The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-14
SHEWAVED THE FLAG
AND MUROEROUS MExiCANS
ROUTED THE POSSE.
Death Of Richard VI. HOoley-Big Furni-
turc Failure ut Grand Rapids. Mich
Homo Rule In Defeated by the House
Of Lords.
From Far and Near.

From Far ana Near.
Trinidad. Col. dispatch: Henry Crib
bic. one CT five men who were surrounded
by the Ncxicans on the Vermijo. came in
Thursday night and reported that he ana
one OF her Of tho five escaped to Catskili.
whence hn came to ask Sheriff hreeSer
for help 10 relieve his three COM
panicns. Deputy Sheriff! Clark was
sent back with him with instructions
to employ all the dcpu,ie, needed. Mr.
Gribblc says that when they rushed fo'
the house Ia which the murdcrers were
woman came out and waved flag. AMI in
Il few minutes the hills were covered with
Mcxicans who commenced firing on the
posse. One OF tho wounded men died be-
fore medical aid reached him. His name
was Pete Morito. He was a Frenchman
and kept q saloon at Agu1iar.
Richard Nj. Hooley. the veteran CHI
cago theatrical manager. Is dead SUR
rounded by his family he PASSED quietly
away Friday afternoon at his home. IL
Delaware place. Since Thursday he had
been unconscious and his death was ca
pected mOmentarly, but he fingered until
gao o'clock Friday afternoon. when he
died without regatniny consciousness
Much sorrow was felt ia theatrical Circles
at the announcement OF Mr. Hooley
death The genial and kindly nature or
the veteran manager was well known 10
all who knew him as well as to those whom
he had befrcnded.
Nelson, Matter & Co.. oldest furniture
manufacturers OF Grand Rapids. Mich.
have been forced to she wall by the failure
OF numerous Worlds Fur hotels which
they had supplied with furniture The
unsecured debts reach 100000.
x,f I 10 tnt ia
Friday night mpleted the consideration
Of the Home Rule bill aud rejected the
measure by a vote OF 40 to A. A sig
nifcant feature OF the Home Rule discus
sion In the House of Lords was the fact
that n special police force had been or
dered to report for duty In palace yard In
front Of the House Of Parliament in order
TO be ready for Immediate action In case
OF u hostile demonstration against the
Lords when the latter loft the building
after division on the liome-Rule bill
Mike Kellett shot and killed Will kei-
ley at Louisville, Ky. at BannOn's pipe
factory. Kellett contends that 1t was an
accident, and the lOiicc say as two shots
were fred it certainly must have been
murder. The men had both been drinking
heavily during the night
Financial aid from Preshy terrain Church
funds Is now withdrawn from students at
Lane seminary.
The Grand Army encampmcnt closed
its annual session ut Indianapolis after
adopting the report OF tho Pension Com
mittee. The Woman's Relief Corps elected
these officers: President. Sarah c. Mink.
New York. Senior Vice President. Jennie
+ MeycrhuH. indianapolis: Junior Vice
President. Amanda T. Newcombe. YER
mont; Chaplain. Harriet X. Dodge Con-
necticut; Treasurer. Armilla A. Cheney,
Detroit The new officers OF the Ladies Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic are:
President, Mrs Amanda J. Withern. OF
Minnesota: Senior Vice President. Mrs.
Taylor. OF Ohio; Junior Vice President.
Mrs. f. +. Ander> on. OF California: Treas
urer. Mrs Gordon OF Kansas; Counsellor.
Mrs Carrie V. sheriff. Of Pennsylvania;
Council OF Administration, Mrs JOSH,
slicker. Pennsylvania: Mrs. Emma Dali
ton. Kansas: Mrs. Eta Tohey, Indiana
Louis Sherwood, n railroad contrac: or
ut Iank:On. 5. d.. white in de.irium told
of having ch ,kcd Mrs. Minnie C. Sawyer to
death. and the finding OF property where
he claimed to have deposited it suhstan-
tiates his story.
Near Fairv!ew. Southwest Virginia.
Mrs. Wilson Berry was shot ana fatally
wounded by Il neishbor woman. Mrs. John
Scott. and young Berry was shot and killed
by the Scott womau's son. Mrs. Scott some
years ago stabbed her brother e. death
with IL pair Of shears
James O'Ncul and wife. colurcC. living
six miles from Versailles. Ky. went away
from home AMI left John Banks in Charge
OF four children. During tie night the
house caught fire and was quickly con-
suned, The four children were burned to
IA crisp Ranks was painfully burned. and
saved his life by jumping from Il second
story window. The origin of the fire is UNI
known.
The British steamer PoIueranian. Cap
tain Stirrat which sailed from Glasgow for
Montreal returned disabled to the clyde.
She broke her piston rod when 400 miles
out.
AT Bay City. Mich. the saw mill and
salt block OF Eddy. Avery & Eddy was de :
stroyed by fire. 1t is not knowu how tn.
fire started The property had been in
sperted by n Waterman half an hour be-
fore the flames were discovered. The
lumber docks were saved. The mill wa:
burned in 1856 rebuilt in 1873. and had +
capacity of :>.0,0.oo0 feet Loss. slo0.0l0
insurance. SIS. 900.
"A notice las been posted at the Carne-
sic steel works at nuQueSne that all de-
partmen,s OK the worAs VIII b, put In oper.
alton next Monday. Two thousand me,
will be given en- pioymcn "A. the folIowin.
terms: 4 reduction OF 10 per cent in al
departments except where employees ar,
paid IL cents PER hour. IN which case a re.
duction OF cent per hour will b, made
and except. also. in case II salaried me,
who have recently had "A reduction.
-Ex-King Milan " >ervia has been
sirIckcn with apopleNy
Josiah Quincy. OF Ma Ssachuset.s ha
resigned the Office OF Assistant Secre.ar,
OF state.
--Captian {. G. Hewitt claimed the i'm
munlty OF an army officer IN resisting u,
Uric- " court at Chattanooga. Tenn, bu
gave il up rather than go - ta.l.
The as>:::ncc's statement OF the affair
u. cX-t;Ov Foster. OF olio. shows: Tota