The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07
MANY DAYS ADRIFT.
NARROWING EXPERIENCE OF
OCEAN VOYAGERS.
NeKr''"S Fighting for Food -- GIadst" one
Tri"In pi,ant Ira Com ,I'on.- Denver Wings
Sank Assigns Officers and CutthrOats
Mrct-Cut on the Plat form.



age In the harbor at Queenstown early
Friday morning the steamer Sarnia. which
she picked up adrift in midocean. All the
passengers aboard the sarnia are well and
tue cattle are uninjured. lie Sarnia
sailed from Montreal on July 80. On Aug.
4 she broke her thrust shaft All efforts
to repair tine damage were fruitiess. ana
for twenty-five days the vessel drlltco
helplessly. As the weather remained cain
the passenger, experienced little physical
Inconvenience. although they suffered Keen
anxiety after two weeks had passed with
out the sight OF y sail On Aus. - the
MOntevidean was sighted. She took 'he
Sarnia In tow about 1000 miles from Cork
The rest OF the voyage was uncventfuL
The negroe, driven to Port Royal. Ga,
by storm from the surrounding ISLANDS
and the rice and cotton plantations are 80
destitute and So badly in need OF some
thing to cat that they nave begun fighting
among themselves for food. Several have
been killed In fight for provisions Those
who are not given Immediate relief become
rebclious, and it is a difficult task to keep
the sufferers in sub lection. A soon as on"
negro gets some supplies he is attacked
for his share, and considerable food has
been wasted by these battles
MIR. Gladstone's long home rule fight
in the British House OF Commons IS
ended. The bill was passed at a late hour
Friday night by 3OI to 26.. 1t was hurried
20 the House OF Lords. which gave the
first reading and adjourned. There was
unusual animation along the route from
Mr. Glad,tono's residence to the House
of Commons in the afternoon. The
streets were crowded with people
who wished to catch Il glimpse OF the
great champion OF Irish home rule. and al .
though there wa. no organized demonstra
ton. the Prime Minister was cheered
throughout the route. At Mr. Ginlstone's
residence two policemen had Leen sta
toned at tho door to keep back the crowd
that packed the sidewalks and escort Dir.
Gladstone to his carriage. and an extra
force OF policemen was on duty along the
route TO prevent the people from interior
ing with traffic.
"A brief dispatch was received at
Guthrie. Ok. from Ingalls,. Ok. on Friday
stating that IL force OF Deputy United
States Marshuls had II battle ON Friday
with the remnants OF tho Starr and
Dalton dcspcradocs. which recently
Joined forces. In tho battle which took
place Deputy Marshal l.afc Shadley and
two others were mortally wounded. Seven
u tho desperudocs were wounded four OF
them fatally. The detail of tho battle
Aro not given.
AT Cincinnati u horse car was struck
by IL passenger train on the Big Four Rail-
road. Tho pilot OF tho engine struck the
two horses and cat OF the front platform OF
the car as II had been done with Il knife.
John Mulholand. the driver was thrown
10 the ground and almost Instantly killed
None Of the passengers was injured. AS the
rar did not leave the track.
The Denver. Col. Savings Bank. with
= capital OF $500 00). assigned and will
itpuidatc. The International Trust Com =
pany. OF Denver. Is the assignee. The liza
bilitles arc $4,000. and The assets are
5000 consisting OF Sl:J.00o cash
and 100000 notes and securities
which are perfectly good, but cannot lie
realized upon on account of the present
depression. Since tho middle OF July. when
the trouble I'm banking circles began there,
there has been Il steady withdrawal with
few deposits he directors and stnrlhold-
era are prominent aud wealthy men. and
the dcpositorS will be pas! IN full.
-Gov Matthews OF Indiana ordered
troops out to suppress prize ii hitting N
Eoby.
~.
took an overdose Of bromide and churaI
TO steady his nerves ~ Forth Worth TEXAS,
and was found dead the ne NJ morning.
/ Y. Par,. editor Of the .lolci I'll.
Daily Times. failing tn get Mayor H"nr,
II. Stu~.cn sign Il Warrant for 500.
riailncd to rr due him for city printing
mas begun suit against the Mayor in a iu>.
ticc court. alleging corruption AMI mai.
ttu~au,t n tttiPt
--Obtuary: At burlington. Iowa. +. +
Iutcrhirchcr. aged O. At i'adonia kat,
Mrs Ellen Palmer Al'erton, the kau>a
poet NJ Paris. Lucy VI. Hooper. wife ~
VICE Consult General Hooper,
1t l. now believed that A thousau,
lives were, lost in the storm aloag TIE Sou,l
Carolina coast Nearly four hundre,
tnlic~ have already been recovered. Tn
damage to property is estimated at s.. 000
900 There are 1000 people on the sc
islands left destitute. their crops aud pro
visions having been washed away. an
toy. Tilmnn has issued \ pruc'ama,io
calling for aid fer them.
N. II Todd and others. Of Eeu,e- hav
sued the Holden Smelling Company IL fore
close mortgage for $4,000. The tcta
Indebtedness asainst the company'> prop
e-ty will reach $500 900.
A special telegram from London say
the Equitable Mortgage Company " Ne
York has failed, The report is con.;rue
ut the Office Of the company in New Iort
-rhilander Noui,ou. n prominent, cit
ZEN Of Greens burg. Ind has been arreStr
for emhexxlcment Oh charges preferred u
a life insurance company.
Michael Gleason. one ~ the hest-knoN
sporting men Of Boston. died 1T the Soui
BOSTON insane >y!um
--patricn J Maloney. while engaged
drunken fight in ~. Louis. was shot All
killed by Officer John J. Lyons.
At ST Louis AlonEo Clark. race
horse owner. after >hootin: and DANCE,
ou>iy wouniins hi wife, committed 81
r.dI
-, liz business PORTION Of pefauw. lad
was burned he loss j estimated at : 10
400. with small insurance, buly one bus
"~S house : ieft standing.
-While undergoing a surgical Operaii D
Tot