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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11
THE OLD WORLD.

The Pope has made a will bcqueathing
all his personal property &" the Holy See.
A Rome dispatch says that considerable
surprise Is exhibited there in English and
Irish ecclesiastical circles at the failure of
the Pope to appoint an Irish Cardinal. Two
noblemen were sent special ENJOYS Ia
notify Mar. Rotelli at Paris and. Mgr.
Gruscha at Vienna of their elevation. The
unsettled condition OF Irish politics i. be-
lie ved to be responsible for the delay in be-
slowing the dignity of Cardinal on Arch
bishop Walsh.
In speech recently. Chief Secretary
Balfour said the condition OF crime in Ire
land was now such "a to- Justify the cancel
places where the ashes OF the plan OF cam
paign still smoder. This would, he said.
shortly te done by proclamation. Mr.. Bal
four added that Ireland urgently requires
both imperial laws and imperial credit.
Intelligence has Lcen received from
Ba,moral, the Queens summer residence in
the highlands of Scotland, that influenza in
a severe form has broken out therA
The band OF brigands who recently
seized number OF passengers on an express
train between Constantinople and Adria-
nople and who sent one OF the prisoners. a
Berlin banker named Israel, to secure q
runsom of $4,000, now decline to receive
the ransom unless Israel dismisses tho
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11
POLITICAL POINTS.

1T was recently reported that Senator
German was using his influence in behalf
Of Judge Crisp's candidacy for the Speaker
ship. But the Senator now disclaims all In
.erest in the Crisp canvass. He says that
all 'thers who have been named as posi-
bilities In the race for Speakship are his
personal friends and that he does not iu
te.id to sacrifice their friendship by an I'M
due activity in the coming contest. He does
not intend to take any part in the Speaker
ship fight, as he realizes that he has no
right nor has any other senator any right
To iueddle IN the affairs Of the House
The convention of the Peoples party Of
Iowa was held at Des Moines. and organiza-
ton was effected with j. f. Anderson Of
Winnetago County Chairman. 81 T. +.
Nild' of Page County Secretary, and Craw
ford Davis Of Davis County Reading Clerk
The usual committees on permanent organ
ization. credentials. and platform were APP
pointed by districts. and the following
Ticket was nominated: Governor. a. J.
Ncstfnll. OF Woodbury. County. Lieutenant
Governor. ". : Scott. nf Appanoosc Coun-
Of Dallas County; Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. G. W. Bean. of Buena Vista
County; Supreme Judge 7. T. Willis. OF
Page County.
The s"For" ballot case was decided by
the Supreme Court of Connecticut, in favor
| of Morris, the Democratic candidate for
Govern r. 1t is claimed that this gives
Morris the seat.
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Fact0rY Glria, Elder Slsfers.

A curious sort of benevolent enterprise
Is that existing in Birmingham. England.
under the title of Girls Letter Guild.
The aim of those who started the work
was to help factory girls in this great
manufacturing district by means of let
ters written To them individually by
ladies' Oh various subjects of every day
interest. Each lady is asked to write to
her girl at least once a month. and as
sumo toward her the role of an advising
and sympathetic elder sister The guild
has existed only eighteen months. but its
membership is already over a thousand,
with seventy more girls eager to DIN,
and no "iady" correspondents to compile
ment them Miss Isabel keEward, the
honorable secretary. wri les: Il am often
asked if these individual letters are ap-
prc"iatcd by the girls The constant
rush of girls who beg for II lady is one
reply to this. and there is another trSti-
mony in the pile of letters of thanks and
gratitude that pour in from the girls
themselves"
All contributions are voluntary:
neither ladies nor girls ar" taxed. The
working expenses of the gHild are borne
by the honorary members tladicS and
gentlcmcn1, who subs rbc a small fixed
amount per year The idea might @
grated with advantage upon som" of
the many working-glrls' SO icties whc h
exist over hcre-N.1r Inri. Times.
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JOsh EilIincs' PniIOSOnhy,

have hats One IL a shocking bad
one and the other IL i gem: and i notis'
when hav the gem on git double the
mods, on the avenue, from pedestrians
Thare liz lots ov folks who are 10 use
wave, and then their VOICES are lost IN
the general chorus.
Wimmiu are not all couIcts, but tharc
never wuZ one yet who didn't luv to be
called one.
Take all the vanity and sciphishncSs
out ov man, and thare amt mulch ov
anything else left.
Good clothes make the imprcshun, but
they don't make the man.
duce people tew be happy. 1t IL this:
make evcryboddy think they are better
oph than yu are.
After all, tho world pays their great
est homage to virtcw and brahes. Thank
God for this.
Thare are certain things in this world
that are bound tow win, don't karc
what trumpS are
A man may hay brancS, and yet not
make hit; but he kant make lit un-
less he haz the branes.
| don't want few he left alone with an
Atheist. Mi fuSt feeling il fear that
lightning will strike both ov Us; when
that subsidies am filed with anger
1t is kind ov hunny that the more
christianizcd the world bckums tho
more laws and officers of the law we hay
| few hay.
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tho mon only secured $50. The murder
was committed In December, 1889.

the mon only secured $50. The murder
was committed In December, 1889.
Arthur E. sayles. a clerk In the Dead
Letter Bureau OF the Postof1ce Department
at Washington. was arrested for stealing
money Enclosures. Two decoy letters con-
tanning marked money were found in his
possession. He confessed his guilt.
"A shooting affray occurred at New Or
leans, between Mr.. George W. Dupree. one
OF the editors and proprietors OF the DAILY
States. and DR.. Olliphant. the President OF
the Board of Health, The trouble grew
out OF the States criticisms Of the
corrupt deal Of certain members of
the Board of Health in the new slaughter
house mntter.s.s Dr. Olliph ant denounced
Dupree q liar and . coward. and IL ira =
dnccr, whoscould not receive the recogni-
tiCn due gentleman. Mr. Dupree at once
went to DIR. Olliphant with the letter. I'M
mediately the firing commenced. but none
OF the bullets took effect At this point
the conlbatants were separated.
Near Walton. Ky. Sam Wright. an old
farmer. shot and killed Albert Srnrrin,
| a railroad employe. Wright was abusing !.
negro who was working under Srurvin and
Scurvin asked him to desi>t.
AT Salt Lake. Utah, in a fit OF jealousy.
sam L1iay, II restaurant keeper. shot his
wife's alleged paramount. John Kirby, night
yardmaster of the Rio Grande Western. his
own child. aged years. and after firing a
shot'at his wife turned the pistol on him
self and committed suicide.
At St. Paul Mrs. Cresson. wife of a chief
engineer on the Omaha Road. suspected her
husband Of improper relations with Il Miss
Gibson. Meeting the two on the street, Mrs.
Cresson opened fire upon Miss Gibson with
q revolver, but without effect. No arrests
Miss Gibson has disappeared.
AT Williamsburg, Ky, Sidney Lewis,
son OF Judge Wilson Lewis. OF Harlan
County. was sentenced to the penitentiary
! for life for the murder of his father in Feb
ruary last.
Martin Townsend. Of Mount Vernon
| Ind, killed James Mitchell in self-dcfcnse
| Townsend is suffering from bullet wound
| inflicted by Mitchell.
AT Lebanon. Ind, in the trial Of Mont
| Mahb!tt. who was charged with having
| killed his sister Minnie's child by placing q
| strap tightly about Its throat to which was
attached heavy iron weight and after
ward throwing the child into Eagle Creek, a
| verdict of not guilty was returned
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11
TURKISH HIGHWAYMEN
DERAIL A FAST TRAIN NEAR
ADRIANOPLE.

Several German and English Tourists
Captured and Held for Kansom-Tho
Price for tho Release of tho Prisoners
Placed at S4O,OOO-A Daring Piece of
Work.
A party Of brigands near Tchcreskai
placed Instructions across the railroad
track and succeeded I'm dcrailing the
Eastern express, says a telegram from
Constantinople When they had thus
brought tho train to a standstill they
found that there were several German
aud English tourists among the pass II
gers. One of them was a banker of
Berlin. The brigands have demanded
$40, 900 as ransom for the raptives and
Chancellor Won Caprlvi has tclegraphed
to Herr Won RadowitZ, the German Am
bassador there, authorizing him to adj
vance this amount. The remaining pas
sengers were despoiled of their belong
ineS and were then left alone.
The place where the act Of briga ndage
occurred lies between this city and
Adrianoplc. The band which made ,hc
attack on the train numbered thirty
men. led by the noted robber Anastasius.
The brigands first seized the watchmau
on duty at the railroad station, and
when they had prevented him from Civ
ing an alarm thcy set to work and tore
up the rails for some distance. They
set no warning signal for the engineer
of the train. but allowed the cars to dash
on to possible destruction. When tho
Eastern express reached the spot the
engine tumbled over on its side. dragging
with it the tender, baggage car, and
all the third class passenger caches.
The frst-class passenger ears luckily did
ell. u, 81
manned safely on the road.
When the train was thus disabled the
brigands rushed forward. uttering loud
yells and brandishing their guns in a
most threatening manner and boarded
the cars. Several of the passengers re-
sisted tho attack, but the brigands
replied with volley from their guns
| and dangerously wounded one OF the
men who sought to repulsc them. The
| outlaws finally ovcrcame the occupants
of tho cars and proceeded to plumber
them, stripping tho travellers Of all their
yaluabics and looting their baggage.
When the briRands ended their work Of
| robbery they seized four of the passcn-
| gers in the first-class cars and also tho
| engineer Of the train and then started
| with their captives for their rendezvous
| in the mountains.
The men carried away by the outlaws
! were: Oscar Greger. Herr Israel, a
| banker o: Berlin; Herr Maque, land
| owner of Siegelsdorf, Bavaria; Oscar
| hotysch of Zorbig, PrusSian Saxony,
| and Frcundigcr, the engineer of the
| eastern express.
t'pon reaching their retreat the BAN
dts sent Herr Israel to get the ransom
Of 1000 which they demanded for the
release of tn" prisoners. Herr Won
RodowitZ says the Porte will refund this
| money
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11
FLIES AND ACCIDENTS.

A storm passed over st. Louis. Mo-, and
did considerable damage to wires of all
kinds. Telephone wires were blown across
the street railway tracks and caused a
cessation Of that traffic aud great lncon-
vcntcnce to those living in the suburbs
Travel on several If the electric, lines was
suspended for several hours Many shade
trees were destroyed and some little dam
agc done t, building. on the outskirts Of
the city.
"A cyclone struck the little town Of
Hazel. tudington County, :. d.. and left 1t
complete wreck. Three persons, whose
names cannot yet be learned. were killed
by Il falling house, and nearly II dozen are
missing, who are supposed 10 be in the
debris.
Mrs Matte Sellers. wife Of railro: d
brakeman OF Nenia, Ohio. was shot through
the heart while pay ing with a revolver.
- he large factory OF the Island Sash
and Door Company. at Milwaukee, was to-
tally destroyed by fire. and 1t was only by
the splendid work of tn, fire dcpart ment
that large section OF the South SIDE was
saved fir, IN destruction. The company car
red about $40, 900 insurance Th, factory
Is II total loss. The actual fire loss is so,
900, AT Findlav, Ohio the muck mill OF
the Briggs Rolling Mill was destroyed by
FIRE. The loss amounts TO about $40. 00a
Nearly two hundred men are thrown out OF
employment temporarily. Az Cleveland.
ONO. the machine shop of the Cleveland
Hardware Company burned. Loss. 500. 900:
fully insured. The fire throws 400 men out
of employment.
Prospect Lake. near Colorado Springs
Col. WAS the scene Of III, drowning OF Ed
ward Elliott. sou in-law Of Julia Ward
Howe. Deceased went to Colorado thret
months ago from Chicago suffering from !:
severe attack of pneumonia. lie had about
| recos cred, aud Intended departing for his
home when death interviewed.
AT the Chattanooga (Tenn.D Blast Fur
mace while four ,lored mon were tapping
! dynamite blast the charge exploded. kill.
| ing and horribly mansling three men aue
wounding the fourth.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11
THE DOMINION BEREFT
PASSING AWAY OF SIR JOHN
MACDONALD.

At the Zenith of His Fame When the Sum-
mons Came-''ri-f Retrospect of His
Long Public Lilo champion of Mon
archy and Federation and Chief Figure
In { ana Ian Politics.
1t IS Vcry long since any other man
held a pla"e SO peculiar in the affairs of
any country as Sir John A. Macdonald
has won for himself in the affairs of the
Dominion of Canada. There is not, nor
has there been in modern times. q man
in the II ted States whose demise could
seriously disarrangc the settled policy of
the country. No such man now lives in
England. The political observation of
Bismarck did not diSarrange the policy
of Germany. There is no man now Nv
ing in France whose death would cause
ar or a pause in the motion OF the
political machinery of the country. But
the death of Sir John will leave the
Tore s of The Dominion without "a leader.
White his life was devoted to the service
of Canada, he was for many years one
OF the foremost men in the British En-
pre- distinguished above his fellows In
tho vast colonies of Britain that girdo
the earth.
To look back over the great retrospect
of Sir John A. Macdnna!ds long public
life is to review the whole history of
r,atnr Canada He was native
Srotchman, but ho became identified
with the affairs of British North Amer
lea before tn patriot war, commencing
the practice of law in Kingston in 1896.
| in his olst year. He was active in
political life from this time. l!o was
| first elected to the Parliament Of Upper
Canada moro than fcrty-seven years ago
| He was chosen for Kingston, for which
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11

FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

Christian Van Gunden and F. Young.
marble workers. have made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors, at Philadelphia
No statement Of assets or liabilities can be
obtained. Mr.. Young was Il director OF the
Spring Garlen National Bank and the
downfall Of that institution caused the
failure of his firm.
-lncorporatiou papers were fled at Co
lunbus, Ohio. Tor the Consolidated Oatmeal
Company. with Il capital stock OF 81. 500 900.
All the oatmeal mills OF the country are
thus brought under one management, with
headquarters at Akron. The iucorporatorS
say that prices will probably be 10 sered
The wholesale dry goods aud shoe firm OF
CnnneH. Hall. McLeSter & Co, of Nash, lille,
Tenn. made an assignment. The liali l.
ties are s4.3,000; assets estimated. 1925.
0UU.
Representatives Of Kentucky jeans
| manufactures. which operate 3.ao0 looms in
Nashville. Evansville aal other southern
cities. met at Louisville aud determined t.
run only two thirds time for the next fif-
teen weeks. This will reduce the output
81. coo pieces, valued at 500. GOO. ! he uu-
sati~fact ~ condition of the trade is given
a. a reason.
The Indiana Midland strike, which TIED
| up the west end If That road for thirt,
! tiay, aud war thought to have been settled
| is again at fever heat. The Sheriff o
| Mont gn,ncry County has made several sue
res-fui attempts tn restrain the striker
| from Interfering with the trains. lie wcn
with posse of u.en to the scene OF trouble
aga n, with instruct IONS that If ne 'eSsary
| the state militia wonId be called into
| service.
| X Il Dun's weekly review says:
| everywhere hopeful Failures at Bo-tol
| have made hoe manufacturers cautious
| Hides easy. dry goods quiet. and Woo
| sale. moderate. The exposures offcia
| and banking misconduct AT Phsfadelphi;
| tend to make ,siness Inactive. and no liz.
| j. seen in iron; wool is dull. though som,
! cnuces. Ions are made by Western hold
| er~. At If,tsblr- a rise in iron j
| prevented y the rcopeDing nf some Ma.
| honing and shenango furnaces, aud prep
! arationS Of others: window glass IS fairly
| active but flint is dull At Cleveland iron
| is in more demand: trade IS good In dry
| goods, hardware and groceries, and dull II
| shoes. Some activity is noted at Cincinnati IL
| clothing, and at Detroit trade Is up to that %
| last year In volume. though the late seaS"I
| has made the wool movement slower thar
| usual. Throughout the West and South tn
| fine crop prospects give encouragement. al
| most the only complaint coming from New
| Orleans of drought in tac adjoining region
! In the Northeast continuous rains hay
| made the prospects unsurpassed
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escort accompanying him. Tho negotia-
lions for the release Of the prisoners have
been SUSPENDED,
Personal NOTES.

Judge William Allen. of the Massachu-
sets Supreme Court, died at Northampton,
aged Co. OF neuralgia Of the heart His
father was President OF Bowdoin College
and his grandfather was Rev. Thomas
Allen, the "fghting parsonn of the revolu-
ton.
Dir. Benson J. LOSING, historian. died at
his home near PoughkeepsIe. n. y. of
pa IA ysis OF the heart. He was 70 years
Did. He was born at Beekman. n. ", Feb.
II. 1874. He was the author of AThe Two
Spies" s'Nathan Hale and John Andre" and
IAN Ency clopcdia OF Universal History"
In 1s1: he received the degree Of LII. ID.
from the University OF Michigan. For Il
numher OF years he made his home at
Dover Plains.
Sir John Macdonald. Premier of the
Dominion. is dead. He never rallied from
Inconsistencies. and passed quietly away.
Lady Macdonald sat by her dying hu>-
bands side. and the members Of Sir Johns
family were called to the side of the death
bed. But sign came from, the dying
man. 50 he lay until the end. when DR..
Powell his hand on the patients pulse,
| looked up and said. with quavering voice:
| aThc end has come. lie has passed away
without n single struggle
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11

The report that prisoners have been and are
constantly escaping frcm thai malignant
gaoler. liver complaint, is fully corroborated
by the self liberated captiyes. Hostetter's
Stomach Btters are. they say. the by
which they get rid of their letters. Few alto
gether avoid the bonding. of this ailnlent, AMI
few are unac4uainted with its signs, viz pain
through the right side and shoulder blade.
furred tongue, yeR,wness OF the eyeballs ana
skin. sour breath. sick headache dyspepsia and
constipation. Hostetters Stomach Bittcrs puts
a prompt period to these. aud brings them TO II
full stop in short order Whet her the trouble
10 chronic OF temporary, this medicine is equally
effective regulating the liver and bowels thor
oughly. II is likewise a sovereign remedy FOR
rheumatism, kidney complaint, malaria, heart
burn ami nervousness.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11

Texas Suffers.

Messengers from Indian Territory say
the Red River is rising rapidly. and much
it'ss 10 property has been sustained. A
stockman named Il. L. Harris. living near
Do>S. on the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
road. lost 400 head of cattle and fifty five
horses. The damage done in the Territory
can only he >uruiisS"d. as ailxcoIHmunica-
ton is eat of. \ dispatch from BeIcher
says tina. in the Red river. which run
three miles north of there. Il volume of
water ten feet high came rushing down the
valley. hearing trees. brush. housefnp-.
d. adj animals ana debris q: all kinds, and
i'll thirty minutes the whole valley WAS one
vast sheet cf water. Crops of all kinds
near the river are under water and mud,
and great damage will re ,ult
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THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

H. II. Jacobs, n freshman at the Beloit
tWis.l College was shot by c. W. Wood. a
senior prep. during class row. The senior
preparatory class was holding a banquet,
when a lot of freshmen tried to carry of
some Of the banqueters Wood drew a re-
voIver and fred. wounding Jacobs in the
breast, the ball lodging under the arm. A
riot ensued. and quiet was only restored by
the aid of the police. No arrests have been
made. Jacobs wound is not considered
dangerous.
Christian Furst and Charles Shepherd
were hanged at Fremont. Neb.. for the muir
der OF Carlos J. Puisifer. n grain merchant.
The object Of the crime was robbery. hu,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11
.NHe'bN fOuILf DeSpernkctn.

F. F. Shelby. charged with the murder
Of Mrs. Saiiie Moore. wa taken from the
Jail at Wirkitf.- NY. by a mob of I1J men
and hanged The sheriff resisted and vas
roughly handled. shelby fought deSper-
ately and severely hurt several Of the rnot,
He was almost dead befort they go: him
out. The murder was committed in 1884,
near Woptylle. Il village near WirkiiFe
just across from Cairo. Ill shelby had
been sentenced for life. but had been
granted :, mew trial from tn" { purt of APP
peals- The mob said they had previously
hung M-.t shelby, under indirl n,ent "a
accessory,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-11

Strange Fatality That Follows the Treat
ment of Woman at Ono of the II. 8
pitfalls.
A remarkable series Of fatalities has
followed the treatment of a woman suf-
ferng from catarrh by the physicians of
the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
says special from New York. Upon
three different occasions this woman
has placed herself under care Of phys!-
clans at the hospital. She is known as
"thc fatal patient" 1t was a couple OF
years ago when she first called at the
hospital. Cabinet ID, where nose and
throat diseases are treated, was at that
time under the charge of DIR Johnson.
who died almost Immediately afte,
treating her. The next occupant of
Cabinet ID was DR.. Pond. She called on
him a few months later. and DIR. Ponds
death quickly ensued.
For a year and half she kept away
from the Eye and Ear Hospital, but she
called last Wednesday. She was again
referred to Cabinet ID, where Or. DAVID
Phillips had succeeded DIR. Pond. DIR.
Phillips, who was about 80 years old, had
won the golden opinions of his associ,
atcs as nose and throat specialist and
was regarded as an excellent general
physician After seeing the fatal Ia.
tent" for the first time Wednesday he
did not get up at his home the next
morning. and VIII n members of his fam
lily entered the room he was dead.
DIR. NJ. d. Lederman, wi. has taken
DIR. Phillips place in Cabinet ID at the
hospital. says that he will never attempt
to treat the "Iatal patient"
tits Said That
MONEY talks, but it often goes without
saving.
FIGURES can't lie, but liars can figure,
all the same.
IGNORANCE of the law excuses no one,
except the lawyer.
WHEN you laugh at your own jokes nc
one else laughs with you.
SOME men are tco light for heavy work
and too heavy for light work.
THE honest man pays up, and the
other fellow has to pay down.
THE stubborn man is the man who will
not listen to your reason or follow your
advice.
THE person who is most contentcd
with his or her lot occupies one in the
cemetery.
TIUE kindness consists in letting a
man bore you when you are nearly dying
to bore him.
ALTHOUGH man may admit that he
is fool, you better look out if you make
the same diagnosis.