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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Fer oIty liahtlnu Plant.

Jefferson city. Mo-. An ordinance
has been introduced into the City
Council providing for the holding Of a
special election ON August 4 for the
purpose Of voting On a proposition to
bond the city In the SUM Of $4,000 for
the construction and establishment Of
an electric light system to be main
tanned by the city. The contract with
the present company does not expire
for two years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
CHICAGO COMBINE IN g0URT
CONCERN DECLARED VIRTUALLY
IN DEFAULT FOR MILLION
DOLLAR OBLIGATION.
Financlers Lose Heavily. p. Morgan
& Co. Have Large Sums invested In
the Securities Of the Companies
Yerkes Sold to Syndicate.

Chicago: A financial sensation was
caused here late Wednesday afternoon
when the Chicago Union Traction Com
pany was declared virtually in default
and was placed in the hands Of receiv-
ers.
This action was taken in the United
States Circuit Court before Judge B. s.
Grosscup, who appointed as receivers
James e. Eckels, representing the
Western interests, and r. r. Gown, Of
New York, representing the Court.
Three judgments aggregating $1,17S,-
1882 were entered against the COM
pany and in favor Of the Guaranty
Trust Company Of New York
The judgments were specifically
against the Chicago Union Traction
Company, the North Chicago Street
Railway and the West Chicago Street
Railway companies.
Against the North Chicago Company
the amount is 7O,O5266; against the
West Chicago Company the judgments
amount to S290,44O. The amount
against the Union Traction Company is
1917 ,690.66.
In the opinion OF well-informed f.
nanciers the action places the proper
ties under the direction of the United
States courts and therefore removes
them from the powers of the city en-
tirely. The City Council and Legisla-
ture may therefore be defied as regards
franchise and municipal owership pro-
positions.
This is the end of a gigantic deal
which spells great losses to not few
ffnanciers Of national reputation.
The receivership is blow to the pres
tlge Of ]. P. Morgan & Co., who invest
ed heavily in the shares Of the COM
pany and who endeavored to rescue
the concerns from the inevitable.
In details, the Chicago Traction Com
pany was organized May "a, 1899, as a
result of negotiations between Charles
T. Yerkes' holdings of stock of the
West Chicago and the North Chicago.
$4,000 shares Of the former and 20, 900
of the latter
1t then leased the two properties at
a guaranty of and per cent divi-
dends respectively.
The West Chicago lease carried con-
troll of the Chicago West division and
the Chicago passenger roads; the North
Chicago carried control OF the North
Chicago City road. The $12. 1000. 900 pre-
ferred stock of the Union Traction was
subscribed for at par. about $4,000, 900
of which was taken in Chicago, each
share of preferred carrying half a share
Of common as a bonus.
Then, in April. 1900, a large part of
the $15,000,0O0 of the capital stock held
by Yerkes of the Chicago Consolidated
Traction Company was acquired at $54
a share and paid in 41-2 per cent
bonds.
Besides the above, the company in
CURED responsibilities of bonded debt
of the underlying companies amounting
to S43, O97 900.
The action of Wednesday, it is sup
posed, was precipitated by the failure
to get desired franchise renewal legis-
lation at Springfield.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
PRESIDENTS oUIEr SABBATH.
Attends Church and in the Afternoon
Takes a Long Horseback Ride.


Grand Island, Neb: President
Roosevelt's day in Grand Island was
quiet. His train arrived early Sunday
morning. 1t was run into the yards
and the President and his party re-
manned aboard. The President at
tended st. Stephens Episcopal church.
In the afternoon the President went
for horseback ride, accompanied by
Senator Dietrich. They rode out to
Tayior's sheep ranch, and then around
to the soldiers home. where the Pres
ldent was greeted by veterans. The
ride was about Is miles.
The day was extremely disagreeable
on account OF high wind In order
that the President and his party might
be free from dust clouds while on the
train, the fire department stretched
a hose around the cars and kept the
ground spFinkled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
NEGRO LYNCHED IN ILLINOIS.
cULPRIT Is sUMMARiLY DEALT
WITH FOR ATTEMPTED
ASSAULT.
Confessed His Awful crime--colony
Of coIored Laborers Attacked and
Tents Burned--Many Shots tx
changed, but No One Is Killed.

Thebes, ILL.,: An unknown negro,
aged about IL years. was lynched by
a mob Of angry farmers near the vii
lage Of Santa Fe Sunday afternoon for
attempting to assault the 10-year4old
daughter Of Farmer Branson Davis,
and this was followed by general
onslaught upon a colony Of negroes
living in tents who were engaged in
bridge construction work The tents
were burned and many negroes were
shot, but so far as known none was
killed. Hundreds Of shots were ex-
changed, but no whites were hurt.
Branson Davies lives one-half mile
east of Santa Fe, a small village near
here. While his 10-year-old daughter
was in the barnyard Sunday the negro
accosted her, and her screams brought
her mother to the rescue. The negro
fed. Officers were notified and were
soon in pursuit.
News of thesassodlt speedily spread
among the neighboring farmers, and
resulted in an angry mob starting in
search OF the assailant The negro
was meanwhile captured by o6icers,
and was being brought to Santa Fe,
when the mob Of farmers was met. A
scrimmage resulted, during which the
farmers secured the negro. He con-
fessed to the crime, but begged for
mercy. Without word the mob
started with the prisoner toward the
new bridge being constructed across
the Mississippi. where he was hanged
to an oak tree without ceremony or
delay. After the body had dangled in
the air a few moments 1t was riddled
with bullets.
The officers endeavored to dispense
the mob, but their efforts were un.
awaiting.
A rush was made for a colony OF
several hundred negroes employed on
bridge construction work and living in
tents near the bridge. The negroes
saw the mob coming and opened fire.
A fusillade followed, and the whites
fred with effect, as many of the ne
groes were shot down. None of the
mob was injured, and II is not known
how seriously the negroes were
wounded. The mob pressed forward,
notwithstanding the steady firing, I'M
til the negroes turned and fled toward
nearby wood, taking their wounded
with them. The mob then fell upon
the tents and burned them. After
accomplishing a general work of de-
struction the mob dispersed. Extra
police were sworn In and the village
put under heavy guard. Excitement is
intense.
Santa Fe is small village IN the
extreme southwestern portion Of ILL
nois, near the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois railroad.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Cast Lots for Mayor.

Green lille. H.: Ed Demoulin, Ii
cense, and ]. H. Livingston, anti-li-
cense, candidates for Mayor who each
received the same number of votes
Tuesday drew lots before the City
Council Wednesday. Demoulin was
successful, and took the oath Of Office.
1t is alleged that some illegal votes
were cast in the election, and Living
ston reserved his right to demand a
contest and recount of the ballots.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
COLONEL H. s. DEWEY IS DEAD.
He Helped Build Many important Rail-
road Lines.

road Lines
Jefferson City, No.: Colonel Hiram
Shipman Dewey died here Wednesday
after an illness Of several weeks.
Colonel Dewey was bern In Fort Ann,
N. Y. October "a. 1899. He belonged to
the old school Of railway msa, having
run the drst survey for the West Shore
Railway in New Y0rk fFOm Hoboken
to Newburg. In capacity Of civil en-
gineer he was connected In the early
days Of railroad building with many Of
the most important railroads in the
East. Thirty years ago he was con
neeted with the Wabash in Illinois,
and later with the Missouri Pacific in
Missouri.
Colonel Dewey came to Jefferson
City in 1879 in connection with the
building OF the Lebanon branch line
south from Jefferson City, and was in
charge of the division OF the Missouri
Pacific here for several years. He was
connected with the locating party of
the Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad
across North Missouri.
In the last fifteen years he has rot
been actively engaged in railroad work,
being City Engineer and County Sur
veyor in Jefferson County. He leaves
a wife and four children, two Of his
sons being railroad men.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
TEN KILLED BY OIL EXPLOSION.
President of Company and Two Girls
Among Victims Of Disaster.


Among Victims Of Disaster.
Minneapolis, Mimi: Eight men and
two women were killed by an explos-
ion at the plant of the Northwestern
Star Oil Company at the foot of Sixth
avenue about 1870 Thursday morn
ing.
The dead: w. H. Davis, president;
G, H. Durrin, general manager; Stanis-
laus w. Mitchell, cashier; Jacob
Domm, boolkeeper; Miss Caroline A.
Record, bookkeeper; Harold c. Col
burn, clerk; Miss Ella M. Roundy,
stenographer; David Dacey, foreman;
John Spontanske, laborer; Joseph La
Fond, laborer. The injured: viii
Larson, laborer; Chas. Aaronson, Joe
McGinty, Walter 3. Scott, Jos. Dron-
ick, E. ]. Link and Joseph Livingston.
The explosion came without an in
stant's warning and a second after the
conclusion the walls had been thrown
down and the entire structure was a
mass of flames. Not a person in the
Office escaped alive.
Five workmen engaged on the sec
ond floor were thrown 20 feet into the
air, and these were the only persons
who escaped. They climbed through
the debris and are now at the city hos
initial
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Wabash Extension Planned.

Flora, H.: The right-of-way for
the Toledo, st. Louis and New Orleans
Railroad has been secured through
Sailor Springs, Clay City and Rinard.
The work of grading will begin at
once. The road passes through the
great fruit belt and taps the coal and
mineral fields of the lower counties.
The Wabash people are backing the
enterprise.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Fire Loss Halt ! Million.

Columbus, o.: Fire early Sunday
destroyed the BrunsOn and Union
clothing company buildings at High
and Long streets, and several smaller
structures, and damaged the Nichols
block. entalling loss of $500. 900.
Daniel Lewis, captain Of engine com.
pany No. IL, was caught under a fall
Ing wall and Instantly killed His body
was eremated IN the ruins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
LIBRARY About completed.

Decatur, Ill.,: The new public H.
brary building. erected AZ a cost Of
$4,000, the gift Of Andrew Carnegie.
win be turned over to the city by the
contractors May /. There win be no
formal dedication The building Is sit
uated upon one Of the lness sites in
the city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
No.Treatlnu Tavern.

New York: Backed By number OF
well-known men in this city who share
Bishop Potter's ideas regarding sn-
looms. the Acorn No.Treatiag Tay.
ern." to be located or u9per Broad-
way, win be shortly opened Bishop
Potter and Dr. Rainesford VIII DO ask
ed to indorse the enterprise and be
present AZ the opening.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
slaughter o. Jews n Ressarabla.

ST Petersburg: twenty-five Jews
were killed ana 27s were wounded.
many o. Them fatally, during anti-se.
mitic riots At Kisinen. the capital OF
Iiesearabia, April 20, when number
Of workmen organized an attack on the
Jewish inhabitants The minister Of
the interior has ordered the adoption
OF apeclal measures TO restore order in
the town and district.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
First convletion in Twenty Years.

Camden, Ark: Mrs. Cclean ThomD-
son was convicted "Wednesday morn
ing in Circuit Court for the murder Of
May Thompson here last fall This is
the first conviction for murder in 20
years, and this fact, together with that
OF the party being a woman. has caus-
ed much comment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Larue onlum shlpment.

San francisco: The steamer China
Thursday brought to port one Of the
largest shipments Of opium that has
ever come from the Orient. 1t con
sisted Of sl5 cases Of S3.415 pounds,
on which the duty amounted to $780,
400 The commercial value Of the
opium Is about 1884 $40.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Farmers, reIephere sYstsm.

Metropolis, ILL.,; The farmers OF
Massac and Pope Counties have form
ed farmers mutual telephone COM
pany and will build lines all through
the two counties, one phone being es-
tablished in each town for the use OF
the members Of the association. OGly
those who are stockholders In the com
pany are entitled 10 the service.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
OF. q. w. Moore Prealdent.

Excelsior Springs, Mo-: DR.. w. G.
Moore Of st. Louis was elected presi-
dent Of the Missouri State Medical AS
ISOLATION In the convention in session
here Thursday morning, The next
meeting Of the association win be held
In st. Louis
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
LARGE order Tor locomotives.

baltimore, Md: II was odiclally
announced BY President Loreo We'd
nesday that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad management had ordered 100
or $50 new locomotives 70 aceommo.
date the Increased tFAno demands.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30

Cinnabar, Mont: President Roose-
welt has completed his tour of the yell
lowstone Park. He arrived at Fort
Yellowstone about noon Wednesday
from Norris and win inspect that post.
Secretary Loeb met him there and re.
ports that he is In the best OF health
and enthusiastic over his trip through
the mark.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Hubhara lleId 8 arand lury.

Carthage. Mo- Patrick Hubbard.
who shot and killed his friend, Mich-
.ael o'Ronrke. on The street "a this
city April ~, was bound over Tuesday
In the Circuit Court Of Jasper County
on charge u murder 10 Tie first
degree.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
FoothaII InIurY b -.

Nevada, Mo: Carl Goss, son Of w.
T. Goss. Of Nevada, died Tuesday
morning. after an Illness OF several
months. due to an injury received
while student Of Central College at
Fayette He was injured while play
Inf football.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Mew Rank II Pana. llI.

Pana. Ill. The new Pana National
hank opened It's doors Wednesday
morning for business. The bank Is
backed By the Fourth National Bank
Of ST. Louis. and the Fort Dearborn
Bank Of Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
viii Dlsshssue Receiver.

Cleveland: Il Is stated that the re.
eeiver OF the Detroit and Toledo snore
Line Company win be discharged May
! and the property turned over to the
Grand Trunk Company for operation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
MIIIIonaIre snow Found pead.

Aurora, H.: Thomas snow, the
millionaire mayor Of Batavia, was
found dead in room at Hotel Schlitz
Saturday night "A post-mortem was
held. but the report is being withheld
pending further investigation His
death Is attributed to kidney trouble.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
Celebrated Win 4 Weddlno.

Greenyille, M; Thomas Walter
Bass. who was elected Alderman In the
First Ward at Tuesdays election, eele.
brated his Victory BY getting married
% Miss Ada MeLain Of Donnelson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
LorImer Loses il supreme Court.

Springfield. H.: The Supreme
Court Tuesday morning released the
election commissioners from custody
on writs Of habeas corpus and decided
that Judge Hanecy had no jurisdiction
in the Observation-Disclosures contested
eelctlon case
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
49, aama 80 aIaned.

Little Reok, Ark Governor Davis
Las signed an act Of the Legislature
making II unlawful for nonresidents
ct the State TO hunt 81 fsh at any
ssason Of the year IN Arkansas. The
oct goes into nlIent q once.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30

Texarlkana. Ark The two-story
brick building owned and occupied as
saloon and restaurant by Fagnani &
Columbus. corner Elm and Third
streets. was burned Sunday night. The
loss Is estimated At $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-30
ehIIa pInMnea Nsar Tharar.

Thnyer No.. The little son Of Her.
~ Toucelt aged = years was drowned
IN Warm Fork near Thayer Tuesday
evening He was playing BY himself
Ia the shallow water. and Il Is SUP.
posed Eenlured beyond BIS depth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Wanted Another Wife.

4 traveller in Persia tells the folio
ing: My hunthi walks into the yer;
"a. He is an aged man, wrapped in
long black cloak and wearing a gret
turban. denoting him a seyd, or a d
scendant of the prophet. He is yer.
polished today. His beard is dyed tn,
brightest orange with henna, and he
tells string of beads while he waits.
We plunge into stories of the Caliphat
and dictation written from left to right
with reed pen, and presently the rea-
son of his Smartness is told. He has a
favor to ask. Would it please me to
advance him three months pay in or
der to buy wife? He is old and he is
poor, yet he has fallen a victim to the
moon face and stag eyes of a damsel
of fourteen. but her dowry is large.
Why do you not support your old
wife?' l inquired sternly. She is Grip
pied and nearly blind. You do not give
her sufficient sustenance, and | send
many things to her She is too old,
he replies, with a shrug. She is ugly
as an afreet Added thereto she has
no money or children, and of what
good is an old woman unless she is
richY"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Preaching and Practice.

W S. Gilbert on one certain occasion
was on visit to a friend, the owner
of a fine English country house. On
the morning after his arrival he was
chatting with his host before break
fast when he became suddenly aware
that family prayers were about to be
read. The household filed in, and the
distinguished guest knelt down on the
spot where he happened to be stand
ing
Looking up, he caught his hosts eye
fixed on him with a warning glance,
which he, however, failed to read
Alright. The service began, Almighty
Father, who hast made all men alike"
(more Geographic glances), rich and
poor, gentle and simple''-then, unable
to contain himself any longer, the host
called out, Gilbert, you are kneeling
among the servantsr'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Laugh and Live.

Prince Jerome Napoleon was fond of
telling the story of his scheme during
the Crimean war by which he kept up
the spirits of his men. The French
army was losing daily large numbers
Of men through the rayages of the
cholera. Marshal Canrobert sent the
order to Prince Jerome that he should
move his division to Varna. Jerome is
sued marching orders and added: Seek
out in every regiment all the actors,
comedians, clowns, conjurers and en-
tertainers. I will personally arrange
performance and present prizes to
the best entertainer" During the
whole of the retreat these perform
ances took place for the edif1cation of
the division. Prince Jerome is not
famous for any remarkable military
triumphs, but this one act must at
least be put to his credit, for it was
undoubtedly due to this method Of
cheering up his men that his division
could boast a death roll at least three
times as small as that of any other.
These performances were the forerun-
ner of the now famous Zouave theater
in the Crimea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15

there came ripping old thunderstorm.
Everybody saw it gathering and looked
for a test. When the storm finally
broke, the lightning struck and fired no
less than four barns within a mile OF
the village-aH barns depending on
Providence to carry the risk-While Sa-
lathiei Green's was not even graZed.
"Gentlemen, it looked to me to be
mixin' up red wagons, hghtnin' rods
and religion all in a bag together OBJ
served Deacon Spooner, but l have
changed my mind. | think the rest Of
Us had better foller Salathiers exam
pie and give Providence rest"
The lightning rod man got word Of it
and returned, and during the next two
weeks he put up rods on thirteen diff
ferent barns in that end of the coun-
try. There was no thunderstorm un-
til a month after the last rod was up.
Then came another buster. It arrived
in the night, and as the thunderclaps
shook the earth Salathiel Green aWoke
and said to his wife:
There amt no cause to worry. Prov
idence may look out for the farmers
over beyond High hill but them rods
will protect us"
Half an hour later every one of the
barns with lightning rods was bon
fire, while not barn without rods was
harmed in the slightest. There was
widespread CONSERVATION next day,
and such was the excitement in Jer-
icho that an impromptu meeting was
called. A good many men got up and
said a good many different things, but
Deacon Spooner hit the case pat when
he remarked:
Il reckon it is the general opinion Of
this meetin' that there is such thing
as Providence. I reckon 1t is"
He looked all around for one who
might dissent, but as nobody did he
continued:
And / further reckon that it is the
further opinion of this meetin' that
there bein' a Providence and that she
KNOWN her business q heap better
than any lightning rod man from
Schenectady it Is therefore and hereby
Resolved, That in future the town
of Jericho permits Providence to pad
die her own canoe without interior
ence."
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and the lightning rod man
came to Jericho no more.
NJ. QUAD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
System with a Method.

i have nearly run my legs off going
about department store making few
purchases for my wife, said the man
with the bundles. L believe that
was directed to six different parts Of
the establishment for each article I
bought. l was sent upstairs, down
stairs, across the shop, along the aisle
and from one point to another, just as
though nobody knew where anything
was"
You evidently don't understand the
system suggested his friend
is beyond my understanding" he an
swered.
We'll, it is a system that is not with
out method replied the other. You
did not realize it, but it was a great
exhibition of stock for your benefit It
would have been a great deal of trou-
bic to have seated you on one Of the re-
volving stools and brought all of the
goods in the store and paraded them
in front of you; SO you We're started off
and directed from place to place so as
to make a tour Of the establishment
and get a general view of the goods in
each department.. Do you see the ad-
vertising scheme?"
81 believe that you are right. nv
boy, for that is the only rational ex-
PLANTATION of the proceeding" =. New
York Herald.