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Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
sxvKE THOUSAND MAssACRrD.
Slaughter Of Christians Announced in
Dispatch From the French
Consul at Shanghai.

PARIS, aug. 12.-According to dis-
patches reeelred to-day from Vice
Admiral oourrsjels, Of the French
naval command, native Christians and
missionaries on The line to HAnkow,
hvehundred XII ers from Picking
arem great danger, the point being
entirely outside the sphere Of the
allied operations. He has also re-
|ceived bad news regarding New
ohwang, captured August 4, which, az
he is advised, has since been evacu-
ated.
According 70 bis advices from the
French colony IN Peking eight ma
rinss, one cadet and one customs en-
ploye have been killed. He says 9
Danish company has laid q cable from
Chez Foo to TAku.
The Patrie publishes the following:
THE precurisr general Of the con-
gregation Of The LAzarist missions,
Mgr. Bettembourg, informs us that be
has just been advised by NJ. Delcasse
that, according 10 . dispatch from the
French consul general at Shanghai,
received yesterday, seven thousand
Christians have been massacred ct
Pso Ting, east Of Picking. No other
details are at hand.D
II such startling news has been re-
ceived by the foreign ONCE 1t has been
kept secret, as the usual news chan
nsls have not besn made acquainted
with anything Of the kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
Return ofthe PrOdigal.

am grstiied to learn that many oil
the Democrats who left the party in
1895 have returned and announced
their intention of supporting the
ticket.
Some came back because they are
no longer under the spell of the dis
tinguished Democrats who in 1885,
used the political prominence and
prestige to lead away men who
trusted them. Some have returned
because they are convinced that the
Chicago platform principles repre-
sent the best hope of 3 large majority
Of people.
Some have returned because they
have come In contact with the trusts,
while others have returned because
they believe that an imperial policy
threatens the very existence Of q free
government.
They argue that mistakes made In
carrying out the Chicago platform
doctrines can be corrected II the
doctrine Of seIf-government lie main
tanned, but that any imperial policy,
once entered upon with the approval
Of the people, would be difficult to
overthrow.
The outlook In the last has i'm.
proved very much during the last
year. II like change goes on I
election day the Republicans will lose
many States east Of the Allegheny
mountains. W. J. BRYAN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
AMERICANS WERE VICTORIOUS
Won the Battle Of Yang Tsun After
q Desperate Resistanee-Russian
Battery's Mistake.

SHANGHAI, Aug. Is.-Frederick
Palmer, correspondent at the front
with the American Army, sends the
following story Of the third victory on
the way to Pekin;
CHEZ Foo, Thursday, Aug. IA
RuaaIan battery at the battle Of Vans
Tsun made a horrible mistake anc
fired on the Fourteenth United States
Infantry. Several were killed and
wounded.
The enemey's position at Yang Tsun
was taken by the Americans after q
desperate resistance. The allies had
been compelled to fight for every inch
of advantage. Suddenly the American
Tag was een flying from the Chinese
stronghold. Apparently the Russians
did not SEQ 1t, for q Russian battery
fred with disastrous results to the
gallant victorious Americans.
In the fight with the Chinese and az
: result Of the blunder by Russians
the Americans lost seventy men killed
and wounded.
The great and hard marches have
told on the allies, and the forces will
rest two or three days. Fully 40 pei
cent. Of the Ninth Infantry is ex.
hsusted.
When all have rested there is to BIZ
: dash for Pekin. The Chinese are
already demoralized and the plan Of
the allies lie to drive them hard while
they are disorgsnized.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

BowL1Es GEEEE, Mo-, Aug. IA
The general officers of the Chicago &
Alton Railroad were here to-day max.
ing arrangements to put in extensive
Improvements 10 the way Of new
stock pens, sheds, wells and watering
troughs for the accommodation Of
stock shippers. A new stock train
was pat on to-day, leaving here a
SIS p. m. each day for 81. Louis. II
Il rumored thai they will Don put on
= new passenger train, leaving Mex
leo about 6 .. N. and returning at 10
p. NJ. TIE company ls evidently bid
ding for business more strongly than
n has ever before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
GIVE Us WORK
Plea Of Natives of Porto Rico at sar
Jran-People Starving.

SAN JUAN, P. R., August 14.-Twc
hundred starving natives appeared be-
fore the acting governor yesterday
and asked for bread or work. They
had walked in from s~ailorenzo, nearly
thirty miles away. The governor
listened alphabetically to their plea
and promised them work on the pub.
lie roads.
The petitioners were made up Of
men, women and children who hac
marched two days with only sucf
food as they could beg on the way,
They were led by q colored woman,
who carried an American flag. otherI
carried banners, on which was In.
scribed: 'fGIve us work"
Other delegations Of starving ma.
tives, seeking bread or work, are due
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
WANTS GOOD ROADS.
Rufus ]. Lakeland Offers to Lend
St. Louis County Money for Road
Improvement

As an evidence Of his interest In good
roads Rufus J. Lakeland, president oil
the Boatmen's Bank OF 81. Louis and
father of Lamartine and Morrison
Lakeland, Of this county, has written
q letter to the County Court ct Clayton
offering TO lend st. Louis county
money Without interest 10 improve g
number Of thoroughfares, and states
that he VII not ask for the money
until after the general appropriation
has been made. Said Mr.. Lakeland In
bis letter: 81 recognize that the
court hiss numerous calls for road
purposes. ! need twenty squares Of
gravel for the improvement Of
Lakeland avenue, near my home. !
can hardly ask you for assistance In
view of the depleted funds for such
purposes, and therefore beg to hand
you my check for $780,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
A LOEe-LrvED 4
Miss Ysrdley Took Good Care Of Her
Health and Lived 10 be One Hun
dred and Five Yeau Old

II You want to i've TO be los years
old or older yeu must read and prac-
tee the following very closely. AIss
Yardley died In Chicago last week Al
the age Of I5 years and had good
health up to the time OF her death,
Referring to this matter the Chicago
AmeEsean says that you deslre "a
hive 10 be n hundred or over you
must observe the following very
closely:
Fret. Bat very slowly.
Second. Remember that your stom-
aeh In its normal conditioned dis.
tsnded-holds less than = pint. Donr
stun 1t.
Third Don't drink while you eat,
Drinking With solid food makes you
eat quickly and discouragss the now
Of saliva, which is essential to a.
gestion.
Fourth. Rat regularly.
Tue stomach forms its habits, Just
as you form yours. II his accustomed
10 food st certain hour, Il starts up
the now OF gastric juice ct that hour,
whether food comes or not. When
the food does come Inter Il gets 9 poor
reception. Babies are well or III 40.
corcing Is they r fed regularly OF
lrregularly.
Fifth. Always leave the table feel.
ing that you could gladly eat more.
Unless . horse eats up the last oa'
in his manager and wants more he is In
poor condition. You would not give
q dog or horss or COW all II could STUFF
down. Why not treat yourself as In
diligently as you treat an animal Of
lower degree7
sixth. Sleep regularly.
Seventh. Never eat when you ara
exhausted BY fatigue.
No mstter how hungry you are,
walt until you are rested. A huge
giant like John L. Sullivan, training
for a hght, lie compelled TO wait an
hour after working before be is al
lowed 10 eat anything. We have OBJ
served him growing with grief at thil
rule, but It was good for him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

TIE Cincinnati COhio) Enquirer
eoitorially says; No wen informed
man and just person can deny that
John p. Altgeld is q man Of high
ability and force, and that when he
sets his mind to IL be can present
sound Democratic principles in 3
clear and convincing manner. He lie
also an expert in exposing q humbug
and puncturing q bubble. IL was
rather humihsing to read that 9
man Of Mr.. AItgeIh's high intellectual
quality was going to make q speech In
reply to n uttered by Teddy Roose-
vslt. But what Mr. Altgeld really
did is highly satisfying. he did not
reply to Teddy In argumentative way,
for Teddy never made an argument
that required an answer. He simply
resented Teddy's mean-spirited and
cowardly attack on Democrats,
"They stand" said Roosevelt, "for
lawlessness and disorder, for dis
honesty and dishonor, for license and
disaster at home, and eowardly shrink
Ing from duty abroad" MIR. Altgeld
denounced Teddy as a rantlng hys-
terical mountebank, and showed from
that mans own record that his prinei.
pal military achievement seemed to
have been shooting q retreating
spaniard 10 the back. Teddy got
this much notice because Tom Plat
had nominated him for Viee-Presi-
dent Of the United states.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
PREACHER BUILDS AN ARK.
Warns His People to Guard Against
the Big Flood.

HoUsToE, TEX, Aug. l4.-F. K.
Smith, 3 negro preacher, known here
~ .'Elljah the Prophet" has been for
several months predicting q long
season Of rain. The preacher and hia
iock now point to the fact that rain
has fallen In Houston every day for
torty-four days, and clans that this
is q fulhllmeut Of their leaders
prophecy. Smith is prophesying still
more rain. He said this afternoon that
what has fallen is only 8 beginning.
He Is pleading with his people 10 build
covered boats, which he says they viii
need 10 save them from that food
which is coming. He lie also showing
faith In his prophecy by his works,
having built N ark and placed It In
his church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
Entsrtainsd Por Lis Robertson

- i've
The visit OF Miss she Robertson, Of
Mexico, 10 Mrs. F. z. Lnckett was the
occasion OF apleasant euchre party on
Saturday evening. Misses nellie snd
Lulu See entertained the "Gslsxy"
and quite . number Of other friends.
This pastime, which is always 9
source Of great pleasure, VA made
especially delightful to the evenings
participants BY the eongsnial COM
PAM, pleasantsurroundings and shove
al, the most charming POSSESSES 10 be
found. II goes without saying that
The hours sped swiftly and only too
coon the near approach Of the Bab-
bath caused them 10 bid the h~ostesses
and fflends good night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
West HniIdinr Beine Remodeled.

The double building on Washington
and Promenade streets, owned BY
WINK. West, is being remodeled. One
Of the rooms, the north one, lie occu-
pied by W. @. Burks, the timer; the
other one, which is on the corner, ia
yet Unbiased. In both buildings viii
be placed plate glass fronts, the floors
being lowered to the sidewalk level.
In the south room q orner entrance
will be made and plate glass will be
placed at the western end Of the
southern wall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

The Jefferson City (Mo.) Tfiban.
says: Miss soe Robertson, one Of
Mexlco's popular young ladies', who
visited Mrs. p. q. Luokett, during the
horse show and remained over for {
few days, left this morningfo for Fulton,
where she will visit Mise Erua Me-
0regor for > few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

To St. Louis. Tickets sold for all
trains, commencing with 7:o5 3. m.
train Saturday, August 18th, and all
subsequent trains up to and including
7:O6 train Sunday morning, August
10. Good to return until evening
trains Sunday, August 10.
&. 8. WILSON,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
John Coleman. of Mexico, Killed,

srRIEeFTELD, ILL, August IA
John Coleman, a colored man from
Mexico, NO., was killed by lightning
this morning and 20 others we're in.
jured, two of them seriously. Cole
man was q member OF q gang at worn
on . sewer. The storm came up sud-
denly and the men were caught il
the trench.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Mr.. Geo. n. Brooks, OF Madison,
No and Miss Lizzie b. Matthews, oil
Salisbury, formerly OF thls city, were
united 10 marriage at the home Of
the bride on Tuesday, August IA. After
Sept. l the newly welded couple win
be at home In Madison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

ANY one who thinks the people Of
Mexico are not interested in the ordi-
nance reducing the salaries Of the city
officials viii find that they are mis-
taken. II Is expected that the Mayor
Rnd the Council win get together and
agree about an ordinance and have it
passed Immediately. Let this ques-
ton be settled now and settled right.
We can then have q sewer on the
north side and other much needed i'm
provements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

As the opening Of schools is near at
hand, directors and teachers should
consult the course Of study printed
a. an appendix to the Revised School
Law and 80 far as practicable carry
ont the State superintendent rec
ommendatiOns as to unifying, grading
and systematizlng the work in the
country schools. Special attention Is
called 10 the proposed alienation
OF advanced subjects and TO the keep
ing Of individual pupils' records.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
Produce Wanted /!
THE DIFFERENCE.

The 14th part of one cent isn't VERY
much, yet that 10 all the difference ID
price between a cup of ordinary Tea
and q cup OF Chase & Senborn's High
Grade Tea. Just Think Il takes l.
400 cups Of Tea to make the differ
ence OF 81. Il will take you almost 4
years, drinking 1 cup 9 day. to cave
81. Don't you think Ii lie worth 4-14th
part Of 3 cent q cup 10 have your Tea
selected with care and scientifically
packed under thorough hygienic CON
ditions9 Yet all this costa you moth
Ing. It's the quality OF the Tea for
which you pay 1-l4th OF q cent . cup
more. This 1-I4th OF q cent on each
cup gives you 80 per cent better Tea
than Is ever sold for 600 9 ID. II you
doubt 1t buy q small quantity of Chase
& Sanborn's Tea and be convinced. II
is unsurpassed for making ice tea.
Gun Powder, Imperial Formosa, 90
long, Orange, Peko, Pekoe Souschang.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

WHILE In Fulton this week the
writer attended q meeting of ths
Board Of Directors OF tho Street Faii
Of that citysand was much pleased
with the good attendance and the
business ability displayed. Fulton has
9 right 10 be proud Of lie Commercial
club and lie Street Fair Board. Once
each week the heads Of the different
committees having 10 charge the
Street Fair meet and consult together
and the pTospect ia now that Fulton
will have 9 magnificent entertain
mani
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Misses Hattie Brown and Mary
Montague entertained q number Of
friends Tuesday evening In honor Of
Miss Madge Maddox, OF 81. Louis.
The occasion was q pleasant one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

THE snterpFising people Of Mexico
With n accord take on their hsts to
the property owners on the NORTH side
of the square who 9 asking for
street paving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Mr.. MaefaFlsne, Of Fulton, while
trying 10 board the o. a A. freight
train Al Mooredie last night, wai
painfully, II nc; seriously, injured.
The train was under good headway
when M. Maefsrisne tried 10 get On
a. Bis collar bons was broken, but
Il Wns not thought that be was seTi-
oualy Injured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
LAdia DaH.

Thursday win be ladies' day ct The
Ferris shoe stock sale. Low; win eel
II half price. d&vtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

8. v. overbagb, by his last will,
directs thst his estate be held In
tact until the death OF his wife, then
10 be cold and the procesds be divided
equally among their children. His
con, Henry A. overbAgh, was made
executor OF the viii,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

NmIosAIKE W. B. LEEDS paid his
wife 100000 to give him up that be
might marry another woman IL ID
evident that she got the best Of the
bargain and received sess, s9s. 20 more
than be was worth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

ARRANGEMENTS are being made 90
that We win have two bands for the
Mexico Street Fair. We cannot have
too much music for an entertainment
Of this kind. The Meuco band has
been secured and Mr.. E. d. Graham
IL raising money to hire the Rhine
land band, which IL One Of the best
bands in the country. An interested
In the success Of the Pair should zee
Mr.. Graham aud contribute literally.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Tn DlngIey law is said 10 be the
father Of six thousand trusts. Any.
how, that many has been born since
the Dingley law has been in These
parts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Tu Chinese have come 70 TIE con
clusios that they don't want waE.par-
faculsrly II they can't have their own
nav.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

IL ia nov In order to Introduce .
new ordnance before the City Coun-
ell reducing the salary list. Mayor
Potts viii sign 8 bin mating the aggre-
gate cut $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

wE understand that The record
has been broken in Audrain county
and that 9 couple were married and
divorced or the same day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

ADMIRAL REKEY refuses TO allow
Hobson 10 20 to China; perhaps be
feels that the Empress DowAger Is en-
Titled 70 protection sven after all shs
haa dina.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Nearly q inch OF rain fell Sunday
night. II was most welcome and viii
be worth thoussnds Of dollars 70 An
drain county,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
pemoeratie Club at penton.

On next Saturday night II. II. Lari.
more and J. 8. Mcintyre win organ.
Ice . Democratic club al Benton OIty,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Ny eight room house, furnished.
For terms see cspa. @. T. Allen 81
residence, I've deors south Of Hardin
College. Mas. n. p. WAkDEN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil NJ. Basket en-
tertaInsd . few young folks Monday
evening In honor Of Mr.. Walter A.
johnson, Of Galesburg, H., who lie the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Baskett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

WHAT has become Of Roosevelt
has sonstsing gOus wrong win his
HHaiofD
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
Frank RagSla|e,
Next Door 10 Southern Bank
L T.!

Best Michigan (loose) per
Dbl. ST. 40
Best Michigan (loose) per.
half Dbl. .,.......... 70
Seed Rye cheap enough
for chicken feed, bu... 60
Nice homemade Picking
Vinegar 1900 raised.
Nice Turnip Seed in bulk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

For saie-A Gordon setter pup; viii
be ready for bunting this fall.
dSt-w1t O. n. BASKET.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16

Miss Bue Robertson Is home from
Jefferson City, where she attended the
horse show.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-16
TRusTKKs aALR


wBxRRAa, william J. Dubray, q single MAJ
On ne lee daZ of March, ise7, By bis ceItsl
deed Of trust, duly acknowledged and reooHde
~ the deed OF trust records Of ARdrain CognHi
Missouri, In book ID, az page lis, oouyeyNp
The un1efaiana4 tlaatee the following daaeAAe
real estate situated IA Audraln County. u
aouri. to-uft;
lot number Eve 90 IN block number one u
and lots tire and four ~ and ~ II block han.
Der three % I'll IN Cases Addition 70 the tesi
OF Ladeonlss Missouri, which said oonveylnos
was made IN trust to secure the payment Of o.
tain pEomiesofy notes m said desd Of trust %.
1ofibedi and, whereas, said notes are nov dss
and unpeidi now. therefore, !, the said trustee
Ct ne request Of the legal holder OF said nosssl
WI, eetweea TIE houFs Of Q o'clock q. N. md
O'Clock p. n. On
Friday, the S1st Day Of August A. D.
1900.
the east frunt door Of the Court House, D
nenoo, Andraia County, Missouri, sell the ahcts
oescribed property e public suction 70 the hlgh.
81 bidder for cash, % satisfy said debt and ~
nm j. W. HOWELL
o1. Trustee.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-26
Monday, April 23.

Ed Shelton, Of south Omaha,
was in the Valley today. His
mother, Mrs r M Shelton return
ed with him. She has been visit
ing in that city for two weeks.
Claud Burkett went to Bebee-
town today to paper and paint
Fred Bebee's residence.
Tim Shields and family, of Lo-
gan we're in the Valley Sunday
the guest of Mr. and Mrs VIM
Krauskopf.
Charley Harry of Logan Was
visiting friends in the Valley Sun
day.
l. I Hall of Woodbine, paid
Missouri Valley friends a brief
visit yesterday.
Ohas Russell has resigned bis
position in the railroad shops In
this city and willleave in a few
days for Laramie Wyo., where he
will work for the Union Pacific
railroad.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-26
oA0ToRIA.
Bean ii. H5n klat w lin A!x.ys Bought
''; !: ' &f2z<S75x
Brakeman Falls From I;
Moving Train

S..f7t rinR from q painfully confused
arm aud numerous bruises all over
his body j r Hayward of Fremont, q
brakeman employed by the F E and
NV was brought to this city last
4: ghL frum California junction and
given medical attention by Surgeon
Colt.
Hayward was making the trip to
this city from Fremont last night on
freight train No 81 and when about 8
mile west Of California Junction he
attempted to act brake on one of
fiat Cars the company uses In the
transportation of gravel etc. These
cars are 80 arranged that the
brake wheel is placed on the side of
the car and in leaning over to set the
brake Hayward lost his bslsnce and
fell hesd long into the ditch along side
the track while the train was moving
Ut Q rapid rate. AS the accident oc-
CURED about midnight his fail was
unnoticsd BY the remainder OF the
train crew who did not notice his alb
sence until they arrived In this city
In his fall Hayward sustained injur.
les of . very painful yet not serious
nsture and when he rogained his son.
SEES he walked to California Junction
and came to this city on another train
He returned to Fremont this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-26
Eastern Star.

The members and their friends
Of Valley Chapter, No 26. Order
Of Eastern Star held u very plese-
ant 9 ,cial at their hull in this city
last evening. Tue absence of
quite number of the members,
from unavoidable causes was fully
made up by visitors who the
members had invited and after
spending some time at social
games, refreshments we're served
and then the young people retired
to the banquet hall aud engaged
in dancing until quite late. The
meeting was greatly enjoyed by
all. And wish is expressed that
such meetings may be repeated at
no distant day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-26
A Hetty Crltter.

There was an animated chunk of
t,eef steak in the + f. & NJ v Yards
III THIS city this forenoon. Of sufficient
5 -Ze 10 feed y small army This pond
erO,,s piece of meat was in the shape
ut a seer weighing 1900 pounds aud
consigned to the international Stock
Food company of Minneapolis. Minn.,
which company will exhibit it through
out the cs,untIy as the result of feed
ing that cOmpany's products. The
steer measures over ak feet and q
half ~ height. and around the body
ut the widest part his circumference
is ten and q half feet. The animal Is
now three years old and fur the past
year has been in q herd belonging to
Chss T Hanley, stockman living
near Council Bluffs, and In the twelve
months past he put on over thou
sand pounds of flesh. Mr. Hanley re-
ceived the neat sum of $2l4 for the
animal.