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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

In this issue of the LEDGER will be
found an article from Mr.. @. G. Baker
in reference to what one of our cor
respondents said last week in regard
to the literary society at Beagles
school house. Mr.. Bakers article ex-
plains itself, and the LEDGER is very
sorry the error crept into its CORES
pondence. We have another com
nunication signed 'Pro Bono Publico,'
but as the same ground is covered by
Mr.. Baker, we withhold its publica-
ton. The writer feels sure the cor
respondent was mistaken, and that
no spite work was intended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

1T is stated that a Republican edi-
tor from Missouri has accepted a place
in Washington as a kind of spittoon
cleaner at $50 a month. Any news
paper mar who can afford to leave
his business and go into politics at a
salary of $50 a month"; matter what
his duties are, is not worthy the pro-
faaaiOp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
WaItz-McIntOsh.

The following wedding invitations
are out and the LEDGER joins friends
in extending congratulations:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Waltz request
your presence at the marriage of theil
daughter, Effie, to Mr.. Bert T. McIn-
tosh, Tuesday evening, December "a.
1895, at 1880 o'clock, at their residence.
Mexico, Missouri Athome after De-
cember 25, 1895, Wainwright, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
The Creamery,

To tbs Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo, Dec. 1S.-The cream
cry building is now completed and the
builder, Mr.. Smith, is waiting for the
machinery to arrive. The plant will,
perhaps, be in operation by the sec
ond week in January. The prospects
for success are good. OF course it all
depends upon the amount of cream
we can secure. The product from
two hundred cows would insure sue
cess. If the people were educated in
this line of business we could easily
get the cream from six hundred cows,
but so many who ought to take hold
and help to make it a success from the
very first day are holding back and
say that il it is a success they will
patronize it. Now is the time to help
start an enterprise that is to-day put
ting Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin in
the best financial condition of any
States in the Union. After we have
made the effort and failed you cannot
be of any benefit to us. Those who
can help and refuse to do SO are
hindering causes because they occupy
territory from which we reasonably
expect help, and if we succeed over
their heads little praise is due them.
Give us reasonable encouragement
and we will repay you tenfold in es-
tablishing an enterprise that will in
q the price of lands and all grades
OF cattle and sustain a very percepti-
bic current of cash circulation in our
community. People are prone to take
hold Of anything until they under
stand it. What we need now is in
struction in dairy work, feeding for
the best results, etc. The pioneers in
such things scarcely ever reap any
benefits therefrom. But those who
follow us will profit by our experience
and make fewer mistakes. Wiscon-
SIN has established a dairy school in
connection with her university and
has more young men and women ap-
plicants than can be accommodated.
Hoard's Dairyman, Fort Atkinson,
Wis, and scores of other papers are
published entirely in the interest of
dairies, creameries and cheese fac
tories. j. N. Cross.
l have used a hand separator for the
past six months and would not be
without one for double the cost. !
would not be without one if | MIXED
only Ave COWS and used all the milk
and q at home. The hand sepa-
rators cost too much but we cannot
get them for less. There are several
patterns but any 30O-pound (36 gallon
per hour separator will cost 500.
They will take 25 per cen more cream
from milk than can be taken by any
other process and the milk is left in
better condition than any other
methods. The cream can be ripened
more regularly and will make better
butter, and the milk is purer and bet
ter for culinary purposes, and with
the addition Of a little oil meal is all
that is necessary for raising calves and
pigs. Milk fed while sweet is worth
double that of sour milk. More anon.
j. n. C.,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
Later the vault was drained and filed

Later the vault was uraineu ana nileo
up.
Abbey's testimony seemed to i'm
press the jury. Thetwelve men leaned
forward in their seats and lost not a
word of it. 1t is believed that the
States case has been strengthened by
the testimony of Abbey and Mrs. Dick
Stillwell in regard to the night gown.
1t would indicate that Mrs. Stillwell,
now Mrs. Hearne, helped to murder
her husband and when he was dead
helped to handle the body and then
threw her bloody night gown into the
vault and put on a fresh one. Wood,
the Pinkerton detective, was hired by
| the widow and it is said here he was
engaged with the understanding that
he was not to find anything that would
incriminate Mrs. Stillwell or DIR.
Hearne. Wood died two years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
A Big Fire.

Richmond (Mo.) had a hundred
thousand dollar fire this week, de-
Hoit's furniture store, Rinquist's dry
goods store, Browns Racket store,
Crows book store, the Masonic lodge
rooms and DIR. j. d. Taylor and A. M
Fowler's residences.
The loss is over 500, 900; insurance
less than $780, 00.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
FREE SILVER HEADQUARTERS
Major Towles, OF Missouri, Has Been
Placed in Charge of Them.

WASHINGTON December l4.-Towles
Of Missouri, who gave way as chief
clerk of the House to A. Reed, parti-
san, after six years of service, has
been placed in charge of the Wash
inaton headquarters Of the free silver
Democrats. The headquarters are at
10 First street, northeast, and from
there Major Towles will send out lit
erature andSwage the battle for free
silver from educational standpoint.
The work will be national in its cope
and every free silver Democrat who
comes to Warrington will be hospi-
tably treated by Major Towles. Inc
headquarters were opened yesterday,
but they are not yet fully equipped.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Mr.. SHAN BROWN raised some of
the finest cattle which have been
shipped out of the State this seaso
He sold them for 5 cents and they
afterward sold at s cents a pound in
Buffalo, N. Y. They weighed about
1850 and were said to be the best cat
tie ever seen in Buffalo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

In connection with the proposed
joint convention of the State Board
OF Agriculture and the State Good
Roads Association to be held ct CO.
lumba, Mo-, during the second week
in January, a meeting of the State
Dairy Association and the State As
ISOLATION of Swine Breeders will be
held
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's message
on the Monroe Doctrine is straight
forward and means what it says. The
LEDGER is curious to see just what OBJ
lection the enemies of the President
will make to this, his last state paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

THE P%lattsburg (Mo.) Leader repub-
fishes Mr.. J.. N. Cross article on
finance from the LEDGER and editori-
ally says: Mr.. Cross, the writer OF
the above, is a brother-in-law of Mr..
Joseph Brown, of Clinton county, and
he is both sound and able on the great
question of the day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Our greatest glory consists, not in
falling, but in getting up every time
we fall. Use Kerr's System-Renova
tor and walk upright, and keep wei
and happy. Sold by French & Gar
rett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Levi Chubbuck, of Kidder, Mo-,
Secretary of the Missouri State Dairy
Association, has been appointed Spec
ial Expert Agent of the Dairy Divis-
ion, Bureau of Animal Industry U. s.
Department of Agriculture, and as
signed the duty of investigating the
Dairy Industry OF Missouri and Kan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

SOME of our stock men are losing
considerable money on contract cattle.
One a load of cattle bought last June
for December delivery, lost the buy
ers S41S. Those who stand this loss
are Lewis & Johnson, Boyd & North
ern, Sims & Mundy and Thos. Hamil-
ton, and sthere are others.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

James A. Craig, II miles south of
Paris and 2@ miles east of Rowena,
will have a public sale of stock, farm
implements, etc., on Thursday, Dec.
26. At the same time and place w. G.
Reid will also sell his stock and farm
i'm v1annnf0
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, is to have a
new court house, something that has
long been needed. Jefferson City is
coming to the front with a new bridge
and new public buildings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
Advertised as a. Frauf

Advertised as a Fraud.
A telegram from Washington says
that Mrs. Warner, of Florida, who is
advertising throughout the United
States to send shells for postage
stamps, is a fraud and that she has
been denied the use of the mails.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
One Tbousaud Killed.

ZANzIBAR,D Dec. ia caravan COM
prising 1900 men, while en- route from
Eldoma, was attacked by Chief Ma
saas' kraals on the night of Nov. rs,
Over 1000 of the men with the cara
van were killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

I'll. p. Warden, as agent, sold the 1874
acre farm, n and one-half miles
west Of Benton City, belonging to z. T.
Botkin, to d. L. Rogers, of Wisconsin,
for 5000. This lie a fine farm and was
sold at a bargain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

New line of 16-button length Nous
quetaire kid gloves in evening shades,
also the new "P. K" gloves in Eng
fish red and a fine line of children's
gloves. Nice Xmas presents. HALL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
T. ]. GIBSON & Co. are doing an
immense business and bringing thous-
ands of dollars to Audrain county.

THE contracts have all been signed
and arrangements made 80 that Mex
leo can secure the wooden mill If 15O
lots are sold at SIS a lot. Buy a lot at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Books are appropriate gifts for all
people, no matter what the degree Of
intamacy may be. My large stock OF
all new and standard books gives eve
~ opportunity for persons seeking
such a present. j.. FL. SAr1Er :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
a ploaS.nt Entertainments

Prof. French Strother is going to
give a first-class entertainment at
Bryan's School House on Saturday
night, December q, 1895. Everybody
is invited.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Miss Bessie Davis is home from st.
Louis, where she has been attending a
convent, to spend the holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Clocks at Pitchers from rs cents to
S35. The largest line to select from in
the city. d&w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

I. f. Jameson, of Wallace, Idaho,
Is here On a visit to his sister, Mrs. A. B.
Cluster. Mr. Jameson is on his wav
home from the Atlanta Exposition. He
mas not been in Mexico for rs years
and Is greatly surprised at the pro-
gress this city has made in that time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
Nebraska Free Silver League,

LINCOLN, Neb., December 14.-Ata
mass meeting, held this afternoon and
evening, what is known as the Free
Silver League Of Nebraska was or
ganized. The league is n~on-partisan,
and, according to its declaration OF
principles, proposes to conduct an
active campaign. Ex-Congressman
Bryan was the prime mover in the
meeting, and associated with him, Al
members of the Executive Commit
tee, are Gov. Holcomb, Populist; ex-
Congressman Laws, Republican, and
II. w. Sardy, late Prohibition candf-
date for Governor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Rev. Hagan, of the Alma MOI
Presbyterian church, has accepted o
call to the Benton City and Montgom-
cry City Presbyterian churches. He
preached to a large congregation at
Alma yesterday and passed through
Mexico Monday preparatory to NOV
ing to Montgomery City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

The latest designs in silverware al
Pitchers. d&w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

Gr6en gave the basket TO the cOlOred
porter of the hotel to take to the Jail.
The porter gave the basket to her and
she wrote a note of thanks which she
sealed and addressed to her friend and
gave to the porter to mail. AS he was
leaving the jail DR.. Hearne appeared
| in the hall and cried: "Here, you
! black scoundrel, what's that you've
got?" The porter told him it was a
letter from Mrs. Hearne. "Give it to
me, you damned niger. I'll write all
the notes that it is necessary for the
| Hearne family to write" Mrs. Hearne
came to the head of the stairway and
protested and DR.. Hearne ordered
her with an oath to go back to her
room, which she did, weeping as she
went.
DETECTIVE ABBEY'S SENSATION.
The sensation of the forenoon ses-
sion came when James A. Abbey, a
colored man who had lived in Hanni-
bal since 1864 and had been on the city
police force and on the railway detec-
tive force, testified that within aweek
of the murder Mr. Wood, a Pinkerton
detective, who had been engaged by
Mrs. Stillwell to work on the case, hired
him to help search the Stillwell prem
Uses. On Monday, a week after the
murder, the two went to the Stillwel
house and began the search. In vault
in the back yard they found pieces of
sheets, q pair of mems drawers COW
cred with blood and a woman's night
gown of heavy cotton flannel with
splotches OF blood in front and the
left arm from the shoulder to the
wrist gummed with blood. Wood
told him to put the night gown and
the rags back into the vault and say
nothing about ID and that was done,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19

she delayed so long in making public
her knowledge of the relations be-
tween DIR. Hearne and Mrs. Stillwell
was because she loved Fannie Still
well and did not want to tell. She al
so told of a letter she received from
Mrs. Stillwell on the day of the muir
der, in which the latter told of how
happily she was getting on with her
husband. The contents of another
letter, written by Mrs. Stillwell to her
in November, 1883, brought in
evidence. In this letter, Mrs. Hay
ward stated, Mrs. Stillwell wrote that
she was having trouble with her hus-
band; that DIR. Hearne wanted her tc
get a divorce and that she and the
doctor were consulting AttorneyRufui
Anderson about it.
OVERHEARD ON THE TELEPHONE.
The feature of the afternoon session
Of the court was the testimony of o
A. Cole, who, at the time of the muir
der, was in charge of the telephone
exchange at Hannibal. He testified
about a conversation over the tele'
phone between DR.. Hearne and Mrs
Stillwell the Sunday before the muir
der, which he overheard and made
memorandum of. The conversation
was:
sis that you, Fsnnie?"
eyes"
"Where is Amos J.7"
"Gone over the river to pay OF
some hands"
"What time will he be homer"
.About ~
"Hadn,tI better come over?n
!. "No, / guess not. Someone Nigh
see your
"No, Pn come through the bacl
way"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-11-26

private enterprises; sud some take
rather strong sides in politics. Tuey
are too progressive 10 remsiu s. eou-
Irsee lsbofers on plantations
We'll, there's another chance left
for you Your eims,e here Is no
warmer thsu IL Is in FIoridS nr LoUisi-
SuA- Inc South l. crowded with
Negroes who will 20 anywhere 70 OBJ
tsia steady employment; they sre
Americans, too. IN seB>e, Snd their
employment here would enable you
20 set nd Of the greatest objection the
people II the United States hud in
snuexiuz the territory"
But tt would Dc Su experiment.
SGd ~e cannot sffJri 20 DO anything
that will injGre the principal industry
OF the country We"
If the sugar industry Is seriously
touched, get something el-e Est.o-
lish sn industry sbSc viii take the
place Of sugar I remember Senator
Teller. reuzrE to NE regarding silver,
The characterization % silver, Miss
Field, viii kill Colorado forever; my
heart bIe~ds for theu-' AMI what
-. the results Demonstration
came, and some one vent out and
found mine and took o1t
-ixry million dollars in gold,
and they sre still finding
gold mines Dsrver, which WAS 10
have been wiped oct Of existence oy
the Geuore-IL ,riou Of silver, hzs 70
day three hundred magnificent build
ioZs in course Of construction and
more 20 follow You do not know Of
the possibilities OF Hawaii until you
have tried Where L yoCr coffee, and
Am I 20 understand that your land
viii grow nothing but sugar.
"Aud rice"
and rice, And Who zrUEs it
Chinsmen- Sitting the matter, you
have zivea the Asiztils- greater oppor-
tuuICies for money making than you
have Americans You must see n .r
= change l. Needed aud il must be II
the way Of eleogr.ziuz other classes
Tce uezro vii Answer for sugar d-ljs
- he has il the iru1 uanUfserorfe- Of
Alz5Su2- and les ne tell yog Eh.t
through those people So i.borer- that
STATE IN the South Il makicZ rapid
-triie= for position OF . level With
P-un-ylE41A IN the same Industry.
With the vast amount Of American
wealth in this eoGntry there sdooId
ne more American l2borerS
But DO you noz believe that there
eJUht Dc clause ic the annexation
treaty Eh-reoy Ee eoCld continue
with the Chinese I.borers91
II dou'E believe I an IN 8 position
70 Snzger that Question For myself,
I Do uos se- how it coUId be arranged
With Al e1eIu-iou act il foree oo the
mainland h1~ could the Govern
uecE di-eriuIu.re 10 fzvO~ ot 2a
Island ps1s-@-siO17 Cniegstz1d me-
said Ms Field, s'rhi= is merely a
opiniou- and IL i nine because / Az
inEen-eIy American believe rD-
Goyerumenr here WAITS 2nnex2ti0n'
and Ehi 9 that L rie ease Il occurs 20
ne that the officials sho0ld look
toward securing eia=s ot fmnizrz1r.
that viii deTeiop the c0ontry On
other lines than s1zzr and rec f0or
Ministers 70 We=hinzIoa have
worked as-ifE0G=ly for aolexzri0o,
and <iLh sCeh an able man Sc Mr.
Hatch i reported 10 be. I Am quite
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-11-26

surs Hawaiian matters viii have
some attention In Congress"
"when will you begin your inquir-
les, Miss Eields''
"Inquirys You speak as though l
wss 3 Rlouut. l shall gather iufor-
nation from the people / meet,
through intercourse with them. Al,
ready l have met President aud Mrs.
Dole and Minister Damon and wife,
and ever 80 many more charming
people; aud see here" picking up =
double handful OF letters addressed to
prominent people, 81 expect to meet
sll OF these people; they don't know |
have them, 50 II l don't post them
they will not call on me, and you
know | want 10 meet them all.
The first thing l will advocate
after get settled here will be = cable.
Fancy getting up in the morning and
NOT being sole 10 learn what Is going
ON in the rest ot the world. / don't
remember ever having been in such 8
position before, and l confess l don't
like il. presume eau get used tn IL
inst ss the business meu can reconcile
themselves 70 conducting their daily
affairs without residing the market
reports until they are week or more
old"
When asked IL she would visit the
other islands, Miss Field remarked
that she would like very much 10 visit
the crater and she probably would.
As writer snd lecturer Kate Field
is known the world over, and her
opinions on matters Of = national in
tersst sre eourtsd by some of the most
prominent members Of the Senate SID
House in Washington. Her paper.
Kste Fields Washington, coutsined
articles from her pen that were quoted
in hSlf the papers IN the States. Hsv
ing lived so long in Washington she |
hiss paid more attention to national
politics thSu local ones. The G. \. r. |
recognized her efforts in certsin di- |
reeliou sud presented her with mag
nidceur badge studded with diamonds
Again, for her efforts in having
works Of srt put on the free list in the
United States, the Republic OF France
elected her su officer OF public instruc-
tiou Sui presented her with one OF the |
highest decorations Of that govern |
ment. Her lectures have beeu s |
factor in changing sffairs in Utah,
where she is looked upon with great
favor.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-11-26
HIL0 WANTS A ROAD
To Lots in ksumana District. in the
Vicinity Of Hilo.
Resolutions Adopted-The Government
Asked 10 Build Without Delay.
Numerous Siguers-

At $ meeting Of the ksumanu
Association, composed of persons
owning Government land in that
tract near Hilo, the following reso-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-11-26

nj. h.rs is due 20 America, There
should be no division OF opinion upon
that. Sud II = preference Is 10 be given
suy one il should be America
.Tnst has never been disputed here,
hut thsre i = point where the worm
will turn. The islands, uetsphori-
,slly speskiug. were carried scross sn
c,esn aud = continent and laid on the
STEPS 81 your capitol. The broom assi
in the new administration swept them
OF and here we are"
That is very true, but that Is
scarcely enoash - make worm, ss
you sSy, turn. Nor does IL release
the PEOPLE here ot their oohgs-
tious 70 the United States for
the prosperity they hsve enjoyed dur
ing the reciprocity treaty. The minute
YOU do thSr you sxtead sn Invitation
10 some other nation 10 eoras IN snd
take possession"
ssBut about the objections people
have 20 snueSinx US on the secre OF
Asisties. We have su industry that
can be best worked by AsiStie labor.
The climate il such thSt people OF
other uxtionslitiss cannot compete
with them s. field lsborers.n
.sYou have the Portuguese,
ssYs,, but do YOU know the percent
xSe o. that race who re0ew their CON
tracts az their expiratious Mo- Well,
IL is very small They complete their
term Of service and thea they 80 into
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-11-26

rooms % veil projected by wire thSt
the mosquito has no more chance 10
become on familiar terms with her
thsu newspaper msu has 70 inter
view the CrAr ot Russia And Miss
Field likes the place.
$50 yOa do not want my ideas o.
vouzn's suffrage Then you sre dif-
tsreut from the majority ot newspaper
Representatives they seem TO enjoy
having ne cay that ~Ouzu's rights
Srs bgt the rights Of men. Now you
see I have told you in half dozen
vurds what ~0u21is rights should ue
and Srs.7
"Trus enough; bat ~e knew sIl
tbSt before you cane Wousn's :
rights l. uos the most important
t0p5e Ot thought or eoUyerssEIou
suoug the people here; ~e Are iurrr-
sscsd IN ocher things more than that,
for instance: WhsE about the aun-Iz-
ton OF the Issrts
Z" Precisely what I came here TO
fnd oct remarked the drtIs Eou2n-
- Located a. have been in Washing
TOT, have hSi opportunities for fee
ing The P1ISe Of the people there; nov
I ESne 20 ascertain the views Of the
people on TIE f<lsUt=-T
To1 mean tbzs you viii uiuzie
-. ---E-. ~ N.--Fr -.-rf-T-..
pGr-l-- here ~
Both II I felt certain that there
ar oCs tEo par-is-, EOCId feel that
the task i 2u ez-y one ozE an told
thar 2rs more"
In 4 sense, ye- beeA1-e people
whose views VARY 10 81 extent that
place them IN : different pos ton from
others, bgE they 90 not eooscitu-e =
party Tou uzy figure o. c~0 par
ties The Ins and th= outs
Thea Il vii Dc plain sailing
cane here. yoC Urd=rscSnt- eurirely
unbiased On yes; have Al optuioa
ev-syoCe bs<, bUE | 90 not I1tsDd
thai iE shall iua zsues Ne iu ny letters
20 the Tine-EerzIt- will blot II
o1s- 20 % spezk- and form ue< opin-
ioo SfJ-r I have visited among The
people"
do yoU believe tie eoQ1rry EiiI D.
SnneI-G- or. rather, % Eoe people Il
the aire.1 STATES favor acrsLsrIols
>oue people DO, Others 10 uos-
Yo1r yz<z Asizlie pop1lzriou = szzin=r
r. TIE peopls there, or, rather, Al
eleuenE of th- pop1L.ri0l- Opposes the
snnexzrioo of tsrriroCy where tie pop
1Iztiou i 80 ce-.i.3eily nIxe,i s. il i
here- Bet there = Another side The
peopIe rh-re have not recovered from
the soo'.k zt the ueEso of nsEIng down
the American tAz- Sectiuen-- yo0
uxy say, bor Il = =euriueog tnzE
makes the ~orif 20 ro0n6- They do
uoc eocrisisr the res=oo< for il going
u. b1t Ehsc oCcs n position over .
GoTerunslE battling there E2= de-
sire IN the heart of every one 20 have
Il remain As 10 any opposition there
u2y exist here 20 America let ne - =
fs /. ErDcz. From Ehss I have gath
cred frou bacEI have rad 2nd frou
debar~s - the briZhs neo IN Coozrz=s
cd that the prosperity Of tn= peo-