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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
vANpALe wREck ExpREss raAIN
Coaches Of Council Bluffs Passenger
Roll Into a Ditch Near 81. Charles.

Coaches Of Council 5Iuffs Passenger
Roll Into a Ditch Near 81, Charles.
st. Charles. Mo-: The eastbound
wabash Council Bluffs Express train
No. was thrown from the track Wed
nesday morning about o'clock at the
Elm Point switch, four miles west OF
st. Charles.
Five coaches were wrecked, includ-
ing mail and express car.
The whole train left the track with
the exception of the engine and tender.
Four were injured.
J. e. Pierce Of Boston, J. H. Norris
Of La Grange, Mo, and two unidenti-
fed persons we're bruised about the
head and shoulders. The other pas
sengers escaped without hurt.
The train was wrecked at the same
place the Omaha Flyer was derailed
March Is, and the cars left the track
at the same point
The coaches were thrown on the
same side of the track and left in
about the same condition, with the ex-
cepdon Of being turned fiat on the
sides and about one car length further
east.
There is no doubt in the minds Of
railroad people now but that both OF
these wrecks were the work Of some
person who placed an obstruction on
the track.
The second wreck is not the only
thing that causes this belief now.
Other reasons are given. It is stat
ed on good authority that Immediately
after this mornings wreck fish
plate" was found damned between the
split rails of the switch that showed
from scars that the wheels had struck
it with a tremendous force The fish
plate" was placed there to wreck tho
train. There could be no other pur-
pose in the arrangement.
Wrecking crews were brought to the
scene and it took only about four hours
to get the track in such a condition
that trains could pass. The coaches
were not damaged to any great extent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
steel TRUST ECONONENG
THREE SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
MERGED INTO ONE, REDUCING
CAPITALIZATION.
Carrying Out Old Purposes-New Ar
ranaement viii Save Great Sums IN
Taxation and in other Directions
More Changes to Follow.

Trenton, N. j.: Articles of merger
were filed in the office of Secretary Of
State Thursday, merging the American
Steel Hoop Company, National Steel
Company and the Carnegie Company.
The merged corporation is to be
known as the National Steel Company,
with a capitalization Of $6S,OO0,OOO.
The combined capital of the old com
panies amounted to $252,O00,000.
BY this merger the new corporation
will save over $1,000 each year in fees
paid to the State of New Jersey.
The directors of the new corporation
are: w. e. Corey, G. M. Schwab, E.
H. Gray, W. w. Blackburn and Thorn
as Murray. The officers of the COM
pany are: w. e. Corey, president;
w. w. Blackburn, secretary treasurer;
w. c. McCausland, assistant treasurer;
]. j. Campbell, assistant secretary and
auditor. All the new officers are from
Pittsburg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
60 INSANE OVER HYPNOTISM
ILLINOIS coPLE UNDERTOOK TO
ACQUIRE MYSTERIOUS POW.
Err BY CORRESPONDENTS.
Woman Loses Her Reason--Her Hus-
band Restored by Medical Atten-
ton, but She Will BE Sent TO Asy.
understandable Story.

Monmouth, ILL.,: Stranger than any
tale of fiction is the story OF the hyp-
nothing OF Mr.. and Mrs Marshall
Mink, residents of Warren County.
Monday night the wifi sat under the
care Of county officers here, her large,
luminous eyes looking into space,
waiting for the morrow, when she will
be taken to the Hospital for the In
sane at WATERFOWL. Her mind is shat
tered and at intervals she raves on
the fiery furnace and the devils who
are showing her into it. Then for a
time she will quit only to again break
out into cries for her little children.
For some time the husband and
wife have been taking a correspond
ence course in hypnotism. Several
lessons were taken. Last Wednesday
a lessons was received and both hus-
band and wife spent considerable time
on It, The wife read at length from
the lesson, "You are going to sleep"
and, it is said, became unconscious.
Since that time her mind has been
J in a pitiable condition.
In her rawlings her entire life has
been lived over.
Up to Monday morning she had taken
no food. At times she would rouse
herself, and then she would attempt
to hyppnoIse her husband. His con-
dition has not been as bad as hers
and Monday his mind was almost
clear.
They we're brought before the coun
ty officers Monday. A local hypnotisi
was called in, and he succeeded in
arousing her. She seemed to be get
ting more like herself again, and II
was thought that in a short time she
would be all right She was kept
quiet for a time, but late in the after
noon she became violent again.
She imagines that imps are jumping
all around her.
Nothing could be done for her, ant
late Monday afternoon she was ad
judged insane by commission, ant
taken to the Watertown Asylum.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
.pAokEae swlrr DIES SUDDENLY
He Was Apparently Recovering from
Operation When Death Came.

81 OpeTatlOu WIEN Oedtn Oames
Chicago: Gustavus Franklin Swift,
president of the Swift Packing Com
pany, died at his home, No. 484s Ellis
avenue, early Sunday of internal
hemorrhages resulting from a surgical
operation performed several days ago.
Mr.. Swift was SO years old.
The hemorrhage which caused Mr.
Swift's death resulted from an opera
ton for an infection of the gall blad-
der, performed March %.
His death was entirely unexpected,
both by Mr.. Swift's family and his
physicians. He had given every indi-
cation of recovery, and all danger was
considered past. In fact, so hopeful
was every one, including himself, for
his speedy recovery, that his son,
Herbert l.. Swift, who had been sum-
moned from Boston, left Saturday
night to return to the East This son
was intercepted at Harrisburg, Pa,
with a telegram announcing the death
of his father
Gustavus Franklin Swift began his
business career as butcher and died
leaving fortune estimated at from
100000 to $1O,OO0,OOO. This fortune
was made in the course of forty-five
years. He was born at Sandwich,
Mass, in June, 1899
Mr.. Swift was not only the Oldest
packer" at the time of his death
but he was the originator of the
method that has made many large for.
tunes From the small plant started
in 1877, has developed the great cor
poration with branches in st. Louis
Kansas City St Joseph, Omaha, St
Paul and Fort Worth, Tex, and with
distributing Offices in every important
city and town in the United States and
with Representatives in the leading
cities of Europe, Asia and Africa. Its
employees number 22,6O7.
Upon it's capital stock of $25, 100000
the sales of 1902 exceeded 100000,
! 600
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
CUBA RATIFES THE TREATY
TERMS Internationally Ac.
cEPTED-LAsT FIGHT WAS
SPECTACULAR.
Enemies Of the Treaty Make Bold
stand--FInal Vote Decisive on the
Understanding that United States ls
In Full Accord.

Havana: The treaty of reciprocity
between Cuba and the United States,
as amended by the Senate of the
United States, was approved at 8
o'clock Saturday night in the Cuban
Senate by vote of IL to 8. This ap-
proval is absolute, and is not ham
pered by any conditions, the question
able time limit amendment having
been dispensed with through the re-
ceipt of the cable message from Sec
rotary Hay, in which it was positively
declared that President Roosevelt
would call special session Of Con
gress prior to December 1. The pur-
pose Of this assurance was transmit
ted to the Senate by President Palma
and read at the beginning of the ses-
sion, an understanding having been
reached previously with Senator Bus
tamente, Capote and DOLE, composing
the majority of the foreign relations
committee, that the Objectionable con-
dition in the report be eliminated.
This was done by the offering Of
amendments by other administration
senators substituting the uncondition-
al adoption of the amendments to the
treaty by the American Senate for the
| qualified acceptance contained in the
original report.
Final action was delayed for long
time by the discussion of an amend
ment offered by Senators Sanguilly,
Tamayo and Recio requiring the house
to pass upon the treaty. Senator San
gully argued that while the consti-
tuition was not explicit upon this
point, that the representatives in Con-
gress of the people ought to be con-
suited as well as the commercial in
! terests, whose opinions the committee
had sought eagerly. He cited the &C.
| ton of the United States as a pre-
cedent, and said the committee evil
IDENTIFY was afraid that the treaty would
be defeated If submitted to the house
Senator DOLE admitted that this was
a good reason, and quoted the consti
tuition to show that reference to the
house was not required. The amend
ment requiring the house to pass on
the treaty was defeated by vote OF
to Is.
An amendment to or a substitute
for the committees majority report
was then offered by Senators Frias
Monteaguda and Betancourt. This
approved and ratified all the amend.
ments of the Senate at Washington
and recommended that the Cubar
executive take action conducive to OBJ
tanning effective reciprocity as soon as
possible. To this substitute report
was added the following:
"This recommendation must not bC
taken as an amendment to or modifica
ton of the treaty"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
capitalization Only Nominal.

New York: Formation of the Ma
tional Packing Company, announced
with nominal capital of $4,000 900,
marks the last step in the effort of the
beef packers to form trust Although
none of the important plants and com
panies controlled by Swift, Armour and
Morris were included in the concern
chartered in New Jersey last week, 1t
was definitely stated in Wall street
Wednesday that these companies will
be purchased later by an Interchange
Of securities, and that the capital stock
of the National Packing Company will
be increased from time to time as the
combination is enlarged until the ag-
gregate will exceed $500 ,00O, 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
al BIaze Id Newman. mn.

Newman, ILL.,: Seven brick business
houses and the opera house were burn
ed Wednesday night. The business
houses were occupied by Root Bros,
clothing store; the Newman Bank; w.
B, Rude's hardware store; Mrs. Emma
Salvins, millinery, and Brown &
Hooe's barber shop The Newman
Record office was also destroyed. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The build
ing and stocks were insured for about
$4,000. Most of the stocks were TAX
en- from the buildings.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
Antarctic Vessel is sac.

Christchuch, New Zealand: The
steamer Morning, the Royal Geograph-
ical Societys relief ship for the Ant
arctic steamer Discovery, has arrived
at Lyttleton, eight miles from here.
She left the Discovery in Antarctic
waters with all well on board. The
Discovery, which was fitted out under
the auspices of the Royal Geographical
Society. the Royal Society and the
British Government. left England in
August, 1901, and New Zealand in De-
cember of that year. She is to spend
two Antarctic summers and one winter
in the far South and is expected to
reach Lyttleton in August of this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
WORKING TO EXTEND CABLE.
Station Soon to Be Built on Midway
Island.

SAahloU oOoU 10 DC builI on MIDWAY
Island.
San Francisco: The first step in the
work preliminary to the laying Of the
cable between Honolulu and Midway
Island has been taken up.
The Pacific Commercial Cable Com
pany has chartered the steamer Grace
Dollar, and on April 10 she will depart
from this port, carrying supplies and
material for the reconstruction of the
cable station on Midway Island She
will also have on board a number of
carpenters and engineers, and the
work of erecting the buildings will he
commenced Immediately upon her ar
rival.
The line from Honolulu TO Midway
will be the second link Of the cable
which Is to connect the United States
with the Philippines. Tho British
steamers Anglia and ColoGia are a.
present in London, being loaded With
the cable, -
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
HymeIia crevasse Widening.

New Orleans, La: The carrying
away Of additional cribbing at the
Hymelia crevasse early Monday morn
ing brought the forces that have been
at work there to the verge of aband-
onment of the attempt to close the
break. Later in the day. however, it
was agreed to continue the undertake
ing. The mighty torrent is filling the
lakes and bayous to the rear, and in
the next fortnight tie whole basin,
from the La Fourche to the lower linn
its of the cultivated land in Plaque
mine, is likely to go under water.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
G. Bert Rodney Is Now Free.

Sedalia, Mo-: G. Bert Rodney, the
actor who was arrested at Quincy, H.,
ten days ago on charges Of larceny
and enticing Mrs. Florence Nicely to
leave her home and husband in this
city to join her fortune with his in a
stage career, was arraigned before
Judge Truxel Monday afternoon. The
prosecuting witnesses refused to tes-
tify against Rodney, and Prosecuting
Attorney c. C, Kelly ordered the cases
against him to be dismissed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
FAIRBANKS DIES IN CHICAGO.
Millionaire Soap Manufacturer Sue
cumbs After Brief Illness.

Millionaire Soap Manufacturer Sue
cumbs After Brief Illness.
Chicago: N. K Fairbanks, million
aire manufacturer and director in sew
eral banks, died at his home here Fri
day, aged % years. He had been i'll
but short time
Mr.. Fairbanks was active in charit-
able work, being one of the founders
of the Relief and Aid Society, and of
the st. Luke's Society.
He was born in Sodus, Wayne Coun-
ty, N, Y, in 1929, but had lived in Chi
cago for nearly half century. He is
survived by seven children.
Mr.. Fairbanks early life was spent
in Rochester. N. Y, where he was a
journeyman bricklayer He went to
Chicago at an early age, and became
interested in the manufacture of soap
and lard and acquired considerable
fortune. Later he became largely in
terested in mining in Southern Ari-
iona, on the border of Mexico, where
the well-known town of Fairbanks was
named for him. He became a multi
millionaire, but through speculation
lost heavily some years ago. In later
years he recouped his fortune, and at
the time of his death was considered
a man Of large wealth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
I=or q Bic Four Extension.

Springfield, ILL.,: Articles of incor-
poration were filed Monday with the
Secretary of State of the Litchfeld
and ST. Louis Railway Company, with
principal offices at Litchheld. The
capital stock is $4,000, to be increas-
ed later. The railway is part of the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis railroad (Big Four) and is to be
constructed from point on the line
of that road to point south of Litch-
field Montgomery County.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
MASONIC HOME CONTRACT LET,
Work Will Be Pushed on the New
Institution at Sullivan, ~.

Bloomington, ILL.,; The work Of con-
struction upon the new Home for Wild
ows and Orphans of Masons will be
pushed, as the contract has just been
let to a Peoria firm for $4,000. The
plans call for handsome and conven-
iently arranged structure. The build
ing will be erected on the farm willed
to the order by the late Robert Miller,
at Sullivan, Moultrie County which
consists of 264 acres.
There will be two stories and base
ment. The upper floor viii be devoted
to the children, dormitories for boys
and girls being arranged at each end,
with hospital and playground for the
children in stormy weather, situated
between the two dormitories. There
will be accommodations for 200 chill
dren and so widows at the outset The
adults will have apartments on the
ground floor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
DEFEAT FOR SAN MIGUEL.
Filipino Rebel Chief Himself Believed
to Have Been Slain.

to Have Been Slain.
Manila: Two companies of Maca-
bebe scouts signally defeated the main
body of San Miguel's force Friday. 1t
is believed San Miguel was killed.
Lieutenant Reese was seriously
wounded The scouts lost three men
killed and had eleven men wounded.
The enemy occupied an intrenched
position midway between Mariquina,
San Francisco and Del Monte, and had
erected stone fort, which was gar
risoned by 200 men. The First and
Fourth companies of Macabebes, COM
manded by Lieutenants Reese and
Nickerson, respectively, attacked the
enemy's position, but as the scouts
were exposed TO the fire of the enemy
in manner which placed the Macabe-
bes at disadvantage, the lieutenants
decided after an hours fighting to sur
round the position and charge, after
having divided their companies. The
two officers then led a gallant and sue.
cessful charge, during which Lieuten-
ant Reese fell seriously wounded.
The enemy then broke and ran,
leaving As men dead on the field, in
Guiding general officer, who is believed
to be San Miguel, though his identif-
cation is incomplete.
1t is hoped this defeat will discour-
age disorder in Rial province.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
MIners' seaIe Aareed upon.

Springfield, H.; After an executive
session continuing until midnight, the
miners and operators of the Chicago
and Alton subdistriot reached an
agreement Friday upon all the points
at issue, except the machine difteren-
tial, and that will be agreed upon in
all probability Saturday The tonnage
scale that win be paid in that district
Is So cents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
Miners Imprisoned In Shaft.

Sparta, H.: The Valley and Gulf
Coal Mine here, operated By the West.
ern Anthracite Coal snd Coke Com
pany of st. Louis, PARTIAL caved in
around the main shaft Thursday. tenn
porarily imprisoning 100 coal miners
who were at work underground. They
escaped by climbing Up tie ladder in
the airshaft. Extensive improvements
have been under way at the Valley
Gulf mine for some time and men have
been at work recasing the main shaft,
and it is supposed that quicksand caus-
ed the caVe-in.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
Mlss cross llappIIy Wedded.

Carbonate, H.; Relatives of Prof
John X. Barrow who was said to have
failed to wed Miss Flo Cross, after she
had gone to Manila unattended to mar
ny MIN. said Thursday that cable dis
patch had been received announcing
their wedding, Last night Miss Cross
parents said they had received a letter
written by their daughter ON January
2S saying that Professor Barrow had
written It was impossible for them to
wed
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
LEyEE saokEN Al eREENvILLE.
Mississippi Breaks Through the EN-
bankment in Two Places.

paHkmSht N Two Flaceas
Memphis, Tenn: with a roar that
could be heard for ten miles, mighty
torrent of water poured through
break in the levee 600 feet wide, three
miles below the town Of Greenville,
Miss, Friday, wrecklng numberless
homes, destroying untold scores Of live
stock and striking terror to the hearts
Of residents OF three counties in the
vicinity of the gap.
The greatset and most disastrous
break in the levee in the history Of the
Delta country has come in the elev-
enth hour Of the greatest flood that
ever ragged In the bed of the mighty
Mississippi.
The probabilities are that before
Saturday morning the inundation will
have spread from Rosedale to Vicks-
burg. Late reports from Greenville,
state that the town is in danger of
being flooded to an appalling depth.
At shutdown the protection levee,
south and east of the town, was being
overlapped by the swiftly rising back
waters and the entire business center
Of Greenvllle was in danger of being
submerged to the depth of several feet.
The country in the heart of which
Greenville is situated is fertile and
fiat. Fifteen hundred miles Of terri
tory have already been submerged by
the food from the yawning gap in the
levee and hundreds of families are fee
ing from the rush of the waters.
1t is impossible to state how many
homes have been made desolate by the
break on account of the fact that the
refugees have fed in every direction.
Several days will elapse before the
full extent of the damage will be
known.
No loss of life has been reported.
Greenville is entirely shut off from
the world, all railroads being COM
pletely flooded.
At 5 o'clock Friday afternoon a Sec
ond break in the levee several hundred
feet wide at Albemarle, Issaquena
County, was reported. Little damage
is expected to result from this ere
vase.
AT Mayersville the levee is reported
to be sloughing badly and a break is
expected there. The steamer Missis-
sippi, with the commission and Cap.
tain Lucas of this city, left Greenville
and passing the point opposite the
place where the levee was crumbling
when the break occurred. The boat
escaped by narrow margin brom be
ing sucked into the crevasse.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
Dc plstlIIery ls Rurned.

Louisville, KY, The J. G. Mattingly
distillery. at Fortieth and High
streets, in this city, was destroyed by
fire late Monday afternoon, causing
loss Of $4,000 The distinery was
one of the largest In the city. It was
owned by the Kentucky Distilleries
and Warehouse Company. For time
the large warehouses in the vicinity of
the distillery seemed in danger Of de.
struction, but they were finally saved.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
New Star in eemini Constellation.

London: H. H. Turner, Savilllan
professor of astronomy az Oxford Uni
versity, reports the discovery Of what
he believes to be a new star in the con-
stellation of Gemini. Photographs tax.
en- at the university observatory on
March 16 showed strange object, the
brightness of which was that OF star
of the seventh magnitude. Later OBJ
servations confirmed the professors
view. The star was seen with tele.
scope Friday night by Prof. H. F. New.
ell, of the Cambridge University.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-02
GRANTED AN INCREASE.
Controversy over Machine and Pick
Mining to Be Arbitrated.


Springfield, ILL.,: The joint confer
ence of the miners and operators of
the Chicago and Alton subdistrict ad-
journed sine die Saturday. 1t was
evident that neither side would con-
cede a point to the other on the diff
ferential for machine and pick min
ing. All other questions about which
there was a controversy were settled,
and it was finally arranged by the
conference to submit the machine and
pick mining question to joint COM
mittee chosen from the state officers
of the United mine workers and the
Illinois Coal operators association.
The miners were granted raise of
1914 per cent on day labor scale of last
year, and the resolutions adopted for
the ensuing year were about the same
as those of last, with only few minor
changes.