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

J. Beckwith is wanted at Memphis for
twice cashing draft for 81, ,235.
Worlds fair officials are puzzled over an
apparent insufficiency of space.
Several hundred Chinese sailors were
drowned in a gale at Hong Kong.
A new line of steamers is to be put on
between Mobile, Ala, and Tampico, Mex.
The Southwest silver conference assem-
bled at FL Paso. Tex, with large attend
ance.
The Allegheny Valley road has been
sold to the Pennsylvania railroad com.
pany.
Georgia negroes are returning from
Liberia, very greatly dissatisfied with life
there.
Secretary Fosters physician, DIR. Ham
ilton, considering the patient safe, left for
Chicago.
Two years was given George Ellis for
stealing and rifiing mail sacks at Little
Rock, Ark.
William Rozion of Valparaiso, Ind,
while crazy from drink. fatally stabbed
two of sons.
Trustees of Wabash college, Crawfords-
vile, Ind, have practically decided against
co education.
Pipeman Harmon of New Orleans was
killed at a fire by touching a wire charged
with electricity.
DR.. II. Holman was arrested at Cairo,
Ill, on the charge of practising medicine
without license.
A ticker" war is on between the New
York and Consolidated stock exchanges
in New York city.
Colonel c. G. Bliss, once lieutenant
governor of Arkansas, died suddenly, pre-
sumaby of heart disease.
Several surveying parties are actively
at work on the intercontinental railroad in
South and Central America
Twenty-threc students of the te
normal school at Cortland, N. ", We
been suspended for hazing.
AT ST Louis John l. Siege was fatally
shot by DIR. Thomas a. Gordon, whom he
accused of seducing his daughter.
Wolves are now running in gangs of six
or seven in Hancock county, Illinois, do
ing considerable damage TO stock.
Senator Gibson introduced a bill for
u $1,000, 900 appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river.
Shelby Hill was convi icted at Marshfield,
Mo-, of the murder of Frank Haynes
Punish ment was fixed at ten years.
John Hoey is said to be about to pay
$500, GOO to the Adams express company in
settlement of its claims against him.
Owing to factional fights the Duckworth
club of Cincinnati the largest Democratic
organization in Ohio, will be disbanded.
James Maloney, clothing clerk at
Charlottesville, Ind, received notice that
hn FOL hnit in, Epr
The western commercial congress in
session at Aspen, Colo, passed resolu-
tion demanding unlimited coinage of silver.
Four men were killed and thirty-five in
lured in Il wreck on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago railroad near Lima, o.
Attorney General Miller will bring a
test case against n railroad company to
determine the legality of interstate passes.
Father Oherwalder, who escaped from
the Soudan after eight years of captivity,
says the Mahdsts still hold forty prison
erS.
Charles Wilson, just discharged from
the Illinois penitentiary, has served his
fourth term of penal servitude for that
state.
TIE st. Paul chamber of commerce is
backing a scheme to connect the Missis-
sippi river and Lake Superior via Still
water.
The butler employed by United States
Minister Robert Lincoln committed sui
eide at London, by cutting his throat with
u razor
The Olympic club, of New Orleans,
guarantees Mitchell protection and offers u
ST., 900 purse for match between him and
CorbetJ.
BY posing as a Methodist Sunday-school
superintendent, one David Armstrong
worked off Il big forged draft at Center.
vile, 10.
Emin Pasha, the African explorer, is
said to be in a precarious situation in the
lake district, where he has had several
conflicts
Missouri must give the government full
control of the jefferson barracks reserva-
tion before it will be improved as desired
by st. Louis.
Italy is arranging to send a minister TO
Washington in place of Baron Fava, who
was recalled on account of the New Or
| leans lynching.
Judge Valiant of St. Louis delivered an
! opinion holding that the drawer of IA check
is not liable when identification has not
been required.
William Rouse and Jennie Mcbride,
lovers, were fatally burned by the girls
clothing catching fire i'll Hamshire county,
| West Virginia.
Mitchell and Slavin will arrive in New
York this week. The former wants to get
in "a match with Ccrbetl and the latter
with Sullivan.
Willie Smith, aged r. of Hartford City
Ind, seems TO possess all the charac