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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12


THE st. Louis Critic contains two
very sensible editorial squibs, as fol-
lows:
The so-called gold-bugs or Sher-
man Democrats of the party will all
be needed to elect a Democratic ticket
and the mouthy individuals who use
these expressions may safely be put
down as political heelers whose vote
is any or everybody's who will pay
them for it.
True Democracy will not split upon
economic questions. THERE'S noDemoc-
racy in the question of whether gold
or silver shall be the money basis of
this country, but it is good Democracy
to insist that every dollar coined shall
be of the same intrinsic value with
every other dollar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Miss Hansard has one Of the largest
lines and one of the most fashionable
stocks of millinery ever brought to
Mexico. She has just returned from
ting Eastern market Call and see her
stock. d&W1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Don't buy your fall and winter mil
linery until you call and see Miss Han
sard, who has just returned from the
east with a complete stock of the
latest styles. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

QUITE a number of citizens of
Mexico and farmers of this county
are willing to contribute literally
toward the Improvement of the road
north of Mexico. Every citizen in
Mexico is interested i'll having good
roads leading in every direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

hrs. saiiie Terrill, Miss Della Liter
and Martin Turner Meyers are nome
ON an extended visit to friends and
relatives in California. They had !
aehghtfui trip, hat are glad to cat
back to Mexico. So
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
r.

The Hall-Clark debate viii take
place in Mexico at 1870 p. M, Satur-
day, September IA, 1895. The debate
will take place at the Court House
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Wanfnd

Old scrap iron, hickory nuts, horse
hides, COW hides, corr and skunk
hides, sheep hides, old and new geese
feathers and all kinds of country pro-
duce. Will always pay highest price
in spot cash. Sam Morris, Mexico,
Mo. t Jan. 1st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

The Democratic party needs to
nominate more men for office who
will do their duty and favor those
things they think are right and not
men who will be time and favor
ANYTHING and everything to be elected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THERE seems to be a few Democrats
who are lying awake nights praying
that the Administration will have
to issue more bonds. The present ma
tional Democratic Administration is
going to pay the debts of the country
and keep our credit where it should be
If bonds have to be issued every day,
or twice a day for that matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
A Qeliehtful Party.

Royal King and wife, nee Maxwell,
gave a pleasant party last night to a
number of Mexico's young society
people, the chief entertainment being
a ebay ride'' from South Mexico out
to the beautiful Maxwell farm just east
of the city. The ride was enjoyed by
all and was enlivened by songs and
the blowing of trumpets. Upon the
suggestion that too much noise was
made near the Salvation Army meet
ing, the LEDGER is informedby many of
the fortunate ones that no ~disrespect
whatever was intended to SO worthy
a cause as the Salvation Army and if
there was too much noise there for a
few moments it was only the result of
the thoughtlessness of youth and was
not ingended as an insult in any way.
The party dispersed with many thanks
to the kind host and charming hostess
for the pleasures of the evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

JUST how many thousands of dollars
have been paid to Hon. Richard P.
Bland by the government of the
United States by the grace OF the
Democratic party of Missouri? What
was it paid for? Does Silver Dick
think that he has got all he can from
the Democratic party and is he now
doing all he can to kill it?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

QUITS a number of Statesmen" of
Missouri, while endeavoring to secure
nomination for office, should at the
same time bear in mind that the good
of the party demands that the nom
inees be elected. The Democratic
party even Of grand old Missouri
must be careful Of its nominations
during 1896. The mere fact Of q mans
wanting office is not always enough
reason why he should be nominated.
There r Democrats who don't care
anything about what platform they
stand on 30 they can get the nominal
ton. The spoils are what they are
after. The rank and file Of the party
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

The pear crop is very fine this sea-
SOL and Bob Worrell informs the
LEDGER that he raised over a bushel
of fine pears on a tree he planted this
spring. Bob didn't say just how old
the tree was when he planted it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Notice of Final Settlement

Not1ce Is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate of Ja,nea T.
falmer will be made at the september
Term OF q probate Court of Audrain
Sonn.y, missouri, to be held at Meg
sco, s~iiassouri, the second Monday in
september, . s. G. PALMER.
Curator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

IT begins to look now as though
Mexico would shortly have a n ten
thousand dollar fraternity building.
The right kind of people are taking
hold of the enterprise and will push it
to a successful finish. Secure stock at
once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Disgusting. to Saw the Least.

From the Stanherry MO Sentinel
If Jesus Christ and General Jackson
could do business with silver, the
Sentinel would like a national expla-
nation why in the thunder Grover
Cleveland and his cuckoos can't do
the same?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE Saturday and Sunday editions
of the st. Louis Republic are marvels
in the field of journalism. The Re
public is a good paper every day in the
week, but its Saturday and Sunday
editions are especially interesting. The
very best writer's in the entire country
furnish the reading for these editions.
Very few of the best magazines cover
the literary field any better than do
these two editions of the st. Louis Re
nnLIic
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

A party of gentlemen composed of
VIM. Trimble, Sam Wright, VIM.
%Stringer, Nat Burt, Squire Swan and
A. L. Card, all of Auxvasse, will leave
about the Goth of this month for a
three weeks fishing and hunting ex-
pedition. They will go about 10
miles south, on the Big Marie River
and a LEDGER reporter was informed
by one of the gentlemen that the party
were going to charter a special re-
f~rigerator car, in which to bring back
their fish (stories), of which they will
probably have an abundance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE subscription list of the Daily
and Weekly LEDGER is still increas.
ing. 1t is the intention of the man
agenient of the Mexico Weekly LED
f to increase the Weekly List from
5000 to $500 between now and Jan. /,
1896. The new subscribers are all sub
stantial citizens and owners OF real
estate in Audrain county. They are
the class of people who, when they
subscribe for a newspaper, continue
taking it their lifetime.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
NEGRO IN DANGER.
Taken to Columbia, Mo-, to Avoid a
Possible Lynching.

CENTRALIA, Mo-, September T.
Charlie Marion, a negro of this place,
aged 43 years, was arrested here last
night on a charge of assault to COM
init rape upon~thevsPerson of MRS.
George Bell, a highly respectable
white lady of this city. He was lock-
ed up, and his preliminary was set
for September II. He is of an I'M
savory reputation, and several times
before he has been charged with SER
ious crimes, but has escaped with
light punishment. He stoutly pro-
tests his innocence. Late this after
noon he was taken in a carriage and
driven across the country to Column
bia for safe-keeping, as the feeling
here is growing against him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Wednesday, September rs
At 1 O'Clock p. NJ.

We will offer e5 head-our entire crop of selected spring
pigs-of the Wilkes, Black U. S., Victor, Corwin, Tecumsei
and Moorish Maid strains. All our stock is healthy, vigorous.
of good constitution and doing well. Write for catalogue to I.
A. Pew, Gamma, Mo-, or VIM. I. Hensley, Montgomery City,
Mo. Col. ]. W. Sparks, Auctioneer, Marshall, Mo-, will re-
ceiye and place all bids sent to him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE Missouri Military Academy
opens this week. Send your boys to
this school. There is none better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Price Johnson, Constable of Sal

Price Johnson, Constable of Salt
River township, has his office with
Sheriff J.. N. Stephens in the Court
House. Constable johnson is devot-
ing his entire time to the duties of the
Office and is most efficient, worthy
and popular officer. The Office of
Constable of Salt River township is a
very important one and the present
incumbent appreciates this fact and is
personally looking after all the de-
tails.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

CONGRESSMAN TARsNEY of Missouri
in an interview just published in
answer to the question, "Will silver
cut much of a figure in the next cam
paign?" said:
81 hardly think 80. Long before
the National Convention is held the
country will be in such a prosperous
condition that the people will be ad-
verse to dragging in the silver ques'
ton as an issue. The fact is the only
people who are keeping up the silver
talk are what term political farmers
fellows who live in communities
where there is a strong silver senti.
ment and who are out for the Offices
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Miss Ella Baskin, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. ]. G. V. Baskin, will
leave tonight for Hot Springs, where
she goes in hopes of recovering her
health. She is very low with consump-
ton and it is doubtful whether
the trip will do her any good. 1t is
be hoped that she may not only be
helped, but that she may recover her
health entirely.
In the weekly LEDGER will be found
an advertisement of the big public
sale by T. A. Pew at Gamma, Mont
gomery County, Missouri, of 95 head
of strong, vigorous pigs. Read the
advertisement and attend the sale. 1t
will paw YOU. .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE Missouri Military Academy
opened to-day under suspicious cir
cumstances.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
For Sale.

Eight English mastif pups. Good
watch dogs. Bud Davis, 6 miles north
of Mexico. DIT "a u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
DIT wit

The Mexico City Band will go to
Laddonia Saturday, where they have
an engagement to play at a picnic.
The Mexico band has a widespread
and well deserved reputation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Miss Hansard has returned from st.
Louis with q large and complete line
of millinery. d&w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Present Your Accounts at Once.
All who have agains r.. w.
Lawder, deceased, will present the
same to me at once.
Z. NJ. LAwDER,
lQk 1rff MnNinn Ne
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Hon. w. L.. WILSON, Postmaster
General of the United States, made a
magnificent speech a few days since,
following Col. Patterson, of Tennes-
see. The following is a brief extract:
81 approve and indorse what Col.
Patterson has said," began Mr.. Will
son. 81 have heard no financial
speech which more clearly states my
position, and while in Congress / en-
deavored to carry those principles
into legislation. If there is anything
for which l am entitled to the thanks
Of the public, it is not for the tariff
bill, but for having led the fight which
carried the bill for the repeal of the
Sherman law through the House of
Representatives. Whenever the
farmers of this country can get legis-
lation making two pecks of wheat
equal to a bushel, then will be the
time for the passage of a law making
fifty cents worth Of silver a dollar.
owe have reached the point to-
day when the country is practically
unanimous as to the benefit of the
new tariff law. Therefore / speak
to-day In reference TO the tariff as a
non-partisan question; but unless the
country be on a sound financial basis,
it is impossible to produce sound tariff
legislation. / want the people Of
Jefferson County to understand that
the present business revival had it's
beginning in the act of President
Cleveland last February in issuing
Government bonds. The prosperity
began to come out Of its hiding place,
and plume its wings for a flight more
prolonged than any which the world
has ever witnessed.
"You must plant yourself on q true
understanding of the great forces oil
modern progress which are now q;
work. No single nation can in fts
financial system or its economic lawt
OK laws of taxation throw iteelI
counter to the progress of the world
without suffering disastrous injuries,
1t viii prosper only rs it puts itself in
accord with these great forces. /,
win prosper az it adjusts its tariff
laws to the conditions which trade de-
mands. 1t win prosper asits financial
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

MIR. K. B. Wilkerson, of the Santa
Fe Nursery, is in Mexico canvassing.
WiLkerson is q clever, reliable young
man, representing one of the best
companies in the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

a Florida negro is growing fat on
snake steaks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE following statements of facts in
reference to the financial situation in
this country, taken from the st. Louis
Critic, ere worthy of a close reading:
In Missouri, since the action of the
Pertle Springs convention, many
Democrats, believing that their party
is HI bent on free coinage of silver
and fearing to be left out in the cold,
are scrambling to get into the band
wagon-to be with the majority, as
they think. Free silverites in Illinois
felt the same way, but let US see how
the party stands. nationally. Concede
to the free silverites the states of
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Min
n~esota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming,
Illinois, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennes-
see, Nebraska, North Carolina and
South Carolina, a total of twenty-five
states with an ELECTORAL vote of 1913
where will they get any other votes
in order to obtain the majority so
necessary to success.
Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana,
Iowa, Maine, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and
Wisconsin with their PSI votes are
sure to go against the 16 to 1 free
coinage proposition and then where
are the free sIlverites?
Shall it be a repetition of the
Charleston convention, a division of
the party? 1t looks that way when
some of the speeches of the leaders
are considered, for already they figure
upon a large accession from the Re-
publicans, believing that with their
aid a National ticket nominated in the
interest of free silver may be elected.
Not one-third of the delegates in
the next Democratic National Con-
vention will vote for a free silver
plank in the platform. Two-thirds,
the number necessary to decide,
never.
Here, then, will come the split. The
minority will endeavor to control the
majority and failing will set up a party
of their own.
The foundation for this has been
laid at the Washington City confer
ence. Bland already brags of the Ma
tional Silver Party.
Once before the Critic has said that
an organization within an ~organiza-
ton is reasonable to the parent or
ganization. If the free ~silverites are
in the majority in the Democratic
party they need no organization of
their own, for then they a control
it. If they are in a minority, their eff
forts to control or force the majority
to their belief is undemocratic and
will cause disruption and general de-
feat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
GOODS
a, Missouri Sale,

T. A. Pew, of Gamma, No., and VIM. T. Hensley, of
Montgomery City, Mo-, will make a public sale of the choice
pigs of their Joint herds on Mr.. Pew's farm, near Gamma, Mont
gomery County, Missouri, on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

watch No. 100 jackson street.
B. A Irrnurc,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Watches from $500 up. Small ex'
pense, small profit.
d&w1t MORRIS & DEARING.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Messrs. w. G. Press * Co., Grain
and Commission Merchants ofChicago,
in their special market letter to the
LEDGER, say:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-29
DOESN'T SUIT BUDD.
California Thinks That Gresham
Should Have Insisted on Arbi-
fr0tion

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.-Gen.
James H. Budd, Democrat, in referring
to the Nicaraguan difficulty yesterday,
said: 1.-The United States of America
should never have allowed the British
marines to set foot on the Nicaraguan
shore. In the beginning it should have
demanded that England submit her
claims to arbitration, and we should
have forced her to do so. If our diplo-
matte protests were not needed, there
should have been American marines
in Corinto to prevent the invasion.
The Monroe doctrine expresses the
policy of the United States, as 1t does
the sentiment of the people, and this
is violation of the spirit of that doc
trine. The landing of the British
troops is the entering wedge; the next
demand will be for a territorial in
demnity for some alleged outrage. No
European country can be permitted to
get into a position to control the
Nicaragua canal, and it would have
saved trouble in the future if our gov
ernment had drawn the line there.
THE nation should have given
warning that it will see that its weak
er sister republics receive justice, and
we should stand jealously on this
ground. Let war with the United
States be the consequence of aggres-
sion on this continent and there will
be no aggressions''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-29
order to close port an effective block
ade must be sustained.
ENGLAND INSISTED

upon this when the United States de-
clared the Confederate ports closed
during the war. For the purpose of
learning the real situation respecting
affairs at Corinto, DR.. Guzman, the
Nicaraguan minister, sent a telegram
of inquiry to his government Today
dispatch came in reply from the min
ister of foreign affairs at Managua con-
firming the report that the British are
in possession, the dispatch saying:
"Corinto is today under the British
flag"
The minister does not know whether
his government has.declared Corinto
closed port, but he is of the opinion that
such step has been resorted to. DR..
Guzman made a negative reply when
asked whether he had any news as to
whether his government had changed
its attitude and taken any steps to
satisfy the demand set forth in the
British ultimatum. A reporter read to
the minister the protest against the
action of the British made by Presi-
dent Zelaya through the Associated
Press yesterday. DR.: Guzman listened
intently but made no comment. The
report that the government of Costa
Rica had volunteered to pay one-fifth
of the indemnity demanded by Great
Britain was also news to the minister.
Such thing is possible" he said,
with a shrug of the shoulders. "They
are very patriotic, but 1 have no in
formation on the subject"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-29
AMBUSHED A SHERIFF.
BLOODY FIGHT BETWEEN OFF,
GERS AND OUTLAWS.
FOUR WERE SHOT DOWN
The Entire Posse Being Wiped ont
. More Officers Seek Venge-
ance.

CHICAGO, April 2S.-A Timas-Herald
special from .Pittsburg, Tex, says: In
a. remote section of Titus county,
twenty miles north of here, yesterday,
Constable Oliver attempted to arrest
man named Belcher for some minor Of
Tense. Belcher resisted, and in the
shooting which followed Constable Oil
yer was shot through the hand. Oliver
withdrew and secured reinforcements
IN the persons of three men named
Cooper, Price and Ritchie. Returning
TO make the arrest, Belcher and the
male members of his FAMILY ambushed
the party at Blacks Ridge, on White
Oak river, just at dusk, pouring a
heavy fuSillade into the party from RI
fss and revolvers, moving down the
entire party. Latest reports from the
scene of the ambuscade state that Oh
iver and Cooper were instantly killed
and Price and Ritchie fell mortal1y
wounded. The Belchers mounted their
horses and fled, leaving the dead and
dying officers in the road where they
fell. Armed posses are on their trail,
but it is not believed the Belchers will
be captured alive. They are desperate
men and further bloodshed is looked
for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-29
FL0cCED BY FEMALES.
FLORIDA WIFE-BEATER WHITE.
CAPPED.
WOMEN WERE MERClLESS.
Their Victim More Dead Than
Alive When Finally Re-
leased.

PORT TAMPA, Fla, April 2S.-
Edward Tucker, merchant of this
place, was taken from his house last
night and numerically whipped by
female whitecaps. Tucker has been
in the habit of going home drunk
and abusing his wife. Some time ago
he was warned that he must treat his
wife better or he would be severely
dealt with. Last night Tucker went
home drunk, and soon Mrs. Tucker
was heard screaming. Soon after, a
number of men entered fuckers res
idence and dragged him to the out
skirts of the town, where a number of
ladies wearing white caps were wait
ing. Tucker was stripped to the
waist and lashed to a tree. Then
the ladies, each one of whom was
armed with rawhide, began to whip
him. fuckers screams were heard
mile. When the women finished,
the mans back looked as if it had
been knouted. The skin had been
cut in dozens of places and bloods
was streaming from the cuts. Tucker
promised never to abuse his wife
again. 1t is thought that some of the
most prominent ladies of the place
were engaged in the affair.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-29
FRISCO ON THE ROCKS.
City officials in Dilemma over
Finances.

es oMcfstfs HI ~ Dliemma over
Finances.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 2S-
dhe city officials have as yet been un-
able to solve the problem of how to
tide over the citys financial distress
until the beginning of the next fiscal
year, June l. While the mayor, the
Supervisors, and the heads of the de-
paftments We're wrestling with the
subject yesterday, the supreme court
was engaged in writing decision re-
anifming it's former decisions to the
eHect that the expenses of one year
may not be paid out of the revenues
OF another. In other words the city
cannot mortgage it's future, although
the expense of maintaining the fire
apartment and public institutions for
the remaining two months of the fiscal
year will be $125, 200, to meet which
there is practically nothing in the
treasury.
Taken together with the refusal of
contractors to furnish supplies to the
hospitals, aims houses and jails after
April 80, this is the condition of af-
falrs that has caused the finance com
mittee to do great deal of figuring
AS the salary demands of each month
amount to s135,0O0, it was proposed that
the employees of the city forego draw
hlg their salaries for April until May
9- OF course this plan does not meet
with the approval of the employees
After much talking the official gath
efing adjourned without having ac-
complshed anything.