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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
live Workmcn in II York State Mill Sent to
sudden Dpath


The entire eastern half of Rockland
County. New York, was shocked by a
terrific explosion which occurred in Hav
er>traw AT the dynamite works. located
near the base of the West Shore tunnel
at that place. Five men were instantly
killed and several injured. What caused
the explosion cannot yet be tod, but
throughout llayer>traw, Congers City.
Nyack. Rockland Lake and other places
within twelve miles g'ass windows were
broken and people much startled.
lmme iiatcly after the explosion peo-
pie in liaverStraw rushed by hundreds
toward the scene of the disaster, but as
other buildings containing dynamite
were Yet sta 1ding, they realized their
danger and most Of them stopped \
few. however, proceeded to the spot and
learned the trHe condition of affa RS.
The building which was blown up was
the main house. located ar the river.
1t was a high frame structure, 80 by $50
feet. and was used to put tie dynamite
in proper condition for blasting pur-
poses
When the disaster took place, John
Wadsworth. the engineer, was at his
post, and all that has SO far been found
of him is two legs and a hand. Wads
| worth was a married man, about fifty
years of age, and lea cs widow and
three children Thrtc other wu kmen
were killed, and aisp erry Lounsberry.
of Feekskill. In company with another
/ man. Lounsberry had Just rowed into
/ shore. He stepped upon the dock a mo-
1 ment before the explosion. and was in
/ stantly killed. Elmer Nash, foreman,
| was in the dock near by and escaped in
! jury. TwD boys named Farrell and
| Mott We're in the building when the ex-
! posion took place. They escaped with
some few bruises.
In the vicinity of the explosion large
trees were torn up, and in some in
stances riven as if b. lightning. The
railroad tunnel, Ee; ;ng far above the bui,G-
| ing. is unin: :ured. The effect of the
shock at many oints within few miles
up and down the river was terrific.
Houses trembl d en- their foundations.
and those on the tops of adjacent hills
had glass broken. furniture knocked
over, and doors taken from their h nges.
The buildings belong to the Clinton
| Dynamite Works. In the main build
ing, viii lis now a complete wreck, the
number of men usually employed was
! from eight to twelve. The works have
| been there five or six years, and for
months past efforts have been made by
those who have houses near By to have
them removed The cases have been a
| number of times in court, but the dyna
| mate people have he d their own, claim
| ing that at least some of the houses have
been built there since the works vere
established.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
THE ENGLISH SPARROW

its for several years past. Th" result
of their invest igatiNnS has been
given t. an cNpettInt world in TIL"
shape of Il bulky volume Of 100 pages.
adorned with pictures Of tn" import
ed pest in various attitudes. and with
maps showing how much Of the cnun-
try he has already taken po$s rSSiun
of. II may be said uf the English
sparrow as was said hN the Srhonlhov
who was told to define the manners
and Gust nmS of the Fiji Islanders
The boy answered: "NanncrS. none;
Gust omS. disgusting II" could
truthfully have said the same about
the sparrow. and received a "pcrfect'
mark for the recitation
That the European sparrow is Il
dirty. destructive and useless animal
is beyond dispute. 1t is alleged that
he deyour, the gruhS and Larvae of in
sccts. but the truth is that he only
does this when he cannot obtain
other food. What he wants is grain.
and this failing the buds and blossoms
of trees suit him better than anything
/ 'i>t- Ills dIh)i'SlNt ldht tidiltti
that he only tackles such buds as con-
tain worms: and that therefore his
presence on fruit trees is desirable.
! but the evidence does not bear out
! this claim.
Many States offer bountics for the
. destruction of these pests. and the
! last Legislature added the Sucker
! State to the list. The law went into
! effec: Dee. |. and now every person
| who takes the sparrow or head thereof
/ in lots of ten to the county clcr!. j.
: entitled to the bounty.
! REN- BEGoSiAs will root rapidly dur
/ ing the warm weather. Set the leaves
c;gewise in sand or "a hem fat on the
: sand. staked down with bent tooth picks.
! being carcfuI TO keep the soil moist and
Iart shaded, and I'll y Will soon show
+, iifa
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

pnareI Oh he woman in the shape of
Il small ahsreS> Of the gum just above
4 he mrlar teeth. II graz Ually de-
vclnped. ana when il burst She nat ur-
ally houghl il was nothing more than
a lslimDDil. About two mont h> ana {.
half aficrward She felt annthrr small
lump in precisely the same place.
about the size of Il pea. This was
followed by the sudden growth of a
number Of others. similar 10 the
first until ultimately he tnt ire inncl
mouth on the right sid" WAS filled
with them. The illustration above
is from Il photo Of the original
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10


1862 he was discharged from the army
on account OF iIi-hcalth. and return
ing 10 Illinois. he entered upon Il
c0Lr>r of >tsliN for HE ministry.
In February. 1856. he WAS unanI-
mntl>ly chosen ly his Grand Army
comrades as Chaplain Of the Depart
ment Of Indiana. Five months later
he received the nomination aS Repui'-
lican candidate for Congress from the
Fifth district Of Indiana. He
made Il thorough canvass aralnst
Colonel {. {. NatSon. but was de-
fcated. In February. 1897. he was
elected at the grand cnrIm nm"nt Of
the q. \. II. Department Comman-
der. and was reelected at the cXpira-
ion of his term. iIi> nnuination IL
Lieutenant GuVpruur III iSSS was
unanimous. lie Is genial and ener-
gotic. firm Republican. but not
narrow in his plitisan feeling.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

Business men should stop long
enough to study the demands of the
farmers before they decide that the
farmers arc working against their in
terest. What benefits the farmer ben
etits the business man. When the
farmer prospers the business man will
share his prosperity. Reduce the
farmer to mere living and who would
expect him to buy luxuries? The de-
mands of the farmers are as necessary
to the success of the merchant as they
are to the farmer. If any merchant
will stop and think he will find that
the $1,000 failures of the year will
teach him that bankruptcy is coming
closer home every year, and that he has
no time to lose, but should join tho
farmers in forcing their demands ia
| adoption. --G,bbon lNeb. Reporter.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

answer for lell!ng. In the adjoining
ro IN was hu1l." of chEoroiurm Ii
Is sup, n,cd that ihc anr>t hetic was
there for the PURPOSE of keeping the
child quiet should PERSONS come into
the house. The lui1lc was Il small
one. holding about an once.
Gcnrgr ID. Ford. who was present
when Mr.. Keal> paid the $1,000 ram
som t. the unknown man for the re-
turn of the boy. called at he Jail to
ascertain if Albert King. he alleged
confederate Of Lizzie "Smil h. was The
man who thought back the hoy. He
took Il i;ng look at him and was pos
s:tjvr h"yond all doubt that King WIS
not the man to whom the $4,000
wa, paid.
Mr.. Ford and Mr.. BralS. who were
the only prrStplS who saw he mNS,cri
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

1t is very remarkable that policy
which is in the interest of and for the
promotion of the welfare of millionaire
cxploiters only should he countenanced
and encouraged, aided and abetted and
supported and pressed by people not
of that class, and as much oppressed
and damaged as the producers and
! aborers Who is benefited by the
! volume of currency being SO small that
! II cents has to perform the work Of
| 100 cents? Does that do YOU any
| good. Mr.. Reader? If SO. low? If
/ there was sufficient volume of money
| to do the business of the country, the
, general prosperity that would be caused
would help You and advance Your in
! .crasts Just as much as the farmers
| The f;,rmer wants every other class to
have more money aud more prosperity
SO that his products will have more
buycrs and consumers, and there will
be more money to pay for them. There
are sufficient consumers. but there is
no prosperity among them. They
| POSSESS no thrift and are slor! of cash
| because there is SO little money to do
the business of the country. Make
these prosperous and the farmer would
become prosperous. Make the farmer
more prosperous and these would have
more chances and opportunities for
prosperity as we'll. If there were five
times as much money there would be
five times as much chance to get it.
This is true of all the people. Then
why should the people in towns and
cities be opposed to policy that would
benefit them as much as it would the
: farmers? Simply because they have
never investigated the questions, and
they have taken their opinions from
others who have reflected the preju-
. dices or purposes of the money power
Every man owes himself and family q
duty in all public affairs; to examine
and investigate every question for him
self and to form his own opinions from
the facts and logic involved in the
question. Montgou cry (Ala.) Alliance
| Herald
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

III sTONEN tNip WIG. anu lOEtIIsf
served five years III the Colorado
Icnitcntiary at Canyon City for
nDrs, stealing. The man says his
name is Joseph Dennis, and the
'nysteri,u, part of the story i that
he B"alS family will say absolutely
nothing ahout the case. and will re-
.u,r II pose cute il search for the man
who got away with the money. The
woman has an autograph album in
VIII G.. the n;tnc> OF Laura VI. Dennis
and Sarah +. Dennis. of Mount Car
rnEl. H.. appear.
The cottage where the baby WAS
con eaItd. ana where he woman WAS
arrested. had the appearance OF II
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

ollS man who got he money. refused.
lay reason of the terms of the agree
ment in the offer to pay the ransom.
to give any description Of him or to
give out any information hat might
lead II his capture. Several ihcr ar
rests were made. but no one was held.
each being able to prove his innu,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

tracted by cattle while on pasture.
The germ is in the grass, and in the
course of matication becomes im-
bedded in the root of the tooth. This
forms in time small ahsceSs. which
gradually develops, spreading to the
outer surface of the jaw, where it
suppurates. Other assesses follow
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
indians as Soldiers,

The prob EN- of preventing Indian
wars in the West every few years has
been happily solved. The Indian war
rio a e being put in the United States
amy. and thee is no enemy to fight
New Orleans Picaynne
Secretary Proctor is undoubtedly cor
rect in his theory that dressing an In
dian up and treating him in such fash
ion as 10 make him self respe til e does
him coed 1t is the same way with the
Caut tasian.-Boston Record
The experiment perhaps helps to soly 9
the Indian prot lem. Such Indians as ca
be induced TO take mp farms and i'm
rove them. o. go into so k aising,
should he enCou: aged to do SO. but the
young men who pref Il soldicr'> lie
should be enlisted and made useful In
that capaclty.-Lineoln journal.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

arrest. King says
Eoi hing. and the
woman claims to
have been stolen
with the child.
md driven away
I'm Il carriage. 1t
\ la> been learned.
ShuWcvrr. that the
par are man ana
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
AFTER THE SPARROW.
The Feather 'd Pest Now Eein. >IauSh
tered in Illinois,

Tie United States is indebted to
England for its language. lis laws.
many Of its institutions. and. unfor-
tHnatcly. for III" sn-calicd English
sparrow. This tcathcreI pirate has
engaged til" attention nf the law
makers Of Illinois. ami at the last
session tf the Legislature that bird
was put in the same category with
mad dogs. snakes. and other disagree
able things The Agricultural De
partmnnt of lhc Federal Government
has had Il dozen of scientific men in
vc>tigating the sparrow and his hab-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10


iutionary latrlnt> "h"
stole after night into
the British camp. cap
1;Ircd General Pres
colt and brought him
into tn" American
lines. WI hen the Wa
broke out h" enlisted
in Company {, Nine
tncnlh Hin pi> Nuiun-
,, l.. fn,., nv /.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
BEALS' BABY BOY.
An Air of Mystery Surrounds Kansas
Citya kidnapping Case.

The abduction and subsequent re-
ruyerv of Banker Beals' baby 10y 1T
Kansas CITY. Mo. was as much of {,
mystery as Il sensation. People are
now asking about the man who
brought the child /, the banker S
home and received the ransom of 80.
900. Albert King. the suspect. and
Lizzie Smith. the servant. are under
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
IrIDlANA'S NEW COVER NOR.

Brief sketch Of Ira ID. CHASE. Nav (hiri
Executive. ot the Hoo,ier state.
By the death Of Governor iiuNeE.
Lic;.tenant Governor Chase has be
come chief executive OF Indiana /.
The new executive is ). years Old. Il
native Of New ItrN and of honora-
llle lineage one of his ancestors.
Samuel Chase. VS. Il signcr Of the
declaration of Independence. An
other. his gTtat-granitati,rr. Rufus
t'h.s. WAS one of tW.uty-fplIr r,yn-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

this. AM before long the entire jaw
becomes one mass Of these running
sores, and blood poisoning affects the
entire body of the animal. Some
animals get fat and some poor from
the disease. Cooking destroys the
germs. but 50 many people eat very
rare meat that they are in dange: Of
infect ion"
The Doctor knows Of one fas7 per-
Sonally whore the Il ;sraSe showed it.
.cif on Il human Icing. II first ap-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

iiuu-c that was rent
ID 70. o.tc,npDrlry pur-
po>r;. Leading of
from The rr IN adjnin-
n, the front room
WIS Il clio ct. and h re
it is probable tha
thu child was kept
;t> there vas i'll it Il
f at her ht q and : me
Il II he that would
-, q
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10


Tho Chinese arc growing civilized.
They have a iirSt-class re,o.uton out
there -Eoston New.
What has happened in the outlying
territory Of China W |! be as nothing to
what WI occur if the grea' wall fai :
10 keep the rebels out of Pckin.-New
Io. X Wo IL.
To find a pa alici for the accounts of
diaboiica' cruelty which come from
hina. in connection with the Takow
massacre, we must 60 back 10 the Indian
mutny of 1S'7.-I ousviIie commercial.
Christian missionaries in China show
g cd sense in promptly getting ont of the
path of the insurgents They would
show better sense by getting out of the
country 4 ogcther.-Providcnce Tele-
gram.
The contest is enc between progress
and retrogression. between darkness and
light, between civilization and barbarity.
The fight. however. wi ! do much 10
clear the atmosphere in China Be ston
Journal.
The consideration manifested by the
Chinese in keeping their Juvenile e.
pernr in ignorance of the revolutionary
troubles in his country is touching. t
is one of the defects Of 4 monarchical
system that affairs OF state have most
inol perfume way of failing TO come in
boys sizes Wa ,hington Star.
The Kelley Cure m Court.
When the case comes to trial it is rca-
OHab that the on Y matter to be con
sidercd i the !octor's abb ity to cure
/ dil so ANA, not its eject. which is a
i At ii L.
| Patriot.
| The kcc'ey In titutc at Dwight has
+ hetn sued for ta1 ages by 4 pat cnt who
al, gcS the b.chloride treatl cnt al cd
TO cure lin. The sa oons didn't trt to
| cure hi n and therefore are not sued.-
! PttsbIrg Pres.
If the suit proves succc ful DR.. kee e :
will do we'll to make contract that are
40 duub headers If the g cd cures
are failure the patients vii want the
! money expended with keeev t. buy
i iril k in the fnturc.-Milw aukce News
The kcc cy drunkcnne : "Cure" : t.
: be tested in court on The sl.t of an IN
ebriate who raid $50 on a pied G that
! he should be cured. which was not done.
! he a SO wants $4,000 FOR dana es done
! to his const tut on by the treatment.
! Inc den al Y this iaSt suit ma. raise the
! question whether an incurab ble drunkari
| las Sl2, 900 worth o. constitution. DE
! truit Free Press.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
FACTS ABOUT FINANCE.
EXCERPTS FROM HISTORY UPON
SHYLOCK'S CONSPIRACY.

The Cry "CranEs, Fanatics Will Not
Convince the People of the United
STATES That tho Warnings Of stevens,
Jefersuu, Lincoln, ct al, Were without
Cause.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10
SIX MEET THEIR DOOM.
FRIGHTFUL WRECK IN THE
CITY OF TOLEDO.

Passengers on the l.. $. & NJ. s. Railway
Crushed, Burned and Scaled to Death
by an f. & T.. VI. Train-Many Seriously
Hurt.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
The Fair Grounds.

The officers of the State Fair Associa-
ton will take charge Of the grounds to-
morrow, and will remain there until
after the fair is over. A big force Of
men will be busy the coming week pre-
pairing for the reception and placing OF
entries, and live stock, farm machinery,
etc., will commence to arrive in q few
days.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
THE LAST WILL
or THE LATE COLONEL O D. HUBBARD LEFT
FOR PROBATE
An Outline Of The Bsquss!s Of The Deceased, As Set
Forth in the Document Now at the
Court House

The last will of the late Col. Chester
D. Hubbard has been admitted to pro-
bate and ordered to be recorded at the
Office OF County Clerk George Hook.
The document is dated November 22'
1885, and names as executors w. P.
Hubbard and c. R. Hubbard, the sons
of the deceased residing in this city.
After providing for the payment of
funeral expenses, etc., the second
clause gives to Mrs. Hubbard, wife of
deceased, absolutely and in fee simple,
in lieu of dover and distributive share
In the estate, all the household furni-
ture, books, and household goods OF
every kind, now at the family residence;
the one-third OF the lot OF ground on
Chapline street, adjoining the family
residence. now owned by Mrs. Hub
bard; twenty shares OF the value
of $500 each, In the Wheeling Iron
and Nail Company, and the Main street
business house, now occupied by Barnes
& McGregor. The executors are also
charged with the payment Of an annuity
of 5000 to Mrs. Hubbard, and instructed
to s'retain undivided enough OF my es-
tate to ensure its safe payment"
The third clause provides that all the
rest and residue of decedent's real estate
shall be sold by her and distributed as
may be hereinafter provided, and the
fourth clause that "all the rest and
residue of my property, per-
sonal and mixed, with the proceeds
of the sale of the real estate, and at the
death OF Mrs. Hubbard, the amount re-
tanned to secure her annuity, is to be
divided into FIVE equal portions. One
of these portions is bequeathed to w. p.
Hubbard, and one to c. R. Hubbard,
and the remaining three are to be held
in trust by the executors. After pro-
viding that any moneys due the deceased
from his children, on which interest
shall mot be counted, are to be treated
as an advance payment, 1t is set
| forth that one Of the three shares
last mentioned shall be held in trust
by the executors, and the income paid
to decendent's son, D. L. Hubbard, and
upon his death the principal divided
among his children. II no child sur
wives him, the same shall be divided
equally and added to the other shares.
In like manner the income of one share
is to be given his daughter, Mrs. Julia
n. Tyler, and the income Of one share
to his daughter, Mrs. Anna II. Brady.
The eighth clause says that notwith-
standing anything In the will contained,
the stock in the Wheeling Iron and
Nail Company, owned by the deceased,
''shall not be divided or disposed Of I'm,
til my executors determine 1t is best tc
do So"
The will is witnessed by Messrs. W.
C. Brockunier and H. Fl. Hornbrook.
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Death OF an Old Citizen.

Mr.. George A. Frobe, one Of the old
est German citizens of Wheeling, died
at his residence, No. 500 Market street,
about o'clock yesterday afternoon,
aged about " years. Mr.. Frobe was at
one time engaged In the extensive man.
ufacture of wagons and carriages, car
rying on a large business. He was an
old German soldier, seeing much service
in the old country.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Sale of Real Estate.

Auctioneer Halter yesterday sold the
Schwartzbach property, on the north
side of Eleventh street, between Main
and Market, to John Schwartzbach, for
S45.11.o
The property on North Main street,
between Third and Fourth, TO have
been offered by Commissioner L. S. Jor-
dan, was postponed until Tuesday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
At the stone Bridge.

The stone-masons again got to work
yesterday morning on the south abut-
ment of the stone bridge, and a good
many stone were placed In position dur
ing the day. The big pile Of earth In
the channel of the creek has been re-
moved and In about week the work OF
setting up the timber centres for the
arch will commence.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Runaway Boys.

The police yesterday arrested a man
named Frank Smith for vagrancy. He
had with him two boys, one aged IA,
giving his name as WILDER Jones, OF 81
North Wisconsin street, indianapolis,
and the other, aged Is, as Enlow Swartz,
of Greene county, Pa. Both boys have
evidently run away from home. They
said they joined Smith at Connelsville,
Pa.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Iudrs oampbsll,s Condition.

Circalt Clerk Marshall, Of New Cum
berland, was in the city yesterday and
in conversation with friends said John
A. Campbell had suffered a serious re-
lapse few days ago, and although bet
ter at present, is still confined to his
room, being hardly able to set up.
From another source it was learned
that the judges condition was far from
satisfactory to his friends, and 1t seems
improbable that he will be able to open
court here tomorrow week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
THE NEWS OF TIE DAT.
Body Found.

The police authorities were notified
yesterday by ]. w. Colleth, Of Newport,
O., that body corresponding with the
description Of Robert Tompson, Of
Washington county, Pa, the man who
drowned himself at the foot OF Eighth
Street, In this city, had been found. and
had been buried by the authorities.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Police Court.

Miss Mollie Boyd and Sophia Bach
man were fined S. and costs each for
disorderly conduct. Carter Williams
case was continued and rule was is
sued for Thomas Perkins, the complain
ant.
There were three cases at the morn
ing session. Ada La3%rence and la Bert s1s
Grounds, went to jail for month, and
John Eichenberg, for being drunk, went
to the workhouse.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Board Of Equalization and Appeals
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
clrnn's orrrer. crr or wnrrusa'

CLERK's orFIcR. CTrr or wnnrLIsa'
Public notice u hereby given 70 All peFsons
interested that the assessors elected by the
Council OF the City Of Wheeling have CON-
p.eted their assessment for The year and made
return thereof 10 my Once. Any person wish ,
ing 70 appeal from ss'a ss,ss>psnt esas,sssng
any Corrections made win xppsar ~ ,ts City
Building before the Board OF Equalization aud
Appeals on the following days Al 10 O'Clock q.
m, as the ssid Hoard will meet Al such times 40
the said City Building b bear All objections 20
said assessment and revise and correct mo
same.
First ward-Tuesday. August -
Second ward-wednesday. August -
Third wsrd-rhursday. AugustN
Fourth wArd-Fri day, August "a
Seventh ward-Mondsy, Angus, 81.
Fifth wrd-Tuesday. September 4.
Sixth ward-wednesdsy. September q
Eighth ward-Tbursday. septsmbera
THOMAS v. THoSRR.
auo5edi Cay Clerk.