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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
AN ATTACK ON BUTLER.
Tom Watson Assaults the Populist
Chairman in His Paper.

ATLANTA, Ga, October 2.-The pub
ication in this weeks issue of Thos-
e. Watson's peopIe's party paper, out
to- day, of an editorial attack on
Chairman Butler, of the National Pop
ulist Committee, has excited COM
gaent, and rs til-~-;lered significant In
yiaw of printing Co. vs.>ed that Mr..
40 .soBc continued by conseIeket.
. The edit Knapp Il Go. VS. 8. W. Bic
lows: ;onti-- - by consent.
"Attempts nave been made to snow
that Mr.. Watson favored fusion in
the State of Indiana.
"This is not correct. Mr.. Watson
took the position at the beginning OF
the campaign that no Populist could
consistently vote for single Sewall
elector any more than he could vote
for Hobart elector.
"He fled with Chairman Butler a
written protest against Mr.. Buffers
fusion policy. MIR. Butler has ignored
Mr.. Watson % protest and gone stead
lily forward on his own line.
"Mr. Watson'g position is now what
it was when the Georgia State Con-
vention met. He Is for straight
Middle the Road ticket. In no
other way can the Democratic man
ayers be forced to abide by the st.
Louis contract.
sMr. Watson's position has been
humiliating and embarrassing, and he
has been compelled to submit to pol
icies he did not approach"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
Great Change in Five Days and To-day 10
Entirely Cured.
ALL ONE WAY IN MISSOURI.
Sentiment Overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic in the State, Says
Mr.. Vest.

MACON, No., October SENATOR
Vest was in fine form this afternoon
as he faced the magnificent crowd at
Jobson's Opera House. He launched
directly into his subject, and for two
and q half hours met and shattered the
Republican gold theories with all the
eloquence of which he is master. He
kept as true to his text as the needle
to the pole and presented number
of embarrassing questions to the Re-
rublicans and gold Democrats to an
swer. He showed by official reports
that the per capita of money in circu-
lation was falling behind the increase
of population. To the opponents of
free coinage he asked how the free
coinage of silver could give the mine
owners 100 cents on the dollar and at
the same time be worth only SO cents
to the wage-earner. Senator Vest
stated to Republic representative
that he had addressed meetings
throughout the State as large and as
enthusiastic as the crowd he met here,
and that the sentiment was so strong
ly in favor of the Democratic party
that the campaign was absolutely one
sided and lacked interest for that rea-
SOL. Senate; NJ. G.. Moran, OF st.
Joseph, has been accompanying SEN
ator Vest, and addressed the overflow
from the Vest meeting. He spoke to
a big crowd at the Court House to-
night,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
"coIN" HARvEYs SCHEME.
How He Would Prevent the Foreclos.
ure of Mortgages if Bryan
Were Elected.

OTTAWA, ILL.,, October THE larg-
est political demonstration of the
in this county was held by
the Democracy here tonight. The
speaker of the evening was w. FL.
Harvey, "Coin," of Chicago. He ad-
dressed an intelligent audience of
over 1000 people, and he was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. He
said that the gold would fall in value
from its unnatural position in the
event of free silver coinage and prom
ised that il holders of mortgages at
tempted to foreclouse IN The case OF
the election of Mr.. Bryan, the Gov
ernors of the States would call extra
sessions Of the Legislatures to hold
back the machinery OF the courts un-
til free coinage act could be passed
and silver made legal tender for all
purpose.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
sEwALIs GOLD CONTRACTS.
Vice Presidential Nominee Explains
Why He Makes Them.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. SOL. @.
DeL.ang, in = letter to Arthur 6swall,
candidate for President on the
Democratic ticket, asked him regard
Ing the charge that he makes his con-
tracts payable In gold and received
.ths foilowinRreply:
81 desire to state fnzt 49, true that
/ am making contracts with the sEs.A
clause inserted. have always made
charter contracts in this way for the
Last forty years, and doubt II could
make q contract any other way.
Charter contracts for foreign voyages
are invariably made this way. am
perfectly willing TO take silver or cur
rency in payment II the custom per-
mitted. Yours truly,
"ARTHUR SEwALL.r
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
Ia Lrosse Lumber Co.
Have the Best Grades.
The -Four Populist Electors.

Iu6 EOuI EVPUllbb 6loCtuAbs
To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, NO., Sept. 30.--I notice
that there Ii good deal Of rawhiding
about the action Of the State Central
Committee putting four Populist cleo
tors on the Democratic ticket. Under
the agreement between the Demo-
cratic and Populst committees our
seventeen electoral votes win al be
cast for the same men. The Populists
themselves say that tho arrangement
means practically that the four Popu-
list electors win cast their votes for
Bryan and Sewali. II n very plain
that any man who scratches the four
Populist names from his ticket 10 more
than anxious to deprive Bryan and
Sewall Of four electoral votes. ! be-
ieve with the LzDGER In It's issue Of
August IA, when II says: s'It y the
duty Of every Democrat In the State
of Missouri to heartily and cordially
cooperate with the State Central
Committee in doing everything In its
power to carry Missouri for the DEM
ocratic nominees By the largest possi-
,hsffsssre.isy. There should DsNuQ OBJ
stacle thrown IN the way Of carrying
out the plans adopted by the State
Respectfully,
J.. N. Cross.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
THE COAST STORM SWEPT.
The Winds Work Most Serious at Sa-
vannah and Brunswick in Geor-
gia-Fourteen Lives Surely
Lost-Fears for Islanders.

SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 3o.---A West
Indian hurricane swept over this city
and section yesterday, doing u million
dollars damage and causing the loss Of
nine nine lives in and about this city, while
the worst is kaa-ed in regard to the
with which it is' impossible to
now.
The wind reached its highest veloc4-
ty shortly after IL O'Clock, but its ex-
act velocity will never be known, the
instrument at the weather bureau reg
istering sixty miles an hour and then
going to pieces. The barometer went
to 2s. 80. The blow was practically over
within two and half hours, but for
that time it ragged with an intensity
heretofore unknown. The roofs rolled
up everywhere in the city. Business
was suspended for over an hour, no
person daring to appear on the streets.
The street cars halted, elevators stop
ped, electric currents were shut on,
through fear or because of breakage,
windows and shades were blown In
everywhere, wires were torn down,
trees were raxed, fences blown down,
houses unroofed, portions of buildings
were wrecked, vessels turned over In
the river, church steeples toppled and
the streets literally strewn with debris.
A tramp steamer attne Plant system
wharf Is aground. Tne bark Rosenius,
Norwegian, was blown from her moor
ings and capsized and is q total wreck.
The steamer Flora left at Q O'Clock
yesterday morning with heavy cargo
for Brunswick. Nothing has beer
heard from her. The steamer Cover
nor Stafford was to have left Beaufort
| for Savannah at 10 o'clock, and grave
fears are entertained for the vessel.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
GOV. STONE REPLIES.


JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Sept. 3d.
Gov. Stone, after reading MIR. Still
wells open letter to him on the aues-
ton OF the coercion of employees, in
which Mr.. Stilwell offered to donate
81, 900 to the Democratic campaign
fund If the governor would furnish
proof that he had asked any of his
employees for whom they were going
to vote, said:
"This lie a safe proposition for Mr..
Stilwell to make. 1t would be a safe
proposition even II he had asked his
employees whom they were going to
vote for, or had gone further still and
told them whom they should vote for.
In what way could furnish proof
of what he had done except by the
affidavits of the employees themselves?
And does anyone suppose the en-
ployes would cut OF their own heads
by making such affidayits?
"But Mr.. Stilwen builds a man of
straw for the pleasure of knocking
him down. I have never said that he
had ever asked his employees whom
they were going to vote for.' At
Chamois referred in my speech to
the efforts being made by railroad
officials in authority, as well as the
officials of other corporations, to in
timidate by coercive measures to in
huenee their workmen in the ex-
ercises Of the elective franchise. In
that connection I referred to the fact
that Mr.. Stilwell had gathered his
employees together at Kansas City,
had lectured them, had painted the
terrors OF silver coinage, had thrown
pictures on canvas to emphasize his
lugubrious warnings, and had in
formed his men that free coinage
meant reduction of wages to some and
total loss of employment to others. l
said that he had informed. his men
that vote for silver coinage would
be injurious to his railroad interests
and that those who voted for silver
were voting themselves out of work.
Such statements are very significant
when made by an employer to men
who live by daily labor. That is the
substance of what I said about Mr..
StiIwell, and all I did say.
"These statements based upon the
reports of Mr.. Stilwelps lectures
contained in the Kansas City papers.
If Mr.. Stilwell denies that he made
statements in effect like these attrib-
uted to him, will accept the denial,
but until he does deny them have no
reason to impeach the accuracy of the
press reports.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
To Devise Ways and Means for Re-
building the Military Academy.

The committee, consisting Of John
A. Guthrie, O. A. Buckner, VIM. Pol
lock, L. Phillip, e. 8. Wilson, ]. Il.
Lane, r. A. Sannebeck, J, @. Bass
ford, J. B. Botkin and John Freeman,
which was appointed at the mass meet
ing Of citizens At the CourtH House Tues
day night to devise ways and means for
the rebuilding Of NJ. M. A, held IL
FIRST meeting at the law office Of WV.
Fry Thursday. W.W.Fry was chosen
prendent Of the committee, O. A.
Buckner secretary and John A. Guth-
rie treasurer. It was decided that the
school should be rebuilt ON the oor-
poration plan; to be In the hands ct
and managed by board Of trustees,
Just the same "a Hardin College.
The committee win endosvor 10
raise 10000 and as much more, Of
course, as possible, but no one win be
considered bound by his pledge 10 pay
until at least $4,000 is subscribed.
The committee viii mako . thorough
canvass OF the city and county, ,but they
request that anyone who feels inclined
to aid this most worthy enterprise
win not wait to be seen and sstouched"
but win at once put themselves In
communication with some member
OF the committee and thus save them
much unnecessary trouble.
One half OF the amount subseribed
by each individual is to be payable the
first OF March and the other half the
first OF July.
Not only are the citizens OF Mexico
and vicinity requested to give most
literally, but subscriptions from other
parts OF the State and from other
States will be most thankfully re-
ceIved.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08

Children

One-third Of ali the children
die before they arc five years
old. Most Of them die OF some
wasting disease. They grow
very slowly; keep thin In flesh,
are fretfuf; food does not do
them nauch good. Yos can't
say they have any disease, yet
thsy never prosper. A slight
cold. or some stomach and
bowel trouble takes them away
easily.
cod-liver Oh with Hypophos-
rhifes s just the remedy tor
growing. children. Il makes
kard fish; spand flesh; not
soft. ,flabbY lat. Il makes
stron9 bones, healthy nerves.
Il changes POOR children to
childfen rich IN prosperity.
Book abost h ires for the sslinE.
W No sutufikute foe Scutfs Email
10 vin 20 toe lie ehildsen what We
fnov Scotes Emanioo wiH Do. Gel
"a ssie s. N drusEss 4 SOC. and
@s scorT d BOVINE. Ne~ York
Z =
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
Yellow Pine Finishing.
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Historical Prophecies That Failed
from the ST Jan1ee-s sssNzerte.-e

Historical Prophecies That Failed.
from the Sc Janeo- -sszzerre.
In these times of cheap vaticination
and short-dated prophecies, it may
not be amiss to cast q retrospective
glance on few of the most monu-
mental mistakes ever achieved in this
line. Here are few of the famous
contributions to the history of human
error.
First-Aristotle said that slavery
would last forever, or would cease
only when the shuttle would weave of
it's own accord. A double mistake
this; for slavery is all but abolished,
and, thanks to invention, the shuttle
may be said to work of its own ac-
cord.
Second-ssBefore fifty years are
over all Europe will be republican or
Cossack," prophesied the exile of St.
Helena in the first decade of this
century. We are nearing now its fag
end, but sold Yurrup' is less repRhli-
can than ever, and Is still some way
from universal Cossackery.
Tnird-.Italy is but geographical
expression and will never be any
thing else," opined Prince Met
ternich, and just before his death he
saw what he considered Utopia on the
point of becoming reality.
Fourth-aThe railways will never
be of any use for the transport of
goods" sang out M. Theirs, leading q
chorus Of sententious economists.
Fifth-"There is no morrow for
universal suffrage" exclaimed M.
Guizot, on the eve Of the very revo-
luton which sent him into exile and
promulgated universal suffrage az
sovereign law.
Sixth-"Never," was NJ. Rouher's
answer to those asking after Montana
when Rome would become the capi-
tai of Italy. A very short time after
the trick was done.
seventh-aThe United States OF
Europe was the prophecy of all the
ardent democrats from Victor Hugo
| to Carlo Cattaneo, and Its fulhlment
was to take place Immediately after
the downfall of the Napoleonic en-
pire. It is twenty-five years now
since that eventful moment, but the
States of Europe are, il anything
more disunited and more aggressive
than ever.
Perhaps the ancients, who knew
thing or two, were right In saying tha1
the future is on the lap OF gods
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
THREE HuMAN LIVES
Sacrificed in Two Duels in Kentucky
Rivals Fight for . Girl.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. blood
flowed freely in Kentucky's mountain
counties to-day. A special from Pres
tonsburg says that John Little and
William Hall, two desperate charac-
ters, engaged In battle with fevolv-
ers ut short range ut . camp meeting
on Beaver Greek, six miles from the
Letcher County line. The men were
under the influence Of moonshine
whisky and had been deadly enemies
for some months. Hall was cousin
Of the notorious Ialton Hall, hanged
four years ago In Virginia for murder,
and Little was one Of the most dread
ed mountain terrors.
Hall stepped on Littls's foot and the
latter began cursing him. They coolly
arranged for fight In the woods.
Friends of the men accompanied them
to see that no advantages were taken,
and intended to have them f1ght ac-
cording to the code duello, but before
the arrangements could be made Lit
tie drew his gun and told Hall to de-
fend himself. Hall whipped out his
pistol and the shooting commenced.
Both men missed with their first shot,
but their aim was truer on the second
and third rounds, and while HalPs
wounds were slight, his antagonlst
was instantly killed. Hall has made
his escape, and owing to his despera-
tion 1t Is doubtful If the officers viii
arrest him.
The most fatal battle was the one in
Letcher County between Henry Ash
craft and Thomas Newkirk. Both men
were weil-to-do young farmers and
had been paying attention to Mary
Dean, the pretty daughter Of Squire
Dean, who keeps q grocery between
Sergeant and whiteeburg, and met
there yesterday. Both men had an
engagement with the girl, but as Ash
craft had arrived first and was in con-
versation with her when Newkirk ar
rived, they quarreled and each swore
vengeance on the other. They met an
hour later, armed with Winchesters,
and began shooting. Both were killed.
In Pike County, Ellis 6trother shot
and killed Sam Barbour, q lumber
man, whom he had accused with inti-
macy with his wife. Barbour wal
boarding with Strother at the time
ae surrendered 70 tho onlcers and
claims that the act was Justifable.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
FORTY YEARS,
Or Until 1916, This Clock Will Run
Without Winding.

= There are clocks that 60 eight days,
some that go a month, and others that
60 not at all, but there is only one
clock that will keep good time 40
years without winding, and that has
just been built in Chicago.
Purdy Campbell, a Chicago jeweler,
made up his mind that he had 40 years
OF his hfe before MIN. NE ngureu on
this basis that he would, during the
rest of his life, spend about go days of
his valuable time winding the clock,
to say nothing of time and temper
lost through forgetting it. Then he
decided to make clock that would
have to be wound but once in 40 years.
He spent his odd minutes at the
task, and has succeeded in producing
q wonderful piece of mechanism
the only thing of its kind in the world.
This forty-year timepiece is Is inches
diameter, and weighs rs pounds.
annL movement Is geared SO that the
the pec,F heel containing the main
from M'evolves once in two and a
ing sugg rs. When this wheel has
A. G. 1 revolutions somebody viii
marks and "a the key II turns. The
town people he wound for another
proposed plan rst wheel from the
smy but the far xdsi around st the
raps seen, wantf aia year. The dial
plate is' six IN. .es in diameter.
Every part Of this clock, this near
approach to perpetual motion, was
made by Mr.. Campbell, and the WORK
took most of his leisure for "a months.
The movement is full jeweled.
The clock will be put in hermet-
ically sealed case, and 1t will work in
vacuum, thus lessening friction and
preventing the oil from drying. 1t
will be impossible for dust to get into
the works.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
DAMAGE IN SAVANNAH.
Every Building in the City Damaged
In Some Way.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept 30.-The IA
talities by the hurricane which swept
Savannah and the country south and
north OF here were increased to-day
by the finding of the body OF Capt.
Charles 3. Murray, Of the Robert
Turner, which went ashore In the
river below the city during the height
of the storm. Three of the men with
Capt, Murray were lost, but the,r
bodies have not been recovered. The
steamer Gov. Sanford, which left
Beaufort, 8. c., for Savannah, ysster-
day morning, has not been heard
from, and she is supposed to be
ashore. The steamer Star left this
morning in search Of the Gov. Stafford.
Tho damage by the storm VIII 70
largely above s1,000, 900. Nearly
every building in the city is damaged
and the loss to the railroads 10 heavy.
All OF the plantations in the nsigh-
borhood OF the city and along the
Savannah river are severely damaged.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
Mexico Audrain
A Republican Newspaper Fake.


MEXICO, No., Oct. 1.-H you will al
low me the space will briefly notice
a Globe Demoardt fake. It says that
one O. NJ. Dodson, a mining engineer
of Chicago, has just returned from
business trip to London, Paris and
Berlin and says that the adoption of
the Chicago platform has prevented
millions of foreign capital being in
vested in the United Stares during the
last two months. San American Sc
curities are fat in Europe" says he,
"and have been ever since the NOM
ination of Bryan" Yet the same is
sue notes the fact of s2, ,000, 900 in gold
being deposited in the sub-treasury
at New York and one-half million
more on the way, and shows the gold
treasury reserve to be nearly 116 mill
Lion dollars and it is now 13o millions.
Gold has been coming this way ever
since Bryan,s nomination. He (Dod-
sony says ssuntil after the election
they will neither buy American se-
curities nor lend money on them" Is
it possible that foreigners are shipping
their gold over here to have it stored
among "anarchists?" Dodson had
better go to some African jungle,
where he might, perhapg, find more
credulous listeners. He says ssif
Bryan should be elected they are pre-
pared to step in and buy silver mines,
and they will turn out 50 cent dollars
by the million" Wonderful fore
sight "them fellers" have. They are.
losing valuable time. Why don't they
come on and begin right away? They
will have no trouble IN disposing of
the bullion at So cents from the time
on and have good chance for rise.
They ought to grab the offer of r. Fl.
Kleinschmidt, of Helena, Mont, and
otner capitalists there, who propose
to take $40, ,O0o, 900 worth of silver at
S1.10 an ounce as soon as Bryan signs
free silver coinage bill. And maybe
they can buy silver mines on better
terms now. Our folks won't have
any silver mines to give away after
Bryan's election; and, my, won't
things hum when they get to turning
out billions of dollars2 Everybody
will have work and everybody will
have something to buy something to
eat with. -Hurrah for the Globe
Democrat and its Dodson. Let's
elect Bryan. ]. N. CROSS.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
CALLED HIM A LIAR.
Besides She Did Not Want an Attorney
to Call Her Dolly.

MACON, Mo-, Oct. 1.-During the
arguments in the case of the State vs.
Clyde and Blain Newell In the Circuit
Court here yesterday afternoon the
prosecuting attorney began to COM
ment on the evidence Of one Of the
defendants' witnesses, Dolly Passer.
While reciting some statement she
was supposed to have made, the
young lady, who was sitting In the
back part Of the court room, jumped
mp and shouted:
"You're iiari never said any
thing OF the sortl And I don't want
you to call me Dolly, anyhow, slrln
The episode nearly threw the court
on the bench and even the prisoners,
In spite Of the gravity OF the case
made against them, laughed. The
judge ordered the young lady brought
around inside Of the bar where her
explosive disposition would be within
better access of judicial censure and
threatened to fine her heavily II she
turned her feelings loose again In that
manner.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Carry Largest Stock.
The Best For Children.

81 believe ChamOeria1nss cough
Remedy is the best for children ! ever
used. For Group 1t is unequalied. 1t
is o splendid seller with Ms. T. ID.
EcxLEs, Phi. g., Manager Wampum
Pharmacy, wampum, Pa" When
used as soon as the first symph ms ap-
pear, that is as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse or even after the croupy
cough has appeared, 1t viii prevent
the attack. The mothers OF croupy
children should bear this In mind and
always keep the remedy at hand. II
IL also the best medicine in the world
for colds and whooping cough For
sale at IS and so cents per bottle by O.
A. Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
Strawberries Ripe IN Illinois.

ALHAMBRA, ILL, Oct. 1.-G. 8. Rob
bins, of New Douglas, six miles north
of here, has picked several quarts OF
strawberries from his patch this
month and q farmer near Bethaito
recently sent eight quarts to Alton to
sell. A second crop OF peaches has
ripened on ons tree this fall, and a
second crop Of cherry and apple blos-
SONS has been seen on many trees in
this vicinity.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-10-08
CARLISLE REFUSES.
The Secretary viii Not Meet Senator
Blackburn In Debate.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Secretary
Carlisle to-day sent the following
self-explanatory message.
SO. P. Johnson, Esq, Louisville, Ky.
My dear sir-Your favor of Septem-
ber 20, asking q division of time with
Hon. ]. O. 8. Blackburn ut all the ap-
pointments l may make to speak In
Kentucky, is this momeut received,
and respectfully declined. Very truly
yours, 81. G. CARLISLE"