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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
ONE MILLION
FOR NEGROES
ANNOUNCEMENT is MADE THAT
a PHILADELPHIA oUAkEREss
GAVE THAT SUM.
IS TO Be USED FOR SCHOOLS
Donor Has Long Been Interested In
the Negro and Has Contributed
to the Institutions for
Them In the South.

Philadelphia gift OF 100000
for the establishment OF a fund for
rudimentary schools for the southern
negroes was announced here. The
donor Is Miss Anna T. Jeanes, a
Quakeress OF this city. Booker I.
Washington, head OF the Tuskegee In
stitute, and Hollie Burke Frisseli
president Of the Hampton Normal and
Industrial institute, are named as
trustees Of the fund. but neither Of
the institutions they represent will
share in the gift. The income o.
81 coo 900 is to be used for the sole
purpose OF assisting In the southern
United States community, country and
rural schools for the great class Of
negroes 10 whom the small rural and
community schools are alone avail
able"
Mr. Washington and Mr.. Frissell
are empowered to appoint a board Of
trustees In connection with the fund
The Pennsylvania company for insur
ances on lives and granting annuities
OF this city will act as fiscal agent for
tie trustees.
Miss Jeanes. the donor. is about so
years old and comes from an old
and wealthy family that has been
prominent for more than a century H.
the Society OF Friends. She has long
been interested in the welfare OF the
negro and has been contributing 20
10 institutions for their education.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
JURORS WORD NOT ENOUGH.
Court DIsmisses Man, Then Has Him
Rearrested.

Boise. Idaho-The case Of w. d.
Yost, charged with contempt OF court
for an alleged effort to influence n
juror on regular panel which will
probably try w. ID. Haywood for al.
legged completely in the assassination
of Gov steunenberg. was dismissed BY
Judge Wood OF the district court.
The court held that the affidavit Of
Juror Wagner. upon which Yost was
called into court, was insufficient. Yost
was Immediately rearrested. however.
at the suggestion OF the court. under
the Idaho statute making an attempt
to influence juror felony.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
TREASURER OF RHODE ISLAND
COMPANY USES Ex.MAVoR's
NAME ON BAD NOTES.
CIRCULAR TO STOCKHOLDERS
Levi c. Lincoln Resigns and Turns
over All Property and the
Stockholders Are Told Of
the Embezzlement.

Providence, X. Levi c. Lincoln.
secretary.treasure and general man.
ager OF the woonsocket Electric Ma.
chine and Power Co. has confessed
to the directors OF the company that
he is short ss2 900. obtained on notes
OF the company, 10 many OF which he
forged the name OF ex-Mayor George
Bachelor. the president. He has
turned over the company his home
and personal property, worth $4,000
and he is bonded by a surety company
for $4,000. No arrest has been made
The shortage has been made known
to the stockholders Of the company by
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02

and uniform advance in prices for all
kinds OF lumber during the past tnn
years. There was remarkable In
crease Of cost prices In 1906. The
figures collected clearly show that the
diminishing supply OF lumber is not
alone responsible for the great ad.
vance in prices
Commissioner OF Corporations Smith
is following the same lines as those
established by Mr.. Garfield when he
investigated the beef trust and the
Standard OIL combination. The under.
taking is considered more difficult
than even the oil inquiry because the
industry covers more territory and
more factors enter into its manage
ment The ayailabletsupply OF stand.
ing timber ana that estimation OF
"stumpage" Is difficult to determine
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
SNOW IN THE WEST
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW EAST OF
THE RckIEs.
MUCH DAMAGE TO THE FRUIT CROP
The Good to Grain Crops Resulting
from the Moisture viii More
Than Offset Damage

Denver, Cola sharp drop In tenn
perature followed the storm Saturday
night, IL above zero being recorded
by the weather bureau in both Denver
eastern Colorado was efiectually
dipped In the bud. At Grand juno.
ton. the center OF the more impor
tRnt fruit.growing district west OF the
continental divide, the temperature fell
80 degrees and he weather observer
there reported that tn condition oil
fruit was grave. While damage to the
fruit in this state may amount TO sew.
eral million dollars. nearly all other
crops will be greatly benefited by
moisture
4 remarkable feature Of the snow.
storm is that It was more severe on
the luwlands than IN the mountains
While the precipitation covered a
large area, including all OF Colorado.
Wyoming and part OF South Dakota,
Nebraska. Texas and New Mexico, the
snow was almost entirely confined to
the eastern slope OF the Rocky noun.
tains and extended from Lander. Wya..
and Rapid City. $. d.. on the north, TO
Santa Fe. y. NJ. and Roswell. y. NJ,
on the south. The Colorado state
line on the east was practically the
limit Of snow in that direction and
only a slight snow occurred west OF
the continental divide. The storm
its way slowly to the south. passing
out Of the state late Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Bank Robbers at Work.

Norman, okla.-The safe OF the
State bank OF Agra at Agra. In Lin.
coin county, was blown open by dyna.
mite and about $1,000 stolen. The
robbers entered the town on horse,
back. The townspeople were awak.
ened by the explosion and running
fight ensued. The bank building was
wrecked and the safe blown to pieces.
A posse was organized and Is now on
the trail OF the robbers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Speculation Caused Fall.
TWO TEXANS AssAssINATED.
Killing at Groveton Result Of Local
Option Fight.

Houston. Tex.-Texas Ranger Duna-
way and former County Attorney II.
L. Robb were assassinated at Grove
ton, Tex. II is stated that the kill.
ing grew out OF a local option sltua-
ton which resulted In the murder Of
a Houston detective named Meyer sew
eral months ago.
Rangers we're assigned TO work on
the assassination. with the result that
through the efforts OF Dunaway indict-
ments were returned against three
prominent citizens OF Groveton Coun.
~ Attorney Robb conducted the pros
ecutlon. Since the trial feeling has
been growing more bitter. and cul'
minated in the double tragedy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
NEVER HEARD OF DYNAMITE.
Italian Carrying sateheI Of Explosive
Didn't Know u.

Conuellsville. Pa.-Carrying a
satchel containing ten sticks OF dyna.
mite, John Scaletia, an Italian OF Balti.
more, was taken out Of the caboose Of
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad west.
bound freight train and locked up.
Scaletta told the police that just be.
fore boarding the train at Baltimore
he was accosted by three men. who
handed him the satchel to deliver 10 a
man in Cleveland. II he failed.
Scaletta says. the men threatened to
kill him. AS a result OF the arrest
Scaletta Is afraid 10 return to Baltl.
more and is equally afraid to proceed
to Cleveland. He claims he never
heard of dynamite before.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
cIaarmaksrs to strike.

Havana-The independent cigar
manufacturers have decided to close
their factories on April 20 In sympathy
with the night Of the tobacco trust. >
whose cigarmakers have been on a
strike for the past two months TO
enforce their demands TO be paid in
American money instead Of Spanish.
This viii mean that ON next Monday
Havana cigarmakers win be unem.
ployed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
$25o,ooo FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Man In Charge Of Elevator Made Re,
peated Trips.

ChicSgo-Fire damaged to the ex-
tent OF $25O,0OO six.story building
ut 100000 Wabash avenue. Twenty
girls. employed by the Healy Music
Co, were obliged to leave the burning
building by means OF the fire-escapes.
but no one was injured.
Horace Manley. In charge OF the
elevator, made repeated trips with his
car to the upper stories and rescued
45 girls. Manley finally was overcome
by smoke and was carried out by fire.
men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Young Man and Five Thousand Dol.
tars Disappears.

Chicago-William Ravens, II years
old, disappeared with $1,000 last week
while carrying the money from
the Independent Packing Company.
where he was employed. to the
Drovers' National bank, Forty.second
and Haisted streets. a warrant charg.
ing larceny by bailee was sworn out
for Ravens arrest The young mans
parents believe he has met with foul
play. He was member OF the choir
of the Union Avenue Methodist Epis.
copal church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02

means OF a circular letter sent out
by the directors.
Stockholders Are Told.
The letter is as follows:
"Woonsocket. r. l.. April est has
this day come TO the knowledge OF the
board OF directors OF the Woonsocke:
Electric Machine and Power Co. tina.
there has been an embezzlement from
the company Of large sum OF money
and the resignation Of Levi Cook
Lincoln as secretary-treasurer and
general manager OF the company has
been accepted.
we expect in a few days to be able
to make a definite report TO the stock.
holders.
by order OF the board OF directors.
GEO. r. SMITH, Secretary"
Shown the letter of the directors
and some figures estimating amount
of money missing TO be s92 900. Mr..
Lincoln said:
Il admit the situation Is substan-
TALLY as stated. Further than this, /
must decline to be interviewed.
take this step upon the request and
the advice OF our directors and the
purchasers"
Speculation Caused Fall.
Mr.. Lincoln's irregularities. II Is
said, are due to unwlse speculation. A
short time ago his company issued
$780, 900 OF new bonds. and It Is said
Mr.. Lincoln has confessed to having
used S55,0 900 OF that amount to take up
a number OF the notes forged by him
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
DAVIS DEFENDS HAMMOND.
Says Typewriter Inventor Victim Of
Conspiracy.

New York-James w. Davis. one OF
the directors of the Hammond Type.
writer Co.. appeared at Bellevue hos.
pital to champion the cause OF James
Bartlett Hammond, president and prin-
cipal owner OF the Hammond COM
pany. who is confined at Bellevue hos.
pital pending an investigation as to
his mental state.
Mr.. Davis wished to offer his serv-
ices TO Hammond, but was not al
lowed TO see him. He said that In
opinion Hammond was not only opin.
ion Hammond was not only perfectly
sane. but was the victim of certain
persons" who desired to see him sent
away.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Vice consuI case cIosed.

Washington-It was said at the
state department that in the view
of the department the Eckstromer
case is closed and there Is no pros
pect of the restoration OF exequatov
of that person as Swedish vice con.
sui at st. Louis. II was added that
there is nothing before the depart.
ment relative to that case involving
action.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
sENc PRESENTS BACK.
Joplin City Council Orders Police to
Return Articles.

Joplin. Mo.-The incident OF the
acceptance by the police department
Of Joplin of articles OF furniture for
the convenience and comfort OF the
patrolmen in the rest room at police
headquarters was closed in the ses.
sion Of the city council. Acting on
the report OF special committee. the
council, by unanimous vote and with.
out debate, ordered the return OF all
articles Of furniture contributed by sa.
looms and by those not engaged in
lawful business. This included two
gamblers and keeper OF house OF
ui-repute.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Canned Meat kIIIa Two.

wadesboro, n. CAS- the result Of
ptomaine poisoning. two members Of
the family OF II. Jordan are dead and
all the others. except Mrs. Jordan,
are suffering from the same cause.
The lives of two are despaired of. The
family had been dining on canned
meats. II Is reported.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
To Prison in Default Of Bail.

New York--Charles F. Gondolf. ar
rested last week in connection with
the search for the missing bonds be.
lieved to have been taken by William
+. Waller. the fugitive treasurer of tho
Savings Bank OF New Britain. Conn.
was held in $4,000 bail. Gondolf re.
fused to answer all questions. He was
returned to the prison in default OF
bail
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
~ Par Conn plvIdend.

Pittsburg--At the quarterly meet
ing OF the directors Of the Pressed
Steel Car Co. held in this city. the
regular quarterly dividend Of TX per
cent was declared on the preferred
y ock, but no action was taken to.
ward the resumption OF dividends on
common.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
May Be Continued AoaIn.

Duquoin, lll.-The trial OF the Zeig.
Ter Coal Co, charged with criminal
negligence in operating the Letter col.
iiery at Zeigler. began at Denton. The
attorneys conferred on the advisable.
Ity of continuing the case to the next
term OF court. The case was con.
tinued from the last session.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Another Lease OF Life.

FL Paso. Tex.--Richardson Mason
and Harle. the Americans who are un.
der sentence OF death at chihuahua.
Mex. for murder 10 secure insurance
money, were granted another lease OF
life when the federal court sitting In
Juarez. after refusing a writ of ha.
beas corpus, granted an appeal to the
supreme court OF the Republic of
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Cigarette the causs.

chihuahua. Mex.-An explosion at.
tributed to a lighted cigarette stub
destroyed at La Sultana en- extensive
fireworks factory causing a property
loss OF 100000. The employees Of the
plant were fatally injured.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Granted a RESPITE.

Columbus, o.-Gov. Harris granted
a respite to June Z to James Cor
nelius. OF Canton, who was sentenced
to be electrocuted Friday for the
murder OF his wife. The respite was
granted in order to give the attorneys
for the condemned man an opportuni
ty to present an application for a com.
mutation Of sentence to state board OF
pardons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
To aa paportsd.

New York-Enrico Alfano. alleged
leader in Italy Of the secret and Grim.
inal Camorrara society OF Naples. who
was arrested in this city last week
during a police raid. was turned over
to the immigration authorities, by
whom he viii be deported TO Italy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Snow In Texas.

FL Paso, Tex.-Snow fell here Sun
day morning at lively rate for more
than an hour. This Is the latest snow.
fall ever known here and the TEN
perature, which was SO degrees, did
damage to the small fruit and truck
gardens In the valley variously estl.
mted at from $4,000 to 100000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02

Coatzacoalcos. Mex.-Former Pres.
Ident Manuel Bonilla OF Honduras ar.
rived here direct from his own coun.
try via Salina Cruz. He declares he
viii await here the arrival of u steam.
er from the south which will bring
friend and will then proceed to
Belize and from their back to his own
country to take up arms
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
To Be Rebuilt AZ Once.

Seattle. Wash.-The fire which de.
stroyed the Port Blakeley lumber mill
was brought under control Tuesday.
The mill win be rebuilt at once. The
IRE involves a loss Of s750.0OO; Gov
cred by insurance 100000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
AeoliItted Of Murder CHARGE,

Paris--The woman named Ale
magne, who last November made an
attempt upon the life Of Pierre MeTlou.
at one time minister OF finance and
who Is now minister Of France 10 Peru,
has been acquitted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Given Five Years.

Abilene, Tex.--J. G. Lowdon and o.
w. stefens. charged with having mis-
appropriated the funds OF national
bank, were found guilty in the federal
court here and their punishment Ave
years in the pen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
nurIed ln eame orava.

owingsburg, Ky.--Mrs Milford Rim,
20. who died at her fathers home
here, was buried IN the same grave
with her newly-born twin babies. Mrs.
Ringo was IA years old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Young Elopers Are intercepted.

Tulsa. /. T-Charles Rice and
Laura Bingham. children OF wealthy
sapulpa parents. eloped on an east.
bound Frisco train. bound for Mis-
souri, The girls mother, soon learn
ing OF her absence. wired ahead and
the pair was intercepted In Tulsa and
taken home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02

Lead. s. D.-Joseph b. Moore. aged
a., former circuit Judge for Lawrence.
county. committed suicide by shoot.
ing himself through the brain. De.
spondency over ill.health is supposed
20 have been the cause.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
rhrnn chlIdrnn Burned.

Ottumwa, la.-Two children are
dead and a third is dying as the result
OF fire which burned the house OF
Charles Bradwell. In Mystic, near
here. While the mother was taking
older child to school, boy started n
bonfire, which set the house ablaze
and the children could not escape.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
strIka Man na Ennantad.

Tacoma, Wash.-Unless demands
for an eight-hour day and a minimum
wage scale OF t3.75 a day are grant
ed by the FIRST OF May. strike OF all
ironmolders along the Pacific coast
10 expected. About $500 men are ef-
fccted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
italian WarshIp Launched.

Spezia, April 22.-King Victor En-.
manuel, the duke of Genoa and many
officials were present at the launching
% the protected cruiser Roma. The
vessel is considered one OF the strong.
est types Of modern warships.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
BOXING Resumed In Chicago.

Chicago-Boxing is to be resumed
in Chicago again, under certain re.
strictions, after being under the ban
for over two years. Announcement
was made by the Chicago Athletic as.
sociation that the wrestling bouts
scheduled for April q had been can
celed and that boxing would be substi-
tuted
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
PURE FOOD TEST.
Louisiana 10 Using Negro Prisoners
TO Test On.

LouIsIana 70 Using Negro Prisoners
TO Test On.
New orleans-Nine negro inmates
Of the parish jail were used by tho
state board OF health In five weeks
test TO learn whether sugar molasses
as II has been manufactured in Louisi-
ana for many years is injurious to
health. Sulphuric acid ia used In the
Louisiana process, and the use OF this
chemical was recently stopped under
an Interpretation of the pure food
law. The experiment consists in feed
ing the negroes plenty of molasses
and making blood tests.
President Iron OF the state board
said no possible harm could come to
the negroes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Sultan Appoints cemmlssIensr.

Tangier-The sultan has appointed
two commissioners to confer with NJ.
Destailleur. the French commissioner,
for the regulation of the Algerlan.Mo
rocco frontier under the agreements
II 1901 and 1902.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Nav Be ReIeassd.

New York--Enrico Alfano. wanted
in Italy for many crimes. may be re-
leased today. unless requisitlon pa,
pers arrive from Italy. or strong rep
reservations are made at the state de-
partment IN Washington.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Died AZ Ane Of o.

Dunklrk, n. Y.-Mrs. Esther Nc.
Neil, founder of the Women's Chris.
tan Temperance union. anu the first
president OF the organization. died
at her home in Fredonia. She was
born at Carlisle. N. Y, "a years ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
MAVERICK Prosecutor Dead.

London-The death is announced OF
Judge John Edmund Wentworth Add.
son. He was the prosecuting counsel
In the famous MAVERICK case.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02

Mount Vernon, ill.--0uy Sawyer. ~
years old, OF DahIgren. m. died on a
train while en- route to this place from
his home 10 be treated for injuries re.
celved at Dahlgren while trying 20
board moving freight train.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Destroyed BY fire.

South McAlester. l. 1.-THE bust
mesa portion OF Anderson. a mining
Gown IN this county. including the
IDosiofice and Odd Fellows hall. was
destroyed BY fire. Loss $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
ALLEGED sAFeeLowER ESCAPES
Former Superintendent Of Schools
Charged with Irregularities.

Peoria, Ill.-Ed Tate. an alleged
safeblower. who was held in this city
on the charge Of opening the school
board safe and destroying the n. G.
Daugherty script. escaped from the
st. Francis hospital. He had been
In the hospital for several days suf-
fering from blood poisoning.
Daugherty, former superintend.
ent of the Peoria schools, is In prison
at Joliet for financial Irregularities.
The script supposed to have been de-
stroyed by Tate contained. II is said,
further evidence of Daugherty's guilt
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
WIN FIahs shs conrtItutIon.

Oklahoma City. okla.-- Following
conference here OF republican pollti
clans OF prominence. former Delegate
d. 8. Mcclure lntimated that the re.
publicana win nght the constitution
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
Aeeuasd Of ssIllna Lottery TIekets.

Pittsburg Samuel ConlSie. alias T.
w. Clark. accused OF having sold In
this vicinity a large number OF tickets
OF the Sierra Madras Imperial Lot
terry Co. OF Mexico. was arrested at
his home in Chester. w. Va
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02
NnvnLlnt N hnnarnd.

Winston Spencer Church.
III. under-secretary for the colonies.
has been made prIvy councillor, and
viii be sworn In shortly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-02

Klttery. Me.--A three-story brisk
building occupied 80 a pattern shop
and st0rehonse at the navy yard here
was ruined By fire.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-09
EAGAN LANDS 4
GOOD POSITION
Former President of the Central Now
Has a Job With a Large Salary
Attaced

According to 4 dispatch received
from Kansas City John NJ Eagan
president Of the Union Depot and
Bridge Company. of Kansas CITY.
which is building the new $20.000,0 900
terminal station in that city, formerly
president of the Central OF Georgia
Railroad Company. and widely known
throughout the country as railroad
manager, has resigned from the Kan
sas City company to which a yearly
salary Of $4,000 was attached, to he
come identified with a South American
railroad company
The telegram does not state what
road in South America Mr.. Eagan will
be associated with. but it is thought
that It is the line which IS being built
from Calloa, Peru. TO the Peruvian
mountains which win be built by one
of the greatest engineering concerns
in the world This road is the only
one in South America which is being
financed by the United States capital
It is understood that the position will
carry large salary with it
The resignation Of Mr. E1ean comes
as surprise, as he had been mado
president OF the Kansas City Terminal
Station Company TO manage tho build
ing Of tho station He lad been in
charge Of the work since July 1904.
He was made vice president and
general manager of the Central Of
Georgia railroad. which position he
neld until he was elected president Of
the same company in April He was
president until 1903 when ne resigned