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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
BIG BATCH OF BURGLARIEs.
Three Residences Burglarized in South
Mexico Thursday highland At
tempts Made to Enter
Others-No Clews.

The largest number of burglaries
ever reported locally in single night
took place in South Mexico last Thurs
day night. Three residences, those
of W. W. Settle, G. Z. Davis and
r. ID. Worrell, were entered and an at
tempt was also made to enter the home
of j. G. Wilkins, but the intruders
were scared away.
Who the thieves are, or whence
they came, no one knows. That they
are not professionals is proved by the
fact that they carried no dark lantern,
burnt matches being found in the
rooms where they had been. At the
residence of w. w. Settle and Jim
Wilkins the tracks indicate that the
thieves were barefooted, while at the
other places, they had on shoes.
Whether they were two separate gangs
or not is a mystery. Perhaps they
went barefooted in order to excite
suspicion Of this kind.
The heaviest loser, from present re-
ports, is W. W. Settle. In his house
the burglars got in through a window
and secured about $50 worth of jewell
ry belonging to Mrs. Settle, gold
watch and chain belonging to Mr..
Settle, and about SO in small change.
The watch was fine one and the
other jewelry taken consists of neck
laces, bracelets, etc. To the watch
chain an A. O,>U. w. charm was at
tached. No one in the house was
awakened by the intruders.
@. c. Davis lost gold watch and
about 50 in money. The thieves en-
tered his house through a parlor win
dow and went to Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
bedroom, where they proceeded to
ransack MIR. Davis clothes, with the
result stated above. They did not go
upstairs and no one was walked up by
them.
AT R. ID. Worrelrs an entrance was
gained by prying up a kitchen win
dow, and the burglars went through
Bob's clothes, which were in his bed
ASij 7oe odiy SoG ShSSN Wdtcu anu
chain. Mr.. and Mrs. Worren slept
through the entire proceedings and
knew nothing of their midnight visit
ors until next morning.
An attempt was made about half
past one to enter the home of j. C.
opposite r. d. Worrell's, but
Jim was awakened by the noise and
the burglars left. However, he sat up
for half an hour with revolver in his
hand and had any one made an ap-
pearance he would have met a decid-
edly warm reception.
One of S. P. Emmons' children saws
that he walked up in the night and saw
4 man in the room, but as none of the !
rest of the family were disturbed and
nothing was taken, it is thought that
,he little fellow was dreaming.
Attempts were also made to enter
he residences of Mayor B. C. johnson |
md Judge William Stuart, but the in
yaders found it impossible to raise any
windows.
Several other residents of South
lexico claim to have heard strange
noises, but do not know that any one
ried to enter their houses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
FOUNT VAUGHN ASSIGNS.
One OF Audraln County's Most Sub
stantial Citizens Makes an As
signment-His Creditors Will
Be Paid in Full.

Mr.. Fount Vaughn, one of Audrain
County's most substantial citizens
and large property owners, has made
an assignment to ex-Sheriff George
Adams. Mr.. Vaughn owns a large
amount of stock and 440 acres of as
fine land as there is in the county.
His liabilities are about 1000 and his
assets, when most conservatively es-
timated, amount to over $4,000.
Every creditor will be paid in full.
Mr.. Vaughn's many friends regret his
making an assignment and feel that
he could probably have tided over and
come out all right. His honesty of
purpose, and fear that if he hung on
longer someone might lose some
thing by him, caused him to sacrifice
what he had in order to pay his cred
itors in full.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

Fatally Stabbed by an Evangelist

Fatally Stabbed by an Evangelist.
BOWLING GREEN, No., May 21.-
Dixon G. Williams, of Chicago, ILL.,, a
Cumberland Presbyterian evangelist,
also Vice President of the Chicago
Manufacturing Company, 24o to 24s
West Lake Street, had a difficulty
with "Hank" Miller, livery stable
man, at the Palace Hotel in this city
early this morning which resulted in
Williams dangerously cutting Miller
with knife in the backbone. Miller
is in critical condition, and may not
live.
The origin of the difficulty was a
Misunderstanding over an order for
a livery team. Miller made use of some
abusive language, and threatened to
take revenge, and invited Williams
outside of the hotel office. Mr.. Davis,
proprietor of the hotel, ordered both
men to go outside, which they did,
and Miller struck Williams in the
face. Then Williams used his knife
with fatal effect. Miller was taken to
his home. Williams was arrested,
and promptly gave bail for his ap-
pearance on the 26th inst, at which
time he will have preliminary exam
ination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
SHOOK GOV. STONES HAND.
Missouri's Executive Accorded q
Royal Welcome at Richmond, His
Native Town in Kentucky.

RICHMOND, KY, May Ex-Governor
Stone arrived in this, his native town,
at noon to-day. He was met at the
depot by committee of free coinage
advocates, who escorted him to the
Hotel Glydin. There was coterie of
ladies at the hotel who welcomed him
to his old home with hearty hand
shakes. They sang a stanza from that
old but ever new and touching ballad,
"My Old Kentucky Home," which
was greeted with prolonged cheers by
the large crowd assembled to meet
the Governor.
The court house was filed to over
flowing long before O'Clock, the hour
for the speaking to commence. All
the best people IN the county were
here, many of them being the school,
boy friends of Missouri's Governor.
There were over so ladies in attend
ance, some of them well advanced In
years, who had known "B lily" Stone,
as they called him, when he was
barefooted Madison county boy.
The Governor was introduced by
Hon. W. B. Smith, leading attorney
and free coinage advocate. When he
referred to the fact that Governor
Stone was native of this county, the
applause was deafening. The Gov
ernor spoke for two and one half
hours, and when he had finished, one
of the most remarkable scenes enact
ed since his Kentucky tour began was
witnessed. Everybody In the house
shook hands with him, including the
ladies. One old lady caused much
merriment by exclaiming in a loud
voice as she grasped the hand of the
former Madison county lad:
claw me, and this is Billy Stone!
They tell me you're Governor of Mis-
surrey! Why l used to know you when
you was little ragged boy,
and l never thot' you would amount
to mueh!''
The Governors speech was in line
with those delivered at Shelbyville,
and Lexington. 1t was we'll
received and the silver men claim
Madison county to- night by a majority
of five to one. Governor Stone leaves
for home tomorrow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
FIVE CYCLONES DRIVEN TANDEM
A Most Remarkable Phenomenon as
Seen From Baileyvllle, Kan.

BAILEYvILLE, KAN, May 20.-One
of the most destructive cyclones ever
known in this vicinity struck Bailey
VILE at $3.50 Sunday evening. The
storm first appeared about nine miles
southwest of town, travelling in a
northeastern direction and spreading
destruction in its path. The cyclone
was preceded by a terrific wind and
hail storm, some of the hail measuring
eight inches in circumference. The
storm before reaching town, COM
pletely wrecked five dwelling houses,
also as many barns, carrying some of
the buildings entirely away.
The damages in town are: Large
elevator torn down, several hundred
bushels of grain being laid to waste.
The east end of St. j. & G. l. depot
was wrecked. The Presbyterian
church was moved from its foundation
and otherwise badly damaged. Sew
eral dwelling houses were also blown
down.
40 ShO otoA III sIaN ClCu IlOt lllCdSt ut6
farm houses and barns were totally
destroyed, hundreds of head of live
stock beng taken up in the air to be
dropped and killed. The loss of stock
is great.
Happily, no human lives were lost,
as the storm was noticed in time
for all to escape to their caves or cell
lars. The injured are: James Ivers,
back sprained, also injured internally;
Fred Ivers, back sprained; Nora Cool
ey, hip sprained and internally in
jured.
At this writing it is hard to approx
mate the loss, but it is thought that
S25, 900 will cover it.
Five cyclones were seen at once
from this point. They appeared to be
about a mile south of town and were
travelling one in front of the other like
a tandem team to tally-ho. Later
they broke ranks and each individual
twirler went into business for itself. |
They did an immense amount of dam
age and SO terrorized the community
that every tramp that has passed |
this section since Sunday has |
been set at work digging cyclone cell
lars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
SPUNKY WOMEN
Raided and Destroyed a Kentucky
Still, or Blind Tiger"

HINDMAs, KY, May 2O.--The first
band of women whitecaps in the his
tory Of this county has made its infiu-
ence felt.
Moses II. Maggosd had sold his
farm and purchased a small tract oi
land on creek on the road leading to
Prestonburg, and had set up a moon
shine still, or "blind tiger" He had
placed the business in the bands oi
James Root, who was doing thriving
business with the young men of this
and Floyd counties.
The women Of the neighborhood
frequently had sent signed petitions,
requesting Root to close up the place,
but he laughed at them. They then
threatened to burn his place, but he
said this plan was impracticabIe, be-
cause there was nothing to burn.
The women finally decided to de-
stroy the still, and so Of them congre-
gated on the banks of the creek.
With rifles, the women advanced up
on the place. All the whisky and beer
was spilled, the barrels being chopped
with axes. The still was also mutiiat.
ed so as to make 1t useless.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
HICKS PREDICTED IT.
As Far Back as the Summer of 1895
He Predicted the Present Storm
Period Almost to a Day,

Rev. Irl R. Hicks, editor of Word
and Works, the st. Louis scientific
monthly, thinks the climax of storms
and tornadoes has been reached for
the present time at least.
"There may be few storms until
the last of May" said Rev. Mr.. Hicks,
"but none, I think, of as great vio-
lence as those of the last few DAYS.
We will then have a rest until late in
the summer.
"June and July, according to tho
planets, are comparatively free from
disturbances, but the last of August
and in September we again have the
Venus period with more storms.
sThe summer promises to be very
dry with excessive heat. We will have
plenty of rain until about June goth,
after that there will be long draughts,
with parching heat"
Scoffers at scientific forecasts of
storms and other disturbances will
have to take back seat. AS far back
as the summer of 1895 Rev. Mr.. Hicks
foresaw great trouble for this month.
In his 1896 almanac, printed last
summer, Rev. Mr.. Hicks says:
Among the precautionary measures
we advise for May, we will mention
the Importance of having at hand con-
venient and secure places of refuge
for your families and schools. Tor
nadoes will likely visit many parts of
the country, and in the face of even
such possibilities it is suicidal to make
no sort of preparation for the safety
of helpless families.
In the May Word and Works, print
ed April IA, Rev. Mr.. Hicks again
warns the public to look out for
storms: He says:
Tornado violence may suddenly de-
velop at any active disturbance this
month. The storm diagram shows that |
Venus, Vulcan and Mercury will pass
the centers of their disturbing periods
within period of seven days-Venus
On the 18th, Vulcan on the 10th and
Mercury on the Goth, all of them over
apping and supposedly intensifying
Ill the disturbances in the central part
Of the month, or from the 14th until
after the moons per1gree and full
about the oath to 26th. The dates of
greatest probable violence will be
about the 18th to 18th, the 22nd to 24th,
IN the reactionary period.
May 18th was the fatal day at Sher-
nan, Texas.
The tornadoes are no surprise to
scientific men, thinks Rev. Mr.. Hicks,
except possibly in the great loss of
ife thew caused,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
Tillman for President

COLUMBIA, $. c., May 2i.--At an
early hour this morning the State
Democratic Convention took recess
until September /. II will be called
together earlier or not at all, In tho
discretion of the chairman. The idea
10 that IL the delegation bolts the Chi
cago Convention IL will come home for
fresh instructions from the State Con-
vention. Resolutions indorsing sena-
tor Tillman as Presidential candi-
date were adopted with but four dis
sentiug votes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
DESTITUTE IN AUSTRALIA.
Mrs. Plunkett. the High Priestess of
Christian Science, Deserted by
Her Soul Love.

New YORK, May 21,-It has lust be-
come known here that Mrs. Mary
Hodgkins- Plunkett, who once made
riches in New York City as the high
priestess of Christian Science, is des-
titute in Australia. She is reported
to have been deserted by A. Bently
Worthington, in whom she discover
ed her soul mate, and for whom ehe
forsook her legal husband, John J. It.
Plunkett,and fled the country In 1859.
Piunkett and wife were conducting
magazine called Christian Science,
at l3 West Forty second, in February,
1889, when Worthington came along.
He soon won such an ascendancy
over Mrs. Plunkett that the woman
persuaded her husband to sign di-
vorce agreement. Then she and
Worthington entered into a written
marriage contract, with the permis-
sion of Plunkett, who declared that II
would not be Christian like to stand
in the way of his wife's love.
Worthington became editor OF
Christian Science, and the woman
and her "soul mate" as she described
her new husband, lived together as
though legally married.
Eventually she disappeared, and 1t
was several years before it was known
that she had joined ,Worthington
abroad and that the two had inau-
gurated new religious cuis Ia Christ
Church, New Zealand.
The success OF the couple In New
Zealand was marvellous. They called
their movement The Students OF
Truth, and built house of worship
called The Temple of Truth. The
temple, together with home adjoin-
ing for 'Brother and Sister, Worth
ington, cost 100000, all contributed
by the simple folk they lured into the
new cult.
Money poured into the pockets OF
the two leaders. Mrs. Worthington
began to teach ideas that resulted In
hundreds of women leaving their hus-
bands for lives of isolation, and popu-
lar indignation was aroused.
Some of the clergy wrote to this
country for Worthington's record, but
80 firm a hold had he upon his follow
ers that only a small number deserted
his standard.
Finally, he and his alleged wife
quarreled. He discarded her, max
ing her an allowance, which was not
long continued, and, it is said, mar
ried young wo man disciple. The
report from New Zealand states that,
learning he was about to be arrested
for bigamy, he fed with his new wife,
and very recently was discovered i'm
Hobart, Tasmania, an island south of
Australia, where he and his latest
wife are said to be leading a religious
cult.
The discarded Mrs. Plunkett- Worth
ington remained in Christ Church for
a time, and finally went to Australia,
where she is penniless and friendieas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
QUAY FOR SECOND PLACE.
Generally Understood That He Will
Play Second Fiddle.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 21.-Sen-
ator Quay has written letter to Major
Mckinley IN which he states that he
will go out to Canton next week to see
him. This story is given on the state
ment of a well known politician who
claims to have seen the letter. The
story has created stir. 1t is openly
declared that Quay is out for second
place and that the object OF his visit
lie to make the necessary arrangements
for second place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

w. L. Stewart, OF Sturgeon, Mo-, il
a good tobacco chewer. Here is how
he figures It: 'T chew FIVE cents worth
of plug tobacco day, the ping being
three inches long. have ehewed
this much continually for sixteen
years, and find that during tina. time
have chewed nearly half a mile oil
tobacco, three inches vide, and that
at the prevailing prices could buy
enough calico with the money spent
to clofhe 200 women or 3,sf9 chill
dren.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
TreIoar Nursing a Guhernatnrial Boom

Treloar Nursing Gubernatorial Boom.
A special dispatch to the st. Louis
Post Dispatch from Washington, dated
May 81, says: Congressman Treioar
of the Ninth Missouri District is nurs-
ing Gubernatorial boom. 1t comes
as result of the st. Joseph Conven-
ton, where Davis fell by the wsyside
and Cahoon incurred the wrath of the
Filley men. Treloar is said to have
received assurances of the solid South
east. There is also said to be back of
the Treloar boom a movement to get
him out of the way of Ben Russell,
Sergeant at Arms of the House, who
would like to come to Congress as a
member.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
JEALOUS LOVERS CRIME.
Stabbed the Man Who Caused His
Wedding to Be Postponed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 22.--
George Wetburn, of Rocheport, to-
day fatally stabbed Frank Fisher, OF
Galloway County. Jealousy prompted
the attack. Wetburn was to have
been married yesterday to Alice
Weels, who was persuaded to visit
the bridge celebration with Fisher in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

THE press of the State agrees with
the Mexico LEDGER that Missouri will
everIastingly wipe Filley off the earth
this fall The Linneus No Bulletin,
along this line, says; democrats
and good citizens havean extra incent-
i've to work for the Democratic tick
ct in Missouri this year, and that is to
keep Chauncey |. Filley out of the
United States Senate. lie is nothing
but wire puller and corruptionist--
the greatest boss to-day i'll the party
of bosses. He uses the spoils of Office
to buy votes with and thus keeps his
henchmen in line with his sentiments,
Not one man in Missouri follows Fill
ley because he is lovable or magnetic
or statesmanlike. He is followed solely
because he dishes out the pie. He
will go with his cohorts into the St.
Louis convention ready to sell out to
the highest bidder. Mckinley will not
get his support unless he gives him
patronage in return. Filley is corrupt
to the core, and SO is his machine. He
must be downed so thoroughly that he
can never rise again, and it remains
for the Democracy to do the job"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

Young mothers dread the Summer
months on account of the great NOR
tality among children caused by bowel
troubles. Perfect safety may be as
sured those who keep on hand
DeWitt's ColIc & Cholera cure, and
administer 1t promptly. For cramps,
bilious collie, dysentery and diarrhpa,
1t affords instant relief. For sale by
Woodbridge & PurdY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
THE DESTRUCTIVE ARMY WORM.
Playing Havoc in Missouri-How to
Annihilate Him.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 21.-Reports
from various parts of Missouri indi-
cate that army worms are more num-
erous and more destructive than for
years. In some localities the worms
have devoured all the growing grain.
DR.. j. M. Stedman, State Entomolo-
gist, tonight issued the following
bulletin for destruction of the worms:
If the worms are not migrating they
can be destroyed by rolling the field
with a heavy roller or by sprinkling
or spraying the plants thoroughly
with one pound of Paris green in 100
gallons of water. This liquid should
be constantly stirred while using,
since Paris green does not dissolvein
water and it settles rapidly. Where
Paris green cannot be obtained, Lon
don purple will answer. OF course,
one must keep cattle and other domes-
tic animals out of a poisoned field
until after heavy rain, when it will
be perfectly safe for them to be pas
tured there. The worms may be con-
fined and prevented from migrating
to other fields by plowing deep fur
row around the infeste field with the
vertical rideaway and digging deep
vertical rolled holes every six feet in
furrow. The worms in trying to es-
cape from the furrow will fall into the
holes, where they may be covered up.
1t is well to protect fields from the
attack of the army worms by similar
furrow, the vertical side in this case
being towards the field to be protect
ed,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28

Be sure to get Simmons Liver Regu-
lator for your spring medicine. It's
the old reliable that did the old folks
so much good. Don't let anyone per-
suade you to take anything else in
stead. You can always tell Simmons
Liver Regulator by the Red z on the
package. Don't forget the word Regu-
lator-Simmons Liver Regulator-bet-
ter than anything else, and sure to do
Won good
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
A WOman's Hour

"Please state to the court exactly
what you did between 8 and O'Clock
on Wednesday morning." said law
yer to delicate-lo looking little woman
on the witness stand.
"Well,'' she said after q moments
reflection, 81 washed my two children
and got them ready for school and
sewed button on Johnny's coat and
mended rent in Neliie's dress. Then
l tidied up my sitting-room and made
two beds and watered my house plants
and glanced over the morning paper.
Then ! busted my parlor and set things
to rights in it and washed some lamp
chimneys and combed my baby's hair
and sewed button on one of her little
shoes, and then I swept out my front
entry and brushed and put away the
children's Sunday clothes and wrote a
note to Johnny's teacher asking her
to excuse him for not being at school
on Friday. Then I fed my canary bird
and cleared off the breakfast table and
gave the grocery man an order and
swept off the back porch and then |
sat down and rested for few minutes
before the clock struck nine. That's
ALL"
"All!" said the dazed lawyer. "Ex-
cuse me, Judge; l must get my breath
before call the next Witness
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS BLAMED.
Pennsylvania Jury Holds Them Re-
sponslble for Death.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 20.-S. s.
Edwards, a well-to-do resident of
Hemiock Township, a Christian Sci
enlist, died on Saturday under what
his neighbors thought peculiar cir
cumstances. During his illness they
noticed that he had received no med
ical attendance, and, it is said, was
given no medicine of any kind. Cor
oner Mckee was notified and he or
dered DR.. Werner, of Nanticoke, to
perform a post mortem. He went to
the Edwards home on Sunday after
noon for this purpose and found that
death was due to typhoid fever. The
physician made careful inquiry into
the case among the family and neigh
bors of the dead man. From them he
learned that Edwards had been firm
believer in the doctrine of Christian
Science, as was also his wife and a
number of other people in the local.
ity.
The doctor made known the result
OF his investigation to Coroner Nc
Kee and the latter decided to hold an
inquest. The jury, after hearing all
the evidence, agreed upon the follow
ing verdict:
"We agree that s. S. Edwards came
to his death from typhoid fever and
that the said 8. s. Edwards was neg
lected by certain parties known as
Christian Scientists in not securing
proper medical treatment; and that
Mrs. s. s. Edwards and John w. Ed
wards are guilty of negligence in not
procuring medical treatment and
nursing for the aforesaid s. s. Ed
wards. Che jury doth further say
that there was such strong suspicion
of neglect and violence at the hands
of parties unknown to the jury as to
make an inquest necessary"