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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
TvEATHER RECORD
AGRICULTURAL. DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BuREAU.

UF HE " LNIUEN UTtfEtUs
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8, 1896, m. Forecast for Wednesday-For New Eng land: Threatening weather and rain; south erly winds, increasing in force.
 For Eastern New York: Rain, clearing in southern portion by evening, southerly winds, shifting to westerly, warmer in northern portions.
 The indications are that showers will pre- vail in the New England, the middle states and the lower lake region, and the weather will be generally fair in the central valleys on Wednesday.
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Christmas Compliments

The one you give to thanks you most for the thOnght that prompted the present. Even a cent card can carry a Merry Xmas message.
 Choose at the Christmas Compliment Exchange" Never knew that Tea could be so nice.
 Ny. CAa4bie.
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EDITOR SUMMONED TO COURT

EDITOR SUMMONED TO COURT.
 Bridgeport, Dec. S.-Judge Prentice of the superior court this afternoon cited the editor of the Bridgeport Evening Farmer to appear in court tomorrow and answer to a charge of contempt of court This is because of certain criti- cism of the manner in which the Por- ter-Ritch case has been prosecuted. The article in question appeared in the Farmer last evening.
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During December a cash discount of 20 per cent on our entire stock-furni- ture, carpets, stoves and holiday goods.
 d7 If BROWN & DURHAM
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Wednesday, December 8, 1896.
NEW lIDYERTISEMENTS TO-DAf'

NEW DVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY A Postal Card-A. E, Greenwood. o. Christmas Linens-The Chas, Monson Co' Christmas Fuuiture-Hegel Furniture O. Dressing Tables -Bowditch Furniture Co., Daily Chat-NIalleN Nicely X Co.,, For Rent-Rooms-S University Place. Tnrnlshed House-G. w. Osborn, Greatest Coat Sae-Howe x Stetson' Inyestments-The Chas. w, Scranton Co' Lost-Spaniel-339 Temple Street.
 Lost-Buckle-223 Bradley Street.
 Poor Breakfast--S. II. Street x %; .,.-.,,. They're Right In It-Linsley X Algatoourn santa Claus Jewels--F, NJ. Brown X Co. Shaker Digestive COrdial--At Druggists. Steamers-American and Red Star Line. What the Dormans Do--O. A. Dorman Co. Wanted-Situation-9 Hill Street.
 Wnnted-Situation-1 West Street. Wanted-Salesmen-D Hotel.
 Wanted-Situation-7 Wooster Street. Woman's Exchange-151 Orange Street. Wanted-Situation-A R., This Office. Wanted-Situaton-M w., POstOtice.
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everything included.
 d7 If BROWN x DURHAM.
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Real diamonds, combined with real emeralds, rubies, amethysts or sapphires, $2.oS. All set in IA karat gold. Solitaire diamonds, solid gold, $I.oS. Pretty little all 10 karat gold baby rings, soc.
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Artist Proof Etchings, 35c

All signed. Sizes, 12x2c inches, mounted in neat one inch oak frames, with glass. They'd be cheap at 5oc.
 Picture gallery's price to- morrow, 35c. each. Very in- teresting subjects.
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Mealne, the very best toilet soap; good for every purpose.
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Everybody that uses Mcaline Soap likes it. Have you tried it?
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Tie pins, eye glasses, chains, links, cuff buttons, , studs, in solid gold or sterling silver. A Xmas jewelry store all filled with the gladness of the season.
 Let's try the Tea at the Indian Booth.
 --1H0fher.
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MALLNsNEE[Ysps'
Try that Tea

Don't take any money from you. You're welcome any time any day. Perhaps you've never drank real good Tea, IHlS 1S.
 At the Indian Booth all the time.
 NALLM*NEEL,Y4MHp(s' "
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You'll find upon investigat- ing that these are the great est Coat Values ever seen here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
A Word With Republicans.

tLio OOiuIniJlA tnO.l deftiiQ.
No Republican need fear the charge
OF inconsistency when he votes for the
Democratic ticket and bimetallism this
year. In declaring his allegiance to
double standard ne is in line with
every previous platform of his party
and with every utterance of his party
leaders. Never until this year has the
Republican party declared for the ex-
isting gold standard, and then for that
standard only until some other nation
will help us let it go.
Alexander Hamilton, the grandfath-
er of the Republican party, declared
for bimetallism as the only safe finan-
cial policy and fixed the ratio between
the two metals at 16 to /. George
Washington, that distinguished an
archist and repudiator, signed the 16
to 1 bill. In later years Abraham
Lincoln, U. s. Grant, James G. Blaine,
John Sherman, William Mckinley and
Thomas B. Reed, the two last named
within the last five years, have given
public adherence to bimeta]lism and
independent free coinage. Mckinley
voted to pay the government bonds
in silver and for free coinage at 16 to
/. Blaine declared the gold standard
ruinous to the nation. Lincoln de-
clared against the growing encroach-
ments of the money power upon the
liberties of the people.
The Republican party has boldly
changed its front at the bidding OF
Wall street, and disavowed all its
platforms and leaders. 1t can not ex-
pect its old-tIme members to follow it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
YALE'S DISGRACE.
The Conduct of the Students at the
Bryan Meeting Condemned by
Good Citizens.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Sept. 25.-The
demonstration made by Yale students
at the Bryan meeting here yesterday
is regarded as a disgrace upon Yale
University. 1t is condemned upon all
sides, irrespective of party affiliation,
and is likely to come before the facul-
ty for official action.
1t made more votes for Bryan than
any speech could have done, for scores
of men were heard to remark that
they had hesitated as to how they
should cast their ballot, but the insult
from the supposed-to-be educated
sons of Yale to a presidential candi-
date had decided them to vote for
Bryan.
Although the sentiment of the Yale
students as body is for gold and
three-fourths of Yale's faculty are
gold men, the r1otous demonstration
yesterday is condemned by the
thoughtful and fair minded students
and all the professors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
TELL THE TRUTH"
Statement by Faulkner-Reasons Why
Bryan Supported Weaver.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Comment
having been made upon the fact that
Mr.. Bryan supported Gen. Weaver
for the Presidency in 1892, Senator
Faulkner, after consultation with Sem
atoF German, gave out the following
statement on the subject:
81 have submitted the inquiries con-
corning Mr.. Bryan's vote for Weaver
in 1892 to Senator German, who was a
member of the Democratic Campaign
Committee in that year. He says that
the National Committee, of which Mr..
William F. Harrity was chairman,
with Mr.. Don M. Dickinson, chairman
of the Campaign Committee, deter
mined to request all the Democrats in
Nebraska to unite with the Weaver
people in carrying these states SO as
to prevent Harrison from receiving
electoral Votes in Nebraska, Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Nevada
and California, and as a result the
Democrats followed the request of the
Democratic National Committee. In
addition to this the New York World
made an appeal for a special sub
scriptlon to carry out the plan Of cam
paign determined on by the Demo-
cratic Committee. Therefore, what
ever Mr.. Bryan or any other Demo-
crat did in the support of Weaver was
at the request of the National Com
mittee. CHAs. J. FAULKNER,
Chairman"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
Notice of Sale Under Deed Of Trust.

WHEREAS, j. T. Bunton, at that
time single man, by his deed OF trust
dated the 4th day of March, 1895, and
recorded in mortgage book No. Q at
page 1913 in the Recorders office OF
Audrain County, Missouri, conveyed
to the undersigned trustee tho follow
ing lands, to-wit: The west half OF
the south half of lot number twelve
(12) of Sparks Addition to the City Of
Mexico, Missouri; and whereas, the
said. deed of trust was given for the
purpose of securing tho note therein
described; and whereas, the same has
been overdue for a period of six
months; and whereas, the said J. T..
Bunton has otherwise failed to cofr. 8
ply with the terms of the said deed VT
trust; now, therefore, in order to piy
OF said note and otherwise comply
with the said deed OF trust, ] viii, 4 q
Saturday, the Third Day of October,
A. D., 1896, aE,
between the hours of 10 a. m. and . r
m. OF said day, sell said lands at the
eaat front door of the Court Hofii,s,
in Mexico, Missouri, to the highest
bidder for cash.
JOHN J. STEELE,
M-tds. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
MAY REPLY TO WATSON.
Populist Managers Prepare an Address
IN Behalf of Mr.. Bryan.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Chairman
Butler and Secretary Edgerton have
prepared an address to the American
people on behalf of the Populist ma
tional committee, setting forth the
position of the Populist party in the
present campaign. 1t is intended to
be in effect a reply to Mr.. Watson's
letter, though it will not be addressed
to Mr.. Watson or take special note
of his communication. 1t will state
officially the attitude of the Populist
party in regard to Mr.. Bryan, will de-
tail the reasons for and the circum-
stances attending his nomination
and appeal to the members of the
party in all parts of the country to al
low nothing to stand in the way of
their giving to the presidential candi-
date their loyal and undivided sup
port. 1t has not yet been absolutely
decided whether the document will be
made public. Probably this will not
be determined until Butler and Edger-
ton can confer with Mr.. Bryan. This
will be afforded to- morrow, when Mr..
Bryan will pass through Washington
on his way to West Virginia. The two
Populist managers will join him here
and travel with him part of the way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
FOR FUSION IN MISSOURI.
The Popuiist State Committee Votes
in Favor of the Proposition.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September 26.-At 8
O'Clock this afternoon, after three
hours discussion, the motion to adopt
the report of the subcommittee on fu-
sion was put to the Populist State
Committee. 1t was adopted, seven
teen members of the committee vot-
ing for it and ten against.
The members voting against the
proposition based their opposition to
it ON the ground that they wanted fu-
sion on Congressman as well as elect
ors. They asked for ten days. delay,
30 that they could force fusion in the
congressional districts.
At a late hour final vote was
forced by the fusionists, seventeen
voting for and ten against. The elect
ors were then selected as follows: T.
B. Anderson, of Sedalia, Populist
elector at large to succeed John A.
Lee, Democrat, resigned; j. j. Shoe
craft in the Fourth, to succeed w. T.
Jenkins, of Platte; A. L. Douglass in
the Eighth, to succeed JamesA. Hazel,
of Moniteau; s. A. Handy in the
Fourteenth, to succeed w. N. Evans,
of Howell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
FOR THE BIG RALLY.
Preliminary Arrangements for the
Democratic Jubilee at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 2s.-The off,
cial headquarters of the national as
sociation of Democratic clubs are now
open at the Southern hotel, and prep
arations for the big convention, to
take place Saturday, are in full swing.
Assistant Secretary W. 8. Mexican of
the National Association of Demo-
cratic clubs will be on duty there, re-
inforced by Representatives of the To-
cal Jefferson club, the st. Louis Dem
ocracy and other organizations.
The officers and distinguished guests
of the Democratic clubs, who are ex-
pected to arrive in this city Friday
evening and Saturday, will make use
of those headquarters at all times,
when the convention is not in session.
OF those who will be among its visit
ors, there will be Vice-President Adlai
Stevenson, who is to be presiding Off
Ger Of the convention; William j.
Bryan, of Nebraska; Arthur Sewall, of
Maine; Congressman Benton McMil-
lin, of Tennessee, Grand Master
Workman Sovereign of the Knights OF
Labor.
On Friday night next, the executive
committee of the National Association
of Democratic clubs, with Mr.. McMil-
lin as acting chairman, will meet there
and all the preliminary arrangements
of the convention will be finally dis
posed of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
Robert N, Bodiue in Congress.

~ tHo EultOT VI Tue IeURer.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. 29.-It is most
refreshing, it restoreth our soul, to
know that among Missouri's repre-
sentatiyes in the coming Congress
there will appear such a true and able
Democrat as our esteemed friend and
neighbor, the Hon. Robert N. Bodine,
of Paris.
1t is pleasing to know that the peo-
pie of the Second district are going to
fill the place of the vacillating and un-
certain United States Hall with the
true and tried Robert Bodine, whom
they will always know where to find.
had the pleasure of having q clerk
ship in the State Legislature during
the revising session of 1889. Mr.. Boz
dine then represented his county in
the legislature. Among the one hun
dred and forty members of the lower
house Mr.. Bodine stood not only as
one of the ablest members, but as one
of the acknowledged leaders of that
body, and the leaders were not many
in numbers.
He was looked upon as one of the
strongest batteries in the Democratic
ranks. When things Democratic, or
the record of Democracy in this State
was assailed by some up-start Repub-
lican the eyes of many members would
turn to Bodine for the
proper redress, and Bodine would al
ways be found on hand in proper
form, duly and truly prepared.
Mr.. Bodine is not only a Democrat
to the uttermost fiber of his being,
but is a broad minded, forcible and
able defender of the rights of the pso-
pie, and will always be found on the
peoples side. Mr.. Bodine is typical
representative OF the great Demo-
cratic stronghold from whence he
comes. Monroe County has done her.
self proud by putting the right man in
the right place. The State will be
proud of him in Congress.
Respectfully,
III. p. WARDEN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
The Second District Missouri Demo.
cratic Deadlock Broken-Judge
Rucker Beaten.

CHILLICoTHE, Mo-, Sept. 24.-In the
Second district Democratic congress-
ional convention this morning 100
more ballots were cast, increasing the
number to total of 1850, without the
deadlock showing any signs of break
ing.
There was report last night that
the Rucker men had agreed to give
Baskett fifteen votes provided Ran
dolph county would cast fifteen votes
for Rucker on the succeeding ballot,
and it was thought this might cause
Baskett to be nominated. The break,
however, was not made.
When the convention met again this
afternoon IS more fruitless ballots
were cast. Then on the ], ,409th ballot
came the break and Robert N. Bodine
of Monroe county was nominated by
the vote of 4S to Al for Judge Rucker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
MOTHER AND SON ROB A BANK.
Driven to Desperation by Want and
Turned to Crime.

BLUE RAPIDS, KAN, Sept. 2S.-The
Merchants bank at Waterville was
robbed recently and it has just devel-
oped, according to reports, that the
criminals were Mrs. CrandalI, daugh-
ter of Thomas Webber, of Atchison,
and her IA year old son. 1t is said that
Mrs. Crandall bought mems clothes at
Manhattan and with the boy drove to
Waterville in a hired conveyance.
Early in the morning they blew up the
bank safe with dynamite, but the noise
of the explosion brought a number of
persons to the spot and only little
booty was secured. Then, so it is said,
the mother and son drove to Barratts
and back to Waterville, where they
put the horse and buggy in livery
stable.
Mrs. Crandall, who, it is said, had been
trying to subsist by writing poetry and
had been driven to desperation, is in
Jail at Marysville under a $1,000 bond
and her son is under $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
EUGENE FIELD MONUMENT.
Field Day" for the Public Schools Of
Missouri.

To the Teachers of Missouri:
There Is q movement in Missouri on
the part of the friends and admirers
of the late Eugene Field, the chll-
dren's poet, to erect on the campus
of our State University a monument
in his memory.
A monument association has been
formed with w. o. L. Jewett, of Shell
bina, as President, and j. West Good
win, of Sedalia, as Secretary.
The directors are: K. M. White,
Mexico, No., G. Lathrop, Kansas City,
Mo-, W. Williams, Columbia, Mo-, w.
e. Spratt, st. Joseph, Mo-, and FL. w.
Ewing, Jefferson City, Mo.
To extend and foster the generous
sentiment which finds expression in
this movement,I request thatWednes-
day, November 4, 1896, be recognized
as "Field Day. in the schools of the
state by appropriate commemorative
exercises, and that you give opportu-
nifty for voluntary contributions to
assist in erecting suitable marble
shaft in honor of the dead Missourian
All moneys so collected may be sent
to the Secretary, J. West Goodwin
Sedalia, Mo-, and acknowledgment
through the press viii be made as te
the amounts contributed by each dis.
trict, city, town or school.
Very respectfully,
JOHN R. KIRK,
State Supt. Public Schools.
All newspapers are requested to
copy the above.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
NO INVESTIGATION.
Comptroller Eckels Contradlcts State
ments of st. Louis Afternoon Pa
pers About Mr.. Stephens.

WASHINGTON, September 2s.-Con-
cerning the statements of st. Louis
afternoon papers that an investiga-
ton was to be made into State Treas
urer Stephens settlement with the
creditors of the Fifth National Bank of
st. Louis, of which he was receiver,
news of which statements was receiv-
ed here tonight, Comptroller Eckels
said:
"No investigation is being conduct
ed as to Stephens settlement with the
creditors of the Fifth National Bank. u
He added: "Some gentlemen came
to me with a petition asking me to
make inquiry. replied that as nine
years had elapsed since Mr.. Stephens
assumed the trust, they could wait
until after the election"
He declined to give the names OF
the petitioners, and emphatically says
that no investigation is beng conduct
ed at present in the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01

WE have too much politics in this
country, especially personal politics.
Because gentlemen and business men
do not agree on political and economic
questions is no reason why they should
personally abuse each other. The
LEDGER believes that all men are
honest until proven to be dishonest,
and when 1t finds man who differs
with what we think to be right we find
no ground for abuse. Every sensible
man wants prosperity and the LEDGER
has the utmost faith in the voice of
the people. Politicians and those who
are after office or political gain are
not always to be trusted, but the peo-
pie will eventually control the gov
ernment of this country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
TERRIBLE TORTURE
Suffered by Monks in the Philippine
Islands.

MADRID, Sept. pa dispatch to
the Imparcial from Hong Kong says
that steamers have arrived there from
Manila, the capital of the Philippine
Islands, bring the announcement that
Cavite is occupied by 10000 insurg-
ents.
Over a hundred monks have been
murdered in the islands since the
breaking out of the insurrection.
Many of the victims have been fast
ened to trees, their clothing having
been soaked with kerosine oil, and
then ignited and burned to death.
Rich natives are being arrested daily.
Documents have been seized by the
authorities in which are given the
names of the president and the vari-
ous other officials of the proposed re-
public,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
Advertised Letters.


List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending October 8, 1896, which If NOT
called for in thirty days viii be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters In this LIST
win please say fsadvertised:
Mrs. Mamie B. Blue, G. d. Green,
Mrs. g. G. Gorham, ]. A. Harrice,
Flora Hughes, Mrs. Sara P. Johnson,
Mrs. Georgia johnson, Mrs. M. L.
King, William Mars, J. w. Potts, Sam
B. Reynolds, Miss Minnie Rice, Mrs.
8. Roberts, Mr.. Joe Santry, Mrs.
Ellen Tiiler, Mrs. Martha Thomas,
Annie Tomkins, Mr.. Jim McGee, Clay
McC cClure, Hattie McCune.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01

REFERRING to Mr.. Bodine's nomi-
nation for Congress the Kansas City
World editorially says: Mr.. Bodine is
to be congratulated upon the nomina-
ton and the Democrats of the Second
district are to be congratulated upon
the happy termination of their unpre-
cedented deadlock. With Judge Brace
the nominee for the Supreme Bench,
Frank Pitts for Treasurer and Mr..
Bodine for Congress, Monroe county
ought not only to remain the banner
Democratic county of Missouri, but it
ought also to roll up an unprecedent-
cd majority for free silver.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
Executors Notice

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of W.O.
Johnson, deceased, have been granted
TO the undersigned by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date September %, 1895.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified'to pre-
sent the same for allowance within one
year from the date of said letters; and
IL not presented within two years from
said date they Will be forever barred.
J. T. & q. N. JOHNSON,
T-4t. Executors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-01
Sheriff's Sale.

BY virtue and authority of trans
cript execution issued from the Office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Audrain County, Missouri, returnable
at the September term, 1895, of said
court, and to me directed In favor of
8. A. Weaver and against A. E. VIII
/ have levied upon and seized
all the right, title, interest and claim
of the said A. e. Willingham of, tn and
to the following described real estate,
to-wit: Lot seven (7) in block four
az County Addition to Mexico, Mo-,
all lying and being in the said county,
and State of. Missouri; and / viii, on
Friday, the 9th Day of October, A. D.,
1895,
between the hours of nine O'Clock In
the forenoon and five O'Clock In the
of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico,
county of Audrafn, aforesaid, sell the
same, or 80 much thereof as may b.
required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand (sub-
ject to all prior liens and judgments),
TO satisfy said execution and costa.
J. N. STEPHENS, -
ids Sheriff of Audrain Co., Mo.