The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-02-06
NEWS NOTES..

The English parliament will probably
be dissolved in May.
General Benjamin +. Buffers autobio-
graphy has been published.
Reports from the Southwest arc to the
effect that Garza's revolution" has been
snuffcd out.
Tho California club offers n purse OF
s., 900 for a fight between Joe Goddard and
Joe McAuliffc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider, on trial in
Vienna for struggling eight servant girls,
have confessed.
Bob titxsimmOns and Peter MaIcr are
matched to fight before the Olympic club
in New orleans.
Mrs. Emma SrhcTcr. a young mother in
San Antonio, Tex, was frightened to
death by a tramp.
Chief of Police Dingcs. Lincoln, Neb., is
charged by gamblers with appropriating
$3.50 taken in a raid.
fragrant violations of the federal con
tract labor statute are reported from
Pennsylvania mines.
English textile workers demand the
recognition of silver as the standard cur
rency of the empire.
Illinois board of health has engaged
special counsel to look into ChicagO's I'M
hcalthful water supply.
The drop in the price of silver bullion
has sent down the price OF Mexican dollars
TO II cents in El Paso, Tex.
Another feuda war is in progress in
Easton, Ky. This time the PartOns and
Turner'S are tue opposing clans.
Mexico's export duty on ores has a tend
ency to injure smelling industries in
Texas and help them in Mexico.
Charles Morgan has been arrested in
Columbus, Ind, for the Marsh murder in
Seymour. His vile betrayed him.
One hundred Minneapolis, Chicago and
St. Louis millers will go an an excursion
to Cuba to work up IL trade in flour.
Two cattlem n walking on the top OF q
freight train near TrucKee, Cal, were
knocked off by a snow-shed and killed.
A Detroit firm has sued the Pullman
company for 500, 90, alleging infringe
mcnt of patent on a window ventllator.
Mrs. Sheffield was barely prevented
from killing Wallace, her husbands Stay
er, in the court room at TeXarkana, Ark.
Two ships recently reported burned at
sea with all OH board, are believed to have
been American petroleum laden vessels.
The bill TO relieve Missouri state univer-
sity of liability on account of burned ord
nance has passed both houses Of congress.
Mr.. DurIand and Mrs. RaitIcs, who
eloped from Ottumwa, Iowa, turned up at
Washington, Iowa, under different names.
Near Birmingham, Ala, a father was
killed by his son-in-law in trying to pre-
vent the elopement of another daughter.
A serious wreck occurred on the Illinois
| rn,t,,I .t a,lEcnnviIla Ill thrnnph mis-
understanding of orders by the engineer.
Lord Sails bury, it is said, is scheming
to induce Russia to join the European
compact and cave Franc out in the cold.
Sanford Tanner of Albert Lea, Mimi,
died worth $500, 600 in spite of numerous
robberies and swindles perpetrated upon
him.
The production of pig-iron in the United
States in 1891 was S,270, so gross tons OF
2,24O pounds, against 9,202, 703 gross tons
in 1890.
In a rcar-end collision on the Cincinnati
Southern road, Fireman McCabe was
fatally injured and two other trainmeu
seriously hurt.
Queen Victoria has issued a statement
bemoaning the loss of her grandson, and
thanking her subjects for their marks oil
sympathy with her.
Father Bernardin of the PassiOniS'
Order of North America will be rams
ferred from st. Louis to Mexico. Father
Simon will take his place.
Omaha will sue the Union Pacific rail
road for valuable lands and city lot:
decided to it in 1868, claiming that the com
pany has not kept its agreement.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been flooded
by circulars from green goods" men.
Advices from other cities in the staIt
show a similar condition of affairs. -
Four immigrants, who had been debarre.
u in New York under tho alien contrac
labor law, escaped and were found work
ing in IA coal mine in Elkins, w. Va.
General Raum appeared before n sub
committee Of the house appropriation ant
asked for an appropriation for pensions
for the next fiscal year of Sl4I $50 900.
Samuel ID. Kelly came from Boston t
Illinois TO investigate the character of hi
daughters sutton. Finding him all RICH
he ~telegraphed for the nuptials to proceed
M. Is. Puryear, the white man who wa
leader of the negro rioters in the lat
troubles at Linwood, Ark. received a sent
ence of twcnty-one years in the peniten
tiary.
Women have been asked to submit dc
signs for 4 hammer to be used by Mrs
Potter Palmer TO drive the last nail in tn
women's building at the worlds fair OctC
Der L..
Statements made by Mrs. Henry Ware
Beccher of the experience Of herself ant
her husband in indianapolis during the 40
are deuicd by members of Mr.. Beecher'
congregation.
The Childs- Drcxel Union Printers
home in Colorado Springs, Colo, will b
dedicated May l2, Mr.. Childs' birthday
Amos Cummings of New York will de
liver the address.
At the death of "Henry" Armstrong,
farm hand, at Juno, Tenn, it was discov
cred that he was a woman, who for TWEEN
ty-tive years had concealed her sex. posinI
as u man, whereas she had been a mother
There has been IA inches of rainfall i
Southern Arizona during the last tw
days, causing great rejoicing among stock
men. Many thousand cattle which wer
Oh the verge of starvation will be saved
At Lexington, Mo-, the plans for tn
new Presbyterian church, to cost Sl2 ,O0t
nav been accepted by the committee, an
work will begin as soon as the weathe
will permit. The building will be 93x1
feet, of pressed brick and Warrensbur
stone.
Burglars entered three stores and tn
postoffice at Searsboro, la. The postoffiC
safe was ''crackcd' and the stamps at
stracted, while expensive silks, jewclr
and other property were secured at th
stores. The robbers stole a mule an
dragged one safe into the country, wher
they broke it pen but got nothing.
DR.. Carver, the famous American sho
} met Lewis Clarke, champion of Australi;
} at Melbourne, December l, in Il series {
three races for s., 900 and the champion
! ship. The contest was won by Carver b
five birds. He killed % out of 100. Clark
killed 80. The Australian had in Il forme
match, at 100 birds, for S3,0OJ and til
championship, defeated Carver by OF
bird.
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