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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
SENATOR BAILEYS DEFENSE
MAKES REPLY TO CRITICISMS ON
HIS RECORD.
Accepted Only SUCH Employment, He
Says, as Any Reputable
Lawyer Would.

Dallas. Tex.--UnIted States sena-
tor Joseph Bailey has made public
statement in reply to criticisms OF
aim and his record which have been
circulated recently.
"The democrats OF Texas have not
forgotten that exactly the same kind
Of fight was made on me when I was
irst elected to the senate six years
ago." says the senator.
He declares that the employment he
accepted from H. @. Pierce, the oil
man. and the Nashville railroad.
was perfectly proper one, and such
as any reputable lawyer would nave
accepted without the slightest hesita-
tiou;" that the properties had no con.
nection with the Standard OIL Co.
THE statement 50 industriously cir
culated by some that put $4,000, 900
worth OF securities In my pocket to
do with them as ] pleased" says SEN
ator Bailey, ''is little less tnan ridicu-
ious. l did not have S13,0O0.000 worth
OF securities in my pockets. Every
dollars worth of bonds Of that rail-
road company were pledged for its
Indebtedness"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
Prepared for EventuaIltIea.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Plans for the
transfer Of troops from the United
States to Cuba in the event of the
failure Of Secretary Taft's mission to
bring about peaceful solution of the
trouble In the island republic have
been completed.
The final step was taken Tuesday,
according to an announcement made
mere, when the transport Sumner, now
lying at the New York navy yard, was
put in commission. The Sumner is
in readiness for the immediate en-
barkation of troops.
Negotiations are already under way
for the acquisition of merchant steam
eTs to be used as transports.
That the events of Tuesday, as told
iii the press dispatches, have FASTENED
plans which have been long In prepa-
ration. seems apparent. Additional
warships viii reach Cuba within a
few days, and will be ready to land
marines If necessary long before the
regular troops now awaiting orders
can be moved. Should armed inter.
vention come, these forces win un.
doubtedly form the vanguard Of the
invading army.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
GREAT DAMAGE CAUSED AT
PENSACOLA BY THE
SEA STORM.
HARBOR SWEPTOF SHIPS
iron Steamers and Other Vessels
High Where the Tide Was
Never Known to Reach

Pensacola, Eis.-The worst sea
storm and hurricane that the gulf
coast has experienced since the VII
laae Of Pensacola, on san Rosa island,
was swept away TO years ago, began
"Wednesday night, and ls stlil raging.
Il Is reported that many lives be.
tween the city and navy yard have
been lost, but as many rumors Of this
character have been current for hours,
the report does not obtain eredenee,
Il is known, however, that many Of
the houses In that section are under
from five to ten feet Of water, and
many persons have been taken from
seeond-story windows and carried
safely to boats.
The estimated property damage Is
81, o0o, 900.
The water front ls strewn with
wreekage for miles on either eide
Of the city, and vessels are piled on
the wharVes, or where the whsrVeS
once were, In utter ruin.
Big iron steamers, and many light
err sailing ships, are lying high and
dry up in the city, where the tide has
never before been known to reach.
Every wharf for miles around has
been swept away, or is damaged be
You'd repair.
The streets Of Pensacola are strewU
with timbers, tin roofs and broken
| glass.
(This dispatch, with other tele
graphic matter, is being carried tC
Flomaton, Ala, by the Western I'm
lon manager, who makes the trip by
train, to ascertain the exact extern
of damage done elsewhere. 1t II
feared great havoc and loss of life
will be shown when reports from the
entire section along the coast can b'
gathered0
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
THE ISLAND or. CUBA NOW PRAc-
TIcALLY WITHOUT A Gov
EMINENT.
INTERVENTION At HAND
Seven Thousand American Marines
VIII Soon Be Ready to Land
The Army Ready for
EventualItles.

Havana, cuba.--AIl the members
Of the cabinet and the heads Of de-
partmsntS have presented their resIs-
nations to President Palma. He has
accepted them, but the officers will
retain their positions until the resIs-
nation Of the president has been pre-
sented TO congress. Senior o'Farrell,
secretary Of state and justice, said
there probably would be government
by = commission appointed by the
American government. He mentioned
Senior 6arreiro, chief Justice Of the
supreme court, and Gen. Menocal az
possible commissioners.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
PALMA TO QUIT.
viii Resign, and Leave No Govern
to Negotiate With.


Havana, Cuba.-At the close of
meeting of fifty OF the moderate lead
ers, held Tuesday evening, it was an
nounced that President Palma. Vice
President Mendez Capote and the
moderate senators and representatives
would all resign their offices. PresI-
dent Palma declined the request of a
for an interview. It
Ia known, however, that he contem-
plates a special session Of congress.
to which he will send the resignation
OF himself and Mendez Capote.
All the moderate palace officials con.
cede that Intervention is at hand. They
appear perfectly satisfied with that
course, as against delivering the gov
eminent Of the island to their adver-
saries.
Mendez Capote has been directed 20
advise Messrs Taft and Bacon that
the moderateA refuse the pnoffered
terms, that he and ais associates had
determined to resign rather than sub
NIT to the terms suggested, and the
fact that they declined to offer any
notifications to these terms.
This action was not expected BY Sec.
rotary Taft, notwithstanding the fact
that It had been threatened by Ger
tain Of the government officials, and
It practically caused him to abandon
his efforts toward a settlement that
would continue republics sovereignty
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
MORE MONEY AND LESS HOURS
switehmen Make Demand on the Rail.
roads Throughout Country.

St. Louis, Mo-The switchmen
throughout the country have made
request for an eight-hour day
and an increase in wages. The
request was made in latter mailed
by committee to all the
general managers of the railroads in
the country. Aoout $4,000 switchmen,
$4,000 of which are members of the
Switchmen's union, are involved.
The request is made for basis of
forty-two cents for foremen and
thirty-eight cents for helpers. Here
tofore the pay was made on a night
and day basis. day helpers receiving
twenty-eight cents and foremen
thirty cents, while the night helpers
received thirty cents and the foremen
thirty-three cents. Heretofore ten
hours has constituted a days work.
The letter mailed to the general man
ayers of the railroads follows:
I'VE, the committee representing
the switchmen employed by your COM
pany at this place, hereby request the
adoption of the following conditions
at this point:
Eight hours shall constitute day
for all switchmen.
Rates as follows: Foremen, forty
two cents per hour; helpers. thirty
eight cents per hour"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
ALettsr from Plarca.

st, Louis, Mo.-The Hon. Joseph
w, Bailey, Gainesville, Texas.
Dear Slr-In view of the attacks be-
ing made upon you with reference to
the readmisslon OF the Waters-Pierce
oil Co. in Texas, think 1t due you
that l should say that when sought
your assistance in that matter, rep
resented to you that II permitted to
continue it's business in your state,
the new waters-Pierce Oil Co. would
be an independent enterprise, and
absolutely free from the ownership
or control CT the Standard Oil Co.
Yours very truly,
"H. c. PIERCE"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
orders Do Naval ofneerg.

Washington-Col Littlet0wn w.
T Waller. of the marine corps.
who is to direct the movement
of all marines in Cuba, has been or
dered 10 proceed at once from Norfolk
to Havana. Naval officers on leave
in all parts Of the United States have
had their leaves revoked, and scores
Of orders made necessary to officer the
ships whicn are to so to Cuba have
been issued Commander G. r. Clark.
who Is on leave. was ordered % the
command 81 the battleehiD Texas,
which hqs been 70 reserve 8 NorfelR
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04

Oyster Bay, N. Y.--seeretary Of
War Taft has not yet given up hope
Of bringing about a settlement Of the
difficulties between the Cuban govern
ment and the insurgents without re-
sort to armed Intervention. The ad-
vices from Cuba which, have been re.
celVed at the executive offices up to
early morning, according to Assistant
Secretary Latta, are by no means as
pessInlistle as the newspaper reports
which come from Havana. II appears
to be the opinion here that Secretary
Taft still believes that peace may yet
be the outcome, in spite Of all the
difficulties which have arisen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
MADE A FULL CONFESSION
THE CHICAGO BANK WREcKER
SERVING TIME.
Convicted Within Three Hours After
His Arrival, and In Another Three
Hours a Convict.


whose self-confessed ENFORCEMENT
OF 100000 was due chiefly the
collapse OF the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank, was given an lndetermin-
ate sentence in the penitentiary with
in three hours after his arrival In
Chicago from the east, and before an
other three hours had elapsed the
convicted banker had begun service
Of sentence at Joliet. Stensland plead
ed guilty on two indictments--one
charging embezzlement, and the other
charging violation of the state bank
ing laws A fine of 1920 was imposed
on the latter charge, which was based
upon the acceptance Of $50 in deposits
after the bank was insolvent. The
sentence imposed, which will operate
concurrently, are from one to five and
from one to ten years, making the
longest term the prisoner will be com.
PEELED to serve not more than ten
years.
0tenbidnu lOtQ All
The drive to the criminal court
building from the station was accom-.
plished without incident. States At
torney Healy was waiting in his prl-
vate office for the arrival Of Stems
land, and the prisoner was hurried,
haggard and trembling, into Mr..
Healys presence A conference last
ing over an hour ensued between
Stensland, Healy, Assistant States
Attorneys Olson and Barbour, and
several attaches of the office.
What Stensland made known to the
states attorney was not divulged. Aft.
er the conference, Mr.. Healy said:
"Stensland made full confession Of
everything connected with the affairs
of the bank. He has told us of his
own acts. and of the acts of others.
What ne has revealed makes the bank
AFFAIR less dark for himself"
Court Proceedings.
The court proceedings which fol.
lowed Immediately were conducted
hurriedly. Silence fell over the court
room as Stensland faced the bar. His
form was shaken with emotion, and
he kept a handkerchief in his hand,
and frequently brushed away the tears
that sprang to his eyes. Judge Kersten,
before whom the proceedings were con
Quoted, addressed the prisoner, whom
he had known for many years as a
citizen and business man. He reviewed
the case briefly, and asked IL Stems.
land had any defense to offer. Upon
receiving a negative reply, the cour,
passed sentence, and without further
ceremony Stensland, the deputy sher
ifs and the states attorneys fled out
of the courtroom.
Stensland was unaccompanied by
friend or attorney during the entire
proceeding.
In the Penitentiary.
Stensland was joined by his daugh
ter, Mrs. Inga Sandberg, as he left
the courtroom, and after having had
dinner at a nearby restaurant, they
accompanied by Jailer Whiteman anC
Deputy Sheriff Mcmahon, were con
eyed to the railroad station, wneri
l train was taken for the penitentiary
at Joliet.
Before o'clock all the routine neces
sary to commit the convicted man tC
4 cell had been completed. Mrs. Sand
berg, who seemingly was mucn moved
by the evident distress of her father
tainted in the warden's reception room
at the penitentiary as the last details
of the incarceration were being com
pleted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
LARoE coAL MINE oN lie
Water Scarce, and the Lose Promises
to pc Heavy.

Bismarck, N. d. The Wilton
coal mine Of w. D. Washburu, of
Minneapolis, the largest In the state,
Is on IRE. and all mining work has
been suspended In an effort to extin-
guish the flames. The mine has been
burning for two weeks. Scarcity Of
water makes the fioodlng Of the burn
ing part Of toe mine almost impossible,
Unless the IRE Is son extinguished, the
loss will be heavy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
TERRIBLE STORMS IN SPAIN.
Twenty-Five Dead Bodies Carried into
Church.

Madrid-There have been very
severe storms in the provinces
of Alicante, Granada and Murcia, and
sections OF the country are inundated.
Railroads have been washed out, crops
lost, and numerous buildings have been
destroyed. twenty-five bodies nave
already been brought to the church
in the village of Santa Meva.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
Fast Passenger on Wabash Crashes
Into Freight.

DanVille, Ill Fast passen-
ger train No. 8, on the Wabash rail
road, crashed through an open switch
into a freight train near mere Wednes-
day. Last reports show four dead
and one missing. Probably 35 or 40
people we're injured, most Of them
slightly. The cause of the wreck, as
given by General Manager Henry NIL
Ter, Of the Wabash road, was: "Acci-
dent caused by the crew Of the freight
train leaving the switch open"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
ElrHER CRAZY on 4 DEVIL.
Terrible Deed Of a Man at MIshawaIta,
Indiana.

South Bend, fnd-A r. Lud-
Wig, OF MiBhawaka, killed his wife
threw her body into a closet. and set
fre to the house Then be cut mis-
own throat and severed arteries ia
his wrists and legs. The body Of Mrs.
Ludwig was found By hremen. badly
charred. Ludwig cut the W0man's
throat. poured gasoline over her ana
tbon appliede mstch
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
ITO People Drowned.

London-In dispatch from
Lucknow, the correspondent OF
the Standard says that a boat CON
talning 200 persons capsized In mid
stream while crossing the river Indus,
at a point where 1t separates the
northwest frontier province from the
Attoek district, The passengers were
swept down by the stream and only 30
were saved.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
80 Polaon IL pIed.

Chicago, Sept. 2sJean DO Ne.
mours, a prominent Iathing eontrac-
tor, committed suicide at his home
here by taking poison. He was to
have appeared in court 10 answer a
charge Of having threatened to kill
H. w. Pruitt, with whom he Is said
to have quarreled over financial mat
ters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
STEAMER CAMILLA MISSING.
Was on Pontchartrain with Forty
Passengers.

New Orleans mo news has
been received from the steamer
cameIla, which, at the beginning. Of
the hurricane, had crossed Lake Point
chartrain, and was about to land forty
passengers at MlIneberg, but was
forced to run back without making her
dock, and to reeross the lake. Nearly
all the ports where the cameIia might
have stopped for shelter have been
cut off from communication with New
Orleans.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
A STRICKEN CITY.
'Wind-swept and Water-soaked, Shut
of from the World, Mobile
Suffers.

Mobile, Ala. (via Meridian, Miss.
The suffering in Mobile is Sc
we're. The humiliation of trans
portation facilities has shut off
all supplies, and unless help reaches
the city soon great distress will re-
suit.
Shipping Suffered.
Mobiles shipping suffered more
than anything else. Many of the river
boats are now beaohed or sunken, all
complete wrecks. The docks and those
OF private corporations are fearfully
wrecked. The revenue cutter Alert
has gone down in Mobile river. She
was rammed by some other vessel and
sank Immediately. Her crew is be-
lieved to have escaped, but nothing
has been seen of them. All wharves
from Fraseau street, the extreme
south end OF the city, as far up the
river as Three Mile creek, are total
wrecks. -
Business Suspended.
Electric light companies, street rail-
way companies, and. In fact, all bust
ness have suspended The Mobile &
Ohio railroad was the hrst road to
get train ont of the city, its first
string OF cars having left Mobile at
4 a. m. Friday.
Numerous sawmills located In the
northern and marshy districts have
been either washed away by the ter
rifle waves, or torn TO splinters by
the wind. Their lumber and timbers
are scattered over the city, or floating
down the slowly-falling river.
In the city many persons and much
live stock were rescued only aftel
heroic efforts.
Provisions Almost Exhausted.
Provisions are almost exhausted
Restaurants feed many. but have M
supplies on hand Ham and eggs con
stltute their food supply These. too
viii soon become exhausted.
Wholesale houses lost many thou
sands OF dollars from food. and viii
ingiy paid a. high as $3.50 an hou
Tor common labor, and earnestil
begged men TO accept such pay, q
Granite were they n their eflofie' z
gave goods
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
Five Dead In a Wreck.

Minneapolis. Minn.-FiVe per-
sons are dead and IS or more are in
jured as result Of FeaT-end col
lision OF a passenger train and a
switch engine in the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad yards at New
Prague, MINI,
The city hall was turned into a
hospital. AS fast as the injured were
taken out they were removed to it
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
sailors received By tho pope.

Rome, Sept. 28.-Fifty American
sailors, accompanied by Chaplain Nc
Glnty, Of the West Virginia, have
arrived here from Naples. and win
be received by the pope. Chaplain
McGinty went to Castle Gandolfo to
visit Cardinal Merry del Val, the
papaI secretary OF state
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
He Helped Capture Jefferson Davis

Clinton, Mo.-Alex Pengilly, who
was a mebref Of the squad OF
Union soldiers that captured JEFFERSON
Davis, and who received a part OF the
reward offered for that act, died here
from the result Of an operation. aged
66 years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
Along the Mississippi Coast.

Along the Mississippi Coast.
New Orlean All sf-
forts to penetrate even the edge of
the food caused by the hurricane on
the gulf of Mexico coast to the east
and south of here have been fruitless
From Lake Catherine eastward these
towns are Bay st. Louis, Pass Chris.
tian, Mississippi City, Biloxi, Ocean
Springs, Pascagoula and Scranton.
These places face the Mississippi
sound, across which the wind has
long sweep. Some OF them extend up
to the very brink of the sound, which
is in places not more than six to ten
feet above the normal sea level Many
Of these banks are moreover of soft
earth.
Staff correspondents Of local news
papers, who left Wednesday afternoon
and distributed themselves along the
shore of Mississippi sound, in antici-
patton Of the storm, have not been
heard from. Not only was rail and
telegraphic and telephone communi
cation cut off with the Mississippi
sound towns, but there was no imme-
date prospects OF news by boat No
craft of any sort is coming up the Mis-
sissippi river,
The wireless station at the mouth
OF the river was abandoned early In
the storm, the last report being that
there was about eight feet of water
over the floor OF the operators room.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
CREATING HAVOC IN MISSISSIPPI
Steamer Stranded at Vleksbura, and
Two Killed at Mccomb.

New Orleans Reports Of the
havoc the hurricane is creating
in It's progress northward through
Mississippi were received here this
morning.
AT VicksbUrg, the steamer Modoc
was blown from It's fastenings In the
Mississippi and stranded, and dry
dock was reported to have broken
from its moorlngs.
At McComb City the loss OF two
lives from the blowing down Of q
frame hotel was reported by Illinois
Central passengers arriving in this
city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
poMlE,s pARrlNo MEssAaE.
Will Build Great Mansion for the
Coming Of Christ.

Chicago-John Alexander Dowie
delivered his parting message to
his followers In Shiloh house sun.
day. He talked Of his plans to re-
turn to Zion City from Mexico next
summer, and build a great mansion
FOR the coming Of Christ and the dawn
81 the millennium.
Ne aaid hls disease was a broAeA
heart,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
After Train robbers.

Columbia, s. G.. Sept 49, Train
wreckers removed seven rails from
the Southern railroad at Barton, s.
c., derailing passenger train No. 80.
from Savannah for Columbia. No one
was killed. BloOdhounds have been
called for to track the perpetrators
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
ToPEKA 81 ia AousE BuRNED
Blaze Originated from Explosion Of
Natural Gas IN Basement

Topeka. Kas.--Fire starting from
natural gas explosion IA
the basement Of the Crawford opera
house, lourAtory building at 6l2-6l4
Kansas avenue. caused the destruc.
ton Of the stock Of the Mofiat furni-
ture store, the Union Tea Co, the the.
alter ana scenery and the household
goods 81 several families The loss Il
estimated at 100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
ALABAMA cotton Damaged.

Montgomery, Specials to the
Advertiser Indicate that the storm
which ragged through south ana
middle Alabama Thursday did
ipcalculable injury to the cotton
crop Most Of the cotton was sim 81
the field, ana this was ruined BY rain
n wafer
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-10-04
THE BEAUTIFUL GULF CITY WAS
ALMOST SWEPT OUT OF
EXISTENCE.
POSSIBLY 75LIVESLOST
The Storm Ragged Two Days and
Nights, Blowing Water from
the Bay Seven Feet Deep
in. the Streets.

Mobile, Ala.-Between rs and 100
lives lost, fully two-seore vessels
driven ashore or wrecked In Vari-
Gus parts Of the gulf Of Mexico,
damage amounting to $4,000, 900 In the
city Of Mobile, and 100000 or more
at outside points, is the record Of the
storm which swept Mobile Wednes-
day and Wednesday night. No aeeu-
rate estimate Of the casualties can
be made as yet, and II lie doubtful
a. exact figures will be known for a
week or more.
Grave apprehension exists regard
lnq Gulfport and Biloxi, where II Is
Believed that many lives have been
lost.
Reports from those places are
measer and unsatisfactory. II is de-
selared by the local municipal officials
that no lives have been lost In Mo-
bile, but that all Of the deaths have
occurred within a radius Of 80 miles
of here.