Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
MIR. Blaine is much better, though
still confined to his bed.

still confined to his bed.
The Colorado Legislature will
probably be controlled by a fusion
OF Democrats and Populists.
The wife and daughter at Valpa-
raise, Ind, who SO brutally muir
dered an old German, are undergo
ing trial,
A call for a new party, with pro-
hibition and equal suffrage for the
main planks, has been issued at
Pittsburg.
Candidates for the numerous Off
oial positions in the Missouri Legis-
lature are pushing their claims at
Jefferson City,
Governor Mokinley's message to
the Ohio Legislature called atten-
ton to the need of economy in view
of a heavy deficit.
Several Arkansas prison officials
have been arrested at Little Rock for
burying the dead Helena eonvicts
within the city limits.
Senator Vest replies to the criti-
cisms of him by Indian Commission
er Morgan, arraiging the latter
with characteristic acrimony.
1t is stated positively that Mr..
Cleveland is not endeavoring to in
huence the election of Senators in
any State outside of New York.
Judging from the expressions Of
Democratic Congressman, the fight
in New York will have no tendency
to cause party division at the Capitol.
The Democrats of Montana have
secured the House, which they Or
ganized yesterday. This insures
the election of a Democratic Senator.
In case Mr.. Carlisle enters. the
Cabinet, Senator Voorhees, Of In
diana expects to succeed him as
chairman of the Committee on FL
nance.
State Treasurer Stephens report
for December shows receipts Of
$685., S04. "a; disbursements, $685.
1852; balance on hand, $685.
277.4S.
In Magofin county, Kentucky,s six
men were shot in a pitched battle
between prominent citizens inclu-
ding the Coroner, a Judge and a
Constable.
George Jeffries, a Southern Pa
cifc engineer, has been arrested at
Sacramento, CAL, for the murder of
Miss Ayres, the station agent, whom
he had first betrayed.
Lanes Seminary trustees, at Gin
cinnati, are debating what shall be
done with Prof. Smith, one of the
faculty, recently on trial for heresy.
The majority favor his retention.
Albert Wing, the murderer of his
wife at Louisville, was brought in
to court and asked the Judge to pro-
nounce the death sentence at once,
but was prevailed upon to stand
trial.
Chairman Carter, of the National
Republican Committee, comedies
that Democrat Senators will be
elected in Montana, Wyoming, Cali
fornia and probably in Kansas and
Nebraska.
At O., a girls clothes
took fire from an exploding lamp,
and in the effort to save her a sis
ter was terribly burned and the
mother was Frustrated by shock and
Kansas Populist's will hold an
emergency caucus" January 8, at
Topeka, and then, according to one
member, take forcible possession of
the Capitol and transact business,
and elect JerrySimpson to the Unit
ed States Senate.
At Uniontown, Kas., Charles
a church deacon, debauched
sister-in-law and gave her hus-
band a horse to keep his mouth
shut, taking the woman to his own
home and installing her among
his wife and children. Citizens
heard of it and the woman was sent
away.
Two Important Meetings.
The Missouri State Dairymen's
A ssnciafinn will hold ito third On