davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Veterans Gain by New Law.

Washington: JudgeAdvocate General
Davis, in an opinion relative to appli-
cation of the recent act of Congress
providing for an advancement by one
grade of army officers now on the re-
tired list, holds that officers below the
grade of brigadier general whose names
have been placed upon the retired list,
in pursuance to the act of 1866 and that
of 1878, are entitled to the benefits of
the law.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Rob Poatoffiee at Lafavetts. 1ll.

Kewanee. me- The postofice at La.
fayette. twelve miles north of here,
was burglarized at o'clock Friday
morning, The safe was dynamited, an
$500 in cash and stamps taken. Buff
finn Bros. store and Hanks store
were also visited and 5000 taken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Big Fire at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind; Fire at the Union
stock yards Monday night burned two
car loads of cattle and almost totally
destroyed thirty acres of livestock
sheds and pens, entailing a loss of
$3.50. 900 to the Belt railroad and Union
stock wards company.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
DR.. Herran to Return.

Washington: Through Mr. Andrews,
the Colombian consul general in New
York, the state department has learned
that Dr. Herran. the Colombian charge,
who formally withdrew from Washing.
ton about two months ago will soon re.
turn to this city in the same capacity
indicating a complete restoration OF
friendly relations between the United
States and Colombia
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Fire Caused No Suspension.

Indianapolis, Ind: The Union Stock
Yards resumed business Tuesday after
the fire of Monday night. The Inter
state yards We're used. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, fully insured.
Twenty.seven acres of sheds, eighty
cattle and twenty hogs were burned.
One thousand hogs and 600 horses
were saved
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Thibetans Attack British Mission.

London: The Nails Simla CORE
spondent says that 500 Thibetans, COM
ing from the direction of Shigatze,
attacked the British mission at Gy-
antze at dawn on May 5. The Thibet-
ans were repulsed with heavy loss AMI
fed. The British lost two wounded.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
JAMS auY Eight steamers.

Berlin; The Vossiche zeitung says
1t is informed that the North German
Lloyd steamship company has sold to
the Japanese government eight steam
ers belonging to its east Aslatic lines
for war purposes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Newport submarine saila.

Newport. R. l.: The submarine
torpedo boat Protector, which was
inspected Monday by two Japanese
naval officers, sailed from this port
Tuesday Those in charge would not
state her destination
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
St. Louis Insurance Rates Unaffected

Chicago: Whatever may be done on
increasing insurance rates in the con-
gested districts Of the large cities in
the West, no fiat advance to cover the
confagration hazard will be imposed
for some time in Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Wand 70 be a Real Town.

Centralia, ILL.,: In the County Court
at Salem Wednesday a DEGREES was
entered giving Walnut Hin the right
to vote on the question of incorporat.
ing as village. ami the, election was
set for May 81.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Mrs. Burnett Held for killing.

Carbondalc, ILL.,: Mrs. Walter Burnett.
the young married woman who shot
and killed Samuel Mccall a prominent
merchant OF Vienna. has been held to
await the grand jury's action. Mrs.
Burnett refuses to discuss the tragedy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Oldest Practical Printer Dead.

Milford, Mass: James C. Cook,
known as the oldest practical prin-
ter in the United Stats, II not in
the world. died here Tuesday Of old
age 81 his S1th year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Orders 10000 Men from Liau.

London: A special dispatch from st.
Petersburg Wednesday evening offic-
tally reported that the Japanese army
had advanced toward Feng Wang
Cheng, Gen. Kuropatkin has ordered
10000 more men from Liau Yang to de-
fend Feng Wang Cheng.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
PLANT 70 Be Opened Nav \.

st, Joseph, Mo-. 1t was announced
Tuesday that the new Hammond pack.
ing plant built TO replace the OLD one
burned last summer will be opened
for business May Z, 1t is one OF the
most modern plants In the West
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Ashbel P. Fitch.

New York: Ashbel II. Fitch, presi-
dent of the Trust Company of America
was stricken with apOplexy at his home
Tuesday night and died before medi,
cal aid could be summoned He was
a prominent political leader.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
culbertsOn Gets Change of Venue.

Evansville. Ind: The case of oliver
Culbertson, member of the City Coun-
ell, who Is charged with trying to
bride several councilmen on tel
phone franchise, was Monday ordered
to Warrick county on the grounds
that he could not get a fair trial here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Boston Freight Sheds Burn.

Boston. Mass: Fire Friday morning
in the wharf property of the Central
wharf corporation caused a loss of
100000 The greater part of the freight
sheds on the pier were destroyed, with
their contents of general merchan-
disc,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Indianapolis Has Large Fire.

indianapolis, Ind; Fire at midnight
Thursday night caused loss of $780,.
900 to the Wisconsin paper company
and Climax coffee and baking powder
company at Washington and East
streets.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Make Castro Dictator of Venezuela

Caracas: The venezuelan Congress.
after having declared itself a constltu-
tional assembly, Thursday conferred on
Gen. Castro full dictatorial powers for
a year, with the title of provisional
president Gen. Vale was appointed
second vice president.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
To Hear Northern SECURITIES Case

Wilmington. Del; Circuit Judge
Gray Thursday announced that he has
designated Judge Edward G. Bradford
of the United States District Court OF
Delaware to hear the Northern Securi
ties case at Trenton, in place of Judge
Kirkpatrlck, who died Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12

states that It is rumored there that
the Japanese captured Fung-Wang-
Cheng on May q, after fierce fighting.
Losses are reported very heavy.
st. Petersburg: Thirty thousand
Japanese soldiers occupy the Lao
Tung Peninsula, from Pitsewo, on the
east coast. Polsndien, on the west,
about twenty miles from Pltsewo.
Port Arthur with its 10000 defend
ers is utterly isolated, for, though it
is not officially admitted here, 1t is
generally understood that the harbor
is really closed for all large craft
since the latest japanese attempt to
bottle upp the warships there.
Meantime, General Kuropatkin, who
has hurried to Fung-Wang- Cheng to
rally the shattered forces falling back
from the Yalu, has received re-enforce.
ments from Liao-Yang. and heavy
fighting there is expected before Sun
day night.
Kuropatkin is keeping q sharp look
out lest the Japanese undertake a
fanking movement, which he is not
in an advantageous position to coun-
teract.
According to information received
here, seven Japanese transports ap-
peared off Pitsewo Wednesday even.
ing. The next day their number was
augmented to about forty, and they
began to land men at Cape Terminal,
about fifteen miles south of Pitsewo
under cover of an artillery fire from
several cruisers and gunboats.
The first landing party was com
posed entirely of sailors. It was al
low tide, and the sailors could not use
boats, but they leaped into the sea
and, carrying their rifles above their
heads, waded as rapidly as they could
breast deep in water, about 1,00C
/
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Collar Filled Wlth on.

Pana, Ill.,: A wreck on the Big Four
here Tuesday smashed two oil cars
and 10000 gallons OF oil was lost.
The residents cellars were filled and
many of the citizens carried away
the oil In buckets.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Atchison Telephone Girls Strike.

Atchison. Kas. The hello" girls
of the Missouri and Kansas telephone
exchange at this place went on a strike
Wednesday afternoon, following the
walkout OF the linemen on Monday, It
is not exactly sympathy strike on the
part of the girls, who are demanding
an increase OF IS a month in their pay,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Senator euay,s CONDITION seriOus.

Washington: Senator Quay of Penn
sylyanla is at his home in this city.
and at present has no intention Of
leaving here. His physical condition
is such as to cause his friends anxiety
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Panama 70 Adopt silver standard.

Panama. The constitutional conven-
ton, by close vote, decided Wednes.
day to abandon the gold standard and
establLsh q silver standard.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
TOGO GUARDS TROOPS;
PORT ARTHUR ISOLATED
viceroy AlezieR Has Suddenly Gone
to Lao Yang.

Toxic: It was officially announced
at noon Thursday that a Japanese
force began landing on the Liao-Tung
Peninsula Wednesday. The place
where the landing occurred and the
number of men landed is Withheld.
Port Arthur: The Japanese squad
ron is behind the Liao-Thie-Shau
promontory, south of Port Arthur.
Transports with Japanese troops on
board have arrived at Piterwo, north
east of Port Arthur, with the object
of making a landing.
warships Seen Near Kin-Chow.
Niuchwang: Five large japanese
warships with large number of trans
ports have been seen near Kin-ChOw
Bay on the west coast of Liao-Tung
peninsula, north of Port Arthur.
Chefoo: Chinese junks which have
arrived here, report that a feet of
forty Japanee warships and transports
was of Wei.Hai-Wei Tuesday, steam
| ing northwest.
Rumor of Second Battle.
London: A dispatch to the Central
News from st. Petersburg says a ru-
NOR is current there that a second
battle has been fought at Kiu-Lian
Cheng in which the Russian loss was
| 1900, the Japanese loss 10000 men
and resulted in the Japanese being
driven back in disorder. The dispatch
adds that no confirmation of this re-
port is obtainable.
Alexieff 90 Confer With Kuropatkin.
st. Petersburg: Viceroy Alexieff has
left Port Arthur to confer with General
Kuropatkin at Liao-Yang, to which
place the General will return immedi.
ateIy after an inspection of the troops
at -Wang.Cheng. Rear Admiral
Wittsoeft. chief of staff to Viceroy
Alexieff, has been left in charge OF
the naval forces at Port Arthur.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12

Seoul: A dispatch from Antung
states that 1t is rumored there that
the Japanese captured Fung-Wang-
Cheng on May q, after fierce fighting.
Losses are reported very heavy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
wsrships seen Near Kin-ohow.

Niuchwang: Five large Japanese
warships with a large number of trans
ports have been seen near Kin-Chow
Bay on the west coast of Liao-Tung
peninsula, north of Port Arthur.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12

Chefoo: Chinese junks which have
arrived here, report that a feet OF
forty Japanee warships and transports
was of Wei.Hai-Wel Tuesday, steam.
ing northwest.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02

took place and the treaty is now
in effect. President Roosevelt
will push the work of digging the
canal as rapidly as possible. He
has selected the entire canal
commission and will hasten the
work as much as possible.
The completion of this canal
will be of great Importance to the
United States and particularly to
the South and New Orleans. It
will open up a vast trade on the
western shore of South America
Of which the South will secure
the largest benefit.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02
Group

Begins with the symptoms of a
common cold; there is chillness,
sneezing, sore throat, hot skin,
quick pulse, hOarsness and inn
peded respiration. Give fire.
quent small doses of Billiards.
Horehound Syrup, (the child will
cry for it, and at the first sign of
a croupy cough, apply frequently
Billiards. Snow Liniment to the
throat.
Mrs. A.. Vilet, New Castle.
writes, March 10, 1901:
L think Billiards. HOrehound
Syrup a wonderful remedy, and
so pleasant" % cts, 50 cts.
and S1.OO. Sold by Lafayette
Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02
SOCiety'S New Game.

~eAbabSs
Trail" has taken society by
storm. 1t is something new.
something different.
Trail" as the name implies,
is founded on a popular hunting
sport, is played with fifty three
fine cards in four cOlOrs, repres-
enting a fox to be chased and
caught, and four packs of hounds
of thirteen each.
Trail" has a constantly re-
curing interest for players as
they perfect their playing from
evening to evening in marked
contrast to certain recent boist-
rOus games that bore the PLAYERS
at the end of an hour.
With the one pack six other
splendid, new, copyright games
can be played. Two Educational
games. and two games of Fun.
making it suitable for all mem
bers of a family.
Trail" can be had of dealers
or sent postpaid, IS cents gilt
plain SO cents. Rules for
the seven games free.
COMBINATION CARD Co.,
Atlanta Ga.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02
SE- WAR.

Lie war Ill Tile East QOUW1CI
standing the severe winte
weather, is being conducted vic
orously. The Japanese so ia
seem to have considerably tn,
advantage. and are pushing thei
advantage as greatly as possible
1t is difficult, if not impossible,
to tell just what is transpiring
owing to the very contradictory
reports received. The principa.
event during the week was the
attempt of the Japanese to bottle
up the Russian feet in the har-
Dor at Port Arthur by sinking
vessels in the narrow entrance,
as was attempted by Capt. Hob
son with the Spanish feet at San
tiago. The enterprise was not a
complete success. A number of
military experts think that the
Japanese operations at Port Ar
thur were simply to cover their
designs at other points, but their
designs if they had any, were so
closely concealed hat they are
still secret. Reports of various
movements on land are tele-
graphed but with the exception
OF the certainty that Japan has
thrown two defensive lines across
Corea, nothing is known beyond
a few small conflicts between
the two armies. The conclusion
one Is forced to in reading the
quantity of rumors and reports
which come over the wires. is
that each is manOeuvering for
position preparatory to an active
campaign as soon as warmer
weather prevails. Japan has
strengthened herself by an ALI
ance with Corea, which country I,
has ordered her army into the
held to support her ally. It is /.
believed that China, notwith- /.
standing her proclamation of neu- /.
brality will be drawn into the ,
conflict. The Chun Chus or bri- !:
sands OF Manchuria, who are
lutte a numerous body are now !
'ctlvely assisting Japan, and will :
most likely render inestimable !,
'ervice by wrecking the Siberian !.
abroad upon which Russia de- !
'ends for transportation, a con- !
lngency which Gen. Alexief is
lsing extraordinary efforts to :
'revent. as interference with the =
raffic OF the road would be fatalI,'
the Russians, since it is prac-.
lcally their whole dependence
Or food supplies.
The latest cablegrams state :
nat 9 big land battle is imminent.
ut owing to the intensely cold :
Gather, there will hardly be
- I-- / ~
~ land engagement of impor-
nee under q week or two. 8
The continental powers Of Eu- :
'pe are all very uneasy, appre. ! ,
ending being drawn into theo-
'nflict. France. ally of Russia.
ID England. ally Of Japan, arese
'th preparing for eventualties. !,
ID using all means to remain
'utral. Other European nations :
e also getting on a war footing.
The Russians, who have always
'en warm friends of this coun. -
=, have become very much an-Inll
red with Americans over . re-
IT th6t in the fight Oh Port Ar. -
nr. an American war vessel re- ue
sed to assist the sailors 81 the -
king yariog. The report has
en found 70 be untrue, never .ol
49,. 49, / 49,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02

tage of those who have the prime
right on the isthmus. After
long years of oppression by the
BOgota government the people OF
Panama saw their hope extin
guished by the defeat of the
canal treaty, because the French
company would not submit to be
blackmailed by the government
at BOgOta of ten millions of
dollars, practically through that
effective method called in those
States a forced loan"-a loan,
moreover, which was never to be
paid back. Failing to get the ten
millions, Colombia rejected the
treaty and the last hope of Pana-
ma was gone. Everybody knew
then that a revolution was to
come, and again the United
States landed marines, a bare two
score of them, to keep the traffic
OF the isthmus open. It was
these two score marines, accord
ing to those who have opposed
the action of the government.
that inundated the army of
the ColOmbians in Panama and
forced it to evacuate that
country.
The United States was obi
gated to keep the traffic of the
Isthmus open to the commerce
the world, and experience had
that under Columbian
sovereignty hat traffic was being
continually interfered with.
There was but one sensible, but
me honest, thing to do. The
opportunity was offered to recog-
lize a government on the isthmus
hat would assist in keeping the
sthmus open and of assisting
carrying of the commerce of
he world. 1t would have been a :
llstake that would have been
'orse than a crime for the !
overnment of this country not
have taken advantage of a
tuatiOn created not by itself
ut by the oppression and vena-
~ OF the government at BOgota.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02


4 western shore of South AmeriC
of which the South will secu1
l the largest benefit.
r The independence of Panama
Times Democrat
: The speech of Hon. Elihu Root
> late Secretary of War, on tn
action of our government in tn,
matter of the recognition of tn,
independence of Panama, pu
that recognition so clearly an(
succinctly before the people O.
the country that it is to be hoped
that every citizen of the country
will read the address. The re
marks Of the speaker were ad.
dressed to those who honestly
believed that the action of this
government had been the result
of purely selfish motives, and
that an unjust assault had been
made on the sovereignty of a
weak and defenseless State. Mr..
Root showed the fallacy of this
belief, and showed it so clearly
as to make his speech unanswer.
able. He showed that Columbia
did not exercise any real title of
sovereignty in the isthmus, but
had held that territory in sub
lection by the force of arms, and
that in that effort she had had
the help of the government of
the United States. This is one
point on which we have never
heard from the persons who
have denounced the recognition
OF lsthmian independence. The
landing of two score marines to
the isthmus open to trans
.portatiOn has been denounced in
the most unmeasured terms as
l usurpation of authority, but
he landing of marines in pre-
'lous revolutions to assist the
government in suppress
ng the just revolutions which
oppression had forced in Panama
AVE come in for no condemna-
ion from these persons. AS
Mr.. Root shows, Panama gained {
ler own independence from {
spain and remained an indepen- {
lent State until she voluntarily :
ntered the confederation of
lew Granada, but set up her $
dependence again in 1910. In {
az she again entered the con- 6
ederacy, but again declared her ! I
dependence in 1855, and since :
nat time has never been a will q
q part of the Columbian re. e
ublic and could not have been &
'erced, perhaps, but for the
which this country
I'VE to the government at Boco--
: In 1885 Nunez appointed :
elegates to a convention and
Hanged the Constitution of the l
Panama being repre-.
'nted. in the convention by two
sidents of Bogota appointed by
nnez. The people of Panama
.nt to war to retain the vestipe n
their liberty and were de-
ated through the action of the
val forces of the United States.
lree times since then have the
'namanians risen in defense Of
ar liberties, the last revolution
Ing put down in 1902 through
Intervention of the United
Rtes. This Intervention was
the purpose Of keeping the
mic Of the isthmus free of in
'ruption, it is true, but it's re-
was nevertheless to subue
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-04
A Wonderful Invention.

1t is interesting to note that for
tunes are frequently made by the
invention Of articles of minor import
ance. Many of the most popular
devices are those designed to benefit
the people and meet popular condi-
tions, and one of the most interesting
of these that has ever been invented
is the DR.. White Electric Comb,
patented Jan. l, '99. These wonder
full Combs positively cure dandruff,
hair falling out, sick and nervous
headaches, and when used with DR..
Whites Electric Hair Brush are posi-.
lively guaranteed to make straight
hair curly in % days time. Thous-
andS Of these electric combs have been
sold ia various cities of the Uuion.
and the demand is constantly increas.
ing. Our agents are rapidly becom-
ing rich selling these combs. They
positively sell on sight. Send for
sample. Mems size Csc. ladies' Soc
(half price while we are introducing
them.) The DR.. White Electric
Comb Co., Decatur, Ill. II
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-04
First published August 5, 1904.
SENATE CONCURRENT RES
OLU2IOW NO. 20
.Pyebosed amendment foMe CSnsfifH-
ion Of tie STATE of Kansas Re-
lating TO the Election Of
State Printer.

Be It resolved by the Legislature OF
the state OF Kansas, two-thirds Of the
members elected to each house con-
curing therein:
SECTION l. The following PROPOSE
tion to amend the constitution OF
the state Of Kansas | 8 hereby
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the state for their approval or re-
lection. Section 4, of article Is. OF
the constitution to be amended so as
to read as follows: GAN public print
ing shall be done by the state pr inter-
who shall be elected by the people at
the election held for state officers in
November, 1905. and every Gwo years
thereafter, at the elections held for
state officers, and shall hold his office
for two years and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified.
SEC. 2. This proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of this state
at the general election of representa-
tives to the Legislature in the year
A. D. 1904, for their approval or re-
lection. The amendment hereby
proposed shall be designated on the
official ballot: IAN amendmentrelat.
ing to the election of state printer.
And shall be voted for or against, as
provided bv law under state statutes.
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication in the statute-oook.
Passed the Senate February II,
1908.
Passed TIE House February 10,
1903.
hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy of original
Senate concurrent resolution No. 20,
now on file in my office.
J.R. BURRow, Secretary of State.