The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-09
MISSOURI INCIDENTS.
Grain Elevator at Centerview
Set on Fire by Tramps-
News from other Points.
FIRED BY TRAMPS,


at Centerview, a town of 400 popula-
ton, six miles west of Warrensburg.
was entirely consumed by fire about 5
o'clock yesterday morning. The con.
tents of the buildings included 5000
bushels of corn, 500 bushels of wheat,
several hundred bushels of oats, a
quantity of bailed hay and a lot Of
agricultural implements, including
seventeen wagons. There was no in.
surance except 5000 on building. The
fire is supposed to have been started
by tramps.
MISSOURI SONS OF VETERANS.
At the seventh annual encamp-
ment of the Missouri division, Sons of
Veterans, which is to be held in Mob
erly June 16 and IL, it is expected
that many of the G. A. r. men
throughout the state will participate.
Invitations have already been sent
out by General Frank P. Blair, Post
No. les, in which they most earnestly
request all Sons of Veterans and their
friends to meet with them on the
above dates. Col. H. j. Kline of
St. joseph, has expressed himself
freely on the splendid outlook
for q grand rally, and the post at
Moberly together with A Lin
coin Post, No. 5, G.. A. r., are d ling
all in their power in the way of ar.
rangements to entertain the crowds.
The council of administration will
meet at headquarters on June Is;
exemplifcation Of secret work under
the direction of Col. H. j. Kline at
$50 p. M. of that day; opening of
the encampment on June 16 at APP
CARS Opera house the grand parade
will be on the second day; rousing
campfire and supper at the rink en-
the 18th. There are over 800 dele
gates, and the Sens of Veterans ex-I
pect a crowd of 1000 people at Mo-
beily, at least. The people generally
will decorate their places.
DRURY COLLEGE DEBT WIPED OUT.
For some years past Drury College,
at Springfield, Mo-, has been burden
ed with a debt of s44 600. About
two years ago DR.. Logan assumed
the presidency of the college on con-
dition that the debt should be wiped
out. Mr.. D. era wford, of this city,
and Charles E. Harwood, of Spring
field, both trustees of the institution,
pledged themselves to contribute
5000 each on the condition that
the balance should be provided for
within two years from June 13, 1889.
Since that time different churches
and individuals have pledged add.
tional amounts sufficient to meet
the entire debt except tue last
$4,000. Yesterday morning, at
the close of a beautiful
children's service at the First
Congregational church, the facts set
forth above were presented to the
congregation by Mr.. Melvin L. Gray
and in the address he pledged himself
to pay $1,000 of the $4,000 which is was
hoped that congregation would SUBJ
scribe. A blackboard on which were
inscribed amounts of 500, $50, SIS,
$40 and So, the total footing which
had been distributed through the pews
we're then gathered up and Rev. DR..
Palmer crossed out the amount of
each subscription as the cards were
presented to him. In few minutes
the whole amount had been sub
scribed, ard thus the whole debt of
Drury college was practically pro.
vided for.
RUINED BY Sunny BUSINESS"
Hon. Alex. r. Webb, the repre-.
sentative Of st. Louis aud the United
States at the Court Of Malin, in tie
Philippine isl nd, was for many years
an honored CITIZEN of st. Louis.
Fourteen years age he was one of the
famous bunch of bohemisns who as.
sisted in the publication of the Jour-
nal, and OF more than one occasion
since has he felt the buttend of
Eugene Fields witticisms. In the
fall of 1877 Mr.. Webb tired of metro
politian journalism and decidad to re-
turn 20 editorial work on a Missouri
weekly. He looked about him for
several weeks, and then closed an en-
gagement with newspaper at Staw-
artville in De Kalb county, Placing
paper collar in his oveycoat pocket
he babe fearful adieu to all the at
taches of the Journal, among them
Eugene Fiele, and departed from the
scene of his labors. On the following
day Mr.. Field announced the depart
ure of Mr.. Webb and stated that by
special permission the Journal was en-
abled to lay before its readers, in ad-