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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

KANSAS TREASURY SHORT
Accountant Morris Report to Gov.
HOch Indicates a Shortage of
About STs,OOO.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1S.-A total short
age in the Kansas state treasury Of
about $4,000 is shown by the report Of
Accountant Morris in the treasury ex-
animation just closed, according to the
summary Of the report prepared by
Gov. E. w. Hoch, made public late
Tuesday afternoon. The report covers
all the transactions made by the state
treasury from January 1, 1898, to June
80. 1905. including the two full terms
of former State Treasurer Frank
Grimes and one term and six months
of the administration Of Thomas T.
Kelly, the present state treasurer. The
larger part Of the shortage appears in
the accounts of the Office during the
Grimes administration. OF the total Of
$4,000, 100000 is due to missing cou-
pons from bonds owned by the state
school fund, and $4,000 due to the loss
of interest on warrants issued by the
territory of Oklahoma to the state Of
Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
MARSHALL FIELD FUNERAL
LAID TO REST WITHOUT PoMP
OR osTENTATIoN.
Business Throughout Chicago Was
Largely Suspended During the
Funeral Hours.

Chicago. Jan. 2O.-Funeral services
TOR Marshall Field were held Friday
at his late home, 1905 Prairie avenue,
and the First Presbyterian church. The
services at the home we're held at IL
o'clock and were characterized by sim
plicity and breyity, and none but those
Immediately connected with the fami-
" and household was in attendance.
The service at the church was an
hour later and was attended by many
friends of Mr.. Field. This service, too,
was private. and admission to the
church was onfy by card.
The services at the church consisted
of a prayer by DR.. Morrison, the read
ing Of a portion of the Scriptures, and
the rendition Of two hymns: Lead,
Kindly Light" and II Am Near
Home"
In the afternoon a memorial service
was held in the Auditorium, which was
packed to the doors by the employees Of
Marshall Field & Co. Rev. John A.
Morrison, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, officiated at all three
atENlCte. he BOly VI MI. L ltlu was
placed in the vault at Graceland Gene
terry directly after the second service
Of the day
At the cemetery only the pall-bear-
ers and members Of the family were
present The management of the GEM
etery, in order 10 avoid the crowding
Of the grounds, had given notice that
during the afternoon no one would be
permitted in the grounds. with the ex-
ception Of the members Of the funeral
parties. Final arrangements for the
intsTnent q the body OF Mr.. Field will
BE Ea5e later.
NsveT before in the history Of Chi
cage has such respect been paid TO the
memory q Z private citizen as was
shown 70 that Of Mr.. Field. During
the hours Of the funeral services, all
q the large retail establishments on
State street were closed, as we're the
! 90 enterprises operated by the mem
beTg Of the Chicago Commercial club
in all parts Of the city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
ONLY ONE OFFICER SAVED
The BrnziIinn Warship Aquidaban
Sunk and Nearly Two Hum
dred Lives Lost.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 23.-The
Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban has
been sunk at Port Jacarepagua, south
of Rio Janeiro, as the result of an ex1
plosion on board.
1t is reported that 1876 of her crew
persisted and that only one officer was
saved. Thirty-six were injured.
Four rear admirals persisted on board
the Aquidaban, which has been used for
the accommodation Of a number Of SUI
pernumerary officers and men attached
to the 1otilla escorting the cruiser Bar
roso.
The Barroso had on board the MIN
lister of marine and his staff, who were
inspecting the sites proposed for a new
arsenal.
The explosion on the Aquidaban oc-
Cured in the powder magazine.
The Aquidaban was of 1850 tons dis
placement and $500 horsepower. She
was built in England in 1885, at a cost
Of $1,725,O00. She had five torpedo
tubes. Her crew numbered $50 officers
and men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
YOUTH WITH A sTILETTo
Seven Women and Girls Stabbed On
the Streets of st. Louis Nom
day Evening.

St. Louis, Jan. 23.-Seven women and
girls, one 81 years old, and all of whom
are employed downtown in various ca
paclties, were the. victims, Monday
night, of a mysterious sack the Cut
ter" Each victim was stabbed in some
part of the body with a sharp, double
edged instrument. The assaults all oc-
Cured on crowded streets between the
hours Of five and seven o'clock.
The seven victims of the mysterious
young man are: Miss Clara Won Beh-
ren, "a years old; Miss Mary Tilley, IS;
Miss Grace oglesby, %; Miss Rita.Mar-
tin, 20; Miss Cora Davis, 25; Miss
Maud Hail, %, and Mrs. Martha Young,
81.
The police are completely puzzled
over the appearance of the mysterious
youth The general opinion among the
officers working on the case is that the
young man is insane, but he appears to
be sane enough to keep out of the
clutches Of the officers
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION
Panic In n Chicago Hotel Following
n Fatal Explosion I'm the
Boiler Room.

Chicago, Jan. pa panic among the
guests Of the Windemere hotel, Fifty
sixth street and Cornell avenue, fol-
lowed the explosion, Sunday, of steam
boiler in the basement, which resulted
in the death Of John Rapkoch, engineer,
ard the serious injury of Mrs. Seeta
May, a guest. The explosion partly
wrecked the hotel building and dam
aged adjacent residences and apart
ment buildings. The guests of the no
tel were left in darkness by the de-
struction Of the lighting plant and
many were obliged to await the arrival
Of firemen, who battered down the
doors Of their apartments and released
them. Fire followed the crash, but it
was soon under control. The damage is
estimated at $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
REWARD FoR a sToLEN eoY
Five Hundred Dollars Win he Paia
For his Return ana NO otes-
lions Asked.


st. Louis, Jan. 23.-The newspapers
of the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi
valleys have inaugurated search for
the lost son Of DR.. s. L. Byers, of See
leyville, Ind. Publishers reading this
item are requested to reprint it and
give It as wide circulation as possible.
It is felt that II all do 30, the child will
be restored to his father. The child
was stolen from home one year ago
last May, and the father has searched
DAY after day, far and wide, without
success. He believes that his son can
be found among travelling junk deal
ers, so called horse traders or movers.
He does not think the boy was stolen
by genuine gypsies. He thinks he was
taken by wandering band that used
him for the purpose Of begging in the
towns along the route.
Richmond Byers, If alive, was six
years old last July, is Of light COM
plexion, has gray eyes, left eye notici-
ably crossed, has a small V shaped nick
in the edge of the left ear, has a sharp
chin and a narrow, projecting fore
head. He was rather small for his age
and was unusually bright and intelli-
gent, taking after the manner Of boy
much older.
There is a reward of $500, awaiting
any information that will lead to the
boys recovery. No questions will be
asked, and II the abductor himself
would deliver the boy to his parents he
would not be molested. The bereaved
parents are heart broken with grief
and want only their child.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
OVER HALF MILLION sHoRv
wreck OF the Tennent shoe Co. In
Sc. Louis Grows Worse the
Deeper IL IL Probed.


81. Louis, Jan. 20.-Following q
Joint committee meeting of credit
ors and stockholders OF the Ten
nent Shoe Company, Friday, at
which the startling revelation Of q
deficit Of $5sS,630 between assets and
liabilities was made, Arm of expert
accountants was installed to ascertain
what became of this half a million.
Legal proceedings will probably de-
pend on the findings.
A sorrowful phase Of the concerns
methods was discovered in the fact
that old and confding employees had
been induced to subscribe 100000 to
common stock, now said to be worth.
less.
The total liabilities Of the firm as
ascertained at this time are as fol-
lows: Preferred stock, 100000; COM
mon stock, 100000; deficit between
actual assets and amount set forth in
company's statements to Little and
Hays, $223,s7S; total. s1,O23,s7s. To
meet these obligations there is left
in assets stock valued at $437,S78.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
EIGHTEEN PERSONS DEAD
NEARLY TWO SCORE OF OTHERS
WERE INJURED.
Fearful Results Of an Alarm OF Fire
In q Negro baptist Church
In Philadelphia,

Philadelphia, Jan. PA wild panic
following q loud shrek of ere"
brought death to IS colOred persons
and injuries to nearly two score Of
others Sunday night in st. Paul's Bap-
tist church on the west side Of Eighth
street, between Poplar street and Gil
rarl avenue. The terrible rush to gain
the streets was Of brief duration, and
that more were not killed in the STAN
pede was probably due to the fact that
the church was not crowded. At the
time the disaster occurred not more
than 300 persons we're on the second
floor Of the building, which, with the
gallery, was capable of accommodating
900 to 700. The fire was a trihing one,
and was eXtinguished before the fire
men arrived. The smell Of smoke add
ed to the panic, and despite the, heroic
work Of Rev. e. w. johnson, the pastor
Of the church. who tried in vain to al
lay the fears Of the frightened worship
pers, the terror-stricken people made
desperate rush to leave the church,
only to be choked up on the narrow
stairway. Those in the rear leaped
over the PROSTATE forms of those who
fell, and when the rush was over IS lay
dead on the first floor and stairs Of the
building. Death in nearly every case
was due to suffocation or tramping.
The terrific crush on the stairs lead
ing from the gallery became to great
that the baluster, which was only a
frail, wooden affair, gave way. There
was terrific crush as half a hundred
persons were precipitated to the floor
below.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
A NEoRo's TERRIBLE CRIME
Miss Florence w. Allison, spinHter,
Assaulted and Murdered By a Ne
ErO Near MOOrestown, N. j.

Moorestown, N. j., Jan. 19.-Miss
Florence w. Atkinson, about 35 years
of age, who was living in the farm
house on the country seat of Mrs. e. r.
Strawbridge, near here, was found dead
in the stable, Thursday, with a strap
fastened about her throat and her skull
crushed. Beside the body lay the club
with which she had been killed. The
only other occupant of the house at the
time was Bessie Walker, a child six
years of age, from whom it was learned
that tall negro had called at the house
few minutes after Miss Atkinson had
gone to the stable to feed the cow He
told the child to go into the attic and
play and she did so. Then he ransacked
the house, securing some jewelry and
money. The negro then went to the
stable, and after assaulting Miss Allin-
son killed her and made his escape.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
RARE AND ANCIENT RELIC
History, Chicago, BY Visit
ing Chinese.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Tuan Fang and Tai
Hung-Chi, the Chinese high commits
sioners, left Chicago at eight o'clock
Sunday night for the east. They will
spend to-day in Pittsburg and will ar
rive in Washington Tuesday morning
Before leaving Chicago, Tuan Fang
made known his desire to present to
the Field museum Of natural history a
rare and ancient Chinese stone tablet
similar to one in the Japanese imperial
museum in Toxic. There are said to
be but three of the tablets in existence,
the third being in the palace of Tuan
Fang,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
SHOWED THEM NO MERCY
out Severe Justice to Chi
caEO Criminals.

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-The law laid an
iron hand, Friday, on offenders of the
class who have terrorized Chicago re .
Gently by their armed holdups and at
tacks on women. In one case an octo-
genarian, in spite Of the plea of his at.
torneys that his life race was nearly
run, was sentenced to 80 years in the
penitentiary. In another court three
youths under 10 were sentenced to pris-
on for life after having been convicted
of an armed robbery. No mercy be-
cause Of his great age was shown Mich
olas Holland, when he was found guilty
of attacking a little girl, and although
Sc years old, he was given a sentence
that if he could live that long would
free him from prison at the age Of 1856.
Peter Brady. Joseph Hase and Law
renee Roscoe, convicted of eight rob-
berries, we're the youths sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
BIG BLAZE AT QUINCY, ILL.
The j. b. schOO saddIery Co.'s Plant
ana other Buildings Burned At
Loss of S3OO,OOO.

Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-Fire which,
Thursday, started in the livery stable
of Fred e. Harnst destroyed the huge
plant Of the ]. B. Schoo Saddlery Co.,
consisting of FIVE brick buildings rang
ing from three to five stories in height.
Flames spread across the street and
almost completely destroyed the city
hall, handsome building, four stories
in height. The wholesale store of the
Aldo-Sommer Drug Co. was badly dam
aged by fire and water. Several persons
were slightly injured by the falling
walls of the school building. Eight
horses were burned in the Harnst sta
bles. The total loss exceeds 100000;
insurance is nearly equal.
The city records were in the vaults
and are believed to be preserved
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
CAUGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
Alfred w. syFett, Wanted in st.
Louis for Forgery, Arrested
by a Detective.

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Detective T.
P. Riordan arrested Alfred w. Syrett
on orders from Chief Kiely of st. Louis.
1t is charged that on check drawn on
the Jefferson bank, st. Louis, to which
he had forged the name of prominent
citizen, Syrett secured $500. He will
be held pending the arrival Of an OFF,
Ger from st. Louis.
Syrett was residing with friends here,
He says he will not fight extradiuon,
and Is more anxious to return to St.
Louis and clear things up than the Off
GERS are to have him. He claims to
have been associated with the Missis-
sippl Valley Trust Co. and to have also
conducted a business of his own under
the name Of the Maple Green Realty
Co.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
JOHN ]. MILLER ACQUITTED
He Was Charged With Giving False
Testimony Regarding Alleged
Weighing Frauds.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2O.-John Jay
Miller, live stock man, was acquitted
by a jury in the criminal court here
of the charge of giving false testimony
before the grand jury which is investi-
eating alleged weighing frauds at the
Kansas City stock yards, During the
trial of Miller 1t was brought out that
certain weighers at the stock yards
entered into conspiracy with certain
stockmen to defraud buyers and sell
ers at the yards, both by overwhelming
and underweighing live stock AS the
result Of the grand jurys investigation
several weighers and stockmen be-
side Miller were indicted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
FRANCES NEW PRESIDENT
n. FaiHieres Elected by the Assem-
bly, by 4IO Votes Against 37I
For VI. DAumeF.

Paris, Jan. IS-The national assem-
oily met Wednesday afternoon in
the Congress hall Of the national palace
at Versailles for the election OF a pres
ldent Of the republic. The assembly
consists nominally Of 591 deputies and
300 senator's, but owing to deaths, ILL
ness and the passage of some of the
deputies to the senate, leaving their
seats vacant, the number present was
decreased 10 about $50, making 43O
votes necessary to elect a new presi-
dent
The greatest interest was manifested
in the proceedings, which, however,
were very prolonged. The members OF
the assembly voted in alphabetical or
der. Those waiting their turn discussed
excitedly the prospects of their favor
ties.
The vote resulted: NJ. Falliers, 446;
NJ. DOumer, 81.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

The determination Of the president
to enforce the ElkinE statute, and the
indictment by the federal courts Of
some OF the Offending railroad officials,
have driven the railroads to cover
At a meeting Of the officials Of all the
Western roads, recently held at Chi.
cago, it was agreed thereafter to re
port every illegal act TO the interstate
commerce commission. The very rail.
roads that had been denouncing in.
formers propose to turn informers
themselves.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
THE HOLSTER TRAGEDY
That Recently Shocked
Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Mrs. Frank G. Hol-
lister, whose brutal murder by Richard
Ivens has aroused Chicago, was held
prisoner in an empty house in Montana
street, for hours before she was killed,
by a gang of five young hoodlums, of
which her slayer was one, according to
a story which has just been told the
police.
The story, which is one Of convincing
detail, confirms the theory upon which
Mrs. HOLSTERS family and the mem
bers of the Wesley church, in the choir
Of which she sang, have insisted from
the first. The story was told to a
friend by one of the degenerate youths,
while in his cups, who had taken part
in the attack upon the woman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
NEBRASKA PRAIRIE FIRES
Nearly Five Hundred Square Miles
OF Ranch Lands in Western
Nebraska Swept Clean.

Sidney, Neb., Jan. 19.--Nearly 500
square miles of prairie ranch lands
were Thursday and Thursday night
burned over by the worst prairie fire
seen in western Nebraska for decade.
Now there are only burned stubble and
wrecks of ranches where last week
there was one Of the finest grazing and
agricultural districts in all western Ne
braska.
While many houses were destroyed,
there has been no reported loss of life,
although entire families may have heen
wiped out in the burned district
Thousands Of head Of livestock are
dead and the barren prairie is scattered
with their carcasses, while many houses
are wrecked and the occupants are
homeless.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

The four American Mormon settle.
ments situated in the State Of Chihua.
hua are in prosperous condition. An
0ficial report was recently made to
the federal government by the chief
Official of these four colonies. The
largest of these colonies is Colonia
Dublan, which has a population Of $50
persons, who own $4,000 acres of land.
These cOlonists have established a
large -four mill, and also operate a
lumber mill, a tanneTy and an iron
foundry. Most of their land is in a
high state of cultivation. The colo.
nists are also extensive fruit growers
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

The suggestion has been made thai
q triple alliance 10 insure the peace
Of the world should be formed by
Great Britain, France and the United
States This should prove a most ef-
fectiye combination. Il would bring
into unison One-Ihird Of the popula-
ton OF the globe, with a fighting force
Of AGO. 900 men and l,g56 ba,tle-sh;ps.
Japan would doubtless cooperate with
the alliance. thus adding 20 lis
strength
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

An interesting young lady from Chi
ma bids fair soon to be one of the most
observed figures in the social world
at Washington. She is MISS LANG
Cheng, daughter Of Sir Chentung
Liang-Cheng, the present Chinese min
inster to the United States, who has
become quite as popular in this coun-
try as was his predecessor, Mr.. WI
Ting-Fang. Miss LANG Cheng is to
make her debut at the national CAPT.
tai this winter, and she will be the
first high-born woman of her race to
enter American society. Hitherto her
life has been somewhat secluded.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

The first statue OF Queen Alexandra
on English soil will be erected 4 The
grounds Of the London hospital. -
commemorate the completion q he
rebuilding operations, which have cJsl
945,000. The sculptor will be George
Wade, and the statue, which vii. be
Of bronze, will be Of heroic size. l.
will cost G1,500, and Of this sun
e1,300 has been subscribed already
b. the committee, the stan and a few
personal friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
BURIED TREASURE FOUND
Alleged Find Of Two Kansas Men
Near Phoenix Mound, Where 1t
Has Lain Since 1S4S.

Emporia, Kas., Jan. 2O.-Marion
Turner and Otto Freshwater, Emporia
men, claim to have found buried treas
ure to the value of 100000 in or near
Phoenix Mound, southwest of En-
poria Part of the treasure, they say,
is in gold coin and the remainder in
gold bearing quartz. The treasure is
said to have been buried in 1S48, by
three men who were on their way
east from California when surrounded
by Indians.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

The fibre paper on which currency
notes are printed is manufactured es-
pccially for the government by Mas
sachusetts concern. 1t costs 43 cents
. pound. The short silk threads,
which are its most distinguishing
marks, are introduced at certain
point ia a manner unknown outside
the faLtory, this forming the greatest
insurance against successful counter
feirng. When shipped from the pa
per mill each eheet has been counted
twice. Yet, upon their receipt at
Washington, all the sheets are again
counted twice an examined for Jaws
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
A PECULIAR DEVELOPMENT
Charles a. Edwards, Victim of MUIR
der or Suicide at New Haven,
Conn, Had Queer Associates.

New York, Jan. 1S.-Discovery that
Charles A. Edwards, the wealthy mer-
chant Of this city, whose mysterious
violent death at New Haven, Conn, two
weeks ago caused a great sensation,
was a business friend and hacker Of
James Henry ("Doc"D Langley, a motor
.ious ex-convict and confidence man, has
astounded his friends. Also, it has
opened up a possible explanation Of the
murder, II murder 1t really was
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
LABOR WENT FOR NAUoHT
Robbers Tunnel Through Eleven
Feet of Rock Into "A Topeka
Bank But Get Nothing.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. ga bold at
tempt to rob the vaults and safes Of
the Merchants national bank of To-
peka was discovered Sunday. The rob
bers had commenced work in the base
ment and tunneled through IL feet Of
solid rock to the floor of the vaults eff
fecting an entrance. They had made an
attempt to wreck the safes some time
Saturday night, but their efforts had
failed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
SMALLPOX AT ALoEcIRAs
knowledge of Its Existence Has
Caused a FlutteF Among the
Diplomats.

Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 19.-Active tel
egrsphing is going on between the am
bassadors and their respective capitals.
Something Of a fiutter was caused
among the diplomatists, Thursday, by
the news that smallpox exists here.
Rear-Admiral sigsbee, who learned this
fact from the authorities at Gibraltar,
issued an order forbidding any one be-
longing to his squadron to go ashore at
Algeciras
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

The Marquis Of DeDion. who is quite
a figure in Paris, socially, mechanical.
ly and commercially, has just built
what he calls a motor villa" which
contains dining, drawing, bath and
bedrooms. and a kitchen, the whole
thing being operated by an electric
motor which moves the villa" along
the highways at the rate Of seven one.
half miles per hour.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
auIto in Rebels, Handa.

Guayaquil, Ecudor, Jan. 20.--It 10
rumored here that Gen. Eloy Alfaro,
the former president Of Ecuador and
leader of the revolution against Presi-
dent Garcia, has occupied Quito. the
capital after defeating the government
troops.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

Residents Of Buena Vista, Pa, on
the Youghiogheny river, are puzzled
by a bird captured by David McBeth.
The bird appears TO be a hybrid be-
tween an eagle and a duck. 1t meas.
ures FIVE feet from tip Of one wing to
the other. and has a head and web
feet like a duck. Its bill, however, is
Tile shaped, and its color Is steel gray.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25
Prayers For Schools and Colleges.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1S-The general
assembly of the Presbyterian church in
the United States has appointed Jan
uary 25 as the day of prayer for schools
and colleges throughout the country.
Special prayer will be offered for the
spiritual welfare of the eighteen mill
ion pupils in the public and private
educational institutions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-01-25

1t is estimated that for perfumery
purposes each year 1850 tons Of or.
ange flowers, $50 tons Of roses, $50
tons each OF vlolets and pasmine, rs
tons Of tuberoses, 80 tons OF cassia
and 10 tons Of jonQuis are used.