4,000.0oo The fact
that all the capital is coming from Amer
ica and that the English are not asked to
subscribe, causes astonishment, which the
Daily Telegraph well voices. saying: Fur
Their development in connection with cleo
trio traction are talked or by Mr.. Yerkes,
but by far the most startling development
is the change which such events the
building of an underground road in London
with American capital proves to have
taken place in the economic conditions OF
the United States. Until the last few years
capital needed for the development OF
American industries. In 1895 1T was foreign
capital that saved her from disaster. Now
her capitalists are not only subscribing to
English war loans and excheQuer bonds
and German treasury bills, but an Amer
lean syndicate declares. its intention of
spending several millions in order 10 build
a railway in London on which, at the best,
the profit can be but moderate
The London Times agrees with the Daily
Telegraph in saying Americans a long
way ahead of England in electric traction,
emphasizing the opinion by printing on its
editorial page extracts from recent reports
from United States Consul Halstead, at
Birmingham.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
BAGGAGE CHECKING.
Britons May Adopt Modified Form of
the American System.

copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press.l
LONDON, Sept 22.-The controversy on
the relative merits of the British and
American baggage system has been re-
vived by the complaints of transatlantic
visitors who have lost trunks in England.
These, in turn, have called forth protests
against the adoption of the check system.
An Englishman, who has visited America,
writes to the Pail Mall Gazette giving de-
tails of the troubles which he experienced
through the loss of his checks, the delay
and the alleged impossibility of obtaining
compensation, declaring the Americans
tolerate any system, however complicated,
so long Ii has the appearance of being
busnesslike. Most of the detractors of
the check system miss point by devoting
their arguments against the delay in deliv-
ering baggage after its arrival 1t is pos
sible the correspondence may accelerate
the adoption of some form of the American
system, for partly through ignorance and
partly through the defects of the English
system no end of trouble and expense is
undergone by the thousands who yearly
cross the Atlantic through loss of bag
gage.
Another American innovation will shortly
appear in London in the shape of $50
laundries run by American employees and
with American machinery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-An elevator in the
Fisher building, at the corner of Dearborn
and Van Buren, streets. fell from the fourth
story to the basement this evening. Eight
people were injured by the fan, none of
them fatally. The injured:
]. f. GROSS, Internal injuries.
GEORGE TOPPING, elevatorman, leg
sprained-
EDWIN III. BOOTH, bruised about body.
T. J. REYNOLDS. leg broken.
/. c. DAGGETT, spine injured.
PAUL HAMMELL, leg sprained.
II. c. MALLORY. leg badly bruised and
spine hurt.
F. r. SOUTHwELL. side and legs
bruised.
p. H. CAREY, slightly bruised.
E. s. SOMNER, slightly bruised.
At the time OF the accident the elevator
had just descended from the fourteenth
floor and contained sixteen people, two of
whom were ladies. Just as the carriage
passed the fourth floor the valve control
ling the drum around which the cable is
rolled broke and the elevator fell at once
TO the basement. The elevatorman used
every effort to set the safety catch, but
was unable TO do so. The elevator was but
recently inspected and pronounced safe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
HOBSON'S EYES WEAK.


WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 22.-Lieutenant
Hobson, of Merrimac fame, passed through
the city last night en- route east. In an in
terview he said: I've been travelling
through Japan and China, having come up
from Manila, where 1 was engaged In in
speeding the harbors."
And your future plans?''
81 am not quite decided. My eyes have
given out. and all hope OF being able to ac-
company the American fleet to China is
ended. 1 am now en- route to New York.
where I have been recalled. but will proba-
bly, go down TO my home in Alabama.
cannot say what my work will be. While
in Japan / visited all the dock yards, and
found the time spent there most interesting
and profitable. 1 saw the Oregon, which
went ashore on an uncharted reef. Ii
has been refitted and is at sea again. No
blame whatever has been attached to any
enc on board her. They repaired the dam
age at a Japanese port. the work being
done by native workmen. All foreigners
have been done away with in the Japanese
shipyards. though they utilized foreign de-
signs and tools altogether.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
Conference Lasted Until Early This
Made on Both Sides.
THE BIG MILL IS AT WORK
ANDERSON STEEL AND WIRE PLANT
AGAIN IN OPERATION.
Democrats Don't Like to See It-Sar-
gent REFLECTED President b. l..
F.-Boycott on p. & r.. Road.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 2S.-At 1 o'clock
this morning both sides in the wage con-
ference between the Amalgamated Workers
and the iron and steel companies signed
the scale. Each side made concessions.
No details will be given out tonight
The conferees had been in session all
DAY. When, at o'clock, they took q re-
cess for supper until o'clock, it was an
nounced that they were no nearer an
agreement. on the wage scale than when
they arrived last Wednesday.
At 1880 this morning they announced
that an agreement had been reached, and
at l o'clock IL was announced that the
terms had been signed. All the mills will
be started this week. The conference Is
still in session. perfecting details
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
ROD MILL HAS RESUMED.
Steel and Wire Plant mt Anderson
Again In Operation.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 22.-The whistle
of the American Wire and Steel Company's
big plant in this city called the men TO
work this morning for the first time in al
most year. The rod mill was started and
the wire and nail departments will resume
in few days, or as soon as a supply of
stock is accumulated from the rod mill.
The mills closed on account of a sympa-
thetic strike, last December, in the rod de-
partment. The men were given an advance
of 10 per cent. over their old scale, but were
notified that 2h per cent. would be withheld
to form a reserve fund for the benefit of
the employees. The rod men refused TO re-
sumo work because there were other plants
in the company which were not on the
same plane of wages. They held out and
the entire mill was shut down, although
other mills of the company resumed on the
terms offered by the management. The men
who return 10 work now do so at slight
reduction over the last scale. but more per-
sons offered for work than the mill could
accommodate on single turn. The wire and
nail departments were given raise in the
scale last December, and signed, but were
thrown out of work by the failure of the
rod department to resume. The men are all
glad to be at work after the long shut
down, and it is the feeling that 1t will be
for a long run this time.
The Democrats of Anderson have been
endeavoring to make political capital out
of the shutdown, but now are silent or
grumbling over the fact that the wage
scale is not large it last year.
But the men most commemorative employees
are cheerfully accepting the situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
REGISTRATION IN HAWAII.
About $4,000 Voters Recorded by Sept
14-'Dry" Town for Soldiers.

HONOLULU, Sept. IA. via San Francisco.
Sept. 22-About $4,000 voters have been
registered so far in Honolulu for the No
vember election. OF this number about 1000
are native Hawaiians, about thirty are
Chinese, naturalized under the Hawaiian
monarchy; about thirty are native-born
Chinese, about fifty are Portuguese and the
remainder are whites. There are still sew
eral days OF registration
The transport Logan arrived here early
on Sunday morning. and the LOO soldiers
aboard her debarked into the "driest" town
any of them ever struck. 1t was the first
and probably the last Sunday of the strict
enforcement of the blue laws" OF the ter
ritory. Not saloon. cigar store, ice cream
or soda water parlor was open. The ice
man and milk man were obeying the law.
The soldiers could get nothing to eat. and
nothing TO drink. and nothing to smoke.
The Logan sailed at O'Clock Wednesday
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
Indiana Notes.

The Second National Bank. Richmond
has given $500 TO the Elkhorn Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Aaron Drey. formerly Miss Zetts
Toplis. of Madison. was one OF the sur
TO her mother she says she was adrift on
plank for eight hours. and was blinded iI
one eye by piece OF flying timber.
Two circus men. Frank Williams ano
Noah Robbins. quarreled. at Madison. yes
terday. Williams cut Robbinss head with
a Ratchet. Robbins probably will die. VIII
liams surrendered after the marshal hac
shot at him three times.
The fourth annual reunion of the Davis
and Baldwin families was held at Rich
mond yesterday at the home of Alpheus
Baldwin. There was a large attendance
three or four counties being represented
The Rev. Allen Jay delivered the address
of welcome. The Rev. Ellwood o. Ellis
also spoke.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
BOY INSTANTLY KILLED.
Another Fatally Hurt at Madison-Ac-
cident i'm Moving a House.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, Sept. 22.-Benjamin Sa-
berton, sixteen years old, was instantly
killed and Henry Hopkins, fifteen years
old, was fatally wounded this morning
ewing to the breaking of timber used as
a support in the moving of a house from
the lot recently purchased on North East
street for school purposes.
The boys were helping Contractor Ben
son put his moving machinery in place.
The work was nearly done and the horses
frightened up the rope in a preliminary test.
The timber broke. releasing an iron lever.
This struck young Saberton at the base
of the brain, killing him instantly. The
Hopkins boy received glancng blow from
the metal bar, but his skull was crushed
and he has been unconscious all day and
Is not expected to recover.