The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-27
MISCELLA NEOUS.

Business men in Colorado favor boy .
cotting the East and diverting trade en-
jOyed by New York to New Orleans
-Four member, OF the Pittsourg Cen
fury Club broke the record to Chicago av-
eraging 1l2 miles IL day for five days
Anticipating a raid by robbers. officials
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas have
placed armed guards on trains
-Alkalies turned into the Mississinewa
Iftver in Indiana by a paper mill. have
killed thousands of fish.
Mrs Robert Mantell. wife OF the actor
charges him with inhdelity. and New
York court will grant her a divorce.
Sheriff Dunn. OF Milwaukee, has gone
to arrest Banker Day. VINO is believed to be
in an insane asylum near Indianapolis
Becoming unmanageab!e. the iron ship
Wanderer did considerable damage to
property at Philadelphia before being Sc
cured
Naval enthusiasts think the Columbia,
being fitted at Philadelphia. will De the
fastest war vessel in the word.
Lieut. Peary and party have sailed for
Greenland by way OF Labrdaor, where the
Falcon will take supplies.
William Came. of Richmond. Ind has
sylvania road for the killing Of his wife
and two children at Rich's Crossing a week
ago
Tho cOrOner's jury has held John b.
Skinner and Charles A. Mcdonald Of the
Cold Storage Company. Daniel Burnham
OF the Worlds Fair construction depart
ment. and Edward Murphy. fire marshal.
responsible for the cold storage casualty.
Miss Emma Garrett. OF Philadelphia, in
charge OF the blind chidren's exhibit at
the Fair committed suicide by leaping
from a fift-hstory window at the Briggs
House. Overwork had unnerved her.
President Cleveland left Buzzard's Bay
Mr. Eenedict's yacht the Oneida, on
Wednesday. for a cruise it is said. Of sew
eral days duration. Considerable bag
gage was taken aboard with the Presi-
dent
bermuda wants reciprocity with the
United States. aud has sent delegates &c
this country to intercede with Congress
Three months ago Anna Witkower a
handsome Bohemian girl. was a chamber
maid at the Palmer House Now she Is a
guest at the hotel. IL, wife Of Baron Sohl-
berg. an Austrian E1bleman. 1t is a case
OF true love.
- uc tt!u Cfop La INT dilcy Ol heAlCt
and throughout the southern states OF the
republic Is the most abundant yield known
for several years, aud the price of grain
has already taken q big decline. Reports
were received of heavy rains in the state>
OF Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon. There
are good grain crors in nearly all the
northern states. but in some localities the
drought remains unbcoken.
-Pugilist Corbetts athletic exhibit ons
which are generally recognized as the dis
grace OF the Midway plaisance, are 10 be
stopped Immediately. President Higin-
botham has issued an order to Director OF
Works Burnham to close the place.
-Geor-e J. Gould and his fellow heir.
under the Will Of Jay Gould think thai
they are being robbed by the Tax Com.
missioners In tho tax lists for 1898 The
personal estate of jay Gould Is put dowr
at $40, 900, 900. The heirs have obtained
writ OF certiorari. tor the purpose OF re-
! viewing this assessment The heirs con-
tend. IN the first place. that they should
net be taxed a, all, as they did no, come
four days after the taxing law went into
effect II the court does no, take this view
of 1t the heirs say they should not b,
asked to pay on more than S2.000.o00 worth
OF personal property. The Gould estate
| however, has already paid $500. 600 as CO..
lateral inheritance fax. and this concede:
the estate to be worth 500. 600, coo. Comp
troller Myers. who collected the tax. ess;.
mated the estate as worth S.6.000.o 90.
The estimated y isld OF the rice crop O,
the United States for this year IS To- so5, 50(
bushels
Mrs. Conrad Veilham. OF Touawanda
n y. has fallen heir to $4,000. 000. He,
uncle died in India leaving So0.oo0. oo- Il
be divided among five heirs.
Russell Sage has been sued fer 500. 900
damages for betrayal under promise OF
marriage, The plaintiff Is Della kee-an
who WORKED. IN the sage household in 1.d>
when. II 3 ALLEGED. the ufense occurred
| Sage claims that il : case % tia IN Il
the Carnegie Steel WORKS have mott.
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