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Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Walter Peck and family are home
from a weeks visit TO the Worlds
Fair
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Chamberiain's Stomach and Livel
Tablets are becoming q iayorlte fol
stomach troubles and constipation.
For sale by Buckner g. Whitney.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

WANTED "A man ana wife on
farm near this city Splendid place
for right party. Address S care LED.
aER. d3a1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Call and see our line Of heating
stoves large stock now on hand anC
price right.
SOUTH SIDE HARDWARE STORE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03
Mexico Man in Charge Of Fast PAGER

Mexico Man in Charge Of Fast PAGER,
The fast pacing stallion Joe G rattan
has been placed 10 the charge Of w. R
Carter, of this city, by the owner
G. f Ware, OF jefferson City.
Joe Grattan is chestnut stallion BY
Grattan 2:13, dam Susan Brown, dam
Of 10 He 2.07i; Noble T. 2:10t and one
other In 2:2O. He was broken and
developed by Mr.. Carter, but for the
two last seasons, has been conditioned
and raced over Grand Circuit tracks
His speed is marvellous and under Mr..
Carriers mastery care will, no doubt,
be a hard horse to beat next season.
Lee Mundy, of this city, and G. W,
johnson, of Benton City, have return
ed from San Angelo, Tex, where they
invested in land. Mr.. Mundy bought
$40 acres within three miles Of Sar
Angelo and Mr.. Johson invested In
$40 acres eight, miles from that city
Both gentlemen speak very highly o
| the cuuntry in that vicinity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Fifty choice shorthorns at auction
Friday, Nov. 25th. Emmons and 9TH
ers. wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Mr.. Kelso will have charge Of Mr.
Harpers business while Mr.. Harper
and wife spend the winter in san
Antonio. Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Bement Ranges perfect in opera
ton, everlastiugiy, durable and hand,
some 10 design.
SOUTH SIDE HARDWARE STORE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Emmons will sell 30 head OF young
shorthorns from his herd and 20 for
others Friday, Nov. 18th wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Miss Lottie Mckinney has returned
home after a visit with Fulton friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03
House Por Rent

New six-ruom house, god cellar, new
outbuildings, ten lots Of ground.
Apply 70 J. W. Brewer, 1905 North
Jefferson street. d&wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

ling cattle, good quality, averaging
about $50 pounds GBo HALL,
MOI Troy, Mo,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Capt L. W. Summers, steward OF
the hospital at Fulton, was in this
city to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03
Snecial Fur Sale

at victor's Saturday and Mon
day, November 8 and z. Large
assortment from Detroit
Mich, at VlOfOhS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

MIS-. Huffman, q hignly respected
lady residing near Laddonia, died
Tuesday morning Of cancer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Frank Bruton, Of Sturgeon, was il
this city on business Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

1853 acres, 2 miles northwest Of Mex
leo, we'll improved.
d2-wtf WARREN HEDGES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

]. L. Carpenter, Of Wilson Town
ship, is home from Chicago, where be
sold a car load Of 105O-pound cattle al
s5 10. He topped the market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03
Heating Stoves,

Jewel and superior Oak soft coal
heating stoves al Ferris & Cauthorn's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Shorthorn cattle sale at Mexico,
Nov. 25sh. wit s. P. EMMoNs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Bridge Beach ranges, cooking stoves
and heaters, all at Ferris & Cauth-
orn's. wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Mrs. 7. W. Carter has returned TO
her hume In st. Louis after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs c. r. Lupton In this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

Emmons' 10th annual shoFthorn
sale At Mexico, Nov. 18th. Wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

c. R LupvOn fulnitun %. has 70
csiTsd : new hsarss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

W.. Il. Brown and wife will spend
the winter In California.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-03

4 THE final wind up of the campaign. After November the 9Th the ex
will be over and we will all know who is elected. BUT then, as e.
4 you will need to interest yourself in your needfuls for Men and Boys.
winter blasts are coming. Each jack frost reminds you Of the nee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-05
FIFTY BROKEN HEADS.
kentucky Judicial Convention Ends in
Riot.

Lexington, KY, Aug. 5.-Rioting
ended the Democratic convention of
the fifth appellate district before it
had been in session two hours. Po-
licemen had to be called in to quell
the disturbance and fifty delegates re-
ceived blows on the head from the
maces of the policemen before order
was restored
The trouble was precipitated when
Temporary Chairman Lee seated a
contested delegation from Owens
county. The men opposing the nom
ination of Judge James E. Cantrill made
rush for the stage and with fists
and clubs made an attack on the
chairman and Willard Mitchell, who
was on the stage. Cantrill's friends
joined in the defense
Chief of Police Reagan, who had
just been made a sergeant-at-arms,
called in fifty patrolmen and ordered
them to charge the crowd and to use
their clubs freely. So well were his
orders carried out that half a hundred
delegates were led from the hall with
blood streaming from the faces and
heads. Many had to be attended by
physicians.
Delegates opposed to Cantrill bolted
and Cantrill delegates held another
session and nominated the judge unan-
imOuSlV
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TRAVELLED $4,000 MILES.
A Missionary Brings Eight Pygnies
to Worlds Fair.

St Louis, Aug. 5.-One of the most
remarkable trips in connection with
the exploitation of the Worlds fair was
completed when the Rev. S. P. Werner,
the Presbyterian missionary who
brought eight pygmies out of the Afri-
can jungles, arrived in St. Louis.
His journey included $4,000 miles, 500
miles of which was traverSed on foot
through the wilds and deserts of Cen
tral Africa The trip lasted eight
months.
Mr. Werner was reported killed sew
eral times and contracted tropical fe-
yer from the effects of which he has
been ill in New Orleans for several
weeks.
Dr. W. J. MCGEE, chief of the anthro-
pological department of the World 8
fair. who talked with Mr.. Werner i'm
mediately after his arrival here de-
clared that the missionary's trip had
peen OF inestimable value to science.
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RYAN EXPECTS TO WIN.
Fusion Nominee for Congress Thinks
He Has q Chance.

w. H. Ryan of Girard, who has been
nominated by the Democrats for con-
gress in the Third district, believes
he has a chance to win, notwtthStand-
ing the majority of over 1000 which
Congressman Campbell received two
years ago. Senator Ryan says the re-
suit depends upon the political COM
plexion of the new voters who have
come into the district in the last two
years, and the ability of both parties
to get their vote out
1t is estimated that there are up
wards of 10000 new voters in the dis
trict. The oil and gas boom and the
increase of manufactures have taken
them in there. No one knows how they
will vote, and they are sufficiently nu-
merous to throw the election either
way.
Then there was a big stay-at-home
vote in the district two years ago. The
vote received by Congressman Camp
bell was 3,739 less than that received
by George w. Wheatly in 1900 vet
Wheatley was defeated. The fusionists
believe that Congressman CampbelPs
election was due largely to the fact
that the fusionistS did not turn out and
vote. In 1902 A. M. Jackson received
over 5000 votes less than he did in
1900.
This is a presidential year and con-
sequently the voters will pretty gen.
orally turn out. Unless there is radi-
cal change in those 5000 stay-at-home
voters Senator Ryan believes he stands
good chance to wipe out Congress
man Campbell's 1000 majority. Camp
Dell is exceedingly popular, however.
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FORTUNE IN A CRATE.
Hotel Chambermaid in New York
Makes a Rich Find.

New York. Aug. 5.-While engaged
in cleaning the fire CRATE of a bed
room of one of a suite of rooms re-
Gently occupied by a wealthy Ameri-
can. his wife and daughter, d cham
bermaid of the Savoy hotel, according
to a Herald dispatch from London,
discovered in the ash pan a silk
handkerchief tied up in the form of a
bag, which contained five valuable
diamond rings. one turquoise ring, one
diamond and peral necklace, a dia-
mond tiara, gold pencil case and a
gold watch, a purse containing $3.50
in Bank of England notes and $120
in bills. The manager of the hotel
when informed of the find did not
know to whom the valuables belong
ed, but he later received the following
telegram
Left something in fireplace of
room. Please hold till we return. Ad-
wise if found. In mid-Atlantic."
The Americans daughter who Sc
creted the jewels in so strange a hid
ing place discovered her loss and a
wireless message was dispatched
Within an hour or so after its re-
ceipt reply was dispatched.
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TAMMANY RATIFIES.
The Wigwam Gives Its Endorsement
to Parker and Davis.

New York, Aug. 5.-Tammany hall
ratified the nomination of Parker and
Davis last night. The first mention OF
Parkers name brought forth boisteroua
cheers from the audience which about
half filled the hall. The name of Davis
was also applauded. Resolutions were
presented by former State Senator
Thos c. O'Sullivan and were adopted.
They endorse the national platform;
pledge support to the national ticket;
declare that present depression is due
to the presidents absolute disregard
of constitutional limitations; call the
president the imam on horseback" de-
nounce protection; oppose monopoly,
declare for the independence of the
Filipinos, and denounce sectionalism.
Mr.. O'Sullivan who delivered the
principal speech of the evening made
an answer to Tammany and said that
Tammany should meet such criticisms
by an overwhelming majority for the
Democrat nominee.
He declared that Elihu Root did not
dare accept the nomination for COVER
nor of New York because he was sa-
gaCious enough to see defeat for his
party.
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CLUNG TO THE CROSS.
Steeple Repairer Hung Between Life
and Death an Hour.

Philadelphia, Aug. changing to the
foot of great cross that surmounts
the steeple of the Salem German Re
formed church, 300 feet above the
ground. Frank Eickenroth, young rig
ger, was held by a rope choking in
the block of a tackle, his life in con-
stant jeopardy, for nearly an hour.
Eickenroth had been gliding the cross,
which is II feet high and eight feet
broad When he started to descend he
found the tackle by which he was sus-
pended would not work and he found
himself unable to move up or down.
There was danger that the rope might
break and the rigger clung to the foot
of the cross. He could not make those
watching him hear and finally he with
drew one hand from the cross. With
this hand he took from his pocket his
knife. a bit of paper and pencil. Slow
ly and with difficulty he serawled upon
the paper Rope is choked. Send up
another tackle quick"
Opening the blades of the knife with
his teeth Eckenroth shut them down
upon the slip of paper and threw the
knife to the ground. His fellow work
er quickly climbed up inside the stee-
pie and pulled up a second block and
tackle, by which Eickenroth safely de-
Scended.
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SEVEN DROWNED
In Trying to Reach Shore From a
Stranded Yacht.

Halifax, N. s., Aug. 5.-In trying to
stranded yacht seven of eight persons
in the boat were drowned through the
capsizing of the little craft The dead,
as far as can be learned, are:
GEO. LEACH, Nasonville, r. L, a
seaman.
CAPTAIN CHARLES HERSEY,
Digby.
MRS. VEDITO, Digby.
MRS. O'REILLY, SON and DAUGH-
TER, New York.
The yacht which the people left was
the Ouida owned by Commodore Irving
of the Digby Yacht club and in charge
of Captain Charles Hersey. 1t appears
that wnen the yacht grounded on the
bar about half a mile from land all
the occupants of the yacht got on board
a ten foot tender and began to row
toward shore. The little boat was
swamped by the heavy load.
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GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE HAND.
Secretary of Butchers Union Says
Packers Violated Federal Laws.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-That the federal gov
ernmeut is preparing to take an active
Gated today when International Secre-
tary Call of the Butchers Workmen un-
ion, divulged the fact that he has been
in conference with enissary of the
United States bureau of labor and COM
nerce. Who this agent is, or what his
immediate plans, Mr.. Call refused to say,
but the strike leader made this signifi-
cant remark:
I'm everything the packing trust is do
ing they are violating the law. Their
very business communication is in re-
them that is not amenable to the fed
eral laws. A sample of their operations
came to my knowledge after stories mad
been printed in the newspapers telling
of the importation of emigrants from
foreign lands to take the place of Amer
lean workin gmen who are on strike. One
of our pickets found in the street an emil
grants receipt showing that the emf
grant had been paid $3.50 for passage to
'At the bottom of the printed slip was
bate S5S.70 presentation of this re-
ceipt at our Chicago office.
Il showed this document to an official
of the United States bureau of labor and
commerce and inadvertently allowed him
RECORDING Secretary Shanhan of the
nouuced that orders wouldSbe issued i'm
nediately to stop the removal of meats
from the several cold storage warehouses
in the city The allied trades executive
committee, he said, would act upon the
teamsters' position and a report favoring
syrnpathetic action by the teamSterS who
have been distributing meat from the
warehouses would mean the immediate
issuance of a strike order to those
President Donnelly, the strike leader.
and other packing centers, arrived to-
day.
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ONE MORE ARREST.
On Account of the Explosion at Inde-
pendence, Colo.

Thermopolis, Wyo., Aug. 5.-Mar-
shall Charles Hit has arrested ]. J.
Neville at a camp in the hills and
has started with him Tor Cody, where
he will be turned over to Sheriff Ed
ward Bell of Teller county, Colo. Ne
Vile is charged with having been inn
pIicated in the dynamite outrage on
June 6, at Independence, Colo, where
he was formerly in the saloon busi-
ness. His house was within two hun
dred feet of the station where the ex-
plosion occurred and his wife was
struck by some of the flying debris.
Neville's saloon was burned a few days
before the explosion. After the ex-
plosion Neville and a companion went
away on a hunting expedition.
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CYCLERs AT ST. LOUIS.
Amateurs Make Fast Time at the
Grand Circuit Meet.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 5.-AH of today
was devoted to the events OF the grand
circuit meet and national amateur
championships of the National Cycl-
ing association at the stadium. Sum-
marieS:
One-half mile, grand circuit cham
pionship. won by Frank L. Kramer,
East Orange, n. j.; second, w. S.
Bedell. Lynnbrook, N. Y. Time.
:O1:O9 2-5.
One-third mile. amateur national
championship. won by M L. Hurley,
San Jose Cal; third. Teddy Billing
ton. Vailsburg, n. ]. Time, :43 As.
The event of the day was the un-
limited pursuit race between riders of
ern team was victorious! The dis
tance was six miles and AS yards,
and the time 15 minutes 81 2-5 sec
onds Oliver Dorlon, of New York,
passed every opposing team.
The western team was composed
of S. A. Mcfarland of California.
James B. Bowler of Illinois, Fred
Ishett of Australia. and George H.
CoIlett of Utah. The eastern team
was made up of James Moran of Mas
sachusetts. ]. J. Jacobson of Con-
necticut Floyd Krebs and oliver Dor
lon of New York.
Five mile amateur national cham
pionship-Charles Schlee, Newark, N.
J., won; George Wiley. Syracuse, N.
Y, second. Time, 8 minutes s is
seconds.
On the next to the last lap a colli-
sion occurred in which HOLSTER, Dow
ling and Ellington, who were con-
sidered likely winners. were mixed up
and unable to continue the race.
One-mile professionally. Borlon,
Sheepshead Bay, n. Y, handicap 35
yards, won; John BedeIl, New York,
15 yards, second. Time 5S AS seconds.
Five mile amateur handicap-Oscar
Doeke, Brooklyn, N. Y, 100 yards,
won; Charles Schlee, Newark, N. J., so
yards, second. Time 1915.
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RUSH OF WATER
Sweeps Woman and Girl Into Creek
and browns Them.

Boulder, Col, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Lima
Chambers. of York, Neb., and Mary
Renke. the 12-year-old daughter of
Charles Renke of this city, were drown
ed in Boulder creek today. Tney- were
part of a party camping in hummer
gulch, six miles from here. Without
any warning aFwall of water caused by
a cloud burst came rushing down the
gulch, carrying the tent and the in
mates into the creek. Some of the
campers were thrown upon rocks or to
the opposite shore of the creek. Mrs.
Chambers and Mary Renke were car
ried into the stream by the torrent of
water and drowned. Their bodies badly
bruised, were found some distance
down the stream. The storm which
caused the cloudburst did considerable
damage in the mining camp on Sugar
Loaf mountain and in the neighborhood
of Ward. At the latter place the
ground was covered with hail to a
depth of six inches.
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Democrat Candidate for Presi-
dent Buys Ticket for Kingston.
Boards NOrthbound West Shore
Train at Es0pus.
DESTINATION UNKNOWN
Nobody Believes His Journey
Will End as Indicated.
Trip Is Understood to Be One of
Great Importance.

Esopus, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Judge Parker
left Esopus today for the first time
since his nomination, taking a West
Shore train northbound, his ticket pur-
chased for Kingston, but his destina-
ton unknown. The pilgrimage was
most unexpected. Not the remotest in
timation would Judge Parker give as TO
his destination or the purpose of the
journey. Everybody was certain, how
ever, that Kingston was only a wey
station on the route. So positive have
been Judge Parker's expression of in
tention to remain at Esopus throughout
the campign that those who knew of
his journey today assumed that it in
volved matters of great Importance.
This much was not denied at Rose
mount.
Had His Shoes Shined.
Kingston, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Judge
Parker arrived here at 10:45 a. M
He rode from Esopus in an ordinary
day coach chatting all the way with
personal friends whom he met there.
At Kingston he left the train without
giving any intimation as to his inten-
tions. He had his shoes shined at the
station and again boarded the train
for Albany.
Went to His Chambers.
Albany, N. Y, Aug. 5--When
Judge Parker reached Albany he went
at once to a restaurant for lunch.
After that he walked to the capitol
and proceeded to his chambers in the
court of appeals.
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LOSE 100000.
Railroads Between Chicago and
st. Louis Discover Fraud.
Conductors Rob Them Through
Exposition Tickets.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Chicago-St. Louis
lines have just discovered that conduc-
tors on various roads and certain seal
pers of Chicago and ST. Louis have been
engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the
railroads through manipulation of expo
sition tickets. 1t is declared that instead
of taking up return coupons and turning
them in to the company, conductors have
been selling them to scalpers.
In many instances when tickets to st.
Louis and return were prHNented conduc-
tors are said to have taken up the whole
ticket, giving the passenger return cou-
non that already had been used. 1t is es-
timated that in this manner Chicago-St:
Louis roads have been defrauded out OF
5000 600
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CONTEST OF AMATEURS.
1t Will Take Place at VinewoOd
Theater Tonight.

The amateur contests which follow
the regular performance every Friday
night at the theater at V1newood park
have become a very popular feature
of each weeks bill. Last Friday night
more contestants made application to
enter the contest than the time aIlot-
ted to the contest would permit.
Tonight the contestants have been
limited to the first six who made ap-
plication to enter the contest.
Those who will appear tonight are:
Miss Myrtle Corr.
Mr.. George O'Neill.
Mr. Roy r. Shreve.
Miss Bessie Young.
Mr.. Walter Rice.
Miss Alberta Avery.
Next weeks bill at the park theater
is Captain Racket" three act
comedy said to be better than "a
Family Affair." which is running this
week and which has proven SO popu-
lar with the theater-going public
Next week there will be change
of specialtieS.
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SHOT THROUGH BRAIN
Frederick Beck Has Recovered and Is
None the Worse.

Newark, n. j., Aug. almost re-
covered from a bullet hole through
to kill himself on July IL, will be
discharged from the city hospital in a
few days. The bullet entered the
right temple and passing through the
brain was found just under the skin
an inch and a half below the left tenn
pie. When the bullet was taken out
part of the brain followed it
Almost as remarkable as Beck's re-
covery is the fact that none of his
senses nor his intellectual capacity
has been affected in the slightest de-
gree. He is as sound as ever except
for little weakness. Such "a wound
as Beck's usually causes instant death
and when in rare instances a patient
does recover. his sight or hearing or
some other sense is almost invariably
affected.
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CANAL FOR SALE.
Maryland VIII Dispose of Interests
Worth $3O,OOO,OOO.

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 5.-The board of
public works has decided to sell the in
terests of the state of Maryland, amount
ing to $50, 900, ,000 in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal to the highest bidder. The
stock, it was supposed, the state had been
holding for many years can not be found
and no evidence has come to light that
it ever existed.
Gov Warfield is quoted as saying that
neither the treasurer, controller nor him
self had been able to trace any receipts
that the state had ever had an interest
in the canal, but that there was no doubt
as to the legal rights of the common
wealth in the property.
It is now believed that the states in
assembly. giving the right to build the
waterway, and in the passage of appro-
priations, but these documents are yet to
be found.
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GIRLS ADRIH7IN FOG.
Four Society Maidens Picked Up in a
Sail Boat.

Boston, Aug. 5.-Four society girls eff
Marblehead have been picked up i'll
their sailing dory off South Breakers,
Marblehead coast, after being adrift in
the fog over IL hours. They had
anchored off the breakers in despair
after trying vainly to set a course for
home. All the girls are expert yachts
women and entered their boats in the
day class in the Cornithian Yacht clubs
midsummer races. A dense fog set i'll
soon after the races started. AT the
finish the girls boat was not to be
found. When the dory did not come by
put out in search At o'clock in the
morning one of these boats slxirting the
south breakers found and released the
girls.
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KILLED HIS SISTER,
Her Husband, and Shot HimseIf-NIo'
tive Was Robbery.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 5.-Joseph
Scheron and his wife Elizabeth, who
were married about a month ago, were
shot and killed by Harry Fisher, aged
80 years. the woman's brother, in
their home early today. Fisher also
shot himself and is in a critical con-
dition at a hospitali The motive for
the crime is said to have been robbery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheron had $1,000 in
the house with which they intended
to purchase a home The money was
stolen Fisher admitted his guilt.