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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Elihu Root, secretary of war, has re-
turned from Cuba.
Cecil Rhodes has sailed from Cape
Town for England.
Congressman Sibley is i'll with the
grippe, but his condition is not consid.
cred critical.
Colonel Jack Chinn, the devoted
friend Of Governor Goebel, announces
that he will shortly take to the lecture
platform.
Professor Arthur @. McGiffert of
Union Theological seminary, now under
charge of heresy, has withdrawn from
the Presbyterian church.
DR.. Hunter Mcclure, the Virginia
surgeon who was Stonewall jackson s
chief medical officer, has suffered
stroke of paralysis. His condition is
critical.
The Rumford medal Of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences has been
awarded to Charles F. Brush for dis
,overy and development Of the electric
arc lamp.
Grown Princess Stephanie of Austria,
widow of Grand Duke Rudolph, and
Count Lonyay were married in the
chapel of Miramir castle, the court
chaplain officiating.
General Lew Wallace in an open let
jer charges that the administration is
Trying to make colonies of Porto Rico
and the Philippines, to be governed by
5he president as colonial empire. Gen
eral Wallace proposes a constitutional
forbidding jurisdiction or
sovereignty over any island, territory or
country now foreign except consent of
The people Of the United States be first
obtained
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
FINANCE AND TRADE.

A receiver has been appointed for D.
Appleton & Co., publishers.
The Hartford Insurance company of
Connecticut has declared a 100 per cent
dividend.
A contract has been made by the
Peavey company for the construction of
a 1000, 900 bushel elevator at Duluth
The Women's Hotel company of New
York has been incorporated with CAPT.
tai of 100000 to operate a hotel ex-
clusively for women.
An English syndicate of coal dealers
is said to have closed deal by which
100000 tons Of Alabama coal are to be
delivered at the Port of New Orleans
for expectation within two years time.
At the general court of the Bank of
England the governor, Samuel Stewart
Gladstone, announced that profits for
the six months ending Feb. % were
e796, 149, and dividend of 5 per cent
was declared,
The European coal famine is becom-
ing more intense according to reports to
the state department from its consuls
all over the continent. At Trieste coal
is selling for $10.15 per ton, and it is not
as good as American coal.
1t is stated that H. c. Prick has Sc
cured all the concessions he contended
for and that he will therefore drop his
suits against Carnegie. The Carnegie
company will be reorgauized with
capital of from $500, oOO 900 to $500, OOO,-
100.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Surplus labor in Porto Rico is to be
given employment on public works.
Books and magazines by the ton are
pouring into Washington for Guam.
The Loud postal bill has been recon-.
nitted to the committee and thus vir-
tually killed.
| 1t is stated that General Lee will sue
coed General Ludlow as governor OF
Havana province.
A Washington telegram says Lord
Salisbury has apologized for the open
ing of official American mail by the
British censor.
Friends of the Porto Rico tariff bill in
the senate are stated to be confident
that it will pass. An appeal to party
fealty is depended upon.
| Complaints of the trading check sys-
tenn have become exceedingly numerous
in the past few months. They come
froln all sections of the country.
The house committee on Indian af-
fairs has reported a bill for the estab-
lishment of the Independent Order of
Red Men in the Indian Territory.
The navy department has issued or
ders for the repair of the cruiser Boston
now at the Mare Island navy yard, the
cost of which will be about $500, 900.
Secretary Root has stated that several
permits to dredge Cape Nome waters
have been granted. He intimated that
any responsible person or company could
secure like permits.
The Indian department will probably
purchase the Indian school building at
Wittensberg, Wis. For some time past
the Indian children have had the use Of
one of the public schools.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors has favorably reported a bill
the rafting law, taking the
St. Croix and several other Northwest !
ern streams out Of the prohibited class
The house committee OF postoffices
and postroads has voted adversely, to
), Oh motion to report the bill known
Is the economic postage bill, providing
or tbs use of patented device for
postal cards.
Chief Moore Of the weather bureau
las issued an order prohibiting cigarette
moking during Office hours, and a
against the practice at any
ime. He has investigated many cases
# laxity and believes the cigarette re-
ponsible.
Messrs. Tawney (Minn.), Steele Qnd.),
herman IN. ", Joy (Mo), Corliss
Mich.). Burke IS. d., Republicans;
Iessrs Williams (Miss.) }, Bartlett (Ga.)
nd Otey (Va.), Democrats, have been
ppointed a special committee to con-
der proposed legislation relative to the
celebration of the Tooth anniversary of
Is Louisiana territory, at St. Louis, in
9O3.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
PHILIPPINE NEWS.

Guerrilla warfare is reported as being
carried on. extensively by Philippine in
Surgents.
The gunboat Wheeling has left Manila
for, Taku, China, to protect American
missionaries.
The total death list in the American
army in the Philippines is stated to be
l,5s5, or at the rate Of "a a month.
The Paris Intransigeant has tele-
gram received by Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's
envoy, announcing that the Filipino
General Pavia has routed the Ameri-
cans near Cabat and taken the town.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
Live Stock Prices at st. Paul.


HOGS-Market sc lower; quality not
so good Range of prices, $i.S0@5.O5.
CATTLE-Good stockers in demand
Butcher cattle steady.
Sales ranged at 81. 5O@5O0 for calves
$2.1o@ .25 tor cows; $3.25@3. 40 for bulls;
s4.25 for steers; $4OO@4.5O for stockers
and feeders; So. 55@3.75 for heifers.
SHEEP-Market steady, lambs weak
Sales ranged at $5.15@5.40 for sheep;
lambs. 1910
Receipts, Cattle, 800; calves, 150; hogs
1900; sheep, 400.
Live Stock Prices at Chicago.
CATTLE-Market steady to DC lower.
Sales ranged at $4.9o@5. 80 for good te
prime steers; $4.10@4.70 for poor to me.
dunn; So 5O@4 rs for stockers and feeders,
So OO@460 for cows and heifers; 81. SOC
500 for Texas fed steers.
HOGS-Market &c lower.
Sales ranged at 1905. 17h for mixed
and butchers: So, 00@5.20 for good to
choice heavy; 81. 90@4. 95 for rough heavy;
g. s5@5 10 for light. Bulk of sales, S. 05
@5.15. r
SHEEP-Market steady to 10c lower.
Sales ranged at $4.75@600 for sheep;
% 25@7.s5 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, $500; hogs, 80 600;
sheep 600.
il Grain and Provision Prices at Chicago.
WHEAT-March 65c; May, 65hc;
July. 551I @66%c: September, 67@6716c.
fCORN-March, 8e21c; May, 3S1@3SAc;
July. $3.50; September, sec.
OATS-March, $3.50; May, s41Sc; July,
e81s@231c.
PoRK-March, sl1s21z; May S11.aaA;
July, S11 .62h.
FLAx-Cash, Northwestern sl.65;
Southwestern. $l.65; May, S1.65; Sep
tenber, SLIGO; October, S1.1415.
BUTTER Creameries 19@2317c; dairy,
l6@22c.
EGGS-Fresh, 919@10c.
Dressed, turkeys, sA@llo;
chickens s1a@9c.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
POLITICAL NEWS.

The First Kansas district Republican
convention renominated Hon. Charles
Curtis Of Topeka for congress.
A Republican convention at Water
town. S. D., denounced Pettigrew as
can advocate of treason and traitor to
his government and to his state.
The Rockefellers carried the village
election in North Tarrytown, N. Y.
The fight is one Of long standing and
resulted from actions of assessors which
displeased the Rockefellers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
THE DEATH RECORD.

Charlotte P. Mason of Sandwich, N.
H., is dead, aged 105 years.
Sir Edwin Veitch Fame, British envoy
extraordinary and minister, plenipoten-
tiary to the court of Copenhagen, is
dead in his 63d year. ae
General Jealous B. Tower, U. IS. A.,
retired, is dead at Cohasset, Mass,
aged 81 years. He saw service in the
Mexican and Civil wars.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
SPORTING NEWS.

Mccoy and Sharkey have signed for a
fight at Coney Island, June IS.
Roeber was seriously injured by Olsen
in the second round of their wrestling
match at New York and was unable to
continue.
President Hickey has called a meet
ing of the managers of the Western
League clubs at Omaha, March ~, to
adopt a schedule
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Price of Wheat at Duluth.

WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, $780, No.
1 Northern, $3.50; No. 2 Northern, 6?9sc;
No. 3, 5000. To Arrive-No. hard,
66Nc No. Northern, 64Nc; May, 65Tc;
July, 6634c.
FLAX-To Arrive. $l64; May $1.65;
Septem Der, 81. 1871; October, 1885.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Nineteen stores at Prattville, Ala.
have been destroyed by fire.
The Norwegian Lutheran academy at
Stoughton, Wis, has been destroyed by
fire.
The Flint (Mich.) Wagon works have
been totally destroyed by fire. Loss,
100000.
Thirty employees Of the Blakely Print
ing company, Chicago, were injured by
an elevator falling from the third floor
Twenty-four peasants were drowned
by the capsizing of boat in which they
were crossing the Danube river from
Kaloosa to Pays, during gale.
At Marion, Ind, the home of Henry
Elsroth was completely destroyed by an
explosion of natural gas. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elsroth, their son, ID years old, and
Samuel D. Payne were injured, the boy
and Payne probably fatally.
At Lawrence, Kan, fire destroyed the
plant Of the Pierson Flour Milling COM
pany, valued at $4,000. In addition
to the mill, several thousand bushels of
wheat and several hundred barrels of
flour were burned. Insurance, $4,000.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
Sioux City Live Stock.

CATTLE-Market steady for best, 9th
ers weaker.
Sales ranged at $4.O)@+.75 for beeves;
$2.GO@4OO for COWS, bulls and mixed;
S35O@4 40 for stockers and feeders 1915
$49J for calves and yearlings
HOGS-Market &c lower. Range of
prices, 81. 85@4. 92H
Receipts: Cattle, $500; hogs, 1900
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-31
Grain Prices at Minneapolis.

WHEAT-In Store-No. l Northern,
March, &C; May. 6sKc; July, 64Tc;
September, $3.50. On Track-No. hard,
65Nc No. Northern, 64c; No. 2 North
ern, 624c.
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Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
East Linn.
away.

Mrs. Anna Geisckrr, who has
been sick for about two weeks
with pneumonia. we are glad to
hear, is improving.
Mr.. Doyle moved his family to
the Sisk farm last Friday.
Joe KleinSorg shipped Il ear
load of hogs to the ST. Louis mar
ketS Monday
Grandma Youngblood who has
been sick for some time, we are
sorry to say, is no better.
j. W. Gibbons sold Il bunch of
hogs to Joe KlciuSorg at $50
per hundred.
Little Jimmie Scott and August
TilIman are reported on the sick
list.
Joe Fcnnewald sold ii bunch of
hogs to Joe Kleinsorg at $40
per hundred.
John Scott has moved TO his
farm and has stocked up with
chickens, geese, and turkeys. His
only complaint is that he has no
one to take care of his poultry
He says before Easter rolls round
things will not be thus. We Sug,
gcst Bessie as the one, but som,
think otherwise, we will wait and
see.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Freyel
entertained several of their friend,
Saturday evening, All had Il
pleasant time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
LaddOnia.

Miss Birdie Simpson is making
IA weeks visit with Mrs. Is. Pledge.
Mrs. Ida :. Derrick is in st.
Louis looking after Tickle Fash
ion in the millinery department.
James Martin will leave soon for
Malta Bend, Saline County. where
he will own general store. Lad
donna regrets to see them leave, and
we presume in time they will re-
turn-they most all do.
The funeral of Mrs. Ioungblood,
mother of Henry loungblood, who
lived southeast OF town, took place
here Saturday The funeral was
preached by Elder White at the
Presbyterian Church.
Prof. A. :. Faulkner, Mrs. Yer
dia Bowman and Miss Emma May,
teachers in our public school, also
Miss Myrtle Harmon and Miss
Maggie DcLaportc, attended the
teachers institute at Mexico Sat
urday
The series of meetings closed AT
the Presbyterian Church last Fri
day. There were about - CONVEX.
Sions some of whom went into
other churches. Claud AkridgC
Joined the NJ. +. Church; Y. DosS
Al and VIM. Self and Pearl Baker
Joined the Baptist Church; Mr.
Elliott Ball Joined the Presbytcr.
ian Church; Dee Jenkins, Overtol
Quisenbcrry, Ed Ferris, vii
Norhnberg. Theodore Harley, CLYDE
Burns, Eta McGhce, Kate Lash
cr. Minnie and Mae Quinn an,
Ibbic Cartmcll joined the Christian
Church. There was union will
all the churches during the meet
ing and much good accomplished
The old idea that churches mus
bark and fight is fast passing
away.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
KANSAS CITY.
Our Metropolis on She West
Again TO the Front.

The Democratic State Convention
at its meeting at the Hotel Balti-
molc in Kansas City Monday de
cided to hold the nominating con
vention in Kansas City on june ,.
The decision was reached after an
all day session in which consider
able other business was transacted.
An executive session was held from
3 to 4:3O o'clock, when the dcci-
sion was announced. The vote as
to the place of holding the nomin-
ating convention was as follows:
Kansas City, %; jefferson city, );
St. Joseph, 3.
The delegate convention will be
held at jefferson City June II, and
the judicial convention will be held
at Sedalia July II.
There will be ,4j2 delegates to
the nominating convention.
The Dave Ball resolution to hold
state primaries instead of nomina-
ting in convention was voted down
by vote of p to t. The rcsolu-
ton also provided that the nomin-
ating convention be held not cali-
er than August |, 1900.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
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Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
Centralia.

Snow Bound' expressed our
condition last week.
Born. To the wife of Fred Shot
zic, IA girl.
Miss AmanthuS Wallace closed
her school at Good-Watcr Friday
and took the five O'Clock trainithat
day for the state of Washington to
teach spring school.
Mr.. and Mr.. Semi are cntcrtain-
ing new baby.
Ccntralia has Il new Racket
store" and another one To come.
We will then have four.
Ed Chamberlain sold his proper
ty here in town to Mr.. Berry north
of this place.
Quite Il number of young folks
went slrighiug Saturday night.
Prof. W. \ Muir has II baby
sick with pneumonia.
Miss Lcta llulcl. of Mexico. is
here visiting her cousin Miss
pcarlr llulcn.
Rev. j. j Smylic has been hold
ing very successful revival at the
Southern Methodist Church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

dream of the future. Their theo-
rctical ideals of what life is to be
To them. Think of young man
his fcrvor, his zeal, his will
think of II young man with all his
hopes, and YOU have the picture to
be seen ut such u gathering. In
addition to- this number add 300
girls from Hardin, stephens and
Christian College, and YOU have
the adornmcnt, the establishment
of the occasion.
My stars, what a muss! What
II rip-roar! Everybody is yelling
for his man. He wants him to
win. of course. Tin horns, brass
horns, conch shells, and every i'm
aginablc thing to make noise is
in use on such occasions.
Think again of the orators am
billions and his feelings concerning
the contest. For months he has
been drilling for this combat. He
has his subject thoroly in hand.
He can almost begin at the last of
it and repeat it to the first. His
reputation is involved. 1t means a
great deal To him. If successful
he is mt once recognized rs super
ior among his fellows, altho he
may not be; but since our success
| in any line depends on what men
/ think of us us well
as what we are, this contest
carries more Importance with it
/ than one is inclined at first to ne
credit
Central College won first The
orator, Paul i. ProsScr, II young
man of nineteen years of age. Will
lam Jewell College won second
honorS. The orator, Parker w.
Storkdalr. Mr. Stockdale was
the only real orator of the occasion.
He was beaten by only one point,
and that was due to conditions per-
hapS not best to mention.
The William Jewel boys, we are
clad 10 state. conducted themselves
in IA more orderly manner than any
of the other collcgians. At Will
lam Jewell, both by prcccpt and cX-
ample. the boys are taught the
Importance of being true gentle
men. This is II necessary part of
Il finished education. Without the
polish and grace of good manners
no Young man of this age of the
world can hope for promotion
This is no longer II day of brute
force. Muscle is no longer mas
ter over mind. Hence the soul
finds refinement one of the ncccS-
sary agencies of its development
Drportmcnt. too, is the one way
tine public Judges intellect.
. f. Il
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
Our Country Cousins
sE Spicy News from Various
Parts of the County
" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We're snow bound here
Thursday. One hundred and ten
people were compelled to go with
cut food from Wednesday eve m-
til Thursday about noon, the train
they were ON being snow bound
west of the tank. There being
only one hotel in town il was al
most impossible to fulfill the de
mand for food.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Audrain Teachers i'm Con-
ycntiOn At Mexico.

Teachers Institute was held in
this city Saturday Quite goodly
number of teachers We're present,
but the condition of the roads pre-
vented Il Iarg" number from attend
ing. Prof. +. l.. Bruce, our very
efficient County Commissioner.
presided over the deliberations.
Unfortunately State Supt. Car
rington was called TO Chicago and
could not be present. DR. Craig
head, of Central College, after ar
irving at Crntralia, found himself
unable to ill his appointment ON
account of Il sore throat and DR..
Jesse of the State University tcIc-
graphcd at ia" last moment that
sickness prevented his attendance.
Prof. l.. j. Hall, Assistant
State Supt, filled Prof. Caring
ton : place ON program. The
forenoon session was held IN the
Monroe Street Baptist Church
The session was opened by AN
inyocation 10y Rev. VIM. Huff.
The Aims Of Education was
4. 4 4
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

The board of managers of the
colony for feeble minded and cpl
leptics met at Marshall, Mo-, Fri
day, March ID, and decided on the
fair grounds site for the location.
Work will begin this summer and
the $50, 900 appropriated by the
state will be used. DR.. G. b. Sim
coe, of st. Joseph, was elected
manager of the colony.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Taylor NJ. Dowcll's announce
ment as IA candidate for Sheriff of
Audrain county will be found in
this issue of the MESSAGE. Mr..
Dowell is one of the best men you
ever met, is thoroly qualified for
the position he seeks. and we be-
lieve he would make Il cOnscicn-
tiOus and fearless official.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Grace Bcaglcs has filed suit in
the Circuit Court against Frank
and james NJ. BeaglcS to revive II
Judgment rendered sometime since
for ~ ,l32 IS, part Of which has
been paid in inStalIments.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Miss Lebbie Ball of Mexico
closed her winter term of school
at Prairie View, last Friday. II
was her eighth term in that dis
trict and she is employed again for
the next term. Miss Ball is one of
Audrain's amiable and enthusiasts
tic teachers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

The County Court Monday APP
pointed \. b. Cluster Justice Of
the Peace of Salt River township.
b. f. Tomlinson resigned. Mr..
Cluster is qualified to fill the place
most acccptably.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

The intercollegiate oratorical
contest at Columbia last Friday
night resulted as follows: Cen
trail College first, represented by
2. Prosser; William Jewell sec
Ond, represented by Parker Stock
dale. A number from this city
attended the contest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Clarence Barnes of this city was
admitted to the United States bar
before Judge Adams in st. Louis
last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Mrs. j. b. Stephens, wife of the
Skinner merchant, died Monday Of
pneumonia. Besides the husband,
she leaves four small children,
The bereav,d have the sympathy Of
the entire community.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Jos. j. Weimer, the cigar man
ufacturer, while carrying IA heavy
backlog slipped and fell last
Friday and is suffering with It
badly lacerated hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

G. II. Turner, late with Morris
& Abbay, has resigned his position
and has accepted a clerkship in a
bank at Branden, Texas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Miss Leta johnson of this city
while on her way to school one day
last week fell and broke her arm
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
THE MESSAGE
THURSDAY. MAR. 8, 1900.

Hardin Douglass, late of the
Globe Clothing Store, is the new
salesman with Morris Il Abbay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

The Democratic County Com
mittee meets in Mexico next Mon
day to set the date for the county
primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Mrs. Nerdia Bowman. Miss En-
ma May and Miss Maggie Della
porte, all Of Laddonia, made the
MESSAGE a pleasant call while in
attendance upon the teachers in
stitute last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Larkin Towles, aged 20, died at
his farm in Monroe County last
week and was brought to Mexico
for interment. He was formerly
a resident of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Miss Donia Horton is home from
Gamma, Montgomery county, where
she has been teaching. She re-
turns the last of this month when
she will resume school duties again
at the same place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Constable Bob Muir is going aft
er those thieves who have been
raiding his chicken coop.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

James Braden has filed suit in
the Circuit Court against j. w.
Stephens. on a judgment for SS1.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

w. &. Havener. of GAINESVILLE.
was fined $500 and costs at Bowl
ing Green one day last week for
unlawful liquor selling. The au-
thorities of Pike County know how
to make an Illicit whiSkcy vcndcr
cough up.