The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-27
RAILROAD RATTLE
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO THE PUBLIC.
Danger In Jnsectlcides-Severai Perish by
Drowning - Another Milwaukee Bank
Forced to Suspend-Cleveland Alarmed
Over Her Local Pork supply.
Told In a Few Words.

ductiOns by Southern roads are not salts
factory and the outlook Is for q still more
extensive cut all along the line soon
Stockholders OF the Galveston and Western
Railroad Will increase the capital stock to
81. 900. 900 aud make an Eastern extension
Only three Of the twelve members OF the
trans Missouri freight rate committee at
tended the Lake Minnetonka meeting.
Cleveland health authorities have BE-
come convinced Ut the need OF micro
scopical inspection OF al! pork killed 1or
Consumption In that city in order TO detect
trichinu., and DR. G.. +. IHick, health OIL
Ger. is already saking steps toward organ
fling u system OF Inspection. At present
the United States Government inspocts
pork for export, but refuses to look after
the meat used by American citizens at
home
Misses Elizabeth Walters and Mabel
Hallet we're drowned while bathing in the
surf 1T Shell Bank. Long Island.
The Milwaukee wis., Commercial
Bank made q voluntary assignment The
assignee Is A. H. Geilfuss. the cashier OF
the bank, and his bond Is placed At 81, $780,
O00. The entire fund OF Milwaukee County,
amounting to 500. 1924, was deposited In
the Commercial Bank Another big depos
1tor was the newly organized Milwaukee
Electric Railway Company, to the extent
Of $500. 900.
Interest centcrs In the coming action OF
the Indiana board OF tax equalization and
what will be done with railroads.
Western lines came within ono vote OF
making reduced Worlds Fair rates. A COM
promise IS expected
BY an explosion OF dynamite IN y
shanty in Minneapolis Gus Olson was
blown into fragments.
William Napier and family. OF Column
bus Ohio. were badly poisoned by eating
cabbage on which paris green had heen
spread.
William Crane of Lakeside, MIMI,
was washed on capsized boat in Lake
Superior and drowned. He was "a years Of
age.
Tho First National Bank Of Anthony.
Kan, has closed It's doors and posted u
notice Of suspension.
secretary Carlisle. accompanied by his
family. returned 70 Washington utter an
absence of three weeks ut tho Worlds Fair
The Secretary was much pleased with the
Exposition.
A. NJ. Rogers. q travelling salesman for
Chicago shoe house. was logged at Coo
burn. Va. BY q mob because no was Al
legged to have insulted the daughter OF tho
railroad agent at that place
The Royal bohemian National Opera
Company has been engaged for a twenty
weeks tour of America Tho season Will
open In New York In October. Tho COM
pauy will produce but one opera. ~Prodana
Nevresta" (~1he Sold Br,der). by Emetana,
4 BOhe milan composer.
"A large consignment OF tobacco was
cd NJ 1nv tn linn had
given an differentiation.
"A J. Drexel's will has been probated.
Some Of his $40 600. 900 was given to char
1ty and much more to heirs
The plate-gl glass trust has practically
collapsed.
One thousand boiler makers ut St.
Louis have struck FOR nino- hour day at
ten hours pay.
An incendiary fire almost wiped Ew ing.
Mich. out OF existence The loss IS be-
tween sl5o. 900 and $3.50. 900. 1t is reported
that n man suspected Of being the frebuy
was lynched.
--Rogard. the st. Louis real estate man
alleged to have dcfrauded the members OF
several building associations OF which he
was secretary, mas hccn arrested and placed
under $1,000 bail.
The village OF -. Anne de la Perade,
near Quebec. was completely destroyed by
FIRE SIXTY families are made homeless
and the money loss will reach several hun.
dred thousand dollars
Tho First National Bank and the Kent
Bank ut Cheyenne, Wyn. have failed.
The First National has a paid ritnl OF
5000, 900, The Liabilities are $500. 900 and
the assets S12a00 Both banks will prob.
ably reopen.
Obituary: Washington. General John
Il. Walker, aged 90 AT Worcester, Mass.
Charles +. Washburn. head OF the bar bed
wire manufacturing firm OF Washbnrn &
Mocn, aged 66
AT rittsburg Henry A. Hoffman. aged
80 years. committed suicide while standing
in front At IL looking glass Hoffman speu,
all Of hi. leisure time workin. on patents
many Of which were successful His las
conception was n glass bottle TO be used fo
patent medicines. which could not he re-
filled when once the original contents hal
been removed For several weeks Hoffman
had been melancholy. but ut no time ha,
his condition been considered serious.
-Pr,zchghtcr Corbe,t thre atens to sue
the Chicago Evening Post for 500. 900 To-
damages alleged 10 have been doce TO hi!
~reputation' NY the publication OF article.
about himself and the exhibition In which
he takes par, in the Midway Plaisanca
1T IS reported that a fight took plac,
Wednesday night in Wise County. Virginia
betw State troops and outlaws. and tina
four soldiers were killed and six OUTLAW
mortally wounded.
The storthtnS. as an outcome Of tn
dispute with King Oscar regarding tae ap
pointme OF Norwegian conSuls. has re
duced the kings Norwegian appauase fror
336. 900 to ESD, 900 kroner.
The Bay View Mills. OF the Illinoi
Steel Company at Milwaukee. ars ben
gradually closed down.
The 1000 miners a, Aspen. Colo. hav
sent letter to General Master Workma
Powderly imploring him 10 unite the labor
Ing men OF the country in favor OF silve
legislation.
Captain Hughes Hallett. OF the Rri,is
ship Garnet. has arrived AT Victoria,
a