The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-28
TO STEAL BABY RUTH
STARTLING SCHEME OF A KAN
SAS CRANK.
Minority Scores the Wilson Bfll-BIg Dia-
mond Kobbery-Three Miners Drowned
Million Dollar Fire At 6hefield Eng
Custom House Frauds.


Million Dollar Fire At shefaeld Eng
Custom House Frauds.
From Far and Noar.
"A plan to kidnap Ruth Cleveland mas
just come 70 light at Abilene, Kan. Five
persons. including two women. entered
into plot, expecting II successful to be able
to claim . large ransom. The discovery
was made by tho police through the lind
ing Of some letters written by X +.
Kockland from Topeka. All the de-
tails had been arranged apparently
and Jan. 10 had been set for car
rying out the plot Steps have been taken
to bring the would he kidnappers to JUS
tica. The originator OF the scheme Is be-
loved to be a crank who lately went to
WASHINGTON from Abilene The startling
pews has been sent to Washington and 1t
is understood that the guards about the
White House have been greatly strength
enej, SO As to resist the bOldest attack.
Tho minority report of the Ways and
Means Committee, embodying the views
OF the Republican members on the pro-
posed tariff legislation. was given out
Thursday night From their point OF view
the surprising feature OF the Wilson bill Is
that IL will lower the revenue $7A,O0O,o O0
below the revenue Of 1893 and this while
the treasury is already depleted. he bill Is
called q makeshtft, instead OF manly at
tack at the principle of protection. ana
according to the minority all the objec-
lions raised by the dominant party held
good az ainst this bill An attack is made
on the FREQ raw materials proposition and
on the proposed change from specific to I'D
valorem duties. The report closes with
dissertation on the effect OF the bill on
labor
Clever shoplifters carried away tray
of diamonds valued at e, 500 from the
store Of c. D. Peacock at Chicago
Three men were drowned In the Sec
ond drift OF mine workings Of Oak Hill
cOlliery ut Delaware. Pa. BY o large body
OF water breaking into the ganRway from
al old mine In Black Valley that was
abandoned sixty years ago and allowed to
I'LL with water The victims are: Giles
Blount. aged fifty two, leaves q widow:
Paul Alex. laborer. single: Joseph stan!ck.
lnborer. leaves young widow.
The building occupied by Hovey &
Sons, diapers. in Sheffield. England.
caught fire Thursday morning. sixty
assistants of the frm we're rescued
with difficulty. Five fre-escapes were
used to take them from tbe burning
building. The efforts OF the fremer to
contne the fire to the building in which 1t
originated were fruitless and the Games
sprca d to five other buildings. The dame
amounts to 1900, 900. The cOntlagration
was the worst that has visited Sheffield In
many years
Gross Irregularities amounting to MILL
ions Of dollars are reported to have been
discovered In connection with tobacco re-
funds in tho New York Custom House
The news OF tho reorg anization Of the
canal company greatly pleases the Mana
qua, Nicaragua, merchants. They say
that the completion Of the canal Is the
only salvation, pecuniarily. for the coun-
try. An American syndicate has offered
the government 81. 600. 900 for railway
steamboat ana land concession.
H. Il. Van Meter. woll-knOwn RAJ
VIENNA. Ohio. business man. was assaulted.
knocked over with a blunt instrument and
robbed The victim succeeded in reach
ing the home of J. s Marvin. where he
sank bleeding and unconscious. He is In
q precarious condition and cannot utter
al Intelligent word.
NORTH Carolina people are worked up
over curious display m the heavens on
Wednesday night To some persons 1t
looked like q star with q brilliant tail.
while to others 1t rcsembled fiery SER
pent. One colored astronomer distinctly
saw the lettcrs Nv. ". w." while anothe,
traced the word "prepare.n
Obituary: At New York. George A. Ma
goun, the banker, aged so; Samuel Sim
clair. formerly publisher OF the Tribune.
At Muncie. Ind. Mrs. Jane Cooley. aged
o. At Dubuque. Iowa. Mrs Elizabeth T.
Emmerson. aged So At Evanston. Ill
:. Vinson Farnham. Of Denver. At Vir.
Einia, Ill. John Mellon. aged IS. At Bal.
timore. II. T. Lucas (.Pike"). Il WE'LL known
sporting writer. aged 4. At Oshkosh. Wis
Mrs Nancy Snyder. aged - At jackson.
vile. Ill. Joseph Frank. aged 90
AT tho Lang Cline Colliery. nea
Avoca. Pa, while Richard Clark and Pete
Stcck. miners. were prOpping dangerous
section of roof. the mass gave way bury
ing them beneath 1t and causing their in
slant death. A Polish laborer who wa
assisting them was seriously injured A
the Heidelberg mine. near Smithville
George Boomer accidentally dropped
spark from his mine lamp into q key con
tanning powder The explosion that fol
lowed resulted In boomers death and con
siderable injury to that part Of the mine
Louis Paquet, arrested At era WORDS
Vile. Ind. turns out to be q noted forge,
who has been operating heavily.
A rich vein Of rold has been discovers
In STAIRS cave. near Burlington. Iowa
Minneapolis. Mimi. Touring mill
ground 1916 barrels Tor the last weel
against 1909 tho week before
Mira Maloney, OF North Argentine
kar.. chased fifteen railway workmen o
her land with a big pistol
-Transshipments OF grain at ports {
Kingston and Portsmouth. Ont. amount :,
$4,000. 900 bushels
Seven hundred men started out fro,
Mime apolis. Mimi. on a wolf hunt. The
returned without Il scalp
Three hundred men made a wonierfr
escape from coal mine fire near Peori:
Ill. caused by careless employe.
Two work men at Elizabeth. y. J.. we,
horribly burned BY \ companion THROWN
oil on u fire near the'a.