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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
MURDERER STRUBE
GETS A LIFE SENTENCE
Pleads Guilty to Killing His Sweet
heart with Buggy Wrench.

Pekin, H.: Fred Strube VS. senten.
ced to life Imprisonment by Judge
Higbee in Havana, ILL.,, Monday at
ternoon after he had withdrawn his
plea of not guilty. Strubes attOr
neys had, it is said, been offered
$1,000 in addition to their fee II they
would save the youth from the gal.
lows. The uncertainty of jury trial
caused the attorneys for the defense
to seek a compromise with the attor
neys for the prosecution. After being
in consultation for four hours an
agreement was reached whereby
Strube was to enter plea of guilty
and States Attorney Guy r. Williams
of Havana was to recomend the pun,
ishment as life imprisonment, and this
plan carried.
Jealousy was the cause of Strube's
revolving crime, committed November
IA, 1903. Alice Henninger refused
to marry him and while escorting heI
home he killed her with a buggy
wrench and buried her body in a dense
forest. With his horse and buggy
he drove across Illinois and into Mis-
souri,, abandoning the rig at Edna
Mo. He travelled to Macon. where
officer Wood captured him. and he
made a full confession of his crime
a narrowing account of the revolving
deed.
Strube's parents, the parents Of
the murdered girl and citizens Of Ma
son county accept the termination Of
the celebrated case with satisfaction,
for they dreaded the ordeal of long
and sensational trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
Digging Of Panama Canal Goes On
Twice as Fast az Formerly.

washington: Rear Admiral Walker,
chairman of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, was at his desk in the COM
mission headquarters Thursday. He
stated that the reports of friction be-
tween the commission and the Panama
Government arose from the hot nature
of the new Republic.
The report that the commission
was at outs with the Panama Govern
ment arose from a political faction"
he said. GAS a matter OF fact, do
not thing there is anyone whose re-
lations with the Panama Government
are more cordial than mine.
THE establishment Of two ports for
the canal commission, one on each
side OF the isthmus, does not mean
that the Panama Government will
have to patrol the coast. Goods
brought into the canal zone must pay
duty before entering Panama terri
tory. A satisfactory agreement will
be reached"
Rear Admiral Walker said that the
work of excavation was now in pro-
crossing twice as fast with less mon
and at half the cost it did under the
French regime. Health conditions arc
excellent, and he says that the work
10 becoming admirably systematized.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

AS fortified by the Chinese two
walls surround the town of Mukden.
The outer Is composed Of mud and is
fifteen to twenty-five feet In height.
The inner wall is constructed Of stone,
freely embrasured for the use Of can
non. Little is known as to the addi-
tional Notifications the Russians have
built since 1t became evident to them
last spring that they might be COM
PEELED to fight for possession of the city.
1t has one defense, however, that is
highly important. This is the Hun
river, which skirts the town about
three miles south Of the outer walls.
From Mukden to Telling is thirty-fve
miles, and from Mukden to Hardin
500 miles. Mukden is the capital of
Manchuria and the birthplace Of the
Manchu dynasty. 1t contains the
tombs of many Chinese emperors,
which are held in the highest venera-
ton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
BLOODHOUNDS ON THE
TRAIL OF ROBBERS
Only Bit of Evidence Of Train Hold.
up Is Old Rusty Revolver.

Columbus Junction, Ia: Two pos
ses with bloodhounds are now work.
ing upon supposed trails of the six
or eight bandits who held up a Rock
Island passenger train, Chicago to
Kansas City, near Let's shortly after
midnight Tuesday morning. The ex,
press officials declare no money was
taken, though the safe was blown
open aud the contents taken.
The only evidence is in the hands
of Town Marshal Sage of Let's. It
is a black Swiss six-shooter, 44-cali
Der, which Gage found beside the
tracks where the bandits abandoned
the engine, which they had run down
six miles from the scene OF the hold
up. The gun had four loaded cart
ridges. Two shots had been fired
from it, which backs up Engineer
Dunham's story that the robbers
ilred twice in the air TO brighten the
trainmen and passengers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
investigating Visit Of Russian Ship

Washington: The expected protest
of Japan against allowing the Rus
sian auxiliary cruiser Lena, which ar
rived in San Francisco Sunday, to re-
main longer than twenty-four hours
came Monday, when the Japanese
consul in that city, through the col
lector of customs, made formal de-
mand that the vessel be required to
leave at the end Of that time. Lieut.
Zotoff of the Russian transport Lena,
speaking for the captain, stated Mon
day that the main object of the Rus
sian vessel in making this port was to
have absolutely necessary repairs
made to her engines and boilers. Her
bottom is foul and will have to be
cleaned in dry dock He said that he
thought It would be unnecessary for
the Lena to coal at this port.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
MEN LOSE THEIR
LIVES IN A GALE
Much Damage to shipping and other
Property ls Reported.

New York; Not in years has this
city been visited by such a deluge
as that of Wednesday night, reaching
its climax at 3 o'clock Thursday morn
ing and ending about $3.50 o'clock.
1t was accompanied by gale that at
times reached a velocity of sixty
miles an hour. All through the night
the streets ran like swollen rivers,
street signs were battered down, eel
lars were flooded, plate glass windows
were blown in, and roofs torn of;
lights in some sections were extin-
gulshed, trees blown down and spar
rows by the thousand we're killed In
the park. On the river and bay the
full force Of the storm was felt.
From Wilmington, Del, it Is report
ed that eight men were drowned on
Thursday by the sinking of the tug
Israel w. Durham, in the Delaware
river the tug being swamped dur
ing the heavy storm. Her captain and
crew of five men. and four employees
Of the American dredging company,
were aboard when the tug sank. Only
two were saved.
From all along the Jersey coast
and from the Staten island shores
came reports Of VESSELS being driven
ashore. A large schooner foundered
of the Scotland lightship. A large
barge was seen adrlft off Gallilee,
N. j., early Thursday morning. Her
crew was taken ashore. Two barges
went ashore at Sandy Hook. Great
damage was reported as done TO
yachts in Gravesend bay and on the
sound. Four big schooner yachts were
sent ashore at Gravesend and Sea-
gate.
Damage to Rice Crops.
Charleston, S. c.: Reports from the
surrounding country show that the re-
cent storm wrought considerable dam
age to the rice crops. There was no
loss Of life except from the fishing
fleet off Charleston.
Gale Sweeps Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore, Md: Reports from points
down the Chesapeake bay indicate
that Wednesday nights storm was I'M
precedented in its fury and long con-
tinuance. For nearly ten hours We'd
ne5day night and Thursday morning
the bay was swept by a rain and wind
storm that for a time ragged more
flercely than any other storm in the
memory Of the oldest Chesapeake
mariners.
In this city one man, William Nor
ton, was instantly killed by coming
in contact with a live wire
Dispatches from western Maryland
report a serious damage to large grow
ing crops and fruits.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
RENEWED ATTACKS
ON PORT ARTHUR
Japanese Turn Attention to seIge-.
Army at LAO Yang Resting.

st. Petersburg: The almost COM
plete quiet prevailing at Lao Yang
and Mukden is accepted here as the
natural and inevitable consequence Of
the furious activity of the last three
weeks.
The view taken at Mukden that
there is not likely to be a resumption
Of fighting in that immediate locality
for a month, and this is regarded
here as most probably correct.
Attention is now turning toward
Port Arthur, where, as General Stoes-
sells latest report dictates, the Jap
anese are gathering for another spring
at tho fortress.
1t is taken for granted here that
there will soon be news of Importance
from Port Arthur, since the Japanese
throughout the war have seemed to
alternate their attentions between the
beleagured fortress and the Russian
army toward the north.
1t thus appears that 1t is Port Ar
thurs turn to keep up the excitement,
while Field Marshal Oyama is pre-
pairing for the fall campaign.
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch, head of the Russian Mercantile
Marine, has gone to Libau to inspect
the converted cruisers there before
they depart for foreign waters. The
Baltic fleet remains at Libau await
ing orders, and possibly may spend
the winter there.
A dispatch from General Stoessel
says the Japanese are actively con-
structiDg Notifications on the Samhon
Mountain and at other points, and
that they continue to lombard the
forts and harbor. On September 2
they threw $50 shells into the town.
The Japanese, the dispatch adds,
have issued a proclamation to the Rus
sian troops, demanding their surren.
der.
Gen. Stcessel sees in this proclama.
ton an indication Of the enemy's
consciousness of failure.
On September the enemy received
re.enforcements on the west front of
The fortress. During the lombard.
ment Of September 2 the japanese
squadron remained the whole time in
view of the fortress.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Russian Casualties.

Toxic: Telegraphic reports received
here Sunday from the headquarters
of the Manchurlan army declare
the Japanese to be In full possession
of the Yentai coal mines; estimate the
Russian losses from Anshan up to the
fall of Yiao Yang at over $4,000 men,
and give additional details of the dis
position of the Russian forces around
Lao Yang during the battle, The es-
innate OF losses does not include those
suffered by the Russians In the rear
guard actions fought after the eyacua-
ton Of Lao Yang.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Japanese Casualties.

Toxic: An approximation of the
Japanese casualties in the battle Of
Lao Yang, based upon reports of the
chiefs of the medical corps of the
three Japanese armies, was concluded
Sunday. 1t covers the fighting from
August 20, and shows that the Japan
'ese killed and wounded amount to IT,
500 men, These casualties include
1856 officers killed and AGA officers
wounded. The fact that tho army I'M
der Gen. Oku sustained the heaviest
losses is accounted for by its assaults
upon the Russian defenses to the
south Of Lao Yang.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Fair Makes Another Pavment.

st. Louis: The seventh semi-month-
ly payment of the United States gov
ernment's loan of S4.60O,O00 to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany was made Tuesday. Including
Tuesdays warrant, the Exposition
company has now repaid $2,9OS, 149. 10
of the original loan, leaving a balance
of $1,691,S50.81 due the government
Figuring on the basis of a payment
of 100000 on October 1, October Is
and November l, respectively, the
Exposition company will be able to
wipe out its Indebtedness to the gov
eminent with payment of $191, S5O.S1
on November 10.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
.AIIeged cOunterfeiters Arrested.

Mobile, Ala: Three alleged counter
feiters, who are charged with passing
a IS gold certificate here, are under
arrest. One of them has been identi-
fed. The men are Italians. The po-
lice believe that they are agents of
gang of conuterfeiters who are opera
ting in New York. A fourth party,
who is believed to have the bulk Of
the bad money, has not been appre-
hended. Government officials say that
they will convict all three Of the men.
The bill is q good imitation, and bears
the number Ills and the issue of the
United States national bank of Nor
ristoWn. N. j.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
FORGED ELEVATOR
RECEIPTS IN BANKS
w. H. Harroun Makes Offer Of Settle
ment to His Creditors.

ST. Joseph, Mo: w. II. Harroun
informed his creditors Tuesday that
he is prepared to settle claims of
about 100000 upon cash payment
of 30 cents on a dollar. He would
give his notes, due FIVE years hence,
for the balance.
Tuesday night the creditors were
disposed to accept this proposition,
and Harroun was given until Friday
to present evidence showing that he
can make good his promises. The
creditors will meet him Friday and
announce their final decision.
Forged bills of lading we're not the
only instruments used to secure loans.
It has developed that forged ware
house receipts were also utilized
Through Harroun's efforts the board
of trade was organized in January,
1902. ALTHOUGH he was not an Off
Ger, Harroun has been a director
since the boards organization. and his
influence was sufficient to direct the
policy Of the organization.
About six months ago Harroun is
said to have suggested that the big
elevator at Elwood be made regular"
Banks will loan money on warehouse
receipts from a regular" elevator.
There was some little opposition, but
Harroun carried his point.
Harroun had no trouble in securing
the cooperation of the board of trade.
He did more to make st. Joseph a
grain market, it is said, than any
other half dozen ever did. During the
last two years he has paid Kansas
City prices for grain, and his firm was
a ready purchaser of corn and wheat
at all times. Often he took the grain
when he did not really wish TO buy it,
his object being to encourage ship
ments to this local market. His ac-
tion compelled other local dealers to
meet the prices paid by the Harroun
elevator company.
Harroun is an enigma to his credi-
tors. They say they have met with
many men in somewhat similar trans
actions, but with none who compared
to him. He does not make denials,
and does not ask any mercy, but qui-
city plays a trump card by cody in
forming his creditors that If given
few days time he will pay from 80
to 40 per cent of his indebtedness,
and If left alone he will eventually
pay all of it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
RuraI Carriers EIeet Officers.

st. Louis: The National rural let
ter carriers association concluded its
annual session Friday and adjourned
to meet at indianapolis, Ind, next
year, The officers chosen were:
President, F. H. Cunningham, South
Omaha. Neb.; secretary, w. F. Turn
Der, Lockport, N. Y; treasurer, w. E.
letters. Bluffton, Ind. Executive
board-H. E. Nivan, Berthoud, Colo. 4;
H. A. Aldrich, Concord, N. H.; John
Whitehead, Medina, Ohio Further
discussion ensued Friday on the mat
ter of supporting Senator Fairbanks
bill, which provides for paying the ru-
raj carriers $3.50 per annum and grant
ing additional privileges.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
EIGHT ARE HURT
IN LABOR RIOT
Nonunlon Workmen at Chicago Vic
Tins of Two Savage Attacks.

Chicago: Two savage attacks were
made upon nonunion men at the stock
yards Monday night, and in the fights
tnat followed eight people were in
jured, four of them so severely that
it was necessary to take them to hos
pitals
The first disturbance occurred at
the intersection of Halstead and Root
streets.
Two young women, Annie Cook and
Mamie Jasper, were on an eastbound
Root street car, and when it reached
Halstead street several men and boys,
with the aid of two or three women,
boarded the car and dragged the two
young women to the street.
Both were badly beaten before the
police arrived They were taken to
the hospital. Mamie Jasper was
struck with a brick and her face and
forehead badly cut. The mob re-
manned at a short distance from the
car track and continued to throw
stones.
A westbound car which happened to
pass during the trouble was struck
by several of the missiles and two of
the passengers, Fremont Sloan and
Annie Crodone, were injured. Anton
Ashutra, a driver for a brewery, tried
to drive through the crowd and was
hit in the back of the head with a
brick and knocked from his wagon.
His scalp was badly cut.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
DO Preserye POSTS Archives.

Eureka. Ill: A district soldiers
union was formed by the G. A. R.
posts Of the townships of this vicinity
Friday. The object is to preserve the
archives of all the posts and to form
a union, having headquarters at Eu.
reka. The officers are as follows:
President, G. w. Horner, FL Paso;
vice president, G. Tobias, Washington;
secretary and treasurer, w. H. H.
Moberry, Eureka.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Arrest AIIeaed Express Robbers.

Fort Worth, Tex: S. P. Gerken. a
telegraph operator, is in Jail at Gal
latin, Tenn, charged with having
robbed the Wells-Fargo company's
express office at Maria, Tex, about
a year ago, and afterwards burning
the station. Gerken is said to have
gotten away with $4,000, John Allen
and John Vanderguard are in Jail at
FL Paso charged with being accessor-
les alter the fact.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Maddox Dies from Fall In Jail.

Hannibal, Mo-: James Maddox, a
prisoner in the Rails county jail at
New London, charged with the muir
der Of Richard Moss OF Hannibal at
Hupntington, last April, died at 8
o'clock Monday morning from the
effects of injuries sustained in a fall
in the Jail last Thursday. While de-
scending the stairway leading from the
apartments Of DR., Jones Watson.
accused OK wife murder, Maddox slip
ped and fell fracturlng his skull. The
trial of MADDOX was to have been held
next month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
sheep butchers STAY Out.

Chicago: Because of the alleged dis
elimination against sheep butchers
employed at Union stock yards, the
sheep butcher workmen have decided
to remain on strike.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
coaI peaIers, AasoelatIon Mseta.

Pittsburg, Kas.; Thursday the Mid
state coal dealers association, com
prising the rectal and wholesale coal
dealers Of Kansas. Missouri, Oklahoma
Territory, Indian Territory and Texas
met here
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
BuIIfghters Released by Jury.

Clayton, Mo-: Monday was siren
uous day for the bullhghters, some
of the officials of st. Louis county
and the humane society members.
It ended with an acquittal of three
capeadores by a Jury in the circuit
court, The jury was out little over
an hour.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Rain 4elps Illinois Corr.

Farina, ILL.,: A awo-hours' rain fell
here in this section abons o'clock
Tuesday evening within assIiy inch
es precipitation. This is de arst rnin
for thirty days and insurer en- eaor.
nous corn crop.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
The lena win pIsarm.

Washington; The Lena incident at
San Francisco is closed. The. Russian
cruiser viii disarm and remain there
until the end Of the war. Her officers
and crew will remain under parole
thare for the present.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
PostaI offeIaI Found bead.

. Washington: David p. Leibhardt,
superintendent of the dead-letter Of
fee Of the post of6fice department,
was found dead Sunday night by one
Of the watchmen Evidently 1t was
a case of suicide.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Falls overheard from Missouri.

Woods Hole, Mass: Seaman Cecil
Clay Young of the battleship Missouri
was drowned last Wednesday night as
the war vessel was putting TO sea to
avoid a gale. Young was assisting at
securing the anchor on the bow when
he was carried overheard by great
wave
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
ohlnese Troops sent 70 Manehurla

Chinese Troops Sent to Manehurla.
London; A dispatch to the Standard
from Tien Tsin says that Chinese
troops are reported to be quietly NOV
ing in to Manehuria. 1t is stated that
they win be used to occupy the ter.
rltory conquered BY the Japanese.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Armour selIs Proauee House.

Evansville, Ind. The local branch
huose of Armour G. Co. was Friday
sold to the G. F, Jean company. Ar
mOur has abandoned the Kentucky,
southern indiana and southern Ilh-
nols fields, so far as produce is con
cerned
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
emolters cIose pemn.

Rich EIill. Mo-: The Rich H!;l zinc
shelters have closed dcwa .na0naitely
throwing 10 men out OF cmpleylnent.
The management gives as the reason
the high price o. zinc ore aad tao
shortage Of men,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Philadelphia, Pa; The directors OF
the Philadelphia and Reading railway
have declared a semiannual dividend
OF per cent on the second preferred
stockk OF tho company.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Glover Issues Challenge for Duel.

Cripple Creek. Colo; Attorney John
NJ. Glover, formerly a Missouri Con-
gresham, has written letter to James
M. Stewart, prospective Democratic
candidate for Sheriff of Teller county,
in which he challenges Mr.. Stewart to
fight duel. The letter is the outcome
of fight which occurred between
Glover and Stewart at the Democratic
,caucus a week ago, in which Stewart
knocked Glover down. AS a result
of the encounter Glover carried a
black eye for several days. Trouble
between the two dates back to Stew
aart's term as sheriff, when re and
Glover engaged in several alterca-
tions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
HEAVY FROST REPORTED
IN THE NORTHWEST
Corn Reported Badly Damaged ir
Some Sections.

Des Moines, Iowa: Northern Iowa
cornfelds are badly damaged by a
heavy frost, which extended through
out the extreme northern portion of
the state.
Maquoketa, Iowa Falls and Forest
City. substations in the Des Moines
Bureau, report a temperature Of thirty
degrees and killing frost. Much of
the late corn is badly damaged. In
Some instances entire cornfields were
caught in the ripening stage.
A light frost visited the central and
southern parts of the State, doing lit
tie or no damage.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

that there was, mentioning among
others, Gen. Kurold.
Mukden: It II reported that the
Japanese are advancing on Mukden
from the east. Their vanguard is al
ready opposite the Russian left: A
strong force is prepared to oppose
the advance. It is understood the
Japanese are holding Lao Yang with
a small force only, their main body
covering a ten.mile front between
Yen Tai station and the mines. They
are adapting the railroad to their own
gauge north of Lao Yang. It is ru-
mored that they are completing a
fourth army, consisting of three divis-
ions, which will advance with Gen.
Kurokl from the east and try to en-
velop the Russian left Big events
are believed to be developing.
Early Friday morning twenty-six
wounded men belonging to Mai Gen.
Mistchenkos Cosack division, were
brought into Mukden. It is not clear
whether they were wounded in a sim
pie outpost affair or whether it is
the beginning of the real Japanese
advance on Mukden.
Port Arthur's Surrender Imminent.
London: Advices received here
point to an early surrender Of Port
Arthur. The condition of Gen. Stoes-
sells forces, which have been critical
for some time, owing to the terrific
onslaughts of the Japanese, has
reached a climax. Owing to the short
age of ammunition in the fortress,
Stoessel not only has full power to
surrender when he finds the situation
warrants it, but he has instructions
from St. Petersburg to do so.