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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
An Exaeearated Ranort.

Marshall p. Wilder tells a new and
very characteristic story of Mark
Twain. While the humorist was i'll in
London q few months ago a report of
his death was circulated. 1t spread
to America and reached Charles Dud-
ley Warner, In Hartford, Conn. Mr..
Warner immediately cabled to Lon
don to find ont whether it was really
90. The cablegram in some way
CAM, directly into the hands Of the
hnmorist, and he forthwith cabled
the following reply: "Reports OF
death greatly exaggerated
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
FROM CAPT. PURCELL.

DYEA, ALASKA, March 19.-My
desr loved ones at home: We are here
and moving up the creek slowly. I
bought n horse at Tacoma, but it
has not got here yet and we need it
very bad; hope we will get it soon. I
still have a bad cold and it gets no
better, in fact, the boys all have bad
coils. They all seem to think that
Jordan is very hard road to travel.
Chas. Dobyns is in good health. 1t
will take us at least two weeks yet to
get across. There are at least fifteen
thousand people strung from Dyea to
the summit. The .ramway is a myth;
there is none mere. They are hauling
and packing everyway they can. This
Is a good place to make money.
We have not met the duty man yet,
but will find him on the summit. I
thirlk 1t is a man that came out as I
did; hope it is. All of the High Hill
boys are all right and in good spirits,
but I believe if some of them were
back they would stay. We get some
good reports from the inside and 1
think II we get through all right that
most of the boys will do well.
John Owings is eating pretty good
and IL he keeps it up the trip will DO
him good. The boys don't let him do
anything but watch camp and he viii
0e6 khrouph all RIGHT. Tom Kimhpu in
cooking at our lower camp and is get
ting along all right. He says he don't
want to go back until he sees the end
Of the road. AS for myself, will GER
tainly 60 through, but think I will be
home this summer. Have got plenty
Of money and 1 think we will all get
through. Tom Sec died here three
weeks ago. A kiss for Fannie and
Jessie and lots of love to you all. 1
am sver your true husband,
b. F. PURCELL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
For TrespassIug.

At an early hour Wednesday Sher-
if Nelson and Constable Johnson ar.
rested four tramps on the charge Of
~trespassing. The men arrested
in Lawder school house, two miles
east of Mexico. They had been sleep
ing in the school house. The names
of the men are Thos. O'Connor, OF
st. Louis; John Cavanaugh, of Mich
igan; VIM. Thompson and VIM. Burns,
of Memphis, Tenn. Before Squire
Qulsenberry this morning the men
pleaded guilty of trespassing and were
given 20 days each in jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

No one in this country wants war If
It can be avoided %honorably, but there
can be no backdown steps SO far rs
Cuban independence is concerned.
The Cuban question already is settled;
1t Is now merely q matter of details.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

MEssRs. John Abbay and r. P. Hop
kins were elected without opposition
as members Of the Mexico School
Board. They are both progressive,
public spirited and in favor of keeping
schools up to the present high
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

THE Wisconsin woman who wants
$1,000 for being kissed by a butcher
In an icebox explains that the crime
was committed in the presence of
''naked calves, decollete sheep and
Kansas City hams in yellow tights"
We r surprised that she didn't ask
for el,oOo,o 600 damages under the cir
cumstances.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

MEMBERS Of other congregations
have been very liberal in their contri-
buttons toward the fund to build a new
Presbyterian church. II all the mem.
beers of the Presbyterian congregation
will come up literally and promptly
the contract can be let within a few
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Presidents Message Delayed.
IT SENT TO CONGRESS APRIL 6 IT
DID NOT REACH THAT BODY
UNTIL LATE.
Its Delay Probably Caused by Spain
Agreeing to an Armistice, or to
Give Americans Time to Flee
From Cuban Territory.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April cit
now seems probable that the Presi-
dents message wont be sent to Con-
gress to-day, or il it is sent it will be
late. The reason for this unexpected
action is not definitely known, but it
is either on account of Spain agree
ing to an armistice or to Consul GEN.
eral Lees representations as to his
inability to get Americans out of Cuba
by the time limit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

HON. ]. A. LEE, of st. Louis, one of
the very best Democratic speakers in
Missouri, will address the Mexico
Bryan Club on the night of April 16.
He should be greeted with a packed
h0uae-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
The ShaVneetoVn Deluge.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST IN
THE GREAT FLOOD IN. PoR-
TIoNS OF ILLINOIS.
No Food in the Town For the Few
Survivors-Congress Called on
For Relief-Governor Tan
ner Sends Succ0r.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 4.--The early
reports of the Shawneetown deluge
are fully borne out. The place ia
practically isolated. Between 100 and
200 lives were lost and there is moi
enough food in town for a single meal
for the survivors. Governor Tanner
has been appealed to and has sent
tents and rations by q special train
and issued a call to the state for re-
lief. The Mayor of Shawneetown has
called on Congress for relief.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

A SPECIAL dispatch from California
announces that a woman out there
has secured a divorce from her
stomach and feels no Inconvenience
whatever. That settles it then; there
Is a cure for dyspepsia after all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

F. R. JESSE, candidate for Circuit
Judge, spent Sunday with his family
In Mexico. Mr.. Jesse is very much
encouraged from his trip over the dis
trict. His friends are of the opinion
that he will have q large majority in
Lincoln county and that he will surely
be nominated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

BURNING Sagasta and Weyler in
efigy is a mere waste of time, energy
and materials and such a performance
never rises above the level of asininity.
This is NO time for foolishness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

: or 1aPsH 1osia I~hossVV~feO. "IIIlalls,
of the Columbia Herald, will lecture in
the Presbyterian church in Mexico.
The "standing room" capacity of the
church should be tested on that &C.
cannon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

Whereas, W. w. Wilson and Fannl8
B. Wilson, his wife, by their certxf&
deed of trust, dated March 81, 1891
and recorded in book 8, at page 3Q3,
conveyed to the said trustee In saii
deed of trust therein named the I'll
lowing described tract of land situato3
in Audrain county, Missouri, to-wit:
Fifteen acres more or less off of IL
north side of the southeast fourth y
the northeast quarter of SectioS
Eleven (11), and one-half an acrS'
more or less, lying east OF and "a
joining said fifteen acres, and beina
east part of southwest fourth Of thl
northwest quarter Of Section TwelvG
(12), all in Township Fifty two (52A
Range Ten (10) west, and all LYNN
north of Young's Greek. +
Which said conveyance was made q
trust to secure the payment of tn
note in said deed of trust described;
and, whereas, said note is due and
unpaid; and, whereas, said trustee
named in said deed of trust il dead
and, according to the provisions d
said deed of trust, in case of the In.
ability or refusal TO act of the trustei
In said deed of trust, the then actini
Sheriff of Audrain county may pro
coed to sell said property. Nov;
therefore, at the request of the legi
holder of said note, and under CHI
provisions of said deed of trust, /, th1
undersigned Sheriff Of Audrain Couns
ty, will, on
Friday, the 2sth Igss Sy of April, A. ?,
between the hours of nine O'Clock d
the forenoon and FIVE o'clock in I'd
afternoon of said day, at the east from
door of the Court House, In the Citj
Of Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri
sell said property at public vendue, q
the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy
said note and the cost of executinS
this deed of trust. I
M. N. NELSON,
Sheriff and Acting Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
COPPER RIVER N
Where o. T. Jones and His PAT
Are.

HA y.
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, April a.
Alex. Carey, who left here on Fek
ruary 8 with a party to seek a forturi
in the Klondyke country, returns
to-day, a much Disguised man. b
got tired after a trial of two week
and became sick, so he returne
home. He reports many hardshil
and many deaahs out there and thi
the gold fields are over estimate
His party landed at Valdes, In d
Copper River country, and it requirJ
two weeks for them to 60 six mill
and drag their provisions on sled
This was too much for him and I
returned home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
"Nlce For Decorative Purposes

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, NO., April 4.-H anyone
thinks unconstitutional provision limits
taxation they certainly forget that
valuation was raised 10 per cent. In
1898 and again 10 percent. in 1896 with
q new raise of about % per cent. just
made. Constitutional limits r nice
for decorative purposes.
]. r. LLEwELLYN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

THE Mexico City Council, at its
meeting Monday night, by a vote of
Eve to one, changed the officers of the
City of Mexico from the fee system
and placed them on a stated salary.
The salary of City Marshal Lane was
fixed at s75 per month. The salary Of
City Attorney Orear was fixed at $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

GENERAL BLANCo is a trihe late
with his order allowing the reconcen-
trados to return to their plantations.
Dead men cannot do SO and starving
men will find no help there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

The school tax levy carried nicely
and this insures a continuation of
Mexico's splendid schools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

THE election Tuesday shows Demo-
cratic gains throughout the whole
country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

ALL of the work on the new Ringo
Hotel and the new Post Office build
ing will be done by home labor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

THERE will be plenty Of work for
carpenters and brick layers in Mexico
this spring and summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Stock Shipments,

The following stock shipments have
been made since our last report:
On the 3rd: Geo. Lee, 16 horses to
st. Louis.
On the 4th: Hook & Powell, "a
hogs to East st. Louis.
On the 9Th: Brown, Hayes & Harri-
son, SO hogs to East St. Louis; ]. 8,
Harrison, so hogs to East st. Louis;
Browning Bros, 40 cattle to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

J. T. JOHNSON since January 1 has
sold stock in three States as follows:
IA jacks, SO mules, 223 horses, 1927
hogs, 1888 cattle, making 4,7ss head
all told.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Mr.. r. M. Allison, Mexico, No.

To Mr.. r. NJ. Allison, Mexico, Mo.
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo-, March q,
i698.--Dear Sir: Yours of this date,
inquiring about Judge Hughes' con-
nection with the Bryan Free Silver
Climb ut this place, duly received. In
answer would say that Judge Hughes
- now and has been since the day Of
IT. organization o member of this
Club. He was one OF the original or
ganixers OF the Club and actively par
ticipated in Its counsels; always at
tending its meeting when at home and
contributing his advice and money
toward the success Of the cause. Dur
Ing q last campaign he was chair
man Of the COMMITTEES on speakers and
did good work 90 such. Our Club re-
gards him ~ n Of its best and most
valuable members and ~ such COM
mend him to all good Free Silver Is to
I peopie anywhere on earth.
Yours, &c.,
J. r.. APPLING,
Preaident Bryan Free Silver Club,
M0nt0omQry City. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

THE Democrats made a splendid
fight in Kansas City, but could not
quite elect the Mayor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Executors Notice.

Notice lie hereby given that letters
testamentory upon the estate of John
Murphy, deceased, with will aunered.
were granted the unders1gned by the
Probate Court Of Audrafn County.
Missouri, bearing date March o. 1ses.
All persons having claims arainsf
said estate are requested to cxhibit
them for allowance to the exacu-
o within n year after date Of
granting letters, or they may be pre-
any benefit OF such estate.
q II such claims be not exhibited
within w years from the date fhey
will be forever barred.
JOHN MURPHY,
DISK. Eyacnfor y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Cost Of War.

|N ETUM kuH bU5sU1 GfUp9.
II has been estimated that war
between the United States and Spain
would cost n in cash not less than a
thousand million dollars directly and
mucla mor Indirectly. Upon this
bssiai what would be left Of Spain?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

A school teacher, supposed to be
named johnson, turned to help her
mother, and was caught, with the
elder woman, in an eddy, and both
were drowned. One woman made an
effort to save her lover by throwing a
clothes line to him on the roof of her
house. His house was swept away at
the moment and he was thrown into
the water. He swan manfully to aid
the girl, but she was standing on the
side OF a gable roof and was pulled
from her insecure footing. Both were
drowned.
The levee was built by the govern
ment after the floods of 1884 and had
been regarded as safe; people felt
secure. 1t was less than half a mile
from the town, which lies in the low
lands on the Illinois side of the river.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

BEN FRANKLIN, of Thompson Sta
ton, says "they all come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Executors Notice.

Notice 10 hereby given. that letter.
testamentary upon the estate Of solo
mon Snook, deceased, with win an-|
nexed, have been granted the Under.
signed BY the Probate Court 81 AM
March 80, 1898.
All persons having claims araiust
AID estate are requested 10 exhibit
them Tor allowance TO the execu-
tors within n year after date Or
granting letters, or they may be ore.
ciuded any benefit OF such crate
and IL snch claims be not exhibited
within two years from the dste thev
viii be forever barred.
u. II. Il J. Il. sNOOK.
$ Executors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

FoR SArE-Hix room cottage and
good building lot three blocks from
the square, Mexico, No. Apply to T.
B. Duncan, Louisiana, Mo. d&w1w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

Miss Tinnie Cave, Of Texas, who
has been Whiting for soma. time In
Fulton, Il the guest OF Mrs. u. 8. Cxve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
"WAR 10 he'll"

THOSE who are SO anxious for war
should prepare to volunteer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, elected the DEM
ocratic ticket Tuesday. Springfield
has been a Republican town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Rush Hill Public school Closed.

RUSH HILL, Mo-, April 3.-On last
Friday Prof. Hale closed a satisfactory
term of school at the Rush Hill school
house. The writer was present and
found students busy preparing their
examination papers. Only a few Wis
itors we're on hand but those present
seemed to enjoy themselves i'm
mensely.
Jasper Rosser, in q few weil-chosen
words, presented the appreciation of
the pupils for the kindness extended to
them by Prot. Hale. Harvey Paisley
presented the good Wishes and com-
pliments of tine patrons of the school
district.
Prof. Hale,s service here as q teacher
have proved satisfactory to all con
cerned. A FRIEND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 5.-Relief is
going rapidly to Shawneetown from
all over the country. Some bodies
have been recovered but the full
death list is unknown and cannot be
estimated until the water recedes and
O search Is made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
4 o j. Il. MARSHALL.

MILLMoRE HOTEL, SrrKA, ALASKA,
March %, 1S9s.-My Dear Wife and
Babies: After SO long a time I have
another chance to write you. AS you
see by the heading of this letter, we
are in a hotel at Sitka. 1 guess you
wonder what we are doing in a hotel.
Well, we have had a time-seven days
on the water and the sickest crowd
you ever heard of. So the captain
ran the ship in here and stopped to
give us q rest.
l am well and in good spirits. W.
hsgve all been well except sea sick.
We are 1000 miles from Seattle,
WASH, and 700 miles from Port Valdes,
where we are headed for. We sal
from here in the morning and will be
about six days more On the ship.
The weather is nice and warm and
the grass here is az green as spring
time in old Missouri. We hear lots OF
good reports from Alaska-gold every
where. I think we will strike it rich.
We go to the Copper River Country
first and il we don't strike pay dirt
there Wen go on up in the Iron VAL
ley. There are 10 mail routes in Cop
per River Country; SO if you do not
hear from me again for a time after ]
leave Port Vaides you need not be
uneasy. I will write again at Port
Valdes and then az soon as I can after
that. Write to me at Port Valdes and
I will make arrangements to have it
sent up to me.
We have plenty of provisions on
hand. We have 500 pounds of -four
per man and all other things in pro-
portion.
Did You get the picture of myself
and crowd 1 sent you from Seattle?
How 1 would like to see you all. Give
my love to all inquiring friends. So
goodbye for this time. Hoping to
hear from you soon, I am
Your affectionate husband,
JAS. r. MARSHALL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

A. w. Fish is going to build a new
residence In Woodlawn addition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
ARaoNAUTs ALL Il
Safe and Sound in Alaska-Letters
From o. P. Jones, j. r. Mar
shall and B. r. Purcell.

The following letters were received
here yesterday, one from o. P. Jones,
the other from James Marshall. They
give the assurance that the gold seek
csrs from this section are safe and
hopeful:
MMLMoRE HOTEL, SITKA, ALASKA,
March 10, '9S.-MY DEAR, DEAR WIFE
AND CHILDREN: We had been on ship
board from the 18th to to-day and our
party of 95 were SO sea-sick that we
persuaded the Captain of the ship to
gtop here at Sitka and let us off for
the night. We have been the sickest
lot Of people imaginable. I have not
eaten as much in a week as I would
ordinarily eat at one meal. Most of
It's eat a light meal after landing, and
this together with being on solid land
sgain, makes us feel better than we
have felt for some days. l have never
eeen a place in all my travels with
which I was as much impressed as
am with Sitka. 1t has the most beau
tiful scenery, delightful climate, and
would, to my notion, make the grand
est summer resort On earth. Oh! 1t lie
simply grand; the finest fish you ever
tasted in the greatest abundance and
raany, many other delightful features,
1t has about 1900 population, mostly
natives. We will spend tonight here
and then continue our journey some
time tomorrow. We will leave the
boat at Port Valdes, which is upon the
northern shore Of Prince William
Island. We will camp there q few
days, recruit our strength and then
proceed to explore the Copper River
country. Should we fail to strike II
rich there we will cross over to Tan
ana River and prospect there. We
have had most encouraging news this
evening from the land agent stationed
here at Sitka in regard to the Copper
River country and we feel that we are
going to make our fortunes upon it in
q short time. =
May God bless you all till we meet
again is my earnest prayer.
o. Z. JONES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

Hen. !. a. Potts' many friends win
- & ~ . know that he Il better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

John B. Harrison and family and
son-in-law, Joseph Northern, and
wife, left Mexico for Fresno, CalIfor-
mia, Monday. The LEDGER regrets
very much to lose these good people
and hopes they win come back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07
TRUSTEES SALE.

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets culI
constipation. i
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

OIL those beautiful flowers q r
W. Hardine's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

smashing both into splinters at the
impact. People were caught in these
death-traps and their lives ended be-
fore they had fairly caught the arst
angry roar of the water.
Screams Of agony came from dozens
Of floating wrecks, where the aged
and the young were pinned between
the timbers. A telegraph operator,
when his own office and its wires were
destroyed, bravely rowed ont in the
flood in a boat and by climbing a pole
and breaking the telegraph wire,
managed to painfully dot and dash
out a story Of the disaster, but his
message was broken of in the middle
of a word.
A carrier pigeon from Hengeress
Cross Roads reports that the back
country 10 flooded and that many
farmers have undoubtedly persisted.
SCENES OF TERROR.
John Graham, an eyewitness, who
has arrived here, says that in the
streets at the upper end of town men
and women painfully fought their
way against the muddy water to the
higher ground, some carrying babies
on their heads, where water was up
to their necks, others half swimming,
half floating on odds and ends of
lumber from homes that had gone
floating down the river, many strug-
Cling In vain and sinking in the roar-
ing waters.
At one place a mother had reached
q safe spot and turned to nelp her
husband, who had followed with their
child. AS she reached down from a
window for his hand he was thrown
from his footing and he and the child
were swept away. The woman then
threw herself into the water.
FATHER AND SON SINK.
Another family padded half way
to safety on a broad plank. A side
current caught them and sent them
out toward the middle of the stream,
where they were seen to capsize and
| sink.
An old man named Griffin stopped
in the upper story of his house to
secure a hoard of money hidden
under the bed. His sol had to climb
up the porch to rescue him, so quick
was the rise of the water, and when
the two attempted to swim to safety,
the younger man supporting the
othsr, floating house that came
rolling and tumbling on the current
overwhelmed them.
Dur, DD0ryNxnn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-07

Preaident Bryan Free Silver Club,
Montgomery City, Mo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-25
UNDER SECOND CALL.

Recruiting Old and Forming New Re:i.
mcnts Proceeding satisfactorily.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Reports re.
ceived at the adjutant generals office
Of the war department show that the
formation OF the new organization OF
regiments. battaions, etc, under the
presidents second call for troops, by
the mastering in of volunteers, is now
fairy under way. In most Of the
'4,rs the probability is that all the
-, necessary fer the new organiza.
,.ons should be obtained in two or
three weeks from the present time.
when tho regiments and battalions will
be ready for orders from the command
ing general Of the army. The rendez.
vousing points for the men III the
states have been designated by the
governors and it is understood here
that they are the same as for the troops
raised under the first call for $4,000
men. At the same time the recruiting
for filling existing organizations to th'
maximum strength is progressing rap
idly and daily detachments are being
sent to the mobilizinS points. Very
few applications were made to Secre'
tary Alger for changes III the appor'
tionment as originally announced by
the department., which was source OF
so much annoyance and trouble to the
officials under tho first call.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-25

Carries sixteen Hundred Troops to Rein
force Shafter.

Carries Sixteen Hundred Troops to Rein
force Shafter.
NEWPORT News, Va, June 25.-Ihe
auxiliary cruiser Yale, with the Tnirty'
third Michigan and one battalion OF
the Thirty.fourth Michigan regiment
on board, sailed from Old Point COM
fort att o'clock for Santiago. Inc
troops number 1000 and are III conf
mand Of General Duffield.
The men arrived from Washington
by steamer during the morning. VA
arriving at Old Point the troops landed
and marched into Fort Monroe, where
they had breakfast. After dinner they
again boarded tho steamer, which TOOK
them alongside the Yale to which they
were soon transferred. The auxlhary
cruiser Harvard will leave Old Point
Comfort for Santiago Monday Or lues'
day with another expedition.
Besides having on board the Mich''
gan troops aud their equipment the
cruiser carried an enormous supply OF
coal and tons Of ammunition ana sup
nlies for Admiral Simpsons fleet.