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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-11-25
sHERIFFs SALE.

James Warren
Mary A. Drrmmond.
inthe Circuit Court OF Lafayette County. Al
Lexington, Mo, In Nacatson.
BY virtue OF an execution issued from the
once OF the clerk Of the circuit court ofia.
fayette county. IN the above entitled cause, 10
md directed, returuablc To the December term
OF aid court l, John A.. Fnlkerson, 5heriff Of
said county, viii. on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1894.
between thh hours VI , O'Clock In the fore
noon aud , o'clock In tho afternoon OF said
day, II the north front door OF the court
house. In the city OF Lexington. during the
session OF said circuit court Of said county,
otter for sale and sell. TO the highest and besi
bidder. for cash In hand. NIL the right, it'll
aud interest Of said defendant, Mary A.
Drummond, in and 10 the following described
real estate, situate In Lafayette county, Mis-.
souri,, tO-wit: Al OF a certain strip or parceI
OF land situated in section thirteen isl, town
ship forty-nlne 1897. range twenty-seyen [E3,
in Lafayette county Missouri. described a.
follows; Beginning at a point In the section
line between the said section thirteen 1871 and
section twelve Ll2l, In said township and
range. where said section lntersects the north,
west aide Of the right-of-waS of the Kansa,
City, 81. Louis 4 CnicaRo Railroad Co. In
town OF MAYHEM, Missouri thence west ou
west corner of waterhaus and Ridings' nddi
ton to May view, Missouri; thence south sixty
four i6tl feet and eight lsI inches 10 the NORTH
line Of Long street, la said town OF Mayhem
Missouri; thence east along the north line OF
said Long street to the northwest side OF TN
above described rieht-of-way of said railroad
thence Ia a northeasterly direction alonn
northwest si1e OF said right-of-way to thu
place OF beginning saving and excepting q
piece of ground on OF the east end OF ths
above described strip, and havina a frontage
Of thirty 1901 feet on said Long street, ant
which was conveyed BY MARY A. DrummOnt
10 Francis Z. Pool BY deed recorded IN boob
lil, page ~, OF records of deeds OF Lafayette
county, Missouri, and according to plats o
the town Of sMayview. Missouri, and OF saIs
righl-uf-way OF said railroad on file In th,
proper Offices of Lafayette county. Missouri.
Given under my hand this, the 3lst day o.
October. ls99.
JOHN A. F~ULKRRsON, sherIn.
Lexington, Mo-, Noyembert Il4td
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THE BURLINGTON ROUTE
A coon RkILROAp.

East-bOund from the Missouri River TO
st. Louis, Chicago, it runs the finest
trains, wide-vestibuled. Pintsch lighted
throughout, with the Burlingtcn's cele-
brsted free chair cars, dining cars, Pull
man sleepen.
North-bouDd: two daily trains, per-
fectly equipped. to Omaha, Sioux City,
st. Paul.
Northwest: from fifty TO five hundred
miles saved from the Missouri River to
the Northwest by the great time saver
the Billings Route.
West: from the Missouri River to
Colorado and beyond, two great trains
daily.
1900 miles of standard railroad. The
pioneer in courteous treatment Of trav.
elers.
The main Travelled ~road-evev tickel
agent has tickets reading over tbs
Great Burlington Route.
J. c. BRAMHALL, L. W. WAKELY,
Tray. Pass Agt., Gen'l Pais'r ACT,
ss Main Street. St. Louis, No
Kansas City, No.
HOWARD ELLIOTT;
General Manager,
St Joseph, Nc
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surprise them and THIS could only be
accomplished by approaching from the
side which was deemed impossible OF
ascent The march was Difficult, and
the approach 10 the camp was PEI.
formed In the night 1t was reached
in the early morning and at once at
tackled The bandits largely outnum-
bered the Americans aud were fighting
from behind cover. For two hours
there was a very desperate engagement
and only the pluck and yalor OF the
American soldiers enabled them TO
secure the victory. The number Of
bandits killed largely exceeded the
American force while there was no
means OF as~certainlng the number OF
wounded Finally those who could
get away escaped, leaving all their
property behind them. The village
was destroyed as was the property
that could not be earted away. The
men had climbed a mountain side at
night; they fought without their
breakfasts against superior odds and
upon an almost unknown ground
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VERDICT FOR MRS. HILLMoE,
Famous kansas Insurance Suit Decided
Against the Companies, Who Must Pay
Judgment and Costs Of $4,000.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 90.-After
having been out ten hours the jury in
the Hillmon insurance case returned a
verdict for Mrs Sallie E. Hillmon-
Smith, the plaintiff, who was awarded
SIS, la OF this So, O6s was against the
Mutual Life, Of New York and Sill, 054
against the Connecticut Mutual The
insurance companies. according TO the
verdict, arc to pay the costs Of the 30
years litigation. which are said to
reach 500, 900.
Judge George J.. Barker, leading
council for the insurance companies,
stated that the case would be appealed
to the United States supreme court
and that II could be taken there direct
History Of tho Noted Case.
John W. Hllmon was q farmer and stock
raiser near Tonganoxie when he piarried Sallie
E. Quinn in October, 1879 On March q, is7p.
Hillmon was reported 70 have shot and killed
himself by accident near Medicine Lodge.
Shortly after his marriage he had taken out
policies for $4,000 In the New York Life Insur-
ance company, for 10000 In the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance company and for 5000
Ia the Mutual Life Insurance company Of G
York. The insurance companies claimed TO
have information that the body was not that OF
Hillmon, but that Of Adolph Walters. Of Fort
Madison, Ia Their theory was that Hnlmon
had murdered Walters and intended 10 rob them
by collecting his own life insurance.
The case has been In the courts % years and
has been tried before six federal Judges. Foster,
Brewer, Shiras. Thomas, Williams aud Hook.
A verdict was reached only once-in the third
trial before Judge Shlras. This was In favor Of
Mrs. Hnlmon. but the verdict was set aside By
the supreme court and the case sont back for
trial because Of the admission Of Improper evil
denoe. Mrs. Hillmon had . majority OF The Jury
In each trial and Ut the one before this last the
Jury was II 10 / In her favor.
Mrs. Hllmon married a travelling salesman.
Smith, eight years ago. Her home Is In Leaycn-
nash
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BANDIT VILLAGE BURNED.
Capt. Byrns Tells Of = Daring Venture 81
Night by American soldiers on
the Island OF Negros.

Washington, Nov. 2l.-The war de-
partment has made public a report
OF Capt B. +. Byrne, Sixth infantry,
giving an account OF the attack and
destruction Of a bandit village in the
La Carlotta district, island OF Negros,
last July. The account Is a very inter
esting chapter OF the American occupa-
ton OF the Philippines. This band Of
marauders was ~intrenched In the fast
nesses OF the mountains They were
well organized aud armed. Ali precau-
lions had been made against an attack.
On all sides which II was supposed
could be reached BY troops the camp
was guarded by block houses. Capt.
Byrne with something over 100 men
went out to destroy this bandit camp.
He was aware that 1t was necessary TO
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REPORT ON AGRICULTURE.
Secretary Wilson, In His Forthcoming Mss-
sage. WIN show . Wonderful Progress
In His Department for the Year.

Washington. Nov. a0.-The FORTH
coming annual report of the secretary
Of agriculture, which is nearly ready
for transmission to the president viii
show a wonderful progress for this de-
partment during the year. The duties
Of the department have been broadened
under the present administration and
new fields have been occupied which
have never heretofore been touched by
the government Several Of the lines
Of new work and new Investigations
undertaken by Secretary Wilson have
proved extremely popular; the results
attained are OF practical value to farm
ers, breeders aud fruit growers. Much
work has also been started which will
require years to complete, as certain
Investigations and experiments neces-
sarily occupy a long period before def
mite results car be attained.
The department has had seed gath
erers and explorers" In every quarter
Of the globe, and the narration OF their
investigation forms highly interesting
reading. Their reports indicate that
there is a vast amount yet TO learn
about the worlds products and plants
One agent in the arid regions OF
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ARMoRKD TRAIN WRECKED.
Beers Plan and Execute Anesher Disaster
to the British. and TOO soldiers
Are Missing.

Lordon. Nov. iS-The wal Office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Butler:
CApcrowB. THURSDAY. Nov if-HAvereoeived
frum Hndeyard. Pie~termautEbure, a telegram
dated November Is Of which The following is
the purport;
me onheers commanding the troops at Est
court reports. 81 midday. that an armored train
let Estcourt this morning with a company Of
the Dublin f~asiliers ard a company Of the Dur
ban volunteers North Of frere they eacoun-
tered a party OF Beers and began 10 withdraw
wniie retiring some OF the trucks were derailed
The Dublins turned out and advanced towards
the enemy. while the rest Of The train appears
70 have returned without them 10 Esioourt
The Onioer commanding the troops reports
that he was sending mountcd troops In order 10
cOver their withdrawal but that about 100 are
missing
The earliest accounts Of this affair
differ in details, but Il Is evident that
the train was suddenly fired upon be-
tween Estcourt aud Colenso, and prob
ably derailed. The trains gun was
disabled, according 20 one account,
and the men were forced into a hard
ighL in which there were serious
losses in killed and wounded, and pos
sibly prisoners as well. 1t was a good
Boer trap, and the British force was
apparently surprised. Esteourt has
already been REINFORCED, and II Is not
likely that the Beers will attempt to
invest il Among the prisoners is
Lieut. winstonrC Churchill. son of Lady
Randolph Churchill
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, John Il. Proctor and Rebecca N.
Proctor. his wife. by their certain deed Of trust,
dated April 0. lSas, duly acknowledged and
recorded In the recorders Office for Lafayette
county, Missouri. IN book number llh, ~ page
So, conveyed 10 the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate, situate, lying
aud being In the county OF Lafayette. In the
state OF Missouri, to-witi Lot number one al.
In block number ten no.. In he town ~
Lisbon. nov Napoleon. rs per plat Of said
town. now on nlU IN the Office OF the recorder
OF deeds for said county Of LafaJ ettc, which
said deed OF trust va given 10 scoure the
payment OF n certain promisaory note therein
described, and said prOmissory note Is now
past n and unpaid. and default has been
made Ia the payment oi said pnoml@sory not
now. therefore, notice n hereby given that NJ
the request 0f the legal holder Of said prom
lssory note. aud by virtue Of the provisions In
said deed Of trust made and provided. I Will,
IN accordance with the provisions IN said dcnl
Of trust, sell the above described real estate,
nj public vcnduc. 10 the highest bidder Tor
cash. NJ the court house door, IN the city OF
Lexington. Lafayette county, Missouri. on
SATURDAY. DECEMBER .. Ism.
between the hours Of Q o'clock In the forenoon
aud S o'clock In the afternoon Of that day. fni
the purpose OF rayinR said debt. the costs and
expenses OF executing this trust.
Novemhar 2 isA
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION,

SIATk Of MISSOURI,
County OF Lafayette. is
In the Circuit Court. December term, 1899.
Robeft d. Bledsoe, Plaintiff,
vs..
Clarence @. w~orthington, Defendant.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff. By his
attorney aud hles his petition bond and
af1davit In attachment. alleging, among other
things, that defendant Is a nonresident OF the
state Of Missouri: WI reupon II u ordered by
the clerk In vacation hat said defendant be
notined by publication that plaintiff has COM
menced a suit against him in this court, the
Object ana general nature OF which Is 10
recover a Judgment upon a contract for the
sum OF -Four Hundred Sixteen and O7 100
DOLLARS tsl6JOI, and that unless the said de.
ienlant De and appeal ut this court, at the
neAt Term thereof, to be begun and holden al
the court house. In the city OF Lexington.
next and on or before the third day OF said
term. u the term shall so long ~cOutinue-and
II not. then on or before the last day OF snld
crtn-an answer or plead 10 the petition In
said cause. the same will be taken AZ con
lessed, and Judgment will be rendered ao.
And u Is further ordered tina, a CODY ne, eoi
be published. according 10 law, In the Lex,
ihRton l~nielilgencer, a newspaper published
m sald county Of Lafayette. for four weeks
successiVely, published AZ least unce a week,
the iast Insertion 70 be at least fifteen DAYS
before the first day OF said next December
lrrm Of this court
A true copy. Attest
J.H CAMPBELL, Circuit CLERK.
les Dullng. Attorney for Plaintiff. lO.1i.tl
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ONLY A FAMILY AFFAIR.
German Papers Attrtbate No Political Sig
niacanee TO the Empsrors visit 10 the
Qusen-LOndoa Press Ealakistie

Windsor, Nov. 2L.-The emperor and
empress Of Germany and their party
arrived here at las ?. m They we're
received by the prince Of Wales duke
of Cambridge and the duke Of York. all
wearing German uniforms There was
tremendous cheering in the streets as
the imperial party drove to the castle,
where they m received by Queen
Victoria at 2:O5 p IN.
The British newspapers all publish
an eulogistic welcome TO the emperor
Gnd empress of Germany and are SIREN
uously ~endeavoring to make political
capital out Of the visit This view.
however, is opposed by the comment of
to-day's German papers which insist
that the trip of his majesty is purely a
family affair and has no political sig
.nifeance whatever.
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KANSAS CITY
JOURNAL

Has led the metropolitan dallies OF
the great southwest iof ttAiS NV
wears. In this section u Is suptcne.
In iSaa II will be brighter n better
man eve before. More new, attractive
feaines. more national and foreign
news: more news from Kansas, Okla
homa Missouri, Nebraska and the
sonthwest. Bright aud well selected
miscellany. Latest sporting news. Az
The news that is worth printing. The
circulation OF the Journal now exceeds
lOJO0O daily. The company wants 70
double II this year. Are you a sub
scriberg II not nov Is q good uule W
begin.
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HEAVY Loss ON APPLES.
Chicago Commission Men oat 100000
Through the Warm Weather In oeto-
Der spelling the Fruit

Chicago, Nov. s0-South Water street
commission men mourn 500, 900 loss in
apples Three weeks Of exceptionally
warm weather in October, when the
a of the winter stock vas shipped
by Michigan, New York and Indiana
growers cooked" the majority Of the
eonsignments so badly that even cold
storage could not a ' them from de-
cay. The national loss on apples alone,
due to the summer weather which pre-
vailed between October 10 and Novem-
Der 10 will run past the 81, 900, 600 mark.
Shipments to England and continental
ports, they say, turned out so badly
that in many cases consignments did
not net the freight charges from or
chard to wharf.
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Algeria foune spcctes OF grasses and
forage plants which are proving OF
great value to The southwestern part
Of the United States, where soil and
climatic conditions are similar to the
arid countries Of the old world
The plant Introduction Of last year
which may prove Of millions of dollars
value TO western stock raisers is the
Tarkestan alfalfa During the severe
blizzard OF las, winter nearly all the
common alfalfa Of the central west
where this plant isthe principal forage
crop, was killed, while the Turkestan
variety Is found to have perfectly with
stood this weather thus proving its
great hardness
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TRUSTEES SALE.

his deed Of trust. dated Aug. 10, lH9I. rrroriei
in recruiters ofhce Tor Lafayette county, No (,
IN book lii. at page -, conveyed 70 the under,
signed, as trustee, the follow ing described real
estate, situatcin said Lafayette county, 10 wit
snip ~, rnnge n, In trust 10 secure the pay.
ment Of the notes In said deed described,
ana whereas. default having been made in
tne payment OF one OF said notes, I will, AT the
request OF the legal hulder Of said note. sell
cash' ~ the front door Of the court house, In
ne CITY OF Lexington, Lafayette county,
SATURDAY. the 2sth day OF NOVEMBER,
lsp, between ga m. aud 5 p. m. the property
above described for the purpose OF srtisf,ine
said dobt and the expense of executing eaid
trust. 10. IRsIfRITR Tfrna,a
Lexington, Mo-, Nov. 9th. inM, ii-tld
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TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas. Joshua Clay, and Julia Clay, his
wife, by their certain deed OF trust, dated tho
1911 day Of ny, i&9, and recorded IN the Office
Of the recorder Of deeds FOR Lafayette county,
Missouri, In book itd, at page $50. conveyed 10
the undersigned, Ms trustee. the following
described real estate, situate IN Lafayette
county. state Of Missouri, tOwit. Lot mum.
bered thirteen as, IN block numbctcd sixty.
eight tesl, Of the first addition " the city Of
Lexington. % secure the payment of the
tho Interest thereon; and whereas default has
been made In the payment Of eaid note and
interest thereon. now, therefore, l. the said
of said note. will on
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LANDED AT zAMBoANGA.
Commander Of the Ossttae Now Occupies
an Important rise. on the island OF
Mindanao-H M, Force Too small

Manila, Nov. . l-rhe cruiser Balti-
more starts from Lingayen to-day, and
Rear Admiral Watson purposes TO send
another TO Natigain II the gunboat
Helena, which Is overdne. has not re-
turned to Llngayen. Sailors from the
gunboat Csstine Socupy zamSoanga on
the southwest extremity Of the island
Of Mindanao- The business men.
chiefly Chinese rcQaested Commander
$ W. Very. Of the Castine, 10 take
possession Of the placA and protect
them from the Insurgents
Commander very landed a naval force
and. although D. "details have been re-
eeived. il appear he found that he had
a large contract on hand and tele-
graphed TO Ger. otis requesting the
presence Of troops But one are
available. sxcupi ly withdrawing part
Of the force irou one Of the neighbour
ing Islands temporarily. The original
plan was 10 have Brig. Gen Alfred b
Bates establish the headquarters OF
the governOrsaip of the Mohammedan
islands their when the new regiments
arrived. II viii BE- carried out later,
when Gen. Bates returns from his trip
10 the southern islands He has been
visiting she gsrrisons Of Jolo, Siassi
and BonSaoa
The trendliness Of the Moras for the
Americans is increasing under Gen.
Bates diplomatic administration.
Gen Bates is now on board the York
town. bond on amonth's trip TO Bala-
hae and Borneo. % observe the meth
DDS followed BY the British in the gov
eminent II the MohammedanS
The acquisition Of Zamboanga at
this time Is of great Importance from a
military point Of view. 1t is the prin-
eipal city Of Mindanao and dominates
the entire southern half Of that island,
which Is second in Importance only to
LuzCn- II has q population Of nearly
2eo people and is well fortified, 50
that a small garrison of troops could
hold it indefinitely against native at
taekS In addition il IS a naval sta
ton, where the Spaniards used to rem
dezvous their ships in the southern
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THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
60 via the Chicago and Alton Railroad,
the Short Line and Best Route.

REDUCED ROUND TRIP RATES NOW
IN EFFECT.
All OF the large hotels at Hot Springs
are now open. In addition TO these are
three hundred boarding houses proyId.
ing accommodations at reasonable rates.
iiot Springs, Arkansas, is the only
health and pleasure resort under direct
Government control. The curative
properties OF the Hot Waters are
youehed for by the Surgeon General Of
the United states. Send for rats. illus.
trated descriptive matter and complete
particulars.
IL. G. sTIDHkM. Agent.
Tel. No. 80. HigginSville No
JAMES CHARLTON, q. p. ST. A.
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READ THIS.
TINE TABLE.

Trains will pass Lexington Junction ON
the Wabash as follows,
Going sast-No. 70. local freight, s:2Oa.
mi No. 2, Eastern Express, 1l:lO a. M;
No. u. Eastern Express. 1905 p, m No.
0, Mall and Express, 7,t5 D. m; No. 4.
Atlantic Express. 1901 p. m.
Going west-No. 7, Mail and Express
e'@s. mi No. 70, Kansas City Aocomods.
tl0n, 6;02 q. N.
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chicago Nov. sL-Three year.old
texas shorthorn cattle sold for "a :, n,
,ne stock yards yesterday. This is ,ba
highest price paid for Texas cattls
since 1852. Western range Ill
brought s1.7o yesterday, the higbss,
price since 1884. inquest
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UreAieat Dol Knnann rIl,.. nL

CT NAnSas City, NO., Nov. 2L.-K9n,,,
ol1y has In its numerous elevator, nnd
m,llS no less than 5000, 900 busbs,s =,
,ore eIS Never before In the city's his.
aory has 30 large a quantity Of I'm,
grain been stored here. '""'
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTnrp.

Letters Of administration ON the estate nj
HERMAN y. Twonte, docoaRcd. were GRANTED
70 NE undersigned on tho 10Th day OF Uctober
w. ny ne probate court " Lafayette county
Az persons having claims nRalnst sald
es.lte hfc required 10 exhibit them FOR allow
ance 70 the administrator within ono ,ear
aiter The date Of said letters or they may he
pIeciuded nun any benefit OF such ostafe.
nhu " SUCH claims be not exhibited within lwo
forever barred. ""'p
This 18th day Of October, fsn0.
mo... j. H. CHARLES KhONBHAOF.
S Administrator,
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write to VIM. II. Tayloe, A. a. p. A.
usne'1 ny, LouisvIlle, KY, or !. O.
oesrn' Jtp NJ W. p. A., Southern p,v
HhleaEo, Illinois, for COPY Of uaams,
booklet. LAM oithe sky"
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER .. lspa.

at the court house door, in the city OF Lex
ington. Ia the county OF Lafayette aforesaid,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock In the fore
noon and ave o'clock In the AFTERNOON Of that
day, SILL publicly at auction, TO the highest
Lidder, for cash, the real estate above dess
crfhed for the purpose OF satisfying said debt
and Interest and costs Of executing this trust
U. PHRTZING, Trustee.
Lexington. No, November II. 1850. lstd
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters OF administrator on tho e.tn,a ~
susan ". Ale1ander, deceased, were granted
70 the undersigned on the 9Th day of Oc-
eoDer, lE., by the probate court Of Lafayette
AN persons having claims against said estate,
are required 10 exhibit them Tor ~aIlnwanoe M
lne administrator within one year after Inc
aate OF said letters or they may be precluded
rom any benefit u such estate; Andl II such
Vhiins DC not ethihited within two years from
barred. ""' " 'Ni0'e'
This 2lih day OF October, 1870.
49,. q. II. ALEXANDER,
'V<op Administrator.