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AFrsnch woman with an English name.
u Nine Cotton. 10 making Q bold bid for
faEns And fortune BY suing In the French
courts an empire, q kingdom. a republic
and D bank at the same time. The plain
tin claims 10 be the authentic Representa-
tve Of b fnan6ier who two centuries and a
bali ago. advanced the Zeooa Bank Of
Venice q sum Of 600. 600 gold oross crowns,
present value roughly t4,ooo.ooo. lnclud-
Ing interest at the rate OF 8 per cent.
Tho heir Of tho original lender was q
F~renchman. Jean Thierry. His heirs
quafretied over the succession and King
Louis Nv. claimed It. After the Revoln-
ton Napoleon. ~ Gen Bonaparte. got
the cash from the bank.
From that day tn now the French
State has been the custodian Of the Thierry
estate. The State has been sued dozens
Of times. but TO no purpose. A bill author
iring o grant 10 Mime. Cotton as the heiress
Of Thierry passed the Chamber some
twenty years ago and was nullihed by
the Exohequer.
The Governments Of Italy and Austria
are summoned because each In turn has
owned Venice and has been in turn re-
sponsible for the debts. Whether Mime.
Cotton's p~ertinacity will successfully
bring TO an issue q case In which the hopes
Of generations lie buried remains to be
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27

An odd strike 10 going on at Petrella
Sottana. a small town near Palermo. In
Sicily. The parish priest has recently
been changed and IL seems that the new
conner has Delayed the distribution among
the local clergy Of the vacant benefices
In tie parish. As q result all the priests In
the town have struck work.
They deserted the churches and appear
determined to resist until their claims
are satisfied. Meanwhile the feast Of the
patron saint had to be postponed owing TO
the impossibiHty Of finding priests will
ing to ofioiate In the churches or take part
In the procession.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27

Of literary forgery. His performances
belong to approximately the same period,
but were accomplished on different soil.
His greatest achievement wa the forgery
Greek By Uranios. This he proposed TO
sell to the Germans for q great sum. In
order to understand just what q marvel
lous piece Of work he produced it win be
necessary to understand some Of the
difficulties. He undertook to produce q
palimpsest-that e, an old parchment
manuscripts which has been used again
for a more modern work. .
He took O manuscript OF about the
twelfth century and wrote his history on
the same parchment. A this new writ
ing was 10 masquerade a. the older, he
had to avoid getting q single line Of the
new upon any part Of tho old. This re-
quired wonderful care. as there was really
but very little space; In addition he had
TO make the Greek letters he used agree
with the style Of the century they were
supposed TO represent. OF course the
history itself and the character Of the Ian
guaee had to correspond with the sup
posed period OF ootpposition. AZ Prof.
Max Muller tells us. he followed Bunsen'e
Egypt and .Lepsius's Chronology
And 80 the flushed fraud ~oaptvated f.ep-
sius, great scholar that he was. for the
dates were oil oorrect-that was plain to
However. the manuscript had 10 UNDER
70 a very searching Investigation which
Included chemical and microscopic tests.
Dindorf, the great classical editor, was 10
edit Il for publication, and the Clarendon
Press Of Oxford was TO publish first apeci-
mems. Intact the fraud had almost been
accomplished when unfavoreble news
ably accounts of Simonides's prsyious
doines. At any rate n discrimination
made smd Inconsistencies Ia CON
nection with the Greek letter NJ were
found. In addition q single passaee was
discDEeroa rA1ro TIE supposoa ol2sr -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27

An act Of revenge hard to beat for
impish ingenuity has been committed,
according to q Berlin message. by an
Italian laborer working on the great
tunnel which the Grand Ducal Govern
ment Of Baden il constructing through
the black Forest mountains.
Aotuated by some grievance. he altered
the position Of q row OF stakes. and when
the excavators. who were working upon
two sections Of tho tunnel. approached
from the north and south. were about to
complete the connecting bore they found
to their establishment that instead Of the
sections being directed to the same point
they were twenty-six feet apart.
The northern half Of the tunnel will
now have to be ~resurveyed entirely.
while an expensive series Of supports
win DO required to sustain the frame
work already built but now useless. The
expense ID estimated at esIs 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27

From . shipbuflding yard at Wivenhoe,
Essex. Q strange looking craft hiss Just
been launched which 10 20 be used In q
fresh endeavor to recover treasure from
tho wrecked vessel La Lutine. which has
lain for moro than . century at the bot
tom Of the sea OF the coast Of Holland.
The craft contains o large tube. wide
enough for o man to"walk erect In. This
10 10 proposed 70 sink through the sand
which covers the vessel to q considerable
depth and 70 facilitate the work Of the
divers. r"5'tr
In i7se La Lutine, q French frigate
captured by the English. was chartered
By o number Of London merchants and
despatched from Yarmouth with a large
cargo Of gold for Holland. The vessel
was wrecked Oh the Island Of Terschel-
ling. carrying her treasure to Davy Jones's
locker.
Many attempts have been made to
rescue the gold. In 1900 t27s 900 was re-
covered, and later efforts In the sos
resulted In the Fesose OF t2t0, 900 more.
How much more still remains in La
LutinS's hold II "a impossible to say
exactly.
The late Sir Henry Hozier. secretary Of
Lloyd's, estimated Its value at over Is ,O00,-
900. There were 80 bars Of gold shipped.
he said. 'Eighty-dve were recovered and
2Is still remain to be found. Out Of Ito
barr Of silver 70 are stili unaooounted for,
and there was also sass 900 in specie for
the pay Of tho English troops In Holland
operating against the French invaders.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Juror cIaimn cnsrninn-

Chicago. Ill.--Elbert Palmer. the
last one of the Jurors in the trial
OF John Il Walsh 10 afrlx his signature
to verdict Of guilty Monday signed
affidavits at his home on his farm
near Harvard. ILL.,. which tend to show
he was coerced and intimidated by the
other jurors. These Affidavits. secured
by Florence sullivan and Fred ID. Kel.
lOgr Of counsel for Mr. Walsh. will be
used as the mainstay OF defense in tho
night TO secure q reversal az verdict
when the case Is carried to the United
States court Of appeals.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
BLOW TO &c. FARE
pennsylvania SUPREME COURT
lNVALlpATEs STATE LAW.
TWO or THE JUSTICES DISSENT
Majority Opinion sustaIns the Lower
court--old Rate VIII
BE Restored.

Philadelphia. Pn.-Ry divided
court, the Pennsylvania two-cent rail.
road rate law was declared nnconstitu.
i.0nal Monday IN the state supreme
court A. result Of the decision. the
Pennsylvania railroad has already an.
nounced that II will put into effect the
old scale Of passenger fares. operative
before the two.cent law went into ef.
feet. as soon as practicable.
Four members OF the court united
In sustaining the decree ~ the lower
court, which declared the law uncon.
stitutional. Chief Justice Mitchell. In
handing down the decree said.
THE court below awaited them
selves OF all the best evidence obtain.
able aud considered ~ with exemplary
patience and care. Their conclusions
that the enforcement OF the law Of
1907 against the oomplainants would
~ AN injustice TO the corporations Il.
beyond doubt. just criticism"
Justices Nisperscat and Stewart
filed dissenting openions. while Justice
Potter only gave qualified assent to
the majority decision.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
BLACK HAND BOMBS EXPLODED.
No One Hurt. but Many 9sn.e-strieken
Attacks IN Tenement Houses

New York-The explosion Of three
bombs Tuesday a'testcd TO the ac-
tlvity 81 the so-called Riack Hand
gangs which eNiort money from the
Italians in this city one bomb
was exploded evidently by mistake.
in front Of the Home Garden Settle
ment Housr a; moth street and First
avenue
7; blew In N. doors mud smashed
every window In several teuemen;
blocks bni injured no one
Another bomb was exploded in the
hallway Of tenement In East Thir
teenth street. the owner NJ which had
received letters demanding SIS 400 The
building was damaged. but the ten,
ants were not hurt
milk wagon ran over a third bomb
which was living in East is9th street.
II exploded and partially demolished
the wagon The driver escaped harm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
PLAYED BOTH
HER ADMIRERS
JEROME GROUPS ADMISSIONS ~
EVELYN THAW DESIGNED
TO lNJuRE DEFENSE.
WHITE AN IDEAL FRIEND
Alleged Dragged Wine incident Fol-
lowed by Many Voluntary Meet
lnqs with HiH--Fed Jeal.
ousy Of ThaW.

New York District Attorney Je-
rome r. progressing rapidly with
the oross-exsminatiOn of Evelyn Thaw.
He has led her over the European tour
with Harry Thaw more than once
likewise the strangely mixed relations
with Stanford White and the young
millionaire she later married. and who
killed the architect Tuesday morn.
ing he drew admissions from the de-
fense's star witness that aside from
the wrong she alleges he did her she
considered Stanford White m ideal
friend and lost mo opportunity 20 i'm
press this fact upon Harry Thaw 1e'
rome also brought added emphasis for
his point that Evelyn met White tre-
auently after the alleged drugged wine
incident. going to the architects apart
ments In the tower and permitting
him 10 visit her NJ her rooms In no.
tells. He further showed through tes-
timony from the witness that while
living and travelling with Thaw on his
money she was writing 10 Stanford
White.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Thin Ice ce,,s s,x Llv.,.

New York-SiN boys lost their
lives In New Jersey Monday as
the result Of venturing on thin and
treacherous ice At Newark. Gustav
Hartman. 10 years old HIS bro. he
Louis. . years old, and Lee Smith. 10
years old were drowned In a pond.
Arthur and Harry Morgan. twins. ~
years old, and Horace Weeks. 70 years
old. were drowned at Tenaily after
breaking through the ice Of n small
pond there.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
vIGILANTES
WHIP DOCTOR
LINN COUNTY wt4ITEcAPs HANG
HIM UP BY THUMBS AND
APPLY LASH.
VICTIM is WARNED TO LEAVE
Veterinarians Accused Of Wlfs-esatlna
and Theft, but Denies the
charses--WIll chalIenss
Danger.

Brookfield. Mo.--word reached here
Thursday of the most sensational work
of vigilantes ever done In this county.
In the country about II miles west
OF here. DR.. w r. Carter, a veterinary
surgeon OF Meadvilie. was called some
distance out OF town, ostensibly TO
treat a sick animal. but was waylaid
on the journey by whitecaps. who
hung him up by the thumbs in an eff
fort to secure confession OF the
charges OF wite,beating and theft.
While suspended in this fashion ne
was thrashed on the bare back until
he was exhausted.
His assailants then released him
and departed. after threatening him
with more dire punishment in case he
does not leave the country within 30
days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
BANKER WALSH
FOUND GUILTY
FORMER CHICAGO Boss MUST
PAY PENALTY FOR MisAP.
PLYING FUNDS.
JURY HAS FINALLY AGREED
Verdict Reached AZ 3 A. N. Saturday,
After Thlrty.Thres Hours De.
Hberatlon--Trial Lasted
Months.

Chicago. Ill.--John r. walsh was
fousd guilty OF misapplying the funds
OF the Chicago National bank,
OF which he was president and prln.
cipal owner The verdict was returned
to Judge Anderson In federal court
az 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
Under the law Walsh must go to
prison for a term OF years not xeceed.
ing Eve and not less than one. His
Imprisonment will be- in the federal
penitentiary.
The verdict was reached at 3
O'Clock Saturday morning. after the
jury had deliberated 80 hours. The
jurors at that time wrote out their
verdict. signed II and went to bed at
their hotel.
Court Outlined Issue.
The charge delivered to the Jury b.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
CAR THIEVES WOUNDED.
Two Men Surprised In Chicago Yards
Made Targets for Bullets.

Chicago, Ill.--Two men caught in
the act OF robbing freight car were
shot and seriously wounded In a re-
voIver battle with two watchmen OF
the Baltimore q Ohio railroad at
Eighty-fourth street and Commercial
avenue. The culprits, firing from the
shelter OF the freight cars. temporarily
drove the watchmen from the scene.
bubtb were both shot as they left their
hiding place. Despite their wounds.
the fugitives ran for two blocks. fol
lowed by police OF the South Chicago
station. who had been aroused by the
fusillade. before they fell, weakened
by the loss Of blood.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Hayden Rebels Capture Town.

Port An Prince. Hayti-The revo-
lutionists have taken possession of
the town Of Port de Paix, S5 miles
west OF Cape Haitien. An English and
a French cruiser are expected on the
coast shortly They win give protec-
ton TO the English and French inter-
ests. Charles Mot. American consular
agent at st. Marie, has been removed
from Office because Of his completely
with the rebels. Mot Is Haytlen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
SLAYER Seeks Death

Joliet. Ill--Frank ]. Constantine.
convicted slayer OF Mrs Louise
Huse Gentry of Chicago, captured
after world chase ard sou.
fenced to prison for life. is near death
the result OF a leap from a gallery OF
the penitentiary In an attempt TO eaI
his life. He made his spectacular at
tempt at suicide while under extra
guard. plunging 30 feet and crashing
on the stone tagging OF the rotunda.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
MINERS MIRAGE RIOT
TERRoRlzE town TO
PREVENT EMOTIONS.
OFFICERS GO 70 THE SCENE
One Hundred shots Fired During
Thursday Night. but No
One Killed.

Marion. Ill.--officers from this
city are on the way to Bush.
mining town In the northwestern part
rioters who Thursday night fred more
than 100 shots. following a declaration
OF war between the Italians and the
American residents OF the town.
Reports from Bush Friday morning
are to the effect that no one was killed
or wounded and that no arrests have
yet been made.
Quiet has been practically restored,
is said, but the Italians will not he re-
instated In the mines. which are owned
by the Western Coal Company. with
the principal offices In 81. Louis.
No warrants have been sworn out,
and It is entirely possible that the Of.
ficers and possemen viii decide. when
they reach the scene OF the trouble.
that II complete peace can be estab-
lished and the Italians will peaceabiy
surrender possession Of the company's
houses and leave the town. 10 declare
truce and refrain from making ar.
rests.
Enter Town Armed.
The trouble arose over q quarrel be-
tween the superintendent OF the mine
and one of the Italian coal diggers. AS
result Of the dispute the entire Iiai-
ian colony took up the cause of their
countryman. and the American resi-
dents sided with the superintendent
Finally an order was issued by IN
company discharging all the Italians
employed at the mines and command
ing them TO surrender possession OF
tho houses occupied by them and
owned by the company within "a
hours. AS an answer TO this demand
the Italians. almost to n man. armed
themselves with Winchesters and re-
volvers and paraded the streets with
the evident intention of terrorfzIng
the town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
NIGHT RIDERS SLAIN
TWO KILLED AND A THIRD
WOUNDED ~ GUARDS.
TRYING TO BLOW UP FACTORY
Had Saturated Property and Placed
Dynamite When Discovered and
Shot Fleeing.

Nashville. Tenn.--0uards OF the
Heyes-Sorg tobacco factory at Clarks.
willie shot and killed Tony Allen
aud Walter Watkins. negroes. and are
supposed to have wounded a third
negro who attempted 20 dynamite the
factory Tuesday night.
The negroes had saturated the door
OF the factory and placed four sticks
Of dynamite ready for the torch. when
discovered they ran, and the guards
fred.
when the bodies OF the negroes
were searched. more dynamite. In
quantities sufficient to wreck the
building. was found on them.
The Hayes-Sorg factory are trust
BUYERS and represent the Italian Re
giles.
SiAcs the night riders have been
abroad in this section. the factory has
been closely guarded
Negroes Bold In Their Attempt.
The guards usually take lunch at II
o'clock. and shortly after this hour.
when ED Shanklln was making his
rounds. he noticed three men standing
In front OF door Of the factory. They
were hold In their actions. and shank
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
a2oo.ooo InosndIarv EIrn-

Cleveland. os--Police are after In
cendlaries who caused a $500, 900 Are
loss early Tuesday morning IN tho
cleveland Steel castiEg Company's
plafl The pattern shop and armature
works we're destroyed The watchman
fcand one Of the windows forced, and
AZ he tried 70 cllInb inside the interior
huFut Into fames The crew OF pass.
SAG engine saw two men run from the
building few minutes before.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Car Of Coffee Seized.

Nashville. Tenn:-Federal authori.
ties here. acting under author.
ity Of the national pure food law. have
seized 4 car of coffee shipped from
the Southern Coffee Mills OF New Or.
leans to Orr, Jackson q Co. of this
city. II Is charged that the coffee
was adulterated, being colored and
stained with chemicals, Thi: is the
first seizure In Tennessee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
SHOOTING Was PremedItated.

New York--It developed Thursday
that Mrs. Mary Roberts. generally
known as Miss May Roberts
Clark" who shot and killed Frank
Brady in Mays department store, had
practiced shooting for three months
and that her act was most deliberate
Her closest friends declare she had
expected Brady 10 marry her and his
refusal drove her insane. A diary
found in her trunk by the police tells
the story Of her life and her love for
Brady. Her husband was John Rob-
erts. II Is not yet known whether he
rs alive.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
srnaIeate 20 Ia. LIfn soeie,u.

New York Announcement was made
Monday by Edward I.auterbach
that syndicate OF New York
men has bsen formed 10 take control
Of the Provideni Savings Life Assur.
ance Society Tho new syndicate y
was stated. will take over the shares
for which +. r. and o. +. Thomas paid
$3.50. at less than 5000 q share. Com.
missioner Rittonhousn declared he
fonnd the company's assets Si4I.GOi
less than its liabilities.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
eomb wreeks Miner, House.

BiwabIk. NINA dynamite bomb
was thrown against the house NJ
Thomas Nicholas. captain Of the
Mohawk Iron Mine. near Aurora.
Tuesday. The explosion tore one side
Of the house into splInters and threw
Nicholas. his wife and four children
from their beds. A baby sleeping with
its parents was badly injured. No rea.
son for the outrage has been found.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Denies the Charges.

Dr. Carter was reared in Meadviile
aud has family. On the night of his
punishment, as we'll as since. he Wig
orUusly denied guilt OF the charges
and expresses determination to remain
in the face OF the danger
The doctor was so terribly bruised
and lacerated that he has been con-
fined 20 his bed ever since. In fact II
was the severity Of his injuries that
led to publicity in the matter. for at
first an attempt was made to keep the
affair secret.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Psddlsr Shoot, Two aIrIn.

Bethany. Mo.-I3essIe and Helen
Small. sisters. were shot in their
home, north of Bethany. Monday night
by John Sites, peddler, who was en-.
ragged because the girls refused to ac.
company him to church. Sites then
cut his own throat with a pocket knife
and fred bullet through his brain.
He Is dead, but the young women are
not thought TO be fatally wounded.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30

Salt Lake CITY, Utah shunned
BY All her women friends ana b.
many Of the acquaintance who
rallied 10 her support when she Wan
on trial on the charge OF the murder
Of former Senator Arthur Brown az
UTAH Mrs. Annie N. Bradley. living
pennllsss with her four children ID 4
hut on the outskirts Of lhe city. has
bean forced 70 appeal 10 neg pernonnl
friends fer anancial assistance,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
susrReAsuRy LEAKS GOLD.
Small Package Disappears at New Or.
leans, But Clerk Loses II.

New Orleans, La,-Eight hundred
and thirty-hve dollars in gold has
nysteriously disappeared from the
vaults of the United States sub.
treasury. The money was in charge
OF John Il. Brewster. clerk. who has
made good the amount. The loss was
discovered Wednesday morning, and
the money Is believed 10 have been
taken late Tuesday afternoon or early
Wednesday. This $685. was part of a
deposit Of $4,000 in gold made by the
CanalI1ouisiana Bank and Trust Co.
Tuesday afternoon. II was sent to the
subtreasury for redemption.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Three TraInmen Killed.

COryden junction. Tnd.-A South.
ern railway locomotive plunged from
a high trestle, turned completely
over and killed Clarence Durham. en-
gineer; W. II. Scott fireman. and
Frank Carter. brakeman. Sunday.
James Pritehett. conductor. and Clyde
Stewart. a brakeman. were badly In.
iurcd.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
cenvIoted Of MaYhem.

ST. Joseph. Mo.-Daniei Linn.
young farmer. who shot out the
eyes OF his sister. Mrs. Aaron Sey-
mour. In family quarrel last summer,
was found guilty OF mayhem Friday
and sentenced TO the penitentlary for
is years. Samuel Linn. the woman's
father, accused OF conspiracy with the
son TO murder his daughter. was ac-
quilted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Leat In Zoo sam MInaIna.

Rottsrdam--Boats are securing
the Holland coast for a missing
boatload of passengers who dlsap.
peared when the Great Eastern rail.
ways steamship Amsterdam was
beached following collision with the
british steamship Administer in n fog
on Nleuwe waterweg. Tuesday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Family Poisoned; Five Dead.

Austin, Textile whole family
OF C. Sauer. German farmer.
living 30 miles northeast Of here, was
poisoned while eating supper Sunday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Sauer and
three Of the children have died. Two
other children are seriously M. II Il
reported that the poison was placed IN
the food by cook who went suddenly
insane.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30
Mood compoaer nead

New York Edward Alexander Mac.
Dowell. recognised on two cont.
nenta as among the worlds fore
most composers. died az the westmin.
stcr hospital Thursday night. aged te
Ills health had been broken foT more
than two years. and Il was known that
be could not long survive.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-30

Tuscola. nl-owen Devere. a
farmer. Is in fail here. having
surrendered after shooting ana per
haps fatally wounding James and "a
Hickey. father and son. The shooting
occurred Wednesday, following a
quarrel the day previous over the
younger Hickey's attentions to q. sis.
Ter Of Devere's wife.