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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

If there was ever measure of Justice
to the masses of the people, it is the
bill prohibiting gold contracts, says
the Topeka .1jrOcdte GItd Tritun".
Since the contraction of our currency
TO its present narrow basis, the money
loancrs have inserted clause in mort
cages and o:her securities for future
payments Of money which, by compell
ing the debtor to agree to make good
in gold, has the practical effect of lie
monetizing other forms OF currency.
This is one of the goldbug schemes Of
enhancing the value of the dollar due
upon their securities. It is one of tho
methods by which the people are plum
dercl. 1t is not strange. then, that
the rlutocratic corporation organ
quoted should speak Of the statesmen
who step between TIE highway rob-
bers and their victims with measure
that will interfere with one of these
modern methods of plundcr as making
themselves ridiculous.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
PELTING HAILSTONES.
Nm ncnse ID image i'm Pittsburgh and vicir
ify hy u Terrific Storm.

Nm ncnse ID image i'm Pittsburgh and Vicin-
ify by u Terrific Storm.
Pittsburgh and vicinity was visited by
.he most violent hail-storm every known
the other afternoon. The effect was
most disastrous to life an property.
Heavy black clouds suddenly obscured
Me light of the sun, while the air he-
lame oppressively hot. Following a
terrific electric flash came the crash and
roar OF thunder. shaking the very earth.
Before man or least could seek a cover,
the de.agc of ice came and for five min
utes there was tcrrifyn, war Of the
elements. Chunks Of ice as big as
goose eggs fell. Telephone and tele-
graph wires were Frustrated in every
directions; electric and cable cars were
stopped 10y broken wires or debris choa-
ing the conduits and traffic was sus-
pended for long time.
The stinging pelting Of the hail caused
O number of serious accidt nts by iren-'
z:ed hor.es. Twenty horses, some of
them valuable, are known t. ave been
k lied in Pitts urg, cit er by collision
or be, oming en- angled in electric wires.
John Downey. the driver OF one team.
was dragged several squares and fatally
burt. M!chael Dunn. aged fourteen.
was almost eleetrocuted by stepping on
pu electric light wire on Second avenue
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
How 1t Was brought About,

How is it tha: Europe. yes, England
alone. van deprive the United States
e! all Of its gold coin2 What do they
give in exchnre., tor the gold contin-
ually s'';pse.l to Europe? Notwitl-
standing these questions have l'een
asked ten thousand times, no leading
partisan, or nasic.ai official have at
tempted sr answer. No one will say
Tint the question is unfair, OF that it is
not the duty Of PARTY leaders TO answer.
They essay to lead and serve the reo=
pie. Having despaifel of solution
by these leading journals or officials we
submit ah answer. II we ers we ask
to be corrected, not Ivy blank assertion
but by argument. II we can induce Il
general discussion of the matter our
"biect will have been accomplished.
For twenty odd years European
money lenders. who had investments
in this country, have been re-investing
the interes, on these loans as fas. as
collected. For the past two years they
have changed their plans and have
converted their rents and interest into
gold and tlsipped it out of the country.
In this way they have depleted onr
treasury of gold. This is correct
answer to the Question. Immediately
after the war English money lords sent
ngents to this country who secured by
base means the control of the financial
policy Of the United States. Through
their manlpulations money famine
was produced in thi. country, which
drove the people to alien loan com
panies fer loans. Foresecing this these
wiley schcmers had placed foreign loan
companies in every financial center,
with branches in nearly every village.
They placed tie interest so high that
they knew the people coull never pay
the principal Of these loans The y
! also aloltel the .oiicy OF reloanin G
the interest collected. and secured i.
by mortgages on the most valuable
properties. They have pursued this
| policy till their mortgages cover nearly
all our farnfs, mills, elevators, tele.
! graphs. railways, telephones, street
i railway, as well as state, county and
,, city improvements. Now, they pro
pose 10 compel the United States te
issuc some hundreds of millions of gold
| interest bearing bonds, and in this
, way absorb all taxes collected from on,
own people. The only way ont Of tie
| difficulty is for the United States to cx
crcise its independent sovereign powers
to protect its own people the yer,
purpose for which it was established
by issuing sufficient volume of none,
to do their business, at low rate OF
interest, and arrange to place it direc.
ly in the hands Of tie people. The
Farmers Alliance has suggested :
plan and its advocates have show,
that it is constitutional, democratic
and practical.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
WORK OF OMAHA GHoULs.


Wholesale Robbery Of Graves-Twcn:y-
five CorpscS Found.
Omaha people are terribly excited
over developments which show that
gang OF Shouls have been operating eX-
tensively among the leading local cem-
c,crics Twenty bodies have been
found in one medical college and many
others are believed to have been
secreted. The other molnng James T.
Craig. the Superintendent of Forest
Lawn. passed the grave where Mrs.
Huss, prominent Omaha woman.
had been buried, and noticed that
loose earth had been thrown upon an
other grave near bv. He investigated
and foand that tho body had been taken
from the grave. Search warrants were
at once issued and local medical coll
lcges visited. At the Omaha Medical
College tho officers found Il regular
> 'charnel house OF corpses and portions
of corpses. The officers estimate that
they found the remains Of at least
twenty five persons about the institu-
tion. The faces of the toIes had been
mutilated and could not be identified.
Fears are entertained that many other
graves supposed to contain todies ar
now empty.
THE reservoir and Clearwater dams,
on Clearwater River. Mimi, have been
carried away,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

c. ntcr OF the city. Those rooming in
the West or North Divisions, therefore,
may take the cable lines lending thither,
or walk tho distance if within radius
o. mile. The cable trains, running
direct TO the grounds and charging a
5-ccnt fare, may he taken anywhere on
State street or Wabash avenue. This
route is the slowest, but nowise I'M
pleasant, "a it passes through repre-
sen ativc business and residence dis
,rict OF the city. and the forty-five min
utcs' ride is enlivened lny a constantly
changing scene. To the uninitiatcd it
enables study of the best surface
road system in use in Chicago. and
gives good idea OF the plans of the
st, ,eets and the extent Of the city.
The elevated rail,oad will probably
be the favoritc avenue of travel during
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

the lie time by placing American com.
mefce on a comparatively independent
footing tend to compel the return of
those securities now held abroad,
which simply represent the extent to
which the foreign money barons have
carried their dcpredations.. To he
snte, in doing this, it would III 4 large
measure deatroy the power of the
American money lords. to prey upon
the necessities OF the people, but as
their English masters, in any ease,
compel them to disgorge at frequent
intervals, Il portion of their ill-gotten
gains, under the present SYSTEM, they
will be injured less than their foreign
nngrateful accom- ,iiees. Aadt the losses
of beth will represent so much net
.rain to the substantial interests of the
country.
Give us plain. American financial
system and there will be no such ,lse=
less, dangerous and dexpcnsive CONNER
cial brica-brac us has lutcly been
tUmbling about Will Street, to the
danger and annoyance of legitimate
business.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

We rise to ask 4 question and don't
want everybody to answer at once. We
also desire that the answer be made
slowly and distinctly, so that we may
"catch on" without too much intellect
nal strain. Oar query is, what is the
object. aim, and reason for being of a
national bank examiner? We have
watched these gentry many years, and
have never vet known one of them to
do anything or furnish any informa-
tion that saved lepositor a dollar.
There is a notion prevailing that these
examiners are appointed to keep the
run of "the best banking system the
world ever saw" to peep behind the
screens, and when they find one of
them fixing to swindle its creditors,
the examiner publishes note of warm
ing which gives time to stand from
under. This is the theory, but it is
evidently like the feminine hustle, a
Pleasing fiction based on a stern real
ity. No bank examiner up to date has
furnished warming that saved any
creditor dollar In fact, we never
hear of thenf until after the bank has
failed. has sprung its trap, and has its
victims captured. About that time the
bank examiner rushes down to the foot
lights with horse pistol in hand, like
the cheap actor in show, and an
nounccs that he has taken charge OF
the defunct institution, and as soon as
he can go over the books will announce
| officially how much has been stolen OF
"misappropriated," as the case may be.
AS far as we can observe, after head
splitting thought on the subject, q
! bank examiners statementJlas Just the
same value as coroner's verdict
which we take to he the most useless
piece Of ilummery in the Whole rang.
of this thing We call Government
After the horse has escaped the exam
iner locks the doors, and after thu
murder or fatal accident the coronc
assures us in a badly spelled verdict
and with all the owlish wisdom of Mr.
Smallweed in Dickens story, that th'
corpse is very dead, indced.-Noncon
! fDrp,ict
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

THERE are some, that can't see the
difference between politics and
partisan politics" The difference is
easily discovered. 1t is this, the parti-
san sees nothing but party, and
discusses every question with an eye
single to the success of his party, and
will vote his party ticket when it
ignores all he believes. The non
partisan sees nothing but principle, is
perfectly Indifferent to party, uses a
political party for the same purpose
that farmer uses OH implement-to
carry out his pnrpose-wi vote his
sentiments and won't vote anything
+. else. The non-partisan is freeman in
,, politics. The partisaa is Q slave to
his party.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
WORK DONE IN A YEAR.
Reports Submitted to tho Presby:crt
General Assembly.


General Assembly.
Tho annual reports of the various
church cards submitted 10 the Presbv-
tcrlan General Assembly, in session in
the New York Avenue Church ut WASH
ing.on. show encouraging results in
every branch o. the work. The report
OF the permanent committee on temper
ailce enters into that subject largely In
detail and makes many recommends
tions. The report emphasizes the state
ment that the church is not political
organization, but owes it to God and
humanity TO give unequivocal uttera2ce
on sGcl, moral questions.
The total receipts of all the boards
dur NJ the year amounted 10 $2,799, b62,
an increase over 1892 OF Sl7s,7 ,7G5. The
report of the Roard of Church Erection
Fund shows that during the year there
were 239 applications for assistance.
ulon which grants were made aggre-
eating Sl0J.3?1, ana loans $51, 1872. This
total exceeds any PREVIOUS year In the
history Of the toard, and still there Is
an ineuficicncy Of supplies. Tho re-
suit Of the years work o. the Board Of
Aid for Colleges and Academies has
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

the Exposition. The down. town ter
m!nal station is on Congress, just east
of State street. althou III trains stop for
passengers every three or four squares
along the entire route. The fare is 5
cents, the method OF locomotion smooth
and rapid. the seven miles being COW
cred in some twenty-five minutes. Fre
quent trains run, the seats are roomy
and comfortable, and the view from the
ar windows is very Interesting one.
This line lands its patrons directly in
side the grounds.
The steam railroads are third
means Of travel, and quite number ct
lines Will run excursion trains to the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

robber who infests dark alleys
and unfrequcntcd by-ways-all these
will be lying in wait for the inexperi-
enccd and unwary stranger in Chicago.
The average citizen is scarcely match
for these gentry, much less the unso-
phsticated countrymau or the deni2en
# orderly inland towns, and the first
thing the stranger settling down in the
Worlds Fair city for a brief soiourn
should do is 10 determine to keep out G
sharp eye and scw valuab!es about him.
There are numerous ways of disposing
of surplus wealth, such as the safety
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
CHICAGO AND THE FAIR
THINGS EVERY VISIT 70 r
SHOULD KNOW.
Some of the Schemes of Pickpockets and
Thfeyes-Tbe Different Routes to the
Fair Grounds--How to Utilize Time and
Money.
Beware of Strangers.

Chicago correspondence:
Chicago will be a crowded city during
the Worlds Fair. and among the crowds
will be many who make Il livelihood by
fraud and theft The confidence man,
who knows all your friends and rela-
tivcs intimately and wants a small a1-
vance on LOCUS chick nftct banking
hours; the "ilinl-tlum" man, who cheats
you before your very eyes by doubling
over anknotes and giving you the wrong
change: the man with the gold" ring
he has found and wants to sell for ono
half its value: tho pickpocket who has
his confederate hustle you about In the
crowded street-car while he deftly lifts
your watch from its chain; the sneak
thief who pi ks up what vn]uablcs
you carelcssly leave in your
unlocked rnnm and 1ha hirhMaX
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
Here and There.

It is said that the university ex-
tension movement in this country has
b en disappointment in one respect.
In England, where it originated. it
is Intended to reach a large class Of
people who have had little OppOrtu-
nifty for education or culture. But
here it has largely attracted peop.c
of leisure and culture.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

One valuable team attached to car
riage standing in front Of the Monoaga-
hela House plunged int the NJ, nonga-
he.a river and was drowned. The fu.
neral of Joseph Craig was proceeding
along Stockton avenue, Allegheny,
when th storm brs Ike. In an instant
the G was terrible ccnfu ion. Some OF
the teams ran away, crashing into the
carriages prcce ing them. The hearse
was badly damaged, and the casket was
broken open;
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
drea and fifty miles of walk alone,

dred and fifty miles of walk alone, and
to devote a single minute 10 the
inspection of each one of the lC0, ,0G0 ex-
hibits. he would have to consume over
$50 working days to get through the
list. The main ais es of tho Manufac
lures Building are six miles in length,
the art gallery has l5a.06a Square feet
OF wall space covered with paintings
which, il placed in a continuous line,
would extend little moro than two
leagues, and the remainder of the build
ings arc i'll proportion.
The visitor can readily realize, there
!o:e, that he has got 10 get down TO decid
cd business and a system to take in even
the important features of the biggest
show the wCrld has ever Sc en-"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

Of tho implements that have been in.
vented Of late years. Now. / want to
advise all who are in sympathy with
the telling millions to oppose all ex-
pensiye systems Of improving roads, or
IN fact anything else, until, the occu-
,,ants are the unconditional owners Of
the soil.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

Fair. The Illinois Central Railroad,
with its depot on the lake front. will
probably monopoiize the bulk of traffic
in this direction, however, being espe7
cially equipped for the service, and
having arranged to operate through
trains without stop every few minutes,
The fare will be 10 cents, but the bur
ney is quicker than by the elevated.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
Frsuce's O.d Well.

The Oldest artesian well in Europe
is found at Lillers. France. From fits
M ,ith water has flowed uninterrupt-
ed.y for 74o years.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

and the route affords a view Of the fine
southern avenues of the city and the lake.
Its ca,s are SO arranged that every
passenger must occupy a seat.
The visitor exhausting these means
Of locomotion. and not having ninety
dollars to ray for n tallyho coach. O.
ten do lars day for a carriage, but der
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

Tue Ontario Coal Company. Of To-
ronto. has failed. owing nearly halt .
million.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

deposit vaults and the hanks, but
whether the visitor avails himself OF
these or not, he should make it a rule to
leave nothing of value in his room. and
carry just what is necessary In q crowd
or a ter dark and this safely slowed
away. 1t Will be well to avoid re-
mote thorouShfares and late hours,
to give the plausible stranger a
wide berth, apply to the nearest police
man in cases Of doubt and distress, and
have a card in a convenient pocket con-
tanning name and address for identitca-
ton in case of accident.
Ruuic- to t;:r Far Cir; IDS.
There are several routes leading di-
rect TO the Worlds Fair, all from the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
Backbonc cf the whi XIV T rst + rote

The backbone of the Whisky trust
will now tie sorely tried II not broken.
Five of the largest houses have With
drawn therefrom and will run indepcnd-
entity. The houses are both the WoOl-
ner distilleries of Peoria, the Peoria,
Northern and Manhattan Distilling com.
panies, all OF Peoria The trust pays
rent to these houses to the amount of
500, Zoo. These five houses are the
largest and best in the country. They
have total capacity of $4,000 bushels,
and are capable OF manufacturing u. 900
gallons Of spirits every day.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
CLOSED WITH A CRASH.
Serious Accident Marks the End of thu
Won,an'S Congress in Chicago.

Serious Accident Marks the End of the
Woman'S Congress in Chicago.
Loaded with n ore than 100 women a
section Of the flooring in the Chicago
Art Institute gave way. Falling dis.
tance of ten or Twelve feet the women
were thrown in a frightened mass
among tho wrecked timbers resting On
the solid foundations of the building.
Eight OF ten women suffered from Sc.
we're srrains and bruises, and scoro
of Others received a severe shaking up.
Inse 'urity of the supports is assigned
as the cause of the accident. The Sec
ton of the floor which gave way was n
the vestibulc entrance to Washington
hall, one of the large audi oriums OF
the institute. During the week thou
sands Of people have crowded back and
forth through the vestibuic, and it has
successfully stood the strain. Weak
cncd. however. by continued use tho
supports failed. Tho break occurred
first in the IN ddle of the floor. A slight
cracking sound greeted the ears Of tho
women, and at one the boards began
to ink beneath tn ir weight. The de-
scent was gradual. and this was one OF
the reasons that more serious injuries
were not sustained by the victims.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
Tell Us Times Are Good.

The 1mericdn NOnronformist in
speaking Of the unreliahillty of conf
mercial statements calls attention to a
,, late one as being an interesting study,
full cf butts and excuses. The report
starts ont
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01

1.-The smash in industrial st,cks Il wcei,
ago. the failure OF some firms and of the
National Cnrdtgc Company and the larsc>t
decline IN stocks known in any wcc!. >iurn
1873. have been foticwcd by surprisingly y
lii tt;, d Isl niipr =
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-04-14
Profitable Sport.

John Bryan and Thomas Dade re-
turned this morning from Tikura
where they spent all last night fishing
and hunting. The result of thei'
trip required two freight cars to bring
up.
Mr.. Bryan killed brace Of ducks
this morning that filled an express
wagon. They were brought up in a
car chartered for the purpose.
Mr.. Dade caught trout that was
so large that the water in Silver Creek
fell one to two feet from it's source to
its mouth as he hauled out the fish.
He then quit angling for fear OF
drying up the stream. He told a
TINES reporter moro to the came
effect, but he is such a notorious liar
that this truthful family journal CAM
not either believe him or lend its
assistance to its circulation. II he
wishes to tell any yarns that, unlike
the above, arc incredible, he will
have to secure some other means of
getting them before the public.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-04-14

Try Tracy's Corn Cure.
John Griffith returned from Salt
Lake City to-day.
Cigars by the box, at Traoy's drug.
store.
This mornings train brought two
carloads Of freight and a dozen ef
passengers.
Smoke Daveys homemade Cigars,
w. T. Riley left to-day for a flying
trip to Salt Lake City, intending to
return next Monday.
"The best is the cheapest" The
Travellers Life and Accident Ipsur,
ance Company lie the cheapest, strong.
est, best in the world.
LENNON & BOONE, Agents,
HALEY Idaho.
Frank Drake says that it will take
fully two weeks of warm weather to
melt the snow and dry the ground
sufficiently to admit of his blowing on
his ranch.
The Rev. Mr.. Sadleir will preach in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
this city. every Sunday, at IL q. m.
and p. m. All are cordially invited
to attend.
If, as Foster, the weather prophet,
has predicted, winter is to Jump
plump into the midst of summer with
out any spring, old Jack Frost cannot
begin jumping any too soon.
Go to Tracy's drugstore for Paints,
Oils and Window Glass.
Judge V. S. Anderson, of this city
who has for several years been nego.
tiating the sale of group of mines
situated in Atlanta, writes from Lon
don, England, that matters look fav-
orablc for an esrly termination of tho
ne gotia,ions The Judge has been
working on this salo for over 10 years.
People can now keep clean with
comfort. Tho baths at the Alturas
are given now in the finest and most
comfortable manner. Open for every.
one. Fifty cents each.
A. e. Beamer, station agent at
Bellevue, has been appointed railway
station agent at HALEY, vico George
La Munyon, resigned. Mr.. Besmer
will take charge of the office he-e in
about 10 days. He has been in charge
OF the Bellevue station over y years.
His removal to Haley is a promotion.
as the work here is more arduous than
at any other station on the Oregon
Short Line.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-04-14
Result From usinu
THE ARGENT.
1t Shows Orc, aud May Prove to Have
q Bonanza.

1t Shows Orc, aud May Prove to Have
. Bonanza.
William O'Connor came down from
the Argent mine yesterday. He re.
ports q vein of ore in that mine which
carries an average of IL inches oil
solid galena, besides some conoen-
trating ore. AS exposed for a length oil
20 feet. How much longer the chute
is it is impossible to cay as yet. The
ore lie of good grade.
Mr.. O'Connor formerly leased the
very ground he is now working for the
owners. After relinquisbing the lease
he ran a drift about four feet, and
cut into ore. This ore makes for the
surface; but as it was discovered at a
point fully 400 feet in from the mouth
or initial poiot of the tunnel, there is
room for an extensive and valuable
bonanza between the point of dis
covery and open air.
What has happened at this mine
ems to be a repetl tion of the OK
perience at the Red Elephant or 6.
V. b. group. A lengthy drift or
tunnel was run in the vein, and finally
abandoned. Some one else took
hold, turned the face of tho drift a
little, cut into ore within a few feet.
then drlfted back on a parallel course
to that of the tunnel, and uncovered
the wealth of the mine.