The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-20

TO!.. II Few Words.
The wife ct Elnaruel 1ruha a pros |
porous farmer the NrHia y st. four |
III les from Dayton ohio. was taken sud !
uenly Ill about ;wu years uso and died. |
Her death WAS unexpected and ,l.e ecul- !
lar nature aud suioenness OF her illness |
caused some C snnent- he sad affair |
which let Mr. Trubbe i ". .uwer ANA The !
five children mcthe~ess was aln., 5: for:ot- |
tea in The nelshturho>d. Wien mo weeks !
ago one OF the children died under tne f.,
same circumstances were developed III f,
the sickness OF the mother. Since Then
t"o Others have passed away and The two
surviving children are suffer n with The
same sym ptoms exhibited III the pee eding !
deaths. The physicians III attendance say
they disc ,vercd stron: eviderc. ~ rorro-
s!ve poisoning. The AFFAIR is being lnre>-
tiyated by 'he authorities
The Worlds Fair has seen its last open
Sunday. Hereafter the gates viii be
closed to the public the FIRST day OF tie
week. The directory so decided by u vote
OF ~ to !. after Il discussion lasting nearly
TWO hour. This action Is no. uueN-
pecte!. For several days ,..e sen:l-
ment has been growing that the ex-
, pertinent ~ OF zen Sunday Fair had
, not realized all that Was expected Of II.
and when the directory met several eN-
pressed the belief that the vote Ia Close it
hereafter would he practically unanimous.
And 50 il proved AT least it was al
most enact re,cr-al OF the vote by which
the Fair Na> opened Sunday Just Two
months ago
SIX fatal cases OF pro>tration 10y heat
: were reported at Chicago Friday. two at
! St. Louis, and many Isolated cases at
| dely different points
| shortly after 3 o'clock Friday after
noon cyclone struck Stillwa alter, Mimi.
, and Il result two men now lie dead and
! seven others are njured.
| Every loyal Trenchman In Chicago cell
! ehrated the anniversary OF the fail OF the
! Bastile Friday. and in honor OF the occa-
! sion the day was made one OF the World 3
Fair festival days Informal ceremonies
were held in the French Building. and the
| Commissioners rendered reception to their
! visiting cuuntrymen. At noon the repre-
sentatives OF the republic. the French eA-
, hibitors and a number OF invited guests.
| including the EN osition officials. were en-
| tertained at dinner ~ Consul General
Bruvaert at the White Horse Inn. The
F.. program OF the day was concluded by a
, concert in the French pavilion. which was
| a feature Of the days celebration
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about two miles west OF West Newton. Pa,
| in dense thicket in Coal Hollow. on the
| Ray farm. While the Ray children were
| picking berries they found the bodies.
! which were covered with an old blanket.
| As yet there is no clue to the identity Of
the dead men,
The steamer Falcon. with the rcary en-
| petition. arrived ut St Johns n. +. All
on board were we'll. The steamer took on
supplies and sailed for Greenland
| -Sturges T. Dick. cashier. and son OF the
founder Of the banking house OF j. X Dick
| & Co. committed suicide at Meadville.
| Pa. Mr. Dick was 50 years Of age Al
though he has been Ill for some time he has
! regularly attended to business There has
been Il slight run on the bank during the
! last few days 1t is thought that this
! trouble, together with the condition OF his
| health, was the cause OF self murder. The
| bank Is closed on account Of the tragedy.
1t is not thought the firm Is in any serious
| financial trou bl@s.
Vice President Stevenson and party ar
rived at Los Angeles. Cal. Friday after
noon. They visited san Eernardino and
| Riverside.
| Emile lola has been appointed an OIL
CIR OF the Legion OF Honor
-Ex-N Minister Patrick ERan sailed from
Valparaiso for the United States Thursday
The Florida Agricultural College has
| Conferred the degree OF ILL., II. on Uoke
Smith. Secretary OF the interior
| The meeting Of the Tennessee Bar As
ISOLATION closed at Chattanooga with 4
banquet
Mrs. Hedges OF Fort Smith. suddenly
| dropped dead at her home there
David Lavender was denied bail at
i Chattanooga for the killing OF Roll Reed.
| columbia. Mo. was Illuminated by
| electricit for the first time ia its history.
, John Mcclure. at Fargo. i. H.. was ar
, rested and placed under bond for selling
| liquor contrary TO law.
dubuque j. being left out in the order
for supplies for Pomeroy sufferers, aad the
city is indignant
George GRANDPA left New York at 90
p III. Friday to walk to the Worlds Fair
| He aries no money with him.
Frank Ellison. who assaulted Broker
William Henr.Gues. was arra!:ned at New
York and held III SIS o00 bond
j A. Stephens, a merchant OF Pueblo
Colo was robbed of his poke, book at ,ha
place by a muscular mulatto woman.
|
Wood ward. inventor OF the UNDERGROUND
, electric conduit system AT Baltimore
, Rev. Dr. John Leiburn.--A, Rome Fathe
| Nicholas Nau-en, head of the redemption
/ list order
President Van Horne and several loca
! agents OF the Canadian Pacific Railroat
have been indicted by the Federal GRAM
Jury at Tacoma. The charge against then
IS violating the interstate commerce la,
! by secretly cutting rates A warrant ha
: been issued Cor President Van Horne, VIII
. is in Boston The local agents have beel
placed under $500 bail each
The Nebraska Savings Bank, at Lincoln
Neh has closed its doors The bank owe
2 S4>. 900 70 o,hor banks and S6l.030 to de pos
/ itrs
Richard NJ. Olco,t. d7in: business a
| OIcot: & Co.. grain exporters at New York