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The herald., 1896-09-18
OF the Grand Jury at the
Bay
MUCH CRY BUT LITTLE WOOL
Various Public Officers Mildly Scored
for Extravaganza
Everybody's Expense Account Is Too
Heavy-Proposed New Char
Is Recommended as
,. Remedy.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-After
having been in session for nearly nine
months the grand jury today took it's
final adjournment and presented to the
supreme court it's report document Of
about 5000 words, devoted chiefly to
recital of the alleged extravagant con-
duct of the various departments of the
city government. Assessor Siebe is
blamed igor his action In ignoring the
grand jury assessment of certain big
corporations, and assessing at figures
far below those. proposed by the grand
jury. The following significant remark
concludes the comment upon the assess
or's office:
1.-THE late decision of the superior court
that the assessor was a semi-judicial Of
ficer forbids any hope that an action for
removal from office would be successful
If undertaken"
great deal of space is devoted to the
school department. The rapid yincreas-
ing salary account of the department is
deplored and the matter summed up as
follows:
Briefly summed up, there yas been
an increase of about 2 2-3 per cent of
pupils attended by an increase of about
80 per cent Of teachers and an increase
of 30 per cent in teachers salaries"
AS to the county clerks office the re-
port reads in part as follows: 1.-The eX-
penses of the county clerks office during
the term of the incumbent, have been in
excess of the expenditures of his prede-
cessor in office. This increased expendi-
ture, so far as We can ascertain, has not
been caused by increased business, but
by the arbitrary excess of employees ap-
pointed by the present county clerk. 1t
is unfortunate for the taxpayers of this
city that the appointment of deputies
and clerks is within certain limites lodg-
ed in the hands of the county clerk and
that the excessive salaries paid are fix
ed by statute. The predecessor of the
present county clerk kept the office in
good running order during the fiscal
year 1894 at cost of $S1, ,4OS. so, with 1884
suits filed, while the incumbent in 1895
ran the Office at an expense of S116, ,527 .85,
with 5S73 suits filed, an excess of $685.
1895 in expenditures, with a shortage
of 1911 suits filed.
After condemning the park commits
sioners for extravaganza, denouncing
the superintendent of streets for asking
for too high appropriations and taking
other Officers to task, the grand jury rec
ommends the proposed new charter as
the remedy for the alleged abuses,
The herald., 1896-09-18
THE GOODsPEED WILLS

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-Annie A.
STANFORD today appealed to the probate
court for an order requiring Daniel Sulli-
van, Frank A. Myers and Charles F. Han
Ion to produce certain wills alleged to
have been drawn by her mother, Lucy c.
Goodspeed, prior to the one now being
contested. She claims that the documents
are in the possession of the parties named
In her petition. The necessary citation
was issued by Judge Coffey and made re-
on October 9Th.
The herald., 1896-09-18
SACRAMENTO RACES

The following is the list of entries and
weights for the races to be run at
the Sacramento track, which are
posted at the Los Angeles Turf
Club. 212 South Spring street.
Commissions received on these
races and full descriptions of the events
Races commence at II o'clock a. m., Los
Angeles time:
First race, selling, six furlongs-Howard
107. Sunrise II. 103. Coda g. Lucille 81. La
uecha 81, Seaside 100, Rose Clark SO, Sa-
nilla, SO. Sir Richard 96, Caliente sO
second race, purse, one mile-Ruinhart
lO6. Vinctor 115 Grady 100.
Third race purse, 81 xfurlongs, 2-year-
oids-Hard Tack 1O8, Hohenzollern 1Os,
Dolce los. Fleur de Lis los, Hallelujah 1O5,
Howard s. 108.
Fourth race. selling, seven and a half
furlongs-Von Dunk 116. Encino 116, War
rago 119. Long Lady 11s, Jack Richelieu
LIS. Two Cheers 122. Bueno 122 Tuxedo 122,
Miss Pollard 113. Rebellion 116.
Fifth race, selling, mile and a quarter
Trix 103 Little Cripple 81, Mirambo 1O3.
Castanette 49, Clara johnson 81, Fred
Gardner 81. Little Bob "a, Phaeda "a.
The herald., 1896-09-18
HOW TO VOTE

STOCKTON. Sept. 17.-At meeting of
Pomona grange, the county organization
today the constitutional amednments were
discussed. That abolishing the mortgage
tax was approved. That for a secret bal
lot and the one for woman suffrage were
indorsed. The two relating to the incor-
poration of cities and the management of
the police court were passed as being
without the province Of the grange and
that limiting the liability Of stockholders
in corporations was passed as being am
biguous, but voters were recommended to
read the amendment several times before
voting for 1t.
The herald., 1896-09-18

ton. by way Of the Ojai valley. to Nord-
hoff and with the following extensions:
From Nordhoff to Hobart station. The
length of the railroad and branches is
estimated at twenty-five miles.
The amount of the capital stock Is set
at 100000, divided into 1000 shares of
the par value\of 800 each. OF this
amount $4,000 has been actually sub
scribed, and ten per cent of this amount
has been paid to the treasurer of the
company, John Cross
The herald., 1896-09-18
ON THE TRACK.
High-Class Running at Sacramento.
American Horses Abroad.

SACRAMENTO, Sept 17.-Six races,
three of them distinctly high-class.
were witnessed by 10000 people at Agri-
cultural park today. In two races a.
track record was established, to-wit:
The five and half furlongs, in f:O7A,
and the one and a quarter miles in
2:O7A, the latter being within three
quarters of a second of the California
record. Libertine in the six furlongs
handicap ran within a second af the
California record. and, taken all round,
1t was great days racing. Summaries:
Five and half furlongs, selling, for
Observation-Disclosures won. Grandezia
second, Amelia S. third. Time, 1:07%.
Six furlongs, selling-Chartreuse II.
won. Mainstay second, Sea Spray third.
Time, 1:14h.
One and quarter miles, Favorite
stake, handicap-Wheel of Fortune
won, Installator second, Articus third,
Time, 2:O7%.
Six furlongs, handicap-Libertine won,
Annette second, Olive third. Time, lila
Six furlongs, selling-Favory won,
Rummel second, Toby third. Time,
1:14A.
One and quarter miles, over five hur-
dles-My Sweetheart won, ]. o. G. Sec
ond, Baby Bill third. Time, 2:22
ON ENGLISH TURF.
LONDON, Sept 17.-Enoch Wishard's
American horse Wishard ran third in the
race for the Yare handicap, $50 sover-
eigns, in the second days racing of the
great Yarmouth meeting. There were
seven starters. Lord Rendlesham's
Lackadaisical was first, o. c. Fosters
Agnes Galliad second.
The herald., 1896-09-18
A CAR LINE WANTED

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-THE Indus
trial association tonight voted to give
S5o'oOO towards building an electric rail-
way between this city and Orangevale.
ana Fair Oaks. Minneapolis capitalists
nave agreed to invest $3OO. 900 in promoting
the enterprise.
The herald., 1896-09-18
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON

STOCKTON, Sept. 17.-Patricio Peralta,
the adopted son of the man of the Peralta
grant fame, was today bound over in the
sum of $4,000 on a, burglary charge. He
has forgery charge hanging over him
and has been continuously in trouble
whenever In this part of the state.
The herald., 1896-09-18
A SERIOUS CHARGE.

M. nj. Chase, pension agent was ar
rested last night by United States De.
putty Marshal Covarrybias and placed in
the county Jail on a charge of violating
the pension law.
The herald., 1896-09-18
A CADET CHOSEN

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17-Among the
cadets appointed to the United States
military academy is Ray G. Kerr of Pueb-
10. Col, with Lawrence 3. Hyde of Pueblo
as alternate.
The herald., 1896-09-18
TO THE EDITOR
ssA4eeeeeeeseee.esAeAeA&es

communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
tS ateg bn The f
on the currency and other political ques-
tions correspondents will understand that
q ser eateTs are
quested to cultivate brevity as far as is
consistent with the proper expression of
their views.)
COCHRAN IN MINNEAPOLIS.
The following is an extract from a
letter received by Mr. A. w. Faithful
of this city from Minneapolis, Mimi,
and speaks for itself:
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. II, 1896.
Dear Sir: The goldocrats are using
every means, fair or foul to carry Mime
sofa, but think they will get left. They
are bullodzing employees in the most
shameless fashion. and now, next
Wednesday, Bourke Cochran of New
York is to speak here. and they are 60
Ing to march the employees in their pro-
cesslon, like so many cattle, to the
speech, and the men are afraid of losing
their jobs and will go undoubtedly.
Then they issue tickets to the speech
at the Exposition building only to peo-
pie who sign an agreement to march in
the procession, and thus they will be
able to make a great demonstration,
and label every one with a yellow rib
bon and head the procession with Nc
Kinley banner. Then, / expect, the
morning after the papers will come out
with an account of the great demon
stration and make people think every
body is on the Mckinley side. Then,
perhaps, you know how it is so many
people are going to Canton all the time
to have Mckinley speak to them. Well,
the railroad are reducing the fare to Can
ton, Ohio, on all lines to one-fourth the
regular fare. Yours, in V. M. c..
S. C. KELSEY.
Extract from Associated Press report
to The Herald, September II:
COCHRAN TALKS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 49,
One of the largest political demonstra
tions ever witnessed in the northwest
was that held here tonight upon the oc-
casion of Bourke Cockran's address in
this city. The parade, which took place
before the meeting was three miles
long. AT Exposition hall, where the
meeting was held not one-third of the
people who applied for admittance
could be seated. Mr. Cochran received
an ovation.
The prediction was fulfilled to the
letter. Cochran talked, employees
walked and readers of the above can
draw their own conclusions. Further
comment is wholly unnecessary. We
are waiting for official notice of similar
reductions in railroad fares from Los
Angeles to Lincoln, Neb.
A. w. FAITHFUL.
The herald., 1896-09-18

The people will not take much interest
in editorials on the power and position
of the press SO long as few journals so
far forget themselves as to make their
campaign against candidates wife,
Kansas City TimeA
The herald., 1896-09-18
ROYAL ARCANUM SMOKER.

Los Angeles Council 1889, Royal Ar
canum, gave it's regular quarterly
smoker" at its hall, No. 245 South
Spring street, last evening. There was
a good time, the following being the pro-
gram:
Music; address Of welcome, j. X.
Hawk; music; address, Insurance So
cieties, c. A. Luckenbach; music; ad-
dress. Royal Arcanum, Regent j. H.
Simons; music; coffee and sandwiches;
song, J. A. Sepulveda; cob pipe smoke;
recitation, 7. F. Barnes; song. j. A. Se-
pulveda.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
d&W1t
To the Ladies.

When anyone wishes to have a cor
rect idea of anything involving good
taste they will invariably refer to the
ladies t&pass Judgment. A lady when
asked for an opinion does not
blunder over what men choose
to call a course of reasoning, but will,
by a nearer route and quick intuition
of soul, see at once what is right and
what is wrong. We all strive to get
the good opinion of the ladies. Often
we overdo the thing and imagine we
are making a great impression, but
don't think for a moment she can't see
through the mask of deceit. She will
size you up and estimate you at your
true value. Now, what we want is a
visit to our store of all the ladies in
Mexico, not all at once, however, where
you will find good things to eat. That
Delmonico Drip goes fine on a biscuit
made from Mexico flour and good but
ter, which we always have. That pure
apple vinegar is the best that can be
made. Don't fail to try u coffee;
everybody who has tried it knows how
| good it is, the rich aroma and delicious
flavor will always win friends. Apples
| what is better than a good genetine
apple9 Hay and corn always on hand
! Come and see us; you will find we vii
always please the ladies.
| JOHNSTON & ASBURY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
B. Cook.
A Peculiar Case.

One of the most peculiar cases on
record was tried in Justice Winscott's
court Monday afternoon. The plain
tiff was a farmer named Conrad and
the defendants were Terrell Bratcher,
Frank Melvin and Frank Poague and
the charge was stealing a dwelling
house. To be sure, the dwelling house
was not a large one, but the principle
was the same as if it had contained a
hundred rooms, and the facts of the
case are as follows:
1t seems that in June, 1894, Frank
Melvin, who was operating a saw
mill on Conrad's place, erected a very
cheap, small house in which to live
while running the saw mill. When
he finished his job he sold the house
to Fred Poague and from this action
the case arose, which was settled In
Justice Winscott's court yesterday
The case was tried before a jury ano
]. &. Trimble appeared for the plain
tiffs while F. r. Jesse appeared fol
the defendants. After hearing the
arguments the jury brought in a YER
dict for the defendants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending February 81, 1896, which if not
called for in thirty days will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
will please say "advertised:"
Ella Baldwin, Ernest Davidson, Ell
Edwards, B. F. Griffith, d. Hnmes, w
R. Humes, Mary Hill, Allie Hart,Johr
James, E. Logan, Eliza Marshall, Ar
thur Nyman, VIM Riley, Robt. Roll
F. Schlatker, Matilda Sawyers, Rache
futile, Dan Vinson, Albert Worsham
/ frankie Wright, Mary Williams, Sal
lie NJ. Wright, Mrs. M. Westfall, Nor'
e. Washington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
AN ORATORS LITTLE RUsE.

At a public dinner there was on the
table in front of Edward Everett an
ornamented dish, with two miniature
silk American flags stuck into the
Wand. A waiter removed it from the
table to the sideboard that it might be
carved. AS soon as Mr.. Everett miss
ed the dish he seemed seriously an
noyed and whispered to another watt
er to replace it. A gentleman sitting
near noticed this little by scene and
was surprised that the great maj
should appear annoyed at the disap-
pearance of the dish and delighted al
its temperance. When the orator
made his speech in response to a ma
tional toast the mystery was explain
ed. For as he warmed with his theme
the greatness of the republte-ht
spoke Of the emotions excited by the
dag of the union, whose folds they be-
held gracefully festooned around the
walls. Suddenly, as if moved by tn
impulse of the moment, he seized I'M
two little flags from the dish ant
waved them, one in each hand, ant
the company applauded the act.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
GLAD TO GET BACK.

Judge James Fl. Mulligan, United
States consul to Samoa, who returned
to his home in Lexington, KY, recent
ly, was given a banquet. At the ban
ouet he made an address, the most re-
markable part of which was the fol-
lowing:
"When l was away off on that little
speck of land in the Pacific ocean and
looked across the vast stretches of sea
to the storms that were agitating this
country, 1 could e no Democrats
and NO Republicans. 1t was America
The English, the Germans and all 9TH
ers are against America, no matter
what diplomats may say. 1 feel thai
1 have learned more in the last two
years than I have ever learned before
1 have borne my part in the battles o
politics, have spoken bitter words but
| when l stood under that mighty crae
on that PARKWAY speckin the ocean
and helped to lay him away whom
had learned to love, and who l believe
had learned to love me-Robert Louis
| Stevenson felt that if | ever go
back home, l would never speak a.
unkind word to a fellow countryman
but would do all 1 could to bind VI
any wounds that l may have caused.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
x CToRIES OFF,.
~oTHTESMEN.
HIS SECOND MISFORTUNE.


Here is a story that n of the
southern members vouches for. A
young man, one of his constituents,
applied to him for a $1,000 clerkship.
The member secured the appointment,
but the day before the constituent
went to be sworn in he came to his
representative in a troubled state of
mind and said:
"Colonel, I have had S125, 600 left
me by an aunt, and, my God! just
think what I have got to go through
again.
"Let me congratulate you,'' said the
representative.
"No, don't do that" said the con-
stituent; s'you don't know what you're
congratulating me on" sw
eyes, / d." said the member, 'for
now you can live without working
Colonel" said the distressed young
man, 81 may as well tell you. Sew
eral years ago 1 had 100000 left me
by another aunt, and it took me near
Iva year to spend it. After / got
through / had to go to the hospital
for six months to get over the effects
of my dissipation. The reason I came
to see you to-day was to ask you to
keep that place for me until | can
spend this W Post,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
THEY FIND MR.. QUAY.

"The way in which Mr.. Quay does
the ittle-in fact, almost trivial
things indicates. the shrewdness and
uniqueness of his personality" re-
marked a Senate employee the other
day.
"For instance any man that comes
to Washington to see Mr.. Quay, and
whom Mr.. Quay wants to see-and
there are hundreds of them-will GO
dire city to his room, that of the COM
mittee on public buildings and
grounds, and never ask a question Of
any kind. Not SO with the friends OF
other Senators, for, while they may
have been told how to reach theil
different rooms, they have, as a rule
to make inquiry for their location.
was amused the other day, when the
| callers for Mr.. Quay were unusually
large, to see how they went directly
SO his room, Notwithstanding thu
circuitous routes necessary to get tt
it. When | asked one of them how
| he knew where to find the room hi
showed me a card. 1t told the story
1t contained very minute directions al
to how to reach the Senator, and jus
what to do. n-Washington Star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
MOLINO ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MOLINE, Feb. 26.-kev. Linn filled
his regular appointment at Bethel
Sunday. Not a very large crowd at
tended, owing to the bad roads.
Miss George Dudley ia at home
now.
Miss Lizzie Hansard has returned
home. She has been visiting MIR.
Worley and family.
James Patterson reports roads very
bad from MIR. McCue's to Molino.
James Dudley is going to move
back on his farm this year.
Mr.. Hull, who is visiting his uncle,
Mr.. Wilson, says he likes Audrain and
thinks he will stay.
Lon Heller sold a bunch of hogs &c
Joe Bolts at $3.50 per hundred.
Earnest Blum and sister and San
Knox spent Sunday with Miss Oh
Heller.
Miss Mary Quinlan has returned
home.
Misses Josie and Mary Sullivan ar
going to Chicago this week. We are
sorry to see them go, for they will b.
missed very much in this community
Has Charlie Bledsoe found his hors'
yet? Charlie, tie your horse goot
next time.
Miss Nicholas is visiting near SAINT
Fe.
Some OF the young men of thi
community attended the entertain
ment at Strother Friday night. The
report a grand time.
A late report at Moline Is a me-
store and a new doctor. Hurrah 10
Moline!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Feb. 25.-There will be
services at the NJ. E. Church Thurs
day and Friday nights this week.
Mr.. O. White, of Tamco, Ill, moved
to his farm last week, lately purchas~
ed of Mr.. Miller, in the Earsom neigh
borhood.
Charley Owens lost about ten tons
Of hay last week by fire from a O. x A,
engine.
]. G. Maxwell made a trip to Jack
sonvilIe, ILL.,, last week to identify
dog thief that lately passed through
our town with DR.. Halley's dog.
Misses Lulu Wheeler and Allie Bur
hop, Of Mexico, visited relatives here
Sunday.
MissClaudia Orr, of theIndian Terri
tory, Ia the guest OF Miss Eliza Max
well.
Rush Ball has moved to the Robne
farm, two miles east of town.
! Born, to Emanuel Feutz and wife,
daughter.
George w. slavens win move t
this city in q short time.
The Possoffice win be moved to tn
Odd Fellows building on March
James Meyers will occupy this build
/ ing when the change Ia made and WI
have a barber shop on the first foo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
TOM pLarT WRITES VERSE.

Mr.. Platt has two trunks at his old
omeinOswegofull of campaign songs.
He had Just left Yale College when he
commenced writing and he has q
record in this respect which is marvel
Gus. A few years ago he was the
guest of the newspaper men OF the
Fellowcraft Club. He was called up
on for a speech. He looked around
the board and saw politicians OF the
two political parties, literary critics
artists and dramatists. ALI expected
a speech from him. Instead he re-
| cited an original poem which he com
posed that afternoon at his office, telling
of the ultimate rate Of a mischevious
yet enthusiastic pig. Mr.Platt's poem
was the speech of the evening, ant
was received with roars OF laughter
This rhymster and sentimentalist o
campaign songs isthe Republican mas
ter OF New York State.-New Yorl
4 Suu.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
LADDoNIA ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Feb. 24.-Miss Alice
Moss was chosen as teacher to fill out
the vacancy caused by Mrs. Wood
sons resignation in our public school.
Miss Mabel Boman entertained
about twenty of her young friends
last Saturday night. Refreshments
were served at 10 O'Clock and the
party was one of the merriest of the
season.
Mrs. Jessie Adams, of Hutchison, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Young, this
| week.
Mrs. Bybee and daughter, Miss
Mollie Glenn, are visiting in Monroe
| County.
We have our share of candidates
now and a friendlier class of people
we never saw.
The annual moving will take place
the first week in March and many
families here will change homes.
Several of our bachelors viii be
married this year, but we don't think
leap year has anything to do with it.
Wsshington's Birthday was cele-
brated by our schools. Appropriate
songs, recitations and orations were
given at the evening session.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
SKINNER CLIPPINGS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SKINNER, Mo-, Feb. 25.-Jas. Spurl-
ing will ship a car load of hay from
Thompson this week.
The Sims Bros. are still in our midst
baling hay.
John P. Harrison was in McCredie
Tuesday on business.
Richard Bruce is confined to his
room with rheumatism.
Ray, son OF our merchant, A. B.
Skinner, is i'll with pneumonia.
A. P. Ellis visited his brother, JEFF,
and family Sunday.
JEFF Sims shipped a car load of hay
this week.
Work on the telephone to Skinner
will begin shortly.
Chal. Blum is suffering intensely
with a severe attack of rheumatism.
Regular meeting at Bethlehem next
Saturday and Sunday, after which it
will he held on the fourth Sunday,
except the fourth Sunday in March.
W. p. Stephens made his best girl a
call last week.
G.. L. Bruce closed a very successful
school at Hallsville last Friday. He
will enjoy the balrny air of old Audrain
for a few days.