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Church in Politics
Counsel then directed his questions to


tiles acd its members IS q BODY. MS
was done ia "a endeavor to make the
witness admit that the power Of the
first presidency and quorum OF apostles
was as great over an individual member
IS over an apostle.
Mr. CritcnlOW explained how the
church rules It's mem Ders in elections,
and expressed the view that Senator
5mOOt, as an apostle, WOuld have 70
obey his quorum IL any pubic matter.
ne has more 10 Lose low than z lay
member.F has heE' inquired Senator
hopkins.
'-rrue, replied the witness, because
The first presidency and quorum OF apos-
Lies Is Z unit IN Its actions. He must
.gadily, cheerfully, and Willingly &C
1uiesce IA The mandates Of the majority,
or he must get OUT
mo matter what he was told 70 dOI'
Cueried Chairman Burrows.
THAT -s my understanding, replied
TIE witness, FOR II he olu noL OBJ oAe
would no longer be in harmony, and the
hand u fellowship would be denied
..El."
Witness also again declared that there
yras q recerve force maintained by the
church which would enable II at any
dime 20 affect the result Of political
Elections as il pleased
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tor smoot. and ranged along the com
mittee table In order. are Senators Hoar
Of Massachusetts. the youthful-lool,ing
Beverage Of Indiana, Depew. Foraker.
McComas, aud Dillingham;. while Hop
kins of Illinois was just beyond the
camera scope Two members OF the
committee-Bailey OF Texas and Clarke
of Arkansas-were the only absentees
when the picture was taken.
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TUREO- BULGARIAN
WAR is IMMINENT
Private Information That Turks VIII
Invade Easte.n Roumelic-Bulgaria
Prepares for War.

SOFIA. March I2.-The Bulgarian gov
eminent has private news that Turkey
INTENDS TO enter eastern R0umede at
the end Of March. There VIII BE- no dec
laration OF war. but Bulgarian officials
are taking strenuous measures 20 meet
the emergency.
The minister OF war today stated that
Bulgaria will not strike first. but he
believes that E.arkev viii make the at
tack at the first favorabfa opportunity.
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I investigation into the Mormon Church.
its doctrines, and practices. Just be-
yond him IS seen the broad forehead
and keen features of Col. A. s. Worth
ington, Of Washington, principal coun-
sci for Senator Smoot. Near him. but
close TO the bookcase, IS the resolate
/ Salt Lake attorney, Waldemar Van
/ Colt, who Is associate counsel for
| SmOOt.
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Russell Collection

OF Chippendale. Sheraton. Heppelwhite
Old Colonial and valuable reproduction
IN mahogany furniture VIII be on exhibi
ton Monday and Tuesday al the Brown
& Tolson Galleries, 1872 II Street. to De
sold AT auction the following days by
catalogue. This Is choice collection
"a be sold absolutely without limit.
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HOSPITAL FIhE HARMLESS.

EELROSE. Mass, March 12.-Seven
patients in the Afelrose City Hospital
v ere in danger early today from a fire
*. the operating room. All were re-
n.Gved, however. in safety.
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Great popular interest centers in the
committee of distinguished Senators
composing the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, who are sit
ting as a court in judgment on the right
Of a colleague to retain his membership
in the same body with themselves.
Chairman Burrows is shown seated at
the far end OF the committee table, in
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Andrew J. Goddard. o. and sallie N.
Roby. 1S-
Ezra B. Thompson. 81. and sigrid
GustafsoE, 80.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS
INCREASED THIS MONTH

Government receipts thus far in March
have been SI6.6lS, 40, a marked increase
over the receipts for the same period
asst year. which were ST. l2G.358 Gus
toms and revenue receipts are higher
than they were thus Tar ia March last
year.
The Government surplus for the cur
rent fiscal year. al the close Of bu5i-
ness at the Treasury yesterday, was
f0l0.72A
Receipts and expenditures yesterday
were. Customs. SsJ5,924, internal rev
nue. Ss3I -. miscellaneous. SIS, SO; total
70 Ceipts, S,7Z6,050; total expenditures
j. 545, 600.
The Famous American Beauty
gains additional fame from the speci-
mems of this rose grown by GUIDE. 1924
e
Read the Standard Brick Co.'S Ad.
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Legal Penalties.

Witness thought the penalties imposed
by Congress should have been gradu-
ated. making the penalty for living in
unlawful cohabitatiOn greater than en-
tering into pOlygamy. as the former was
a sort of continued transgressiOn against
the law. He declined TO be drawn by
Mr.. Van Colt into a formal denunciation
Of Congress for its action. saying It was
impossible for people living away from
Utah 20 judge of these matters in the
same way as citizens there do
Congress may have thought" suS-
gested Senator Hopkins. that IL plural
marriages were stopped, unlawful CO
habitatiOn would ease"
A discussion ems led. started by Sena-
tor AIcCOmas, regarding the relevancy
OF some Of the cue stions asked by Mr..
Van Colt. and Chairman Burrows sug-
gested that the questions be limited as
much as possibie
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and witness identified a legal volume
submitted by Attorney Van Colt.
The purpose OF introducing the vol
ume, Mr.. Van Colt said, was to show
that when the attention OF the cOnsti-
tutiOnal convention was called to the
omission from the statute Of the sec
ton TO prohibit unlawful cohabitation,
the answer was made that they eX-
presSly refrained from enacting any law
on that subject
But there IS no denying the fact that
d law was passed 10 punish unlawful
COhabitation2' put in Attorney TayleT.
well. not at this point commented
Mr.. Van Colt.
There is nothing in that book relat-
ing TO polygamOus cohabitationE'
asked Mr.. Van Colt.
Witness replied he thought there was.
certainly in his Interpretation of the
letter and spirit of the law But I
know they were very tender on that
point" he added.
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DIED

LEKITE-Departed this life on Fri lay March
"a. 1904 after q prolonged illness, SUSAN A.
LEKITE. widow oi the late Isaac ". Lekite,
In the sixty-dfth year Of her age.
Funeral services Monday, 2;30 p. m, from
Ciorss.. church Friends and relatives cor
li.fIv invited 1t
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FRENCH BAND FOR ST. LOUIS.

PARIS. March 12.-The journal says
It is probable that the band OF the Re-
publican Guard VIII be sent TO the St.
Louis Exposition.
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Dress Goods.

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NEW TINES WANT AID BRANCH.
Want advertisements and subscriptions
Tor the Evening and Sunday Times will
be received at regular Office rates at
Dodge & POrtnnan's Pharmacy, corner of
Fourteenth and L Streets northwest.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

SPTRITUALIsM- Trance address Sunday even.
ing, 7:45, Wonn's Hail, ~ 9th 81. NV, testS
by Ms. Williams Strangers and Investigators
receive special consideration. II
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Shoots Candidacy.

Witness then replied to many ques-
tons as 10 the candidacy Of Apostle
smoot for the Senate. Witness was ad-
vocatng Representative George Suther-
lands claims for the place but when
the Smoot forces showed they had the
vote witness, who was "a delegate. NOV
"a 10 -0are the domination unanimous
Reed Smoot as a man. apart from his
church connection.
IF he were not a member Of the apOs-
tolate he would not be Objectionable"
replied the witness.
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UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
CHARLES 8. DAVIS,

Third Division. Government Printing
Office. or 1893 Twenty-frst Street
y. W, Washington, D. c.
y. B-Bcth sets wanted.
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The Famous American Beauty

Read the Standard Brick Co.'S Ad.
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SPECIAL NOTICE a Remarkable
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Street northwest, curing without drugs
Testimonials given. HOursa9 a m. 70
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
Ticket Brokers Case Dismissed.

Jefferson City. Mo-: The Missouri
state supreme court was in session
Tuesday, both the civil and criminal
divisions sitting. In the latter division
the habeas corpus proceedings of
Thomas ]. GildersIeeve and Max Schu.
bach, the St. Louis ticket brokers, were
dismissed, which leaves the men in the
custody of the sheriff just as they were
before the institution of the habeas
corpus proceedings. These are the men
who were sentenced to serve a jail
term and to pay fine for disoheying
the order of st. Louis circuit judges
to discontinue the sale of certain kinds
of railroad transportation. They were
denied an appeal and came to this
court to seek relief under habeas cor
pus, but since their appeal has been
granted and the proceedings here were
dismissed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
Illinois Central Has a WRECK.

Memphis, Tenn: The cannon ball
train, scuth-bound, on the Illinois
Central was wrecked at Tillatoba,
Miss, Thursday, jumping the track at
a trestle. Seventy-fve passengers were
aboard, but three postal clerks only
were hurt. c. H. McMinn had an arm
broken and Reuben Davis and Reese
Porter were bruised and cut. Tho
mail and baggage cars were demol-
ishei and a parlor car and two Pull
mans were derailed. The engine jump
cd he track and the tender fell into
the creek
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
HEAVY STORM
NEAR KANSAS CITY
Cold Wave, Accompanied by Heavy
Wind, Damages Crops,

Kansas City, Mo-: A severe storm
swept over the northwestern portion
of Kansas Tuesday night. accompanied
by hail. At Niles, the wind blew down
two barns, unroofed a house, blew cars
off the track and damaged a lumber
yard and several orchards. One man
was injured, but not seriously.
At Sallna the mercury registered
forty-one degrees above zero at s
o'clock Wednesday morning. The night
was cloudy and a fine mist filled the
air Wednesday morning. turning into
snow.
AT Abilene windows were broken
and alfalfa damaged. The tempera.
ture was much lower Wednesday
At Clay Center the cold wave was
preceded by a severe storm. A high
wind passed over Bala, east of here,
and did much damage, In parts Of
Clay county there were severe hail
storms.
AT DightOn rain fell continuously for
thirty hours. A large acreage OF wheat
has been sown, and the crop starts I'M
der the most favorable conditions. It
is much colder Wednesday night, and
nine miles west of here a heavy snow
was falling.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
SMALL ROOM In ST. LOUIS
SCENE OF BLOODY ENCOUNTER

the street just before the other Off
GERS entered the den TO capture the
band accused of having robbed Pull.
man cars on an Illinois Central train
last summer.
Members Of the gang Friday night
admitted that they had robbed a train
at Nevada, Mo-, in 1898. and shot a
brakeman who interefered with them.
Detective McClusky and Morris are
at the City Hospital, with death NOM
entarily expected. Roses body was ia
ken to the morgue. The wounds which
caused his death are supposed to have
been inflicted by Detective Dwyer. The
bodies of the two detectives who lost
their lives were taken charge of by
friends and the family and sent to
undertalters.
Vaughn is in custody. as are almost
a dozen persons living in the neighbor-
hood, who either witnessed part of
the shooting or may be able to throw
some light on the affair, which is the
worst in the history of the St. Louis
Police Department.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
ASSAULTS Girl,
THEN KILLS HER
Miss Elnora Woodooek Murdered
After Being oVerpowered.

Waterloo, H.: Miss Elnora Wood
cock, the 17-year-old daughter Of a
wealthy farmer, who lives nine miles
from Waterloo, was criminally assault
ed Thursday, her throat cut from ear
to ear. and an attempt was made to
burn her body in the open field.
Richard Woodcock, the girls father.
and the other members Of the family
went to visit a neighbor Thursday
morning. The young woman was left
at the house.
When they returned after dinner
they found the furniture of their home
in confusion, tables and chairs upset,
and other evidences of a violent strug-
gle having taken place. The girl was
missing.
Search was made for her, and in
a short time her body was found
lying upon straw in a field near the
house. Her throat was horribly
slashed and the straw. which had been
lighted. had burned to where her
body lay.
1t is supposed that Miss Woodcock's
assailant entered the house, and after
overpowering her, departed. The girl
then started across the field to a
neighbor's home. Her tormentor see
ing her. killed her, and tried to oblit-
crate his crime by burning the body.
There Is no clew ts the identity of
the murderer. The officials of the
county. aided by a large posse. are
searching for ham.
Woodcock's home is on high Illi-
nois bluff, near the Dennis Hollow"
The surrounding country is almost q
wilderness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
AMERICA WILL RETAIN
MARINES ON ISTHMUS
United States Prepares to Meet Any
Emergency That May Arise.

Washington. American marines will
be retained on the Isthmus of Panama
for the present, prepared to meet
any emergency that may arise, as a
result of the dlsgruntled elements
in the new republic as announced
Thursday, and orders have been is
sued for a new battalion of marines
to go to the isthmus about November
Is TO relieve the battalion which has
been there for a year. The new bat
TALON will be commanded by Lieutcn
ant Colonel Thomas N. Wood
That the situation on the isthmus
is still not ali that could be desired
is the news which came to Wash
ington Thursday in a personal letter
from an official now in Panama.
While the Panama Government is
entirely loyal, it seems that there are
certain dlsgruntled elements in the
isthmus, and. in view of the ease
with which a revolution can be start
ed in Central and South America, It
is the official opinion here that the
marines should remain there for the
present
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
WILEY CHOOSES
NEW POISON SQUAD
Government Expert Will Again Feed
Doctored Food to Men.

Washington: 1t was announced on
Thursday that Doctor Harvey w.
Wiley, Chief of the Bureau OF Chem
istry of the Department Of Agricul.
ture, had chosen another squad of
twelve men to eat foods adulterated
with different preservatives, alleged
TO be injurious to the human system.
In the second week Of November tho
squad will begin its work.
Discussing the matter Thursday, an
officer of the bureau said:
We would have started in October,
as we did last year, had it not been
for election. You see it is not posi-
bic to begin feeding the young men
doctored food and let them go away
from the city and eat pure food. 1t
would spoil the experiment. Conse-
quently, the experiments will not be
commenced until all return from vot-
ing"
Doctor Wiley has begun to receive
replies to the circular he sent out
20 the cold-stOrage house proprietors,
asking for information concerning the
length of time food is kept by them.
the kinds of foods, the results OBJ
tanned, and any information they may
possess concerning the effect of fro
zen food on the human system.
Doctor Wiley has also planned to OBJ.
tain a Cold-storage room in a local
market, and when he has arranged a
few more details he will begin feed
ing food that has been kept on the ice
for anywhere from a few months to a
few years to another set Of young
mon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
TWO CHILDREN
SUFFOcATED IN FIRE
Alfred and Charles Peterson Put Their
Heads Under Mattress and Die.

Shelbyville, ILL.,: Alfred and Charles
PtersOn, inmates of the Middlesworth
Orphans Home in this city, lost their
lives in a fire that Quilted the home
at o'clock Wednesday morning. The
boys were about 10 years old and were
not related.
They had recently been brought here
from Chicago. Alfred Peterson had
been placed with family near here,
but was returned to the home Tues
day night.
When the alarm of fire was given all
the inmates of the building went out,
but these boys ran back to get their
clothes. When they were found. a few
minutes later, they were in a room on
the second floor and had crawled I'M
der the mattress of the bed, supposedly
in fright, and were suffocated by
smoke and fame. Their bodies were
rescued before the flames reached
them.
The FIRE started in the boys dormi-
tory, through which a stovepipe passed
from the kitchen range and was dis
covered shortly after the boys had
dressed in the room. 1t is supposed
they left some clothing against the
pipe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27

Berlin: Among the honors gazetted
Tuesday is the elevation of James ST.
mon, a wealthy linen dealer and a
liberal patron of art. TO the Prussian
house of lords. He is the first Hebrew
member of the house. for, although
Herr Mendelssohn, the banker. was
appointed in 1903, he is only of mixed
Jewish blood and is of the Christian
faith. The emperor in the step just
taken, again disregards old prejudices
against having commercial men in the
house of lords
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
Soldiers and Sailors Meet.

Greenville, ILL.,: The fifteenth an.
nual reunion of the soldiers and sail
ors of Bond county was held here
Thursday. The attendance was large
The speakers were Alfred Phelps Of
Denver, Judge G. w. Murray of Spring
field, Lieutenant Governor Northcott
and others. The election of officers
resulted as follows: Commander, ]. A..
Combs Of Mulberry Grove; vice COM
manders, ]. T. Buchanan and William
GOad; adjutant, w. w. LOWS; quarter
master, ]. H. Hawley; chaplain. o.
Hockett; surgeon, Doctor d. wilkins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
coIomblans Concentrating.

Colon: There is a rumor current
here that a large body of armed Co
lombians has been concentrated near
Culebra with the intention of making
an attack there on November 3. the
first anniversary Of the secession of
Panama from Colombia. The canal
zone authorities are investigating the
report, though not much Importance
is attached to the rumor, the origin
of which is attributed to malcon.
tents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
Robinson is Found Guilty.

Carmi, H.: The jury in the case Of
John Robinson, on trial for the murder
of his wife and ShepAttenbury, brought
in a verdict of guilty and assessed his
punishment at twenty-five years in the
Penitentiary. Last June. after invit-
ing ShepAttenbury to dinner, Robinson
entered his home, shot his wife, then
shot Attenbury, then shot himself
through the head. Mrs. Robinson and
Attenbury died Robinson recovered,
but the bullet through his head left
him totally blind.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
Expect Kuropatkin to Attack.

Toxic: The Russians and Japanese
are still face to face on either side of
the Shallhen river. The Russians are
fortifying every available position be-
tween the Shakhe and the Hun rivers,
and are evidently preparing to oppose
any further Japanese advances north.
ward. 1t is thought, judging from the
disposition of his forces, that Gen.
Kuropatkin intends to again assume
the offensive. On Monday last Kcre-
ans at Masanpho attacked the Japa-
nese there, wounding four.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
JAPANESE ARE REFUSED
FROM LONE TREE HILL
Roads Have Been Ruined by Heavy
Rains--country Devasted.

Mukden, October 1S.-Lone Tree hill.
won by the Russians after desperate
struggle, was the object of a gallant
but unsuccessful attempt at recapture
by the japanese.
In spite of the awful slaughter with
which they have been driven from the
hill, the Japanese returned to the
charge during the night of October II,
recognising that the hill was the key
TO the position on the southwest
front.
Nine regiments participated creep
ing up through the night and deliver
ing furious assault at dawn. But the
hill had been bought too dearly by the
Russians to relinquish it, and the Jap
anese were driven back with terrible
slaughter
1t is reported that General Mist
chenko's Cossacks, under command Of
Adjutant Gayriloff, were engaged in a
hot fight on October II toward the
southeast. A Cossack horse battery
silenced the Japanese guns and drove
back several infantry battalliOns, but
were unable to capture the guns, which
the Japanese succeeded in carrying
Off
Shakhe Station, or what is left Of 1t,
has been recaptured by the Russians,
who will shortly reopen It for railway
traffic with Mukden.
During the nine days continuous
fighting the losses were never less than
1000 per day. The hospitals are hard
ly able to handle the wounded. Never
theless, they have performed wonders.
The Chinese have deserted all the
villages, and the troops are using the
woodwork of their houses for fuel
The country south is desolated.
The Japanctse still seem to be exert.
ing themselves to force the Russians
out of Mukden. A battle is assured
in the positions surrounding the town
II becomes more anad more evident
that the resources Of the country can
not support a large army. The sea
sons crops are spoiled.
Gen. Kuropatkin remains with the
troops, having abandoned his head
quarters at Mukden.
1t rained during the night, but the
roar of the artillery did not cease for
a moment. The day was cold and
with cutting wind The roads have
been ruined by the rain.
The rivers are bank full and the
fords are impossible. There are nc
bridges. Supplies of all sorts are de
layed.
Cossacks brought in captured guns
and Japanese wounded prisoners or
October II. Russian soldiers surround
ed the prisoners and gave them bread
anu water and in other ways tried to
relieve their wants.
News has just been received that the
Japanese left flank has been driven
back with heavy loss.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-27
Larqe Increase In Casualties.

Washington: A report issued by the
interstate commerce commission Tues
day shows that the total nubber of cas-.
ualties to persons on railroads in the
United States during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1904, was 55,13O, com
prising 3,787 killed and 51,343 injured.
This shows IA large increase The total
number Of collisions and derailments
was IL ,291, involving $9,S83, OF of dam
age to cars, engines and roadway. This
is an increase of 64S collisions and de-
railments.