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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Jamaica DeVasted
by Hurricane
Number Of Dead and Property
Loss is Unknown

Kingston, Jamaica: Port Antonio
and the entire eastern and northern
coast towns have been completely
wiped out by the hurricane. The
storm first struck the western end of
the island, then swung over to the
south and swept the country with full
force, The damage done will require
years to repair. Much injury was
done to property in this city
Owing to the interruption of tele-
graphic communication, It is impossi-
BILE as yet to estimate the full loss
caused by the storm.
1t is feared that the loss of life has
been heavy, 30 fatalities having al
ready been reported, principally
among seamen.
The entire eastern end of the island
has been devastated. Villages have
been wiped out and public buildings
and churches. Thousands of the peas
antry. rendered homeless and desti-
tute, are wandering about seeking
food and shelter The destruction of
the banana plantations has been com.
plete and the fruit trade is paralyzed
for the next twelve months. Hundreds
of prosperous fruit growers have been
brought to bankruptcy and ruin,
The western end of the island,
which it was at first supposed had es-
capped. also suffered considerably. New
banana plantations planted there were
partly destroyed and tine orange and
coffee crops we're also injured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Blow For Canal Treaty..

Bogota, Columbia The Canal Treaty
Committee has rendered a report ac-
cepting the Hay-Herran treaty with
nine substantial amendments. The
Senate. by a vote of II to s. has de-
cided to discuss the treaty in public
sessions, in spite of the opposition of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
such a plan. The suspension Of cable
service for twenty days has caused
considerable inconvenience.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Lvnchers FoIled.

Whltesboro, Tex Some days ago
resolutions purportlng to be adopted
by an antlwhite club to poison certain
wells and assault some white women
were found. The water at the Union
depot has been found to contain blue.
stone. and about noon negro at
tempted to assault Mrs. Era Hart. A
suspect was held for Identification.
and Wednesday night a mob strung
him up. Onlcers from sherman ar
rived in the nick Of time and cut him
down, taking him to Sherman. There
is great excitement here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Jett and White
are Convicted


Cynthiana, KY: Curtis lett and
Thomas White were found guilty
Friday of the murder OF Attorney J.
b. Marcum at jackson, KY, and
their punishment was fixed at life Inn
prisonment.
Jett received the verdict with com
parative indifference and calmness.
but White, who has been under Sc
we're strain since the trial began,
broke down, his face flushed and his
eyes filed with tears, which rolled
down his cheeks despite all his efforts
TO control himself.
The defense will file a motion for n
new trial as soon as possible. 1t Is
expected that It will be overruled. In
that event an appeal win be taken to
the Court of Appeals.
The verdict is a decided victory for
the State and once more assures the
people of the Blue Grass State that
the law must be supreme. For years
the Hargis-Cockrill feud has torn
Breathitt County wide open and cast
aspersion on the whole Common
wealth
Killings have been almost as nat
ural rs everyday occurrences, and
open violations of the law have been
passed unnoticed for years. Some
thing like dozen victims have been
sacrificed in this warfare, but no one
has ever had the temerlty to begin
prosecution until Commemorative At
torney Byrd took it into his hands to
enforce the law.
BY doing so Mr.. Byrd has won a
gallant fight, but has excommunicat-
ed himself forever from Jackson,
where a price has been placed upon
his head. He is a marked man, and
it would be worth his life to appear
in Breathitt County.
Captain Even and many other wit
nesses for the State dare not return
to the feud country.
The verdict occasioned little sur
prise after the deliberations of the
| jury had been so prolonged. The only
! question which caused the delay was
that of punishment-death or imprls-
onment The defense does not feel
that the victory has been signal, since
the State made a fight for death or
acquittal' and asked that no middle
| ground be taken. Then, too. they
know that as long as there is life
there is hope"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
YOutsey Tells Of His own, Hrrantry.

tOutSey CHS OF IT'S OWnP ErTdntTy'
Georgetown, KY: The defense took
Henry E. Youtsey in charge Friday
and brought out some curious state
ments. He was confronted with the
contradictions contained in his confes-
sions and affidsvits. He said the rea-
son he told Arthur Goebel and T. c..
Campbell that Berry Howard and
"Tallow Dick" Combs were in the
room from which GOebel was shot
was because Goebel was greatly ex-
cited and appeared convinced that
these men were in the room and he
did not wish to contradict him. Yout-
sey said his fit at his own trial was a
make-believe, and smiled broadly as
he told about 1t. He said he had
worked as stoker and machine
shop hand in the penitentiary and had
been injured. His first statement was
written in shorthand and read to DR..
Tobin and Judge Cantrill and was af-
terward destroyed
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Old Feud Has Fatal cuImination.

Springfield, Mo, Jim Mccoy shot
and killed John Hancock Thursday
FIVE miles south Of Ozark, the result of
a family feud of years standing. Nc
Coy, who is a son of the late Capt.
John Mccoy, a noted antebellum poll
tician of Missouri. was arrested. Capt
Mccoy was president of the Arkansas
constitutional convention that abol-
ished slavery in that state at the close
of the civil war.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Victims Now Number Eleven.

Philadelphia, Pa: Samuel L. KEEL
ley, aged IL years, died Wednesday
as the result of the accident at the
National League baseball park Satur-
day. Young Kelly is the tenth victim.
Several others are lying at the point
of death in different hospitals. James
Bowden, aged SO years, who was in
jured in the accident at the baseball
park, also died Wednesday, making
the eleventh victim.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
An Earthquake snakes ST. Louis.

St Louis: st. Louis and vicinity
were visited by an earthquake about
S;45 O'Clock Sunday morning The
disturbance was not evenly distribut,
ed over the city, as people In some To-
calities report that the trembling was
so slight as to be scarcely pereeptible,
while In others the waves Of the earth
caused the houses to shake 80 notice
ably as to cause alarm
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
store for Neuroea.

Bloomington, H.; A mass meeting
Of the colored people of the city was
held Thursday night t. make arrange
ments for the opening of a large store,
to carry the various Kinds Of mer-
chandise and to be operated by col
ored people exclusively. Shares will
be disposed of among the colored pop
Iilatinn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
strike at New Mine.

Greenfield, ILL.,: The miners EN-
ployed at the coal mine recently open
ed here walked out Tuesday morning.
They were receiving cents per bushel
for room work, and made a demand
upon the mine owners, for an advance
OF cent, which was refused.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Mareum,s slayer commltted to Jal

Cynthiana, KY: Judge Osborne Sat
urday overruled the motion for a new
trial for Jet and White, who were Fri
day convicted and given life sentences
for the Marcum assassination. The
defense then filed notice of appeal, &C
companied by a bill Of exceptions. A
stay of execution was taken on both
prisoners for sixty days until the
Court Of Appeals shall pass on the
case. After oVerruling the motion for
a new trial Judge Osborne granted an
appeal and gave the defense until Sep
TENDER 9 to file their bill of exceptions.
Jet ana White were formally SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at hard
labor. The troops broke camp, one
detachment taking Curtiss Jet to Jail
at Lexington and another Thomas
White to jail at Covington, Ky.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20

Springfield, ILL.,: State Auditor Nc
Cullough Thursday Issued a permit
for the organization Of the State bank
Of Salem with . capital stock OF s2s.-
900 to L. w Lacy. John Stoncipher,
Frank Schwartz, John c. Martin, G. s.
McMackln, Samuel j Smith and r.
c. HAYES.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Alton Gets a Shock.

Alton. H.: The earthquake was felt
at Alton at 1854 Sunday morning.
Night Chief Of Police Ashlocl says
that there were two distinct reports
like an explosion. The shock prob
ably was felt keenest In East Alton.
From the best information the shock
lasted from two to eight seconds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Cardinal Vaughn'a estate.

London The estate left BY Car
linal Vaughn. archbishop Of West
minister, who died In June IS valued
at only seven hundred and farty-threa
pounds sterling
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Suicide at washington.

Washington: Stephen E. Hall OF
Aurora, ILL.,. protege Of Senator AL
bert J. Hopkins, killed himself in his
room here Sunday. Hall, shortly be-
fore ending his life, had suffered
great pain. due to some stomach trou-
BILE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20

Guthrie, Okla A territorial char
ter was granted Saturday night to the
Guthrie Gaa. Light. Fuel and Improve.
1nent Company Of Guthrie. With $780,
900 capital
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Convict chass Practically Abandoned

Sacramento. Cal: Sheriff Reese
has practically abandoned the hunt for
the escaped conyicts known to have
been in this city last Friday. includ-
ing Ray Fahey, notorious highway
man Sherif Reese feels it Is useless
70 further pursue an organlzed chase
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Wyoming Jan Breaker Caught.

Sheridan, Wyo.; Boone Porter.
vented In North Carolina for the muir
der of two Deputy sherlffs snd who
escaped from The jail here Wednesday
night BY digging through brick Wall,
was captured Saturday
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
llllnols Electric Line.

Decatur. H.: The Decatur. Tus.
cola and Champaign InteruFban Rail-
way was Incorporated Thursday with
headquarters at Decatur, Il win con
struct an electric line to connect With
the Mckinley line now building
through Springfield TO 50. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Rains IN West Texas.

Hereford. Tex: There have been
abundant rains over nearly the whole
OF the Panhandle within the past few
days. breaking the dry spell and as
surfing plenty Of grass on the winter
ranges.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20

Denison Tex. A special train OF
ten coaches arrived Thursday bearing
800 Mississippi Choctaw Indians en-
route to Atoka. 4 IT, to claim their
allotments having been Illegally en-
rolled BY the Dawes Commission,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Storm az Mopherson, KANSAS.

Mcpherson. KAN; Early Saturday
morning q heavy rain and wind storm
passed over Mcpherson city and conn-
ty. At the Government station the
rain gauge showed 4 precipitation Of
/. &c inches
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
MarIsd D. sIan Lnnauans.

ST. Joseph, Mich Harry O Smith
81 Chicago and hLiss Minnie HArtupee
at ST. Louis were married here sun
day and the full ring ceremony MAS re-
paated to the groom IN sign language
Smith lost his hearing il a railroad ac-
nident ilve years ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Rsoommends Levse Assessment.

PittsAeld, Ill., At the hearing ia
the County Court Tuesday the assess.
ment for 100000 made IN the Sni
ievee district for drainage was recon-
menaed TO the commissioners, with an
order "a revise their assessment TO
comply more fully with the law.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
PenItenlIary cIerk AnpaInssd.

Chester, m Norman + Moss Of
Mount Vernon has been appointed
chief clerk Of the Chester penisentlary
to succeed Al g MillspAugh who
was elected clark Of the Appellate
Court last Noyomber
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
FIrs Al clnclnnatl--loas $50, 600.

Cincinnati. O.; Fire. starting Ia =
shed "a which ntock droverB slept, de.
stroyed annex B q the Union Stock
Yards early Saturday, causing 3 loss
oe 100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20

Topeka. Kas. The Daily Capital
has reports from every corn county In
Kansas. which show better conditions
than reported BY Coburn Estimates
agree on total yield Of $4,000. 900
bushels
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20

Cairo. III. A slight earthquake
shock was felt here about 4 o'clock
Sunday morning. lasting only an In
slant.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Fires Shotgun
Into . Crowd
Three Persone Killed and Three
Fatally Wounded

Winfield, Kan: Gilbert Twigg, aged
30 years, supposed to be insane, ap.
peared on the principal street at
O'Clock Thursday night with double
barreled shotgun and fired both
charges deliberately into crowd OF
5000 persons who were listening to
q band concert.
He killed three persons, fatally In
jured three and shot twenty others,
of whom six may die.
Twigg was himself killed by a po-
liceman,
The dead; Sterling Rice. csrpen-
ter; Dawson Tillottson, barber; D.
Bowman. carpenter OF Oxford, Kan;
Gilbert Twigg.
The band had just finished playing
waltz when Twigg stepped out from
an alley half block distant and, de,
liberately taking aim at the band
stand, fred two shots,
X. u. Oliver, bandman, fell at the
nrst shot, but the crowd, not realiz-
ing what had happened, rushed to-
ward the killer, believing that there
had been an accidental shooting of
some kind.
AS the crowd closed in the crazed
man discharged two more shots at
them, causing scattering in every
direction.
With the crowd fleeing, the man
stood firing at random In every d.
rection Men and women howled and
shrieked and ran. but no one seemed
able to stop the frightful carnage I'M
iii Policeman George Nichols con
fronted Twigg and fired bullet into
his head. Before life expired the
demented man drew a revolver from
his pocket and fired shot into his
own body.
The dead and dying were by this
time scattered all over the street, and
the frightened people, believing that
shooting was coming from every quar-
ter, sought safety in flight 1t was
fully an hour before they realized
what had happened and recovered suf-
ficiently to take care of the injured.
Gilbert Twigg was miller, having
learned his trade twelve years ago at
a little town fifteen miles north OF
this city.
The boys around town commonly
referred to him as Crazy Twigg,
but no one thought him dangerous.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-20
Another Death Makes Seven Victims

Winfield, Kan: One more of the
men shot by Twigg, the maniac,
Thursday night. died Friday night. He
was Elmer Farnsworth, who had been
In business here for 20 years. He was
the first to fall. The total number of
dead including Twigg, the murderer,
is seven.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
70 PREVENT POSSIBLE SPLIT
President Buchanan Adjourns Iron
workers Convention.

Kansas City. Sept. z6.-Presiden
Buchanan, shortly before noon, ad
iourned the annual convention OF the
international Association of Bridge
and Structural Ironworkers without
date, to prevent what promised to BE-
serious fight and probably a split
over the seating of Daniel Brophy, a
buchanan supporter. who held a ere
Dental from a Scranton tPa) local
The session was held behind closed
doors Later it was stated that Joseph
A. Mullaney, Parks adherent. had
declared that the credential held by
Brophy had been forged
After the delegates left the hall
Parks and his followers held confer
ence on the sidewalk.
Our men," declared Parks with
emphasis, will not sit in a convention
with Brophy and II the convention in
sists upon seating him we will return
to New York"
Delegate Brophy's home Is in Mon
treal
Although the convention had been
adjourned by President Buchanan
without hour Second Vice President
Warden was placed in the chair by the
Parks crowd at the afternoon session
and called the gathering to order. I'M
mediately vote was taken on mo-
ton to reconsider the vote seating
Delegate Brophy. Brophy was un-
seated, IS to 10.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
MUST PREVENT HAZING.
Navy Department viii Back Up Com
mander at ANNAPOLIS.

@S-ii-c~~-, AH---~A--ts -
Annapolis was one of the subjects dis
cussed at the navy department during
the day between Secretary Moody and
Captain Willard II. Brownson, super
intendent of the naval academy. Since
returning from his vacation Captain
Brownson has instituted a thorough
investigation of affairs at the academy
and informed the secretary that no
hazing existed at Annapolis. There
are not more than twenty upper class
men at the institution. AS soon as
the midshipmen return from their holi-
day the superintendent will renew the
vigorous policy against hazing which
proved effective last year
Secretary Moody recently said TO
Captain PrOwnson
IF hazing exists at Annapolis stop
it and the navy department Will back
YOU" :"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
INVESTED IN MINING STOCK
Denver Priest Alleged to Be Short In
His Accounts.

(, Denver, Sept. 26-The News says
that Father Callahan. pastor Of the
cathedral parish and in charge of the
finances Of the parish and for the
building of a new cathedral is short
In his accounts 10 the amount of some
thing like $4,000.
The entire amount of the cathedral
fund, s52,0 900, has been invested in
mining stocks by Father Callahan. ac-
cording to the News, and at least half
of the total sum has been lost through
depression of the stocks. There is no
suspicion that Father Callahan has
profited personally from the affair. 1t
is believed that he began the specula-
tion to increase the cathedral fund
and. after learning that he was losing,
has gradually invested the entire
money In order to make good.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
TENNESSEE OFFICIAL WOUNDS
UNKNOWN MEMBER OF JAIL
STOHMfNG CROWD.
FINALLY CvERp0WERED BY LYECHERS
DOORS OF LOOKUP BATTERED IN
AND MUCH WANTED NEGRO
SHOT TO DEATH.

Lynchburg, Tenn. Sept 26-Sheriff
Davidson. in attempting to save the
life OF negro, fired into a mob which
| was stormng the Jail, wounding man
whose name is unknown The sheriff
| summoned assistance, but he and his
aides were overpowered, the Jail was
| entered and the much wanted negro,
Allen Small, shot TO death in the cor
ridor.
The mob was composed of about
| twenty-five persons. Sheriff Davidson
was alone at the time He refused to
give up the keys and opened fire from
a window
The sheriff then called for the police.
Two officers and several citizens
rushed to the jail, but despite their
presence the mob battered down the
wooden door at the foot Of the stairs
leading to the corridor The sheriff
and posse made a determined resist
ance, but We're unable to prevent the
mob from breaking in the iron door
at the head of the stairs entering the
cell and placing a rope around the
negros neck. AS soon as the men
emerged from the cell it was apparent
that the negro could not be taken from
the Jail without being fired upon and
SO he was shot to death. The mob
then made an effort to escape, but
the sheriff and his guards captured
three, who are in Jail. One of them,
1t is said, has made confession, i'm
plicating thirteen men.
Small was under arrest on the
charge of assaulting Mrs. Eliza Eggel-
ston and on his preliminary hearing
the warrant was amended SO as to
charge a simple case of assault. The
negro had waived examination and was
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
TWO PERSONS PERISH.
Brunswick Hotel at Rochester NJ. "
Destroyed.

Rochester. n. r.. Sept. 2G.-Two
lives were lost and several persons
were Injured in fire that destroyed
the Hotel Brunswick. The dead are
George Harwood. Concord n. H., and
Mrs. Harwcod.
Mr.. and Mrs Harwood occupied a
room on the second floor and We're
found in the corridor, where they had
met death while attempting to escape
from the flames.
There we're many narrow escapes
and II was at first believed that a
number of persons had perished In the
building The loss is about Sl4,ooo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
LAWS ARE OBJECTIVE.
Court Decisions Leave HaWaiians In
Serious Predicament

Honolulu, Sept. 2G-Judge G. ID.
Gear of the First circuit of the terri
tory. in a decision rendered by him in
the case Of a Chinese accused of sell
ing opium illicitly, holds that the terri
torial criminal laws are defective in
that the most trivial offense, including
drunkenness. are legally classified
with Infamous crimes. which require
an Indictment by grand jury In terri
tories under the federal Constitution.
Judge Robinson concurs with Judge
Gear in his decision. The decision
places the police In a serious dilemma,
inasmuch as they cannot enforce the
most important police regulations
without the aid of the grand jury
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
PREVENTED GENERAL MASSACRE.
Presence Of American Vessels Saved
Christians at Beirut.

London. Sept. ga correspondent
of the Times, writing from Beirut. says
nothing but the presence of the Amer
ican squadron prevented the recent
riot there from enlarging into a gen
eral massacre Of the Christians. At
ter roundly condemning the misgoY-
ernment OF Reshid Pasha, the late
vail, he declares there ought 10 be
general disarmament OF the Moslems.
but as there is little hope of this being
accomplished, the final solution must
be to give the city of Beirut to the
Lebanon district tthe governor OF
which, In accordance with an agree
ment with the great powers, must al
ways be Christian), as should have
been done In 1860
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-09-26
TREATY ALREADY DRAWN UP
Nicaragua and Costa Rica Anxious to
Secure Canal.


Secure Canal.
Washington, Sept EFF President
Roosevelt gives the word the state de-
partment can conclude the Nicaraguan
canal treaty within week. Diplo-
matte representatives of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica promise to have clear
road to ratification by the congress OF
each country.
A skeleton of the Nicaraguan treaty
has already been drawn Only day
or two will be required to give ii the
form required for signature. Senor
Calvo minister for Costa Rica, called
upon Acting Secretary Adee OF the
state department Thursday and learned
that no proposition had been received
from Colombia which was sufficiently
definite to enable any one to say what
concessions the United States would
be obliged to grant TO insure the con-
struction Of the Panama canal. Senior
Calvo made no proposition II is un-
derstood that Costa Rica and Mic
aragua stand ready to conclude as
reasonable a treaty as they were be
fore the United States turned from the
NicaraGuan route.