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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
a statesman. and the heartfelt regrets of members of this legation.
 (Signed) Takahtra."

t0l8neu.J 11kHhNd- Tt is with a feeling of deepest re- gret that I now receive your communi- cation of today's date. relative to the irreparable loss with which this coun- try has sustained in the death of Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, which occurred at his summer home. New bury, N. H., at 12:25 o'clock this morn ing. beg leave to request you to be so good as to respectfully convey to tho president my sincerest expression of coincidence on this occasion. I beg further to add that in token of respect to the departed statesman the nag of this legation will be displayed at half mast.
 TX. Takahira." The sincere coincidence of the gov- ernment of Austro-Hungary were con- veyed in the following message tele- graphed to the state department by Baron Giskrs. the Charge, from the summer home of sHe Austro-Hupga- rian embassy at Lenox, Mass.
 "Following instructions received, have the honor to present herewith to the government of the United States the most sincere coincidence of the Im- perial and Royal government on the occasion of the deeply regretted death of his excellency. the Hon. John Hay. Secretary of State.
 (signed) "Giskra."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
TAFT NOT SLATED.
Does Not Think He win Be Secretary
 of State

0Oeo NOV Inlhk kte VIII he secretary
 of State.
 Omaha. Neb.. July 2.-Secretary Taft and party sn route for the Philippine Islands arrived in this city at s:15 this morning over the Northwestern Rail- road. and after transferring to the Union Pacific tracks left for the West.
 Secretary Taft when seen on his car spoke with regret concerning the death of Secretary Hay.
 When asked. Are you to become the premier of the administration? ?" Secretary Taft replied: No. do not expect to become Secretary of State. telegraphed the President for instruc- tions when I heard of Secretary Hays death and he ordered us to. proceed. That does not look as if I am to be Secretary of State"
 Representative Bourke Cochran will join the party at Yokohama and Rep resentative and Mrs. Hepburn will be members of the party from Honolulu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
Wild Reports of the Loss i of Life.
 THOUSAND MAY BE DEAD
Town of Marafllo is Also
 Wiped Out.
Definite Information Impossible, n Wires Arc Down and Roads CsA- not Be Traveled-People
 Flee to Mountains.

Mexico City. July 2.-No news has been received directly from Guana- 3uato regarding a great hood in that mining city. now the important seat of activity by several large American and British companies. The wires were down all day yesterday and the roads were impossible.
 Late tidings are that Guanajuato is completely flooded and water is all ready invading the higher parts of the town, while there is fear that 'Laolla" dam may give way. which would com plets the general ruin.
 The city is built in great gorge in the mountains and the streets ramble up the mountainside in picturesque fashion.
 A storm began furiously on the night of June 30, and after midnight no one dared to go to bed. so tremendous was the fury of the clements. The water rose in the lower or business streets. flooding shops and damaging thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. The lower streets became raging torrents as the water poured in rivers down the upper streets. Doors were smashed in by the force of the water and windows were no protection against the furious flood. The authorities worked strcnl- ously to get the people safely from their homes to the higher part of u @ city. The loss of property, 1t is said. will be immense.
 City Cut on.
 Advices from Cueretaro ara to the effect that there was no telegraphic communication with the stricken city last night.
 Perscns who managed to get out of the city say the water stands three to four feet deep in houses and shops in tn clover part of the city and that panic stricken people have gone into the mountains carrying their valuables. The storm began to abate at o'clock In the afternoon.
 Later advices state that 1t is known that over a hundred lives were lost at Suanajuato. Photographic communica- tion is cut off, but 1t is supposed "LaolIa' dam was completely de- stroyed. though this cannot bc con- frmed.
 The Mexican Central north-bound passenger train ran into a washout north of Irahuato and was derailed. the water running over some of the cars. President Robinson of the rail- road says some lives were lost, but says he does not know how many.
 The town of Marafilo. just below Gu anajuato, was completely wiped out.
 Another dispatch to President Rob- inson of the Mexican Central Railroad says that 1000 are dead at Guanajuato. The raging water is carrying the dead through every street. The water is up to the second story of the hotel in the town Great damage has been wrought to the street car line and service can not be resumed inside of month. There is only one way the people can get to Marafilo, which Is with mules or afoot The superintendent of the rail- road has advised officers here to accept no express or heavy baggage. :
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
New. from Lineyitch.

St. Petersburg. July 2.--The emperor has received the following telegram from General Linevitch.
 "On the morning of June 2s our out posts retreated before vigorous ad . vance on Beihe, but on the arrival of our endorsements the enemy retired.
 On the same morning the Japanese advanced from Nanshan Chensi to To- guchan and from Julantsi to Wanke- hn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
Crew Beas Forgiveness.

odessa, July 2.-7:44 p. m)-The crew of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz sent forty men ashore this morning as hostages and have asked the Emperor's forgiveness for having mutined. plead ing that they have not damaged the ship. There is still no news here of the whereabouts of the Kniaz Potem- kline.
 The Governor has issued a proclama- tion saying that the danger of a catas- trophe has passed and that everybody must keep quiet and the strikers must return to work.
 The manufacturers are hopeful. They think that the situation Is inn proving and that the men will resume work tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
DECLARED WAR PORTS.

Sweden Excludes Foreign Warships by
 Proclamation.
 Stockholm, July 2.-The government effective immediately. declaring Stock holm. Karlskrona. Gothenburg and Farosund to be war ports and exclud- ing all foreign warships from these ports
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
Surrender Conditional.

Odessa, July )-Ac- cordinR to some reports the surrender of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz was con ditional upon the crew being informed as to what their punishment would be.
 The vessel lies in the inner harbor in A position very unfavorable for bombarding the city. She is complete ly under the heavy guns now mounted in the boulevard overlooking tho har- bOr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
ENvoyS ARE .kANNouNcED Names of the Four Peace PlenipOtentaries. RoosEvEL1's STATEMENT Will Have Full Treaty Making
 Powers. MuravieR and Roeen to Act for the C.ar, Wbile komura and Taxa
 hira Are to Represent
 the Mikado.
R00SEvELT'S STATEMENT

Oyster Bay, N Y. July 2.-Omcial announcement was made by President Roosevelt today of tho names of the Russian and Japanese envoys to the Washington peace conference. Ine character and ability of the men se- lected by both belligcrents is an earn est of the desire of their respective Governments to conclude. If possible the tragedy being enacted in the Tar east. The plenipotentiaries are:
 Russian-Ambassado Muravien' formerly Minister of Justice and Am- bassador to Italy; and Baron Rosen, recently appointed as ambassador to the United States to succeed Count Cassini.
 Japanese-Baron Komura. minister of foreign affairs. and Kogoro Taka- hira, minister to the United States.
 By direction of the President. Secre- tary Loeb made the formal announce ment in the following statement:
 The President announces that the Russian and Japanese Governments have notified him that they have ap- pointed the plenipotentiaries to meet here (Washington) as soon after the first of August as possible. The two Russian plenipotentiaries are Ambas- sador Muravieff. former minister of justice and now ambassador at Rome, and Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura, now minister of foreign affairs. and Minister Takahira.
 Tt Is possible that each side may send one or more additional represen- tatives. The plenipotentiaries of both Russia and Japan will be entrusted with full power to negotiate and con- clude a treaty of peace, subject. of course. to ratification by their respec- tive home governmental
 The Procedure.
 A day or two ago the Russian and Japanese Governments formally com municated to President Roosevelt the names of the plenipotentiaries they r.- spectiveiy had selected. Acting as an Intermediary. the President commun.- cated-the names Of tho Japanese en- voys to the St. Petersburg Govern ment. and those of the Russian repre- sentatives to the Government at Tokio. Having received from both Govern ments assurances that the selections s were satisfactory, the President, ac- cordins to his agreement with the bel ligerents. authorised the public an nouncement of the envoys. Some delay was occasioned in the selection of the plenipotentiaries by the insistence of Japan that the envoys of both Govern ments be clothed with full power to conclude peace and to negotiate a per manent treaty. The Japanese Gov- ernment indicated pointedly that the Emperor would not permit his envoys to enter upon a tentative conference fin which Japan was to define its terms and then let Russia decide whether the conferees should proceed with their insisted that the plenipotentiaries
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
Being Watched.

London, July 2.-Lloyds' agent at Kustenji. Roumania. in a despatch dated 9:2O o'clock tonight says the Kniaz Potemklne and torpedo boat No 267 are anchored off that port and that another steamer is In the ofbrs. ap- parently watching
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
COMIC, BUT SERIOUS.
P,raticnI Crew Has Bodily stoiei
 Kuiax POtemkfne.

St. Petersburg. July S.-(s:4o a. m-) -The unprecedented spectacle of powerful modern battleship cruising around in the Black Sea in tho hauds of a crew who. under the rules of in- ternational law. cannot be regarded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
sceuic RaiIvny Accident.

Chicago, July 2.-Lee Reynolds. nineteen year old boy of Whiting, Ind, was instantly killed and Mrs. Rose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
Negotiations for Armistice.

6t fetefsDuTR, July o.-td:Uf a. m.) Negotiations for an armistice be- tween the armies of Russia and Japan, 1t can be definitely stated, arc now ir progress. presumably at Washington; i; but they have not reached stage where any further announcement can be made.
 The decision seems to- rest with Ja- pan. which country Is weighing the re- linQuishment of the prospects 3f bet tering her present advantage in posi- ton against the enormous less of lives and money of another great bat tie.
 The chances for a decisive and final Japanese victory, 1t is believed hers. are no better now than before Liao- yang and Mukden. and 1t Is pointed out that 1t Is idle to talk of Vladivostok falling like a ripe apple into Japan's hands before the peace conference meets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03

WEATHER FORECAsT. washingten, July 3-For Alabama, Fair Monday, Tuesday showers and cooler, light south winds.
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Tn thanking you for your telegram of this date announcing the lamented death of the Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State. I hasten to express the deep est sympathy of my government with that of the United States in their sad loss of so distinguished and honored
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
SUING FOR DIVORCE.
A Daughter of the Late j.
S. Marmaduke of
Mexico.

We use the following item from
the st. Louis Republic:
Charging failure to support, uiz-
zie NJ. Eskridge yesterday filed
suit for divorce against Beverly
B. Eskridge. Both principals fare
well-known in st. Louis, Mrs. Esk-
ridge residing with her two chill
dren at Nc. Abs Delmar boulevard,
her husband a travelling salesman,
living ut one of the downtown
hotel.
Mrs. Eskridge is cousin of
the late Governor John S. Marina
duke and sister of the late John
S. Marmaduke, formerly connect
ed with one of the st. Louis banks,
who died recently.
They were married IN Audrain
county, Missouri in 1890, separat-
ing June. 1900, Mrs. Eskridge
alleges that her husband fniled to
provide properly for his family,
giving her only S. at times which
was made to do her periods of sew
eral months, and that she was OBJ
liged to live with her father until
his death in 1900, after which she
was obliged to provide Tor herself
and children, which she did by
keeping n clearinghouse.
In 1894, she alleges, she kept a
clearinghouse in Washington,
and in 1899 she was obliged in the
struggle for maintenance to sell
the furniture and jewels given
her by her father. She asks
for the custody of her two child
rem, Marmaduke, aged 10. ant
Meredith,aged s.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
"THE DEAR OLD DAYS"

Gimme back the dear old days-all
the boys in line
"Boy stood on the burnin deck"
an "Bingen on the Rhine!"
"Twas midnight; in his guarded
tent"-we spoke it high and
low,
While Mary trotted out that lamb
whose fleece was white as
mow!"
Gimme back the day that Mem'ry
loves to keep,
With "Pilot, tits a fearful night
there's danger on the deep!"
The old-time, awkward gestures
the jerk, meant for a bow
We said that "Curfew should not
ring" but Lord, it's ringin,
now!
Gimme back the dear old days
the pathway through the dells
To the schOolhouse in the bios
SONS; the sound of far-off
bells
Tinkin' 'crost the meadows; the
song of the birds an brook
The old-tim dictionary an the
blue back spelin' book!
Gone, like a dream forever! "A
city's hid the place
Where stood the oil log school
house; an no familiar face
Is smilin' there in welcome beneath
mOrnin' sky
There's Il bridge acrost the rivel;
an we've crossed an said
"Good,by!"
ATTAIN ia Constitution.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
Order of Publication.

State of Missouri, IA
County of Audrain
In the Circuit Court
TO the June Term, 1905
Sallic r. llsey, Plaintiff
VS..
Robert f. Hisey Defendant
Now this Goth day of April, 1905, comes
Sallie r. Hisey, the plaintiff in the above
entitled cause, before the Clerk of til
Circuit Court, in vacation, and files her
petition duly verified by the affidavit of
said plaintiff, setting forth among other
things, that defendant, Robert e. Hiscy,
has absented himself from his usual place
Of abode in this state and that the Ordin-
ary.prOcess Of law cannot be served upon
i'm. It Is there fore ordered by me as
clerk aforesaid, in vacation, that publ
cation be made notifying said defendant
that an action has been commenced
against him by petition in the circuit
court OF Audrain county in the State of
Missouri, wherein said plaintiff seeks to
be divorced from the bonds Of matrlmOny
contracted with defendant, and unless he
the said Robert L. Hisey defendant be
and appear at the next term of this court,
to be begun and holden at the Court
House in the City OF Mexico, in the said
county OF Audrain, in the State OF Mis-
souri,, on the first Monday in June (June
81, 1905, and on or before said date an
swer or otherwise plead to said petition
OF plaintiff, the same will be taken as
confessed and Judgment will be rendered
against him.
1t is further ordered that Il copy hereof
be published OncR week in the Mexico
Missouri Message, newspaper published
in the county of Audrain, the same being
tho paper designated by plaintiffs attor-
ney Ofrecord, for four weeks SUCCESSFULLY
the last insertion to be Mt least fifteen
days before the commencement of the
next term of this Court,
State of Missouri 90
County of Audraln
l, w. II. Morris, Clerk OF the circuit
court within and for the County and
State aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing is full, true and complete
copy of the Order of Publication in case
of Sallie II. Hlsey VS.. Robert q. Hsey as
| full as the same now remains on file and
of record In my Oiiico.
(sEAIl. Witness my hand and official
seal. Done at Office in the city of Mexico,
County and State aforesaid, this Goth day
~ Aprl, A. D.. 1905
w. IL. MORRIS. Clerk,
G. A. Barnes, Atty for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

j. r. aud A. p. johnson sold
600 Montana sheep on the Chicago
market. They got the top price,
Sc. So per hundred pounds.
w. F. Atkinson and NJ. E.
Bolts are at Canton, ILL.,, on bus
mess. Mr.. Atkinson has traded
for a stock of boots and shoes in
that city.
George Kabrich arrived home
last Saturday from North Mis-
souri, where he had been buying
wool. While gone he bought 49,
600 pounds.
Fire in the National Stock
yards in East St. Louis this week
destroyed two large barns and
burned 600 head of mules. Proper
ty loss $3.50, 900.
&. w. Elzea, near Strother,
sold two car loads of hogs last
Thursday to VIM. Mundy. They
brought on an average about ~. 10
per hundred pounds.
George A. Morris, Jr., sold to
Hon. j. A. Potts the high bred
young stallion Thornton Melon
aid. 1t is fine colt aud is thought
to have no equal in the State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
HURT IN CYCLONE.
A Letter That Tells of the
Calamity to a Former
Audrain Family.

The following letter from the
Admire (Kan.) News gives partic.
ulars in reference to The injuries
to members of the family of Riley
Moss, in the cyclone, at Snyder,
Okla, the family formerly living
north of Mexico:
Mr.. w. H. Hottie:
Snyder, Oklahoma ID u r
friend: l suppose before this
reaches you, the papers have, and
you know of our trouble. The
folks were all injured except Sue
and | Ray was killed. They found
Ray about fifty yards from where
the house stood in a lake of water,
but / think he was killed instant
ly. Father had one arm broken
and his back hurt some. Nothe
has one arm broken and one knee
cap broken all to pieces and bruis-
ed all over. Myrtle was just shak.
en- up and bruised, but no bones
broken. Ernest was cut on the
head awful bad, but if we keep the
fever down he will be all right.
Ruth just had one cut on her hip
and bruised on the face a little.
The house was a complete wreckr
aud the furniture and everything
we had was lost except one COW
aud pony. l will write again later,
l remain,
Thomas B. Moss.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
~ YOUR NEIGHBORS -

Miss Alberta Kennen is enter
tanning Miss Annie Blum Of Van
dalia.
X. b. Wilkerson and family are
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Million
WilkersOn.
Leon Vail of Slater, Mo-, Wis
tied the family of Escue Brandon
in this city Sunday.
Henry Youngblood, near Mar
tinsburg, graced this Office with
his pleasing presence one day last
week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. c. Melahn
and two children, of near Rush
Hill made the MESSAGE IA pleasant
call Monday.
Louisiana Press.Journal: Mrs.
Will JOHNNY of Ashburn passed
thru town Tuesday on her way to
Mexico to visit relatives.
Fred Harris aud Warren Colds
bury who have been in this city
for some time, started for Kansas
City, Tuesday, where they will
spend the summer.
The Young Mems Christian Tn.
on Of this city leave today for q
three days SCOUTING at Harris Ford.
They will take along plenty to eat
and expect to have a fine time.
Mrs. Verdia Bowman, OF the
primary department of the Laddo.
aia schools, was in Mexico last
week on a visit to relatives and to
attend the school entertainment
Friday night.
Rev. II. X. Coleman, rector OF
the Mexico Episcopal church, is
attending the annual State cOnven,
ton Of his church in session in St
Louis this week.
Our genial friend Strother I'm
derwOOd of Worcester called Mon,
day and gave the editor good
humored jawing. He still thinks
Folk ruined the country-or rather
to use bis words, the Democratic
party.
Capt. w. T. Lott was over from
Venice last Saturday. He was
kicking cause he doesn't get hi,
MESSAGE regularly. We prom
ised him we'd see who is t.
blame in the matter, Uncle Sam OF
somebody else.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

The Bowling Green Times COM
ments: Attorney General Hadley
has recently given an opinion on
assessment of personal property
which will be of interest to every
taxpayer in the state. At Mex
leo, last year, the city attorney
ruled that residents of that place,
owning live stock located on their
farms in the county, should have
such property assessed for city
purposes, his contention being that
personal property followed the
owner thereof wherever he made
his home and was liable to assess
ment there. At the recent meet
ing of the state assessors associa.
ton this question was discussed
and resolution was introduced
directing the secretary to ask the
attorney general for an opinion on
the question. The opinion was
given by Mr.. Hadley last week
d he very properly
holds that the city has no power
to assess and collect taxes on prop
erty outside the city's corporate
limits, and that the county alou,
has the right to exact the tax.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

The Missionary Baptist church
of America is now one great body.
Sectional lines were blotted out be-
tween the North an d South
branches of that denomination in
the big convention in st. Louis
last week. The denomination split
in 1915. Let the churches get to-
gether, they can present a more SOL
id front against the devil and his
works.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

Col. BILL Phelps was fined $50
at jefferson City this week for ig-
noring a subpoena to appear be-
fore the grand jury to testify re.
gardiug alum legislation two or
three years ago. Phelps looked mp
the sheriff and promptly paid the
fine. All, these big fellers don t
mind paying a fine if thus they
may be licensed to do mischief A
jail or penitentiary sentence is all
they ever fear, and it is what more
of them should yet too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

The Farber base ball team came
up to Mexico Sunday aud played
the local team here. The score has
never been told. Don't know,
either, for the score of good morals
and Sunday observance. We sug-
gest that the boys rest the sey-
enth day"-their consciences might
work clearer and they might also
enter into the contests with better
spirits and quicker nerve.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
OOO
CUPID'S CAPTURES
49, zee -~~OOSS~

Mr.. and. Mrs. A. q. Barnes an
nouuce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Irma, to Mr.. McCabe
How e, of Kansas City. The cere-
mony will be at the BRIDES home
June 9TH, Rev. A. w. KokendOffer
Officiating. The MESSAGE, with
lnauJ Illeuas eA.cIds oOnstdtula
tions and best wishes in advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25
Extral Extrull Extralll

Exhibition Barred Plymouth Rocks! Have
you purchased your eggs for this season? II not,
listen. Here is an EXTRA good chance to get
started right. l only have two pens Of birds this
year but these equal to those you pay twice the
price for eggs. | am going to offer these eggs at
81 90 per l5 straight | cannot furnish these In
large quantities one or two settings at time on
~. Satisfaction guaranteed on all orders. WIS.,
itors welcome. JOE Is. MOORE
Box DO Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-05-25

\ young man, aged 2S, while
playing ball at Chicago last Sun
day dropped dead. The same day
a young fellow at Brooklyn,N. Y. ,
was behind the bat 'thout any mask
and a ball took him between the
eyes, causing almost instant death.
Mexico boys, did the day have any
thing to do with it! Maybe not,
and maybe