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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Mrs. NJ. +. Davis having formed q
co-partnership with Mrs. q. NJ. Car
roll, would he pleased to solicit the
patronage of her old friends and ac-
quaintances. Place of business, in
rear of ], Z. Bolts dry goods store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

255 acres-so acres timber, balance In pasture
and cultivation good frame house Of ave
rooms comfortable stabling. smoke house, &c:
fencing situated two miles northeast al
Mexico, Missouri Price. SIS 90 per acre
5000 " down. balance time at 8 per cent.
50 acres, seven miles south of Mexico. Nilsson.
ri all under fence. divided into three felds:
60 acres In grass and cultivation about ten
heres in timber; one and one-half story frame
fifteen acres good meadow n nns s csSSlps Snc u
ABOUT one hundred trees in fne bearing GOOD
neiaa6orhood school and church convenient
2oe acres. all under fence sabdivided into M
fields, besides lots ; 100 acres meadow and pss-
tnre balance eultiyating land. sayd . serss
frame stable good outbuiId}ngs nns youSs
H1sesrs so Sa Z sssss II II f Esa,s ss.i H,s,oa .'saai; x.l
watered by ponds and wells. Price. 90 % Per
acre.
NO. SIS.
go acres, all under fence, save 30 acres ttmbse:
good comfortable house Of four rooms ; eomfoSf-
PIE pps' t reese I al good essi io Shsnar pls II eH isna. :: sss g.
the timber ; situated about 9 miles northWc2
OF Mexico, Missouri, Price, e25 %. per aero-
one-third cash. balance time at . par cent. Per
mum.
LEO acres, all fenced with rails and hsdes:n
ture good comfortable frame house OFFS ROOM
log stable and coru crib good living Wells anl
eistern plenty of running creek water situated
Price, $27 50 per acre.
NO. 500.
30 acres, all well fenced : box houss Of tvo
rooms smoke house and hen house ; shed Sd
bling. yard, garden, and lots fenced sepassts:
good blacksmith shop excellent stand for bed.
ness situated seven and a half miles north &
scre~two-thirds cash. balance time At I =,
cent.
100 acres, all fenced save 20 acres Of tfmbee
detached. Divided In three fields, fenced MA
plank, rails, and hedges. in good repair, Is serU
meadow, about 20 acres In cultivation, balance
with presses In upstairs rooms and In q
room below. New frame barn q BY IS fest. wei
built, good grainery IS by % tof eats and Nhesk
well ten feet In the clear and q feet deep. &ta.
aGed six miles southwest Of Mexico, Mo.
NO. 4ol.
80 acres. all fenced with good rail fspci,e.
Divided into six enclosures 80 acres meadow:
about 40 acres in cultivation, balance IN blu
grass pasture 50 acres timbered pasture. Geo.
| stream Of water running through tiOb>e. IN
ponds, plenty OF stock water. one and . hall
story house OF three rooms, good smoke hoiD9
and hen house. Good barn room for 30 head &
stock, good grainery, fair ofchaed Of ~ saEeea
garden fenced separate. No. I coal bank I fSe6
miles southwest Of Maftinsburr, Me-. IN rod
neighbOfhood, schools and churches couyeaieaf,
Price $25 per acre. Terms reasonable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Farmers, it will pay you well to
take your eggs, bees'-wax. tallow,
feathers. and sheep pelts to Joe Lup-
ton, where you will always get the
highest cash market price for the
same. Office opposite Harper Block.
Tiff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

RHEuaATIsM CuREp.-If you have
it. try a bottle of Lightning Lini-
ment; if it does not cure you the
money will be refunded. Price %
cents. For sale at Halls Drug
Store. 5-ly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Roller Skates for Sale.

1 have for sale forty pairs of Henry
make Roller Skates, with all necessary
apparatus for operating a skating
rink, which / will sell low down for
cash. SAM MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Board and Lodging for Exposition Wis.
if0rS

Can be had ON favorable terms at
Mrs. J~ohnson's, 1905 Washington
Ave, st. Louis. Only square from
Exposition Building. 20-2t
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28

card OF April sd, be found the follov-
ing: "Cannos addressed the ooumittes
his remarks will appear hereafter
Did the Record lie? Cannon said be
sooid reply In his own time.) McAdoo
said rad be done As score Gentlemen
oid' instead Of printing such q fair
lining As Newspaper article. and Civ
ing newspaper and date of public tSou,
he might have asked the deIuded
soldiers What they thought OF q great
senator, sho In his greed tn absorb ter
fitory wh en- belonget TO actual settlers,
iand winch was made for independ-
sot freeholdersa and small farmers, won't
unoer cover OF his brother in-lae toNev
Mexico, and trled to obtain most val
uaols land. and who Was only stopped
oy toe pobllcssurveyor, who found that
u belonged TO another class that he pro-
fessed the greatest friendship for. and
rumer even had IL that be had Indian
blood IN bis veins. He was trying to
steal FROM his own kith and kin hun
dreds and thousands of acres, and Was
taking them from unfortunate savaees
Who we're unable to protect themselves.
until an honest Secretary Of the Interior
bad directed the surveyor to take back
the LANDS for the Znnis. Load sp-
planse and laughter on the Democratic
side McAdoo might have said this,
but be thanked heaven his ASSOCIATION
with a party of honest men had pre-
vented his hurting such an inuendo
against any man. he left this subject
with the House. He vas sneaking be-
hind no newspaper. He would not
wrong q living man, be no high or low,
but he had simply put into his speech,
without comment, newspaper article
which had been staring pespls in the
face for months.
Hopkins had read for information an
amendment which he proposed to offer
as a resolution, to have the record of
June 2lst so amended AS to show that
speech purpnrting 20 have been daliv- |
cred by Cutcheon on ''the contract labor |
bill' had not actually been delivered. |
In that speech Cutcheon had made an |
assault o. the Democratic party, and an |
unfair and unjust assault against the |
author of the bill. Henley gave notice
Of an amendment directing official re-
perters to publish in the Record the re- |
marks of Co:cheon rejecting on Gen. |
q. =. Grant, made upon the Fitz John |
Porter bill and suppressed from the |
record. Laughter and applause on the |
Democratic side. The Record, he said, |
bad been somewhat marred BY with |
holding from il q scurrilUus and yindic- |
live attack on Gs n. Grant. He offered |
the amendment in the interest of hon.
ssty and fair play, and in order TO- re-
ieve the embarrassment of newspaper |
reporters. who, having telegraphed a |
report of the Eentleman's speech, found |
On examining the Record next morning |
that they had lied or some one else had. |
Laughter
Cox Of New Yprk gave notice of an |
to strike out a supposed |
speech of Brewer of New Jersey from
The Record of June 7th.
Cannon was on his feet to reply to |
McAdoO, when the hour of 3 o'clock ar
rived and the Speaker, amidst n uch |
declared the House in recess |
until 8 p. I'D. The evening session is for |
OF pension bills.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28
W WASHINGTON.
Pre.ideasial App.in,nsa,..

WASHINGTON, June T.-Ine Presi.
deaf has appointed John W. Ne.sfun
surveyor General Of Wyoming John
II. hInkead, Of Nevada, 10 be Governor
OF Alaska; James NJ. Ar strong. of
washington Territory, 20 be Register of
the Land Office at spokane Fails.
Ce~bIned with Republicans
The House Appropriations Commit.
tee. 10y a vote of 70 Z, Hancock of
Texas and Ellis of Louisiana voting
With. the Republicans. against other
Democrats led by Randall and Holman,
agreed TO report the bill appropriatine
f307.UO for Notifications aud other
armament for the next fiscal wear.
Randall and Holman protested ssrenn
ously, but H0rr Of Michigan, VINO has
been engineering the movements for
months. quietly dropped out $2OO, COO of
the torpedo clause, reducing the total
appropriation 20 1907 900, and securing
the continued support of Hancock and
Ellis. This forced the bill through
The night in the COMMITTEES Was a very
hot one, bnt finally Randall was out
voted, and could only say that Holman
and be protested strongly against this
unusually large appropriation, and
would present minority report. The
original bill provided for continuance
OF existing work and some torpedo and
gun experiments. At a cost of bat $780,
Geo. Tho bill as agreed upon appropri-
ates $l.o00 COO for existing works, and
for construction of new works for de-
fence at Boston. New York, Philadel-
phia, Hampton Roads, New Orleans
and San Francisco, and for the came
purposes at other ports, 100000. For
torpedo and submarine rivers and ex-
periments, $4,000; for armament.
etc, 100000. For procurement of
heavy steel rifle guns for armament at
deep water ports permanent annual
appropriation of xl.0C1,000 is Esade for
three wears from June 30, 1884. No.
more than $5Co.c9O of the first years
appropriation is to be used for such L.
inch rifle mortars or guns AZ are imme
diately required. American manafac-
tories are to be patronized, provided
their prices do not exceed by more than
10 per cent. prices In Eogilud or En-
rope. Ii st all be unlawful hereafter 20
construct more than ne ride cannon Of
any sort until IL has beeu demonstrated
to he equal to the best guns known to
any military service. 10 aid the Secre-
tary of War in the execution of the Law.
an advisory board OF five army officers
Ia created, consisting of the General
commanding the Division Of the Allan
tic, Chief of Ordnance. Chief of Engi-
neers, President Of the Army Ordnance
Board, and Commandaut OF Wiilets
Point Torpedo School.
senate Confirmation.
The Senate has confirmed II. II. Burk-
hart Postmaster at Haley. Idaho.
Cholera.
The Surgeon General Of the Marine
Hospital service received the following
telegram today through the State De-
partment from the Uaited States Con-
sui at Marseilles; The situation at
roulon ia rather worse; 9 deaths on
Wednesday and 10 on Thursday. There
are 62 new cases now nc the Naval Hos
piAal. The disease thus far is epidemic.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28
A PRINCESS IN A movEL.

The English papers TEEN with anec-
dotes about the late Princess Alice, Of
which this is sample from letter
written by Her Highness
81 will tell you Of something / did
the other day, but please tell no one, be-
cause not toul bat Louis and my ls-
dies know of IL here. I am D stron of
the Heidenreich Stiftung.' 10 which
Jon also gave handsome present in the
beginning. The ladies Who belong to
u go to bring linen to poor respectable
Wechnerinnen women in child-bedl
who claim their assistance. They bring
them food, aud, in short. help them
All cases are reported TO me. The other
day went to one incoo, with Christa,
Ia the old part Of the town-and the
trs uble Ne had to find the house Al
length through a dirty courtyard, up a
dark ladder into q little room, vhef Q
lay In one bed the poor woman and her
baby; In the room four other children,
the husband, tvo other beds and .
stove. But il did not smell bad, nor
was is dirty. ] sent Christa down with
the children; then, with the husband,
cooked something for the woman, az
ranged her bed. took the baby for her,
bathsd its eyes-for they were % bad,
poor little thine-and did odds and ends
for her. went twice. The people did
not know me and we're 90 nice, 30 good
and touchinely attached 10 each other:
10 did ones heart good 90 zee such good
feelings in such poverty, The husband
was out Of vsrk, the children too YOUNG
30 60 10 school, and they had only four
kreutzers in the house when abe was
confined. Think of that misery and
discomfort II one never seea any nov.
erty, and always lives In that cold circle
Of court people, ones good feelings dry
up. and a. ! felt the want of going
about and doing the little good that ID
In my power. | am sure you viii under
stand this.
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PACIFIC COAST.


sAS Francisco, June 27.-Tbs tho
Escort. which left Coos bsv on the bah
Stn nve RATS n piles aud lozs in tox
arrived 10 port TODAY without the raf,s.
On Mondsy, when abuut tven,y miles
southwest Of Port Oxford. a heavy SEA
was encountered resulting in the p fts
going 10 pieces. After towing the gear
soine time 10 was eat loose. only about
eighteen fathoms being ssved m
of lumber.
Charged Dfsmissed.
Inc charge against Captain Many.
OF the steamer City Of Toxic. of having
concealed case of small pox on board
hls vessel. was dismissed TODAY. No
eAr~''-ss nor criminal intent to conceal
having been shown.
Bead.
Cecil Mast, of the firm OF Mast, Green
weig Co. jewelers., died today al New
ORE. he vas Ill bat few days of in
nammation of the bowels.
I've Lives for S3se.
BAN FRASCrsco, June 27.-The dead
bodies of man and woman were found
today near Fruitvale, Alameda County.
Ine Investigation brought out the fol-
lowing facts: On Tuesday the man. ac-
o1Dpsnied by the woman. registered at
the hotel at Oakland as A. Johnson and
wife. They left the hotel and nothing
more was heard Of them until the find
lag of the bodies today by children
playing In the vicinity where the
tragedy occurred. The circumstances
lead TO the belief that 1t was mutually
agreed by the pair to die together. aud
the man frs, shot the woman, and being
satisfied OF her death, placed the pistol
In his mouth, and blew his own brains
out. A note WAS found on the body of
the man, which indicated the couple
we're married, and that the cause that
led to the fatal deed was the loss of
1850. all the money thsy possessed.
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fCbicago News. |

Cbicago News
long line of men with purses of
every sort moved slowly up to the cash.
ier's window at the Palmer House Sat
uraay morning. A policeman stood at
the head Of the column, and two others
patrolled the line to keep it in order.
Two clerks stood within the railing.
One arranged the bills of rooms as they
were called, and the other hau<lled the
money. The line was composed Of del
eRates and visiting statesmen. Similar
scenes were presented in the rotundas
Of the Grand Pacific, the LELAND, the
fremont, the Sherman and other hotels
Of the city. Their bills varied from Bis
to $500, according to the luxury of their
accommodations.
We had 1900 people," Sam Turner
OF the Grand Pacific said, and that
WAS about the number We expected.
We could have accom- mudated more,
but only at an Inconvenience to our
selves and our guess"
We're any Rooms occapied siugly 2"
A very few. We did not like to let
them that way. IL took up tie much
space aud crowded out too many people.
When man asked for single room we
told him he could not have il. Some of
them who came early and wanted the
room regardless OF cost got il, but the
rooms 80 assigned were the smallest in
the house. One or two rosms IN which
six persons could have slept were rented
at $25 day. Some Of the parlors rent
ed at $50 day. They were occupied
by men and their wives"
Are there many men in the country
who will take rooms at $50 a dayY'
good many, but the occasions on
which they come are so different that
We do not have many of them at q time.
Senator Hill, of Colorado, generally
pays $50 a day for his accommodation
II the house is crowded"
81 How about the rooms occupied as
headQuarters?'
"They cost from $50 10 $500, the
highest price bsing for the laeies' ordl-
nary. which was the Elaine headquar-
ters. The clob rooms rented at aoou,
$50 day, according to the number of
cots they would have contained"
Senator Malone paid 800 day for
his room and hoard at the Palmer
House. and Mr.. Daggett, of the New
York delegation, paid $50.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28

The Hamilton Msrryman shinele mill
st Aarinette. Ma, HOSTS the broom
over cat of 67.oo0 aav, and 4OS.O0o q
week. With sinale-biock machine.
s. r Qasrles. of Hamilton, Miss-, has
pine tree q feet in circumference. o
section of which be offers as an exhibit
In the Worlds Exposition at New Or
leans.
A stick of timber cut by n J. ST III
worth at Bells Landing. Ala .was y feet
long ana S6 inches square At the ends.
liz contains 657 cubic feet. aud il esti-
mated ~ be worth $500.
Maskeaon, Mich. and suburbs con-
nscies by street lines and belt railroads,
nov claims population of 5000 IL
had n brsck stores and 800 dwellings
added TO the number of its buildings
in 1888.
G. 4 ri-arer & Co. of San Francisco
have closed q contract to deliver 100.
coo feet of lumber at Panama, for the
use OF the Panama Canal Company. Ii
10 mostly pine and redwood, part rough
and part dressed.
Daniel Griffin. of the lumber firm Of
Griffin 4 knapp, Sandy Hill. n. Y, has
Invented a ma .hine for pressing and
oaling shavines into bales of 50 pounds
each. The shavines are shipped to the
cities for rse bedding.
Newman's mill, on Sharbot lake, near
kingston, Olt., has to be shut down
twice a week to clear the cells and other
tlsh from out the sluiee and water wheel
The last clearing brought out three
bushels of eels, the largest of which
weighed y pounds.
Miles Standish of Flagstaff, Maine.
died recently at the age of 50. He was
one OF the earliest settlers on the Dead
river, and was extensively engaged in
the lumber business ON that stream. He
was the seventh in the direct line of
descent from Captain Miles Standish,
OF the Maydower. who landed the pill
grims at Plymouth in l620.
A gentleman interested in the build
ing trade of Toronto, Ontario, states
that 1t Is booming this season. Twice
as many buildings are going mp this year
as there were last at corresponding
time. This Is encouraging in view of
the fact that the dull times commercial
ly that prevail in the provinces do not
stop real estate improvement.
An Orange, Texas, paper says that
the finest pihe lands in the United States
lie between the Neches and Calcacieu
rivers, thus overlapping the line between
Texas and Louisiana, and reaching
north nearly to He'd river. The Sabine
river divides this magnificent forest
nearly in the middle, giving Orange
slioe ON each side nearly or quite 400
miles in length.
Two sticks, each 100 feet long, were
brought out of the woods at Cadillac,
Mich, last week. by A. l.. Scaby. They
were hewed in octaRon form 40 feet from
the butt. They occupied three oars.
and were photographed. These sticks
we're bound for Dayton, Ohio, and are
to be used in raising the soldiers mon
ument in that city, the weight of which
10 twenty tons and the ghth eighty
feet.
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now An AnEascaS GEE saaKEs
0ANDs.

! saw yoanR lady just nos shake
hands With Young man. She gave
him that dippant member IN q per-
fectiy limp way. He squeezed 10 and
shook V from the shoulder down,
without lie eivins any evidence Of feel
ING. Then chs iet it hop by her side.
Nov, ID isn't fair. II VOC are going 10
shake hands. shake. 10 10 an almost
certain sign that girl 10 an American
II she puts her hand 10 yours quite im-
passive and leaves ID there till you have
done with t. A man naturally squsezes
L. HE hrss grasp does NOT fully eaIcu.
late its iimpnssa, and be thinks she may
b offended. He gives IL another gen.
tie pressure. He feels the rings sink
into shs fngerA He tries third time
10 CT sone response. She does not re-
turn the squeeze. She does not move
d. 6hs doe not TAXA u agsy. She
simply dos nothing ~ all She looks
- Il shs bad fosRuessu he bad hold az
t. u orssks The man al up. and b.
drops Il u dis91sl
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felt money. Williams 10 the con Of a
prominent farmer living near here. Al
his house dies and other tools for the
manufacture of spurious dollars and
half-doilars stre found. Will ms ard
another man were takes tn Chicago to-
night by United States officer. He in
believed to be one Of a gang. Oshsr ar.
rests are anticipated
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28
NOTICE

ITO THE VOTERS OF SEATTLE !:
i Having received the nomination Of
The Mas Convention OF June 18th, for
il elected 10 that Office, 70 the prompt and
impartial enforcement OF the ordinances
o. the city. and l solicit the votes Of the
citizens upon this platform.
A. II. MANNING.
Seattle June a. 1894
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Talleyrand says language was given
to conceal ideas. Variations were in
vented TO conceal tunes.
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r R. MORRISON. SOLE AGENT
-. for Puget sound and Columbia
River for the celebrated Patent Air space.
and fowler's Yucca Boiler and Pipe Gov
ering. saves from 10 to 10 per cent. In
fuel.
Address all orders 70 L. r.. MORRISON.
csre OF @ srdon Hardware COMPANY, Sc
attic. W. r. jeiI
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THIS IL TO GIVE NOTICE THAT I
i VIII NOT be rospozia.h he for any debes
my wife. annie Freeman, may confrncf
efter this data. NJ FR6KNAN.
Port nlakeiy. w. r. NAY n lsal In
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me LACHENAI. FROM PARIS.
next door 20 Esmonin's Coffee and Spice
MilA An entirely new method b used
for washing me embroideries. which. On
trial. must commend itself 70 ladies; scour-
ing and blanket cseaning: q %. gentle
meas clothing cleaned at short notice mI6
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10 Contractors and Builders.

>HE ATTENTION OF CONTRAC-
L tors and builders is called TO a supe.
rier quality of foundation. sewer and
building brick pronounced by good au-
thority the best ever made on the Pacific
Coast, samples or which can be seen AZ
the office OF PICKERING & Co. on
Washington street. ieIe i'm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28

You can buy from q kitchen apron to
the latest craze in ornaments for party
costume at fssler's Hall Tuesday even
ing. %
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A LARGE ROOM IN THE SULLIVAN
n block. suitable foe an once low rent.
Apply 70 JOHN SULLIVAN, CONNER
cxal nfrDe4 1el9
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d.. ! ioax, June 27.-The Indepen
Fsr;,nss paelican Committee met today.
49, reports and letters were read
IS rig the anti Blaine feeling grow
eIs;,lne call for a conferences is re-
tar -. sfeater number of signatures
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PAnrs, June 2T.--Roads and mountain
passes in France are being narrovl,
guarded 20 prevent the passage Of per
eous infected with cholera.
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Assistance veaaerea


MApRrp, June 27.--In the Cabinet to-
dsy, King Alfonso presiding, 10 vas de-
cided that two officers found guilty Of
desertion nc Santa Coloma Defarnes,
April Lass, be shot Immediately.
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Hanged

ussSs. 49, HECK. June 27.-Dock Walker,
- a -. o. Lucius Grant, both colored,
pso.a. ased today in presence of 5000
- 10 The last he asserted his In
fenss - ascsarine he acted in self de-
nu that his life vas sworn away.
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TRIESTE. Jane 27.-vessels arriving
from Mediterranean ports are placed in
quarantine for ten days.
CoxsrASrISorLx. June T.-This port
IL guaranteed against vessels from
Touiou.
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RoME, June "a PASSENGER iron
Toulon arrived at vensemigii todal
showing symptoms Of cholera. He "a
sent 20 Isoxarctti.