The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-01
MISCELLA NEOUS.

is there Il very considerable quantity
OF wheat stored in Chicago elevators full
of weevils! This startling question is just
now pesteriug Zig grain shippers in the
local market and If the answer shall be
discovered to be eyes. the great stock OF
grain in Chicago warehouses may be cut
down to suit the taste OF the despairIng
bulls. he matter came up in a most I'M
expected fashion Saturday, with the re-
suit that the owner, of the steamer Charles
A. Eddy and the grain firm OF Norton !.
Warrington mad a falling out which re-
suited in the Eddy putting off for Erie
with "A cargo OF 80. 900 bushels OF wheat.
said to be full of weevils This cargo Of
wheat is owned by nobody. there are no
bills of lading for it, and the whole prob
lem will have to be settled later on, when
the returns come from the inspection to
which the grain Will be subjected in Erie.
Meanwhile the grain trade is largely ex-
cited over one OF the most remarkable
cases that have arisen in the traffic for
many years.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania
halted the S andarl Oil Company in its
process of uhsorbin. the independent oil
reincries in the country. a deal had been
made to buy out the Producers and Re
Franklin. Pa. Il stock holder. OBJ ec,e ed and
secured an injunction in the NenanSo
County court by which The deal was stop
ped The Supreme Court. without dis
cussing the questions involved. made the
in junction permanent
Judge Johnson has decided at Miwau-
kec that the law under which Marion V.
Dudley. the authoreSs. was sent t. the ia
sane asylum. is unconstitutional. in that
1t does not give the alleged insane person
Il chance to make IL defense. All the COM
mttments to the asylum have been made
under this law. ami they have necessarily
been illegal.
Secretary Hoke Smith has decided
against the state Of Minnesota and the It.
Paul and Duluth Railway Company in a
contest involving lands in 1s63-6n The
property is valued for it, iron. and is said
to be worth 100000 The property is
awarded by Secretary Smith TO ". :.
Cleveland.
Receiver Traiiey. OF the Order of the
Iron Hall. reports that he has paid out
s.42.":1 and ha, $50. on hand subject
to the order of the court.
East Liverpool. Ohio. has = "Jack the
Slasher' who has mania for carvin.
crazy quilt patches out Of women's dresses
Joseph Henders cher, If Ingraham
Ill. is dying Of hydr pphohia in New
York hospital. He was bitten by IL dog
seven months ago.
1t is feared that Peary's steamship
Falcon was lost in the hurricane at 81:
Pierre On Oct. o The Falcon left Phila-
delphia for st. Johns nineteen days ago.
and has not been heard from since There
are sixteen persons on board.
OF Louisville. decided the Pullman COM
pany vas not a common carrier
The Western Passenger Association
has tacitly consented to a reduction in the
California ratio by the Illinois Central
An earthquake shock was felt at San
Diego and Los Angeles. Cal. breaking
many windows in the former place.
Judges Kicks and Linton have decided
the Canadian mineral land cases sainst
Samuel J. R.tchie and judgments for
$3.50. u0D have been entered.
The charitable begue>t, OF J. " Della
veaSa. of San Francisco. amountin. to
$4,000. are to be ed on the ground
that they violate sec: on 1913 OF the civil
code OF California;. which provides that no
requests shall collectively exceed one
third OF the estate OF the testatOr leaving
legal heirs Where there is such excess
the code provides that the requests shall
be reduced pro rata until the aggregate
equals only cne- third of the estate
ne,avea-a'> entire estate IS valued at
100000. the greater portion being lief, for
the establishment OF deaf. dumb. blind
and paraiytic institute At Santa Cruz
-NisConSin'S Sunr-ne Court has ordered
new trial for koetting the Milwaukee,
banker convicted OF illegally receiving de-
posts
A mysterious disease has broken out
| among the miners in the Cuur d Alene
district Several hundred persons have
been stricken
For the first time IL the history of
| raiiroadins empty cars are bein. hauled to
Eastern points to accommodate west
bound traffic.
President Cleveland and his family
have left their summer home - Buzzar,I' :
Bay FOR Washington.
TroonS viii not b, sent into Indian
Territory to suppress law.e>>ne>s until the
request i made by the proper author ties
GA straight course at Buffalo. y y,
! John : Johnson rode = mile n Il bicy c.e
In 80 -. tre@ King al records
Thomas Iu~Iy. Of Dayton. Ohio. has
| f.? nearlv 4 Meek been III a c.,a.ept {
trance. ht~ body being a st y u a poker
--Bin,o-v. histology. binccnesi- and 50 u
| tame Us generation d. not seem to work
| we'll III the We, Division lIi-h school. %.
! h:ra-o Ado.e~'enr girls are shocked. int
| hy~5er:a and enfee hiei ~ nightmares in
! wh.ch craw.jn-. creeping. shiny things
! horr:ty them anl leave memories tn
| make them >au:da after wakiu-. Parents
| n some instances have instructed tAci:
| tile girls 10 refuse L do the filthy and
| crUc. work 20 which they are ordered tv
| --c.e etitic" teachers. and some have threat
| enej 10 remove their children from the
| >choo. 4 it be necessary for tne'a. should
| they eta:. to befoul their haads. nausea G
tie stAnIachS. tercitY their minds AID