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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
SCALE FOR OUTSIDE LABOR.
Scale Affects 1000 Miners in Central
Illinois.

Illinois.
Springfield, ILL.,: The outside day
labor scale, which affects 1000 miners
in Central Illinois, was agreed upon
Wednesday at the convention of min
ers and operators of the Springfield
subdistrict, as follows: bumpers,
1886; empty cagers, 1928; box car
leaders, $2.S6; fiat trimmers, 1926;
firemen, $2.36; self-dumping cagers,
$2.23; night watchmen, when other
wise employed, $2.36; blacksmiths,
1904; helpers, $2.36. The carpenters
are to get a scale of 10 IL cents above
scale Of last year. The Springfield
subdistrict convention is the first to
be held in the State since the State
and national conferences, and the
scale being agreed upon by the pres
ent convention, will doubtless be TAX
en- as a standard for subdistrict con-
ferences that will he held in the re-
naming eight district of the State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
nr. Ames PIeads Not euiItv,

Minneapolis, Mimi: Or. A. A. Ames,
former Mayor of Minneapolis. plead.
Cd not guilty to all seven indictments
against him, charging bribery, conspir-
aoy and extortion. In the District
Court Wednesday. and bail was fixed
at $4,000. He has four days in which
to secure bondsmen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Scene IN Courtroom.

st. Joseph, Mo-: There was a scene
in the Criminal Court Saturday when
Asbury Wilson, who had just been sen.
fenced to two years in the Peniten,
tiRry on the charge of robbery, rush
ed toward John Roach, the principal
witness against him, and threatened to
XIII him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Funaten 80 command.

Vancouver Wash. Brigadier Gen
eral Funston arrived at Vancouver bar
racks Sunday and VIII assume com.
mand Of the Department Of the Co
inmbia at once, relieving BrisRdier
General Randall, who viii leave IN q
few days iog San Francisco en- route
10 tha phlIIpninea.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Penitentiary Prisoner Slain.

Jefferson City, Mo-: Guard j. w.
George at the State Penitentiary We'd
nesday night, shot David Curry, a negro
prisoner sent up from st. Louis. The
wounded man died Thursday. The ne
gro became unruly while at work in
the shops and attempted to attack the
guard when he was shot.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Robbera Get $1,000.

Paducah, KY: Robbers early Sat
urday blew open the vault in the De-
posit Bank OF Bardwell and secured
in the neighborhood of $4,000. The
vault is a total wreck, and the charge
was so strong that some of the cur.
rency, of which there was $500, was
burned. The robbers escaped.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Not satIolIod Wlth eeheduIe.

Bloomington. HI; It is stated that
the employees Of the Chicago ana Alton
ere not wholly satisfied with the new
schedule. and win make another de-
mand as soon as the Wabash trouble Is
settled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
WYnne WhIteeappera IleId.

Wynne, Ark: Eight Of the alleged
whitecappers and murderers Of Detec.
tive Brown were Thursday held for
trial without BAN. They are ]. W..
Smith. James NorVelI and the six Han
brothers, The remaining ak Of the
prisoners we're discharged.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Guests Escape il NIght clothes.

Omaha, Neb.; At an early hour
Tuesday morning the Barker hotel in
this city was discovered TO be on fre.
There were 100 guests In tho house.
All we're aroused ana escaped In their
night clothing BY climbing down the
fire escapes. The property loss was
small.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Money WIN Stay In Family.

Abilene, Kas.; Robert Kenney, a
wealthy young farmer, against whom
Alice Biery obtained Judgment for
$500 recently. for breach of promise,
has married the plaintiff. and all cases
are dismissed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
The Kanaaa zig aouthern atrlke.

Kansas City. Mo-: Sixty nonunion
machlnists. blacksmiths and boiler
makers left here Thursday for Shreve-
port, La. TO take the place Of the stTik-
ing union men Ia the Kansas City
Southern shops. Thirty-hve Of the men
are from st, Louis and the others came
from Chicago
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
an klIIed d : rraln.

Kinmundy, H.; Miss Laura Grace
the 16-year-old daughter Of Doctor ,.
d. comerer. was killed here at 8
O'Clock Monday night BY the fast mail
on the Illinois Central.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
cantaln'a son Drowned.

Metropolis. III: Wiley Stallion, the
13-year-old son OF a steamboat cap
tain. was drowned in the baekwater
near BroolSport. In this county. Sunday
afternoon. while attempting to climb
In q small rowb0at.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
NJ Watch FaetorY started.

South Bend. Ind; Clement Stude.
baker Jr., president OF the South Bend
Watch company, pressed the button
Monday morning that started the new
million-dollar watch factory, which
win employ 1900 watchmakers and
manufacture 200 watches day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Reeelver b Annolnted.

Chicago. H.. A receiver has been
appointed fop the Chicago branch q
G. Moensch Sons q Co, Of Cincinnati,
dealers in leather and hides. The In.
dsbtadaess amounts to $50, 900, besides
coutinEeDi liabilities.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Mulherry Grove odd FlIows.

Mulberry Grove. H.: 1h odd FeE
lows organized a lodge ne.t Monday
with thirty-tve members. A tesm IRON
Vandnlia. under the supervision OF Past
Grand Master Henry A, Stone. did ne
degree work.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

Texarkana. Tex. The result Of the
ballot taken by telegraphers and sta
ton agents OF the Kansas City South
ern road several days ago on a prop
osition to strike favors the strike by a
large majority.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

Canton, NO.: Monday afternoon the
dome OF Christian uniyersIty was dis
covered on IRE from sparks from the
furnace iIue The main building was
totally destroyed
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

New York Mark Twain e III At his
Riverside home with bronchial trouble.
His pAysiclan says HIS patient win be
able % reeume hin work soon,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Free Delivery foF Abilene, Tex.

Washington. The Postmaster Gem
eral has ordered the establishment or
Tree delivery service on June at
Abilene. Tex
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
safe Blowers In Post Office.

Joliet, H.: The Post once at VIII
mington, a few miles south OF Joliet.
was raided by robbers early Thursday.
The safe was blown open and the in
terror of the ONCE wrecked. More
than 500 in stamps and money and
some mail we're taken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

Walking to ST. Louis from Argentina.
Guayaquil, Ecuador; Guillermo Kop-
pei, the Mexican pedestrian who left
Argentina about q year ago on HIS
way 10 ST, Louis to see the Worlds
Fair arrived here Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07


combinations. which was made public to-
day was given out at the White House to-
night. 1t represents the general attitude
of the administration on this subject ana
was authorized by the President:
Preliminary-The people do not desire
the business Of the country to be inter
fered with beyond the regulation neces-
sary to control combinat tions where they
act improperly and to correct any ten
dency toward monopoly. In this country,
where money is cheap and abundant and
within the reach of keen and capable
men, monopoly will be impossible, if COM
petition is kept free.
Small enterprises have certain advant-
ages over large combinations and will
live and thrive if assured of open and
fair field Rebates and discriminatory
rates constitute one Of the chief restric-
tions on competition, They unquestion-
ably swell the earnings of favored con-
Germs and, supporting a vast volume of
capital stock which represents nothing
but unfair advantage over rivals. contri-
butte largely to the upbuilding of monop-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
wREcKAGE COMES ASHORE.
Tug Vladimir and Another Craft Lost
Of Carmanah Light.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. s.-Letters re-
ceived to-day from Carmanah state that
further wreckage has been found there
Some time ago the nghtkeeper reported
that the stern of a ships boat with the
name Ericsson. Cardiff" was washed
ashore Now he says that much new
wreckage has been washed ashore fnclud-
ing the remains of small steamer and
schooner.
From other sources IT is learned that
the wrecked steamer is the tugNVladimir,
which drifted to sea from her moorings
at San Juan on December Is.
1t is not thought probable that the
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
MISTAKES YOUNG GIRL
FOR A CHICKEN THIEF
Leona Whitehouse of Denver Is Shot
by Neighbor While Masquer-
aiding in Boys Clothes.

DENVER, Jan. 6.-Leona Whitehouse.
aged Il years, was seriously and perhaps
fatally shot by mistake by William Mas
sey,. neighbor. this evening. With two
other girls Miss Whitehouse dressed I'm
boys clothes and went about the neigh
borhood of her home, corner of South
Ninth street and West Tenth avenue.
ringing doorbells and playing similar
pranks. Her hat blew into Massey's yard
and when she went after it Massey
thinking her a chicken thief, fred at her.
The bail took effect in her face, infiicting
dangerous wound.
Miss Whitehouse is daughter .,
James Whitehouse sculptor. now win
John D. McGilvray, building contractor
in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
BRITISH AND BOER
GENERALS AT A BANQUET
Late Enemies Meet at Table ar Pre-
toria and Drink to King
Edward.

PRETORIA. Jan. "a great banopet
given tonight in honor of Mr. Chamber
lain brought together many notable men
including Lord Miner. British High Com
missioner in South Africa, General Ivt-
Teton and General Baden-PovelI and the
Boer Generals Delarey and Botha. If
was the first occasion since the war tha,
the English generals had met their lata
enemies table. Toasts to King Ed
ward and the royal family were honored
with enthusiasm
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

associate itself with the protest OF Great
Britain and Italy to the Porte concerning
the passage through the Dardanelles into
the Black Sea of four unarmed Russian
torpedo-boat destroyers, and that it has
Informed Russia TO that effect.
W
schooner reported wrecked is either of
the overdue schooners General Siglin or
South Bend
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
WILL SUCCEED THEMSELv YES

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan 6-United
States Senator Boise Penrose was noni-
mated by the Republican cancus tonight
to succeed himself. The Democratic eau
Gus nominated Colonel ]. f. Gunfey.
BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 6.-H. c. Hans
brough was to-day unanimously chosen
by The Republican caucus to succeed him
self as United States Senator.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

ceived developed that the writer said the
wreck was from Valparaiso. and as the
Prince Arthur was due from there, there
is no question that she is the ship whose
crew met such tragic fate at the ter
mination Of her long voyage. The eX-
treme isolation from teIegraDhic commu-
nication Of the place where the bark went
ashore makes particulars hard to obtain
and it will be several days before further
details Will be received
The Prince Arthur was formerly. the
British ship Houghton Tower and was
built in Birkenhead, England, in 1862, for
G. r. Clover & Co. She was a vessel of
1888 gross tons, 24O feet long by 40 feet
beam and q feet depth of hold. In her
earlier career the vessel was in trade with
the East Indies. but she was sold some
years ago to P. H. Roer of Christiania,
who has ever since operated her in the
lumber trade, carrying many cargoes
from Puget Sound TO foreign lands.
It is probable that orders Will be issued
10 all tugs who make a business Of seek
ing tows off Cape Flattery to visit the
scene of the wreck in the hope that the
original story Of the Indian runner that
the vessel was breaking up may have
been exaggerated and precipitated by the
washing ashore Of rigging which was
shaken loose when the vessel first pound
ed against the submerged and treacher-
Gus reefs In the event of there being
any possible chance the immense towing
feet Of the Puget Sound Tugboat Com
pany will be dispatched with all haste to
render such relief may be possible.
Old timers, however, assert that there
will be nothing left to tell the story of the
disaster.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
SOME IMPROVEMENT SHOWN.

The situation respecting transportation
determinations and the entry of inde-
pendent capital into new industries has
lately been improved. 1t is now known
that the amount of capital embarked in
independent enterprises in the past two
years at least equals the total capital of
the great combinations formed within the
previous twelve years With assurance
against predatory competition, this inn
rrovement will continue Individual in
dustrial experience, with the certainty OF
secure employment of capital, may be
trusted to compete effectively with such
selfish combinations as are not formed for
sound economic reasons. but merely in
order to capitalize the country's prosper
ftv for the benefit of their promoters. The
existence of most of these combinations
has not increased the productive capacity
of the country; they have merely acquired
the ownership of pre-existing industries
recommendation for immediate legis-
lation-That all discriminatory practices
affecting interstate trade be made Of
lenses to be enjoined and punished.
Such legislation to be directed alike
against those who give and those who
receive illegal advantages and to cover
discrimination in prices as against COM
petitors in particular localities resorted
to for the purpose of destroying compe-
fition-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

- ONSIANIINOPLE, Jan. 6.-Great
4 Britain has vigorously protested
~ to the Turkish Government
against the permission granted in
September last to the unarmed Russian
torpedo-boat destroyers to pass through
the DardanelIes into the Black Sea un-
der the commercial flag of Russia These
vessels We're about to start on the pro-
posed trip.
The British note says the passage OF
the DardaneIles by the torpedo-boat de-
stroyers would be violation of the ex-
isting international treaties, and that if
Russian warships are thus allowed to use
the Dardanelles Great Britain will re-
serve the right to demand similar privi-
leges.
The protest has caused irritation in
Russian circles and concern on the part
of the Turkish authorities, who fear that
other powers will follow the example Of
Great Britain.
Il is said that Turkey having given her
word 10 Russia, will permit the Russian
vessels to pass through the Dardaneles
despite the protest Of Great Britain.
BERLIN, Jan. e.-The press is Informed
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

should be given power to restrain such
transportation at the Governments suit
Such legislation is necessary because
the existing interstate commerce law does
rot give an effective remedy in this class
of cases against either shipper or carrier
The casus Omissus in the interstate
commerce act should now be supplied by
imposing a penalty upon carrier and
beneficiary alike and by giving to the
courts the right to restrain all sach in
fractions OF the law.
The prohibition against carriers should
be limited to those subject to the act to
regulate commerce. Only carriers op-
Grating a lire Of railroad or a rail and
water line as one line are required to pub
lish their rates and adhere to them. 1t
is 'impracticable to control lines operat-
ing wholly by water. Rates of water
transportation are necessarily open 20 the
freest competition. are invariably low by
comparison. and thus naturally furnish
the standard Of reasonableness without
express regulation.
1t should be made unlawful TO trans
port traffic by carriers subject to the in
terstate commerce act at less rates than
the published rate, and all who partici-
pate in violating the law should be pun
ished.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
NONE SHOULD BE OVERLOOKED

Provision should also be made to reach
corporations and combines which produce
wholly within a State, but whose products
enter interstate commerce. This pro-
vision should relate first to concerns
which fatten on rebates; second. to con-
Germs which sell commodities below the
general price in particular localities or in
any other way in particular localities seek
to destroy competition.
There should be a comprehensive plan
to enable the Government to get at all
the facts bearing upon the organization
and practices of concerns engaged in in
terstate commerce, not with a view to
hampering any legitimate business of
such concerns, but in order to be in posi-
tion to take action if necessary.
To this end commission or special bu-
reau in the proposed Bureau Of Commerce
could be created, whose duty it should be
to investigate the operations of concerns
engaged in interstate or foreign COM
merce to gather information and data en-
abling it to make recommendations for
additional legislation, to report to the
President. This would be first step in
securing proper publicity. This commits
sion should have authority to inquire into
the MANAGEMENT of any concern doing an
interstate business whenever it becomes
necessary or desirable; it should have the
authority to call for reports from them,
to- compel testimony from all witnesses.
and the production of books, papers. etc.
These recommendations are based on
the central thought that the first step
should be taken by law aimed at what
are certainly known to be unreasonable
practices directly restrictive of freedom
of commerce and by a law securing some
governmental supervision as outlined
above. A special act should be passed at
once to speed the final decision of cases
pending or to be raised under the present
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
Chance Lost
at Eleventh
Hour.
Final Effort
Is OF No
Avail.
Upper House
EruSfrafeS
Schemes.
special dispatch to The Cali.

4 TIERS, SACRAMENT
o. TO, Jan. 6.-The Sen
ate of the State of Cali
fornia has turned the entire ad-
ministration ofthe affairs OF the
commonwealth over TO Cow
ernor-elect George c. Pardee,
and all OF the inter-session ap-
pointments of Governor Henry
Gage have finally been given into
the care of the new Governor.
There is no longer any possibility
OF the Senate confirming any of
the appointments that have been
made by Governor Gage during
the last two years, and even the
attempt that was made BY Gov
ernor Gage last night to enlist
the sylnpath'es Of the Demo
cratic Tneflsocrs of the Senate
have been without any result, no
matter whether they had agreed
to the Gage programme or not.
The Senate to-day completely
sidetracked the Governors mes
sage in which he announced his
appointments, and while they re-
ceived the document they merely
ordered it printed in the journal
and then arranged for their meet
ing tomorrow, so that under no
combination of circumstance can
the consideration of them be
reached before the Inauguration
of DR.. Pardee.
sNUB FOR GOVERNOR.
The message that the Senate
refused to receive yesterday was
presented to-day and consisted OF
two PARTS. The first was the mes,
sage proper and the second was
the list of appointments over
which there has been SO much
trouble for the last few days.
Both messages were ordered
printed in the journal pending
their consideration by the Sen
ate.' That consideration" will
not come until after DR.. George
c. Pardee has had an opportunity
to do as he may see fit wah all
of the patronage that has been
given out by Governor Gage III
the last two years. Then, to
show how impossible it is for the
Senate to reach these appoint
ments tomorrow, it is only nee
essary to quote the meeting time
of the Senate and the time of the
Inauguration, and the way In
which Governor Cages appoint
ments were passed over into the
new administration becomes at
once apparent.
When the Senate adjourned
to-day it was upon motion of
Senator F. w. Leavitt of Ala
media County, and Leavitt spe-
cihcally mentioned in his motion
that the time to which the ad-
iournment should be had would
be at exactly 1910 o'clock.
There was no reason why the
time should not have been 10
O. clock or II o'clock in the
morning or exactly noon, but
Senator Leavitt, who has been
handling the effort to prevent
consideration of these appoint
ments specifically mentioned
I2:4o O'Clock in his motion, and
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES.

In order to reach producers guilty of
these offenses who are, producers
merely, beyond national control, a PEN
atty should be imposed upon the inter-
state and foreign transportation of goods
produced by them and Federal courts
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
MO- Elizabeth Herov

SEATTLE. Jan. s--Mrs. Elizabeth He
roy. the first white woman in Siskiyou
County. California died here to-day. aged
70 years
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

Continued on Page 4. Column 8.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-14
HOMES FOR Ex-SLAvES.

Georgia Plan to Care For old Negro
 Servants of AntebeIlum Days.
 Moses Bentley, colored, has secured an option on 2o1 acres of land three miles east of Constitution, Ga, and ono and one-half miles from East lake, where it is his intention to establish log cabin homes for old negro slaves, says the Atlanta Constitution. It is the intention of Moses Bentley to es- tablish colonization of, these old ne7 groes and furnish sufficient amount of work in the way of truck farming to make the colony self supporting so far as possible. This movement has been carefully considered and indorsed by a number of prominent citizens. It is the present intention to provide homes for the old negro slaves of Geor- gia first, and then later for as many throughout the south as Is possible
 This matter of providing some suit able home for old slaves has received much attention during the last few years and especially lately. Many of those in position to know are of the opinion that 1t is only in the establish ment of some such colony as the one proposed, where, in separate log cab ins, the old slaves will be provided with hoes of their own, that the scheme can be made practical. The matter of establishing great home where the old slaves could live together has been found to be impracticable owing to the peculiar characteristics of these peo- pie, but it is believed that in the estab- lishment of lot of log cabins the greatest difficulties in this way will be obviated and the problem more prac' tically solved than in any other way.
 Many of the chapters of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy have also taken the matter of providing some suitable shelter for the old time negroes, under consideration.