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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10
BEAM cREEK,

Mrs. G. W. Woods gave a tur-
key dinner last Saturday in honor
of her father, John Maddox, of
Monroe county, who had reached
his 74th year. About 20 guests
were present.
Mrs r. I. Byars is on the sick
list this week.
One Of Chas, Spottswood's chill
dren has pneumonia,
Dode Cauthorn shipped two loads
of 1900 Id, beeyes last week Mr..
q. had been feeding these cattle
IA months.
We have reliable information
that before the Christmas bells
ring there will be a wedding in our
midst. Are not al liberty to give
names yet
Moline Camp NJ. w, A had two
limitations Saturday night
CENTRALlA.
a very serious runaway here
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

A bill has been introduced in the
national House of Representatives
providing for the adjustment of
slavery in the Philippines aud the
annulment of the treaty of Gen
eral Bates with the Sultan Of Sulu,
by which the United States gov
eminent recognized the institution
of slavery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Judge Guy McCune of VandalIa
was in Mexico Monday and paid
this Office a business and social
call. The Judge is a thoro-going
Jeffersonian Democrat and wants
to see the grafters and boOdlers
cleaned up in Missouri and then
he wants to see Uncle Sam get q
move on himself in kicking out
the scoundrels and blaeklegs in the
postofiee department, from
Washington. D O.. thruout the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Synopsis Of Roosevelfs message
to Congress on another page. One
of the best points the president
makes of any point discussed is
that there is no difference between
bride taker and a bride giver He
thinks bribery the most serious of
all crimes-selling for ones own
enrichment the delegated power of
the people.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

1t is now therefore ordered by the
clerk OF this court, in vacation, that pub
LEGATION be made notifying the said I'M
known heirs Of George w. Morehead, de-
ceased, that suit has been commenced
against them In the circuit court OF Au-
drain County, Missouri, the object aud
general nature of which is TO obtain
decree Of said court declaring the title 10
the land above described, vested in the
plaintiffs by limitation under the provls-
ions of Section 1888 Revised Statutes OF
Missouri, for 1879, that defendants be
Invested of all interest in and title to said
property, and now you, said unknown
heirs of George w. Morehead, deceased,
are hereby notified of the filing OF this
suit, aud unless you be and appear at the
next regular term of this court to be
begun and held at the Court House in the
city Of Mexico, Audrain county, MissOu
ri, on the 3rd Monday I'm January, 1904,
and on or before the first day Of said
term answer or otherwise plead to plain
titfs' petition the same will be taken as
confessed and Judgment rendered in ac-
cordance with the prayer Of the petition.
And 1t is further ordered by the clerk
that copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri MESSAGE, newspaper
published weekly in Audrain C0tnty,
Missouri, for four weeks successfully the
last insertion to be at least fifteen days
before the commencement of said next
term of said court.
State of Missouri,
County Of Audrain.
1, w. II. Morris, clerk OF the circuit
court of Audrain county, Missouri, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is full, true and complete copy of
the Order of Publication i'm the above
entitled cause as fully as the same APP
pears of record in my Office
Seal. Witness my hand and Of
fetal seal. Done at Office in Mexico Au-
drain county, Missouri, this 9th day of
December, A. ID. 1903
w. II. MORRIS,
clerk circuit court of Audraln county,
Missouri
o. Hit, Attorney for Plaintiffs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

The MESSAGE received a letter
from Harry Halves last week. He
wanted us to help circulate his
Hannibal speech. When Harry Is
able to make a speech not intend
ed TO belittle a good mans efforts
to enforce the laws in this State
we will publish the speech, not till
then.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Account in our Centralia letter
of the accidental killing of Miss
Florence Jennings in that place
last Sunday morning by her horse
running away. w. l.. Fowles of
this city was a spectator to the
sad happening.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

y
right here in this town where his
body sleeps that no better mau ev-
er administered the affairs Of this
great State.
The last two Governors, Ste
phens aud .Dockery have had unus-
al difficulties to contend with. It is
no secret at all that have some
times differed with them strongly
in regard to personal matters, but
| have never doubted the integrity
of either.
Il do not believe in building up
any State machine for the purpose
of controlling party policy or par
ty nominations. ! am not yet
ready to say that this is being done.
! am not waiting to see whether it
is or not.
One thing is certain: Missouri
Democrats will not stand bOssism.
In New York a Tammany boss is
respected and in st. LOuis he may
he able for a time to dictate and
dominate city politics, but the
country Democracy will repudiate
any such effort.
believe now, as I have said
p crhaps a thousand times before,
that since MissOuri's return to
Democratic control Thirty years ago
it has been the best governed state
in the Union. We have done what
other States have not been able to
do, namely, lowered our taxes and
paid our debts at the same time,
and built up the finest system of
public schools and public institu-
tons to be found in all this broad
land. 1t is also a matter of pride
that the Executive Branch of the
State Government has never been
open to any just charge of fraud,
peculatiou or embezzlement The
whole thirty years of Democratic
aScendency have been a period of
honest and faithful administra-
ton.
"But in at least one end Of the
legislative branch certain abuses
have crept. The lobby has been
too powerful and thousand dollar
bills have circulated too freely
among people whose salary was
supposed to be only 50 per day:
who shall say that this does
not need reform? To my personal
knowledge we have in every cam
paign in the last dozen years prom
ised the people to drive the lobby |
out of jefferson City. An honest |
effort has been made to do so. But
has it Succeeded Who is there to |
deny that the exposures of corrup-
ton in ST. Louis and Jefferson |
City has created new issue in the
minds Of the people? You say it is
not an issue because there is no.
body to champion the bOOdler's
cause. No. not even the boss
boodler himself will do it openly.
But | will show you where the
issue is. There are really several
issues involved Who exposed
these frauds and all this corrup-
tiOnl The evidence and confess
sious of the guilty shows that they
had been going on for twelve
years and probably longer.
II was Folk who exposed it,
and it would be a grievOus blow
to the Democracy if it failed to
promote him. 1t must and be-
lieve it will be done. If we had
such a man. one that has accom-
plished what Folk has accom-
plished, we could carry Kansas,
Illinois, New York, Iowa aud even
Massachusetts,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

o. F. Hafner as president, Barnes
and Sherer secretary aud treasurer
and w Q. Sherer captains. The
annual hunt will take place Dec.
Is.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

We see that some of the candi-
dates or their friends are opposed
to a primary for State offices.
Afraid to trust the people, Ell?
Well, we're this much afraid
we're aftaid to trust the candidate
who is afraid to trust a primary
for his chances.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Howard Ellis and j. Y. Parsyns
have established the Telegram, a
new paper at Bellhower, in Mont
gomery county, on the new cutoff
railroad from Mexico to Old Mon
roe. 1t is a sprightly publication
and we wish it great success.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

a meeting of the Democratic
committee for the 9th Congress
iOnal district is called to meet in
Mexico at / p. m, Thursday, Dec.
81. w. l.. GuptOn is chairman Of
the committee and 7. j. Ayres is
secretary.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10
THE SPEECH.
MIR. Vandivsr said in part:

MIR. Nandlver said in part:
Il am proud of the record of ev-
cry Democratic administration in
Missouri from that of WoOdson to
DOckery inclusive. AS a whole it
is a record that any party might
we'll be proud of. | have been
personally acquainted with every
Governor from Hardin to the pres
ent incumbent. Charles II. Hardin
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

A young Chicago bandit offered
a Jail guard $2j 900 for "a chance
to escape. IL the bandit really had
the stuff" it would have bought
a Missouri boodler several times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Fat cattle are three cents cheap
er on the market TO day than they
were just a year ago; the hog mar
ket is also demoralized. \ year ago
the Republicans said it was the
prosperity wave; what kind of a
wave is it this year!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10
secretary

The Mexico Folk club asks for
what the MESSAGE has been con
tending for, that at the Democrat.
lie primary the voter be given a
chance TO vote for his choice of
nominees from constable up TO
governor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

The MESSAGE is complimented
every week as the best paper in
the county"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

A st. Joseph police judge SEN
fenced a tramp TO a cold water
bath every day for a week. That
ought to cule him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Get ready to attend the Missouri
State Bee Keepers annual meeting
to be held in this city next week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

Congressman w. d. Vaudiver,
Of the l4th Missouri district, made
a fine speech in Mexico last Satur-
day. He had large hearing, the
largest gathering TO hear a politi-
cal speech in Mexico since the last
campaign. Vandiyer deals only
with plain facts and argument
and abuses no one. He made
friends for himself and Nths cause
he represents By his preseQce here
larl Refurdev
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10
VANOIVER SPEAKS.
TheCOn9ressman Addresses
the Mexico Folk
Club.

Congressman w. ID. Vaudiver,
of the l4th Missouri district, ad-
dressed a representative gathering
of Audrain county Democrats at
the Mexico Court House last Sat
urday Afternoon. Gen. w. II.
KEENAN,, president of the Folk
Club, introduced the speaker. pay
ing MIR. Vaudiver a high compli
ment as an orator aud high.mind-
ed gentleman aud incidentally
mentioning that Mr. Vandiver
was Il school boy in Mexico in 1870
and 1871, attending school under
Hon. G. f. Clark as teacher.
The speech Of Mr.. Vandiver was
masterful and he was frequently
interrupted with hearty applause.
His arguments were unanswerabls
and he made it plain that Doodle
and auti-boodle will be an issue
in the coming campaign-the st.
Louis World. Ed Buffers paper
and the organ Of the boodlers, has
forced the issue, that paper declar.
ing that if Folk is nominated for
Governor it will bolt the Demo
cratic ticket.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Before Mr.. Vaudiver was intro
duced j. n. Stephens of Martins
burg passed mp to the secretary's
desk the following resolutions,
which were adopted by rising
vote Of those present;
Whereas, the Democrats of Au-
drain county will be called upon in
1904 to nominate county and state
officers.
Wherefore, be it
Resolved, FIRST, that we respect
fully demand and earnestly pray
the Audrain County Democratic
Central Committee, composed of
the following members, tO-wit:
c. II Shoup. y. NJ. Dowell,
J ohm Abbay. A. II. Whitney and
Thomas Cn,m of Salt River; S. G.
Groves and Baker Barnes of Will
son; II. G.. Harrison and b. b.
LittrelT of Sailing; G.. T. PeytOu
aud j. w. Dowell of Loutre; MI
Travis and Wallace Rodgers of
Linn; William Lake and q. A
Wilson of Prairie; w. o. Hostel
ter, II. p. Middleton and James
Hall of Cuivre, to give a primary
election, at the same time, both
for county aud State officers, so
that each individual Democrat may
cast his ballot for whom he
chooses.
Resolved, Second; That we en-
dorse the candidacy of Senator
Cockrell for PRECEDENT, however
with the express understanding
that if he fails in the nomiatiOn
aud election for president, we are
in favor of him for the
high and responsible Office of Unit
ed States Senator, which he has
held and performed the duties
thereof faithfully and acceptably
to all the people, for nearly thirty
years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

The friends of Mayor Reed com
plain that Vandiyer is away from
his duties at Washington making
good government" speeches at $14
a day from the government. Max
ing good government speeches!
Could he serve Democracy betteri
Reed has been away from his du-
ties in Kansas City for three
months making speeches for Reed
and K. C. pays him $12 day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10

The Republicans needn't get
too fresh about hOOdling and ven
alIty in Missouri The
Democats are going to see after
Missouri. Let us hear more of
what the national administration
proposes to do with the villains
who have been caught in their
sins in the postOffice department.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-10
CENTRALiA.

3 w seFIoaa FanaWay zee
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
GENERAL STAFF FAULTS.
Nezc 4rmy Detail System Regarded
as Unsatisfactory IN Three Corps.

Washington, April 8 CSpeciaD.-The War De-
partnent continues TO receive evidence that the
system Of details from the line 70 staff positions
is not satisfactory. II the recommendations Of
Paynaster General Bates, General GreeIy- chief
signal officer and General CrOZier, chief Of ord
nance. prevail. there will be some important
legislation in favor Of a return TO the old sys-
TEN Of permanent staff corps at least for those
three branches Of the service The principal
protest so far, has cOns from the paymaster
general One of the signs which invite the ap-
prehension that the present system is not the
best is the frequency and extent of the suspen-
sions against officers who are filing detailed
places in the pay department II is only natural
that the suspensions should exist and that the
instances and volume should be extraordinary
One has only 70 note the amendments in the
manual for the pay department an edition OF
which was issued with revisiOns TO include
August 20 last since which date the changes
have been sufficient IL character 70 well nigh
demand a edition already The manual it
self is work calling for close application and
hard study in its mastery, and the rules gov
erning pay officers in the discharge of their
duties are being constantly changed by reason
Of new legislation and the rulings Of the
Treaury Department. 1t is difficult, therefore
for an officer detailed from the line 10 acquire
all the knowledge necessary ir disChargIng the
duties of pay officers and IN accordance with the
laws and regulations
1t is easy to forget something or 10 commit
an error and officers who are merely detailed
70 the pay department can hardly be expected
TO become familiar with th- .ariety of corps
duties. especially as such officers go back 10
the line and have no further need Of the in
formation they have IabOriOusly acquired The
greatest difficulty attends this education Of the
detailed paw officers who are at decided dis
advantage in the discharge Of their duties
Everything goes along fairly well so long
there officers OF the permanent
personnel on duty but some day this supply
will become exhausted and the question pre-
sented is whether everything will go smoothly
as il has been going in times past. The pay
master general fears growing tendency 70 de
pend upon the civilian clerks. which is one OF
the natural results Of having on duty pay off,
GERS who are not thoroughly familiar with the
work Of the department
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
TO WATCH THE ORDERS.
Premier COmbes 4band0nS HIS Trip
to algeria.

Paris April 3.-Premier Combes. answering an
Interpolation of NJ. Rudelle LiberaI RepubIi-
cam. in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. TO
why he did not intend TO accompany President
Loubet on the Iatter's coming trip to Algeria
said the real reason was the threatening. vio-
lent attitude of the congregations He added
that there was no mistaking the manner in
which the friends of the congregations and the
congregations themselves had received the &C
ton Of the Chamber in voting to expeI the latter
from France. They were openly talking of vio-
leaders Of the Left party had requested him not
to absent himself from Paris. L was with
great regret that he gave up the pleasure OF
accompanying the President but he the Pre-
mier. regarded it as being his duty to do so.
Continuing. the Premier said the reports of
disagreement between the President and him
self between himself and members Of the
Ministry had no foundation.
Reports from various parts Of France give
particulars of the active steps being taken TO
disband the religious congregations. The courts
are appointing Hqufdators to take charge Of the
effects of the orders. No disturbances have yet
occurred. The branch of the Benedictine order
at DouaL Department Of Nord, has SO ured
twenty-four hours grace. the head Of the order
having gone to confer with the British Arnhas-
sador at Paris as the members of the establish
ment at Douai are mostly Englshmen. The
deaf and dumb asylum maintained by the monks
Of the GranGe Chartreuse monastery has been
taken possession of by receiver appointed by
the Grenoble court. All the novices have de-
parted and only few monks now remain N the
monastery.
The Church Of the English PassiOnist Fathers
in the Avenue HOche, which is attended by
number of Americans, was among those visited
to-day by police agents, who served the Pas
sionists with q notice TO disband. Since they
learned that the efforts of the United States
Ambassador, General Porter, and the British
Ambassador. Sir Edmund MOnsOn, would not
prevent the Chambers action in ordering the
expulsion Of the Passionists with the rest Of the
religious orders. the Passionist Fathers arranged
TO turn over their affairs to secular priests, who
will continue 10 conduct the church The mem
bers Of the order are leaving the country or are
retiring 70 private life
The AIarists. Dominicans. Capuchins, Barna-
bites. Franciscans. Redemptorists, Oratorians
and Brothers of the Sacred Heart and of the
Holy Cross have also been notified to disband-
Many of the last named are going to America,
through the efforts of the Very Rev. John A
Zahrl, Provincial Of the Order OF the Holy Cross.
Of Notre Dame, Ind, who, after leaving Rome
for Paris in March, stopped at Milan before COM
ing here to take up the details Of the removal Of
the members Of the Holy Cross order here
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
CHINA's MINISTER IN WASHINGTON.
Brings a Party of Young Cinnamon To Be
Educated Here.

Washington April 3-Sir Chen Liang Tung Cheng,
the new Chinese Minister TO the United States.
with his suite of about forty-fve persons reached
washington tonight The minister's suite differs
from that China sends 10 any other country. as
MANY Of the members are sciOns OF distinguished
families who come TO the United States to aC-
ouire a thorough mastery of the English language
and 10 enter American institutions OF learning
The minister and suite went at once to the lega-
ton.
In an Interview tonight the minister expressed
the hone that as a result OF his service here the
friendly relations between China and the United
States would be greatly strengthened, and said he
would try TO be an instrument for bringing about
that desirable end
He brought with him about twenty-five young
men fourteen Of whom were sent by their parents
and the remainder by the Chinese Government,
To be educated in this country. Some Of them will
be placed in private families In the East and others
more advanced in education in college at AndOver.
Mass The minister called particular attention 10
this fact as showing the trend Of the Chinese Gov
eminent and people in the direction Of education
He said
7 have great hopes for the future Of China The
government IS paying particular attention 10 the
sdT1ca tior the younger generation Inat mas
more 70 do with its progress and advancement
than anything else The sending Of so many OF her
Young men here. who are TO be followed Dy others
4 new ara is dawning for China, and there are
bright prospects for the future
Regarding Chinese immigration into the United
States the minister expressed the hope that the
T-nited States Government would do what IS right.
and that there might be an amelioration OF the
Chinese exclusion laws -, z.,, -. g.
minister VIII present MS CIeueLIIlaI9 Io SCI
in fsW days
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
B4LK4N FIRE SPREADS.
HeaUy Fighting Betzoeen Turks and
Bulgarian Bands.

Berlin. April 3-A dispatch from Constant-
nople to the ''Lokalanzeger,' dated noon to-
day, announces that the Bulgarian bands and
Turkish troops in the Okhrida district have
fought battle and that thousand men were
killed wounded.
COnstantinople April 3-Official advices from
Monastir says the Bulgarian inhabitants Of
thirty villages in the Okhrida district three
thousand men in all. supported by the bishop
and a number of revolutionary bands, have risen
against the Turks They surround a small de-
tachment of Turkish troops in the mountains
northward of Okhrida- but the troops succeeded
in cutting their way out. after sustaining con-
sderab bic loss
Another dynamite outrage at the town Of
Mustapha Pacha has led to the discovery that
the Revolutionary Committee is supposed to be
responsible for the attempt to wreck the Orien-
tai Express early in the morning Of March 81,
when the bridge of the Turkish Oriental Rail
road between AdrianopIe and Mustapha Pacha
was blown up by an Internal machine
Although affairs at Mitrovitza and Prshtina
are reported to be Camer, the rising of the AL
banians in those districts creates intense con-
Germ at the palace, among the ministers and at
the embassies 1t is felt that a continuation of
the trouble in the vicinity Of Novi-Bazar is la
bic to lead at any moment to an extension of
Austrian occupation over the entire district and
az far as 11trovitza. although it is believed
that nothing short of absolute necessity will
induce Austria to take advantage of this right,
which is reserved TO her by the Treaty of
Berlin
Salonica, April 3.-The railroad bridge over the
Angista River, near Drama was blown up by
Bulgartans on the night of April l. All the tele-
graph wires in the vicinity have been cut
Drama is about thirty miles from Seres. Mace
dOnia.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
CoNvICTs AND LADRoNEs ROUTED
Captain Perry's Work in Mindanao-Coast-
wise Laws.

Manila April "a force Of troops and con-
stabularys commanded by Captain Perry, over
took and routed on the shore Of Lake Mainit
March 81, the band Of convicts and Iadrones
who recently attacked and for a time held pos
session Of Surigao island Of MindanaO. The
details Of the fighting have not been received
Captain Perry is pursuing the enemy.
mixed force Of scouts and cOnstabulary,
num- bering 10 men, defeated 200 ladrones in
two fights near Idan. province Of Cavite. yes
terday killing seven Of the enemy and wound
ing twelve. The government force had no casu-
aIties Coastwise shippers are preparing TO pc
riri0n the United States TO refrain from applying
to them the cOastwlse laws They say that no
American shipping has developed in the islands
and that the denial Of cOastwise privileges to
foreign vessels is injurious 10 commerce.