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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-21
CUNNING WITH WIRE.
MAJ. Riley VIII Complete His Task, Money
or No Money.


Maj. Riley VIII Complete His Task, Money
| or No Money.
WATERFOWL, Mass, April 1s.-Work
upon the Woodbridge wire-bound Gun
is being continued in spite of the fact
that the allotment necessary to COM
pete it has been expended. Maj. Riley,
the ordnance officer in charge of the
arsenal at this place, is determined to
| finish the gun as soon as possible and
| forward it to Sandy Hook for trial. The
| great delay in the work has been largely
owing to the meager equipment for gun
work.
An experiment is being conducted
here that possesses great deal of in
terest to army and navy ordnance of
ticers in connection with the ten-inch
wire-wound steel gun. 1t is test by
interior hydrostatic pressure of the
base loop about to be applied to that
piece of ordnance.
Not only is the experiment upon
larger scale than any in which the ap-
plication of equal pressures has been
made, so far as known, but it is con-
Quoted in such a way as TO develop
much more fully than has been the cor
respondence between the loss of resist
ance as at present accepted and the
teachings OF purely experimental de-
terH'natlon @ + Y
Pressures are applied in successive
multiples in 1000 pounds per square
inch and the elastic or permanent
changes OF diameter at the interior,
middle thickness and exterior of the
cylinder for each pressure are measured
and recorded to the nearest ten-thous-
andth of an inch.
Opinions OF the Italian Indemnity Case.
LONDON, April 18.-The Daily News,
in addition to declaring that no sane
being can doubt that the offer of in
demnity for the New Orleans lynching
made by the United States to Italy
was dictated solely by q sense Of
right, says that the dignified observa-
tions of the New York Herald, Tribune
and Times might profitably be studied
by some organs of opinion on this side
OF the ocean. The News pays tribute
to the statesmanlike attitude of Mr..
Blaine, who, it says, voluntarily offered
to make. compensation to Italy.
The Globe says that the heirs of
men lynched are very lucky.
According to the non-diplomatic
view it is not to be as
sumed that Mr.. Blaine intends to es-
tablish a precedent holding the federal
government answerable for the delicts
OF every separate state. That would be
carrying the federal principles degree
further than was ever thought of even
when civil war was not considered too
high q price to pay for its supremacy.
Our Behring Sea Fleet
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-21

The right kind OF faith never takes no
tor an answer.-Ram's Horn.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-21

;. TIM right,kipd Of love never braeu o.
~ work -Ram's Horn.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-21

l. Jesus Christ shepherds, restores,
guides, comforts, protects and blesses
nil who put their trust in Him.
. Christ knows His sheep, He knows
our secret thoughts and what is best
for us.
g. lie gave His life for us, that he
might protect US from the ravages
of sin.
our hearts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Vice-President Audrain County
AN UNFORTUNATE COLORED MAN.
He Goes to Sleep on The Railroad
Track i'm Mexico and rs Run
Over by the Cars.

Tom Harrison, COL, who has beer
working near Hatton, Galloway
county, came to Mexico Tuesday
and met with what may prove
fatal misfortune. He begun drink
ing liquor freely late in the evening
and while under the influence of i
laid down to sleep in the G.. & A
Railroad yard. 1t happened thai
he laid just right to have his legs
in position on a switch track for the
car wheels. About II o'clockTuesday
night the parties around the depot
heard awful groans and on investi
CATION found that a freight car had
run over Harrison, MASKING his right
leg off near his body and severely
injuring the left leg. He is in 6
critical condition, without money
friends or place to stay. He was
taken to the home of Il colored fam.
lily near the Wabash freight depot,
where he is being cared for. Har.
rison is physically a strong man and
looks like a good negro when he is
sober. He formerly worked for Ed.
Swon at Auxyasse, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
HE WILL NOT DESERT.
Senator Vest Says Gresham Dislikes
Harrison Bnt Won't Join the
POpnlists.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. IA
Senator Vest has been intimately
acquainted with Judge Gresham fol
many years and despite their politi'
cal opposition the warmest friend
ship exists between them. In re-
spouse to a question whether he
thought Judge Gresham would take
the stump for the Third Party, Sen
ator Vest replied emphatically that
he did not. He said that while
Gresham disliked Harrison he would
stick to the Republican party.
About election prospects he re-
marked, as to Cleveland's prospects
at the present time: az think they
are most encouraging for his election.
In the west he has a fighting chance
for Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and a
majority of the congressional dis
tricts in Michigan"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Farmers Institute.
To the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF AG-
RIcULTURE, COLUMBIA, Mo-, Aug. Is.
Arrangements r now being made
for the annual series of Farmers
Institutes which will be held during
the coming fall and winter. These
meetings are held only at places from
which invitations come. A number
of these are on file, but not enough
to complete the series. Should the
farmers of your county want an in
stitute it will hasten the work OF
preparation if they will make their
wishes known at once. About &C
meetings will be held continuing
two days at a place. The only
necessary expense to a community
will be for a hall or other meeting
place. IOther expenses, hotel bills
of members of Board, travelling, pay
of speakers, advertising, &C., are
met by the Board of Agriculture
from funds provided by the State
for this purpose.
Respectfully,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

IT seems a bit strange that in the
l2:23 pace at Sedalia Tuesday il
which Riley Medium, 2:224, by
Happy Medium 400, is credited
with three heats in 2:14k, 2:134
and 2:134, that not n of the
other eleven horses was distanced.
The slowest of the gang would
have had to made the full mile in
|2:24 OF got the flag and several OF
the horses in the race cannot do as
well or better than this. A horse
going at a :134 gait makes 80 and
d fraction feet a second and eleven
seconds between first and last horse
would place the latter outside the
flag.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

IT Is announced that Gov. Francis
win take the stump in behalf OF
Gov. Stone and the balance OF the
State Democratic ticket, and will
also reply to some OF Maj. War
ner's offensive assertions. Maj,
Harvey W. Salmon, the Chairman
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, says that the Governor
has written the committee offering
his services and such of his time as
would not interfere with his official
duties. "0f course" he said, ''the
committee appreciates this tender
and will gladly avail itself OF the
Governors services. What assign
ments are to be given him win OF
course have to be arranged to suit
his convenience. The Governor
would certainly not permit the cam
paign to interfere with his official
duties, and no Democratic commit
tee would ever think of asking him
to do it. When the Governor comes
to the city we viii meet him and
consider matters and ascertain just
what work viii be assigned him.
His wishes will be very carefully
consulted, you can rest assured"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
LEVI CHUBBUcK, Sec'y
Missouri State Road Convention.

CHrLLIcoTHE, Mo-, August 49,
From present indications the Mis-.
soufi State Road Convention, which
convenes in this city next Tuesday
for a four days session, will be a
large and interesting, as well as an
instructive, meeting. Missouri is
interested in the exhibition work,
and thousands of delegates will be
present in addition to visitors. Al
ready much road machinery has ar
rived for the exhibit. Hon. Levi
Chubbuck, Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture, is already
here and working faithfully to make
the convention a success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
"TA0 Much GOssin."

Louisiana Mo-, has quite a sensa.
ton in which some Of its mos
prominent citizens are mixed up
Such things appear to be so com
mon down there that not much at.
tention is paid to them.-Mexicc
LEDGER.
Louisiana is no more worse than
Mexico or any other city Of its size
but the trouble is we have too many
aged and ancient female women
unhitched tongues to .embellish
scandal and magnify family af.
fairs.-Louisiana Press.
We expect there is less gossip in
Mexico and perhaps less to gossip
about than in any other town of its
size in the United States. People
here have their own business to at
tend to and attend to it. When they
get to attending to other peoples af-
fairs the weather gets too warm fol
them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

four months trying to be re-eleet-
ed, I'll acknowledge don't know
anything about eongressmen;b but not
till them
81 was not an original Norton
man." said q tall aristoGratio look
ing man who wore a blonde mus
taehe, 'smy friends are all down On
Clark about thisicourt House affair
and | always so with my friends
81 WASH an original Clark man,
said a slender dark haired man
joining the group, "but like to
see fair play, and Clark has been
treated shamefully in this matter.
The course that certain parties III
this town are pursuing will turn
every fair-minded man to Clark. |
may not like a man but | don't join
in to keep him out OF a nomination
that he has fairly won," and thus
the talk went on.
The race between Clark and Nor
ton is the all-absorbing topic OF con-
versation of the newspapers in the
county (Demoeratie.) The Mont
gomery Standard is for Norton, the
New Florence Leader and Wellsville
Wide Quake are for Clark, the
Middletown Chips, independent, is
also for Clark. They say that Clark
has made a mortal enemy of Jacks
and he has, with Bro. Norton and a
few other choice spirits, prepared a
dreadful article on Clark and will
circulate the papers all over the
county the day before the election.
HONEST DEMOCRAT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
A Lunatfc KiIIs Himself.

FuLToS, Mo-, August 15.-Mr.
Hogan, from st. Louis, a patient at
the Lunatic Asylum, committed
suicide this afternoon by shooting
himself through the left breast and
right temple. He was improving
and was allowed freedom of the
grounds. It is q mystery how he
came into possession of the pistol.
He killed himself in the asylum
burying ground.
The suicide above spoken Of is
Rev. Hogan, who formerly lived in
Mexico. He Has sent from St. Louis
"a tha AeyIum Il Fnffan.zx
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

A SPECIAL dispatch says: The
people of Kansas, under Republican
rule, own, all told, property to the
amount of s34S, 459 ,943.6 and
owe $706, ISL ,627.33 The Peoples
Party State Central Committee has
issued an address in reply to the
Republican campaign cry, "Stand
up for Kansas and in it says: 81
the entire property of all descriptions
in the State were sold at forced sale
would it bring enough to pay off the
Indebtedness of the State? Intelli.
gent voters of Kansas, is itnot about
time for you to ''stand up for Kan
sas," and wrest the control of the
affairs of the State from the rings
and cliques of boodlers who have
brought the affairs of our State te
such an appalling condition."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
"Mrs." Rose Found.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat

from the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Edna Rose, whose mysterious
disappearance created quite a SEN
%sation, vas found yesterday, and
last night put on aboard a train for
her mothers home, in Hannibal.
1t appears that Mrs. Rose found
Joseph Adrain, whom she claims
was her uncle, and has been at his
house. The police claim that Adrain
is not related to her. When COM
fronted by Matron Harris, Edna
confessed that she was not married
to Frank Rose. She said he entic-
ed her from home and induced her
to live with him. They lived two
months in st. Charles, Mo-, and
then he took her to his mothers
home, in Montgomery City, Mo.
Nothing has been heard of Frank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

CHAIRMAN TAuBENEcK, of the Peo-
pies Party, has a new and wonder
ful story of some sort nearly every
day. He promises to become the
greatest campaign romancer Of the
age. If he maintains his present
gait the average Democrat and Re-
publican will have hands full in
September and October mailing lies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Grand Ball,

A grand ball will be given al
Hiner Hall, Mexico, Mo-, on Thurs.
day evening, August 25th, 1892,
under the auspices of the Irish.
American Social Club. The public
is cordially invited to attend. Prof
English's string band, of Shelbina,
will furnish music for the occasion.
Supper viii be served at the hall.
Everything that the committee can
do will be done to make the occasion
pleasant one. Ticket admitting
gentleman and lady, 81.
By order OF the committee.
JAMES QUINLAS.
FL. G. EuBAsKs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

THE first thing many newspapers
and newspaper correspondents think
of after a person has been shot and
killed is to let their fertile brain
imagine that summary vengeance il
to be dealt out by a mob to the per-
p~etrator of the deed. In ninety-nine
instances out of a hundred there are
no grounds for such reports and they
are generally made to string out an
article or to make it sensational.
Such uncalled-for wild statements
cast a slur on the law-abiding peo-
pie of peaceful communities and
should not be circulated unless there
are absolutely substantial facts upon
which to base them. To charge mob
violence to a community when such
a thing was never thought of, is out
of all eason and beyond question a
great injustice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
ledge Wexam's Political Proverbs.
A statesman that saws he don't

II StdtcStIldil tudl says ne uOfi
drink Ticker is mighty likely tc
be suspishuned fer somethin' wus.
Defect dwindles a candidate down
to mighty small pertaters.
Most men run fer offs cause. the
offs won't run fer them.
Eff politishuns don't see what they
want, they ask for it.
A little whitewash now and ther
is relished by the best men in polli,
ticks.
Full corncribs makes empty ballot
boxes.
'Tain't penuriourness in polliticks
that makes parties proud.
Thar's fools to find fault with the
wizest legislation.
You can alters tell what's in q
United States Senator's he'd by the
size of his hat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
PROGRAMME
or the Seventh Christian Missionary
District OF Missouri to be Held
With Church at Gentralia Sep.
temher go, 1899.


TUESDAY, s-RPTEnHKR srH. 7.D F. N.
Symposium OF sermons on thel Parable Of the
Talents;
a, Christian 6tewardship-H- b, Davis,
Maberly,
b.. Measure of Respansibility-L, n Ear
fy, Huntsville.
@, Basis of Rewards Jacob Hugley,
Paris,
WEDNESDAY, sspTknsER 5rH, . a. N.
/. Devotional meeting. Fuitsn Wilson-Re-
form
Y. Organization, Enrolment Of Delegates.
4, Ampniptment of Committees
a. On Ways and Means
b. On Nominations
G. On Resolutions.
d. Order of Business,
4. Report Of Board and Treasurer.
Il Address4c.H stra,yn. Paris.
9. Adjourn.
WEDNESDAY, ssrr. 7ru. 2 p. M. -AprERaoos
Address,, Il. sbouse. Columbia
9 Discussion of same
4 Adjourn.
wppNFsD.y sprr TRY 7.so p. m.-sIGHr.
seymon-T w cottinoham District Evan.
| gelist.
TuuespAv. s-RprrmnpR srH. o A M.
I Deyotional meetiup-R. % C,binn.
2. Address-The Church. What is its-o. B
i%'Sp n;sa,l m1afo os s amy
4, Report of Committees.
.. adjourn. suu
/. s'our Relation to County, District and
state work"ad, A Hoffman, Correspondent
2. Further Report of Committees
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

Conductor Bob Dunsmore, of the
Chicago & Alton, and Col. J. w.
Barre, a newspaper man of Louis
lana, will shoot a hundred live
pigeon race early in September at
Louisiana. AT the same time there
will be an all day blue rock shoot
open 70 al. Mexico win be well
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Exeeutor's Notice,

Notice is hereby given that letissz
testamentary upon the estate OF Gn
Hardin, deceased, have been erszte
the undersigned by the Probate ees'
OF Audrain County. Missouri, beAss
date August 2, 1892.
All persons having claims aga
said estate are required TO EN-
them for allowance TO the exefne!
within one year after date of granss
OF letters, or they may be preclu9s.
from any benefit of sueh estate. =
If such claims be not exhibited VIZ
two years from the date they VIII
forever barred. H.A.RICKET1H@
I9-4-t. ExecutEE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Executor,s Notice.

Letters testamentary on the esd
OF Mathew Chandler, deceased ses
granted to the undersigned on the p
day OF August, 1892, by the Prob
Court OF Audrain County, MissourL
All persons having claims agnzn.
SAID estate are requested TO exA5s
them for allowance to the exeenp
within one year after the date Of
SAID letters or they may be preeanse
from any benefit of such estate, snes
such claims be not exhibited wiz
Two years from the date of said 1efte
they will be forever barred.
CELIA CHANDLEk@
ExeeHtnE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that let's
testamentary upon the estate Of Nh
L:Beagies, deceased, have been grzss
ed the undersigned by the PROS
Court of Audrain County, MIsseg.
bearing date August 4,.1S92.
All persons having claims agsan
said estate are required to exhiz
them foI allowance to the exeeuk
within one year after date OF grant,
OF letters, or they may be pfecinds
from any benefit OF such estate e
If such claims be not exhibited wits
two years from the date they viii =
forever barred. j.. NJ. BEAGLEs
l9-4-t. Executk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

COLONEL WM. J. STONE, the
Democratic nominee for Governor,
has written as follows to Mr.. A. ].
Gregory, of Louisiana: CAS- to the
road question you are at liberty to
place me as broadly as you would
wish in favor of any proper measure
calculated to improve the roadways
of this State. I am distinctly in
favor of the movement which seems
to be gathering volume in favor oil
better roads,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

If you are a Champ CLARK mar
vote the ticket containing the follow.
ing names: ]. S. Hanna, NJ. G.
Flynt, j. f. Harrison, J. d. Frazier,
&. P. Hopkins, r. A. Calhoun, a.
]. Douglass, J. B. Clark, n. &.
Mitchell, C. G. Daniel and 4. E
Jenkins.
Il YOU are a Dick Norton ma
vote for C. f. Clark, B. r. Cauthorn,
Charles w. Lewis, W. !. Bolts, Jas.
M. Harrison Jacob shobe, John NJ.
DAME, James Guthrie a. D. spratt,
n na1fa1 n<7 1ohu Brsifon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
gOner

c.. L. V. TUCKER, formerly of the
LEDGER, is editing a very newsy
paper at Olney, Ill. In an able
editorial he encourages the Demo-
Gratis of Illinois to try and carry that
State for Cleveland and Stevenson.
We would like to see the Republican
majority wane in the Sucker State
mighty well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Will Nor be Held In Mexico.

Mayor G. r. Lupton has received
the following telegram from N. J.
Wollard, Charity, Mo-, Secretary
executive committee F. & L. U. in
regard to the place of holding the
State meeting of the order:
"For the sake of harmony and
matters over which | have no con.
troll please announce that the State
meeting of the F. & L. u. will be
held at Moberly instead of your
tnlacen
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

Col. IL. CLAY KINGS sentence
las been eommuted to imprisonment
for life, and Tennessee chivalry is
heaying great signs of relief. To
string up a representative of the
"best blood, sah," like a man who
has committed the objectionable
crime of being born black would be
something too awful to be thought
of for a single moment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

THREE months ago Mr.. Blaine's
illness kept the Republican party in
a state of anxiety and suspense.
Now it is the poor health of Mr..
Blaine's friends that is worrying the
managers of the organization. I'M
less DR.. Harrison can cure some OF
these interesting invalids he is a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

CoRBETT and Sullivan may both
be training industriously, bu. it
seems to the outside public that
each of these pugilists, spends most
of his time in solemnly asseverating
that he can knock the other out in
two rounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

Gov. MCKINLEY went west to
make converts. His views relating
to reciprocity appear to have borne
fruit, for now Ohio is plagued with
Kansas grasshoppers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

Hon. CHAMP CLARK, in his speech
at New Florence, said he had never
been afraid of the great body of the
people. He further said he had
fairly won the nomination for Con-
gress, but in order to have peace
and harmony in the Democratic
party he was willing to have it over
again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

THEY don't trot as fast anywhere
in the west as at Mexico, and not
much better time is made on the
great ace tracks down East in the
grand circuit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

JUDGING from their present en-
Payments, the two gentlemen least
interested in the approaching cam
paign are Mr.. Cleveland at Buzzard's
Bay and President Harrison at Loon
Lake
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

MORE cool weather is promised
by the man who runs the signal SER
vice. Good for the weather man;
he should take an apollinaris and
charge it to humanity in general.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

GREAT is the originality of Chiea-
go. They are now talking of catch
ing a whale somewhere in the arctic
regions and towing it alive to the
World Fair city, by way of the st.
Lawrence and the great lakes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

The Warner League Club of this
city has agreed to meet every Mon
day night until Maj. Warner is
elected Governor of Missouri. Think
of it! They have as ceaseless a task
before them as that of the Wander
inn low
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

BELvA LOCKWOOD maintains a
deeper silence than any of the other
presidential candidates, and it is
feared that her maid has used up
that letter of acceptance for curl
papers instead of sending it to its
destination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

If the Farmers Alliance in Geor.
gia could show political views thai
were as meritorious as is the Geor.
gia watermelon, to fuss with il
would be. a positive pleasure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Notice Of Final settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final
tiement OF the estate of Thomas -fes1
son. deceased, will be made at the
tember term of the Probate Ccul 5
Audrain County, Missouri, to be he1ek
Mexico in September, 1857.
JAMES HEATOAts
I'd. Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

Now, that Lord Salisbury is out
of a job at home, he might come to
this country and make protective
tariff sneeches.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

GET ready for the big October
fair. All others in Missouri will be
sideshows compared with it. 1t
begins October 10 and continues two
weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

THIS is the fourth time that Vie
toria has been obliged to send for
Gladstone. The grand old man
will not need an introduction to the
grand old lady.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Fought over an Old drudge.

LOUISIANA, Mo-, August b.
Samuel stoam and Ed. Scoggins, of
Salt River township, got into a diff
ficuity yesterday over an old grudge.
scoggins shot and dangerously
wounded Stoam. The latter was
taken TO Frankford for medical at
tention.
Mrs. Jno. r. Luekie and Mrs.
Ben G. johnson hare returned from
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
Notice Of Final set.Iemeut.

Notice Is hereby given that q
settlement of the estate OF b.
Watts. deceased, will be made St
next term OF Probate Court.of AnaFx
county. Missouri, to be held at -
leo on The second Monday in sep
Der, 1892. ID. +. SHEA,
I'd Administratas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

EVERY Democrat has the priyi-
lege of voting for eleven delegates at
the Congressional primary on the
10th inst.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

The LEDGER's contest for the
most popular farmer in Audrain
county is warming up. Ballots are
coming in from all directions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18

IF Mr.. Plat can't be plaeated
he might be quarantined or ma
rooned or something like that.