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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
Grcensburg. Wheeling and surrounding
towns
Newsy Short Chapters.

THE Youngstown tOhio) Bridge Works
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
S55,G0o
HARRISON MURRAY. a colored outlaw. was
killed near Archer. Fla, by Hardy Early, a
negro lad II years old.
THE failure Of the late Turkish Min
istry to suppress brigandage is said to
have been the cause of its downfall
john GILMAN. Superintendent of the
Ruby mine. near Forest City, was shot and
killed by John St Pierre, the night watch
man.
more during the past five. weeks to supply
almost four peaches to every inha bitant of
the United States
JOHN OsTERMAN. Trca urer of In
dianapolis, city and county, retired. lie
is succeeded by Victor NJ. Bacchus, a
fellow Democrat.
SECRETARY PRocToR has left Washingt on
on his tour of Western military posts,
accompanied hy Quartcrmast r General
Batchcller and Lieut.. Howard.
A TERRIBLE forest fire is raging in the
Cascade Mountains, near Hot Springs
1t extends a distance of twenty-five
miles, famed by a strong wind.
THE shaft house and machinery in a
mining shaft near Stockton. Utah, belon2-
ing t. Congress sman Niedringhaus, of St
Louis. were burned. Loss. about S45, 600.
JACOB NORRIS resigned the professorship
of mathematics in Wabash College, Craw-
fordsville, Ind. He goes to Wyoming to
accept position with a university out
there.
CHARLES SNYDER, of Miles City. Mont,
barely escaped lynching. Lille Dunkley
had refused his proposal Of marriage and
he slashed her terribly with n knife. He Is
arrested.
CRACow (Rus>ia) authorities are treating
a cabmen's strike In that city by ffning the
owners of the cabs for not coming to some
sort OF arrangement with the men. the only
thing insisted upon by the officials being
that the cabs shall be run. whatever hap
pens.
AT Race Fork. Mont, Lee Odair, miner,
and Bryant Mcdonald. a farmer, became
involved in politi al d s'us>ion. McDon-
aid stoopel to tie his shoestring and Odair
grabbed him by the back of the neck and
began pummeling him Mcdonald fred
four sho's. killing hi, assailant, ;rhd gave
himself UP.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
up cry of dismay when lie bcheld

set up cry of dismay when Ee beheld
that his watch and chain were gone. 1t
was an cd fashioned chain, for 1t en-
crcled his neck an | fell in two loops in
b the Iocket of his velvet vest There
was no doubt that this pickerel was the
one Farmer Bundy saw six years before.
for the ovcrshoe. with it, rusty buckle.
was firmly wrapped about the middle of
tie fish. This discovery caused much
comment in farmers households on both
sides of the lake. Everybody was per-
pleScd, 1t was finally agreed that the
pickcrel had run his long snout through
the opening of the hoe, and then
through the loop mae by the buckles
and flap.
From 1869 until 1874 nothing more was
seen Of the rickerel. Now and then
fishermen casting for bass in the wild
celery would revive the story by report
ing the rush of an enormous fish at their
hooks and the scraping of a dorSal fin on
the keel OF their boats Gncc it was
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
IMn Great IoNns

Chicago has long ago abandoned her
competition with st Louis and scoInS
any lesser rival than New York. whom
she fairly derideS since she beat her for
the Worlds Exposition. New Orleans
Delta
Chicago was so jca Gus of New York's
Tark place horror that it iestled down
the cornice OF building on a poor news
boy. just to show that she. too. has some
house that were ut up beginning with
the top tory.-Minncat is Times.
1t is 4 very cold day when Chicago
gets left. No sooner has New York an
nounced the intention of putting up
building twcnty-scven stories high than
Chicago comes up smiling with plans for
an Odd Fellows temple thirty four
stories high. by the way, how high il
that New York Grant N mum mt to b.?
Il Peoria Transcript.
Since the census the Tribune claims
Chicago has so gained I'm population by
annexation and natural increase that it
now has, or will have at the end of the
year, I,250,0G0 inhabitants. New York
is told it INST annex Brooklyn before
1900 or yield the crown to Chicago,
which CIV II have /, 100. 900 of population
before the century c'o.cs.s The chances
are if New York doesn't hurry hicago
may count in Brooklyn =, Montgomery
Advertiser.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

One winters n ght he was spcaring fish
through the ice, when OF a sudden he
heard snort, and the :, b fore he could
lift his sEear, a pickerel of ,normous
size seized him by the foot and tore the
loose overshoe away. An instant later
the fish darted beneath the ice and was
not seen again until 1869, as the legend
runs, when Farmer Vosburg caught him
and landed him in a boat 1t was Il
strong pull, for the fish, even at
that day, weighed Us much as
Farmer Voshurg's eldest child The
hook was wrenched from the ID ceding
gills. and the sturdy fl herman was
about To hit the fish in the head with an
oar. when he suddenly alta kcd his cap
tor and knocked him into the stern
sheets with one swish Of his tail When
the farmer rounded to, the picEcre! was
| out of the boat and cutting water ten
yards away like the blade Of knife
His dorsal n, it is now recorded. locked
like sa l set before a Spanking breeze
Troubled not only by his misfortune in
| losing SO great a fish, Farmer Nosburg
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
A Reform Measure.

As measure of reform, the sub.
treasury plan is one of the very best
measures that has been as yet pro.
posed. We don't claim perfection TO,
it. Yet we will stick by it, until
something better is proposed. The
organic people intend to do away with
financial corporations called banks
together with their clearing house Ger.
tificates, and also with storehouse cor
porations called elevators, also with
corporations of common carriers called
railroad companies-as private parties
Why? Because as private partie.
these fellows are more powerful than
the nation. They will reduce us to
slavery. They will abolish the repub.
lie, or only keep it as 6 falls,
face. This nation cannot tolerate an
imperium in imperio--i. e., a privat.
sovereignty within and subversive O.
the national sovereignty of the organi,
people. On with the devil dance
The industrial republic is at hand
aberdeen Is. d. Knights of Labor
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
M.npeapoi,s Saws No


st. Paul-not the apo tie, who was
not matrimon al cnthus asst, but the
npighbor of MinneapoliS-asked Minnie
to marry him. Minnie says NO De-
troit journal.
st. Faul has proposed, but Minneapolis
has rejected his suit She SAYS she won't
marry the fellow who is SO ta1Iy in debt
and can't get within five miles of her
Buffalo Times.
Miss Minneapolis forlids publication
of the banns that we're to make her one
with Ny. st. Paul. and lets out the se-
cret that five mics of comparatively
open space lies between tEem.-Louis-
vile Jour. al.
Minneapolis prefers to 60 it alone. and
respectfully declines to unite in bonds of
municipal wed uck with ST. Taul. The
newspaper fight between these two cities
will be famed into fresh flame for
a whiie.-Butfalo Commercial.
st. Paul made very bad move when
she proposed consolidation with Mime.
apolis, The spitcful -four city makes
the suggestion the occasion for mud
singing at the other twin. and at the
same time booms herself in the most
vainglorious fashion. y Kansas City
Times.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
ForeiCn War Clouds.


Everybody has been watching so long
for An outbreak tf war in Europe that it
would now be about the most surprising
thing that could happen. n.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
There is one good mater al reason for
keeping The peace "a pre- -cnt- Russia has
just ordered new rife for her infantry
and would probably rather not fight un-
til rearmament is comp cted.-San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Certainly if the Emperor desired war
he could find better pretcxt in this
(Dardanelicsl incident than has served
for many previous outbreak. and an
occasion which would give him an acti.e
ally in England. whether this latter
country desired it or not. But William
has said he was for peacc. and evidently
meant it-Springfie!d Republican.
The DardanellcS incident would prob
ably have caused war had it occurred a
dozen years ago At present, however.
France is on Eussia's side, Turkey is
partially acquiesccn on account of her
opposition to England on the Egyptian
question. and England will make no
formidable protest unGe present condi-
tions. Slowly. but adroitly and surely,
ward. and the old Mu>covite dream of
establishing its head uartcrS at Constan-
tinol lie may be verified earlier than Cen
tral Or Western Europe imaginp,--t.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Short crops will not stand in the way
of war, but may prccipitate it. The
French are eager at all times for row.
The masses in Russ a and Germany
% my n irn n 1nt iny
the monotony of mi-Starvation. Aus
tria and Italy have their internal trou-
bleS. England has vast interests on the
continent aud in Asa ana Africa. If
there is any big disturbance going on
she will be dragged into it. France and
Russia cannot much longer contemplate
the triple alliance of Germany, Austria
and Italy without making an effort to
smash it. and the first ash of gunpuw
der will light lGrid blaze throughout
Europe. Constitut on.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

BISHOP WILBERFoRcE once came near
going on strike himself, and by a threat
of go doing he carried point. Enter
ing crowded church in which he was
to preach, one day. he escorted inside
a lady whom he met at the door but
who complained that there was no
room. To his order to the beadle to
find her a seat, that functionary re-
piled that it was impossible There
upon the Bishop declared: "Oh, if you
don't, 1 won't preach!" A luxurious
empty pew was quickly discovered.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

erel. But the search, careful and allur-
ing as 1t was, proved of no avail.
The story of the great fish of the
lower lake was the subject of common
talk for month or more, and then it
was referred to only when strangers
asked to have 1T told to them. There
was something gruesomo about the
antics of this wonderful pickerei which
was always and vaguely referred to as
"the big fish" 1t plainly differed from
the rest of tho fish in tho lake. Some
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

CARoLUs DURAN likes to load his
fingers with rings aud to wear hand
some silk Innings to his coats. He ex-
GELS in riding, guitar-playing, and
fencing. He is popular on the boule-
Yards. and everybody in Paris knows
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

HANNIBAL HAMLIN wore to the very
last the full dress suit of black broad
cloth, with expansive shirt-front, that
formed in ante-bellum days the dis
tinctive attire of. public men. 1t was
the style of suit that Webster and Clay
were always clad in when they ad-
dressed the Senate.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
Grunts and SqueaIs.

There can be no do1bt that this decree
will prove a direct blessing to this coun-
try.-Burl ngton Hawkeye.
A hungry man does not examine his
breakfast with microscope before he
tas es it Phi adelphia RecorG
The great American hog seems to have
at last got the German bars to such a
height that it will have no trouble in
jumping over. Hurrah for the hogl--.
Kansas City Times
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

THE son of Gen. Isidro Urtecho,
Commander-in-ch chief of the Nicaraguan
army, is the only foreign cadet at West
Point. He is young man of 20, tall
and active, with swarthy skin and flash
ing black eyes. He is nephew of
Minister Guzman, the Nicaraguan rep
resentative at Washington.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
HERE'S A FISH STORY.
A TALE RELATED BY WISCON-
SIN FARMERS.

Tho Great Pickerel Of Twin Lakes and
How He Was Finally Shotcutcd-A
Place Where Legends Grow Very Large
Between the Eyes Farmer lsundy and
II Festive Pickcrel.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

Wage workers never have been and
never will be paid what their labor i,
worth unless they conquer the powers
-of state and compel an equitable distri
button Of the products Of labor.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
NUMBER SO
CURRENT COMMENT.
Open or Shut ?


The movement to close the Worlds
Fair at Chicago Sundays is movement
hostile to the Fam itself.-New York
World.
There does not seem to be much oc-
casion for difference of opinion. The
debate is all on the side of Sunday clos
ing.-St. Paul Globe
What the people will indorse is the
application of common sense to the qucs-
ton. Beyond this neither custom nor
law can go.-Ncw York Press.
BY vote Of Sc to 80, the lady man
ayers of the Worlds Fair registered
themselves in favor of the Fair closing
its doors on Sunday. Milwaukee News
The wise course, and the one that will
in all likelihood be adopted, is to admit
the public to the Fair on seven days in
the week with certain restrictions on
Sunday ay.-Indiarapolis Journal.
Whatever position the reader may
take upon the question of opening the
Worlds Fair on Sunday, he must adm
that the American Sabbath Union made
a powerful protest before the Board OF
Managers Pee.
Open Fair gates would immensely di-
crime. and deprcdatons of various
nature by engaging the attention and
time of tens of thousands in an orderly.
pleasant and profitable manncr.-Troy
Press
The exhibitioa is being conducted un.
der the auspices of the government,
which has invited al other nations to
participate therein, and. it would be
anomalous indeed il thc'manayers should
trample upon the laws which hedge the
institution of the Sabbath and fling an
insult into the faces of every Christian
in the land -Pittsburg commercial
Gazette.
The machinery Of the Fair may bc
stopped on Sunday to prevent the noise
and give it, attendants rest. But to
close the Exposition on the one day when
hundreds of thousands of people can
alone visit ii won d not only be an in
| justice to them, and a fatasbow to the
financial success of the Fair, but fool
ish concession to a superstition which no
| longer dominates America or any other
| civilized country. York World.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17

Ir is stated that in England recently
an incandescent electric light was
burned for II, SCI hours, and on being
removed from the holder the filament
was found to be still whole and sound.
RuDYARp KrPLING is to visit Robert
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-17
Quick Wit.

One Of Lord Carmarthcn's future
constituents once asked the youthful
candidate his opinion upon some alb
struSc question of which he knew
nothing. Let him alonem cried
another. dcrisively; "don't you see
he's nothing but a baby?" "What
do you Think" reiterated his inquirer,
needless of the interruption and de-
termined to have an answer II
think" said Lord Carmarthcn, with
ready wit, "that it is high time for
all babies to be in bed" and so saying
he gathered up his papers and dis
appeared from the platform. Again
and this last anecdote is so well
known as to have become well-nigh
historical-at crowded meeting just
before his election, he was interrupted
by the question: 'DoeS your mother
know you're out?" "Yes, she does, -
was the instant rctort, ''and by
Tuesday night she will know I'm in
His prophecy proved correct and he
headed the poll by large majority.
THE Queen Regent of the Neither
lands and her daughter declined the
offer of a public reception during their
recent visit to Amsterdam. They re-
quested the city officials to use the
money collected for the reception in
feeding the poor. Consequently more
than 10000 poverty stricken creatures
receiyed presents of food and money,
and $4,000 school-children were pro-
vided with a breakfast. Each child
received, also, a photograph of the
young Queen.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16
How Riley Does 1t.

Two we'll known authors, who are
also very successful lecturers, were
talking together a few days ago over
their experiences on the platform. One
of the twain was James Whitcomb
Riley, the Hoosier poet. They were
discussing the question of the best way
of handling audiences, when one of
them said;
"What do you do, Riley, when you
find you have a cold audience9 How
do you warm them up"
Don't try" said the poet. "You
know | am nearsighted, and without
my glasses amt worth a cuss. Well,
when l see have a cold and critical
audience just take off my glasses and
lay them on the desk. Then the house
can be just as uneasy as they like, for
can't see a thing. The whole house
might get up and leave, and I'd never
know it. Don't pay for an audience Of
mine to be cold, for let them do all
the freezing. New York Letter.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16
A RnbIe on Its Travels.

Some short time ago a Mr. P
forwarded to the district court at St.
Petersburg a ruble as payment for the
copy of document. AS by law copies
of documents in criminal cases are sup
piled free OF charge, the district court
sent the ruble back to Mr.. P in
Moscow, the postoffice retaining eight
kopeks for carriage. Mr. P could
not be found at Moscow; he had gone
to Twer, and the ninety-two kopeks
followed him, the postoffice again de-
Quoting six kopeks. Meantime how
ever, Mr. p had departed to st.
Petersburg; the eighty-six kopeks were
sent after him to the capital, having
melted down to seventy-two kopeks as
before.
Strange to say, Mr.. P had been
compelled to leave ST. Petersburg and
return to Moscow by way of Twer. The
money dogged his steps from place to
place without overtaking him until it
had dwindled down to the sum of one
kopek. which was finally deposited at
the Offices of the exchequer. .-Novoye
Vremya.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16

There were two captains in the --th
cavalry. Each was proud of his record,
his horses, his family, his dogs-in
short, everything that was his If one
had thing that he particularly priced,
the other had better one, or got one,
or tried to get one. Captaix x. had a
very old meerschaum pipe, and, scent
ing an antiquity, he sent it to an expert
in New York, who returned it with a
certificate to the effect that it was 300
years old. He impatiently waited until
the officers assembled at headquarters
the next morning exhibited his prize,
and read the figures on the experts GER
tifcate Captain B., his rival, declared
that his family had a meerschaum pipe
that had been in their possession for
900 years.
Now Captain X. was too polite to
remind Captain B. that neither to-
bacco nor pipes were known in Europe
900 years ago. and he went home
crushed There a bright idea occurred
to him. He put a figure before the
300 on his certificate, and his pipe was
certified to be 1,300 years old. The
next morning he returned to headquar
ters, announced that he had made a
mistake in reading the certificate on
the previous day, and that his pipe
was really 1900 years old. To prove
it he showed the certificate. - New
York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16


VIM. TiGmons, Postmaster of
Idayllle, Ind, writes: Electric
Bitters has done more for me than
all other medicines combined, for
that bad feeling arising from Kidney
and Liver trouble" John Leslie,
farmer and stockman of same place
says: Find Electric Bitters TO be
the best Kidney and Liver medicine,
made me feel like new man, j
w. Gardner, hardware merchant,
same town, says. Electric Bitters
is just the thing for a man who is
all run down and don't care whether
he lives or dies; he found new
strength, good appetite and felt
just like he had IA new lease on life
Only 80 cts. bottle at Fry's Drug
Store,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16
Notice for Paving Bids.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids
IN Will be received by the city of salem
oregon, AT the Office of the city surveyor of
the city of Salem, at salem, Oregon, until
2o'clock p m. Of June %, 1891, for the paw
ing, curbing, gutt"ring aud draining OF all
that portion ofCommerciaistreet of Salem,
oregon, between the north line of Court
street and the south line of State street, in
salem, oregon, in accordance with the
plans and specifications on tile in the Office
of the city surveyor of the city of salem,
Al salem, Oregon, for Belgian block, vitri
fled brick, bituminous rock, macadam and
gravel. Each bid must be made upon the
blanks ful nished by the city of salem
Each bid musl oe accompanied by GER
tiheaie OF deposit in favor OF the city of
salem, oregon, in any one of the banks of
the city of salem in the sum of two hun
dred and nifty dollars, as a guarantee of
good f'il h ON the part of the bidder, which
VIII he forfeited To the city OF Salem, ore.
gon, in case his bid is accepted and the
bidder shal fail or neglect wit hin ten DAYS
10 execute the contract and give the bond
ana undertaking accompanying the plans
and specifications, together with COED and
sufficient sqreties 10 be approved by the
mayor, as therein required. The blank
form Of contract, the undertaking aud tine
bond which the bioder will be required 10
execute in case his bid is satisfactory 10
the city of salem, Oregon, is also on fiie in
the office OF said city surveyor. The city
of salem, oregon, reserves the right To re-
iect any or all bids, and the right is re.
se' we'd by the city of salem TO reserve the
award on the bids OH red for eight weeks
after the opening Of said bids, and, at any
time within said time re erVed il NAV ac-
cept or reject any or N Of SAID BIDS and
the party whose bid il accepted shall exc.
cute a contract and furnish the bonds and
undertakings, together with the sureties
within ten days amer the ac. eptanee OF said
bids.
lone by an order heretofore made bv the
Common Council of the city OF salem, ore
gon. q. ID. HUTTON,
JOHN GRAY
q. h. MOORES.
~ Of the city of Salem. blStd
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16
FOREIGN.
NE pRINcE oF wALEs.

lAAG n AtiH0E Of " WAIESs
LONDON, June 18.-The popular
crusade against the Prince Of Wales
isshowing no signs of losing strength
or bitterness. At seven religious
meetings held in various parts of the
country yesterday, the prince was
roundly denounced for the share he
took in the baccarat scandal. The
newspapers still keep up their at
tacks upon the prince.
eAsTLEMAN BURNT UP.
OTTAWA, Ont, June 16.-Passen-
gers on the Canada Atlantic train
which passed through Castleman
last night, reported the town is
burned up. They say great piles of
lumber aud stacks of tanbark with
nearly every house and store in the
village is on fire. Men, women and
children were frantically rushing
toward the woods with what little
they could carry. There is no pos
sibility now of ascertaining whether
there is any loss of life, but the der
truction of property must have been
enormous. Population of the town
is about 1000.
A LITTLE TOO LATE.
WINNIPEG, June 16 John Rob-
son, premier of British Columbia,
passed through Winnipeg yester-
day en- route to Ottawa, where he
goes to discuss with the Dominion
authorities matters of great i'm.
portance at present pending between
the central government and the
province. One question he propos-
rs to discuss is that of sealing, and |
The manner in which British Column
)ia interests are affected under the |
new sealing law which has just
passed the British house of com
mons. To interfere With the seal
RS this year would, Robson holds,
,e ruinous. The other important
ubject, Robson said is a settle
nent of the Alaskan boundary.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-16
Remarkable Rescue,

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plalnfleld,
llls., makes the statement that she
caught cold, which settled on her
lungs; she was treated for month
by her family physician, but grew
worse. He told her she was a hope
less victim of consumption and that
nc medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DIR. King's New
Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle and 10 her delight
found herself benefited from first
dose. She continued its use and
taking ten bottles, found herself
sound and well, now does her own
housework and is as well as ever she
was.--Free trial bottles of this Great
Discovery at Fry's Drug Store, large
bottles so cts. and 500.