The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-04
DIED UPON THE ROOF.
STRANGE FATE OF A CINClN-
MATT MECHANIC.
California; Terror, Chris Evans, ut Large
Again Gov. Lewelling Releases Mrs.
Lease Several Sad Casualties - Small
P0x Scare In Boston.
Told In . Few Words.

Told In = Few Words.
Patrick Hickey, aged 65. q Cincinnati
Slatar. was mysteriously missing from
hcme for two weeks About three weeks
ago he secured tho contract to slate tho
roof Of the Presby terian Church at Silver
ton. q town twelve miles distant He be-
gan work. and was progressing nicely until
about two weeks ago. when he suddenly
disappeared. His family have been untir-
Ing In their efforts to locate him. but were
unsuccessful until Wednesday. when
H;ckey's body. badly decomposed. was
found on the roof Of the church at Silver
ton. He had been dead about two weeks
II Is thought he died Of heart disease. but
On investig alton will be made.
chris Evans. the notorious outlaw, es-
his wife and walter
Governor LeweIling. Of Kansas. has cut
on the head Of Mrs Lease as President OF
the Board Of Charities
During u roadhouse fire near Lake
wood. N. j., q child of the manager was
thrown from an upper window. BY the ex-
plosion Of boiler in a saw-mill near
Peru. Ind, George and H. Mcdonald were
Instantly killed. Mrs Thomas Ransdall.
near Harrodsburs. Ky. was burned to
uO0lh WIN uCT IuICC CuAAuACuS Vo6Ss"SA
with the house
Edward Bartlett, an oiler, aged Is
years, was killed by an electric shock at
the Austin Ill) Arc Light Works Wednes-
day night Bartlett had been In the en-
ploy of the company about ten days, and
TO his mex perience is due his death. He
was oilinR the machinery and took hold OF
q live wire. His body completed q circuit
and the heavy current generated by the
plant passed through hin. He died With
out word and was not found for some
time
Considerable excitement has been Gre
ated at Boston by the case of Mary Morri-
son, who, while suffering from small pox,
waited upon customers In the restaurant
ut IL Union Park street all through last
week and each night slept with two other
women. Wednesday morning the landlady
ut whose house she boarded noticed sew
eral blotches on the girls face and hands,
but said little about them The girl
worked in the restaurant all that day.
complaining. however. Of feeling very ILL.,
The spots grew thicker, but the girl worked
On Thursday and Friday in the crowded
restaurant. both as cashier and waitress.
On Saturday u doctor was called, who at
once pronounced the case SMALLPOX.
The jury in the Wagner case at Indi-
annapolis Ind, rendered Il verdict Of not
guilty. When the verdict had fallen upon
the ears OF Annie Wagner the girl burst
into tears. Her crying could DO heard
oven above the wild cneers OF the spccta-
tors Her body fell forward. and. leaning
her head upon the table. lapsed into IL dead
faint Prosecutor Hoffman said that the
State had tried Annie Wagner on its
strongest case and he moved the dismissal al
of the other indictments against her
samuel McKoon. the oldest Freemason
in tho United States. died ut San Diego,
Cal. aged 81 years
Mrs. Margaret Martin. eminent as q
Methodist writer. died at Columbia, S. c.
She was born in Scotland In 1907.
Count Bismarck. youngest son OF the
prince. has received a letter threatening
to blow up his house with dynamite
Tho splendid vintage in France has
made wine u drug in the market at one
penny a Qnart
-Sicilian unrest Is spreading to the
mainland of Italy. and Naples is threaten
ed with street riots
Elmer Click and Miss Harrison were
badly hurt at Columbus. Ind. by a mule
they were driving running away.
-Ex-President Harrison Is said to have
been offered Il heavy retainer to defea I'd
the Indianapolis bank wreckerS
Cook Colgate. abandoned by the Car
lin party. has been heard from and a party
will be sent for him.
In a riot at u dance at Sherwood. Ohio
G. s Traxcr was fatally beaten. Jane.
Holzcr had an arm broken. aud Franz
Miller had an eye gouged out
John Puening. Treasurer OF E;mwood
q suburb Of Cincinnati has fed with thu
entire funds Of the town. $1,000 He was :
saloon keeper
The river steamer John Graves, heav.
lily laden with sugar and other merchan.
disc. sank twenty five miles south OF Cam.
den. Ark. The cargo Is we'll insured.
Porter johnson. an aged farmer neal
Huntington. Neh. was fatally injured by
shot fired by C. f Elliott. his on-iu-law
A preliminary hearing will be held
AT Rosalie. Texas Ben Hamilton 90
drunk, and meeting Thorn as Bush shot hin
through the breast As Bush was fsllin.
he sent ballet through Hamilton's head
Both died on the spot
A majority OF the Episcopal Bishop
have formally confirmed the Rev. A. C. A
mont His Conservation Is expected to tax
place in January at Burlington
The Eiske Gold Mining and Millin
Company's property at Black Hawk. Colo
principally owned by parties In HaverhilI
Mass. has been soll to an English syndi
cate for half u million dollars
AT Leaven worth Kan. II row occurre
between several soldiers during whic'
Trumpeter Wilson. of Company F. Thir
teenth Infantry. received injuries whic
will prove fatal He was said to be upde
the influence OF liquor and started tn
trouble which led to his striking Priva,
Vance. Company II. Fourteenth Infantry
over the head with his trumpet Vance !
turn hit Wilson the LEFT side Of the he y
with an Indian club. crushing his skull
Oliver Curtis Perry. the notoriou
train rohber aud de>rerajo. was trans
ferred from Auburn State prison to tn
criminal insane a>y lum at Mat,eawan. \
y. He Is insane.
William Reyess shot his mother a
Bonneville. 1ud.. because she asked hin,
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