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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

I when he purchased his Tangier cha
teau, and they accompanied him
abroad.
In his youth he was considered a
universal genius, with a talent for
nearly everything Of interest. He was.
in addition to being a writer. painter
| and musician, fine athlete and much
interested in the occult He was an
enthusiastic supporter of Home, the
Spritualist and was also a student of
the doctrines of Swedenborg.
Raisuli, the brigand, whose band
carried him of, has been at Mr.. Per-
dicaris' house, and has always been
well treated there; but on these visits
he learned enough to know his host
was the kind of person for whom he
could command a large ransom. Mr..
PeTdicaris has the reputation of being
generous and kind to all who come in
contact with him, and he was especi-
ally kind to the Moors, who are now,
according to his letter to the Ameri
can Consul, treating him with as
much consideration as a captive
could expect. In this connection it is
interesting to know that Raisuli, ap-
preciating the delicate health of Mr..
Perdicaris and the fact that he might
suffer from the absence of accus-
toned comforts, sent back to his cha
teau for bedding for him. This also
illustrates the daring Of the bandits,
who, being hand-in-hand with the
Moorish soldiery, have little to fear.
The kidnapping was accomplished
with great ease and without exciting
suspicion. Raisuli was we'll known to
Mr.. Perdicaris, having often been
treated kindly there. On the evening
of May IS, Raisuli with a few of his
band entered the place, and while
some of them attacked the servants
who interfered, the owner of the cha
teau and his stepsOn were carried cut,
put upon horses and led away.
Distance is counted by time in Mo-
rocco, and as the captives were car
ried off to about a days journey, it is
probable that they are not fifty miles
from Tangier.
Rear Admiral Chadwick's South At
lantic squadron will be sent to Tan
gier from the Azores, and Rear Ad-
miral Jewell has been ordered to
make demonstration off Tangier in
order to convince the Moroccan au-
thorities of this governments earnest
ness in the demand for Mr.. Perdica-
ris' release. This is not the first time
the United States warships have been
sent to Morocco. In 1901 Tripoli de-
clared war against the United States,
demanding tribute. Instead, this gov
ernment sent a squadron of frigates,
under Commodore Preble, and after
four bombardments and several land
engagements the Barbary States
ceased hostilities, and the Salli Rovers
ceased to prey upon the Mediterra-
mean and the North Atlantic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
G. W. R0GENWAY OF CLARK
WINS STEPHENS MEDAL
Most Valuable Prize offered by Mis-
souri, University.

Columbia, Mo-: The annual Ste
phens' medal contest, the first of the
closing exercises of Missouri univer.
sity, took place in the auditorium Sat.
uTday night. The prize, which is con-
sidered the most valuable of any OFFER.
ed by the Missouri university, is a gold
medal awarded annually from a fund
donated by the late Hon. ]. L. Ste
phens of Columbia. The judges in the
contest were Prof. L. NJ. Defoe, Prof
NJ. l.. Lipscomb and Judge V. II. Ro,
berts, all of the university.
The contestants were James A..
Hammock of Jackson, Miss: George
w. Ridgeway of Clark, Mo-; Thomas
w. Robinson of Macon and Shepherd
Leffler of Maryville, Mo. The judges
unanimously awarded the medal to
George w. Ridgeway of Clark, Mo.
The annual baccalaureate sermon
was preached Sunday by Rev. E. Ben.
iamin Andrews, chancellor of the uni
versity of Nebraska.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

ly large to enable him to successfully
overthrow the present sultan and
usurp his throne.
Mr.. Perdicaris, who is a wealthy
man, is now Ga years old, having been
born in the United States consulate
at Athens April l, 1910. His father,
Gregory A. Perdicaris, was a natural
lied citizen and held the position of
consul general. For a while Mr.. Per
dicaTis, Sr.. was professor of Greek in
Harvard. Ion Perdicaris was educated
at Trenton Academy and spent the
first twenty-five years Of his life in
Trenton, where the family was fam
Gus for its entertainments. During
the civil war it gave literally to the
southern cause At one time Ion Per
dicaris seriously contemplated pur-
chasing the Bonaparte estate at Bor-
dentown; but having spent several
years in Europe and Africa, he finally
decided to make Morocco his home.
He bought the sultan's old palace
few miles outside of Tangier, and
there he and his family haYe since
resided.
The chateau of Mr.. Perdicaris is
built upon a hill. which its owner has
named Mount Washington. 1t is
magnificent place, and has been for
years one of the show places and the
center of the social life of Tangier.
Mr.. Perdicaris, who is president of
the Hygienic Commission, is, of
course, well known to all the diplo-
matte and consular representatives in
Tangier. Sir Arthur Nicholson, the
British Minister there, is his personal
friend, and Mr.. Gummere, the Ameri-
can Consul, is another; and both are
doing all that is possible to secure his
release. He is not unknown to the
sultan, and the poor of the Moorish
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
CAPE GIRARDEAU BUSINESS
MEN FIRST TO MAKE TRIP
Celebrate Opening of New Railroad
by Coming to st. Louis.

st. Louis: In celebration OF the open
ing of the st. Louis, Memphis and
Southeastern Railroad. the Commercial
Club of Cape Girardeau, with Mayor
r. G. Whitelaw at it's head, came to
st. Louis last week on the first train
run over the line.
They were met at the Union Station
by Cyrus p. Walbridge, president, and
w. F. Saunders, secretary of the Busi-
ness Mems League, who welcomed
them to ST. Louis and felicitated them
on the new route between Cape GiraT.
deau and St Louis.
The visiting club was the guest of
representatives of the Business Mems
League at a dinner at the Terminal
Hotel after which the party went to
the Worlds Fair.
Thursday was spent in tour OF the
wholesale houses, and the members of
the Comercial Club returned to their
homes Friday night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Missouri iDoings
THREE MEN KILLED
IN MINE ACCIDENT
Ignorance of Foreigner Causes Fatal
Explosion in De Kalb County.

Maysyille, Mo-: One of the most
horrible accidents in the history of
DE Kalb county occurred Saturday in
rock quarry eleven miles southeast
of here, in which three men were kill
ed and one injured.
The quarry is located on the line of
the p. q @. r. r. Seventy-hve nen
are working there, forty-eight of whom
are Hungarians.
Saturday while preparations were
being made for an explosion, S,s Of the
foreigners. who had lately arrived.
touched of a fuse. which lgnlted some
wet powder scattered along the hole
that had been drilled for the explO-
sion.
The fash found it's way to the hole
where 100 pounds of powder had been
placed, and a terrific explosion follow
ed Four men were working below,
and were taking up the track and ties.
so the flaming rock would not strike
them. Three of them were buried be.
meath several feet of the rock, and
the fourth was partly covered. The
latter survives. and sustained no per
manent injuries.
The bodies of the dead were mutilat-
ed terribly. One mans head was
blown half off. All three of the dead
were terribly crushed. A Coroner's
inquest was held and the jury found
that the dead caul0 to their death by
accident.
The bodies were taken to Cameron
for burial. The men killed had been
at the rock quarry only about ten days.
There were brought in from Kansas
City on tfs2 18th.
They do not speak English, and have
been over from Europe about a year.
No one is held responsible for what
occurred.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

A correspondent living in Mentone,
France, writes that Paul Kruger is in
very comfortable state Of health
considering his great age, reports 70
the contrary notwithstanding. He
lives in complete retirement and
strangers cannot see him, unless by
chance when he walks in his garden
or drives out He is old and there are
obvious reasons why be should not
crafty the curiosity. or even admira-
tlon, Of the many who would be glad
% see him and talk with him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
CAN NOT PUNISH
FOR CONTEMPT
Supreme Court Holds State Board of
Arbitration Has Not That Power.

Jefferson City: The Supreme Court
In banc Thursday handed down an
opinion affecting the powers OF the
State Board Of Mediation and Arbitra
tion, which declares that the board
has no power TO punish a witness for
contempt, nor can that power be dele
gated to any Circuit Court to act for
the board.
The effect Of the decision is vital to
the State board, as IL practically takes
away all its power delegated in the
legislative act creating the board. II
does not say that the act creating the
board is unconstitutional. nor that the
board cannot act in strike matters In
arranging a compromise. but If the
testifying witness feels that his con
stitutional rights are being abridged
by the questions of the board he can
refuse to answer, and cannot then be
punished for contempt either by the
board or by an application TO any
court.
The case at bar came up from ST.
Louis. 1t grew out Of the liverymen's
strike. in which the State Board of
Arbitration and Mediation sought to
effect a compromise. Both sides
agreed to a settlement Of the strike
by the board, but when the board ask.
ed certain questions, the nonunion
liverymen refused to answer.
Application was then made to Judge
Ryan of the Circuit Court TO hold the
refractory witnesses for contempt
Witness Haughey then made appli-
cation to the Supreme Court for a writ
Of prohibition to prevent Judge Ryan
from acting in the contempt proceed
ings, which application was granted
by the Supreme Court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
TO IMPROVE THE MISSOURI
Allotments of $50, 900 Submitted for
Work on Lower Rivers.

Washington: Major H. F. Hodges of
the Engineer Corps, who has imme-
diate charge of the allotment of the
$3O00,00O emergency riveE and har-
bor appropriation, has submitted to
the Secretary of War for approval an
allotment of $4,000 for improvements
TO the Missouri River below Sioux
City. This includes the work at st. 10.
seph and other points in Missouri, COW
ering all of the lower river.
The allotment was recommended by
the engineer officer in charge of the
Missouri River district.
A recommendation also was sub
mitted for an allotment of $4,000 for
''snagging" in the Missouri River
below above Sioux City; will be ap-
proved. According to the provisions
of the bill, $4,000 is the maximum to
be allowed a single project.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Five-Inch Rain at Nevada.

Nevada, Mo-: This section was visit
ed by 5-inch rain Thursday morning,
which again caused the rivers to rise
rapidly. The heavy rain was accom-
panied by a great electrical display.
The rain has greatly discouraged farm
ers, many of whom have been unable
TO plant their crops for the first time,
and many others whose first planting
was washed out by the recent floods.
Weather Gauger Jewell reports that,
for the first five months Of 1904. we
have had more rain than during the
first six months Of 1903.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
struaaIs WIth EnnIIsh Lanauaae.

H. Kobayahsi of Toxic, Japan, has
addressed note to the Village I'M
provement society Of South Orange.
N. j., which runs about like this:
The honorable OF the South Oranges.
are asked in what way do they rid
themselves Of him the much trouble
some mosquito? How do they ap-
proach him in his house among the.
reeds and marshes, so as to remove
him enectually from the dangers that
he does to people Of good minds whose
skins Re much puncture2
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
MaxIms Of Russell SAGE.

on the 4th day Of the coming Aug
ust Russell Sage will be SS years old,
II he follows his annual custom his
birthday celebration will be in nowise
distinguished from any ordinary work
day as far as he is concerned. The
Wall street reporters usually drop in
ito see how the old man is" and he
never tires of answering their inevi
table question: "Mr. Sage, what dc
you consider the chief factors in a
young mans success2" ''Frugality,'
he always answers; ''frugality and in
dustry,"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
MOTIVE IN KIDNAPPING OF
AMERICAN CITIZEN IN TANGIER

It is believed that the kidnapping of
Ion Perdicaris, an American, and his
stenson, Cromwell Varley, a British
subject, by Raisuli, the Moorish ban
dit, has a deeper significance than at
first appeared, for there is now an
impression that the leader of the ban
dts in northern Morocco may incite
to rebellion the people already dissat-
isfed with the reform which the new
sultan has endeavored to inspire. AS
Miss Stone was held for ransom so
that the depleted treasury of the Ma
cedonian insurgents might be replen-
ished, IL is conjectured that the ban
dit chief of northern Morocco is hold
ing his captives for ransom sufficient
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Senator Stones Daughter weds.

Jefferson City, Mo-: Simplicity and
elegance were dominant in the appoint.
meut of the Parkinson-Stone nuptials,
celebrated here last week, when Rep.
sentative John c. Parkinson of St.
Joseph and Miss Mildred Stone, daugh,
ter of United States Senator and Mrs
William Joel Stone, were welded. This
bridal party entered the church to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march
the six groomsmen coming first, fol-
lowed in turn, by the best man, the
groom, the six maids, the maid of hon.
or and the bride with her father. Fol.
lowing the ceremony, there was a re.
ception at the executive mansion. The
bridal couple left at midnight for a
tour of the East, and will remain in
definitely, later making their home at
st. Joseph.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

cratic clergyman. The youth came to
America and became a waiter in a
Bowery restaurant. Next he was Q
fisherman down in North Carolina
and when he tired of that life he
worked his way bask to England and
there became a sailor. Finally he
wound up this part of his career on
the American liner Paris, now the
Philadelphia, ON which he was a
steward. In 1901 he succeeded, on the
death of the second Lord Lyveden, to
the titles and estates, which include
some $4,000 acres of the best land in
Northamptonshire, and since that time
he has become one of the most popu-
lar peers in the United Kingdom.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
CLUB WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs, K. Asher of Trenton New Presi.
dent of Federation.

Trenton, Mo-: The second annual
convention of the First District Mis-
souri, Federation of Womens Clubs
was held in Trenton.
Mrs. Mary Hootle James of st. Jo-
seph presided at the meetings. Dele
gates and visitors were present from
many surrounding towns.
The convention elected as district
officers for the coming year: Mrs. X
Asher of Trenton, president; Miss
Lucy Horton of St. Joseph, first vice
president; Mrs, G. w. Wells of Chilli
cothe, second vice-president; Miss
Strausia McCaslin of Stanberry, secre
tary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Terminal Case Is Now Settled.

Jefferson City, Mo-: The application
for a rehearing in the case Of the At
torney General against the Terminal
Railway Association of ST. Louis, filed
by the States Attorney, was overruled
Thursday by the Supreme Court in
banc, which settles the action of the
State authorities to break up the sd
called bridge arbitrary in st. Louis.
The court few days ago, in an opin.
ion concurred in by four members
and dissented to by three members
held that the Terminal Railway Asso,
citation of st. Louis did not operate
parallel lines in st. Louis in the strict
meaning of the statute.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
RRITAIN's OBJECT IN TIBET.
Permanent Establishment Of Mission,
in Lhassa Probable.

in Lhassa Probable.
There seems now to be little ques-
tion as to England's intentions toward
Tibet For a moment it looked as
though the British army invading.
Tibet might be withdrawn when the
government at Lhassa refused to ne
gotiate with Col. Younghusband; but
the present intention of the English
is to avowedly push on to Lhassa no.
matter what the cost. The Dalai
Lama should have sent his represen-
tatives to meet the English mission
at Gyangtse, but he seemed deaf to,
his opportunity" and must now suf-
fer the inevitable consequenceSof not
needing "the knock upon the door" 1t
will probably alter the entire future.
of Tibet.
That the final advance to Lhassa.
will be bloody there can be little,
doubt. The forces of the Tibetans
now arrayed against the English num-
Der about 5000, and are said to be in.
creasing. Reports tend to show that,
although badly armed and handled.
they are brave and stubborn, and that
there Will probably be 2O,UOO men IN
the field to oppose the British march
to the sacred city. The Tibetans are
also receiving heavier ordnance from
Lhassa, and many of them are now
using rifles of superior European
make, which fire express bullets hav.
ing a range up to 1,40O yards. That
the peaceful mission" has turned
into an army of invasion is evident,
and that England will be disposed to-
hold Tibet to account for war in.
demnity of some kind is not among
the improbabilities. The London pa
pers are already mentioning the estab-
lishment of a permanent mission at
Lhassa, and the exaction of guaran--
tees that British rights" be strictly
observed in the future.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
HARD TO EXPLAIN SUICIDE.

Aayor MeLsne Of Baltimore Seemed
to Have Everything to Live For.
Mayor Robert NJ. McLane, the pop
liar young executive of Baltimore,
rom a motive as yet unrevealed and
robably unknown to any one living,
eturned from his honeymoon, May
20, and, leaving his bride in the draw
ng room, went into another room and
ent a bullet into his brain. Mrs. Nc
.ane was, before marriage, the veal
hy and aristocratic Mrs. Van Bibber,
md has a splendid fortune and a beau.
iful home.
The suicide will excite wide SYM
,athy, because of his youth, his abil-
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Col. Pope's Rise 70 success.

Col. Albert A, Pope of bicycle fame
has reached his cath year, He is hale
and hearty and just as young in spir-
it as he was the first day he turned
out bicycle. When asked as to how
he became successful business man
he referred to his young days, when
he used TO get up at o'clock in the
morning and plow a field and then
later sell vegetables. He also read
the biographies of big men and tried
to emulate them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Honts-Raldwin.

Warrensbdrg, Mo: Hon. o. L. Houts
and Miss Fanita Baldwin were married
at the home of the brides mother last
week. They left Immediately for St
Louis, where they will spend two
weeks, and then go to Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Mrs. McLane.

his administrative difficulties, his
strain in connection with the re-
building of Baltimore, or his few
weeks of married life, furnish any
reasons that would seem possible to
cause the deliberate taking of his life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

city have every reason to know him,
for to them he has become a genuine
benefactor, Count de Buisserat, the
Belgian Minister, is his neighbOr, oc-
cupying a villa adjoint Mr.. Perdi-
caris.
The captive has long been known as
a sculptor Of ability, as painter and
as a musician; and it is said that it
was his love for the beautiful that led
him to make Tangier his home, for 1t
is to-day the one place on the borders
of the Mediterranean which has not
been Europeanized. II Is still very
foreign town, and years ago, when, as
a young man, he saw 1t first, he was
captivated with its appearance. He
subsequently returned to 1t and pur-
chased the palace Ell Minzah, which
overlooks the sapphire waters of the
Mediterranean.
Early in his life he passed a good
deal Of his time in New York, where
his accomplishments were thoroughly
appreciated. He had studied art and
music in Europe, and for a while re
sided in London, where, about thirty
five years ago, he was contributing
papers on art topics to THE Galaxy.
His parents continued to reside in q
fine residence in Trenton until 1917
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

All the shorthand writer's in the
nountry working together couldn't
hRye taken down the remarks that
laere made IN New York when all the
~ roads IN the city we're stalled at
y. .. and II took from ten to twenty
q ninutoS 70 start the trains again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

Japan's attitude on the foreign
trade question while it is trying to
take Manchuria is much less import
ant than its attitude when it shall be
in definite and permanent possession.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

China announces again her deter
mination TO maintain strict neutrality
and that is wise. An army equipped
with parasols is out Of place when
there is real fighting going on.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
MADE HIS OWN WAY.

Aristoeratie Englishman Has Had
Checkered Career.
Romantic in the extreme has been
the career of Baron Lyveden, who has
just arrived with a parliamentary
party from England to tour this coun
try. By going on the stage when a
boy he offended his father, an aristo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

Mme. Janauschek is now an inmate
s0f the Actors Home at West New
Brighton, Staten Island. Thus do we
'Bee the benefits of genius. If she
had been an ordinary woman she
might have had to scrub in her old
sgs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Nav Tnsurance Farninra.

Jefferson City. Mo-: State superin.
tendent OF Insurance Robert G. Yates
has paid into the state treasury
S1491.60, the earnings OF his depart
ment for May. as against s1170.96 fo9
May of last year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

An American girl has painted the
portrait Of the empress dowager of
China. Fortunately. the work was
completed before the dowager's latest
death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

An English chess player is going to
marry the daughter of an American
millionaire. This will enable him to
80 on benehtiDg the world by devot-
ing himself TO the game.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

Cats are said to be regarded as
dainty food in Italy, their meat be-
Ing described as tender and sweet"
This may be true Of the meat, but
can hardly be appropriately applied to
the song.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

and born in Iowa forty-four years ago..
He was selected last August to filI
the vacancy caused by the death OF
p M. Arthur. and that his work has
been approved was shown by his cleo
tion for four-year term on the first
ballot at the engineers convention at.
Los Angeles
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

The war in the east would seem less
horrible II some suitable English syn
onyms could be found for "Fengwang.
cheng," "Newchwang," "Liaoyang, e
and Fengshanghong."
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

Somewhat roughly, people may be
divided into two great classes, those
who think the cherry looks most
beautiful in bloom and those who
think 1t looks most beautiful in pie.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

Il is interesting to read and hear
what the philosophizing prophets
have 10 say about conditions in the
American city Of the future. Perhaps
they know as much about it as any Of
Us do.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

The New York minister who inter.
polates they say" in the Apostles
creed must have formed the "it.is.
alleged" habit from reading copy on a
daily newspaper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

J. c. Smith of New York, who IN
herited 100000 seven years ago, is
q bankrupt. Well, he can at least
claim credit for having put the money
in circulation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

One Of the sons of President Loubet
gets a salary of $400 n year as a clerk
in the Bank of France. Evidently he
wants TO learn the business from the
bottom up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

So King Peter IS going to be crown
ed June IS, II he isn't assassinated
before then. That will be the ami
veTsary of his election to the throne.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

II Peru and Brazil are reading the
reports from the far East it is safe to
assume that the boundary dispute will
be settled by arbitration. The other
thing doesn't pay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

Grating in charitable institutions
with the patients as victims, is moral
ly very like taking pennies from
blind beggsr.