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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
A Horrible EXPLOSION.
sixteen Persons Burned TO Death
With Boiling Oil.

On last Saturday, as reported in
the Mexico LEDGER, a train on the
Big Four road ran into an oil train
through an open switch at Alton
Junction, Ill. The collision only
resulted in one death but the ex-
plosion which followed about two
hours afterward was very disas-
trous. A large number Of sight seers
gathered around the fire from Alton
and the surrounding country, One
of the oil tanks became so heated
that it exploded throwing oil over
hundreds of people and causing
a great loss of life. At the last re-
port there were 16 dead, 80 of which
were not expected to live, and 40
badly burned but likely to recover.
The scene beggars description. The
st. Louis Republic, referring to the
matter to-day, uses the following
head lines.
Chow He'll Looks" "Blazing
Bodies Run to and Fro" After the
Explosion"-s'AS Spectators Smile"
"Injured Men, Not Being Found, Lie
Out All Night'-'Good Samaritans
at Wann''-Sixteen Victims Dead
and Many Others Will Die"-A Re-
lief Committee at Work..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
THE MccoR sfoerS
Three Grandiy Bred sssia...
Weil-Knewn Breeds.
lfshmeat.

This enterprising bseed;.,
lishment, the properly & -
Live Stock Con-
located at Bowling Green. r.
conducted under the able n,,'1
ment of W. P. Hawl;,s
1898 catalogue Of this fs.,.
Gates, by the character and
of the trotting stock ennar
therein, that a careful u.,..
been kept upon the needs -
mands OF the public, and q,
farm has kept pace with IL. E
march OF events. The prsu;-
lion of this farm is Electan. Is
a young Eiectioneer stallion ,1s
breeding, speed and ind;v;a.'
should become a Valuable and |,
potent sire. Electant has AL
shown a 2;3o gait. This s.
stallion was selected for hi.
upon his fine breeding and 8
lent individuality and pu,s.
direct from the Palo Alto s,oelg
for this establishment. r.
was foaled in 1890. Two Other !,
bred stations stand stable co,,
ious to Electant. Tbes.
Grampian 9131, son Of that
lent Wilkes sire, Gambetta RAJ
|2:22k, and Aytoun 2:2sk i,
Miss Cleveland 2:252, d b
years, } by King Rene. Three
didly-bred stations, indeed ;
brood mares on this farm are
select lot. For further breed.
stations see advertisement. + /
daily and weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
An Attempt with a Razor.

WENTzvILLE, Mo-, January 21.-
A man who gave his name as Edward
Crowley, and hailing from Mexico,
Mo-, was found about a mile west
of here to-day, nea the Wabash
Railroad, In a dying condition. On
examination it was found hat he
was bleeding from three CHASTITY
wounds, twoin the throat and one
in tie wrist. A wound in the neck
had almost severed the windpipe.
1t was evidently a case of attempted
suicide, as a bloody razor was found
near him. The half-conscious man
was removed to town and his wounds
dressed by DR.. II. A. Talley. He
was placed on board the east-bound
train this evening and taken to st.
Charles, where ne win be placed in
the County Asylum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
THE DICKENS ENTERTAINMENT.
An Unique and Successful Presents.
ton by The Kings Daughters.

Saturday afternoon and Saturday
evening the Kings Daughters enter
tanned at the coy home of Mr.E. S.
Frost. 1t was a Charles Dickens
party and one of the most delight
ful ever presented in Mexico.
Many of Dickens best known fem
mime characters were there in their
native loveliness. Mrs. Robinson,
as Betsy Trotwood, in spite of her
anxiety to keep the boys and DON
kies from her grass plot, added
much to the enjoyment of the even
ing; Mrs. M. L.Jones,a las Peggoty, on
account Of Barkis being a ''little
near WIS obliged to spend her
time knitting him a pair of "gal-
luses;" Mrs. ]. F. Griffee imper-
sonated the childish simple Dora,
while Mrs. Etna Williams, as Mrs.
Gummidge, locked forlorn in her
widows weeds and cap; Mrs. J.W.
Mason representing Mrs. Micawber,
was there with the twins waiting
for something to turn up" Miss
Belle Morris looked charming as the
weak womanly Mrs. Quilp while
Mrs. Bardell, IN the person of Miss
Minnie Frost, shed no tears over
the Tickle Pickwick. Miss Mollie
Nichols acted the part of the gen.
teel Mrs. Boffin; Miss Minnie Bas-
kett, in a bridal dress made some
forty years ago, looked as though she
had just stepped out of an illustrat-
ed copy of "Our Mutual Friend"
During the evening the guests were
invited into the sold Curiosity
Shop" over which Mrs. E.S. Frost,
as the famous Mrs. farley, presided,
assisted by little Nell, and with the
pomp of a dime museum manager
gave an exhibition Of her renowned
Wax Works. Here we found
the bald headed Mr.. Pickwick,
the hopeful Mr.. Micawber, the
sad faced David ~Copperfield, Silas
Wegg with a peg Leg and other of
Dickens famous characters.
The Mexico Band paid its re-
spects to the entertainment and
greatly enhanced the Joy of the
occasion by rendering three delight
full selections.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

The st. Louis Chronicle says: 1t
is proposed TO so amend the State
constitution that counties can bond
themselves for road improvement if
they choose. If all the counties took
advantage of it and did no better
work with the money than they have
done with over 81 ,O00, 900 a year
raised BY taxation for road purposes
there would be a howl beside which
the protest on the bonds issued IN
aid Of railroads yrs q vbianer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
PUBLIC SAIL
Wednesday,, FebruaH

Having sold my farm, / WI Il
public sale, all of the foliowlnsdsl
ed property on said premises, ~
least of Mexico, ON Wednesdsf
airy Is, 1898:
Twelve head Of horse stoek. \
which are the I5,fowInE Jatsx
old brown saddle and harnea Il
works anywhere and one Of q
running walkers in the countEfa|
mare, 5 years old. that is alnt
saddler aud well bred, being
to registry in National Ssddls 4
Register; one bay saddle mafe ag1
old, and in foal TO Morris BlaAss
rel, is a fine saddler and driver
mare, 4years old. sIred by ProHa3
first dam by Missouri Clay. Ths1
elegant FLY both in breeding ss9
dividuality and is safe In fual b
ert Rysdyk, 2:l3 Ia; one bay hs4
mare, s years old, q fine dfiyrf 4
year-old horse 81. ed by Treasuz1
yearling colt by Miller's MouzazI
some good work stock.
Fifteen good 2-year-old steerse
ninety days; five head Of con-
heifers, some of which are giviiH9
and all bred to Shorthorn bal
head of hogs, as follows: One !
oughbred Poland China boaf. aael
and eight pigs, five fine brood
heavy with pig; eight gtlu, We
from l4e to 200 pounds eseh, u
to a thoroughbred boar; txsuF
head of stock hogs.
AL my farming Implement g
ing of one new "big fourn Mas4
mower, only used . few days
new two-horse rake, ploEsass
two hay frames, dump board.
one Columbus Buggy Compspye
nearly good as new; also one 10
one twn-horse farm wagon. OF
BILE set leather wagon barnes
BILE set chain harness one eel
buggy harness and numefoat
articles.
TERMS OF SALE-All sufns q
under, cash; over that amounas
of eight months at 8 per cent. y
will be given on bankable note
Sale begins promptly al l g
w. w. P0LuN
RI Iobpaon Auefiouaer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
A..ignee's Notice Of AlIev.ns. Z

The creditors of C. r. L.
hereby notified that ], ss 49,
said Luekie, viii, at my lees
cigar store in the Ringo Ho1s
ing. in the City of Mexico es
day of February, 1888. ut soz
IN. of that day begin q nef
and allow claims against ~
and will continue until o.
of that day and besides TO-
cessive days at the same pises
tween the same hours. -
w. p. QUIszxs.sr
At @
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
The Coroner's Jury and Its Vert


Following jury held the inquest
over the remains OF Augustus Tur-
ner, who was killed by the cars last
Friday afternoon in Audrain county,
near Clark:
Il. G. Colts, NJ. Carr, CT. Wade,
J. P. Palmer, Brack Gentry and
John Sullivan.
The verdict was: "We the jury,
find from the evidence that TIE de-
ceased, Augustus Turner, was killed
by engine So, G. & A, rs, going
west, but it was not the result oil
any negligence on the part of the
road or its employees"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
State Moneys.
THE AMOUNTS ASKED FOR BY
THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
Many Items of Expense to be Con-
sidered by the appropriations
C0mmittee-The Revenue VIII
be Sufficient For All
Ordinary De-
mands.
From the Jefferson City Tribune.

Those who care to know what be-
m of the State revenue from year
to wear will find that Missouri has a
very large family to provide for, and
that constant care must be exercls-
ed or there viii not be enough money
to go around. The usual demands
upon the State revenue fund have
now been made for the ensuing two
years through the proper sources
and are under consideration by the
appropriation committee. The var
ious amounts asked for are as fol-
lows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

The LEDGER and its patrons are
greatly annoyed by the constant
stealingof pagers from yards and door
steps. This thievery must be stop
ped. We will pay $40 reward for
the arrest and conviction of anyone
stealing the Evening LEDGER from
the yard or door step Of a subscriber.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

An English journal vouchsafes
the interesting information that ''la-
dies at the theater in America take
off their hats and use them as fans"
Go to an English writer if you
want the exact truth of anything in
this country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

SEDALA is after an appropriation
of 49, coo for the establishing of q
state fair association at that place.
The appropriation is all right but
Mexico is the place for the state fair
and our people must wake up and be-
STIR themselves unless they want
this prize to 90 elsewhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

A Missouri newspaper man re-
siding near the Arkansas line thinks
it cold blooded to prepare biograph-
les and plates of a prominent man
before he dies. Up in this part OF
the state a newspaper man who
don't keep an electrotype and biog-
raphy of a great man ready for use
is considered a chump.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

The ohice-seekers, having worried
Gov. Altgeld into aspell of sickness,
should proceed hereafter with more
caution. The longer they Keep the
governor indisposed the longer some
of them may have to wait for jobs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

c. T. QUIsENBERRY, whose death
is chronicled in this issue of the
LEDGER, lived in Audrain county
for some years where he had a host
of warm friends. He was an en-
terprising citizen and an honest
man. He met with several rever-
SEES in life but in a manly way faced
every hardship. The people of
Audrain county extend their SYM
patty to the bereayed family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

IF transatlantic liners are going
to go on breaking their shafts in
midocean passengers will presently
insist on having an extra shaft taken
aboard and publicly displayed at
each shipping place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
W. II. Huston Manfea IA.

When w. III. Huston, the i,
ter of the combination tool nm.
left Mexico for Litch6eld, IN. I
his family to reside, it seems
household goods were moun|
for a debt which he left unsahi
A warrant was issued tor Hus]
arrest and Constable Bunton !
to Litchfeld after him, but hi
ventor refused to come witlal
requisition. Bunton returned !
out his man and immediateIr !
to Jefferson City for the nees
papers. The Constable xia 3
Litchfeld tonight after Hal
George johnson holds a d
mortgage on Illusions good
$50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

THE Mexico colored people claim
that they are opposed to any law
enforcing the railroads to provide a
separate coach for them as they do
not object to riding in the same car
with their white brothers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

Ii some genius would come along
and perfect a device whereby ice
could be burned as fuel and coal
used to keep refrigerators cool, how
much better off the world would
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

EVERY citizen of Mexico who is
interested in the success o. the
Business Mems Association should
be at the City Hall Friday night,
The constitution and bylaws will
then be adopted and other business
of Importance will come before the
meetiDp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

Mr.. DANIEL. LAMONT appears to
be another of the gentlemen who
will have to do some lively sprinting
if they mean to escape being run
down by a cabinet office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
Live Stock Market.

L
ST. Louis, January 24.-Sbippers
and butcher steers brought 1928 and
"a 80, stockers and feeders $3.50 and
1910, cows and heifs rs $3.50 and
$3.50, calves 81. 80 to %. bulls 81 .65 and
1926, mixers S2s to So per head.
Hostile hog market yesterday
was stronger and from 10c to 15c hish-
er than Monday. The native hogs sold
for s.. so and S7.75. Packers brought
S7.25 to $7.75. The medium butcher
grades, which were the only kind that
represents this grade, brought $T.6Oa
SITS. Pigs and light weights brought
S4.75a$7.2 90. The late arrivals did not
sell very well owing to the bad adviees
from Chicago, and at the close there
was . visible weakness and decline on
the market.
IA Potts ii in HIT Cnyino.c
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

AN Italian savant has invented a
machine that will wing a thought.
He should now turn his attention
to a machine that will wing the
consequences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

An interesting foreign exhibit at
the Worlds fair will be a model of
the Island of st. Thomas, Danish
West Indies. It is about s feet by
4, built TO a scale Of six inches to the
mile, painted in natural %colors,
showing the roads, country houses,
ships and steamers in the harbor
and the pretty town of Charlotte
Amalia, with its Two old legendary
towers of Blackboard and BluebeaTd.
1t viii be set into a table ename1ed
in black, edged with gold, with terra
Gotta paintings Of various spots of
interest on the island, the whole
being covered with plate glass.
Robert Hisey is in Texas on q
VISIT %3 Ie
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
...,ene.,. Hetie

Notice is hereby given t.
tors of b. Holm that on As1
Sd day of January, 1873, W
thereafte as counsel cau -
will apply tn the Audrain
souri, Circuit Court for
from my trust as asslgnse
Holm. EE
37.td Assignee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

LONG ISLAND CRY has three may
ors and two sets of minor city Off
Gals. The Topeka(Kas.) circus may
now go into winter quarters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

The business mems meeting Fri
day night should be attended by
every citizen of this city who has its
welfare and prosperity at heart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
LEDGER.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26.

THERE is one thing which the mod
istes can urge in favor of the erino-
line, and that is that it makes the
men keep their distance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

j. W. Woodbridge returned to Ma
con yesterday. Mr.. Woodbridge,
who is one of the gentlemen who
purchased the Dobyns & Gibbs
stock of drugs, is one of the best
business men in North Missouri.
He is a reliable and clever gentle
man and the LEDGER is pleased to
welcome Messrs. Woodbridge and A.
K. Macarthur, the new firm, to Mex
ico-the best town in Missouri.
These gentlemen will take posses
sion about February 1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
1t Was Great.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
BEAVER DAM ,January22.-Owing
to the visibility of an unusual bright
January sky with a cool and bracing
breeze from the southwest, both Bea-
yer Dam and Concord We're well rep
resented at the handsome residence
of John Conner, one mile southeast
of Concord, a few nights ago. By8:3O
O'Clock the large parlors were utilized
to their utmost with the brightest,
brayest and gayest crowd ever seen
in Concord. At 9 O'Clock supper was
announced and continued until II 10
when all were finished and enjoyed
delightful music, social converse,
tete-a-tete and other festivities. The
supper consisted of a plate of oys-
tors, a bowl of oyster soup, crack
ers, ice cream, cake and other dam
ties. All spent a happy evening.
That the ~hostesses, Misses Guy and
Corner, may be amply rewarded for
their kind efforts in preparing US SO
much pleasure and happiness is the
sincere wishes of a
BEAVER DAM WRITER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

George Morris, Jr., will likely open
his new iewelry store the last of this
week or the first of next. He has Just
returned from Chicago, where he pur-
chased a full and complete opening
stock of new goods, selecting the lat
est styles and the very best quality.
The books of L. C. Cove Il Co.
are in the hands of G. Guthrie, at
the Sherif's office, for collection OF
accounts due the firm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
Turner, Jackson & Co.

In this issue of the LEDGER will
be found a change in the advertise
ment of the above firm. This firm
is one Of the most painstaking with
its customers that we know Of any
where. The members of the firm
are live, active business men and
watch the markets for the best and
most desirable goods, and buying for
cash they car give their customers
bargains. During 1893 they viii
attempt to double their business and
are arranging to carry an increased
stock Of goods in every department.
Their carpet stock is especially
worthy of notice, their new designs
being the very latest manufactured.
The mems and ladies' shoes and also
dress goods and trimming depart
ments should be visited before you
buy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

Joe Boyd is getting ready t
a fine lot of cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

Bishop Phillips Brooks of Boston
is dead.
Lake Erie is frozen over for many
miles from shore.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
BEER TAN TO BE DOUBLED.
Ways and Means Committee About Ready
to Report to This Effect.

Ways and Means Committee About Ready
to Report to This Effect.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-It was printed
to-day that the majority of the commit
tee on ways and means had decided to
formally report bills doubling tho in
ternal revenue tax on beer and to i'm
pose tax on legacies These PROPOSE
lions are before the committee in moro
or less formal shape, but Chairman
Wilson is authority for the statement
that any report imputing to the major
ity of the committee decisive action
upon those matters or any other within
the next two weeks would have no foun-
dation in fact
Wilson in answer to question as to
whether or not the tariff bill would be
reported to the House by the first of
November, recalled the fact that in the
Fifty first Congress the committee on
ways and means. which was appointed
early in December, did not report the
Mckinley bill until the middle OF April,
q period of four months
1t is understood that the Senate will
oppose the confirmation OF Preston,
nominated to be director of the mint.
One of them day said that they would
use every means possible to defeat the
man whom they charge with multiplying
the Sherman act.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
TWO BOILED TO DEATH.
Horrible Result of Wreck on tho Big
Four Railroad.

Horrible Result of a Wreck on tho Big
Four Railroad.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. AT $50 this
morning freight train No. 63,on the Big
Four railroad, ran into three loaded
freight cars at Edgewood. The engine
was lifted bodily from its trucks and
the tender thrown down thirty foot
embankment.
On the front Of the first car OF the
train three tramps from Columbus were
riding. They were penned in the wreck
age and two of them boiled to death by
escaping steam.
The other was fearfully crushed about
the head and body, and was taken from
the debris only to die shortly sfterward.
The track was torn up for about 200
yards. The wreck train was summoned
and the crew began tho work of clear
ing the track. While prying q car off
the rails tie flew up and struck William
Hobusch in the pit OF the stomach. 1t
is thought he is fatally injured.
The names of the killed are: Joe
Jordan, a charm ker of Columbus, Ohio;
Jas. Murphy, Columbus foundryman,
and j. Blanch. Injured: Frank Brof-
ferman, Vanvert, Ohio, both legs
broken; R. M. Hughes, operator at Edge
mont. leg broken; William Hobusch,
section hand, internally injured. Super
intendent Gibson, of the Big Four.
places the blame on the switch engine
crew.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
FEVER AT BRUNSWICK.
Twelve New Cases of the Dreadful Disease
Reported Yesterday.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Oct. 2.-Twelve
new cases of yellow fever were reported
day. On st. Simonds Island two
cases were reported Miss Orilla Dart
and her brother. Eugene Dart. There
are now four cases on Jekyl Island,
two of which have been reported to.
day. All are whites. The recapitula-
ton shows Cases under treatment, "a;
discharges, IS; died, 10; total. 122.
There are not over 700 people in Jesup
who could possibly catch it and only
part of them in any probability will be
down at one time If tho worst should
come, and with the aid of the local
physicians, Surgeon Murray could sue
cessfully take care of an epidemic there.
On ST. Simond Island several hundred
refugees are taking matters cody. OF
this number about 100 are ladies, but all
are confident that the disease will not
greatly spread. The germs were carried
to st. Simond Island in Miss Darts
clothing, she having recently visited
Brunswick and entered her home to
secure some wearing apparel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03

Is your family protected in case of
death. 1t does not cost very much to
leave them we'll provided for. We are
agents for the New York Life Insur-
ance Co., ono OF the strongest and best
in the world, q company that pays all
death losses promptly, that has abso-
lutely no condition of contest, and the
only large company doing business that
pays case of suicide.
1t is very important that you should
leave those dependant upon you pro-
vided for; it does not cost very much;
you will be surprised to know how little.
Como and see US or drop US letter, and
we will see you and explain the entire
matter SO that you will agree with US
you ought not 60 uninsured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
NEWS FROM FOREST.
A Veteran Railroad OniciaI Retires From
Service.

A Veteran Railroad Oficial Retires From
Service.
FOREST, Oct. 2.-The farmers in this
section are very busy now with their
tobacco crop and in preparation for the
wheat crop, as many will begin seeding
this week.
Rev. DR. w. t. Fisher, of the Baptist
denomination, who has been preaching
ia this section for come time, left laat
week for Louisville, where he expects
to further prepare himself for his min.
isterial duties. After attending the
college there this winter he hopes to
return here next spring and take his
old charge.
L. e. Campbell, who for more than
twenty years has acted in the capacity
of agent for the Norfolk and Western
railroad st Forest, mas now retired from
the service, and j. B. Queensbury, Of
Farmville. is installed as his successor
j. j. May and Loxlie Radford left
Saturday for the Worlds Fair.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03

you believe there is proba bility of
conviction. The law will be better
indicated and the effect moro wholesome
by the Indictment and conviction Of g
few than the Indictment Of a much
larger number who escape conviction
for want of clear proof. You will now
retire to your room. gentlemen, and
begin the discharge Of your duty as
have tried to discharge mine"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
To Investigate the Sugar Trust

WAsHINGToN, Oct. Representative
Henderson rep. Ill., to-day introduced
in the House resolution providing for
Congressional investigation OF the
American Sugar Refining Company. OF
New Jersey, with authority for the com
mittee of investigation to report bill
instltuting quo warranto proceedings
against the company TO annul it's OK.
istence. The resolution went to the
committee on rules for action
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-03
Tho l.. & N. Machini.ts, str,ke,

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2.-Fourteen of the
striking shopmen of the Louisville and
Nashville returned to work today.
About twenty of the new men, however,
joined the strikers. Sixty-three men
arrived this morning from Chicago, st.
Paul and other cities in the Northwest
and were taken at once to the shops.