The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-19
s1e-Feeders' Company, better known as the

tle-Feeders' Company, better known as the
"whisky trust,' was arrested in Chicago.
If the charges are true, and the Govern
ment officers in charge of the case say that
there is not the slightest doubt but what
they are true, Mr.. Gibson. the elegant gen.
tlcman and brilliant tinancier, IS one of the
greatest villains unhung His alleged crime
contemplated the destruction of the great
Shufeidt distiilery. Chicago. and the posi-
BILE Staying of several scores Of human
beings. This was done. it is declared, in
order to remove dangerous business rivals.
and would have resulted In enriching the
big monopoly by several million dollars
An Internal machine was to be placed ur-
der one of the high proof spirit ,af-
When exploded the bomb would have the
effect of Il volcano. The building would be
shattered, the liquor ignited and :: read
over the wreck. Fire would completes what
the force of The explosion had left undone
About l25 men are employed in the build
| ing, and they would have been blown TO
pieces, and their torn aud mangiei bodies
burned in the huge ruin.
AT Newark. y. J., William II. Hctldcn.
| 4 wealthy butcher Of Center Grove. WIS
found LYING unconscious in the roadway.
| lie died without regaining consciousness
He was murdered.
i W. Gritty. 4 married man. Of ie:4:.
Ohio shot and killed himself because 1t
young woman Of whom he WAS cnnnluled
refused to elupe with him.
In the midst Of Il religious rev ivat at :.
/ church i'll fiaxeltpn. Han, j. Pee WAS ar
rested charged with hor>r-Stcuiiny. The
! prisoner walked quietly to the door, where
| lie irippcd up the constable who arrested
| iliin and, although several shots We're fired,
/ made his escape.
! AT Omaha, Ncb., Herman Rodgers. who
| last week wrote letter conftsSing that he
! murdered girl at Mcser, Pa. IS making u
! determined effort to starve himself to death
| He has taken no food for seven days.
| Physicians bound him in his cell and forced
! food down his throat
Prom reports brought from Shawnee
| town. .. T., 1t would seem that u veriiabIc
| reign of terror exists i'll that vicinity. Thu.
| trouble arose over the killing of negro, in
| the latter's store III consequence of threats
! made by the negro on Postmaster Scott ;,
| life. Everybody goes armed and nobody
| strS out of the house after dark.
Judge Wilson Lewis. of Pineville Ky,
| who had been active in suppressin- bloody
| feuds in that region. was shot and killed by
/ his Own son, Sidney Lewis. whom the Judge
| had put under bond as one of the unlaw full
| gang
| AT Red Wing. Mimi. l.. Converse about
| A. years old. was found dead in his room at
| the st. James Hotel. II was evidently i
| suicide. an empty morphine bottle Icing
! found in the room. He used to travel for
Jones. McDuf'ee & Stratton. "f Boston, \
| divorced wife aud It daughter live in Min
! neapuiis
! The 81 900 stolen from the Ogden J-tahl
| postotficc by clerk was recovered ut Ar
| kansas City. kan., through the thicf'e con-
| fcssion.
Charles Ritter, teller of the First Ma
tional Bank OF Evansville, Ind. is short
, $4,000.
Judge W. r. Mccormick. u 'i9-er well
t known the Pacific coast, committed
t suicide at Clifton. \. T.
Mrs. Laird. wife Of William HAYES
| Laird. OF Winona. Mimi. committed suicide
| by taking hydrate of choral.
| At Dover, Del, Jesse II. Proctor and
/ Frederick Young were hanged sor murder.
A Sand of NcxicanS visited the ranch
! of Nictorian Hernandez, near Maria. Texas,
and asked for his son. When told that lac
was not at home. they opened fire and
/ killed Oscar Duke. an 11-year-old boy. and
wounded Victorian Hernandez. Who i, -
years Old. A general feeling of apprchen-
! sion prevails and ranchcrS are moving
! their families from the vicinity IF the town.
In a free fight in Omaha. Nch. .luEil
! tGnnors WIS stabbed through the heart
! and Dick Cushing 'riausly cut, the ,uur-
! dcrer. Joe" pwser. escaping.