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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
PEACE IN SGNTO DOMINGO
NORMAL CONDITIONS IN THE
REPUBLIC RESTORED.
report Received From Col. Cotton,
the American Comptroller of
the Dominican Customs.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The following
2ablegram was received at the insular
bureau, Friday, from Col. Cotton, the
comptroller of Dominican customs:
Generals Candelario De La Roza,
Barahona and Mota, the last revolu-
tionists to hold out, have surrendered,
and are granted amnesty.
Peace and normal business condi-
items throughout the republic are en-
tirely restored.
Customs receipts in January, dur
ing which the late hostilities took
place, surpass those of any previous
month"
Col. Colton's report for the eight
month ending November 30 last, shows
the customs collections, minus expenses
Of collection, amounted to 81, 442,8 49.
The Dominican government was paid
As per cent. less expenses, amounting
to S550,795, for its maintenance, and
$7O2, TAI was deposited in New York as
part of the fund, to be eventually dis
tributed among the foreign creditors of
Santo Domingo if the pending treaty is
ratified.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
IMPORTANT FOR ST. LOUIS
The wabash's InitiatOry That II IL
Thought VIII Prove Death KneIl
of Bridge Arbitrary.

st. Louis, Feb. 2.-St. Louis delivery
of freight from the east, thus putting
into effect the through bill of lading
without the use of transfer wagons, be-
gan, Thursday on the Wabash when
that railroads first through freight train
from the east arrived in it's North St,
Louis yards at GAS a. m, coming over
the Merchants bridge, with no stop on
the east side except one at Granite City
for change Of engines.
This train marked the passage Of the
bridge arbitrary as such, although most
Of the charge formerly called the arbi-
trary is still paid by the shipper as an
addition to the through rate.
1t was the first time for more than
20 years that freight consigned to st.
Louis from eastern points was brought
in a solid train to terminate in st. Louis
instead OF being stopped on the east side
for handling and delivery on the term
minals there.
The importance of the occasion was
we'll understood by hundreds Of mer-
chants who have been for years suffer.
ing from the delays due to east side de.
livery of their freight and paying tolls
varying from SO to $40 car to have
their goods hauled across theNriver.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
LIE FAILURE IS A BAD ON
Creditors Of the TenRsas Shoe CO.
81 ~. Louis VIII only Realise
About Forty Per cent.


st. Louis, Feb. 5.-Creditors Of the
Tennent Shoe Co. have received the
report of the subcommittee, Of which
A. L. Abbott is chairman, SHOVE
ing that the liabilities of the firm ex-
coed the assets by $374,OO0, and that
creditors will not receive more than
40 cents on the dollar.
The company was indebted 20 a
Philadelphia bank In the sum III SAL
900. This claim, 1t is said. is unse-
cured.
The company was capitalized at a
total of 100000, divided into 100000
of preferred and $500,000 of common
stock.
1t appears from the report Of the &C
countants that less than one-fourth Of
common stock was fully paid.
John H. Tennent, who retired from
the firm recently, at the instance Of
the directors, received dividends
amounting to $4,000 a year for the
past six years.
In addition he drew a salary OF
$4,000 annually. A promissory note,
signed by John H. Tennent for $751;
900, was found among the assets.
The overdrafts of Jack" Tennent,
has son, who was secretary of the COM
pany, are reported to be slightly in
excess of $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
PREPARATION FOR SPRING
Indications OF an Early Opening
of Spring Trade in Nearly
All Staple Lines.
3.--Bradstreet's


New York, FeD. 3.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
There is more snap to spring trade
this week, jobbers and manufacturers,
particularly at the west and south, not
ing more inquiry for dry goods, cloth
ing, shoes and similar lines. Favored
by the steady weather, these trades dis
play desire to open the season earlier
than usual. The absence of severe and
sudden weather changes has also been
beneficial so far to the winter wheat
crop, which does not show any effects
of lack Of snow covering throughout
most of the winter. Shipments on
spring account are being called for
earlier. Retail trade and to a certain
extent collections are also affected by
the same weather conditions; : but the
forced sales are moving goods and there
is even a tendency on the part of the
retailers to become reconciled to the
situation and not to let the undeniably
disappointing winter trade interfere
with spring demands. Outdoor industry
is favored by the openness Of the
weather.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
DOUBLE FAMILY TRAGEDY
George RngsdRle Commits Suicide In
st. Louis After Fatally Shoot
ing HIS VIE.

st. Louis, Feb. 3.--Crazed by drink
and harassed by family quarrels, George
Ragsdale, in the presence of two chill
dren, five and seven years old, shot and
fatally wounded his wife and then placed
the death-dealing revolver to his head,
inflicting a wound from which he died
in the city hospital several hours later.
Mrs. Ragsdale was shot In the neck,
the bullet coursing through the chin and
coming out at the mouth. After he had
killed his wife, Ragsdale. stood in front
Of a mirror, placed the revolver to his
head and pulled the trigger. The lead
en- pellet entered the head just below
the right ear and came out at the mouth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
Lane A STUMBLING BLOCK
His Nomination as Interstate Conn
merce COmmlsaiOner Held Up
by the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The admins
tration has been served with formal
notice that the leading republicans OF
the senate do not intend to confirm the
nomination of Mr.. Franklin X. Lane,
of California. as a member Of the in
terstate commerce commission to sue
coed former Gov. Fifer, of Illinois, who
retired recently. The name of Mr.. Lane
was sent to the senate several days
ago, and has ever since been pigeon
holed in the committee room of SEN
ator Elkins, chairman Of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Lane is a democrat, and sup
ported William Jennings Bryan in 1895
and in 1900. The president, it is stated,
had a conference with Senator For
aker, of Ohio, who frankly told him
that the nomination was held up, and
would continue to be held up as long
IS the administration was insisting
Upon railroad-rate legislation. He said
that Mr.. Lane was not the type of man
who should be, on the commission If
the legislation such as was asked by
the administration was enacted, or any
thing like It.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
AFTER THE CHIEFS SCALP
st. Louis Police Board Suspend Chief
KIely On His Failure to Re-
sign, as Requested.

st. Louis, Feb. 6.-Chief of Police
Kelly was suspended by the board Of
police commissioners, Monday after
noon, after he had refused to resign
when requested, and had sent letter to
the board demanding that he be put ON
trial on charges to be preferred by the
board. When first asked to resign,
Kiely asked that he be made a captain,
but was told that this could not be COM
sidered. After his suspension he turned
his shield and Office over to Assistant
Chief Gillaspy and left police headquar-
tiers.
Two charges will be preferred against
Kelly. One will be based on the testi-
mony of Sergt. Dorsey, who was dis
missed after he had sworn that he made
a false report at Kiely's suggestion,
and the other will deal with transfers
made by Kelly. President Stewart said
the police board did not believe that
Kiely had done his duty as chief of po-
lice, but that no charges Of graft had
been made against him.
1t is intimated that Chief of Detec-
tives Desmond may also be asked to re-
sign.
, Eight detectives and eighteen SER
geants and patrolmen are booked to
come on the carpet in the near future,
most Of them charged with grating.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
TWENTY-FIVE INDICTMENTS
MANY CHARGES AGAINST CHI
CAGo COURT OFFICIAL.
John A. Liam Charged I'm Twenty
Five indictments with EmbezEle-
meat, Larceny aud Forgery.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Twenty five indlct-
ments have been returned against John
A. Linn, clerk Of the circuit court, and
for eight years clerk Of the superior
court The charges against Linn are
embezzlement, larceny and forgery. A
short time after the return Of the in
dictments Linn, in company with his
attorney, called at the ONCE of States
Attorney Healy and gave bonds for
$25, 900. In addition to the charges Of
financial irregularlty, Linn is accused
In one indictment of conspiring to keep
from the grand jury a witness whose
evidence was important In his case;
he is also charged with the retention
of the records Of his once, and refusal
to turn them over to his successor.
OF the indictments relating to finan-
cial transactions, one charges that Linn,
while clerk Of the superior court Of
Cook county, put dummies" upon the
pay roll Of jurors. The specific state
ment is made in another indictment that
various sums Of money, aggregating
$4,000 disappeared from the cash draw
ers of the clerks Office. The remainder
Of the indictments cover charges Of lar
ceny in connection with stuffed pay
rolls. Ten instances are mentioned in
the indictment where Linn is said to
have Endorsed city warrants to pay for
entering the city in cases and then
pocketed the money.
The embezzlement charges relates to
money which was rightfully in Linn's
temporary possession, and which he is
said to have retained.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
PARTINo % cAsTELLANEs
A Report From Paris Announces the
Separation OF the Well
Known Couple.

New York, Feb. S.-In a private dis
patch received in this city from Paris,
Friday night, 1t was announced that the
Count and Countess Boni de Castel-
lane, who was Miss Anna Gould, are
living apart.
This information was corroborated in
cable advices to La Prensa, Of Buenos
Ayres, to the effect that the count and
countess have parted and that legal
separation will follow. They have
three sons-George, Boni and Jay.
1t Is said that the countess left the
Castellane mansion preclpitately last
week after a scene with Count Boni,
when she Indignantly accused him, and
for five days her Whereabouts was un-
known to her husband or any member
Of his family. During the last four
days the countess has been at the Hotel
Bristol, in the Place Vendome. The
count has not been at home since the
countess left, and he is supposed to
have been living at his club.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
HAVE GOT TOGETHER AGAIN
Consolidation of the National Live
stock and American stock Grow
ers' Associations.

Denver, Col, Feb. 1.-Consolidation
of the National Live Stock association
and the American Stock Growers asso-
citation has been effected here by
the annual conventions of the two or
CARNATIONS. The American National
Live Stock association is the name
adopted for the amalgamated body,
which represents 10000 stock grow
ers, and Murdo Mackenzie, of Trinidad,
Col, was unanimously elected president
of the new association on a rising vote
In joint convention of the delegates of
the two old associations. Mr., Macken-
Lie has been president of the American
Stock Growers association since its or
ganization in this city a year ago by
seceders from the National Live Stock
association convention.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
EAST ST. LOUIS BIG FIRE
and other Property Falls Prey
To the Flames.

st. Louis, Feb. 5.-The Union Eleva-
tor in East st. Louis was burned Sat
urday night, entailing a loss Of about
$1,50O,O00. Seven residences, three sa-
looms and boarding houses, one hotel, a
stable and rs head Of horses and nu-
merous freight cars were also consumed
in the most disastrous conhagration that
East St. Louis has ever had. The fire
was one Of the most spectacular that
has ever occurred in the vicinity of St
Louis. The flames lighted the entire
heavens, leaping seventy-flve to one hun
bred feet higher than the elevator.
which lowered $50 feet in the air.
Thousands viewed the magnificent spec
tacle from the Eads bridge, and other
thousands watched it from the river
front.
The elevator was erected eight years
ago after a similar structure on the
same site was burned January 25, 1896.
It was 900 feet long, $50 feet wide and
was originally seven stories high Three
years ago an addition was built to the
east end and making that portion OF
the structure II stories high. The
building was valued at 100000. Its
capacity was 100000 bushels, and
when the fire broke out Saturday night
1t was nearly filled with grain, the con-
tents being worth close to $1,OO0,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
EVANoELIsTIc CAMPAIGN
Rev. Reuben A. TOrFey and Charles
VI. Alexander Begin Three Months
Mission In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-After a four
years campaign, which took them
through Australasia, India, England
ireland, Scotland, Wales and Canada
Rev. Reuben A. Torrey and Charles M.
Alexander, the reVivalists, began in this
city, Sunday, three months mission,
which is expected to eclipse any sim
liar movement ever undertaken here.
Two large meetings we're held in the
armory of the Second regiment, the
first in the afternoon and the second
at night So great was the interest
that there was an overflow of several
thousand persons who were unable to
gain admittance, in nearby churches.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
PARDoNED BY PRESIDENT
AIidshIpmRn john p. Miller, Con-
victed of HaEinE, PardORed-
Hope for Some Others.

Annapolis, Nd, Feb. 5.-The action
Of the president in pardoning Midship-
men John P. Miller, of Lancaster, KY,
who was convicted of hazing by court
martial, was promulgated at dinner
formation at the naval academy Sunday,
and Miller resumed his position as cap
tain of the twelfth company. The
navy department has asked further in
formation relative to the cases of
Midshipmen Stephen Decatur, Jr., OF
Portsmouth, N. H., and Petersen B.
Marzoni, of Pensacola, both formerly
members Of the first class.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
COSTLY BLAZE AT PANAMA
A Half-MnIiOn Dollar Fire IN the
Tenement District-SOme AmeFi-
cans Reported Missing.

Panama, Feb. 2.-Fire started in a
four-story wooden house known as the
Concordla, in the Carrera district The
firemen for some time were unable to
successfully fight the flames because of
the lack of water, and large block
of houses between Constitution, Dolego
and Caddas streets were destroyed.
The losses are estimated at 100000,
with very little insurance. Many wom-
en- and children living in the teGements
were rescued by the volunteer firemen.
No lives are known to have been lost,
but some Americans who roomed in the
Concordia building are reported to be
missing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
.PAcIFIcATIoN oF RUSSIA
An Average of Fifty Executions
Daily In the Baltic Provinces
A Reign of Terror.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 2.-Advlces de-
picting recent occurrences in the Bal
tic provinces state that the atrocities
committed by the soldiers sent there
to pacify the country are indescriba-
BILE.
Boys have been shot because their ia
theirs escaped from the troops, and
women and small children have bean
foaged mercilessly. An average of so
men are executed daily. The entire
population is terrorized. The people
are swearing vengeance for the outrages
perpetrated on innocent persons and
the deaths Of friends and relatives
without cause.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
SOCIAL LEADER A SUICIDE
MRS. Lu.BURN HpNAIR, OF ST.
LOUIS, SHOOTS HERSELF. --
sac HAD Been Addicted with NeFv-
Gus AIeIRnehOlia For the Past
Six Months.

st. Louis, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Lilburn @.
McNair, society leader and champion
woman golf player of the west, shot
and killed herself at her home, 1929
Berlin avenue, Monday.
Mrs. McNair had been under treat.
ment for nervous melancholia for six
months Her husband, d prominent
real estate dealer, had been planning
to take her east for her health and
they were to start at the end of the.
current week.
Mr.. McNair left home at 9:15 a. m,
after eating breakfast with Mrs. Nc
Nair, and was on his way to his ONCE
when his wife shot herself. Shortly
after reaching his place OF business, he
received a telephone message that
something had happened at HIS home.
He hurried there, to find his wife NOR
tally wounded. She died without re-
gaining consciousness.
Mrs. McNair had two children, was
"a years old, and was formerly Miss
Minerva Primm, Of Belleville Ill. Lii
burn q. McNair is president of the Nc
Nair-Harris Realty Co., and director
Of the Lincoln Trust Co. He was born
to wealth, and both he and his wife
have always been prominent in high
social circles. In everything, from the
elegancies of dress to minute details
in the appointments Of their home,
they have been patterned after by their
followers in society, in which their
wealth and breeding made them natur-
al leaders.
The coroner's Office was notified inn
mediately after the tragedy, and ar
rangements have been made for the
| inquest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

A large amount of valuable and in.
teresting information in regard to CO.
operative communities in the United
States has been given in a bulletin
published recently by the bureau Of
labor, the facts having been collected
by Rev. Alexander Kent. The largest
and best known of these communi-
ties are those Of the Shakers. They
have at present II settlements, the
principal ones being at Mount Leban.
on, N. y, Shirley, Mass, White Wa,
ter, o., and South Amin, Ky. Owing
partly to their practice Of celibacy,
the Shakers are gradually diminish.
ing in numbers. At one time they had
a membership of 5000, but now they
number less than 1900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Gen. Joseph Wheeler, who died in
Brooklyn the other day, was in com.
mand in 200 battles during the civil
war and under fire in 800 sl1irmishes.
His generalship under the most trying
circumstances challenged even the
admiration Of Gen. Grant. In the war
with Spain with 964 dismounted caval-
rymen, he routed 1000 Spaniards in
the skiImish in Gmsimas. Gen.
Wheeler was a writer Of merit. "The
Santiago Campaign" which he pub
iished in 1898, is a graphic description
Of the war with Cuba. He was a Gloss
student Of milltcEy affairs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
TERMINAL MAKES ANSWER
The Terminal Railroad Association
of 81. Louis Makes Answer to
Government Suit.

st. Louis, Feb. 6-The answer Of the
Terminal Railroad association to the
suit for injunction and dissolution
brought by the government was filed,
Monday afternoon, in the Office Of the
clerk of the United States circuit court.
It is also the answer for the IA indi-
vidual railroads in the Terminal asso-
citation and the officers named in the
suit. 1t consists Of book Of 80 print
ed pages,
A general denial is entered to all the
vital allegations in the petition. Ad-
missions are made only in reference to
unimportant matters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
WRECKED BY EXPLOSION
widespread Destruction Caused az
HartvlIle, WyO., BY n Powder
House Explosion,

Hartville, Wyo., Feb. 6.-By the ex-
ylosion Of one Of the four powder
houses at the iron mills, Monday. the
shaft house, blacksmith shop and other
buildings Of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co were demolished and nearly every
pane Of glass in the town shattered. A
number Of houses were unroofed and
several lifted from their foundations,
but only two men were Injured. The
explosion followed a fire of unknown
origin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

1t has long been known that the
fermentation Of bread caused the
formation of alcohol, but it was sup
posed that it passed from the dough
during the process of baking. Several
scientists have now come forward and
proved that bread, when ready for
eating, contains an average of 800
per cent of alcohol to the loaf. In
many countries strong liquors are
brewed from bread. Kvass, the mild
Russian beer, is brewed from brown
bread.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Out of 4,217 arrivals of all classes
of vessels from foreign ports at New
York last year the American flag few
over only 76O ships. According to
to figures given out at the barge office
the other day AIS of the 76O vessels
were steam-powered, and there were
FIVE ships, 25 banks, 6 briggs and 246
schooners among the sailing vessels.
In this time there were 2,844 steam
ships under foreign flags entered at
the custom house, Of which 1865 were
British and SCI German.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
nw MANY words are posRlblei

How many words are possiblel
Starting from the four-and-twenty al.
phabetic sounds, Leibnitz calculated
the combinations at 620,448, 701, 1885,
239, 739, 100000 But many OF these
combinations would be unpronounce-
able even in Welsh.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

In order to cure herself of consump-
ton, Mrs. A. d. Hess, OF near Wat
sontown, Pa, swallowed the warm
heart of large rattlesnake, and is
now recovering, whether by mere
coincidence or otherwise is not known.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Deaf mutes of Chicago have been
asked to join in a movement to estab-
lish a large colony at Caney, Kan,
where there are already many Of the
silent people and many industries Of
fering employment suitable to their
condition. Caney, which is a city OF
$500 inhabitants, is in the oil and gas
belt Of Southwestern Kansas, within
short distance of the Indian Territory
line
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
col proWns Heraelf In PuadIe.

Mystic, Ia, Feb. 3.--Miss Sylvia
Rabbit committed suicide by drowning
in a mud puddle containing only three
inches OF water In order that she
might not move her head after losing
consciousness. Miss Rabbit tied several
flatirons around her neck
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
Am OId Pal<er Dead.

Louisiana, Mo-, Feb. 6.--Judge Will
lam A. Gum died at his home in Lou
isiana, Monday, at the age Of 70 years.
Besides a wife, he leaves son, Marioa
A. Gum, and daughter. Mrs. Eleanor
Rosser, and six grandchildren, all in st.
Louis. Judge Gum was one Of the old
settlers of Pike county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 5.-George G,
Smith, one of the most prominent mer-
chants in this city, died at his residence
hose, Sunday. after an illness Of five
months, aged IS years. Mr.. Smith was
president Of the smith-McCord-T Towns
end Dry Goods Co., and formerly was
president Of the Commercial club.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

President Roosevelts future son-in-
law, Congressman Longworth, is a mu-
stefan of considerable skill, being re-
garded in Cincinnati, where his homo
Is. as one of the best of amateur VIC
linists. The congressman studied mu
sic in Europe for years, and was a pu'
oil of Ysaye. lie seizes every oppor-
tunity to attend important musical per.
fOrmancps
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
ErnderlcIr h. To,rne.

stamford, Conn, Feb. 5.--Frederich
p. Towne, former president Of the
National Founders association, died at
his home here Sunday. He was 81
years old.