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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Kansas Rains Were General.

Topeka, Kas. Additional reports
from all countries In the corn belt
show that the rains Of Friday and Sun.
day fully covered the entire corn area
of the State. The reports are all most
fiattering, and fully Justify the claims
that the total yield in the State win
approximate 175.OOOOO0 bushels. In
North Central Kansas the crop is
the heaviest in the history Of the State.
All adyices received by Secretary Co
burn OF the State Board OF Agriculture
show marked change In conditions.
Fields that promised only nuhbins a
week ago will make good corn. The
ears are fiLling out satisfaetorily.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
SHANGHAI TANeLE IS
STILL UNS0LVED
America Hopes to Avoid Being Drawn
Into the Dispute.

While the seige at Port Arthur
draws closer, another vigorous bonn
bardment by the Japanese being re-
ported, the situation at Shanghai is
causing concern, owing to the large
American interests there, and the pos
sibillty that the United States Govern
ment might be drawn into compiled
lions, in an endeavor to enforce the
neutrality of the port.
A dispatch from Shanghai, Monday
morning, saying that an American
destroyer had followed a Japanese
warship into the harbor and anchored
between it and the dock where re.
pairs on the Russian cruiser Askold
are proceeding, led to the supposition
that Rear Admiral Stirling might use
force to prevent a fight in the harbor
or possibly, even to protect the Rus
SLAMS.
Monday, however, Admiral Stirling
announced that the American boat
was carrying dispatches, and her ac-
lions had nothing to do with those
Of the Japanese, which, it appears,
was also corrying dispatches, and was
acting within its undoubted rights
This, coupled with the announce.
ment from Washington that no in
structions have been issued to the
fleet to protect Chinese neutrality, re-
moved much of the apprehension. It
is further stated at Washington that
instructions have been sent to Consul
General Goodnow, at Shanghai, which,
1t is hoped, will effectually keep the
United States out of any entangla
ments regarding the neutrality Of the
port.
AS to the disposal of the Russian
warships, whose unsought presence in
Shanghai is the cause of al the trou.
BILE, Russia aserts willingness to al
low them to disarm, but insists that
there must first be an agreement be.
tween China and Japana so that the
Askold and the GroZovoi shall not
share the fate of the Ryeshitelni at
Chefoo, which was seized by the ia.
panese in the harbor. This agreement
has not yet been reached and, as the
diplomatic corps refuses to act, the
tangle is yet unsolved, though less
threatening than at first appeared
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
TORNADO STRIKES PICNIC
NEAR JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
Five Thousand Merrymakers Thrown
Into Instant Panic.

jamestown, N. Y: Four persons
lost their lives and several others
were injured in tornado that swept
through Chautauqua County Thursday.
Parkhurst's Grove, where the Stock
town town picnic was being held, was
directly in the path of the storm.
Five thousand persons were on the
picnic grounds when the trrihc wind
storm swept through the place.
The storm came up SUDDENLY. Trees
in the grove were struck by lightning,
many Of them were blown down and
the rain fell in torrents. The people
who took refuge under the trees at
the first sign Of the storm were
caught by the falling branches and
injured. Many horses we're killed in
the same manner. Some of the ami
mails stampeded, trampllng upon the
injured people lying on the ground.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
CHURCH IS SENTENCED
FOR HIS CRIMES
Motion for New Trial for SeIf-con
fessed Slayer overruIed.

Warrenton, Mo-: The motion for a
new trial in the case of the State
versus William E. Church, the self.
confessed and convicted murderer of
his foster-parents, was heard by
Judge Nat NJ. Shelton here Tuesday,
and the motion was overruled.
The defense set out fifty-one rea.
sons why new trial should be grant
ed.
Counsel for the defense had hoped
to secure a new trial chiefly upon the
discovery of the alleged weak mental
condition Of Church's parents in sup.
port of his insanity plea, but Judge
Shelton held that the affidavits sim
ply showed a low mentality of the
parents and not a total unaccounta.
bility, and furthermore were cumula-
tive and not newly discovered evil
dence.
At 8:45 Judge Shelton called the
prisoner before him and pronounced
the death sentence, setting the day
of the execution on October 16, 1904.
Pending an appeal to the Supreme
Court execution was suspended and
leave granted to file a bill of excep-
lions in ninety days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
SAY THEIR MEN
WILL REMAIN LOYAL
Packers Declare Employees Were Not
Affected by DonnelIy's Speech.

East st. Louis, ILL.,: Packers in East
st. Louis said Monday that President
DOnnellys speech, In which he de-
clared that the union men still at work
in the packing houses should go out
on a strike, has had no effect on the
men employed. They say that they
have lost all of the skilled union labor
that It was possible for the strikers
to call out. and that the men who re-
manned at work will stick to their EN-.
ployers.
Since the visit of President Donnelly
the East Side strikers are more hope
fuI than they have been for several
days.
Different arrangements were made
for handling the commissary depart.
ment, and It is expected that meetings
Of the strikers will be held daily.
Walter Cunningham, against whom
a citation was issued last Saturday by
Circuit Judge r. d. w. Holder of Belle
vile, charged with violating the terms
of the injunction, was arrested Mon.
day and was released on $500 bond to
appear at the September term of court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
JAP GUNS PREPARE WAY
FOR GENERAL ASSAULT
necessarily Pour Destructive Fire Into
City and Harbor.

Toxic: The final assault on Port
Arthur is imminent,
Hundreds of Japanese guns continue
to pour a destructive fire into the
city and harbor, along the lines of
forts and entertainments preparatory
for the infantry assault.
It is evident that the Russian lines
have been weakened and partly pene-
trated in the vicinity of Antseshan and
Etseshan forts. The entire line OF
Russian defenses Immediately about
the harbor are within range of the
Japanese guns.
Several Russian forts and batteries
continue to be vigorous The Japan
csc death roll viii be heavily increased
before they are captured.
The direction of the Japanese attack
creates the impression here that the
city and defenses on either side Of the
harbor entrance will fall first. The
final stand will be made at Liaotishan.
Japanese official channels Of informa-
ton remain closed and the Navy De
partment's announcemnt of the strik-
ing of mine by the battleshlp Sevas-
topol and the firing upon the Russian
forts by the cruisers Nisshan and Ka-
suga Tuesday are the only disclosures
made for several days.
1t is believed here that both sides
have suffered heavy losses, and that
the final record will make the seige
the bloodiest since Sedan.
The Japanese are supremely conf.
dent Of the ultimate result. The lead
ers of the Government await the out.
come in calm assurance. The people
are everywhere decorating streets and
houses and erecting arches and flag
stats in preparation for a national
celebration of the expected victory.
Admiral Katoaka reports that the
Japanese cruisers Nisshan and Kasuga
fired on the Russian forts on Tuesday.
They discovered that the Russians
were Smelling the Japanese land forces
from position near Lungtsintsz, on
the eastern line of defense. The Mis-,
shin and the Kasuga steamed close in
to land. and, after a short lombard
ment, silenced the Russian guns in two
forts east of Golden Hill at the en-
trance to Port Arthur Harbor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
nONNELLY ASKS MINERS
TO HELP THE BUTCHERS
lntimates $4,000 for Packing House
Strikers About the Right Sum.

indianapolis, Ind: Michael Don.
nelly, international president of the
Butcher Workmen's union, appeared
before the executive board of the
United mine workers of America here
Tuesday and made a strong appeal
for financial assistance from that or
ganization. All the members Of the
board, with the exception of Presi-
dent Mitchell, were present, and Mr..
Donnelly talked for more than an
hour, replying to all questions pro-
pounded, and giving a full history Of
the strike in the Chicago packing hou-
ses and the causes that led up to it.
Mr.. Donnelly said that about 10000
men, all told, are on strike and that
there is no question but they will
win their fight He said the, number
was large and many had to receive
assistance, and this placed a great
burden upon the butcher workmen's
organization.
Reference was made to the large
fund of the United mine workers and,
while no sum was specifically named,
$4,000 was limited at as a contribution
that the miners could well afford to
make. The executive listened to all
that was said, asked a great many
questions and manifested much inter
est in the subject. No assurance was
given of support, but Donnelly left
for Chicago feeling that the appeal
had not been made in vain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
PrIsoner co from main.

Murphysboro, H.: While on fast
train coming from Cape Glrardeau,
Mo-, Albert King. a prisoner secured
short freedom by leaping from the car
platform. He alighted unlnjured.
James Levesey. who was in charge Of
King, quickly jumped from the train
and gave chase King was reeaptured
after an exciting run and was brought
70 Murphysboro and lodged Ia jail.
Levesey beliyes King Is the man who
burglarized his home Saturday night
and secured {As and a gold watch.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
euIneY 70 euY Waterworls.

Quincy, ILL.,; Corporation Counsel
Pape Monday took the first step
toward the city administrations plan
of acquiring the waterworks from L.
and @. H. Bull by applying to the Sec.
rotary of State for license to incor-
porate a stock company which shall
take over the waterworks for S65O0OO,
under the Bulrs option to the city, and
hold same in trust for the city until
such time as the city shall have sui.
Client money in the sinking fund to take
the plant of theft hands.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Joseph Letter Claims a Victory.

Chicago; Joseph Letter, who has re
turned from Zelgler ILL.,, where he has
been waging a contest with coal miners
who refused to work under the terms
he proposed, Wednesday announced
that he had won a victory. Il made
up my mind that would not permit
my employees, nor the labor unions, to
tell me how l should run my mines
nor what wages should pay" said he.
We have the mines running on a non
union basis, with a full complement
of men, and our output is normal"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
NEW MISSISSIPPI RIVER
BOAT LINE PROJECTED
Company With Capital Of 1900, 900
Is to Be Formed.

New Orleans, La: Details of a new
river project, launched by Cave
Thompson of Chicago, was made pub
lie Friday by Secretary Fred Muller
of the New Orleans Board of Trade.
He announced the formation of the
new Anchor Line Steamboat Company
Of Chicago, with a capital of 81, 500, 900,
to be subscribed for in the East and
North. All the old-time river towns
Memphis, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincln-
natl and Pittsburg-will be directly
interested.
Three boats will be built immedi-
ately upon the completion of prelim-
mary arrangements, and placed in the
trade between New Orleans and St.
Louis. The scheme is a revival of
river passenger traffic.
The boats will be fast, light-draft,
business boats, especially designed for
the character Of this trade, and will be
luxuriously furnished for passenger
business and equipped with the most
powerful and modern machinery. The
vessels will be of the large stern-wheel
type, with hulls of steel.
The first three boats will be named
John w. Cannon, Baltic and Diana.
Captain ]. B. Woods, who represented
the old Anchor Line in New Orleans,
will be the representative of the new
Anchor Line.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
FoRTY-FlVE HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
chleaso-Ksnsss City Passenger Piuna.
es Into a Ditch.

Princeton, Mo-: In a wreck of west
bound Rick Island passenger train No
8. Chicago to Kansas City, at Crusher-
VILE, three miles south of this city,
at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
forty-five persons were injured. two Of
them seriously. That many were not
killed outright is considered almost
miraculous, as two passenger coaches
loaded to the limit plunged into a
ditch, the smoking car with more
than eighty passengers, turning com
pletely over and rolling down a
twenty-foot emhankment.
The mail car was turned over and
thrown to one side of the track and
the baggage and smoking cars to the
other. The chair car remained right
side up. The engine remained on the
track.
The only cause that can be given
for the accident is that the tender
Jumped the track. The accident oc-
Cured on an exceptionally good piece
Of straight track, which was torn up
by the wreck for distance of about
100 yards.
The train was in charge of Con-
ductor Vinzant of Kansas City and
Engineer McGregor of Trenton, Mo
It left Princeton on time at 3:CS
o'clock and was running at about
thirty-hve miles an hour. Special
trains carrying physicians from
Princeton and Trenton were soon on
the scene.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Mrs. aotkIn Ia Sentenced.

San Francisco. CAL: Mrs, Cordella
Botkin was sentenced Monday by SUI
perior Judge Carroll Cook ITO life inn
prisonment in the State Prison at San
Quentin for the murder OF Mrs. John
P. Dunnig. in Dover Del, by means
of poisoned candy mailed from this
city, In passing sentence Judge Cook
expressed regret that he could not i'm.
pose the death penalty, as the Jury in
its verdict had fixed the punishment
Mrs. Botkin received the sentence
without evidence Of emotion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
ACCUSED OF THREATENING
MILLIONAIRE MlLLIKEN
Boy Is Arrested on Charge of Attempt
ing to Extortt $4,000.

Decatur, Ill: Robert Ryan, aged IT
years, who has been here for the past
two weeks from Terre Haute, Ind,
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Philo Robinson,
was arrested Friday morning on the
charge Of making a threat to kill
James Millikin, president Of the Mill
kin national bank, for the purpose Of
extortting money.
Mr.. Millihn received a letter stat
ing that he must send $4,000 in 800
bills to Dix McCarty, in care of the
general delivery at the Decatur post
office. The writer threatened, if the
request was not complied with to burn
one of Mr.. Millikin's buildings and
then to kill him.
Mr.. Millikin mailed a letter ad-
dressed to Dix McCarty, and the po-
lice watched the post office. Friday
evening Ryan called at the general
delivery window and asked for the
letter and started away, when he was
arrested. He claimed some man he
did not know gave him 25 cents to
get the letter. He had in his pocket
a letter to a girl in the same style
envelope as the letter to the banker.
He was released on bond of $4,000.
James Millikin is millionaire and
the donor Of the James Millikin univer-
sity. Recently a burglar entered his
house and robbed him Of money and
his watch at the point of a revolver.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Plan to Aid Colorado Miners.

Springfield, ILL.,: A proposition to
render efficient aid to their fellows
of Colorado is under consideration
Of the initial mine workers Of Hi.
nois. The officials propose an assess
ment to be levied which will result
In raising $4,000 each month. The
proposition win be subInitted to a
referendum vote of each local in the
state. 1t is proposed to make the
assessment regularly so long as the
Colorado miners stand in need of sub
stantial assistance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Charter for Kentucky Midland.

Frankfort, Ky: The Kentucky Mid
land railroad of Madisonville, Hopkins
vile county, filed incorporation artlc-
les with the secretary of state, with
S1.OOO.000 capital stock, The road is
to be built from Madisonville to Cen
trail City, a distance of twenty-six
miles. traversing one OF the richest
coal mining districts in Kentucky. The
directors are P. J. Jennings. R. ],
Jennings, B. D. Wood and ]. Erb.
This board will manage the AFFAIRS of
the company until the officers are
elected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01

Washington: The abolition of reser-
walton lines, the abandonment Of the
agency system and the necessity of
increasing the number of reservation
schools, will be the principal topics
discussed in the forthcoming annual
report of w. A. Jones, United States
commissioner of Indian affairs. The
policy of the present administration
is in the direction of making the In
dams self-supporting. and every move,
ment of the commissioner is designed
to bring the red men in closer COM
munication with the whites. In pre-
vious reports he has recommended the
gradual elimination Of reservation
boundaries,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
COMMITTEE OF CHICAGO ALDERMEN
FAIL TO SETTLE THE STRIKE

Representative of the packers then
appeared before the committee. After
a session lasting three hours, Mayor
Harrison said:
1.-The packers have said just what
they said before; that they are run
ming their plants and have nothing to
arbitrate, and that there is no reason
why they should confer with the men.
1--WE heard review of the entire
strike trouble, and the packers say
that in every city, except Chicago and
Omaha, the strike is done, and they
assert that with rs per cent as many
men as they employed in Chicago be-
fore the strike they are now turning
out so per cent of the normal output"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Union to EIave 4 nank.

Chicago: A permit was issued Thurs
day at Springfield for the organization
Of the First Union Labor Bank Of
Chicago It was given to John e.
Senne, Charles F. strubbe and John
B. Farrell, members of the Machin-
lists Union. and the capital author
ICED was 100000. Union members in
Chicago have long advocated the es-
adjustment Of trades union bank.
They declared that the labor organi-
cations money on deposit elsewhere
would give bank OF their own sui.
hcient capital
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01

Chicago: Conferences of the com
mittee appointed earlier in the week
to attempt to settle the stock yards
strike, with the parties to the dispute,
resulted in nothing. There is no pros
pect at present that they will result
in anything in the future, and the
chances of an agreement between the
packers and the strikers appear mea-
ger.
The strike leaders appeared before
the committee Friday morning and
stated their side of the case. They
did not suggest to the Aldermaic
Committee that It make any overtures
to the packers, but simply gave their
side Of the case.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Begin Fort Totten DRAWING.

Devils Lake, N. D.: With no other
formality but the reading Of a por-
ton of the law by Commissioner Rich.
ards of the general land office, govern
ing the drawing of public lands, the
lottery for the Fort Totten Indian res.
ervation lands was begun promptly on
schedule time Wednesday. The name
of Bruce G. Warren of Forestt River,
N. D., was the first name drawn from
the wheel,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
links POrt Arthur ImprennabIe.

Paris: The correspondent Of the
Temps at Lao Yang reports having
an interview with the American naval
attache, Lieut.. McCully, who left Port
Arthur on the 14th inst. He says
the lieutenant states that the Japan
csc were then a little over four and
half miles from the Russian posi-
tions, which were on BLUFFS $50 feet
in height and protected with trenches,
mines, barbed wire and artillery. He
considered them impregnable. The
lieutenant considers that the japanese
losses have been ten times those of
the Russians.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
American sympathtlzors Kidnapped

Manila: A detail of native constabu-
larry has been ambushed on the Is
land of Leyte by superior force Of
bandits. Capt. II. Barrett of the con-
stabulary was killed in the fighting.
There has been trouble in the prov
ince of Misamsil, island Of Minando
towns. The native authorities were
defed and Pablo Mercado and his fam
lily were kidnapped. Mersado was &C.
cused Of being too friendly with the
Americans Three Chinese stores were
burned. Four natives were murdered,
three of them being buried alive. Col.
Hartford of the constabulary is now on
the trail of the bandits. Lieut.. Thorn
ton of the constabulary has met death
by drowning near Dagupin, island Of
Luzon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Stockholders Assessed.

Washington: The first report of the
receiver of the First National Bank OF
Grinnell, Iowa, was filed with the
Comptroller of the Currency Thursday.
The Comptroller authorizes the state
ment, that, owing to thte large amount
of forged paper among the assets, an
assessment against the shareholders
for their full 100 per cent liability is
necessary and has been levied.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Hlah School PrlnelpaI plsappeara.

Clinton, Ia: F. NJ Sackett, princl-
pal of the high school at Tampico, H.,
left his home June Z, and was seen in
Clinton by a friend the day follow
ing, since which time he has not been
seen nor heard from. A short time be-
fore he left home he deposited some
money in a Tampico bank, payable
to himself, but no demand has ever
been made by him for any of it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
To investigate Georgia Lynohinss

Atlanta, Ca. A court of inquiry
TO investigate the part played by the
military in the recent Statesboro cpl
sode was Monday appointed by Gov.
Terrell. The court of inquiry
met in Savannah, Thursday August
rs, and is composed of the following
militia officers, the first named being
the president of the court: Col. A. r.
Lawton of Savannah, retired; Col
w. e. Wootan of Albany, Lieut.. Col.
w. w. Barker of Atlanta, Maj. R. L.
WHY of Thomasville and Capt. War
rem Grice of Hawkinsville. In appoint
ing the court the governor said: mo
defense can, and no apology should,
be made for this action of the mob"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
win Try to End Butchers strike.

Chicago: The city authorities are to
make a second effort to settle the
stock yards strike. At a meeting Of
the city council Wednesday night a
resolution was passed empowering
Mayor Harrison to appoint a commit
tee of eleven aldermen, who are to
make It their business TO bring about
a settlement Invitations we're at once
sent out to the leaders of the strikers
and to representatives of the employ
ers, inviting them to meet the mem.
brs of the committee Thursday morn
ing. Judge BrentanO Wednesday is.
sued an injunction restraining the city
from interfering with the lodging of
nonunion employees in the packing
houses or the stock yards,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Threaten Massacre Of Foreloners.

London; The Tien Tsin correspon.
dent OF the Standard says that pla-
cards have been discovered at Isl
Nan Flu, In the province OF Shan Tung.
urging the massacre of foreign devils
after the seventh moon" and that the
native Christians are fleeing: