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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
THE BANK FAILED TO OPEN.
The Private bank of TETS, Smith q
Co., At Pelzin, Ill, Has Assigned
No OmcinI Statement.

Pekin, Ill.-The two core-year
old private bank of TETS Smith & Co.,,
ia this city, failed to open for BUSH
ness, Monday, having assigned to-
State Senator U. ]. Albertson as trus-
tee. The trustees bond is $4,000
Trustee Albertsen issued a state
ment in which he urged the creditors.
Of the bank to avoid useless litigation,
as it would only prolong a settlement.
of the banks affairs.
No official statement of the assets
and liabilities has yet been made,
The liabilities, due to depositors and
other banks, are said to be in excess.
of. 100000, against which there are
assets of about $25O,O0O, portion Of
which are believed to be worthless.
The failure is due to large sums Of
money advanced to the Smith wagon
works and the Smith pillow shops at
Pekin, two large industries.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

officials of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co. have changed the original
date for the opening of the new sub
way in that city, and now expect to
inaugurate the service on December
81. The two parts of the work that
will require the utmost energy, If they
are to be finished by that date, are the
changing Of the grade of the lines
west OF the river to admit the surface
tracks to the bridge over the Schuyl-
kill, and the big station under the sur
face of Market street from 18th to 10th
streets.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Plotting Jewish alasaaere.

st. Petersburg.-It is said the 10
dictionaries are bent upon avenging
their defeat at the polls by organizing
massacres OF Jews. Despite the use
Of the knout, the rack and the dun,
geon, the returns indicate a liberal
landslide in the duoma elections now
in progress. Fraud and the reign Of
terror instituted by the authorities
have made the vote smaller than II
should have been, but have not al
tered the results. The constitutional
lists, it is reported, are triumphing
everywhere.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
WOULD ESCAPE DISGRACE
Fifteen Year old Girl, On Finding
Her Lover Was Married,
Takes Poison.

st. Louis.-Miss Mamie Eller-
beck, Is years old, learning that the
man for whom she had run away from
home was married, took carbolic acid
at the Hotel Comfort, Twentieth and
Market streets, Thursday afternoon.
She is at the city hospital in serious
condition.
In her hand was clutched a note
which read: Take me at once to my
mother, Mrs. E. Ellerbeck, $500 Mag
noha avenue"
The police had been searching for
the girl for several days. Her mother
alleges that the girl ran away with
James ]. Fowler, letter carrier, who
is married.
"The disgrace is awful! 1 only
learned that he was married this morn
ing!" said the girl, to the wife of the
hotel proprietor, who found her.
The police have not been able to 10
cate Fowler.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
SENATOR DEPEW's ILLNESS
Very Little Is Known About 1t, So
Closely Is He Kept in Re
tirement.
New York.-The Herald says:

New York.-The Herald says:
Promises that Senator Depew would
return to his place in the senate by
this time have not been fulfilled for the
reason that hopes Of his family for a
complete restoration of his health have
been disappointed. He is still in re-
tirement on the EIIiott F. Shepard es-
tate, back Of Scarborough-on-Hud
where he has been in seclusion for a
month since he suddenly left Washing
ton.
so closely is the senator guarded
that only few persons living in the
immediate neighborhood are able to
say from their own knowledge that he
is in the villa, as the house Is known.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

The Smoke Abatement League Of
Cincinnati has issued an appeal to
the citizenship for substantial aid and
comfort in the work Of Kidding Cincin-
natl of the heavy pail of smoke hang
ing over the city from Price Hill to
Walnut Hills. Owing to the tOpO-
graphy of Cincinnati the work Of abat-
ing the smoke nuisance is more diff
cult than in other cities. The western
hills prevent the winds from dissipat-
ing the smoke, save on rare occasions,
and under certain atmospheric condi-
lions. Electricity and natural gas may
soIve the problem.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
DENY VIOLATION OF LAW
Standard OIL Co. Ia ,he
State of Missouri.

New Neutrality-suspicious. H. S
Hadley is on his way back to St.
Louis, confident that his custer suit
against Standard Oil in the Missouri
supreme court is won by the strong
evidence he obtained from the trust Of
ficials in the hearing which has just
closed here.
He will resume the hearing in ST
Louis April 5, when H. Clay Pierce Is
expected to testify.
The Standards defense, according to
Attorney Frank Hagerman, now also
journeying west, will be a contention
that, admitting the facts established by
Mr.. HadIey, the law Of Missouri was
not broken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
RATTLEsHIP NEW JERSEY
A Sustained speed OF 1918 Knots. an
Hour For Four HoUrs-dlnOF
Tests satisfactory.

Boston.-The splendid perform,
ance. Thursday, of the Dattleshlp New
Jersey, in maintaining a speed Of 1918
knots an hour In a four-hour endur-
ance run of the New England coast,
coupled with her remarkable speed,
Wednesday, over a measured mile OF
Rockland, Me-, at a 19.4S-knot-an-hour
gait, places this product of the Fore
River Shipbuilding Co. at the head Of
all American-bullt battleshlps, 90 far
as speed is concerned.
It was ascertained on her standard
izatlon trial, on Rockland, that an sv.
erage revolution Of her propellors OF
1858 per minute was suficient to
drive the 15,000-ton battleship through
the water at her contract speed of 10
knots an hour. Thursday her average
revolutions per minute reached
126.297, and from these figures the
trial board announced that she had
made an average of 1918 knots an
hour, compared with 1901 made by
the Rhode Island and 1900 by the
Virginia.. sister ships, at their trials a
few months ago.
At one time the New Jerseys speed
reached 1928 knots an hour for a
period of Is minutes, while her lowest
for a similar period was 1860.
The weather conditions were favor.
able. Shortly after the conclusion of
the run the minor tests of turning,
stopping and full speed astern were
held and pronounced by the trial
hoard to he sucnessfuI
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
STEVE ADAMS "HELL FIRE"
Four OF the Five Bottles of creek
Fire Cached by steve Adams
Found at POeAtenO, Idaho.

Poeatello. Idaho.-FOur out Of
the fve bottles of Steve Aadms' hell
FIRE" were found shortly before six
o'clock Wednesday evening. Last
spring a man working in the old saw
mill found the tin box. He opened one
of the bottles and was badly burned.
After that he buried the box in a pile
OF cinders outside. After being found
he pointed out the spot in the old mill
where they were first discovered. II
was the exact spot where Adams began
digging when taken there to recover
the bottles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

There seems to be an epidemic OF
polaritis, judging from the many plans
Of audacious and death-defying men
who would carry the pole by assault
since strategy has failed. The old
fashioned way OF steaming as far as
possible and then using dogs has gone
out of style. Now is is air-ships and
autos that will be used to conquer the
last bit of obstinate space yet defying
man. Walter Wellman will use the
air-ship method and will be able to
start when summer comes. The Duke
Of Abruzzi, who has been farthest
north of any man, will try again to
reach the pole.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
SMELLING PLANT DAMAGED
The Penn Wyoming Copper Co.'s
Plant at Grand EncRmpment,
WyO., Almost Destroyed.

Grand Encampment, Wyo.-The
great copper smelling concentrating
and electric and steam power plant of
the Penn Wyoming Copper Co., was al
completely destroyed by fire Wednes-
day, entailing a loss estimated at from
100000 to 100000; partially covered
by insurance. The smelter building
was saved after hard fight made by
the fire department. The Origin Of the
fire is a mystery, as the plant had been
closed down for the winter on account
Of the deep snow and improvements
under way.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

Martin KellaT, a waiter in Seattle
cafe, a few weeks ago overheard
guests at his table discussing the
chances Of making a fortune in TIA
coma tide lands Having saved up
$1,000, Kellar boarded the next train
and secured an option on a block Of
tide lands, and in a few days after
ward received an offer from the
Union Pacific of $4,000 for the block
Of lands. He cleared up 100000 on
his investment, but has gone back to
his old business ans a waiter. He finds
that tips are sometimes more valuable
than those who gave them are aware.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
SUSPECTS UNDER ARREST
SIX Men Arrested in Duluth, MInn.p
On Suspicion of Completely In
the minneapolis Tragedy.

Duluth, Minn.-A half dozen sus.
poets have been arrested here in the
Minneapolis sextette murder case
Those arrested say there were only six
people in the house where the crime
was committed when they left Monday
afternoon. The leader of the party Is
Kaeman, the same man who rented the
house. His wife is with him. Two
small boys in the party are his son
and nephew. Kaeman says that the
Demetris were brothers. Two of the
dead are believed to have been named
Demetrl.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

According to to recent statistics, the
length of the railroads Of the world
was 537,105 miles on December 81,
1904, of which 27O,3S6 miles were in
America, 1S7,776 in Europe, 46,592 in
Asia, 1868 miles in Africa and 16,7O2
miles in Australia. OF the mileage Of
European railroad Germany stands
first (34,O16), followed in their order
by Russia (33,2SG), France (2S,226),
Austria Hungary (24,261), the United
Kingdom (22,592), Italy (1O,O25),
Spain (S,G56), Sweden and Norway
(T,73O).
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

The new water works which are be-
Ing discussed at Los Angeles will cost
So, 100000, according to estimates by
Frank II. Olmstead. This is an enor-
nous sum for a city of 100000 popula-
ton to pay for such works, and this
amount is due to the $26,5OO,OOO which
the conduit, over $50 miles long, will
cost. In order to construct the con-
duit it will be advisable, Mr.. Olmstead
says, TO build a railway costing over
$5,OO0,000 along the line and to erect
three 600barrel cement mills.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Hoatilitiea Imminent.

Moscow, Russia.-The Russkoe
slovo has received q sensational tele-
gram from its correspondent at Har-
bin, Manchuria, saying that hostilitles
are imminent between the Russian
and Chinese troops
He intimates that the Chinese, In
fiuenced by Japan, are moving for
ward; that the situation 10 so tense
that the Russian Generalization OF
troops has bsen stopped, and that
Gen. Grodoff, the Russian comman-
der-in-chief, had issued instructions to
prepare for eventualities.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
AFTER -FOUR WEEKS SEARCH
ThOs. j, wainwright, Who Robbed
DIR. PihauIt, OF Minneapolis, OF
100000, Caught I'm New York.

New York-After a steady pursuit
of four weeks by the police of three
cities, detectives, Monday, arrested
Thomas ]. Wainwright, describing him
self as lawyer, of Boston, who is
charged with robbing the residence OF
d. Nicholas ]. Pinault, of Minneapolis,
Of jewelry, silverware,. pictures and Sc
curities to the value Of S1O0, 600. VAIN
wright is known as one of the most
accomplished criminals, under nj err
dns aliases, in the country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

Henceforward, so far as Belgium Is
concerned, absinthe, under all and any
circumstances, Is centraband. The
stigma Of the law is upon 1T. Efforts
have several times been made to sup
press the use of absinthe in the coun-
try, and recently, despite all opposi-
ton from the manufacturers and re-
tailers Interested, a prohibitory bill
has passed both houses OF the Iegisia-
ture. In the senate the bill was pass
ed by 80 votes to 2. The act h very
far-reaching. Il prohibits the ifnpSSta
tion. manufacture, transport, sa'9 or
staring for sale.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Retracta Robbery story

st. Louis.-Miss Nina Virginia
Brandt, whose dIsappearance last Sat.
urday started sensational stories, re-
turned to her home Thursday night.
accompanied by her father, Rev. DR..
John L. Brandt, pastor OF the First
Christian church. Her mother had
met her at Washington, Mo. Miss
Brandt now says that the robbery
story was an hallueInation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
s1arn VIC N self on etreet.

Brazil, Ind.-In a fit of insane
jealousy, Thomas Douglass, aged SO, a
railroad conductor, shot his wife dead
on the street, and then sent bullet
through his own heart. The couples
four-year-old son picked up the weapon
and carried Il home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

During the last year the United
States produced an enormous amount
Of gold. II was a banner year for the
gold mines of the United States and
the Transvaal particularly, the two
great gold countries of the world COM
peung for supremacy. The years
yield Of gold in the world amounted to
about $375.OOO.OOO from all sources Of
supply. Of this amount the United
States produced 500. 600. 600.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
University BuIIdInR burned.

Moscow, Idaho.-The large central
building of the University OF Idaho
was completely destroyed by fire early
Friday. Other buildings composing
the institution were not damaged, but
owing to the limited fire-ighting ap-
paratus, had narrow escapes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

The largest nugget of gold ever
found Of which there is any record
was taken out of the Dyer and Ham
lton Mine, Hill End, New South
Wales, May 10, 1872. It was found at a
depth Of $50 feet embedded in a thick
wall Of blue slate. II was 81 inches
long, 20 inches wide and about inch
cs in thickness, and weighed GAO
pounds. II was valued at S24S,000'
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
THE BANKS CAPITAL GONE
The Cashier Is Alleged to Have APP
prODriated 1t and Made Tracks
for Mexico.

San Antonio, Textile fugitive,
Thomas E. Lory, cashier of the First
National bank of West, is charged in
an affidavit in the federal court with
having absconded with the capital stock
Of the bank, $4,000. He is believed to
be in Mexico
The bank at West was closed last
Monday by the comptroller of the cnr-
rency.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

Cotton was king I'm 1864 record
year for the production, and a spec
tacular year in speculation. The total
crop Of the season was 1860
bales. American spinners took $780,
600 bales and S,Ss7,OOO bales we're ex.
ported
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
pr-Auditor Of indiana sued.

Indianapolis. Ind.-Thursday. Att'ye
Gen. Miller, acting on behalf OF Gov.
Hanly and Auditor Bigler. filed suit in
the Boone county circuit court against
A. @. Daily, ex-auditor OF state, for
$4,000, which Gov. Hanly's experts
say Daily illegally withheld from the
insurance taxes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

New Yorky--A clause in the will OF
the late Andrew J. Dotger retired, of
South Orange. ~ j., provides that at
the Death Of his widow Tuskegee in
stitute, lC Alabama will reoeiVe nearly
100000
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Man FataIIy sIashed in DueI.

St. Joseph. Mo.-In a desperate
duel with knives in South ST. Joseph,
Dan Kelly, alias Jack WEIGH, was fatal
ly slashed, his throat being cut from
ear to ear. The other duelist escaped
and Is unknown.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Fearlng Prison, Attempted Suicide

st. Louis.-saturday Arthur Cald-
well, aged 81, having two years to
serve in the penitentiary, attempted
to hang himself In his cell in jail. He
was discovered by John Kilcullen, a
trusty, who called the guards, and he
was prevented from doing himself
harm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
CHRISTIAN HERALD's WORK
Another Cheek For 925 900 sent To
the state Department. For the
Japanese Famine FUnd.

Washington.-The New York Chris
tian Herald, Friday, sent in another
check for $4,000 to the state depart
ment through the Red Cross for trans
initial to Japan for the relief of ia
mine sufferers. This makes the total
remittance from this source $125,O00.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

The Irish linen industry is booming
as It has not hourished In years, large
~ on the expanding exports to the
United States.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Injured An Capitoi EievatoE.

Washingtoa-Mrs Walters, of Dem
yer, Col, was caught In the public eip-
vator OF the senate wing Of the capitol
and fatally injured, dying a few hours
LATER. M
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Pubic ReceIDtl ana expenditures

Washington, The regular monthly
statement OF the government receipts
and expenditures show that for the
month Of March. 1906, the total re-
ceipts were $50,631, 1863 and the expendi-
lures $45,769,e69, leaving surplus OF
81. g6f, 500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

During the fiscal year ended June
30. 1905, the bureau of engraving and
printing had issued to the post ONCE.
and the post once had disposed OF the
whole issue, 6,OOO,OOO,OO0 postage
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
FEARFUL MINE DISASTER
Two Hundred and Fifty JaDaneEe
Miners Killed BY Explosion
Near NaRasaki.

Toxic, Japan.-By an explosion in
the Takashima coal mine near Naga-
salli, Wednesday, $50 miners were killed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
swore "a Ifer On HIs Rihaers.

ST. Louis.-Mrs Mary Guss, who,
is deaf and dumb, has brought suit
for divorce against VIM. E. Grss, also
deaf and dumb One OF the allegations
charged is that he swore at heron
his fingers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05

Manila The absurd rumor that
the Philippine Islands are to be sold
to japan has reached Manila. TIE 70
port has caused great Excitement among
no natives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-05
Indicted For Double KiIIiRg.

FdwardsYille, Madison grand
grand jury returned two indictments
against Joseph Nolan, changed with
killing William Sonnet and Fred
HsirtS.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-07-27
what "Paste" Is.

paste" from which imitation pre-
cious stones are made Is Widely known,
but few are acquainted with the in
gradients, though ii Is generally un-
derstood that the paste gains It's bril-
lance from the lead it contains. For
mulas vary for the paste, but all con-
tain rock crystal, red lead, carbonate
of potash, borax and white arsenic.
1t is required that these articles shall
be of high grade of purity, as there
is a considerable waste, SO that the
gems made from "strass," as the com
position is technically known, are by
no means inexpensive. The lead gives
TO the strass its brilliancy. while the
rock crystal contributes brllliancy. A
paste diamond cannot scratch glass
and is thus easily detected, but colored
stones are made of crystal alone that
are considerably harder than glass
In the making of these crystal stone
is followed out and filed with some
colored liquid. the orfice being closed
with plug of crystal, which is ground
down so that there is no trace of the
junction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-07-27

There's never amy telling what our
bluejackets will do when out for a
lark" A number of them were ia
Londonderry Il week or two ago, and
Il couple of them walking along Foyle
street, noticed woman standing on
the footpath with Il baby in her arms
One of the ''tars" In passing snatched
the baby out of her arms and made off
at full speed toward the Great North
ern railway. For II moment the AS
tonished mother stood in bewilder-
ment. She then raised IN alarm and
ran screaming after the bluejacket.
He was joined by others, who seemed
to appreciate the joke immensely. The
whole body rushed through street after
street, the mother still pursuing. In
FerryQuay street the "tars" halted,
dashed into n shop bought a perambu-
lator, placed the child In ii and retrac-
ed their steps at n rattllng pace until
they met the Infatuated mother. They
then pulled up, quieted her fears and
handed her over her child in the hand
some new perambulator, which she
wheeled off In pride and triumph, the
bluejackets meantime cheering.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-07-27
EatinR Ants For Dessert.

Savages, we know, indulge in such
luxuries as grubs and locusts, but for a
civilized white man to finish up his
dinner with Il dishApf raw ants seems
too nasty to be credible. Yet in Mexico
IL is the custom-and a custom adopted
by plenty of colonials and visitors. The
ant eaten is called the honey ant and
is perhaps MS curious an insect as lives.
With tiny head and legs, it has n
huge body as big as "A large pea, and
this is yellow and swollen with excel
lent honey. In each nest there are 300
or 400 of these honey ants, which are
attended by thousands of others. The
honey ants hang on to the roofs Of the
cells IN the nest while the others feed
them. They are. in fact, living store
houses OF winter food. An observer
says that if one of the honey ants falls
from his perch worker will go and
pick him up and replace him. This
feat is equivalent to n man walking up
the face of cliff carrying large buf-
falo or cart horse on his back.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-07-27

For many years Lord Gardenstone
was one of the characters of Edin-
burgh and as such received n place
among the famous Kay's portraits. He
was represented riding on an old horse,
with dog in front and boy dressed
In kilt behind. A detailed account
of the picture states that Kay por-
trayed him as, what he really was, a
very timid hOrseman, mounted on an
old hack, which he had selected for its
want of spirit, preceded by his faVorite
dog Smash and followed by highland
boy, whose dug 1t was to take charge
Of the horse on arriving at parliament
house His eccentriclty took the even
stranger form of II strong affection for
pigs He became so much attached to
one that he allowed Ii to share his bed,
and when good feeding and rapid
growth made Il rather cumbersome
bedfellow it was still lodged In COM
Portable quarters In the apartment.
During the daytime II followed him
about like dog. One morning n farm
err had occasion to visit his lOrdship
and, being shown into his bedroC m,
stumbled upon some object. That OBJ
ject gave vent to an uncompromising
grunt and squeal of complaint, and
from the bed there proceeded voice,
at is just II bit SOW, poor beast, and
laid my breeches on it to keep II warm
all night Advertiser.