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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Buys Land for Shops.

Fourteen acres of land have been
bought by the Union terminal company
in Florence addition, st. Joseph, near
the stock yards, for the shops, yards
which Swift and others intend build
ing between 81. Joseph and Kansas
CITY. An agent OF the company has
been quietly securing options for
month"; but the closing Of the deal has
just been announced.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
To Erect Big DistilIery.

The International Distiling and Cat
tie Feeding Company, an organization
owned and controlled by the whisky
trust have closed a deal for the pur
chase Of 200 acres Of land adjoining
South St. Joseph. a distillery with a
capacity for 10000 bushels of corn a
day will be erected at once. Ten thou
sand head Of cattle viii be fattenod for
the market. It Is said s2,OOO.OO Will
be spent On the site.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Meeting Held by Curators Executive
Committee in Columbia,


The Executive Committee of the
Board of Curators OF Missouri Univer-
sity have made a number OF appoint
ments and completed arrangements for
a number of Changes and improve
ments to go into effect next semester.
which opens next month. L. A. Good
man and n. +. hurry of the State Hor-
ticulturai Association were appointed
instructor IN the short winter courses
in agriculture. T. f. Orr, secretary Of
the National Poultry Breeders Asso-
citation, was appointed instructor at the
State poultry farm. and A. c. Duncan
of Philadelphia was made instructor in
shop work.
The resignation OF A. G. Barnett.
theme reader in English was accepted.
and 4 B Coldwell and Miss |. A.
Windslaw were appointed to All the
vacancy. Plans were considered for a
number of elaborate improvements to
be made in the Barker Memorial Hos
pital on the campus. the contract for
which has been awarded to f. p. Miller
OF Columbia. The principal changes
will be made in the Busch clinic, for
the construction OF which Adolphus
Busch of st. Louis donated $4,000 when
the hospital was erected. Mr. Busch
has just made an extra contribution Of
$500 for additional improvements and
the hospital authorities will thus be en-
abled to improve the equipment of the
clinic
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Tariffites Welcome a Commission.

Tariffites Welcome Commission.
The fact that the tariff is local
issue" with those enjoying it's favors
is again being demonstrated, together
with the fact that 10 Republican is
willing to sacrifice one cent Of protec-
ton to the interests Of his own Sec
ton for the benefit of the country at
large. Every tariff thief in the coun.
try and every juggler in protection
false pretense welcomes the commits
sion idea. 1t will at once appease the
Republican professionals against Ding
leyism and extend the time of the
protected buccaneers who are piling
up loot by hundreds Of millions at
the expense of the great public.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18

est progress in ocean transportation
in this age IS Norway, without a dol.
lar of government subsidy or support
of any kind. Among the maritime
nations. on the other hand, that have
made the least progress are France
and Italy, with the most subsidy
Three-fourths Of all the ocean trans.
pcrtation is done by tramp ships, to
whose owners government subsidy is
unknown.-Pbiladelphia Record.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
The Presidents Position,

According to an administration
journal the president will not lend
himself to the scheme for attacking
the trusts through the tariff" AS that
was percisely the scheme" which he
limited at during the recent campaign
we must conclude that Senator Aid
rich and the other protectionist doc
tors have succeeded in driving the
virus of free trade out of his excel
lency's system. 1t remains to be seen
however, whether congress has beer
similarly cleansed of the infection.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
AIlison's Attitude Changed.

Uncle William Allison states that
"the tariff is, as Gen. Hancock once
said, something of local ISSUE" This
is interesting as indicating Uncle
Williams change of attitude as he
wakes ii years. II recollection be
not at fault he was one OF those
whose deep haw-haw resounded the
loudest when Gen. Hancock advanced
that theory some twenty years ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Before and After Election.

A month before election the little
great men of Congress were clinging
trust policy as the life preserver thai
was saving the Republican party. Now
some Of them are going back to Wash
irgton with all manner of objections
to the Presidents plans. A states
man who refuses to take the same
view of public opinion after election
that he recognized while a candidate
Is not worth listening to.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Dockery Makes Appointments.

Governor Dockery made the follow
ing appointments: Dudley a. Reid, Of
Winston. Coal Oil Inspector Of Daviess
County for a term Of two years, from
December IL; James Seaman, Coal Oil
Inspector for the city OF Plattsburg, for
q term Of two years from December
Is; 8. II. Coleman Coal OIL Inspector
Of Warrensburg. for a term Of two
years from December lG.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Judae Jackson Outdone.

We fear for the health of that ven.
cradle injunctionist, Judge Jackson
% West Virginia, when he learns that
a brother jurist in New Jersey has is.
sued an Injunction against a corpora.
ton at the petition of a labor union.
At his time Of life shocks such as
this are likely to prove serious to the
venerable Jackson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
TARIFF WILL STAND
REPUBLICANS HAVE NO IDEA OF
REVISING IT.
Appointment of a Commission, II
This 10 Done, viii Result In Moth.
ins-seheme Of the Party In Power
10 to Fool the People.

The statement which comes from
Washington that the President is OPP
posed to any attempt to revise the
tariff before the next presidential
election is strongly supported by the
known fact that he is in favor of the
creation of a commission to recon-
mend changes in the tariff from
time to time.
Everyone who Is familiar with the
history of such commissions knows
that they never have accomplished
the ostensible purpose of their crea.
ton.
That fact is well known to the
President and to all other politicians
Of respectable intelligence. They
know, therefore, that the only effect
OF creating a commission would be to
provide congress with an excuse for
emitting to take up the tariff ques-
ton.
Not improbably Mr.. Roosevelt Is in
favor of smoth ering the tariff question
in congress because 1t would mar his
own and his party's political pros
poets to take up the subject and fail
to do anything through disagreement
between the two houses or otherwise.
But he has never given the country
any reason to believe that he is in
favor Of any downward revision of
the tariff. He never has uttered an
unequivocal approval of the views ex-
pressed by Mr.. Mckinley in his last
speech.
so far from that. he has manifested
q disposition to join the Grosvenors
and Dalzells in constituting all the
meaning out of that last speech in
advocacy of a more liberal CONNER.
cial policy.
There is reason also to doubt
whether Mr.. Roosevelt means much
by his advocacy of additional anti
trust legislation. If he really meant
much he would be at least as strenu
ously in favor of depriving the trusts
of their tariff shelter as he is in favor
of tariff concessions to Cuba. But
even to that extent.
1t is now intimated that the house
will promptly pass bill amending
the Sherman antitrust law on the
lines indicated by Mr.. Knox in hi!
Pittsburg speech, but that the senat,
will put it to sleep in a committee
which will take good care not to walk
up.
This seems to be the program. Thu
public is to be fooled. If possible. b!
the creation of tariff commission
and congress will do nothing out o
pretended Difference to that powerles
body.
Then the public is to be entertained
by lot of meaningless buster abou
amending the antitrust law.
In this way the party of the trust
will go into the next presidential cam
paign without offending the monopo
lies, while the people will be made Il
believe that it is opposed to trusts o
the bad sort and in favor Of the tarii
revision when the commission get
ready to report.
Will the people be made to believ
those things? Possibly not. There ar
evidences that there will be nue.
kicking over the party traces in tn
middle West If this program is cal
riod ont
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Phrases Mean NOTHING.

When the Republican leaders dis
cuss tariff revision they elaborate
fine phrases which on analysis are
found to mean nothing Mr.. Roose-
welt sets the pace In no such public
question. but conforms to the opinions
OF those he thinks can do him the
most good In the next Republican con-
vention.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
The Farmer "Pays the Freight"

Grain exports for ten months are
$S1 100000 smaller than last year;
provisions and live stock have fallen
off S33,000.000. But manufactured
goods were sold abroad In quantities
greater than last year. The sorry
joke is that the farmer gets the same
prices for home aid foreign sales,
while the manufacturer extends his
market" by charging American farm
ers and other consumers so per cent
more than the export price with the
aid of the beneficent tariff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
May Be Needed Again.

Secretary Shaw will do well to
sleep in his clothes with a gripsack
full of currency beside the bed. The
Napoleons Of finance are hitting 'er
up" again In Wall street and there is
likely to be another loud and peremp-
tory howl for the secretary's aid at
any hour of the day or night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Wood Famine at Browning.

Browning is experiencing the worst
wood famine known here for years.
Wood can scarcely be had at any price.
The roads have been in such condition
that 1t Is impossible for the farmers
TO haul wood to town. Many families
are entirely out of fuel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Reform a Vital Necessity.

Tariff reform must be made a part
of the Republican program. If it is
not, then the faith upon which recent
Republican success was founded will
vanish and the Republican party will
transfer the opportunity to its politi-
cal enemies. Tariff reform is vital
issue with the people and it must be
made so with any party which hopes
for permanent success.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Mr.. Babeock's cowardIy Tactics.

Mr.. Babcock is again to the front
with his declaration for tariff revis'
ion. But Mr.. Babcock is no longer
taken seriously. In the last session,
when he could have forced his free
list remedy for trusts. he abjectly
passed under the party yoke. He he's
the habit of subsiding when the bat
tie surrounds and of coming forth to
howl when all Is peace.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Real Estate Company.

The Missouri Land and Live Stock
Company Of Kansas City Is a new com
pany formed TO deal in all kinds OF real
estate and live stock; capital stock,
$3.50. 000-250 sharsG at $1,000. all paid.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Bankers Meet at ST. Joseph.

ScvcntyGeven bankers Cf Nor Invest
Missouri attic ndcd the convention Of
Group No. 3 OF the Missouri State
Bankers Association AT st. Joseph.
The tone OF the speeches throughout
was indicative q prosperous cOndi-
ton in business circles. The bankers
agreed that the past year had been
the most prosperous in 20 years,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
Frisco Line Increases Stock.

Secretary Of State Cook has issued
certificate of increase CT capital stock
to the st. Louis and Gulf Railroad
Company Of Cape Girardeau from So
100000 to So 100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
New Improvement Company.

The South Fork Land and Improve
ment Company Of Kansas City, has
been incorporated to buy. sell, i'm
prove and subdiyide tracts Of land ad'
jscent to cities or towns; capital stock.
shares at 800. One-half
maid
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
lnstltuta nj Eidon.

The Farmers Institute held by the
State Board OF Agriculture was well
attended. Professor Yaters spoke on
Commercial Fertilizers" Professor
Written on "Orcharding and Pruning"
and Professor Lucky on THE Horse"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
poIro Better Without subsidv.

John Dalzell asserted with no little
dsring at the Union League banquet
last Saturday night that the merchant
marine of foreign nations has been
built up by "subsidization." One of
the nations that has made the great.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-12-18
DECISION a COMPROMISE.
Missouri Nebraska Boundary Dispute
Settled.

Scttieu.
The commission when has been sit
ting at Kansas CITY to hear arguments
In the Missouri. Nebraska boundary
line case have adjourned. after max
ing a decision which is in the nature
of a compromise. The point at issue
was the ownership of some $1,000
acres OF valuable land at the point
where the two States meet. The dis
pute was caused by the changing of
the current OF the Missouri River. For
merly the river made a great bend
and came around again, leaving only a
short neck Of land. On July 7, 1866.
the river broke across this neck, and
since then the line has been in dispute.
The commission, which was appointed
by the United States Supreme Court,
was composed of John w. Halliburton
of Carthage, Mo. and Alfred Hazlitt
of Beatrice, Neb. The State of Mis-.
souri, was represented by Sam b. JEFF
fries, Assistant Attorney General. and
w. II. Kellinger. The report will be
sent to the United States Supreme
Court.
The commission found that a line
drawn through the territory of the old
river bed of equal distance from each
side represented the main channel OF
the Missouri River prior to 1866. and
that all land lying on the Missouri side
OF the line belonged to the state OF Mis-
souri,. and all land lying on the Nebras-
In, ct 10 80 Mi
State. The river shortened its course
by IA miles by the cutting through
the neck of land. Prior To that time
the land had been wild and swampy,
but with the change OF the river bed,
1t became rich and productive, and is
now in high state of cultivation,
worth from $50 to 500 an acre.
Fulton Bank Shortages.
Judge John A. Hockaday rendered a
decision in the Circuit Court ut Fulton
In the case Of w. Il. Jameson, receiver
Of the defunct Commercial Bank of
Fulton. against Il. a. Crews w. ID.
Thomas and W. NJ Adcock. bondsmen
of the absCCndirg cashier. p. ). Adams
and made an assessment against them
collectively for $l33l SO, the amount OF
Adams shortage for the first year
The suit was brought fer 100000. the
full amount Of the bond, and was tried
at the August term of the court. but
Judge Hockaday deferred his decision
until the December term. Adams
shortage was in the ncighborhood OF
$40 900, and the points involved in the
case CT the boIdsmen was that no new
bond was made at the expiration of the
first years business, as Is required by
the State Banking Association.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
ELKs GATHER AT SALT LAKE
Special Trains by the Asosen from
Every section of Country
At Utah city.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Aug 11.--spe-
cial trains by the dozen iammed with Elks
from every section Of the country arrived
here today and by tomorrow, when the irst
meeting OF the annual session Of the grand
lodge Of Eiks Is held In the Tabernacle, it
is believed that fully 1900 members Of
that fraternity will be on hand. There was
no set program for today, and the time
was taken up by the visiting Elks with
trips to saitair and other resorts. and
visits to the big Mormon tabernacle.
Among the arrivals today were special
trains from Omaha, Sioux Falls, Kansas
City, Baltimore and other eastern points. A
drizzling rain. something almost unprece-
dented in Salt Lake City at this time OF
year. fell occasionally during the day, but
not with suhicient volume to injure the
decorations or interfere with the sight-see-
ing.
The business district is one mass of flags
and bunting, the. national colors and the
royal purple Of the Elks being iIterwined
on nearly every business block in town.
while hundreds Of residences are also
draped. The electric effects on Main and
other business streets are beautiful In the
extreme. The business district tonight was
ablaze with thousands Of incandescent
lights in white and purple, draped across
and along the sides Of the streets and
hanging in festoons and gathered in i'm
mense set pieces at various corners.
The formal opening OF the grand lodge
Of Elks win take place at II o'clock to-
morrow morning .n the Tabernacle, when
Governor Wells will deliver an address OF
welcome. Grand EXALTED Ruler Charles e.
Pickett will respond and deliver his annual
address
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
AIRING ASYLUM SCANDAL
Illinois state Board of Charities
Begins rnvestisasiOn of
Chnrges. $50

KANKAKEE. Ill, Aug. 1.-THE feature
OF the opening session Of the investigation
Of the State Insane hospital here com
menced today by the State Board OF Char
tiles was the total absence OF any pre-
sentation OF any specific charges OF cruelty
or neglect toward single one Of the $500
patients in the asylun. Instead there was
an attempt 10 show - necessity for put
ting the insiit lsn apder . state civil
ssrsice Law. T9fs Attempt, which was made
by representatives of the Civil Service
league of Chicago, was blocked to a large
extent by the refusal Of the investigators
to go into that question.
Attorney Fitzgerald, on behalf OF the
Women and Children's Protective associa-
tion Of Chicago. called the attention of
the board to newspaper articles concerning
charges, but Il was held that such articles
were in the nature Of gossip and could not
be taken up In a formal investigation un-
less presented In sworn personal testi-
mOny.
The charge that Trustee N. @. Murphy
Of Tuscola was staggering drunk from
whisky taken at o'clock in the morning
In the drug room Of the administration
buildings and that on one occasion Night
Trustee Murphy had the night clerk
awaken one of the nurses, who, at Muir
phys proposal. went to the trustees bed
room, was made at the night session OF the
State Board of Charities by Harry Bail, a
former attendant.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
HOLD FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Private Services for Late Senator Nc
MILAN to Take Place at
Summer Home.

MANCHESTER, Mass.. Aug. III. H.
Mcmillan and w. c. Mcmillan sons Of the
late Senator Mcmillan. and Mrs. p. H. Nc
MILAN. reached Manchester from Detroit
this afternoon. They were driven at once
TO Eagle Head. the Mcmillan summer resi-
dence. Later plans for the funeral we're
discussed and Il was decided that brief
private service should be held at Eagle
Head Wednesday forenoon. The body will
then be taken TO private funeral car on
the Boston & Maine here The body will
be taken to Detroit. Senator MeMlllan's
home. At Detroit public funeral services
will be held Thursday afternoon with Rec
tor DR.. Barr Of the Jefferson Avenue Pres
byterian church. pastor of the deceased
ofticiating- private burial service will
be held Friday afternoon.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l1.--At a meeting
Of the Board OF Commissioners OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia today a formal announce
ment was made testifying to the great in
terest and pride which Senator Mcmillan
manifested In the welfare Of the city Of
Washington. and directing as a token Of
respect that the municipal Offices be closed
on the day Of the funeral and the flags on
all the buildings OF the district government
be displayed at halfmast for thirty days.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
TO LEARN COST OF LENSES
Member Of United states hoard q
Appraisers Goes to Germany
to Make Investigations.

BERLIN. Aug. ILL. F. Fischer Of the
Board Of United States General Appraisers
Is In Berlin to ind out how much It costs
to produce unmounted lenses, principally
Photographic lenses The inquiry probably
will result in adding 800 per cent to the
valuations adopted By the German export
ers.
Several million dollars worth Of Micro
scopic, Photographic and opera glass lenses
are exported from Germany to the United
States annually, on which duty OF 45 Der
cent Is paid. In order to avoid compar-'
isons between the customs invoices and
wholesale prices the exporters ship lenses
as unmounted. but It Is claimed none was
ever sold to the trade in the United States
as unmounted. The appraisers frequently
succeeded in making the exporters ada 80
per cent to the invoiced values, but the
appraisers position is that about 800 per
cent should be added Mr.. Fischer in
tends to take dispositions in certain suits
brought by German exporters, In which the
values OF lenses was treated. Accompa-
MED By Customs Inspectors williams Of
Paris and Particle Of Berlin, Mr.. Fischer
Will go to various manufacturing centers
in order to secure at first hand knowledge
as to tho cost Of production OF the wares
in dispute.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
TO TRY PAYMASTER PENRoSE
General CourtmRrtial COnvenes and
After Preliminary Work Adj
journs Until Tuesday.

ERIE, Pa, Aug 1.-THE general court
martial to try Paymaster Penrose convened
today with senior counsel for defense, Major
Waller, present. Judge Advocate Rogers
read tts:s charges ard specifications accusing
Penroae Of making fraudulent returns. scan
dalous conduct, embezzlement, absence
without leave and negligence in obeying
orders. Major Waller stated for the in
formation Of the court but not as demurrer
that the specifications should be amended
to charge Penrose with drawing money
from the First National bank Of Erie. Pa,
instead OF drawing from the above bank, a
government depository. The court went
into secret session and nnally decided to
telegraph to Warrington to ask that the
court be allowed to put words "of public
money after dollars in the required specI-
fications. The court-martial adjourned to
Tuesday.