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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
SHOOTS Three
AND KILLS SELF
TRAGEDY AT LAMAR, MO-, FOL.
Lows QUARREL BETWEEN
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
He CASTS SELF UNDER TRAIN
He Had Been Converted" at Church
Revival and Party Had Met TO
celebrate-Father-ln.Law,
Fatally Wounded,

Lamar. Mo.-Because his bride
Of six months was not ready TO
go home when he concluded II was
time to terminate an evenings visit
with her parents, Lee Hart. 30 years
old. shot and killed his mother.in.law
Mrs. Joseph Edwards; mortally wound.
ed his father.in-law. slightly wounded
his wife and then ended his own life
by throwing himself on the track be-
fore a Frisco passenger train here
Monday night
Sunday night Hart was converted"
at a church revival and his visit to
his parents-in.law was to celebrate his
efforts to lead better life.
The tragedy occurred about .
o'clock. Mrs. Hart and her mother
were in the back yard putting up"
the chickens, when Hart appeared and
Riid II was time to go home. He
called to his wife TO hurry and she re.
sponded that she was not quite ready.
This enraged Hart. and quarrel en-.
sued. When the wife declared that
unless he ceased swearing she would
not go home at all, Hart drew n re.
volver from his pocket and fred two
shots pointblank at his wife. One bull.
let graZed her head. The other missed.
Kills Mother.in.Law.
The two women ran into the house
and braced themselves against the
door Hart managed to push It open.
He leveled his revolver at his mother.
in.law and fired two more shots. she
dropped to the floor. dead. and Hart
bounded into the room.
His fatheT.in.law was darting across
the apartment toward a shotgun which
stood In the corner. Hart fired again.
the bullet striking Edwards in the
breast. He fell to the floor, MORALLY
wounded.
Hart fed out into the rain and dis.
appeared. When neighbors. aroused
by the sound OF the shots, rushed into
the house they found Mrs. Edwards
dead on the floor, her husband pros.
trate beside her, and Mrs. Hart lying
near by. She had tainted.
II was not known until Tuesday
morning that Hart had ended his own
life The Frisco flyer is due in Lamar
ut 1918 o'clock. II Is only a short
distance from the Edwards home to
the tracks, and Hart must have waited
for nearly an hour for the train.
His dismembered body was found
Tuesday morning by two men who
were on the way TO the Edwards home
TO find out whether Edwards had sur.
vived the night Beside the track lay
the pistol with which he had slain a
woman and wounded two other per.
sons the night before.
Mrs. Harris wound Is not serious,
but she is Frustrated from fright. Ed
wards, II is believed, cannot survive.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
MEN SELECTED FOR DEED LEARN
PLAN is KNOWN AND ESCAPE
BEFORE POLICE ACT.
LIKE THE DENVER CRIME
Action Against Italian Newspapers Is
Expected 20 Be Taken al Once
Denver Assassin TO Plead
Guilty.

Chicago, Ill.-A plot to murder
a Chicago priest at the altar of his
church--just as Father Leo Heinrlchs
OF Denver was slain--was Matched In
Chicago and frustrated almost by
chance. according to the Rev. Father
+. NJ Dunno. chancellor OF the arch.
diocese.
This information was given ont by
Father Dunno Wednesday TO prove fur.
ther his contention that the murder IN
St Elizabeths Church in Denver was
planned by uuarchistic anti-clericals
in Chicago. The murder in Denver
was similar in every respect TO the
one planned several months previous
in which the Rev. Father Pasquale
RenzUllO. pastor Of St Roch's Church
at Chicago Heights, was 20 have been
the victim.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
To Request Arrests.

Father Dunno will hold conference
with Chief shippey TO ask for certain
arrests and another with United States
District Attorney Sims and Col. James
T.. Stuart. chief OF postofflce inspect
ors looking toward the prosecution or
editors Of Italian newspapers In which
dlatribes against the clergy Of the city
are made. Father RenZullo was for a
time Chancellor DUNES assistant at
the Guardian Angel (talian) Church
on Forquer street.
The first information OF the planned
Chicago assassin was given Father
Renzullo in a letter from an Italian In
Chicago Heights. The name OF this
man is held a secret by Father Dunno,
who claims that should their inform
ant be known he would be killed.
Accused Men Escape.
The information was given to Lee
II. Hook, mayor OF Chicago Heights
and the police were notified. The men
picked for the assassination in some
manner got wind OF the prospective ar
rest and disappeared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
WOMAN SHOOTS LAWYER.
Would-5e Slayer Talks Ineoherentiy;
Believed TO BE Irrational.

New York-Charles NJ. Sanford,
a well'known lawyer. was shot
twice in the head Tuesday by u
woman thought TO be irrational, in his
offices In the Garfield building. &c
Court street. Brooklyn.
The woman was arrested and gave
her name first as Nellie Lyon. Later
she said she was Jennie v. Blunt, 80
years old. single, and that she had shot
Sanford to avenge a wrong.
The lawyers injuries are not Sc.
rious, The bullets did not penetrate
his skull, but lodged in the flesh in
the back OF his head.
Sanford told the police the woman
had tried to induce him to bring an
action against her husband, but he
thought she was crazy and refused TO
take her case. She had annoyed him
about II for some time. and he be.
lieves this fancied grievance caused
her TO shoot him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
What Congress is Doing

There were two speeches in criti.
Cism Of the AldriCE currency bill in
the senate Wednesday. Senator Cul-
berson OF Texas criticised the measure
and spoke in favor OF amendments he
deemed necessary to make It OF serv.
ice. Senator Nelson OF Minnesota
also denounced the measure as OF no
Importance IN ITS present form. The
currency bill was, on motion of Mr..
Aldrich made the unfinished business
OF the senate.
The bill to codify ard revise the
criminal laws OF the United States
was passed by the senate Wednesday.
fered by Senator Culberson OF Texas,
penalIzing the improper giving out of
information by government officials az.
fecting the market value of products Of
the soil except upon proper authority.
was Incorporated in the measure.
The first reading Of the Fowler cur.
rency bill was completed Wednesday
By the house committee on banking
and currency The bill, together with
the several amendments tentatively
agreed to. will now be taken up and
discussed preliminary to final revision
aud report.
Through the introduction in the
house OF joint resolution by Repro
sentative Acheson OF Pennsylvania
congress is asked TO submit TO the
legislatures Of the states the question
Of whether prohibition shall prevail.
throughout the country and whether
the manufacture. as we'll as the in
portatIon and sale OF intoNicants. shall
cease.
The senate Wednesday confirmed
the nomination OF Louis 4. Coolidge
Of Massachusetts to be assistant sec.
rotary of the treasury. and Charles
p. Grandfeld Of Missouri to be first
assistant postmaster general
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
BRADLEY WINS SEAT.
First Republican Governor Of Ken.
lucky Defeats Beekhann.

Frankfort, Ky.-The long dead
lock over the election Of United
States senator frfom this state to sue
coed Senator James b. McCreary.
whose term expires March 4, 1909,
was broken Friday afternoon by tho
election OF VIM. o. Bradley. His op.
ponent was former Gov. J. C. w. Beck
ham. democrat. Bradley received "a
votes TO 90 against him. many OF the
latter being cast for Congressman
ollie James.
Mr.. Bradley drew his decisive
strength nom the democrats. who
have been hopelessly divided ever
since the general assembly began It's
session, a very small but determined
minority refusing 10 vote for Beck
ham. When the contest began Friday
Senators Charlton and McNutt. demo.
axafH. OF Louisville, and Represents
tive Llilard voted for ex-0ov. Bradley.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
EDISON IN DANGER
INVENTOR uNoEReoEs NEW AND
DELICATE OPERATION.
THE SURGEONS GIVE SOME HOPE
Meanwhile Wizards wife Remains
Within Call and Takes
No Rest.

New York-Thomas a. Edison.
the distinguished inventor, Is In
a very grave condition In the Manhat.
tan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
While the attending physicians hold
out hope OF his recovery. 1t Is realized
by his family and friends that his life
hangs In the balance.
Mr.. Edison submitted Monday to an
operation for abscess OF the left ear.
Since then an infection OF the old mas.
told wound set In and this necessitat.
ed second operation. The physicians
found that the infection had penetrat.
ed the inner wall OF the mastoid cells
and they at once decided upon heroic
methods.
Three years ago MFR. Edison was op.
Grated on for mastodltls and since
then he has had more or less trouble
with his ear.
The abscess which formed is re.
garded by physicians as merely n sur.
face outcropping OF the old evil. and
they were not at all surprised when Il
was found the old wound had been re.
infected.
Physicians Give Hope.
The following bulletin is Issued by
the physicians:
while Mr.. Edisons condition Is
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
wealthy New Yorksr suIeId.s.

San FrRncisco-J. L. MunEer, a
member OF wealthy New York
family, committed suicide Mon
day by shooting himself in the head
at the hotel Audubon on Ellis street.
He formerly was in the theatrical bus
mess. but recently has been travelling
for the Munzer Leather Goods Co..
of which his brother is the head. Sew
eral letters addressed to various
friends were found in his room, but
have not yet been opened. Despond.
ency is supposed TO have been the
cause of his act.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Assassin to plead Guilty.

Denver. Col.--Guiseppe Alto. the
Italian anarchist who murdered Fa.
Their Leo Heinrichs at the altar
during communion service in 81.
Ellzabeth's Church here Sunday last,
was brought back from Colorado
Springs early Thursday morning,
whittier he had been taken to prevent
a lynching. He rode the entire trip
with head averted and in sullen ST.
lence. According to Altos statement
made to an interpreter. he win plead
guilty when arraigned and offer no de
Tense for his crime.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Aged Woman commi,s Suicide.

Cleveland, Ohio-Mrs. Augusta
Strey. 73 wears old. committed sui
eide Sunday by setting fire to her
clothing. The aged woman considered
herself a burden on her grandson,
with whom she was living. He had
lost his position and has large fam.
lily to support. Mrs. Sprcy arose early
and. going nOiselessly to the street.
poured kerosene upon her clothing and
applied match. Her body was
found later by policeman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
KILLED FATHER; FINED $500.
Linn (mo.) Son Used Gun Barrel
When Family Was Attacked.

Linn, Mo.--Iullus Klebba, who
killed his father. Bernard Elch
ba, last August. was tried an
convicted in the circuit court and the
jury, after celebrating five hours. as.
sessed fine OF $500, The facts in
the case developed that the elder
Klebba was on protracted spree. and
at such times was very quarrclsomc.
and often threatened the lives Of his
son and family. He attacked his son
with a club and, being hard pressed.
the son seized a gun barrel and killed
his father.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
WILL USE MORE OPERATORS.
Rock island and Santa Fe viii In.
crease Their Wire Force.

Topeka. E2s Both the Rock
Island and the Santa Fe railroads
will increase their force of operators
TO comply with the new federal nine.
hour law. Al meeting OF Rock Island
superlntendents mere It was decided
to increase the operators in this. the
Southern. district by 81. Approval Of
this action has been received from
Chicago. Tho superintendent Of the
eastern grand Giris:"n Of the Santa
Fe met last week and decided on an
increase and are now WORKING TO learn
the number OF new men diiGw"d by
the officials in Chicago. Officials here
declare none OF the smaller stations
will be closed
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
ROBBER GETS
$1,000 HAUL
WELLS FARGO 4 CO. WORKING ON
THEFT BETWEEN ST. LOUIS
AND SULPHUR, I. 7.
WASTE PAPER FOR BILLS
Nine Persons Known 10 Have Handled
Bundle Containing :hc Money
ST. -ouis c'srk Opens
Nc fa,Ksae.

st. Iouis-DeteCtives working un
der the direction Of Superintendent
Charles II. Teas o: the wells Fargo a
Co. Express in st Louis are investi.
eating the theft Of $1,000 in currency
which was extracted from package
consigned 10 the National Bank OF
Commerce 81. Louis. by the Bank OF
Sulphur, |. 7.
The robbery was well executed. for
when the package was delivered TO the
81. Louis bank officials, It was appar
emily intact. when opened II was
found 10 contain waste paper
The package was forwarded from
Sulphur. February lG. and was re-.
ceived in st Louis TWO days after
wards late in the afternoon. The reg.
ular clerk In the National Bank Of
Commerce. whose duty II Is to on
mail and express matter. was absent
and a substitute was In his place for
the first time.
The sub opened the Wells Fargo
package in the presence OF other
clerks. and to his CONSERVATION drew
out blank paper instead of the money.
Excitedly he called the attention Of his
superiors Ia the fact
The Bank OF Commerce immediate.
~ notified the Wells Fargo a Co and
an investigation was instituted prompt.
~. II was learned that nine persons
had handled the package. three con.
nected with the two banks and six
express messengers.
investigation Is Begun.
The express company has an inya.
rlable rule that every messenger who
handles money packages must register
and keep an account OF them First.
the bank officials at the St Louis end
were questioned in detail. and the in.
vestigatiOn was started at Sulphur by
wire. Detectives went over the rec.
ords nf the messengers on the trains
carrying the package from Sulphur to
st. Louis and they were questioned.
The numbers Of the bills. which
were Of large denominations. had been
kept by the Sulphur Bank and they
were transmitted by wire to the de.
tectivcs TO aid them in their search.
Supt. Teas Monday reluctantly ad.
mitted the money had been taken He
declined to go into details. I'VE hope
90 catch the thief and recover the cur.
rency." he said. ITO say anything
more now would prevent this"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

grave. 1t is probable that he will re-
cover"
The operation was performed Thurs.
day afternoon by DR.. Arthur b. Duel
OF 254 Madison avenue. assisted by DR..
J. r. Page. Mr.. Edison was previous.
~ informed OF the seriousness OF the
task that the surgeons were about TO
perform and cheerfully assented. He
stated that he had every confidence
that he was in able hands and was
willing to submit to their judgment.
DR.. GIL wylie, one OF the consulting
surgeons, said that the operation had
been n success. and he thought that
with ordinary good fortune the patient
would recover,
Mrs. Edison Is at the hospital and
cannot be prevailed upon to seek any
rest while her husbands condition re.
mains serious. While she has been as.
sured by the physicians that Mr. Ed,
son has an even chance of recovery
and that his robust general health
should pull him through. she insists
upon being constantly within call.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
3. & o. Men Return to Work .

Cumberland. Md-At the BaltI.
more q Ohio shops and round.
houses in this city ncaI1y all the
furloughed men. besides number Of
car repairers. have been called back
to work. Some of the men have been
required to work overtime in getting
out freight locomotives. work on
which was suspended about the first
Of the year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
German Is stilIman Lecturer.

New Haven. Conn.-The Yale cor.
poration has Appointed to the Stll.
man lectureshIp for next year. Prof.
Albrecht F. X. Penck. professor OF
geography in the University OF Berlin.
Prussia. This is the most important
Yale lectureship OF the year endowed
with about $4,000. the income OF
which goes to the incumbent of the
year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Without objection, the senate adopt.
ed a resolution offered by Lodge Of
Massachusetts, calling upon the pres.
ident for the correspondence between
the United States and Venezuela, in
the pending controversy concerning
wrongs done to American citizens and
corporations in that country by said
government"
The climax Of general debate on the
army appropriation bill In the house
came Wednesday when Mr.. DalZell OF
Pennsylvania, recognized as one of the
foremost protectionists Of the coun.
try. delivered an exhaustive speech
in defense of the republican party and
its policies, in which he upheld the
principle of the protective tariff sys-
TEN, and said that under 1t the United
States had become the greatest OF
manufacturing nations. He did not be-
lieve there was any necessity for tariff
revision, but thought 1t was well to
recognize the claims Of those who
think there should be some altera-
tons. Whatever that revision was,
provided the republicans were success
full at the next election, he assured his
hearers, II would be in accordance
with the republican theory Of protec.
ton to American industries and the
wages Of the American workingman.
The republican tariff system was at.
tackled by Mr.. Houston Of Tennessee,
to which he charged the trusts owed
their being. and he urged its revision.
other addresses were made by Mr..
Sherwood OF Ohio in support of his
bill to pension soldiers OF the civil
war at 81 n day, and by Mr. Boutell
OF Illinois, who referred to the fact
that the gold in the United States
for the frst time had reached $1,000
100000. The army appropriation bill
was read for amendment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
BURGLARS Greeted with Shot.

Paris, Tex.-When burglars entered
the store OF Floyd & Mauldin at Hugo.
they found the proprietor armed with
a shotgun waiting. They were told
TO surrender, and falling to obey, the
store owner fired. wounding two. One
Of the burglars was a resident OF
Roane.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
arIa.nd. kIlI ana ROE b. poland.

KieIce. Russian Poland--Ten bri.
gands Thursday attacked a train,
hurting three bombs and firing
many shots. They killed one soldier
and wounded three others and three
train hands. They escaped on the en-
CINE Of the train with $4,000 In gold.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
HATFIELD Dies Of Exnonure

Louisa. Ky.--Tom Hatfield. who was
caught by feud enemies In the noun.
tains along Trigg river, In West Viz
ginia, two weeks ago, bound to tree
and left to die OF exposure, and who
was found by a traveller and brought
here. is dead.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
sedaIIa shons cIonnd.

Sedalia. Mo.-The Missouri. Kan.
sas q Texas railroad shops here.
employing 500 men, have been closed
until March 2. The shops of the
whole system are 20 be- kept idle as
much as possible to reduce expenses.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
cork.Lenaed Mon FInht.

York, Pa.-Two oork-legged men,
William Bear and John Mills. of this
city. had fight here as the outcome
OF political argument and Mills has
been arrested. Bear lost n leg in the
civil war.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
crows Swarm Cemetery.

Milan, Tenn.-The suDerstitious are
predicting some disaster because thou.
sands of crows have made the city
cemetery their home. So thick are
the crows that several limbs have
been broken from the trees by the
birds weight.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Ranka RuIae vim MoneY.

chicaEO-Deposits In the national
bsBlks OF Chicago are now the largest
IN their history. The money panic.
20 far A. the baAks are concerned,
las passed. and confidence has been
re.estAbllshed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Killed on WAY to Church.

St George, Ga.-While on his way
TO church at Baxter. Fla. Sun.
day. Dan Crews. accompanied by his
nephew and two ladies'. was shot and
instantly killed by James Patty. II
Is said the killing resulted from trou.
BILE started several weeks ago. Patty
has not yet been arrested.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
pittsburgh Measles EPIDEMIC Ahntlnu

Pittsburg, Pa.-The epidemic OF
measles, which developed In this
city during December OF last year,
Is gradually abating. While there
have been 1900 cases of the disease
since Feb. /, only about one-third the
number OF cases have been reported
daily for the past week. as there was
previous TO that time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
EmbszzIera Get Sig Year.

Biloxi. Miss.-W. T. Smith and ].
w. Harper. charged with embezzling
s32 900 from the First National bank
az HattIesburg. Miss. were sentenced
% serve six years In the federal prison
a Atlanta, Ga.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Metal Workers oroanIz.d

Galveston, Textile Texas State
Master Sheet Metal Workers Asso.
citation has been organized here. San
Antonio was selected as the place for
the first annual convention.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
$4,000 Fire at RusssIIvIlls.

RussellVille. Ala--The sntire east
side OF the business section OF this
village was destroyed by IRE. The
bank building Is the only building left
standing. The less Is estimated az
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Bristol. 1enn.-As a result OF a visit
OF the stork OF Chancellor TIaI II.
Haynes. no court wns held for a week.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-29
PARASITES TO
FIGHT MOTHS
EXTENSIVE EXPERIMENT. BEING
CONDUCTED By EXPERT
MINT STATION.

BOSTON, May Z9.-Over 100000
moth destroying parasites have been
let loose from the experiment station
at Melrose Highlands this month, as a
result of the campaign inaugurated by
the national and state agricultural au-
thorities against the destructive gypsy
and brown-tail moths. Four distinct
varieties Of parasitic flies and beetles
have been used in such experiment.
The large colosma beetles as we'll as
two other species closely allied to them,
climb the trees, seize the caterpillars
and never let go until they have de-
voured the wriggling insect. The ia
chinid flies lay their eggs upon the out
err skin of the caterpillars, usually
close up to the head. The larvae that
hatch penetrate the skin Of the cater
pillar and feed upon it's intestines.
Another group of parasites deposit
eggs inside the skin of the caterpillar,
and there is another parasite, a minute
nudge. that drills into the eggs of the
caterpillar and lays it's eggs inside. The
larvae of the parasite feed upon the
contents Of the caterpillar's eggs un-
til ready to emerge. Some Of these flies
also enter the nests or winter webs of
= tot nd no a
upon the alternating caterpillars' dur
ing the winter months.
The scientists say there is every rea-
son to believe that in time these para
sites will accomplish the practical sup
preston of the gypsy moth here as they
have in Europe.
The present experiment is regarded
as the most important that has been
tried in the war against the gypsy
moth.
The workers at the experiment sta
ton, who include trained naturalists
from the department of agriculture in
Washington, assert that tnere is no
likelihood that the parasites themselves
will prove to be undesirable additions
to New England insect life, as all the
imported species which are found to be
in any way dangerous have been re-
jected 1t is the theory of the scientists
that after the parasites have reduced
moths they will themselves become
fewer in number from lack of food sup
ply