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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
NEW PRESIDENT CHOSEN.
Work OF the Illinois Board OF Educa.
ton at Bloominaton.

An important two days session O!
the State Board Of Education was held
at Bloomington. 4 memorial was
adopted concerning the lamontcd
Judge W. II. Green, Of Cairo, who war
member of the board for - years
and president most of that time. Prof.
T.. A. eastman was chosen as his sue.
ccssOr Professor eastman had been
a member Of the board fer 81 years
and was a member Of the first class
that graduated from the State Normal
University there. II was decided to
ask The legislature for $4,000 annually
to carry on the university and 10 add
kindergarten and manual training to
the practice school. II was decided
that these branches were as necessary
in the rural schools as in the cities.
In addition, nature study and hOrticul
turc with be- given moro attention. a
large greenhouse constructed and a
landscape gardener engaged 10 assist
in the demonstration in these
branches The course ui study was
changed somewhat. students entering
the university without any knowledge
of the foreign languages being rcquir-
ed to take one more year for this work
than in the past. II was voted To in.
crease the salaries Of employees and
teachers ~ per cent in those cases
whore it was thought the present sum
paid was too small
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Missouri Probate Judaes.

The Probate Judges Of Missouri met
at Kansas City and elected officers and
recommended many changes in the
laws Of probate Of Missouri. The prin-
cipal changes relate to the shortening
Of the time required for operation I'M
der the probate laws making some
settlements in six months instead of
n year and final settlement in one in,
stead Of two years, a. now The at
tendance at the convention was quite
satisfactory. The election resulted a.
follows: J. Z. Guino'to, president, G
A. Wordeman, vice president; T. F.
Hurd, treasurer; J, ". Thompson, sec
rotary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
SINGLE Statehood Call.

The Single Statehood Committee Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory met
at Oklahoma City and issued call for
a convention, To- be composed Of 1000
delegates, 500 from each territory, 10
meet at Oklahoma City on January 6.
Tho convention will be non-partisan in
character, and will represent scnti-
mcnt in both territories fayoring The
passage Of the Nelson bill, recently
introduced in the Senate, to unite the
Two terrLtOries in ono State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
BLOCKADE BEGINS.
Venezuelan Ports Closed by England
and Germany.

France has decided that no interests
of hers can be served by sending u
ship or fleet into Venezuelan waters
and she has recalled the orders to that
effect
Great Britain has notified the United
States, through our Ambassador to the
Court of St. James. that blockade Of
Venezuelan ports has become effective.
That the blockade has already become
effective at the ports designated in the
dispatches from London was the no.
tice brought in a dispatch from our
representative at La Guayra.
The terms of the blockade as cablod
and supplemented by further explain
atory adviCcs from our Ambassador
are in line with the most modern and
civilized methods Of carrying on n
blockade. While the blockade is not
perhaps as lcnient in its terms as was
our blockade of the Cuban ports It
makes exceptions to ships al sea
bound for Venezuelan ports, and has
as much regard for the merchantmen
ed. The declaration of the blockade
is not considered here as n further act
Of hostility. II is recognized that the
diplomatic status of the Venezuelan af-
fair in is trend toward arbitration is
not yet definite enough to warrant the
abandonment Of the plans made at the
beginning Of the present operations.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Italy's Position,

Rome: 1t is announced that the for
eign office has received an official prop
osition from the Government of the
United States, suggesting that Mr..
Bowen. United States Minister at Car
acas. be invested with full powers to
settle the dispute between Italy and
Venezuela. The Italian Government
will communicate with England and
Germany and ask for a common decis-
ion before replying to the proposal of
the United States.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Services in WASHINGTON.

Washington: In the presence of n
noted assemblage, including President
Roosevelt some of his Cabinet, many
Senators and Representatives, the Jap
anese Minister, and most of the army,
navy and marine officers in the city.
in their dress uniforms, the funeral
services over the remains of Mrs. Julia
Dent Grant, the widow of the former
soldierPresident were held in this city
and the casket Immediately afterward
was taken to New York.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Mrs. Cockery Is III.

Because Of the serious illness Of
Mrs. Dockcry. the Governor has au-
thori2ed the announcement that the
military reception to be held at the
executive mansion on New Years day.
and which has been an annual social
event OF much note is postponed until
a date to be later designated. Mrs.
Dockery's ailment is heart trouble and
her condition is giving alarm to the
household and to friends throughout
the State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
French Claims Clear.

Paris: The step taken by the
French Government in presenting a
note at Caracas summarizing all the
claims against Venezuela and securing
the favored nation clause for the
French citizens whose grievances are
not provided for by the specific proto-
coils Of May %, 1899 of February 10,
1902, or by the Franco-Vcnemelan
treaty of 1855, meets with general sat,
isfaction here and is commended as
formulating clearly and concisely ex-
actly which the French claims are.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Eli Hyman, Beesar Worth 500, 1000

Ell Lyman, a Jew, who begged for
admission to the General Hospital at
Toronto, Ont, is dead. An examina-
ton of his clothing resulted in finding
script worth $4,000. Other papers
showed him to be worth probably
100000. For twenty years he slept in
sheds and stables, sold papers and
begged
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Marconi Meets Victory.

Halifax: Marconi has succeeded in
transmitting by wireless telegraphy a
message from Lord Mimic, Governor
General of Canada, to King, His maj
esty replied. The apparatus at Table
head is said to have worked satisfac
torily. The Italian warship Carlo Al
berto sailed for Venezuela Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
GaIena MILLING Plant eurns.

The Big Four Milling plant in Ga
lena, Kas., was burned. IT was out
side the reach Of the fire company
The crusher was built about ~ months
ago by Chicago capitalists and incor
porat"d as IN" Galona Mines Company
The origin Of the fire Is unknown Il
Is n total loss Of $4,000, with only
$4,000 Insurance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Convicted Of klIlina Father.

John Cornell, charged with stabbing
his father to death with dirk last
May. was found guilty, after a ten
days trial in the District Court at Bel.
on, Tex. He was given 25 years In
the penitentlary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Bill to Open indian lands.

Representative Jones, OF Washing
ton. introduced a bill in the House to
open to settlement the remaining por.
ton of the Colville Indian Reserva.
ton In the State of Washington, con.
tanning about 100000 acres.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
viii not Limit Production.

Kentucky distillers have decided to
enter into no agreement limiting the
producing of whisky during the com
ing year to 27,S00,O0O gallons. Each
year for many years an agreement has
been made.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Another Advance in Coal Prlcea.

Independent coal operators advanced
the price Of anthracite TO $3.50 ton
Wholesale at Jersey points. At the
same time the price Of hituminous was
advanced to $3.50 a ton wholesale,
freightage TO New York not included.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Western Creameries to Combine.

The creameries OF Southeastern Kan.
sas and Southwestern Missouri are to
be merged after the first of the year
into one big company known as the
Missouri.Kansas Creamery and Pro-
duce Company, a corporation with
100000 capital.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
After an Electric Line.

The citizens Of Highland H.. will
make strenuous efforts TO have an cleo
trio limo built connecting with one Of
tho suburban lines out of East st.
Louis. The matter has been taken up
by the Commercial Club, but no def.
mite action has been taken
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Oil Discovery in Iowa.

Oil has been discovered oozing out
of the banks Of the Coon River in Sac
County. Iowa. A quart of the oil sent
to Ames College for analysis is said
to have been found to be 80 per cent
pure. The discoyerer, a woman, has
quietly leased 5000 acres In the local
ity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
John Wehber Is Convicted.

John Wcbber, whose trial has been
going on al Greensboro, KY for sew
eral days on the charge Of assauting
William Dowdell was convicted and
his punishment fixed at one year in
the Penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Gives Up His Little Farm.

The bondsmon Of Pleasant F.. Cox,
County Treasurer, Moline, ILL.,, have
made a settlement with the County
Board Of the deialcations Of 4. L. Ley
ford, the runaway Deputy Treasurer
to the amount Of sSo0517 Mr., Cox
who is an Old man has turned over his
little farm, practically all he possessed.
toward tho settlement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
HARD COAL INVESTIGATION
THE COMMISSION HEARS EVIL
DENcE INTRODUCED IN RE-
BUTTAL BY THE MINERS.
Evidence Tends TO Prove That a Reign
of Terror Existed in the Mining Reg
ion While the Strike Was eo---9oy.
cotters Scored.

The Coal Strike Commission listened
Thursday to further testimony tending
to show that reign of terror existed
In the anthracite coal fields during the
five and one-half months of the mine
workers strike. About score of wit
nesses were called during the two SEES
sions by the attorneys for the non
union men. They told of serious boy
colts, brutal attacks by crowds Of men
women and boys, and an attempt to
burn the house of a non-union man. In
most instances the witnesses testified
that the alleged offenders were mem
bers of the miners union. The lawyers
for the miners objected frequently to
the admission of testimony or hearsay
and sometimes objected because OF ir-
relevancy OF certain other statements.
Chairman Gray said the committee
was not bound by any strict rules of
evidence. but asked counsel to confine
themselves in examining witnesses as
far as possible to direct evidence. He
said IL was too difficult, in trying to
prove that boycotts exist to get infor-
nation on the subject. The commits
sion. he said, wanted to know whether
a reign of terror existed in the anthra-
cite region, and it could not get that
information If the strict rules of evil
dence were applied. The coward who
will go to the storekeepers," he said,
and tell them not to sell the necessar-
| les o. life to a poor woman, usually
seeks the obscurity that the law Of evil
dence throws around him"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Dutch Minister Recalled.

London: A special dispatch roceiv-
ed here from Brussels says the Dutch
Minister to Venezuela, DR.. Van Ley
den, has been recalled, and that Dutch
interests in Venezuela have been com
mitted to United States Minister Bow
en-. DR.. Van Leyden has been i'll at
Willemstadt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
chaffee to Succeed Younu.

1t is stated at the War Department
that General Chaffee will succeed Gen.
eral Young as Lieutenant General of
the Army upon the retirement of Gen
eral Young who will succeed General
Miles
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Largest German satteshlp Launched.

Kicl: The largest battleship in the
German navy was launched here. She
was christened Brunswick by the
Prince Regent of Brunswick. Prince
Henry OF Prussia and his wife wit
messed the launching.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Hotel Men Meet.

The third annual session OF the Kan.
sas and Missouri Hotel Mems Assoca.
ton convened at Kansas city. These
officers were elected: Ben G.. Victh,
Jefferson city, president, and G. l..
Wood. Topeka, Kan, secretary and
trCasurcr.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Pine Bluff and Western Changes.

The appointments Of Clarence Green
as auditor and Charles II. Brown as
general freight and passenger agent
OF the Pine Bluff and Western Com.
pany, effective January !, has been an
nounced by General Manager j. II. Mo
MILAN.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Bank Opens at Thebes, III.

The First State Bank of Thebes. H.,
has opened its doors for business The
new bank has a capital of 1925 600. W.
X. Murphy, of Pinckneyville, is presi-
dent, and J, s. Norman, formerly Of
MurphysbOro. cashier.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
General Peanuts"

General Peanuts" who for a num-
Der of years was one of the best known
midgets and clowns connected with
Barnum's and Forepaugh & Sells cir
cuses, was found dead in bed in New
York. The midget was a Japanese. 80
years old. and feet, l inch high.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Message from Cable Shin.

The following message was received
at san Francisco from the cable steam.
or SIlvcrton: Last - hours, 2ll
knots; total cable paid out, 1850 knots
Weather heavily overcast; fresh south
erly breeze"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
President Dlaz Injured.

President Diaz is suffering from the
effects Of a fall which he received a
few days ago. He fell on the staircase
of the Relacimiento theater and sus.
tanned n sprained arm and slight bruis-
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
VIII Rebuild Elevator.

The members Of tho r. NJ, b. A,
Elevator Company have decided to re,
build the elevator recently destroyed
by fire in Highland, III. Plans will be
prepared for a building to cost $4,000,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Vanderbilt lmproylnu.

DR.. Austin Flint has issued bulle
tin Of Cornelius Vanderbit's condition
THE symptoms of peritonitis are sub
siding. In other respects Mr., Wander
hilt Is holding his own"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Pretender Resigns In Sons Favor.

The Heraldo, Madrid says Don Car
los, the pretender TO the Spanish
throne. has resigned his claims in fay.
Or Of his son. Don jaime.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Women to Vote in New Hampshire.

Concord ~ H.: The convention for
the revision of the Constitution of tho
State has concluded its labors 1t has
framed nine amendments to the Con.
stitution. These protidc for the prohi
the suffrage TO women; for tax upon
inhcrtanccs and franchises; for an ed
ucational qualification of the suffrage:
to strike the word Protestant from the
bin of rights; TO establish voting pre-
cincts; to place representation IN the
legislature upon a new basis; To cN-
tend the criminal jurisdiction of police
courts and to require the examination
OF commissioned officers in the militia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Asks Korea to Paw $500 600.

1t is announced from Seoul, Korea,
that the United States Minister has
demanded payment of Sl,50O,O0O duo
to the builders OF the electric rail
road
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Jurors DISCHARGED.

The jury IN the W. If. Wright muir
der case. in the Circuit Court at But
Ter, was discharged, having failed to
agree after being out IS hours
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
Rava Cotton Gin Burns.

The Cunningham gin at Rava, !. T.,
was burned The origin Of the fire is
unknown, The loss is $4,000, covered
by insurance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-25
ROOSEVELT SELECTED.
Allies Ask Him to Settle the VenezueL
an Trouble

The nations of Great Britain and
Germany have asked the President OF
the United States to act as sole arblter
OF the differences growing out Of the
effort to coerce Venezuela into the
payment of Europe and the continent.
The President has replied that he feels
deeply the consideration and conf
dcncc in him shown by the nations, but
prefers that the differences be referred
to The Hague tribunal repeating in
this connection former representations
as to 1t being the proper tribunal to
adjust differences.
Underneath this request there Is an
unquestioned feeling on the part OF the
officers Of the Administration that Ger
many has played sharp trick on this
country, and, while It Is strictly within
the lines Of diplomacy, 1t places the
United States In anything but a desir'
able attitude. Assurances which came
TO the State Department made II ap.
parent that Great Britain was willing
to accept any reasonable arbitration
proposition which the United States
gested on behalf OF the Venezuelan
Government by Minister Bowen. This
new move Is In consequence attributed
to Germany. which. OF all the foreign
powers, has shown anything but po-
sitlon most favorable to the United
States.
There are several obstacles in tho
way of this plan being carried out, tho
chief ones being that the foreign gov
ernmcnts have asked that we guaran-
tee an award made through arbitra-
ton. We have refused to make any
such guarantee. The Administration
realizes also that whatever may be the
award, and no matter how well 1t Is es-
tabllshed by the showing of facts and
no matter how conservative and inn
partial. dissatisfaction is bound to de-
velop over It, This dissatisfaction is
expected to be greatest on the part of
Venezuela. And then the United
| States has claims of her own against
| Venezuela. She does not wish to press
them or intorpose them while the for
eign nations are cocrcing Venezuela.
| But with a majority OF the powers
pressing Venezuela for settlement
| this country does not feel that she
should be overlooked. The Admins
tration would he palccd in most UNI
! enyiablc attitude if the Chief EXecu-
| uvc was acting in judicial capacity
in a matter involving in part interests
of the United States. The line be.
tween the individual, Theodore Roosc.
welt acting AS arbitrator and himself
in the capacity of Chief Executive OF
| the United States, Is one which it is
| realized would have to be too finely
| drawn to be satisfactory.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-22

of the bcx was discovered aext mcrn,
Ing. There was n thorough investiga-
ton, but OF 1t nothing came. Captain
John Barton conferred with the Com
mander-in Chief and said that IN n
months time he could reformulate
from memory his receipts and could
'emake his experimental devices. That
worry night. by the fortunes of war he
was ordered South, and two DAYS after
his arrival in the Carolinas he was
dead ut the Cowpens. The perfected
use Of percussion was put of fer half
q century.
Mary Travers did not wear the will
low long. She married Captain Phillip
Masters, who stayed in the regular
establishment long after the Revolu-
ton, and in 1915 was a gray-haired
colonel. Deep In Colonel Masters
heart was regret. 1t was d gnawing
regret that was past all roofing out
His wife was still living They had
but one child, a son-C Captain Phillip
Masters, Jr., an army officer.
Captain Masters was stationed at
West Point, then a struggling school
but little more than Il decade old. He
was in command one day of a fatigue
party, breaking Il new road 10 frown-
ing Fort Putnam. The men were Mt
work with axes, picks and spades.
They had reached n place where n
boulder larger than most was held in
its place by the twining roots of Il
great tree. The men had struggled
with the obstruction for some time.
Captain Masters was n powerful man.
He laughed at the efforts of the en-
listed men, and, Selling Il pick from
one of them, he drove its point with
full force into the ground at the base
of the rock. There was n terrific ex-
plosion and Captain Masters lay dead
just below the bomb proofs of the
Revolutionary fort.
When the men had recovered them
selves they carried their officer to the
post below, and with him took frag-
ments of Il copper box which they had
picked up at the scene. One torn and
burnt piece Of paper was found also.
Upon it were the words, easily deciph-
cradle, illuminate of mercury. with
an admiXture of m" So II ended
burnt piece in the paper celebrating
all but one letter of the last word Be
Low, however. appeared the rame,
Barton"
Colonel Phillip Masters was told OF
his sons death. He bore it like n sol
der, but when the manner Of the death
was told him and he was shown the
slip of paper his lips turned ashen gray
and his frame shook THE sin of the
father" he muttercd.
And with Colonel Phillip Masters
life II was the beginning of the end
Edward B. Clark, il the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-22
Aaron Burr,s Pronnsa1.

An interesting autograph letter to
Aaron Burr from Matthias Ogden. the
Breyet Brigadier- General OF the RevC-
luton, was sold recently to collector
for 81. The letter is dated at Eliza
bethtown. March Is, 1915. and con-
Germs love. Here is part of 1.-THE
better part: Il read with pleasure your
love intrigues, your anonymous cor
respondence with Miss r.. etc. and,
with as much seriousness, the part that
is relative Of Miss G. r.. BIS overtures.
etc. Steadily. Aaron. Perhaps she is
worthy your love, and it could think
she was / would not say single word
TO discourage you. But here is the
rub with me. From the information /
have had from you ] understand her
fondness FOR G.. was after she was acc
qualnted with you. Had it been before
/ should think nothing of IT, BE eau
uOus, Aaron: weigh the matter well.
! heartily pity the innocent that
broke through the rules Of modestv.
and, contrary to- her sex's pride first
owned her passion for n Man. tho in
the least 1 do not blame her Here
you have difficult part TO act. If YOU
reject She curses. n YOU pity. Size
takes &c for announcement Phnadcl-
uh.a Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-22
TIE LONG JuJu FOUND.
Fetch Most Dreaded by the West Arric
Tribes.


The British expedition to AFRO. back
of the Guine coast, reports that it has
discovered the long juju' The
long juju" is n fetch or object of
worship of which little is known be-
yond the fact that it is the fetch most
dreaded by the West African tribes.
The terrorism which the Arcs have
long exercised over the neighboring
tribes has been due in great measure
TO their guardianship OF the Tong
juju." Major Mockier Ferryman, in
his work ON British West Africa"
states that the Supreme Juju Court
was said by some to he at the town
of Bendi, but that he heard priests
alone were aware of the exact local
ity, and the secret was guarded most
jealousy. The accounts given of the
place he says, vary very consider
ably though it appears certain that 1t
is the court of final ordeal to which all
cases that the local juju men, for one
reason or another, do not wish to de-
eide are referred. The threat of long
juju' is held over his trading boys by
Us chief, and, it being the general
opinion that there Is no return for the
person sent the hold thus established
is tolerably complete.
still, cases occur of slaves whose
misdeeds have been repeatedly pun
ished, ana whom their master wishes
TO get rid of; the master assemblies a
court Ct the chiefs and the offender is
sentenced to be dcpOrted TO long
juju.' and he then proceeds on his
Journey, under the care of a iuiu man,
who. the natives affirm, conducts him.
blindfOlded and by a crcuitous route.
to the fatal spot. What eventually
takes place has never been divulged.
ana the popular accounts have prob
ably been spread by the chiefs to
overawe their slaves The supreme
judge is said to be a priestcss DOS.
scssed of the power of knowing all
things. When brought before her the
offender is merely told that he can
depart if guilty ne becomes transfxed
to- ihc spot and water gradually arises
around him until ne is submerged.
ATo,heE version is that the place is
situated on an island. ana that the
victim, on being handed over by his
conductor goes through some form OF
mo e ,'ial, always resulting I'm con.
F"ii'h "hcreon he Is cast alive into
'ntf tank of boiling human blood.
JuJu men stand around armed with
tWo-ot2cd swords. with which they
hack tnc body To- pieces and stir up
thc contents of the tank ST. James
Gazette.