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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21

water, six fathoms lying close to the outer
shore, there will be no costly mole to
build and maintain, and the only invest
ment required, aside from the natural
| depot facilities, will be for wharves, docks
and a little dredging. While the terminal
| facilities located there will dou btless be
extensive and com paratively costly the
| additional cost of reaching deep water
required at any other available point on
the bay will not be imposed.
The selection of Point Richmond may
| worry Oakland, which is keenly interested
in securing the terminal A committee
of leading citizens was appointed a short
time ago to confer with the directors of
the road to find what wants the company
had in connection with Oakland The
absence of Claus Spreckels has so far
delayed conferences.
However, Oakland will probably get q
Valley road terminal in the future-either
near or a distant future. An Oakland
terminal is one of the wishes and plans of
the conn pany, and after while its pas
penger ferry-b boats will probably be rum
ming from Market street across to mole a
little north of the Southern Pacific mole.
When this comes about Point Richmond
will remain the freight terminal, while
passenger trains will proceed down the
bay shore by some route inside of the
Southern Pacific line and ont on the mole.
And when this comes it may be antici-
pated that there will be connection of
some sort with a street railway system to
handle tie suburban passenger traffic
across the bay, which would become an
important feature Ct the Valley Road
Company's business.
But an adequ ate terminal having been
secured the question of getting into Oak
land will be allowed to work itself out as
the future develops. Now every energy
will be bent to connecting Point Rich
mond and Stockton with steel rails, and
the money will be ready as fast as wanted
for this extension, as we'll as the one to
Bakersfield, which will hardly be COM
pleted before the other is under way. 1t
is possible that next seasons wheat crop
may fill warehouses of the Valley road at
Port Costa and Point Richmond
This is all another display of the vigor
and ability with which the construction
of the Valley road has been pushed and
managed from the inception of the great
enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
Swelldom Rent Over a
Knockout at the
Riding Club.
Captain Dilhan, Sustained by
the Members, Fights Sec.
retary Quarre.
Musical Night" Was the Bone o.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ami New.
hall May Resign

There has been the largest kind of an
uproar within the select tanbark atmos-
phere of the San Francisco Riding Club.
George Quarre. the secretary, is carry
ing around some bandaged knuckles. Cap
tain Dihan, the riding instructor, wears
blackened eye and SCARED visage, and
Henry Crocker, the president, and George
Newhali. one of the board of directors,
threaten 10 resign.
It all grew out of an obnoxious order
issued by the president without consult
ing the directors, ano which order Secre-
tary Quarre attempte to put in force. or
rather to post in the club quarters. Cap
tain Dilhan demonstrated with such vehe-
nance that Quarre's wrath was aroused
and the two came to blows provoking a
smal-sIzed riot despite the presence OF
several ladies OF the club. Dilhan being
much slighter man physically than
Quarre, besides having been on the sick
list for weeks. got much the worst of the
encounter, but has all the sympathy of
the club.
Thls-the sym pathy with Dilhan in his
protest against the presidents order-has
provoked the latter thre at to resign. Alto
gether the history of the new and very
popular riding club is experiencing q
crisis that has quickened lively interest
in it. The club was organized last Sep
TENT ber. II grew out of the riding and
paper-chasing events at San Rafael, by
which the City horsemen and women
were drawn together and came to feel the
need of & rendezvous.
George Quarre and Captain Dilhan and
others set 10 work on the proposition.
The old armory on Pacific avenue, near
Polk street, was secured and an orr raniza-
tion was effected. Henry Crocker was
made president and Quarre secretary.
The armory was fitted with stalls and
boxes, a driving-ring was built and the
club was inaugurated by first night with
music, refreshments and all that. Presi-
dent Crocker did not attend in the saddle,
but drove his drag into the ring to the ap-
plause of the people.
Captain ]. Dilhan was engaged as
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
FERRY BOATS WILL UNITE
THE CITY TO POINT RICHMOND
The Valley Road Makes Another Great Forward Stride
by Decisively Locating Bay
Terminal.

now transferred to the com pany. The
property acquired by the company thus
consists of about 175 acres, OF which the
largest part is tideland. Other purchases
of land in the vicinity, made by private
parties for speculative reasons, will be-
come known soon.
The decisive selection of the bay ter
minaI of the Valley road marks another
great stride in the rapid development OF
this competing system which means so
much to San Francisco as we'll as to the
interior ofrhe State. This planting of the
enterprise in the eastern bay shore is
pa lpab BILE appearance at the City's gates of
what has been hope and prospect.
Chief Engineer Storey, in talk with a
CALL man yesterday, said that the next
step would be the selection of the route to
Stockton, and this will soon be done.
Soon" in a matter like this, means
few months. Surveyors are in the field,
and Mr.. Storey expects that the route will
be definitely settled by early fall at the
farthest There will be no delay in the
process, as tar as the company is con-
cerned.
The route between Stockton and Point
Richmond remains uncertain, except that
the terminal selection made means that
there is no longer any possibility that the
road will come to the bay through the
hills behind Oakland or the shore 10 the
south.
"There are several possible routes" says
Mr.. Storey, indefinitely.
One possibility is that the road may
parallel the Southern Pacific route, swing
ing around past Vallejo Junction and
Martinez by following the bluffs above the
Southern Pacific tracks il general way.
The most natural and most likely route,
however, appears TO De the one by WAL
nut Greek, which is pursued, as far as it
goes, by the California and Nevada mar
row gauge. From Point Richmond the
Valley road can cut directly northeast
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
A Vigorous Advance From Stock.
ton to the Bay Waits
Only on Surveys.
DEEDS TO TERMINAL LANDS
ARE FILED.
A Passenger Terminal at Oakland An
ticipated, but That Will Wait
en- the Future.

The bay terminal Of the Valley road or
at least the first one, is to be Point Rich
mond, on the Contra Costa County shore,
and the ferry-steamers OF com peling
road will be running from there to the
foot of Market street and China basin just
as quickly as the surveying and construc-
ton of the line from Stockton can be &C.
com plished.
That Point Richmond would be the bay
terminal of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley road was rumored two
months ago, when knowledge OF some
quiet negotiations leaked out, but it re-
mained only a surmise until yesterday.
the officials of the road admitting only
that Point Richmond was under consid-
Grafton among other portions of the bay
coast, as was the fact.
Yesterday. however, the surmIse became
a certainty, when deeds to the Point Rich
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
STAMFORD MEETS DEFEAT.
Oily mpic Scored Eight in tho Eight
Iuufnp-A Hot Game


Inning-A Hot Game.
The Stanford University baseball team
was defeated by the Olympic Club nine
yesterday afternoon at Central Park by a
score of Is to 10.
1t was an even contest and anybo y s
game when the eighth inning opened
with the score 6 to 6. Then everything
went wrong for the coilegians. Sale hits,
unfortunate cir c umstances. confusion and
costly errors com bined to ruin the ch ancea
of victory and the Olympics scored eight
runs.
Yesterdays game showed that Stanford
is weak at batting. 1t demonstrated also
that the fight for first place in the league.
composed of Stanford, Berkeley. Santa
Clara College and Olympic, will be closely
contested. So far Stanford has beaten
Santa Clara by doubtful margin, Berke-
ley has beaten Olympic and Olympic has
beaten Santa Clara.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
HOSIERY
DEPARTMENT
SPECIAL VALUES THIS WEEK!

I25 dozen LADIES' FANCY COTTON HOSE, as
sorted oolors. $500 dozen
Is dozen LADIES' FANCY LISLE HOSE, assorted
IOlOIS. OC.UV QOZen
100 dozen LADIES' FAST BLACK COTTON
HOSE, white feet. $500 dozen
1r5 dozen LADIES' RIBBED Isle HOSE, fast
Dlack. 5000 dozen
Is dozen MISSES FAST BLACK RIBBED HOSE,
dill SIZES. ...... 0l.OO> dozen
s 80 dozen MISSES RIBBED TAN COTTON HOSE,
dill SIZES. 03.UO dozen
/ case LADIES WHITE SWISS RIBBED MERINO
VESTS, all sizes. 65C each
case LADIES SWISS RIBBED COMBINATION
SUITS, both white and natural. =. $3.50 each
case GENTS MERINO VESTS AND DRAW
EKo, all sizes. .Si.OU each
1 case GENTS SANITARY WOOL VESTS AND
DRAWERS. 81. SO each
EXTRA SPECIAL!
$50 dozen GENTS BLACK SATIN SCARFS, in
both Tecks and Four-in-H Hands. -. .25C each
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

| Tenders are hereby called for the exclusive
privilege Of erecting grand stands and tribu nes on
the line of the march OF the parade of the Carnival
/ of he Golden vi ate.
! Plans and specifications are the Office of the
Carnival Committee, rooms l9, 20, q, Colum bian
| building, els Market ST..
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21

ACKNOWLEDGED superior. the Waltz safes, in
all Sizes 100 and Ill Market st., s. +.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
NOTICE TO DECORATORS.

TENDERS VII l. BE RECEIVED FOR DE-
L co -atng the streets for the Carnival OF the
Go oen Gate during the week May to 8. at the
offices of he executive rcmm.ttea of the rnival
rooms 8 20. FL Columbian building, Git Market
st. lids will close " arch % at p. NJ Bidders
will specify the price block.
The ecorat;ons to consist Of flags and streamers
OF the carnival coors, strung on ropes across the
Tets five lines each BLOCK. nine flags ana nine
sire amers on eaci line. he flags and streameis
TO be Of the carnival colors. The flags to De four
(4) feet wide ard six (6l feet long the stleamers
to be eight e, inches wide and II feet long: also
vari-co or d shields. to be used, Of proper design
For further information apply 10 carnival head
| QuarterJ.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Call for Your Fees.

The following named persons can
get fees by calling on the County
Treasurer. P. M. MORRIS, Clerk.
R. Anderson, Ernest Anderson,
Charles Arnold.
81. E. Bowen, J. w. Burrus, ]. a.
Bruce, H. H. Brown, w. II. Botkin,
Henry Barker, G. w. Burr.
VIM. Clark, Curran Crews, J. e.
Cash, Charles Casper, - Crump.
Fannie English, G. @. Edwards, j.
81. Elder.
Joseph Fountain, ]. R. Feeney, VIM.
Fay. r.
A. B. Gibbs, ]. B. Grennan, Frank
Golden.
L. Hanley, Thos. Hicks, J. Hendrix,
Fl. M. Hopke, G. E. Howard, q. r.
Hill, VIM. Jones, col.
John Knippel, @. K~rippendorf.
j. Lannig, 8. G. Long.
Fl. P. Middleton, G. B. Moore, W. B.
Moore, W. P. Moore.
j. g. McCleary.
w. Nardin.
John T. O'NeiII.
Robert Paige.
L. o. Rodes, w. A. Read.
E. o. Sirckler, M. F. Stephenson,
Simon Spurs, Wallace Smith, A. ].
Sweete, ]. M. Sanders, E. T. Smith, s.
II. Some, W. A. Skaggs.
E. Urban.
A. j. Vandeventer.
j. O. Williams, G. R. Walker, ]. M.
Wylde, James Woods.
Thos. Yates, Henry Youngblood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Hudsou-Morris,

The wedding bells chimed unex-
pectedly in our vicinity Monday, and
tonight another happy couple num-
Der themselves among the married
folks. Paul Hudson, of this city, went
up to Thompson Station on the noon
train Monday empty handed and re-
turned that afternoon with a bride to
brighten his home and his future life.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the BRIDES father, Mr.. Pate
Morris, about a half mile from Thomp-
son, at one o'clock by Rev. F. M.
Shoush, of this city. The wedding was
a very quiet affair, there being no at
tendants, only immediate relatives OF
the contracting parties present. Mr.
Hudson did not even tell his father
until that morning that this was to be
his wedding day.
The bride, Miss Fanny Morris, ID
quite young, being but sweet sixteen,
and is as pretty and attractive as she
Is bright and genial. She is q daughter
OF Pate Morris, a substantial farmer OF
Audrain, and is a niece of J. d. and w
A. Morris, of this city. The groom Ii
a clerk in Mexico grain market ar n
an industrious and energetic young
business man. The LEDGER joins the
many friends of both parties il
congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Stuck News

The following shipments have been
made from this point since our last
report:
On the 18th: Wallace, Northern &
Co., 70 hogs to st. Louis; Browning
Bros, so hogs to st. Louis.
On the Both: Browning Bros, 119
sheep to Chicago; 8. O. Groves and
Co., 90 hogs to East St. Louis.
On the LIST; @. T.. Bruce 80 cattle, two
loads, to Chicago; W. w. Mundy, IS
hogs and 20 sheep to st. Louis.
On the End: Lewis, johnson & Co.,
95 hogs to Chicago; T. ]. Gibson &
Co., 1872 cases of eggs and So barrels
of iced poultry to Philadelphia.
On the 4th: y. @. Bybee, SO hogs to
st. Louis; ]. T. Crews, So cattle to
Chicago.
On the 9Th: Hamilton & Overfelt,
131 sheep to Chicago; Harry Hous-
holder, "a cattle to Chicago.
On the 7th: Browning Bros, 25S
sheep to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Real Estate Transfers,

The sales of land by warranty deed
during the past week have been as
follows:
Mary E. Elliott to Robert P. Elliott,
81 acres, part of southeast quarter OF
1925, 1880.
Joel L. Pierce to Nicholas Scherer,
lots 5 and 6, block IS, original Laddon-
Ia, 5000.
Georgia M. Frost to Mary Carroll
Houston, 92x240 feet fronting east
Monroe street In Mexico, 81.
VERNE L. Beshears to H. Fl. Moore,
two descriptive tracts in Vaudalia,
$1,000.
@. E. Coons to T. s. Manning, east
half of lot 1, block 81, Vandalia, $50.
VERNE L. Beshears to II. II. Moore,
24x120 feet in Vandalia, $500.
G.. A. Gilbert to Herman A. Stur-
geon, SO acres in 33-51-5, $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Li9htninp's Freak

COLUMBIAN Mo-, July 6.-While John
W. Allen and wife were driving from
Centralia, Mo-, to Columbia last night
with a two-horse team during a heavy
storm, q thunderbolt descended and
struck Mira. Allen on the crown of her
head.
The lightning entirely burned away
all the hair upon I'M side OF her head,
melted two silver haiFpins into liquid,
tearing her steel corsets to pieces,
and splitting open the buggy seat.
The electricity then passed along
the front OF the vehicle and killed
both horses instantly.
Mrs. Allen still survives and will
recover. Mr.. Allen, who sat beside
her on the seat. was unhuFt and did
not even feel the shock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
UnhappiIy Married.

Maggie 8. Powell, nee Sprague, nee
Diggs, applies for a divorce from her
husband, j. H. Powell, who has been
living apart from her for about ayear.
The plaintiff alleges that her husband,
In 1894, tried to kill her with an axe at
their home in Martinsburg, and that
in 1896 he drove her from him by con-
tinued abuse, striking and cursing her.
He has contributed nothing to her sup
port for sixteen months. There is a
child, Cecil, aged IS years, by a form
Or husband, Geo. E. Sprague, whose
name she wishes to be restored to her.
Powell is now in st. Louis. They were
married on June IA, 1892. ]. M. Bar
ker, who is attorney for the plaintiff,
refuses to talk of the matter,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Advertised IAttars.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending July 8, 1897, 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:"
Eta Armstrong, Geo. Butcher,
Harry Davis, J. w. Ellis, F. M. Flegle,
Miss A. E. Faron, Miss Alice Gate
wood, Geo. Irvine, ]. N. Miller, ]. Fl.
Morgan, VIII. Robertson VIM. Richie,
Chas. D. Steele, Mrs. 8. q. VOORHEES,,
Hazel Well and J. ]. McCune.
L. W. MORRIS,
Postmaster,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
The Butterfly buggy and the Crack
er-Jack road wagon are the best.
FERRIS & CAUTHoRN.
Houses Unr0ofed.

FULTON, Mo-, July 5.-This city was
visited by a heavy wind storm last
night about 10 O'Clock. The residence
of John R. C~arter,on West Broadway,
was badly wrecked, and the roof car
ried into the street 80 feet from the
house. The Hall House, on Asylum
Street, was badly damaged, and part
of the roof blown away. Chimneys
were blown from many houses, trees
were blown down and limbs scattered
in the streets. Many of the LIST Regi-
ment, M. N. g., in town having
a good time celebrating the Fourth,
but their sport was cut short, and
they hurried into camp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

Few people know that all plants
contain digestive principles. They
cannot absorb their food until 1t 10 d.
gested any mor than animals can.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers have
learned the art of extracting and Htil-
izing these digestive principles, and it
is for this reason that their Shaker
Digestive Cordial is meeting with such
phenomenal success In the treatment
Of dyspepsia. The Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial not only contains food
already digested, but 1t also contains
digestive principles which aid the d.
gestion of other foods that may be
eaten with 1t. A single 10 cent sample
bottle will be sufficient to demonstrate
It's value, and we suggest that every
suffering dyspeptic make q trial Of it.
Any druggist can supply it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
I. O. o. r.. Installation.

Mexico lodge No. 90, L. o. o. F.,
Thursday evening installed the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term,
beginning July 1, 1897: A. N. Trimble,
N. g., J. d. Miller, v. g., O. L. Staples,
Sec., j. P. Gibbs, Treas, j. M. Riley,
Warden.
These were the elective officers; the
appointive officers will be decided
upon this week and published in the
EnnER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

Quite a rivalry has been worked up
among our machine men. Leslie Fer
ris has been giving weekly exhibitions
upon the public square for Ferris &
Cauthorn, general agents for the
Plano Chain Drive moving machines.
The Deering people, not to be out
done, had one of their mowers parad-
ing the street Saturday drawn by two
sombre colored descendants OF Ham.
Each claim to have the best mower,
but Leslie Ferris says he will collect
s1.0e royalty from the Deering peo-
pie If they sell any machines for in
fringing on his thunder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
EAST LITTLEBY ITEMS.

correspondence OF the Ledger.
EAST LIrTLEBY, July THE harvest
of oats and meadows Is at hand. A
number of binders and movers are
being hauled out and repaired.
Mr.. Jackson, who resides on what
is known as the Peters farm, has in
his possession a Spanish coin, which
he found while blowing corn. 1t was
coined in 1871, under the reign OF
Cerolus the Fourth, of Spain.
Louis Koch, of the McClintic
neighborhood, was In this vicinity
last Sunday.
r. M. Painter lost his fine gray
horse. He had q match team. 1t was
q severe loss to him.
Harvey Slavens was a visitor at
Columbus Smiths last Saturday.
ColumbusSmith and family attended
children's day service at West Cuivre
Baptist Church last Sunday.
Quite a number Of people from this
vicinity attended church at Laddonia
last Sunday.
Prof. II. ]. Seal is attending the
teachers institute at Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
ARRESTED AND BROUGHT HERE
VIM. e. Moore Arrested IN st. Charles
and Charged With the Murder
of VIM. Smith.

William Edward Moore, one of the
three men who were struck by a train
at WeIlsville some time since, was ar
rested in st. Charles Tuesday morning
about 8 o'clock for completely in the
murder of VIM. Smith, the man who
was found dead near the unconscious
body of Moore. The alleged murderer
was brought to Mexico last night and
lodged in the county jail to await a
preliminary hearing, to be given in
Montgomery City on the 10th of this
month.
ALEDGER reporter called at the jail
Wednesday morning and asked for
Moore. He came forward from the
back of the cage in a slouehing walk.
He was attired in dark clothes,a black
shirt and black SLOUGH hat, which he
wore well over his eyes. In talking
Moore was deliberate and used good
language while talking with the re-
porter. He is smooth and would not
commit himself in any way. AS to
names and addresses he had a CON
veniently poor knowledge. He spoke
pleasantly to the reporter and when
asked upon what charge he had been
arrested gave a hitchy laugh, nervous
ly picked up a greasy deck of cards
and said: t'For murder; but" he
added, 81 will have no trouble In
proving my innocence"
In answer to numerous questions he
told the following story:
"My name is VIM. Edward Moore,
aged "a years. I was raised in Brock
ton, Mass, coming West about five
years ago. I have spent the time in
Kansas and Missouri. I am a cobbler
by trade and run a shop of my own In
Wichita, Kas., for about two years.
The last job I had was at the Peters
Shoe Factory in st. Louis. I travel a
good deal and the night of the acct
dent ! was going from Moberly to st.
Louis by myself. / got off at Mexico
in the night and caught a freight train
going east on the Wabash a little be-
fore II O'Clock, and I imagine about
the time I reached WellsvilIe I had a
scuffie with a brakeman and that is all
I remember. No; / don't remember
of falling from the train. When I came
to they were working on me and after
they let me loose I started to St. Louis
and got off at st. Charles, but was
getting ready to come back to Wells
vile when / was arrested. I did moi
know the injured man but I knew the
dead man, VIM. Smith, and had known
him for two years. He was a printer,
or a pressman, and had worked in st,
Louis. I have. two brothers, John,
aged 40 years, who is a miner near
Butte City, Mont, and George, aged
% years, who is a shoemaker in Butte
City. My parents are dead. 1 learn
ed my trade in @. M. Henderson's
shoe factory and Lehman's shoe fac
tory in Brockton, Mass, and am still
well known there"
The man told practically the same
story when seen a second time, the
only change being in his age, which
he stated to be %, but he quickly
changed it back to ~ when the re.
porter looked surprised. He is rather
a handsome fellow as he looks in the
shadow of the jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is a blood or constitu-
tional disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies.
HalPsC atarrhCure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
is not a quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed
of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two sin-
gradients is what produces such won
derfnl results in curing Catarrh.
F. J. CHENEY & TO, Props. Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Removal Sale.

About August 18th I viii move my
stock OF goods two doors north of the
post Office, adjoining FIRST National
Bank. Until that time I will sell goods
at cost. ] have some lines that I don't
want to keep at my new stand and
will close them out regardless of cost
or value. My room is being fitted up
entirely new and will be one of the
handsoraest store rooms in town. I
shall lay in an entirely new stock of
goods for the fall trade and will be
better prepared to suit my customers
than ever before. Take due notice of
my removal and come and zee me In
nay new quarters.
Your friend,
dAv IL p. ". HARDING.