The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
MISSOURI NEWS,


MISSOURI NEWS
sIloerty dispatch: About sixty dele
gates are attending the meeting OF tho |
State Grange. Master Ava Il. Page, in !
his annual address, offered the following |
solution OF the immigration problem: |
Let every man desiring to migrate to |
America make his intention known to |
the American Consul in his native coun-
try; let him satisfy that Consul that he |
IS not criminal or pauper; let him be
required TO deposit 500 in the bank to
the credit OF the American Government. !
If at the end OF one year lie has proved !
that he is neither pauper or criminal /
then he shall have his 500; but, If other
wise, then his own S1G0 must he used TO
return him to his native country" A. $.
Smith OF Rails County read a committee
report on taxation intended to show that |
corporate property does not pay as much
tax as real estate. The assessment OF
farm land OF the State is S269, 100000, !
while corporate property, outside OF rail-
roads, etc, is only Sl5000,000. a resolu-
tion was passed asking the State oranges
OF Illinois, Penn sylyania, Nebraska, In |
diana and Iowa, now in session, to mem
orialiZe Congress to put binding twine |
on the free list. Tomorrow the G. ange
will be in secret session, and on Friday,
j. s. Brigham OF the National Grange |
will deliver an address.
In Division No. OF the State Srpreme
Court Judge Sherwood, in deciding the |
case OF Thomas VS.. the Missouri Pacific |
Railway Company, holds that each rail-
way company is constitutionally and le- |
gally bound to receive and ha andle, with |
out discrimination or unneces sary delay, !
each others cars md passengers. This is
an important opinion to the commercial |
interests, and it is the first time that this |
provision of the constitute on has been |
held TO be mandatory, that when a sound
car offered for transportation, no matter
if its couplings are different from the cars |
of the receiving company, the reception
of such cor by railroad company can
not be imputed as negligent act, be-
cause the constitution and law both COM
mand it. The opinion says: "a railroad
employe engaged in switching cars as
| sumes as one of the risks of such service
all perils Incl dent to coupling all the
cars, whether foreign or domestic, no
matter how much the foreign cars may
| differ from the domestic in their method
of being coupled"
| st. Joseph dispatch: Several days ago
| the President and Board OF ID irectors oi
the Baltimore and Ohio were in the city
and from here went to Kansas City. 1t
| was claimed that their visit here was for
the purpose OF arranging for the extern
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sas City, from which points they will ex-
tend the system to the West and South.
| The officials denied at all points that this
| was their mission, but tonight it de-
velops that proposition has been form
ulated and will be presen ted to the citi-
zens tomorrow to which the question oi
donating tho Fo wler track in the south
portion OF the city will come up. The B.
| q o. people promise that II the tract,
which is valued at 100000, is given to
them they will build to st. Joseph and
place extensive shops and machine shops
here. Another line will be built from
Trenton to Kansas City, and negotiations
| for terminal facilities at tn at point Will
| soon be in progress.
The Executive Committee of the Farm
ers and Laborers' Union of met Missouri in
| 1Cudilh W oOlCSb aG'CEdISo ~ lhC NAHUM
| al Conference of L1oor Union to be held
| ut St. Louis on tbs 22d of next February.
Those present were Presi de mt Leverett
Leonard, Secretary J. Weller Long, Treas
urer J. B. HickoF, State Lectu rer L. Wise.
| N. ]. Wollard and James Miller. One
delegate was selected from each Congress
sional district, except the Eighth and
| Ninth, which were not re presented, as
fol
Larkin Wise; Third, s. II. Hills; Fourth,
L. ID. Bowling; Fifth, g. B. pcbernardi;
Sixth, d. T. Mitchell; Sew enth, James K.
Moore; Tenth, J. Il. Di yes; Eleventh, q.
W. Cooper; Twelfth, W. .. Carroll; Thir-
teenth, George II. Tipping Fourteenth,
j. w. Rogers. Besides the above all off,
GERS and committees OF the State +. and
| l.. U. will act as delegates.
In the Cole County Circuit Court, VIM.
H. Kelly, noted St. 10 uis criminal,
pleaded guilty to burga ~ ard larceny
and was sentenced to Sc ven years IN the
Penitentiary. Last spr ing Kelly, who
had just served term in the States
Prison for a crime comihi tied in St. Louis
burglarized a car in the Missouri Pacific
yards at Jefferson City and secured a case
of fine shoes, but was shortly afterward
CdpGuT6u Dg bSltCLlNSS ulJ
While in the County Jail thereihe made
two attempts to escape, in one of which
he was shot and dangerously wounded.
The detectives say that he is well con-
nected in St. Louis and Q incnnati, and
before ente ing upon the career of an ha-
bitual criminal filled responsib lie and lu-
cratire positions with wholesale drug
houses in each of the cities named. lie
is desperate man, and took almost hope
less chances in his attempts to escape
from the County Jail.
Gov. Francis has decided to cal an ex-
ira session OF the Leg islature January Is,
1892.
A little son of Mr.. Willard Sears, living
at Cairo, six miles north OF lobe rly, was
fatally kicked in the head by mule.
The Missouri and Arkansas Pine Land
Company of Kansas City has been incor-
porated with capital stock of $4,000.
The incorporators are L. l.. Mar TIN, VIM.
s. Taylor and NJ. Z. Curtis.
Acting Governor Claycomo last week
appointed f. M. Reid survey or OF Pulas-
XII County to fill vacancy.
The scarity OF freight cars is becoming
serious
Ex-Recorder A. J. King, OF Vernon
County has bee indi cted on two counts
for embeZZlemcat.
A letter has been received at Marshall
from VIM. ArmstroHw, Chief Engineer of
the Springfield, Seda!ia, Marshall and
Northern Railroad, stating that he had
made arrangem ents with the citizens of
Centerville for the line to end there CON
Meeting with the south end OF the Iowa
Central. One OF the principal owners of
the road assured MIR. Armstrong the Cen
trail would be glad tn take hold and oper-
ate the new line, extending to Spring.
ield, and he proposed for the representa-
tives of the two proposed roads to meet
Russell Sage on date TO be named i n iu-
lture, and he would be on hand to re-
present the Iowa Central. A meetin ng was
called by Mr.. Armstrong at the City Hall
10 Ccnterville and a sufficient sum SaF
We'd TO push the project.
No Chance for Shirlxin2.