The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15
GHOULS GET JEWELS.
ROBBERY OF THE GRAVE OF A
COLORADO REPROBATE.
COu yhlin Gets HIS Freedom After Five
Years Of Fighting-Sugar Must Contrib
ute to the Reveuue-Whisky Tax In.
crcased-IncOme Tax Stands.
Told In :. Few Words.

Told n Few Words.
I'm passing through the Central City.
Col, cemetery. on the noun ia in side to his
mine. Superintendent Jones made the dis
covery that the grave OF Alfrel Hooking
had been opened and robbed. Hooking
died in Denver about six weeks ago after u
,rotracted spree. He was about Go years
old and possessed OF considera BILE means
When he WAS on his deathbcd he requested
that AS much money as could be spent
should be lavi>.ed upon him after death.
He wanted the most expensive cofia that
could be had. AID his shroud must he OF
the best His words were: .Fix ne up like
u dude" His i,welry must also be buried
with him. he said All his requests we're
carried out A ring on one o: his fingers
! was valued at $500. and other jewelry and
valuable> were buried. Hockings wife
had not lived with him for "A long time He
was an eccentric mau and when drunk was
positively ferocious, His wife feared fer
her life and left him and is now in Eng
land
Daniel Coughlin was acquitted, Thurs.
! Cay afternoon. at Chicago OF the murder.
on May 1. 1850 OF Dr. +. Ii. Cronin
This last trial lasted four months. and
was one OF the most stubbornly con-
tested on record in any criminal
court. Cou.hlin had once before Teen
! convicted of the same charge. and served
part OF Il life sentence. but was granted a
| new trial At the time Of tronir's murder
| re was Il detective on the Chicago force.
| The last trial WAS most sensational. and
| from first to last there were rumors OF jury
bribing and kindred acts that served to
| keep interest alive
ia n In hn faR
schedule seems to have teen settled. The
| duty is fixed at to Ia cents per pound.
The tax on whisky has been increased to
sl.10. and the bonded period extended.
| The income tax feature Of the new bill has
| been retained. Tho above Comprises the
| definite work OF the committee 1t is
thou sht there will be minor changes In tho
bill before 1t gets through the Senate.
| William NJ. Shinn. OF Piqua. Ohio. has
lodged claim for $1,000. 600. 0O) against
the city Of New York. 1t - made in a let
ter which was received by the Corporation
Counsel and which reads as follows:
DEAR SIR: The heirs of C. Springer and Ad-
| eleda Peacock, Of the county of Burlington aud
State of New Jersey. have deposited In your
| bank 81 90 co.,, On and wan: to draw the money
for our use. j. William shinn. have been APP
| will send u check for satVU to pay our TIM
| mediate expenses. Also send to me the amount
Of the residue. all the money in your has.:s.
Please answer by return mail. Yours respect
fully. ". SHIN.
Mr.. shinn sent stamped envelope with
his letter. on which was this address In
lead pencil: "W NJ. shinn. 9.4 Boone street.
| Piqua. O." Assistant Corporation Counsel
Sterling says he doesn't know whether the
man is Il would be humorist or a crank
| An affidavit charging Earl Eugene
Crout, alias Willard. of Chicago. with big
amy. has been filed In the Circuit Court at
Fort Wayne. Ind. Recently he married
Miss Myrtle Shields. The brides brothers
intend 10 ro-ecute the case vigorously. 1t
| Is understood that reQuisition papers are
| being secured.
| "A christening party was given by some
Poles Twin: in Thirteenth street, near
Fourth avenue. WilliamstridSe. New York.
About o'clock, Jacob Schultz. who lives
on the White Plains road at Olin avenue.
made his way into the house and caused :,
disturbance. Schultz was "A stranger. Hail
IL dozen OF the guests set upon him and
threw him out His skull was fractured
aud his right arm broken. aud it is thought
he i'll die.
The Reichstag committee upon tho
Russo German treaty adopted the measure
by vote of 16 TO H.
The Spanish Cabinet has resigned.
Senior Sacasta has been charged with tho
work Of forming Il new one.
Eight persons were wounded by the ex
plosion of a bomb near the Italian cham
Der OF deputiea
Three men were killed by the explo-
sion OF Lehigh Valley locomotive near
Wilke barre, Ia
MANY ~strip, settlers will lose their
claims II u recent decision Of the general
land Office Is sustained
bohemian strikers assaulted Italian
laborers with a shower OF stones at Cleve.
land. Ohio. One man was badly hurt.
j. S. Coxcy is seeking help in Pitts
burg He says Philadelphia will send
20, 600 men to his Washington army.
Manager Schwab and superintendent
Corey are suspected Of being concerned In
the Carnegie Company armor plate
scandal
Two thousand strikin; silk weavers Il,
Paterson. n. j.. roughly trea ted one man
who refused to quit work.
Caleb Bragg. Cincinnati million
aire died on a Pennsylvania train neal
Pittsbur.. while homeward bound
Rev r. MacNeill. Emporium. Pa. ha.
received a fortune by the will OF an ole
woman. whose spectacles he picked VI.
Waiter Guy Farnald. the Eastern
crook who Is accused OF stealth. $10 90,
worth OF diamonds from San Fran.
cisco pawnoroker. has been held for trial
ia So 600 bonds Mrs Garner and he,
son. who were arrested with Furnald fl
Los Angeles. were DISCHARGED. as they er,
innocent victims of Errnald's schemes
Obituary: At Kenne bunk port Ne
Captain BENJAMIN Thompson. aged 100. -
At Elkhart. Ind. Mrs John n Stephen
aged G4.-At Leavenworth. Kan. Mrs
Moonlight. wife OF The new minister {,
Is ,livia.-At Bloomville. Ohio. Jefferso,
Breeze. aged 81 AT Houston. Texas. Mai
W. Bolts
y. Livingston Seymour. of Chicago
whose death was announced in Now Yorl
on Feb IS. is now ale :ed 20 be living.
Hugh Buchanan. claiming to be . Sol
of ex- Consressm Buchanan. OF Georgia