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Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-12
Movement. OF ocean vessels Feb. II.

At New York-Arrived: Ryndam, from
Rotterdam and Boulogne Sur Mer; Trave,
Tauric, for Liverpool
AT Lverpool-Arrived Westernland from
Philadelphia. Sailed: Cedric, for New York
via Queenstown; Bohemian for New York
Al Antwerp-Sailed: Switzerland. for
Philadelphia.
At southaInpton-salled; Kron Prinz VIII
helm. from Bremen, for New York via
Cherbourg.
At Hong KOng-Arrived: America Maru.
from San Francisco via Honolulu and Yoko-
hama.
At Cherbourg-ATrived Patricia, from
New York via Plymouth. for Hamburg, and
proceeded
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-12
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
nj Ouab. Yesterdayt

Forecast for Nebraska-Fair and Colder
Thursday, Except Snow in Southwest
Portion; Friday Fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-12
HOUSE VOTES BUILDING CASH
Authorizes Extension of Capitol ahi
Erection of once Structure
for Members.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE house
made fair progress today with the sundry
civil appropriation bill, covering eighty-six
Of it's $50 pages.
The amendments Of which Mr.. Cannon
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-12
Way Talks on Revenue.

During the discussion OF the bill provid-
ing for the calling OF q constitutional con-
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
From Washington State.

Prosser, Wash. Nov. IS, 1903.
-EDIToR MESSAGE: Please change
my MESSAGE from Wellsville, Mo.
to Prosser, Wash. Can't do with =
out it.
We are temporarily located in
PrOsser, in six-rOOm cottage at
$40 per month, and were lucky to
get that, as there are several fam
lilies living in tents because there
are not enough houses for them to
get. PrOsser is a small town, only
1,500 population, but is filled up
with live, energetic business people
and is up to date in many respects
Electric lights, water works, good
sidewalks, two good school build
ings, and good schools. All three
of our children are in school and
getting along nicely.
Prosser is located in the cast
end of the great Yakima valley,
which is one of the most fertile
valleys in the northwest, and is in
its primacy as to agriculture. AS
the great sunny side canal moves
down this way and supplies it with
water, in one season it blooms
from a wilderness of sage brush
into a garden of Eden, and will
grow anything that can be pro.
duced with soil, sunshine and
moisture. There is at least so per
cent of this fine valley that is yet
in its raw state and is inviting the
good, honest farmers of the older
states who desire to improve their
financial condition and have one of
the best climates to live in there is
in the U. s.
/ will be in Missouri about the
LIST of Feb. for the purpose of
bringing out another colony of
people. Anyone desiring any in
formation about this country will
addr ess me at PrOsser, Wash. l
will give them all the information
l can.
Yours truly,
G.. G. BAKER.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

When Francis Murphy, the
temperance advocate, was in New
York recently, he told this story
on himself,
Some time after had gotten
fairly started in my work, l found
myself, at the request of its pas
tors, delivering a lecture against
the evils Of intemperance in a vii.
lage of western New York. A plat
form had been erected in a camp
meeting grove, and from it l spoke.
The sudisncO was large and
friendly and got comfortably
wrought up. AT last started in
ON my peroration, Behold, /
said, the serpent Of drink and
| pointed up at the bough of a tree
overhanging the platform. See his
bloodshot eyes. He is preparing
10 spring down upon victim.
Now he has dropped to the plat
form. He tries to strike. l will
crush him at one blowi' Aud with
that raised my foot, let it drop
with all my force, aud the next
instant l had fallen thru a large
hole in the platform, and only my
bead and shoulders were visible to
the astounded congregation.
But the most unkindest cut of
all came when had regaiued my
feet.
Say, mister piped up a
small boy in the rear, did ye kill
hint
And the people who had kindly
refrained from merriment when l
plunged downward laughed 90
long and heartily that 1 was
unable to continue my address for
full five minutes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
REV. O'BRIEN.
Would Settle Labor Dis
putes-Is a Temperance
Worker.

Rev. O'Brien, who refused his
appointment TO the Sturgeon
charge, given him by the late
Southern Methodist conference
held in Mexico, comes into note
on another score, as signified by
the following special which ap-
peared in the metropolitan press
last week:
Montgomery, Mo-, Nov. 90
The Rev. Mr.. O'Brien, the prohi-
bition orator, who started the
Missouri Methodist conference in
Mexico recently, declared at the
union Thanksgiving service here
today that there was only one So
luton to the labor problem before
the country, and that was found in
the Bible. He wondered why
some apostle of labor or capital
did not step forward with a Bible
under his arm and solve this vex-
ed question with the Golden Rule.
Amens came from the audience
which was composed of Baptists,
Presbyterians, Christians and
Methodists. The Rev. OBrien
goes TO st. Joseph to wage a tenn
perance crusade there, the different
churches of the city having agreed
TO unite in the effort to reform that
city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
r. r. Man in Trouble.

The following is from the Mont.
gomery City Standard. w. C..
Hughes is official stenographer of
this judicial circuit and is a son of
the late Judge E. NJ. Hughes-he
orders a man to jail:
M. A. Wogan, one Of the new
Burlington railroad contractors, is
in Jail here as a result of refusing
to appear before Notary w, q.
Hughes to have his deposition
taken in a case in the district
court in Okla. Wogan says he is
suing a man and woman in Okla
homa, where he formerly lived and
that on Nov. II he was Served
with a notice TO appear the next
day before Notary w. G. Hughes
to have his deposition taken in
the ease. He wired his attorney at
Enid, Oklahoma, who represents
him in the suit, of the notice to
have the deposition taken. His at
torney wired at once that he need
not give his deposition. AS a re-
suit of his refusal. the Notary or
dered him imprisoned and he was
lodged in Jail here. Tuesday an
application for a writ of habeas
corpus was made in the st. Louis
court Of appeals for the release of
NJ. Wogan from Jail. The writ is
directed against Sheriff Wilson.
JAS. F. Ball representing the Sher.
if, and Judge Barnett, represent.
ing Wogan, both vent to 81. Louis
Tuesday in behalf Of their respee-
tive eliepts. The court OF appeuls
took the case under advisement,
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

prejudice as that quoted from the
Centralia Courier.
When the enfeebled, poor and
imbeciles and lunatics are crowded
into shacks little better than ken
nels how is their condition to be
bettered by speeches or editorials
upon the million cases Of gentle
care and kindly ministration" ex-
tended to others! If Missouri
were utterly barbarian and unciv-
ilized there would be no especial
measure of shame in the cOndi-
tiOns which Prof. Elwood describ-
ed. But among a people who have
the milk of human kindness, who
are willing to minister to the un-
fortunate, it is a crying reproach
that mossbackism and parsimony
should cover up distress and
throw mud at those who seek to
better the commonwealth.
Abuse of the poor aud pun
ishment of misfortune do not lose
their ugly character because ignor-
ance and stupidity close their eyes
to tie denominations. The editor
,ot the Centralla Courier may vi
tuperate those, who have more
compassion than he, but if Missou-
ri had only such citizens it would
forever be a byword and hiss
ing.
There are some good and re-
spectacle public homes for the poor
and afflicted in Missouri. The
Star has called attention to them
aud commended as a notable ad-
vance the recer action of the j I'm
son county court in providing a
comfortable county home instead
of a miserable 'pOorhouse. F" But
in other instances-in most cases
the dependent are given only
grudging, CALLING "chariug, "suf-
ficieut to keep body aud soul to-
gether for a little wretehed while.
Imbeciles are placed on the poor
farms" because counties have to
pay for their living at state insti-
tutious and the county courts are
too niggardly to make the appro-
priatiOns.
MOssback editors and politi.
clans call the exposure, instead Of
the abuse, ISLANDERS of Missouri. y
But men aud women of intelli-
genee and compassion will keep
right on hammering for the right
in spite of ignorant Yilifcation,n
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
Attacking Prof. EIwood.

Put aside your predjudice a lit
tie while and think on the follow
ing quoted from the Centralia Cou-
rier:
Are you a cheap guy in search
of a little cheap notorietyi If so,
break half dozen rotten eggs and
crow Justify. It's the modern, up
to-date way of having greatness
thrust upon you by the city pa
pers. Up at Kansas City the other
day Mr.. Noboydy got up before
the Charities convention and
slandered MissOuri's "pOorhouses"
for half an honr-he's famous
now. Instead of seeing the many
cases of gentle care and kindly
ministratiOn extended the poor in
Missouri, he picked out half a dOz-
EN-, unnamed, INDICATED and prob
ably mythical cases of harsh treat
ment and made charcoal of them
from which to paint Missouri
black as hell, 1t was popular with
the big dailies and they repainted
this hideOus Missouri TO the world.
Yes, it's a dirty bird that befouls
its own nest, but the dirty birds
are roostIng high in the metrOpoli-
tan stink factory just nOw."
The above refers to Prof. Ell
wood of the Missouri University.
The MESSAGE thinks that ElwOod
told some bare-faced truths,
and we have said so before. Now
put aside your prejudices again
and ponder over the following
comments on the Courier's article
by the Kansas City Star. Both
the Courier and the Star may over
draw the matter a little, but weigh
out the truth, and see if you can a
single reason, too, why Prof. Ell
wood should wish to misrepresent
facts. Read:
The wretehed mistreatment
which makes extreme poverty and
misfortune in Missouri more hard
to bear than the consequences of
crime, was known aud exploited
long before Prof. q. A. Elwood
of the State University made his
conservative address to the State
Association of Charities and Cor
rections. Mr.. Elwood is only one
Of many who have given humane
thought aud action toward remoy-
ing stigma fromtWestern civil.
zation. He is only one among 9th
ers who have found their efforts
for deeeney aud righteousness inn
peded by such ignorant appeals to
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
In Remembrance.
G. G. BAKER .

The following lines are dedicat-
ed in loving remembrance to Hen
ry Earle Darlington, who depart
ed this life Oct. Is, 1903, after a
lingering illness of fever:
He is gone.
Another bud has been taken
from earth ere its bloom;
Filling fond hearts with pain,
Filling long days with gloom.
Hnshed forever the voice
That was music to mothers ears;
Covered with flowers the youth.
ful form,
Wet with mothers tears.
He is gone.
And the house seems lonely,
The birds all seem calling his name
The sweet flowers drOop in pity,
There is nothing which seems the
same,
But why do you weep, dear motheri
Tho you've laid your dear son
meath the sod;
He lives in the home of the an
gels,
His soul has flown upward to God.
The angels have welcomed your
darling
To their home which is peaceful
aud fairs
Away from the trials of e0rth-life,
He is sheltered quite sweetly there;
And 'mong the sweet flowers Of
heaven
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

The Columbia people last week
voted down a proposition to issue
100000 in bonds for the munich
pal ownership of the water and
electric light plants. The vote
stood 100 for to 4s2 against; r.
quired no to carry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Your own bud shall bloom aud be
blessed,
And its fragrance shall guide you
upward
When God calls you home to his
rest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Charlie Browning, near Molino,
is selling his last years corn at
$1.75 barrel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Uncle" Robert Davis of near
Thompson will celebrate his Goth
birthday this month. He is yet'a
hale and hearty man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
Christmas Time

Christmas Time ,ss % s:,. .T,se aao time. time. % . .
present present like the time" All of watches will be
given keeping all of mefrom good bad have
your list choose wisely The getting Of good watch isn't
question price much question Of discrimination We have
tell the right time all the CSC up SIS.
Girls 81. So $3.50 up $40.
csc to $5O, So so and $3.50 up.
gin Waham watches $500 $1,000 500 90 up Ladies'
gin or Watham watches, $3.50, S13 So $3.50 and up
China glass Solid Silver has just received
DEARNG, JEWELER 'i SzTGo 7''' 'i ''5. %o ''''
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

A bucket shop man at Boone
vile was fined $500. Circuit
Court got him on two counts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

The Farber Forum reports that
VIM. French, of Mt. Carmel vi
cinity, will be in the race for AS
SCISSOR of Audrain next year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

w. w. Mundy of MOlinO bought
drove of hogs of w. T. Asbury
of Youngs Greek at $4.25 per hun
dred pounds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Father j, j. Dillon of this city
attended the big banquet given in
st. Louis last week in honor of Rt.
Rev. Harty who left Monday to
take up religious work in the
PHILIPPINES.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

A collection of $26.25 was taken
up for the poor at the union
Thanksgiving services held in this
city last Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Mr.. j. w. Weaver, at Molino,
has been quite sick.
Walter Davis, this county, is
home from Bonner, Montana.
Joseph Elbe of Benton City has
bought a farm in Sack county,
Iowa.
Harry McNeal is a new appoint
ment as rural mail carrier at Van
dalia.
T.J Rowe of ROwena is feeding GO
head of cattle he recently bought
in Kansas City.
Jake Douglass of Sun Rise
neighborhood has moved his fam
lily to Benton City.
Robert johnson bought fifty
bbl. of corn of T. b, Hendrix near
Molino, at 81 IS per bbl.
Rev. Byron Bibb of Paris has
been called to the pastOrate of Mt.
Zion church, north CT Mexico.
John Richardson of YOungs
Creek short time since shipped
to his farm So head of cattle from
Kansas City.
r. P. Thompson, at one time a
resident of this city, is raising
chickens on big scale on his farm
near Sturgeon.
The ladies of the Christian
church at Benton City served din
ner aud supper to the public
Thanksgiving day. The proceeds
were near 800.
Joseph hunt, or Mlddletown,
was in Mexico recently to take the
civil service examination for the
appointment as rural mail carrier
on a new route out from Middle
town.
Mrs. Field Akridge, down on
Lick Greek this county, sells more
poultry and eggs than anybody
Recently she sold seven 80 dozen
cases of eggs on the market, and
"still there's more to follow"
Ed g, Smith aud wife of this
county returned home recently
from a pleasure trip to California, |
Ed and this editor were boys to-
gel her and we shall never forget
the story Eds father used to tell
about his trip to California in 40
when one night Father Smith drove
a eatamount from the camp by
throwing a coal Of fire at it. The
cat might have mounted that whole
camp but for that coal Of Are.
Ward, the little Z year old son
of Noah Beagles, at the D, NJ.
DE, 49,, ...,, tKr...ook.. pll
from fence a few days ago into
lot where was a sow with a litter
Of pigs The SOW attacked the boy
and would have torn him to pieces
except that he was thoughtfnl
enough-after one ear had been
nearly bitten of aud deep cash
cut in his leg-to roll uuder the
FENCE, making his safe escape
THERE'S 4 bOv who's a dod0ep.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Mrs. R. j. Moore of this city
been very sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Mr.. j. w. Weaver, at Molino,
has been quite sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Harry McNeal is new appoint.
ment as rural mail carrier at Van
dalia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Joseph Elbe of Benton City has
bought farm in Sack county,
Iowa.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Walter Davis, this county, is
home from Bonner. Montana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

w. E. Cauthorn, the teacher in
Cant neighborhood, was obliged
to suspend school three weeks re-
Gently on account Of sickness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

take up religious work in the
Philippines.
Scarlet fever is scattered here
and there in different localities
outside of Mexico. 1t seems to be
in very mild form.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Q. V. Baskin
and Mrs James Harrison and
daughter, Miss Nettie, left this
week for California where they
will spend the winter.
Miss Pearl Baker, daughter Of
q. g. Baker, is teaching school
near Wellsville and will not go to
the new home of her parents at
PrOsser, Wash, till in the spring.
A foot ball game here last Thurs
day between the M. NJ. A. team
and the Kemper Military team of
Boonville. The latter team won
Is 6. Two players were injur-
ed, both with the visiting team.
One suffered a slight concussion of
the brain and another suffered by
small injuries, so that he had to
no o,,,,,;o1 oHe ~. Rol1
A party of hunters was assem-
bled at the home of Agustus Wes,
Ter, northwest of Mexico, last
Thursday. A gun was accident
ally discharged and the load took
effect in the feet of two of Mr..
Wesler's little sons, aged respec-
lively 5 aud 9 years. The older boy
was hurt the worse, but at last ac-
counts both were getting along
nicely.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

T.J Rowe of ROwena is feeding GO
head of cattle he recently bought
in Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03
SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM

Mrs. R. ]. Moore of this city
been very sick.
Charlie Browning, near Molino,
is selling his last years corn at
81 rs barrel.
Uncle" Robert Davis of near
Thompson will celebrate his Goth
birthday this month. He is yet a
hale and hearty man.
The Farber Forum reports that
VIM. French, of Mt. Carmel vi
cinity, will be in the race for AS
SCISSOR of Audrain next year.
w. E. Cauthorn, the teacher in
Cant neighbOrhood, was obliged
to suspend school three weeks re-
Gently on account of sickness.
B. F. Turner and wife, of Sa-
ling, have moved to Centralia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner have lived
on the old farm at Sailing over fif-
ty years.
Union Thanksgiving service
was held at the Promenade MethO-
dist church in this city last Thurs
day. Invocation, Rev. A. w. KO-
kendGffer: reading Scriptures,
Rev. A. A. Wallace; prayer, Rev.
H. E. Truck; sermon, Rev. D. S.
Smith.
Sam Locke left last week on
business trip to New York and
Boston in the interests of the pro-
posed electric railway from Mexico
to Memphis. Our people hope
that friend Locke is not chasing in
vain-a railroad north from Mex
leo is much needed,
The Ruth Katherine Mining Co.
of this city has been incorporated
They will develop a property at
Joplin. The stock is $40,0 The
iueorporators are G. A. Wither-
spoon F. B. Haggard and j R.
Browning Of Mexico, with C. G..
Hol land of indianapolis, Indiana,
and w G. Taylor of Petersburg,
Va.
Said by the oentralia Courier,
John ". Faires, of Mexico, was in
town first Of the week looking af-
ter property interests. Uncle john
is hale and hearty at 81 years He
never bought a dram Of liquor or
used tobacco in any form in his
life. He votes as he prays-the
prohibition ticket No grander old
man than Uncle JohnGy.
Repeated from the Nandafla
Leader J.N. Rosser was down
from Rush Hill Thursday. He I'D
one Of the leading spirits in that
town, eligionsly aud politically
He is for Folk for Governor nov.
but may change his mhld before
the primary His feathers are AZ
ways up fer a fight on the tenn.
peranee question He says q bank
will he started in Rush Hill as
soon as the men who want it can
raise the money He alsc says more
stock Ii shipped from Rush Hill
than yandalia II this. however,
.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

B. F. Turner and wife, of 'Sa-
ling, have moved to Centralia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner have lived
on the old farm at Sailing over fif-
tY wears.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Jake Douglass of Sun Rise
neighborhood has moved his fam
lily to Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Sam Locke left last week on a
business trip to New York and
Boston in the interests of the pro-
posed electric railway from Mexico
to Memphis. Our people hope
that friend Locke is not chasing in
vain-a railroad north from Mex
leo is much needed,
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Robert johnson bought fifty
Dbl. of corn of T. b, Hendrix near
Molino, at 81 rs per Dbl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Union Thanksgiving service
was held at the Promenade Metho-
dist church in this city last Thurs
day. Invocation, Rev. A. w. KO-
kendCffer: reading Scriptures,
Rev. A. A. Wallacei prayer, Rev.
H. E. Truck; sermon, Rev. D. S.
Smith.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Rev. Byron Bibb of Paris has
been called to the pastOrate of Mt.
Zion church, north CT Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Scarlet fever is scattered here
and there in different localities
outside of Mexico. 1t seems to be
in a very mild form.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Joseph Hunt. of Middletown,
was in Mexico recently to take the
civil service examination for the
appointment as rural mail carrier
on a new route out from Middle
town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

John Richardson of YOungs
Creek short time since shipped
to his farm So head of cattle from
Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

Mrs. Field Akridge, down on
Lick Greek this county, sells more
poultry and eggs than anybody.
Recently she sold seven 80 dozen
cases of eggs on the market, and
still there's more to follow"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

r. P. Thompson, at one time a
resident of this city, is raising
chickens on a big scale on his farm
near Sturgeon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-12-03

The ladies of the Christian
church at Benton City served din
ner aud supper to the public
Thanksgiving day. The proceeds
were near 800.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-02-18

ton Heights, at the corner Of Nine
teenth street and Vernon avenue, q
site overlooking the entire city
southwark. The ground Aoor is $50
feet square. The building is of three
stories and a basement. The archi.
lecture is of the Elizabethar style.
and was chosen by Minister WI, who.
said that he preferred something
American, wholly adapted to AmerI-
can home life, to anything of the
Chinese type, which, he believed,
would be out of place in this coun-
try.
The exterior is of red brick, laid in
Flemish bond, with white terra Gotta
trimmings, to recall the white mortar
and the brick, making a very effect
i've color scheme, with the sea green
roof. There will be AZ rooms, and
three large bathrooms. Over the
driveway is marquise, at the front
OF the building. There is a large en-
trance hall, with great staircase on
one side, and a gallery running
around the hall, from which all Sec
ond-story rooms are entered. Over
the hall is handsome dome, extend
ing three stories to the roof, giving
the effect of the full height of the
building, Immediately upon entering.
From the dome there is suspended a
large lantern of oriental design.
Over the main part of the building
will be the apartments for the minis
ter, his family and his guests. The
servants quarters will be in the base
ment. Back of the main stairs is prac-
tically separate building, in which
will be the legation offices, the at
taches' quarters, and an automobile
house. Excepting the British embas-