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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
The German Vote.

THE Epworth Herald, of the NJ.
Il. Church, sometimes ventures II
little speculation on politics. We
give II sample below, and call your
attention MS to how dangerously
near that paper comes to Il wide
open criticism of the Republican
party for its policy of Imperialism
and projected fighting for conquest
and mere national glory. Hear:
What will be the attitude of the
Gcrman-Amcricans in the pending
presidential campaign The news
papers are talking about that prob
lem. II is claimed that rs II body
our German American voters may
be opposed TO the party which is
committed to the policy of TEX
ransion." This would seem natu-
raj. Many of the best German
citizens of this country came from
the rathcrland because of their dis
like of The military methods which
prevail there. Enforced service in
the army they slcalncd to abhor,
Hence they are instinctivcly OPP
posed to all unnecessary militar-
ism in the land of their adoption.
Germans are patriotic. They be-
licvc in Sclf-dcrcnsc. We had no
Drawer or better soldiers during
the civil war than those furnished
by the German American people of
this country. But fighting for
conquest or mere national glory
does not command their sympathy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
EndOrSeSthe Message.

II. n. PAYNE, in his Cedar City
Chronicle, endorses the MESSAGE
for an editorial expression in the
following terms:
In speaking of the coming
contest between Champ Clark
and ID. A. DeArmond, both
of Missouri, for the leadership in
the next house of representatives,
the editor of the Clay County Dem
Ocrat does SO in II manner detli-
mental TO Clark, for which the
Louisiana Press man goes after
him IN the proper way, while John
Beal, of the Mexico Missouri Mes
sage, stands by and says "sic him"
to Champs defender, We glory
in the loyalty of these two men who
are not afraid to give expression
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Mexico Market.
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

Sales included beef steers of L.
339 to | ,43S lbs. average at s.. 80
to $40, and lighter steers at 81 %
to 81. 80. Butcher COWS and heif-
ers sold ut s. 20, stock steers and
feeders at $3.50 to 81. 60, stock
COWS and heifers at s.. 80 to SD. 40,
veal calves at &c. 90 to sc. 20, bulls
at 81. 90 to $3.50 and mixers at
ST. 80 to So per cow and calf.
Representative sales:
HOgs-It was an active market
mt lower prices, The supply was
moderate, but it was liberal, com
pared with last Monday or with the
corresponding Monday, year ago,
The decline amounted to about Sat
10 c., and the best hogs obtained
the big end of the decline. All
interests We're purchasing. Swift
4 Co. bought the best hogs of PA
lbs, average at s.. 22%. The next
price being So 20, paid by butchers.
1t was n fairly active movement,
considering that general conditions
forced the values lower.
COUNTY STOCK ITEMS.
Cliff Dudgeon, near Worcester,
bought of Franklin Bros, 65 head
of hogs paying $4.75.
G. Il. Casper, at Rush Hill,
bought of G. Dudgeon 65 head of
hogs at $4.S5.
ID. Nj. Price, near Worcester,
sold TO Powell 4 Gaitskill, of Per-
ny, one fat COW for $3.50.
Franklin Il yesterday, north 0f
I.addonia, bought Of different par
ties near Martinsburg 30 head of
shoats at Sc per pound, also ten
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Woman Stump Speaker.

Paris, Ky, July Miss Mar
gerct Ingclls of this place, who
made stump speeches for w. j.
Bayan in 1896, announces that
she will make speeches for Bryan
and the Democratic ticket this fall =.
Miss Ingells is n brunette, about
- years old, aud is enrolling clerk
of the Kentucky house of repre-.
sentatives, She will leave to-day
for Kansas City to attend the ma
tional Dcmocrotic convention
She will be escorted by Senator Joe
Blackburn. She will speak in Kan
sas City after the convention is
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Terms of Subscription
County Supervision.

THE question of County Super
vision of public schools has been
brought prominently to the front
by the recent action of the County
Teachers Institute.
Former Institutes have rcsolutcd
along this line, but nothing tangi-
Bile ever came of il. But now the
matter will be brought to test.
The people will be asked TO say
whether the educational interests
of Audrain shall continue to suffer
as they have in the past for want
of some authority by which the
school work of the county can he
regulated and systematizcd.
There is great need for n well
educated teacher ut the head of
our county schools. Under olr
present system we have Il nominal
head called County Commissioner.
He is supposed to have his Office in
the Court House, but as those who
have visited that corner can well
testify it is only a pen, no furni-
turc or books except us the occu-
pant chooses to furnish for him
self He has very little authority,
gets no salary and very little pay
for making out an animal report
and examining teachers.
This can be different and in II
progressive county like AudrNin
the change should be demanded ut
once. Under the law any county
may vote to have a County Super
intendent. He must devote his
whole time to the work and has To
see that all the schools of the coun-
ty adhere to II uniform system.
rms certainly would rebound
greatly to the benefit of the rural
schools, and helping the rural
schools will help the graded schools
which draw largely from the rural
schools.
Audrain teachers see the need Of
the change. They have appointed
an energetic committee to push
the agitation, and results may he
looked for. The MESSAGE believes
the school interests in this county
are suffering and it places itself
squarely on the platform in favor
of County Supervision.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

THE diplomats and other for
eigners in China were not killed us
reported by the European manu-
facturers of news, tho it was no
doubt hoped, in the breasts of
many imperialists, that they were,
and the fight at Taku was start
ed by the demand by the European
fleet for the surrender of the Chi
nesc forts and not by the firing of
the forts on the fleet. 1t is fore
seen that Europe is bent on the
breaking up Of China. Is Mckin-
ley going to help! That is the
way it looks now.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

head of hogs and shoats of X. f.
Harris for $32. 30, and five head of
shoats of Ezra Lewton at So per
head.
The Paris Mercury says: Cas-
key Cartwright sold his bay geld
ing to Bob Hisey, of Mexico, We'd
nesday morning for $3.50. lie is
a beauty and fine driver llisey
picks up some good ones in Paris.
J. G.. Hendrix, at Benton City,
shipped two ears of hogs to market
this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

physician. He is not stranger
in this county; he is determined
and enterprising, and success
awaits him at Thompson.
W. f. Mcdonald is the village
postmaster. A whole sOuled fell
low and Il man who never tires in
efforts to please those with whom
he deals. In connection with
handling the mails he also con-
duets a general store business. He
came to Thompson six years ago.
Started in small store room with
only a handful of goods, but his
business has increased from year
to year and now he has a driving
trade.
Crockett Harrison is another
rustling general store man of the
place. No customer ever comes
to his place of business who does
not receive good goods and royal
treatment.
Eppa Elliott administers justice
within the gates"-acts the
esquire" He and his brother,
Emmett Elliott, also do the black
smithing for the neighborhood.
The Messrs. Elliott are enterpris-
ing and honorable gentlemen-twO
men whom it is a pleasure to meet.
Il. ID. Powell is the clever rail
road ticket agent. He is a brother
to W. o. Powell, the ticket agent
at Benton City. He is always
ready to answer questions and to
look after any railroad business
that may deserve his attention.
ID. o. Callahan keeps the hotel.
Hot meals and the best eatables
for all who call.
II. j. Daniels looks after the re-
al estate business of the commune
ty. If you want a land trade he
can please you.
f. Nj. Tinsley builds houses and
does general carpenter work.
III. Y. Cant is the big stock buy
er of that section.
The MESSAGE mentions few of
the prosperous farmers of Thomp-
son Station localtyi
|. j. Simms, Baker Barnes, II,
w. Wisdom, c. Il. Jesse, p. S.
Morris, Isaac Reid, George and
Jack Woolery, r. p. Tinsley, Ed.
Rodhouse, Charlie Householder,
Ed. Brown.
There may be others who should
be in the above list, but we shall
try to catch them next time.
We We're well pleased with our
visit to Thompson, and there are
other things we would say but
must refrain this time. The MES
SAGE is growing in popularity up
that way. We are in Mexico to
stay and expect to represent every
part of the county in our news col
umns. Join our list. 1t will pay
you.
For more about YOUR neighbor-
hood this week, added TO what we
have said above, read Thompson
items on our correspondence page.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
THOMPSON.
Some Of The People and Their DOinsS
Who Reside in That Community.

The editor of the MESSAGE Wis
tied Thompson Station, five miles
west of Mexico, the other day. 1t
is a thriving little place and some
of the most prosperous farmers of
the county reside in the vicinity.
DR.. :. W. Downing looks after
the sick of the neighborhood. lie
is a thoro gentleman and man
who understands his business as Il
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Fears More Trouble.

Dallas, Tex, July In. T..
Hughes, n soldier in the Sixth u
nited States Artillery, stationed at
Manila, writes to Il friend at Dali
las, under the date of May %, that
the situation in and around Manila
is growing more dangerous for the
Americans all the time. He says
the military authorities are fearful
of an uprising any day. Men on
guard duty carry two full belts of
cartridges, one around the waist
and another swung over the shout
ders, to be prepared for emergen-
cies.
Mr.. Hughes says the three regi-
ments garrisoning Manila-the
Twentieth and the Fourteenth In
fantry and the Sixth Artillery-are
doing duty almost continuously,
the men not getting more than
twelve hours rest out of forty eight
He gives it as his opinion that an
uprising is sure to take place at
Manila before the summer is ended,
and predicts that it will be bloody
affair, that either the soldiers or
the natives will be wiped out.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Booker T. Washington on Slavery.

Booker T. Washington, the distin-
guishcd colored man of the south. in a
recent speech said American slavery
was a great curse to both races, and |
would be the last to apologize for It..
But. in the providence of God. be-
lieye that slavery laid the foundation
for the solution of the problem that 10
pow before us in the south. During
slavery the negro was taught every
trade, every industry that constitutes
the foundation for . living"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Atheism Encourages Suicide,

The figures taken from the official
records OF three Bohemian fraternal
benefit societies, for periods Of from
three to Ave years, show that In every
1000 deaths there were in the first 100
suicides, in the second 200 and in the
third 333. The circular calls attention
to the fact that along with this remark
able prevalence of suicide In these So
cIeties there exists general infdelity,
and argues that there is connection
OF cause and effect between them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

to their honest convictions thru
their editorial columns. If there
are any men now holding public
Office in Missouri who deserve the
of their home papers,
Champ Clark is certainly one of
them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

over, and will i'm II few weeks go to
Bryan's home to make speech.
She will make many speeches in
the West, principally in Missouri,
though she has been asked to visit
Indiana and other stat es.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

Did You ever notice this feature
of Republican platforms: In one
paragraph they declare for protcc-
ton and in the next for reciproci-
ty? For tariff and free trade; for
protection and then for something
that will kill protection,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

1t is announced that Fulton
woman is to marry a spirit, which
makes the Springfield Republican
remark that many women have
married more spirits than they bar
gained for.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

1t is reported that a st. Louis
woman pleaded guilty recently to
whipping her husband and was
fined $50. 'Spect she whipped
the poor fellow again and com
PEELED him to pay the fine, too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

Married, Sunday afternoon at
the residence of the officiating
clergyman, Rev. j. j. Griffin in
South Mexico, Mr.. Charles Hazard
of this city and Miss Mary Hern-
don of near Sailing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

The hitching racks around the
public square in Mexico are II great
nuisance. They are not only I'M
slightly but most unhealthy. There
is Il growing sentiment against the
hitching racks, and the agitation
will keep stirring until something
is done.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

j. f.. SALLEE has opened II book
bindery in this city. Mr.. SaIlee
is Il man who believes there is no
cXcellcncy without great labor, and
we predict for him success in his
new venture.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

The DemOctatic hosts are gath
cred in Kansas City. Very short
ly the people will know what the
National Democracy promises and
what it asks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

THE Centralia Courier thinks
that if Mckinley is to get credit
for the rise in the price of wheat,
he must also be charged up with
the drought in the great wheat
belt of the Northwest and in India.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05

The st. Louis street railway
strike is settled-settled satisfac-
torily to both sides in the cOntro-
versy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
AWFUL FIRE.
Burning Ships Scores of
Lives Lost.

the following account:
Hundreds of persons persisted by
fire and water, scores more were
i injured, three great ocean liners
were destroyed and millions of
dollars in property went up in
smoke this afternoon in the great
est holocaust New York has ever
known.
The fire started shortly after i
O'Clock in one of the piers of the
North German Lloyd Steamship
Company in llobokcn. Before those
on the spot fairly realized it, five
acres of piers were in flames, and
the destruction of three steamships
was begun.
The Saalc, survivor of many
misfortuncs freed from her berth
at the North German Lloyd pier,
drifted down the Hudson to fiery
end, carrying with her scores of
helpless men, trapped in her hull.
The Bremen, built only three
years ago, is now Il hopeless wreck,
with seventeen men, who were
compelled to man the pumps to
save themselves from drowning,
held prisoners in her hold.
1t was impossible to save the
new frcightcr Main, and she was
burned ut her pier. Late tonight
pounding was heard on the inside
of the Main. The sound came from
the vessels aftercabin, where, it is
supposed, some poor fellows of her
crew were cut off by the flames
and left to die in this fiery furn-
ace. There is no possible way to
rescue these unfortunatcs tonight,
as Che ship is II glowing mass of
steel, and so hot that the rescuers
cannot approach close enough to
render aid.
Flames seized the Kaizer Will
helm der Crosse, also of the North
German Lloyd Line, but she was
dragged away by tugs and the fire
cXtinguished after considerable
damage bad been done.
None of these vessels were in
sured, the company assuming all
risk. AT least sixty bodies are be-
licved to he in the Saale, and
many more are presumably in the
river yet. On the Bremen the
ships carpenter, who escaped,
counted more than a hundred dead.
Tugs and other craft hastened to
rescue several hundred persons i'm
prisoned on the burning ships, but
in many cases the heat drove them
back, and, helpless, they saw scores
of men perish before their ewes
Uosn;t,ls in Uohoken and New
York are filed with fine injured
and tbc bodies of some of the dead
are niled m in wooden hoxes i'm
Uoboken, Twenty-Five bodies have
been recovered
There were ot least CSC long,
shore men ot work on fine niers
and in the holds of the North Ger
man Lloyd steamers and fully 900
other persons
How many of these escaped is
mathematical
How many lost their lives by
fire and wafer is mere guesswork
The steamship officials say that
ot least eighty must he dead. and
men Mt work on the piers and YES
sells saw il is three timrs,that num-
L,, NM, - =, r,,,
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-07-05
Cyclone

CyClOne
.! Bargains For This Week,
Lott
- Boys linen crash suits, pur
chased ut one-half their value,
you get them at % cents per suit
up to - cents.
Lot 2
Is a lot of silk crown and linen
crown crash hats sold by one
of the leading furnishers of st.
Louis at 81 90. He was oyer
stocked and took our. price for
ten dozen. You get them at %
cents and 81 cents.
Lot }
Consists of entire line of manu-
facturers samples of dry goods,
consisting of Hosiery, Ladies'
Waists, Skirts, Suspenders,
Neckwear and a hundred of 9th
er articles too numerous to men
ton. They 60 at less than first
cost.
Lot a
Tobacco-500 pounds of plug
tobacco. Natural Leaf worth 80
cents to 40 cents, goes at 90
cents. Plug worth 40 cents goes
at 20 cents,
Lot 9
Lot of Mems and Boys White
Vests, worth 80 cents and rs
cents, to close out at Is cents,
Lot 6
so pairs Boys Knee Pants,
slightly soiled, at II cents per
pair,
Tho RIonk Flor
North side Square, Mexico, Mo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
a Lost Man Found.

Alexander Savage. who disap-
peared from his home at Blooms
burg, Pa, 35 years ago, and has
long been muorned as dead, has
turned up alive and well. His
brother is in receipt Of a letter
from him Announcing that he is
an officer of high standing IN the
Spanish army, and resides at Mad
rid. Savage says he has acquired
a large fortune. Five years after
Savage's disappearance he wrote
TO his relatives from China, stat
ing that he had gone to the Orient
to seek his fortune. Thirty years
has elapsed since that letter Was
written.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
TIL CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I.zgt'o. NO.
Advertisements Will Received Old Ones Changed Tuesday

to days session, which begins at
y o'clock noon.
Messrs. G. Lesesne, w. 6. Can't
ley and J. j. Eaddy lave been
reappointed supervisors of Will
!iemsburg county. A bill was in
troduced TO reduce the number to
one, which was overwhelmingly
defeated.
The death of Joseph E. Brock
inton was q shock to US all, COM
ing as it aid so Unexpectedly.
Everybody from Williamsburg
seemed to be saddened at the
news. c. w. WOLFE.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
Died at Hebron.

The news reached the city this
morning of a sad death which oc-
Cured a. Hebron in this county
yesterday, 10Th inst.
Miss Eva Timmons, the young
es: daughter Of Mrs. Kate Tim
mons passed away in the morning
of her bright young life.
Miss Timmons was just Is years
of age. She had been attending
school in Richni ond, but was
brought home seriously i'll.
Her death was not total y unex-
pected, although the attending
physicians had some hopes OF her
recovery and di1 everything with
in their power to prolong life.
Miss Tlmmcns was dearly be-
loved, and her death has cast a
gloom over the Hebron commu-
nifty. The funeral services will be
held to-morrow.-Floreuce Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
The Fertilizer Trust.

AT a mass meeting of the far
mers of Greenwood last Saturday,
the following resolutions present.
ed by ex-senator Gaines were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas the prices OF fertilizers
are being advanced arbitrarily
through the influence of trust
and to an extent not justified by
commercial con litions:
Resolved, 1. That We, the far
mers Of Greenwood couaty, s. c.,
hereby appeal to the farmers of
the state and the cotton states to
hold meetings at their respective
court houses on the first Monday
i'll February, and that they pledge
themselves not to purchase tertil-
izers at an advance exceeding 10
per cent over last years pnces.
2. That we regard 10 per cent.
advance in prices of fertilizers as
much as the conditions justify. and
we advise farmers not to purchase
any fertilizers at more than 10 per
cent. advance over last years
prices.
That all newspapers are request
&c to publish these resolutions and
help the farmers thwart the de-
signs of the pesnicious fertilizer
trust.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
Stop, Thief!

That is what you will feel like
'exclaiming when you price our
goods after this advertisement ap-
pears. Well, we didn't steal them,
they are paid for, but from now
until the new year we are going
to sell them at such prices as to
make yeu think we did.
BY January ast we want TO sell
out our entire stock Of shoes and
in order to do so we will from
now on make such prices that the
profits thereon will pay taxes, in
surance and our board like a cat
eats pot hooks-slowly. Christ
mas is nearly here aad we want
money then, for it might rain.
We are reducing prices on every
thing we have and have some
great bargains in store for those
who are hunting them. We are
overstocked on tobacco and 1t
must 60. Having bought largely
of coffee when the price was down
we can offer great Inducements in
ina, line. Farmers and every
body, we are going to offer you an
opportunity now of buying maDy
things YOU are obliged to have Il
little later at exceptionally low
prices. Come 10 see Us.
Lesesne & Epps.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01

A subscriber wrote and asked
an editor what sort Of weather ii
would probably be next week.
fhe answer was, "The weather
next week will probably be like
your subscription to this paper" "
The subscriber puzzled his brain
a while and finally thought Of
unsettled, and Immediately paid
up by the next mail.
All kinds of Commercial and
Legal Blanks are for sale at this
Office. Having gust received a
large supply, We are prepared to
furnish alRsost any kind reg uired.
Titles, Mortgages, Liens, Note and
Mortgage, Rent Liens and all
kinds of Magistrates Blaaks. " e
have ii large and 6ne stock of sta
tionesy, and are prepared 10 print
letter heads, note heads, etc.
I have just retsmed tnem Bell
Buckle, Tenn, and st. Louis Mo-,
with two car loads OF tUenty-siX
mules and twenty-eight horses,
The finest that has ever been on;
the market. NJ. F. Heller.
The popular Jeweler. Mr.. r. A.
Watts expects to remain in Kings.
tree indefinitely. He says he and
his family are enjoying splendid
health now.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
williamsburg Light Infantry.

All of the members Of the vii
Light Infantry and
those who contemplate joining are
hereby ordered to meet at the
Court House on Friday, February
2, at 7:30 P. IN.
w. w. GRAYs1N,
Captain