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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
ABINGDON BANK LOOTED.
Two Men Arrested at Quincy Shortly
After Robbery.

Quincy. H.: Word was received
here that the First National Bank Of
Abingdon 80 miles northeast of this
city. was entered by burglars and rob.
bed of $4,000. Six hours later ON the
burglars were behind the bars in Quin.
cy and more than $1,000 of the stolen
money recovered. The burglars stole
a horse and carriage at Galesburg and
drove to Abingdon. which is nine miles
distant. and upon their arrival there
they seized and bound the marshal
with the threat Of instant death IF
he should give an alarm. One of the
burglars discharged his revolver to
show that he was armed. The burg.
lars were well equipped with all the
appliances for blowing safes open, and
an explosion of 13 charges of nitrogly.
GERM exposed everything to view in
the safe of the First National Bank.
The burglars then returned to Gales.
burg. where they separated. two Of
them taking a train for Quincy.
A full set of burglars tools and
S1752.55 were found in their posses
sion. More than $500 Of the amount
was in silver, $40 in old-fashioned 80
cent shinpasters and the remainder
in paper money.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
NEW SUIT AGAINST MARCONl.
Rival Wireless Company Seeks to Re.
cover 81 100000 in Damages.

New York: Summonses were issued
by United States Commissioner
Shields requiring l.. Rollins Morse and
w. Forbes Morgan, Jr.. members of
the firm of +. Rollins Morse & Bro
representing the Marconi Wireless Tel.
egraph Company, to answer in suit
brought by the De Forest Wireless
Telegraph Company to recover 81 900.
600. The plaintiffs lawyers are Knabe
4 Butler of No. $50 Broadway ari
George w. Hart. Mr.. Hart said:
This suit is distinct from the patent
suit brought some time ago. The Cb-
ject of the new suit Is to recover from
the Marconi company for false state
ments given to the newspapers to the
effect that the De Forest company has
no standing in the courts; that the
Marconi company has exclusive rights
to- use the wireless telegraph system
in the United States and Canada and
that their application for patents was
filed in the patent Office in Washing
ton prior to that filed by the De Forest
company whereas we can show that
our patents antedate those of the Mar.
conf company"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Pittsburg Coal Merger.

Pittsburg, Pa: Within a few days
the properties of the Midland Coal Co.
will be absorbed by the Pittsburg Coal
Co. The details CT the deal involves
the actual transfer of nearly 5000
acres and 400 dwellings, together with
mines and equipage. For this the
Pittsburg Coal Co. pays 100000 and
assumes a mortgage of $4,000. The
production of the Midland company at
present is about 5000 tons day upon
which the Pittsburg Coal Co. will pay
10 cents a ton royalty The royalties,
it is estimated, will amount to about
Sl500,000, making the total involved
in the purchase $2,550,O0
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
PREMIER SAGASTA IS DEAD
SPANS FAMOUS STATESMAN
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY
AT MADRID.
Former Colleagues With Their Leader
to the Last-kns and Queen Mother
Send Messages Of Sorrow-Sketch Of
Famous Liberals Career.

Madrid: Senior Don PraXedes Ma
teo Sagasta. ex-Prime Minister Of
Spain, died here of bronchitis, having
been sufferer from this ailment for
some time. His family were by his
bedside throughout the day. Several
Liberal ex-ministers also passed the
day at the house of their old leader.
King Alfonso sent twice to inquire as
to Senior Sagasta's condition. His Ma
iesty had expressed his intention OF go.
ing to the bedside and bid farewell to
the country's old servant, but high Off
Gals objected, on the ground that 1t
would be contrary to court etiquette,
and the King regretfully abandoned
his purpose.
His Majesty, however, wrote touch
ing letter of sympathy to the family
Don Praxedes Mateo Sagasta was
born at Torrecilla, in Old Castle, in
1927. and was, therefore, in his 18th
year He was educated as an engi.
neer but turned early to politics and
was elected as a Radical Deputy to the
Cortes for Zamora in 1854. Two years
later he was obliged to flee to France
for short time, and on his return be.
came professor in the Madrid School
OF Engineering editor of the Progress
siye newspaper Iberia, and was elected
TO the Cortes. He was driven out OF
Spain again in 1866, and returned in
1868, after the deposition of Queen lsa-
bella H., becoming a strong partisan of
General Prim. Under Prim he became
a minister for the first time, holding
Office also in the following years under
King Amadeo and provisional govern
ments that preceded the accession OF
Alfonso XII.
With the holding of Office his poit-
ical views changed He became more
conservative and broke away from the
Radicals like Ruiz Zorrilla, and Repub-
licans like CASTELAR, His party was
the conservative wing of the Liberals.
He accepted the return of the Bour-
bons, and from 1881 to his retirement,
hardly month ago, as leader of the
Liberals, he was generally Prime Min
lister whenever the Conservatives met
with a parliamentary reverse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Naval ManeuverS,

The Navy Department has received
the following cablegram from Admiral
Dewey, dated San Juan, p. r.: Com
bined squadron reassembled at Guile
bra visits to various West Indian
ports most cordially welcomed; effect
excellent in every respect. Fleet con
tinuing tactical exercises; marines and
torpedo fiotila engaged in special drills,
including night attack by the latter
upon designated ships. f. Bradley
coal passer, drowned in sinking of
rewards steam cutter by collision
with torpedo boat"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Surveying for River Dams.

corps of United States engineers
is now at work on the Ohio River sur
veying for the proposed Government
dams which are to be put in place from
Pittsburg to Cairo, in order to main
tain a navigable stream the year
around. Each year the navigation If
the river has decreased and Govern
ment aid has been sought in order TO
straighten the channel and better util-
ize the flow of water, similar to plans
adopted in the lower Mississippi. The
corps is as follows F. A. Broegg, II.
Hays Thompson and Walter Henkle
OF Cincinnati; w +. Gustin and F.. A.
Anton OF Lebanon, Ohio; John Camp
bell and Junus S. Broegg of Shawnee
town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Mayor Smith Gives Bond.

Eldorado Kan: Mayor e. n. Smith
of this city, who was one of the prin-
cipal attorneys for the prosecution in
the Jessie Morrison murder case, and
for whom warrant was sworn out re-
Gently charging him with trying TO
keep one of the witnesses for the de-
Tense from testifying, went to Wien
tia, acknowledged service and gave
bond for his appe ance. Mr. Smith
says the charge against him grew out
of spite work; that he is not guilty of
any offense and will have no trouble
proving it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Road to Be Abandoned.

The Jacksonville & St. Louis Rail
road Company has issued a notice to
the enect that the last train will be
run over the stub road to Greenville
January I. This stub extends from
Durley to Greenville, and is four miles
long. 1t was built by promoters indie
pendent of the Jacksonville company,
but was used by this company. The
road has not paid operating expenses,
hence the uiscontinuance of the ser
vice. GreenviIle citizens contributed
$4,000 toward the construction of the
stub.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
MINERS NEW DEMANDS.
Wage Increase Will Be Called for in
Soft Coal Fields.


A demand for a wage increase vary.
ing from Is to 20 per cent is to be
made. by all the bitumnOus coal min
.ers in the country the latter part Of
this month. 1t Is estimated that the
demands of the bituminous miners will
aggregate 100000 a year. The de-
mand for the new wage will come be.
fore the annual convention of the
union, which will meet in lndianapo-
lis on January 10. At this meeting de-
mands will be drafted and then the
operators will hold conference with
the committees of the union, which,
in turn, will report back to the con
vention.
The wages in the bituminous reg.
ions are fixed for four basic points.
These are in western Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Pennsyl.
vania governs what is known as the
"thn-yein" region; Ohio the Hooking
Valley region; Indiana that entire
State; and Illinois, the remaining BIZ
luminous coal districts Of the country,
which include Missouri, Kentucky and
Kansas.
Following the national convention
will be a gathering OF delegates from
the various locals in the districts gov.
erned by the basic points. The first
of these will be the Illinois convention
al Springfield. AS competition, work
ing conditions and transportation IA
cilities vary in different localities,
there will be revisions of the national
convention scale so that all mines may
be put on a competitive basis. These
alterations will require long consider
alton, and in the negotiations and con.
ferences the operators have an import
ant part.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Bank Robbers Identified.

Eddie Quinn of Chicago and Edward
Raymond, two of the five thieves who
robbed the First National Bank of
Abingdon, ILL.,, and were arrested in
Quincy, were lodged in Jail at Gales.
burg. Quinn, who has used various
aliases here, was Identified by Pinkec.
ton detectives. Street car men, Off
GERS and a large delegation of Abing-
don men fully identified the prison.
ers as the men who went to Abing-
don Friday night and were in that
city several times recently. The bank
officers have identified the old scrip
money found in the thieves posses
sion. The detectives and officers are
now trying to locate the other three
thieves, whose identity is believed TO
be established. Every step of the pris.
oners Saturday morning has been
traced.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Paducah Grocers' War.

Paducah Ky: An unusual war -
on here between grOcers. The Jake
Bicdcrman Grocery and Baking Com
pany has bought fourteen stores and
Il bakery in the city and has been cut
ting prices. Some groccrs are selling
at loss, while others refuse to cut.
Bread is now selling al cents a loaf
for the first time in the citys history.
Some Of the bakers are holding ont FOR
a 5-cent loaf but it is believed al! viii
nave to reduce to meet competition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Denial by Shiras.

Justice Geo. Shiras of the Supreme
Court of the United States, referring
20 his contemplated retirement from
the bench. denied that he had been re-
quested by President Roosevelt to de-
fer such action for year in order to
permit Governor Taft TO complete the
work he has in hand in the Philip
pines. Such a statement, he said, had
no foundation in fact. Just when he
would leave the bench he declined 70
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
TRIBES DESERT PRETENDER.
Sultan Appoints His Brother Govern
or of Fcz.

Tangier, Morocco: According to of.
fetal news received here from Fee,
the adroit move of the Sultan in bring
ing his brother, Mulai-Mohammed, to
the capital has attained the desired
object of depriving the pretender to
the throne of his prestige. and the
latter has retired, discredited, to Taxa.
He has been deserted by number of
the local tribes, who dispersed to
make sure of their booty.
Buhamara, the pretender, having
claimed the intention of enthroning
longer any reason to continue, as the
Sultan has publicly reconcied himself
with his brother, and Mulai-Moham-
med has made a solemn entry into
Fee, acclaimed by the populace. The
Sultan has announced the appoint
ment of Mulai-M ohammed as Govern
or of the Province of Fez, thus dis
proving the rumors that Mulai-MO-
manned aspired to the throne. When
this had been done, according to the
official authority for these statements,
the tribes around Fee swOre fidelity
to the Sultan and denounced Buha-
mara as an impOster whom they would
prevent from coming to Fee.
All immediate danger has dsap-
peared. The routes from Fee to the
coast are open. 1t is said the Sultan
is now preparing a large expedition
with the intention of crushing the re-
hplIIOn
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Electrical Workers Strike.

indianapolis, Ind: All the electrical
They demand an increase from so -
cents to 40 cents an hour meeting
was heu between employers and EN-.
ployes, at which an attempt was made
to reach final settlement. Four firms
until scale is arranged satisfactory
TO all. Meantime, the strikers will re.
main idle until all the employers agree
to a uniform scale
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
MISSOURI TREASURY REPORT.
Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly State.
ments Filed with the Governor.


ments Filed with the Governor.
State Treasurer Robert p Williams
has filed report with Governor Dock.
cry showing the business OF this office
for the month and also for the quarter
and the year just ended The monthly
statement makes this showing: Bal.
ance November 2. $l,67l. 9l2.06; re-
ceipts. including transfers for Deem
ber 81 ,0S7,7l4.5G: total. $2,759, 62G.62.
Disbursements. including transfers.
1851 ,223.9l; balance December 81, 1902.
81 1913. 402.T.
The quarterly statement makes this
showing: Balance September 80. ST.
592 ,74735; receipts, including trans.
fers. 1887, 1916; total. 81 49,, S79.11.
Disbursements. including transfers, ST.
1871 ,47640; balance. 81 1913, 4O2U.
The annual statement makes this
showing: Balance December q. 1901.
l,243. 1907; receipts for the year In
Guiding transfers. S7,6Ol ,0O9.32; total.
SS.S44. 14O.29. Disbursements for year.
81, Si5, 737, 7375S; balance December 81.
1902. 81 1915, 4O271.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Deaths from Cholcra.

In the latest list cablcd the War De.
partment Brigadicr General Davis re.
ports the following deaths from chul-
era: James Hamilton Company d.
Goth Infantry, Thos j. Kelly Com.
pany X. llth Infantry, Louis KopIcs.
oko, Company l.. i'm Infantry, Jacob
Cohen, Company *. 18th Infantry;
George -. RavEo, Company / 2S'h
Infantry, David e. Roper Company D..
lOlh Infantry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08

The burial of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Dockery. wife of Mssouri's Governor,
took place during snow and rain. The
special train bearing the remains and
an escort OF 90 persons arrived at 2:l5,
having come from jefferson City by
the way of Kansas City. The escort
included Governor Dockery and the
relatives, nearly all the State officials
and many prominent personages from
st. Louis, jefferson City and Kansas
City. A half hundred friends from
Gallatln. Governor Dockery's home,
had come on an earlier train. The
casket. which was covered with
n beautiful floral Offering and contain
ing the earthly remains Of Mrs. Dock
cry, were laid to rest in the Dockcry
lot beside the little graves of seven
OF the Governors children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
MRS. DockERY is NO MORE.
Missouri Governors Wife Dies After
Several Days Of Suffering.


Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dockery. wife
of the Governor. died at the Executive
Mansion in Jefferson City. Her two
sisters. Mrs. Mary Il. Lincoln of Bowl.
ing Green, and Mrs. Carrie NJ. Orr, of
Kansas City. the only survivors of her
immediate family, were at the bedside
Mrs. Dockery's maiden name was
Mary Elizabeth Bird. She was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Greenup
Bird, her father being for many years
where she was born, March 10, 1S4s.
She was educated at Clay Seminary In
Liberty. to which place her parents
moved To give her the advantages OF
schooling. April IA 1869, she was mar.
ried to Alexander Monroe Dockery,
who was then practicing physician in
that place. Eight children were born
to them, but all have been dead many
years.
Mrs. Dockery was two years the jun
Tor of her husband She was a mem.
Der of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. deriving her membership
in that organization from her mother.
in direct descent from Commodore oil
yer Perry.
The remains were taken to Chilli
Gothic in special coach attached to
the fast mail train, accompanied by a
large party of friends and state OH.
Gals.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
To Begin Work on Glass Factory.

Work has been commenced on the
new glass factory at Evansville, Ind
The factory comes from Matthews, sit
uated in the gas belt. The plant will
be in operation by April l and will EN-
ploy 200 men. This is thought to be
the first step in the movement Of the
factories in the gas belt to the coal
belt
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Coal Given Right Of Way.

Carbonate, H.: Strict orders have
been issued from this division OF the
Illinois Central Railway giving coal the
right of way over all other freight cx-
cept pershable goods, and TO place on
siding all dead freight in order to re.
lieve the motive power and rush to
market the coal from the Southern H.
linoiS coal fields.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
PANIC IS ON At VENEZUELA
FUSES TO REDEEM NOTES
-lT HAS NO FUNDS.
Leading Merchants Trying to Restore
Confiden Observation-Disclosures Success
full in Battle Near Caracas-Presi-
dent Hemmed Up in Capital.

Caracas: The Bank of Venezuela
has created panic by refusing to re-
deem its notes, asserting that 1T has
no funds for the purpose. The princi-
pal merchants here assert that the
embarrassment is only temporary, and
therefore they are not trying to cash
the notes held by them, but small
holders are selling their notes at a dis
count
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Growth Of Banking in Mexico.

City of Mexico: During the past
year eight new banks have been estab-
lished in the interior of this country,
and all are doing "A good business.
Banking in Mexico has become IA lu-
crative business, and ii has been dem
onstrated that under the old system
of few banks and practical monopoly
business people have suffered from
lack OF adequate credit facilities.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Baldwin Thrashers Organize.

The transformer in the vicinity of
Baldwin, Ills, have formed a local un.
ion to be affiliated with the National
Thrashermen Union. The local or.
ganization IS composed Of about 20
thrashing machine owners, and will
aim To establish "A uniform rate for
thrashng grain in the country
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Spain Wants Gold Only.

Madrid: Finance Minister Villa.
verde is preparing for presentation to
the Chamber a financial scheme, pro
viding for the free coinage of gold and
the absolute prohibition of the coinage
of silver, The budget SURPRISES will
the monetary circulation
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Quail Shipped in Coffin.

Quail are being shipped from Frank.
lin County, H., to st. Louis in collins
to escape the game laws, according to
the confession of Noah Moore, who
was arrested for violation of the game
law. Moore says 1900 quail are pack.
ed and shipped as corpse. Arrests
are promised by the Game Warden.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Bret harte Died Poor.

London. Letters Of administration
OF Bret Hartc. the American author
who died in May last have buou
granted t. his son, Francs. tho widow
having renowned the administration.
The value OF the estate caused sur
prise, 1t being placed at only 800
pounds Gs sd
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Two Illinois Women Killed.

Mrs. John Jones of Pottstown and
Mrs. Elizabeth Mission of Peoria, Ills,
were almost instantly killed by Chi
cago and Northwestern passenger train
the track
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Bryan at Monterey.

Monterey, Mexico; ". J. Bryan has
arrived here from the City of Mexico
and it is expected that he will remain
few days as guest of Col J. \.
Robertson, a prominent American
manufacturer of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Saxon King Near Death.

a dispatch from Dresden says that
the German specialists who were call
ed to attend the King Of Saxony held
consultation and issued a bulletin
declaring his condition To be critical.
1t Is believed at Dresden that there is
little hope for the King living more
than 2 few DAYS
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Miner Loses His Life.

At Bloomington, H., Stennis Stakos.
XII died from the effects of a mining
accident. He had been accustomed 20
anthracite mining in Pennsylvania,
and ignorance Of the btuminCus meth,
Cd cost him his life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Journeymen Plumbers Win.

The Journeymen Plumbers of Little
Rock, Ark, have won out and there
will be no strike. The men continue
their eight-hour day and are granted
an advance in wages from $500 to 81
per day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Plan Cooperative Glass Factory.

One hundred glass workers, headed
by James l.. Wise. a Muncic, Ind. mcr.
chant, are planning 10 construct a
large cooperative wndow-glass fac.
tory there. The company will have a
capital stock of $4,000 paid up, and
expects to break ground for the build.
ings by March.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Churchill Plantation Sold.

Pine Bluff, Ark: Mr.. Frank J. COS
Sam Churchill Of Little Rock his plan
tation, for which he paid 100000, Cox
has been renting H.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
ReIIes Of e,ant,a Tour Of World.

A valuable collection Of relies of the
tour Of President and Mis-. G"aAt
aroIud the world were placed on pub.
lie exhibition In IN" NuuUna! Museum
at Washington Their transfer to tho
Government was provided for IN ,uo
win of Mrs, Grant, to wnom they were
originally presented
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
ST. Joseph Fuel Famine,

The fuel situation has become so Sc
rious in st. Joseph, Mo, that hundreds
who are unable to get coal have
thronged the office Of the Superintend.
ent of Charities and demanded that he
furnish them with fuel. believing that
he has some means of securing 1t.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
w. n. Shaw Promoted.

w II, Shaw has become supevin,
tendent of motive power of the 81
Louis division Of the Illinois central
Railroad, in place OF w. G. Mitchell,
who resigned. Mr., Shaw's headguar
ters will be in Carbondalc. Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Booker Washington Honored.

Ontario, Cal; The banks and most
of the business houses closed here in
honor of Booker r, Washington, who
addressed the greatest audience ever
assembled in this city. His address
was in the interest CT the Tuskegee In
stitute and liberal contributions were
nnnln
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Precious Metals in Colorado.

Total production Of precious metals
in Colorado in 1902 is estimated at
s44,s7l AGA, a drop OF s2.799767 from
the mint total for 1901, due principally
to the decreased value of silver.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Stricken With ApopIexy.

Evansville, Ind: John l.. Roberts,
a prominent politician, was stricken
with appopleXy and is in a serious
condition. He is G5 years old and
prominent in G. A. r. circles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
wsoe increase Is Announced.

The Lake Street Elevated Railroad
Company made the announcement that
the wages Of It's mOtOrmcn would be
increased from % cents to 22 IL cents
an hour This advance is voluntary On
The part Of the COMPANY.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
For Federal Building Site.

Condemnation proceedings have
been begun to secure 50 feet of ground
for an extension to the Federal build.
ing al St Joseph, Mo. Congress will
appropriate s2O00O0 for the improve.
ment. provided the ground can be Sc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Tulane University Benefited.

New Orleans: The appraiscmcnt NJ
the assets of A. e. Hutchinson. late
president of Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad, shows its value 10 5r
1891, lGS. The bulk of this property
will 30 to the medical department Of
Tulane University
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Dick Out Of Race for Governor.

Akron, o.; In public statement
General Charles Dick announces that
he does not seek the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor OF Ohio; that he
has not asked any man to support him
or said to any one that he was can
di1atp
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Honolulu Celebrates.

llonolulu A public celebration was
held here in honor OF the successful
completion of the trans-PaCihc cable
The day was observed as n public hol.
iday A number of congratulatory
afternoon was followed by a ball NJ
night
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-01-08
Raises CAPITAL stock.

The stock of the Lockhart (Tex)
National Bank was raised from s70,'
900 to 100000. with the undivide 1
profits paying for the new stock