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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Reports from the Ninth Congress-
ional District show clearly that there
is rs much if not more discord than
ever between the Clark and Norton
factions and that the convention
called to meet in st. Charles next
Tuesday will be one of the stormiest
OF all the stormy conventions ever
held in that district. Both Norton
and Clark claim Montgomery coun-
ty and whoever gets it will receive
the nomination. Before he left the
city this morning Congressman Nor
ton said that fourteen OF his votes
had been thrown out without any
semblance of law or authority, and
that he intended to have them
counted. "These vofes," he said,
will give me the district without any
doubt, and as they were fairly cast,
L want them counted"
From all accounts the primary in
Montgomery County was queerly
managed all around. Reports have
that money was used plentifully
and that nonresidents, including the
on the new Missouri, Kansas
& Eastern road, were voted right
and left. The Clark men charge
the Norton men with having put up
job, and the Norton support
ers say it was just the opposite.
A dispatch from Montgomery City
1t is currently reported here
on the street this morning that Mr..
Norton will contest the election.
He claims that seven votes at
Montgomery City and three at
Jonesburg were for him which he
ought to be counted for him.
The convention under the ruling
Of the State Committee will be
called to order by Maj. Harvey w.
Salmon, the Chairman OF the State
Committee, at 10 o'clocl; Tuesday,
morning next. The Montgomery
contest will then be taken
Up and if the convention does not
Freak up in another row II nominal
ion will be made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
PIKE FOR CLARK.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, Aug. I'll
Clark received 331 and Norton II
votes at this point; Clark 1872 at
Curryville and Norton nothing Clark
167 and Norton IA at Frankfort;
Clark Sc and Norton a at Cyrene.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Audrain County went nearly solid
for Clark. The vote by precincts
as far as heard from, is as follows
Mexico, Clark 527; Norton 316.
Vandalia, Clark 167; Norton %.
Laddonia, Clark 1I9; Norton 46.
Martinsburg, Clark go; NortonR.
Rush Hill, Clark ~; Norton 10.
Farber, Clark 100; Norton /.
Moline, Clark 3s Norton 10
Benton, CLARK 46 Norton 81.
Black, Clark "A; Norton II.
EdNards, CLARK 8 Norton h
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

AfnrsAoS ho. mug. ~
The Norton-Clark primaries were
well attended to-day. The three
townships heard from give Norton
a majority of 10, with three town
ships to hear from, one of which is
conceded to Clark and two to Nor
ton, which will give the county to
Norton by a safe majority.
CRAWFORD FOR NORTON.
STEELEvILLE, No., Aug. 21.-
Later returns from outlying pre-
cinets in Crawford county give r.
Ii. Norton 40 majority with one
precinct to hear from, which may
give Clark a small majority.
GAscoNADE FOR NORTON.
Hermann, Mo-, Aug. 2o.-Elec-
ton returns from Hermann pre-
cinct, Ninth Congressional District,
are: Norton delegates, 81 votes;
Clark delegates, | vote.
LINCOLN GOES FOR NORTON.
ELsBERRY, Mo-, Aug. 2o.-The
Norton-C Clark Congressional pri-
mary passed off quietly here to-day
with the following results: Norton,
E-
257; Clark, IL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
ADEFIANT OUTLAW.

With revolutionists who seek to pull
down the Government of Porfirio Diaz by
overt acts confined exclusively to Mexican
territory, the United States has nothing to
do, except to express a purely abstract
opinion that they have undertaken quite
an arduous task. But ~itn revolutionists
who assemble armed forces on United
States territory, who defy the laws of this
country and resist, the United States
troops, this Goverpment has great deal
to do.
This is exactly the position in which the
forces of Garza have put themselves.
Whether he is to be ranked as revolutionlst
or bandKi in his position toward Mexico, he
occupies only one position toward the
United States. He has taken armed pos
session of United States territory, he has
dstied United States law and has COM
United acts of war against the United
States. Against such defiance the Gov
eminent has only one course to take, and
that is summary and stern suppression.
The opinion credited to a Government
official at Washington last week
that the United States had a much
more serious and pressing matter to
deal with in this case than in
the Chilean dispute has been amply
substantiated by the event. The violation
of its territory by armed outlaws who at
tack United States troops calls for much
more urgent measures than doubtful
row between sailors on shore, which a
friendly government is investigating by
its regular judicial methods.
The full strength of the United States
Government should be exerted, if neces-
sary, to make its authority respected
throughout the entire territory. 1t is
necessary to say that the administration
does not seem to have promptly recog-
nized the necessity of adequate force to
support its authority. The moment it
was evident that Cara would defy United
States law, not only should all the United
States troops have been concentrated, but
State troops should have been called upon
to such number as to wipe out any outlaws
who undertake to resist the United States
by force of arms. The same steps must be
taken now, but it would have been far
more likely to produce healthy respect
for the authority of our Government if the
suppression had been prompt and severe
upon the first act of resistance.
1t is not as rebel against Mexico that the
United States must suppress Cara; it is
that he has made himself an outlaw and
rebel against the United States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
BOUND FOR FLORIDA.
Long Trip of Life Saver in the six-Foot
Dory Little Rover.

Long Trip of Life Saver in the Six-Foot
Dory Little Rover.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-With fresh, fair wind
the 6-foot dory Little Rover started away
from Rockaway Beach on its venturesome
voyage to Jacksonville yesterday morning.
Harry Trubenback will act as captain, mate,
cook and bosen all by himself A large
crowd Of people belonging to the beach as
sembled on the wharf in front of the Seaside
House at the time fixed for the departure.
The life saver appeared on the wharf at 9
O'Clock, dressed in a blue suit and spoke to
his many friends, who think he will never
come back again, and, after bidding them
goodby, at 9:29 the little craft was put under
sail ana started on her voyage.
On the sail of the boat is the Inscription:
"From New York to Florida" where he will
try to get by March l, so aSto be able to keen
his position as life saver at Rockaway Beach
next summer. Trubenback intends to sleep
in his craft in the daytime. He has his steer
ing gear arranged so as to work with the sail
of the boat. He will cook his food on the
same oil stove on his trip to Boston
Quite an interesting story is told of this oil
stove. While off Fort Schuyler the dory was
capsized and the oil stove sank. The cap
tain knew he would have to eat his food
cold if he did not regain it, so taking a bar OF
iron that was in the locker he dived down
and recovered it. Trubenback received
quite number OF presents before starting
on his voyage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
IMPECUNI0Us SPIRITS.
How They Impoverished a Simple Minded
Pennsylyania Farmer


Pennsylvania Farmer.
LATHRoP, Pa, Jan. Paul Hill, at one
time wealthy farmer here, is the latest
victim Of spiritual" manifestations. More
than 20 years ago Hill moved to Iowa, where
his wife died. He was strong believer in
spiritualism, and, acting on the alleged ad-
vice of his dead wife, married again. Soon
after he returned to Lathrop, purchased o
new farm and eventually laid away consid-
cradle money. Philander Brown purchased
an adjoining farm. Philander was wont to
juggle with spirits, and the Hills soon be-
bcame frequent visitors at his house and
willing victims to his schemes Finally, at
one of these meetings Brown put Hill into a
trance, and the old man saw and heard all
manner of strange things. He heard trains
rolling along the heavenly tramway and the
buzz of the busy sawmill making slabs in
New Jerusalem was borne plainly to his
ears.
The spirits now became impecuniou. and
the departed Mrs. Hill, speaking through
the medium, said that herself, Christ, st.
Peter and st. John were sorely pressed for
clothes. The old man gave cheerfully, but
the irrepressible spirits could not procure
enough to supply their needs. Time passed,
the Hill farm was mortgaged, and not until
every penny OF his fortune was gone did the
old man begin to realize that the spirits had
been leading him u merry chase Brown
pretenses, but got out on technicality. Hill
has no more money to push the case, but is
rich in worldly experience. He is still won
dering how it all happened. Meanwhile
the ingenious Brown is casting about for
fresh victims.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

| 1t will be seen that these paragraphs
change the character of Senior Matta's
/ note from the very unsatisfactory tone
which Mr.. Egan's version gave it to mod
! erately satisfactory one.
: The conclusion which this fact points
out is strengthened by other features OF
! the correspondence. 1t is shown that
from the very inception of the trouble the
| Chilean authorities were active in investl-
! eating the affair with view to Furnishing
the guilty parties. 1t nowappears that by
three separate communications on October
| 81, October 80 and November 8, the
! Chilean authorities assured MI. Egan OF
the prosecution of the investigation under
| the Chilean laws and of the punishment
of the guilty whoever they might be, and
explained the delay consequent on an in
vestigation in which so many witnesses
were concerned; that on the latter date
Judge of Crimes Foster Recabarren in
formed Mr. Egan of the arrest,of ''several
of the individuals to whom is attributed
direct participation in these occurrences,
two of them having confessed" and that
on November and 9 the police authori-
ties invited the cooperation and assist
ance of Captain Schley, the American
Minister and American Consul in produc-
ing evidence as to the riot
Considering that during the interval be-
tween these communications and the pres
ent date everything coming to the United
States through the medium of its repre-
sentative there has reported the conduct
of the Chilean Government as defiant,
while all mention of these communications
has been suppressed, the conclusion is too
clear to require much elaboration. There
is certainly grave reason for inquiring
into the motive for this remarkable policy
of embroiling two nations by distinct
suppression of important facts in the
negotiation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
HILL AND HIS OFFICES.

THE Tiger had great representation at
the Hill dinner.-NeD York Recorder.
PEANUTS ought to be cheaper in New York
after January /. The Hill circus will move.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
GOVERNOR HILL is evidently an old SUBJ
scriber to- Uncle Dana's "It's better to be
sure than to be sorry" platform Washing
ton Post.
THIsis my last day as Governor. 1t is q
solemn thought. But I've had con sid erable
fun in worrying Jones, just the same.-Hill.
-Chico0o Tribune.
If there is anything else in sight that
David Bennett Hill would like to have, let
him say the word. just at present he is the
Democratic Count of Monte Cristo-Mi,u,e-
apotis Tribune.
IT is very fortunate for the honest people
of the country Mt large that Pooh-Bah Hill
is at the end of his oligarchical reign in New
York else we should all soon be exclaiming
with Comedian Frank Daniels, "Hang ON to
your seats, dy."-Philade'ohia Press.
SENATOR HILL will go to Washington next
week with a new prestige. He has added
to his former triumphs the unique glory of
actually defeating Republican State-stealers
in the sharpest fight ever made against
them.-Ne10 York World.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CITIES.

A recent number of the Social Economist
of New York devotes space to the ques-
ton of improving and beautifying that
city. Its plan is fer the organization of
society which shall Systematically work
for schemes of establishment that shall be
uniform in design and sting in character.
The importance even in the commercial
sense of attractiveness to cities should
make itself apparent. Paris, Florence
and Vienna, and even Berlin to great de-
gree, owe large share OF their greatness
to the pleasures of life secured by mu-
nicipal adornment. In this country cities
like Cleveland and Detroit vie with Pitts
burg in rank of population without half of
its industrial advantages, because life is
pleasanter in them to people who can
select their place of residence. 1t is not
so many years since it was provefbial of
Pittsburg that it was good place to make
money in, in order to go and live some
where else. The last year has in respect
to the smoke nuisance shown a return to
the old conditions.
In that light there is local application
to the remark concerning New York in
the article referred to that 'there are few
if any cities possessing so many natural
advantages and hardly any city for whose
beautifying and improvement its Govern
ment and inhabitants have done so little. /"
This with an exception for the last few
years of the natural gas period has good
deal of force in Pittsburg. and the need of
more efficient street cleaning, street paw
ing, and street lighting, and finally the too
general absence of shade trees, makes it
seem as if the article must have been
written with view to fitting our own city
as well as the metropolis.
There is one point, however, which
Pittsburg must attend to before these in
order to secure the quality of attractive
ness After natural gas rid us of our
smoke we began to see what might be
done in the way ofmaking the city beauti-
full The smoke has returned, and the
first step toward making life in our COM
munity attractive must be an organized
effort to secure the abatement of the
Duisanpp
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
FAVORITES OF FAME.

GOVERNOR BoIEs, of Iowa, is very i'll
with the grip.
GLADSTONE has shrunk over two inches
in stature since he was in middle life.
THERE is clergyman in New Mexico who
struggles along under the name of the Rev.
Innocent Wolf.
KING GEORGE, of Greece, who for some
time has been sick with SMALLPOX, has recov-
ere from his Illness.
MR.. II. H. BANCROFT, the famous his
torian of the Pacific coast, is spending the
winter in Mexico with his family.
/ DR. CYRUS ADLER, the delegate of the
Chicago Exhibition to Turkey and the East,
has left London for the United States.
THE new Duke of Devonshire owns 193,-
900 acres of land, lying IA counties. The rent
roll of his estate amounts to sS50,0O0 year.
GENERAL ARMSTRONG, who has been
dangerously i'll in Boston, expects to be well
enough to return to his school in Hampt on
in a few days.
A BEvY OF American maidens, including
MISS Matte Mitchell, the flancee of the Due
de la Rochefoucauld, assisted Mrs. Reid at
the New Years reception in Paris.
THE early career of Robert Louis Steven
sun vas SlShV uiodDpOiiilulChb W lliS Ia III
lily, who expected that the rare talent he
displayed in his youth would win him dis
tinction in the law, for which he had been
trained.
Mr.. GEORGE S. BACHELOR, United
States Minister resident at Lisbon, has gone
through London on his way to resume his
post. He called on many of his personal and
diplomatic friends.
SECRETARY ELKINs has in West Vir-
ginia house which is described as one of
the finest country residences in the South
1t contains 80 rooms and commands superb
view Of the surrounding country, which is
exceptionally beautiful.
w. E. HALE, of the Hale Elevator Com
pany, who was the pioneer in the introduc-
tion of passenger lifts in business buildings
in the city of the Worlds Fair, has resigned
the Presidency of the company in order to
enjoy well-earned leisure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
WAITED THIRTY YEARS.
Courtship That Was of Long Standing
in the Far West

Courtship That Was Of Long Standing
in the Far West.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 2.-Ncarly forty years
ago Mr.. Jackson WHO was then but school
lad in an Illinois town, had for q chum a
boy about his own age named Robert Walker
The bonds of friendship were not lessened
as they grew to manhood, and when Walker
fell in love with pretty Nellie Rice and
started West to make home for his future
wife, jackson clasped his hand and bade
godspeed. Walker first settled in Sacra-
mento but fortune came not, and, despair
in OF success, he drifted to Arizona. There
he became associated with q band of In
dians, who accepted him as a'protege and
seeing chance for future interest in the
rich mineral lands of that section, he de-
cidcd to cast his lot among them. TheSears
passed on, but Walkers star did not rise. In
the meantime he had kept up a steady cor
respondence with his flancee in Illinois, who,
true to her vow, awaited the call of her
lover.
After Walker had spent 30 years in isola-
tion from civilization the old chief of the
tribe died and the Indians BY unanimous
choice selected their prote,,e 10 assume the
management of their affairs. This prac-
tically put Walker i'll the possession of two
rich gold mines and in short time he real
lied $50 600 from his acquisition. The faith
full fiancee. was at once summoned to
Arizona and the two were welded. Their
bliss was of short duration. In less than a
year walker contracted pneumonia and
died. BY his will all the property of the
rich mine owner was lett to the widow. She
was not lett long to enjoy it in peace, how
ever, for Walkers relatives in Il short time
They claim that Mrs. Walker, nee Rice, is
not the early love of the deceased, but an
adventures, who has usurped the place of
the true wife and spirited her away. Mr..
Jackson, therefore, rs tile old friend of Mr..
Walker, has gonet 10 Arizona to decide the
matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
cuR1os1r1Es OF cosaaEss
| Meaning Thai Might Be Given to the Names
of Some Members.

| WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2-The roll OF the
present Congress begins and ends with the
name of Clark, representing the First dis
trict Of Alabama, and the last OF Wyoming,
appropriately enough, says the New York
Evening Sun. The one at the head is a Demo-
crat and the one at the tail a Republican.
Between them come five Taylors, giving this
| family as good a representation as any one
of 20 States. There are four Wilson's in the
House, beside two in the Senate. The
House has also three each of Hendersons;
Johnsons, Stewards, Stones and Wiliiamses.
There are two Albert Hopkinses, two John
Wilson's and two William Stones. All these
six are Republicans, except Stone, of Ken
lucky. There was a yet worse case in the
last Congress, where the name william j.
Stone, Democrat appeared twice on the
roll. This year the members have different
initials. ut least. The five Taylors are all
Republicans, so this family will control
about one seventeenth of the votes in the
Republican caucus. The seven households
of Taylor, Wilson, Henderson, johnson,
Stone, Hopkins and Russell will together
make up onc-fifth of the Republican delega-
tion.
AS for the Democrats, it is plain at the
first glance that they are feeling their Oates.
They are conscious of having their power
secure by Cable. of being fortified with a
strong Castle; in brief, they think they are
bound to Winn. They have all the good
Fellows on their side. So, they mean to
begin by u grand banquet For this they
have secured stately Hall. To decorate it
they have ready Bunting, the Green-leaf, the
Branch. A Butler and Page are provided
to wait on them. To supply the table they
bring whole Bullock. with Bacon, Whiting
and Hare, but only one Bum. If there
should not be game enough, Fowler is
ready to bring in more and he has Covert
near by from which to get it. The Demo
Gratis will feast without anxiety knowing
that If the Republicans try any hostile move
ment they will run against Stump and a
Stone, and probably be buried out of sight
by the Snow. In case of any real danger,
the Democrats have q faithful Warner.
They are ready for the battle with leaders
Stout and Wise and speakers Crisp and
Bland: If their speeches are sometimes Long,
at least they are sure to be good English,
and to be Heard For the actual work of the
session the Democracy has secured the SER
vices OF no less lawmaker than Moses him
self. They have powerful Mills and good
Miller to grind out the flour of legislation,
and Cooper to barrel it up. As for the
farmers: they are very appropriately repre-
sented by Mr.. Glover. They have also
Baker. who will try to keep them from pass
ing any halfbaked proposals.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

IN the death of DR.. John Douglas yester-
day u notable citizen passed away-one who
took an active and prominent part in the
affairs of the community for nearly 40 years.
DR.. Douglas was a man of distinguished
learning, and of such active mind that in
three professions he reached honorable
prominence. As pastor of the Oak Alley
Reformed Presbyterian Church he was noted
for his vigorous utterances in the pulpit.
Later he was one of the writing editors of
The DISPATCH; and during the last eight
years of his life he was a member of the
Allegheny county bar. Alike as thinker
and as a speaker and writer Dr. Douglas
was one of the most forceful men of his
times.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
WHEN CONGRESS RECONVENES.

WHEN Congress reconvenes war talk will
be placed on the retired list EdStirlqton
Post
CONGRESS should not allow itself to be left
out in the matter of good resolutions
Washington Star.
HERE is hoping that the grip will let up on
Congressman and that congressman will get
their grip and settle to solid work. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
1T is expected that about 3,0O1 bills will be
presented to the House of Representatives
next Tuesday. No doubt the duns will be
asked to call again. Chicago Times.
IT is understood that no river and harbor
bill is to be passed in the present session of
Congress. This expenditure, fortunately,
can be postponed without great detriment
to the public service.-St. Louis Gtobe-D Dem
ocrdt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

more cheaply than France or Germany,
for while neither country could ship coal
to England in 1890, England shipped eight
and a quarter million tons to those two
countries
This, again, might by itself be attributed
to differences in the fields. But when it
is taken in connection with the facts
already quoted, it affords a statistical basis
for the productive advantages of the eight
hour day that is very impressive. If the
same showing can be corroborated in other
cases, strikes are not needed to introduce
the eight-hour system. 1t will introduce
itself by the inexorable logic of demon
Stration