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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
REPORT OF PENSIONS.
Commissioner Raum Makes Public His
Annual Report.

Annual Report.
The annual report OF Green b. Raum,
Commissioner of Pensi ons. made public the
other day. shows that there we're on the
pension rolls June 80, 1892. ss6,06s pension
ers, an increase during the year of 199,9OS
There were adddl to the rolls during the
year 90, 93s new pensioners and 2.4ss pen
sioners previously dropped we're restored
to the pension lists. During the year
25,307 persons we're dropped from the
rolls. The total AMOUNT expended for pen
sions during the fiscal year was S139. OBS
GIG, For the present f,cai year S144.956,-
BOO is appropriated. and Ia Ting tn 3 cost Of
pension allowances during the first four
months OF this fiscal year rs n basis OF CAL
culation. the Commissioner estim Ates that
a deficiency appropriation IL S10.5os.6al
will be necessary to supplement this years
appropriation An estimate OF $685.
100000 Is submitted for the newt
fiscal year. but Commissioner Raum
says that il as man. allowances
Of pension shall Do made during
the fiscal year to come as during the fiscal.
year ended June 30 last, this amount will
not be large enough. He says. however.
that it is difficult to forecaS pension pay.
ments SO far in advance. AMI that rs Con-
gress will be in session, no embarrassment:
will arise il his successor, in the light of:
actual cost OF the work for the first six
months Of the next fiscal year, finds that n
further appropriation will be needed
Under tho dependent and disability pom
sion act 900, 957 claims have been filed. OF.
which number 4J3. $50 have been allowed.
The pension payments under the law up
to Sept 80. 1892, amounted TO $40, 494. 44a
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
The <Ort, Sea Baltic Canal,

During the approaching autumn and
winter several large undertakings in
connection with this canal will be COM
menced at the kiel Firth. They will
comprise the luilding Of two harbors,
an inner and an outer. Three kiel con-
tractors have taken over the matter for
100000 marks te50,00Oi. The inner
harbor will be surrounded by wall of
granite and concrete 295 meters long,
which has to be completed July |. 1893
The outer harbor has TO be ready hy
Aug. l, 1893.
The pier will, in this instance. have a
length of $50 meters, and it's height is
to be one and IL half meters al owe the
ordinary water level. The course of
tho Old Elb canal will, to some extent,
be used for the outer ha, bo'. A long
pier for steamers is 10 proceed from the
outer harbor. The earth from the exca-
walton will. 10 Il considerable extent, lie
used for the making OF a hill. on which
will be built a lighthouse capable of
showing at n great distance the en-
trance to the North Sea Ealtic Canal
Engineering.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
THE CONVENTION OPENS.
Delegates Take Up the Nicaraguan Cana
scheme at New Orleans.

Delegates Take Up the Nicaraguan Canal
scheme at New Orleans.
The convention at New Orleans IN the in
teres: OF the Nicaraguan Canal is the out
gro tn of Il healthy public sentiment pre-
vailinS all over the country in favor OF
Fastening the completion Of an interocean-
tc waterway. which not only promises to
yseld immense profits. hut which seems to
he almost uniformly conceded to be under
control OF the United States Government
As a political necessity aud from strategic
standpoint. the convention promises to he
abundantly fruitful in results. and, reing
OF nom political character and entirely
disassociated from the private corporation
at present engaged in carrying forward the
project which it is intended to further, it
ought to he. from its personnel and its rep
resentativc nature, DO ty OF great public
weight and wide intluemcc. The present
convention is the sequel of formal SIM
liar gathering at st Louis, held in June
last. and which had its origin with the mer-
chants Of the Pacific. 1T their instance a
convention had been held in California in
March. as 4 result Of which Gov. Markham
requested the Governors of the various
States to appoint delegates1n assemble in
the Mound City in convention t, memorial =
lie Congress to contract with the can al
company to .ecure government control in
the construction and management CT the
canal,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
VOLUME Is SMALLER.
Gold Exports and Gould's Death ftsssr'
DrnrcSspJ stocks.

Gold Exports and G""las Death isaS1'
Depressed stocks.
T. G. Dun s Co 5 weekly review OF tr'As;
says:
Tho beginning OF gold exports IN Noven'-'
Der and their expected continuance. the
death OF Mr. Gould. and the unfavorahie
reports from the silver conference. lave
some hat affected all spccu alive marketS'
There are also y me symit ,m' OF diniin-
ishcd activity In business. and whi.e'
manufa cturcrs are generally occupied with
orders taken some time ego there Is more
complaint that new orders 40 hot CONT
forward "a was expected While the volume
of trade is still large. 1t is not surprising
that there should be some hat less activ-
ity during the remainder OK the year eN-
.ept in holiday lines At the same time
there Is general confidence that early next
year will lie lively AMI prosperous a set
back in speculation would be ~ no mean.
an unmixcd evil. but there are no signs OF
disturbance at present. though money
markets are working Il little closer
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

The Mental Wreck.

Since the death of her son, Crown
Prince Rudolph, the Empress of Austria
has been Il mental wreck and has been
subject TO dist sing delusions about
him. 1t will he remembered that she
was noted a. being the best hCr5ewoman
in the Austrian Empire. She loved to
hunt, above everything, else IL the world.
BY hHse means sh" preserved vigorous
health, but even this is not proof against
the mental strain caused by her son =
death. Many people become insane and
lose their minis as q result OF lndigeS-
ton and constipation. This is seen in
many lunatic asylums, and also in the
fact that the pro portion of fame $
wives that go insane is greater than III It
farmers wiyeS-aYd, in general. women
who are cnyro ,seI with Il multitude OF
cares-arc, from the very nature of their
work. subject To cons ipat;on and lna"-
tivity OF the digestive organs. They cat
little. and that irrHgu!ariy, and they are
Irregular in regard 10 their habit. If
they Will get "A box of the LAXATIVE GTrI
DROPS, and take two or three each night
b fore retiring, they will iinl at the enl
If tac week ta;t The, are perfectly cured
D, their troubles. I. i: rene ~ does not
grippe or distress. Taey are mild, gentle,
and perfectly safe. Get them OF airy
lcaler. The small! boxes cost 10 cents,
the large ones - cents.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co, Peoria. III.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Unprecedented Increase In the Number o
lldlcas.

unprecedented Increase In the Number OF
New Offices.
The annual report OF Fourth Assistant
the number OF establishments OF ne v post
Offices during the past year was 4.1O5, a
greater number than during any previous
year with the exception OF 1899. when il
was l. 2e. The net increase OF postOsiccs
OYER the year ended June 30. 1891, was
1880. and the year c.osed with
GE. I19 as the whole number OF postoflices In
the United States. Or tho Dor referred
40 above. over ole-fourth were made in
the six States Of Arkansas. Texas. Miss;s-
sippi. Alabama. Georgia aad North Caro-
lima. the number in these States aggre-
eating LIS The greatest increase in
any State was in Georgia. where it was
220. Texas was next with Ell, Pennsyl-
vania followed with 201 esta blish-
ments At the close of the fiscal
year there were thirteen States in each OF
which there were more than 1900 post
Offices in operation. or these five are
Northern and eight Southern State'. The
Northern States New York, Pcnnsyl-
vania. Ohio, Illinois. and Indiana. with an
aggregate of 16.2SS Offices. The eight
Southern States ar, Alabama, Georgia,
kentucky. Missouri. North Carolina, Ten
gate OF 10 90a. The greatest mum Der in any
one State was 4,s4: in Pennsylvania. 3,5G5
in New York. and 3, 2a9 in Ohio These are
tine only States where the number OF Offices
Was more than 5000.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Christmas Present from DR.. Talmage.

4 Christmas Present from DR.. Talmage.
DIR TALMAGE. who has genius for doing
things on . gigantic scale. recently placed
the largest book order ever recorded 1t
was for LOG. coo beautiful OXFORD = EACHERs'
BIBLES. fresh from the oxford University
Press Of England. each Bible containing
i.450 pages. bound In leather, Divinity Cir
cult. gilt edges and round corners With
these 100000 Bibles IL Is the intention OF
DR. Talmage to mako 100000 hearts happy
by making \ Christmas present to each
new subscriber to Tine CHRISTIAN HERALD
at So.
, DIR. TALMAGE is editor Of Tine CHRISTIAN
HERALD, which Is issued every Wednesday,
and it Is needless to say that it fs edited In
his happiest vein. 1t is flied with bright
pictures and every Issue contains Il charm
ing piece of music contributed by Ira u.
Sankey.
The orders for the CnRisrIAN HERALD,
since DR. TAIMAGE'S Christmas present was
first mentioned by the press. are pouring in
by mail. telegraph and express at such n
trcne ndoIs rate that it ia quite evident that
the supply wil give out before the end of
the present month. Each one Of these
bibles contains d Concordance. Subj, CT
Index, IL beautiful Coicred Maps and Il
great quantity OF information absolutely
Indispensable to n proper Interpretation Of
the Holy Scriptures.
The best investment OF n two-do1lar note
IS to send it to I. DEWITT TALHAcE, 81. TO
1S3 Bible House. Do it to-day.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
CABINET TALK.
Mr. Fairchild Sure to Represent the Em-
pire state.

SIR. Fairchild Sure to Represent the Em-
pire state.
A New York paper says: The fact that
Mr.. Fairchild Is to go into the Cabinet
again will probably be taken to me an that
this time he will be the only member OF the
Cabinet from the Empire State. Mr..
Whitney will not go into the Cabinet. and
while there has been talk that Col. Daniel
S. Lamont might he Secretary OF Che ln-
terror, 1t IS understood that he has not yet
been able to see his way clear to abandon
his interests in New York. Said close
friend OF Mr. Whitney: "As n matter
Of fact to give two places to New York
would make the other clamoring States
angry. You see. we now have too many
sections to look after. There has got to be
a member Of the Cabinet from New Eng
land. Illinois. and Wisconsin. They are
doubtful States and have to be look cd after,
Ohio certainly deserves some cncoprage-
ment, and Indiana surely looks for place.
Now the South will want at least two Cabi
net positions. but will only get one. and /
think Mr.. Harrity will go into the Cabinet
from Pennsylvania. That about fills all
the holes. yet the States between the Mis-
souri, River and the Rocky Mountains should
have some recognition, and so should the
Pacific Coast. Ia view OF all this. I think
the Treasury portfolio the only one to go
to the Empire State"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
INVESTIGATIN(:B BANK FAILURES.

Interesting Developments Are Made by
the senate Investigating Committee.
United States Senator Chandler Is the
chairman of the committee which will make
an interesting report to the Senate within
the next few months in regard to national
banks. The committee Is that O. failed
national banks. and In the last few months
it has been busy Investigating the national
bank failures of TIL, last year or two.
paying particular attention to the
Maverick National Bank OF Boston.
and the keystone and the Spring
Garden National Banks of Philadelphia
A member Of the committee says that the
testimony which had been taken in con-
nection with the committees investigation
into the failure of the Maverick bank
would show some interesting things.
Seven Office boys. he said, were down
the books Oft bank as borrowers OF sums
OF money running as high as $4,000. An
other case that the committee found was
that Of negro valet, who was down Or
the boohs as the borrower OF $4,000 Tho
changes that h, recommends al point to
improving national bank failures through
causes that have brou yht NJ my OF the re.
cent dow malls
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

Papa exclaimed 3-year-o old, pass
ing Trinity Church Yard and pointing
to the headstones, see all those pretty
little houses: who lives n en-
Il don't know, my dear; keep quiet"
Say, papa, will you buy me one of
them some day.
NO, no. quickly replied the father,
startled hy the strange re quest. Then The
suddenly STOPPING down, he picked up
prattling infant and held it close in his
arms as he brushed away two tears that
were silently stealing down his cheeks.
New York Rec prder.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Cleveland for an Extra Session.

Among wcil-informed Democrats the I'M
preston exists that Presidcnt-elect 'leVe-
land has practically mad" up his fiho
that an extra session OF Congress Will DC
necessary. The men who have f"rmea 1ha'
opinion 90 not beien; to the class OF mind
readin. politicians, but they believe an
a.tr. session will be called becau'c OF
things Mr.. Cleveland said before starting;
IN his shooting trip To one OF these hs'
disclosed his conviction that it would Dc.
i.upos,ib,e to avoid an extra session, b'e-
.ausc of tho condition Of the treasury.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Deafness Cannot lsc Cured

BY LEGAL applications. as they cannot reach n
disea sed portion OF the ear There is only one
way TO cure Deafness and that is by constitu-
tionai remedies. Deafness ia caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets infaIned
you have 3 rumbling sound or imperfect hear.
ing and when it is entirely closed Deafness il
the result and unless III, inflammation can ba
taken out and this tube restored TO its no, m u
condition. hearing will bs destroyed forever
nine cases out OF ten arc caused by catnrrh
which is nothing but IN inflamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
of Deafness tca1sed by Catarrhl thai
cannot be cured by TAX ing Halls Crtarrh Care
Send for circulars, free.
F. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
4TSold by Druggists, 7Jc.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

The steamer Spree. sever al days overdue
1t New York, has been t,wed Into Queens
town vi h a broken shaft by the Dominion
steamer Lake Huron. For two days and
no nj his the Spree rolled hclp!cssiy Ill
he t-ou n OF a will sea. her stern sunk SD
ow th-t the water could Ic reached from
ler deck The 900 passengers aboard be-
eaytd admirably. bat hope WIS nearly
.b,rd mel when the rtsruinS sail was
TIL.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
LOST FAITH IL DYNAMITE.

Men Who Furnished Money for Rain-Mak-
ing Experiments Are Disappointed.
John King. OF Washington. ID. c., an6
John W. Dickson, OF Chicago. who furnish
cd $1,000 toward the rain-making expert
ments which were begun at San Antonio,
Texas by Gen. Dyrenfo are very much
discouraged With the results and have al
most reached the conclusion that the theory
is not practicable. Upol their request.
however. Gen. Dyrenforth will continue
the experiments until all the explosives on
hand are exhausted.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

Kit Carson. JE, the only surviving son
Of Kit Carson, was. at Las Animas, Col.
convicted of assault with intent to commit
murder. He has been terror to the COM
munity for years and has several times
been tried for similar offenses. but a jury
could never be found to convict him. The
crime for which he was found guilty was
shooting at an inoffensive stranger to make
him dance.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Pole R,;sers Thwa-tcd by Il Girl.

At TifIiu Ohio. tic Central MON Tclc-
Graph Company's employees attempted /"
erect pole in front OF the Fisher resi-
icuce. when Mss Rebacca Fisher orde: ell
hem to dfs.st. Thcy paid no attention.
md she secured Il shovel AM, taking her
stand by the woranen. filed up the ho!e
'a,ter than two inca could eNcavate Il.
The men finally became discouraged and
hat hole IS vet TO Lc dag.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
On, Thug Less in st. Louis.

At st. Louis. James cicary was shot 1y
;olnc unknosn person and died. lie Cane
rom Bay City. Mich. and. according TO Ms
,un contest IN. was crook. Betorr lee
lied he said that while hr was standing on
he lcvec he saw n wcIl-drcssed mau an-
,-oochinc h M whom he intended To rots
He held the man up. but the stranger then
shot n nj in the back
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

sesoo in prizes for the best seven stories was
what The Youths CotapaHion offered; 500
for the best Serials: and 81 800 for the best
Folk lore tales. No less than = 1858 stories COM
peted for these prizes. The successful stories
ara just announced to appear in The COM
pchion during 1888.
BY sent>ng ST. at once you will obtain the
paper FREE to January and for a full year, to
January. 1884. Address The YOUTHS CON-
PANION Boston Mass.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

Jim Fonden. ono OF tho most notorious
lesperadocs in North Alabama. was shot
and killed by John shelton. II farmer. Skel-
on WIS returning homo with his brofEcr
James when Foudcn spran: out from MIS-
n jding- place by the roadside and opcne"
Are. killing James Skeletons horse. John
-kelton turned the fire with doublc-
barrel gun. blowing the top OF Fonden =
head on. Fondcn was moonshlner ana
nad mistaken the SHELTON Lrothcrs Tor Il
party OF revenue officers The Shcit"ns
will be raid tho reward which had ''a IL
offered by tie government for FondcG.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
ConferecI Guilt by Rcsi-EiaS.

Superintendent Davtl Fensicr, OF tho
Allen County tOhio) InErmary. resigned
during an investigation of his manner OF
conducting the institution. lie was charged
with acknowledgements AMI al treatment OF
inmates The affair was OF IL very scnsa-
tional nature but he ended the proceed
lnrs by resynin,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Captu-c Of the Cow Butcher.

The Columbus, Ohio. cow-killcr. Judi
Holland alias Eudd. II cHored eX-conr!ct.
i caught Some days ago he was seen w u
barn where there WAS COW and driven
away. That nj hit the COW WAS killed Ok
licers found in Hollands house the bloody
knife and bits OF hide by which some I tho
dead COWS were identified lie has killed II
lore or more tine co.'s
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
MAY Divide the Vote.

The official vote OF all the counties in
California, with the exception Of San
Francisco gives Harrison 4 plurality OF
6.422. The returas from all but nine pre-
cincts in San francisco, reduce Harrison
plurality in the State TO $40. IL is possible
that when the Official vote has been COM
plcted upon individual electors the elect
oral vote may be divided between Harrison
and Cleveland.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

Thurtday morning. Prayers for the dying
man were read at the scaffold. aBuckn
took his stand by the dangling moose. shook
hands with the hangman. then with the
prize ;ts. and then told the sheriff to "Let 'er
go.r Wheaton's crime was the shooting Of
Policeman J. H. Steadman at Moncton, N.
h., August LIST, while resisting arrest
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
REV. DIR. SCOTT IS DEAD.

For a Second Time the Destroying Angel
InvadcS the White House.
The Rev. DR.. John Witherspoon Scott.
the father in-law OF President Harrison,
died on Tuesday afternoon ut the age of 93
years. He died in the executive mansion.
where he went with his daughter and SON
in-law when they made it their home
DR.. Scott's illness was OF short duration.
He went to Indianapolis with the party
that accompanied Mrs. Harrisons remains
He bore the fatigue OF the trip very we'll
and returned to Washington in his usual
health. On Saturday. Nov. 10. he caught
cold and was compelled to go to bed. ILL., as
1t proves, unto death.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Northern Pacific Officials Asitated.

Northern Pacific officials are excited
over the refusal OF the collector to let the
ns-Pacifc steamer Victoria land with
out returning t. Port Townsend for a bill
OF health. A large shipment of silk for
New York IS greatly delayed.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Rank wrecxe-s Must Answer.

President Grave, and Cashier Harris. OF
the defunct Commercial National Bank OF
DUBUQUE, must explain Ease entries in the
reports to the COmp tro Ter OF the Currency.
by means OF which the bank was enabled
to fail with liabilities OF nearly :50o.ooo
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
GOV. JONES INAUGVRATED.
All Trouble Avoided in Alabama by a Di
play OF the Military.

MI Trouble NVOi1ed in Alabama by a Dis.
play OF the Military.
Governor-elcct Jone; OF Alabama was
inaugurated at Montgomery before the
joint session of the House and Senate. The
oath OF Office was administered by Chic.
Justice Stone. The Governor then delivered
his inaugural address. There lad beer
some fear OF trouble from the kolbites. bur
the Adjutant General ordered ont tv o de-
tachments of the local battery t. the Capt.
toll for the ostensible purpose Of firing e
salute. but really to guard against sur
prise from the enemy. The members o;
the battery wore their side-arrns. ant
there was some apprehension OF Il conflict
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
"The Boys In Blue"

dispatch from Topeka, Kan, states
that the ex-Cnion soldiers in the Peoples
party have effected an organization known
as the "Roys in Blue OF America as a rival
to the Grand Army.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
A Child E'nioyS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs. when
in need of laxative, and if the father
or mother be costiyo or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use; 50 that
it is the best family remedy known and
every famiiY shomld have a bottle.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Why the boat Went on.

They had been watching for some
time the slowing of freight into the
caracious hull of a ste amer when, rather
unexpectedly, operations ceased and
the boat pulled out.
What's that boat going off for:" in
quired the lady.
Possibly" responded the man alb
stractedly, because it is loaded.
The lady looked around for dray pin
to hit him with but there was none and
the river flowed silently on.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08
Strung I'm for Murder.
SVEu"S VI hVt AHU WH'
,mas Ball. n negro aged fifteen years,

Thomas Ball. negro aged fifteen years,
was hanged in tho jailyard at Macon. Ga
He was arrested in May last by Deputy
Sheriff Wilder on a charge OF petit larceny.
On the way to Jail he drew a pistol and shot
the officer dead. lie escaped, but some
weeks later was captured. Tho hanging was
absolutely private The gallows was sur
rounded by a twenty foot board fence.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-08

He Proves to he Forspr and Is Dis
missed I'm Disgrace.

missed In Disg..aca.
A sensation was caused at Fort Dodge.
Iowa. when Principal Schnell announced
to the pupils of the High School that As
sistant Principal Irving u. Martin had
been dismissed in disgrace from the service
of the school The reasons given were:
First. his glaring incompetency; and,
ondly. the fact that he was given the
position on the strength Of Letters Of rec
ommendation that proved to have been
forced. When Martin filed his application
he backed it with exceptionally strong rec
concentrations from some of the most prom
inent Iowa school boards His application
was accepted over many others simply on
account of these documents. without in
vestigating their genuineness. When his
incompetency began to be noticed letter,
to the parties referred to brought prompt
responses that their names had been
forged. When confronted witt, proof Of his
guilt. Martin confessed and rendered his
resign alton