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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
GAS EXPLOSIONS
SHAKE BUILDINGS
Considerable Damage Was Done to
Property In South st. Louis.

st. Louis: Residents of South St.
Louis, in the section bounded by Park
avenue and Hickory street, Second
and Seventh streets, were greatly agl
tated shortly after o'clock Wednes-
day over what they at first feared
was an earthquake, but which turned
out to be an explosion of gas in the
sewers of that district. Manhole and
sewer covers were blown high, while
houses seemed to rock on their foun-
dations and windows we're shattered in
several instances. A few chimneys
tumbled down.
The cause Of the explosions is said
to have been crossed electric wires
coming in contact with Illuminating
gas, which filled the sewers from the
storage tank at Second and .Rutger
streets. The streets in the vicinity
have been torn up for several weeks,
which. it is stated, allowed the gas
to I'LL the sewers.
The explosions commenced at Sec
ond and Rutger streets and followed
the course of the sewer up Rutger
street to Seventh street and thence
south and north. Where Broadway
crosses Rutger street the gas had fol-
lowed the sewer and almost stimuli
taneously the sewer cover at Park av-
enue and Hickory street were blown
off. Several pedestrians narrowly es-
capped being struck by the iron lids
and small stones and dirt lifted by
the explosions struck many in the
face, causing small flesh wounds.
The manhole cover at Broadway and
Rutger street descended on the deliv-
cry wagon of the Philip Burg grocery
company, smashing the wagon and
causing the horse to run away The
saloon of Charles Sachs at 1901 South
Broadway was rocked on its founda-
tions, a part of the south wall caving
ing. Glasses and bottles in the saloon
fell upon the floor and broke.
The 200 girls employed in the Wei
sert tobacco factory at 1918 Merchant
street became panic-stricken when the
four-story structure swayed after an
explosion in the street in front of the
factory. Many of the girls ran from
the building.
The one-horse wagon belonging to
the P. E. Wolf shirt factory was
wrecked at Broadway and ST. Anthony
street, the horse running away. A hole
l foot wide and about 90 feet in length
was torn in Rutger street, east of Third
street. The plastering in the saloon
Of Kennedy and Stanger, at Third and
Rutger streets, fell from the walls
upon the heads of the patrons.
The windows of Fineup's pharmacy,
Broadway and Park avenue, were
shattered by an explosion. This dam
age, together with that caused to bot
tied drugs on the shelves in the store,
amounted to about $50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
LeIter Ealln 70 oet Men.

Carbonate, Ill: An unsuccessful Of.
fort was made Wednesday to land a
contingent Of miners at Letters Eel.
gler mines. A contingent of fifty men
left Chicago Tuesday night for work in
Louisiana. On reaching Duquoin or,
ders were given to detach the car and
put It on the zeigler branch. Officials
Of the union miners learned OF the at.
tempt being made to put tSe men in
the nonunion camp, and after a Farley
of nearly an hour, the men proceeded
south. The strike Is stu on.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Farmers Relief National Officers.

Carbonate, ILL.,: The semiannual
meeting of the Farmers relief associa-
ton closed one of it's nose success
full meetings Thursday at Johnston
City. Eighty-seven local lodges were
represented by 101 delegates. 1t has
a membership of over 5000. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: National
president, c. L. Miller of Marion; ma
tional vice president, T. R. Berry Of
Creel Springs; national secretary,
George w. Bennett of Benton; ma!
tional treasurer, e. f. Entsminger of
Crab Orchard; national director, Thorn
as Crawshaw of Carbonate. The ma
tional assembly approved the forma-
tion Of a mutual benefit insurance
company, which has been organized
for Williamson county. The next
meeting will be held at Vienna, be-
ginning May 8.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
ROSA BUTTS MYSTERY
is STILL UNSOLVED
coroner's Verdict Throws No Light
on the case-erand Jury to Act.

Marshall, Mo-: The coroners in
quest over the dead body of Rosa
Butts was closed Friday, after ten
days inquiry. Several additional wit
nesses were examined at the Friday
morning session, but nothing was CIV
en- that would throw any light upon
the mystery.
Ernest Ransberger, a salesman, tes-
titled that he had been in Cottage
addition, calling upon a young lady,
and, returning home, saw Russell
lynch and Neal Ballew, the boys who
testified they were with the girl be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock on the night
of the murder, leaving her on VERIFY
street, Miss Butts going to her home
and they to theirs. He said that he
was only 10 or Is feet behind them
all the way up town. This corrobor-
ates their testimony, given each time
they have been on the stand, and prac-
tically exonerates the boys on account
of the high standing of Ransbereger
in this community.
The coroners jury returned a YER
dict stating that Rosa Butts came to
her death from injuries inflicted by
parties unknown. The grand jury will
take the matter up when it meets
later, during the term of the criminal
court, which has been adjourned to
December 81.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
MITCHELL ATTEMPTS TO
DELAY CHICAGO FIGHT
Makes Ruling at Labor Federation
to Defer Contest.

San Francisco, CAL: The Chicago
federation fight was threshed out on
the floor of the convention in the af-
ternoon session Of the American fed
Grafton of labor Thursday, but after
a hot and acrimonious debate lasting
two hours and half the matter was
finally referred to the committee on
local and federated bodies, with in
structions that a report be rendered
at the earliest possible moment.
Delegate Dole made an impassioned
speech in behalf Of the federation.
The leaders seemed disposed to side
track the question. John Mitchell.
who occupied the chair in place of
President Gompers, saying he would
consider any motion to refer or defer
the matter. The fight on the PROPOSE
ton was the hottest that yet has been
waged on the floor. The Chicago
delegates stated that the members of
the executive council of the American
federation of labor had refused to per
NIT them to introduce new evidence
in the case and each member of the
council in turn took the floor and as
decidedly stated that such was not
the case. The question, therefore,
resolved into one of veracity. The
Chicago delegates were DESTROYS Of
making a motion to the effect that
the convention appoint a special COM
mittee to journey to Chicago as soon
as possible after the final adjourn
ment of the convention and study
the situation at first hand. In the
interim they desired that William
Schardt, president of the Chicago
federation and delegate of that body
to the present convention, be seated.
This was designated by the opposi.
ton as a mere subterfuge and cheap
political trick, and was overruled.
The debate was finally stopped by a
motion, carried by a bare majority,
setting 4:3O as limit, after which no
speeches on the question could be
delivered.
Resolutions regarding Japanese ex.
clusion and the eradication of tuber.
colosis were tabled that they might
be reconsidered.
Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee, rep
resenting the International typo
graphical union, stated Thursday
night that the Socialist element would
not attempt to convert the fedora.
ton into Socialism, but would be con.
tent with the passage of Socialistio
measures concerning the wage-work.
ers of America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
! THREATS OF DEATH oUELL
PORT ARTHUR MUTlNY
Several Russian Troops ssid TO Have
Been Killed to Preserve Defense.

Headquarters of the Third Japanese
Army before Port Arthur, via FuBan:
It is reported that a wound received by
General Stoessel has necessitated his
confinement in a hospital; that he re-
fused to relinquish the command Of
the garrison, and that he has issued
orders to the troops to die at their
posts rather than surrender.
II is said, further, that many Of the
troops has been dampeped by contin-
uous work, the lack Of supplies and
the hopelessness Of their ability to
make a successful defense OF the fort
ress.
1t is said, further, that many of the
Russian soldiers are ready to surren-
der but that they are kept at their
posts by officers, who threaten them
with revolvers, and that several sold
iers who were suspected of a design
to desert have been shot as a warning
to other would-be-deserters.
The Japanese now believe that the
garrison has almost reached the limit
of human endurance.
BTlNG JdpdUGSG SuI " NHldACs
Chansianoutun, Manchuria, General
Kuropatkin's Headquarters: A jap
anese advance is daily expected.
Large masses of their troops are NOV
ing eastward, and the Russians are
expecting them to strike at their left
flank.
An attack on the fortified village Of
Endowuniulu, not far from Sinchinpu
1.-TWO miles west of the Shakhe rail-
road station). was carried out brill
DAINTY on the night of November 10
by bayonet charge. The village had
been captured the same morning by
the Japanese. Subsequently the Rus
slams abandoned the place.
England Begins official Inquiry.
Hull, England: The inquiry which
Great Britain conducts on her own
behalf into the North Sea incident
opened Tuesday: Vice Admiral Bridge
and Butler Aspinwall, an Admiralty
Court lawyer, who were appointed to
conduct the inquiry and whose report
will form the basis of the British case
before the International Commission at
Paris, sat at a large table surrounded
by maps showing the Dogger Bank and
North Sea. In front was an array of
counsel and Government officials.
Doctor Herbert Woodhouse repre-
sents Russia.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press LEARNED at the outset that the
Board of Trade solicitors who have
been preparing the case have found
no evidence to suggest the presence
of torpedo boats among the fishing
fleet. The inquiry will, therefore,
merely be an application of the evil
dence at the inquest and it will be adj
journed to London in the course of a
few days, the proceedings here being
confined to a narrative of the shooting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
DEATH REVEALS DOCTOR
HEAD OF TWO FAMILIES
Wife Discovers Fact When Applying
for Administration Letters.

Peoria, ILL.,: Death has revealed an
extraordinary case of double life led
by d.. T. c. Conklin, a prominent
physician of Pennington, who died on
November 8. Friday the wife with
whom he was living at the time Of
his death, went to Lewiston, Fulton
county, to have herself appointed ad-
ministratrix of his estate. She was
Mortified to find that the records
showed that many years ago her hus-
band had been married to a Miss
Steele, and that the first wife, with
four children, the result of the union.
were still alive. The wife lives in
this city. Two sons, Frank and Bert
Conklin, live in Peoria, and one daugh.
ter, Mrs. Ella Burbridge. One son,
Edward Conlllin, lives at Racine, Wis.
The children of the first wife will
make a fight for the estate, which
amounts to about $4,000. DR.. Conk.
lin had two children by his second
wife. A peculiar feature of the case
is that all the time he was living in
Pennington he afforded pecuniary as
sistance to his children and his first
wife in this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Complete Mckinley Monument Fund

Chicago: Announcement was made
Friday of the completion of the fund
of 100000 for the erection of a ma
tional monument to the memory of the
late President Mckinley. Alexander H.
Revell, chairman of the Illinois state
auxiliary of the Mckinley national me-
mortal association, in a report submit
ted to the state committee, stated that
$4,000, the proportion allotted to ILL
nois, had been raised. In New York,
next Tuesday, the national trustees of
the association will meet anaS adopt
q design for the monument.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
WARE QUITS ON
THE FIRST OF JANUARY
Kelly Of Illinois or Davenport Of New
Hampshire May Succeed Him.

Washington: Eugene F. Ware of
Kansas, commissioner of pensions,
handed his resignation to the Presl-
dent, to take effect January /, 1905.
This time 1t is a true bill, and Mr..
Ware will not deny it, although he
has had occasion to deny similar re-
ports so many times that it has be-
come a joke in the pension office.
The announcement that Mr. Ware has
at last really resigned was made Of
fcially from the White House Monday
afternoon. Only last Saturday Mr..
Ware denied that he had offered his
resignation. He resigned the next day.
or his letter to the President is dated
November 10. and although that was
on Sunday, it was said that undoubt-
eddy the resignation would not be re-
garded as illegal on that account. The
resignation has been accepted
1t has been known for some time
sign before long, and the only question
was as to the date of his withdrawal.
The question of Commissioner
Wares successor has not been settled.
The most prominent candidates at
present are Jas. L, Davenport of New
Hampshire. the first deputy commits
sioner of pensions, md Leverett NJ.
Kelley of Illinois, the second deputy.
Senators Cullom and Hopkins and the
House members from Illinois will make
a strong effort to secure the appoint
ment of Mr. Kelly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Wabash Wreck Victim Dead.

st. Louis: David ]. Llewllyn, fire
man on Wabash engine No. 6O4, which
was ditched in North st. Louis last
Sunday morning, died at the City
Hospital Friday night. Llewllyn was
scalded on the face and body by es-
Gaping steam. This makes two deaths
from the wreck, Engineer Hyaes dy-
ing Monday morning. Llewllyn lived
at Decatur, Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Brazilian RevolutIOnlsts Last One Da,

Rio Janeiro: The students of the
military school reVolted Monday even,
ing and deposed the commandant, Gen.
Constallent. A serious encounter fol,
lowed. during which Gen. Travossos
was wounded and his horse shot under
him. His adjutant was killed The
revolutionary movement was, however
crushed and order completely restored.
Senator Lauro Sodre and Deputy Bar
boza Lima. leaders of the movement,
fed. Other leaders were arrested
Many persons were Killed or wounded
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Shoots Himself Accidentally.

Chillicothe. Mo; William Terrell. an
1s-year-old youth, living north OF Chill
licothe, inflicted fatal wound
in his abdomen Monday afternoon by
the accidental discharge of a revolver
with which he was playing
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
cave-In Kills stonemason.

Carrollton, ILL.,: Jerry Bragan, a
stonemason, met death Wednesday
morning while working on the foun-
dalton of a new bridge southeast of
town. The embankment caved in and
he and Matt King were buried under
the dirt and stone. King was only
slightly injured, but Bragan had both
legs AMI one arm broken and face
crushed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Japanese Loan Is oversubscribed.

New York: The subscription list for
the $3O,OOO,OOO of the $6O,OOOOOO Japa-
nese loan, which has been handled ne
by Kuhn, Loeb & Co., was closed Fri
day. Announcement was made that the
American allotment had been heavily
oversubscrlbed. The holders of the
temporary certificates were notified
that the bonds will be ready for deliv.
cry on and after November 23.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
HIanIns Returns 10 Peorla.

Peoria, ILL.,; John G. Higgins. father
of Richard Higgins, accused of the
murder of Mrs, Nellie Thomasson of
LacOn, and released on bail of SIS, 900
Wednesday, returned to Peoria Friday
He has been missing since the day af-
ter the murder.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Fire at dublin, Miss.

Clarksdale, Miss: The entire bust.
ness district of the town of Dublin,
on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad, with the exception of one
building, was wiped out by FIRE Wed,
nesday. Estimated loss $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Erost KllIa Texns crons.

Corpus Christi. Tex: Reports re
ceived by local buyers state that the
recent frost has damaged the bean and
tomato crops several miles from the
coast, and has killed them down tc
the coast line.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Zen Soldier AZ KlIIed.

Manila: News has reached here that
nine scouts from the Thirty-eighth
Company and one American attached
to the Hospital corps have been killed
In an ambush on the coast Of samar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Andrew j, Mead.

New York; Andrew ]. Mead, founder
of Manhattan, Kan, and for many
years a well-known hardware mer-
chant of Cincinnati and New York, is
dead at his home in Yonkers. He was
SO years old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Japanese Run Thirty Trains DAILY.

Berlin: The Mukden correspondent
Of the Local Anzeiger says the Japa,
nese have finished a second railway
track from Dalny to Lao Yang. Thirty
trains are running daily between the
two places
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Wabash Engineer plss.

St. Louis; J. p Hines, the Wabash
engineer died early Monday morning
at the City Hospital from injuries sus:
tanned in the wreck Of Wabash train
No. 10 Sunday morning. ]. D. Lew
ellyn, the fireman, is reported improv.
ing and may recover
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
is Driven to Death BY Grief.

Galesburg, ILL.,: William WILDER, aged
Sc, committed suicide by hanging him
self at Avon. Grief over his wife's
death is thought to have been RESPONSE
BILE for his act.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Indianians Fix Battle Lines.

Vicksburg, Miss: A delegation Of
about fifty from Indiana, including
number of women, arrived here
Wednesday night and spent Thursday
on the national military park locating
the positions of the Indiana troops
during the VicksbuTg siege.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
w. ?. Hayde Shoots Himself.

Kansas City, Mo-: William P.
Hayde, aged Al years, county license
inspector, killed himself Friday by
shooting. Hayde was undoubtedly tenn.
porarily insane, his insanity being in
duced, 1t is said, by the recent cleo
ton and the impending Republican
administration
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Earmern com conteat.

Troy, Ill: The Madison county
farmers institute opened its twelfth
annual session here wednesday. A
novel feature is the spirited contest
between farmers as to who can show
the beat corn grown.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Reports Japanese RepuIss.

st. Petersburg; Gen. KuropatlSin, in
a dispatch dated November 10. says;
Yesterday evening the Japanese as.
sumed the offensive against our po-
sitiona near Sin Chin Pu, but the
attacks were repulsed,"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
U. S. supreme cOurt Adlourns.

Washington: The Supreme Court of
the United States Monday adjourned
for two weeks to permit the prepare
ton of decisions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
italy DELAYS Answer.

Rome: Although favorable in prln-
ciple to the reconvening of The
Hague peace conference, Italy has not
yet answered the proposal of the
United States officially. owing to the
fact that an exchange Of views on
the subject is in progress between
the powers forming the triple alli-
ance
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
erIppenbera starts for the Front.

st. Petersburg: Gen. Grippenberg,
commander of the second Manchurian
army, and his stan started Thursday
from Wilma for the front.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Ploneer Iowa Merohant.

Fort Madison, Ia; Willis G., Albright,
q pioneer resident OF this city and a
merchant for fifty-one years. died Mon
day morning, aged SO. He came to st.
Louis IN 1897 and two years later 10
Fort Madison.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-24
Decker Resigns from Commission

Washington; F. ]. Decker of De
troit has handed in his resignation
as a member of the Isthmian Canal
Commission. There is a rumor that
Senator Cockrell of Missouri is slated
for the position.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
JAPS CONTROL KOREA.
Russians Said to Have Retired Across
the YaIu.

Authentic advices from Seoul. dated
he 18th instant, declare that the Jap
anese are in complete control Of Ko-
:ea and that the Russian scouting par
lies have retired across the Yalu be-
tore the Japanese, who occupied Win
practically without resistance. The
Japanese army is divided into two
forces, one for expeditionary purposes
and the other for occupation. This
former, numbering $4,000, is advaAe-
ing to the Yalu, and the latter, consist
ing OF $1,000 reservists, is making far.
sighted communication arrangements
with headquarters at Scout, where
there is a garrison of 1000. The head
quarters of the transport service are
at Chemulpo.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
Makaroff Widely Known.

The news of the death of Admiral
Makaroff caused profound sensation
In naval and military circles in Wash
lngton, for he was probably better
known than any other Russian naval
officer. This was because of the fact
that he had visited the United States
In 1862 and also commanded the
Russian north Pacific squadron, which
brought him into frequent contact
with American naval officers in those
waters, and sometimes into American
ports on the west coast. The general
opinion is that Makaroff was an of.
ficer of singular ability.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
INSTRUCT FOR PARKER.
New York Democrats Name Candidate
For Presidency

The New York Democratic state
convention for the election OF dele
gates to the national convention Sc
Iected the following delegates-at-
large: David B. Hill of Albany; Ed
ward Murphy, Jr., of Troy; George
Ehret Of New York City and James
W. Ridgeway of Brooklyn. AS alter
mates it selected c. N. Bulger of Os-
wego; w Caryl Ely of Bufalo; c. II.
Alderman of Broome, and Francis
Burton Harrison of New York
The delegates were instructed by a
vote of 301 to 149 for Alton B Parker
as the states candidate for president.
Tammany was not treated as badly as
had been predicted, being allowed to
name a delegateat-large, Mr. Ehret,
and an alternate. and one of the two
Harry Payne Whit
ney, the other being John T. Wood
ford.
The platform adopted is brief, and
In addition to instructing for Parker
compels the delegation to vote as
init
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
Russia Forbids Use of Wireless Teie-
graph by CORRESPONDENTS.


The Russian government has given
notice that newspaper correspond
ents using wireless telegraph will be
treated as spies and shot. This notice
was served on the state department
by Count Casslni, the Russian ambas-
sador, and it is understood that SINH
lar communications were made to all
foreign offices. This notice opens I'D
an entirely new line of treatment of
correspondents The reference to ex-
listing conventions is taken to express
the belief of the Russian government
that II wireless telegraphy had been
practiced prior to The Hague declara-
ton concerning implements and prac-
tees Of war, it would surely have been
prohibited even in neutral hands. IL
happens that some of the leading Brit
lsh newspaper correspondents are
making free use of the wireless tele-
graph for transmission of their wal
news and 1t is possible that they will
appeal to their government to define
their status, and to secure an official
determination of the question as to
a neutral on his own ship out
siue the territorial waters of a bellig-
erent power and without contraband |
IL war aboard can be treated as a spy.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
SAVED BY eUNNER's MATE.
6attleship Missouri Came Near Being
Blown to Pieces.

That the newest battleship of the
navy the Missouri, had narrow es-
cape from being blown to pieces by
the explosion of magazine, and also
beached, has come to light Captain
william s. Cowles prevented the lat
ter when the vessel was within $50
yards OF the beach. by giving orders
that the ships course be changed
chief Gunner's Mate Monson saved
the ship and the lives of over GOO men
by jumping into the open magazine
and closing the door behind him.
The magazine was totally flooded with
water, and when the men opened the
door they found Monson barely alive,
the water having reached his neck.