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Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
TRIED TO ExTERNnNATE FAMILY
Jeweler in Turner's Falls. Mass. Shot
 Five. Killing Two.

Turner's Falls. Mass, Jan. 12.-Louis Bitzer, a jcwelcr of this place. today shot five persons. two of whom, his clerk. Miss Ida Coiun be, and 8itZer's 5-year-oid son. are dead. His other victims were his wife Christina and his two daughters, Annie, 16 years old and Carrie, P years old. It is thought they will not die. IL probably was Bitzer'S purpose also 10 take his own life, but his prompt arrest prevented suicide. It is believed that his mind has been unsettled by business cares
 From q note left in the store by Bit ger it appears that Miss Columbe vas attending to her duties and Bitzer was cleaning a revolver. The revolver was discharged accidentally and the bullet his Miss Cclumbe in the head. killing her instantly Overcome by the situ- ation Bitzor apparently wrote the note, rushed to his home, hatless, and began the effort at exterminating his family The little boy was i'll with the measles The child was shot and killed as he lay in his bed. The 16-year-old daugh- ter Annie was wounded through the left hand and in the ear. Carrie was shot through the neck. Mrs. Bitzer hit in the face. the bullet passing through the nose. The sound of re- peated shots led neighbors to rush into the house. and Bitzer was arrested.
 The police are led to the belief that the man is insane chiefly by the note which they found in his store after the body of Miss Columbe had been discovered. It was almost an incohe- rent tumble of words.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
A ST. LOUIS FIRE.

St. Louis. Mo, Jan. 12.-A fire today caused S130. 900 damage in a-buildine occupied by the r.. r. w. Meier China X Glass company.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
FELL INTO THE RIVER.

Rome. Jan. 12.-While q train carry inE workmen to repair a suspension bridge near Brindisi was passing over it, the bridge collapsed and the train was precipitated into the river Callears. Several of the men were killed and in jured.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
DOMESTIC INFELICITY.

Eureka. Cal, Jan. 12.-J. H. Saffel. 2 restaurant keeper. shot and killed his wife in the presence of his seven young children and then ended his own life. Domestic infelicity was the cause.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
CAPTURED BOERS.

Pretoria. Jan. 12.-The British forces surprised and captured q Boer laager twenty miles northwest of Ermelo. Forty-two Boers were taken, including Major WoImarans.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
AN ARKANSAS FIRE.

Brinckley. Ark. Jan. 12.-A fire de- stroyed several buildings here. includ- ing the Arlington hotel, entailing a loss of from S5O.O00 to s75. 900. Charles Starkey Of Stuttgart. Ark. perished in the hotel.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
RUSSIAN AGGRESSI0H
 WITHOUT PERMISSION

Yokohama. Japan. Jan. 12.-A report was received here from Seoul. Corea. to the effect that Russia. without wait ing for Coreas permission. had pushed :i telegraph line across the Toomen river into rCorean territory.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
CHINESE EXCLUSION
 COAST CONGRESSMEN
Engaged in Preparation Of a Lockout
 Measure

Special Committee Meeting of Coast Representatives Yesterday to Consider Legislation for the Shutting Out of Chinese From the United States-The Bill Agreed Upon Looks to the Reenactment of the Present Law Protecting the Country From Eastern Hordes.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
A JAPANESE FIRE.

Yokohama, Jan. 12.-A fire in a wooden house here resulted in the death of twelve persons and the severe burn ing of twenty more.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
THIS WEEKS WORK
 IN BOTH HOUSES
Senate'S Principal Work Will Be Done
 in Committees

One of the Most Important Measures Is the Nicaraguan Canal Bil-Then There Is the Philippines Tariff Measure, and After That the Ship Subsidy Bill.
 The Fate of All This Prospective Legislation, How
 ever, Will Be Settled in the Conmitte Rooms
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
STOCK AND A R NOTES.

Audrain county was represented by
". E. Cunningham with 40 steers that
averaged 1000 pounds and brought
s5.4O.-Lire stock Reporter.
Claud Dunlap sold a fine saddle
horse, A years old, sired by Gold King,
dam Hopeful, to Hisey & Lee, OF Mex
leo, Friday for sls5. Mr.. Dunlap says
this is the best horse he ever owned,
and that means a great deal.-Fulton
Sun.
John Winters and Willard Potts, Of
Mexico, were here looking for fine
horses Tuesday. They were enter
tanned at dinner at the Auxvasse
Hotel Iby John A. Mcintyre. They
are jolly good fellows and their visits
to Auxvasse are appreciated by their
many friends, -Auxyasse Reciec.
Mr.. j. J.. Littrel, Sturgeon, Mo-, the
Shorthorn, Berkshire, Angora goat and
fancy poultry breeder, was visited a
short time ago and his stock was found
in good shape. He has at present four
good yearling Shorthorn bulls, three
young Marys and one Hudson, all sired
by his Dustin-bred bull, Scotland's
Crown 13s994, by Imp. Lavender Lad,
dam Charmer 18th by Imp. Baron
Cr~uiekshank. Mr.. Littrell Is a breeder
OF good stock. Two OF his Shorthorns
topped the combination sale at Stur-
geon last fall, the young bull selling
for s40j and the heifer at s400, and they
don't bring such prices at public auc-
tion without they have quality. The
four yearling bulls he is offering for
sale are good ones-three reds and one
roan-and they can be bought at 800
each II taken soon. Mr.. Littrel has
recently bought Of Dustin s Son, OF
Summer Hill, H., a yearllng bull u
breed on Scotland's Crowns get named
Proud Robin 177s06, by Robin Adair
151303, dam Victoria Of Hill Farm Sth,
by Imp. Lavender Lad 2nd, dam Vic
toria OF Hin Farm 9Th, by Imp. Baron
Cruickshank. This Is a r~oyal-bred
Scotch calf and a good individual, and
ought to make a good nick on the
young heifers he will be used on
The Combination Shorthorn sale at
Columbia May o, was well attended,
and part Of the offering was OF good
quality, but as some we're Of very poor
quality and thin in flesh, the average
was low. The top price for cows
was $50 for No. Is, f. S. Stewards
COW, and J. L Love, Macon, Mo-, the
buyer. Lot IS, property Of W. p.
Harmed, brought sl45, Robinson Bros.
Vandalia, buying her. ". p. Harmed
topped the sales on bulls. Lot 81
went to ]. r. Heller, Vermont, No,
at $40, and lot IS to II. 0. Lynhart,
Lamar, Mo, at se65. Fifty-one head
brought 50, 1910, an average Of $780,
Colman's Rural World.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
Added . School Revenues.

ENaAA nc - LUIS hENAAuIH
MEXICO, No, May B.-There Is one
thing to the credit Of the Democratic
party In the management Of the school
fund Of the State that l have not seen
mentioned in the discussion Of that
subject going on in the papers.
The Democrats in 1889 increased
this amont Of school money distribut-
ed by the State from one-fourth-the
minimum required by the Constitution
and as had been apportioned up to
lss7-tO one-tblrd OF the total OTdi.
nary revenue Of the State.
Thus did they not only increase the
school moneys by converting United
States bonds bearing a low rate OF in
terest into State certificates, yielding
Q and 6 per cent, but set apart, by en-
actment Of successive legislatures
33t per cent, instead Of 25 per cent, as
formerly, Of the State revenue for sup
port Of the public schools.
And this, too, while at the same
time lowering the State levy for taxes.
This record is a most convincing
proof u Democratic economies 10 the
State administration and Of the nGr-
turing are which the Democratic
party has eyer displayed in the up
building Of our splendid school system
Of common schools. G.. CLAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22

Writes the centralia Courier About
the Gard Sharks

H. AAA Z" EAA"A kHHaHr
Editor Courier; In reply 70 your
enquiry, beg leave to say that the
confidence men got no money or check
from me. The card st0ry is correct;
double land sale story is false.
About 10 o'clock a. m. May sth a
man drove 10 my place and introduc-
ed himself as Mr.. Harris, a Fulton
banker, and stated thathe was on a tour
Of collecting, and bad been requested
by Widow Green, Of Fulton, to look
out for a nice stock farm for her, and
asked me if / wanted to sell. / told
him ] would sell and got in his buggy
and we drove over the farm. After
we returned to the house, which is !
mile north Of my southeast corner, he
asked me TO drive with him down TO
locate the corner stone. He had put
up a nice story and Of course ! went
with him. Just before We got there
we met a man walking. He hailed US
for the direction 10 the railroad. l
told him be was going the wrong way.
This fellow was playing like he was
crazy. Harris asked him where be
was from. He said be was from Texas;
that he had sold his ranch and cattle
and had come TO visit a runaway sis
ter. And then he exhibited a big roll
OF money, stating that be had been to
st. Louis and a fellow had beat him
out Of a lot Of money. Then Harris
asked him 10 show us how be did it.
The man then got out three cards,
shuffled them awkwardly and offered
10 bet FIVE dollars that W. couldn't
pick the picture card. Harris said all
right and drew a picture card and de-
manded the money, but the fellow re-
fused 70 pay until l picked one. So /,
too, picked up a picture card and he
handed each Of us 90, and asked each
OF US If we could have paid II he bad
won. Harris said yes and exhibited a
roll Of bills. | said no and told him
had no money. He shuiied the cards
again and raised the bet TO 5000.
Harris said all right, but / had quit
talking and gone to thinking. Sc
Harris drew the card as before and
demanded the money, but he w0uldn'i
pay him unless ! would draw. So
concluded 10 humor the game a little
farther, and drew the card and b
handed us five thousand each, and
demanded as before II we could have
paid II we had lost. The game having
gone far enough ] handed Harris thi
5000 package, telling him that th'
man was crazy and that ] didn't want
a crazy mans money and bid then
good day.
Harris told me be would be back il
a couple Of days with Mrs. Green, bul
he will be fortunate if be gets a chance
70 come back in a couple o. yeaEs
Respectfully, S Q. SINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
rHE JEFF HUME 0hsE.
The Jury Hung after Being Out for
Forty-Right Hours

The case Of the State Of Missouri
against ,Jer ID. Hume, charged with
taxing a pair Of mules from the pen Of
ID. ". Muir 10 Galway county, was
tried at Fulton, and the jury, after
being out is hours, hung. Referring
to this matter the Galloway Gasats
says:
The evidence Of the prosecuting Wit
ness. u. ". Muir, was that he missed
the mules on December 1l,and that he
aid not again see them until he went
TO Kansas city, where he was paid $3.50
for them Curtis Whaiey, Monroe Davis
and d. ~. Muir saw the mules in
Muir's feeding pen on the morning Of
December stock sales, the day they
were stolen. and the evidence Of Mon
roe Davis, who fed the mules With
others on that day, and OF Mrs. Muir
was that the mules were in the pen all
day. Howard Schroeder, an employe OF
Humes testified that Hume brought
the mules to his place on stock sales
night.
Nh. Hume testifying in his own de-
tense, stated that he bought the mules
in Fulton on December stock sales day
from a party giving his name as John
Delaney, and that be gave him a check
on the Farmers and Merchants Bank
Of Centralia for $40 in payment for
them. Delaney, who vas unknown to
Hume, took the mules to the Henry
Tyler farm that evening, and from
there they we're taken home by Mr.
Hume.
About January l. 1902, Mr.. Hume
shipped the mules with Others from
Columbia to Kansas City and while
they were there Mr.. Muir came and
claimed the two belonging to him.
Being satisfied that the mules really
belonged to Muir, be again bought
them and sold them with his car load
lot. On his arrival at home he mott
fed his bankers not to honor the
check be had given Delaney.
Samuel Sharp, cashier Of a bank at
Montgomery City, testified that thil
check had been presented to him IL
April with a request for information
as to how it could be placed to De
laney's credit in Centralia and that
he had forwarded it 10 C%entralia t
be credited there to the account o.
Delaney.
@. w. Settle, cashier Of the bank a
Centralia, testified that he had refused
to honor the check as per MI. Hume'
instructions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
ABE LARIMOpR
Prince Henry.

Coming three-yesr-old jack, let No.
hands high and one OF the best aes,rs
State. Stands at 200 to insure lvi5r N.
ALSO ANOTHER FINE JAoK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
Value of C Peas.

VIII it pay to sow COW peas and
cane TO take the place Of hay?
Throughout the drought district Of
last year, which covered practically
the entire corn and hay belt, mead
ows were greatly damaged. Hay is
probably more used up than for many
years. The supply Of corn and
timothy seed is also exhausted. High
prices for seed and hay is predicted for
the coming crop. II this be true pea
hay and cane fodder will be in de-
mand.
The Hathaway-Keath Seed & Pro-
duce Co. Of this city, have a good
stock Of WhippOrwill, Clay, Red and
Black Peas. Cane seed and Kafhl
corn; the above firm is also one Of the
largest buyers Of wool. Wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
Audrain Dirt is Selling.

Lakenan & Barnes, as agents, Fri
day sold for II. n. Oldt his l00-acre
farm near Benton City for s3, 200, and
sCld for Justin White bis 3S-acre fartn
adjoining for 1890. Both Of these
farms were sold to T. B. White, Of
Iowa.
Yesterday they sold for George W.
Marshall bis ls2-acre farm 10 William
Minear, Of Iowa, for $3.50.
On Saturday, the 18th, these agents
sold for r. Lee Mundy his lSO-aere
farm adjoining Benton City 10 Jesse
A. Winfrey for $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22

adjoining the deep pelerine collar. The
sleeve is decidedly novel and deserves
special mention. II is cut with a point
edged with a band Of stitched yoile
and is completed With a kind OF under
sleeve Of cream liberty silk formed into
pulls with straps ofAeige velvet. Beige
velvet ribbon N a darker shade adorns
both the jacket and skirt The latter
shows the fashionable sheath effect
and 10 addition 10 the velvet a trim
ming Of straps in inverted scOll0ps
stitched with Corticelli silk.
The new skirts are fitted closely at
the hips, but flare very much indeed
below the knees. A great many skirts
with hip yokes are shown, either Of
shirring, tucking or tiny bands, Joined
with a fancy open stitch. Some very
attractive skirt models In sheer ma
terials are laid in barrow box-plaits
from the waist 10 the knees and below
that there is a prettily shaped hOunee
with insertions q cream lace and a
garniture Of narrow gathered ribbon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
SOLD FOR $4,000,
Highest Priced Bull in the World Be
comes Property Of Bigler and
Sons, Of Hartswick, Ia.

KANSAS CRY, May A. When C. G.
Bigler & Sons, Of Hartswiek, Ia, paid
$4,000 to-day for Merry Hampton, the
highest priced bull in the world
changed hands. Merry Hampton was
owned BY c. B. Dustin, Of Summer
Hill, III, and is said by competent
judges to be the greatest shorthorn
bull in America.
The sale took place il KgSy1s City
to-day Just befoFs the opening Of the
Clay S%hoythorn auction. Bigler also
purchased the balance Of the Dustin
herd, numbering thirty eight head.
besides seven calves.
The purchase price paid for The
herd, all but four Of which are Of puFi
Scotch breeding. was $4,000 DELIVER
will be made June 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
]. H. Shoots Dead.

j. II. Shoots, aged 81 years, died at
bis home in Montgomery City a !
O'Clock Friday night and the remains
were brought to Mexico for burial
Saturday at noon.
Deceased was born In Henry county,
Kentucky, and moved to Monroe
county, Mo, In 1885. In the eos he
moved TO Mexico and lived here until
a few years ago, when he moved to
Montgomery City. lie leaves two
children, ID. @. and Nora, both OF
Montgomery City.
Funeral services at the graveside
were conducted by Rev. A. A. Wal
lace.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22

the lungs, emaciatiou and weakness, have
been perfectly and permanently cured
By the use Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
icai Discovery. It cures the cough,
heals the lungs and builds up the body
with solid flesh.
when I commenced taking youT meaicineS
eighteen nouths age my health was conplctely
broken down. writes Mrs Cora L. Sunderland.
Of Gainesville. Caivcf CO, Md. SAT times 1
could not even walk across the room without
pains in my chest ~ Gactcr uAe eatsded slf
sad Thaf faSF nUatk, Gad Nat I ucaid Nrtu bt
NIL 1FrfE. At last ! concluded 70 Try. Doctor
Piercc7s meiicines. ] bought a bottle OF Cold
en Medical Discovery took II and socn CON.
mruced to feel a little better. then you directed
ne 10 take both the Golden Medical Discoy-
ev' ard the 'FsVorite Prescription which l
did. Altogether l have taken eighteen bottles
Of Golden Medical Dtsuuvey.' twelve Of the
sFzvurite Prescription and i've walls Of PEI
hts an now almost entirely well, and DO all
NV work without any pain whatever, and can
yEn with more ease than I couid formerly uakl"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, IS sent free on
receipt of AZ one-cent stamps TO
expense OF mailing only. Address DR..
R v. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
FIERY PYREs FOR THE DEAD.
Bodies Of Thousands Of the Victims
Of Volcanoes Wrath Given to the
Planes Fires Kept Going.

Mont Pelee is still rumbling and
three luminous points on the lower
slopes Of the mountain, which are
casting i~noandescent rays, seem to
presage a further calamity.
Thousands Of the corpSes in st.
Pierre, saturated with petroleum and
tar, are being burned in great fires
which are kept going day and night
Grews0me piles Of the former lnhabi-
tants strew the streets, and thesteneh
is i~ntolerable.
Ships steam through countless
floating bodies on their way TO Fort
de-France.
With the exception Of a prisoner,
who is confined in a dungeon, at the
time OF the explosion. Dr.Artier is the
only survivor OF St Pierre.
The sand and ashes that cover the
city still burn. Waves of sitting heat
come down from the crater OF the vol
cano, making work among the ruins
difficult, even hazardous.
The scene Of desolation in st. Pierre
and for miles around is beyond the
power Of words to describe.
The church tower, built by the Jes-
uits two centuries ago Of Cyclopean
mason work, is now like a huge heap
Of old metal.
Appalling stories come from st,
Vincent The victims Of SOufriere
are many thousands.
Large areas Of cultivation have
been buried beneath the vocaniC
matter.
The volcano is still belching forth
earth, stones, Java, ashes and smoke.
Great streams Of molten matter di
vide the island. The thunder Of the
Volcano is heard hundreds Of miles
away. The reports are followed b.
columns Of smoke rising miles in The
air. Immense balls OF colored fire ais
issue from the crater.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22

More people suffer from rheumatism
than from any other ailment. This is
wholly unnecessary too, for a cure may
be effected at a very small cost g. W.
Wescott, Of Mcadowdale, n. T., says;
81 have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism Tor some time and il has caused
me much suffering. / concluded 10
try Chamberlain Pain Balm and am
pleased 10 say that IL has cured me. p
For sale by all druggists
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
COUNTY NEWS.
DULY ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger
DULY, May l5,-Corn and oats are
looking line since the recent rain.
Children's day will be observed at
Trinity church the first sunday In
June at 1880 m, and regular service
in the evening at ! O'Clock by the
pastor, Rev Britt.
Mrs. Graham is building a fine barn.
Mrs. Fox, who has been on the sick
list, Is able 10 be up again.
Myrtle Williams, Of Mexico, was in
our midst Sunday.
VIM. Tuttle purchased a new road
wagon Saturday for his daughters.
The young people met at T. F.
Harris Sunday eve TO practice sing
ing for children's day.
There will be preaching at Hope
well next Sunday morning by Rev.
Burcha and by Rev. Porter, Of Mexico,
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22

TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Beef steak was SOC per pound in this
city,
H. jacobson was in st. Louis on
business.
Miss Willie Woodward was awarded
first honors at Hardin College.
C. w. Ward, father Of Mrs. John
Dlngle, Of Audrain county, died in
California.
Allie Morris was slightly injured by
falling from her horse while horse
back riding.
Mrs. Netherton, Of Oldham county,
KY, died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. A. @, Hit, Of this city.
The Official statement OF the Mex
leo Southern Bank showed their re-
sources and liabilities TO be s22S, $685. q.
DIR. Pinckney French, OF this city,
was elected Professor OF Surgical
Anatomy in the college Of physicians,
Of Chicago.
Thomas Mcconnell, a travelling
salesman, died at the home Of his
mother, Mrs. VIM. West, in this city,
of brain fever.
Mrs. Garfield made a donation Of
Ls500 70 the memorial Christian church
at Washington and pledged $500 more
when needed.
G. Page, Of Marshall, and Annie
HaffOrd, a former teacher in the Mex
leo Public School, were married at tn,
residence Of Judge Forrist in this city
win Reid, Leslie Lee and CHARLEY
Pearson, express Office employees, anC
Dick Carter ran a foot race at th,
fair grounds for a prize of SIS. vii
Reid won the sl5; Leslie Lee wa
second.
The train known as the cannon bal
was taken off the road and the Allan
tic s. Pacific Express vas put on in ii
place. The new train only made
few stops between Kansas City and st
Louis, giving this city the go-by.
The Mexico High School graduate
were:
Josie Hamilton, ~yaledictorlan.
Anna May Hooton, sal utatorian.
Emma Kunkel.
Chas L. Mexican.
Frank X. Jesse.
John J. Steele, presented the dl
plomas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
WON'T FOLLOW ADVICE AFTER
PAYING FOR IT.

In a recent article a prominent ply
stefan says, sit is next to impossible
for the physician TO gethis patients to
carry out any prescribed course OF by
gIene or diet to the smallest extent;he
has but one resort left, namely, the
drug treatment" When medicines
are used for chronic constipation, the
most mild and gentle obtainable, such
as Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver
Tablets, should be employed. Their
use is not followed by constipation, a:
they leave the bowels In a natural and
healty condition. For sale by al
druVgistg-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-22
MISSOURI STANDS SUPREME
Wins Deserving Recognition at the
Charleston Exposition Gold
Medals for Corn, Seeds.
Wool and Clover.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 1.-THE
jury Of awards Of agricultural prod
ucts, selected by the managers Of the
South Carolina and West Indian Ex-
position, submitted its printed report
yesterday. 1t is quite voluminous
and covers every exhibit in this d.
vision by the commissioners from the
different states.
The report will prove gratifying to
the people Of Missouri, because 1t
shows that the advanced position the
State took at the Pan-American Ex-
position at Buffalo has been easily
maintained, and even exceeded. The
gold medal awarded the State at Buff
Ffalo for the superior excellence Of corn
has been duplicated at Charleston in
the face Of all competition. This
gives Missouri a deserved recognition
as one Of the great corn : growing
states Of the Central West.
The award Of a gold medal for a col
%lective agricultural exhibit is also
most gratifying recognition Of Mis-
%souri's productive capacity along this
line, and emphasizes her Importance
to the farmer and stock raiser. The
award % a gold medal for red clover
vas entirely. In harmony with the
other awards, because nowhere do
grasses grow in richer p~rofusion than
10 Missouri.
The award o. gold medals for col.
lective exhibits OF seeds and wool were
made ON meritorious tests Of competi'
ton and add Importance to Missouri's
standing as an agricultural state. The
awards in the horticultural, educa
tional, forestry and mines depart
ments, five gold, three silver anC
eight bronze medals, were awarded
and honorable mention made in thir
ty cases. f. S. Carver, president o
the commission in charge OF this de
partment, is more than pleased viii
/ tho rarr1f