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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Work More-Grumble Less.

Mexico Correspondence O. the Fsrbsr Forum
MEXICO, Mo-, April S.-Dear Forum ::
VIII you kindly allow US little space
through which TO communicate to
your readers few of our scattering
ideas. At present we are located at
your county seat and in this connec-
ton we feel safe in asserting she is
made up of the most ent erprising,
God-fearing people the beautiful sun
light has ever fallen upon. Business
here of all kinds is on the incline
and it is rarely one ever hears the old
time croak which became SO chronic
through 1884. Mexico is expecting
building boom this season and the
contractors are expecting to reap a
pretty good harvest therefrom.
The election last week shows plain
ly the regrets of Democrats staying
away from the polls Last election, for
the Republicans were beaten much
worse than at any previous time in the
histotry of the town. In the Fourth
Ward where it has always been close
the Democratic nominee won by about
3 to /, besid es the Republicans ran
the same old contingent who has been
making the race once a year since
Adam was a yearling.
We expect to have fair this year,
outclassing any previous effort.
We are sick hearing people COM
plain of legislation as an excuse as
Sam Jones for ''their onriness."
Farm products will bring just as
much money as any time before and
with the same money more goods and
machinery can be purchased than in
the past. Taxes are no higher, and
where is the Governor to blame?
Less grumbling and more work solves
the problem.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
County News.
BENTON CITY ITEMs.


Correspondence of the Ledger
BENTON CITY, April 16. Wheat anc
oats are looking fine. The farmers III
here are hustlers. Many of them are
done planting corn. The prairies ara
thiekiy dotted with teams as far ss the
eye can reach and all seem hopeful oi
good crops.
William Painter is no better His
daughter, Miss Myrtle, who is stenog-
rapher at Stark's Nursery, Louisiana
Mo-, is visiting him.
Miss billie Brooks, Of Marion 0oun-
ty, began a subscription school here
on small scale Tuesday.
large congregation assembled al
the Presbyterian Church Sunday, bai
the minister disappointed them. eir
Frank Wells is giving the church q
much -needed coat OF paint. He will
be with us for some time papering,
painting, sc.
The date OF preaching at Unity has
been changed from the foaTta to the
third Sunday.
A large force of hands have been
employed for some time raising the
railroad track west of here.
sailee 4 Gay have been making
fence III aud around CentfaIia for some
time
Benton will have 81 ,0o0 two room
Al Sal
Mr.. Martin Hiidebrand has rented
his property 10 Mr.. Harris,
Mrs, A. Is. Jones and two daughters
have been visiting in Galloway.
Mrs. John Wright aud little ones
visited friends in Mexico recently,
Our druggist, =. f. Moore, is III
Mexico.
The beautiful Easter Sunday was
pleasantly spent by Bentonites visit
ing and entertaining friends.
Misses Addie and Jessie Jones have
returned from a pFotraeted visit 10
relatives near Wellsyille,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
RUSH null ITEMS.

Correspondence u the Ledger
RUsH HILL, Mo, April THE
farmers have been rushing to get corn
planted but the rain has shut them off
a few days,
James Scott has bought !, 600 bushels
of corn of B e. Torbett at Al cents per
busheI.
Mrs. Bigiow has her new house about
completed.
j, s. WEIGH has taken charge of The
Rush Hill section Br. Brandon viii
take charge of section east of here
in short time.
j. c. Maxwell received message
from his brother, James Maxwell, of
near Billings Lawrence county, Mo,
To come at once, as he was danger
ously Ill. Mr.. Maxwell went but we
have not heard from him yet stating
how his brother is.
Rush Hill Lodge ]. q. o. T. had
some repairs done on their building
last week. Frank Erdle did the work.
VIM. Shackman moved TO Rush Hill
last week and viii engage in the
huckster business for Mr.. Gibson, of
Mexico.
Mrs A. 4. Belts and Mr.. Hageman
visited relatives at Armstrong last
week
Miss Ada Roberts was the guest Of
Miss Zoda WeIch, of Laddonia, last
week.
The Moomaw school house was
burned to the ground at 1850 Monday
morning. The seats and blackboards
were all saved. Leslie Myers and
Robert Peery worked faithfully to
save all they could, when they found
there was no insurance on the house.
The fire caught from the stove setting
fiat on the floor without any legs un-
der it. The teacher stated that she did
not discover the house on fire until
she saw the smoke blowing out from
under the side of the building and the
wind being so high and the fire under
the floor they had no chance to get
water near the fire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Thirty fourth h-classPostmasters were
appointed.
Colonel Charles II. Mansur, Deputy
Comptroller of the Treasury, is dead.
Secretary Gresham is reported to be
a free silver man, but against coinage
at Is to /.
A treaty of peace between China
and Japan now awaits ratification by
| both Governments.
Great Britain is not satisfied with
Nicaragua's reply and will attempt to
| enforce her ultimatum.
The May option on Oil certificates
closed at $3.50 bid yesterday. Many
new wells are being opened.
The engineer and fireman of a c.
Ct E. l. engine were held up and rob-
bed in the yards in Chicago.
Whether Cabinet members will take
part in the Illinois impending cam
paign has not been decided.
James Bell was found guilty of mur-
der at Buffalo, N. Y, and sentenced
to 40 years in the penitentiary.
The Nottingham mine in Pennsyl-
vania was started under the protec-
ton of deputies armed with Winches-
ters.
/ Senator German says the Republi-
cans will have hard time reorganiz-
ing the next Senate and doubts if they
can do it.
Income tax directors have been di-
rected to assess the so per cent pen
atty against all those refusing to pay
| the income tax.
| The Hawaiian Government has ask
ed DIR. A. d. Hale, of Chicago, to at
tempt the discovery of medicine to
eradicate leprosy.
Senator Goebel, who shot Banker
Sanford at Covington, KY, was dis
charged at his preliminary hearing.
| Self defense was proved.
The Green family were not lynched
upon their arrival at SteelvilIe, Mo.
An armed posse was appointed by the
court to protect the prisoners.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
LaDDONT4 ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA. Mo-, April 17.-Miss Jen-
ME Clark, who has been attending the
Collins Academy, returned to her
home in Alton last Sunday.
Mrs. Claud Turpin, after several
months suffering, died last Saturday
night. Her funeral was preached by
Elder Bibb, assisted by Elder Hall. She
was buried in the Farber cemetery.
Many relatives and friends attended
the funeral. Mrs. Turpin was a kind
neighbor, friend, mother and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hale rejoice
that boy baby has come to gladden.
their home.
The closing exercises of the Collins
Academy took place three days of last
week. The little folks entertainment
took place on Tuesday night and was
well received by crowded house.
On Wednesday many of the classes
were examined and all passed a good
examination, especially the classes in
geology, botany and arithmetic. The
classes in mental addition could not be
beat. Thursday night was the elocu-
ton contest by five young ladies:
Misses Alice Moss, Edna Brown, Josie
Calhoon, Jennie Clark and Ethel Oar
lington. Miss Josie Calhoon recited
the "Bogglesses' Dinner Party" Miss
Alice Moss recited "Jud Browns
Description of Rubinstein." Miss Jen-
ME Clark, 'The Sioux Chiefs Daugh-
ter" Miss Edna Brown, "Searching
for the Slain" Miss Ethel Darling
ton, "a Railway Matinee" The young
ladies did extremely well and showed
they had been trained excellently. 1t
was hard for she judges to decide, and
the audience was so well pleased with
all that they could hardly say which
was best. The judges papers were ex-
amined and the report announced in
favor of Miss Jennie Clark, of Alton,
first medal, and Miss Ethel Darlington
second. Mrs. Maggie Tucker assisted
in the music. Her rendition of "The
Whispering Wind" was very fine. All
the duets, solos and trios were well
rendered. The Collins Academy is
doing good work and is fine insti-
tuition of learning. 1t should be well
patronized, for while it advances edu-
cation it also helps to build up our
town. Miss Frances Howe, of Mex
leo, attended the contest and gave a
recitation which was highly applaud
ed. James Clark, of Alton, Miss Mol
lie Herrick and Mrs. Robert Smiley, of
Hannibal, attended the contest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
A RESIDENCE BURNED.
Wallace Pearson's House in Moth
Mexico Entirely Consumed
BY Fire.

About l;2O O'Clock last Monoay
the lire alarm Was sounded and The
fire company with its new chlef,
Mason Greasy, at ia head, rushed 70
Highland Addition TO put ont -he
flames which had nearly deVoured 9he
frame residence OF Wallace Pearson,
near the corner CT Olive and VINE
streets. The house was a frame struct-
are nf five rooms and one story high,
valued ut about $1,000. Ii was entire
lv DESTROYED The wind had assisted
the tlames So much that by the time
the fire company arrived the building
was past saving. The lire was soon
uuenchcl and the neighborlng resi-
dcnCes saved from probable consump-
tion by the leapinls flames. Directly
northwest uf Mr.. pears9n's houae Is
an open lot and the wind blew all
sparks and burning sticks IN that
direction \ shifting of the wlnd ~
feet in amy direction would have caos-
ed other buildings to have been burn
ed.
The residence was Insured with J,
H. Tucker 4 Son, ot this city, for
about 500, while the household goods,
which were about haii destroyed, were
insured lor about $500. The fire orig
mated in corner uf the family room,
evidently irom u defective Hue. MIR.
Pearson and family, with the eA
cepJiot. of the BABY, whica was in the
smoking room, were in the back yard
when the smoke MAS dtscoN cred. fhe
baby WAS rescued and the alarm gwen,
The neighbors caue 70 their assistance
aui aided them IN saving the furnish
itss Is long Is possible
Mr., Pearson is agent Ter Ghe Frank
l.a Lie Insurance Co, ol Spring fied,
Mo, and also represents the SANTA t,e
nursery, OF Monroe county, The loss
to Mr. Pearson is :. severe one, ana he
Au3 his faulty haze Ehe general sym
pa,> lE yat,r man" friends
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
TWO KANSAS CYCLONES.
Dwellings Razed, Crops Destroyed
and Orchards Leyeled in Crawford
County.

CHEROKEE, KAN, April Icy Yester-
day evening between the hours Of 4
and q O'Clock two cyclones, accom-
panied by a destructive hail storm,
swept across the country about two
miles west of this city, doing grea,
damage TO the property and resulting
in the death of farmer and the in
jury of several others. The first cy-
clone struck the farm house Of Rock
well, about three miles southwest oi
town, at 4 in the evening, and took
the root from the house. II next
struck the Frank Brown farm, where
IL tore the roofs from his corn cribs
and partially destroyed large or
ehard.
The other cyclone struck the farm
house Of Clougb, two miles northwest
Of town, abont In the evening, and
totally destroyed the building. Frank
Goodwin and wife were in the house
al the time, and when the building
was blown down they were covered up
in the debris, which caught fire from a
stove. Frank Goodwin was fatally in
jured, his neck being disloeated, while
his wife suffered serious injuries. Only
the timely arrival Of neighbors saved
the two from being consumed in the
flames Of the burning building.
The cyclone, which was one Of the
much dreaded Kansas ;wister. struck
the farm Of Kinney, where it tore up a
fine orchard by the roots, then leaped
mile 10 the northeast, where il light
ed On the barn Of S. NJ. Watt. After
scattering il over half mile Of ground
il demolished an orchard on the same
farm, not leaving tree standing.
John R1sseD's barn was speedily
converted into kindling wood and the
orchard destroyed. A new barn of r.
A. Byles wac next struck and carried
half mile from its foundation, being
scattered in fragments 10 the four
winds. z. n. Rhodes kitchen was
blown from the other part of the build
ing and completely wrecked.
Following the cyclone came disas-
frous hail storm, which wrought great
damage TO the crops, the hail stones
covering the ground TO a depth Of six
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Kuil in Quincy.

A Quincy afternoonpaper publishing
an article iii reference to A. L. Kull
being arrested in Mexico on a charge
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, says:
This doubtless refers TO Al. l.. kull
OF this city, recently relieved of the
management of L. &. Wall x Go. Is
commission brokerage agency. The
head office of the concern is in Chica-
go. Chris I1iftii succeeded to the
agency management ON the 18th of
March, after 8 disagreement between
Wall 4 60 and X ull over settlement
OF accounts. 1t was then alleged that
kuti was deeply indebted to patrons of
the place, bat 1t was denied on his re-
turn and there was no prosecution.
If he is guilty, as charged i'll the
above iispatca, he may experience
some difficulty in extFieating himself
without taking a trip to Jefferson City.
lie is not among Quincy lenient
triends this time, unfortunately for
himself.
Al kull and Billy Zang are half
brothers,
\ reporter Of the LEDGER called on
Mr., kuh, who is still III the custody of
the Sheriff, in reference to the above.
Mr Kun said il was true he was half
brother to Billy Gang. lie said the
reason the Quincy people were kick
ing VAS because they had lost money.
lie says ''whenever people lose money
in bucket shop they always kick
about H. 1t they make money the
bucket shop folks are all right but
when they lose money the bucket shop
people are thieves, tie says that is
the way it is the world over, The
probability is that Mr.. Kull viii be
prosecuted 10 the full extent OF the law
under the present charge. His trial is
set for next Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
BLAND TO CLEVELAND.
He Says the President Has Forced
Upon the People Pretty State
of Affairs.
From the Sd. Louis Post- -pigpateh

| EANLi tAe 81 t4bs1ss fSfst- fpSpattI"
LEBANON, Mo, April 15.-Hon. r. p.
Bland was seen by Post Dispatch COR
respondent at his home at noon to-
day, and interviewed relative to Pres
ident Oleveland's letter. MIR. Bland
was shown the salient features of the
Presidents letter, as telegFaphed from
the Post Dispatch To its correspondent
for that purpose, the St. Louis morn
ing papers containing the document
not reaching here until late this after
noon. Mr. Bland perused the telegram
containing the Presidents words very
attentively and said:
"Mr. Cleveland says the line OF bat
tie is drawn between the friends of
safe currency ana those of silver mo-
nometaliism. MIR. Cleveland, unfortu-
nately for himself, his party and his
country, from the beginning OF his ad-
ministration drew the line sharply be-
tween the friends of bimetallism and
gold recommendation; III doing SO he
has forced upon the country a state of
affairs that is intplerahle To the masses
OF our people, i5ound money and safe
currency, etc, is but tWaddle of
words. We all know that the goldites
use these phrases TO escape the un-
popularity and utter disgust of the
people with the single gold standard.
Bimetallism that is the tree coinage
of gold and silver always gave to the
people sound aud safe money, and
consequent prosperity.
Gold monoraetallism is a stencil i'll
the nostfils OF the plain people, The
gold standard may do for the bond
holders and the bankers, but the in
dustrial MASSES consequent from silver
decentralization will not be endured
longer without struggle, the like of
which this country has not seen since
the late civil War.
MIR. Cleveland says il the sound
money sentiment abroad i'll the land is
to save us from mischief and disaster,
it must be crystailized and combined
and made immediately active.
MIR. Cleveland must remember that
this capitalization and combination of
the gold standard sentiment and meth
dds has brought disaster to the people
OF all gold standard countries, and this
policy is now running this country. II
is this state of things that has made
his administration hateful To the mass
es OF the American people.
Mr.. Cleveland suggests that the
people are In am unfortunate condition.
Certainly they are, and this condition
was predicted to them as a result of
his unreisnting war on silver, as mon
ey.
His insinuations that the advocates
of silver restoration are bent on wick
ed and unpatriotie purposes may do
for those whose environments are such
as TO prevent them from seeing and
knowing the utter poverty and distress
that is prevailing among the masses of
the people, but those who live i'll the
midst of this distress and see daily that
the people are suffering will repel with
scorn such insinuations
We believe the restoration of silver
is necessary for the welfare of our
country, and 50 believing no abuse
from sources, however high or arro-
CANT, will deter us from our purpose"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Some Free Silver Decisions.


The vender of delusive plausibilities
who complied "Coin's Financial
SCHOOL, has incorporated some of his
incongruous notions about the money
question in a letter to President Cleve-
land. In this letter some statements
are made which are at variance with
all exact information which is availa-
bic.
The writer declares that the fall in
/ prices since the demonetization of sill
yer has resulted in destroying the
margin of profit which merchants,
manufacturers and the people gener-
ally would have made otherwise in
the transaction of business. This
statement is proven to be utterly
without foundation in the case of
manufacturers by the census of 1890,
which shows that between 1850 and
1890 the product of manufactures in
creased SO per cent, and out of this 90
per cent increase manufacturers were
able TO increase wages 131 per cent i'll
the aggregate, and pay profits on an
increase of 100 per cent of capital in
vested. During these ten years aver
age prices fell IA per cent, population
increased p per cent and the number
of employees increased 65 per cent.
These statistics can only be explain
ed upon one theory, namely, that,
despite the fall in prices, profits were
large enough to stimulate production
faster than population increased; and
the reduction in the cost of production
was sufficient TO enable laboring men
to demand and obtain large increase
in annual wages, and sufficient to per-
NIT the employment of an increased
number of men in excess of the in
crease in population.
II during those years decline in
prices resulting from growing scar
city Of gold had swept profits away,
il would have been impossible for
manufacturers to increase wages and
increase the gains accruing to the
owners of factories. There is no es-
cape from this conclusion, and it is
irrefutable evidence that there has
been no such crushing of industry by
the appreciation of gold, as it is SO
pathetieaIy and tearfully described
by the free silver advocates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
WORCESTER ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, April 16.-Mrs. j. l..
Carnes is quite sick. Also little BESSIE
Iiams is sick.
Rev. Rice filed his regular appoint
ment at Littleby Baptist Church Sun
day.
Mr.. Cable, of Galloway, will spend
the summer at his daughters, Mrs. J.
NJ. Azdell.
Mr.. ]. r. Hodge is having his house
repainted and new yard fence built
Miss Sue Stevenson visited relatives
in Mexico Sunday.
The eight-month term Of school will
close Friday at the Dye School House
The exercises will be in the afternoon
Sunday School was organized at the
Baptist Church Sunday. Hereafter il
will be held at 10 O'Clock a. m. Every
body invited to attend.
Mr.. A. T. Shearer, of south of the
Hill, was in this vicinity recently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Card OF Thanks. -

To Walter Williams, Walt Monroe,
John W. Ja.ss and Bob White, Mis-
souri, newspaper managers:
Your prayerful attention is called TO
the following from Southwest Mis-
souri, exchange and commended to
you, as Central and North Missouri
papers are behind;
THE newest thing out in the way
of a card of thanks has made it's ap-
pearance in Mammoth Springs. A
child was born TO family on Sunday,
and on Monday the parents came out
with card thanking the people for
courtesies extended during the crisis
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
PAPER YOUR HOUSE.
Nothing Improves the Looks OF Your
House More Than Wall Paper Ii
Costs About Nothing,

T., Ii. Garter \ TO, have wall paper
for sale, OF rather 10 give away. The
price Is from cents 10 - roll, and
there is Il whole lot IN a roll, Nothing
improves the Interior of a house SO
mach as good wall paper, II makes
an old house look like new one aud
makes a new house look better than il
dit before, You can paper your wallis
cheaper thau You can dust them off.
+. RI, Garter has an immense stock.
CaG ana examine the same and get his
prices. Garter would rather show you
hts hue of wall papers, whether yoa
bay or not, taan TO eat square meal,
and he has Il pretty good appetite, too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

ter, Mrs, B.. l.. Sehooler, few days
last week.
Miss Nettie Murray is teaching
school in the Fiynt district.
Hogs continue to die with the chol-
era in this vicinity.
No sickness ia this part Of the
county.
7. Z. Mitchell and c, ii. Early, oil
CeRtralia, We're in our midst few
| days ago.
IF0RCEsTER ITEMS.
| ta4TesBoaaenre Of the Ledger,
WORCESTER, bio, April l6.-Fred
Hagedorn has been quite sick for ssy-
ersl days.
Airs. Geo. Ridgeway, OF CeHtFaiia,
| BIO, visited here last week.
Valentine isrdel and Miss Minnie
SebuNy viii be married the 18th, al 8
p, M, at the German church. yaien-
tine is one Of cur best young men and
Miss Minnie is one of our most ae-
leomplisbed young ladies.
Frank Beagles bought Of j. W.
Stevens lab head of sheep for fancy
price.
Mrs. Austin Mathews has moved TO
Mr. Smiths, north OF Iaddonia.
Clarence Atkinson, who has been in
ST. Louis for the past three months,
holding responsible position, has re-
turned home.
Rev. Rice filed bis regular appoint
nlent at Littleby Baptist church last
Sunday.
Bessie Iiams, who has been danger
ousiy sick tor several days, is but little
better.
Egbert miller spent last Sunday in
Mexico.
CieayeP Stuart has returned home,
aud now Miss Sadie looks sad.
A Sunday School has been organized
at Wesley Chapel with Rev. Johnston
as superintendent.
John Beagles has about completed
bis new barn, which is daisy.
Felix Ronegar received telegram
from Wichita, Kansas, last week stat
ing his father was dead.
A letter was received here last week
telling of the death of Mrs. gineop,
the venerable mother of J. III. and
Ernest Nineop, who recently moved
from here 10 Daykin, Heb,
Ghas. Baker attended Masonic Lodge
in Mexico Last Thursday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
THE WAR is ENDED.
japanese Chinese Treaty OF Peace
Signed Yesterday There are
Six Provisions.

LONDON, April ia dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says that Ii Hung
Chang's son-in-law telegraphs that 4
peace convention was signed at Shin
oneski to-day by the Plenipotentiaries
of China and Japan. Following are
the terms of the conventions:
/. The independence of Corea.
2. That Japan retains the places
she has conquered.
3. That Japan shall also retain the
territory east of the Lao River.
4. That the island of Formosa be
ceded permanently to Japan.
5. The payment of an idemnity of
s1o0,OoO,0 900.
6. An offensive and defensive alli-
aQcp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Fine Stock fnr Sale.

will sell 36 high grade steers, de-
horned, on Saturday, April p, at
p. M, in Perry, Mo. This is the day
of the Perry stock sale. Credit of
months. Also two-year- mules
WIT WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.