The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-31
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

William Mvies, a Cincinnati banker.
was drowned near Thousand Island Park.
in the St Lawrence River, his yacht being
run down by IA steamboat
New York City and vicinity was visited
by d terrific storm.
Recruiting officers say tia, the prevail
ing hard times are driving a large number
OF men 10 enlist in the army. There are
now only 154 vacancies, while usually the
army is about three thousand short o! the
maximum limit OF $4,000.
William HiyhGeld. one OF the white
caps who brutally whipped William Davis
and his wife at Jasper. Ind. has been sem
fenced to two years imprisonment aud TO
pay a fine Of 80.
AT Giberton. Pa, the tearin, up Of the
Schuylkill Traction Company's tracks
Monday night by the borough officials re-
suited most disastrously When the COM
pany officials heard OF the action OF the
Gilberton people they Immediately sent
force OF men to try and effect an amicable
settlement. In the car were mum Der OF
men taking On at Girardvile. member, OF
the national guard. who had with them
rifles belonging to the company. While
the way officials were engaged in con-
vcrsin2 with the borough officials some Of
the crowd tainted the men on board the
car and called out: Where is the Girard-
Vile miiitia:n A man named John
Briggs. Of Grarlville. stepped
out and said. 'Iierc are"
accompanying his salUtat!on with an
oath, and levclins his rifle fred into the
crowd. killing Richard Parftt, aged 25.
IA spectator. This enraged the people and
stones were fred; shots from the car be-
came general and for while most ter
rife battle ensued. Chief Amore tried to
subdue the trouble and while Ia the act OF
stopping his men was Shot In the breast
and may die. 1t is supposed he was shot
by one of his own men. The battle ragged
for an hour or more until the cooler head
ed people OF Gilberton prevailed upon the
crowd to disperse. and the dead and IN
jured were then looked after. Five were
wounded. When the trouble had Queted
down Briggs escaped. and, running toward
Mahanoy, hid in IA barn. but was captured
and together with Arthur Wiville. also :;
member OF the Grardvillc militia. was
taken to the Pottsville Jail
F. L. Donaldson. late of Kansas City.
Secretary Of the Union Trus, Company of
Sioux City, Iowa. President OF the First
National Bank of Marion. Kan. and OF
eleven Iowa banks, has fled. probably to
Mexico According I, the claims Of the
receivers and assignees OF the different In
stitutiOns with which he was connected he
has taken $4,000 with him.
The band OF thieves IT, at has been Op-
Grating In and about Puebla, Mexico. for
several months are becoming so bold that
they are now stealing the rails OF the track
OF the Mexican Intcroccanic Railroad.
Two OF the culprits have just been arrested
in the act OF carrying Of the rails This
crime IS punishable with death in MEXICO
Missouri regulators took a l4-year- old
girl from her home. near Warrensburs.
and administered Il whipping.
AT Bearden. Ark. the house OF Abra-
ham Jones. Il negro. was blown up with
dynamite Jones and his wife and child
are probably fatally hurt
Sources. I. f. l., is Il rendezvous for
American and Canadian fishermen. aud Il
very bitter feeling prevail, between The
men OF the respective fleets The other
night fierce fight took place in the streets
in which Patrick Mari, of che Gloucester
schooner Eliza Parkhurst. was stabbed in
the arm and back and probably fatally
wounded, and another sailor WAS struck on
the head with II hammer and will not re-
cover for months These outragcs greatly
mbittercd tine feeling between the rival
HSnerNlen. ana lnn americans maze open
threats OF retaliation. in consequence OF
which the local military was called out
and patrolled the streets TIE fee.in. is
very bitter and serious trouble is antfci-
pated.
captain \. r. Blythe. Sheriff OF Miller
County. Ark. mas been found short In his
accounts nearly 1900 He turned over to
his hond>men all his property and it is be-
licved that enough will he realized to pay
OF? the amount due the county.
Charles Lecock. OF Frederick burg Va. +,
mate OF the schooner John T. Ferguson.
that vessel Joseph II. Spruile. of Eden
ton, n. G.. a colored deckhand. i under
arrest He admits that no pushed Lecoch
overheard. Spruille disobcyed orders while
the schooner was Coming up the bay, and
hot words led to the quarrel.
The safe in Ham BROTHERS store at
Sco;t>ville. Ky. was blown open by bur
glars and $1,000 in cash taken
Il .. Lane. prosecuting attorney OF
Gregg County. Texas. in Jail TO- robhn-
his father, committed suicide
--Gcor-e thl twenty years of age. son
Ind. was drowned near Eartlett's house
IN Lake Minn.tonka. Mimi. He WAS out in
rnwbnat. which cap>iled in the heavy
wind.
!. :. Rutherford and his wife. living
near Dolly Warden. Ohio were ,arred and
frut hprrI by kpi mon