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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
BEN FRANKLIN's PORTRAIT
BY the Graceful Act of Earl Grey IL
VIII BE Seen At the Frank
lin BleentenRry Celebration.

Ne wYork.-The long-lost portrait Of
Benjamin Franklin, from the famous
gallery in Dorchester house, London,
at present the residence of Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid, which has been restored
to the United States by Earl Grey, the
governor general of Canada, arrived
Sunday on the American line steamship
st. Paul. The tin case containing the
canvas was addressed to 1.-THE Hon
orable President Theodore Roosevelt,
Washington" In view of the approach
ing bicentenary Franklin celebration,
soon to be held in Philadelphia, Earl
Grey, who. with Countess Grey, was re-
Gently entertained in this country,
thought 1t fitting that the picture
should be restored at this time The
portrait went to England during the
revolutionary period, and became the
property Of Barl Grey, a great grand
father Of the present earl. It was taken
from Franklin's home in Philadelphia.
The painting has been cleaned and re-
vanished, and is in excellent condition.
II depicts Franklin at an earlier period
of his life than the generally-known
pictures show him.
1t was forwared to Washington with
out delay
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
TRADE is MORE ANIMATED
Improved Weather Conditions aud
Easter influence Have Slim
uIated Business.

New York.-Bradstreet regular
weekly review says:
Trade displays more animation,
weather conditions, retail business and
to some extent collections improving
in unison. Easter season influences
have been a stimulus, even were
low temperatures, heavy rains or bad
roads have occurred and few COM
plants as to retail trade are noted.
These latter, by the way, are not in
the east. Generally speaking, the
weather west and south has been good
and some lost ground has been re-
gained in planting, though the crop
planting season is still fully ten days
late. The spring jobbing trade is nearly
over but some recorders are noted and
there is free buying Of fall goods.
Among the industries favorable fea-
lures are the activity In building and
the partial settlements, and advances
granted in the central and western
bitumious coal fields.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

An event of large and happy s;g-
nificanoe In the sphere of religious life
ana progress occurred at Dayton, o.,
a Few days ago. 1t was nothing less
than the practical consolidation Of
three denominations, the Cungrega'
tionaaists, the Methodist Protestants,
and the United Brethren, the three
representing a total membership OF
over a,O89, 600. This merger had been
under consideration for a number OF
years, and was finally brought about
by a conference at Dayton, at which
over two hundred delegates from the
three denominations were present.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Monster saline Deposit.

Baton Rouge, La.-George d. Har-
ris. state geologist. has just discov-
cred in VIM parish, where ne is now
making a typographical survey, the
iirst salt deposit in north Louisiana,
and the only salt deposit in the state
that is capped over with several hum
dred feet Of hard rock The salt mines
on Avery's island, In south Louisiana.
while rich in mineral resources, are not
capped with rock, which makes mining
dificult. The deposits that Harris has
found In VIM parish are capped with
rock, and can be easily worked,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
TYPHOID AT PITTsBURo
Il IL Apparently Decreasing, hut Ia
Spreading TO Surrounding
Towns On the Ohio.

Pittsburg, Pa.-It seems that Pitts
Ourg's epidemic Of typhoid fever,
while apparently decreasing In the
daily number of cases reported, APP
pears to be spreading to the surround
ing municipalities. Twenty-one cases
we're reported Friday. Towns along
che Ohio river below Pittsburg are
beginning to report typhoid fever
cases in alarming numbers and In
Btructlons have beea issued by the
various local boards of health in
these places to use no water out of
The Ohio river for drinking purposes
naless 1t has been boiled.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
THE KEARsARoE DISASTER
TERRIBLE Results OF a Power ExP1o-
sion In the Forward Turret
of the BattIeship.

Washington, ID. C.-The following
is Rear-Admiral Evans report Of the
explosion on board the battleship Kelr.
sarge, last Friday, and Its results,
transmitted to the secretary of the
navy:
"Calmanera, April 14.-secretary OF
the Navy, Washington, d. c.: On April
10, about 3:15 D. m, shortly after COM
pletion target practice Of Kearsarge,
forward turret, while the powder was
going below, three sections of a 1S-
inch charge Of powder we're ignited.
Charge of powder in other lift just be-
low and one section Inside 12-inch re-
NAMED intact. Cause not yet deter
mined, nor accountability. Matter is
being investigated. Lieut.. George w.
Graeme, gun umpire, has been sent to
the Maryland in a very critical state.
The following have since died: Lieut..
Higgins, turret officer; Peter Norberg,
gunner; Theodore Naegely, seaman;
Anton o. Thorson, ordinary seaman;
Julius A. Koerster, turret captain, first
class; Ellis H. Athey, seaman.
THE following was dangerously in
jured by accident; recovery doubtful:
w. King. ordinary seaman.
"Will Bury dead at Guantanamo Yes
sci uninjured."
Press reports say that IA men were
| Ina tvaaI
rotifed the navy department, Sunday
that Lieut.. Graeme had eied and that
the condition Of Seaman King and Gun.
ner's Mate Fred T. Fisher is grave. Th'
rest are doing we'll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Impendlne ELL D. ssrvIa.

London.--Belgrade (Servia) tele-
grams give oficial denial to the state
ment that King Peter intends TO alb
dictate. The denial. however, does not
counterRct the general belief that a
serious Servian crisis is brewing.
April % is named as the day on which
the king win be dethroned and ex-
PEELED, unless he abdicates before
hand. A strong party Is reported to
have been formed against King Peter,
IN favor Of his cousin, Prince ARISEN
Karageorgeyitch, who is now an Old
Ger In the Russian army
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
HOUND ON a RIVER ISLAND
Tragic Accident Recalled BY the
Finding of Skeleton Near
BOOnville, Mo.

Sedalia, Mo.-A human skeleton
found en- an island In the Missouri
river, three miles below Boonville, has
been identified as that of Mrs. William
Courtney, wife of shoe merchant here,
who was drowned by the oVeturning of
a steam launch at the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad bridge, August 10,
1905. Other victims of the tragedy
were Mrs. CourtEey's two daughters,
whose bodies were recovered several
days later, and Miss Nell Varney, of
BoonVille The skeleton was identified
by the shoes, the only part of her APP
parel remaining. A diamond brooch
and a diamond ring, valued at $1,000.
and other jewelry are missing, and the
earrings she wore when she met her
death were not found.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
WITH THE DEATH PENALTY
Harrison Clarke, he Negro who
Shot and Killed Conductor FluFy
In Omaha, Convicted.

Omaha, Neb.-The jury that tried
the case against Harrison Clarke, col
ored, returned a verdict of murder In
the first degree with the death penalty.
Clarke, with two colored companions,
on the night of March z, attempted to
hold up a street car, Of which Edward
FURY was conductor. FURY resisted
and was shot. On March 10, the day
on which FURY died, the sheriff, by re-
moving the prisoners from the city, de-
feated the plans Of mob to lynch the
colored men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
RE LAW TO BE VINpIcATED
Five Arrests Made Of Leaders of the
Mob which Lynched Negroes
nt Springfield, no.

Springfield Motive well-known
men are now under arrest here
charged with being leaders in the mob
that broke into the county jail, Satur-
day night, and lynched three negroes.
Two OF the alleged mob leaders are In
jail, and two have been released on
bond. Charles Cannefax and Oney
Calfry we're the first men arrested.
Cannefax has been a pool room pro-
prietor, but is at present employed in
the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
road yards. Calfry is a switchman
for the same road Both have been
released on bond. Dan Crane, son of
d. ID. Crane, well-known saddlery
merchant, was the third arrested.
Crane moves in the best society here.
Dat Hall, the last man arrested, is a
police court character. Crane and
Hall were placed in jail, but Crane was
later released on bond. Cannefax went
to Sheriff Horner, Monday, and in
uulred how much damage had been
done by the mob on the sheriff's prop
erty. Cahnefax was informed that it.
would amount to $1,000 He then said
a collection would be taken up to re-
pair the loss, but his offer was fatty
refused by Sheriff Horner.
Later a fifth arrest was made in the
person of s. r. Brake, a former po-
liceman. He was released on bond.
Circuit Judge A. w. Lincoln ordered
a special grand jury called to investi-
gate the triple lynching. The courts
remarks were brief. He simply said
he ordered the special grand jury lin
view of the outrages and crimes com,
mitted here Saturday night, and in
view of the fact that a great number
Of men convicted in this court were
liberated"
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson,
who is a young man of determined
air and graduate of the St. Louis
law school, says the grand fury viii
Immediately endeavor to ascertain the
identity of the mob leaders and fol-
| lowers.
And / will prosecute each and
every one of them for murder in the
first degree" Mr.. Patterson declared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
ANOTHER MICRO KILLED.
He Was Shot, at Springfield, MO.,.
While, with Another, Attempting
to Hold Up n White Man.

Springfield, Mo.-A young negro
named Burns was shot and killed
shortly after ten o'clock Monday
night in the east part of the city by
Leslie Peters, young white man
The latter was escorting young
lady to her home when they were neld
up by two negroes. The white man
drew a pistol and fred at the negroes
who fed, as he supposed. He ran
after them, not knowing he had hit
one, and stumbled over the dead body
of the man he had shot
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Kanaas Town Flre-swept.

Wichita, Kas--The entire busi-
ness portion Of Belleplaine, 20 miles
south of here, was practically de-
stroyed by FIRE, causing loss Of $780,
900. The fire started in the theater
building, and destroyed the stores of
Dodson, jeweler; Cromwell AZ Watson,
hardware; Funk & Parks, general mer-
chandise; H. /. Funk, drugs; @. A. Ber-
ry, furniture; the Valley State bank
and the Odd Fellows building There
was no FIRE protection, and the citizens
efforts with buckets had but little Of
feet on the flames.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

In the last fiscal year Great Britain
bought goods from the United States
worth $5SO,OOO,O0O and sold to us $751;
100000 worth. Notwithstanding the
large volume of imports from this
country into the United Kingdom,
there was a decline compared with the
preceding years, the decline being
principally in food-stusfs. What we
received from Great Britain were
mainly manufactured articles. The i'm.
ports from and the exports to the
British colonies vary less than $4,000
600, the Imports to the colonies aggre-
eating $5S4,OOO,O0O and the exports
1851. 1913, 600.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
TO TESTIFY IN COLL CASE
frank C. BigeIOw To Go to MIIwnu-
kee to Testify on Behalf OF
Has Assistant Cashier.

LeaVenworth, Kas.-Convict Frank
G. BigelOw, ex-president of the NIL
@Rukee First national bank, who is
serving a ten years term in the federal
prison, will leave here Saturday after
nOon for Milwaukee in charge Of War
den Il. w. McClaughrey, to testify on
behalf Of Henry Coll, the assistant
cashier, who is TO go on trial there
Monday. BigelOw does not like to go,
but now that he has been subpoenaed
ne win give all the testimony he Is
jailed on for.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
WELL-KNoWN ST. LOUIS MAN
samuel II. RathwelI, Well IxnwOn ste
Louis Real estate Man, Ends HIS
Life BY Shooting.

St. Louis.-Immediate after Calling
from the window to his son Robert at
a. m. Monday, with the evident in
tention of instructing him about duties
OF his office, Samuel T. Rathell, aged
Sc, one Of the best-known real estate
men in st. Louis, changed his mind, and
ended his life by shooting, at his home,
SIS Cabanne avenue, before his sou, who
had just left the house, reached him.
The deed 10 attributed by relatives.
to a temporary arrangement, superin-
duced by an accident in May, 1906
when Rathell clipped on the front steps,
of his home, wrenching his spine
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
structuraI Iron workers strike.

indianapolis, Ind,-A gang of forty
five structural iron workers, employed
on the History knights of Pythias
grand lodge building, went on strike
Monday morning They demanded 50
cents an hour, i've cents increase, which
was granted by local contractors, hut
they insist on the scale affecting all
structural iron workers within a radius
of 100 miles. Of Indianapolis The lat
ter demand was refused. The strike
may spread to several hundred work.
ers in this city and vicinity before
many days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

One of the remarkable things about
baseball is the scarcity of accidents
to players. In the two major leagues
alone there are 300 ball players play
ing 10 days a year at least and yet
II even one is hurt 1t is heralded all
over the country. There are perhaps
100000 people IN the United States
who play ball of some form every day
from April to the middle Of October,
and at the least estimate there are
1000 games of BAN played every day
in summer, and the serious accidents
do not average rs to the season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

Spared to action by the hazing af-
fair al Kenyon college, which resulted
in the 4arrible death of student. the
Ohio legislature has passed bin de-
signed @ make suck practices imuas-
sIbie In that state. The measure de-
Glnes haEing in public and private
schools as a misdemeanor, and pre-
scribes for II as penalty fine MOI
exceeding 5000 or imprisonment in 1ail
not exceeding six months, or both.
The measure Also provides that teach
ers and heads Of schools and colleges
who knowingly permit hazl0g shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanOr
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

when King Edward opene6 paFlia-
ment recently. hts subjects were sur
prlsed and aiarmeS - his appearance.
They noticed that be could not walk
without 2 cane, that he couldn't rise
from the throne without assistance,
and that his face vas baggard, his usu-
a rotund frame fallen away, and HIS
hair aad beard as white az snow.
Alarm;sE. rumors gained vide curren.
~. and 4 was said that the ruler was
fast flaming n health and strength. OF
course deniaiS followed. but t49 ap
pearapce o. the king was proof tbs be
4 aging rapldly
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

A simple game of cards, played re.
Gently in Budapest by a Hungarian and
an Armenian merchant, resulted in
100000 changing hands. For 4S
hours the two players sat at a small
table in Cafe New York, and, though
hundreds of people passed in and out
of the place, but few were aware that
a great fortune was slowly but surely
being passed across a small marble
ton table.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
A MODEL FOR ALL NATIONS
Concentration For the American
LeEntIOn Guard at Pelkin China
Under Capt. Harry n. Lee.

Pekin, China-Capt Harry r.
Lee, late commander of the American
legation guard, started for Manila,
Sunday. Capt Lee was given farewell
banquet by the commanders Of the sew
eral legation guards.
The American legation guard, under
the command Of Capt. Lee, is conceded
to be the most efficient and soldierly
here, and model for all nationalities
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
FIFTY MILLIONS CAPITAL
Prop OsitiOn to Establish = Bank to
Regulate Money and Exchange
During Stringent Times.

New York.--It is current report
that proposition to establish bank
with a capital of S5O,OO0,0O0 for the
purpose of regulating money and ex-
change rates during times OF financial
stringency, such as that recently ex-
perienced in Wall street, is under con-
sideration by interests connected With
the stock exchange and the Ma
tional City bank of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

Hon. Frederick HolbroOk, Of Yer.
mont, who recently passed his 9Sd
birthday, is the only one Of the ia.
nous war governors" now surviving.
lie stood with Cows. Curtin, Of Penn
sylvania, and Andrew, Of Massachu.
sets, as one Of the stanchest support.
ers Of the Lincoln administration when
It most needed such support as they
cnuld give
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
A BIG BUNCH OF ToRNADoEs
seven Were Observe Gas. ana
North of Great Bend, EIas., in One
Day, Doing Much Damage.

Topeka, Kas.-Not less than seven
en- tornadoes were seen east and north
Of Great eBnd, Barton county, during
the afternoon. The school house In
district No. 2, vacant at the time, was
demolished and a threshing outfit de-
stroyed. No other damage reports have
come in. Some rain and hail fell.
Three years ago a number Of tOrnadoes
occurred In the same neighborhoOd, do
ing much damage to property.
TwisteF at stafford, Kas.
Wichita, Kas.-A terrible tornado
struck at Stafford, Kas., at FIVE o'clock
in the afternoon, resulting in in
jury to several persons and demOlishing
several houses. The storm came from
the southwest, passed over the business
part Of the town without damage, first
striking two blocks east of Main street.
Here the home Of Fred Tanner and the
parsonage Of the Congregational church
were demolished. The Quaker church
was blown down, the debris falling up
on the home of Mrs. Ella Granger,
which was also destroyed. Mrs. Gran
ger was injured but not seriously.
Another tornado is reported at Bush
ton, so miles north of Stafford.
Fatal Tornado at Briggs, Tex.
Bertram, Textile little town
of Briggs, about IS miles north of here,
was swept by a tornado about FIVE
o'clock Thursday afternoon and almost
entirely destroyed. Two persons are re-
ported killed and 80 injured, six ia
tally.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

Icelanders have a strange but effec-
tive plan for preventing horses from
straying away. They tie the head Of
one horse to the tail Of another, and
the head Of this to the tail of the for
mer In this state it is impossible for
the horses to move on, either back
ward or forward. If disposed to move
at all, it will be only in a circle, and
even then there must be mutual agree
ment TO turn their heads the same
Way,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
FOUNDED FARMERS UNION
Death of Newton Gresham, Founder
and Organizer of the FarmeFS'
Union, ut Point, Tex.

Point, Tex.-Newton Gresham,
aged As years, founder and organizer of
the Farmers union, died here of ap-
pendlcitis. The organization fathered
by Mr.. Gresham now has a member
ship of more than 100000 in Texas, and
is being rapidly extended into other
states and territories of the west and
southwest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

American newspaper men rejOlced in
the good fortune which lately befell
Sir Alfred Harmsworth, the enterpris.
ing English editor and newspaper pro-
prietor, who made tour of this cOun,
try last year. The good fortune con
sists in the peerage bestowed upon
him by King Edward as a mark of rec.
ognition for the distinguished service
the former has rendered to English
journalism.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
nepublienn eeIaen 1nhlIao.

philadelphia, PA-President James
Hampton Moore OF the National Repub.
iieAn league, has issued the call for the
biennlaa convention to be held In Phil
adelDhia. 1ane II. IS and 10. The occa-
sion win snlbark the golden jubilee Of
the republican party.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Tnereaalnr InmlaraIInn.

Washington. The aggregate OF
immigration to the United States from
all countries during the month OF
March, 1906, according to a statement
Issued blythe immigration bureau Mon
day was 133.245 or increase Of 40
per cent, over March 1904.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

The Germans spend on drink in q
year about 100000. 5000, which IN
three times the cOst-of the army and
navy combined, or seven times the
cost of primary education to the coun'
try, and almost equals the national
debt
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

New York. During regular target
practice on Cape Cruz, last Saturday,
one Of the six.ineh batteries Of the
United States steamship Pennsylya-
nia seoraS II hits II 30 seconds. new
worlds recozd for ne six-ineh gun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

The British government stands to
lose its naval reserve unless it changes
recent regulations, which require %
consecutive days service at sea on a
battleship each year. Az most Of the
men are engaged in liners and other
Bea-going vessels, this gives them the
choice Of leaving the reserve or losing
their sbiDs
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Conenale Areh KIM 10 70.

Colorado Gprinss, Building
Contractor Peter W. Johnson. aged Cd,
and Hardy HardWiek, aged "a, were in
stantiy killed ~ the fall Of a concrete
arch ct the Iron spring., Manitou, due
70 DremstuFU removal Of supports
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

London. THE Daily Express, Fri
day morning, says that lie Grand Nor
ton Denslow, an American doctor re-
siding in London, has discovered a cure
for locomotor Ataxia h already. says
the Express, has effected 3 number Of
wonderful recoyeries
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
1870 InnaIYent.

Chicago. -Judse Sol II. Bethea IN
the United States district court, Mon
day. ordered that the Cash Buyers
Union and First National Co-opera-
tive society be declared insolvent, and
shat the Assets Of the company be sold.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
JOHN BEAL. Publisher.

Telephones are being much used in
large coal mines. In some cases
where the galleries penetrate far from
the shaft or mouth OF the mine the
telephone systems are quite elaborN
ate and extensive.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
JurenIIe 1917 senteneed.

Little Rock, William Ep-
pert, aged 16, who was indicted by the
Pulaski county grand Jury on 16 counts
for setting FIRE to business houses and
dwellings In Little Rock, entered a
plea OF guilty and was sentenced to two
years 10 the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19

st. Petersburg, Russia. The
strana, . conservative liberal ncws-
paper, says that it has learned from
hseh authority that the emperor has
deellaAd to accept Rremier Whites res
isHaii0D.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Mother OF Twelve Chilaren Suicides,

Fort Worth Tex.-Mrs George
w. Morris. aged 50, mother Of IL chill
dren and wife Of 4 Navarro county
Farmer, a victim Of insomnia. commit
ted suicide by hanging herself IN the
kitchen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-19
Anarehiat Congress IN America.

Geneva. There is excellent au-
thority for the statement that secret
international anarchist congress will
be held early in June in America.
Seven well-known anarchists have left
Switzerland separately and by diner
ent routes Tor America
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-02-03
Y. & M. v. R. R. TIME TABLE
North Bound

Train No. II leaves 1880 a. m, North
ern Express
Train No. ia leaves Io:45 a m, Riv-
er Side Local Mail.
Train No. I36 leaves Gao a. m, for
Vicksburg via Leland.
Train No 1873 leaves 2:3o p. m, for
Cleveland via Rosedale.
Train No. I42 leaves $50 a. m, for
Leland
Train No. ~ leaves 4:I5 p. M for
Rolling Fork via Leland.
South B I'D
Train No. Is leaves o:4S p. m, South
ern Mail
Train No. III leaves 5:45 p. m. RIVER
Side Local Mail
Train No. I35 arrives zoo p. m. from
Vicksburg via Leland.
Train No. I35 arrives 9:55 a. m, from
Cleveland via Rosedale.
Train No. al arrives $50 from Roll
ing Fork via Leland.
Train 40. 143 arrives 1910 p. m.
I-om Leland
Train No. I42 connects at Leland
with Train No. IA Trains Nos. I3 and
i have best equipment, vestibuls
coaches and Pullman Parlor cars be-
tween FicksBurg and Memphis. Close
connections made at New Orleans
and Memphis with diverging roads.
G. B. RUCKS, T. y