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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-08
1an9kbgkeit.
NttteI snr 0rretfuue ctues bpben M!terl
uno Iebenoe Eepetsflde.

Bon elmer Qn3abl berii6mter Mebi.
ainer, tpie 3ubmaul, Oetttpeiler uni
anberen, lit es betannt, bab tie in i6re,
Sugenb i9pG9li9 tparen, bieit
S9pd9e aber bur9 eiIerne 8efoIguno
Der 9eiunbbeitsreseln iiberpanben uni
elm bobes Ilter errei9ten. @u6 Del
pfarrer &neipp lit bier nit ein3ureds
men, fopie Cir 0ermann @ebsr in
2onbon, Der iiber 40 Sabre lang leitens
Der Irat bss Oeuti9en 5oipituls in
2onbpn mar unb auf benz 9e6iete bei
Observation-Disclosures einen Neltz
ruff 9eniebt. Deber itammt aus elmer
furalebisen, bur9 Mltobolismus unb
9i4t sei4pd@ten JamiIie. 0ennuG
bat er es gu benz refpettboaen Otter bon
80 Sabren ge6ru9t, unO er erfreut iif
beute nod elmer beneibenspertben for
perli9en unb geiitisen 5rii4s, Die inn
nod unldngit cine unitrengenbe 3eiie
in G9ppten gsituttete. On Die Spite
fetner Mittel our Grrei6ung zines bos
BEN Differs iteGt Weber 9etpegung in
frif9er Cuff. Sci iebsm Wetter iol
man ipa5ieren geben, einmal in Der
8o9s einen bier Biz ie9sitinbisen
Spasiersans MAIDEN. Sas tit mebr
pie allies anbers i'm Stanbe, bas Sera
unb bic @efGbe in sutem 3uItunbe gu
erbalten. &lettern in ben Bergen pirtt
pie elm Sunsbrunnen unb lit pOr5iigz
li9 fir bas 9er5. 9era unb 2unse
folen auberbsm bur9 Sreiiibunsen,
Mtbemiibungen unb .3immerepmnaitif
geftGrft tperben. Sn Der Grndbrung
1T MGbieteit gu perlansen, lungiames
&auen unb ~griinblidss Sur6fpei9eln.
Sdsli9 tit am Morsen Elm 8ab gu nebs
men, ldngeres S9lafen pie 6 Bis Z
Stunben lit pom lebel. Die Rerpen
9Glt man nun am beiten frti9 bur6
~forteefebte seiftise @rbeit; ni9ts TT
baber f9Gbli6er fir alte 2sute, bic fid
bonn @ei9Gft auridseaosen BADEN, als
Mangel an seiitiser sbatistett. sic
fpIen fi9 baber nit STUNT, 2tteraiur
Dber Sammeln bei9dfttsen. @iinitie
fir bic Ge5ensperldngerung enbli9
pirtt cine pptimiitii9e. beitere 2ebenss
auffaHung.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-08
Amsrikanifdtr ftpiatban.
Ger far ben gaKasieroienit I'm Stiuen caean
beftimmte Sampfer ,,Ylinneiota."

Ger far ben gaHasieroienft TIM 2tiuen c3ean
beitimtnte Samptcr ,,Ylinneiota."
ginen ii9tbaren gepeis bapOn, bub
bic S9iffsbouinbuitrie in ben Ser.
Staaten einen @erglei9 nit dnberen
2Gnbsrn ni9t gu i6suen brau9t, lie
fert Der neue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rMinneiota" Der 9reat Hortbern
Steamfbip Co., Der Dor &ur5em fir
ben Yafagierpertebr i'm StiIen S3ean
in ben Oienit seftent puroe. Der
Sampfer, Der in ben S9iffsbuubOfen
Der @oitern Sbipbuiloir9 SO. gu Retu
lonoon, Conn.,, erbaut tpurbe, lift ben
rieiisen Stmeniionen, unb feline @uss
itattune unb ale Ginri9tun9en fir bic
Si9erbeit uno ben &omfort Der pais
iaeiere miifen ais muitersil.is be5ei9s
net perben.
Die .Minne5oto," elm S6pefterf9iff
Der pOr GINGER 3eit benz 8ertsbr iibers
gebenen rMon6urio," bat elm De-
placement o $4,000 Spnnen. Der
neue 2epiatban lit s.tpa $50 SUP lang,
73a SUB brett unb feline 9Dbe bonn
&iel biz our oberen Nubigationsbriide
fommt Der zines S%sbnit0disen GebGus
bes glei9. Seine S9neliefeit betrGet
Is ¬en Gle Stunbe. Der Sampfer
beiibt flint ftdblerne Seds urb lit in
unaGblise paHerbi9te compartments
setbeilt, um Bel einem l1nfals bus gin<
brinsen bes Meernafers gu perbinz
bern. Sn Der 90be BON 6 SUB iiber
benz &iel befinbet ii9 elm Itartes itGb=
lernes Sed, bas eepiHermaben als 3s=
i~erDe6Oben bes S9iffes bienen fon,
tpenn biefes auf Elm &iff serGtb unb
Der S9iffsboben bei9Gbigt tpirb.
Sir Die pafusiere lit ale unb jebe
8equemli9teit borbanben, nm bic 15z
tGeige &eiie iiber ben pu5ifii9en OSean
angenebm unb genubrei9 gu eeitulten.
9on ben ioeenanntsn Staatsz&abinen
iino bic meiiten nit einem eioenen
8dbe5immer perfeben, unb ale &ajiiten
finb treffli9 bentilirt. Quber elmer
elegant ouseeitatteten 8ibliotbet gibt es
einen tOiigen Oamensp arlor, elm
Rau65immer, elm Safe, in pel9em gu
alien SusssitunOen ierpirt pirb, unb
einen eroben Spieliaal auf benz Yrp<
menabenbed fir bic &inber. Der
Oompfer bietet Ruum fir 218 9oHas
siere sr iter unb SO S~tpeiter &aiite. Sas
| 3pif9enbed lit fir ben transport bon
1900 Wann Sruppen ober 2400 .3piz
f9enbedlern eingeri9tet. sir bic
9ineiif9en Reifenben befinbet Ii9 EN-
eisener &aum gum Opiumruu6en auf
benz S9iffe. Die Mannf9aft beftebt
aus $50 &Opfen.
Sebenspirbiefeiten in ibrer Dirt
finb bic rieiisen 8iblrGums, bic ni9t
rur CUR unterbrinoune css probiunts
fir bic Reife. fonbern uu9 fir ben
Sransport zines eeipaltiasn &arsos
BON 6leif9 unb un6eren 2ebensmitteln
beitimmt inb, unb bic getpaltiee @n>
luge CUR @r5eugung Der Glettri5itGt.
2estere liefert ni9t nur bic 9eleu6=
tung in alien SbeiIsn bes 5abraeugs,
ionbern aud Die nOtbise &raft our Be-
treibung Der 5ablrei6en 0entilatiDnsz
fd8er, CUR &esulirung bes SteuerS
apparates II. |. m. Der Dumpfer tpirb
bur9 Ooppelf9rauben<@
f9inen bon Iber 10000 pferbetrdftsn
betrieben. Die Maf9inen iOtpobl pie
Die &eTel befinben fi9 in 5pei aeion>
berten paHerbi9ten 4btbeilunsen, 10
bub Der Sumpfer nit eisener &raft
fslbit bunn Die &eife fortfeBen fam,
tpenn cine Der Mufdinen bur9 elm
b~rineenbes MoIer unbeniibbar tpurbe.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-08

Oie 8erIiner @emetnbe e.
9ulen bebOlfsrt Elm S9ilerbesr
BON 219,673 &Dpfen. Na9 Der lebe
ten Trequenatube1e beiteben in Berlin
271 @emeinbefdulen nit 472O &la1z
fen, babOn 1921 in eigenen. 533 in se>
mifhten S9ulbdufern. unbefebt finb
41,763 pldbe, es fDnnten alfo 261,s
436 S9iler bsiberlei @ef4le4ts unz
tergebra9t tperben.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-08

Ser MItobnI;smus tptrt
i1ur duberft felten in Der italient9en
Nrmee ansetroffen. SIN Sabre 1901
paren rur % Jdne gu persei9nen, In
balln bic 9ilfe bes 9pfpitals in Mns
fbruh aerpmmer tperben mubte.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-08

Cine unge 9 amt IN Der
Gtabt 0etp gprf padt in ben bortieen
9otels ben Sdften Die Softer. Sbre
erfte Sageseinnabme in bieiem eigen=
artigen 8erufe belief fif auf SIT.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-08

MutompbiIe biirf,n naa elmer
8unbesDerorbnung ntdt unter eisener
Wotorfraft auf Jdbrboote a~uffabren
ober lie perlafen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
INVENTOR OF BARBED WIRE
DIES IN AN ALMSH0USE
Henry Fuchs sucumbs to Paralysis
at San Francisco.

San Francisco: Henry Fuchs, who
made a great fortune by the inven-
ton of baTbed wire. and who was for
merely q partner of John w. Gates,
died in the almshouse here Wednesday.
Fuchs was at one time one of the
best-known men in st. Louis. After
selling his interest there, he came to
California about six years ago. Here
he was interested in organizing an I'M
successful gold.hunting expedition to
Nome.
His last position was as super.n-
tendent of the Judson Wire Mill in
Oakland. Suffering a storke of paraly-
sis he became INDECENT, and was fin
ally sent to the almshouse. Fuchs
claimed that Gates had not treated
him fairly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Two Ferryboat victims Die.

st. Louis: Two of the passengers
on the ferryboat Alonzo c. Church,
the deck of which collapsed under the
pressure of last Sunday afternoons
rush to view the gunboat Nashville,
died of their injuries Tuesday. Philip
Mangels, IA years of age, whose skull
was fractured, died at st. Mary's Hos
pital Tuesday morning without having
regained consciousness. E. II. How
land. S5 years of age. died shortly
after noon Tuesday from the effects
of his injuries. Mrs. Dena Burgdorf
of East St Louis is still in a precar-
ious condition at the City Hospital
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
No One Blamed for Explosion.

Washington: Four hundred type
written pages of testimony before the
court of inquiry on the disastrous
explosion in the after turret of the
battleship Missouri at Pensacola April
Is conclude with a recommendation
that no further proceedings be taken.
The disaster, in which thirty,two per.
sons. including FIVE officers. lost their
lives, will probably soon be officially
disposed OF as an unavoidable acct
dent. Practically everyone received
a cleain bill
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
REPORTED FALLEN;
KUROPATKIN IN DANGEROUS POSITION

yards. Immediately they took posses
sion of a range of hills.
AS soon as the Japanese flag was
seen on the heights, soldiers began to
wade ashore. At the same time about
sixty more transports were observed
bearing down toward the shore all the
way from Pitsewo to Cape Terminal,
and the small Russian force in the
vicinity, which had lost several men
through the cannonadlng, began to
retire. The Russian inhabitants of
Pitsewo abandoned the town.
Thursday night. fully 10000 Japan
csc were quartered in the Chinese vii
lagos adjacent to the landing place,
and Friday the remainder of two divis-
sions, comprising. all together, about
10000 men. was landed.
Two regiments were dispatched
from Pitsewo Immediately, one toward
the west, the other toward the north.
Friday a passenger train from Port
Arthur was fred upon at POlandien,
the railway station of Port Adams, by
about 100 Japanese infantrymen. The
train carried 200 sick soldiers, two of
whom we're wounded, though the hos
pital car bore a Red Cross flag The
train arrived at Polandien, but COM
munication with that place and points
further south is now interrupted and
the japanese doubtless have cut the
| telegraph lines.
Viceroy Alexieff and Grand Duke
Boris, who arrived at Mukden Friday,
are receiveing congratulations on
their narrow escape from isolation
with General StOessel at Port Arthur.
Their departure from the fortress, it
is stated, was considerably FASTENED
by the knowledge that Japanese trans
ports were off Pitsewo and Kin-Chow.
Details of the reported landing Of
troops near Kin.Chow or Port Adams
Thursday, as reported from Yin-Kow,
! have not been received.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
ARNOLD AND GILL FREED
BY DECISION OF COURT
Judge Mcdonald Quashes the Infor-
nation Against Them.

St. Louis: The final echo of Circuit
Attorney Folks crusade against get.
rich-quick" concerns was heard in
criminal division No. s of the Circuit
Court Thursday, when Judge Mcdonald
announced his decision sustaining the
mOuon to quash the informatio2s
charging e. ]. Arnold and Lumpkin A.
Gill with grand larceny.
The demurrer was entered by attOr-
neys for the defendants on the ground
that the informations lacked veriica,
ton by affidavit from a witness or the
Circuit Attorney, which the Supreme
Court, in the Bonner case recently,
held was necessary.
The charge against Arnold and Gill
was brought by Mrs. William Sievers
of No. 123 Koeln street, who alleged
that she invested $500 with E. j. Ar,
mold & Co. to be bet on the races.
When the company quit business one
year ago last February, Circuit Attor'
ney Folk began fight on all such con-
Germs, had their palatial Offices raided
and issued informations against the
members of the companies.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
LIST OF DEAD
IN TEXAS GROWS
Twenty Persons at Least Believed to
Have Been Killed by Tornado.

Dallas, Tex: The tornado in North
west Texas Thursday night killed Mrs
Mary Wagely her daughter Anna and
G. Anthony at Moran. A dozen per-
sons are seriously hurt, but not ia.
tally. At Putnam one man was killed
and one woman injured. Their names
have not been learned.
A negro cabin was swept into the
Brazos River, FIVE miles above the Tex
as and Pacific crossing, and three
negro men were drowned.
A work train was blown from the
railroad tracks near Crescon, and
George Sommers and William Apple,
negro laborers, drowned. About twenty
houses were wrecked at Moran, and
a half dozen at Putnam. Hundreds
of head of stock are reported killed
in Shackelford and adjoining counties,
ami crops are badly injured
During the binding storm near
Phelps two trains collided, and Con-
ductor Austin and Fireman Arm
strong were killed. Wire service is
yet badly crippled, and reports are in
complete, but it is believed that the
lives lost in isolated places will swell
the total to twenty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
KRAFT TRIAL Is LAID
OVER UNTIL AUGUST
St. Louis Doodle Case Continued by
Common Consent.

Butler Mo: The regular May term
Of the Bates County Circuit Court
convened here Tuesday. with Judge
w. w. Graves presiding. The first
case called was the State of Missouri
VS.. Charles Kratz. The State was rep
resented by Prosecuting Attorney A.
B. Ludwick and Circuit Attorney 80
seph w. Folk, while Francis and Clark
appeared for the defense.
Kratz coupled a seat in the box
beside his attorneys.
The case by consent was continued
until August l, at which time a spec,
ial term of court will be held
Both Folk and Kratz departed on
the noon train for St. Louis.
Mr.. Folk was greeted by a large
crowd and for a short time held a re
ception in Judge Graves private Of
flee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Brooks Comet Is Observed.

Geneva. N. Y; The Brooks comet
was observed by its discoverer, Doc,
tor William r. Brooks, at Smith OBJ
servatory Monday night, after long
interval of clouly weather. Its posi-.
ton was right ascension l6 hours 3
minutes so seconds; dechnation north
50 degrees SO minutes, The comet is
now on the northern border of the
constellation Hercules and moving to-
ward the head Of Draco. the daily rate
OF motion being north one-half de-
gree and west minutes As seconds,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
CLoUDBURST FLOODS
SOUTHERN TEXAS
The Loss to Railroad and other
Property Is Heavy.

Houston, Tex: Reports which came
In Wednesday from all over south
Texas tell of damage done Tuesday
night andwednesday morning by ter
rife downpour of rain, high wind and
driving hail. The only deaths reported
are from Brazos county where d.
f. Holland was killed by lightning, and
near Davilla, where a man and horse
were killed by lightning. A number
Of people were injured, but none of
them seriously.
AS the result of a cloudbuTst that
visited central Texas Wednesday after.
noon, not train is moving in or out of
Austin for the North. Five children
were drowned Tuesday night in the
creek FIVE miles from Austin. Genia,
Smith, Rolan and Jesse Foster were
drowned in crossing the gulch near
Delvalle, on their way to school.
During a heavy storm at Temple
Tuesday lightning struck a barn in
which laboreTs of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railway had sought ref.
uge, four miles north of here. John
Collins. a section hand, was injured
so severely he will die.
The heavy rains are continuing
throughout the territory. and the
streams in Western Oklahoma. espe.
cially, are raging torrents, sweeping
everything in their path. From Spring.
er, in the Chickasha nation, is reporte
storm where the hail drifted to a
depth OFF, feet, and was then frozen
solid.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
DISCREDlTS STORY
OF ANNEXATION
Minister Powell Assures Morales of
United States Support.

San Domingo, Republic of San
Domingo: United States Minister
Powell, who, on account of ill health
is compelled to return to Port au
Prince, took leave of the Provisional
President Morales Tuesday.
The President desired that the cere-
monies attending the farewell should
show the regret of the Dominican Gov
eminent at Mr.. POwell's departure,
but the Minister requested that the
ceremony be omitted.
The Minister, addressing the Presi-
dent. said that the Government and
people of the United States had a
profound interest in the future of San
Domingo. They hoped revolutions
would close and that the Dominican
family would become united.
Neither the Government nor the
people of the United States had the
least idea of annexation. They desired
that San Domingo should remain a
sovereign independent power, and in
this the Republic would have the
support of the United States Govern.
ment. Mr. Powell said his Govern
ment would not consent to any por
tion of Dominican territory passing
under the control of any foreign
Power
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK
FROM NlUCHWANG
They Claim Two Japanese Torpedo
Boats Were Destroyed.

From three directions the Japanese
are pressing the Russian forces in
ManchuTia.
Niuchwang, It is reported, is the lat.
est point of attack. A dispatch from
Chefoo to London asserts that the
Japanese landed successfully at Yin.
Kow and captured Niuchwang, the
Russians falling back to the railroad,
which they apparently are still try.
ing to guard.
At Port Arthur the Japanese have
renewed their attempt to bottle up
the harbor. Eight steamers were sunk
in the effort, AID the Russians claim
that two Japanese torpedo boats were
also destroyed by the fire from the
land bateriesp Late Tuesday after
noon Japanese warships were con.
tinuing the attack. but apparently with
little effect. other than to induce the
Russians to spend ammunition.
The importance Of the Yalu river
operations, which several mintaly eA
perts have tried to minimize, suddenly
assumed immense proportions wher
General Kuropatkin reported to the
emperor Tuesday night that at least
between 5000 and 1000 men were
killed. This is q loss which over
shadows any single battle for many
years.
The Russians have announced al
! along that they did not intend to really
contest the passage of the Yalu. but
II appears that this was intended t
deceive the Japanese. or General Zas
salitch was deceived about the Japan
csc strength, and thought to win re
nown by giving them one sound beat
| ing before he withdrew. At present
] the Russians outside the Liao-Tuni
{ Peninsula are concentrating in the di
( rection of the railroad, where Genera
Kuropatkin may try to make .stanC
that will check the victorious ad
vance of the Japanese.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
JET ACCEPTS A
LIFE SENTENCE
Murderer of James B. Marcum Dis
misses Appeal for New Trial.

Frankfort, Ky: Fearing to stand
the trial that migt have been granted
him, Curtis Jet, the convicted assassin
of James B. Marcum and Town Mar
shall Cockrill of Jackson, Breathitt
county, Thursday dismissed his appeal
and accepted the life sentence given
him for the murder of Marcum.
This action was dictated, it is said,
by influential friends in Breathitt
County. Jet, who is now in the Louis
willie jail, will be brought here as soon
as the order of court is entered and
placed in the Penitentiary.
The appeal of Jet and Tom White
for the Marcum murder was set for
argument before the full bench of the
Court of Appeals Thursday. When the
case was called ]. H. Hazelrigg, coun-
sci for Jet, asked the dismissal of
the appeal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Veteran Engineer Dead.

Dallas, Tex: William A. Beach,
known among railroad men throughout
the country as "Old Ed" Beach, the
oldest employee in point of continuous
service on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad. died here Friday. He
had run a locomotive engine on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas road start
ing in with the old Tebo and Neosho,
for more than thirty-five years. He
lived for many years at Parsons, Kas,,
and was warm friend and favorite
with j. W. Maxwell, assistant general
manager Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. Mr.. Beach was SIS years old.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
THIBETANS F0RTlFY
HIGHWAY TO LASSA
The British Line of Communication
is Threatened.

London: A report brought by a
mounted infantry dispatch rider is to
the effect, says the Times dispatch
from Gyang-Tse Fort. Thibet, that the
further side of Karo Pass on the direct
road to Lassa is strongly held by the
Thibetans, some of whom were drawn
from the late garrison of Gyang-Tse
Fort.
The British accommodating party, af-
ter crossing the summit of the pass and
descending a short way. saw the road
barred by a wan, and suddenly heavy
fire from jingals and European rifles
was opened, bullets striking the ground
all around, but causing no fatalities.
The number of Thibetans is estim.
ated at 1900 and their position may
threaten the British line of communi.
cation with Khangma.
No reply was made to the Thibetans,
except two or three shots to keep down
the enemy's fire during the retirement
This action on the part of the Thibet.
ans finally disposes of the possibility
of any useful purpose being served
by the visit of the Amban. from whom
Colonel Younghusband has received
no further communication. II sug
gests, indeed. that the only object OF
the visit is to gain further time for
the defense of Lassa road and probably
for the arrival OF expected help from
the north.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Port Arthur Blocked.

London: A dispatch from Toxic to
the Telegraph says that on Tuesday
afternoon, during a dense fog. the Jap
anese successfully blocked Port Arthur,
sinking nine merchantmen at the en-
trance. The port is absolutely sealed.
From four different news sources the
report is confirmed that Admiral Togo
has effeCtually blockaded Port Arthur
He sank nine steamers in the harbor' S
mouth. A transport conveying foreign
attaches including Gen Ian Hamilton
has been wrecked on a reef on Shimon
oeski. The attaches proceeded on other
vessels.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Regard Claim as Hold-Up Attempt.

Washington: Opposition has devel-
oped among members OF the isthmian
canal commission to the payment of
an additional 100000 to the Pana-
ma canal company for alleged work
done on the isthmus during the per-
iod of negotiation for the canal prop
erty. The company claims an under.
standing that it would be paid for the
work of excavation carried on in Guile
bra cut pending a settlement of the
canal question. This is denied by
members Of the present commission.
Differences also exist between canal
company and the commission as to the
amount of actual work done.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS
GOT HIS MONEY
S. F. Smith, President Central News
paper Union, Short $4,000.

Davenport. Ia, May 1st.-State-
ments and old papers filed for record
with the recorder of Scott county show
Samuel F. Smith, eX-mayOr of Daven-
port, trustee of Davenport Carnegie
library, publisher Of the Daily Repub-
lican and son of the author of Amer
ica", short in his accounts with trust
funds of $4,000. Smith signed over
to w. c. Putnam and A. w. Wander.
veer all of his property in Davenport,
including stocks in local companies
and real estate.
Mr.. Smith has long held the con-
fidence of the people. His residence
is the finest in the city.
It is rumored that the greater part
Of his shortage was caused by the at.
tempt of MIR. Smith to establish a
house to furnish ready.printed sheets
for country newspapers. The Central
Newspaper Union was started about
three years ago by j. X. Brands as
manager and Mr. Smith as fnaucier
The business was run for three years
at a loss. 1t is stated that the tota
loss up to the time Mr.. Smith sold his
interests was in the neighborhood Of
$4,000.
Smith is ill, his daughter is in {
hospital and his wife nearly heart
broken. Smith has made a full con
feSSiOn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Two Amies only Sixteen Miles Apart

Seoul: Reports received here from
the seat of war in Manchuria make it
certain that news of renewed heavy
fighting between the Japanese and
Russian forces may be expected at any
hour. The Japanese have already ad'
vanced thirty.six versts (twenty.four
miles) beyond Sundays battle field
toward Feng Wang Cheng, where a
strong Russian force is gathered, bar
ring the way to Lao Yang, The dis.
lance from the Yam to Feng Wang
Cheng is sixty versts (forty miles,, so
that only twenty-four versts (sixteen
mtles) now separate the contendlng
armies. There was a report here Wed.
nesday night that the Japanese adj
vance has already been resisted.