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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

A hunting party composed o: E. H.
Carter, A. II. Whitney, W. w. john
son and J. 7. Marshall are home from
3 pleasant hunting trip In Southwest
Missouri. The boys had a splendid
time and killed & large amount OF
small game. Their stories do not
exactly agree on the number Of deer
killed. Mr.. A. II. Whitney has the
horns Of a deer and they all agree that
Mr.. Whitney shot the buck and that
no one was holding the deer when he
was shot. The boys all enjoyed the
trim hugely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
No Place For Fat Men.

FTVW NW1 HHAFH7IF TFTFIGWs
DR.. J. ]. HALEY, who has just re-
turned from the Klondyke country,
spent several days with relatives in
this locality last week. The doctor
has q fine fund of amusing and inter-
esting anecdotes about bis trip to the
far away northland. He says the thin
muscular men with no surplus flesh
on them are the men who can stand
the hardships of the miner'e life besi
and the ones who succeed best. He
says It is no place for fat men and, az
he belongs to that class, he came back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

One OF Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
is a laxative. Two are mildly cathar-
tic. One taken after dinner insures
perfect digestion, sound sleep and an
absence of foul breath in the morning.
They are unlike ordinary pills, because
You do not become q slave TO their
use. They not only afford temporary
relief, but effect q permanent cure.
Once used they are always in favor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
STOCK SHIPMENTS.

The following stock shipments have
been made from this point in the past
week:
On the 18th: Lewis, johnson & Co.,
35 cattle to Chicago.
On the Goth: B. R. Middleton, p
horses to East st. Louis; Lewis, John
con & Co., "a cattle to Chicago; J. R.
johnson, 81 cattle to Chicago.
On the 21st: g. Berry, "a cattle to
East St. Louis; W. II. Wallace, 100
hogs to St. Louis; NJ. Lakeland, ~ hogs
to East st Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

FTVW ETT IuIHH0IH TITTHIHs
Uncle "Dickn Keene has sold to
James ". Dowell, Of Mexico, Missouri,
bis load Of big mules at SIPS per bead.
This Is said to be the best fatted lot OF
muiee that has been taken from Boone
county in many years-quits q num-
Der Of them weighing over fourteen
hundred pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

PAUL BROWN, well known to the
readers of the LEDGER as proprietor
ofthe Montgomery City Tobacco Com
pany, is now general manager of the
Drummond Company for the trust
The Brown Company will be abolished
and the Drummond Company win
make all the Brown brands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

NEw YoRK, Nov. z.-Siar Pointer,
che famous PAGER, with the worlds
record OF 1884 for ; mile, was sold
tonight at Madison Square Garden
10 W. q. White, Of Cleveland, o., for
as 900, $500 less than that for which
he was sold In 1897 e. James A. Muir
phv. Of Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Prof. strother, County School Com
.msssioHer, writes ths LEDeER from
oulyrs township THAI the teachers IN
esltuse met there last Saturday with .
large attendance. A splencAd pro-
erspme vas rendered ana much In
zurort uas manifested IN Inc work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
A CARD FROM CAPTAIN BLACK.
Retaliation Of tbs Statement That BE
Incorporated Funds Entrusted
to HIS Care.

To the Citizens Of Mexico, Mo-;
MEXICO, Mo-, Nov. AL have
heard that some members of Company
L, since their return home, have been
circulating a report that, as captain
Of Company L, l appropriated to my
own use money that you 90 kindly
sent me TO be used for the sick OF my
company.
Since such a charge has been made,
/ feel II due you, a. well as myself, to
make a complete statement OF all the
funds you sent me and the disposition
/ made OF sameL
To cash reed fromA. Whitney $50 70
I'm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

In this issue Of the LEDGER viii be
found a card from Capt. Black, OF
Company L, Fifth Missouri, in refer
snce TO money sent him blythe people
Of Mexico for the sick at Chickamauga.
The people Of Mexico have the utmost
confidence in Capt. Black and know
the money aent him vas properly and
carefully used. The Captains state
ment speaks for Itself. Those who
would start such vile SANDER on apt.
Black are not worthy of the title OF
soldier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual election Of the Board of Direct
ors OF the Kings Daughters and Sons
will be held at the residence Of E. d.
Graham on the first Monday in De-
cember, 1895, between the hours of 2
and 4 p. M. Nine directors to be elect
ed to serve one year.
J. r. GRIFFEE, Secretary.
WM HARPER. President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

THE return Of @. @. Baker, Of Lad
donia, Mo-, from the gold fields of
Alaska, reminds us that the LEDGER
was eminently correct when 1t claimed
that more money could be dug out Of
Audrain county than 10 Alaska. Au-
drain county is q grand county and
Missouri q glorious state. The more
our people see Of other parts OF the
world the more they appreciate their
bono here. "They all come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

A DISPATCH from Washington City
SAYS that the opinion published that
you did not have to pat q stamp on g
check drawn to bearer is q mistake
and that all bank checks have to be
ln>nna
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

TIE Road Convention in st. Louis
Is being largely attended by prominent
citizens 10 Missouri and adjoining
States and the LEDGER earnestly
hopes that some practical results will
follow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

A PLAY dealing with the Dreyfus
case has been tried in Germany and
scored q failure, No wonders who
ever heard Of a play consisting Of one
bero and A chorus OF vilians9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
Admlnistrato7,s Notlce.

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF ADMINISTRATION upon the estate Of
RufusEisey deceased have been grant,
ed the undersigned by the Probate
Court OF Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date November 10, 1898.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested to exhibit
them for allowance to the admintstra-
tors within one year after date OF grant,
ing letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit OF such estate, and
II sach claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they viii be
forever barred.
]. q. LAKENAN,
36-4t. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

IT is 10 be hoped hat the trial Of
Mrs. Botkin, of California, Tor muir
dsring a woman in Delaware may re-
suit in bringing the long distance In
terstate murder into disrepute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

pREEDKSr ELLIS, OF Colorado Col
Iere, says ''that football is on 8
par with prize fighting" Bot be is
wrong; football isn't llmitedto wrang-
Inns In type.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Lar every Democrat get in line for
1850, when ali the anti Republican
scrces in The United States VIII vote
ne democratic ticket straight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

The vacant store rom next door
west Of the post-ofice, has been Sc
cured to hold the Missouri Poultry
show in. The building is excellently
arranged for this purpose. w. ENC
Gully, who is a great chicken fancser,
has volunteered to light the building
at night,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

have the chaplain's receipt for the
$50 given him and Mrs. Graham and
Mr.. Whitney are citizens Of your
town and from whom / asked no
receipt.
This statement, / trust, will settle
for all time the malicious falsehood Of
my Incorporating funds.
Very Respectfully,
HERBERT BLACK,
Capt. %. L, 9th Mo. Vol.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Tnn LED0ER is IN hopes that the
movement to kick out the lobbyists At
Jefferson City next winter will be q
mpoosa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
A Woman's
Burden.

This is a story Of a soO1zaH addressed 70 ~o~eA {"
Is a plain statement Of fats too strong IN themselves
to require embezishmsnh TOO true to doAofea' 100 m
sf,HfDe to Be passed osy BY any uo1iaE ~ao 9Apre-
crates he uaAe Of good health
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Mrs. George Simpson and children,
Of Eldorado Springs, are the guests OF
George Frank and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Miss Lucy OoiI, who stays in Mexico
with her sister, HRS. p. H. Cullen, is
visiting her home ct Perry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Elegant line Of material for sofa pill
lows and all kinds of fancy work at
Famous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

GEORGE kuHht % BvIuB 1tH HUOut
so fine Plymouth Rock chickens
on Saturday. The sale viii be held in
front Of 2. A Morris grocery store
and the birds will bring from 81 to $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Lar week wAs a great week In
Eorfh Carolina Cor shooting negroes
mnH sinrn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

pkxk. IN, IL stml experiencing
those severe shooting paths.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

THURSDAY, SovEMBER "a.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
Fearful Fall of Charles Shaugh- messy Down an Elevator
 Shaft in the Palace.
Some Mystery Surrounds the Manner of the Accident Broken Panes of Glass Lead to Complications in
 the Case.

Charles Shaughnessy, one of the night men at the Palace Hotel, was instantly killed last night at 1040 o'clock by falling down the elevator shaft from the third floor. Just exactly how he met his death no one can tell, for as far as can be learned there were no eye-witnesses to the sad tragedy.
 The first intimation that any one had of the accident was sound like that of falling glass. There were several people in the lobby at the time and they rushed to the elevator. On looking in the shaft they saw what was ap- parently a lot of broken dishes, and it was first thought that some one of the walters had dropped tray. The elevator was at the top of the shaft on the sixth floor. Gradually, as the eyes of those who peered into the bot tom of the shaft became accustomed to the darkness, the form of man was seen. Shaughnessy lay upon his back, with his left leg resting on the iron brace that supports the framework of the shaft. The back of his head was crushed to d pulp.
 Night Clerk McDermott at once noti- fled Manager Warren of the hotel. who immediately telephoned for the ambu- lance By this time many guests and the walters and bellboys, attracted by the noise, had gathered. Nearly all
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

a habit of standing in front of the ele- vator with his back to the door when waiting for a call, was doing this on the third floor, and that without his knowing it the elevator started, and that when some one rang he stepped back into the opening. This is not plausible, for if it were true it does not account for the broken glass.
 This same elevator on another oc- casion became manageable and ran from the first floor to the top of the hotel. Some are inclined to believe that Shaughnessy was standing on the landing of the third floor, that the ele- vator started and he sprang to get in, and in doing so was caught and drag ged upward and thrown through the glass, and that not having had time to close the door his body when it struck the floor fell through the door again and down the shaft. On its face this is plausible solution, but it would be impossible for human body to be dragged between the frame of the door and the elevator, and this would have had to have been the case before Shaughnessy could have fallen through the glass.
 Detective Akergren stated that the elevator did not stop at the fourth floor as he came down, and yet Thomas Morcum, a bellboy on the fourth floor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
CHARLES SFIAUGHNESSY, Who Fell to His Death ip
 PoIace Hotel Elevator Sboft.

contract of the Northwestern for a large quantity of steel rails for delivery early next spring has again aroused interest in local railroad circles in the proposed ex- pansion of the Northwestern from Gas per, Wyo, to Ogden. Coupled with this is the fact that surveying partis are known to be in the field west of Casper. This extension has been annually discussed for ten years past In 1888 large bonus nn srN was IS a general feeling that this year will see some positive action.
 Surveys of at least three different routes are on record at the office of the Secre- tary of State and all are feasible d They persons in Ogden and those persons are in close touch with the Northwestern ,as m Ogden by the way of Ogden Canyon, and the other two, are by the way M of " Weber ets T route. All the surveys keep. well to the north of the Union Pacific in Wyoming from Casper west, following to great ex- tent the old Mormon trail from Casper to the forks of the Green River in Wyo- ming, the great divergence of the three routes west be ming at that point
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
SCHOONER'S CREW
 LOST IN A STORM
Attempt to Leave Sinking Vessel and Their Lifeboat Is
 Capsized.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The Nova Sco- tian schooner Walleda arrived to-day from Gonaives, and reports that during the height of the hurricane on November 2S, in latitude 36.22. longitude 7.3, she sighted a dismantled schooner of about TOO tons flying signals of distress. It was nearly dark at the time, and the crew could be seen on the decks gesticulating frantically for assistance. The Walleda bore down on the stranger, and got close under her lee and hailed her. They shouted that the vessel was sinking, and asked to be taken off.
 Captain Kemp told them that his boats were stove in and useless. They said they would come to the Walleda in their own boats. During this time the Walleda laid to, but found that she was rapidly drift ing to leeward, and went about on quar- ter tack, and after several tacks managed to cross the bow of the wreck and again drifted down to the leeward position. The Walleda hailed again, but got no answer. In the meantime another three-masted schooner came to her assistance and as- stunned a position to the windward of the wreck. Both of them stood by until day light. When morning broke the wreck was seen to be deserted and the boats gone. It Is supposed that the unfortunate men had attempted to lanuch their boats during the night, which capsized and all hands were lost.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

guests in the hotel heard the crash and came from their rooms alarmed.
 Shaughnessy's body was taken from the shaft and Dr. J. D. Whitney. who had been summoned, made a hasty ex- animation. He said death had been instantaneous. His neck was broken. The bottom of the shaft is of wood and the floor had been broken by the force of the impact.
 A. Akergren, employed in the hotel as private detective, came rushing on the scene a few moments after the noise had been heard. According to his statement he was the last person who saw the unfortunate man alive. He was on the sixth floor and rang for the elevator to go to the third floor. He says that Shaughnessv came up to the sixth floor and took him down to the third, where he let him off Akergren stated that he then left the elevator and turned into the hallway. As he did so he heard the noise of the fall and rushed back. The door of the ele- vator was open. The heavy plate glass above the door was broken and lay over the floor, shattered into a thousand pieces. Akergren rushed to the first floor, thinking that the elevator had | fallen.
 The most mysterious part of the sad accident, for which no one seems to be able to account, is how the glass came to be broken. The glass was in one solid piece about seven by five feet It had been completely shattered and
 broken outward, for nearly all of it
 was on the floor, showing that some
 thing had struck it. Between the top ! of the elevator door and the glass there is strong frame which would not per init of a body passing between it and the elevator. The explanation advanced by some Is that Shaughnessy, who had
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

fcials say that all their wires have been burned out and that they have no connections from their building.
 The Hardware Clubs headquarters, which were on the top floor of the Pos tai building, were ruined. Their loss is heavy.
 The Home Insurance building was one of the handsomest on Broadway and was supposed to be absolutely fireproof. Its summit was 2SO rect above the sidewalk. Leading archi- tects of the country submitted plans for it's construction.
 At 2:30 o'clock Chief Bonner went home, saying that the fire would burn itself out in a short time and that it could not spread and was practically out
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
PICQUART APPLIES
 FOR A COURT RULING
Wishes to Know Whether He Is Amenable to Military or Civil
 Jurisdiction

PARIS, Dec. 4.--Colonel Picquart. now in custody and awaiting trial on charge of having committed to his counsel docu- ments that hau come into his possession in the military department of the secret service. has applied to the court of cassa- ton. now engaged with the Dreyfus af- fair. to declare whether he is amenable to military or civil jurisdiction. His appli- cation is based on various articles in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
 Henri Rochefort, editor of the Intransi- geant, having declared in that paper that General Horace Porter, United States Ambassador to France, recently said England financed the DreyfuS syndicate with a view of dividing and weakening France. General Porter. on being shown the paper, said that Rochefort's statement was a fabrication, pure and simple.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
DEATHS OF AMERICAN
 TROOPS AT MANILA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The War Department has received the following report from General Otis of deaths in the troops in Manila:
 MANILA, Dec 4.-Following deaths since last report:
 November 24.-Otis w. Drew, private, Second Oregon, smallpox.
 November 30-Irwin J. Willet, musician. First South Dakota, dysentery; James E. Link, private, Company L, First South Dakota, dysentery; John J; Mahoney, pri- vate, Company K. First South Dakota. l.. Third Artillery, acute melancholia; Charles F. O'Donnell, musician, Company F, First Idaho, dysentery; Frank Temple, private, Company I, First California, smallpox.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

who heard the noise and who rushed to the elevator shaft immediately, de- clares that he found the door on the fourth floor open about six inches and that he closed it. The glass plate was about a sixth of an inch in thickness and it would have required heavy blow to have broken it. Akergren says when he left the elevator and turned into the hall he had barely gotten around the corner before he heard the noise of the fall, so that the time be- tween leaving the elevator and that when Shaughnessy fell to his death was hardly enough for the elevator to have got to the fourth floor, and yet the door on the fourth floor was open.
 Just how the poor man met his death
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
PERU'S POLITICAL OUTLOOK
 IS VERY THREATENING
Owing to the Obstruction Policy at Lima, Coalition Gains a
 Majority

snec,aI Cable to The Call and the New York
 Herald Copyrighted. lS9S by James Cor
 don Bennett.
 LIMA. Peru, Dec. 1.-The political out look is very threatening. Owing to the obstruction of the policy pursued coalition election.
 MT. Horlan, an attache of the United States legation, will marry Callao lady of French descent on December l4.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

The fire started in the rear of the asement of the building occupied by ogers. Peet & Co.,, clothiers, about 30 o'clock. Two policemen, standing ithin half block of Warren street, card a loud explosion and moment ter saw a thin line of smoke curling D from the side of the Rogers, Peet Co. building.
 At that time the rain was falling in
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
TWO OF THE TALL STRUCTURES IN THE PATH THE

the deck of the burning vessel, nor were there any boats struggling amid the waves, so it Is probable that the crew was rescued by the steamship, which was waiting to note the end. After steaming around the wreck twice the Dalrearli proceeded on her way.
 The steamer by the burning ship was either the Werra or the Fulda of the North German Lloyd line. Both vessels sailed in company from this port last week, bound for Havana
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
SHIP ABLAZE FROM STERN TO FOREMAST
Steamer Dalrearli, From Brazil, Re- ports the Loss of an Un-
 known Vessel.

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-The German steamer Dalrearli, from Rio de Janiero, which arrived to-day, when in latitude 3745, longitude 70.52, came alongside of ship ablaze from the stern to the fore mast, while large. yellow-funneled Ger man steamship was standing near the flaming wreck. Nobody could be seen on
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

torrents and the wind blew a gale An alarm was sent in, but before the first engine turned into Broadway Rogers, Peet & Co.'s basement was roaring furnace, with great flames bursting through the floors above and rushing utes five alarms had been sent in, bringing engine after engine to the scene.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
Seven Burned to Death.

BERLIN, Dec. 4.-Seven persons were burned to death in fire which broke out. in the hamlet of Exenthal, near Sonne- burg, Saxe- Meringen, about twelve miles northeast of Coburg.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

Continued on Second Page
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-15
Order for Hearing.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
- Redwood. IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, Sept. 7th, 1898.
In the matter OF the estate of Bernard
F. Fixsen, deceased.
Whereas, an instrument in writing, pur-.
porting to be the last will and testament OF
Bernard F. Fixsen, deceased. late of said
county, has been delivered to this Court, and;
Whereas, Elenora Fixsen has filed there
with her petition, representing among other
things, that said Bernard F. Fixsen
died in said county, on the
18th day of August, 1898, testate, and that
said petitioner is the sole executrix named In
said last will and testament. and praying
that the said instrument may be admitted
to probate, and that letters testamentary
be to her issued thereon.
It is ordered, that the proofs OF said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this Court. at the Probate Office in said cOun-
ty. on the 3Oth dav of September. A. D.
1898. at O'Clock in the afternoon, when all
persons interested may appear for, or con-
test the probate of said instrument.
And it is further ordered, that notice
of the time and place of said hearing be
given to all persons interested, by publish
ing this order, once in each week, for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing, in THE REDWOOD GAZETTE a weekly
newspaper, printed and published at Red
wood Falls, in said county.
Dated at Redwood Falls. the 7th day of
September, A. D. 1898.
BY the Court.
[sEAL] j. B. ROBINSON,
At Judge of Probate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-15
4 Order to Show CcuS

CTArE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Redwood. In Probate Court, Special
Term.
In the matter of the estate of Mary j.
Cummins, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Thomas P. Cummins. as administrator, set
ting for the amount of personal estate that
has come to his hands, and the disposition
thereof; the amount of debts outstanding
against said deceased and description of all
the real estate of which said deceased died
seized and the condition and value of the
that license be to him granted to sell all said
real estate and it appearing, by said petition
that there is not sufficient personal estate in
the hands of said administrator to pay said
debts and that 1t is necessary in order to pay
the same, to sell all of said real estate:
It is therefore ordered, that all persons
interested in said estate, appear before the
Judge of this court, on Monday. the Sd
day of October, A. D. 1898. at 10 o'clock a. m.
at the court house in Redwood Falls
in said county, then and there to show
cause Gf any there beg why license should
not be granted to said Thomas P. Cummins
prayer of said petition.
And it is further ordered. that a copy of
this order shall be published for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing
in THE REDWOOD GAZETTE a weekly news
paper printed and published at Redwood
Falls in said county
Dated at Redwood Falls the Sd day of
September, A. D. 1898.
BY the Court,
[sEALl ]. B. ROBINSON.
4-3t Judge of Probate.