Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-29
Internal Machine.
AN ATTEMPT TO KILL BARON All
pHoNsE DE RoTHsCHILD
AT PARIS.
Opened an Envelope, the Contents OF
Which Exploded Eye Torn Out
and Hand Injured His
Secretary Wounded.


Secretary Wounded.
PARIS, Aug. GA seriouh attemP
has been made on tho life of Baroi
Alphonse dc R~othsChild. A large am
heavy envelope was received al IN
bank to-day, addressed to the Baron
and was opened by NJ. Zadkovitz, tht
confidential clerk of the well KnoWi
banker.
Just ~ the clerl; opened n en-
velope, it exploded with great force
tearing his right eye out IL bio"i"a
off some of his fingers.
The police commenced an nVestl
CATION Immediately. The envelope
contained an Internal machine. IL
consisted of pieces of card board
tightly bound together and was quite
bulky. But there was nothing strange
in it's appearance, and it was similar
to packages frequently received al
banks and supposed to contain money
or securities or valuable papers.
The card board envelope of this
package, it is presumed, contained
illuminate of mercury, so arranged
that when the outer covering was
torn open an explosion occurred.
The police express surprise at the
fact that the package did not explode
when it was stamped in the post
office, and, therefore, are inclined to
| believe that it is possible that it did
not pass through the post-office at all,
but was slipped into the bank by the
person or persons connected with the
plot and was SO disguised as to give
all the appearance of having been
properly mailed. The detectives are
working upon this theory.
Upon one point the police seem to
be unanimous, and that is that the
outrage is the work of Anarchists.
The bank itself was not damaged, and
very little damage was done to the
private office, where the explosion
occurred.
The attention of NJ. Zadkovitz, tho
private clerk of Baron R~othschild,
was directed especially to this letter
because of the bulk of the package
and the number of seals used. He
first laid it to IL side, thinking it a
legal document of considerable i'm
p%ortance, and intended to open it
when he had completed the reading
of the daily mail. When he inserted
the penknife into the cover of the
package he found that the edge of the
knife caught on something, since as
certained to be a string concealed in
the envelope. The act of cutting this
string exploded a cap which ignited
the illuminate of mercury. The po-
lice are of the opinion that the con-
struction of the Internal machine and
the material employed resemble in
many respects those sent to the
French Deputies in 1891 in boxes
made to appear like packages OF
books. The police are using every
effort to discover where the letter was
posted.
just received n car load of Kingman
buggies and road wagons at Ferris,
west side square. % st
The following is published by re-
quest of a bachelor friend:
"What is a bloomer dress? A lady
gives the following explanation: A
bloomer dress is a pair of trousers
very baggy at the knees, abnormally
full about the pocket, and considera-
bly, loose where you strike a match
The garment is cut decolete ut The
south end, and the bottoms tied around
the ankles or knees TO keep the mice
out. You can't pull it owe your head
you can your mother hubbard, but
sit Of the floor and pull it on just rs
you do your stockings-one foot in
each compartment. You al easily
tell which is the right side to have il
front by the button on the neck
band"
For economy and good results it viii
pay school directors to try a box o
that dustless crayon, for sale by E. Fl
Carter & Co. % 2t
Mr.. o. w. Smith, who lives neal
Cant, Southwest of Mexico, has one
of the largest and best orchards il
Audrain County. He has 700 trees
Although a young orchard he will har'
vest from 1000 to 1900 bushels of fine
apples. Mr.. Smith says that the cit
liens of Audrain County who have
orchards should examine them close.
ly. He found the borers at work il
his trees and has had considerable
trouble in getting them out. He
thinks if the farmers will examine
their trees carefully and give thil
matter their prompt attention the
borers can be exterminated withou
much trouble.
Light running Weber farm wagons a
Ferris. % st
Clacher- Campbell.
The Sedalia Democrat says: A mar
riage license was issued Saturday t,
David Clacher, of Mexico, and Mis-
Lulu Campbell, of this city, and the.
were married Saturday afternoon b.
Rev. b. V. Alton, at the pasonage o
the Southern Methodist church. The.
left at 3 o'clock for Osawatomie, Kas.
where they will reside.
Consider your interest and saw,
money by buying your school book
and school supplies of +. II. Carter 1
Co. % 2t
Alderman Board, who is chairman O
the committee which has in charg,
the sinking of a well at the cemetery
informs the LEDGER that at the dept
of 1870 feet they struck plenty of water
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