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The record-union., 1895-01-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
Jacobs, G. W. Baker, {. ". Beai. Mrs $
Clara Foltz, J. W. Lilienstal, W.
Thomas, Sara w. Caro-, n. Jacobs, Ed.
Neil, +. Solomon, Miss Julia Willis,
Alexander Hamilton, w. Baker, San
Francisco; l.. Levy, q. L. Brown,
Chicago; l.. a. Saulfeld, r. klinger, NJ.
Spero, c. n. Beal, New York; T. o.
G arnick, st. Louis; Milan Ray, James a.
Mckee, Rochester, n. y, a. O. w.
Simpson, Loomis; +. E. Parkenham, Nj.
B. Parkenham, Penryn; c. W. r. Ford,
j. n. Pustan, Los Angeles; A. II. Pow
ers. Fresno; Alex Brown, Milton; B. w.
Noyes, Everitt, Mass; W. Z. DaIgie,
Oakland; L. solomon, San Francisco. ~ssEs
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
J. J. Dooley, +. d. Goodrich, New York !;
K. B. Carpenter, Los Angeles; Carl Ross,
Redwood; General Fredrick, j. h. Bar
rett, S. w. Wael, c. G. Ferrell, Henry S.
Van Dyke. Thomas Kenney, San Fran
cisco; +. II. Barnard, Chico; A. IL.
Christin, Milwaukee, c. II. Bowman, w.
J. " alters, city; J. W. Snyder, Grass
Valley; L. H. McKolenburg, st. Helena;
j. q. Garnett, Mrs. Captain Hunt,
Dixon: p. H. Griffin, Modesto; T. H.
Murry, Porteryille, l.. +. Moulton,
Colusa; J. Z. Crumb, San Jose; II. D..
McAlisto, Ventura; G. w. Murck and
wife, Miss Nettie Burton, Belvedere, Ill. i;
G. Z. Tebbitts, Santa Barbara.
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Major Pico's Claim.

Both the Senate and Assembly Com
mittees on Claims have reported favora-
bly, on the bill to pay Major Ramon Pico
Sill, in consideration of his valuable
services during the war of the rebellion.
and the expenditure of large sum OF
money In fitting out a regiment of State
volunteers to fight for the Union.
Major Pico was in 1861 quite we'll off,
and he fitted out his command from his
private purse. Since then, he. like others
OF the old guard of native Californians of
early days, has been made the victim of
money sharps, who fleeced the too con-
ndlng natives very much on the plan Of
the bunco men of the present day.
In 1891 Senator Newton Booth ad-
dressed letter 10 the Legislature indors-
ing Major Pico's claim, in which he
spoke OF the old soldier as being the first
man in California to enlist men for the
war. His father, Governor Plco, gave the
State vast properties for public purposes
the San Quentin Prison site, the Stock
ton Insane Asylum site. the Capitol site
at San Jose, 81 900 for the State Capitol
cornerstone, $1,000 for the Sacramento
flood sufferers in 1862, besides many
large donations for charitable and relig-
lous purposes.
Major Pico's claim for moneys actually
expended is testified to as correct by re-
liable citizens of Santa Clara, many of
whom belonged to his command
The old guard of native Californiars of
Spanish origin are fast disappearing
Vallejos, the Alvarados, the Berryessas,
the Hygueras. the Picos-all of that class
OF whole-souled, gallant, brave and open
hearted men, and beautiful, accomplished
women; and now, as the shadows are
Iengthening along the path of life which
Major Pico is travelling toward the grave,
none should complain if the State of his
birth awards him the small sum named
to partially recompense him for his actual
outlays in its behalf.
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Legislative Notes.

The following letter was received yes
terday by Assemblyman Bachman from
the County Clerk of Fresno County:
In the name of our Redeemer, if you
can do anything that will hasten the pas
sage and approval of the proposed repeal
OF the Coyote Bounty Act, do it,
In anticipation of the repeal, these
shrinking, louse-covered scalps are COM
ing into this office at the rate of 81, 200 a
day from Arizona, Nevada, ETC., and they
are SO strong that the stability of the
Courthouse is endangered.
Now. do please do something"
AS the Governor has signed the bill
Mr.. Hart, the County Clerk, will have a
chance to ventilate and disinfect his
Office.
General Fredericks. Senator CARPENTER
and George G.. Ross, the COMMITTEES ap-
pointed by the Union Club OF San Fran
cisco to lobby for legislation to secure an
Investigation into the recent alleged cleo
tion outrages, circulated among the
members of both houses yesterday.
Senator McAllister's soul may now
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VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Some of the Interior
California Newspapers.
lTulara Reoister

The mob uprising in Hawaii was not
worse than the street car strike in Brook
lyn, boLh of which events have been oc-
cupying the public mind, yet II has been
called revolution, even ii it didn't re-
volve. The Government has dispatched
a gunboat to protect Americans that the
Administration did not consider citizens.
This Hawaiian complication is likely yet
to prove the most effective anti-fat which
Mr.. Cleveland has found. 1t will worry
him if the United States naval forces tax g
any action and it will worry him if they
don't.
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How 1t Was Done.

Besides casting the decisive vote which
nominated Senator Perkins, and pre-
vented Senator Martin from reaping that
honor, Senator MCGOWAN of Humboldt
accomplished long-headed scheme to
aid Perkins, if a well authenticated story
can be relied upon. AS the story goes
Bledsoe, who is much opposed to Nc
Gowan, declared that he would vote
against any candidate favored by Nc
Gowan: The Senator quietly arranged it
with the San Francisco newspapers to
give out the impression that he was fight
ing Perkins. Bledsoe Immediately rushed
to the support OF Perkins, and declared
for him on the belief that McGowan was
opposed to him. But the Senator did not
depend upon appearances alone. He had
trusted man in the Assembly while the
vote Tor Senator was going on. As soon
as Bledsoe voted for Perkins a man an
peared IN the Senate and made a sign to
McGowan which he we'll understood. that
Bledsoe had voted for Perkins. MCGOWAN
jumped to his feet, withdrew the name of
Charles n. FELTON,, and in highly eulo-
CYSTIC speech cast the telling vote for Per-
kins. The Senator was heard to remark
to person seated at his desk: 'srhis is
the time that l give two votes for Per-
kinsD
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William Cartar MISSING

William Carter, a young man some Is
years of age, has been missing from his
home at Oak Park since last Tuesday.
He is described as of dark complexion.
with dark hair, and about five feet eight
inches in height. When he left home he
was dressed in plain clothing and wore
overalls.
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Artists friend pointing to sketch)-I
say, Harry, where did you get that?
Harry-Why, [ got it out of my head.
Friend-Well, it's lucky thing for your
head that you got it out.
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Friend-Why don't you get married {?
Bachelor-I'm going to, l suppose, but
not until l find that L am as miserable
without the loved one as l could possibly
be with her.-Detroit Free Press.
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[Marysville Democrat !

at this distance the situation in San
Francisco calls to mind the days of Dem
mis- kearney and his sandlot agitators
who drove away business and intimi-
dated capital until panic ensued. The
chief cause of the present unsettled con-
dition of matters in San Francisco is the
elevation of man to power as Mayor
who has melted the bad element by con-
tinued disregard of the plain principles
of political economy and business. Dur
ing the great strike he was first to advise
insurrection on the part of the employees
OF the railroad company, in which he was
seconded and egged on by the Examiner,
bulletin and Report.
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take its needed repose, as Senator Hollo-
way has taken up the battle for economy
in the Senate by cutting off further at
taches except by four-ffths vote.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

The genuine Damascus blades that
could bent into circle cost from $500 to
$1,000.
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WHAT Is A CAPITAL FOR?
Fresno Expositor,l


A movement Is on foot in the Lepisla-
ture to take steps toward the erection of
costly State building in San Francisco
to accommodate the Supreme Court. the
Attorney-Generala and various other Off
GERS who are now located there. The
taxpayers of the State should object.
There is room enough in the State Capi-
tol for all these offices, and there are
offices for all of them now there, with
the exception of the State Harbor Com
mission. If it is necessary to have the Su-
preme Court peripatetic' court with its
longest stops at San Francisco, and if the
Attorney must maintain an office
there. along with other State function
cries, let us have the State Capital re-
moved to San Francisco and done with
it. There is as much reason for putting
all the State offices there as there is for
some of them A better plan would be
to round up all these itinerant and peri
patetic officials and condemn them to
have their offices at the State Capitol. 1t
would be much more economical for the
State than to have lot of useless expense
in hiring offices for State commissions
and State boards away from the State
Capital. What is State Capital for?
The record-union., 1895-01-25
THE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR.
Stockton NALL

A number of our contemporaries de-
clare that if United States warship had
been stationed at Hawaii there would
have been no outbreak. They evidently
believe that it is the business of this Gov
ernment to interfere with the internal
affairs of foreign countries, republics
especially, and prevent any uprisings
that may occur. We incline to the opin-
ion, however, that this is their attitude
with regard to Hawaii only, and that they
would not counteuance such policy on
the part of the United States with regard
to France, or the South American repub-
lics if occasion should arise. OF course.
the papers referred to would lind it diff
cult to justify the Inconsistency OF the
stand they take, and they have no inten-
ton of doing SO. There should indeed
have been a United States warship at
Hawaii, but not for the purpose stated by
our misguided contemporaries. Know
ing that the republic was not yet firmly
established and that the deposed ROYAL
lists were continually conspirIng to over
throw it, our Government should have
been able to recognize the probability of
serious outbreaks and taken the precau-
tlon of keeping a warship at Honolulu to
protect the lives and property of the
Americans living on the islands in the
event of revolution.
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At the Clunie Opera-house tonight the
beautiful idyl, MAY Blossom" 1t is
poem and a song; comedy and pathos,
tears and smiles, clouds and sunshine,
humor and wit.
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Califla Parlor, Native Daughters, will
give social party at Turner Hall on
Thursday evening, February 18th.
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Senate Caucus.

n S6laI5 hepuUIICaH CAUCUS was neIu
last night for the purpose of arriving at
some agreement upon the subject of
frauds perpetrated at the late general
election. Nothing, however, was accom-
plished, and it was determined that when
called up for consideration in the Senate
this morning the matter should go over
until such time as the Repu blicans
should, in caucus, arrive at a conclusion.
The caucus will meet next Wednesday
night, when the matter will again be
considered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Garrett & Sons Closed.

The hardware firm of Garrett &
Sons, West Side Public Square, was
closed by the Sheriff on Wednesday
morning, October 9. Mr.. Garrett is
of the opinion that the matter can be
arranged SO that the store viii be clos
ed only temporarily. The attachments
filed against Mr.. Garrett are not very
large and his assets will amount to
four or five times more than what he
owes. The collections have been very
slow and the creditors have crowded
him so that he was forced to close.
Mr.. Garrett and his sons are well
known to the readers OF the LEDGER
as upright, straightforward business
men and their many friends hope that
they will soon be open again. Mr.
James Garrett is one of the best known
hardware and implement dealers ir
the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
VANDALIA HAPPY.
The Stock Pens Moved to the Sub
urbs.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
Wand ALA, Mo-, October 5.-To
those whe are not familiar with the
internal makeup OF Vandalia, it may
not be out of place to mention the
fact that for many years in the past
this city has been sorely afflicted by
the location in the very center of it's
business portion of what has been
familiarly known as the &c. & A. r. r.
Stock Pens; but, by the grace of
ProIidapce. and the continued per-
sisteney of large number OF our citi-
zens, they are now removed to the
outskirts of town, in consequence of
which there was great jubilee at s
O'Clock tonight. The whole popu-
lace was called out. 1t the center of
the old stock pen plant, goods boxes,
barrels, kegs, old logs and great heaps
of cast-away rubbish were piled, and
then the torch was applied. There
were grown-up men and women pres
ent, business men and cultured ladies;
there were large boys and small boys,
coquettish maidens in long dresses
and the younger ones in short dresses
(not bloomers) down to the "wee
small babes, all partaking in the great
jubilee. Then the laundering anvil
sounded above the roaring yell of 300
or more youthful voices, while at in
tervals the coal shaft joined as tenor
in the baser whistle of the steam
Touring mill, and at 10 O'Clock the
silver cornet band closed the even
ing's exercises of this, the crowning
jubilee in the history of the Prairie
City, and now our Public Square shows
up in its original beauty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
MRS. j. D. JOHNSON DEAD.
W. B. McIntire Received Telegram
To-Day Announcing Her Sud
den Death.

w. B. Melntire Tuesday received
telegram from st. Louis stating
that his wife's sister, Mrs. John ID.
Johnson, was dead Mrs. McIntire
left ON the O'Clock train for st. Louis.
No details are known in reference to
Mrs. Johnson's death, except that she
died suddenly at 1 p. m. Her hus-
band, Mr.. John d. Johnson, is one of
the most prominent attorneys of
st. Louis and is brother OF
the famous criminal lawyer Charles
johnson. Mrs. Johnson leaves hus-
band and one child. Her remains will
probably be brought to Mexico for in
terment. Mrs. Johnson is well known
to the readers or the ErDrrr as Ad-a
Edgar Dudgeon, and was perhaps the
most expert stenographer in Missouri
and during her residence in Mexico
was court stenographer for this circuit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
SAILING NEWS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SAILING, Mo-, Oct. s.-Mrs. Luther
Orump is still very sick.
James A. Mahan and wife visited
friends in Boone county last week.
Uncle Ben Turner bought $50 bar
rels of corn of w. W. Woods at 81,
delivered.
Uncle Simon Carson, one OF the old
est citizens of the township, was bur-
led at Pleasant Grove Saturday.
d. A. Mayer, of Sturgeon, visited
his store at this place last week.
DIR. I. M. Turner has returned to
La Belle, Mo.
Nearly all our people attended the
Centralia Fair, which was generally
pronounced great success.
Mrs. Carrie Sewers, of North Bend,
Neb., and R. M. Duffy, of Carthage,
ILL.,, visited recently with the family
of j. T. Kuntz.
The following prominent Sturgeon
ties were at Sailing last week: o. ID.
Gray, John Ritchie, Price Hudson,
Arch Canada and w. ]. Mayer.
Uncle Bob Brown is going TO sell 80
head of horses and mares on the
26th at public auction on his farm
north Of here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Live Stock Market,

ST.. LOUIS, October ARRIVALS OF
cattle to-day were liberal, but strictly
good cattle were scarce. Steers of or
dinary quality sold steady and the
good end sold fraction higher. Cows
and heifers sold the same way as
steers, buyers paying strong for quail
ity and sellers doing the best they
could to get steady prices for common
grades. The calf trade was steady.
Considerable stocker business was
done at steady prices without clean
ing up the yards.
Hogs The early arrivals to-day
We're moderate and by 10 O'Clock the
supply was liberal and the total ar
rivals were uno IsI gcsv IN weeks. The
market opened lower, but unevenly
SO. Choice hogs sold about five cents
lower and the inferior end was gen.
orally 10c lower. Heavy hogs al
S4.20 to-day were better than any
here yesterday, but the general aver
age in quality to-day was not very
n0r6
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
COME TO SEE ME.
Two Delivery Wagons and Must Keep
Them Busy.

Arbuckles coffee, 1sc.; Jelly To-
pound bucket, 25c.; Battle AK tobacco
1 lb., 15c.; peck apples, &C.; Table
peaches 3 lb. can, 10c.; Fine Cut to-
bacco per lb., 25c.; American sar-
dimes, boxes for 25c.; good flour,
$3.50 per hundred; Granulated sugar,
21 lbs. 81; Choice sorghum per gallon,
25c.; Muscatell raisins, 25 lbs. 81; Gun
Powder tea, 25c. per lib.
The finest assortment of groceries
ia ha- -faaIaa- in tha ,tasrsa-wnllss II ssG --r,-i-a-
will be sold at rock bottom prices.
This is fine time for buck wheat
cakes and maple syrup, and 1 have
the purest goods in this line that
money can buy. A trial of our Log
Cabin maple syrup will convince you.
Almond powder for making maca-
rooms. Don't fail to try it and have
home made macaroons. They are
delicious. Remember my motto,
quick sales and small profit.
Respectfully,
w. A. MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
A CARD FROM RUSH HILL.
J. P. Harper Stands Up for the Good
People Of His Town.

To ths Editor OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Oct. s.-DEAR SIR:
The puritanical correspondent of the
LEDGER from Prairie Lea, in his last
weeks batch of alleged news, tries
very hard to reflect on the people of
this community. 1t seems as though
he visited the potter's field corner of
the Littleby cemetery and found an
empty grave and coffin, because some
friends of q pauper saw fit to exhnme
the body and take itaway. He says his
soul was filed with horror and that
chills of terror chased each other up
and down his corporeal system at the
signs of mortality there displayed.
The moral. to all of this is that he
should keep his aesthetic soul away
from potter's field.
We pass by his abnormal moralizing
as being the natural product of an un-
natural effeminate condition of the
nervous system. But when he tries
to reflect on the humanity of this
community, then we take the matter
up. The facts are these:
About two months ago tramp was
killed on the railroad at this place.
The Coroner held an inquest on the
body, and as only one dollar was
found on his person and no friends
appeared the body was ordered buried
by the Coroner at public expense. /
made the coffin myself and it was
better than those usually provided
by the county. am safe in saying
that the expense of the burial to me
will be twice as much as viii be al
lowed by the County Court. Did your
correspondent want us to get q new
suit of clothes and a metallic case to
bury pauper in?
A few days after his burial, relatives
in Kansas, hearing of his death, came
and exhumed the body, and needing a
better case to ship the body in, took
the remains out and left the coffin in
the cemetery. What have the people
of Rush Hill to do with the matter?
The coffin-and the grave too, as for
that matter-belongs to the county
and the county can do what it
pleases. We have nothing to do
further with the matter. We buried
the stranger in decent manner, and
there our duty ends. We would sug-
gest, however, that the County Court
send the Sheriff out to destroy the
coffin and fill up the grave for fear
your correspondent will have another
fit of chills, which might carry his
effeminate soul hence to a climate
where chills are unknown. His con-
temptible fiings at this community
have been noted by our people and
are duly resented. We will remember
them and him.
Your correspondent says he was
exhumed and dressed in more decent
clothes. This is a falsehood. The
body was SO badly mangled that it was
impossible to dress it, Hence it was
buried as it was and in these clothes
it was shipped to Kansas. I have
letters from the brothers of the de-
ceased thanking me for the manner
in which I took care of the body. l
have also been thanked-and through
me the Rush Hill people-for the ac-
tion and the manner in which 1 did
the work. J. P. HARPER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Pauline Dale Mcdonald Dead.

This beautiful child closed her eyes
in death last Friday night at 1886
o'clock. So pure and sweet SO bright
and interesting, the idol of all the
family and especially admired by all
who knew her in this short little life
of 21s years. Nothing can ever recon
cile home to giving up such a prec-
ious part of it as this was, but the
blessed assurance of a meeting "over
there" This is more than double
affiiction to Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald,
having but just three months ago
buried such lovely little girl of ten
years, Matte Mcdonald.
Little Paulie, thou hast left us,
And thy loss we deeply feel,
But tits God who has bereft us;
He can all our sorrows heal
Rarely. passing through hfe's pathway,
Have we met with one SO fair;
Joy of earth, to those who loved her;
Joy in Heaven, our angel there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Legitimate Values

In Clothing or anything else in the
line of the great assortment of Joe &
Vic Barth. Never did we secure as
low prices for good goods for our Gus
toners as we have this season. Our
prices range for children's suits 81,
$1.5O, 50, $3.50, $3.50, "a and So. Our
boys suits $3.50, $s, $3.50, "a, $3.50 So,
SO, $3.50, $40, $3.50 and SIS. Our
mems $3.50, $3.50, So, So, 81, so, $3.50,
$40, $3.50, $15 and s1s. We have also
the greatest selections of overcoats of
the very best makes in an new de-
signs, which are meeting with great
favor. Our wooden underwear is also
of the very best selection, in which
we can save you money. In fact, our
whole stock is made up better, and
at lower prices than ever before. We
invite you to call.
d&w1t JOE & VIC BARTH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
MARTNsBURG ITEMS.

Correspondents Of the LKpaRR.
MARrINsBURG, Mo-, October "a
special stock train left Martinsburg
Tuesday morning for Chicago with IA
car loads of cattle and hogs belonging
to Joe and Barney Fennewald, James
Scott, VIM. Hale and Thomas Nc
Donald.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ernst,
October 8, daughter.
Quite number Of our people are
l.i.s
Mr.. J. N. Pollard, druggist, dice
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock of par
alysis.
Little Carter Taylor is very sicl
| with fever.
Mrs. III. A. Overbaugh has returned
from three weeks treatment In St
Louis feeling much improved.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Noel is again very sad and desolate
Their daughter, Miss Asher, died m
Colorado last Friday. She had gone
there for her health a short time ago
Her remains were brought here Mon.
day morning and taken ont to ths
home of her parents. The funera
was held at Liberty Church, Cailawa,
County, by Rev. Hardy, of st. Louis
This is the third death in this bereav.
ed family in a little more than ON,
year; two sons and one daughter, al
grown. Ia not this very sad thin
TO contemplated Not q heart bu
feels deeply and not hand but |
stretched forth I'm sympathy with thi
loving family In such q terrible ioss.