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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

lie had been in the Dark Continent
for two or three years, and when
home on visit he delighted to spin
his "tall" yarns about his experiences
in Africa, The hunting of wild lions
was his specialty--how he could shoot
them, how he could 80 out and be
sure of finding one, how it was done,
etc, etc, and he generally wound up
by saying that he never yet saw lion
that he feared.
One night after he had finished
earning he was little taken aback
by one of his audience. who said:
That's nothing. l have lain down
and actually slept among lions in their
wild, natural state"
Il don't believe that. I'm no fool"
said the great hunter
"It's the truth, though"
you slept among lions in their wild,
natural state?"
Eyes, l certainly did"
Can you prove it. We're they AZ
rican?"
well, not exactly African lions.
They we're dandelions."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

During the civil war he was the chap
lain Of Connecticut regiment, and on
several occasions was the inmate Of
rebel prisons, but upon his release he
invariably returned to his regiment.
He was born at Stonington, Conn.
Jan. 8, 1880, and received his educa-
ton at Stonington Academy and Will
liston Seminary. He was ordained
Congregational minister in 1862, pre-.
vious to which he had been in the
railroad business. After the close of
the war he became secretary of the
American Sunday School Union, and
in 1873 he took charge Of the Sunday
School Times. He made an extensive
trip to Egypt and the Holy Land In
1886. and two years later was Ly-
man Beecher lecturer at the Yale
divinity school. DR.. TrumbuH was a
copious writer, chiefly on religious top
les. Among his best-linown books are
War Memories of an Army Chap
lain" Friendship the Master Pas
sion," and "Kadesh-Barnea," the latter
being the outcome of Oriental investi-
cation touching the wanderings of the
Israelites In the exodus.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE
uNEAsY IN NEw PosITioN.
"Unele Joe" Cannon ohafes Under
Necessity for Dignity.

"Unele Joe" Cannon ehafes Under
Necessity for Dignity.
''Uncle Joe" Cannon confesses to his
personal friends that he sometimes
chafes under the restriction OF his Of
zee as speaker OF the house Of repre-
sentatives Way down deep in his
heart he feels-that he would sometimes
be easier in a rough and tumble de-
bate on the floor than in the speakers
chair struggling to WELD the gavel
with solemn dignity and in strict ac-
cordance with parliamentary law. ''lf
could only use both hands in presid-
irg over this house." he remarked 10
oil earnestness, II might handle this
speakership Job with more satisfaction
to myself and in a manner more ac-
ccptable to the brethren on the floor.
It's no use, I can't do myself Justice
in talking when am compelled by Gus
tom to keep my hands still am i'll
a. ease when try to strike a digni-
fed attitude with one hand resting on
the book of rules and the other lean
ing on the gavel give more thought
to controlling my hands than do to
what l am trying to say"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
EXPECTS INDICTMENTS IN
POST OFFICE SITE CASE.
hannibal Investigation Said to Have
Uncovered Fifteen Cases.

Hannibal, No: The bribery inyesti-
cation touching on the purchasing Of
the sites for the government building
IN sevcaal OF the Missouri cities, In
Guiding Louisiana. Moberly. Kinks
vile. Columbia and Joplin. which has
been inaugurated by the federal grand
lury in Hannibal, has created some
Nhat OF a sensation In the cities nam.
cd. Charges Of bribery had been heard
Tor several months, but little thought
or a grand jury Investigation was ever
entertained.
The grand jury examined over thir-
~ witnesses last week and IL Is sup
Tosed that most OF the number was In
connection with the alleged bribery
cases When court conyenes IN Jan
uary It is promised that a far greater
number will be examined. of the sub
,poenas issued so far the following have
been summoned by the court officers:
w. A. Gum. justice OF the peace; r.
II. Goodman. cashier OF the Louisiana
bank: w. G. Tinsley. cashier Of the
Commercial bank; John l., Fritz, an
abstract agent, and J. d. Bowman a
merchant. all OF Louisiana, and II.
7. Jennings. a banker, and DR.. J. l..
Fry, a physician, both Of Moberly. A
large number Of additional subpoenas
ere TO be issued this week
Il Is said that the investigation Of
the grand jury will be a sweeping one.
The alleged bribe-giyer is to be held
equally as guilty as the alleged taker.
II credenee can be placed in reports,
there may be at least fifteen indict
ments returned
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
COULD NOT SEE SIGNAL
Binding Storm Cause Of Head-on
Wreck Near Brunswick.

Brunswick, Mo-: a head-end COLI
sion occurred at 1880 O'Clock Sunday
morning three miles east Of Brunswick
between passenger train No. ~, east.
bound. and freight train No. 81. NJ.
w. Evans, fireman on train No. IL,
was instantly killed.
A heavy windstOrm had blown sew
eral telegraph poles across the track
and the crew OF the freight train had
stopped to clear the way. A fiagman
was sent ahead. but the snowstorm
prevented the engineer of No. 10 from
seeing the signal.
The engines Of both trains were com
Dletely wrecked. Engineer N. Matthias
on No. II jumped Just as the engines
came together and was only slightly
wounded. Fireman Evans leaves a
widow and two small children who
live at Moberly. w. W. Greenland. Jr.,
a civil engineer Of the Wabash Rail-
way. received a scalp wound. Wilson
Medlan and John Hagen Of Brunswick
received internal injuries.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Practical Tovs.

Toys, whether useful or as a pas
time as instructors. are fascinating.
However, the up-to-date toy is prac.
tical. Children have miniature work.
ing autos A make-believe train. a
splendid toy, Is a real train OF cars
with real locomotive and real track.
There are children out West on
whose fathers property small streams
cross. These boys initiate the things
they see going on about them. They
bald dams, check the water, con,
struct miniature systems Of irrigation
In exact copy Of the plan used by the
farmers Of that country. Iae water
thus damned nourishes garden plot
Of their own.
In this play there is the dignity OF
education.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

Mrs. Burritt was just being coaxed to
take little beef tea, tho fateful
double knock once more re-echoed
through the house.
What's that?" cried Mrs. Burritt,
sitting bolt upright. Perhaps he's
come back safe after all! Run, May,
and see."
The housemaid met her on, the
stairs, bearing a yellow envelope.
'"The boy Is waiting to Know II there
is any answer, miss" she said, and
fingered IN the expectation of hearing
something of the contents.
The girl seized 1t and tore it
open!
To return to her brother, who had
been told that there were yet many
more bodies in the church, for which
room could not be found elsewhere,
and who, accompanied by a detach-
ment OF other seekers, thereupon left
the station for the sacred edlfice. It
was a relief TO find themselves again
in the open air, after the CHASTITY
sight that had Just met their eyes.
But there was horror in the thought
that they were only exchanging one
such scene for another.
Gould he have been one OF those7"
was the awful thought which pursued
the young man-"one of those fearful.
lndescribable objects! And was It
such a thing as that that he must
take home with him. II It should prove
by any means possible to separate the
identity Of the one from the other3" =
He came in sight of the church,
which was not far from the station.
Arriving at the porch, the foremost OF
the party discovered that the door
was locked. Here was sudden check
and they began to consult together as
TO where the key might be found
AS they did so. window OF one Of
the little cottages opposite the church
was thrown up, and an old man, IN .
quaint, old fashioned nightcap. stuck
his head out
Il be a-comin'," he cried; "ye must
jest bide q bit, and III be with 'ee.p
This was evidently the clerk or sex
ton at any rate. he was the individual
required, and there was nothing 70
do but to "bide," as he had desired
them.
At last the churchyard gate clicked
and a shriyeled, bent figure made its
appearance. dangling > bunch 81 great
keys IN one hand He threw the crest
door open with 3 ciang. and the people
entered the church II was very darh
inslde. Tho windows were most q
fhem 81 colofed glass cnd high -. ane
tie old fashioned pevs and the fhici
SQUAT columns which supported ~
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
BENJAMIN AYLOR
WAS ACQUITTED
millionaire Nine Owner Established
Plea Of Self Defense.

Carthage. Mo: BENJAMIN c. Aylor.
The Webb City millionaire mine owner.
who shot and instantly killed Gordon
Allen. a well-known wealthy Joplin
man, was acquitted Saturday by jury
in the Circuit Court. The jury was
out only eight minutes. AylOr's plea
was .self-defense.
Aylor and Allen had quarreled over
mining property. Threats had been
made. Aylor said Allen had attacked
him twice before. He had threatened
60 XIII him, and Aylor said he was
nfraId Of him.
AAen drove up TO his offce one aft
FrnOon in a buggy. jumped out and
D ent up 10 him. He had the butt end
OF a heavy whip in his hand and said
10 him: "Aylor, damn you, have
shocked you down twice and now /
am going to do You up"
'He struck at me with the butt end
OF the whip he carried" AylOr said,
land feared that he was going to XIII
me. I then began shooting"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
cnAPrER vl.--contInued.


"a dreadful railway accident has
taken place on the Southeastern rail-
way. A goods train from London to
Maidstone, which contained two wag-
ors loaded with petroleum barrels,
through some mistake in the signals.
ran into the $3.50 up train from Do
yer, at the point where the lines cross.
The engine. tender, and thaee first
class carriages have been smashed up
and burnt by the petroleum. Twen-
ty-three passengers are either dead OF
dying"
The perspiration stood upon his
brow as he read this-this grim and
CHASTITY paragraph-over and over
again.
How could possibly let them see
this?" he groaned to himself They
would go out of their minds with the
horror Of it. And yet" the thought
struck him, what is to prevent them
from reading it all. and more beside.
in the morning papers? Though, of
course, there is hope-there must be
a CLEAN of hope! Some must have
escaped How slow this train is. And
yet, why should want to travel fast
err? How do know what awaits me
at my journeys end?"
When the train reached London
Bridge. a little before ten, he found
all was hustle and confusion The
news of the accident had spread like
wildfre. and a momentarily increas-
ing throng of agonized friends and
relatives besieged the officials, at
tackled the telegraph ONCE and hurried
hither and thither, backwards and
forwards, in search of something def.
mite in the shape of Information.
Ted Burritt forced himself through
the crowd which was gathered round
some person in authority. and put
the same questions which burst from
so many lips at once.
Was anything more known about
the accident? when would the line
be clear, and when would a train be
allowed to run to the scene OF tie
disaster?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

And the answers, repeated over
and over again, and passed from
mouth TO mouth, were:
mo further details of the accident
had been ascertained, and no names
Of the victims had yet been published.
as the telegraph lines had been brok-
en-.
The first train to Bannock Bridge,
the scene of the disaster, would be
run as soon as the line was clear, and
that could not be for some hours long
er. The unfortunate people who
craved to know what might be the
fate OF some of their nearest and dear
est, could do nothing but wait, hour
after hour, every minute Of which
seemed an age, and each separate
hour an eternity.
And so, at last, the hours wore
away, and very early in the morning
a train started, bearing its weary, bag
gard load Of men and women, each
hoping that God had at least been
merciful to him, or her, whoever else
He might have bereaved.
Ted Burritt sat in his corner Of. the
carriage, and let his thoughts wander
where they would. All at once the
thought occurred to him, What had
become of the friend? The friend
whom his father went to meet, and
who was to return with him? But
what did It matter about him? Why.
but for him, though the accident
would have taken place all the same,
1t would have had nothing to do with
that pleasant, peaceful home at Dull
Wich
BY the time he had recovered him
self little he saw that the day was
beginning to dawn. Surely they must
be very near the scene Of the disas-
ter.
Even in the faint early light. which
was all they had to illumine the
scene. signs Of the recent catastrophe
began to appear. by the side Of the
line they saw drawn up some OF the
ruined carriages. Another moment,
and the train drew up at the pictur-
esque little country station, which
had now been converted into a tenn
porary dead-house. The mournful
wild-eyed eayalcade, which alighted
at the platform. were met by the sta
tionmaster. who merely motioned with
his arm. and said In there"
The whole crowd. with one accord
poured IN the objection indicated.
a dreadful sight mot their eyes. II
thS waiting room and booking Office
dozen charred remnants Of humar
beings were laid ous "a tarnEpllns-
1e1 90 % which had lost al sem
'ba y hemanlly There WAS a
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

Mexico. NO.. Etate Senator M r.
Il. BigEs Of Audrian County. who IN
ir0daced the bill N the last Assembly
establlahlng a state bindef-twine fac.
tory at the Missouri Penitentiary, has
lean notified b. Warden r, 49, Wool
crides 81 tie state prison that the fac
tory win Be ready for operation about
Anrli ] Il next year. aud that tho plant
gin have a capacity Of 10000 pounds
ii twIns 3 day. The Warden states
that fhs machinery has besn BOUGHT
era thet 1000 Bales 81 hemp hare
la aansa irSm ProeFsss Yueaian-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Delegates to Live stock Convention.

jefferson City, Mo-: Gov. Dockery
has announced the appointment Of
the following delegates to represent
the state OF Missouri at the seventh
annual convention of the National live
stock association, which win hold its
meeting in Portland, Ore, January IL
&c Is. 1904; Charles q. Leonard, Bel
lair; David Rankin, Tarkio; T. J. Wor-
nell, Liberty; II. z. Duncan, Osborne;
Turner McBain, Columbia; s. p. EN-.
mons, Mexico: Hugh W. Elliott, Els.
till; James Young, WEIGH.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

roof seemed to swallow up what little
light there was.
They've put 'em all inside the chan
eel rails" said the old man, who had
constituted himself sort OF ghoBIish
master Of the ceremonies.
No one seemed 10 care TO be the
Hrst to approach that part Of the holy
edifce.
At last Ted Bnrritt with a grim
determination. approached the railing.
Inside. the bodies, or what had once
been bodies. were disposed u two
rows.
Those on the right hand lay in COT.
fms which had been hastily gathered
from all parts of the neighborhood;
those on the left were mere groups
of ashes collected together ON pieces
Of tarpaulin.
Ted Burritt began 81 the right-hand
side. The other people followed his
example. and the old clerk acted as
cicerone.
"Tbls 'un.y he said, Indicating the
terrible contents OF one coffin, lis sup
posed to a-bin young female, as
they found a thimble and bit OF a
dress among the ashes. Thimble 'ad
the name o. Lizzie scratched on IT,"
A man who was crRning his neck
over Ted Burritt's shoulder gave
sharp cry: That's my girl! That's
my Lizzie! And her mother waiting
for her at home. and won't believe as
anything can have happened to her
Oh, Lord!" and he broke out into wild
outcries.
Some of the others, forgetful of
their own concerns for a moment,
gathered round him and made an at
tempt at consolation.
AT least you know which she. is
that ought to be little comfort to
you"
But thought she might have been
saved. She was such good girl
and look at her there!" and he gestic-
ulated towards the open coffin.
Il can't stand much more of this,
murmured Ted Burrltt, as he wiped
the great drops Of pcrspiration from
his forehead.
They left the bereaved parent moan
ing over his childs remains and again
passed ON. The next three collins
we're examined, shuddered at and left
The mutilated cOrpses which they con-
tanned possessed neither head, feet
nor hands. They could never have
been taken for anything human had
not the fact been established beyond
all doubt. Was either of those his
father?"
There only remained one or two
more belonging to that row, and they,
too, were unrecognizable. After that
nothing was left but the poor heaps of
ashes on the other side.
This is all. ladies and gentlemen"
said the old man, with sort of char
-nel-house cheerfulness, "'sides one
more in the vestry. as was put there
in consequents of bein' very little
damaged 'cept about the legs; and
passon did say as was 20 show i'm
fust, though bein' easy recognized.
But my pore old eds bin, all OF q
tumble since tn accident, and clean
| forgot i'm. But anybody as likes can
Jest step into the vestry and see i'm
for theirselves, They've laid i'm out
on the table. through bein of hextry
size, and runnin' short o collins &c
was found buried under a lot o. rub
bidge. and they ad deal o trouble to
git i'm out"
There was general rush in that
direction on the part Of all those who
had a male relative missing.
ITO be continued)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
suli Over peath Of found.

Kansas City, Mo: Thomas B. Hubs.
peth. the hound breeder and fox hunt
or of Western Jackson County,
brought suit Saturday in the Circuit
Court against his nephew. Clifton
Hudspeth, for 81 600 damages. Last
July Thongs Hudspeth lost twenty
nix high-bred hounds and fifteen high
bred hound pups. They were poison.
ed. Mr. Hudspeth alleges in his pc
titlon, Glied ia court. that his nephew
poisoned them, and that they were
worth $1,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
CHINESE SETTLE IN HAWAII.
ceIestials Are Rapidly ousting White
Men from the Islands.


Men from the Islands.
An investigation that has been car
ried on in Hawaii by the American
Federation of Labor has brought out
some facts that are of interest to all
American wage workers. It appears
that Hawaii is to-day a Chinese colony,
ruled by a handful of sugar planters.
Out OF population Of 154, 900, $1,000
Sre Mongolians and only $4,000 are
Americans and Europeans Wages are
being lowered to the Chinese STANDARD
and the planters are now bringing In
10000 Coreans, who win work for still
lower wages.
The Mongolians have driven out the
hacltmen, storekeepers, clerks, bar
bers, restaurant keepers and mechan-
ice. From present appearances IL
would seem as though Hawaii were
to be made q halfway house between
China and the United States as soon
as the Chinese exclusion act can be
eVaded.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
MISSOURI is NINETEENTH
Leland Stanford Ranks First With
Wealth of $40, 900, 900.

Cambridge, Mass: According to a
table just compiled. showing the re-
lative wealth of American universities,
the University of Missouri stands nine
teenth on this list, with property val
ued at S1,23O,O0O.
The University of Minnesota stands
next, with $1.21O,OOO, while Harvard
Ia second only to Leland Stanford.
Owing to several recent requests, its
total wealth and property valuation IS
s1ZOOOOOO. against S4O,OOO,OOO for Lee
land Stanford.
Girard College is third, with $751;
100000. while Yale is way down the
list, with only S5,000,00O.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Thouaht Frohman was cheap.

Charles Frohman. the theatrical
manager. regretfully concludes that
his appearance lacks distinction in
some way. He bases this opinion ON
a recent experience at the door Of the
Broadway theater. Il was passing in
on my way to a rehearsal" he says.
"When young man, evidently one Of
the justly hated ticket scalpefs.
touched my elbow and offered me a
dollar. Say, he mumbied, do me a
little favor, viii you? Go up TO the
box once and buy mo two 5O-cent
seats for tonight should not have
felt so insnlted, concluded Mr.. Froh-
man, swers It not that aspire to look
Ike man who might safely engage
box or at least an orchestra chair
without exciting suspicion"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Missouri Doings
DELINQUENT CORPORATIONS
ARE TO BE SUED At ONCE
A Great Many Of Them Have Not
Filed Annual Report.

jefferson City, NO.: Several hundred
suits are to be brought by Secretary
OF State Sam b. Cook. through the
county attorneys of the several coun-
ties in the state, for violations OF the
corporation laws. A very large matori-
" OF these suits are against st. Louis
concerns, with Kansas City next in
number, and hundreds Of them VIII be
distributed over the state. Many Of
them have already been instituted, and
others will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
The penalty attaching to a corpora
ton for failure to file It's required an
nual report within sixty days from
July LIST In each year is a fine Of not
less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for
each offense, and each succeeding
thirty days failure to file such report
constitutes a separate ofienHo. The
fines are cumulative.
The mere retirement from business
without dissolution does not exempt
the corporation from making the re-
port, still leaving it's officers subject
10 the imposition of a fine Of from $50
to $500 fol- failure to report under
such circumstances. The penalty for
failure to make the antitrust affidavit
in the prescribed form, or otherwise
violating the provisions Of the anti
trust laws. is fno OF not less than
S. nor more than 500 for each day and
a forfeiture of the charter Of rights
tn do business in ST. Iouis
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

jefferson City. Mo: Gov, Dockery
last week received telegram from
the Missouri colony resident In AriSo-
"a. who we're In social convention at
lshoanlE. The message was signed
John T. Dunlap. president, and A. s.
Arthur, secretary, and Is as follows:
eMiaourlans assembled In Phoenix
send sreetinEs. MemOfy binds us
strongly 70 our old home state Sue
cess 70 the Worlds Fair
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
PAID THE WoMAN'S FINE
Man Held for Murder Wouldn't See
Her Locked Up.

KirksyilIe, Mo-. Mrs. Matilda Add
son was fined So and costs in Justice
Carother's court Saturday morning on
a charge OF disturbing the peace. Mrs.
Addison had no money to pay the fine,
and was ordered sent to jail
When the deputy, Frank Parish,
went to the jail with the woman John
Robertson, who is under sentence to
hang here for murder inquired as to
her trouble He heard her story and
paid her fine out of his pension money.
He said:
Il will not see a woman, especially
one Of family. locked in jail on little
charge like that"
The woman was released.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
MAcARTH6R MUST ExpLAlN.

General to BE Asked About His Pre-
dletlon Of War With Germany.
It is announced from Washington
Gen. Arthur Macarthur will be called
upon by Secretary Root TO explain his
statement at Honolulu that war be-
tween the United States and Ger
many is inevitable.
The denial by the general Of the
correctness Of statements In Col.
Jones' report to Governor Carter at
Honolulu was regarded as carrying
with it the nature of an explanation,