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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

column came upon a gathering of
Cubans, composed OF men, women
and children. AS soon as the Span
iards approached the Cubans fed, and
the troops opened fire on the fugitives
killing Is outright and wounding many
more. Among the killed were four
women and five children, the ages Of
the latter ranging from s to IA years.
The Spaniards left the corpses where
they fell and they yer buried secret
ly at night by Cubans.
"Another devilish affair in which
Fondeville figured occurred in the
Miguel de Padron district. Elven I'M
armed Cubans were taken by the
Spaniards while at work. BY Colonel
Fondeville's orders the prisoners were
forced to take spades and dig a long,
deep trench. When the trench was
completed the IL men were made to
get in it and were then riddled with
bullets.
"The Spaniards threw a little earth
over the bleeding corpses and marched
on to seek more victims.
"Just before the steamer on which
] sailed left Havana, news was brought
on board that q more peaceable citi-
zens had been butchered by order OF
Colonel Fondeviile.
f'The horrors of Armenia, ;" conclud-
ed Mr.. Diaz, "are being duplicated
daily in Cuba by the S~paniards."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
FIVE OF A KIND.
The Kentucky Quintuplets are Spright-
ly and Thriving All Records
Beaten.

M~AYFIELD, KY, May 5.-Mrs. Lyon,
the proud mother of five boys at one
birth, is doing we'll and so are the lit
tie ones. They will be one week old
tomorrow.
DR.. Mathews, who is looking after
Mrs. Lyon and her progeny, says the
children will live. They are as spright-
ly as any children could be at their
present age, and the doctor says that
all are in a more favorable condition
to live than the majority of children
at their age.
The children weigh as follows: One
tipped the scales at AZ pounds, three
at SO and II at 3.
Mrs. Lyon was born in Warren
County, near Bowling Green, and is
of the Alexander Campbell family,
we'll known in that section of the Blue
Grass region. She is 80 years of age,
and is very small. She is quite good
looking and of pleasing address.
Mr.. Lyon, the father, who is now
talked of and eyed more than any
other man in this vicinity, is 46 years
| of age, and is also small. He came to
this county eight years ago from Lo-
gan County, this State, and has resided
at his present home since that time.
MFR. Lyon is a farmer" in ordinary cir
cumstances. He is the father of six
children besides the recent arrivals, all
of whom were born to his present wife.
The oldest one of his children is 20
years of age, and the rest of them
range down to 2 years. -Four years ago
he lost one child.
Most every baby food company in
the country have wired the father of
the boys stating that they are ready
OH short notice to deliver, free of
charge, any amount of food requested.
kilograms of all kinds have been re-
ceived asking for information con-
corning them.
Preachers from various portions of
the country have wired, asking for
the privilege to administer baptism,
and, in fact, messages of every kind
are pouring in in a constantly increas-
| ing stream.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
THEY FOUGHT In MIDsTREAM.
One Texan Is Killed and One Fatally
Shot in the Colorado River.

AUSTIN, Tex, May 3.-The usual
quiet of an Austin Sunday was broken
this morning by a difficulty between
two brothers-in-law, Dempsey Brown
and Jim Nixon, which resulted in the
death of the former and the desperate
if not fatal wounding of the latter.
The difficulty was the result of a fam
lily quarrel and the shooting took place
on the Colorado River, just above the
international railroad bridge at the
old McGill ford.
Brown was in a wagon with his fam
lily and Nixon's wife, who separated
from her husband about six months
ago, and they were starting to the
country to enjoy a Sundays outing.
Just after Brown had driven into the
river Nixon rode up behind on a horse,
and as he got alongside the wagon the
shooting commenced.
Nixon used a six-shooter and Brown
a shotgun. Brown was shot through
the body and lived only a few minutes,
but was kept from falling into the
river by his wife, who held him until
she drove to the opposite side.
Nixon was shot in the head, breast,
arm and hand with a load of duck shot
and fell from his horse into the river,
being afterwards pulled out by some
bystanders, who witnessed the shoot
ing. Brown died before the opposite
bank of the river was reached, and
Nixon is nov at the Jail in a very pre-
carious condition and not expected to
live. The men were both wood chop
pers and Nixson, SO the officers say,
has for some time borne the charac-
ter of a tough citizen, The affair
created much excitement and num-
bers of witnesses fiocked to the scene
of the tragedy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
A SAVAGE FIGHT.
Jim Dennis Killed and the Dougherty
Brothers Wounded at Bur-
ton, Mo.

FAYETTE, Mo-, May 3.-Burton, the
first station north of Fayette, was the
scene of a fatal shooting scrape last
evening. Jim Dennis engaged in n
fight with Joe Dougherty, when the
latter's older brother, Jim, shot Den
mis- in the back with a revolver, the
ball passing entirely through the
body. Although MORALLY wounded,
Dennis raised up and, pulling his re-
volver, pursued the Dougherty boys,
shooting Joe twice and Jim once.
Jim's wound is dangerous, the ball
striking the skull and ranging down
and through the neck. The Dough
erty boys were brought to Fayette
last night and lodged in Jail. Dennis
had an unsavory reputation. He
died last night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
ABE LARIMORE,
w. w. johnson.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, William nj. kingcade
and Sophia Kingcade, his wife, BY
their deed of trust, dated July 1, 1887,
and recorded October 10, 1887, In vol
m 4 of trusts at page III, In the
office of the Recorder of Deeds OF
Audrain County, Missouri, conveyed
to Edwin f. Wilson, as trustee, the
following described lands and prem
ises, situated in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, to-wit:
The east one-half 90 of the north
west quarter ca, and the west one
half 20 of the northeast quarter %
of section eight 49,, township fifty
(50), north of range eight (S), west Of
the fifth (5th) principal meridian,
containing one hundred and sixty
(160) acres Which conveyance was
made In trust to cur their n
promissory note for seventeen hun
dred (s1700) dollars of ever date with
said deed of trust and due July /, 1892,
together with interest thereon; and
WHEREAS, on July !, 1892, the tsme
for payment of said note, was ex-
tended for the term of five years from
The maturity thereof, upon the writ
ten agreement of j. Frank Crockett,
the then legal owner of said premises,
to pay interest upon said note from
July /, 1892, at six (6%) per cent per
annum, payable semi annually, and
n case of default in payment of In
terest 1t being optional with the hold
er of said Indebtedness to declare said
principal debt Immediately due and
payable, and said deed of trust was to
remain in full force and effect In
every respect; and
WHEREAS, default has been made
in the payment of said interest and
the holder of said indebtedness has
declared the whole of the said In
debtedDe ss due and payable; and
WHEREAS, Edwin i. Wilson is abb
sent from Audrain County, Missouri,
and the holder OF said Indebtedness
has, by an instrument in writing duly
recorded in said office of Recorder Of
Deeds of Audrain County, Missouri,
in book 40 at page 345, appointed the
undersigned, George Robertson, sab.
stitute trustee, to act under said deed
of trust.
Now, THEREFORE,, public notice b
hereby given that /, at the request
the legal holder OF said note and a
accordance with the terms OF said
deed of trust, will sell said premises
or any part thereof, and all right and
equity of redemption of the said VII.
liam nj. Kingcade and Sophia King.
cade, his wife, and J. Frank Crockett,
their heirs, executors, administrator
or assigns therein, at public vendne
at the door of the Court House in the
County of Audrain, Missouri, on
Saturday, the 10th Day OF May. 1895,
between the hours of II O'Clock In
the forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, to satisfy the
said debt secured by said deed OF trust
and the cost of executing the trust.
GEORGE ROBERTSON,
Substitute Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
WADDILL FOR GOVERNOR.
The Major Places Himself in the Hands
OF His Democratic Friends
in Missouri.

SCHELL CITY, Mo-, May Sc. G.
Davidson, of Eldorado Springs, has re-
ceived a personal letter from ex-Con-
gresham James r. Waddiil, in which
the latter, while not announcing his
positive intention of becoming a can
didate for Governor, places himself in
the hands of the Democracy of the
State. The friends of Major Waddill
in this section of the State r now
openly urging his nomination, and
consider him squarely in the
The Salvation Army will give a
on Saturday, May 9th. Ice cream and
cake Is cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
RED FLAGS IN NEW YORK.
Thousands of Socialists Parade and
Hear Hot Speeches Emblems of
Anarchy Openly Carried.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Three hundred
union women d~ressmakers were
among the 1000 Socialists who par
AIDED tonight and filed Union Square
plaza. About 5000 spectators await
ed the unions which marched through
the streets. 1t was the biggest dem
o%nstration the Socialists have yet
made in this city.
The men carried red flags and
transparencies and torches and the
women waved handkerchiefs and
hurrahed for labor. The Transparent
cies were as numerous almost as the
paraders and bore such notices as
'Down with wage slavery" "The
workingmen unite" "Socialists will
abolish poverty"
There were four trucks from which
Socialist speeches in Hebrew, Ger
man, French, Italian and Russian
were made. There was a scarcity of
American flags and American speak
ers. In the center Of the auditors
were q huge wooden arm and ham
mer, the emblems of the Socialist
Labor party.
Lucien Sanial was greeted with
shouts. He is a burly Frenchman
with Il round, red face and a big
grizzly beard. "This is the begin
ming OF the end" he said. Gan over
the world the working people are
marching to their emancipation in a
solid body. ! have been all over the
United States and Canada, and every
where the revelations of Socialists
are being discussed. In New Eng
land intellectual men are talking
Socialism and men of science the
world over say it is high time to put
an end to the c~apitalistic system. The
laboring men are now ready to enter
the ranks of the Socialist Labor
party. At the next election the work.
inemsn of France will astonish the
world with the sweep they will make.
When the Socialist flag flies over Paris
In twenty hours it will fly over Ber-
lin, Brussels and Rome. Get ready;
tho end is coming. We've had
enough of Clevelandism, Harrisonism,
McKinleyism and Rooseveltlsm."
Sanial, as soon as the yells of ap-
prevail were ended, swung his little
black felt hat in the air and called for
three cheers for international social
ism" which were given with a tiger.
a tall, lean man with curly black
hair named Abraham Calm said that
on the first of May the landlords gen.
orally made the working people move
il they did not pay. "Do the Fifth
avenue people work?" he asked.
Cries of ono" "Do they pay rent?"
More cries of ''No." swell, then, let
US make them move" he said amid
cheers.
Several other speakers had a short
say and the meeting broke up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Monroe County Primaries.

PARIS, Mo-, May Following are
the official returns of the Monroe
county Democratic primary, which
was held Saturday: For Representa-
tive, Whitecotton's majority over
Anderson was l,519; Smithers' MAJOR
ity over Seibert for Sheriff was 313;
for Treasurer, Aliens majority over
Vaughn was 145; for Assessor, Shear
mans majority over Threlkeld was
1912; for Judge, First District, Wood
EMS majority over Spires was TAP; for
Judge, Second District, Adams ma
iority over Jett was 145. The race for
Prosecuting Attorney was the closest
ever recorded in Monroe county. T.
I. Rodes defeated F. W. McAllister by
II votes. The central committeeman
at Florida has entered q written pro-
test against the election there, claim
ing that about thirty illegal votes
were East there. This will probably
make some change in the result for
Prosecuting Attorney. Two years
ago Anderson carried this county by
l76 votes, but this time he only re-
ceived 9si votes to Whitecotton's
2,503.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
HEAVY HAIL STORM AT NEVADA
Fruit Trees Stripped and the Ground
Covered an Inch Deep.

NEVADA, Mo, May This county
was visited by a terrific hail storm late
yesterday afternoon. The hall belt
was nearly two miles wide and extend
ed over the southern part of the eoun-
ty from east to west. The hail fell
for nearly three quarters of a hour
and then it ceased. The ground was
covered for miles to the depth of an
inch or more. Fruit trees were strip
ped and a number of cattle were kill
ed by the lightning which accom-
panied the storm. II is the second of
the kind in a week, and was the heav-
lest hail storm in this county for Is
yaarG
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, May 6.-The receipts of
native cattle yesterday g quite
cents. Prices ranged as follows:
Steers from SO 25 to 81 10, feeders 50 35
to SO rs, stockers So 80, heifers SO 25
to So 20, oxen SO Is. The prices of
Texas cattle were 5 to 10 cents lower
than natives.
Hoes-Receipts we're heavy and
prices dropped 1Oc before the close.
The bulk, including early and late
sales, was at SO 30 to SO 40, against
SO IS to SO 49, Monday. Later the
showing was not 80 good. Heavy hogs
sold up to SO 35, and pigs and lights
TO So BILL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
HOW BILL TAYLOR WAS CAUGHT,
A New Version of His Last Effort to
Escape the Gallows.


CARRoLLToN, Mo-, May "A new
version of George Taylor's escape and
Bills attempted escape has ON to.
light SO far as the proceedings on the
Jail roof are concerned. After every
thing was got in readiness and Dep
uty Shelton had finished his rounds of
the cells at about 8 O'Clock and left the
Jail, the loose bars of cell 2 were
pushed down and the three men got
out as quickly as they could. AS luck
would have it, SO feet of rubber hose
was lying at the foot of the steps.
Picking it up, they went up the steps,
and found the place Bill had prepared
for them. Quickly they cut through
the tin roof, pushed through the hole
and were free men. Just a few min
utes before Mrs. Cummings and her
daughter went out in the back yard of
the jail. They were a little southwest
of the corner where the Taylors went
On the roof.
Just back of the Jail Deputy Shelton
and a prisoner by the name of Eisen-
hour were talking. When the three
men got On the roof Taylor at once
took in the situation, as there is an
electric light on the street corner by
the jail. Bill Taylor begged Cunning
ham to lie down. 1t vas with difficulty
that he got him down, but with all his
precautions he could not keep Gun
bingham from throwing the hose
down on the roof. Bill Taylor said 1t
made a noise you could hear a mile,
and again when they dropped the hose
from the roof it made a loud noise.
This was done by Cunningham. 1t
was Taylor's intention to drop il
easily, but Cunningham was so ex-
cited that he let it all fall at once.
Then nothing would do Cunningham
but he must 60 first. 1t was a fatal
slide, for Deputy Shelton met him at
the bottom and caught HIM as he was
leaving the rope. Bill Taylor came
next, and he, too, was caught, but
George, realizing that capture or
death was at the bottom of the rope,
ran across the top OF the Jail and got
safely away.
Next day Bill Taylor asked Cunning
ham where he was going when he got
out. He said: ~ wanted to go home"
Then it was that Taylor was sorry
that they had allowed him to go with
them. Bill Taylor allowed Cunning
ham to 60 and Cunningham made Bill
Taylor a prisoner that faced death on
the gallows. If George had descended
first there would have been a fight, rs
he vas prepared to make trouble for
all who opposed him. This is the story
of the escape as told by William Tay-
Tor. Bill alone, without help, pre-
pared the way to freedom, and after
| doing all the work, making all the
plans and seeing them SO near COM
pletion, almost feeling free, he was
doomed to disappointment and to end
his life IN the gallows.
I Go to Buckley & Moore's for new
catch family white fish. You car af-
ford to buy them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
A COSTLY STAMP SOLD.
The Only Ten Cent Baltimore Provis-
ional in Existence Brings S4,440.

ST. LOUIS, May "A postage stamp
called the "10-cent Baltimore provis-
al" the only one of the kind known to
exist, was sold yesterday by a st.
Louis firm to W. A. Castle of New
York for $4,440, the largest price ever
paid for a stamp. 1t is about one and
one-fourth inches long and one-half
inch wide and has the name of James
M. Buchanan written across its face.
1t was issued by Buchanan between
1S45 and AT, when he was postmaster
of Baltimore.
The stamp was found by a Louis
vile, KY, young man named Duncan
in old family papers and he was on the
point of destroying it together with
others found at the same time and be-
lore he learned their value. He sold
them all to the Mekeel publishing
company of this city for 10000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
New Catch.
New Catch.
Extra family white fish, cheapest
ever sold on this market.
Buckley & MOORE.

A. l.. Wooster, a prominent citizen
of Osseo, Mich, after suffering excru-
ciatingly from piles for twenty years,
was cured in a short time by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, an abso-
lutte cure for all skin diseases. More
of this preparation is used than all
others combined. For sale by Wool
bridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

THE Linton District Medical Society,
composed of some of Missouri's most
prominent and successful physicians,
held q meeting in Mexico this week.
Mexico is always glad to welcome
such distinguished visitors. Come
uara,n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
ED. McKINSIE CONFESSES.
Admits That He Was Accessory TO
the Murder of Nick Linhardt-
Another Implicated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, May ED
Mckenzie, who is charged with the
murder of Nick Linhardt, confessed
last night when being taken to the
penitentiary for safe keeping to being
accessory to the murder and robbery.
He charges that Harvey Williams,
another negro, who lives near Lob
man, struck the fatal blow, and that
the money was divided between them.
Williams was arrested this morning.
He denies all knowledge of the crime.
He had about $40 on him, which he
claims Linhardt had paid him for
work. The preliminary hearing will
take place either Monday or Tuesday.
Mckenzie is still held in the peniten-
tiary, because of the intense feeling,
which might result in an attempt 10
lynch him,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

A HOME paper is in no a child
OF charity; it earns twice over every
dollar it receives, and is second to no
enterprise in contributing to the up
holding of q town or a community,
says 4 western weekly. It's patrons
reap far more benefits from it's col
umns than do the publishers, and in
calling for the support of the people
of the community in which it is pub
lished, it asks no more than in ali fair
hess belongs to it, though it generally
receives much less,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

Or. r. A. KEEToN's many friends
in Mexico will be glad to know that
the people r with him in his little
controversy with a schooimaster at
Ra~venswood, Ill. DIR. Keeton is q law
abiding citizen and the last man in the
world to get into a personal contro-
yersy unless he was satisfied that he
was being imposed upon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

MR.. ALLEN s. HARPER and two
daughters, OF Warren county, Mis-
souri,, are in Mexico the guests of Mr..
Harper's brother, Mr.. VIM. Harper.
Mr.. Allen Harper is the youngest of
the five brothers and Is over sixty
years OF age. He broke the ground
and put in 81 acres of corn this spring.
MI. Harper is hale and hearty and en-
Joys fine health, as do most men OF
good habits, who are active and en-
pape IN out door work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final set
Element of the estate of T. N. Robnett,
deceased, will be made at the May
term, 1895, of the Probate Court Of Au-
drain county, Missouri, TO be held at
Mexico on the second Monday in May,
1896. f.. G. EENNEN,
I'll administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that final set
Element of the estate of II. b. Worrell,
deceased, will be made at the May
term, 1885, o the Probate Court of An
drain county, Missouri, to be held at
Mexico on the second Monday in May,
1896. X. ID. WORRELL,
I'd Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

THE annual convention of the Mis-
souri, Bankers Association will meet
ut Pertle Springs, Mo-, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 26th and 9th. Some
of Mexico's bankers will probably at
tend this meeting. 1t promises to be
a most ENJOYABLE affair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final set-
Element Of the estate OF Lewis Farrah,
deceased, will be made at the Msy
term, 1896, of the Probate Court
of Audrain county, Missouri, 10 be
held at Mexico on the second Monday
in May, 1896. l.. J. FARRAH,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

A GREAT many idle predictions are
being made in reference to what the
National Convention at Chicago will
do. Democrats who know nothing of
the situation at all are having their
ideas wired and rewired over the
country simply for effect. A table,
as prepared by conservative Demo-
Gratis in Washington City, makes the
following predictions:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
INDIANS TAKING THE CURE.
Fifty OF the Usage Tribe Who Have
Been Heavy Drinkers Want
to Quit.

PERRY, Ok, May AT this time
SO Usage Indians are taking the Kee-
ley cure for excessive whisky drink.
ing. Many of them are well known.
Ten days ago 10 of these Indians went
to Kansas City and submitted to the
Kelley cure. Some of these are rich
in authority i'm the Usage tribe, some
ex-chiefs and some sons of near rel
atives to the chiefs of the tribe. At
Oklahoma City there are a number OF
Usage Indians VINO are taking the
Kelley cure, and among them q half
dozen squaws, who have had a habit
of taking whisky to excess 30 long
that 1t has ruined them. AT Kansas
City are Gran-kah- shin -kah, Silas
Sanford, Me-to-loh-moie, Hun-ras-
two-kah, Hlu-ah-w ah-kon-tah, Wan
shell hun kan, Tom West and Me-ke-
wah- lune- kah. All these lndians
stand high in their tribe, but have
imbibed 30 freely of fire water as To-
destroy their usefulness. Some are
rich, owning as much as 1000 acres 81
land
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

As far as the Democratic party in
Missouri IN concerned, the financial
question is settled, for the time being,
and no good can grow out OF con-
timed chickering's in r~eferenceto what
other States will do. Let the Demo-
Gratis of Missouri abide the result and
cordially and heartily support the nom
ipees, This is Democracy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

THE Executive Committee OF the
Missouri Press Association meets in
jefferson City Friday night, May Sth.
All members OF the Association who
take an interest in the coming meet
ing are invited to meet with the Com
mittee. The Northwest Missouri Press
Association will be in Jefferson City
ut the same time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

$3.50 to st. Louis and return, via
Chicago & Alton r. r., on all trains
Sunday, May 10, good for return pass
age leaving st. Louis Sunday, the
10th, at $40 p. m.
Il. =. WILSON.
Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07

JOHN w. JACKS, of the Montgomery
City Standard, vas in Mexico this
week and reports the Democratic
party in montgomery county as mar
monious and thinks that an unusual
vote will be polled next fall unless
some disturbing element creates trou-
bic. Mr.. Jacks has one of the best
country newspapers in the State and
Is arranging to make suitable improve
ments.