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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
Hnnnr 80 80 orleana al.

a NeW Orleans 'neWspaper donated
a fund 70 be used annually in bgstow-
Ing 3 TFlze upon the person who has
d0Ee the city the greatest service.
This yesT the prize a superb loYiag
cup. weat to Miss Snph.a wright,
uhO eftesa years aga started q free
night scaool for those whose daily en-.
Iieyment barred them from tho public
scfociR Whea Mics Wright openod
hcr srhocl tRo scaoisrs applied and
iterr fhcr1 era 200 n aitaaeance
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
WILL WORK FOR pooa.
Daughter Of John D. Long to Continue
In Philanthropy.

Daughter Of John D. Long to Continue
In Philanthropy.
Miss Margaret Long, M. D.. daughter
Of John D. Long, denies the truth Of a
story which has received widespread
circulation that she intends pFacticlng
medicine among the fashionable cot
tagers OF Newport instead OF continu-
ing her present work among the east
ride residents of New York city.
After her graduation she went to New
York, secured an office on Madison
avenue. and, stunning society, devoted
herself chiefly to relieving the suffer
ings of the needy residents of the poor
er quarters of the great city. Miss
Long was seen by a press representa-
tive at her office in New York. 81
have no intention" she said, with a
great deal of emphasis, "of leaving
New York to practice in Newport or
anywhere else"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
CHAPTER XXlI.-continucd.

Before he could reply the house
maid put in another word.
begging your pardon for speaking.
after being told to hold my tongue,
but it's something beginning with a
'B'-as I saw II myself in a prayer
book I came across accidental
SO that is how you came By your
information" sald her master Some
thing beginning with b. is It? Sup
pose you let me see The book?"
Which l intended to have showed
It to you AT the FIST she said. FUN
bling in her pocket and producing the
well worn little volume. which she
vcs about 10 ha1d to her master,
when
= sudden dart--a long arm stretch
Cd out, and a powerful hard wrested
It from her.
This is my property" exclaimed
It's owner. steraly. The name writ
ten within may be mine or anothers.
but so long as | choose to keep it q
secret--secret ii shall remain"
This Is most extraordinary con.
duct!" exclaimed Mr.. Ferrers, most
extraordinary! Under the clrcum-
stances. only one course is open to
me. IL is impossible for me to harbor
under my roof one who has obtained
admittance under a false name. and
absolutely refuses any explanation.
must, therefore. assuming his Sc
verest expression. while the young
man seemed to hold his breath as he
waited for the sentence to be pro-
nounced upon him-'I must, there.
fore, discharge you at once, and with
q months wages in lieu of the ordi-
nary notice"
It was all up.
"When-when am | to leavef" in.
CURED Ted with eyes fixed upon the
loor and heart beating furiously.
This question seemed to take the
person to whom it was addressed
anawares.
"When!" he answered; "why-oh,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
YOUTHS DEED OF BRAVERY.

Ensign ellis Captured Torpedo and
Brought II on Board.
For stern bravado, says the United
Service Magazine, it would be hard
to rival the feat of Ensign Gillls, who
saw stray torpedo coming slowly
but surely toward the anchored tor.
pedo-boat Porter in the spanlsh-Amer-
lean war. He sprang overheard. turn
ed the nose of the torpedo in safer
direction and screwed up the firing
pin tightly so that it would not operate
Then treading water, he saluted Lieut..
Fremont and reported: "Sir, have
TO report have captured torpedo"
Bring it on board, sir" commanded
Fremont, and Gillis actually did SO,
swimming with it to the ship and fast.
ening tackle to 1t.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17

A prairie fire of unusual ferceness,
driven by a terrific gale from the
north, which at times reached a We
locity Of ninety miles an hour, swept
over $4,000 acres in Comanche coun-
ty, Okla, on the night of March 2, in
flicting financial loss of 100000 and
causing the loss Of three lives. The
city of Lawton was saved only by
great effort, while many farmhouses
were consumed. Klowa county was
also visited by a prairie fire, while
damage was done all over the south
west.
Three thousand square miles of ter
ritory in Kiowa and Comanehe coun-
tiee were swept by the fires. Hun
dreds of people are homeless and the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
AII PIay Poker a. MaahInnton.

When Senator Fairbanks first went
to Washington he was unacquainted
with tho extent to which the game Of
Poker was played by government off,
cials, He was asked to recommend a
man for appointment in the treasury
department. But he plays poker"
protested the senator. THAT makes
no difference" said Senator Pettus. "If
al the poker players In Washington
were to lose their jobs on that account
there wouldn't be enough of us left to
organize a debating society. Chi
ccEo Chronicle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
SEND OUT WOMEN SHOPPERS.
How New York Department Stores
Watch Each Other.


Watch Each Other.
Nest of the department stores in
New York now have in their regular
employ a number OF what are known
as shoppers" The woman engaged
for this work must dress well. be of
distinguished appearance and must be
thoroughly familiar with nearly all the
things sold in department stores. Her
work is to go about from store to store
and find out the prices of rivals. She
must keep her eye alert for new wrink-
LEG practiced TO allure trade. If sales
are in progress she must inform her
employer as to how they are going"
Her conscience must be elastic enough
Ito stretch a plain lie into business
diplomacy" and she must be careful.
above all. not TO be spotted as shop
lper." This would erd her usefulness
at Once. Men are very rarely en-
lployed as shoppers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
Whu h Wann,t lnnal.

In the New York Law School at q
recent lecture on the making Of Wills
the case OF a woman IN one Of Rider
Haggsrd's books was cited. This
woman had a mans win inscribed In
ink on her back And the win was
held regular and legal because Il had
been made in writing
After giving this practical illustra'
ton. the professor called on John
Smith, saying:
rs win 80 inscribed reguirr and
loyal ia your opiniong'
Mo- answered Smith.
why not?' asked the professor,
Because rs q skin game" replied
smith
The professor felt angry enough 70
drd6s smith out 81 tho room but the
class Laughed 50 much that he de-.
cldta b oterlook lho students CO.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
compIaIn 81 apreaa $40 ldI.r. !.

Managers Of leading hotels IN New
York complain that idlers n Srasa
suits are becoming a nuisance In the
lobhies. Some Of them earn tbe
warmth ana Hight and music By spend-
Ing an occasional dollar at the bar
and few even dine IN the cafe bni
the great majority are simply afonr
iiusheFs1 who take mysterious plsaa.
nFe IN loading In the lobby 81 FrilI.
rpon' n some hotels the cory cor.
nnrs ere FAIRLY oveyfun with thaa.
pests Aitsf 8 p'qloes p tie eyonlrt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
POWER IN RUSSIAN POLITICS.
N. De Plehwe Prominent Among the
Cars Advisers.

N. De elehwe Prominent Among the
Cars Advisers,
Among the most powerful men in
Russia, in foreign as we'll as in do.
nestle affairs, is M. De Plehwe, minis
ter of the interior. When promoted to
his present office he was head of the
police department. To him perhaps
more than to any other member OF the
imperial council is credited the steadl-
ness with which Nicholas II. has pur-
sued the greater Russian policy which
has forced the present war after having
raised the eagles of the car over Fin.
lard. Rightly or wrongly De Plehwe
has been charged with having been
the agent who instigated the fearful
massacre at Kishineff He was prompt
to deny however, that either his i'm
perial master or himself gave the nod
Of permission for the slaughter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
Thlrty.fve Years in conaresa.

The 4th OF March was an impor
tant anniversary to Senator Hoar. 1t
marked the close OF thirty-hve years
Of continuous service In congress.
March 4. 1862 when President Grant
was inaugurated for his first term.
Mr. Hoar became member of the
forty-hrst congress. After serving an
eight years probation in the house
from the Worcester district Massa-
causetts sent him to the senate and
has kept him there now twenty-seven
years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
Lona linz Of KInae.

Though Japan be the latest country
10 enter the circle of world powers.
her emperor suIpasses all sovereigns
in the length OF his pedigree, accord
ing TO the London Chronicle. Ee is
the one hundred and twenty-second
member in direct. unbroken descent
Of his family who has sat on the
throne of Japan. The founder Of his
house was, in Japanese legend. a god
dess OF the sun, and contemporary
with NebuchadnezzaF, 666 years be-
fore the Christian era. On the other
hand, the Romanoffs have been royal
only since 1901, when they succeeded
to the sovereignty Of the then ex-
tinct house OF Rurik AS for other
European rulers, King Edward can go
back to cerdlc. 395 A. d.. the Haps-
burgs TO 952 A. D.. and the Hohen-
zollerns TO the eighth century, but as
kings only 20 1701
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17

financial loss covers a wide extent.
At Hobart, the county seat OF XII
owa county, the fire approached from
the east, destroying the stables and
fifteen race horses, fifteen residences,
two business houses and various
small buildings. Spreading to the
southwest, the fire swept IS 1000 acres
CT government military and timber re-
serve and Indian school reserve.
Spreading westward, the flames
covered miles OF the homestead dis
trict. destroying houses, barns and
stock.
Five thousand people Of Lawton
fought the fire for hours. The advance
line of the fire was fully two miles
in length. By hard work they saved
the town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
80 cattle klnn n MenLoo

Don Luis Terragas governor Of
Chihuahua. is the cattle king Of Mex
leo. His grazing grounds cover mil-
lions Of acres, HIS cattle number near
~ 100000 and his sheep about half
ss many In q small way he Is alRo
q farmer His irrigated lard takes
~ shout 100000 acres. and his reser-
voirs wuuld be fortune to q water
company. n other directions he Is a
banker and manufactures anG alto
gafherln Nexican dollars "a Is re-
fnfad 81 u i niinohaIra 600
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
MRS. HOOKER STILL YOUNG.

AZ EIshty-tNo She 10 Confident She
viii Last a Century.
Monday, Feb. %. was the eighty
second anniversary OF the birth Of
MRS. isabella Beecher Hooker Of Hart
ford, Conn, the youngest and the only
surviving child OF Rev. DR.. Lyman
Beecher. There was a family gather
ing az dinner In the evening and each
hour Of the day was marked by the
receipt OF messages OF congratulation
and IN other pleasing ways by her
many devoted friends Il am full Of
NE and feel as though should live
10 be 100" she said.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
FIGHTS FOR ANCIENT FOE,
Turn Of Fortunes Wheel Makes Nspo.
, leon Ally Of Russia.

European exchanges comment in
reminiscent fashion on the announce
ment that. in response to an urgent
telegram from the car, Prince Louis
Napoleon has gone post haste to as
sumo command of Russian cavalry in
Manchuria. One writer remarks that
neither the princes two ancestors, the
great Napoleon and the less, could
have imagined that prince of their
house would ever draw his sword In
aid of the power which was the dead
ly foe Of each. The glories of the first
empire found grave on Russian soil,
and amid the SHOWS of another Rus
sian winter the full-blown pride of the
later Napoleon was paid for with the
blood of his subjects in the Crimea.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17

Congressman Eben Viewer Martin
of South Dakota, whose resolution FOR
an investigation OF the beef combine
by the department OF commerce and
.labor was passed by the house OF rep.
resentauves, is a graduate of Cornell
and Of the law school Of the Univer.
sity OF Michigan. where he was presi-
dent Of his class. He has been prac-
ticing law since 1880. and is promi-
nent in politics in his state, having
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
AMERIeAN sLANo a 49,.

Famous Musical Composer at a Losa
60 Understand L.
Richard Strauss, the Austrian com
poser now on q visit TO this country
understands pure English fairly, wen.
but finds difficulty 81 keeping up with
the elusive quality 81 American slang
Il am greatly puzzied." he says, ito
understand the principle that makes
a thing slang to an American that
would be quite regular to a German.
No one seems surprised when say
i don't think he can play IT.. but there
is a laugh when say precisely the
same thing in the same words, He can
play Il, don't think
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
HAS NOT FATAER,s eIFrs.

Austen Chamberlain Lacks oratorieal
Power Of Father.
Austen Chamberlain's first appear
ance as an orator in the house OF
commons was considerable of dis
appointment to his friends. His
speech was really below the standard
of an ordinary member and it is evil
dent that he has not inherited his
fathers oratorical gift. He is not
popular, though recognized as a hard
working and painstaking official. It
was noticeable that some OF his col
leagues on the treasury bench did not
seem altogether unhappy at his fail
ure, possibly because they enVled him
his place as a party leader.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
THE NEW OHIO SENATOR.
Gen. Diek's Career in Many Respects
a Remarkable One.

a Remarkable One.
Gen. Dick Is the first man of mod.
crate means whom Ohio has sent 70
the senate since the days Of Senator
Thurman. He has no fortune. In
fact, Tom L. johnson last fall made
one Of the issues Of his campaign the
fact that Dick publicly acknowledged
that the chairman of the Republican
state committee did not pay his bills.
Dicks has been busy life, but It has
not been devoted to money-getting.
His career has been a remarkable one.
Fifteen years ago. when he was about
80 years Of age, he was proprietor of
very small four and feed store in his
home city OF Akron.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17
SENATOR HoAR MAKES JOKE.
Or He Has High Opinion Of Worth
Of Senators.

VI TIC EEao iNi9N 1PlltOh VI HblNN
Of Senators.
George Frisbie Hoar Of kassachu.
sets has a most exalted notion of
the dignity appertaiuing to the post
tion OF United States senator. Tho
appropriation bill recently introduced
had as its first item, FOR tie com
pensatiOn of senators, $3.50 900. -
which is $4,000 annually fer each OF
the ninety statements. Mr. Hoa
looked at this item for a moment and
then said to Senator Har sbrough; 81
observe that this appropriation bill
provides s450O)O for tho coEpense,
ton OF senators. Now, If you win Of
fer en amendment to ir'ert the word
each after the word senators will
chccrsu!ly vote for it."-EvcAange.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-17

been twice a member Of the territori.
al legislature Of Dakota. Mr. Martin
is a member of the Sons of the Amer.
lean Revolution and the Loyal Legion.
The Washington times., 1904-05-11
DOCTORS DISCUSS
BLOOD CHANGES
Elect Number of Members
to the Association.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ
Officers to Be Elected This Evening.
Convention Hearing
End.

Blood changes resulting from anaemla
were discussed at length at the nine
tenth annual session of the Association
of American Physicians. who continued
their deliberations or Tie top floor OF
the New Willard Hotel today.
A number of new members were elect
ed. and some interesting papers read.
Heart troubles and shnilar lively topics
are to fill up this afternoon. and this
evening officers for the year are TO be
elected.
AS a pleasant social feature of the
meeting of the Association of Ameri-
can Physicians. the members held a
banquet last night at the New Willard.
when representatives from all parts of
the United States met about the board.
Following the dinner number of adj
dresses were made, some OF them ac-
companied by lantern slides. in which
various phases of diseases were inter-
estingly illustrated.
DR.. Osler gave a talk on the history
of medicine, and was followed by Dr.
+: b. Mallory, of Harvard University,
who gave Illustrations and explanations
of the queer bodies found in scarlet
fever. DR.. MallOrys extensive research
in this regard made his address partic-
Arbor. Mich, and DR.. Charles 5. Bond.
OF Richmond, Ind, told their hearers
OF the various causes OF the disease
known as the sleeping disease of India.
and Prof. George Dock, OF Harvard,
completed the series with a series of
slides explaining the green tumor.
Among those who attended the dinner
were:
Drs. William T. Councilman. OF Har-
ward, who presided; ]. c. Wilson, of
Philadelphia; r. b. Mallory. of Har-
ward: H. c. Wood, of Philadelphia;
George Dock, of Ann Arbor; Kennlcutt,
OF New York: Peabody, OF New York;
w. G. Thompson, Of New York. Hunt,
Of Albany; Tyson, OF Philadelphia; w.
II. Thompson. OF New York; Samuel B.
Ward, of Albany; Meltzer, of New
York; Frank Billings, Of Chicago; Purk,
of New York; Kopiik, of New York;
Janeway. of New York: Bond. of Rich
mond. Ind; Osler. Thayer, Futcher and
Camac, of Johns Hopkins; Cheeny, of
San Francisco; Longstreet, Of Philadel-
phia; Stengel, OF Philadelphia; Edward
Loving, of Columbus, Ohio; Prince, OF
Boston; Putnam, OF Boston; Jacob. of
Washington: Mitchell, Of Philadelphia;
Sterling, of Washington; Cohen. of Phil
adelphia; Adler, of New York: F1schel, of
New York: Cory, OF New York; Lippy, OF
Chicago; Novy, Of Ann Arbor; Thatch-
er. of New York; Welch, of Johns Hop
kins; Josling. of Boston; CADET. of BOs-
ton; Wilmington, of Boston; KoSer, of
Washington; Sachs, of New York; Opie.
of Baltimore; Northrup, of New York;
Musser. of Philadelphia; Stockton, of
Buffalo; KinnyOwn, of Philadelphia;
Hamilton Wright, Of Boston, and ABB
bott. of Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1904-05-11
WOULD REMOVE
GEN. H. Y. BOYNTON
Commissioner Mcfarland
Anxious for Discipline.
CoNFRERES NOT OF HIS MIND
Mr.. West Says ''None of His Business"
and Major Biddle
HeSitates.

1t is understood that Commissioner
Macfarland has entered upon a cam
paign to remove Gen. II. V. Boynton
from Office as president of the local
Board of Education.
The basis of that action is said to
be a general charge of INSTRUMENTATION
in support of which Mr.. mcfarland is
thought TO hold In readiness a copy of
letter addressed to The Washington
Times by General Boynton. That letter
made specific charges against the Com
missioner in connection with the scan
dal" in the public schools, and the
resignation of Gen. George H. Harries
from the Board of Education, and is
generally thought TO have evoked the
statement concerning the scandal is
sued from the District Building yester-
day
In order TO make the removal as stern
a lesson as possible. ii is said Mr. Mac
Iarland has undertaken to obtain the
unanimous cooperation of his col
leagues Of the Board of Commissioners,
Henry l.. West and Major John Biddle.
Neither of these gentlemen has so
far united with Mr. Macfarland
Mr. Vests position is said to be that
the dismissal of General Boynton is
none of his business"
Colonel Biddle's mind is not yet clear
on that same point, but he is said to
nave told Mr.. Macfarland that II the
issue proves on investigation to be one
OF discipline merely he will vote with
Mr.. Macfarland
The Washington times., 1904-05-11

ST. PETERSBURG. May IA brief
dispatch from Admiral Alexieff is is
sued announcing the reOpening Of the
railway between Niuchwang and Port
Arthur He adds the telegraph line is
being repaired No official explanation
is given of the dispatch
According to one report. General Stoes-
sci, commander of the Port Arthur gar
rison, operating from that place, at
tackled and drove of the Japanese. An
other version is that the combined pres
sure Of General Stoessel and the forces
General Kuropatkin left at Kaiping
and other places on the railway in
duced the japanese to withdraw TO
avoid encountering an overwhelming
force.
Deny Reported Battle.
The headquarters staff profess igno-
rance OF anything beyond Admiral Alex
ief's dispatch They deny the persist
ent rumors of severe fighting near Port
Arthur.
The most favored view is that the
strength of the japanese who landed
on the LiaO-tung Peninsula was over
estimated, and that they are not at
tempting yet to hold the railway or
The Washington times., 1904-05-11
PORT ARTHUR LINE is OPEN,
BUT NO EXPLANATION OF HOW

that they have moved east to cooperate
with the army from the Yalu River
II is said that the wrecked railway
bridge near Port Arthur has been re-
paired. The track elsewhere was not
injured.
The Car was greatly pleased on
learning of the reopening of the line.
He had Just previously received mes
sage sent from Port Arthur by carrier
pigeon TO another point reporting that
ali was well at the fortress.
Japanese Near Takushan.
General Karkevich reports that Rus
sian scouts on May discovered a Jap
anese regiment at Liaoghiapusee. TWEEN
" kilometers north of Takushan. on the
left bank of the Talin River. Shots were
exchanged and a Cossack was killed.
The scouts also encountered Japanese
at Luanmyako. twelve kilometers from
Takushan, and the same day saw the
extreme japanese outposts thirty kiio-
meters from Takushan, on the main
road from Feng- wang -cheng near Salts
ZaipudZa. on the Talin River. Japanese
scouts appeared the next day at Sandal
gou. eight kilometers south of Salts
zaipudZa
a semi-official telegram from Mukden
denies that Dalny has been captured
by the Japanese.
The Washington times., 1904-05-11
OBJECTS OF ART
INJURED BY FIRE

Two thousand dollars is the damage
Estimated by Miss G. c. CritchIer. an
artist on the paintings and bits OF
sculpture, by the slight fire which oe-
CURED in her studio. 1927 f Street
northwest, about o'clock yesterdav
afternoon.
To the explosion OF an OIL stove the
IRE Is ascribed. Seyenty-hVe dollars
damage on the building was ali the
police knew OF. When the fremen had
departed. Miss Critchler discovered her
Paintings and sculpture had Jared badly
at the hands OF the flames and firemen,
isnc placed the loss at higher figure.
The Washington times., 1904-05-11
DEATH RECORD.
phi, Y. Children's Hospital.

Banks. Joseph, y. Childrens Hospital.
Brown, Harvard, ,, 3l5 ST. S w
Brown, Smith, SO, I7l7 St " W
Butler, l day, infant Of Fred and Mary, Il9
Stats Alley.
Gordon, Margaret, 30, 1913 St NE
Haas, Helena, IS, 722 9th St n W.
johnson, Emanuel, Al. 1887 Wylie ST. n E
kennedy, William, So, 1912 ST. n. w.
Larkins. Darcy. l, 426 / st \. W.
Leishear, Catharine. 66, 1924 35th ST.
Martin, John, 46, S27 81. S. W.
Mattingly. Louisa NJ, SO, AS ST. S. W.
MERCER, David l., 4s, 2l29 \ st. n. W.
Norland, Mary, IS, Georgetown Univ Hosp.
Mundy, Susan, IS, 210s Ward Place
Payne, Gertrude, mos, 2So0 X st. n. W.
Phipps, Sarah A., So, l7l9 18th ST. " W.
Ratio, Mary l., 80, 3l4 18th ST. y. w
Shaw, days, infant of Edgar ID. and Anna J.
1905 r. l. Ave.
Simms. Margaret day 1871 Oregon Ave
Smithson, day, infant OF John and Ella Smith
son, 40 Kentucky Ave.
Walters, Charles, IS, Providence Hospital
Woodward, Nelson, 81, L.. S Soldiers Home
1eager, Moulton, 40, Arlington Hotel.