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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
EAST ST. LOUIS JAIL ATTACKED,
Eight Hundred Men Gather Around sta
ton nnk Drmnnd Negro.


st. Louis. July l2.-With clubs and
pistols a squad OF policemen, headed
by Chief Hauss. beat OF crowd of
ovJ angry men that gathered about the
Police Station in East st. Louis Just
after 10 last night and demanded the
custody of Charles Gage, a negro who
is held a prisoner charged with an
assault upon prominent young wom-
an.
When the crowd first began TO gath
or about the station there were only
two or three men in charge. and Lieu
tenant Kinney had difficulty in keep
ing them back until he could summons
re-enforCements. The spokesman bold
ly went into the station and address,
ing the officer in charge said
I'VE came after that negro Gage and
We are going to get him
The negro is prisoner in our
charge" said Lieutenant Kinney. and
you wal not get him without walking
over our dead bodies The first man
who attempts to come in here will
be shot dead"
The Chief and his men drew their
clubs and pistols and ordered the
crowd to disperse. In a few moments
order had been restored and the
streets were clear of persons. those
comprising the crowd having gone
quietly TO their homes
Charles Gage. alias Russell a negro,
was arrested early yesterday morning
by Policeman Jack Fahey. atte" a hard
struggle. in which the negro attempt
ed To shoot the policeman. Gage was
last evening identified as the negro
who held up Wayne Bryant and his
sister. Miss Bryant. as they were re
turning to their home from an East
Side summer garden. The robbery was
committed on Tenth street. south of
the Air Line tracks. The place there
It's dark and the street is inclosed by
tall weeds. in which the negro made
his hiding place Gage. it is said took
a gold watch from Bryant. marched
him down the street and. returning.
robbed Miss Bryant of some finger
rings and then assaulted her
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17

st. Joseph, Mo. July III criminal
Judge Casteel yesterday ordered Shcr-
in Spencer to hustle of to tho penitcn-
tiary at once all prisoners in the
county Jail Tho immediate occasion
Of the order was the attempt to wreck
the Jail with dynamite. Judge Castecl
has passed sentence of ten years in
the penitontiary Uaon Blades, for rob
berry; Smith. two and one-half years,
assault with intent to kill; Williams,
two years, assault with intent q kill,
Brassington, three years, robbery;
Jones IS years. robbery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17

The CarrOllton Water, Light and
Railway company has been organized
by Carrolltun and St Louis parties.
and has bought the CarrolltOn water
works. the electric light plant and rail
way. All Of the companies have for
some time been operated from ono
power house. and the consolidation is
made by local parties 10 increase tn"
earning capacity Of the property. The
capital Is 100000. all paid.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17

Port Said, July l4.-The bubonic
plague which has been raging in the
interior for the last two years, is
spreading to the seaboard, invading
village after village, travelling from
city to city. II has reached Alcxan-
drla, and Cairo is threaten cd No~
when it is almost too late, the author
ires are beginning 70 eXterminate tie
principal agency for spreading the dis
ease-the rats. II has been observe
that rats leave the places whore the
plague becomes epidemic in large nua,-
ders.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
TRACY STILL AT LARGE.
Officers with BIoodhounds work without
success.


Seattle. wash. July l2-BloOd-
hounds and scores of deputy sheriffs
were unable to stir Outlaw Harry
Tracy from ConCCalment in the brush
near Covington today. Because of the
midnight battle last night the posse
were sure of the Convict's where
abouts. A Gordon of experienced
marksmen encircled this place earlier
in the evening. and there was no pos
sible avenue of escape for the fugitive
without fight Hounds were started
on the trail early this morning and
worked in every direction today. but
without success. Every kind of rumor
was received from the scene of the
sheriff's deputies search today. At
one time rumor was started that
battle had been fought, resulting in
the death OF seven deputies and the
wounding OF the convict. Diligent
search for the source Of this rumor
met with failure. 1t is believed to be
absolutely groundless.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
Hannibal Hclt Line.

Articles of Incorporation of the Han
nibal Connecting railroad company
have been sent to the secretary OF
state, This company is to build road
eight miles long. to extend from the
plant of the Atlas Portland company.
south Of Hannibal and the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railroads in Hanni-
bal. The capital stock is 100000 but
over 81 o0O, 600 will be spent in the con
structiOn of the line. The offices of the
company will be maintained in Hanni-
hal
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
woman Joins VI. =. 4. Faculty.

Miss Grace Williams of GalcsburG.
ILL.,, has been appointed to the position
Of instructor IN romance languages in
the University of Missouri. The posi-
ton vas formerly held by Professor
Il, H. Hawkins. who resigned some
months ago, Miss Williams grndu-
atcd from Knox College in 1897. After
receiving her degree from this institu-
ton she spent three years in post
graduate study at Columbia Univorsi-
~, New York, and in the universities
of Paris, Florence and Madrid In Eu-
rope.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
NO SOLDIERS TO FIGHT STRIKERS
Peunsiyv lnia'- t.overnor Refuses n
~hrriff'S Appeal.

Peunslyyiuia'- Governor Refuses
sheriff, Appeal.
Harrisburg. Pa. July lin reply
20 a request from Sheriff Gombert, of
carbon County, asking that troops be
sent to l.anstord and Summit Hin to
preserve order. Governor Stone yes
terday afternoon sent the sheriff the
following telegram:
Your telegram OF today stating that
strikers are gathering in large mobs
at Lansford and Summit Hill, in Car
bon County and citizens are attacked
and beaten, and in danger OF their
lives, and that you find that you are
unable to preserve order and protect
the citizens and therefore must call on
me for troops. received.
The law under which the national
guard Ia called out does not justify &C
ton under the circumstances and con-
ditions which you recitc.
The national guards are not police
officers.
Those conditions are entirely with
in your own province and with the aid
AT your hand. YOU ought to overcome
the difficulty without the use OF state
troops.
IF thNrc is a condition of riot. mob
or Instruction which the civil author
tiles are unable to suppress, the Gov
crnor will not hesitate TO send the
troops, but under NO circumstances Will
he do so unless the civil authority Is
exhausted after reasonable effort on
the part OF the sheriff and protection
Of life ana property demands IL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
RETURNS TO SERVE SENTENCE.
Mrs. Nellie Montgomery. Who Escaped
from Missouri Prnitcntiary, ~urrcndcrs.

Mrs. Nellie Montgomery, Who Escaped
from Missouri PrnitcntiarN. Surrcnd"rs.
jefferson City. Mo. July 1l.-Mrs.
Nellie Montgomery. lne only female
convict who ever escaped from the
Missouri Pcnitentiary. yesterday pre-
snnted herself at Warden WOOldridge's
office and established second precedent
by surrendcring To complete her sem
tenCe
Nellie Montgomery was sent up from
Platte County two years ago. to serve
term for assaulting another woman.
She left family of three children in
Platte County when the prison doors
closed behind her Last winter she
was made a servant in the residence
OF the Warden and in February she
walked on boarded a train and dis
appeared leaving n note behind. stat
ing that she would return in March.
after providing for her children in
Platte County.
The Pcnitcn;iary officials had been
searching for her since February, but
failed to find Clew. more than that
she nau appHtl"u III llalIr county III
mans clothing and visited her chill
dren. The woman. in returning came
in from St Louis alone and went ont
TO the PcEitentiary. When sh" gave
herself mp she remarked that she had
an apology % offer for not returning
in March. bat she had been sick and
unable - come. Unless pardunrd, she
will he compelled to serve her full
term
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
Long Drought in Australia

Washington, July 12.-United States
Consul General Bray, at Melbourne,
has called the attention of the State
Department to the severity of the
drought which prevails in Australia, in
a report dated May 80. 1t is said that
Australia is now suffering from the
longest and most persistent drought
on record, and Mr.. Bray states tnat
it's continuance will greatly curtail the
purchasing power OF the community
and the importation of American
goods, consequently will be affected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
SOLDIERS PATROL STREETS.
Citizens Are Indignant at Governor Yntes's
Action In sending Troops.

Citizens Are Indignant Mt Governor Yntes's
Action In sending Troops.
Eldorado. ILL.,, July 1l.-lieutenant
Dick Cooper, in command of l6 mem
bers of Company r. Fourth Infantry.
Illinois National Guard. arrived from
Mount Vernon on the Illinois Central
train at TO-: so last night. Colonel
Ewert. Assistant Adjutant General. ar
rived on the same train from Spring
field.
The course OF Governor Yates in
sending the militia here does not meet
with the appreciation of most of our
citizens. who think that this is not
the proper way to bring the guilty
parties to Justice. Two or three good
secret service men. it is thought.
would do more toward ferreting out
the miscreants than a whole regiment
of soldiers. The negro trouble here
has been greatly exaggerated by SEN
sational newspaper correspondents.
who have enlarged on small matters.
The normal school for negro youths
which was started here by J. ID. AL
ston was a commendable institution.
but IL is not the belief of any of our
citizens that it was started by Aston
for the sole benefit of the negro race.
Everything is quiet at present. and
no further trouble is feared while the
soldier boys are here. The Reverend
p. A. Green whose house was at
tackled last Tuesday night, is still
holding the fort and sleeps in easy
reach of his musket and bulldog re-
pplyor
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
buried 80, 900 Hoard In Jars.

Bradyville. Ia, July 11.-Several
Jars. containing more than $4,000 in
gold and paper money, were found bur
leu yesterday in the rear of the nome
OF Wesley Ferrens. who died recently
at the age of Sc years. Ferrens had
lived on the farm 81 years. and at the
time of his death an elderly daughter
was his only companion. Besides the
money found he left realty valued at
S05 600
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
term

Springfield. III July 10 Nellie
Glover \ years old, is the heroine OF
the day in Springfield. Little Miss
Glover Is member OF the Sunday
school lass taught by Mrs. Hcrber
Pagan. Mrs. Pagan gave "A picnic for
her pupils AZ Reservoir Park yestor-
day. and while the little ones We're
playing upon the bank of the lake
Bessie Trimble. aged Is years. top
pied over INTO the lake into five feet
OF water Nellie Glover was nearby
at time and succeeded in Grasping the
Trimhia girl before she sank
she Sanl;
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
REPLY TO VATICAN.
Root Declares Frinr- Must Leave on II
IiNrd Date.

IiNrd Date.
Washington. July l1.-Mr. Root.
Secretary OF War, before leaving tor
Oyster Bay today sent a cabtegram
to Governor Taft at Rome instructing
him to inform the Vatican that the
proposition to have the Spanish friars
gradually withdrawn from Manila ana
supplanted by priests from other c)un-
tries could not be accepted BY this
Government The cablegram was
practically in the form of an utimat-
UNI. notifying the Vatican that the
United states would agree 10 no prop
Osition which would not provide for
fixed date.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
END BIG STRIKE NOT IN SIGHT.
Freight Handlers Ar" Firm in Their DE
mnnd- for Increased Wages.

mand- for Increased Wages.
Chicago. July li.-Final oNorturcS
for the settlement of the strike of
freight handlers and tcamstcrs were
made al meetings OF the two unions
last night. AZ the instigation of mem
bers of the Chicago Board OF Arbltra-
tion the freight handlers agreed to
send committees to all the railroads
this morning. This agreement was
made after the board announced to the
union men that eight of the largest
railroads entering Chicago had agreed
to pay II - cents an hour to truckers
and to pay for overtime and to do
away with the demand Of probation
AIRY period of service.
The general managers OF the two
ralIroaGs declared they had agreed TO
no such proposition. They declared
that when the committees shall visit
the railroad Offices this morning the
roads will offer them the same terms
as those which were rejected by tho
union men yesterday. The statement
from the general managers destroyed
the hope OF Il settlement of the strike
today on the basis of the terms sug-
gested by the general managers of the
railroads.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17

The Hague" July ll.-Queon Wilhol-
nina viii return from the castle OF
Schaumburg in Germany, on July Il.
Queen Wilh"Imina will return from
the Castle Of Schaumburg, in Germany.
on July l7.--lIer health has been fully
restored The news Of the Queen re-
coyery is hailed with joy throughout
the kingdom, and the people are pre-
pairing a hearty welcome for her ma
iasty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
MISSOURI FARM CENSUS.
Products value for 1900 Was Double that
of 1880.


The arms of Missouri number 2Si.-
$50. valued at SSi3.S79,2l3, according
to a census report Issued on agricul-
turc in Missouri for the census year
1900 The total value of farm property
was 81 .033. 12l .S97. which includes $685.
6o2 $50 as the value of farm imple-
mcnts and machinery and $l60. $40. 00l
as the value of live stock. The total
value of farm products for 1899 was
S2l9 ,296,970. of which 10 per cent was
in crops. including forest products cut
or produced on farms. The total value
of farm products tor 1899 exceeds that
for 1889 by sl09, 5i5 .9iG. or 100 per cent
The gross farm income of the state for
1899 was Sl6l,3+i.6l0. and gross In
come upon investment 16 per cent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
Roberts selects Ills Force.

Frank u. Roberts, collector ~ in
ternal revenue AT Kansas city. has re-
turned from Washington, and an
nounccd the following appointments.
George &. TOcl8, deputy collector of st.
Joseph; James Case, Of Marshncld.
deputy collector at Springfield, David
Walker. gaugor at WaldrOn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
GraYa Dissensinns Arise.

London, July 1.-THE Chronicles
Rome correspondent says; Grave dis
sensions have arisen between the thil-
ippine representatives and the Cardi-
nails, most of whom are members of
religious orders. The Pope evinces
great anxiety that Cardinal Rampolla
and other commissioners should exert
their diplomacy to the utmost to avoid
rupture"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
Wiudwnrd Prrpnrrs to ~aiI.

New York. July Eff We don't
get away pretty soon" said Captai-
Bartlett, Of the Windward. today, we
may have some trouble In making tn"
return trip after reaching Lieutenant
Perry at Cape Sabine. We were 10
sail in June and delays have nOw
made us over Il month late. On Mon
day evening the voyag" ~ the polar
region will be commenced a."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17

ed by burglars who blow open the safe
and secured about SIS in silver and
some stamps Snd registered packages
The paper money which amounted to
several dollars. had been removed from
the safe by Postmaster Tual, leaving
only small amount OF silver.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17
Three Killed in one FIgh,

Portland Ore. July IA shooting
ARRAY has just occurred at Fiith and
Flanders streets. One woman and two
men are reported dead. a man named
Al Bedding Is under arrest for the
crime.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-17

Hjgbe', Mo. July 1l.-Aubr"y II,
lex, was killed near Clark yesterday in
attempting to board Chicago and Al
ton train
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
CHATTER Tx.

AT the Crater OF Social Europe.
Dnring the. season Monte Carlo pre-
sents a wonderful gathering of Euro
pean and foreign circles-men and wo-
men famous in their way are SO plen-
tiful that one tires of having the not
ables pointed out.
At the time Jones and his friend
descended upon Monte Carlo, the ia
nous place was not at the height of
its season.
The heaviest plungers would come
a month or so later; but really there
is never a time when the tables are in
full operation that the scene is not
deeply exciting.
Jones loomed above the horizon
very humbly. '... laf =
He came not as a conqueror, pre-
ceded by blaring trumpets. and her.
aids announcing his rank as the de.
fender of the faithful, and sworn
enemy to trusts.
On the contrary. he sauntered into
the gaudily Illuminated rooms one
night, with all the earmarks of an
ordinary tourist. desirous of seeing
what was going on in this palace
whose fame had reached even beyond
the sea, and not averse to venturing
small stake when his courage be-
came screwed up to the proper pitch.
Merrick had never seen the place
and was Of course doubly curious.
He saw many people who were
known to fame, some of them tempt
ing the tickle goddess.
And there were others whom Mer-
rick recognized with something be-
sides; Indifference.
Some men, having the eye of the
populace. do not sup with humility.
And Villebois, being Frenchman,
had all the love of display and admira-
tion that usually characterizes those
good people even more than the rest
of mankind.
The Russian giant did not present
very admirable appearance, since
his scratched face showed the marks
of his adventure on the occasion of
his sudden departure from the Nice
train, at the time he endeavored to en-
ter the carriage occupied by the man
who carried the coveted trophy.
1t was easy to guess why they were
here. A 'At.
There would be pickings, for any
one with the boldness to follow Jones
every lead.
Tben there was the princess, who
had never looked more fascinating in
all her life.
Merrick smiled when he saw his olu
bachelor friend engaged In converse
tion wItn the princess. q ~"
Jones had. doubtless seen some tait-
gerous episodes in hisscareer, but he
was in the greatest peril. whes, heJ
stood SO close to the princess that n.'
inhaled the intoxicating perfntfe' 81
her presence, and came under. the
witchery of her smile.
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
Count Won Zeppelin Ruined
ITO be contlnued.)

Count Won Zeppelin. who has TIE
distinction of having built the largest
of all airships. has been financially
ruined by his aeronautical expert
ments. Unable to obtain means for
carrying out his new projects, he is
now breaking up the old framework
of his airships in order to sell the
aluminium of which they are COM
posed. Zeppelin is 67 years of age.
He was a military attache of the Ger
man embassy in the United States
during the civil war and made several
balloon ascensions from battlefields OF
the south in 1863. He was the leader
of the famous cavalry raid in France
in 1870, which marked the commence
ment of hostilities of the great Fran
coPrussian war.
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
FEET AS A RACIAL TRAIT.
Pedal Extrcmities a Test Of National
Characteristics.

Scientists We're never so busy in
curious lines of investigation as in
these days. and now they tell us that
the shape of the foot has features
which distinguish one race from an
other. The French foot Is narrow and
long. The Spanish foot is small and
elegantly curved-thanks to its Moor
ish blood-corresponding to the Castil-
ian's pride of being "high in the in
step" The Arabs foot is proverbinl
for its high arch. The Koran says
that stream of water can run under
the true Arabs foot without touching
it. The foot of the Scotch is high and
thick; that of the Irish, fiat and
square: the English, short and tleshy.
When Athens was in her zenith the
GreciaI foot was the most perfectly
formed and exactly propOrtloned Of
that of any of the human race.
Swedes. Norwegians and Germans
have the largest feet. Americans the
smallest. Russian toes are "webbed'
at the first joint. Tartarian toes are
all the same length.
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
Alr.nip to cro.. the sahara.

The aeronautical problem which is
just now receiving most attention IN
France is voyage across the desert
of Sahara. NJ. Deburaux considers it
absolutely practicable to travel from
Tunis to the Niger by means of the
winds blowing in that region. He
declares himself ready to make the
experiment Up to the present time
his ambition has remained unrealized
for the reason that the necessary
funds have not been forthcoming. To
construct and equip balloon with
carrying capacity of several passeu-
gers would entail a cost of about
100000.
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
All Told in one.syIlabIe Words.

The following monosyllable presen.
tation Of an old story was written by
one OF Boston's celebrated statistt-
clans: wife burnt her mans corpse.
She put the ash in an urn on the best
sheit In her best room. Her love led
her 10 wed once more. An ice storm
glazed the front steps. She took the
ash from the urn and spread 1t on
the Steps to save the risk of slips by
the man she loved while he lived
Thus She urned one man and made
him earn his keep.
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
A Jersey Feat.

1t was facetiously said years ago
that AZ fire in Boston hotel some
OF the guests made their escape on
sentence uttered by Senator Evarts
The senator probably was no match
for Secretary Payne of the New Jer-
sey board of riparian commissioners,
VINO. III granting conditional permit
for 20O-foot extension. wrote two
sentences, one of which contained 2SS
words. That was somewhat more
than word per foot.
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
His Idea of Absent.Mindedness.

Counselor p. while cross-ex.
amining a witness in a will contest,
asked him what was his conception of
observation-disclosures. the witness having
characterized the decedent as exceed
ingly absent-minded. The witness re-
Piled Il should say that man who
thought he left his watch at home and
took it out of his pocket to see If he
had time to go home and get 1t was
a leetle' absent-minded."
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
Doing Good Work for His Race.

The first colored man to be gradu.
ated from Amherst college was
Charles H. Moore of the class of 1878.
Since leaving college Mr.. Moore has
been engaged in educational work in
North Carolina, his native state. For
the past five years he has been at the
head of the academic department of
the agricultural and mechanical col
lege for the colored race at Green's
boro
The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
THE BETTER HALF.

One of the finest books about tb.,
irrigated West Is THE Conquest OF
Arid America" 1t Is now entirely out
of print. but. fortunately, permission
was given to reprint the best portion
of it in fifty-page pamphlet. calle-
The Better Half of the United States.
Every western man ought to read this
and send it to eastern friends. For \
copy with other literature about tn
sunny San Luis valley, send four cent?
in stamps to Zeph. Chas. Felt. 1O2 Boz
ton building. Denver, Colorado.
Diamonds are seldom marked down low
enough to enable short people to reach
them.
ALL UP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because
1t is better and OF. more OF 1t for same
money.