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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Helped to Rescue Greedy.

Baltimore: George f. Jewell, one of
the last survivors of the Greedy relief
expedition, is dead from consumption
He was one of the three men with Lieu
tenant Taunt of the exploring party
that found the records at BreeVoort
Island telling where Greedy was camped
and he brought the news and the dOcu-
ments to Captain Schley He was also
one Of the first to find the dying sur
vivOrs, at Cape Sabine. Two other
members of the party also have died
from consumptlon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Joliet-pimmick Linz.

Springfield, H.: Articles of inco7-
poration for the Joliet, Newark &
Southwestern Railroad CompSny. with
a capital stock of $4,000, and princi-
pal office in Newark, are filed in the
office of the Secretary of State. The
proposed line is to be constructed from
Joliet, VIM County. in a southwestern
direction through the counties of viii.
Kendall and La Sale. to Dlmmick. La
Sale County. The incorporators and
first Board of Directors are: Henry X.
Thunemann. otto L Miller. Albert M.
Sweetland. Newton L. sweetland and
Rupert c. Bibbins of Newark.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Violates Illinois Laws.

Peoria, H.: In the United States
Court here Thursday Judge Humphrey
entered a final order dismissing the
suit of the Peoria Gas and Electric
Company and dissolving the injunction
restraining the city from enforcing
the 75.cent gas ordinance on the ground
that the company was an illegal com
bination in violation of the law of hi
nOis. The company Immediately APP
pealed to the United States Court, the
Judge fixed the bond at $l5O,O0O.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Sin Edwin Arnold Is pend.

London: Sir Edwin Arnold, the
author, died in London Thursday. He
was born June 10, 1882 Although Sir
Edwin suffered of recent years from
partial paralysis, he was not taken SER
iously i'll until last week. Early Thurs
day he had relapse from which he
did not rally. and died peacefully at
1920 O'clock For more than thirty
years he edited the London Daily Tele-
graph. Without neglecting his news
paper he found time to write his name
high on the list of English authors. For
nearly the last five years of his life ne
was blind. In 1897 he married Tama
Kurokawa, Japanese woman, whom
he had met on one Of his visits to
Japan. She was his nurse and constant
companion. Through her eyes he saw
and read. She was his third wife
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
ARMY MASSED FOR
ADVANCE ON HARDIN
Strong Columns of Japanese cOncen.
trated North of Ping Yang.

Nagasald: The censor permits the
statement that the Japanese foreign
office has completed the details for the
movement of the main columns for the
invasion of Manchuria.
A great army has been massed for
an advance on Hardin. starting from
the mouth of the Tumen river below
Possiet Bay.
Strong columns are concentrated
north of Ping Yang for an offensive
movement against the enmey's lines
on the Yalu
The foremost Japanese forces in
northern Korea has occupied the front
from Anju toward Mloldosan, near the
Yalu.
Five thousand Russians are arriving
daily at Hardin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Burton Testifies in His Defense,

st. Louis: The attorneys for the
defense in the case of United States
Senator Button of Kansas opened and
closed their case Friday in the Federal
District Court. with the testimony Of
Thomas B. Harlan, attorney for the
Rialto Grain and Securities Company;
M. G. Price, Post-Ofhce Inspector; W.
w. Smith, private secretary to Sena-
tor Burton; Senator ]. r. Burton, the
defendant, and Chester H. Krum, Sc.
nior counsel for the defense. The de-
Tense acknowledged that Senator Bur
ton had received compensation from
the Rialto Grain and Securities Com
pany, and only introduced evidence
tending to show that the services rem.
dered by Senator Burton were not of
an illegal character.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Predicts World War.

New York: George F. Seward, for
merly United States minister to Chi
ma, and who spent nearly twenty years
of his life in the far East. addressed
the Unitarian club Wednesday night
on Foreign Powers in China and Jap
an" with special reference to the war.
MIR. Seward said his sympathies were
with Japan, Germany" he said, has
seized port of great value on the
east coast of China. Just back of
Shansi This port is the greatest iron
and coal deposit in the world. With
Germany in possession Of these Ian Is
and Russian In possession of Man.
ehuria, the rest OF China win prove
an easy victim. The division of the
remaining territory will probably in.
volve the nations of Europe in war
the like Of which this world has never
known"
Wednesdays War News Summary.
Korea opens Y6ngampho to foreign
trade
Japanese army reaching Ping Yang
after two weeks marching.
Political exiles revolt at Irkutsk and
hold troops at bay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Dixon. Ill, Is Flooded.

Dixon. ILL.,. Rock River Wednesday
was still on the rise and but a few
inches below the high-water mark of
49, The Schuyler buildings we're three
feet in the water. The new gas plant
of Henry c. Higgins was flooded. The
Alexander Lumber Company. the col
lege baseball park and the pleasure
park race course were all Inundated.
The light aud power are unable to run
the water wheels.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
tornado visits Arkansas Town.

Cotton Plant, Ark: A terrific tor.
nado struck here at ~ O'Clock noon
Tuesday, unroOfing number Of build
ings and severely injuring several PEG
pie in the suburbs, none, however.
fatally. The wind was from the south
west and lasted for ten minutes The
front Of r. r. James & Cos big store
was blown on, and also the front OF
W. A. Moore's blacksmith and ma.
chinery establishment,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Three Negroes killed in Race War

Dewitt, Ark: Three negroes were
killed in a battle between blacks and
whites Wednesday at St. Charles, this
county. A posse of deputy sheriffs was
engaged in search for two negroes.
who Tuesday had seriously wounded
two white men in a fist fight at st.
Charles, and while passing through
a section of woodland they were fired
at from thicket by party of negroes.
The whites returned the fire and in
stantly killed Garrett Flood, viii Mad
ison and Will Baldwin. Further trouble
Is feared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
panama,s Armed FOroea pisbandsd,

Panama; BY recent decree the Sec
ond Battalion OF Panamanian troops
on the isthmus is disbanded, leaving
only one battalion under the colors,
and the vessels forming the Panaman-
ian Navy are offered for SALE Owing to
the recent fire at Bocas del Toro, the
four Government secretaries have been
sent there by President Amador to
study the means to be taken to repair
the damages sustained by the town
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
HOUSE PASSES THE
P0ST-0FFICE BILL
It Permits Rural Carriers to Deliver
Merchandise,

Washington: The House Friday
passed the post-offce appropriation
bill after a prolonged debate on the
paragraph affecting rural letter car
riers which Thursday was stricken
out, but which Friday was inserted
with enthusiasm under a special order
of the Committe on Rules.
Every amendment and substitute
offered to this paragraph was voted
down. Mr.. Moon made an unsuccessful
attempt to recommit the bill with in
structions to strike out the approprIa-
lions for special facilities over trunk
lines south Of Washington and west
of Kansas City.
A rule regarding the paragraph
appropriatlng $4,000 for the salary of
a purchasing agent for the Post Office,
which went out Thursday, was re-
ported by Mr.. Grosvenor from the
Rules Committee. Mr.. Williams said
the office of purchasing agent central
lied responsibility and made one pur-
chasing agent under bond responsible
to the department and the country for
the purchase of supplies and for the
honesty and propriety with which it
is done. The resolution was agreed
to unanimously.
After a prolonged disEussion the
paragraph, providing a salary of not
to exceed $3.50 a year for rural car.
riers and prohibiting the soliciting of
business or the reception of orders
from any person, but permitting them
under certain restrictions to carry
merchandise for hire, was adopted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Fufaula suffers from F1ra-

Eufaula. l. T.; Fire broke out in the
Sellers blacksmith shop in Eufaula
Thursday morning at 1880 o'clock. The
fire was not checked until the Sellers
drug store. blacksmith shop, the Brink
ley Hotel. the National. the Kimbro
Mercantile establishment, the Mime
tonka lumber yard buildings and lum-
Der were destroyed. Loss, 100000; in.
surance, $4,000. Rebuilding win com.
rnenca at once. -
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Dewey Must Again Stand TRIAL.

Topeka. Kas. Now that Chauncey
Dewey. W. j. Mcbride. and Clyde
Wilson have been acquitted Of the
charge OF numbering Daniel. Alpheus
aud Beech Berry last June, interest
eenters IN their approaching trial in
the Federal Court for fencing Gov
srnment land and intlmidating set
tiers. This trial has been set for here
in April
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Miners and Operators Sign Scale.

Indianapolis, Ind: Late Monday
afternoon the miners and operators
who constitute the membership Of the
subseale committee Of the four states
comprising the central competitive dis
triot signed a wage scale agreement
based upon the compromise ofier which
the operators made the miners dele
gates before the adjournment Of the
Joint scale conference n this city
three weeks ago. The scale. as signed.
calls for a 5.55 reduction II the pres
ent scale. which expires April 4 The
new scale win be operative two years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
STORM DAMAGES MANY
EAST SIDE BUILDINGS
Tornado Hear Chicago Killo Three
Persons; Several Hurt,

st. Louis. An electrical storm
which passed over East st. Louis
Thursday night wrecked houses and
caused much damage.
Lightning struck several buildings In
the city and suburbs. One hundred
dwellings were damaged.
At a late hour Thursday night no
deaths had been reported. Mrs. Mary
Doris, wife Of Thomas Doris, and her
son, Frank, were about to retire, when
the wind lifted their house from its
foundation. Mrs. Doris sustained a
broken arm, broken hip and internal
injuries. Frank Doris sustained frac-
'ture Of the foot.
A windstorm. accompanied by rain,
struck ST. Louis about o'clock. Little
damage was reported beyond the blow
ing down Of signs.
The local weather forecaster Thurs
day night predicted a decided fall in
the temperature by Friday night. the
mercury probably going as low as %
degrees.
Missouri was swept Thursday after
noon by wind and rain storm that in
some places injured persons and every
where did damage to slight buildings
kilograms from several interior
towns indicate that the storm was ac-
companied by hail. which did great
damage to crops generally.
The southern part of Pettis County
suffered perhaps more than any other
section. The disturbance amounted to
almost a tornado, and many farm
houses were destroyed. Trees were up
rooted and farm buildings demolished.
AT Mexico, Mo-, two persons were
injured.
The Wabash shops were damaged at
Moberly, Mo-, and one of the employees
painfully injured,
A heavy rainfall was general through
Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.
In Nebraska the rain came in time
to check a prairie fire which was raw.
aging the country.
Tornado Near Chicago.
Chicago: One of the severest storms
the city has known in many years
passed over Chicago Thursday night
The storm did not strike the business
portion of the city in it's greatest force.
The town of Indiana .Harbor. twenty
miles southeast of Chicago. on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway,
was the heaviest sufferer.
M. Barker and two unknown men
were killed.
The injured are: Travis, Merton Hail
and an unidentified woman.
Thirteen persons are still missing
Barker's store was completely dem
.olished. Eighteen residences were
blown down and several people were
hurt in the ruins of their homes.
1t was almost impossible to obtain
full details Thursday night because of
the condition of the telegraph and tele-
phone wires, nearly all of which are
down for miles between Chicago and
Indiana Harbor. The wires of the cleo
trio dimes were knocked down and the
power was shut off, making it impos-
sible for anybody to reach the place,
save on the regular trains OF the rail-
roads running through the place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT or
PORT ARTHUR ATTACK
More Than 600 Shells Fall In and
Near the Town.

st. Petersburg: The Emperor Tues
day received the following telegram
from Viceroy Alexieff:
f'Lieutenant General Stoessel reports
that at midnight of March n Japan.
ese torpedo boats we're discovered by
our searchlights. Our guardships and
fort batteries opened FIRE on them,
the firing lasting twenty minutes.
"At 4 O'Clock in. the morning the
attack was renewed.
"At $3.50 o'clock In the morning four
OF the enemy's ships appeared from
the south. followed by the whole squad
ron of eleven ships and eight torpedo
boats Our squadron left the roadstead
to meet the enemy.
"At 9 o'clock the enemy's battle
ships opened fire on Lao-Thie-Shan.
after which they took up a position
behind the rocky eminence OF Lao
Thie-Shan and bombarded Port Ar
thur.
A later dispatch from the Viceroy
to the Emperor says:
According to a supplementary re-
port from Lieutenant General Stoessel
the enemy's feet consisted of six bat
tleships and twelve cruisers. About 8
o'clock in the morning the fleet d.
vided, the battleships and torpedo
boats taking up a position between
Lao-Thie-Shsn and Golubinaia Bay
pigeon Bay, while the cruisers
formed up in two divisions to the
south and southeast of Port Arthur.
"At $3.50 the battleship Retvizan
opened FIRE over the crest of Lao
Thie-Shan against the enemy's battle
ships, which replied by firing on the
town. Meanwhile our feet formed up
in line in the outer roadstead.
About IL o'clock in the morning
the cannonading slackened and the
Japanese fleet reunited. drew on slow
ly to the southeast and at 1880 had
disappeared
During the bOmbardment FIVE sol
diers were killed and nine were wound
ed. One soldier on the shore was
bruised"
Another telegram from Viceroy
Alexieh to the Emperor gives Vice
Admiral Makaroff's report as follows:
"At midnight of March 81 two of the
enemy's torpedo boats approached the
outer roadstead, but were discovered
by the searchlights of the battleships
and fired upon by the forts and by the
gunboats Bobr and Otvazuy. They
were obliged to retire.
"a second attack was made at 4
o'clock in the morning by three tor
pedo boats, which were also repulsed.
AT daybreak three detachments
of the enemy's fleet. consisting of six
battleships, six armored cruisers, FIVE
second and third class cruisers and
eight torpedo boats. approached from
all sides. At Z o'clock our squadron
commenced to leave the inner harbor,
the cruisers leading, with the Askold,
flying my flag at their head, and the
battleships following.
THE enemy's battleships then ap-
preached Lao-Thie-Shan and fired 100
shells from their 12-inch guns at Port
Arthur and 10S shells at the environs
of the town.
"Our shells, fred at a range Of
eighty cables (eight miles,, were well
placed. About 10 o'clock a Japanese
battleship was struck by a shell and
retired.
I'VE lost no men during the bonn
bardment, which ceased at IL o'clock.
when the enemy's ships reassembled
and, after passing along the outer
roadstead. drew of without attacking
our fleet"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31

IElneF crnahed BIZ GO.

stanton, H. Herman Haase. a
miner, s6 years old. while fastening
slides 90 the main shaft Of No, IA mine,
was killed by falling on the cage and
being crushed between Il aud the shaft
He fell distance Of sixty feet. He
died two hours later
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Coal nEinera Vote for strlke.

Trinidad, Colo: The coal miners
strike in district is. United mine
workers OF America, consisting OF Col
orado. New Mexico, Utah and WyOm-
ing. win be continued to the bitter
end, according to a unanimous vote
Friday OF delegates OF the several
unions, in convention assembled here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Canal to Be Started Ia June.

London: Mr. zachrisson. consul gen.
eral Of Panama, has arrived at Plym-
outh. He states that work on the canal
win be commenced In June and that
10000 men win be employed on il.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Commissioners Denies Resienation.

Muscogee, 1T: Colonel T. E. Needles,
member Of the Dawes Commission. has
returned from Illinois. He said Thurs.
day that the report that he had re
signed Is not true. He further stated
that he had no intention Of resigning
until his resignation was called for.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
confesses he Helped Dunn Escape.

st. Joseph, Mo-: Charles Saxton has
confessed that he made the coal oil can
in which the revolver was struggled
into the county jail to Mark Dunn.
Saxton is the st. Joseph timer arrest.
ed in st. Louis several days ago and
brought back to the city Sunday night
Tuesday Saxton made a startling con-
fession, involving a number of persons
In the plot to aid Dunn to escape from
the jail. He said Toy Critics, a saloon
man ordered the can made, and Critics
has been arrested. Arrests of promi-
nent citizens will follow, the officers
say.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
No Coal Tax Inorease,

London; With a view to facilitating
the arrangements Of foreign contracts,
Austen Chamberlain. chancellor OF the
exchequeF. announces that there Will
be no increase Of the tax on coal In
the forthcoming budget.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
cuba Reiects ofler . Ralse HEaine

Havana; The Cuban government
has discarded the offer Of George
Richardson of Chicago for the raising
Of the United States battle-ship Maine.
because he has neither furnished a
guarantee nor signed contract for
the work
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Former Mayor Of New York Dead.

New York; William r. Grace, finan-
cier and former mayor of New York.
aied Monday morning. The wife OF
Mr. Grace. his two sons. his three
daughters and his brother, Michael
P. Grace. we're at his bedside when
he died.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31

Chicago; The plant Of the Armory
warehouse company was destroyed by
IRE Friday night Three cottages adj
Joining were also burned. The loss
q 100000
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Indeanite sentenee ~ for IOWA

Des Mnines, Iowa The Senate
committee on penitentiaTies and par.
dons Friday recommended an indeter-
inmate sentence law for Iowa. The
communication is regarded as eQuiva.
lent to passage
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31

Minneapolis: Eighteen Minneapolis
-four MILLS, owing to the poor condi
tion Of the Hour trade, shut down "a
definitely Thursday a thousand people
are out Of work
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
conelude Testlmony in Dietrleh Case

Washington: The select committee
of the Senate appointed to investigate
harges made against Senator Diet
rich, concluded the taking OF testl-
mony Monday by examining U. s. Rob
rer Of Hastings,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Attack on british Custom House.

Berlin; The governor Of the Gamer.
oons telegraphs that the native re
volt has spread across the river into
Nigeria, which Is British territory. A
British custom house was attacked
oy the rebels on March 10.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
TORNADO STRIKES
HlGGlNSviLLE, NO.
Fifty Buildings Wrecked and One
Han AEortally Injured.

HigginsviIie, Mo-: This city was
visited by a terrific hail storm about
5 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Fifty buildings are partly wrecked,
one man is MORALLY wounded and sew
eral others hurt; the town was in
darkness Monday night and streets
strewn with debris
The hail on the streets was foot
deep Ave minutes after the storm
came. and some Of the stones we're as
large as hen eggs. Dozens of trees
in the town were blown down and
several horses were killed on the
street.
The storm came without warning,
The wind and hail came first, and
was followed by terrific downpour
Of rain which flooded nearly every cell
lar in town. The storm came from the
west, travelling eastward. 1t kept with
In narrow path-at least the tornado
portion-Only about two blocks of
the business portion of this place being
damaged
Two other towns In this section
were in the path of the storm, and
both are said to be considerably dam
aged. They are Corder and Alma, both
having populations Of 500 or 900.
According to the meager reports at
hand Monday night. several houses in
both places have been wrecked, but
the extent OF the damage is not
known.
The grocery store of j. w. EMILY,
in the business part of this city, was
wrecked by the storm. John Holzon,
clerk. was mortally injured. One
leg was broken in two places and he
was internally injured.
1t is estimated that 1000 windows
we're broken by the force of the storm.
More than fifty houses were unroofed.
Owing to thee fact that the electric
light wires were all down and the
plant damaged, the town will be in
darkness for a few nights. Little
progress could be made in the dark
ness, and the damage may be greater
than first supposed.
The most careful estimate of the
financial loss is $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-31
Scott County visited.

Benton, Mo-: The most severe cleo
trical storm that has visited Scott
county for years swept the county
Sunday night. In this place two build
ings were struck. the residence Of
Lee Zones being badly wrecked. The
family were sleeping in the rooms
worst damaged, but, strange to say
not one of them was injured, though
the wall was wrecked within a foot
of one of the beds. The house was set
on fire. but the flames were exiting
uished before much damage was done.
The livery barn of Adams & Zones
was also struck.
In Oran, this county, about the
same hour-2:30 a. m.- the livery
barn of q. F. organs was struck and
set on fire, two mules being inciner.
ated or killed by the lightning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-02
Friday Nights Attraction.

Twelfth Night" which will be
presented at the Grand on Friday,
March with Miss Marie Wainwright
as Viola, is a genuine comedy, per-
petual spring of the gayest and the
sweetest fancies. and such also is the
Interpretation Of the tender Viola and
charming Cesario by Miss Wainwright.
In artificial society men and women
are divided into castles and classes,
and it is rarely that extremes in char
acter or manners can approximate. TO
blend into one harmonious picture the
utmost grace and refinement Of senti-
ment and the broadcast effects of humor,
the most poignant wit and the most
indulgent benignity, in short, to bring
before us in the same scene Viola and
Olivia, with Malvolio and Sir Toby,
belonged only to nature and to Shakes
peare. The stage settings provided for
this popular revival are like the
comedy itself, superb. Olivia's garden
is said to be scenic poem, the sea
coast of Illyria stage picture of mas
terful skill and the rose bower fan
ideal trysting place for ideal lovers.
Seats now on sale.