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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
NO FUSION FOR SIMPSON.
The Kansas Congressman Predicts a
Straight POpuiist- Repubii-
can right.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Jerry
Simpson has returned to Washing
ten, and to-day he held forth as fol
lows: In Kansas all parties are
getting in shape for the struggle
over the election of county officers
this fall. AS the supreme court OF
the state has decided that the certif.
icate of the county clerk is all that
is needed to validate the claim OF a
legislator to his seat it is a matter
of high importance to elect the right
man to Office of county clerk and
here is where the fight will come in.
1t is going to be a straight fight, too,
for the day of fusion tickets and
deals has gone forever in Kansas.
Henceforth the struggle for suprem-
acy is going to be between the
Peoples party and the Republicans.
The latter have for their main sup
port the railroads and banking cor
porations. The Democrats are so
hopelessly in the minority that they
will cut but little figure hereafter.
The so-called stalwart wing of the
party consists of a score of railroad
attorneys and their satellites. They
are really Republicans in disguise
and are only Democrats in name for
the sake Of getting a few offices.
The other faction is not in sympathy
with the Cleveland administration.
1t consists of free traders and Nee
silver men and they take no stock
in the Wall street theories of the
powers at Washington. will admit
that the Sherman law is not a good
one for it treats silver as a commod-
ity, yet l will not sanction its re-
peal unless some better act is Of
fered in its place and this in my
judgment will be the verdict of the
ifty-thlrd congress-"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
MIR. HARRISON AT THE FAIR.
The Ex-President Visits the white
CItY aud Reeeises Qaite
an Otati0R.

CHICAGO, June 1a.--Ex-fresident
BENJAMIN Harrison went to the
Worlds Fair to-day. lie came out
to the grounds about ii 80 O'Clock
to-day as the guest OF President Pot
ter Palmer of the national commits
sion and was taken for a drive
through the winding ways OF the
White City and past the beautiful
buildings. Shortly after noon Pres
ident Palmer brought his distin'
guished guest to the Administration
building, where he was presented to
a number of Worlds Fair officials,
after which all sat down to an elab-
crate luncheon.
When the Ex-P President arrived at
the Administration building there
were several hundred people sitting
about on the benches, many OF
whom were eating their lunches.
The word was quickly passed that
ex-P President Harrison had come and
there was a rush to see him. AS he
entered the rotunda there was a
vigorous clapping of hands and wav-
ing of handkerchiefs. He acknowl-
edged the compliment by removing
his hat and bowling. During the
afternoon he visited a number OF
buildings. With him were Senator
and Mrs. M drill, Mrs. Mckee,
"Baby" Mckee, Miss Swain and
Mrs. Dimmick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
ssRam's H0rnr Wrinkles.


Nothing is SO certain as that the
meek shall inherit the earth.
There is no commandment of
God that does not begin with love.
The great question is not how
long we are going to live, but how.
The man who never prays for
anybody else, lever prays for him
self.
There are two ways of telling a
goose; by its gable and its walk.
Find a man who has no hobby,
and you find one who is not happy.
Nothing will do more to improve
the looks than sunshine in the
heart.
Scrubbing a pig with soap will not
take the love OF mud out of its
heart.
Running down another is only
another way of trying to praise your
self.
When a church member goes to
a circus, his light for good goes clear
out.
A discouraged man is one of the
saddest sights angels ever have to
look at.
Wherever Christianity goes, the
devil will be found both before and
behind it.
When God Furnishes, it is only
because there is nothing else He
dan do.
The devil agrees with the man
who says he can't see any sense in
being religious.
The nation has no better friend
than the mother who. teaches her
child to pray.
The right kind OF a man always
learns something worth knowing
from a mistake.
The devils will is done on earth
as it is in hell, when wicked men
have their own way.
There are people who claim to
be praying for the salvation of the
whole world, who never go to prayer
meetingi in rainy weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
Stab Ends OF Thought.

June is prettier in poetry than il
is in the Thermometer.
What man is, he was in the be-
ginning.
Charity is a rose that blooms all
the year.
A broken cart shows in the face.
Cupid is a bachelor.
The morning is the tonic of the
day.
A fool and a fast horse are soon
parted.
Pleasure is time; happiness etern.
ity.
Every smile chases a wrinkle
away.
Most people don't know why they
marry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
1HE SANTA FE THIS TINE.
The California Express Held Up in
kansas-fiye Masked Men Commit
the Bold Crime.

CMNARoN, kas,, June 1o.-At
a. III. California Express No, 5 Oh
the Santa Fe Road was held up and
robbed by five masked men.
They forced the engineer and fire
man 10 leave the engine and accom-
pany them to the express car, which
they forced the engineer to break
open.
A demand was made on the ex'
press messenger, +. c. Whittlesa,
OF Kansas City, Mo-, for the none,
in the car, but he declined TO give il
up and resisted.
One Of the robbers shot him in the
left side, iniiioting a serious wound
The robbers forced open the safe SO
curing a sack containing $1,000 in
silver and other valuable contents Of
the safe.
The bandits fired many shots and
swore terribly while committing the
robbery, but no one but Whittlesay
was injured. Leaving the car the
robbers fired some more shots,
mounted their horses and rode
southwark. 1t is believed that they
went towards No Mans Land.
a posse was organized here and
started in pursuit of the robbers. A
like party was made up at Dodge
City. Dispatches from the latter
place say that the gang will be cap
tured before they reach the Terri
tory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

ARRANGEMENTS are now completed
so that the Mexico LEDGER's Trades
Edition will be issued early in July.
Up to date a large proportion of the
business men in Mexico and Audrain
county have made arrangements to
be represented IN this edition.
Others who desire space should en-
brace this opportunity to appear be-
fore the public. There will be at
least 1000 copies of this edition is
sued which will be distributed
throughout the country where it will
do the most good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
MISSOURI AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
The State building and the IiluStrious
Guests it is Entertaining.

During the last few days great
progress has been made in furnish
ing and equipping the Missouri
State Building in Jackson Park, and
especially the St. Louis rooms. Ex-
e~cutive Commissioner Gwynn, who
has been suffering from nervous
p%rostration, was able to resume his
duties in time for the L. p. A. eel
ebration on Saturday, of which he
writes :
"This has been a great day for
Missouri. The entire exercises OF
the National T. p. A. were held in
our building, which includes speech
es by Vice President Stephenson,
Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, and nu-
merous other distinguished individ-
uals. The exercises were inter
spered with music by Sousa's band.
The exercises we're transferred from
Music Hall to the State building on
account of the Indictment weather. "
Judge Waxem's Proverbs.
When a pattriut wants offs he
wants it all over.
The therst for Ticker is sloppy
longside ov the thurst fer a govern
ment job.
There's some men in Congress
that hain't got no bizness thar, and
some that's got bizness thar they
oughtent to hav.
The politishan wood rather use
some other mans money for cam
pane purposes.
The man who sells his vote ought
to git ten years in the penitenshary
and the man that buys ought to git
twenty.
A man amt fitten to hold a gov
ernment offs that can't keep his
mouth shut.
Politicks makes naves ov some
men and fools ov others.
Capital is tryin TO git labor for
nothin, and labor is tryin to git capt.
tai for nothin.
When Alexander the Crate was
weepin for more worlds to conker he
ought to a come to Kentucky and
run fer Guvener on the Republican
ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
NOTICE OF
Option Eled

the County Courts
w drain County, Missouri, ont
day of May, 1898, it being duriB
regular May term of 1898 Of saidt
by order duly made of record On
ton presented, canvassed andt
to be sufficient did order ana
that an election be held on the I'D
of June, 1898. in that part of Az
County, Missouri, which lies o.
of the corporate limits of the O
Mexico, Missouri, to determines
er or not spirituous and intoxt
liquors, including wine and bsel
be sold within the limits of saidt
ty outside of said City of Mexico. ,
therefore, notice is hereby give
an election will be held at the "
voting precincts i'm Audrain Co
Missouri, on the
18th day of June. 1884
to determine whether or not q
Gus and intoxicating liquors, inch
wine and beer, shall be sold with
limits of Audrain County, Mis
lying outside of the corporate lin
the City of Mexico. And all Pc
living outside of the limits of ths
of Mexico, who are qualified v
shall be entitled to vote at said sls
[sEAL.] Witness my hand o
fetal seal this 18th day of Nay
7-3-t. J. V. WILLIAM
Clerk of Audrain County ca
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

r. NJ. WHITE, Corresponding
Secretary of the Missouri Press AS
ISOLATION, has made arrangements
so that the members attending the
annual meeting at Clinton, NO., on
the p, % and "a of June, a 90 to
Chicago and attend the Worlds
Fair. The excursion in a train of
Wagner sleepers will leave Clinton
on the oath, going over the NJ, X.
u L. and c., B. & Q. roads to Chi
cago, arriving there some time on
the 10th, and the members will stop
at the Mecca Hotel, 34th and State
streets. Arrangements have been
made so that transportation will be
issued both ways to all the members
oil the Association. Tickets to the
1alr will be furnished to edi tors and
the Immediate members of their
families during their stay in Chicago.
AT least seventy new members have
Dee enrolled within the last thirty
DAYS and the meeting at Clinton,
where the visitors will be royalty en-.
ertained, promises to be one of the
most pleasant and successful ever
neid. In addition to other courtesies
extended in Chicago there will be q
grand banquet and reception at the
missouri building at which Governor
S.one and other prominent Nilsson.
.aaIls VIII be present to welcome the
newspaper men of Missouri,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

Doors Kept Open After Regular Hours
Confidence Established.

These lines do not refer TO any OF our
local banking institutions, but to one
of almost ~ much Importance 10 our
purchasing public GENERALLY, namely:
That of M essFs. j. BerHhardt d Co., the
south side elotiiiers and furnishefs
During the past few days OF warm
weather this firm has had such II ter
rife run upon the fine lines OF under
wear, summer clothing straw hats and
furnishing goods in their establish
ment that they kept their doors open
way past the usual closing hours In
order to accommodate the hosts Of GUS
toners. This proves that the new firm
has received the confidence of the pub
lie of Audrain County, and do hereby
signify their appreciation of the reli-
ance placed In their manner of doing
business. Notwithstanding the heavy
drain, this stock Is yet ,plete with all
the above goods ut the lowest market
rates. Come in and don't fail to ask
for the new Tourist Umbrella. 1t Is a
wonder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
Cries of Hang Him.
4 MOB AT THE FORD THEATER
HORROR INQUEST.
Colonel AinsN orih Denounced ami
Publicly Threatened.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June p
There was a startling and sensation,
al scene at the inquest i'll the ford's
Theater disaster to-day. Charles L.
Banes denounced Colonel Ainswortl
as lntimidating witnesses, and im,
mediately there was a most threat,
ening demonstration against the Col
onel. The testimony was proceeding
quietly, when the dramatic scene oe,
Cured suddenly and without warn
ing.
MI. Banes walked forward, and
when close TO Colonel Ainsworth
shook his fist in his face, and in i
voice trembling with passion cried
out:
"You murdered my brother and
you have no right to sit here and in
timidate witnesses"
There was a dead pause. Then
Mr.. Warner, one of the jurors, said
that owing to The evident feeling dis
played he thought it only right that
anyone who might be implicated in
this matter should be asked to with
draw.
Intense excitement followed. Mr..
Perry, counsel for Colonel Aims
worth, got on his feet, but bowls and
shouts from all sides drowned his
voice. In vain he appealed to be
heard.
Excited men were shaking their
fists and cries of murder filled
the air. Mr.. Warner jumped on a
chair ard appealed for quiet and
peace.
One man yelled, "Kill him,'an
other, "Hang himi" and a general
movement was made toward Colonel
Ainsworth, who remained calm but
pale.
Mr.. Warner, standing on the chair,
appealed again and again for peace,
while Lieutenant Amiss Of the police
force took his station by Colonel
AinsWorth's chair.
One excited man jumped in front
of the Coroner and yelled: ''There
will be no peace until Ainsworth is
put under arrest and held without
bail"
Finally Mr.. Warner made himself
heard and succeeded in quoting the
storm, which threatened another
chapter to the horror, and Coroner
Schaeffer Immediately adjourned the
hearing until tomorrow.
As soon as the inquest adjourned
Colonel Ainsworth went out and got
into a carriage and drove away. He
was followed by angry cries andim-
DrecatiOnS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

Mr.. jeff Cornett, a prominent cit.
izen of Martinsburg, Mo-, and Miss
Texas Crane, a most estimable lady
of Mexico, were married in this
city by Rev. j. G. Hardy, a Baptist
minister of st. Louis last night at
8 O'Clock We are glad to know that
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornett will make their
home in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
Facts About Women.

Over $4,000 women in this
country are engaged in the decora.
ton of different kinds of china and
pottery.
The Women's First Detail As.
ISOLATION Of the United States will
hold several sessions in Chicago al
the time of the Detail Congress and
as a part of it.
The smallest woman living west
of the Rocky Mountains is now
making her home at Pine City
Whitman county, Washington. She
is twenty-nine inches high and
weighs thirty and one-half pounds
exactly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

Referring to his experience on the
train which was robbed last week,
Con. Lon Stephens makes this frank
admission : "Some one might be
~inquisitive enough to know what !
was doing about this time. A man
doesn't have to criminate himself
but / don't doubt / made as many
different kinds of a fool OF myself as
anybody on the train, save, perhaps
the detective-but there was one kind
Off fool didn't make OF myself THAT
is, l didn't bother the robbers Cor
robbery while they we're attending to
their business. | hadn't lost any
train robbers, nor was l a steekhold-
er in the corporation-and [ re-
manned in my car, taking care of
Sam Highleyman, Gov. Stone, the
detective and others, who appeared
a little frightened"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

Mr.. JOSEPH A. GRAHAM, for five
years editor-in-chief of the Kansas
City Times, will this week assume
charge of the editorial page of the
st. Louis Republic. Mr.. Graham
has not only been a marked in
fiuence on the Times, but he has
had great personal strength with the
democracy of the state. His asso-
ciates in Kansas City keenly feel his
departure. Mr.. Graham was the
late DR.. Munford's mainstay on the
Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

IT strikes us that If the city is
DESTROYS of getting clear of any inn
moral resorts in this city that notice
should be served on those conduct
ing the same to get out of town or
they would be raided every day. or
twice a day, if necessary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
UucaiIed for Letters,

J. Bauer, Hattie Clark, Miss M
Champlain, Geo. H. Drake, Lizzie
Elliott, II. o. Forgey, A. F. Fry
Elihmo Hall, Mrs. Hellnich, Har
riett Henderson, Mrs. l.. j. Hen.
dirk, Nancy Johnson, Robt. Mind
helm, Chas. E. Mooney, Mrs. D. R,
Patterson, Sarah Perrine, Linnit
Sloan, T. J. Sewell, Nettie Thomas
Jas. U. Ven, Rachael Woodruff.
E. G. BURKHARr, P. Nj.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

S. S. CRAIG, City Collector, made
his report to the Council last night
which was unanimously accepted.
This report was made out in detail
and showed the amount of money
collected and the amount still due
on taxes, merchants licenses, polls,
etc. The report was accepted unan-
imously by the committee on
finance and found to be correct.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

THE people of st. Charles are ar
ranging to pave their streets with
brick and a committee Of that city
visited Moberly and expressed great
satisfaction with what they saw
there. There is no question but
that it pays to pave the streets of
cities the size OF Moberly st. Charles
and Mexico, and we trust hat our
Council will move in that direction
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
Dumping

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Hon. James W. Ragsdale,
Mayor of Moberly, Mo-, has
written an open letter to the Hon.
Cyrus P. Walbridge, Mayor of st.
Louis, in which he protests against
the injustice done him by certain
publications which appeared in the
st. Louis papers, and which he
intimates were instigated by Mayor
Walbridge and Sergt. McGrew.
Some week or ten days ago a
woman, giving the name of How
ellis, applied to Mayor Walbridge's
office and asked for transportation
to Mexico, Mo-, for herself and
child. She stated that the Mayor
of Moberly, where she formerly
lived, had given her free transpor,
tation to St. Louis.
Two or three papers commented
on the fact hat the Mayor Of
Moberly was dumping his paupers
in st. Louis.
Sergt. McGrew obtained transport
tation for Mrs. Howells from the
Mullanphy fund and the Mayor
provided her with some money.
The Mayor of Moberly now claims
in his open letter that he was mis-,
represented, as he had aided the
woman on a number of occasions ;
that her husband is not dead as
she represented but living in Arkan-
sas, and that she only asked trans
portation tc st. Louis, which he
gave to her. He wishes the press
to make these corrections.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

MEXICO real estate is changing
hands rapidly and is fast being
bought up by those who desire to
build. Parties who expect to locate
in Mexico would do wellto purchase
ground as soon as possible. 1t will
never be as cheap as it is to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

THE baby-checking department
at the Worlds Fair is n of the
most enterprising features connect,
ed with the whole outfit. The re-
cord for its turnstile, if it have one,
is the guarantee for the nations
future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

WE would call the attention OF the
Anti-Horse Thief Association to the
fact that two horses have been stolen
from the business portion of Mexico
within the last week. The Anti's
should give this matter their atten-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
The Decline In Wool.

During the last week or so we
have heard a great deal in refer
ence to the decline in the price OF
wool and some of u friends give
as the reason for the fall just the
same reason as they give for the fall
of the Ford Theater, the fall of hail
a few days since, and all other Ca
lamities, I. 1.-THE election of Grover
Cleveland as president of the United
States. Speaking of this matter an
eminent writer on the tariff says !:
"When the Mckinley bill put up
the duties on wool with the alleged
intention of improving the price,
and the real intent to fool the farm
er some more, prices responded by
a very sharp decline. That decline
fhas been going on ever since.
1t is not at all necessary to the
tariff reform argument to say that
the change in duties caused the de-
cline in prices. 1t is sufficient for
our purpose to say that it did not
prevent them. We know very well
that had rates been lowered, and
the same decline had occurred, pro-
tectionists would have ascribed the
decline to the reduction of the tariff.
They did this in former years. They
argued that MIR. Cleveland's Admin
istration caused the decrease of the
number of sheep in the country, al
though no change in wool duties
occurred during his term.
Wool is somewhat lower this year
than it was last. TheBoston CONNER
cial Bulletin calls attention to the
fact, and says the decline was caused
by the election of Mr.. Cleveland.
But the Mckinley bill is still in
force. The decline this year is
but a continuance of what has been
going on aver since the Mckinley
bill was passed. AS to the decline
last spring the Bulletin said it would
have been greater still but for the
enactment of the measure. AS to
the decline this spring it says it is
the result of last falls election. The
incoherency of this reasoning is ap-
parent from the bare statement.
Wool has been going down ever
since the wool tariff of 1867 was
passed. 1t was higher then than it
has ever been since. Mr.. Sherman
is on record as saying that the
downward course of wool has shown
the tendency of protection to cheap
er commodities. That is the argyll
ment used to the manufacturers.
To the grower, however, different
language is used. He is told that
the tariff is all that stands between
him and ruin, though it has been
often demonstrated that the average
grower pays a great deal more tax
on the wooden goods he uses than
the duties on the quantity Of wool he
produces, even if he got the full
benefit of them all, though it is easy
to show that he does not.
This double dealing with the farm
er appears to have lost its charm.
1t is kept up now perhaps simply
from the force of habit The pro-
te~ctionists have still got the McKin-
ley bill, and they must accept the
responsibility for its effects as long
ms IL remains in oDeration
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

JUDGE PINDALL, well known in
this city, is prominently mentioned
for Supreme Judge of Arkansas,
Judge Pindall is an able lawyer and
would be an honor to the Supreme
bench of that state and his many
friends here trust that he will be
nominated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

REDMAN CALLAwAY has been
elected one of the Curators of the
Howard-Payne College at Fayette,
Mo. Redman Galloway is one OF
Missouri's most progressive bust
ness men and will prove a valuable
acquisition to the board of this most
school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

AN exchange suggests that the
attempt to poke fun at SecretaryHoke
Smith because he rode his mare to
a Cabinet meeting is instigated by
the bicycle manufacturers. The
latter are Indifferent as to what
the great statesmen of this country
ride lust so they ride bciycles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
Exeeutr;x EotiH.

Notice is hereby given thss;ss
testamentary upon the estates.
Gerard, deceased, bearing O.
Is, 1893. have been granted ps
dersigned by the Probate0oas
drain County, Missouri.
All persons having claim Il
said estate are hereby nofln0
sent the same for allowance !,
one year Of the date OF SAD Z
and II not presented Within -;
from said date they will -
barred, JULIA A. GEE
sat Exe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

Death of Mr.. Mecle ut the NarbOnne
HOspitai-Olher Deaths.

PARIS, July 1O.-Cholera has
shown itself at Narbonne, in the
Department OF Aude, on the rail.
way from Bordeaux to Cette, and
having communication with the
Mediterranean through the canal
of Narbonne, which trayerses the
town. DIR. Mecle of the Narbonne
Hospital has died of a disease
which is pronounced to be cholera.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15

The time is at hand when periods
OF intense heat must be expelled
and sensible people will be careful
OF diet, temperature and drink,
quiet in behavior, even in temper,
and content as nearly as may be to
let the wide world wag as il will.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-15
Murdered for n " oman.

CLINTON, Mo-, June 11.-Jusi
after midnight this morning Rey
Massingill plunged his knife into
Walter Simms' heart, killing him in
stantly. The murder was the out.
come OF jealousy. They had been
attending a party and ,Massingill
was escorting Mary Sellers home,
when Simms came upon them and
struck Massingill, who in turn used
his knife. Massingill has disap.
peared. All are negroes.