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Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
CHINA AGAINST TIE o z
She Declares War BY Firing on Allied
Fleet From Her Fort, Which
Are Dsmolished-Eght-
ing Was Heavy.

LONDON, June 10, $50 g. m.-China
has declared war against the world.
The Taku forts have opened fire upon
the international feet and have been
dismantled and captured.
The unofficial narratives coming by
way of Shanghai vary and bear evil
dence of supplanting the main facts
with guess work. The dispatch says
that the Yorktown participated In tho
bombardment. Another asserts that
American marines formed part OF the
storming force of 1000. An associat-
Cd press dispatch from Chee-Poo
dated yesterday afternoon, says;
"The forts on both sides Of Taku
are now occupied. The Chinese open
cd Gre Unexpectedly. The causual-
ties to the mixed force was as fol-
lows:
"Killed-Britash, 1; German, 8;
Russia, 1, and French, 1. Wounded
British, 4; German, u Russia, 4S, and
French, i.
"Chinese torpedo boats were seIz-
ed"
N shanghai corrsspondsss of tho
Daily Mad, t~elegraphing yesterday,
says.
''rne forts began firing in observ-
ance OF orders from Pekin, conveyed
In q personal sdIct from the Empress
Dowsger BY advice Of Kang II pres.
Ident OF the Minister Of War; Sew
eral warships we're struck by shells
from the 12-inoh guns OF the forts.
"The heavy Russian losses were due
to the blowing up Of the magazines Of
Mandshur.
"Four hundred Chinese are report
ed killed. The Chinese, when re-
treating, fell into the hands Of the
Russian land forces"
The Daily NesOs has the following
from Chee-Foo:
1.-TWO Of the forts were blown up.
The thirty-two warships at Taku
aggregated 100000 IONS and carried
more than 300 guns"
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Times, under yesterdays date, gives
the following desert ption, said to be
from official sources. OF the action at
Taku:
son the afternoon Of June 16, In
view Of the large body OF Chinese
troops assembling ct the forts, and of
the facts that torpedoes had been laid
in the river, and that all communal
tons were interrupted, the naval
commanders held q council and de-
cided to send an ultimatum, calling
for the disbsndment Of the troops and
announcing that II this demand we're
not complied with before 2 .. m. Of
the following day, the united squad
ron would destroy the forts.
"shortly after midnight the forts
opened FIRE. The British, French,
German, Russian and japanese war
ships answered. Two Of the forts
were blown up and the rest were car
ried by assault.
"Two British, one American and
Eve Chinese waEships are in Ohss-
Foo Harbor.u
AMERICAN wARsHPs on THE SCENE.
WAsHINoToE, June 1s.-As . result
OF the grave situation in China the
battleship Oregon has been directed
10 proceed with sailors and marines to
With the arrival Of the Oregon ct
Taku our naval force will consist Of,
In addition to the b~attleshIp, the
Yorktown, Newark, Concord, Nash
Vile and Monocacy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

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Notice IL hereby given y
testamentary upon the
Thomas W. Mallory, dscs1
will annexed, have been
undersigned By the ProosS
Audrain County, Missouri
date June s, 1900. -
All persons having elsi.
said estate are requested
them for allowance 70 tns
within one year after daie ~
letters, or they n,ay %
from any benefit OF such
II such claims be not exnlpa
fuo years from the date w
forever barred. W. o. -
12-4t. =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
LAND sALEs

James o. Staten to james,
80 acres west part southe.s,
3o-bi.6 and Pike county aDs'
Jsala R. Abbay to A. r
and W. ID. FonviIls, 1Os scr.
IImits Of Mexico, s6,sOO.
VIM. r. Mcbride and viii,
Riggs, southeast southssu !
halt northeast southeast y,sl
500.
B. ?. Hendrick and VII.
Jenkins OF al, lot 2, block l.
addition 10 LaddOnia, sS.
Robert 3. sIsk and wife b
Myers, northeast 80 and n
northwest A.6i.7, sS,OOO.
Jas. N. and Paul B. Hudson
A. Hudson, eOx2S5 fee. puu
2, block 8, Billiards addiuO,
loo, 900.
Lee A. Lewis and viii
Walter, south half north M
east southeast BOTS, llM.
John 7. Oogswell and vH,s
Mel Donald, ioox272K feet um
son, ESQ.
A. 7. Bungard and wife
Mel Donald, lot 3, bloct %, 4
UanAmlfa, 4nar "a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
csnsus auene. From centrnlia

70 Ne Editor Of ne Ledger.
cEETRALIA, No, June 1s-My guess
on the population Of Audrain county
10 22,se6; Mexico, sos.
VICTORIA CURRY.
Ny guess OF the population Of Au-
drain county IL 2S,ssoI Mexico, 500.
LENA CURRY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
Il Qualified AZ a Mover.

The Moberly Monitor says: Bob
White, Of the Mexico LEDGER, TO get
out OF the fight and politics, has gone
to his old home in New York. Should
Bryan be elected he may be made
minister to South Africa, as the PEG.
pie Of that climate move around very
fast and often. Bob is on the 90 all
the time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

FULTON, Mo-, June H.-Eswu has
iust reached Fulton Of the suicide Of
Uriah Acison, rs years old, . well to
DO young farmer, four miles south Of
here. He had been unbalanced for
several days. This afternoon be
vent 10 q large pond, and while
sitting on q spring board ased for
diving purposes be put the muxzis Of
: revolver 70 bis tsmpis and shot him
a.R
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
Advertised Letters.

List OF letters remaining In the Post
once at Mexico, No., for the week
ending June q, 1900, which II NOT
called for in thirty days viii be sent
to the Dead Letter Once at Washing
ton. Persons calling for letters In this
HIST viii please say advertised"
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dull, r. d. Hare,
Wallace Johnson, Laura Kineei, Eve
Martin, Rebecca Mae, VIM. L. Rob-
erts, Mrs. JubaI Early Terry, ohas.
ToIbert, Ed. 7. n. Vert.
", N. TRELoAR. Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

NEwEPAPKRs throughout the coun-
Try are taking 10 scuve part in al
puDic affairs; il lie proper and correct.
The HvE York papers have exposed
the ofmriais Of New York, regardless
Of party AmiatiSns, and have shown
up The Ice trust Ia such a way that Il
VIII be "seotebedD Il is the duty Of
newspapers 70 take . live interest," in
the E5airs Of The city, county, State
and country. Il has taken some time,
says the Eew York Journal editorial
~ for the cOuntry 10 reach a thorough
understanding Of the Journalism
xhat acts" bat the comprehension l.
couplste, and appreciation has
naturally followed. The public
realizes that here has been developed
. new organ Of that body polite
one without which the American
system has bssn the lack Of an agency
for concentrating public opinion. In
default OF such an agency we have
had almost complete irresponsiblIiEy
IN government, and from this ir-
responsibility hGvs flowed the cor
ruption ana other abuses for which
Americans abroz6 mnst be continual
~ apoiogizing. The journalism that
acts has supplied the missing organ.
Il s more sentative TO public opinion
than The British PAFIlamens;it gathers
all the scattered rays Of popular
sentiment and foeslIxes them upon the
spot that needs them. II good laws
remain useless because officials
neglect TO Get them in motion Il does
the work itseIf. It Introduces direct
responsibility into every branch Of
the public nsrvice,snd 80 quickens the
oiAcial conception Of oficial duty
everywhere. The Journalism that
talked was 3 great advance on no
Journalism ~ ell But the future be-
longs to the Journalism that acts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
pidn't wave ths Bed Flag.


Some oensure Gov. Stephens for
not calling out the militia 1t 81. Louis.
For the life Of ne ~ cannot see how
the militia could in tie least relieve
the trouble. They could not assist IN
running the ears nor be - al points
At al times any more than can thu
posss or police. Il appears that there
might be a red Gag o. the situation
and bring 70 pass What the corpora
ton wants-an excuse 70 call on the
United States troops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

PRoR. JEo " MILLION, Of Hardin
College,, on Tuesday received an ap-
pOintmsnt 70 membership Of the gem
eral committee Of the American group
Of the InternatioBsl Association for
the snvancement of science, arts and
education Tue fret m-sling Of the
association EEl ba held in Paris this
Summer. The selectiJn OF President
Million On this Committee is an honor
bestowed upon oas Of the leading
educators 10 the Uaitsd States and =
r~cegnilion II the Work Prof. Million
l. doing Tor ~scisnes, art a along ali
educaifsnsl Hnss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

THOMPSON STATION, June 5, lOOo.--
Ferris & oauthorn: In reply to you're
viii say the "Jenkinsn hay rake Is the
best I have been able to find. / have
used several kinds and feel that 1 take
no risk In saying that the nJenkins''
ia the best rake ! have ever used.
Yours truly,
:. SINE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

The following stock shipments have
been made from this point during the
past week
On the 18th: Hissy & Lee, one
horse 10 Kansas City.
On the 18th: Powell a Mundy, 7e
hogs to East 81. Louis.
On the 18th: Powell q Mundy, IA
sheep TO Chicago.
On the lsths Hissy q Lee, 4horses
70 East 81. Louis; n. R. White, 800
sheep 10 Chicago; Il. 7. Cant, Of
Thompson, % cattle to East ST. Louis.
On the isth; Il. I. CANT, 50 sheep
to East b. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

C~orfespo11s1ee o. the LHDeEn.
STURGEON, No. June 1e.-These
are the gneSses Of my father and
myself on the population of AudraIn
county and the city Of Mexico.
7. A. Crank's guess: AndFain
county, ss,47sI Mexico, b,ee4.
Ny guessi Audrain county, 2l,5eI;
Mexico, sy62s. Respectfully,
8. e. CRANK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

The B. Louis Lice Stock Reporter
Gays: n. r. White, Audraln county,
No, vas on the market with e2s head
Of lambs that averaged 81 pounds and
sold at 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

Mrs. Jessie l. White has sued VIM.
EewkiFk for $3.50 alleged damages
for killing Der dog. Mrs. White tn
her petition states that the dog was q
nne collie and says that her actual
damages are 500. The balance she
asks &c pnHluve damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

IKE prizs sssay b Miss Stella sni-
dos, printed 10 70 days LKD0ER, is .
cleyer and thoughtful production and
Il sorhy To- spzes IL occnpies. Mlss
salin~ IA school Kiri, yet che l.
p~rts-.o II msnisl qualifications
saicb 49, r. n zoe u her years. The
ffisnds q this yoaag LADY predict for
her q bright fulars ina literary way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

10 tie Editor Of the Ledger.
RowEEA, Mo-, June 16.-My guess
on the population Of Mexico is 1884;
AudFain county, 2s,47s.
NORA VAELAEDIEoHAM.
guess the population of Mexico to
be 1914; Audrain county, 1921.
DAVID YANLANDEGHAM,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

Notice le hereby given 70
holders Of the Mexico ssss
Of Mexico, Missouri, that
the shareholders of said -
hsld ct the directors o.
bank building In Mexico,
Monday. the end Day Of
for the purpose Of electlns
loFs for the ensuing year;
lag viii convene 81 . o,eioss
date and continue un.l
OF said day 10 receive
such directors. W. -
4. II. JoNRs, Secretary
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

Herbert Msnsfss Il here from 81.
L0uis. He h Suffering from . slight
blood poisOnias caused By . cut On
his hand. He hes been working 81
ewift's packing houss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
Raitnr. Hara Trnnhle.

Editors have troubles like less dis
tinguished folks. One of these, who
presides over the destiniss of q
Western Newspaper is mourning over
the loss Of two subscribers. One
wrote asking how to raise bis twins
safely, while the other wanted 70
know how be might rid his orchard Of
grassboppers.
The answers went forward BY mall,
but BY accident be put them Into the
wrong envelopes, 90 that the man
with the twins received thia answer;
"Oover them carefully with straw and
set IRE to It, and the little pests, after
jumping In the flames few minutes,
will be speedily settled" And the
mar with the grasshoppsrs was told
to ''give them castor oil, and rub their
Quma with a bone,u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

Hrs J. W. Howe returned home TO-
dag from Oentraiia on account Of her
daughter, Frances, being severely
bitten about the face By . dog.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

SEVEN times in one hundred snd
ten years . Vice. President Of the
United States has succeeded to the
PresideDcy-thFee times by election
after serving In the second Office and
four times TO al vacancies caused By
dsaIbs Of the Presidents with whom
they ere elected. On an average,
therefore, calculated upon past histo-
y, oDes in every sixteen years the
man chosen as Vice. President viii
later on become President. To pat
d 10 smother way, q Vice PresI-
dent out of every lou win eventually
come 70 the higher Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
TEAS!
BEST TOWN. 30 CENTS PER RACKAGE.

ZACH kind put up in u pound, air
tight lead-lined packages, from which
no aroma has escaped, uniform, reliable,
full strength and perfect blends. Selected
from the best tea-growing gardens Of
China, Japan, India and Ceylon. Every
package guaranteed to give satisfaction
or your money! viii be cheerfullyrefunded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
rRusTKR.s SAL

WEKNnAs, George A. 0iIbsft
bert, HE wife, on he i7th dag q
thslr certain deed Of trust, saf
nd feoorded n Tie deed Of assi
Grain oounys Alssoaff, IN eoeza
eoaveyed % The uu1srignA IT,
lnf described real estate, tihaN
oeaaTs Mi1lrnri, to-uits
E41t hall O41 % - eodnNe1
ne southe41t quarter Nj secn
bgnnnlp hftF -1ne 81, ftn
o. ne tlh p. NJ whlnh ssh
made N trust 70 tsouFe ne psgs
promilooiy note n said deed Gu
and whereas, said aste q nos -
now mersf1rf, l, The aid trusts
g ne legal holder Of said non
ne honu Of eo'clook a n and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

The Chicago q Alton has just issued
one Of the prettiest folders Of the
summer season. The title covers are
rich in design, while the luminous
ooloring Of the fireman a. the furnace
and the engineer at the throttle Is a.
tute 10 > degree Of excellence. The
folder Is replsts with useful infoEna.
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

MEXICO, NO., June 20.-Ferrls q
o~authorn; The Deering Ideal Mower
! bought Of You is all right and q very
light runner. Respectfully,
8. d. jones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

n 10 booming % The b
trade, where none is growing
is looking rather Of in ths
the northwest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

This 10 10 certify that l AsW
"DeeriDg'' roller ball bsGr
for 4 years and 10 rune &c Id
~ the day | bought II. II
and light and makes little
ID. Has never cost 9 cent fol
GEo. ". Nd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

THE MOST CoMHII
line Of Furniture for the I'd
Library, Bedroom or Kisss
played for your inspection
From the most inexpsuf
very finest there L. value
dollar Of their cost.
The designs are new and
and the w~orkmansbip and
feet.
Prices are remarkably lst
Trimble & Caut
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21
Monday, the 9th Day of'a
lam

e he east front door Of he
nsxico, Audrnin coaaU, hisse
aeeeribod property e public 49,
ct bidder for cash, o ean.fT
sA''A1's ~ RHODE
Ia-td
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

A. 7. Bungard and wife '
Mcdonald, lot 3, blOtt g. 4
UanAalla. Goat "a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-21

The Piano will be delivered
FREE to the winner on Octo-
Der 10, 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
METHODISTS SHOCKED.
Their Own Daily Paper Hawked
on the Streets on Sunday.

Chicago. May THE second week OF
the Methodist general conference began
this morning The members of the dir
ferent committees were hard at work
today. The committee on episcopacy
has a large number of memorials and
resolutions to act upon, and the COM
nittee on state of the church has a
formidable array The other twelve
committees also have their hands full.
Two important matters, the retire
ment of bishops and the election of
others and the amusement question, it
was. stated today have not assumed
shape as yet.
Governor Pattison, of Pennsylva-
MIA, chairman of the committee on the
state of the church, before which the
amusement problem win come for dis
cussion, declared today that while his
committee had the usual food of me-
MORALS waiting for it, nothing had
been done. as their first meeting after
organization will not be held till late
this afternoon. The general opinion as
expressed today is that it will be a
week before either the matter of new
bishops or the move to raise the ban
on theater-g going, card playing and
dancing will take definite form
The devotional exercises today were
conducted by DR.. P. S. Merrill, Of Buff
| falo, while Bishop Hurst presided over
the business session A noticeable fea-
| ture Of the session was the brevity OF
| most of the speeches.
The beginning of the session was
| lively A stranger. tail and wild look
| ing, arose and for several minutes de
Iayed the conference by a disconnected
harangue accompanied by almost
| every variety of gesticulation. He waS
quieted but no sooner had he takeT
his seat than DIR. a. B. Leonard caused
| a sensation of another sort.
He demanded to know by whose au
| trority the daily Christian Advocate
| which reports the doings of the confer
ence, had been hawked about the street,
| yesterday like any secular Sunda.
| paper It was sold, he declared will
much vigor, at the very door of tn
| Auditorium while the Methodists wer
entering to attend divine services.
| I want to put a motion right here,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

fine furniture not generally carried by
freight steamers. Night closed in as the
Tenby resumed her voyage
The locality Of the wreckage is given
on her logbook at latitude 81 north, and
between longitude So and So west.
The next day, May l, the bark was
seen apparently in distress. She was q
large four-masted vessel. painted a
slate color, and had several signals out.
Soon after she was sighted she disap-
peared in the fog.
Captain Campbell said today that if
the vessel was in need of assistance she
was in a favorable position to receive it.
Her situation was about latitude q,
longitude "a west, directly in the track
of shipping between New York and the
equator
He did not connect the wreckage
passed with the bark in question, but
many who heard his story are inclined
to the opinion that the bark collided
with and sunk another craft, of which
only the wreckage remains. The Dark
is south of the path of Atlantic liners,
and if the vessel which is supposed to
have been lost is really an ocean grey
hound she must have been far out Of
her course when the collision occurred.
On the other hand. the wreckage is di
rectly in the line of the craft which ply
| between the northern ports and those Of
South America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
JAPANESE COOLIES.
Gompers Warns His Followers of
Their Danger.

New York, May addressing the
Central Federation union. Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fedora
ted union, spoke of the importation of
Japanese cooIie labor. He declared that
japanese coolies were taking the place
of the Chinese who had been excluded
mo restriction" he said, 'fs placed up
on the Japanese and as a result they are
coming into this country in droves 1t
is pretty near time something is done
in this matter, as the first thing You
know we will be overrun with cheap
japanese labor, which viii supplant
yours as the Chinese attempted to-
of the striking cigar makers at Boae-
mia National hall today, and afterward
he will place himself in a position in re-
gard to the injunction to bring about
his arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
LADYSMlTH SAVlORS.
Subject of a Great Patriotic
Demonstration in London.

London, May THE annals of serv-
ice demonstrations probably show moth
ing to parallel the enthusiasm with
which the naval heroes of Ladysmith,
the officers and crew of the British first
class cruiser Powerful, were greeted
in London today. The scenes in the
streets were remarkable and inspiring
The whole route was a floating mass
of color and the enthusiasm displayed
was of the most frantic description.
The flags of all nations, banners and
notices formed an almost continuous
canopy for Captain Lambton and the
contingent of the Powerful to pass I'M
der Stands were erected at all the
points of vantage, the houses were
crowded with sight-SeerS and all sorts
and conditions Of men, women and
children commingled in the streets be-
low, Vieing with one another in honor
ing the gallant sailors who saved
Ladysmith. There was one continuous
roar Of greeting accompanied by the
waving of handkerchief, flags and
hats as the naval brigade, with the
khaki colored guns marched from the
depot to the horse guards pa ade,
where the Prince of Wales, in the UNI
form of an admiral Of the fleet, ac-
companied by the first lord of the ad-
miralty, George J. GCschen, and num-
Der of high naval and military officers,
inspected the bluejackets, surrounded
by JhOuSdnQS OIL pIIFllSSSU SuSolS WIZ
warmly applauded the defenders Of
Ladysmith but whose reception of the
sailors in no way equalled the intense
enthusiasm displayed in the streets.
After the inspection the parade
! formed a square with the officers in the
| center and the first lord of the ad-
! nliralty and the Prince of Wales spoke
briefly in terms of admiration of the
work and valor of the seamen and Off
| GERS and then Mr. GoSchen individually
/ introduced them to the Prince OF Wales
who shook hands with and said a few
words to each of them The Prince Ct
Wales introduced Captain Lambton t
the Princess of Wales, and the brigade
was afterwards entertained at lunche II
| preparatory to marching through tbs
city.
After the men sat down to luncheon
the Prince of Wales, the Princess o.
! Wales Mr. Goschen and others trav-
ersed the rooms and were heartily
| cheered