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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

RICHMOND, Va, March 24.-In the outgoing mail at the Richmond postof- flee was found a human ear. 1t was discovered on the stamping machine in a bundle with several letters. The ear was evidently severed from the head of a negro several days ago, and indica- tions are that it was dropped in the letter box by some one in this city. The affair is complete mystery, the only explanation advanced being that some of the medical students have indulged in a ghastly joke.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
ROYAL Baking Powder
Makes the food wore obolesque, and nuo,e autyitious 70 botb brain and mgscIe.

I have given the Training Table to the Cornell University for five years very satisfactorily, and am certain that much of the success has depended upon the quality of articles used. In baking powder, use the Royal, for it is undoubt- edly the best. I have occasionally given others trial, and have dem onstrated to my satisfaction that there is but one always reliable, always making perfect, delicious and wholesome food, - The Old Reliable Royal
 (Mrs.) Amelia Mercy Atkins
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

Missing Brooklyn boy, described as be-
ing feet 6 inches high and weighing
nifty pounds; He has black .Ii hair, DARK
the chin. When kidnapped he wore
blue and white cap, white shirt with
thin stripes an inch apart, and blue and
white trousers with pearl buttons
lad, and it was partly through funds
contributed by Mr.. Mannino that La
ducca was enabled to escape the
charge of murder which was preferred
against him in the "barrel murder
mystery" There is warrant out for
Laducca, who is one Of the men whom
Magistrate Tighe instructed Detective
Vachris to bring in dead or alive.
The discovery of the trail Of the
man who is believed to be at the
head of the gang that carried off the
Mannino boy came at the end of
day that had been absolutely fruitless
Of results to the police.
Baf1ed at every turn by the craft
of the kidnapers, Capt. Rooney de-
clared YEARLY that he did not know
whether the child was alive or dead,
or that he would be any more sur
prised to see the lad walk in uaat-
tended than he would be to learn of
his dead body being found where it
had been thrown by the gang after
having wreaked its vengeance.
Hoboken, Jersey City, Paterson,
Newark and the more distant cities
are also being thoroughly searched,
and in the meantime the closest kind
of a watch is being kept upon the
haunts of the barrel murder gang in
New York.
All the members of this gang have
disappeared from the city completely,
and, to add to the perplexity of the
police, Mr.. Mannino changed his atti-
tude toward the officials, it is be-
lieved, through fear of the gang. and
there were strong rumors, which were
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
WHAT THE TARIFF COSTS.
Average Of s1oo for Each Family In
the United States.

Average Of s1oo for Each Family In
the United States.
II the protectionists cannot show
that all are protected by the tariff, Il
must be admitted that protection is
not applied equally and unequal taxa.
ton is an abomination. From the
very nature of things protection can.
not be universal, or there would be
nc benefit for anyone. If every one
was taxed for the benefit of every
one else no one would be the gamer,
The policy and practice of the protec
tive tariff is to make the many pay
for the benefit of the few.
How few receive any advantage
from the protective tariff Of the
100000 which the census of 1900
shows are engaged in gainful occu'
pations-that is the workers and
laborers of the United States. 1t Is
admitted that but very few farmers
received any benefit from the tariff
and yet there were 100000 persons
engaged in agriculture. Men and WON.
en- in the professions numbered l.
| 25s,000. Can 1t be shown that the
Ill, 638 clergymen, the ia, 400 lawyers
the $4,000 doctors and the 446,1Si
teachers have had their incomes In
creased by the protective tariff?
The 5,5S0,0O0 persons in domestic
and personal service, Of whom 1850,
721 we're servants and walters, 131, lie
BARRIERS, and 1876, 1853 houaekeepers and
stewards. Has the Dingley law raised
their pay? How many Of the A,766, 00C
people in trade and transportation
have received a cent from Uncle Sam
There were 63O,127 clerks, 254,8SC
hookkeepers, Gil, 139 salesmen and this
582,150 railroad employees all paying
their share of tariff taxes, but receiV
ing no beneft in return.
Now we come to the 7,085,000 per
sons employed in manufacturing pur
SUITS" about one-fourth of the whole
number of workers. But = very large
proportion Of these derive no beneft
from the tariff, for the 346,8s4 dress
makers, the 1854 tailors, the 100000
carpenters, without taking time to Sc
| lect thousands more, cannot be said
to have any advantage from the tariff
But all these and every one else
payed toward an average for eact
family in the United States $685.
tariff tax to Uncle Sam In 1902 and
the tax the workers paid was in come
cases even more than the masters
paid for the rate Of duty-is otter
higher on the cheaper goods--snd vel
the protectionists say the tariff is tC
protect labor.
But what Uncle Sam receives is q
small tax compared to what the trusts
charge each family through the pro
tection the tariff gives them. which ii
computed by the most expert statisti
clans to be for 1902 S94 for eact
family, or nearly six times as much
as the government takes in at the
custom houses.
No wonder the cost Of living lie high
and that those with small incomes finC
It dihicult to pay this monstrous tai
which the Republican policy Of higl
protection imposes. We might stant
the tariff tax the government gets 4
It did not protect and foster the trust
In plundering u.s.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
PUT DOWN THE sNos.
Society Woman's Neat Retort to
Ta6tless "NouVsau Richie"

Society Woman's Neat Retort 10
Ta6tIess "NouVsau Richie"
The subject Of new people" is,
much to the fore among the swell set.
in New York these days and no one
is more suDercilious regarding late
corners into the sacred circle than.
those who but a season or SO ago,
were on the outside themselves. One,
Of these snobblsh persons, talking to,
q woman Of long-assured social posi-,
tion, recently asked regarding the
standing Of Mrs. Soandso. "A very
nice woman" was the reply, "amI-
able, refined, accomplished and charm
Ing in every way" But who is she?"
The society leader froze slightly as
che answered. Thoroughly respect.
able, assure YOU" The luckless snob,
persisted: Eyes, dear Mrs. Blank, but.
you know what ] mean. Who Is she?'-
The leaders nostrils qulyered for a.
moment and then she answered cody:
my dear woman, l no more can tell
who she is than / could have told
gho you were when you first ap-
peared In society"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

Jefferson City, Mo-: Gov Dockery
has announced the appointment of the
following gentlemen to be delegates to
represent the State of Missouri at the
national conference Of the State Board
of Law Examiners, which is to be held
in connection with the American Bar
Association in st. Louis Sept. 1928,
1904; Perry 81 RAIDER, Jefferson City;
Fred w. Lehman. st. Louis; Gardiner
Lathrop, Kansas City; G. A, Finkkeln.
berg, st. Louis; William M, Williams,
Boonville; Samuel Davis, Marshall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

borne out In part by an interview with
Giuseppe Cigretto, Mannino's part
ner. that the two men were in private
communication with the kidnapers
and hoped to secure the boys release
without any assistance from the
police.
Cigretto, Mannino's partner, in de-
nying that they would treat with the
gang, said: They have demanded
money, but they will get none. 1t will
not be gold, but lead that they viii
receive If we ever get our eyes on
them"
The boys father is III bed positively
III from the strain that has weighed
so heavily on him for more than a
week. He is being nursed by hts wife,
who lie herself I'll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

the members OF the New York stoch
exchange and finds over two-thirds Of
them aEV or Roosevelt, which is about
the average way the stock brokers
were divided in former years. The
Rockefellers are for Roosevelt, but
they have always been Republicans
The Belmonts are for Parker, but
they have always been Democrats. So
the attempt of the administration to
show that Wall street Is against Roose-
welt Is all rubbish. The boomers"
have watered stocks to sell, as the
'boSmers" elsewhere are trying to
sell mines and lands at fictitious
values. They all believe in shouting
prosperity whether IL is here or not,
and naturally follow the Republican
party and its fake prosperity.
There is q respectable element in
Wall street, some of whom are Demo
Gratis and some Republicans, who are
against Roosevelt. They are the real
investors who are connected with
trust companies and the great life and
fire insurance institutions. They dis.
like Roosevelt as being too erratic
and headstrong, and fear that in some
emergency he will do something to
jeopardize the business interests Of
the country. The real business men Of
Wall street want stability and peace.
They have millions Of other peoples
money invested in stocks, bonds and
mortgages, which they hold as securi.
ty for life and fire insurance all over
the country. They dislike the boom
ing methods and watered stocks as
much as righteous people do every.
where. Wall street, as the banking
region in New York is called, has
therefore its good and bad sides, and
1t is unfortunate for President Roose.
welt that the tough element there are
his supporters.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
CLAIM WATSON AND WIFE
ATE LUNCH IN A THlcKET
Officers Also Giving Attention TO
whereabouts Of Woman's Rings.

Hannibal, Mo-: Detectives at work
on the case Of DR.. Jones Watson, who
is under arrest at New London charged
with the murder OF his wife, claim to
have unearthed evidence which shows
that the doctor and his wife partook
Of a light lunch in the dense thicket
in the vicinity Of the Salt river bridge
under which the body was found. A
witness has been found, II is said, who
alleges that he saw the couple eating
their lunch about $3.50 o'clock on the
evening OF July s, about an hour and
half previous to the discovery OF the
doctor on the bridge following the al.
legged runaway.
The whereabouts Of two elegant dia-
mond rings Of Mrs. Watson is receiv-
ing attention from the officers. II Is
asserted that Capt. John Suter, father
OF the deceased, asked the doctor for
the rings as a memento, and the doctor
replied that he had other use for them.
The detectives claim to have learned
that the doctor deposited a package Ill
one of the New London banks on tho
day prior to the death of Mrs. Watson,
and that he called for 1t the day he
left for st. Louis. This package Is sup
posed to have contained the rings.
DR.. Watson refuses TO discuss the
case in any manner, and will not even
see members Of the press. He gave
Sheriff whitamore explicit instructions
not to permit any one to invade his
apartments with the exception Of his
relatives and a few intimate friends.
The doctor has been getting more
sleep Of late than he did when first
locked up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

kansas City, Mo-; The movement
started some time ago to establish a
barge line on the Missouri river 70
transport freight between st. Louis
and KaDsas City has been revived. w.
p. Triekett Commissioners Of the
transportation Bureau. said last week
that the project was moving forward
rapidly and that definite announce
ment Of the purposes Of the new com
pany would be made soon. Freight
can be transported by water between
Kansas City and ST Louis from SO q
50 per cent lower than railroads
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
GOV DOCKERY ISSUES
LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Names Monday, September 5, TO Be OBJ
served as Holiday.

Jefferson City, Mo: Gov Dockery
this morning issued the following proc
lamation calling for an observance Of
Labor Day, Monday, Sept 81:
state CT Missouri. Executive Department
-RCcognzlrg the dignity Of American la
tor, both the national and State Govern,
ments have designated the first Monday in
September OF each year as a holiday in It's
honor.
The best efforts OF the toiling masses are
employed TO insure fitting celebration of
Labor Day.
In order, therefore, that all may have
the opportunity to participate, hereby re-
quest the people of Missouri. SO far may
be practicable. to abstain from their usual
rvocations on Monday, September 8, 1904,
and Join In the exercises which constitute so
large a part OF the pleasures of this &C.
CRsion.
In testimony whereof have her"unto set
my hand and caused to be affixed the great
seal OF the State of Missouri. Done at Of
fee In the City OF Jefferson, this nth day
OF August, A. ID. 1904
A. NJ. DoCKERY.
BY the Governor:
SAM b. COOK, Secretary OF state.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Bio LIfs Insuranes PoII1I...

According to the best obtainabIe
records two men in the United states
carry more than sl.5OO.000 life insur-
ance Eight carry 100000 more. In
the 100000 class is found one In the
100000 class are found eight The
100000 group has membership Of
three. The 100000 list includes the
names Of twenty.segen. Adding to-
gether the above classes. Il Is noted
shat there are forty-pine individuals
carrying $4,000 81 more 81 insuF
ance, me tote SUM incurred reaching
the an as 81 ogo Q1o
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
To Build Missouri Central.

Marshall, Mo-: Charles F. Loomis Of
Kansas City, attorney for the Missouri
Central Railway Company, and Col.
w. H. Chase Of New York, the promot-
err Of the road, arrived here last week
from Columbia, Mo-, and addressed
MAS meeting of citizens in regard to
the building of the road. They assert
1t will be built at once, and that work
Will be begun on 1t before winter. A
committee is now at work soliciting
money from the citizens Of this city
and county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

Speaker Cannon thinks Judge Pork.
er helped the silver cause" BY voting
Tor Bryan, but Uncle Joe should not
throw stones, for he lives IN q glass
house. In 1878 he voted TO pass the
Bland free silver bill over the veto
OF President Hayes. and In 1880 Can
non OF Illinois" appears in the Con-
,gresaional Record as voting for the
sherman silver purchase Law. And
better or worse, but more Of II, he
was one OF the few Republicans who
refused to vote for the repeal Of the
sherman law That Is a record for
silver that can hardly be beaten.
Uncle Joe is betting old and forgetfuI.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Missouri Doings
JUDGE MOORE ORDERS
JURY TO ACoUIT LAWN
state Witnesses Testimony az 70 A.
legged Interference Was Weak.

st. Louis: John ]. LAWN, member OF
the Democratic City Central Commit
tee from the 2Sth ward, was acquitted
in the court Of criminal correction on
Thursday on a charge of interfering
with the voters during the Democratic
primaries of March 10 last. The state
had many witnesses, among them John
b. O'Meara, Perry and David r. Fran.
els, Jr., ]. W. Fristoe, Charles B. Nc
Cormick and John J. Cookery. While
most Of them said they had seen LAWN
about the polling place at Delmar aud
Taylor avenues, and some of them
thought he was doing acts calculated
to delay voting, they were not so pos
tive that the acts constituted actual
interference. The defense introduced
no witnesses, and Judge Moore direct
cd tn jury to return a verdict Of not
guilty.
Prosecutor Williams thereupon en-
tered nolle prosequies in the cases Of
Deputy Marshal John McAuliffe and
Policeman Frank Male and F. L..
Wood, stating that the evidence In
their cases would be about the same as
that in the LAWN case. The remainder
of the election cases were postponed
emil Sept. 10.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
ROB AND lMPRIS0N
AGED CHlLLlC0THE MAN
One OF the Boidest Robberies In His
tory Of North Missouri.

Chlllicothe, Mo-: Robbed of $3.50 and
kept prisoner all day in an abandoned
railroad Toundhouse was the expe-
rience Of an aged resident of this city
last week. It was one of the boldest
robberIes in the history of North Mis-
souri,.
N. J. Pennington, aged sc years, was
the man who lost his money. He was
approached by stranger, who posed
as a real estate agent and offered 10
take the old man to see a cottage he
had for sale. The two drove to the
suburbs, where a house worth $1,4OO
was shown and priced at $3.50. The
deal was closed at once, and the two
returned to town and the old man drew
$3.50 from the bank.
Before drawing up the papers the
real estate man" again drove to the
outskirts OF town on a pretext Of see
ing a friend. In the outskirts they
met two men, who held up the pair in
a buggy. The real estate man gave up
his money readily, and the old man
was forced to hand over his $3.50 at
the muzzle of a revolver.
The real estate man" took his Gus
toner to the abandoned roundhouse of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, nearby, and kept him there
until o'clock in the evening, when
he left, making the parting threat that
II the robbery was ever mentioned he
would return and blow the old mans
brains out,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
tleartleae RuaaIan O..

A young Russian Jew was obliged
10 80 70 the war in Manchuria. AT
fret the father got letters from him
regularly, but presently they ceased,
One day the father was called to the
police Headquarters where he was
told there was a telegram regarding
bis son, but that he would have to
pay SO roubles to get II. He ala
rot have the money and II took him
some time to collect Il from LIS
fsiendA When ne finally opened
the teleeFom 40 found X oanfaead
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
ReoIster MIssOurI school Bonds.

Jefferson City. Mo-: State Auditor AL
bert o. Allen has registered the follow
Ing school district building bonds: New
Madrid county, fourteen of the denom-
nation Of $500. interest at per cent;
Dallas county, one OF the demonina-
ton of $500, interest at per cent;
Putnam county, seven Of the denomi-
nation Of $500, interest at per cent;
Newton county, four Of the denomina-
ton OF $3.50, interest at per cent;
Lawrence county, three of the denomi-
nation of 500, interest at 6 per cent;
st. Francois county, forty Of the de-
nomination of $500, interest at Az per
cant
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Negro MasOns Elect officers.

Carrollton, Mo-: The colored Masons
Of the Missouri jurisdiction met in Car
rollton and several hundred delegates
were in attendance. State officers were
elected as follows: g. G. Williams OF
Boonville, grand master; J. H. Pelham
Of Hannibal, grand secretary; r. T..
Cole Of Kansas City, grand treasurer.
The meeting closed Thursday after
noon, after picnic and a barbecue at
the Fair Grounds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

ceola county, Iowa. Later she attend.
ed the Sibley high school. She is a.
member of the Congregational church
The Intermediates between the royal
family and Miss Reynolds were Miss
Luella Miner, a missionary Of the
American board at Pekin, and the
Carleton Mission Board at Mortified,
Mimi. Her service is to be for the
term of two years. Her home will be
in a missionary family in Pekin and
her work will be in the royal palace.
Miss Reynolds is of Pennsylvania an.
cestry. Her father, Carlos P. Rey-
nolds, is a civil war veteran who, after
the war, became a pioneer home
steader and farmer in Iowa.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Nor sEIzgp eY eRITAIN.

Report Of Grabbing Of West India
Island Is Denied.
The British cruiser Tribune on Aug
II landed q party under command or
Lieut.. Threlfall at AYES, or Birds isl
and, 1877 miles west of the north emo
of the island of Dominica, and an.
nexed 1t as a British possession. Gunr
were hauled through the serf and
landed, the British flag was hoisted,
and a royal salute was fired.
The Tribune then proceeded direcp
to st. Vincent. The Tribune left there
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Washout causes q Wreek.

Rich Hill, Mo-: The Frisco combina-
ton passenger and freight train, which
left Rich Hill at 6:25 o'clock Thursday
morning for Pleasanton, was wrecked
two and a half miles west OF this city
and all on board were badly shaken up
and bruised, the express messenger
being thrown clear out OF his car. No
one was seriously injured. The wreck
was due 70 Q washOut.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Christian Churches Elect oFHeers.

Jonesboro, Mo-: The meeting OF the
Christian churches Of Montgomery
county, which was in session here last
week, adjourned after electing the fol-
lowing officers: J. w. Jeans, president;
]. H. Wilson, vice president; John w.
Jackson, secretary; F. p Clark. treas
urer. The time and place for the next
meeting was left to the officers 70 FIX.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Good Rain at clinton. Mo.

Clinton, Mo-: A quiet, steady rain
that has thoroughly soaked the ground,
made the early corn and revived the
parched pastures, commenced here on
Wednesday night and continued large
part Of Thursday. The drought Is
broken just in time, Corn would have
been badly damaged had dry weather
continued another week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

I A new invention known as the tele-
criptograph reproduces in print con-
versations over the telephone. A good
many of 'em will have to be barred
from the mails.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Twslvs People Hun in Wreck.

Kansas City, Mo-: Chicago, Rock Isl.
and and Pacific passenger train No, ~,
which left Kansas City at $3.50 Wednes'
day evening for Chicago, was wrecked
near Altamont, Mo-, the two day coach
es being thrown down an embankment
Twelve persons we're injured, two IA
tally.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

Gabrielle d'Annunzlo, the. Italian
dramatlst. replies to all requests for
mis- autograph that he will Se delight.
ed 10 furnish Il, but only upon a copy
Of his works. Sig. d'Annunzio clearly
possesses more than one kind Of gem
Jus.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
ON rRAIL OF kIpNAPER.

New York Police Report Progress In
Sensational Case.
Italian, detectives think they have
struck the trail OF Vito Laducca, who
is believed to have In his custody the
kidnapped boy, Tony Mannino, who
was stolenNfrom his parents at New
York, Aug. 9.
Laducca is deserter from the
Italian navy, a picture Of him in the
service uniform having been found
among the property which the detec-
tives captured when they forced open
his house.
Not long ago Laducca was employed
by Mannino, the father Of the missing
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25
Appreves Ian 20 sehoeI for BILE.

Jefferson City, Mo-: Gov Dockery
has approved the plans for the new
school for the blind building, TO be
erected In St Louis, The appropriation
made for this school at the last session
OF the general assembly was 100000,
OF which 100000 was for the build
ing and the remainder for equipment,
The old building was sold to the So
Louis school board for $4,000. and Of
this amount s25. 600 was paid into the
stare treasury, the remainder 70 b
paid when TIE purchaser "a given pss
sesslpn
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

The evangelists who are laboring
for the moral and spiritual advance
ment Of New York city point hope
fully to the circumstances that the
400 have been reduced to 200.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

That Eastern professor who says
we all eat too much doubtless has an
assured income and a good appetite.
Or perhaps he's keeping his wife's
folks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

The new Duchess OF Ro1burghe Is
exported to be winning golden opin.
1ons IN England on account Of her
contributions % charities. Evidently
ahe has found that purchasing 4 duke
~ Is ot enoueh - get ono iRto the
firale a roely
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

The American Domestic League
claims that it turns out fine cooks.
Send their addresses along. This is
mot one Of those cases where you
should hide your light under a bush
EEL"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

The Chicago bridegroom who at
the altar said moi" and then fed will
probably ind a variation In his case
OF the old proyerb, that he who courts
and runs away will go to court some
other day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-25

Brazil and Peru threaten to settle
q dispute by war. They had better
walt until Japan settles her contro.
wersy with Russia. If they start up
aheir performance now they viii play
40 empty benches.