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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
DEATH AN ICE CHEST.
Horrible Fate Of Two Little Boys at North
Lansing, Mich.

Horrible Fate Of Two Little Boys at North
Lansing, Mich.
Earl Price and Arthur Kurtz, S-ycar-old
boys of North Lansing. Mich, met with "A
horrible death in singular manner Thurs
day afternoon. The boys were missed late
in the afternoon, and although large
crowd OF neiyhbor, searched until mid.
night, no trace of them was found About
l o'clock in tho morning the
Price boys father thought OF an
unused ice chest at his house into
which his children had at times crawled to
play, and on opening the chest the two
boys were found dead. The interior OF tho
chest was but feet 5 inches long, Is inches
wide, and 81 inches deep. The bodies were
crowded into this small space facing each
other. 1t was evident that after the boys
squeezed themselves into the box their
movements caused the covers to fall, and
the clasp on the outside clasped over the
staple. fastening them in so that escape
was imposSible.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
TENNESSEE MINERS IN ARMS.
They Seize q Convict Camp and Return
the Men to Prison.

They Seize q Convict Camp and Return
the Men to Prison.
At Tracy City, Tenn, Saturday $50 armed
miners, whose working hours had been re-
duced some weeks ago. and who had made
a demand that they be allowed as many
hours work In each week as the con-
victs, fred the stockade belonging
to the lessecs OF the convfcts.
They then seized the guards. disarmed
them. and after burning the building.
called out all prisoners at work in the
mines. They then marched them to the
depot. where they were driven into cars
and started for Nashville, the engineer and
conductor being forced to take out the
train. When the train was on the noun
tain between Sewance and Montcagle
thirteen OF the convicts cut the train
in two and jumped to the ground.
They were fred upon by the
guards and two of them. Mat Wilson. Il
white man. and Thomas Smith. negro.
were killed Another was wounded and
nine wero recartured The convicts were
brought in ard placed In the State Peni-
Tertiary. They will be returned to Tracy
City when the st,ckade has been rebuilt.
1t IS feared that the outbreak ut Tracy
City may lead to trouble at other branch
prisons.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
COWBOYS AND CATTLE KILLED.
Hungry PrOspectOrs the Cause Of Fatal
Accident In Idaho.

Hungry PrOspectors the Cause Of a Fatal
Accident In Idaho.
Hungry prospector5 on Tuesday caused
the loss OF 36l head of fine cattle and the
death Of two cowboy, near Bannock Butte,
Idaho. The rcspectors attempted TO cap
turc stray calf which ran into the herd
A stampede resulted toward the brink OF a
cliff Two cowtofs attempted to bring the
animals to n stand>,ill Their Mortified
companions saw them swep: off the cliff
the maddencd animals, unable TO stop,
rushed over. Three hundred and sixty
one cattle we're forced off the cliff and fell
seventy nine feet The bodies Of the two
cowboys were found drcadfully mangled.
Thousands Of buzzaras and yultures gath
cred.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
POLITICAL NOTES.
Tatc Said Not to BE Eligible for the Lieu
tenant (iOvernOr>htp.

Rev. J. G. Tate, whom the Nebraska Re-
publican State Convention last week no,ni-
mated for Lieutenant Governor. Is said not
to be eligible to TIE Office. He is an English
man and he failed to take out his naturali-
cation papers until year ago. The con-
etitution requires that the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor shall have been citi-
Gems OF the United States two years prior to
their election.
IF. kolb. the Alliance candidate for
Governor of Alabama. alleges that at the
election last week he was given majority
Of "a, 900 votes. and adds that ~the people
Of my native State rec ,gniyc the fact and
will see that justice + &C 'orlcd by placing
me ut the head OF our State government
for the next two years.
Judge Peter Turney was nominated for
Governor OF Tennessee by the Democratic
State Convention Tuesday An effort is
being made to induce Governor Buchanan
to take the field as an independent candi-
date
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
En- GLAND and Western Railroad thore h

England and Western Railroad there has
been trouble with the men working on tho
road. Section men by the dozen have quit
on account Of reduction OF wages from
81. so to 81. IS per day. and the men sener-
ally have been dissatisfied and discon-
tented On Saturday thirty five OF tho
sixty-f1ve employees In tho car shops were
discharged without warming New section
men are being put on and the men who
have left say that there will be trouble.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
CONFESSES HIS CRIMES.
a Nebraska Man Acknowledges He Set
Fire to Buildings.

Robert Thompson. a barkecper who has
long been in the employ OF Bill Leach, n
leading saloon keeper in Covlngton, Neb.,
and AN Alderman, has made confession
under oath that he set the inccndiary fires
which have destroyed So much property in
Covinston and Stanton during the last two
years and that he did 1t at the instigation
AMI in the pay of Leach. He says that
Leach took this measure Of destroying
rival saloons and avcnsins himself upon
enemies. Tie town of Stanton was almost
totally destroyed by one OF these inccn-
diary fires last year. Leach and Thompson
have quarreied about the pay the latter
was TO receive. 1t is understood that
7 thompson is to be permitted to turn States
evidence and that several arrests are to
follow
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Thc First Colorcd Woman Noxellst

To Chicago belongs the honor OF be-
ing the dwelling place OF the first col
ored woman who ever produced and
published novel. Her name is Sarah
E. Faro, and she is 26 years old. Tho
title of her book is True Love-" She
has had a high-school education, and
says that Thackeray, Dickens, and
Holmes are her favorite authors. Among
other colored women who have achieved
b. Willis, of Washington, D. c.. who
writes short stories, and Mrs. c. W.
Matthews and Mrs. S. n. Mcneil, who
have done newspaper work.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
ILLINoIs-IowA LEAGUE
All Telegraph Wires Affected.

On Saturday for several hours the tele-
graph wires throughout the country from
the Atlantic to tho Pacific and from the
erful electric Influences. similar to the in
nuenccs oil served during the brightest
manifestations Of the aurora borcalis. For
three hours during the middle OF the day it
was with the greatest difficulty that the
telegraph wires could be worked to any
mart Of the country.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Resolutcd on Carnegie.

The Glasgow Trade Council has passed
resolutions declaring that. while lacing
Carnegie's name with those OF Judas !scar-
lot and james Carey. they felt constrained
to tender him their thanks for providing
the world with a most powerful object-les-
son in regard to the relations OF capital
and labor. and suggesting that James Keir
Hardie use the utmost exertions to refund
the R1Oo which Mr. Carnegie contributed
for his election expenses
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Curtailing the Cost.

Directors of the Worlds Fair met in Chi
cago Friday and discussed finance. Bud
gets presented by Mr.. Burnham and other
department chiefs showed an estimated
total expenditure to May !, 1893, of a little
more than SIS 900 900 IA bout 81 200, 900
less than the estimate OF March Is
prepared for the Dockery committee. Tho
reduction of $4,000, 900 In estimated en-
penscs Is due largely t, the system of con-
cessions. whereby successful bidders for
privileges have assumed the cost OF work
that would otherwise have been assueled
by the Exposition. Treasurer Secbergcr's
report to the directory shows the following
state Of fnanc1S:
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
FORTY PERSONS HURT.
The Chicago Limited Express on the Santa
Ee Thrown from tho Truck.

Fe Thrown from tho Track.
A bad wreck occurred on the Santa re,
eight miles from Denver. at II sos Tuesday
morning. when the first section OF the Chi
cago limited express ran of the track.
caused by the spreading of the rails,
while the train was running ut the
rate OF thirty miles an hour. When the
engineer felt the ears humping on the ties
he applied the air so suddenly that tho
passengers were thrown from their seats.
scene Of confusion followed, in which at
least forty people were injured, several
fatally.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
A FOOT-HOLD

A FOOEHOLD
for Consumption Is what you
arc Offering, il your blood Ia
impure. Consumption Is silnp-
" Lung Scrofula. A scrofu-
lous condition, with Q slight
cough or cold, b all that 10
needs to develop it.
But Just as It depends upon
the blood for It's origin, 80 It
depends upon the blood for
it's cure. The surest remedy
for Scrofula in every form,
the most effective blood cleans
er, flesh-builder, and strength
restorer that's known to mcdi-
cal science, is Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
For Consumption in all its
earlier stages, and for Weak
Lungs, Asthma, Severe Coughs,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should re-
member to use even the most perfect
remedies only when needed. The best
and most simple and gentle remedy is
the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Ohio COuntcrfeitcrs Caught.

Remus Corder, OF Dunbridge, Ohio, and
William George were arrested charged with
counterfeiting. The detective are con-
vinced they have encountered branch Of
the gang which is working Northern Michi-
gan. George was suffering from u broken
leg when arrested.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Took Poison and Died,

Judge c. Normille. OF tho St. Louis
Criminal Court who recently brought suit
against the POST Dispatch for s400. 900 and
who also had its three responsible directors
arrested on charges OF criminal libel. COM
mitted suicide Tuesday forenoon by taking
poison.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

For the first time In the history OF the
country Mexican bonds have been placed
at par. The loan. which is for So, 900 900.
was taken by English and French capi-
talists and is payable in two years. 1t was
made necessary by bad crops and the high
rates OF exchange caused by tho low price
of silver.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Voted No Confidence.

The British House of Commons Thursday
voted "no conadencen In the Tory Ministry
BY majority OF forty. The vote stood,
for the liberal amendment to the address
In reply to the Queens speech, 35O; against
it, $40. Tho Parnellites and labor men
were solid against the Government
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
GOT AWAY WITH 100000.


A Clever Thief RObs the Adams Express
Company of u Valuable Package.
1t was learned Monday that the loss of
the package containing $50. 900 by the Adams
Express Company several weeks ago occur
red in the New York Office A clerk was
putting packages into the safe to so on the
train bound for New Haven and while the
packages were spread on the floor some
person picked up one of them and escaped.
The lest package was consigned to tho
Home Bank. Mcridcn. Conn The loss was
not noticed until Messenger Orr opened the
safe In New Haven.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Fatal Ferryboat Disaster.

A ferryboat plying between Charleston.
& c., and sullivan's Island was swamped.
The captain OF the vessel and seven of his
crew were drowned; four passengers were
rescued. Tho accident was caused by the
boat being overloaded. Seven OF the
drowned were negro hucksters.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
This in Maines

The town of Washington, Me-. at its
annual spring meeting, refused to APP
propriate any money for a free high
school, but voted to establish q liquor
agency.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

Late Thursday afternoon seven men were
instantly crushed beneath a collapsed high
brick wall at the new continuous tank sys-
tenn glass factory which Col. A. l. Conger,
the millionaire. Is having erected at Hart
ford City, Ind. Five were instantly killed
and two were perhaps fatally injured.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
agency.

W. H. GRIFFIN, Jackson, Michigan, writes:
Suffered with catarrh for fifteen years. Halls
Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by Druggists, $50.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

bly, true by ordinary or common
methods. but NOT TRCE when
the effort IL associated with the
kind Of enterprise that appears in
this prospectus. Five hundred
thousand new Subscribers viii
mean to rs more than S3n0.o0O Of
advertising revenues during the
next ffve years. We can afford 10
pay for them At 1eaat half their
value 70 ne. We are willing to do
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

FTTS,-All Fits stopped free by DIR. KlinO's Great
Nerve keatoI Or 10 Fits after Grst days use Mar
yelous treatise and $1O trial bottle tree to
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
KINGS LIFE IN PERIL.
Tho Sheriff Takes the Murderer - An
Armed Mob In Pursuit.

Tho Sheriff Takes tho Murderer - An
Armed Mob In Pursuit.
The Communication OF tho death sentence
OF Colonel Henry Clay King by Governor
Buchanan to imprisonment for life in the
State Pententiary aroused great in
dignation in Memphis. Merchants, bank
ers, lawyers, and doctors gath
cred in the exchanges and the
street corners and cXcitcdly de-
nounced the Governors action. Lynch law
was openly advocated, and hundreds OF
citizens expressed willingness to join
The Sheriff became alarmed. and ut $50
in the afternoon took Kin. out of jail
through an alley. and. boarding a train.
started with him for the penitentiary at
Nashville. Tho rage OF the men who had
talked OF !ynching Kin. became great
when they heard the murderer had left
the city. They declared had be been ltfJ
In Jail they would have bio Nh up the build
ing with dynamite to get at him. The cx-
citement eliminated later in Governor
John +. Buchanan being hanged and burned
in effigy. The mob vas noisy and vicious
one 1t made quick work of the bundle OF
old clothes and straw. representing the
man who saved King from the galiows
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

A telegram, something after the fol-
lowing form, may soon be sent from
Chicago:
j.. II Sc-AND-so-Your son has just
fallen from the top story Of the Masonic
Temple. Will telegraph result as soon
us he gets down. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

IT is not wise to make yourself and
your friends unhappy in this world be-
cause you think you are going to q better
one.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
The Oueen's speec1, Read

The Queens speech, which was read in
Parliament, was purely formal, and fore
shadows an early adjournment
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

DON'T forget that your children will
pay more attention to your tracks than
they will to your precepts.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
EIGH1Y-SIN ARE MISSING.
The Bodies Of Thirty Nine Victims of the
Finland Disaster Recovered.

Tho ROtlieS of Thtrty-Nine Victims Of tho
Finland Disaster Recovered.
Fuller details OF the collision. attended
by great loss Of life. between steamers near
the coast OF Finland show that two coast
ing steamers. the Ajax and the Runeberg.
collided of the port of Helsingfors, capital
OF Finland. on Monday I he Ajax was
loaded with people from HelsingfOrS who
were cut for n sail. he Runebers was in
the coaSting business The Ajax had
started out on Sunday and been delayed
on the return by a heavy fog. The cap
tain concluded to proceed slowly Into
port. and was net at high speed when tho
collision occurred. The Runeberg. owing
TO the fog. ha! no notice of the approach
OF the AjaN, and was going at ordinary
speed. The Rurcbors struck the Ajax near
the center, shatlering that steamer SO that
the water flowed in in Il torrent The pas
sengers on the Ajax we're nearly all Swed-
fish Firms They behaved with notable
courage in the awful situation. The men
pushed the women and children to the life
buoys thrown out by the Runeberg and
took their chances at struggling In tho
water. There was no time to lower boats.
as the Ajax sank almost instantly. carry
ing down nearly one hundred persons.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

Coop ADvIcE.-UsE HALE's HONEY OF HoRE.
HOUND AND TAR for cough or cold.
PIXIES TooTHACnE DRol Curetn one Minute.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
On the Diamond.

Following is a showing OF the standing OF
each OF the teams of the different associa-
ti0nA
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
FOSTERS FORECASTS.
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT IN THE
WAY OF WEATHER.

A Storm Wave of Unusual Force to Pass
Over tho Continent from Sept. LIST to the
eth-A Cool Wave VIII Follow.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

aud Ia that end have originated the
faireet and most ingenious rlan OF
distributing Caah 1sreWlama or
Rewards OF Merit among new rub
ecribeir that the world has ever
known. The plsn or metlod Is In
conflict with no law against letter
les or schemes Of chance. II in
wolves nothing that IL illegal or i'm
moral, II piaccN . prcSNiu0 - \
brRlnsi il IL, in short. the very 4
essence Of what II commendable, ;
honest. liberal and attractive.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

If afflicted with Sore Ewes, use Dr. Isaac
1hompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell It 2jc
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
august.
Flower

NV wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, I purchased a
bottle Of August Flower. 1t worked
like a charm. Mywife received i'm
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs 165 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deleterious results as was formerly
the case. G. II. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. o
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

and all Bronchial, Throat, and Lung ahec-
that 1t can be guaranteed II It doesn't
benefit or cure, you have your money back.
No matter how long you've bad Catarrh,
or how severe, Dr.. Sage's Remedy viii effect
d permanent cure. $500 reward Il offered
by the proprietors Of this medicine, for an
incurabfe case Of Catarrh.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Railroad Men Threaten Trouble.

Ever since the Philadelphia and Reading
Road got control of the Central New
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

ALL the thinking in the world does
not bring us to thought; We must be
right by nature, SO that good thoughts
may come before us like free children
of God and cry, I'VE are herc."
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18

THE principal causes OF sick headache
bfliousnes- and cold chills are found in the
stomach and liver. Cured by Beecham's Pills.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-08-18
Simply Awful

Il had what the doctors
called the worst case of
ScrOfnla they ever saw.
1t was on my arms, face
and neck. and was simply
awful! Five years ago I
began to take HOOPS
SARSAPARILLA, and
found the sores gradually
began to heal. Itook ten
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-30

poor men and prospectors we're able to do,
which, in some cases, by means OF arastraa
have been remarkably successful, especially
where there il water power. the rock being
free milling and rich. In n instance
alone Of this kind $60.000 was taken ont Of
A hole that a mule could not be bidder in.
With the proceeds or this the ownerx are
enabled to buy a stamp mill n open up
mine TO better advantage.
Aside from the district being rich In
Quartz, the wealth of the plaoefa IL be-
coming more and more apparent every
year. The gravel deposits Of tho Coeur
d'AIene are likely to become the wonder Of
the world. That they are phenomenally
rich ID we'll known, but no adequate system
of working them has been vet pnt In use,
enough has been done in that direction
to show that suoh a system IL 10 necessary
would be one of the most fabuloualy prof
liable schemes. MIR. Sydenham Mills. a
placer miner and man Of broad
euage ideas, has already q hydraulic plan
partially covers the ground. and Is
meeting with abundant success. and seems
TO have in contemplation q scheme that
covers it all. His present system covers
| 400 acres of land. by a ftume five miles
lcng, with a limited amount OF water. Mr..
Mills estimate of the available gold in
what il known AS the .Old Wash" OF the
.mur d'Alene, is S40,0 GOO. 900, and he has
the last five years of his life to the
Of the subject. Four-ftths of this
ground is yet undisturbed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-30

Guy X. Piatt, OF Butte. il in the city.
F. c. Simpson, of Boston, ID registered at
The Helena.
Douglass Martin. Of Great Falls, is a vis-
itor III Helena.
Attorney George Haldon. of Butte, is a
visitor in Helena.
J. NJ. Ramsey, of Billings, il registered at
the Grand Central.
r. Coburn, Of White Sulphur Springs, is
at the Grand Central.
Il. g. Maclay, the Great Falls merchant,
is a visitor in Helena.
i. II. Mcbride and wife, Of Butte, are
at The Helena.
j. r. Wharton and daughter, Of Butte,
are guests at The Helena.
Judge Knowles went to Missoula yester-
day. He will be back mex Monday.
Clarence 3. Garrett returned yesterday
from 4 trip to Chicago, where he went on
business.