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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
STRIKE COMMISSION REPORT
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION GIVES
MINERS A GENERAL ADVANCE
OF TEN PER CENT.
Award to Remain In Force Until 1906
Principle Of Labor Organization
Not conditions Not SO
Bad as Represented.

Washington: The report of the
commission appointed by the Presi-
dent last October to investigate the an
thracite coal strike was made public
Saturday. The report is dated March
is and is signed by all the members
Of the commission, who are: Judge
George Gray of Delaware, Labor Com
missioner Carroll d. Wright and Brig
Gen. John M. Wilson, both Of this city;
Bishop John L. Spalding of Illinois,
Thomas H. Watkins of Pennsylvania,
Edward w. Parker of this city, and
Edgar e. Clark of Iowa. The report
is to be illustrated, and It will be &C
companied by the testimony taken by
the commission, but thus far only the
report proper has been printed. This
alone covers 81 pages of printed mat
ter.
In brief, the commission recon-
mends a general increase of wages,
amounting most instances to 10 per
cent; some decrease of time; the set
tlement of all disputes by arbitration;
fixes minimum wage and sliding
scale; provides against discrimination
Of persons by either the mine owners
or the miners on account of member
ship or nonmembership in a labor
union, and provides that the awards
made shall continue in force until
March 81, 1906. The commission dis
cussed to some extent the matter of
recognition of the miners union, but
declined to make any award on this
matter.
Miners demands: a. Contract
mine workers to get 20 per cent ad-
vance in prices; (2) an eight-hour day
for employees paid by the hour, day, or
week; (S) mining of coal to be paid
for by weight; (4) recognition Of the
United Mine Workers Of America.
Commissions award: % Advance
Of 10 per cent granted; (2) nine-hour
day granted to company men; eight
hour day to engineers, pumpmen and
firemen; 90 rejected; (4) rejected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
AIokox AND pAaE III LIsEarl.
Judge Robinson Holds They Had Right
70 the Constitutional Provision.


Jefferson city, Mo-; Holding that
witnesses before az investigating com
mittee have the right to invoke the
constitutional provisions which ex-
empts man from testifying when he
might tend to incriminate himself,
justice Waltour M. Robinson of Webb
City, Republican member Of the Su-
preme Court, Monday morning re-
leased H. G. Hickox and l. L. Page
from the custody Of the Cole County
Sheriff
This decision was rendered after an
hours argument by Assistant At
torney General Jeffries for the House
of Representatives and F. e. Luckett
for Hickoz and Page.
In presenting his petition for a
habeas corpus, Attorney Luckett In
sisted that the two witnesses could not
be compelled to testify where they re-
ceived the $1,000 each in their posses
sion. Both men had claimed that to
answer the questions put to them by
the Investigating Committee would
tend to incriminate them.
Mr.. Luckett cited the cases OF Carter
of Shannon and another from Kansas
City, where the court had released
prisoners sent to jail for contempt by
the House.
Mr.. Jeffries quoted great number
of authorities, in spite of his con-
tention that the Supreme Court did
not have Jurisdiction, as the House
was a coordinate branch Of govern
ment. A case from the One Hundred
and Twelfth California Reports, where
reporter was compelled to tell where
he secured information regarding
boodling, was also cited to show that
the witness could not determine his
own culpability and that the court
could not review the action of the leg
islature.
Judge Can't was with Judge Robin
son, the hearing being held in cham
bers. Judge Robinson said that he
would decide the case without delibe-
rating further, and ordered the de-
murrer Of Mr.. Jeffries dismissed. Both
Hickox and Page were than released.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
AcroR AND VII IN rRouaLE.
Mrs. NeeIy Of sedalla, Mo-, and G. Bert
Vincent Are Arrested.

Quincy, ILL.,: Love Of the stage and
anticipation of future happiness with
g. Bert Vincent, an actor, prompted
Mrs. w H. Nicely Of sedalia, Mo, to
leave her happy home and become an
actress. Vincent and Mrs. Nicely were
arrested here Sunday.
They arrived in Quincy Saturday
night from Novinger, Mo. Nicely, who
is an engineer on the NJ, X. and T.,
accompanied by Chief Of Police J. e.
Love Of Sedalla, arrived in Quincy
Sunday morning and caused the ar
rest of the couple.
Vincent was badly frightened and
pleaded guilty to the alienation of the
affections of Mrs. Nicely from her hus-
band. He said that he had been a
year persuading her to leave her home
to go on the stage.
Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicely and Mr..
Love left for Sedalia. Vincent was
willing to go without reQuisition.
Mrs. Nicely was formerly Miss Flor
ence Amick, Sedalia society girl.
She is handsome and accomplished
and has considerable dramatic ability.
She says she loves the stage and is
still determined to have a stage ca
reer.
Vincent and Mrs. Nicely became &C
quainted last summer, when Nicely
formed a theatrical company and
made Vincent manager. Nicely lost in
this venture $500 and the affections of
bis wife.
Mrs. Nicely left Sedalia three weeks
ago. She spent several days in St.
Louis with friends and then Joined
Vincent, who was out with a barn,
stormiRg company at Canton, Mo.
Nicely is very popular at Sedalia,
where indignation is strong against
Vincent
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Russell Harrison Wins SUI.

indianapolis, Ind; In the Circuit
Court Wednesday Judge Henry Clay
Allen decided the suit OF Russell B.
Harrison as trustee for his children,
William Henry and Marthena Harri-
son, against Mrs. Benjamin Harrison,
the Union Trust Company, executor
under the will of BENJAMIN Harrison,
deceased; Mary Scott Harrison Nc
Kee and Elizabeth Harrison, q minor,
in favor Of Colonel Harrison az trus.
tee, and signed q decree ordering the
real estate upon which the suit was
based to be sold and the proceeds dis
tributed. The property involved In
the suit Is valued at 100000,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Violent EplIenav cured.

Alton. H.: Joseph Brady, aged II, a
son Of Mr.. John Brady, has been sue
cessfully operated upon in st. Joseph'a
hospital at Alton for epilepsy. Five
years ago the boy was crushed under
a landslide, since which he has had
epileptic fits several times a day. The
skull was trephined and raised on the
brain in the part that seemed most
affected by the injury of FIVE years
ago. Over two weeks have passed
since the operation was performed. and
he has suffered no recurrence of the
epileptic attacks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
WIFE WAS IN BURNING HOUSE
CHARLES ALsERTs IS UNDER AR,
REST PENDING AN IN-
{ VEsTIGATloN.
He Denies that They ouarreled--Po-
lice Are Not Satisfied With Alberts'
! VersIon--Past History Of Alberts
and His Wife.

st. Louis: AS the result Of a quar-
rel between husband and wife, Martha
Alberts is dead from burns and suffo-
cation, and Charles Alberts is a
prisoner at the Fourth district police
station.
/ At 1880 o'clock Monday evening a
'"still" FIRE alarm was turned in from
1907 North Twelfth street. When the
iremen arrived smoke was pouring
from the front windows OF the dilapi-
dated two-story frame building.
The house was occupied by several
families, and they were all shouting
that a woman was In the room where
the FIRE had started. Firemen Theo-
dore Wolf and John Mueller entered
the room and found woman lying on
the floor.
They carried her to the rear Of the
second floor and tried to resuscitate
her. DR.. l. ]. Harris was called, but
when he arrived the woman was al
most dead, and nothing. could be done
to save her life.
The police are not satisfied with AL
berts' story. The facts, so far as they
could gather them, are that Alberts
and his wife, who occupied the two
tront rooms, were quarreling early in
the evening and finally got to scufhing.
During the scuffe the table was
knocked over and lamp which was
ion it was broken, or exploded, setting
fire to the room. Alberts ran from
the room down the stairs and into the
street crying fire"
+ It Is said he made no attempt to
rescue his wife, and told those who
asked where she was that she was on
the street. Finally he admitted that
lshe might be In the room.
This is not the first time the Al
berts have created a sensation. Sew
eral months ago, when they were living
on Luoas avenue, Mrs. Alberts was
found on the sidewalk seriously hurt.
she had evidently either jumped from
Ia window or had been pushed out. The
police were of the latter opinion, and
ARRESTED her husband. He told very
straight story, and, as his wife did not
deny 1t, he was released.
He said his wife had left him and
gone to the place where the accident
happened He followed her there,
and, when she saw him in the hall
way, she ran into her room, locked the
door and attempted to escape by drop
ping from the window. The distance
was greater than she calculated and
she received serious injuries.
When Alberts was taken to the po-
lice station and searched a newspaper
clipping of the account of their trouble
was found in his pocket. He made
no demonstration when arrested, and
made no statement as to how the fire
started, further than to answer that he
did not know. He informed the police
that it was his birthday.
The body of Mrs. Alberts was taken
to the morgue and was examined, as
it was thought there might be bruises,
but the examination failed to reveal
anything of that nature, the only mark
being slight scratch over the nose.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Texaa on lands Rounht.

Houston, Tex: A big English syn
dictate. headed by Alexander Gordon OF
London, has closed a deal for 1000
acres of land in the Saratoga oil field
in Hardin county. This land adjoins
that recently purchased by the South
ern Pacific through C. H. Markham,
but the price paid for it is considerably.
in excess of the other sale, amounting
to about 100000. Arrangements
have already been made for at once
developing the property.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
cold Sell Inlures Frult.

Springfield, ILL.,; Springfield was
In the grasp of snowstorm several
hours Monday morning. As result
fruit and vegetation, which were un.
duly stimulated by the almost summer
weather of week ago, were seriously
affected. 1t was a continuation of a
storm which struck west of here. Mr..
Burns, the local weather observer,
stated the warm weather caused the
sap to flow and the buds to sprout and
that they were in an especially sensi-
tive period, when the change of wealth
er occurred. He said that great in
jury had followed and that he had sent
out requests all over the state to ascer-
tain the exact conditions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Snow al ExeeIsIor sprlnas.

Excelsior Springs, Mo-: After two
weeks of ideal spring weather, cold
wave swept down over this section
Of the state Sunday night and the
heaviest snow Of the season fell Mon
day. It is six inches deep on the
level and drlfted much higher In many
parts. It is feared the peach crop will
be almost total failure, In the baImy
weather the buds had begun to come
out. The freeze killed all OF these.
Stock is suffering from the sudden fall
in temperature.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
PATRICK loses RIee Millions.

New York: Albert T. Patrick, now
under sentence of death for the muir
der of millionaire Rise, loses the Rice
millions by a decision of appellate
division of the Supreme Court, handed
down Friday, affirming the decision of
the SuFrogate's Court admitting the
first Rice will dated September 26,
1896, to probate. The surrogate re-
fused to admit to probate the will
dated June 3, 1900, which gave practic-
ally the entire estate to Patrick. By
the will of September 26, 1896, the
William NJ. Rice Institute for the Ad-
vancement of Literature, Art and
Science, of Houston, Tex, gets a great
fortune, the possession Of which, the
State asserted, was the incentive for
the murder of Rice. Patrick, who is
now fighting for new trial OF the
murder charge, appealed from the de-
cree Of the Surrogate's Court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Gets the Ground for 81, 500.

Cairo, ILL.,: The jury in the con-
domination suit Of the st. Louis Valley
Railroad Company against the Thebes
Milling Company brought in verdict
at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon giving
the milling company $1,000 for the
ground and $500 damages for it's other
property. The case has lasted for nine
days. The property wanted by the
railroad company was a strip of land
467 feet long and 67 feet wide. For
this the milling company asked $4O,-
OO0
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
COLOR LINE WIPED OUT.
Illinois Operators Agree TO the Equal-
ity Demands Of the Men.


Springfield, ILL.,: The Joint scale
committee Of the miners and operators
Of the Springfield subdistrict adopted
a resolution Friday wlping out the col
or line and compelling the operators to
give the black man equal advantages
with the white miners, and to give
their applications for employment
equal consideration. By resolution Il
was agreed that the operators shall lay,
entry tracks In their mines. Semi.
monthly pay days were agreed upon.
BY resolution It was agreed that all
miners be given place to work single
not later than October 1, 1908, and
providing that where boys under age
are working with their parents or
guardians they shall be allowed to-
work together until such boys become
able to work a place by themselves.
When boys become II years Of age
they are to be given places as near as
possible to their parent or guardian.
Mine workers officials and mine own
ers are to be judges Of this Single
work" The system of firing once a
shift is made applicable to all mines
in this subdistrict, It being agreed,
however, that the question of firing
once or twice a day at Petersburg,
Colfax and Pleasant Plains be referred
to the miners and operators of the
above mentioned places for local set
Element.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
MRs. MAYRRIck FREg N 1sO4.
Official Announcement lie Made by
Home Office at London.

Official Announcement lie Made by
Home Office at London.
London: Mrs. Florence Maybrick,
the American woman, who was con-
victed in Liverpool in 1889 on the
charge of poisoning her husband, Jas.
Maybrick. by arsenic, and whose SEN
tence OF death was committed to penal
servitude for life, viii be released in
1904
The announcement comes from the
Home once. which authorizes her
Washington lawyers to use the fact Of
her release next year as a reason for
securing the postponement Of the trial
of the lawsuits bearing on the pris-
oneE's interest in land in Kentucky,
Virginia and West Virginia.
Those In a position to know say
that Home Secretary Akers-Douglas
has shown great courtesy in connec
ton with the suits now pending in
America. TIE release of Mrs. Maybriek
was entirely due to efforts on this side
of the Atlantic, and Ambassador Her
bert has never been called upon to act
in this matter
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Bottom Land Crops Ruined.

Terre Haute, Ind: Local milling
companies have obtained reports from
this section of the Wabash Valley
which show that the wheat in the
lowlands has been ruined by the over.
fiow OF the river. The wheat was Just
showing when the first high water
came. II the water had remained on
the land short time there would have
been no loss, but two overflows, which
continued for the greater part of this
month SO far, followed by few days
of unprecedentedly warm weather,
scalded the tender shoots.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Two More Rreaks In Levee.

Memphis, Tenn: The river here
stands 40.1 feet on the gauge Friday
night, rise of L during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. Two crevasses occurred
in the st. Francis levee Friday that
are admitting immense volumes Of
water, which are overspreading many
miles of lowlands in Arkansas north
of Memphis and working incalculable
damage to property and live stock.
The first break occurred at an early
hour at Random Shot, one mile north
of Pecan Point. The second break,
which took place at Shawnee Village,
four miles south of Pecan Point, is
very serious. Through a gap 400 feet
wide the swollen waters are rushing
over the low country and rolling down
the slope to Golden Lake, thereby jeop-
ardizing Pecan Point appallingly. Ref
ugees continue to pour into Memphis
Mayor Williams Friday received a tel
egram from Secretary Of War Root
from Washington stating that the Cab
met had authorized him to furnish a
full supply of tents and rations If need.
ed by the flood sufferers at Memphis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Traelks va AIreadY Down,

Bloomington, ILL.,; Much excitement
was created in Normal Saturday night
and Sunday by the massing Of large
gang of section men by the Chicago
& Alton Railroad for the purpose of
laying two tracks through the town.
permission for which had been re-
fused, The tracks cross six streets
and the Council objected to the com
pany's proposition. Sunday an injunc-
ton was procured, but it came to late.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Modified Home RuIe Promlsed Ireland

London: A bill giving Ireland an
important extension Of local self-gov-
eminent will be introduced in Parlia-
ment by the Government The leaders
of the Nationalist and Irish Unionists
have already been consulted on the
subject and the rough outlines of the
proposed measure have been sketched.
Thomas w. Russell (Liberal Unionist)
in an interview at Enniskillen, Ireland,
Friday declared the Government was
about to introduce a modified measure
Of home rule. but the statement is
premature as regards the time and
goes beyond the facts in the case.
Nothing win be done until the Irish
land bill Is disposed of.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
PRICE AND GRAVES CONFESS.
Each Accuses the other of killing Mrs.
ReieheIderfer for Money.

[ANV NSCuSGS EOG ON1GF OF NliilnQ NlFUa
ReieheIderfer for Money.
Marion, ILL.,: Cal Price and Jerry
Graves, arrested for the murder Of
Mrs. Nellie Reichelderfer, made a con-
fession to Deputy Sheriff Throgmorton
Thursday. They said that they knew
the deceased had contracted for the
sale of piece of real estate and they
killed her for what they might obtain,
supposing she had the price Of her land
on the premises. On the day the crime
was psrpetrated they, with a Winches.
ter rife. made their way to the prem
ises and secreted themselves, watching
their chance for robbery and murder
Finally the hour came. As Mrs. Reich
elderfer was passing from the house
into the yard to feed the hogs, the
murderers, rs feet away, fred the fatal
shot They approached the body OF,
their victim and began their search for.
money, but were disappointed in that.
They secured few pieces OF jeweIry
and then walked to Herrin, their home,
where the arrest was made. After go
ing over the story Of the crime, they
informed the sheriff where the gun
could be found. The officer found the
gun in the exact spot they indicated.
Upon the completion of Graves confess
sion one Weaver was arrested and Is
held as a party to the crime. All the
prisoners tell the same story, except
that each accuses the other OF firing
the fatal shot. There are many threats
of lynching.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Quarantine Bin Finally Killed.

Guthrie. Okla: A delayed telegram
received by the Governor Friday from
the Interior Department fatty prohib-
tied the approval by him of the cattle
quarantine bill, which, if a law, would
abrogate leases in the Oteo Indian res
ervation held by cattlemen and APP
proved by the department. The Gov
ernor had determined to sign the bill.
1t is now dead. however, his signature
being withheld.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
PRISONERS BREAK JAIL.
Two Men Break Bars While confede.
rates Keep Up an Uproar.

Springfield, Mo-, Six prisoners broke
broke out of the county jail here Sun
day night and all of them have been
captured. Harry Harmon, who, 1t is
said, has confessed that he killed Ar
thur Mills here in January, was the
leader of the outbreak.
The prisoners refused to go into
their cells Sunday evening and stayed
in the large cell in the center of the
jail. They threw bottles at the jailer
and kept up a great noise in order
that two Of their numer might work
without being detected. They broke a
hole in the bars of the cell with a
lever, which they tore from one Of
the doors. From the cell they crawled
into the corridor and thence to the
second story, where they escaped from
a window. Harmon was the first
man captured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Declines Castro Resignation.

Caracas: Venezuelan Congress by
unanimous vote has declined to &C.
cept President Castro's resignation and
has passed a resolution requesting him
to reconsider his decision. President
Cairo, in reply, declined to change his
mind, but after being urged by his per
sonal friends, he offered to present an,
other message TO Congress, which he
viii meet on Tuesday to suggest a so,
luton to the situation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Nearly 100000 Back Paw.

Washington: BY the 10 per cent In
crease of wages of miners and other
colliery employees, awarded by the An
thracite Strike Commission in it's re-
port made public Saturday, nearly 49,
100000 back pay will be distributed
among the mine workers in the an
thracite region. The increase dates
from November l, 1902, since which,
up to the close of the present month,
the mines will have been in operation
120 days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Rodney ArraIqned in Court.

Sedalia, Mo-: @. Burt Rodney, alias
G. Burt Vincent, the theatrical man
ager who was arrested Sunday at
Quincy. ILL.,, charged with enticing Mrs.
William Nicely Of this city from her
home, was brought here Monday by
Chief of Police Love. Rodney was
arraigned in court on charges of en-.
ticing Mrs. Nicely from her home and
Of larceny. His trial was postponed
for one week, and in default of 5000
bail he was lodged in the county Jail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
aovernor Mount MemoriaI.

Warsaw, Ind. Ground was broken
Monday at Winona for the 100000
Governor Mount memorial in the main
college building of the Winona AgrI-
cultural snd Technical Institute, which
last week acquired the abandoned
property known as the arsenal
grounds. The technical portion Of the
institution viii be operated at In
dianapolls.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
No Medals for Bio Families.

Harrisburg. Pa: In the House
Thursday the bill presented by Mr..
Blumbe of Cameron County and which
had previously passed second reading.
ito subsidize large families and pro-
vide for gold medals for mothers OF
large families" failed on final passage
by vote of 65 to So, less than a con.
stitutional majority.