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and q man who can poll, not only the In,
dependent vote OF the State, but the full
Democratic vote as we'll. District Attorney
admire his individuality and his courageous
fight for the right. Democrats who control
the Democratic organization here hope
Mr.. Jerome will be the Democratic nominee
for Governor, and II he 10 not they will
insist upon a candidate OF his standard.
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JAPAN CALLS OUT RESERVES.
Continued from Fret Page.

point In the defence, although their inability
to reply to the fire therefrom, owing TO
their inferior powder, Is annoying the
Russians.
Five 1l-inch guns on Golden Hill that
formerly pointed seward have been re-
mounted and three now point landward.
All the naval guns except the ten and
twelve-inohers have been removed to the
land batteries. The guns on Golden Hill
that threatened Shuishyen O month ago
cannot now reach that place.
The Japanese are tunnelling under the
forts, with the intention OF blowing them up,
The work is arduous and the progress slow,
and possibly the attempt will be unsuccess-
full
Ammunition Is growing scarcer In Port
Arthur. but bread Is plentiful.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 18.-The North China
Daily Ncus prints letter from Chinese
interpreter, who was employed for years
in the commissariat department at Port
Arthur, which he left at the end Of August,
He says that the department supplied
SO 900 rations to the army daily in February,
when the navy had its own supplies, but
only $4,000 in August.
The whole garrison including the men
from the ships, Is manning the forts Only
five weeks full rations remain. Ammu-
milton Of all kinds is very short There
are 2,4OO sick and wounded in the fortress.
The garrison. except the officers, is anxious
to surrender.
LoNroN, Sept. 1.-THE Tientsin corro
spopdent Of the Telegraph says 1t Is stated
tina, Gen. Kuropatkin has communicated
with Gen. Stoessel, the commander at
Port Arthur, telling him that he must re-
sist a month longer.
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CZAR THANKS THE ARMY.
Says the Retreat From Laeyang Was
Exceiiently Carried Out.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE SUN.
MUKDEN. Sept. l8.-Gen. Kuropatkin's
latest general order to the troops contains
the following from the Car:
Il see from your report that you were
unable to hold the fortress OF Liaoyang
owing to the enemy threatening to cut
of your communications.
"The retreat OF the whole army In such
difficult circumstances and over terrible
roads was an operation exoellently carried
out In the face OF grave difficulties.
Il thank you and your splendid troops
for their heroic work and their continued
self-sacrif1ce. God guard you. NICHOLAS"
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400 Needlessly Killed at LiaoyanE.

Special Gable De,pateh TO THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept. IA despatch to the
Times from Toxic says that 400 persons
we're killed at Liaoyang in the battle there
owing to the Russian orders OBTAINING nom
comhatantA.
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Camp Roosevelt where Camp Mckinley was

Samuel Strasbourger, Republican leader
Of the Thirty-first a ssembly district has
established Camp Roosevelt In the middle
OF the block bounded by l25th and l28th
The project IL a repetition OF one that was
follow ed in the last national campaign,
when there was q meeting place In the
dist riot know as G imp Mckinley.
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RUSSIAN NOTE on CONTRABAND.
Provisions Not Under the Ban Unless Con.
signed to q Belligerent.

Special Gable Despatch to THn SUN
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. l8.-Russia's de-
cision upon the question Of contraband Of
war was communicated to-day to the Brit
ish, American and German embassies.
1t Is understood that Russia recognizes
provisions as not contraband when con-
signed to private persons. Military and
naval stores will be recognized as not con-
traband only when consigned to neutral
Gnvernnant
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DIED..

CLARK Suddenly. at London. England. Oh Sat.
urday. Sept. 5. 1904. Charles Finney Clark.
aged az.
lnterment private, at the convenience Of tho
family, Memorial service at St. James p. E.
Church. Madison av and list ST.. N. Y, on
Saturday Sept. II. at p. M.
STERRY.--on Thursday Sept. IS. 1904 at her
residence. 81 W. 18th ST.. this city, Katharint
Van Vliet Dewitt. beloved wife OF George r.
Sterry and daughter OF the late Rev william
Radcliffe Dewitt. ID. D. and Mary Elizabeth
Wallace.
Funeral services at her late residence at O'Clock
Saturday evening. Friends are requested not
to send flowers
WERE l.-on Friday. Sept, &c. 1904. Oscar B. Weber
OF New York city.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
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Czar and Kaiser Not to Meet.

Special Gable Despatch to THs SUN,
BERLIN, Sept. le.-It is officially denied
that the Gear and Emperor William will
meet at Skiernewice.
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LOYAL TO RO0SEi EFT.
fractional Fight In Wisconsin Won't Hurt
National Ticket.

MILWAUKEE. Sept. ie.-One hundred and
seventy five prominent La Toilette men
in the State have signed letter to Chair
man Cortelyou, assuring him that regard
less Of the State fight President Roosevelt's
campaign will not suffer and assuring him
that il the Supreme Court decides in favor
of the Cook ticket they will abide by that
decision and support the regular State
ticket
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
Anaa......1l....auasA
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS
- % -
MADONNA.

Two sad funerals took place
here on last Sunday, Mr.. Andrew
K. Dick, and Mr.. Charles Leet.
They were brothers-in-law, and
both died after weeks sickness
with pneumonia. Mr.. Dick was
widely known as a prominent stock
dealer, one that was honest, paying
the highest prices possible, and in
every way accommodating and
obliging. By his honest dealings,
he had gained the confidence of the
people. His sister, Mrs DIR. Rouet,
his brother, j oseph, of Sycamore,
ILL.,, and his son, Herman, were
with him during the latter part of
his sickness. He died at the
Southern Hotel.
Mr.. Leet was known as a kind
neighbor, a loving husband and
an affectionate father. He leaves
parents, wife and four children.
Rev. Low of Columbia preached
the funeral of Mr.. Dick, also of
Mr.. Leet, and both were buried in
the Laddonia cemetery. Laddonia
vicinity feel that they have lost
two of their best citizens and their
sympathy goes out to the sorrow
ing families.
Mrs. Dora johnson Mirts has
closed her subscription school and
gone to Curryville, Rev. w. Beal
will teach a subscription school in
the building, commencing on next
Monday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Logan is receiving
new spring millinery and Easter
goods.
Mrs. S. G. wilkins is visiting
relatives in Kansas.
Miss Louie Leet of st. Louis at
tended the funeral of her uncle, q.
Leet, last week.
Mrs. E. A. Lotion is very low.
She has been sick over two months.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
GIVEN PROMOTION.
A Court Decision Had Some
thing to Do with
This Call.

The Mexico correspondent of the
Kansas City Times sent the follow
ing dispatch to that paper this
week:
MEXICO, Mo-, March,. Miss
Stella Snidow, daughter of Mrs.
Clara Snidow, ex.County Clerk of
Audrain county has secured a posi-
ton ia the state reform school for
girls at Chillicothe. Miss Snidow
is the Audrain school teacher who
became widely known a few weeks
ago for her successful defense Of
t he 81 600 damage suit brought a.
gainst her by one of her girl pupils,
who asserted that she had been un-
mercifully whipped by Miss Snid.
ow because she did not know her les
son.
The trial developed testimony to
the effect that Miss Snidow had been
warned by the directors that 1t had
been the practice of certainpupils to
run over and intimidate the former
teachers, and so she was justified by
the jury in the chastisement she
administered to the pupil It is
thought probable that the out
come of the case had something 70
do with the call to the State insti-
tuition at Chillieothe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
POWELL FORD.

Spring birds with their lively
twitterings have made their ap-
pearance.
w. o. Florence left last Monday
with his stock and household goods
for Iowa. Mrs. Florence is de-
tanned on account of the illness of
her little daughter, Pansy.
Tate Selb will occupy the house
vacated by w. o. Florence.
Jas. p. Powell and w. McMur-
try have purchased a new seed
sower,
Harry Cook has been on the sick
list also Ray Dowell.
N. NJ. and Jas. P. Powell are
putting up some woven wire fenc-
iHg.
Conrad Schultz left for Iowa
last Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
BEAN GREEK.

Claude Bybee sold one ton of
hay to Mr.. Ridgeway and three
tons to LII. Jasper at 81 per ton.
Henry Kemper sold stack of
hay for 81.
VIM. Mongler sold - hogs, av-
eraging 1870 lbs, to Joe Mongler
at So per cwt.
Joe McGee Of Monroe spent Sun
day with Jas Chapman.
Henry Stuart and Mrs. Chas. By
bee and two children spent Satur-
day night with Mrs. Annie Rogers
on their way home from town The
rain that began to fall made it inn
possible for them to get home.
A mathematical problem in one
OF the metropolitan papers last
week is causing some of our older
boys to lose some sleep;
If it takes p yards of material
to make a suit for a California flea,
aud the goods cost 9S,9 cents a
yard, how long will it take the
Bachelor Boy to locate his Dream
Girl-not IN the purIs Of smoke
emitted from his pipe, but among
the girls Of his acquaintance VIII
it be this yeari
@. =. Roblnson's children have
the measles and nine Of W. O.
Dyes family are down with samej
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
WEST LICK.

Mr.. Louis Graft of Douglass, ILL.,,
is visiting friends in this vicinity.
f. P. Jacobs spent last Satur-
day night and Sunday at Il. r.
Hagans. His daughter, Miss Lo-
rena visited with the Misses Thorn
as last Sunday night.
Mrs. Jas. Anderson who has
been quite sick is slowly improv-
ing
The little daughter of Reube
Brown is seriously ill Of pneumo-
MIA but is reported as somewhat
better at this date,
Jack Brown aud VIM, Shields
have returned from Marion and
Shelby counties where they pnr.
chased ten head Of horses,
Fal Larue bought at Alfred
Moore sale mule for $3.50
Walter Davis bought Of Charley
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

the feeling throughout the State
against boodliug
The issue is not an issue-now
between parties. 1t is not even
an issue-now-between candidates.
II is, to AGO siderable extent,
non-partisan and impersonal. AS
to what it will become, between
parties and personal aspirants for
office, depends |, gely upon the at.
titude taken by the democracy.
The democratic. state convention
can commit political suicide. We
do not believe it will.
1t will not do to argue that Doodle
should not be prominent as an is
sue in the State campaign. 1t is
easy to convince ones self that this
is true. "The court has no right
or authority to send you to Jail, "
said the lawyer to the man behind
the bars. "But l am herel" an
swered the man. The existence of
the Doodle issue may be without
rhyme or reason. But it exists.
The question remains; What
will the democratic party do about
it
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
COLLECTOR.

We are authorized 10 announce \. Lar
more q candidate for County Collector,
subject to the action Of the democratic
primary.
We are authorized TO announce James
W. Hall candidate for County Collcc-
tor, subject 10 the action of the Demo-
cratic primary.
We are authorized TO announce Thos.
4. Rodcn candidate for County ColIcc-
tor. subject to the action Of the Demo-
cratic primary.
We are authorized TO announce Frank
y. Carter u candidate Tor County Colicc-
tor. subject 90 the action Of the Demo-
cTatis primary.
We are authorized, TO announce Wal
lace n. McCuc q candidate for County
Collector. subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
DeArmond and Clark.

The St. Louis Republic says:
Democrats who are discussing the
delegates at large to the National
Convention are bringing forward
Congressman DeArmond and
Champ Clark. Indications are
that efforts may he made to have
the m enter the race.
Neither of them has intimated
that he wishes to go as one of the
big four" The party leaders
generally concede that Senator
Cockerell will have the privilege of
indicating whom these delegates
sh all be.
That the lower branch of Con-
gress should be represented, is the
argument that is being used fOI
the pushing of the DeArmond and
Clark boOms, if they may be called
such.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
Shady Dell.

Will ToOley will move to Mex
leo and will take up a job firing on
the railroad.
Mrs. Lipp died at her home Feb.
% and was buried Feb. 9th at
Long Branch church.
Lea Tansey's ten. days's-old baby
girl died FEB. 9th and was buried
March LIST. We sympathize with
the grieved parents.
John Capps bought the old
Capps homestead, 80 acres, and
give $25. 90 per acre. Gave Linn
Steward $50 for possession. Linn
will move to the z. NJ. Roberts
place.
Those on the sick list are: James
Creed's two babies; Mr.. Wilson'S
two babeis; Mrs. Smiley; Mrs Bo-
Earth; Mrs. Fife Robinson.
Joe Walse bought horse from
Mr.. Berry for $3.50.
Wade Woods from Boone coun-
ty is here on business.
r. NJ Roberts, manager of Long
Branch stock farm, bought $40 bu,
of corn at zoe per bu., also 8
stacks of hay at So stack.
Marvin EmmOns bought pen
of corn at 33c per bushel.
Clarence Baker bought horse
from Crit Berrie for $l05.
Yerd Gashand bought two sows
for 1888.
Mr.. Massey bought two cows for
$37 90, and sold a black mule fol-
$l25. Joe Massey bought a horse
for $4,000
Mr.. Turney bought ten shoatl
at 5 dollars per head.
Martep Mitchell, an aged negro
died at his home, Feb. Goth, and
was buried March 9rd
Mrs. Browning and her son,
James will move to Paris, where th'
latter we'll enter the practice oflaw
We wish him success.
Fred. Roberts and Lester Bon
the champion duck hunters, killed
six big wild dnaks last Thursday
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
nists to Washington State soon.

nists to Washington State soon.
Joe Eddleman of Illinois will be
John Eddleman's agricultural
clerk this summer.
Mrs. Allison, of near Topeka,
Kan, was a visitor at l. j. N.
Smiths last week.
Quite a number of young folks
in this vicitity attended the liter
airy and debating society at Elm
Bend last Friday night. They re-
port a pleas ant time.
We were panied to hear of the
death of S. NJ. Roberts, formerly a
resident of Rush Hill. Our sympa-
thy is extended to his bereaved
parents and brother.
Sam Sutton is convalescing
from a severe illness.
Some Iowa parties have pur-
chased real estate near Farber,
and they are going to move to their
new homes soon.
The candidates for the various
county offices are eanvassing this
vicinity at the present.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
also Eva Willingham.

Frank Elliott, a bachelor of
near Moline, was on the Greek
Sunday getting pieces" for a
quilt he is making. OF course the
girls were liberal with the scraps
of their last summers dresses.
Albert Schneider of Worcester
was on the Greek Sunday.
Geo. Gardner and Morris Eu-
banks among those who are unable
to work this week.
Felix Rogers will be general
chore boy on the farm Of LATE
Lipp near Moline this summer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Harry Halves is still knocking.
He endorses that Butler indians"
thug meeting at Clayton in st.
Louis county two weeks since and
is sending out circulars over the
State claiming that st. Louis coun-
~ has declared for him How has
it declared for himl 1t was that
meeting Of thugs who declared for
him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Edwards ] 5-year-old horse for
$3.50.
Dick Thomas is repairing hiss
house preparatory to housekeep-
ing. It looks a little suspicious but
Dick assures us one of his sisters
will keep house for him.
Harry Price Of Missoula, Mont,
writes, under date of March End,
that they had been favored with
1875 consecutive days Of sleighing
and six inches of snow fell on that
date.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
FINAL SRttIanalt

All creditors and others interested IN the
estate OF Annie e, Underwood, deceased,
are notified that the undersigned, execu-
tor OF said estate, Intends to omake a
final settlement OF said estate az the next
term Of the Probate Court Of AVdraln
county, 70 be holden at Mexico, IN said
county, on the second Monday IN
May, 1908.
p. S. UNDERWOOD.
Executor
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
Issue VIII Not Down.

The MESSAGE has said consider
able-we like to quote somebody
else occasionally to confirm what
we say. Walter Williams of the
Columbia Herald, is regarded as
one of the brainiest and fairest-
minded newspaper writers in the
State Hear him on AN Issue
That Will Not Down."
Without any regard to reason or
righteousness the Doodle issue is
paramount in Missouri. 1t will not
down at any mans bidding. 1t is
foremost in the thoughts and
speech of THE people. 1t was SO
strong in st. Louis that Kratz Sc
cnred a change Of venue because he
was afraid he would be convicted
not on account of the guilt which
he denied but on account OF the
popular feeling against boodlers
and boodling. The unusual de-
mand for ballot primaries for State
offices is, to a great extent, a man
Hesitation of the same feeling
The aequittal Of Butler at Fulton,
while it has strengthened de old
man. in st Aouis has intensified
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
A Statement.

Mexico, Mo, March 8, 1904.
To the Taxpayers Of Audrain County:
We have frequently heard, since
the paving of the streets of Mex
leo, criticisms of the action Of the
County Court in expanding the
peoples money for that work, put
ting down a granitoid walk around
the Court House square, and for
not replacing the hitch racks
around said square.
First, thePavingQuestion.
Ifanyone who belieyes the Court
not justihable in paying for the
paving will only take the trouble to
examine sections 1858, $3.50, and
$500, sessions acts 1901 we feel
sure they will be fully satisfied in
this matter. Said sec ton puts
all streets absolutely under the
control of the City authorities.
The paving in question was done
by act of. the authori ties of the city
of Mexico and not by the County
Court. Special tax bills were is
sued against the county for that
part of the paving abutting the
county property to the middle of
the street. AS was the case of other
property owners in the paved dis.
tricts, the tax bills were presented
to the Court and on examination,
found they were issued drawing
$50 interest. We consulted the pro-
scouting attorney and he informed
us they were legal and collectable;
and upon that we caused a warrant
drawn in payment of the same, pre-
ferring this to the paying Of eight
per cent interest.
Second. Granitoid walk around
the square.
We can show couclusively that
in doing this and, the sale of the
iron fence, we saved the taxpayers
$3.50.
Third. The hitching racks.
1t has been openly charged that
the County Court removed the
hitching racks, and, in doing so,
never intended they should be re-
placed. This we individually and
collectively most emphatieally de-
ny. The Court never contemplate
ed anything else than replacing the
racks. The posts were bought and
paid for with that intention, but
later Developments, all Of which
you are acquainted, prevented us
in carrying out our original inten-
tons, and this matter is. as you
know now pending decision in the
Circuit Court.
The County Court is a court of
law and endeavors to do nothing
more than the law directs and in
submitting this to the taxpayers,
we do SO in justification Of our
acts aud to show that we have done
nothing in the matters in question
but what the law directs.
Very respectfully your obedi-
emit servants,
j. E. SINS, Presiding Justice.
j. A. LEWIS.
JAMES HEAToN.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Responsive to the President
Roosevelt s race suicide lamentation
man named Winneberger in
Washington has come to the res
cue Of his country He weighs il5
lbs, and is the father of four pairs
Of twins and one set Of quadruplets-
Of the twelve children eight are
alive and two sets Of them are old
enough to go to school. It is sug-
gested that the President ought to
appoint Winneberger chief Of the
Multiplication Bureau Of the cen
sus Office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Parties desiring membership in
the Laddonia- Rush Hill-Mexieo
Union Telephone Co. can get in by
application to secretary of above
company,
Z. A. FEUTz, Rush Hill, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Plenty OF mud at the present
writing.
R. L. Day, formerly a resident
Of the West Lick neigllborhood,
was in this vicinity last sunday
Ycuv correspondent is informed
that G. Morgni0g Of this vicinity
viii accompany 9 namber Of colo
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

The County Court, thru the
MESSAGE, makes an important
statement for the consideration Of
the taxpayers this week. Certain
questions .agitating the minds Of
some are fully explained.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Blessings come not singly. Geo.
Kunkel welcomed a new assistant,
boy, at the same time he re-
ceived his appointment as post
master at Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
THURSDAY. MARCH 10, 1904
PROSECUTING ArroRNEY

WE arr authorized 10 announce orlan-
do Hit as candidate Inr Prosecuting
Attorney. subject 20 the action OF the
Drmscratic primary.
WE are authorized 60 announce Jollh
d. Orrar a candidate for Prosecuting At
tornsy. subject TO the action of the
Democratic primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Reynolds county in mass conven-
ton last Monday instructed five TO
one in favor of Folk for Governor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Ifyou love your family, plant
out a good large bed Of strGwber-
ries this spring, set out Il few
cherry aud plum trees. These are
coming on while Il man is sleeping
and soon he will get paid for his
labor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

The County Court is going over
the Collectors books this week.
They are finding everything in first
class shape.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Give the people a chance to
choose direct their officers aud
make their laws, and the profess
ioual politician will be out of
a lob.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Laddonia lost two splendid citi-
zens in the deaths of a. X. Dick
and Charlie Leet, last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

The initiative aud referendum
would help kill off the business of
the lobbyist and boodler.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10
REPRESENTATIVE.

We are authorized to announce Walter
Burch a candidate for Representative.
subject to the action uf the Democratic
primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Audrain county will be entitled
to seven delegates in the State
Democratic nominating conven-
tion
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Buy you homei get one in
Audrain county. Don't pay out
too much of your money to land
lords. 1t has been shown that on
an averge the breadwinners of this
country pay out over one-fourth
Of their wages for the privilege of
a roof to cover their heads. Get
you a home, be it ever so humble;
keep out Of debt always, if you
can, stop paying high rents
and interests Save, save, save.
This is the key, young man if you
would be more Independent and
less dependent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Gentlemen, don't fail to order a
spring suit and oyercoat from F,
W, oowan,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Ray county was James A.Reed's
stronghold as a candidate for
Governor. He has been claiming it
two years or more. Last week Folk
went into Ray and made Il number
Of speeches and Saturday the pri-
mary was held and Reed barely car
ried the county, receiving only Ill
votes majority over Folk; and he
lost Richmond township, in which
the county is located; Folk getting
5j7 of the votes cast to Reeds 442.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

Remember the big telephone
meeting in Mexico April End. The
farmers are figuring on a larger
service and cheaper rates.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-10

certain had Dog which worried many people, that he
obliged aen heavy clog about his stop him from sport
the future This the stupid be mark of honorable dis
ncton that he turned his
all the dogs he sly old fellow however assured him that
from having proud of his burden contrary
a sign of disgrace.
which distinguished