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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
FIRED a I NJ. + AZURE
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
A Man Fires Point Blank Mt the
Pendent While the Latter u
Reviewing Troops The Fellow
Ia Saved From Being Lynchcd By
the Crowd-He Claims to Have
Fircd a blank Cartridges.

Paris, July 16. - An attempt was
made to assassinate President Faure
to-day. The president had gone to
Longchamps to review the troops. He
had no sooner entered the field when
q man in the crowd stepped forward
and fired revolver at him. The shot
did not take effect. The would-be as
sassin was at once arrested. He de-
clared that he had only fired a blank
cartridge, and that he had no intention
of killing the president. When it be-
came known In the crowd that the
president had not been hurt by the
shot, the greatest enthusiasm was
manifested. Cheer after cheer was
sent up, and the people could scarcely
be restrained by the guards from
crowding about the place where the
president and his suite were standing.
The news of the attempt upon the
life. Of President Faure spread with
great rapidity among the crowds Of
people, who were celebrating the ma
tional fete day, and created IN I'M
mense sensation. The president, after
the incident, was everywhere received
with cheers, the people taking that
means Of expressing their qualification
at his escape from violent death.
As President Faure, seated in an
open carriage and accompanied by NJ.
Meline, the premier, and NM. Boised
and Tourney. appeared upon the re-
viewing stand at Longchamps, q" we'll
dressed man, about forty years of
age, who had been leaning against
tree, took deliberate aim and fired
twice in quick succession with q re-
volver ut the president. The man had
not time to fire again before the crowd
closed in upon him and seized him,
and, but for the Intervention of the
police, the would-be assassin would
probably have been lynched.
The name Of the man is given as
Francois. 1t appears that some time
ago, in order to draw attention to q
supposed grievance which he har-
bored, he fired a revolver in the hall
of the chamber Of deputies. Francois
declares that he had no desire to harm
the president, but that the sole pur-
pose Of his act to-day was to secure
q hearing by the president Of his
grievance.
The full name Is found to be Eugene
Marie Francois. His record proves to
be well known and he has before been
under the surveillance of the police.
He was dismissed from his position
as foreman Of mypicipal works in
June for sending threatening Verses
to the president of the municipal
council. On June 20 he threw in the
chamber Of deputies q pamphlet en-
titled Freedom Of Writing in the
Nineteenth Century. Under Felix IL
In this pamphlet he spoke of the
abuses of the administration and de-
clared that attempts had been made
to poison him wherever he went. After
the excitement of the sensational FIR
ing upon the president from throng
of people had somewhat subsidized, the
incident began to be regarded as only
the irresponsible and harmless act Of
mailman. = X - -. :3ss'li
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Endorse Bryan.

Washington, July 1.-THE Populists
of the District of Columbia at called
meeting. elected delegates and alter
on July %. The resolutions adopted
declare. among other things. that
"Hon. William ]. Bryan Of. Nebraska
has at all times been a consistent ad-
vocate and defender If the most vital
issues we are fighting to establish, and
the delegates are instructed to cast
their votes and use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of
Bryan and Sewall in the coming cam
paign.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Lost I'm the Woods.

Hayward. Wis.,. July 16.-Last week
party went from Mason, Wis.,, to
Pike lake for camping season.
Among the party was John Lester and
family. While there his oldest boy,
Charles, got separated from the rest,
in the woods and was lost. Large
searching parties have been searching
the woods since, but no trace of him
has been found, except where he
stayed one night. The boy was in
quite poor health, and all hope is given
up of ever finding him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
A Sad Relnnae

Minneapolis, July II. : Fred Wash
burn, better known as "Burt' Wash
burn, was taken violently insane this
morning ard taken to the county Jail.
He is about nineteen years old aud Mt
present is out on parole from the
asylum, where he spent about a year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Another s,nssacre.

London. July 1S.-Tlle Chronicle d
fishes dispatch from Constantine
which asserts that massacre hasI
Cured ut Egin. in the Diarbeklr
trict of Armenia. in which 400 pers
were killed and the city pillaged. {
Turkish authorities are trying to /
the report Of the ", tsacre secret.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
sunocated I'm a Well.

Eau Claire, Wis.,, July 17.-Bcnjamin
Low. farmer of the town of Wash
ington. was trying to-day to blast the
bottom e.t l OF well , sixty feet deep: The l
sene, and lighted it. This did not ex-
plode the charge. so he went down on
a rope to investigate. He was suffo-
Gated by the gas and his dead body
was hauled out four hours later.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Want. a Divorce.

Perry. Okla, July 17.-Dr. Alfred g.
Carpenter, late professor in the New
York city medi al school and promi-
nently known in the East. has brought
suit here for divorce from his wife
Caroline. charging gross neglect, cru
city and abandonment. Carter also
charges his wife with attempting to
kill him while lie was asleep.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
AN Editor'. Wife Drowned.

st. Iiilaire, Mimi. July 15.-Mrs. ].
]. Soil, wife of the editor Of the st.
Hilairc Spectator, was drowned while
bcnting here last night. Tie boat was
overturned by the swift current.
throwing out Mr.. and Mrs. Soil, Miss
Mary Krande and William StranaAan.
All were saved except Mrs. Soil. The
body was recovered this morning.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Snils for Home.

New York. July l7.-Lord nunrav-
yacht y far { d1d sas Sara from ss
may be overhauled and raced against
EMPEROR williams Meteor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Cattle to Hayti.

Albany, N. Y. July 1.-THE United
States ard Hayti Telegraph and Cable
company, capitalized ut 81 500. 900. was
Incorporated with the secretary of
state to-day. The directors are Al
of Brooklyn, John w. Mackay. George
Clappeston, Albert Beck Charles L.
Merritt and John Beattie of New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
sevvall Welcomed Home.

Bath, Me-. July 17.--Candidate for
vice president on tile Democratic tick
ct. Arthur Scwall; had his honecom-
ing to-day, and it was Of the warmest
sort. The formal welcome was en-
tirely non-partiss n. Thousands Of
people at the depot were provided with
horns. and the vocal welcome made
din greater than ever heard here be-
fore. j..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Fire at Oshkosh.

Oshkosh, Wis.,, July IL. - A large
warehouse and eleven lumber piles
belonging to Stanhilber; Amos & Co.
were destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss, $1,000, fully insured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Executive Committee OF the Hon
Money Democracy Of Illinois.
Con.,,,rncy Unearthed.

london, July ia dispatch to the
Times from Lima. Peru, says a con-
spiracy organized by Gen. Caceres
against the government las been dis
covered and that many officers and
civilians have been arrested.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Y.o.t IN III.

Lost In the Red Sea.
London, July 1.-THE British ship
Curfew from Dundee, has been lost In
the Red sea with all on board.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24

.M St. Georges church, Hanover
Square. London, Mrs. A. 8. Kip Of
New York was married to ]. Baker,
also Of New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Two Headquarters

Two Headquarters.
Cleveland, July 1.-THE Republican
national executive committee to-day
decided to locate national headQuar.
tiers at both New York and Chicago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Tillman's Daughter Killed.

Columbia. s. c., July lit is re-.
ported here to-day that Miss Addte
Tilllnan. the eldest daughter of SEN
ator Tillman. was killed by lightning
on u mountain near Vrevard, N. c..
to-day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24
Cardinal Dead

Cardinal Dead.
Rome, July 17.-Cardinal I4avaletta,
dean of the Sacred college, is dead, ut
the age Of seventy years. He was
created cardinal in 1868.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24

town, ran away end threw the driver
from the sulky into wire fence. The
horse smashed the rig and thrust
piece of one thill into his breast. In
that condition he disappeared over the
hill, holnewarti bound.
Richard s. Haines. charged with rob
bling the Great Northern express office
ut Kindred and whose arrest caused
the authorities chase over half the
United States, is on trial at Fargo be-
fore Judge TempletOn, who was called
in by Judge Mcconnell, now holding
court at HillsbOro.
James Balm of st. John was arrested
June 80 on a charge of grand larceny,
preferred by James Gosneil, for the
theft of COW. Mr.. Gosneil, while Wis.
iting at his father-in-law's In Mani
toba, found his cow in his father-in-
laws pasture. placed there by Balm.
Pain was put under 5000 bonds for a
preliminary hearing. but has gone to
Manitoba. A similar charge for the
theft of two other cows is hanging
over him.
The extreme heat of the past few
days has had tendency to still fur
Their injure growing wheat Nearly all
wheat around Hillsboro is badly af-
fectcd with rust; all the bottom leaves
being dead and but one or two green
leaves at the ends of the stalks. This
is q condition entirely new, for while
crops are seldom attacked by rust
here. the oldest settlers never saw 1t
appear so early. and attack so gener-
ally. both EARLY and late sowing. while
oats and barley seem unaffected. All
crops except wheat are doing well.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
HILLS SILENCE IS BROKEN.
Gives His Reasons for Inactivity Says
There Is No Need of Democratic
Reorganization just Yet.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1s.-Sena-
tor Hill has at last emerged from his
sphynx- like silence. In letter to a
political acquaintance, dated since the
election, the New York Senator de-
clared that he saw the Democratic
party was foredoomed to defeat on
the Chicago platform, which he could
not bring himself to actively or open
ly support. Such being the case, moth
ing was left for him to do but remain
absolutely silent aud inactive.
To the suggestion made in the letter
which drew the response from Senator
Hill, that active steps be at once taken
to reorganize the Democratic party
con historical ines," the reply was
made that such course would at
present be impolitic; that no immedi-
ate necessity for reorganization was
evident, and that delay was advisable
to give time and opportunity to allay
the rancorous feelings, jealousies and
discords which the recent conflict had
aroused.
Senator Hill expressed the opinion
that by the time the Congressional
elections of 1898 were on, the Demo-
cratic party would find enough ma
terial in the conduct of the Republican
Administration and the legislation of
the fifty-fifth Congress to give it a
common basis for act6n and a good
chance for success.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
KANSAS POpULISTS PLAN.
The Legislature Proposes to Make
Mexican Silver Dollars Legal
Tender.

Topeka, KAs., Nov. 19.-One of the
laws that the new Populist Legislature
proposes to enact this winter is bill
making Mexican silver dollars a legal
tender in Kansas.
This scheme is proposed by 8. 8.
King, one of the prominent candidates
for United States Senator. Populist
lawyers and few Republican lawyers
believe that while such coin would not
make legal tender for the payment
of prior obligations, it possibly could
be made to apply to future debts. The
argument is advanced that the consti-
tuition of the United States in its ref
erence to that subject says that no
State shall make anything but 'gold
and silver" legal tender, failing to
specify against foreign COINS OF those
metals. The Populist leaders argue
that the United States Congress has on
more than one occasion made foreign
coins legal tender.
When this remarkable scheme was
first mentioned here to-day, bankers
and business men marveled that such
a thing should be contemplated by the
new party.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
MORE MONEY NEEDED.
Towns Entitled to Free Delivery De-
prived OF It.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia strong
effort for an increased appropriation
for the free delivery service will be
made at the coming session of Con-
gress. The Postmaster General will
recommend a more liberal allowance,
and members of Congress in whose
districts are towns which are entitled
to free delivery, but which are de-
prived of it, because of inadequate ap-
propriations are expected to go be-
fore the Committee on Post Offices
and urge larger appropriation. Dur
ing the last year the free delivery SER
vice was established at % offices where
the gross receipts have become great
er than $4,000. Nearly 100 offices are
in the same way entitled to the SER
vice, but are deprived OF it owing to
lack of funds. Among these are the
following:
}Missourt independence, Columbia,
Clinton and Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
CARLISLE'S REPORT.
He Will Renew Recommendations to
Retire Greenbacks.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 1s.-Secre-
tary Carlisle's last annual report which
he is now preparing, will, it is under
stood, reiterate with emphasis his
recommendation for the retirement of
greenbacks and it is believed that
President Cleveland will approve the
recommendation to Congress. Sec
retary Carlisle, in private, says he
does not expect the short session of
Congress will adopt his suggestion, al
though many leading Republicans in
Congress approve the plan, and Lead
ing bankers favor it. The Republicans
want credit for an original financial
policy. What is now most widely dis
cussed is the establishment of a money
system to formulate general system
of currency reform and submit 1T to
Congress. 1t is predicted that Major
Mckinley, in his inaugural address,
will recommend such a step.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26

is with the people. When they have
been pounded sufficiently by this gold
standard they will cry enough, and
when enough of these people cry
enough the pounding will cease. I
think they will be ready to cry enough
in 1902
Chairman Jones followed Mr.. Bryan
in a short talk in which he said in sub
stance:
81 believed we would be successful.
l believed that up to a week before
election we had the battle won. But
money, coercion and the worst of
campaign schemes robbed US of vic
tory. We had the money, the bond
holder, the railroads ands corporations
and hired preachers to fight, a mass
of corruption and of coercion. I ask
how in the name of common sense
could we WIN? Yet it was not a bad
defeat. The thinking politicians
among our opponents admit this. They
know that change of barely $4,000
votes would have elected Bryan. We
have won a great victory in this that
the world is now satisfied that great
political party has taken up the fight
for bimetallism; that we have at least
pledged the Democratic party to BIZ
metallism and will certainly win in
1qo0
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
j. N. Pollard's Annual Fall Opening
Was Such-A Large Crowd Pres
sent Both in the Afternoon
and Evening.

A dazzling array of diamonds, cut
glass, china, silver and gold ware and
novelties, beautiful lamps and dainty
holiday novelties, fresh from the
great factories of Europe and this
country, set off by great banks of
multi colored chrysanthemums and
harmonizing draperies and bangings.
and all graced with an array of as
beautiful and charming girls as could
be found anywhere, who served the
Soup that cheers but not inebriates''
in such tempting manner that one
was truly glad the cup possessed such
mild qualities-such is q dim descrip-
tion of the scene presented at J. M.
Pollard's annual fall opening held
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Add to this strains of delightful music
floating through the beautiful sur
roundings, and in the evening the
brilliancy of scores of electric lights,
and you have far better conception
of Fairyland than most of the old
writers of fairy tales have given.
During the afternoon and evening,
up to late hour, the store was
crowded with ladies and gentlemen,
who were enthusiastic in their praise
of the goods on display, the decora-
tions, Mr.. Pollard's fair assistants and
the tea, which was certainly most de-
icious. The whole affair was so en-
tirely original and beautifully planned
and carried out that it was a social
event rather than formal opening.
II everybody in town was not there
nearly everybody was, and those who
were not missed great deal. The
success Of the opening added another
notch to the reputation of this we'll
known establishment and the mag
nificent display of holiday and staple
goods cannot fail to bring in immense
returns. Such varied display is sell
dom seen outside the great cities and
reflects credit on Mr.. Pollard and his
enterprising spirit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
CentraIia News,


From the Centralia Courier and Guard.
Corn is selling at 81 per barrel-The
price of mules is looking up-Good
hogs are selling here at from $3 to
$3.15-Good fat cattle are selling here
at from a. to S4.60-H. T. CAN'T sold
II pigs to James McCowen for cents
R. A. Potts sold his splendid team
of chestnut sorrels to L. Strauss, of
New York, last week for S350-There
are less good cattle being fed in this
vicinity than for the past fifteen or
twenty years at this season of the
year-Fountain & Son, of Sturgeon,
shipped the Judge Angel cattle from
here this week three loads, fair grade,
price $3.50. III. Starr bought 35 head
of fancy feeders of Dave Atkinson, of
Galloway county, at $3.50. Mr.. Starr
will feed them for next summers
Market
w. F. Berry bought 800 barrels of
corn of A. Montague at rs cents-G.
O. Turner sold his cattle to Mr.. Nc
Bride at $3.75-D. A. Mayer is receiv-
ing about $50 bushels of corn per day
this week-A. r. Critehfield, w. W.
Granville and Odus and Jimmie Tuck
or sold to T. B. Castleman SO hogs at
$3.19
Barn Paint in Bulk,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
FAST AND PRAY"
Is the Advice of Watterson to Demo-
Gratis The Election Settles
Naught.

PARIS, FRANCE, Nov. 19.-Henry
Watterson, who is here, said last night
in reference to the result of the presi-
Dental election:
"The election of Mr.. Mckinley is
bat the beginning of the end of the
struggle which one way and another
has been going on in the United States
for 20 years. 1t began in the West and
South with demand for fiat money.
"No sooner was the greenback party
disposed of than the free silver party
took it's place. Other questions being
at the front, and few of our public men
experts in coinage, free silver was
able to commit to the new monetary
delusion many men who, except for
their ignorance of this particular ques-
ton, could never have been reached,
and who were sound to the core as to
the national credit and safe, stable
circulating medium. Among these
public men was Mr.. Mckinley himself.
The leaders OF the tiat Nancy move
ment, reinforced by the silver mine
owners, finally made an incision into
the Republican party and got possess
sion of the machinery Of the Demo-
cratic party. This eliminated in the
nomination and defeat OF Mr.. Bryan.
With that defeat ends the free silver
frenzy and the danger Of 16t to kind.
"But the elements OF disorder 1t has
called into being and the agrarian is
sues 1t has set into motion are left up
on the scene, and We may be sure that
these will continue their assaults upon
the life of the nation and the integrity
of the people until they are swept out
of existence in 1900. Mr.. McKinley's
election settles nothing. 1t merely re-
moves fiat money and deprecated sil-
yer dollars from among the rocks
ahead.o
"What would you advise the Demo-
cratic party to do2n
"Perhaps 1t could not do anything
better by way OF starter than to ap-
point the next 9Th OF January AZ day
of fasting and prayer"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
FOOT BALL.
The Mexico Team Too Strong for the
Home Eleven.

From the jefferson City Tribune.
The orange and white, colors of the
Jefferson City foot ball team, were
lowered yesterday by the long haired
boys from Mexico by score of to o.
1t was a .hotly contested game from
start to finish and, though the Mexico
team had the advantage in weight,
practice and experience, our boys held
them down to what, in foot ball cir
cles, is called low score. Even If our
boys did not win, the result of yester-
days game gives evidence that the
team is composed of good foot ball
material, and with practice will make
a team worthy of the name of Jeffer-
son City.
The team needs Strengthening in "A
few places. In yesterdays game the
right end was weak; the player was
too light to break the interference.
The quarter back was too slow in
handling the ball and did not stay
close enough to the runner.
The feature of the game was the re-
markably fine playing of Price, whose
head work it was that kept the score
down. Flemming, Fitzgerald and Els
ton also did much to save the game.
The other boys also did well, consider
ing this was their first game.
The home boys play in Mexico on
Thanksgiving day next.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
Scroll Saving and Turning,
La Crosse Lumber Co.

During several years residence in
the far west, had many opportuni
ties for observing the wonderful ef-
fects of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrh9a Remedy. It's efficacy
was demonstrated in the alkali regions,
where the water produces violent
purging. It allayed the attack when
all other remedies failed. Irepeated-
ly saw the great distress from diar-
rhea cured in q few minutes. fused
the remedy myself with the most
satisfactory results, and can recon-
mend it for the complaints for which
it is indicated. Fl. Y. Gilingham, edi-
tor of the Republican, Ph9nixville,
Pa. This remedy is for sale by q. A.
Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-11-26
MURDERED BY A BURGLAR.
Awakened by the Marauder, Who Fired
Into Mrs. Foley and Daughter as
They Lay In Bed.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Nov. 1s--shortly
after retiring last night Mrs. John
Foley, q widow, and her daughter, re-
siding miles north of here, were Eaur-
dered by burglar.
The murderer secured shotgun
from storeroom on the back porch,
and broke a pane of glass from the
window and shot them as they lay in
bed. They fed into an adjoining room,
where they were followed by the
murderer, who fred another gunshot
and q pistol shot into the mothers
body. The place was ransacked by
the murderer, who secured about ESQ
In money. The dead bodies were dis
covered by Mrs. Foley's son. win,
upon bis return home from the home
of bis brother Law, q half-miie dis
tant.