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Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

Iuggiss, Buggies, Silver Buggies. w
bate. Light runners.
FERRIS & OAuTHoRN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

.sy. A. A. Wallace is home from q
/ outing at Geneva, Wisconsin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

The contest for the prise plano on
Saturday stood:
Odd Fellows.
Kings Daughters.
Catholic church.
Christian church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

/ $50 buggy for $50 al v. o. P.
lbs. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

boo yards white goods remnants at
mons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

Ipator Cockrell lie billed to speak
Iandalia on September %.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

Craddock wants to buy
good secondhand school
books.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

lew patterns in table linen at En-
hal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

|bwest prices On boys clothing Al
ketts s. Emmons'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

lis Lena Wright is Che guest Of
hives in 81. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

Austin and Benden Settle are home
from q visit In Higbee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

slg5 surrey for siia At v. o. P.
~. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

i. A. O. DingIe, Of Moberly, was
Iexico thia morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

II.s Madge Potts Is home from q
4 IN Boonville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
'THH:MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY.
A. K. YanceY.


Graduate University OF
virginia. two years prin-
cip0 OF Blue Ridge High
School, preparatory to the
University OF Virginia six
years President Alabama
Central College; twelve
years President Of Hardin
College.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

Iou oOhoon was here from Benton
4 sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

s75 buggy for sS5 at v. o. P.
"a. Wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

400 buggy for $50 at v. o. P.
- Wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

much boya' clothing at EN-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

| the final settlement OF claims left in
| allegiance upon the dissolution of the
commission of 1893, was at length ratifisd
by the Chilean Congress and the supple
mental commission has been organized
1t remains for the Congress to appro-
pirate for the necessary expenses of the
commission.
The insurreetionary movement which
disturbed Colombia in the latter part of
1899 has been practically suppressed, al
though guerrillas still operate in some de-
partments. The executive power of that
Republic changed hands in August last by
the act OF Vice President Marroauin in
assuming the reins OF government during
the absence OF President San CIemente
from the capital. The change met with
no serious opposition, and, following the
precedents in such cases, the United
States Minister entered into relations
with the new de facto Government on
September IT,
II IS gratifying to announce that the
residual questions between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua growing out of the Award of
President Cleveland in 1888 have been adj
1usted through the choice of an American
engineer. Gen +. P. Alexander, as umpire
to run the disputed line. His task has
been accomplished to the satisfaction of
both contestants.
A revolution in the Dominican Republic
toward the close Of last year resulted in
the installation OF President Jimenez
whose Government was formally recog-
nized in January. Since then final pay
ment has been made of the American
claim IN regard to the Ozama bridge.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
Second Part.

OF the integrity Of the Chinese Empire
and tbe conservation CT opsH-worId trade
Herewith have been frank aud positive
As factor for promoting the general in
tereStS OF peace, order, and fair COM
meTce IT the Far East, the influence Of
Japan can hardly be cverestimated.
The valuable aid and kindly eourtegies
extended By the japanese Government and
naval officers to the battIsshiB Cregon. are
gratefully appreciated.
Complaint was made last summer of
the discriminatory enforcement OF a bu-
bcEic quarantine against japanese on. rhs
Pacific coast and Of interference with
their travel in California and Colorado
under the health laws CT those States.
The latter restrictions have been ad-
judged by Federal court to be unconsti-
tutionaL No recurrence Of either cause
OF complaint is spDTehended.
Relations With Mexico.
No noteworthy incident has occurred in
our relations with cur important southern
neighbor. Commercial intercourse with
Mexico continues to thrive, and the two
Governments neglect no opportunity TO
tester their mutual interests il all prac-
ticable ways.
Pursuant to the declaration Of The Su-
preme Court that the awards Of the late
Joint Commission in the La Abra ana We'll
claims were obtained through fraud. the
sum awarded in the first case S403. O3e O8
has been returned to Mexico. and the
amount Of the Well award will be .e-
turned in like manner.
convention indefinitely extending the
time Tor the labors OF the United States
and Mexican International fEater) Bound
airy Commission has been signed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
To the Senate and House of Repre-

To the Senate and House of Repre-
SeHIaffYeS:
At the outgoing OF the old and the in
coming of the new century you begin the
last session of the Fifty-sixth Congress
with evidences on every hand of indi-
vidual and national prosperity and with
proof OF the growing strength and increas-
ing power for good of republican institu-
lions. Your countrymen viii join with
you in felicitstion that American liberty
is more firmly established than ever be-
fore, and that love Tor ii and the deter
mination TO preserve il are more univer-
sal than At any former period OF our his
tory.
The Republic was never so strong. be-
cause never so strongly intrenched in the
hearts Of the people as now The COnsti-
tuition, with few amendments, exists as
it left the hands of its authors. The ad-
ditions which have been made to it pro-
claim larger freedom and more extended
citizenship. Popular government has
demonstrated in its 124 years of trial
here its stability and security and its eff
cheney as the best instrument Of national
development and the best safeguard to
human rights.
When the Sixth Congress assembled in
November, 1900. the population of the
United States was 5,SOS, 4SS. It is now 49,
S04, 799. Then we had sixteen States. Now
we have forty-fiye. Then our territory
consisted OF ESQ square miles. 1t is
now 3yS4e,595 square miles. Education,
religion, and morality have kept pace with
our advancement in other directions, and
While extending its power the Government
has adhered to its foundation principles
and abated none of them in dealing with
our new peoples and possessions a ua-
ton so preserved and blessed gives rev.
eFeat thanks to God and inyokes his
guidance and the continuance of his care
and favor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
Progress Toward a General Treaty
OF Friendship.

Progress IOfFaTQ Il OeneE1B EFeVtF
of Friendship.
Satisfactory progress has been made to-
ward the conclusion Of general treaty OF
friendship and intercourse with Spain, in
replacement efihe ol6 treaty. which passed
into allegiance by reason of the late war. 4
new convention of extradition Is approach
ing completion, and should BE much
pleased were a commercial arrangement
to follow. feel that we should not suffer
to pass any opportunity to reafdTm the
cordial ties that existed between Us and
Spain from the time OF our earliest indie
Peadenae and 10 enhance the mutual sene-
fts OF that commercial intercourse which
is natural between the two countries.
By the terms Of Tho Treaty OF Peace the
lire bounding the cedsd Philippine group
in the southwest failed to include several
small islands lyiDg westward 81 the Sulus,
which have always Eeen recognized as IN
der Spanish control The occupation Of
Sibutu and Csgsya,+ Suiu by our naval
forces ELECTED claim on the part OF
SPAIN the essential equity OF which could
not be gainsaid. Il order to cure the de-
feet OF the Treaty By FeuoTing all possible
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
hr. Mckinley Submits His Annual Recommendations
to the Congress.

He Reviews the Situation China Advises That the
Questions Involved be Submitted to International Arb
tration-hnrae6iate Action Urged the Ship Subsidy
Scheme-Decrease of s3ooooooo in War Revenues
Favored-Wants the Standing Army ncreased-Claims
that Satisfactory Progress Has Been Made In the
Philippines Endorsement of the Pacific Gable Project
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

mas recently been completed, affordiug a
gratifying occasion for exchange of
friendly congratulations with the German
Emperor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

The closing year has witnessed a decz.-
ed Strengthening Of Japan's relations %
other States. The development Of her in
dependent judicial and admin:ssrat i've
functions under the treaties which 5cok
effect July II, 1889, has proceeded xith-
out international fricfien, showing the
competence of the Japanese to hold a
foremost place among nedetn peoples
In the treatment of the difficult Chinese
problems Japan has acted In aarn1c Nous
concert with The other Powers, and her
generous cooperation materially aided in
the joint relief CT the beleaguere5 Iega-
lions in Pekin and IN bringing about an
understanding preliminary to settle
ment Of the issues between the Powers
and China Japans declarations in favor
The item., 1900-01-27
He Gets s4. 900 for 80 Gents.

When Captain Shepherd, OF the
coasting schooner Arthur McArdle,
gc.s back to Philadelphia, his home
port, from his present voyage, he
will lind most unexpected Christ
mas present. Just before he sailed
away a sailor approached him on the
river front and, saying that he was
hard up, offered to sell ticket in
foreign lottery, upon which prize
of thousands of dollars might be
drawn, for so cents, enough to buy
something to eat and, above all,
something to drink. As he had
never been remarkably lucky, the
captain did not consider his chances
of drawing a prize at all likely, the
Record says, but he saw that the
sailor wanted the money he asked
for and so he handed over the half
dollar and received the lottery ticket.
As the drawing was to take place
during the captains absence aboard
his vessel, he turned the ticket over
to his agents, Mitchell & Magee, with
instructions to look out for the event.
a few days after his departure the
drawing took place, and it was found
that the number on the captains
ticket called for a prize of $4,000.
The ticket was forwarded to the lot
terry company, and the cash has just
been received by the agents and is
held for the captain. The latter
was last heard from at Savannah.
The item., 1900-01-27
Pearls From Texas,

''SOme fine pearls from the Con.
cho river in Texas are now exhib.
tied in New York." said dealer
in precious stones. "Of late years
pearl hunting in that locality has
been developed into a consider
able industry The harvest is
brought north by d competent
man about twice year. AS a
rule the pearls command as high
price as any in the market. No
finds of extraordinary value have
been made, so far as l know; but
the average is very good. Most
Of the pearls find a sale at be-
tween $5 and $35; a good many
come nearer the latter price than
the former. Some years ago no.
body considered the Texas pearls
as important; the growth of the
industry has been gradual and
quiet.
"Men hunt along the COnchO
from its mouth 10 it's source at
various times, but the most pro-
fitable fields seem to be in Sterl-
ing, COncho and Tom Green cDun-
ties, where a number of pearl
trading companies have been or
ganized, both for harvesting and
selling. While the counties yield
the greater part of the harvest,
the LlanO river and other tribu-
taries of the upper Colorado river
are good hunting grounds. i
have heard it said that some val
liable pearls have been found
there"
The item., 1900-01-27
Noble Ancestry.

Mrs. Emma Van Dusen, the
hfst woman in Texas to be sworn
Ill as a deputy United States mar.
Fhal, has just assumed that posi-
ton in the headquarters of the
northern district of Texas.
Mrs. Van Dusen. a young and
accomplished widow, has been
connected with the office of clerk
of the Federal court at Dallas
since a short time after the death
OF her husband, lime years ago,
soon after their marriage. Prob
ably no other person in the FEEDER
al building at Dallas is so well
informed in the documentary de.
partment of the institution as is
Mrs. Van Dusen. She has had
charge of an enormous number of
papers, many Of them forming
parts of the records of some of
the most noted criminal and civ
il cases in the history of the Unit
cd States courts. Mrs. Van Du-
sen was born in HillsbOrO, n. G.
Her father was Robert O'Dan-
iel of the County Cork, Ireland;
her mother was Miss jackson
of Virginia, a cousin of the i'm
mortal "StOnewall" jackson of
Confederate military fame. 1t
will thus be seen that the new
deputy marshal comes of good
fighting stock. Marshal Green
says he will arm Mrs. Van Dusen
with the regulation weapons and
insist that she "carry a gun" the
same as a man. If she does there
is no doubt she will know how to
use it, in case of necessity.
The item., 1900-01-27
Capt. EIy's Letter.

The following is verbatim
copy of an interesting letter re-
ceived in Sherman.
Madrid, Dec. 81, l399.--Capt.
L. f. Ely, Sherman, Tex: Dear
Sir-Having the best references
of yourself l take the liberty to
propose to you a business of
which accOmpli shmcnt depends
the future of a poor girl and
ones own.
The events of Cuba Island and
my high grade in the Spanish
army have given me the ways
for to get a fortune of $3.50, 900,
by special circumstances that
| will explain to you if you ans
wer me. l had to bury that
amount in the envirOns of that
city.
Being in prison and without
family | am in need of an honest
person who would be disposed to
unbury the money and he would
be rewarded with the % per cent
of X. His duty would be to come
to Madrid and to pay the expens-
cs of my process in order that
he could take possession OF my
equipment which was sequester-
cd to me in Havana:
Into a secret of one of the va
Uses of the equipment is a plan
of the place where the sum is
buried. BY this reason it is nee
essary to rise the sequestratiOn
Of the valises because without
them it could be impossible to
Hnu TIC ulOHCy'
If you accept l will send you
further explications as soon as
you send me the following cable
gram signatured by you:
Spain-Mr. Arturo Berenguere,
Lista TelegrafOs, Hadrid.
Waiting your cablegram, am
sir, your obedient servant,
THE COLONEL ZOMORA.
Capt. Ely said that personally
he did not have the pleasure of
Col. ZamOras acquaintance and
that he would have to take time
in which to consider his prOpO-
sitiOn.
The letter was received at New
York pOstoffice Jan. 1 and bears
the Spanish pOstmark and stamps
showing the place of its origin to
be genuine. whatever else may
The item., 1900-01-27
Emblems of MOruning.

A New York young woman bought
$25 worth Of flowers from a leading
florist, relates Victor Smith, and
gave him two yards of black satin
ribbon with which to bind the
bunch. Pardon me, madam" he
said politely, ''but it is my invariable
custom to ask whether the deceased
is a man or woman, boy or girl, a
baby, a bachelor or a maid. 1t
would iniure my trade to send in
appropriate emblems of mourning"
She readily perceived the commercial
instinct, and informed him that the
departed was a man and a widower.
'"Thanks. You have saved yourself
as well as me. You could not think
of sending what you have selected.
1t would be in the worst possible
taste. We should be laughed at.
Exchange the black ribbon for purple
and the lilies for bride roses" "Oh,
no one will know the difference"
she urged. He replied: MADAM,
l cannot accept your order. Her
man, return to this lady her $25."
The item., 1900-01-27

The catfish In the catch basin ON
the city hall grounds, livino and
thriving on clear artesian wator
Is a demonstration that il is .
clean species of fish and do NOT ro
quire dirty water, as some writ.
rrs have stated. One of the laro
est artificial lakes is that Just be.
y0nd the western boundary of
waco, owned by Col. Walter Y
Fort. 1T has a surface of nearly
forty acres and an average depth
OF sixteen feet. 1t is stocked with
bass and white perch, and is filed
by surface drainage. Mr.. J. w
Mann's lake, which is situated
between Waco and the town of
Robinson, stocked white perch is
a remarkable example of the sue.
cess of fish culture. The fish in
Mr.. Mann's lake come come when
a bell is rung and the cook catch
es them at will with a dip net, so
that it is rs easy to catch fish
for dinner as it is TO take a chick
en- from a coop.
About three months ago the
agent of the national fish com
missioner sent a number of bass
and perch to Waco, which were
thrown into the BOsque and have
lately been seen swimming about
in the shadows. The fish cultur-
lists do not believe that those fish
will ever be a benefit to the pub
lie, because the seine-haulers and
dynamiters are likely to get them
all as soon as they are large
enough for the table. The own
ers of the artificial lake protect
their water preserves with shot
guns and bull dogs and, although
the unlawful fishermen can de-
stroy the fish in the rivers and
creeks, they are unable to tres
pass on the private gOunds of in
dividuals and clubs.
Besides supplying fish, the ar
tifcial lakes Of McLennan county
have become the resort of water
fowl, which also find protection,
and the lakes are therefore like
ly to prove the means of preserv.
ing the wild geese, brant and wild
duck from total annihilatiOn.
The item., 1900-01-27
Charles Henry Killed.

News reached Texarkana from
Red River to the effect that
Charles Henry, a prominent negro
of Valley, was assassinated, be-
ing shot in the head twice by
some one in ambush. Henry was
one of the wealthiest negroes in
that section of the country, being
worth $1,000 in money and $12,-
900 in property.
He owned a large plantation
on Red river and stood high with
the whites.
He built a bridge across Nc.
Kinney bayou, about ten miles
from Texarkana, and lately COM
pleted the structure at a cost Of
$4,000, which he paid out of his
own funds. Since the bridge was
finished he operated a tollgate on
it, and for this he became very
unpopular among his race.
1t is thought that he was as
sassinated by revengeful parties
of his color.
The item., 1900-01-27
Move On.

A good kind clergyman took
number OF boys to the zoo, in order
to teach them natural history, a
study greatly neglected by the mid
die classes, who would fain believe
that nature is like Dickens Mrs.
Harris.
He took them to see the lions fed,
and in his genial way he inquired of
the keeper:
''If one of these gigantic and fero-
cious carnivora contrived to eman-
cipate itself and to hurl its prodi-
glous strength into our midst, what
steps would you take?"
Blooming long steps," said the
man; and the boys Uttered.
The item., 1900-01-27
A British Opinion of the Beers.

A correspondent of the London
Times, who claims exceptional op-
portunities for knowing, leaves moth
ing whatever of virtue or intelli-
gence to the Beers. He says: Il
know the Beers, root and branch.
stock, lock and barrel. and with
all this knowledge of them my esti-
nation is that they are the oraftiest,
most hypocritical, most dishonest.
most untruthful, cruelest, most ig-
nOrant, most overbearing, most i'm
moral and stupidest race of white
people in the world"
The item., 1900-01-27
For South Texas.

About sixty colOred people
passed through DenisOn en- route
to Hearne, Tex, from various
points in the southeast. The par
ty was brought to South McAIes-
ter by the Choctaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf, there delivered to the
Katy, brought to Denison and
turned over to the Houston and
Texas Central, which took them
through to their destination. They
had an entire coach and one bag.
gage car. The colored people are
intended to take the places of the
convicts in south Texas, who have
been doing most of the manual
labor on the farms and railroads
in that portion of the state for
several years.
The item., 1900-01-27
Denton County Tobacco.

Sheriff Sam Hawkins of Den
ton county showed a plug of Den
ton county tobacco, which was
grown and prepared by r. Yer
million, a farmer who lives sever
al miles east of Denton. The to-
bacco, the sheriff said, was of an
excellent quality and flavor and
was put up by Mr.. Vermillion ID
both twist and pressed plug.
denton county can grow good to-
bacco, l know" said Sheriff HaW-
kins, ''for | remember that before
the railroads came every man VINO
used tobacco had him a little
patch on which lie grew enough
for his own use. With the ad-
vent of the railroads, however,
the consequent cheapening OF the
article, the production was aban-
doned, and except in a few IN
stances has nver been taken up
again"
The item., 1900-01-27
Origin of Our Brandies.

When we pay 81 a bottle for
brandy we are apt to overlook the
fact, says New York writer, that
1t IS made out of the surplus wine,
the cheap, cent-a-quart stuff that no.
body but peasants can stomach. This
year over 35,OOO,OOO gallons of
claret will be distilled into $780,
600 gallons of brandy. Wine grow
ing and stock raising are the life of
France. More acres arc being put
to vines and grass every year.
The item., 1900-01-27
GilmOre'S Classmate.

News of the rescue of Lieut..
Gilmore and party from the Phil
ippine insurgents was read with
considerable interest in Dallas,
partly on account of Col. Hare,
one of the commanders of the ex.
peditiOn being a Texan, and partly
because Of the strange incidents
involved in the capture of the
lieutenant.
Among those who read the
The item., 1900-01-27

news with delight was Mr..
Charles 7. Fegan. assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Texas
and Pacific railway, who was a
student at the annapolis naval
academy in 1876, and who was in
the class that numbered among
its members Lieut., j. G. Gilmore.
Andrew S. Rowan, the famous
young American officer who de-
liyered the message to Gen. Gar
cia in Cuba at the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war, was
also in this class of 1876, but did
not graduate, leaving Annapolis
for a course at West Point mill
tary academy.
Said Mr.. Fegan in this cOnnec
tion:
"GilmOre was q member of
what was known as the centennial
class. He possessed all the ele-
ments of a good sailor. He was
tough, wiry and nimble, and could
leap about like a chimpanzee. He
had extraordinary resiliency and
Icndurance. In physical hardihood
he was like a tough pine knot.
He could attempt more and en-
dure more than almost any other
/ in the class. He was like an
india rubber ball, for the harder
he hit the earth the higher he
would bounce. IN disposition he
was a combined stole and epicu-
rean. He made a study OF adap'
tatiOn to circumstances. That
was one of his most serious stud
les. At the same time he was
quick as lightning to see a rift III
the clouds and made swift work
of an opportunity. He had so
fortified himself by this habit of
thought that nothing appeared
capable of ruffiing his cOmposure.
In temperament he was as amor
Gus as the May-time, one to whom
all seasons were summer and all
places home. 1t is easy to imag
inc one of his caliber making the
best of his captivity among the
Philippine insurgents. He never
dwaddled away time when L
knew him. He was either writ
ing, thinking, studying or prac-
ticing gymnastics. One of his
ideas, to which he clung tena.
ciously, was that the mind, like
the body, can attain efficiency
through judiciOus exercise. Dur
ing his residence among the Fill
pinos it is highly probable that
he absorbed a store of knowledge
from and communicated as much
to them. You may expect to hear
some interesting narratives short
lv from Lieut.. j. G.. Gilmore"
The item., 1900-01-27
Iron HOnses.

Manufacturers of structural iron
say that within short time all the
more costly private houses, at least
in the cities, will abandon wood, ex-
cept for the most trivial use, and will
make use of structural iron for the
framework and the beams that sup
port the flooring.