The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

u he Northwestern Association. Ancient
Order of United Workmen In session at
Eau Claire, elected the following officers:
President. Rockwell J. Flint. OF Menomincc;
Secretary, l.. A. Clark. OF Rice Lake;
Treasurer, J. Tillinghast of Bloomer.
II. ". Frooman has been elect cd
Grand Master of the Free Masons of New
York State
The unwilling OF the white statue of a
Confederate soldier surrounding Il month
nent at Jackson. Miss attracted an i'm
menSe throns of visitors to witness the
ceremonies incident thereto. and all passed
off without a single unpropitfous circum-
stance. Gov. Lowrey's tribute to jefferson
Davis especially went to the hearts OF the
veterans. The next annual session OF the
tnired Confederate Veterans will be held
Ill New Orleans. June 9, 1892.
Lawyers have been watching with very
great interest the proceedings III the
Tilden will controversy. The maen{ti
cence Of the stake Involved. which amounts
| to some five millions of dula"S, and
| the fact that . the city Will gain
! one of the finest public libraries ever eS-
| tabli>hed in this country if the will is srs-
I tanned. as we'll "a the very Important lcgai
| questions involved. all combine to make the
sides that the interest which has attached
to Mr.. Tiden's personality. to his ca.
recr and to his pecuiarities, tends tt
! intensity thu attention which is bestowed
| upon this case. Mr.. Tideu's will was
! very long one and was extremely compl.-
! Gated. NJ dispute Is raised regarding an,
| Of its sections. except the single enc which
creates Il trust whose business it Is to use
| the =. goo 81 that Il great public library
! shall be established In New York.
Proprietor j. Red Whipple, OF Young.
! Hotel and the Parker House. Boston. Mass
| has gu ely given orders that no more larg.
! bodies of Harvard undergraduates will be
I permitted to dine at either of these hot ell
| hereafter. This, however. is not an en-.
tfrclv new rule at these hotels. only iii.
line is tn Re drawn little closer owing t.
the disturbance raised by the ..Institute O
100" at the Parker House last week. Mr.
WhIrpie feels sympathy with the exuber
ant spirits of the Harvard I'm lergradunte
| he has son in the fire. ,lman class -.u
h. IS bound TO look out for the comfort o
his guests and the interests Of the hotel.
Acting Nerrctary Spaulding has tele
! phcd Instructions to the commander o
the revenue steamer Corwin at san Fran
! cisco TO prepare that vessel for n trip 4
| B.hrny Sea. This is in anticipation OF a,
| agreement by all the countries INTERESTED
| for closed season in the seal fisheries
| and To guard against any possibility of de
lay In the departure of the Corwin Wines
the agreement Is co cludcd.
The Farmers Alliance at Dubu1u
County, Iowa. has formed mutual fire an'
| life insurance company TO Insure onl,
| members of the Alliance In Dubuqu
| County.
Thus far ty-eiaht diocescs. out o
Il total of Hfty-two. have voted for the con
serraion of DIR. Phillips Brooks as Bish"
Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese O
Massachusetts Ten diocescS have vote
against him. There remain fourteen yot to !,
heard from. The conservation of DR. Brook
now depends upon the House of Bishops
and unless i; mnjority of the whole mum
Der. or thirtyfour. give their consent. til
Massachusetts Episcopalian, Will have t
select another Iuau.
-Four Of the Mexican soldiers who de
serted from the barracks In Ciudad Juarcz
Mexico. during the bull fights last Decem
Der, have been capt 1rcd In the mountain
in Southwestern chihuahua.
Assistant Secretary BusSey has reverse
the decision of the Commits ioncr of Pen
, sons, VIII" rejected the claim of Anna I
Dye. mother of George II. Dye. privat.
Company ID. Fort v fifth Illinois Volunteers
While on II ftirlonrh. Dye was thrown froi
horse and fatally injured. Generall
Bussey holds that the soldier who left h
COMMAND on a furlough to visit the dea Ii
bid of his father did not transcend III
limits OF his veteran furloush