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A GREAT REPrBLICAN VICTORY.
yioe-Chairmsn PAYNE Says Mckinley win Get
Over 900 Electoral Votes.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2s,-Chairman Hanna md
Vice-Chairnlan Payne are now confident that
Nr Bryan will be the worst defeated Pre-idcn-
tial candidate since the campaign Of 1872. when
Horace Greeley met overwhelming defeat "a
tn. candidate against President Grant
Nice-Chairman Payne says The Bryaniie~
are routed All We have 10 do is to hold the
lines steady and get out the vote Mckinley
will be- reelected by a greater electoral ma jority
than he had in 1899. and IL will he greater than
that given to any President since Grant in
1872 He will sweep the North and Middle West
and get every electoral vote east of the Missouri
River and north ofTenncssee and the Potomac
River He will also get the electoral vote
OF Nebraska. Kansas. North and South Dakota.
Wyoming and all the Pacific Coast States. lie
has an even chance to secure the votes Of Utah.
Idaho and Nevada. and a chance 10 get Mon
tana. Colorado and Missouri
What do you Concede to Mr. Bryan?"
THE solid south. without the border states.
Maryland. Kentucky and West Virginia
concede TO Mr. Bryan the old solid South. which
has always gone Democratic and where We
have not made a contest for the electoral vote
Maryland and West Virginia are as certainly
Republican az Ohio and Illinois. and Kentucky
will give Mckinley from 5000 to $4,000 ma
jority The only question Is whether the
Democrats will dare TO steal the electoral vote
OF Kentucky by false count We will beat
Bryan In his own State Of Nebraska and Kansas
Is certain TO give Mckinley a good majority
Mckinley will have more than 900
electoral votes. more than were ever before
cast for President Mr. Bryan will not have more
than Ii5 electoral votes, and he may not have
more than li2 He will be the worst beaten
Presidential candidate since poor old Horace
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The sun., 1900-10-29
CAIIroRNIA REPrBITCiN NJ $4,000.
Former Minister Barrett Report to President
MLklnley AfIer a lnrctuI GanNa.s.

Los ANGELES, cal. oct 2S Minister to
Siam John Barrett, who has made careful cam
vas- OF California, has written letter to Presi-
dent Mckinley telling him that this State will
give ij,onl, and maybe ?nrn. majority for the
Republican ticket When Mr.. Barrett left
Washington recently h" promised tho President
20 give him hiS personal opinion Of the prob
able result OF the election in several Western
states. Mr. Barrett has been all over Cali
fornia making speeches, and the result of care
ful observations aud many inquiries Is that he
i confident of California giving big majority
for the Administering. lie alsD told Mr..
Mckinley that the Cllrfnruians are eager to
see 'he President early u"Nf year ou the oCCa-
sion of the launching ol the battieship Ohio
al San Francisco.
The sun., 1900-10-29
nor PIGHT iG,INsr WisSEL.
Beer Garden Mans Candidacy Begins 90 ook
like n Fotiorn Hope.

The Senatorial fight in the Second district
composed Of Queens and Nassau counties,
whore william " Cocks, Republican, ia ptted
against Charles G. Wls>el. Democrat. IL grow
ing hotter every day. Wssr runs the Coli
scum and Ridgewood park, one Of the biggest
beer gardens, dancing pavihons and Sunday
resorts In Queens county His business il not
lopket upon with favor by the laN-ahiding
residents OF Nassau county, and II is predicted
That his Republican opponent will come out of
Nasslu county with more than 2,oD1 mAj jority.
substantial gains In Queens county Wissels
candldtcy l. beginning Ia he looked upon as
u sIrt "t fprlurn hope
The sun., 1900-10-29
JERSEY PARADE FOR sOuND MONEI.
Hudson Couuty Republicans to Have 5000
Men In Iine In Jersey CITY Tonight.

Hudson county. Y. J.. Republicans will start
the last week Of the campaign with big Sound
Money parade in Jersey city tonight. II ia
expected that 5000 mon will he in line Brig
Gen william u Mason. grand marshal has
arranged to have the parade form on Jersey
avenue, south of Hamilton Park, at : o'clock
The line Of march will include the principal
business streets In the lower part Of the city.
and the parade will be reviewed A. the Union
League Club on York street by United States
Senator John kean, Franklin Murphy, chair
man oi the New Jersey State Republican Com
mittee COL. Samuel d Dickinson of Jersey
City and other prominent Republicans
The sun., 1900-10-29

"Laboring men who cannot AFFORD 70 send their
sons to college and who find II too expensive
to have sirloiu stakes on their home tables
every day may be Interested 70 know that
Richard Croker Jr.. can give his dogs every
day the best 81 sirloin stakes. Tho lee Trust g
dividends. squeezed from the poor Of New
York. help TO contribute thcm.
The following l. a despatch To he thtcOpO
Record a newspaper neutral IN politics
"1THACA y, Y. Oct IA Richard Croker
Jr. who has entered Cornell University law
school has taken possession Of Forest Home"
n fine old country estate mile north Of thu
university grounds, and there he viii mako
his home for the three yenrs he says he will
ppend here tO complete his course. He has
already become a leader ia tho fashionable sci .
and he has invitations from many Of the frH-
ternites TO Join them. His groom and his
many animal pets arrived yesterday from Rich
field Springs.
-Four English bulldogs. his favorite road
horse Flora and q fine AnRura cat we're i'm
the contingent. The dogs are all of the best
English bulls. one. heavy. lanteru-jawed
brndle called Clip. cost 81 900. He l. aCkuov 10
edged Ia be the second OF his kind IN value
IN the world, The total value of the other
three is t6.OOO.
These dogs have a complete kitchen uf
their own. and they get the best OF srlOir steaks
Mr. Croker will send for his tandem oi horses
Boxes Of supplies for the dogs and -four larg"
groom said that the trunks contained forty
suits OF clothes, which cost from $50 To 500
a suit,
And the poor Of New York anc oi:ior i.lstcrn
cities must either swclter in the heat Of summer
without ice Or come TO terms with Croker,
nay what his Ice Trust demands and help TO
feed sirlon steaks TO young Dicks bulldogs"
The sun., 1900-10-29
To Eypound the Ethical DutIes Of Voters.

The Educational Alliance has selected next
Sunday ~ n III occasion to- impress the people
Of the Fast Side. many Of whom are fore Rncrs.
with their duties ~ American citizens No
effort will be- made jo set before them any Tar-
tioular political thcurle, and the speakers will
contlnc themselves purely 10 he ethical duties
uuderly wing citizenship aUd he exercise II the
franchise. The sp"llicr~ viii uc pTuf. Giddings
Df Columbia University 10 ENgll~n, and the
Rev. Mr.. M1-ianSky lu Niddish.
The sun., 1900-10-29
GinCinnnti'S Registration.

CIVu>NNrr. chlo. oct. cS.- The result Of the
last day registration was not reached until
late hour last right The total registration IN
t.clurati !. .s47 In lN1G the total was so, SSS,
showing n gam II about thoIsand which
would huNr been much greater Lad the Demo-
Crail" voters been aroused tn" lns are
principally I'm the Republican ,'roughulds
The sun., 1900-10-29
CAN'T GO FREE SILVER.
yice-Presid.nt OF the Cauajoharie Bryan club
Il Out for Mckinley.

CASAJoHARiE, n. Y oct. Backwards b.
Burnap. the most prominent Democrat Of this
village and Vice President of the Bryan and
Stevenson Club. has declared his inteHtions 70
vote for Mckinley, neis afraid OF Bryan's free
silver views
The greatest shock u the local Democracy is
the announcement from Chicago that Aaron
Nellls formerly residing here and very infucn-
tial Ia for Mckinley. Mr. Nellis has voted the
Democratic ticket for forty years.
The sun., 1900-10-29
VIEW YORK LrrEy REVISED CANVASS.
8I.IOi Voters PoiIsd Result Is Mckinley.
2:3i Hryan. I63: Doubtful. IL.

President John A. Mccall OF the New York
Life Insurance Company through his agents In
every STATE in the Uni has up to Saturday
night cured the opinions of al. .ial voters as to
the result Of the rational campaign On Nov o.
The tallr mld' up from tie majority opinion
Cf these voters j. as follow
The sun., 1900-10-29
Mr.. HNl's speaking Tour.

ALBANY. Oct 2s David B, Hill was in Albany
to-day. lie will speak al Porghkeepsie to-
morrow night Hudson on Tuesday night,
Rochester on Wedne' day niGht. Rome on
Thursday night, syracuse on FRIDAY night and
Buffalo on Saturday night He will then return
to ALBANY
The sun., 1900-10-29

"On the first day Of July, 1900. the total re-
sources had increased to .l,O37 $40 100 the
amount due depositors to 1921, ,0sl 500. and tho
number Of accounts to :, 2,038.O .Oi6.
For many OF the states have not at hand
the statistics requisite to like analysis but
It may safely be stated in a general way that
they tell almost or quite the same story. In
Connecticut and Massachusetts. as confirming
this claim find the figures 10 be as follows,
The sun., 1900-10-29
BRYAN

The N0te In 7 tah l- oNC'edlngIy dose and
many Republicans believe that the State will be
found in the Mckinley column.
The sun., 1900-10-29

when an advertiser has something NJ real value TO
dispose OF. he nrd goes TO THE SUNS advertising
columns With Il Rarely Is he compelled 10 ny fur.
thef.-Adp
The sun., 1900-10-29
PROM CROKERs ICE Trust PROFITS.
Forty suits Of Clothes for His Son and sir
Ioin Steaks for Bulldogs.

CHICAGO Oct. ?s-The Republican National
ommittee has issued this statement
Boss Croker talks again and again about
the oppression OF trusts. lie SAYS that they
take away employment from labor and reduce
II to a condition Of starvation. that they take
away from young men ali opportunities for
advancement IN life.
When Croker talks Of the wrong done young
men by trusts he does not refer to the Young
men OF his own family when the list Of stock
holders in the criminal Ice Trust was recently
made public the following was the distribution
,f oh (rok : fatuilN-s
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HAWAIIAN H0RsEMEN.
Our Recently Acquired Territory Nov
Represented in Buffalo Bills Wild
West.

| There is not q more welcome visitor
here than is Col. Cody Buffalo BID
and bis wild west and congress of
Rough Riders of the world. Every
year there lie plenty In this exhibition
to warrant visit, and the new fea-
lures added always prove of an edu-
cstional merit. This season is no ex-
ception to the past and the manage
ment announce many of the new
things from 3 historical point of view.
The exhibition appears here on Sep
tember 2I.
There will be grand production of
the heroic charge up San 1uai Hill.
In order that this event shall be made
as realistic as possible, Col. Cody has
secured q detachment of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders, who took part in this
battle and who will appear In the New
York production. Among those who
will take part are Tom Isbel, whose
name is in history as having fred the
hfst shot. at Santiago, and who re-
ceived 10 return eight bullets and was
thought to be dead; William MoGinty,
whom Ool. Roosevelt In bis magazine
article refers to as having showed
much bravery, and who was also
wounded; Bill Cline and Walter NJ.
Cook, a scout, who also carry scars
from their experience with the Span
iards; Sergeant Gerald A. Webb, who
was injured, will also participate, In
addition to many others, all OF whom
took prominent part In this memo
rable battle, and all of whom served
under the command of Col. Roosevelt
The entire force of the company will
be brought together in this latest adj
ditlon to the Wild West.
For the first time Philippine herse-
men and women will be seen IN their
own style Of riding and sport. The
Hawaiians, composed of men and
women, have q peculiar style of rid
ing end whose religious dancing Is q
revelation to the American public.
Porto Ricans and Oubsns, who have
fought In different battles, the Queen's
Own Lsneers, German Ouirassiers,
Arabs, United States artillerymen and
oavalrymen, South American Gauehos,
cowboys on bueking broncos, Sioux
Indians and others Annie Oakley, who
viii do some ne " tricks in the shoot
ing line; Johnnie Baker, who is an
expert marksman, and the only Buffalo
Bill. There will be grand street
parade on the morning of the exht-
bition.
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go badly decomposed that the skin
comes OF when you touch them. We
began gathering the dead for burial
Sunday morning. Many were identi-
fed that day and the scenes at the
undertakers' places were heart"
breaking. By Monday 1t was almost
impossible to identify anybody, they
were so distorted and discolored that
they could not be recognised. We
gathered them up about the streets
in wagons of all kinds, fire depart
ment wagons, drays, carts and beer
wagona. There were loads and loads
of corpses. Women go about the
streets crying and moaning for theiE
relatives who are lost, and whose
bodies cannot be recognized.
"When left Galveston at II O'Clock
this morning the committee had
decided to burn the bodies. A place
was selected on the prairie, which ID
now vacant ground, but was occupied
by houses before the storm. There
the remaining corpes, uniess identi'
fed and buried by friends, are to be
burned on the open lots.n
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Mr.. Flory. talks about his desire to
'isee the books.n Were the books
thrown open to him, be would know
as little of them as an Arkansas rszor-
back would know of the French Ian
guage. 1t matters not how long a time
would be given him for investiga-
tion it is we'll known at the capital
that be could not tell q certificate of
Indebtedness from State bond; that
he does not know the difference be-
tween legislative pay account and a
State warrant. He is wholly ignorant
of the laws aud the history of the
State he now desires to govern. He
could not, after twenty-four hours
study, tell the capital of twenty coun-
ties IN the Stats of Missouri. OF all
the fakes and frauds up to this CEN
tury who have broken loose upon the
public, the present Republican candi-
date for Governor is entitled to the
blue ribbon. jefferson City Press.
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Ladies. Attention.

French Tansy Waters are COM
pounded from the recipe Of one Of the
most celebrated French physicians,
who used them in his private practice
for many years with unfailing success
in the treatment OF painful and sup
pressed or irregular periods, and
they can be depended upon to give
relief in all cases. French Tansy
Waters is not new remedy, having
been sold in Mexico for more than
ten years, and thousands have found
salvation from suffering and COM
plete relief from Irregularities. Be
sure to take only the genuine in red
wrappers, printed in gold. Price, %.
La France Drug Co., Importers San
francisco, and for sale by Buckner
& Whitney, druggists Mexico Mo.
Sole agents,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-09-20

THE picnic ct Cant on the 18th oil
September was 3 grand success. Cant
is situated In the midst OF as fine
farming country rs crow ever few
over. Arrangements for the picnic
were perfect. The day WAS fine and
the attendance good. We have been
to q great many gatherings Of this
kind, but never saw better class OF
peopie gathered together. The
farmers were present from all parts
of the county, and large number Of
Mexico people enjoyed the occasion.
The hospitabie people of that part Of
the country had provided enough, and
to spare, to eat and twice 90 many
people could have been fed easily
The addresses we're made by the fol-
lowing speakers In the order named;
Hon. Rhodes CLAY, Hon. 8. B Ooeki
Hon. T. B. Reed, Of Kansas Uityi Hon
Champ CLARK. The speeches we're all
closely listened to and well received
The occasion was . most delightful
one andall present congratulate the
people and the committee on the
grand SUCCESS which attended theii
efforts to give e popular Democratic
pienie.
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CITY SUES FOR TAXES.
]. II. sallee VIII Stand Test Suit
Before Paying City Taxes on
His Residence Property.

A suit Of unusual Importance has
been fled In the Circuit Court Of Au-
drain-it lie that Of the State OF Mis-
souri, ct the relation and the use of
]. D. Mckee, City Collector Of Mex
ico, vs. J. 81. sallee--a suit to collect
back taxes and interest amounting to
eS9 80 The anti is test one and
upon the outcome depends much.
In case the defense wins the suit
the owners of about 4s0 acres of
land on the north and south limits Of
Mexico viii, no doubt, refuse to pay
city taxes in TIC future.
A little Of the history OF Mexico is
necessary that the conditions sur
rounding the new sult be understood.
In March, 1892, by vote Of the peo-
pie Mexico was made city of the
third olass and the limits we're extend
ed quarter of mile each way north
and south.
In the suit filed this week the de-
Tense viii enter the plea that the ex-
tension was illegally made in that, SO
1t ID said, the law provides for the
holding Of two elections--one by the
citizens of the town and II they, by
their vote, decide to take in more
territory the citizens OF the district
effected shall vote as to whether they
want to be taken In. The attorneys
for the defense say that this was not
done, but that all voted at one time.
This was In March, 1892, and the res
idents OF the district effected have
paid their city taxes regularly, with
the exception of Mr.. sallee, who has
not paid bis for three years-how-
ever, it should be understood that Mr..
Sallee's failure to do SO was purely
that test case may be made as a
precedent for other tax payers in the
district under doubt. The property
is embraced within an east and west
line on the north side OF Judge J. A.
Guthrie's property and parallel line
one quarter Of q mile to the south;
also between lines drawn on the north
limits Of Mexico and a parallel line
quarter Of mile to the south.
Among those in the effected district
ct the south end OF town are r. r.
Hall, Judge ]. A. Guthrie, jos. A.
Potts, Caleb Berry, Mr.. Ethrldge, Col.
Clays j. 81. Sallee, the old Military
Academy grounds and many others.
In all there are about 4S0 acres, OF
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Ag't. Ferris Shoe Stock.
Loss Of Property Now s4O,OOO,OOO

Loss OF properly NOW $4U,UVU,VuV.
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 13.-The count
ing of the property losses Of the Gull
Coast storm 10 now engaging the at
tentlon Of newspaper men in connec-
ton with their general work.
The situation has become sufficient
iy clear to justify attempting an In
telligent approximation. The eatl-
mate made in Dallas from informa-
tion gathered from Gov. sayers, the
managers of railway, telegraph and
telephone companies, cattlemen, cot
ton men, merchants and others lie a4O,-
600, 900.
The total is more likely to go above
than to fall below these figures. Com
parIson of all the statements, ,eiiminat-
ing the highest and the lowest from
the calculation, and adopting In
termediate figures, makes the follow
ing exhibit:
Galveston City and Island, includ-
ing railway, steamships, wharf, norn-
press, elevator, street railway con.
Germs, municipal and State property,
private residences and general busi-
ness coneerns-s20, ,000, 900.
Cotton crop losses throughout the
State, including the Brazos and
Colorado valleys, the coast country
and the 700 bales lost ct Galveston
the total estimate being 260, 900 bales
at $50 per bale, sf2, 500, 900.
Railroads, including bridges and
tracks lost and the interruption to
traffic, s5,000,0 900.
Telegraph and telephone compa.
nies, $500, 900.
Farm properties aud miscellaneous
industries in a score or more of small
towns, $4,000, 900.
Total property loss, 90, ,0O0, 900.
These estimates include the Losses
sustained In the city of Houston and
In Harris county By the storm Of Sat-
urday nighs and Sunday, that par
ticular locality being credited with I
loss of 81, ,000, 900.
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FIFTY aHouIs SHOT DOWN.
Bands Of Vandals Mutilated Bodies
for Their Valuables.

HOUSTON, TEXAS, Sept. IL. - The
ghoulH have been holding an orgie
over the dead at Galveston. The ma.
icrity Of these men were negroes, but
there were also whites who toch
part In the dissertation Of the dead.
Some Of them were natives and some
had been allowed to go over from the
mainland under the guiss Of nrelief'l
work.
Not only did they rob the dead, bul
they mutilated bodies in order to se-
cure their booty. Ten negroes were
returning from lootIng expedition,
They had stripped oorpses Of all vaIu-
ahles aud the pockets OF some OF the
looters were fairly bulging out with
fingers Of the dead, which had been
cnt OF because they were so swollen
the rings could not be removed.
The negroes were shot down and ii
has been determined that all found in
the act of robbing the dead shall be
summarily shot.
Dufing the rooDing Of the dead NOT
only were fingers cut of, but ears
were sefippeo from tne mead In order
70 secure Jewels OF value.
a rev soiuiers ano private citizena
nave Deen patroihng tne city and
nave enoeavoFea 70 prevent the rob-
Ding OF tns aeaa, ana on several occa-
Sums nave kineo Onenaefs' II is SAID
'ns' ~ one t'me ten were Killed and
~ anosner 'ime iour' altogether nifty
oi tne gnouis are SAID TO have been
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FAMILY LOST.
Mrs. schiable, Hears From the Floods
at Galveston.

Mrs. Schiable, of THE city, has
heard from Galveston, Texas, and her
brother, Martin, wife and son are all
dead. Her other brother, Hardin, and
bis family are safe. Her daughter,
Mrs. A. o. Walker aiso escaped, as
the following letter indicates:
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept. 12.-Dear
Mother: You have, no doubt, heard
OF the terrible misfortune which has
befallen Galveston. We are saved
and are thankful for our lives. wrote
you letter Friday and before Imailed
1t the storm came up.
Well, mother, went out aDout four
O'Clock in the evening to see how
Mary was, and ct that time there was
no water In our house, 90 had prom
ised Mr.. Grumbach thatI would come
back and / went. When / reached
there the water In the store was up to
my shoulder, so then I could not go
back home. / worked all night In the
store, and went home Sunday morning
at eight O'Clock. 1t was the longest
night l ever spent In my life.
On my way home looked here and
there at the sad destruction. / was
then afraid to go home, for fear
would find Mary and Oscar, Jr.,
drowned, but no, they stayed through
IL all. II 1t had not been for my good
neighbors they would have been gone.
II God spares us and / can rake up
enough we will leave our once happy
home and make 1t somewhere else.
We are ruined-only have one room
to sleep In, as the roof is almost gone.
Mother, you have no idea how 1t is
here. Whole families are wiped out
Of existence. II ever see you can
explain 1t better to you. Uncle Martin,
wife and son are all dead; cannot find
them anywhere. Uncle Hardin's
folks are all right and well.
Mamma, I must close, as | am so
tired and sleepy. / have not gotten
over the fright yet. viii write more
soon. Love to all.
MRS. A. o. WALKER,
1918 Gath Street.
P. S.-There were over $500 people
drowned. As they find the bodies they
are burned,
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night crowded into small Office with
nine men, sitting on boxes. The
roof and one story was blown away
and the water came up to the second
floor.
"All we had ell day Sunday wai
crackers and whiskey. We lived on
whiskey. Every time the men got to
US they would poke bottle of whis-
dey at us. 1t only made my head
ache worse. =
"There is a little boy here In the
house that spent the night in the
water, clinglng to q log. His father
and mother and four sisters were
drowned. MAUDE.n
P.S.-The gray skirt was not stain
ed