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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
SILVER DOLLAR UNIT.

"The silver dollar was from of old
the unit of money and account in the
United States. That dollar to this
hour has never been altered by the
fraction of a grain in the quantity oil
pure metal composing it. Every
other coin, whether of gold or silver,
has been altered time and again, but
the silver unit never. The silver dol
lar was the dollar Of the law and the
contract. 1t is to this day the dollar
of the law and the contract. To the
silver unit all the rest, both gold and
silver, have been conformed from
our first statute of 1892 to that ILL
starred date when the conspiracy
against our old constitutional order
first declared itself. The gold eagle
of the original statute and Of all sub
sequent statutes was not made to be
ten dollars, but to be OF the value of
ten dollars. The half eagle was not
made to be five dollars, but to be of
the value of five dollars. The quarter
eagle was the value of two n one
half dollars and the double eagle was
the value of twenty dollars. Even
the gold dollar OF 1s4s, marvellous to
relate, was not a dollar, but was made
to be Of the value of a dollar. The
subsidiary coins were all fractions OF
the dollar and the dollar was of silver
only.
mot a single dictionary or ency-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Remaining Neatly Done.

uePHIIIHg N5dIIy UUHt.
II you want your watch cleaned or
repairing of any kind done neatly,
cheaply and promptly call on It. s.
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
wifi T. 8. RILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06

We have too much Mysteries andtoo
little common sense in politics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
vi. BLUM & co.
Notice Of Final Settlement,
Notice Of Final settIem,p,

Notice is hereby given that final
settlement Of the estate OFF. w. Doug
lass & Co. will be made at the Sep
TENDER term, 1896, of the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri, to
be held at Mexico On the second Mon
day In September, 1896.
j. T. WILLIAMS,
I'd Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
s turday, the 18th Day of August,
a. d., 1906

at the east front door of the Court
House, in Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, between the hours OF nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day, sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for
cash, TO satisfy said debt and the
expenses OF executing said trust.
Il. e. JOHNSON,
17-tds. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, Maggie b. Garrett and
her husband, w. H.. Garrett, by their
certain deed of trust, dated December
4, 1896, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, In
deed OF trust book No. 10, for trusts,
at page As, conveyed to b. c. johnson,
trustee, the following described real
estate situated in Audrain County,
Missouri, viz: Sixty-two and one-hah
feet, the south half of lot twenty-seyen
(27) of Mrs. Sparks Southern Addi-
ton to the town of Mexico, Missouri,
which said conveyance was in trust 70
secure the payment of the promis-
sorry note in said deed described; and,
whereas, the SAID note described 10
said deed of trust remains due and
unpaid; now, therefore, at the request
of the legal holder of said note aud By
of the provisions of the said
trust aforesaid, | viii, on
q turdav the 18th Nav nj August,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06

between the hours of nine O'Clock la
the forenoon and Eve O'Clock In the
afternoon of that day, for the purpose
of paying off said promissory note
and all interest due thereon, and the
costs and expenses OF executing this
trust, said sale to be made subject I o
said deed OF trust OF So 1900 dated Dec.
"a, 1886. j. N. STEPHENS,
d&W ids. Sheriff and Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN. rs
In the Probate Court for the non..
of Audrain, May Adjourned
Term, 1886.

ESTATE JACKSON JAMESON.
DECEASED.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06

mortal Patrick. But suppose the
great Virginian did say We entreat no
more and that Bryan subsequently
used the same sentence? What then?
Does DR.. Smith really believe, OF is he
willing to have people believe that he
believes, that nobody ever used that
particular sentence before Patrick
Henry, or that the great lyric orator
had a natant on it9
The news boy., 1896-04-04
THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND.

There is but one firm of undertakers
in Slsowegan, Me-, to IL doctors prac
ticing in the place.
The house occupied by John Alden,
one of the first settlers of Plymouth,
during the closing years OF his life, at
Duxbury, Mass, is now tennnted by tho
ninth John Alden. direct descendant.
It was huilt in 1850.
In cutting down a large cedar tree
in Geribou, Me-, the other day q woods
man found . hole in the center six
inches in circumference, which was
packed with honey distance of 1913
feet. He took out 1875 pounds of honey.
A Ludlow (yt.) merchant encourages
thrifty habits among the boys and
girls of that town by Offering to those
who deposit IS cents In the savings
bank the necessary atnonnt to make
their account one dollar. Several chill
drcn have taken adsantage of this offer.
Pines are said to be getting exceed
|ipgiy scarce In tie Pine Tree state.
Indeed, ~ has BEEN advocated that .
grove Of pines just outside Augusts,
NJ, should b ppErhased for park ppr-
poses, In order 70 preserve q few speek
neae q what VS. ouer ~ msoayeh o.
~ 3(aape fossNt
The news boy., 1896-04-04
MINISTER TAYLOR

Worried Over the Action OF the United
States In Regard to Cuba.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-A special ca
BILE dispatch to the Herald from Ma
drid says:
Minister Taylor is worried over the
action taken by the United States con-
gress in regard to Cuba. There is a
noteworthy revival of the anti-Amcr-
lean spirit in Spain.
The decision of the government not
to send Spanish squadron to Cuba
has been the subject of much adverse
criticism in official and other circles.
No one appears to put any faith in the
ministerial explanation that the deci-
sion has been arrived at in the inter-
est OF economy, and those best in
formed state openly that the real ex.
planation is to be looked for elsewhere,
The news boy., 1896-04-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

EARLY on the morning of the Goth,
some fend in human guise entered tho
home of Alvin Stone, an aged, wealthy
and respected farmer living near the
village of Talmage, o., and with some
blunt instrument and knife, brutally
murdered the aged couple in their
beds. Two daughters and the family
chores man were then attacked in their
beds and fatally beaten about the
head. A third daughter escaped by
hiding. The eldest daughter, after re-
ceiving fatal injuries, ran quarter of
a mile to neighbor's and gave tho
alarm.
ADIsPATCH from Havana, on the goth,
gave details of the capture of Pinar
del Rio, the principal stronghold OF
the Spanish army in the western part
of the island of Cuba, on the 2Slh,
after desperate fight in which many
were killed on both sides. American
recruits recently landed from the Ber-
muda filibustering expedition with
their Gatling and Hotchkiss guns,
turned the tide of battle in favor of the
insurgents.
DURING the burning of hospital
adjoining the Gothic church St. Louvre,
at Lille, France, on the Goth, four of
the patients succumbed to fright and
died in their cots. Ten sappers, or
dered to save the medicines of the
hospital, drank quantity of poison
mistaken for schnapps, and four of them
died in great agony despite the efforts
of physicians.
Miss MARGARET RYAN, 60 years old,
was fatally injured by jumping from o
window, and died on her way to the
hospital, and one woman and two men
were suffocated in the burning of a
three-story brick dwelling and store
in New York city on the Goth.
GEN. BocA, the principal leader
among the Nicaraguan revolutionists,
has accepted the offer of mediation
made by the peace commissioners ap-
pointed by President Gutierrez of San
Salvador, and will meet the commits
sioners in La Paz at once.
A SPECIAL cable dispatch from Mad
rid says: minister Taylor is wor
ried over the action taken by the
United States congress In regard tc
Cuba There is noteworthy revival
of the anti-American spirit in Spain. ,
WESTON, w. Va, was visited by .
confagration, on the night Of the
ssth, in which property, comprising
the principal portion of the city and
valued at from four to six hundred
thousand dollars, was consumed.
A DIsPArcH from Lima. on the 29fh,
announced . severe earthQ uske IL
chili on the pFsyiqns day.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
A BIG BLAZE.
Weston, W. Va., Visited by a Half Million
Dollar COnfiag ration.

Weston, W. Va., Visited by a Half Million
Dollar COnfiag ration.
WESTON, w. Va, March aO.-Fire.
which started in the Commercial hotel
here Saturday night, destroyed the
entire business portion of the town.
Among the buildings burned were
the Commercial and Central hotels;
post office, Kitson's block, Dawson
building, Gitiin's flour mills, opera
house, Posts drug store and Guiding,
Locks shoe house and residence ad.
joining; O'Hara building and Dyer's
saloon.
The loss is variously estimated at
from four to six hundred thousand dol.
lars, with insurance about 25 per cent.
The state asylum for the insane was
at no time in serious danger, but the
unfortunate inmates who did not know
this were rendered frantic and the
scenes there during the confagratiou
were terrible.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

Most ImportSnt tistory Vet Won ~ enc
Insuxents- PiuAr Del Mo Captured and
Burncsf-s1he Arseriesns with their 0nt-
Hing ana Hotchkiss Guns. Members OF the
Bermuda FillbustcrinS ExpcditiOns Do
eidod the Result Of the lsattles
new YoRKs March 3O.-4A special 70
the Journal from Havana says, Z
Pinar del Rio has fallen. The strcne-
hold of the Spanish army in the vest
ern part of the island was taken BY ths
insurgents Saturday.
Theirs was a desperate fight, and
many men on both sides are killed and
wounded. ~.
Only the most meager news Of the
battle has been received in Havana
and the details cannot at this moment
be obtained.
What news was received was sent to
the captain general by the officer in
charge of the garrison at Pinar del
Rio, after his troops had been utterly
routed and while the insurgents were
applying the torch to the city.
At the palace absolutely nothing has
been given out and the most that can
be obtained there is the confirmation
of the story that there was fight.
The Spanish officials will not state
the result of the battle, nor have they
furnished the local papers with an of.
fetal note of 1t.
This, in itself. is sufficient to confirm
the report of Spanish defeat, for tho
authorities never lose any time in Civ
ing out the complete details of vic
tories for their side.
The Cuban sympathizers have re-
battle. The report made to them
states that Gen. Antonio Maceo and
Calixto Garcia were in command of the
rebel forces.
The hot fighting was done by the
American artillerymen, who came to
Cuba on the Bermuda filibustering ex-
pedition for the express purpose OF
working the Hotchkiss and Gatling
guns, brought OH the steamer.
| Without the assistance of the Amer
leans Pinar del Rio would not have
fallen. 1t was only their deadly fires
sent into the town by the Gatling and
Hotchkiss guns that won the day for
the insurgents.
Pinar del Rio is situated about two
thirds of the distance across the island
at the north and in the eXtrcme west
crn province. 1t was city of some
10000 Inhabitants, and the Spanisli
had relied upon it to afford them a
base for operations in Pinar del Rio
district during the rainy season.
The Spanish garrison consisted OF
1000 men and the attacking force had
fully 5000 men besides the sharpshoot-
ers and other skilled men of war who
came on the bermuda.
Following his usual policy Gen.
Maceo did not hold the town. lie
simply destroyed it and then passed
out TO some other place. Exactly
where he is at present is not known.
The Spanish troops in the province
of Pinar Jlel Rio are now without a
refuge from the rains, malaria, and
yellow fever which sweep over that
part of the island during the rainy
season, which is so fatal.
1t is predicted that if the war extends
far into the rainy season the yellow
fever will carry off the Spanish troops
in groups.
The news of the fall of the city was
brought into Havana by mounted
couriers. They must have ridden for
their lives to get there as they did, for
It is close to 100 miles from this CITY.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Cough

and nothing seemed to do her any good. I
happened to read about Hoods Sarsaparilla
and had her give it trial. From the very
first dose she began to get better. After
taking a few bottles she was completely
cured and her health has been the best ever
since" MRs ApDIE PECK, II Railroad
Place, Amsterdam N. Y.
"Iwill say that my mother has not stated
my case in as strong words as would have
done. Hoods Sarsaparilla las truly cured
me and am now we'll" CoRA PECK,
Amsterdam, N. Y.
Be sure to get Hoods, because
The news boy., 1896-04-04
I,uck and Pluck,

Success in life does not depend upon
luck. Every man is the builder Of .his
own destiny and II, is written in his
own handwriting. There are no un-
fortunate DEGREES Of fate that can not
be overcome by the determined efforts
of man with tho pluck and purpose
to combat them. Luck should be spelt
with five letters instead Of four, and
those FIVE letters should be p-l-u-c-k.-
Rev. VIM. II. .Fishburn, Presbyterian,
Columbus, q.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

NJ. c. MCDONALD, the millionaire to.
bacco manufacturer of Montreal, Can,
has just donated $500, 900 to McGill uni
versity for the purpose of providing a
building for the study of chemistry,
mining and architecture. This brings
McDonald's donations to this univer-
sity up to So ,OOO,O
The news boy., 1896-04-04

1 GOVERNMENT dispatch from Madrid
to the Spanish minister in Washing
ton. on tho 24th, announced that Col.
Martin had captured all the archives
and documents of the Cuban Republic
near Sancti Spiritu.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

GEORGE A. BANKER, the well-known
American bicyclist, rumor of whose
death was published in Paris, recently,
and given wide circulation, was, on
the 24th, reported to be recovering
rapidly from the attack of typhoid
fever from which he was suffering In
Nice.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

A CABLE from Havana, on the eth,
said Walter Dygert. the young Ameri-
can who has been under arrest in Cuba
for month past, aud about whose
whereabouts and safety there has been
some question. is imprisoned In the
town Jail in Guineze.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

SETTLERS in the western part of Ne
brasl1a fear the bill introduced by Con
grcssman Andrews granting to the
state arid lands for reclamation by
irrigation canals conceals a clause by
which large tracts may be secured by
cattle companies to the detriment of
settlers,
The news boy., 1896-04-04

TIE Venezuelan commission held nc
formal meeting on the GTth, the pre-
vious weeks NEE ting having laid out
new lines for individual Investigation
by the commissioners which had not
yet been sufficiently developed for dis.
cuSSion
The news boy., 1896-04-04

A DISPATCH from Cairo, on the 25th.
said that six members of the Egyptian
public debt commission had notified
the Egyptian minister of war Of their
assent tn the governments drawing
upon the reserve fund to meet the eX-
peDscs of the Nile expedition.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

The Italian senate, on the Goth. by a
vote OF 100 to 6, adopted the credit
asked BY the government for contem-
plated operations in Africa consequent
upon the defeat of the Italian army at
Adowa, The amount of the credit is
lJO OOO 600 lire
The news boy., 1896-04-04

Two SPANISH reconnoitering parties
met in broad daylight in Santa Clara
province, Cuba, the other day, and each
thinking the other the enemy, began
firing. Lieut.-Col. Fuenmayer, four
line officers and II soldiers were killed
and five officers and 90 soldiers wound
ed, several mortally.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

The house judiciary committee, on
the 27th, ordered favorab BILE report on
the Murphy bill establishing circuit
courts of appeals so as to permit ap-
peals in capital and infamous cases
from the supreme courts of territories
to the circuit courts of appeals
The news boy., 1896-04-04

THE Colony woolen mills, operated
by q. j. Andrews, at Wilton, Conn,
shut down. on the a5th. for an indefi-
mite time, throwing about three hum
drcd persons out of employment. The
mills were the most important Indus
try of the town.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

SECRETARY oLNEY received L cable
gram, on the 10Th, from United States
Minister Henry N. Smyth at Port-au-
Prince, Hayti, confirming the report of
the death of President Hippolyte. Na
particulars were given.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

Much interest Is manifested in Lon.
don commercial circles over the an
nouncement that leading iron firm
has made extensive purchases of Ala
bama pig iron, and is arranging TO,
further purchases.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY

With the Suncrings OF the Christian Pop
ulation of Turkey.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 26.-Mr. Charl.
ton gives notice that he will move tho
following resolution in the house Of
commons:
Resolred, That this house expresses its deepest
sympathy with the suffcrlngs Of the Christian
population in Asiatic Turkey, but trusts thpi
European interference Will be made SO MS 70
aneliorate their lot and that for this purpose
concurrent action by Christian powers all over
tho world including the United States o. AM.
erica, may be secured
The news boy., 1896-04-04

On the 27th the Ellis 4 LcssiT steel
and Iron Co. Of fPottstewh, ia. notified
its employees of a raise Of wages in every
department of ten per cent. The
change, to go into effect April 1, will
benefit over 500 men.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

] GES. THOMAS LINCOLN cAsRv, late
chief of engineers 20. s A., died sud-
denly at the new congressional library
In Washington on the 25th. His death
Is supposed to have resulted from heart
lseased.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

The house cf representatives, on the
gath, with only one dissenting vote,
passed Senator Hills bill removing
the last restriction on the statute books
against ex-confederate soldiers or
sailors.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
FARMER JOHN ARNEy
Wont to Adjust Diniculty and Has BE,
Found Murdered.

won't TO ADJUST q DiMculty and Has Been
Found Murdered.
COLUMBUS, o., March 29.-A Press
special from Canton, O., says the body
OF John Arney, farmer aged SO, who
has been missing since Saturday last,
has been found in the woods in Sugar
Creek township, near his home. The
left eye is missing, and it seems to have
been taken out by a pistol shot. When
last seen Arney was on his way to ad.
just family difficulty with some
relatives, 1t is suspected that he was
murdered,
The news boy., 1896-04-04

A TELEGRAM was sent to Consul-Gen-
eral Williams at Havana by Assistant
Secretary Rockhill, on the .ith, di.
recting him to secure expedition of the
Dygart case and report without delay
to the state department.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Others

Anxiously watch declining health Of
their daughters. So many are cut of
by consumption in early years that
there is real cause for anxiety. In
the early stages, when not beyond the
reach of medicine, Hoods Sarsaparilla
will restore the quality and quantity
of the blood and thus give good health.
Read the following letter:
at is but just TO write about my
daughter Cora, aged 10. She was COM
pletely run down, declining, had that tired
feeling, and friends said she would not
live over three months. She had bad
The news boy., 1896-04-04

! MAvRoYENI BEY, son of the sultan OF
Turkeys Greek physician, who since
1s77 has been Turkish minister to the
United States, has been recalled ON
account of American sympathy with
the Armenians
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Mrs. FilIey's VIII.

Mrs. Anna E. Filley's will was filed
in st. Louis recently. After making a
few small bequests, she devlses all her
property, real and personal, to her
husband, Chauncey /. Filley.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Drowned WhIle at Plar.

AT Laddonia, Audrain county, the
three-year-old child of John c. Moore,
while at play, was drowned in a cy-
clone cellar which contained water.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

THOMAS A. EDISON has found new
use for confederate paper money. 1t
Is valuable to him. The inventor uses
the paper to make carbon for incan-
descent lamps. "Money to burn" SO
to speak. The paper on which the
confed crate notes were printed was
made of the pulp of sea grass.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
BENTON, =

On the 10th ex-Scnator Abbott, Of
Morgan county, o., was found guilty
by jury ut Columbus, OF bribery ia
connection with the pharmacy iegislA.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
The Jury Failed to Agree.

The case of Mrs. Todd, for murder.
ing her daughter, sent to New London
on change of venue from Hannibal,
was tried in New London, the jury
failing to agree.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
AalssoHKI sfAre news.

The Attyrney "a GSnsrsrs 0aicc:
The following shows thS disposition
Of criminal and civil cases Id which the
state Was party bS the attorney;genef:
ais Sfiiss dufing the Fast three yeSFsi
The news boy., 1896-04-04
CoIumbia,s Choice

Whenever the people of Columbia de-
eide to put up $500 there will he
railroad connection between Columbia
and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
He HAD Reen sIci<.

Arthur Taylor, a young farmer west
OF Linneus, committed suicide the
other dav by hanging. He had been
sick and mentally unsound.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Money For Bibles,

In the will of Edward E. Bredell
100000 is placed in trust for the benefit
of the st. Louis Bible society, the in
come derived from 1t to be used in the
distribution of Bibles in st. Louis,
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Fooled with Uncle Sam.

Ex-Postmaster H. E. Baker, of Rolla,
was tried at Jefferson City on the
charge of embezzling from the govern
ment, and given two years in the peni-
tentiary.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

EvASeEIIsr-t'Do you ever have any re-
vivals in your townP' Mr.. Bute-"Nope;
they mostly dies once they gifts plugged. -
Judge.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Reached the Top Of the Notch,

A. l.. Milsted, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Macon,
died recently of pneumonia. He arr
rived at Macon poor boy many years
ago, and by hard work had reached
the top notch in business life.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Will Try 1t Again.

The Ninth district republicans 70.
nominated Congressman Treloar.
r. f. Lewis, of Henry county. was
nominated for congress by the Sixth
district republicans. Mr. Lewis was n
candidate for congress in 1sol, and was
defeated by Mr.. De Almond by %
votes.
The news boy., 1896-04-04

y The battleship Indiana was success
fully doclsed at Port Royal, s. e.. ON
the s7th- Tha receipt Of this news
wss very welcon,t - fhs navy depart
nent, inaSnueh - statements had
teep pahliahe1 thet tho great battle
skll - ~ sloelHpd and could not s.
!, eA1e eLskaF fos veg o. peaee
4 ~ sfae e ps.s
The news boy., 1896-04-04

In reporting favorably the bill grant
Ing statehood to Arizona, on the Goth,
the senate committee on territories
said: ARIZONA has more wealth and
population than two-thirds of the
states at the time OF their admission,
having taxable property valued at
es7, I1s,sa2, and about $4,000 irihabi-
tahts-"
The news boy., 1896-04-04

Have you an American quarter or
nickel dated 1885? 1885 quarters are
worth s47i.2ai tss5 nickels, Sp4.2a."
The Abovo is The way. an advertisement read
in St Louis paper, also inviting people who
possessed such coins to call at certain place
on Fourth street, Early the next forenoon the
sidewalk was tironged With people anxious I'd
get ID, and wien boy appeared and opcsed
the door there was great rush
Ibid you advertise for 1875 quarters and
nickelsf' was asked by every one. The boy
said that he had put in an "ad.," stating that
1895 quarters were worth si7l.a' and 1926 nick.
els s9i25. "Wel. 1 have onc." said raw
boned young fellow on the outside who had
been fighting his way to the front with indif-
fercut success.
Then the young fellow explained that ,Ssi
nickels would amount to so4.2i, and that many
qtiartGfs TO i37l.ga: Then the crowd got
next" and 1t looked like the mob Was going
to lynch the BOY, bit polttemaii happeriing by
scattered them.
The news boy., 1896-04-04
Why Wade Goes TO Frison

Jsh Wade. of Hinton, Boone county.
VIII serve . year in the peuitsntiaSY
Tor sending obscene matter thyonak
tae Ae.l g hia Miss -