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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
NANSEN'S DISCOVERY.
Mystery OF ages Solved by the Daring
Norwegian.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-To-day nearly
everyone seems to believe that Nan
sen has really discovered the pole.
The news of last week, it is said, came
both from Archangel and Kirensk,
places thousands OF miles apart, and
both to the same effect, that hansen
is returning. 1t looks now as if Nam
sen had communicated first at Koly-
msk, on tine Arctic seward east of the
New Siberian Islands, ard while the
messenger was fastening 200 miles to
the nearest telegraph station at
Kirensk Nansen was voyaging nearer
and nearer to Archangel. This sug-
gests there may be more open water
along the coast than hitherto sup
posed, through which the Fran has
drifted or sailed.
Capt. Horgaard, of Copenhagen, a
member of Nordenskiold's Vega ex-
petition, believes Nansen has accom-
plished his mission and is returning.
He says Nansen returned last autumn
too late to continue his journey
through the Behring Straits or Kara
Sea, so he made for Siberia and COM
munieated to the natives, precisely as
Nordenskjold did in 1878. The captain
argues that the Fran is safe and
sound, else we should know to the
contrary. He thinks Nansen is now
somewhere on the north coast of ST.
IBERIA.
Admiral Richards in this mornings
Times says:
''It is pretty certain the Fran left |
the coast of Siberia somewhere be-
tween the Kara Sea and the Islands of
New Siberia late in the summer of
1898, the year in which he left Nor
wich for the north pole. From this
of coast, distant 700 or 800
niles from this position she endeav-
'red to get north, and probably &C
'omplished part of the distance in the
hort navigable season of 1885,, repeat
ng the operation in the season of 1894.
may then have fallen in with land, /,
which changed the original intention
# the voyage and it was decided to
eturn by the same route in 1895.
SIT is certain that wherever she was +,
in, as she would be in October |
I that year, che remains now, and I
I'LL remain until about July. If she |
'ould be near the coast of Siberia, the
Intelligence reported may well have I
cen conveyed during the interval, Z
nd the meaning of the Fran being on =
,e way home is that when the ice =
reaks up in July or August she will q
sturn by the Kara Sea or Behring r
=
BY similar arguments all news !.
apers now attempt to convince read :
IS that the mysterious north pole !.
really been discovered and that :
'e question of ages has at last ended. :
ven those who are not sure. that
ansen has not been successful, .
svertheless believe he has been heard q
ON, and is on his return voyage. L
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
RED CROSS MISSION SUCCESSFUL.
Minister Terrell Succeeds in Gaining
the Sultan's Consent.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. ls.-Full
success has attended the efforts ofMiss
Clara Barton to prepare the way for
the distribution of aims among the
sufferers in Armenia. United States
Minister Terrell cabIed Secretary
Olney to-day that he presented Miss
Barton at the sublime Porte and re-
ceived renewed assurances of full
protection and aid for her agents in
dispensing charity. Her assistants go
at once to the interior OF Turkey,
while Miss Barton's headquarters will
be established at Pera, the diplomatic
suburb of Constantinople.
Mr.. Terrell has labored hard with
the Turkish Government to secure
these privileges for Miss Barton.
Rev. Hook is holding a meeting in
st. Charles county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
COLONEL JONES WON HIS SUIT.
Joseph Pulitzer Must Wait Several
Years. to Regain Control of the
Post-Dispatch.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE motion
of Charles H. Jones to have made
permanent the temporary injunction
restraining the directors of the Pulitz-
er Publishing company from inter-
fering with his management and con-
troll of the Post Dispatch was granted
by Judge Valiant this morning. The
gist of the ruling is that Jones shall
have absolute control of the business
and editorial departments of the Post
Dispatch during the life of the con-
tract-ive years-the court reserving
right to appoint a receiver at any
time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Political Bosses.

1ADA a SAs L<tlAc NA4IAC-
1t is a curious commentary on our
political morals that the word
politicians should have become in
common use and, to the ordinary
mind, Synonymous with "boss." The
latter is despicable and his methods
are contrary to the spirit of American
institutions. There is no reason why
the calling of the politician, on the
other hand, should not be as honor
able as any other. There is a great
deal of work in connection with poll
tics and party organizations, that is
perfectly legitimate, and for which
those who perform it ought to receive
reward. This is the field of the poll
tician. His legitimate work consists
in securing the Endorsement of tho poo
pie, or, at least, of his party, for men
and measures whose interests he is
seeking to advance. The "boss," on
the other hand, like an absolute ruler,
by duplicity, venality and bulldozing
tactics seeks to use the party machin-
cry to make himself dictator to the
people.
A "boss'' runs politics as a private
enterprise for his own personal ad-
vantage. A politician is supposed to
manage political affairs in the interest
of his party or the people, whatever
reward ne may receive being in the
of recompense for valuable
services rendered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

THE st. Charles News editorially
Gays:
"The Democrats must get together.
All State platforms must conform
with the platform OF the national
party. II they do this and all work
enthusiastically together then Mis-
souri, win send a solid Democratic
delegation to Congress and the State
will once more pile mp its majority of
10000.
"When the majority of the delegates
at Chicago have decided on the fnan-
cial plank OF the platform the minor
ity must accept that plank and work
for the men nominated on that plat
form.
"An States must formulate plat
forms heartily in accord with the one
formulated by the National Conven-
ton, II not the State is lost. This APP
plies to Missouri as well as any other
State.
"The result OF the State election de-
ponds altogether on whether this ac-
ton is taken In the State Democratic
or not. Any other course
than this would be an egregious blum
der that would take years TO over /
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
skunks in Cemeteries.

TOPEKA, KAs., Feb. 1s.-The people
of Corbin, in Sumner County, were
Mortified Sunday to find that skunks
had dug into many graves in the
neighborhood cemeteries and eaten
the hands and feet from the bodies
buried there. All day yesterday the
people were at the cemetery engaged
in replacing the graves and planning
for the determination Of the sknnks.
In one instance the clothing had been
torn from a body and q part OF the
same was found in ar adjoining fleid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

ELSEWHERE in this issue will be
found an article in reference to Han
nibal, Mo-, having two ice plants. The
n already in operation pays well.
Hannibal is right o n the river where
there is plenty of ice when there is ice
anywhere. An ice plant, we think,
would pay handsomely in Mexico and
Hopkins and Edmonds, the ice men,
should look into this matter and see
IL it would not be a good investment
for them and the people to put in an
ice plant at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, David r. Owings and VII
lena Owings, his wife, of the County
of Audrain, State of Missouri, by their
certain deed of trust, dated Septemher
II, 1894, and recorded in the R~ecorderaai
office of Audrain County, Missouri, ii
deed of trust book Is at page 542, con-.
veyed to ID. P. Moore, trustee, the
following described real estate situat.
ed in Audrain County, State Of NH.
eouri, to-wit: Lots one ID, two l2).
three 90 and four a., block three lS]
and lots three 80, four % and i've f5}s
in block four "a, all in Carrieo's Hirh
View Addition to the City of Mexico,
Missouri, as per plat of SAID Addition|
and as per deed from Joseph NJ. Car
rico and wife dated September 10, 1880
and recorded in deed book No. SO 1t
page 10 in Office of Recorder of deed
for said Audrain County, which said
conveyance was in trust to secure the
payment of the promissory note fn)
said deed described; and, whereas,
the said note described in said deed of
trust remains due and unpaid; now,
therefore, at the request of the legal
holder of said note and by the authors
ty of. the provisions of said deed oF
trust aforesaid, / will, on
Friday, the 18th Day of March,
A. D., 1896,
at the east front door of the Couftl
House, in the City of Mexico in sad
Audrain County, Missouri, betweens
the hours of nine O'Clock in the foros
and five O'Clock in the aftarnoon
of said day, sell the above described
real estate OF public vendue to iho
highest bidder for cash, to satisfy sail
debt and the expenses of e~xecutinR
said trust. ID. p. MOORE.
41-tds. = Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

The shares in the seventeenth series
of the Mexico Building and Loan As
ISOLATION are in great demand. Ifyou
want stock in this association you
should see Secretary Glandon at once.
There IS no better investment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Mrs. Julia Arnold Dead.

Mrs. Julia Arnold died at her home
on the Henry Brauer place north of
Mexico on Tuesday night. Mrs. Ar
mold had been i'll for some time and
her death was not unexpected. She
was IS years old and leaves three SONS
and n daughter. She was a lady
much beloved by all who knew her
and vas q consistent member OF the
Baptist church. Rev. G. B. Smith
conducted the funeral services at the
residence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Dignity of the Senate.
from the chicago News.

The gradual lowering of the dignity
OF the United States Senate has been
observed with regret by the people of
the whole country. While compari-
sons in individual cases may be odious,
men of middle age can not help com
pairing the Senate as it has been con-
stituted for the last ten or fifteen years
with that body when Webster, Clay,
Seward, Wright, Crittenden, Benton,
Cass, Bolts and others of like charac-
ter were members. The d~isgraceful
demagogism of Tillman the other day
was simply a low-water mark not
much underneath the point reached
frequently in the last few years.
1t is not difficult to find the reason
for very much of this deterioration.
There are as able me- in the country
now as there V were, but too few
of them reach the Senate. Theoreti-
cally the senators represent the states
as states, and as each state has an
equal interest in the government of
all, SO all should have an equal repre-
sentation. In the house, on the other
hand, the members represent the peo-
pie by whom they r chosen. The
movement to put the Senate on the
plane of the house has not been with
out its disastrous effect on the tone of
the Senate and the character of the
men who aspired to seats i. it.. Till
man, the politician, as the successor
of Calhoun, the statesman, from South
Carolina, is a cast exactly in point,
and if another is wanted take Riddle
berger from Virginia as the successor
of John Minor Bolts. These instances
might be multiplied indefinitely.
To restore the Senate to the digni-
fed place it formerly held in the gov
eminent let members be chosen to
represent the states in their sovereign
capacity, as senator's should be chosen
under the constitution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

The Executive Committee of the
Missouri Press Association meets in
st. Louis at the Laclede Hotel on FRI
day, February 81. Any newspaper
man who can find time and has the
welfare of the Missouri Press Asso-
citation at heart is cordially invited to
meet with this committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

THE following from the Columbia
Herald is eminently correct: With a
clean, able, judiciousJy selected ticket
the Democratic party car rout the
Filley crowd without difficulty. Bat
"a any other kind of ticket is put for
ward eAAre is no telling what may
happen. The statesmen who manage
our State Convention would be wise
to think of this. The day of the
yellow dog Is passed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

T. A. La Grasse, of Brunswick, No.,
q brother of Mrs. w. W. Boatman, Of
this city, passed through Mexico to-
day, en- route to Venezuela. where he
will join a party in exploring the gold
fields of that country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

SOME OF those who were opposed to
what they called an "early snap city
primary favor an ''early snap county
primary" Such is life among the
politicians.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

THE Slater IndeI issued a handsome
ladies' edition on St. Valentines day.
The Slater Under is always n good
paper but never better than OF this
pcnaaiau
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

WHAT in the world would the Amer
lean people do without the little
bosses who "regulate" the politics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

BEGINNING next Monday the Mont
gomery accommodation train, instead
of stopping at Montgomery city' Will
be run to Moherly,"Hu prove great
compassionate to the Mexico people who
have business either way on the
Wabash.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

viii make contracts for p~lastering
very cheap. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Notify me through the post-ofsee and
! will can and make az estimate.
A. r. ELLIS,
d&w2t Mexico Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

CART and Architecture" published
by George Barry & Son, 1913 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa, is M OF the
handsomest publications of the day.
1t is a perfect work of art and should
be found in every library and on every
parlor table.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
A NEW PARTY.
Organized IN Omaha Last Night by
General Kelley.

OMAHA, NEB., Feb. IA new ma
sional political party was born in Oma-
ha tonight. Two hundred laboring
men organized it. "Generaln Kelley
OF Industrial Army fame presided.
Following is the pledge.
Recognizing the necessity of labor
organizing for its protection, we, the
undersigned, do pledge ourselves to
the support of no political party other
the party of labor, and we here
by renounes any and all political afih-
alton with the Republican, Democratic
and Populist parties"
State and national organizations viii
be pushed at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Excellent Farm for Rent

We are now ready TO Go all kinds q,
tin work. Repairing a speciality. Ne
also repair guns, bicycles, locks, door
bells, electric fixtures, engines, boilers
force, suction and chain pumps. We
do all kinds of steam fitting. This i
the time to have your wheels repaired
ready to use. Tin roof, gathering, "a.
Gan put you up n of the best light.
ming rods on earth at a little cost. An
work will be guaranteed. HIT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

MORE business and less politics will
pay anybody in the long run.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

THERE is a great deal of kicking be-
ing done in Randolph county on ac-
count of the date of holding the conn
ty primary being much earlier than
usual. The county committee ordered
delegates to be selected to the Pertle
Springs Convention and called the
county primary for county offices
both in April. No arrangements were
made in regard to selecting delegates
to the Congressional Convention or
the State nominating convention as
the Congressional committee and the
State committee have as yet made no
arrangements for these conventions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Notice Of FINAL Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final sef
.iement of the estate OF J. II. Stowe
deceased, viii be made at the March
term, 1896, of the Probate Coud
OF Audrain county, Missouri, to q
neld at Mexico on the second Moudsy
in March, 1896.
VICTOR K. STOWE,
4S-td Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

Beely Hughes little child was burnN
ed to death Monday 1t the home of,
Sts parents near HantasFe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

1t isn't our fault, that
is dead certain. Now,
we don't pretend to fit
every m that is a
ridiculous claim. But
we can fit 10 out of 20.
We have over seven
hundred in stock. See
our show windows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Who
Is To


Come, now! Whose
fault is it if you have
been buying CoRsEIs
at other stores and pay
ing 81 and 1925 for
them when you can buy
the Featherbone Corset
from us at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

Willie Mosby, little daughter of Mrs.
sudie Mosby, now living in vandaIia,
is very III.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

THE Chicago Ners editorially says:
1t looks now as if Col. Morrison would
be the only candidate before the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, al
though the friends of Gov. Matthews
of Indiana r still talking. Senator
Hill said the other day that Morrison
undoubtedly would have the New
York delegation, and Mr.. Harrity is
in favor of giving him the support of
Pennsylvania, although there is some
talk of presenting the name of ex-
Gov. Pattison. Mr.. Brice says that he
can have the Ohio delegates If he
wants them, and those four states,
with Missouri, practically will do the
h~uainasa-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

Miss Frost. teacher of eiocution at
Hardin College, took four of her pu-
piis to st. Louis on Friday to see
Irving. Those who went with her
were Misses Hattie KEENAN,, sallie
HARRISON, Nell Rinehart and Mabeile
Hathaway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Notice of Final Settlement.

1919 y Thai b~ttbIUlUbHN
Notice is hereby given that finslseF
tiement of the estate of a. II. Buckne.Et
deceased viii be made at the Marc
term, 1898, of the Probate Courf g
Auarain county, Missouri, to be hsn
2. Mexico on the second Monday y
March, 1895,
j. G. BUCKNER,
=. J. BUCKNER,
43-td. Executors
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

George Robertson is home from a
business trip to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

Rev. Hook is holding a meeting in
st. Charles county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08
WHOLESALE VILLAIN.
An Ex-COnvict, a Married Man, Mar
ries n Young Girl and Then Runs
Away With His Second Wife's
Sister.

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. IA little
less than year ago.. Frank ,Vollens,
aged 3S years, stranger in these parts,
obtained work on the small farm of
John Matthias, near Beavertown. In
the Matthias family were two daugh-
tiers, aged y and % years respectively,
and named Helen and Gertrude.
To these girls Vollens made himself
very agreeable and the result was that
three months after he came to that
farm as hired man he welded Ger
trude.
Young Mrs. Vollens, to her great
amazement, discovered last July that
an attachment had sprung up between
her sister Helen and Vollens. This
both denied when charged with it, so
Gertrude, who had much confidence in
her younger sister, forced herself to
believe that she might have been mis-
taken.
On Saturday last the young wife be-
came cognizant of facts that no longer
left doubt in her mind as to the cor
rectness of her original impression.
The couple were missed from the
ranch Sunday morning and since then
have not been seen by those interested
IN them. Vollens took with him $50
belonging to his father-in-law.
In his hasty departure from his
ranch he neglected to carry away a
pocket-b book of his own, containing pa
pers shedding light upon his identity.
These documents evidence that he was
released from the Joliet, ILL.,, peniten-
tiary in 1894 where he served three
years for forgery committed in Chi
cago but was pardoned by Governor
Altgeld. They further show his true
name to be Frederick Vreeland. and
that he has wife and two children
living in the city from which he was
sent to the states prison.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08
SILLY HISS O'CONNOR.
She ElOpes With Piano-Tuner and
Enjoys Considerable Notoriety as
Result.

HARVARD, Ills, Nov 10. H.
Fisher, a piano tuner, who a short
time ago induced Miss May O'Connor.
the daughter of a wealthy resident of
this place, to elope with him. was
brought back to Chicago by the sheriff
OF this county today. They were met
at the depot by an indignant crowd of
Harvard citizens, and the authorities
with difficulty protected the prisoner
from being violently dealt with He
was hastened before Justice Card. who
held him in bonds of 81, 500 on the
charge of abduction, and then the
prisoner was taken to the Woodstock
iail. -
Fisher came here from Chicago a
snort time ago and induced Miss O'Con-
nor, IN the absence of her parents. TO
elope with him. They were annre-
hended by the Chicago authorities and
1t is claimed had not been married
civily. Miss O'Connor is at her home
=-e-< -
State of Ohio, City of Toledo. Lucas
County-ss
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F
j. Cheney & Co, doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and state afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK u. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day OF December
A. .. 1886
A w. GLEASON.
loeat) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08
THE CASTLES.
LANDED AT LIVERPOOL,
Six Men Who Were Given Up For
Lost Were Saved.


Lost Were Saved.
NEW YORK, Nov 7.-Captain Leo
Mate William Day. Steward Kennedy
and three negro seamen of the little
American schooner Seventy-six, which
was knocked out in 1.-The September
cyclone off Barmuda, arrived here yes
terday on the White Star steamship
Britannia They had been given UP
as lost, as it was not known until their
arrival here that they had been taken
from their water-logged craft by a
tramp steamship and landed at Liver
pool. The Seventy-SiX was bound from
Fernandina for British Guiana with q
cargo of lumber. She was partly. dis
mautled in the blast. Of Sept L.
Combers that nearly overwhelmed her
destroyed all her provisions.
The skipper and crew were sixteen
days on the wreck and lived chiefly on
a dolphin that they caught, and a
small allowance of water saved in one
of the butts. Three of them were too
much exhausted to walk when they
were taken off by the British tramp.
The Seventy-Six was built at
Maine, in 1864 and meas
ured 1877 tons.