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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
FROM A THIRD STORY.
Miraculous Escape From Death OF
Charles Welnand. a Som
nambulist.
From the st. Louis Republic.

Charles Weinand, so years old, of
Mexico, Mo-, was pretty badly hurt
by falling from the third story of his
boarding house at 2226 Cass avenue
Sunday. Weinand has the misfor-
tune of being somnambulist, and he
started out on one of his walks while
in the Gland of nod," about 2:45 Sum
day morning, and walked out through
the open window and fell on the side
walk below, distance of 80 feet,
fracturing his ankle and receiving a
cash under the chin two inches long.
DIR. Loraghan attended him and pro-
nounced his injuries not dangerous.
Charley Weinand lives north of
Mexico and his wife went down to see
him Sunday. Charley went to st.
Louis Saturday on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
CoRBETT SCORES "FITz."
The Champion Declares That His Rival
Wants TO Back Out-Personalities.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 4.-Corbett
and party reached the city this morn
ing, but only few people met them.
81 see Fitzsimmons has been doing
some more talking in his trip through
the South. Do you know what / think
of Fitz? He is a fakir of the worst
kind. He is trying his mightiest to
get out of this fight, but l will fight
him if have to chase him into cor
ner SO that there could be no escape.
wish the fight was tonight. lam anx-
ious to get at him, for he has been
making some statements that are abb
solutely false. l am ready to fight
him within an hour. wish that the
battle was to take place to-day in the
Olympic club. Nothing would please
me better. In my fight with Sullivan
there was none of the worry that l
have encountered in this match, and
which also arose with my fight with
Mitchell. When the profession lost
New Orleans they lost the best city in
the country for a championship con-
test.
"Now don't you think that man in
Fitzsimmons' position should be lit
tie more circumspect in his talk?
Every dollar, with the exception of
81, 900 of Fitzsimmons' stake has been
seized. Now supposing do win the
fight, may get the short end of it
after all. Fitz had better be making
arrangements to carry out his end OF
the contract instead of roasting me.
Now, il Fitzsimmons would only put
up his stake without any strings at
tached to it, and agree upon a ref
cree, there is no Governor on earth
who could stop the fight. We could
go into some deep forest where men
very seldom are seen and settle ouI
differences. / would be willing to
fight him for the stake alone. Fitz-
simmons is a sly one. He worked
things very smooth after that little af-
fair in Gaeen's hotel in Philadelphia
Why, do you know Fitzsimmons was
beastly drunk that day. He had beer
making the crack that he was going
to pull my nose the very first time
that / saw him. / saw him in the hote
that day and noticed that he was jag
ged. / went up to him and asked hin
, if he had made such statement, ant
his reply was that if he did he wa
willing to stand up to it. simpl.
caught his nose and gave it tweak
Immediately after he jumped into
: cab and drove around to all of tn
newspaper offices and gave them tn
| highly colored tale that was pub
[ lished.
, "Where would you prefer to fight
3 in Mexico or the Indian Territory"
r "If have any choice in the matter
/ 1 would much prefer to fight in the In
dian Territory. would then be in m,
own country and not run any chance
of getting the worst of it."
!. "Do you think the fight will tax
placer"
"Well you can bet all of your none
that it WILL" replied w. A. Brady
. "Anything that Dan Stuart has any
thing to do with is bound to be sue
cess. Stuart has given his word to tn
sporting world that the fight will TAX
place and he will carry out ever.
promise he has made"
|, 1t is the general opinion among loca
sports who know Corbett well that h
is not the same Corbett as of old. Hi
, face is much pinched and there is
dull look about his eyes. During tn
day he visited the Southern Athletic
, club and did some little work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
SILVER IN MISSOURI.
It May Not Greatly Disturb the Re-
publican Party-A Prominent
Germans View of the
Situation.
From the st. Louis Chronicle.


Adolph Elsner, prominent Demo-
crat of Jefferson City, Mo-, is quite
well known throughout the country
by reason of having invented the vot-
ing booth used in nearly all elections
under the Australian ballot law, and
who has recently patented a ballot
box for which he claims many won
derful advantages, is a close student
of Missouri politics.
Mr.. Elsner is son-in-law of Col.
VIM. Q. Dallmeyer, leading Repub-
lican, who served as State Treasurer
25 years ago and who is now cashier
of the National Exchange Bank of
jefferson City.
To a Chronicle representative Mr..
Elsner spoke freely about the situa-
ton in this State.
81 am more than ever convinced %
he said, ''that the extreme silver view
on the basis of 16 to is fascinating
fad that is passing rapidly away, and
in all probability it will not be an ex-
citing feature of the next national OF
State campaign"
care the Republicans of Missouri
likely to have trouble with the ques-
tion?" was asked.
"I think not. The Republican lead
ers are pretty well agreed upon a
policy of silence and sound money"
"But will not the rank and file have
some objections to make on this
point?"
''Naturally, but they cannot amount
to much if the hue and cry shall die
out, as it now gives promise of doing.
What the Republican leaders intend
doing is to declare for the free coin
age of gold and silver, leaving the
ratio to be adjusted in accordance
with commercial necessities. OF
| course there are now lots of promi-
nent free silver Republicans. In my
county of Cole, for instance, there is
DIR. G. A. Thompson, who has been a
member of the Republican State Com
mittee, and who declares he will work
and vote for ratio of 16 to l. Their
the Wagner family-men of very
large Republican influence-area all fol
free silver. But 1 still say that thi'
sentiment will subside and the Ger
man vote will be for the sound money
platform. For every free silver Ger
man vote you can find in Missouri,
can produce ten who are opposed t.
the plan. You see, the American sys
tenn of finance is still in an expert
mental stage, but we are slowly get
ting into more stable conditions, and
don't think the people want to try an.
more experiments.
"No, the Republicans will not hav
much trouble over that plank of thei
platform"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
VOORHEES, ANSWERS HOWELL
An Open Letter From c. G. Voorhies,
Agent of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, Who is Now
at Eureka Springs, Ark.
10 tbe E,litor of the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
EUREKA, SPRINGS, ARK, Oct. I'll
see that Mr.. Howell in his letter pub
lished in yours of the End inst, sup
plies what he calls an omission by
making a comparison, which every
insurance man ought to know means
nothing. He omits to note that near
ly all insurance written by the Equi-
table is on the Tontine plan, and that
the great bulk of the premiums re-
ceived are on policies that have not
as vet reached the dividend paying
period. If he had stated this fact and
the further fact that twenty yeaE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Florida and Southeast.

II you have any intention of going
to the Southeast this fall or winter
you should advise yourself of the best
route from the North and West. This
is the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
which is running double daily trains
from st. Louis, Evansville and Louis
vile through to Nashville, Chatta-
nooga, Birmingham, Atlanta, Mont
gomery, Thomasville, Pensacola. Mo-
bile, Jacksonville and all Florida
points. Pullman Sleeping Car SER
vice through. Special low rates made
to Atlanta during the continuance of
Cotton States Exposition, and tourist
rates to all points in Florida and GuIf
Coast during the season. For partic-
uiars as to rates and through, car SER
vice write GEO. b. HORNER, Div.
Pass. Agent, st. Louis, Mo. G. p. AT
MORE, Gent Pass. Agent, Louisville,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
warrensburg curfew Ordinance.

WARRENsBURG, Mo-, October s.
Mayor G.. E. Clark has affixed his sig
nature to the anti cigarette ordinance
passed recently by the Council, but
the curfew ordinance met with a
prompt veto. He gives as a reason
that it is unconstitutional; besides
Warrensburg has no night policeman
to enforce it and the Council refuses
to confirm his appointments for the
nnoiffan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Child Crushed to Death,

CENTRALIA, Mo-, Oct. 7.-George
Ridgeway, a farmer of this vicinity,
took his family to the woods this
afternoon in heavy farm wagon for
the purpose of gathering hickory
nuts. The jolting of the wagon threw
the infant child out, and before the
team could be stopped one of the
horses stepped on the child's breast,
crushing in the breast bone, and both
wheels of the wagon passed over its
body. 1t lived only few minutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Into Boiling Svrun

MONTGOMERY, Ala, October a.
NearEdwardsyille to-day two farmers,
Humphreys and Bryant, while making
cane syrup, disputed. Humphreys
knocked Bryan. into the caldron OF
boiling syrup, then fished his body
out and attempted to cas-. it into the
furnace, but was restrained. The
murderer escaped to the mountains
with q rifle and defies the authorities,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
.Jav Goujd's Estate

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Surrogate Fitz-
gerald has returned to David Me-
Clure, appraiser of the Jay Gould es-
tate, his reports on it's value In order
that the collateral Inheritance tax
may be levied. The report values the
personal property Of the estate at
sso, ,s34, $50, and the real estate at two
million dollars. The residuary estate
amounts to s73,224,547.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Diphtheria Raging.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, October 5.-Diph-
iberia is raging to an alarming degree
in Oakwood, suburb of this city.
There have been several deaths and
number of children are now afflicted
with the terrible maiady. The IL
year old son of Richard Gallaher died
this morning and two more members
Of the family are dangerously LII with
the diaaaQa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THERE need be no uneasiness IN
reference to diphtheria in Mexico
The Mayor aud City Council will see
that all cases of this kind are quaran'
tined and that the houses are plac'
arded. There is only one case in towr
at this time. The public will be kept
fully informed about this matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Mrs. !. D. Jobnson,a Fnrer.,

Weeopy the following notice OF Mrs
]. ID. Johnson's death and funeral
from to- days st. Louis Republic:
Died, on Tuesday, October s, 1896
Mrs. L. K, beloved wife of j. d. John
son. Funeral from family residence,
No. 426s Morgan street, Thursday,
October 10, at O'Clock p. m. Inter.
ment private.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Congressional r. & L. q. Meeting.

The Ninth Congressional District F.
& L. U. will meet at Vandalia, ,Audrain
county, on Thursday, Oct. II, 1895, at
10 O'Clock a. m. Let all county unions
in the district send up full delegations.
All officers of sub unions are espec-
tally invited, and all persons who en-
dorse the principles set forth by the
F. & L. U. platform win be welcome
and will be invited to participate in
the exercises. An interesting and
profitable programme will be carried
out, particularly to benefit the labor
ing and producing people.
8. o. WRIGHT, Pres.
Jos. MOORE, Sec,y,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
st. Louis Fair Rates.

For the above occasion the Chicago
& Alton and Wabash Railroads will
sell excursion tickets to st. Louis and
return at $3.50. Tickets will be sold
October 9th to 11th. Good to return
until October IA, 1895.
e. 8. WILSON,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Mahoue Il Dead.

WASHINGTON, d. G., October s.-At
Up. m. to-day death relieved Gen.
Malone OF his sufferings. The ply
sicians had given up their patien,
since dawn, knowing that medical
science conld no further avail In his
case. He sank rapidly at IL =. m. and
the end was peaceful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

GOVERNOR CuLBERTsoN, of Texas,
called an extra session of the Legisla-
ture to prevent prize fighting in that
state. Taking the foot ball game be-
tween the NJ. M. A. and the Mexico
High School elevens on Monday as
a basis, Governor Stone should cal
an extra session of the Legislature to
prevent foot ball "playing" in Mis-
sauri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Columbia 10, Sedalia G.

TheColumbia foot BAN eleven played
the Sedalia eleven on Monday. The
game was played in Columbia and the
SCORE was 10 to in favor OF Columbia.
Those who were present at the game
say 1t was . good one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Home-Seekers Excursions.

Via the Chicago s. Alton and Wa
bash Railroads, to points in the north,
northwest, west and southwest at low
rates. For particulars apply to e. 8.
WILSON, Ticket Agent. I'd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Fnr Sale.

A ten room dwelling with barn ant
other out buildings. All kinds oi
choice fruits in bearing. With one te
ten acres land to suit the purchaser
Situated Il mile south of Hardin Col.
lege on jefferson street.
d&wtf w. s. HATHAWAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Two prominent young ladies'

Two prominent young ladies' of
Mexico, who have just returned from
st. Louis, where they went to buy
some shoes, were heard to remark
yesterday that the stocks in the city
were no better and the prices much
higher than at the Boston Shoe Store,
of which J. Bick is proprietor, dit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

AFARMERs' FAIR in Mexico in con-
nection with large barbecue would
be a splendid advertisement for Mex
ico this fall
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

w. X. ROBERTS, formerly of this
county, late of China, has just pub
lished a book in Chicago of some $50
pages on "Dianotheism, a theological
inspiration giving rational theory OF
the spiritual universe, the career of the
human soul and the moral obligations
of life." Mr.. Roberts is a close thinker
and a smooth writer and his work will
surely have a good sale.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Mrs. d. G. Panhorst has returned
from visit in Illinois and will here
after make her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Urban Weimer, OF this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
st. Louis Exposition Rates,

Each Tuesday and Thursday during
the Exposition, the Chicago & Alton
and Wabash railroads win sell tickets
to st. Louis aud return, good days,
at $40. E.H. WnsoE, T't Ag't.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Richard Hall Killed

WHEELING,W.VA., Oct. Richard
Hall, aged go, was killed on the P, O..
O. Ees-KsssKa--:a-~>s2- Ho zras the father
of "a children, and fought under
army.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THE Mexico LEDGER's Youngs
Creek correspondent this week opens
his correspondent with the sentence:
"AImost everybody is building corn
cribs" This is a fact all over the
county, and you might say all over
Missouri. What better indication
could there be that times will be more
prosperous. When corn cribs are be-
ing built there is bound to be plenty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THE johnson boys are not only
good Judges of real estate but of stock
Bob and Jim this week shipped to
Chicago some of the very best cattle
aver exported from this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

WE need more granitoid walks
around the business portion of Mex
leo and better walks of every kind
tbroughout the residence portion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THE farmers of Audrain county are
all "building more corn cribs" They
don't have to sell their corn at twenty
cents a bushel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THE Louisville Courier Journal in
a double loaded editorial makes the
following statements:
Never forget that the silver dollar
is legal tender to any amount.
Never forget that there are fifty
times more silver dollars now in ex-
istence than there were in 1873, when
not one of the silver dollars in exist
ence was in circulation.
Never forget that coinage at is to 1
is silver monometallism and not BIZ
metallism.
Never forget that the free silver
proposition is a scheme to Mexicanize
our currency and to revolutionize our
financial system, offering ruin to the
farmer and half wages to the working
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

You can't talk much about hard
times when 500 Audrain county people
attend the st. Louis Fair, spending
a,, the way from S25 to 800 each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
have come

THE fact that every county fair III
the state mas made good money TINS
season is evidence that good times
have come.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Jas. Cahal, who travels for Owen &
Wolff, went south on the branch to-
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Jos. MOORE, Sec'y.
THE Jones Decision Thursda,

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. s.-Judge Woods an
n0unced to-day that his decision in the
injunction suit of Editor Jones of the
Post Dispatch against the directors of
the Pulitzer Publishing company,
seeking to disnose him from control
Of that paper would be rendered at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

A. NJ. Lehr, of Sedaha, was in Mex
leo ON business yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
DALLAS, TEXAS, MEETINGS.

General Missionary Convention Chris
tian Church, October Is to 25, 1895 =
Texas State Fair and Dallas Exhi-
bition, October 10 to November A.
Corbett- t-Fitzsimmons Fistic Exhibit
ton, October 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Mrs. Gum Null and son, Eugene,
have returned from 81. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Miss Esther Norris, who has been
visiting friends in st. Louis for the
past few weeks, has returned to her
home in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Assignee's Notice.

hs6Ig H6e , NUtIte.
Notice is hereby given to all -
creditors OF Holt & Storr, Of Mexico
Mo-, that will, ON the 1lth day q
November, 1896, at the law Office e
l.. p. Crigler, in Mexico, Mo-, proceee
publicly to adjust and allow denianos
against the estate and effects assignea
to me by Holt & Ssorr for the benens
OF creditors and will continue ~
hearing during the two days followlres
28-4t +. j. HOLT,
Assignee of Holt & Storr. &
This October sth, 1895.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

For the above occasions the Chicago
& Alton and Wabash Railroads win
sell excursion tickets to Dallas and
return at S19.55. For particulars ap-
play to e. s. WILSON, Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THE Mexico High School beat the
NJ. NJ. A. foot ball team in "scrap-
ping match'' on last Monday after
noon. The game was nothing more
or less than a free-for-all fight in
which the spectators participated. One
arrest was made. There should have
been forty or fifty. If such "game
of foot bah" again takes place in Mex
leo it will receive the prompt and
careful consideration of the police
court. The LEDGER refrains from
particulars with the understanding
that it will not occur again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Many merchants are well aware
that their customers are their best
friends and take pleasure In supplying
them with the best goods obtainable.
AS an instance we mention Perry d
Cameron, prominent druggists of
Flushing, Michigan. They say: 'tWe
have no hesitation in recommending
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to our
customers, as it Ia the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and al
ways gives satisfaction" For sale at
Is and so cents per bottle by G. A.
Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Hon. j. Med. TRIMBLE, formerly OF
this city, has been unanimously elected
First Vice President of the Kansas
City Bar Association. He and nj. l..
McCune were nominated for Presi-
dent. They tied on the first ballot.
On the second ballot Mr.. McCune re-
ceived AZ votes and Mr.. Trimble Al.
The association then unanimously
elected Mr.. Trimble First Vice-Presi-
dent, a merited distinction.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-27
BURIED TREASURES
GOLD NUGGETS FOUND ON A
MICHIGAN FARM.
It IL Supposed That the Yellow Metal
Was Concealed by an English
man Many Years Ago.

Dtmondale. Mich. Aug. 2s.-Frank
Lonsbury. while at work on side
hill on Lewis Potter's farm. turned out
with n drag a box filed with gold mug
gets and quartz. He kept his find a
secret. and with August Fox returned
10 the spot in the night and dug rp
more Of the gold. They carried She
stuff to tfle Inghamco SAVINGS bank
and left II. There was as much -
two strong men could carry. and the
value Of the find was placed at $4,000.
Lewis Potter. owner OF the farm. did
not learn OF the find until after the
gold was in the bank. and Il b pod
Bile that lawsuit will result, as he b
satisfied that he h entitled TO ut least
a share of the wealth.
An Englishman named Carr moved
into Michigan In 1850 and was po1B-
oned. Before he died he buried large
amount Of gold of which he was known
to be possessed. near the Potter farm.
then owned by Joseph Jessup. and
while It was supposed that every foot
OF the territory had been dug up. no
gold had been found previous to this.
There Is more of the metal In the
neighborhood. and Potter will mne for
IL
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-27
LIVINGSTON NEWS.
Conveniny Of the Teachsrs' Institute-The
Gordon Brotherr Trouble.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Livingston. Mont, Aug. 2s.-The joint
teachers institute for Park and Sweet
Grass counties convened in this city
this morning with a large attendance
Of teachers from both counties. The
visitors were rendered an informal re-
ception at the High school building this
evening. An eloquent address OF wei.
come was delivered by George Alder
son. editor OF the Livingston Post. and
was responded tn by John +. Rees Of
Big Timber. The institute will last
three days.
The attachments placed against the
Gordon Bros. Lumber company OF the
city by the Big Blackfoot Milling com.
pany OF Bonner for $3.50 and the Ma
tlonai Park bank OF Livingston for So
500 were released to-day and the bank
Is In possession ~ the business under
a chattel mortgage. having assumed
all the liabilities. some s17.500 The
company's present embarrassment is
not of a serious nature as the bank
will not push It's claims. thus affording
the company an opportunity to con-
tinue business and pay on Its indebt-
edness without being forced TO the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-27
A Flat and Disgusting Failure.

Cripple Creek. Col. Aug. 2s.-Not to
exceed 200 people went to Gillette to
see the bull fight to-day and on ac-
count Of the slim attendance no killing
was done. The so-called fiesta Is at an
end and the people are heartily glad
Financially the show has proved a fiat
failure. Those connected with the
management Of the affair have been ar
rested three times since last Saturday
afternoon. charged with cruelty to ami
mails. but all have settled by the pay
ment Of comparatively small fines. s.
and costs being the amount assessed
II Is not likely there will be any fur
ther prosecution in connection with the
affair.
The prize fight arranged between
George Hall and Frenchy Osborne fall
ed to come of. the pugilists being dis
gusted at the prospects Of drawing a
crowd,