The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-18
THE WEST.

TIE WEST.
PRESIDENT BERNHEIMER, of the st.
Louis Merchants exchange, believes in
starting early after the next democratic
national convention, and has issued a
circular letter to the presidents of the
Mercantile club, Cotton exchange and
exposition, asking them 10 appoint COM
mittees to take into consideration the
propriety of pushing st. Louis claims
for that preference.
THE Iowa miners union has decided
to hold out for the eight hour day.
Only a part of the old strikers are now
out.
TuREE hundred men employed at the
Neidringhaus rolling mill on Destrchan
street, st. LOUIS, walked out on II
strike and the works are now idle in
consequence. The men want Mr..
Neidringhaus to agree to n new sched-
ule of prices, which he refuses to do.
The source of the lake forming at
Salton, Ariz., has been found to be the
Colorado river.
WILLIAM NAeLE, n lawyer, was shot
by G. Ii. Braynard, one of the opposing
counsel in a property suit in Judge Toll
ley's court at Red Bud, Cal, and died
later.
THE general executive board of the
Knights of Labor has decided upon To
ledo, o., as the place for the next ses-
sion of the general assembly. The
time is Tuesday, November 10.
Mrs. HIsLoP, wife of the station agent
at Fond du Lac, Mimi, was drowned
while trying to save her baby from
drowning. She put the child on the
bank of the river, but fell back herself
exhausted and was carried away and
drowned.
Two freight trains on the Cleveland,
Canton e. Southern railroad collided
near Newburg, o., and a numbero of cars
were smashed into kindling wood. Five
men were badly hurt, two of them
probably fatally.
JUDGE PLowMAN, Mt Deadwood, s.. D.,
has declared the state prohibition law
unconstitutional An appeal will be
taken.
A SHORTAGE of Sl6, 0s7 has been found
in the accounts Of City Treasurer Perry.
of Grand Rapids, Mich. The amount
was at once made good.
JUDGE BLoDGETT, of Chicago. has de-
cided against Phoebe Couzins in her
contest with the worlds fair manage
ment.
THE Society of Christian Endcavor
MINI, on the 9th. Over 10, 900 were in
attendance.
A HEAVY freight train was derailed
near Columbus. Ind, by striking a
horse. Two men were badly hurt and
thirteen merchandise cars were de-
stroyed.
MRS. REBEccA RAYMoND's deaf and
dumb son Arnold was on n bridge at
Olney, ILL.,, when n passenger train on
the Ohio g. Mississippi railroad APP
,peared. His mother, seeing the train,
attempted to save him, but both were
run over and killed.
1--WE intend to have a presidential
candidate in 1882 who favors the free
coinage Of silver. even if we have to put
up q Piute Indian" said Senator Stew
art, of Nevada, recently.
JOHN HENDERSON and three girls
were drowned while boating on the
Lake at Oak Point. They belonged to
a party of picnickers from the Miles
Park Methodist Sunday school, of
Cleveland, o.
THE case against President Egan and
Passenger Agent Holdredge, of the
Maple Leaf, for selling tickets at prices
different to those scheduled with the
Interstate commission was decided by
Judge Thayer, at st. Paul, Mimi, in
favor of the defendants.
Mrs. JOSIE ARMSTRONG died at Chi
caoo recently at the age of no years.
Mrs. Armstrong is said to be the