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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

HILLERY B. BUSH, representa-
tive West End farmer and stock
raiser is candidate for Collector
of Audraln county. He is backed
by all of his neighbors and if elect
ed will make most efficient off,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.
All Elections in Mexico Must be
Conducted That Way.

The following letter to the edi-
tor of this paper from Attorney
General Wood explains itself:
To the Editor Of the Ledger.
STATE OF MISSOURI, OFFICE OF
ATroRNEY-GENERAL, Cry OF JEF-
PERSON, February 12.-DEAR S1R.
Replying to yours Of the. 10th inst,
the last section of the act estab-
fishing the Australian system of
elections provides that ''the pro-
visions Of this bill shall apply only
to ell cities and towns of &, 600 in
habitants and over.n As the act
does not provide how or when the
enumeration for this purpose shall
be made l am Of the opinion that
the last census whether State or
city should govern.
Very Respectfully,
! JoHN N. WooD,
Attorney General.
The Columbia Herald, referring
to the new law, says:
"The practical enforcement OF
the law is accompanied with many
difficulties. 1t requires the con-
struction of booths or stalls about
each voting place into which. the
voter must 60 unaccempanied by
anyone and make out his ticket. II
he cannot read or write a deputy
marshal is provided to make it out
for him. The judges and place oi
voting are to be cut off entirely
from the outside. The purpose o1
the law is to prevent improper in.
f1uence upon the voters, but its en-.
forcement is encompassed by &c
much complication that it seems
likely to prove a dismal failure.
The classes, against whose corrup.
ton or intimidation it is intended
to provide, as a rule, either cannot
write or are too ignorant to make
out their own tickets, and this will
make the Office of deputy marshal
q bonanza unless he be an angel oi
light"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

THE "Deestrick Skule" was a
success, as is everything under
taken by Miss Belle Morris. 1t
was greeted again Friday with a
packed house and neat sum was
realized by the churches giving the
entertainments
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

THE Collins family have offered
a liberal reward for the arrest OF
the murderer of old man Collins.
The reward was not offered while
the family was under suspicion as
it would have looked like they
were trying to throw suspicion
from themselves.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

J. W. HARRISON is a candidate
for Collector of Audrain county.
He was born and raised in this
county and is known to all of our
readers as sterling Democrat and
worthy man. If elected he will
make a good officer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

IT is estimated that the new cen.
sus will give Missouri from 16 to
20 congressman. Missouri will
show a greater growth than any
other state in the Union, unless il
is Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20
THE FIRK CLAY.


From the Marshall Progress.
Mr. G. n. Buckner, our bright
boot and shoe vendsr, who has
recently returned from Mexico,
No., where he visited his brother
in-law, C. R. Gibbs, has brought
home q piece of clay. He and
other citizens of Marshall are stuck
on this clay. It is a marvel Of
utility and practical value. Il can
be made into brick for ERE proof
buildings, tiling for chimney
pieces, hearths, lining OF stoves.
and in fact . thousand and one
things of domestic worth. But
about how to get it. The proba-
bility is we are walking over it ct
this moment. Higginsville has got
it bad. When We were up there
helping hold q confederate reunion
last summer, We stumbled on some
fellows who had chartered . hole
in the prairie, by the railroad track,
and were lifting out = lot Of soap
stone stuff and running it of TO
other parts Of the world We got
several pieces and brought them
home. It proved to be fire clay.
You see they grind It up and make
it into bricks, tiles, stove Innings,
etc. Fire clay is one Of the most
handy things on earth to have in
the family. But listen what Mex.
leo did. Some Of the leading citi-
gems got to going down (into the
earth) and went 1900 feet. They
thought they had made . failure
just the size of the hole. But in
digging around the pile Of dirt
thrown out, and 'scussing'' their
luck for amusement and accom-
paniment, they found some Of this
fire clay. They did not know il
from part Of the big road, but it
looked queer and they showed It to
somebody who knew ere clay from
future punishment. The result
was they sent . man down in the
hole TO see where the clay came
from; he found it in 80 feet Of the
top Of the surface. So it turned
out that the citizens had not gone
down to the bottom Of the hole like
McGinty. A Chicago company
came along, paid . big price for the
hole and are now running . big
force and shipping clay like :
Ihouso afiro.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20
Cash Q Candidate.
From the vandzlia LeAueT.

Cash Blackburn will enter the
race for Collector. He is we'll 90
quainted in the county and will
make Q strong race. A good bust.
ness man, an ardent Democrat, be
would make q good officer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

VIM. Thomas, OF Mexico. ship
ped from this place yesterday TO
Minneapolis, Mimi, = car load Of
barrel hoops. The car contained
1000 bundles, 100 hoops to the bun
die, and was valued st . little
over t4O0.-Fulton Globe.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

HENRY T. CAN'T, representa-
tive Democrat and stock man oi
this county, is a candidate fo,
Collector. He is backed by his
friends and if elected will make 8
most efficient officer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20
SsS Reward.

For black setter dog, . little
white on breast and tinted with red
on each side of nose. VIII pay
IS tor the dog, SO for the thiei
and SO additional If thief is con
victed. 2td 1tw w. \. WEsT.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

Two THOUSAND dollars can be
put in purses for three good trot-
ting races and prove of vastly more
benefit to the Mexico Fair than the
trotting meeting of the Breeders
Association.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

Judge VIM. Stuart has sold his
$50 acre farm, Is miles north of
Mexico, to J. T. johnson and w.
J. Bolts, two of Audrain's leading
farmers and stock men, for q, 600.
This Is one Of the best farms in the
State.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20
Champ Clark went to I LouisYille

Champ Clark went to Louisville,
KY, last week to attend . meeting
of the heirs of Baron Fisher, who
left an estate of $5l, 900, 600. Mr..
Clark represented the Fishers oi
this vicinity. One hundred and
fifty persons were present and an
organization was perfected for the
purpose Of pushing the claims
ofthe heirs. Bowling Green Times.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

CASH BLACKBURN is a candidate
for Collector and is backed by the
East End of the county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

MARSHALL has to secure some
thing besides the trotting meeting
to disturb Mexico's equanimity.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

MARSHALL is a good town and
if Mexico could not have the trot-
ting meeting we know of no bette,
place for it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

Ex-CoUNTY Judge M. l.. Raftery
is prominently spoken of as can
didate for the Legislature.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

j. E. JESSE is a candidate tor
Collector and has many warm sup
porters. If elected he will make
an efficient officer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

Married, at Southern Methodist
parsonage, Feb. II, 1880, by Rev.
Miller, John 4. Hall, of Shamrock,
and Miss Cora SAKE, Of Pleasant
Plains.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

From the Chiliicothe Constitution.
The Farmers Alliance, which is
rapidly multiplying in membership
in all the leading agricultural
states, can scarcely fail to strength
en- and promote the cause of tariff
reform. The object of the organiza-
ton, 80 far AZ it is understood by
the public, is to ascertain the cause
which has brought about the de-
preston OF which farmers in all
parts of the. country complain, and
to find a remedy for them and anti
dote which will restore the old
time prosperity which was once en-
joyed by persons engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits. The Alliance is
professedly non-partisan, and the
investigation upon which it has en-
tered will not be in the interest of
any political organization. That
will'insure a more direct arrival at
the truth and will greatly enhance
the force and significance Of the
movement.
1t is claimed by its advocates
that protection does not effect the
price offarm products and that it
does not restrict their free exporta-
ton from this country. Conceding
that it exerts no direct influence in
this direction, it does lessen the
purchasing power Of every bushel
of wheat and corn and that is tanta-
mount to reducing the price. The
farmer who sells q wagon load Of
corn takes in exchange for it COM
modities of necessary consumption
upon which he pays an average tax
of As per cent. The price of his
corn, therefore, is reduced by just
that amount. The value Of any.
thing must be determined upon the
basis of what it brings in exchange.
By lowering the price of what the
farmer has to buy he surely advan.
ces the price of what he has to sell,
There are facts which q careful
and impartial study of the situa.
ton will bring home to the minds
of the farmers, and once having
located the responsibility for the
decadence of their calling it will bs
a comparatively easy matter to re-
move it. When the light which il
now dawning upon this problem
becomes more general, and th'
campaign of education accomplish
es its complete work of emancipa
Ition, the country will no Longer
witness the strange spectacle of th'
farmer walking to the ballot boz
and casting his vote for the main
tainance of a policy which extort'
from him tribute to sustain hi
neighbor's business, taking all thu
profits arising from his toll. Tn,
more this matter is investigated
and the closer it is studied from ,
rational and intelligent standpoint
the more apparent becomes th'
urgency of tariff reform and tn
relief which it proposes for tn
fpeople.
J Ifthe Farmers Alliance is, in
deed, earnestly engaged in tn
work of removing the obstacle
which stand in the way Of the agri
cultural prosperity of the country
it will not be long in finding tn
stumbling block of protection ans
in casting it out from the highwa.
) of commercial progress.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

w. II. Miller, Of Kansas City,
was elected Grand Master Work.
man Of the Grand Lodge A. o. q.
|W. Of Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20
One Dollar for
13 WEEKS]

The POLICE GAZETTE win he m.;,-
sds securely wrapped, to any address In
tne United States Tor three months On
receipt OF ONE DOLLAR. Liberal dis
count allowed to postmasters, auents ana
clubs. Sample copies mailed free. Ad-
efoos I'll orders to II
RICHARD K. FOX.
hsakHa Square New YoEk OH.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

J. =. McWilliams, Of Me,ico,
Was elected Grand Guide Of the
Grand Lodge A. o. q. w. Of Mis-.
eouri,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

THE Australian system of voting
applies to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

Two by two the wooden avn
ings go.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

Mexico, as usual, will have the
best interior fair in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-20

r. B. Prewist and his friend,
Gregg Hawkes., killed q 3-foot
snake on Feb. IA. Spring time ID
here, gentle Annie.
Mrs. Ed. Taylor has arrived
from Kentucky.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-25
nobly in Andersonvie. To each OF them and
their descendants should be given by the Gov
eminent q copy of the record OF his DEATH
PERSONAL.

Miss Murfrec has at last returned TO her home
among tho Tennessee mountains.
Tho Gar of Russia says that he considers duelng
in the army not only allowable but necessary
Miss Magill. daughter Of President Magill. OF
swarthmorc College, is about to enter the Christian
ministry
In the old days, says Sir Richard owen, " the
Natural History Exhibition, now at south kcnshg-
Tan existed in the British Museum, where we were
compelled by want OF space 10 keep many Oh our
most precious specimens so near the heating appa-
otus that AT least 900 of them were obliged to be
n,c.crved in the most expensive spirits was much
ne,turbcd AT this and wrote strongly to Gladstone,
who came one day, busy as he was 10 see ior MINI
self how the land lay. For two hours ne was therc,
going into every single detail; he was shocked at
bat he saw and Mortified at the danger of fire should
on~ ~ these hotties explode, when all would catch
a aps and the Museum be burned down lie made
careful notes and nue. h and ana one or two more
drsw mn - scheme for distinct building, and now
arv" ~ Is great that England possesses tho
ny ny YaturiI history Museum in the world All
i,'rne: kind as Disracl to me- never could
M h' ~, lend me rcurns-that the difference
between thcm'
vIss ingalls, daughter OF the we'll known railroad
nresident is 10 be married on saturday ana mas re-
ceived a great number Of beautiful presents among
them diamond necklace from 'i'' "''" w -
pr,rcs nismarcl, draws pension of not quite s43
year.
vr ccorco Gould is having cottage built at Fur
t rb IN the rlster County Catskills. 1t Will
s,and about 300 feet from the margin Of tie lake.
and twenty-five feet higher than its surface 1t viii
be thirty four by seventy feet In size two stories hls
bullt of logs squared on three Sides but lett III
their natural state with tho bark on the outside Inc
n,.c will contain sixteen rooms, four on tho lower
s,.r and twelve sleeping apartments above. II Will
,o furnished inside with yellow pine without lath or
master Three stone chimneys VIII carry the smoke
Pi"'''i. d. ,ia.ss Tho trees have been cut down
~ a. a. give a view Of the lake and the mountains.
4 toathoIIse Win be erected The lake les al con-
siderable elevation. and yet h',''1 ""u III" ino'p
talns. surrounded by them on all Sidc''
The Radicals Of Paris are cndeavorlng to have tho
name Of the boulevard iIaus-mann changed; with
rather better reason than the representatives, OF New
yorl, dives and gnml, had for deprivng Chatham-st
Of its noble and patriotic name
Mrs. W. s Hancock has given to the Soldiers
u,oc =, uinncbaha MIMI fine portrait Of her
iill. riOus husband.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-25
ptpTD- TRANSIT LEGISLATION

Is Nev-York going to obtain the boon OF
rand transit from this Legislature? 1t de-
pends. Certainly the action taken by the AS
sembly yesterday does not improve the pros
nocts of the massage of the Fassett bill. For
the amendments which prevailed are not likely
to commend themselves to the Senate, and II
the Senate fails to concur II Is Good-py 10
rapid transit for this year. Are the amend
ments wise? One Of them transforms inc
measure from a State to purely local Dill.
But local or special legislation Is against pun
lie polcy as set forth in the organic law, and
Governor Hill has in number OF messages
placed the seal of his condemnation upon It,
Another amendment provides for placing IN the
hill the commission which has been named by
Nayor Grant. Mr. Fish defended tins PROPOSE
ton by culogizng home rule but TINS
nbrase home rule cannot be successfully CON
i,,red with in this city at present, and 1t is
rather extraordinary that Mr.. Fish should have
los, SIGHT of that fact Mayor Grant has been
revealed 70 the gaze of his fclow-citlzens as
IN Enthusiastically official, and the Tammany
Of which he is the head and front is only less
corr,nt than il was in the fine old days of
Twoed We all believe in home rule. But
where is the reputable citizen OF average IN
tcllicence who believes in our current nome
rulers?
In the circumstances II Is by no means uh-
likely that the outcome Will be a DEADLOCK
1t is earnestly to be hoped, however that the
leaders in both houses will labor stFenuouSly
TO prcvcnt such result They cannot fail to
realize that the people of this town are unit
in their demand for the relief of rapid transit.
They ought not to Ie disappointed and If wise
counscls prevail they will not be. The two
bouscs ought TO get together on tho FaSSctt
hill. II is particularly good time for level
headed men to assert themselves and for all
our friends to keep cool
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-25
TWELVE PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-Nlr Gladstone and Mr.. Goschen spoke
in the House of Commons on the Irish Land Pur
chase bill There are rumors of dissensons
in the French Cabinet - Cabinet crisis eN-
lists in Brazil - Emperor William was re-
crived with enthusiasm in Strasburg - En-
ployes in Paris and Berlin have been warned that
absence from their work on Nav l will be cause
for their dismissal - Empress Frederick and
her daughters visited Queen Victoria at Darn
stadt - A serious anti-Semilc riot occurred
in town in Galicia.
Congress.-}oth branches in session. == The
Senate TIE Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons presented National election law; Mr..
Teller introduced Silver bill; the Land For
fixture bill was debated. The House: In
committee Of the whole the Legislative APP
rropriation BILL the question of the Civil Service
was debated at length. In Committee The
Senate Committee ON Commerce gave hearing
on the bills to amend and repeal the law COM
pelling steamers TO be equipped with line-carry-
ing projectiles
Domestic.-In the Assembly tie Rapid-Transit
bill was amended to include Mayor Grants APP
pointecs as Commissioners in the Senate the
compromise Ballot-Reform BILL originally in
roduced was passed - An earthquake, last
ing nearly two hours, WITH in some cases. as
many as thirteen successive vibrations, occurred
on the Pacific Coast - -Four men were killed
and fifteen seriously injured by the fall Of wall
in a burning sill-mill OF Catasauqua, Penn. --='
Indications are that the great majority OF the
workingmen of Chicago will 90 on strike May !.
- There were additional breaks in the
Louisiana levees. - 4 large party of Swed SIN
immigrants arrived in Vermont. == member
of gypsy camp near Trenton, y. j., killed his
wife and shot himself. === The annual sale Of
horses at Belle Mead farm, Tennessee, began.
City and Suburban.-Much comment caused IN
BROOKLYN by the absence Of Colonel Gaylor, OF
the 41th Regiment - The General Federation
of Women,s Clubs decided that primarily
phlanthropic or industrial clubs were not eligible
TO membership - The Congress Immig raton
Committee continued It's investigation Of the
working Of the Contract Labor Law. --- The
annual dinner Of the Piano and Organ Manu-
facturers' Association Of the United States took
place Winners at Linden Pa. k Silleck,
Seadrift. Major Day. Castaway II, Bohemian and
Lottie - The Actuarial Society of America
held its second annual meeting. -= The Brook
Ign Club celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary
and presented handsome testimonial 10 b. ID.
Siliman. - Additional disclosures made
in the ballot-boX investigation in jersey City.
- Several sailors testified at the trial of Com
mander McCalla about the punishments that had
been inflicted on them. == Stocks moderately
active, with smart appreclatlons, ana CLOSING
strong.
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day Cooler and
cloudy, possibly with little rain, followed by
clearing. Temperature yesterday Highest, 20 de-
grees; lowest, 81 average, SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-25
1 CRIMINAL SLOTMACHINE.

rr.hune dispatchcs from New-llaven Ind,
brino the particulars of remarkable movement
on tho mart of the city authorities There Is IN
vo,. Haven il seems an ironclad Sunday law
which prcscribcs prompt and vigorous punish
ment for any person detected working on the
first day Of the week While walking abroad
ore Sunday recently, the Mayor Of New-liaven
was dumbfounded to see cigar slot-machine
actively engaged in trade. Dsreputable men
would drop nickel in the slot. at which the
machine would present n cigar III its metallic
palm. which the scurvy fellows would take and
nrocecd TO smoke For a moment the Mayor
stood spccchIcss Then he turned and walked
away. summoned the chief Of police and instructed
him TO bring the law-defying slot-machinc into
court TIE experienced chief demonstrated and
pointed ont the thanklessness of arresting slot
machine to say nothing of the imposslbllty OF
furnishing a sot-rnachine even when convicted.
The Mayor insisted, and the matter was finally
compromised by dragging both the machine and
the man that owned it into court.
This is substantially the story which comes
from New Haven, but cannot believe IT, or
at least we cannot believe that the motives which
impcllcd the Mayor to cause the arrest OF the
slot-machinc rightly given We look on the
whole proceedings as yelled but commendable
attack the fVe-cent cigar. The SlOt-machlnc
was not taken into custody for retailing cigars
on Sunday, but for dispoSing of this kind at ALL
Great and lasting reforms frcquently-ndecd
usualy-havc humble beginnings in un-
important towns. and this may be no
exception. The crusade started to-day in
New Haven. Ind. with the arrest Of one defence
less tlyc-ccnt cigar slot-machine may eventually
sweep throughout the length and breadth of the
land and forever Danish this form Of alleged to-
bacco which has SO long infested it, 1t seems la
us that the country is ripe for u general revolt
against the hvc-ccnt cigar. The fve-ccnt cigar
may not be so Objectionable in some respects as
the cigarette. but smoked on the front platform
of street ears il has tendency to discourage travel
on the line and lower rents along the thoroughfarc
Where n whole community is addicted to the five
cent cigar, general stagnation Of business and
a large Democratic ma ority will always be found
Possibly the Mayor Of New Haven may have had
a box Of fyc-ccnt cigars given him by his wife
at Christmas. and Is taking the first opportunity
for revenge on the brand. He may have seen
personal fricnd-possibly n son-staggcr away
from the sloi-Inachinc with the fatal purchase in
his hand. In any ease we are convinced that 1t
was the merchandise and not the day the machine
sold it which caused the proceedings against II
in Ncw-IIaycn. Ind The country Is waiting 70
hear that the man is fined and that the slot
machine is given nincty-nine years solitary con-
fircmcut