The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS
In the presence OF a multitude OF Chi |
Cages wealthiest men. with speeches and |
response, teeinins with happy RETROSPECT |
ton and most hopeful promise and proph- |
ecy. listening to strains of sweetest music. |
making vibrant an atmos ohere redo!ent OF
roses. the Chicago Stock Exchange marked
an epoch in its history by takin: possess
sion at one O'Clock Monday OF its new
home in the superb temple OF finance and
commerce at Washington and La Sale
streets
The Scandinavian and Finland Emil
grant Company. OF New York. which had
done an annual business OF 81. 900. 900 has
failed
st. Louis was all excitement Tuesday,
A sort of civic holiday was Icing observed.
the municipal authorities participatin: in
the festivities The cause of the jollitica-
ton the formal openin. OF the new
railway bridge over the Mississippi River
at Alton and the Inauguration OF u suburb
an service over the new burlington termi-
nails from Alton to that city The compile
ton OF these terminals is expected to give
Il great boom to st. Louis interests gener-
ally. 1t is regarded Is the mos, important
raj years and the people Of St Louis are
celebrating it with an eclat which they
think betting the occasion. The event
will warrant u change in the appcllation by
which that town is generally known from
"the city by the BRIDGE to "the city by
the bridges"
Citizens of burlington. Ind. rid the
town OF an obnoxious saloon by burning
the futures. wrecking the building and
spilling out the stock OF liquors.
-Edecisioa by the United ftltes SUI
preIne Court in the case Of Mrs JEANNE
Carapbell against the Pullman Car Conn
pahy is in effect that transportation COM
panies are responsible for injuries or in
djgnities Inflicted by employees
"A band OF enthusiastic Mormon mis-
sionaries have arrived at San Francisco
from various parts of Utah There are
fourteen in all. including two women. and
they are bound to various parts OF the
Pacific. Three 90 to New Zealand. four to
. Tasmania ana New South Wales. four to
Samoa. and three to Hawaii T.eir pros
elyting will not be SO much anon. the ma
tivcS of the South sea Islands as among
the white residents.
The scorpion pest has made its appear
| ance at Durango. Mexico. in greater NUM-
bers and with more deadly results than
ever before known Many deaths have
occurred during the last few weeks from
the poisonous insects The government
| gives a liberal bounty on every 100 of the
| pests killed. and scores of people are max
! ing Il business Of capturing them
| "A resolution has been introduced In
| the Canadian House of Commons calling
| for the deepening OF the St Lawrence
! River canals t, twenty in place Of four
teen feet. as at present. Execution Of
this scheme will cost at least $50. 900, 900.
-Ex- Vice President Levi T. Morton has
| fled with the Court OF Claims at Albany
! a demand for IS. 200 for nineteen Of the
/ finest Guernsey cattle in the country. which
we're killed by the New YS2k Board OF
| Health under the tuberculosis law.
| The Mississippi steamboat men are
considerably exercised over the pros pect
! Of coal famine. The supply is low and
hard to replenish because Of the strike
among coal miners Several steamers are
! said to be making arrangements to burn
wood until the crisis is over President
T., Mason. OF the Anchor Line. said the out
look very discouraging. and unless
. supplies are obtained from new sources
! some boats will have to lie up
Mrs Dixon. OF GAINESVILLE. Ohio. horse
| whipped one Of her husbands parishion-
! crs who had said she was common scOld.
After an hours deliberatiOn IA Woos-
ter (Ohio) jury found James Higgins guilty
OF the attempted murder OF ". A. Mackey.
! A resolution to grant low rates with
long limits to every excursion event OF the
season will be adopted by the Western,
! Passenger Association uHlcss an agreement,
is reached with the Cnio, Pacific.
~ wa shocked and disguised beyond
measure BY what saw at the pesthou>e
or smallpox Hospital" said DR. Leonard St.
John, OF Chicago. when asked for his opiu-
ion as to the public danger from the loath-
some disease Il am lreity well accus'
toned to revoltn. sights and smells il
connection with disease. bat the condition
OF things at the pesthouse was too mucl
for me. That was sOCse time ago, and
am Informed that matters are worse ther,
now. l went there lrofess ionaliy 10 Sc,
/ Il couple OF patients | did not investi
gate the place particularly. VIVA,
, noticed vas forced on my observation
l can see no sufficien. excuse for tn,
awful state OF affairs When more room
was needed it should have been secured a
once. The powers OF the Health Commits
sioner are very extensive When | visited
the pesthouse there were some 200 pa
'ient> there. and 10 care for them ~er
ten Sisters. his means that if tho>
sisters worked twenty-four hours d
there was Que nurse - every invent,
patients. and il they worked only tweiv
hours \ day. one nurse to forty patients
This is shamefully inadequate Ru
the Sisters had to do al. the work OF til
place. all OF the cleaning. >crubbin.. cook
/ ! ing. and waiting on the patients At tina
| time there was no male nurse there AN
! when the patients became deiirious ther
was no one hut the Sisters 10 hold then
When u patient died the Sisters had I
4 ! carry the loa,h>one corpse down Mario
l i winding stairway. and out TO the dead
! house. SO narrow was The stairway that
t | was almo-t impossible to bring the dea
/ body down. l am told tina, two nal
r na->es have been added to the staff sine
e then. hu: the number OF patients has in
= creased enormously"
t AT New York Collector k.lhre,h ha