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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
An Early Survey Of the Democratic
Field.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., June Cit
is a little bit early for Presidential
talk since the national conventions
are three years and a half ahead,
but as ex-Vice President Morton's
boom is assuming very interesting
proportions; as ex-Consul General
New has announced that MI. Harri-
son would make a very strong race,
and as Mr.. Clarkson is looking
around for some verile young Re-
publican who believes in the single
standard of female suffrage, the
Democrats are doing a little bit of
looking around also.
1t is by no means an uncommon
thing to hear in the departments
and other political places lengthy
discussions Of the next standard
bearer of the party, and it is a very
frequent assertion that at least two
members of the Cabinet have their
eyes fixed upon the honor, while
two others are in training for Sec
ond place. They are Secretaries
Gresham and Carlisle and Secretar-
les Morton and Smith. Some of
the Georgia papers have already
named the last gentleman for the
highest honor within the gift of the
people, and many of the Western
Journals stand committed to the
cause of the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture. Other opinion molders in
that section are talking in favor of
Mr.. Gresham, and what Is true of
the Southern and Western papers
is true Of the Southern and Western
politicians.
Mr.. Carlisle has been very fire.
quently mentioned in connection
with both the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. In the meantime
substantial and solid talk regarding
the Presidency is linked with the
name of VIM. X. Morrison. The
Western and Southern Democrats
insist that the next candidate of
the Democratic party must come
from the West, and without hesita-
ton they name Morrison as the
Western man best fitted by ability
and experience to be named for the
highest honor withinthe gift of the
American people,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

THE Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank, of Chicago, has done more tc
calm the troubled waters in fnan,
cial circles than any other institution
in the country. A run was started
on this bank this week and the Pres.
ident, VIM. Mitchell, a brother o.
Capt. L. C. Mitchell, father-in-laN
of R. Nj. White ard well known il
Missouri, displayed a card to the
depositors late in the evening stat
ing that the ''bank would be oper
all night to pay those who wanted
their money" The bank kept it:
doors open till 2:3O a. m. paying
all who called. The next morning
it opened two hours earlier thar
usual and in a few minutes the rur
was over and confidence restored
This bank is one of the strongest il
the United States and has more thar
eight millions of dollars out on cal
loans which can be realized on il
twenty-four hours.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
The Fourth Of July.

The committee of arrangements
for the Fourth of July celebration
has secured the Fair Grounds for the
big event and also made arrange.
ments with all of the livery stables
to transport people to and from the
grounds at half the usual rate-2E
cents for the round trip. A commit.
tee, consisting of j. E. Martin, A.
K. Luckie and Fred Morris, was ap.
pointed to perfect arrangements in
regard to the wheelmen's races. This
will be the big feature. All commit
tees are requested to meet at the City
Hall Saturday evening, June 10th,
at 7:30 to arrange the programme
and attend to other matters to come
before them. Let every member o.
all committees be present promptly
on time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
VINO lS EuLALIAs
She aud Her Husband Are Cousins,
aud Are l,oth 1nfants of spain.
Eruin the New York sun.


The inianta Eulalia and her
husband, the lntante Antonio, are
first cousins. They are also FIRST
cousins to the Comte dc Paris, head
Of the French house OF Bourbons.
10 go back to that junction III the
French and Spanish Bourbons
from which they sprung, Louis
Philippe OF France has among
his children a son, who was the
Due de Montpensier. He married
the lnfanta Louisa of Spain, a
daughter of Ferdinand VII by his
fourth wife, Cristina, Princess OF
the two Sicilies. Queen isabella
was L.uisa's sister. Isabella 5
daughter Euialia married Luisa's
son Antonio.
Isabella had another child who
became Alfonso MI, and his son
is the present King and nephew Of
Eulalia. The lnfanta's husband
Antonio is uncle -in-law to The
King of Spain, and the King Is
also AntCnio's first cousin once
removed. The married couple art
infants of Spain. The title Infants
for the female and lnfante for thu
male so to the children o
Spanish and Portuguese Kings
Eulalia is the daughter of Queer
! Isabella, and Antonio is the son o
the son of one King and the sol
of the daughter of another.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Public Debt Statement

WASHINGTON, DC, June 1.-The
public debt statement issued to-day
shows that there Was a net decrease
of S7a9, 425,99 during the month of
May. OF this 1867, 1850 was in
the amount of the bonded indebted
ness of the Government and $751;.
$50, ~ was in the increase of the
cash in the Treasury, The interest
bearing debt increased $500; debt
on which interest has ceased since
maturity decreased $37 ,4SO and o.
the debt bearing no interest $685.
695. 80. The aggregate interest and
non interest bearing debt May 81
was 1901, $50, $3.50 So on April 30 il
was 1862 ,407 ,76i.13. The certif'
Gates and Treasury notes offset by
an equal amount of cash in The
Treasury outstanding at the end o
the month was 1894, 531 ,02l, an in
crease of 81 ,4S5, GOA.
The total cash in the Treasury wa.
1854, 122 ,9SI.4S, the gold reserv,
500, 04S, $40 and the net cash bal
ance $40, 5l4.30.
In the month there was a decreas
of 50, 7G4, 1892 in the gold coin ant
bars, the total at the close beinl
500, 51S, 600. 76. OF silver Their,
was an increase of 80, 174,S74.4S. o
the surplus there was in nationa
bank repositories $11 ,649, 142.54
against $l1,270,6 600 SO at the en-
of the previous month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

IT is the laboring classes who do
most to keep the money of the coun-
Fry in active circulation and when
they begin to tighten the purse
strings the effect is Immediately ap-
parent in a stringency of the money
market. Thousands of them all
over the country are now economic.
ing and boarding their earnings
with a view to seeing the Worlds
Fair, and people are made to realize
how dependent they are upon these
classes, not only for the production
of wealth, but the supplying of ready
money for the rgular channels OF
trade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Erank Lnmes' Surrender.

Col. Lon Y. Stephens tells the fol-
lowing story in the Boonville Adrer-
tiser in his Jefferson City correspon-
dence:
\ gentleman who witnessed the
surrender Of Frank James to Gov.
Crittenden thus recalls that notable
event in the history of Missouri. On
the forenoon of the day of the sur
render, Gov. Crittenden sent invita-
lions to all the state officers and their
employees to visit his office at five
O'Clock. Not the slightest informa-
ton was given of what the occasion
was to be. No one knew, but the
most popular theory was that some
one had sent the Governor a basket
of champagne, and that he desired tc
| share it with his friends. Perhaps
the wish was father to the thought.
The company invited responded
promptly, and at the appointed houl
the room was full of visitors; still
no one knew nor had the slightes'
idea OF what it all meant. 1t Ger.
tainly did not mean wine, for none
of the accessories of such an occa
sion were to be seen. After waiting
in a state of complete mystifcatior
for more than half an hour Maj
John \. Edwards, with a stranger OF
his arm, entered the room. The tive
proceeded directly to the Governor
Mai. Edwards, in a low tone of voice
introduced Frank James. They wert
not heard, and were supposed to b.
merely friends who had come to pay
their respects to the chief executive
Of the State. Just at that moment
while all was bewilderment, Franz
James took off his pistol and hand
ed it to the Governor, re~marking
"You, sir, are the first man who eve
had his hand on this pistol since
the beginning of the war" Thu
Governor accepted it in his polite
graceful manner, and then turning
to the crowd, said: ''Gentlemen
this is Frank James" We thel
realized that it was a surrender
Frank was at once the hero of tht
occasion. He is a tall, slim man
delicate and not rugged looking; n
appearance Of the highwayman abou
him. During the ordeal he was per
fectly calm and as composed as an,
man in the room. He shook hand
with and had a pleasant word TO
everybody. It was generally believ
ed in Jefferson City that every mem
Der Of what was called the "Jame
gang" had recorded a vow and mad
a solemn pledge hal Jesse James
death should be avenged blythe dealt
Of Gov. Crittenden. It had bee,
claimed that upon n occasion tn
opportunity presented itself, an
that one Of the James followers wa
behind the Governor, within cas-
range, with his hand on his pistol
and would have fulfilled there an
then the recorded VOW, but for a time
ly gesture from Frank James.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
SheriT's Sale.

By virtue and authority of q gems
execution issued fIom the Office oil
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Aud1
County, Missouri. returnable Of Z
June term, 1888, of said Court. and
me directedin favor of Lie. Goveet t
plaintiffs, and against Martha Hf
don, defendant, 1 have levied upons
seized all the right, title. interest y
claim of the said Martha HerBd0l
in and to the following described =
estate, to-wit: Forty-five acres :
north part of the west half ofthescf
west quarter, and 30 acres, the =
part of the southwest quarter oil
northwest quarter, and % IL g.
the southwest part of the soutb
quarter of the northwest quarters
81 IL acres, the northwest part 81
east half of the southwest quartqs
in section Is, township 81, rang
west; also 20 acres, the east partds
northeast quarter of the southg
quarter OF section ID, township !
range IL, west, all lying and benz
the said County, and State of Miss
and l will, on
Friday, the 9Th day of June. Y
between the hours of 0 o'clock iai
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afeD
Of that day, at the east front q
House door, in the town of Msgi
County of Audrain aforesaid, sen
same, or SO much there f as msg.s
required, at public vendue, to thei5
est bidder for cash i'm hand (subta
all prior liens and Judgments, to@
~ said execution and costs.
6td. J. n. STEPHENH
Sheriff of Audrain County, y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Daring Bank Robbery.

BEyToNvILLE, Ark, June g.
The Peoples bank Of this city was
robbed of over $4,000 to-day al
$50 p. IN. by a gang of six desper.
ADDE'S armed with Winchesters.
The outlaws we're from the Terri.
tory and came into town, four upon
white horses and two in a new toy
buggy. The other five went single file
one-half block north to the Peoples
bank where three entered and cover.
ed the bank officials with Winches.
tiers. One Of the two made Cashier
McAndrew dump the contents Of
the safe into sacks.
After securing the money they
made the officials march in front Of
them as they started for their horses,
forcing Mr.. jackson TO carry the
sack of silver containing over 81 900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
ROBBERS AT ROCHEPORT.
4 Successful Raid Followed by the
Arrest Of Some OF the Raiders.

RocHEPoRT, Mo-, June Club
bells dry goods store and White &
Cheeseman's saloon were burglarized
Sunday night. Five kegs of beer. so
bottles of liquor, 1000 cigars and SIS
in money were taken from the sa-
loon. The amount of clothing and
dry goods taken from Hubbell's is
not yet known. Marshal Grassman
made a raid on a house this after
noon at which two strangers had
been stopping and found a full set
of burglars tools, two large-sized
Smith & Wesson revolvers, two belts
filled with cartridges, n keg of
powder, five sticks of dynamite and
several yards of fuse. He also re-
covered about one-half of the stolen
liquor and cigars. Joe Potter, who
occupied the building, has been plac-
ed under arrest. He has furnished
information duplicating five other
men. Frank Huffman, of Cooper
County, who is thought to be the
leader of the gang, is also under ar
rest. The citizens are now in pur-
suit of other parties whose arrest
will be made before morning. The
men implicated are evidently des-
perate criminals and were planning
to rob the Rocheport Bank and the
safes of the business houses. One
of the pals had been sent to Column
bia, where the next raid was to be
made.
No trace of the thief who stole
Capt. Fishers horse on Monday
hoo loa- f
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Notice to Bridget Builders
On Monday. June s. 1904.

Mt ii O'Clock q. m. at my Office In Mex
ico,SMo. / will let the contract 10 build
an iron bridge 80 feet long on stone
pier at n end and iron tubes at the
other end.
At 2 o'clock on the same date and
place / will let contract to build five
Mcpherson PatentWire Cable Chordu
bridges and 8 wooden bridges. All
contracts will be let at public auction
to the lowest bidder. who will be re-
quired to give bond to keep the bridge
IN good repair for 4 years from date of
contract. The County Court reserves
the right to reject any or ali bids.
Plans and specifications are on file at
the County Clerks office.
G. D. RODGERS,
idgeCommissioner of Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri. 7-3t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

The st. Louisa spablie, in Il column
article headed, sis Office seeking
a Disgrace" endorses the position
taken in reference 10 this matter by
Hon. Champ Clark member OF Con
gress from this district, as follows
The Republic is very glad to see
that Hon. Champ Clark is not dis
posed to attempt 10 bring his Demo
cratic constituents into public con-
tempt because one in every thousand
of them is an applicant for office.
Congressman Clark says that he
worried them a good deal (and Sohe
did) when he wanted an office, and
that now when he has secured ii, it
is only fair that they should worry
him.
This is the correct view-the only
correct view. Nothing is more dis
gushing than to e Il professional
o~flice-seeker, a man who has been
running for office persistently for
the last 20 years; who has made
every dollar he has in the world ont
of the opportunities office gave him;
who without office and until he got
it was hard put to earn as much as
81, 900 a year; who when he wanted
office went out and pulled wires and
hustled and drank beer with the
bows and shook hands with every
body and smiled and smiled, and
wrote bushels of letters and did
everything possible to get the little
office he was running for SO as to
make ii a stepping store to a bigger
one-nothing is more disgusting, we
say, than to see sIch a man when
he has already got into the last
office he is ever likely to hold turn
ing round on applicants for minor
positions and treating them as il
they were utterly contemplate. This
is what has Disguised us with Car
ter Harrison, and we propose to stay
disguised with him until he mend>
his ways and opens the doors of the
J Mayors office of Chicago for tht
transaction of all public business.
including the highly important pub
lie business of filling the offices witt
responsible honest, competent Dem
ocrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
sale Of Lots In Yandalia.

Mr.. Geo. II. Utterback will sell al
public sale on the ground in Wanda.
lia, Mo-, Saturday, June II, 1898.
at 2 p. m, sixty town lots, 60x12(
feet, all laid off with streets and al.
leys, in the eastern edge Of the beau.
tiful and growing town of Vandalia.
This is a rare opportunity for invest.
ors and home seekers. Now isyoul
time to secure lots in a growing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
ADMINISTRATORS
SALE
On Tuesday, June ID, 1898,


AS Public Administrator I will sell
at public sale, on the farm lately occu-
pied by Gideon j. Mallory, 2 l-2 miles
north Of Mexico, Mo-, on Tuesday, June
10. 1898, the following described prop
erty belonging to the estate of said
Gideon j. Mallory, deceased. viz:
Eight head of good horses, s head OF
colts, one a mule colt, 20 head of good
stock hogs, 4 cows and 3 calves, 5 good
yearling heifers, wagon, buggy, near
ly all kinds OF farm implementsin good
shape;growing crop, consisting ofcorn,
oats and wheat; IT'S bushels of old corn,
M stack of hay, harness, saddle and
bride, lot of lumber and some wire
fence, andD0 great many other things.
Terms made known on day of sale.
j. T. WILLIAMS.
d&w-1-t. Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
18th day of June. IS93.
SheriFs Sale

BY virtue and authority of . tn
cript execution issued from the q
of the Clerk of the Circuit ourtofk
drain County, Missouri, returnabki
the June term, 1898, of said Co
and to me directed in favor of jan
Slaughter for services as house sefsr
and against John C.. Leniton, / b
levied upon and seized all the ~
title, interest and claim of the =
John C.Leniton of, in and to the folH
ing described real estate, to-wit:
ginning at the northeast corner OF
south half of lot No. twenty-one s
Sparks Addition to Mexico, MissoE
run west one hundred and twentyk
(12Ol, thence south sixty feet{60), tho
east one hundred and twenty feett1
thence north on west line of Cabs
street sixty feet t60l, 10 place Of be1
ming, all lying and being in the =
County, and State of Mo-; and l wiHIs
Friday, the 9th day of June, l@
between the hours of 8 O'Clock In !
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternn
of that day, at the east front Co
House door, in the City Of AsxH
County of Audrain aforesaid, sell 9
same, or so much thereof as may.
required, at public vendue, to 2
highest bidder for cash in hand lH
ject to all prior liens and judgmeut
to satisfy said execution and caf
6td. J. n. STEPHENS,
SHERIFF. Audrain County, Ne
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

PROF. WIN. TRELoAR has been re-
employed by Hardin College, the
Missouri Military Academy and the
Mexico Public Schools for the en-
suing year. Prof. Treloar is one
of the most successful and popular
music teachers in Missouri and the
interest taken in music by the PEG.
pie of Mexico is due to a large ex.
tent to Prof. Treloar's labors in oul
midst. His orchestra, his choir his
entertainments, and his every day
teaching prove that he is thorough in
every sense of the word.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

The Progressive Bee Keeper, pub
lished at Higginsville, Mo-, contains
a splendid picture of J. w. Rouse,
of this city, and also a four column
sketch Of this gentleman, who is one
of the most prominent bee men in
the country. The same issue con-
tanned a splendid article by Mr..
Rouse on Bee Keeping, and we are
sorry we have not the room to pub
lish the same in full, as it would
prove of great interest to those of our
readers who raise bees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

THE Hiawatha (Kansas) World,
in speaking of the standingthe Mis-
souri, Press Association has in the
National Editorial Association, very
kindly remarks:
Missouri has done much to make
the National Editorial Association
the grand society that it is, and il
R. Nj. White, of the Mexico LEDGER
the Missouri newspaper folks have
the most unselfsh, loyal and intense
of friends and workers. Mr.. White
ought to succeed Secretary Page, o
the National Association, if thai
worthy officer has a successor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

THE closing exercises of the NJ.
M. A. were held this week under
most favorable circumstances and
were largely attended. This insti.
tuition is one of the most popular Of
the kind in the whole country and
d~eservedly SO. The prospect for g
largely increased attendance next
year is good and we are sure that
the better the school is known
throughout the country tie better il
will be liked.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

THE County Court has made some
much needed Improvements in the
Court House which are appreciated
by the tax payers throughout the en-
tire county. If the court will now
make arrangements to heat the
Court House with a furnace and put
granitoid walks and water in the
yard Audrain county will have one
of the handsomest pieces Of county
property owned anywhere in the
state,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

CLINTON, Mo-, June 3.-An at,
tempt was made last night to crack
the safe of Baird College. The
burglars succeeded in breaking the
hinges from the door, but were
doubtless scared away before they
had succeeded in drilling a hole to
insert the powder. The damage
was slight
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Administrators Notice,

Notice is hereby given that letters O
administration upon the estate of Gid
con J. Mallory, deceased. have been
granted the unde, signed by the Pro.
bate Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date June /, 1898.
ALI persons having claims against
said estate are requested TO exhibit
them for allowance to the administers
tor within one year after date of grant.
ing letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit Of such estate, and il
such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred. J. 7. WILL1AMS,
9-4-t. Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Executrix Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of Henry
Gerard, deceased, bearing date May
IS, 1893, have been granted to the un-
dersigned by the Probate Court of Au.
drain County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre-,
sent the came for allowance within
one year of the date of said letters,
and ii not presented within two years
from said date they will be forever
barred. JULIA A. GERARD,
Sat Executrix.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
JEWELL MAKES RAIN.
The Rock Islands Expert Begins OPP
eratiOns Mt Meade Center, kas.

TorEEA, Kas., June &C. b.
Jewell, the Rock Islands rain-ma,
ker, began operations at Meade
Center at / O'Clock yesterday alter.
noon. He claims to have discovered
the secret of Melbourne's plan oil
rain-makIng, and has added various
important improvements to it. His
apparatus sent gas into the cloud,
less sky for six hours when clouds
began to appear, which at 1890
O'Clock last night had collected to.
gether and began to discharge rain.
The rain continued falling until day
light this morning The fact that
rain followed JEWELS operations is
encouragingto the railway company,
and he will continue his operations
at Meade Center for several DAYS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08
Rooms Plentiful in Chfcapo

LEAvEswoRTH, Kas., June Ga
porter at the Delmonico Hotel sent
three lines to the Chicago Herald
asking for a room. The "ad"i ap-
peared in the Sunday Herald. To.
day 47s letters by way of responses
are tackled up IN the rooms of the
Delmonieo with another basketful
to be opened.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-08

THE College commencement edi-
ton of the Columbia Herald was one
of the handsomest and most complete
publications of its kind we have
seen this year. 1t showed careful
work by those who had charge OF
the editorial, local and typographi.
cal departments of the paper.