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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

[ think it strengthens me. l was very
much broken down when l began to take
Pe-ru-na aud if there is anything | can
do for you l will do so with pleasure
Send for free catarrh book. Address
The Pe-ru-na Drug MFG Co., Columbus,
Ohio.
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The Emperor of Germany is collecting
playing cards. lie has examples of some
of the earliest known and specimens from
every country in the world where they are
in common use.
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The performance was for the benefit of
the Sacred Heart Church and was largely
attended. At the end of the play refresh
ments were served and dancing was in
duleed in until a late hour
Excellent music was furnished between
the acts and for the dancing by the Sacred
Heart Orchestra
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Mr.. Frank r. burden, general manager
of the Mllen and Southwestern Road, was
in the city yesterday, the guest of the Pu-
laski,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

President r. G. Erwin left yesterday
at noon in his private car for the North.
His stay in the South was longer on this
trip than usual.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

Quitman, Ga. Feb. 7.-At a meeting of
the directors OF the Merchants and Farm
ers Bank to-day, J. b. Rountree @ prom
inent young business man, was elected
president 10 succeed J. IL. Mccall who
declined reelection
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AT THE THEATER.
Vests MINISTRIES Tomorrow Might
james Young saturday.


Vests Minstrels will be the attraction
tomorrow night Among these who VIII
he seen here wish the company are Car
roll johnson. one Of the best burnt COX
comedians Of the stage Fred Warren
natural" negro comedian VINO has very
recently come to the fore in his style o.
AMUSEMENT; the Three Lukens, who form
the human trapeze; the grotesque dance
the Three MarveHes; Eddie Koran, with
the bones; David Maier bag-punch r.
Johnny Whalen and James DTvta,
dancers and baton jusglers, and the fol
lowing vocaIists: Richard j. j Sc. John
p. Rogers. Joseph Garland and Arthur
AusdelL An orchestra Of twenty piece
VIII furnish the Incidental music.
What kind Of music ought TO DE playei
during theatrical performance is qu-S-
ton that has occupide critics and mana--
ers ever since theaters were thea ers
Without going so far as 10 adopt ISes@ins 8
view. that the orchestra in The tteat [
represents TO a certain extent the cho-
rus of the ancient dram3tists, most Ieop.e
have q feeling that IL ought to have some
relation to the piece played on the stag
The music which will be found a pleas
ing incident of the production of LORD
Byron" a new play to be given at me
Theater Saturday, matinee and night by
MI James Young and his company of
players. has been most carefully COM
posed TO suit the spirit Of the verses OF
Byron aud Moore that Miss johnson, the
authorizes, has Introduced.
Mr. Edward Baxter, pianist, will give a
recital In the De Soto banquet room to-
morrow night An old pupi of List and
Of Clara Schumann, Mr.. Perry has gwen
300 concerts in the last ten years in
America He is a remarkable virtuOso,
interpreting with an equal authority the
works Of Beethoven, List and Chopin.
Mr. Perry is blind but in listening TO his
playing his infrmity is quite forgotten.
Mr. Charles d. Coburn left last night
for Tama. Ia, where he goes to accept
a position as advance agent and business
manager with lyman Bros. Stock Theat-
rical Company. Mr.. COburn is thorough
y familiar with all phases of the theat-
rical business. He is recognized as one
of the best amateur actors in the city and
was for some time manager of the Sa-
vannah Theater His new position is a
recognition of his ability as manager
and his many friends, though regretting
his departure Will congratulate him on his
good fortune and wish him all possible
success in his new position.
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IT, temperature; ~, velocity of wind
H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official
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Senator Vest b as a notebook filled with
rare examples Of congressional eloqueEce'
among which his .Hlvorite quotation to IL
lustrate mixed metaphor Is: The apple
of discord has been sown in our midst
and unless nipped in the bud IL viii pro,
duce a conhagrauon whose waves VIA
submerge this fair lasuti with anarchy"
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Era of Universal Peace.-Customer-
Have you copy Of Fifteen Decisive Bat
tlos?"
Bookseller-No; but l can give you
copy of How to BE Happy Though Mar
ried."-Chicago News.
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Thursday and Friday:
Georgia and South Carolina: Rain
Thursday; much colder and probably snow
Friday; increasing easlerly winds.
Eastern Florida: Rain Thursday; clear
ing and decidedly colder Friday; increas-
ing east 10 southeast winds
Western Florida: Rain Thursday fol-
lowed by clearing and decidedly colder;
cold wave Thursday night and Friday;
fair Friday; brisk southeasterly, shifting
to high northerly, winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature 3 .. m. 65 degrees
Minimum temperature midnight. 81 degrees
Mean temperature ............... So degrees
Normal temperature ............. "a degrees
Excess of temperature .......... 4 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Feb. l OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. 1 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS degrees
ItdlHIdlI ......''.....-.......... w men
Normal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL inch
Deficiency since Feb. l ........... .0S inch
Excess since Jan. / .............. IL inch
River Report-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta, a a. m. 18th me-
ridian time, yesterday, was 80 feet, rise
of 0.3 foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken Feb. 7, 1900 p. m.
G5th meridian time) at the same moment
of time at all stations for the Morning
News.
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Fleming Dramatic Association Gives
IA BeneGt Performances

u UtneHt FerfDTlnNECt.
shaun Aroon," an Irish drama, in three
acts. was given in the school han of the
Sacred Heart Church last night by the
Fleming Dramatic Association.
The play is typicany Irish with enough
of the tragic element to make it interest
Ing and sufficient humor to relieve the
heavy parts and keep the spectators anus
ed. 1t scored a decided hit, and the play
ers and the sentiments of the play were
repeatedly eucored.
The foli0yyiDu c the "a 81 Of characters.
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ES de .justiCla.

En- Ia edici6n del % del corriente
de nue-tro colega ell ''Boletin Mer.
cantii' aparece la siguiente noticia.
''En Ell primer vapor embarca
ran para los Estados Unidos, con
des'ino a Fort Myer, Virginia, ell
Teuiente F. M Jones y Is telegra.
fistas militares
Como qoedara muy POGO perso
nal para atender al excessive servicio
.telegrafi:o que hoy en- dia hay en-
esta isla, creemos de- justicia, mas
aun, de imperiosa nece sidad, ell lla
mamiento al servicio active de los
telegrai ,te, iusularos.
Un cuerpo facuI tativo, compe,
tentemente apto como 10 ha demos
tradr, meior que e! actual Sigma
CHrp, para el lie empeno de tales
funciones, >uf, ido como pocos en-
tempo de la domination e>pn Il ola,
y que slempre supO mantener muy
altJ 81 pre>tigio, no es possible, nj
es justo, ro es razonable, que a la
hora en- que de 81 Sc nece ite, no Sc
le utilize con la Immediate premura
que requiere un case de tanta impor
tancia.
10 espera asf ell pueblo pnerto
rriquef1o que no puede por mas item.
po soportar las deficiencies que hoy
Sc observan con el actual servicio
telegrafco
D. LOPEZ GARCIA.
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ss
Econ|.illcto
de Ia China.

- La cosa va NAL Ell Almirante
Rem ey anuncia por cable que las
fuerzas aliadas acaban de sufrir una
derrota completa en- Tientsin. Los
rusos perdieron mas de 100 hombres
con un coronel: los americanos mas
de 80; los ingleses mas de 40; ell ia
pom 58; Francia 25. ... .-,... =
De las fuerzas americans pare
clio bajo el rigpr de las balas orien
tales Ell Coronel Liscum; y han sido
gravemente heridos los capitanes
Davis y Lemly con los tenientes Blu
tier y Leonard.
La noticia naturalmente cayo en-
Washington como una bomba de di-
namita Els q mas sensational que
Sc ha recibido desde la celebre cam
pana de Santa ago. Reuni6ronse in
mediatameLte los Secretaries de des
pachos que Sc encuentran en- la ciu.
dad Eel de Estado Mr.. Hay sali6
q POGO para Casa Blanca, y sostuvo
una larga conversation, por telefono
con e. Presidente ;MacKinley, que
Sc encuentra de temporada en- Can
ton. I'll. Pfesidente ha resuelto re
gresar inmediat tSmertepara la Capt.
tai, y Sc le espera esta noche. Ma
mana habra consejo. de Secretaries.
l. Desde luego Sc propone ell go
bierno seguir la campaf1a sin decla
rar la guerra a China. Els decir que
mientras enviamos miles de soldados
bien provistos de municiones y otras
menudencias de guerra, para matac
chinos, seguimos en- paz, y las mas
9o1o p1 oo1ocf0
Lmperio.
Pero todo tiene su razon de ser.
81 gobierno pretende tener frances
todos los puertos de la China Els
to facilitara ell desembarco de las tro
pas y artefactos de guerra, que la de
clara ci6n formal harla mucho mas
diffcil. : Z.
Sc hablaba en- una seis6n ex
traordinaria del Congreso. Mas pa
rece que en- las areas nacionales hay
bastante suiciente a la disposition
del Presidente, y no sera necesario
molestar los padres de la Patria
ahora que nos estamos achicharran
do Goa una TEN mperatura de 98 gra
dos.
Yen cuanto las perdidas ame.
rlcanas de tlen Tsln, comparadas
con las perdida as de Santiago, dan
un resultado desconsolador En-
aquella campaf1a perecieron el 1 33
por ciento;S-y fueron herdos ell ~7793
por ciento; tooa de muertos heri'
dos 1858, sea el 8 26 per ciento.
En- Tien Tsin, q juzgar per la esta
d1>tica Eecha en- el departam G, to
de la guerra, de donde II amos es
tas rotas, las bajas per muertos y
beridos hacen un 25 por cionta com
pleto.
Ell CoRREsPoNsAL
Washington, II de Julio
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Ano K, MIN. 3498
San Juan Puerto Rico, Lime
Entered at the Post Office at San Juan, e E


La prensa de esta ciudad Sc ha
ocupado en- estos dias de un xidilio,
cuyo orfgen es debido Ia guerra
hispano-americana.
El doctor Jos 6 Wilson, despe
cho de las consejas y amonestacio
nes de sus padres, Sc alisto como vo
untario en- ell ejercito americana,
cuando ell rompimiento con Espaf1a
oblig6 a los Estados Unidos a for
mar eunos cuantos banderines. de
enganche. Debido su tftulo profe
sional pronto Sc vic ell DR. Wilson
trasladadO al departamento de ciru
janos y destinado para ocupar un
puesto como tai en- ell cuerpo de ejer
cito que, a las ordenes del general
Miles, Sc disponfa a invadir a Puer
to Rico
Aquf interrumpe su curse nues.
ira historic y no sabemos mas de la
vida de Mr. Wilson hasta su apart
cion en- San Juan como heroe de.
sidilios que nos cuentan los papeles
de por aca en- estos terminus:
<Unas de las primeras amigas
que 81 (el doctor) Eizo fue la sef1ori.
ia Carmen Iriarte bella joven de %
amos, hija de un rico banquero de
San Juan. Ha sido un case de amor
q primera vista, por ambas parties;
y a pesar de que ninguno de ellos
entendfa el idioma del otro, encontra
ron medios de comunicarse sus sen
timientos, y al retorno al hogar Ell
DR. Wilson venfa con la promesa de
la se1orita de que podfa pedir su ma
no tan pronto como estuviese en-
disposition de proporcionar TN ho
gar para ambos,
xDe entonces aca ell doctor ha
prosperado gracias al aliento que le
infundian las que 81 llama elias mas
dulces cuitas de amor> La senorita
Iriarte La aprendido ingles suficien-
te para escribirle La joven puerto
rriquena abandona su posicion social
y una lujosa casa en- ell pals nativo
para ven:: a ser la esposa de un doc
tor americaro del campo; pero ella
dice que 10 sabe y esta contenta con
10 que hace.,
Ell DR. Wilson Carmelita no son
los primeros que han dado una prue
ba testifical del <amor mudo,en Pto.
Rico despues de la invasion; y, crea
me la gentil pareja, procurad con-
servaros sin conocer cada uno mas
que su propio idioma, medic infali-
bic de asegurar la felicidad conyu-
gal, que les deseo ardientemente,
por toda la vida
Los filipinos, enterados sin duda
del procedimiento tardo y penoso
con arreglo al cual Sc esta hacienda
ell canje en- Pto Rico, parece han de
cidido anjear los pesos mexicanos
ell circulation, sin necesidad de la
ayuda del Gobierno. En- efecto, la
gran circu 'aci6n de la plata di6 una
oportunidad a los epres estidigitado-
RESI-, y los cunos- del sol fueron cam
biados por arte de xbirlibirloque> en-
lucientes dollars, ocupaci6n que so.
% representaba una m6dica ganan
cia de 1OO,cts. en- cada peso, pues la
plata americana tiene doble valor en-
ell mercado filipino, que la mexica
ma. Satisfechos del exito de sus D.
peraciones los empresarios de este
negocio acordaron tambien aumen
tar ell numero de billetes de pesos
y transforma ndo ,sabe Dios cue pa
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DURLACH Y SPRINGER


pei. en- tiras de color de. chocolate
con sus corrientes, marcas y mime
ros culmiuaron con exito su obra
Los negocios del etrust filipino,
marchaban vientc Ell popa, pero Sc
le ocurri6 a 10 Sc quien. encontrar
un eana>to lleno de- pesos y billates
fals os, y el presidente y eli vice del
trust, un filipino y un chino, fue
ron a dar con sus costillas y con el
canasto [vac1o?] a manos de la justi
cia.
La inesperada quiebra, a., decir
de los aiarios americanos, perjudica
grandemente a muchos europeos y
americanos, interesados en- Ell nego
clio.
ODON MARCIAL
Washington on D. G Julio 10 1900.
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Diarao absolut taf1eats nnpareia ss1|
Idnes1 1yU4 0fcna San Frarts
nNn3 s60no matter SOO=
DURLAcH ! SPRINGER

nVltan cordialmente todes
permanencia Nev-Yok.
Les 0recen de cualque nome
nco puedan peramente
los - W los de Ia la Tndr&n mucho guso recbr
Pealdo ds nforne correspondence rba Immediate aenn
Los pdos pron odas
Sc nos hagaQftsndsan nuestro mayor cuidado -
DURLACH Y SPRINGER, ..
drectos de las fabcas de Estaaos
Vnoo Concentrates Comion de Importation exportaci6n
Direction New-Y6k Direction en- Puerto-Rico
II MADEN LANE-N. Y. CRY 81 FoRTALEzA ST.
.. U.s. A. JWNn
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Farmacia de zengotita
Santurce, fantea al Institute

En- esta nu eva ofciua de Farma'
cia, Sc encuentra UNI complete surt'.
dig de drogas, productos' qufmicos y
farmaceuticos patentizados naciona'
les y extranjefos y toda clase de ar
t1culos anexos q la profession.
Esmero en- ell despacho de las
prescripciones facultativas. Equi'
dad en- los preeios.
Sc despacn an formulas de Soco.
rros Mutuos.
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& principe imperial
de Alennunid.

=
Despues de las grandes fiestas
celebradas con motivo de la declara
cj6n de su mayorfa de eds d, el prfn-
cfpe imperial de Alemania vueMea
sus ocupaciones, al trabajo y al ess
tudio. =. !
Incorporate al primer regimen
TO de infanterfa de la Guardia,.e lei
principe completara su aprendizaje
de las armas.
Despues seguira durante dos
amos los cursos de la Universidad de
Bonn, en- la cual fue estudiante su
padre.
No es este todo; ell Kromprintz
aprender& tambien un oficio manual,
el de tip6grafo, que ell Emperador
habfa tambien ejercido antes queSel
de Soberano. ~... ........ ]
En- la familia de los HohenzO
llern es una tradici6n de honor que
cada principe aprenda un oficio. Da
h ia la tradicion del siglo XVIII, de,
los tiempos en- que Alemania copia
,ba las modas de Francia, y en- ella Sc
pnede reconocer la Influenza de las
obras de Rousseau ~
Sabido es que el flosofo gine
brino hizo aprender a su <Emilio, el
oficio de ebanista. Empapadas en-
las teOrfas de r usseau Ia nobleza Y
la burgue>fa francesa, casi todos los
contemporaries del i|ustre escritor
apfendieron ofcios, comenzando por
Luis XVI, que en- Versailles hat Ia
trabajos de reloje1fa
La moia Sc extendio Alema-
Liza Y Ell la fami.ia dc los Hohenzo
llern fu6 conservada como tradicion
honro>a, cumplida por todos sus
principles.
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DESPACH
g|:!ral. de hegocios
Landr6n N alter y Ahedo.
tag TETUAN, l, ALTOS ST
San Juan de Puerto Rico.
Telefono no 1873

Asuntos judiciales y administra.
tivos, gestiones ante los Tribunales
de Justicia, ofcinas del Estado y del
Municipio, compra venta de fincas
urbanas y rdsticas, acc:on les Bapcos
Agrfcolas, Espanol y Popular. Sc
agencian prestamos 6 hipotecas. Sc
descuentan documentos. Sc ccbrar
cuentas. Sc hacen tr abajos en- in
giles. Hay abogados norteamerica :
nos y del pals.
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Sc q allquila

Ell piso principal de la casa no
aqua comod idades excelentos.
W <San il qsto -, daran raz6n.
S 1915
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DOCTOR r RUIZ ARNAU

Consultorio en- San Juan; Forta-
leza S3.-De2 "A. =. -
Para llamami6ntos desde Ia Ca.
,ital, dirigirse a Ia calfe de la Forta.
'eza n1mero 80, consultorio del eau
yilie M6tuo>, cualquier hors del
iia s de- In Mocha r
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.Solares..

En- Santurce. Sc vendensola-
res a precios m6dieos EN- moneda
provincial.
Infornaaran Tetuan 81
a-1O-2
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J Marco Bayona

- FORTALEZA No Al ~
\t;F,NTE de aduana> y corr
y - de buques REpRESE,\
IAN IF. dc la casa c. del Pi,oy (a
c ,.,r,O> de vi, os en- Jerez d.
J. ,,,,i 80. y AGENTE d,l <Anua,it
"a !ilil}lrre iulOSs
.\GENTE de una reputada "a
n A .niericana, .de 5, los dc g.
Sc VENDE
La casa hume 70 de la calle
de la Fot taleza para informes San
Fra ci:, O For n A
IA 12-1f.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-09-13
MEXICO FREE STREET FAIR.
-Four Days, Commencing Tuesday,
Oct. 9, and Closing Friday,
Oct. II.
LIBERAL PREMIUMS OFFERED
The Display of Farm Products, Horses
Cattle. Hogs and Sheep VIII be
Fine-The Premium List.
Rules and Regulations.

Every article or animal shall be under the
control Of the Board Of Directors, but the
Association will under no circumstances be
responsible for any loss or damage that may
occur.
No entrance fee will be charged in any do
pnrtment.
Competition open to Audrain and adioin-
ing counties.
No games of chance or gambling devices
will be allowed.
All objections TO Judges must be made in
writing TO the president. LIlH
Care Will be taken to select competent and
disinterested Judges, but II any objection Is
made to Judges selected said objection must
DO In writing and submitted to the president.
Absolutely no appeal from decision OF Judges
All votes Of judges shall be by ballot. The
animal or article receiving the highest mum
Der Of votes shall be awarded the premium.
Each premium shall be voted for separate
iy.
All awarding committees shall consist Of
the Judges chosen by the Board Of Directors.
When a premium shall " rewarded public
proclamation shall be made Of II by the mar
shall.
Any disrespect shown towards the judges
by any exhibitor, or by his or her agent, be
cause Of their award shall forever debar the
party from an exhibition until he shall have
made satisfactory apology.
All entries must be made BY numbers.
For information call on or address
=. H. CARTER,
Secretary Mexico Street Fair.
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ROWENA ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RowENA, Mo. Sept. 11.-Hauling
coal and cutting corn is the order OF
the day in this vicinity among the
farmers.
Ed Holloway, Of Moberly, was the
guests Of his sons here last week.
Miss Susie Holloway left here Mon
day to attend the Daughters College
In Fulton.
Marshall Faddis, one Of our young
men, is attending school at Centralia
this season.
Robert Peck shipped a car load Of
hogs TO st. Louis Thursday night.
Some OF our people have been at
tending ~protracted meeting at Mid
way.
III. Walker is feeding an extra
bunch Of mules for the market.
Mr.. TulI, an aged citizen, was laid
to rest in Maple Grove cemetery;
his bereaved relatives and friends
have sympathy.
G.. A. Gof purchased 100 acres of
from Mr.. Grafford for 1880.
Mrs. Albert Turner had the mis-
fortune to stick q nail in her foot, and
1t 10 very sore.
Curren Crews and wite,of st. Louis,
visited the family of j. j. Walker
Tuesday.
Smith Dawson attended church here
Sunday.
The members of Bethlehem church
met last Saturday and chose Rev.
RInes as pastor for the ensuing year.
John Harrison has q new surrey.
Robert Peck shipped out q q load
Of sheep last Wednesday.
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THE IUCK1Es SAFE.
Mas May Lewis Lett La Porte, Texas,
Just In Time to Escape the Storm
There, But Was in Houston.

Harry Il. Luckie, formerly Of this
city telegraphed to ]. B. Graham.
from Houston, Tex, that he was not
injured In the cyclone there. He
also stated that John and VIII Luckie
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luckis and Olar-
ence Mcintyre were safe.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Morris and Miss
May Lewis we're also In Houston, but
nothing has been heard OF them In this
city. For that reason it Is thought
that they are all right.
Miss Lewis, who had been visiting
Mise Maude Mccoy at La Porte, left
that place for Houston but q few DAYS
before the cyclone, which completely
destroyed La Porte.
Hon. Q, y. CLARK, OF this city, was
IN Galveston during the great storm
OF 1872 and says that the sight was
terrible,
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laway and Boone counties have inter

laway and Boone counties have inter
ested themselves in making II SO.
The speakers of the day will be:
Hon. James A. Reed, Democratic
Mayor Of Kansas City.
Eon. Champ CLARK, Democratic
nj minee for Congress from this dis.
tgict.
Hon. Sam B. Cook, Democratic
nominee for Secretary of State.
Hon. Rhodes CLAY, Democratic
nominee for Representative.
The committees In charge OF the
picnic r composed as follows:
ON PROCURING SPEAKERS.
8. o. Groves. VIM. VIvion.
]. T. Crews. j. r. Brown.
ON RECEPTION
Hiram Threlkeld. VIM. Harrison.
3. D.. Harrison. Reed Burk.
q. d. Rick. W. Il. Brown.
ON AMUsEMENTs.
I'D Morris. o. H. Crockett.
John Adair. O. 8. Harrison.
ON PRIVILEGES.
Judge ]. u. Sims. ]. R. Brown.
8. O. Groves. ]. T. Crews.
ON ARRANGEMENTS.
g. q. Brown. j. B. Woolery.
D. K. Crockett. w. Fl. Blythe.
8. o. Groves. e. J. Sims.
j. Hord Davis
SPECIAL POLICE.
Jesse Carter. VIM. Blythe.
Sam Oraighead. O. II. Crockett.
Irwin Holman. W. A. Wayne
Harry Patton. J.S. Brown.
Jack Woolery. James Groves.
Gillis Wilson. Ben Brown.
Bob Brown. Il. D. Risk.
w, A, Wayne. Secretary,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-09-13


At 1878 o'clock Tuesday night the
second section of west bound Wabash
freight train, No. 95, crushed into the
rear end OF the fret section and
wrecked a caboose and 4 freight
cars OF the fret section. The accident
occurred In the Wabash yards In this
city between the CLARK avenue bridge
and the Jefferson street crossing.
No n was seriously hurt. A
brakeman with the fret section was
bruised quite q little and was sent to
the Wabash Hospital at Moberly.
The engine of the second section,
No. 95, was dismantled and consid-
erably damaged. The engineer Of this
engine says that his air brake did not
work. he says that be remained with
his engine. II be did he had q marrow
escape, as the caboose OF the train
into which he run passed almost en-
tirely over his engine, No. lib, carry
ing away all of the upper works and
the cab.