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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
BUILT RAILWAY
. STRONGLY GUARDED
Colonel j. Underwood. Vete-
ran Contractor. Died at
the Age Of 81.
inv Associated Press.l

PORTLAND, ORE, Sept. 22,--colonel J.
Underwood, we'll known us a railroad con-
tractor. Is dead at his residence at Port
land, at tho age OF sixty-one, 4
Colonel Underwood laid the Northern
Pacific Railroad track through the Sioux
country with detachment OF United
States troops as guards. when the Indians
were contestlng everyy foot of ground.
At one time he took Sitting Bull prisoner
and held him as hostage to protect his
forcc.
were blocked by the difficulties at Crows
Nest Pass, Sir William Van Horne em-
ployed him to undertake the task, and It
was under his direction that most OF the
scenic portion OF tho Canadian Pacific In
the neighborhood OF Banr was built.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
AFTER II THOSE:
HIGHER UP
Federal Officials May Be I'm
pllcated in Fraud.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES &c \ i }
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
Deputy Sheritfs and Marshals May Be
Crimlnally Connected with the Il
Illegal Traffic and Chinese
Substitution.
(By Associated Press.)i

tt4 Fsfyt (By AD9OCla teO .FreSS.J tiaE3
SAN FRANCISCO, September ga
The Call to-day says: 's
Three more deputy sheriffs employed
at the county Jail as jailers. and one,
perhaps two. deputy United States mar
shals, will In all probability be connected
crlminallya with the unlawful substitution
Z OF Chinese before the investigation now
In progress Is ended The evidence obtain
ed against them Is said not to be con-
elusive. but is sufficiently strong to war
rant more than suspicion that they
have been actively implicated in the IL
loyal traffic for which two white men
and three Chinese are under arrest and
on acco,.nt OF which William Gamble
committed ulcide. @ {{55 Z, ,3 s.j S55{
% % '''The Investigation may even go fur-
ther. There are strong suspicions{ that
Federal officials higher UP than the men
directly charged with tho offense of CllG
nese substitution, exercised a taclt ac-
quience in the traffic. Their actions IN
the matter are being scrutinized WITH the
utmost care by the detectives engaged In
the Investigation and 1t need cause no
surprise IL an uphenWal in at least two
OF the important Federal offices In this
city should follow 8F
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
STILL NO
LIBRARIAN. |; { \ 4 N.
Secretive Board Adjourns
Until October Sd.
MAY GET Q OUTSIDE ::',l !. T: EXPERT !: Err
Considerable Curiosity as to How the
Body Employed Itself During the
Ten Hours it Remained in
Retirement.
MAY GET OUTSIDE EXPERT.

The state Library Board Of Directors.
after being In session until after midnight
Monday and again yesterday from 9 A..
Nj. until nearly 2 T. al, adjourned until u,
October Sd. without having elected a IL
bra arian. Tho rnembers of the board de-
clined to make any further staten ent.
giving no explana tions OF their failure TO
elect, and the Adjournment until after
the date, hen the res lgnatlon &of Il ora-
rian Scott becomes effective. Nowhere
could any Information be had more Than
tho rumors going AROUND as TO the rea- rea
sons. The generally accented Il explana-
ton was that a deadlock had occurred
which could not be broken, but this rs
denied. The candidates lii. thislIcity for.
the position, and thos tIeamed the most
likely TO win the appoin tment, do not
know why the boald tailed 70 elect. It Is
regarded as almost Ger tain that had the
boa rd been deadlocked aSrule would have
be en- adopted providing foradropplng the
name of the candidate receiving tfeWest
votes until "a selection had been made. slt
the contest ever narrowed down TO two
,aspirantsa an election would be inevitable,
unless for some personal reason one OF
the members of the board asked to be ex-
cused from voting. H So far as known no
such conditions existed.
ss GET OUTSIDE EXPERT.
= One Of the rumors going the rounds Is
that tho Board or Directors decided to
employ an expert from some other State
tc come here and index and catalogue
the library and when this ls completed
the election Of Virginia as librarian
will be had. The improbability Of this is
that Messrs, Hankins, Brent and Gar
nett. three of the asplrants, have all
taken a special course at Amherst Col
lege to equip themselves for the work OF
:irdexing and cataloguing and all the
other technical details Of the position.
Il It was denied yesterday by member
OF the board that any ballot was had on
Monday night. but the same member
would not say whether any ballottng was
done yesterday.
BE AN INTERREGNUN
The resignation of Mr.. W. ". Scott. the
present librarian Is effective October 1st,
so that an interim of two days will nee
essarily follow. the board having i'd
iourned until October Sd.
It Is understood that there are fifteen
or twenty applicants for the place under
consideration, coming from all parts of
the State. When the board first met and
organized 1t was given out that the cleo
ton would be postponed until the appli-
cants had had an opportunity to qualify
themselves by taking special courses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
BEAVERS MUST APPEAR
BEFORE COMMISSIONER
(Dy Aspcia ted Press.

f NEW YORK, Sept 22-Counsel for
George W. Beavers were Informed at the
conclusion OF nm adjourned hearing to-
day in the Beavers case that Mr.. Beavers
must be, produced before Commissioner
Hitchcock tomorrow to answer to two ad-
dltonal complaints received against him,
predicated upon the two indictments re-
Gently returned aga inst Beavers In Wash
fraud the government in connection with
State Senator George =. Green and the
;Bundy Time Clock Company. OF Bing-
,hainton N. y. It was also made known
that other surety, ], r. Brown, who
Is now Mfr. Beavers bondsman on two
5000 bonds. must be produced, the prac-
tice OF the district attorneys office being
not to accept the same surety on more
than two bonds. .t;y Y ft..55 + sly8 aer4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
HIS LEGS CRUSHED
OFF BY CAR WHEELS
fsnecial to The Tlmes. .pispatch.l

Especial to Tue T1mes'D1spHtcn.5 " u
PETERSBURG VA, Sept. 22.-Mr, B.! r.
Rritton. son OF Mr. B. T.. Britton. Of
Prince George county. met With horrible
in~'NH He was at work on the Chesapeake
and and Ohio M Railroad, where he had been
emn,oyed for the past three years when
he fell between the cars. His legs were
crushed Oft above the knees, Attention
MA Immediately given him, but he died
at 3 o clock, only two hours after the ac-
o'TS The body was brought to Petersburg for
nv Rritton,Is a well known young man
and is a nephew Of Mr.. S. M. Green, n
nrominent commission merchant in this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
TRAINING SHIP
ALLIANCE AGROUND
INV Associa ted Press.)

NEW LONDON. CONN, Sept, ss--The
United states tratnIngshlp Alliance Is
aground at Race Road, The ship went
upon the rock late this afternoon, and
although she is apparently hard and fast.
.he ia In no danger, At s o'clock this
syening her waterline was two feet out
of water, The sea is smooth, and unless
there is sudden change IN weather
conditions the ship VIII pc sately hoated, e1
The tug Alert offered to assist the ALI
snce, but her captain declined tlle prof
iered services. A United States monitor
Ia standing by the ship,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
STRUCK BY A TRAIN
INA DENSE FOG.

7 tiENEsEo, N. Y, Sept. 2a.-Four SEQ
tlon men OH the Delaware, I.ackawanna
and Western Railroad were killed to-day
near Mount Harris by being struck by
westbound train from New York to Buf-
fnlo. They were on hand-car. and, ow-
Ing to heavy fcg,, We're unable to see
kbs approaching tratp,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
DENIED MOTION TO
DISMISS CHARGES

BINc;IIAN1TON, N. y. Sept. 22.-The
case Of Stats Senator George r. Green,
charged with conspiracy and bribery grow
to-day adjourned until September 27th.
The commissioner denied q motion OF
the prisoners counsel that the charges
be dismissed, owing to the indictments on
which the charges are based do not reclte
sufficent facts to constitute a crime.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
WORKED HARD TO
AVERT ]; FIRE ON SHIP
(By Associated Press.l

HONOLULU. Sept. 14-Via San Fran
CISCO Sept 22-The ship Erskine NJ.
Phelps. which had been making a very
long voyage from Norfolk, arrived yes
terday, reporting very rough weather or
the Horn. A succession Of gales. swpet
the vessel and her cargo OF cotton became
heated The crow was kept busy many
days bringing heated cotton on deck and
throwing Itloverboard,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
LOUISE. ACKERT .5.....
DIES OF INJURIES
fBx AssocIated Press. !

COLUMBUS, MISS, Sept. 92,--I4ouls =,
Ackert, trainma ster the Southern Rail-
way, who was struck by q train at Green
Vile, Miss. last died, died to-day. He
Has}a brother OF Charles II. Ackert gen-i
srsl manager Of the Southern Ran way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
HENRYKYD DOUGLAS
is SERlOUSLYILL

Especial to The Times -Dispatch,)
BALTIMORE, MD. Sept, 92.-colonel
Henry Kyd Douglas, who was courier on
the staff OF General stonewall Jackson,
Il, seriously III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
Labor Troubles Adjuste q.

Rv Associated Press.)
4 NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 22.-The
river front labor troubles have again been
adjusted to the entire satisfaction Of all
concdrned r-r--ys~ =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
FELL OVER PREClPlCE
TOsTHEIR DEATH

(ByE Associated Press.)
s LONDON, Sept. 22.-Four tourists who
we're climbing the Scafell Mountain, in
Cumberland, to-day fell down precipice
and were killed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
GEjN|ERAu.

Harmless crank MAKES an eHort 70 see
the President and is placed under arrest re
nv secret service men and sent from oys- R
ter Bay-Curtis lett Is convicted OF the
murder OF Cockrell and given the death
nenajty-Police hold to theory tnat
ro,lng woman found dead on railway
track was. not murdered. but threw her
self in front OF a train with suicidal In
Feeds In killing herself on third trial
Tourists plunge over preclptce 70 their
deatf-War possible in Central America
over disputed boundary between Spanish
Honduras and Nicaragua-The canal
treaty is dead. though report Is cur
rent that President Marroquln has been
empowered to negotiate a new one-Slt-
uation in the Balkan peninsula Is more
satisfactory and 1t Is hoped that war
may be nverted: the question is to be o.
nided within the next forty-elght hourHs
--Tra ining ship Alliance goes aground
General Raney is unanimously chosen
commanding general Of the Patriarchs.
Militant BY odd-TelIows---Go overnor Odel!
welcomes the delegates to the Farmers,
Congress to Niagara-Isndore IAynor.
has announced himself a candidate for the
Tinted States enntorshtp--HenrSI kyd
Douglas is seriously ill--Colonel j. IN
herwoOd, who built the Canadian Pacific
railway and who took Sitting Bull prls--
nner. Is dead at the age OF sixty-one years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
STATE OF TIE THERMOMETER.

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

Raleigh and the counties vote sls0,oo
to the Raleigh and Pamlico Railroad
Two desperate convlcts who esca ped from
nenitentiary surveillance at Raleigh had
never been outside the prison walls, put
stayed In "a ceiling for WeeK-L-lln'e no
refai1 clerks OF Greensboro organize
IIabeas corpus proceedings at Winston
Salem in the Benge murder case-
youth stabs his uncle in the back IN
Buncombe county. ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
SUMMARY Of b avs NEWS
The WEATHER.

WAsHfNGTON. Sept 22.-Forecast for
Wednesday, and Thursday:
gvlrglnla-Tair Wednesday, warmer In
ext:emo west portion Thursday fair;
lightf 10 fresl1 Winds, mostly iiorthcast.fs
B North Fair Wednesday ana
Thursday; fresh wirdH. mostly northeast
Yesterday's temperature was too warm
for comfort during certain portions OF the
day, but last night tho weather grew
more pleasant. For to-day tho indicati tiors
re fair. with warmer In west portion. and
Tomorrow Will be similar. ji
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
MINIATURE E ALMANAC.
RICHMOND.

Two killed and one fatally Injured In ar,
accident on the Atlantic Copst Line; a
wagon Is struck blythe Cannon Bal tram
going at high spced--L T.. Christian ana
Harry i. watson defeated In yesterdays
5prmhry--Dr. Charles Y. Darlington wins
against strong opposl hold.
Ing back their crop OF tobacco In disgust
Mt prices--Tims for trial of strike cases
fixed In Hastings Court--Plan to change
form OF Richmonds government Quite
popnlar--P -Pcnnsylvania road buys two n. /.
complete tugs at nt1ction--Ftfticthl tn ami
vetaary OF Bethlehem Church to be cele.
brated Sunday Denial Of the report that
John shelton William. viii be retired ns
president Of the Sea board Air Line----N
classes in the Hore Show premium list
--IWoman's College to open today and
Richmond College Library
Board adjourns until October 30 without
ielectlng n State e..librarian--st. Louis
Commission meets and hears encoura ging
report rts--Schwa nZinger acquitted OF
charge OF shooting at street cars-Special
officer fined for contempt IN Hcnrico
Court--Wife Of Mr.. p. st. George Bar
raud III at Scotland Neck, and knows
nothing OF her husbands whereabouts.
NrANCf1ESTER-Le primary 10
take place to-morrow-The canvass Just
nominate full ticket later Negro r.
rested charged with stealing pistol
Colored man hurt by a car----Council to
meet tomorrow night to elect a City At
torney:fa dark horse may ppear.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
VIRGINIA.

ti.saloon League organized in Charles
City county--Big baptizing crowd at
Centralia Baptist Church. colored--R.
Tate Irvine nominated for Senate by
democrats OF Lee. Wise and Scott: E. i.
Eelmon for the House in Wise--Capse OF
wreck near Portsmouth will never be
known as the signal tower was knocked
doWn---The building trades OF Norfolk
appoint a committee to organize a Hearst
club--Mr Rahily to 90 to MecklenbLrg
to-day TO move for a new trial In DOG
Sacon.s cnse---- Schooner Dunn, which
sailed. from Norfolk. Is safe. but lost a
man oyerbonrd----A little tot in Madison
county wanders for miles through fields
held in Petersburg with voting for Queen
who will be. given, diamonds - Mrs, Odonl5
cleared OF @complicity..tn her husbands
murder In Observation-Disclosures Margaret
Miller Of WIN chester. loses one. daush, .l, n
others Il--One. OF nllace's circus chat1-
oteers badly hurt m Petersburg----Thtle n
steamer Georg getown run into by rail-
road barge at Norfolk--S Sister and bro-
tncr unite In Bristol after many years.
Miss Nell Jordan crowned Queen at the
Suffolk F'alr-A young wife creates a
sensa ton In the streets OF Petersburg
BY swallowing laudanum.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23

Continued on Second Page,)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-14
THAT RAILROAD.
EarthwOrk Contracts to be
Let In a Few
Days.

The following railroad news is
from last Mondays Globe-Demo-
crat:
For sometime the Burlington
and Alton roads have been consid-
ering plans for the Improvement of
their st. Louis-Kansas City lines.
Surveys and Investigations have
been going on for more than
year, and after a most careful
consideration it has been decided
to make a joint line between st.
Louis and Kansas City by using
the Burlington tracks from st.
Louis Union Station to Old Mon
roe, 81 miles, by building from
Old Monroe to Mexico, on the AL
ton, GO miles, and using the tracks
of the Alton from Mexico to Kan
'sas City, 166 miles, making total
distance over the proposed lines
$50 miles between st. Louis and
Kansas City, as compared with
distances over other lines as fol-
lows: Wabash, 277 miles; Missou4
ri Pacific 283. The new road be-
tween Monroe and Mexico will be
built, owned and managed by the
Burlington company. A good
country needing railroad facilities
will be opened up between Old
Monroe and Mexico.
The grade to be constructed
will have a maximum grade of 26
feet to the mile and maximum cur
vature of one degree, and this is
also the maximum between st.
Louis and Old Monroe, except one
or two points, where the curva,
ture is a little in excess of l de.
gree. A line of this character will
permit the furnishing to the public
of fast service. 1t is hoped the
new line will be completed ant
ready for business by June l 1904
Much of right of way has been OBJ
tanned, all ready material con-
tracted for, and contracts for the
earthwork will be let in few
days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-14

to cede it to him. Three years
later he attempted to take possess
sion Of the purchase, but Uncle
Samuel said nay. A bargain
was made by our government to
purchase it, and, for the sum Of
eleven million, two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, six per
cent U. s. bonds. running fifteen
years, this vast territory Of more
than million square miles
passed to our map. This sale was
made April Both, 1903.
The first settlement Of the purchase
outside of Orleans was in 1775 at
st. Genevieve, and about the same
time st. Louis was settled. There
fore jackson and all that part of our
beloved State is historic and almost
sacred. The well-kept Jackson
cemetery was an interesting point
of visit to our party. Here it was
no uncommon find to read Of bur-
ials therein which occurred from
20 to 100 years ago. And in this
city Of the dead, no 'distinction of
cast or religion appeared. The
cross, representing the Roman re-
ligion, was along side of one who
slept beneath the square and COM
pass. Death and the grave are
great Jewelers..
Well, we'll, Mr.. Editor, 1 find
myself at this stage very like the
fellow who wanted to jar himself
loose from the bear. 1 have much
more to say, but think it wise to
say, at this time, more anon.
A. HUGHES.
Mexico, Mo-, May IL, 1908.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-14
Buying and Selling.

John Greed, in Hatton vicinity,
is feeding 100 head of cattle. 20.
Green Cant has bought the Nc
Kay farm, in Prairie View neigh
borhood,, paying $43 per acre.
Our Strother correspondent says:
Byron Wilkerson sold a load of
hogs to Paris parties at Ga cts.
Alex Carter has a yearling colt,
a full brother of Rex Mcdonald,
for which he was offered 5000 on
our streets here last Saturday.
The S. P. Emmons Wool Co.
of this city has opened temporary
branch quarters at Fulton. Their
first purchase, last week, was 700
pounds from j. w. Pratt for
which was paid III cents a lb.
VIM. Shirley of Lincoln county,
Kansas, sold a string Of big steers
at Kansas City a few days ago,
They averaged 1854 pounds and
were 8. 4 and 5 years old. Shir.
ley calls the breed the "Irishman's
Scrub" The cattle for the last 40
days were fed on shelIed and eal
corn, with alfalfa for roughness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-14
NeiehboTIy Neiehbors

Mrs. A. s. johnson has returned
from a visit to relatives at Goshen,
Indiana.
L. w. Mccoy, the Laddonia
poultryman, called on the MESSAGE
this week.
Willis Eastman, of Wellsville,
was here last week to see his sis
ter, Mrs. Will Watkins.
w. B. Langford, of Mt. Car
mel, was here last week with bust
ness before the County Court.
Frank Wilkins and family, of
Austin, Texas, are visiting the
families of James and William
Wilkins here.
Frank Smith of Centerville, To-
wa, arrived last week on a visit to
his parents here, Rev. and Mrs.
D. S. Smith.
Mrs. j. V. Williams was called
to Sedalia this week to see her
daughter there, Mrs. j. Il. ROdes,
who is reported dangerously sick,
Howard Taylor has returned to
Hillsboro, Tex. His mother, Mrs
M. l.. Taylor, whom he came to
see a month since, is slowly regain
ing her former health.
The SHAKESPEARE Club of this
city went down to Montgomery
City Monday aud were entertained
by Miss Rose White who was q
former member of the club.
Perry Davis, one Of Santa Fe'
hustling merchants, paid tn
MESSAGE a substantial call thi
week. he tells us that during on
week recently he bought 81 case
of eggs, or 1850 dozen. That
throwing money around Santa f
in good fashion. Mr.. Davis al
ways pays cash, and in only a fe,
years has built up for himself a
Santa Fe a fine business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-05-14
Order of Publication.
In Vacation.

STATE OF MISSOURI, /
COUNTY OF AUDRA1N. S.
In the Circuit Court, June term, A. D.
1903.
C. E. Morthland, Plaintiff,
The unknown heirs or deviSees of John
X. Tennison, deceased, Defendants.
Now on this day April 18th, A. ID.
1908, comes plaintiff by his attorney and
files petition with the clerk of this court,
in vacation, which said petition is duly
verified by affidavit of plaintiff, and states
among other things that he is the owner
of and in possession of the following
lands situated in Audrain county in the
state of Missouri, and described as fol-
lows, tO-wit: The west one half of the
south west quarter OF section three in
township fffty-two(52l range eight (S)
west of the fifth principal meridian
That plaintiff verify believes that
there are persons interested in the above
described lands as heirs or devisees of
John r. TennisOn. whose adverse claim
appears of record, or as claiming by,
through or under him or them, whose in
tereSt ne cannot describe unless by in
heritance through the deceased, and
whose names he cannot insert herein be-
cause they are unknown to him.
II is therefore ordered by the clerk
of this court, in vacation that publica-
ton be made notifying said unknown
heirs or devisees of John r. TennisOn, de
ceased, that a suit has been commenced
against them in the Audrain county cir
cult court, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain decree of said
| court perfecting plaintiffs title To the
| lands above described, by limitation un-
der the prOvitiOns of section 653 of chap
ter 8, of the revised statutes of Missouri,
for 1899, and that defendantsgbe forever
barred from asserting any claim or title
| thereto, and now unless you said I'M
| known heirs or devisees of John r. Ten
nisOn. deceased, be and appear at the
next regular term of this court to be held
and begun at the
court house In the city Of Mexico.
| Audrain county, Missouri, on the first
| Monday In June, A. ID. 1908, and on OF
before the first day of said term, answer
or otherwise plead TO plaintiffs petition
the same Will be taken as confessed and
| Judgment rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered by the clerh
that copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, weekly
newspaper, published In Audrain county
Missouri, for fur weeks successfully
the last insertion 20 DO az least iiteeI
days before the commencement OF sale
next term of this court.
State of Missouri, ..
County of Audraln.
! /, w. ii. Morris, clerk Of the circui
court within and for the county aud stat
aforesaid, do hereby certify that tn
above and foregoing is full, true AM
perfect copy OF the Order OF Publication
In the above entitled cause, as fully a
the same appears of record in my Office.
Witness my hand and official seal, don
----N--- at Office In the City OF Mexieg
, SEAL. county and state aforesaid
: V----l this eighteenth Day OF Apri
! A. ID. 1908. w. III. NORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court.
{ AllenStallinss, Attorney for Plaintin