The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-05
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Nj. +. Hatch. OF Chicago. and NJ b.
Davis, OF Detroit head Il syndicate which
has purchased California estate for
S.. 000.0O
dispatches from St Johns. n. F.. are
to the effect that three arctic parties are in
course of formation there
Reports from Mile Laos reservation in
dictate a possible outbreak among the 900
Cherokee Indians there
john H. Rice, the cowboy pre- acher. has
been placed in Jail at Scranton, Pa, for
holding disorderly meetings
milwaukee, ministers have begun a
crusade against the So called indecent
pictures pasted on biiltoards
1T is reported that the board OF direct
ors and officers OF the Toledo. Ann Arbor
and North Michigan Railroad Company
will resign and that tho road will be fcrm-
ally transferred to the control OF the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company. which. it is claimed. holds the
bonds under which the road Is sold under
foreclosure.
Mrs Libby Weihl. of MonrOeville.
Ohio. recovered 81. 500 damages for injuries
Il
Baltimore celebrated the a60th anni-
versary OF tho landing OF Leonard Calvert.
1T is feared that two steamers went
down in the Bay of Fundy during FRI
days severe storm The schooner Star
left Parrisboro that day for s.. John.
n. b.. with a full cargo of coal The
schooner Greville reports being in COM
pany with the Star and also the Marc
| Delphine. Friday, off the Island OF Haute.
1t was blowing hard gale from the SOUTH
east he Grevilc Tut into Ouaco for
harbor, and nothing has since been heal I'd
ofthc Star and Delphine. Both vessels
have had sufficient time to reach St John.
and the captain of the Greville fears both
have gone down. 1t is quite probable that
the crews have persisted.
John Waters. an employe at the pack
ins-house of Armour & Co. Chicago. died
in terrible agony at St Luke's Hospital of
burns received Saturday afternoon. While
at work in the packing-house Waters fell
into vat OF boiling water and was hor-
ribly scalded
David D!ggings. champion light weight
wrestler of England. defea ted Benny Jones,
champion OF the same class in America, at
Philadelphia
Richard Hudnall had fierce fight with
u "DIle hunting near
| ton. Ind. Hudnan shot and wounded the
animal with shotgun. after which there
was a bloody fight uudnall was badly
| injured but succeeded in killing the tero-
cious beast
From reports received from many
points in Northwestern Ohio it is believe ed
that all kinds Of early fruit ana vegetables
have been killed. The two weeks OF cx-
| tremely warm weather preceding the cold
wave brought out the buds on the fruit
| trees and gave all kinds Of early vegeta-
! tton O good start Early peaches. pears
and cherries have especially suffered from
| the freezing weather.
| -Several Delaware Indians arrived at
| Kansas City to take the Kelley liquor
| cure They say that the four cured In
! dians who we're discharged we're examined
| by the council of their tribe and tho couu-
| ell forth with ordered all incorporate In
| dians on the reservation sent on INSTALL
ments for similar treatment They say
that in case Of the DRINKS ards refusing TO
take the treatment when ordered their
/ rattons are to be cut OF.
| SHAW. OF New Orleans. was knocked
out in four rounds at Houston. Texas by
McClelland. OF Toronto He says he was
! druggcd. Both men were arrested
| Reports from many places tell OF dam =
age TO the fruit trees and early vegetation
by the recent cold wave.
Jesse George. OF Mercer, Mo- shipped
| 1O1 steers to Chicago over the Rock Island
Road. only ninety nine reached their des-
tination safely. He brought suit ag ainst the
| road The company claimed it was relieved
OF liability in consideration OF carry ing
| free two OF Mr. Georges agents There
! was \ clause to that effect in the shipping
| contract The court OF appeals indorses
the circuit court on the finding for the
plaintiff. holding that a common carrier
was not permitted 70 contract against its
own negligence.
| ALI except two OF the forty men carried
| out SO sea on the ice in the har Dor OF st
Johns. \. F.. were rescued The two were
| frozen to death.
| AT Philadelphia. Judge Butler in the
| United States Circuit Court decided tina,
the sugar trust did not act contrary to the
; law when it absorbed the Philadelphis
sugar refneries- Shortly after the con
summation OF the big sugar deal the
government brought suit for the purpose
OF having the trust dissolved on the e.ound
that the combination was contrary to law
| Illinois claim to kankakee swamp
lands has been denied by Secretary OF the
Interior Hoke Smith
The Nex York AMI Chicago Fe.ri:
Wheel Company has been Incorporated a,
Albany. n u, with a Capital stock Of
$500 Ooa.
| Governor HOGS. of Texas. has forbid.
den his soldiers from Interfering with the
Frye recruits on their way tc join Coxey'.
army.
Insurance Commissioner Merrill Of
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