The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
from Far ami Near.

present generation WAS fcFHfOfu IN lHe
monthly statcmen, of circulation for Sep
teniher. The aggregate circulation Is
given at 81, .ol. e3ools. which amounts to
SD 20 per capita for an estimated popula-
ton OF ..3O6. 900. This i an increase OF
S2l.3...o41 during the month OF September
and of sos, s6o,o3 since Oc,. l. l>4o. The
largest increase is due to the inn OFT. of
gold to meet the monetary s'ringenty
IN New York. which amounted dur
in: September to Sl+ >-","il. The next
largest item OF increase is S5.oaa.-
tl.. which i In the Eati nal bank
notes taken out under the same pressure of
monetary >trin.eucy. The issue OF stand
ari silver dollars in actual circulation i
s'>. >32.hGS. the silver certificates in rircu-
iation are S!2+.aJ5 -. and the sherman
notes are Slis. lag. max, u. the 81 Yer
money of the country III actual circulat ion
about S33; 90. 900. in addition t. sci. 100 ..05
In SUI sidiAry silver and Il ron>dcra bic
quantity Of Uncovered silver nnl its parer
representa- ive~ in the Treasury cash. The
circulation bs the Treasury figures j. nov
s. cents more per capita than July l.
ls9t. about - 20 more than un July l. l>1l.
and nearl. So more than on July |. 1850.
Ii l. nearly 50 per cent i" excess o. the per
capita rirruia ion Immediately after the
resumption OF 81 ccic payments. on July I.
1>.". when the amount was Sl6 -
The shutdown OF the Mahonin- Valley
rol!in- mills since July !. the longest PEE
Rod OF id!ene>s in the history of the iron
business in that region. Is causing much
distress Fully TO- oao men are Idle. and
the bread winners having had no income
Tor three months are with their families
suffering for the actual necessities OF life.
To-,
doors. and aided by generous citizens. l.
furnishing more than DO families day
with sufficient to keep body and soul to-
gether. 1t is estimated that fully $4,000
will be needed TO relieve the poor. and at
largely attended mass meeting in the
Opera House subscriptions were opened
and Il considerable amount pledged
commissioner Lanoreaux. OF the gem
eral land Office. reports that during the
fiscal year ended June 20 the aggregate OF
public lands disposed of was 1.s9i.l
acres. OF which 1.404. 95S acres we're sold
for CASH 10. 800. -. acres were miscellane-
Gus entries and 50. IS. were Indian lands.
The cash receipts OF the Off &c during the
year aggregated S4.47o ia Agricultural
patents were issued during tho year to the
number Of 43.6s.. OF which. 16. 81 were
cas,. :l.643 nc me ,teads. and $40 timber
cultures.
An attempt was made to wreck a pas
senyer train on the In1ercolon!al Railway
just north of Truro. " : A switch was
opened. and the engine jumped the track
and went do WI steep embankment The
entire train would have followed but for
the breaking of tho coupler joining the
first car to the engine.
The entire town OF Fulton. Ark. a
thriving town OF several thousand inhah-
itants. was destroyed by fire Wednc- day
morning.
The burning OF the steamer Jim Lee at
Memphis is a mystery. and there is a rOng
suspicion that the fire was the work OF In =
cend iaries. The boat cost Sd5. 900 IN 1887.
1t was insured in the Shallcross agency at
Louisville for sa5. 900.
United etates Mar shall jackson arrived
in Midvale. Mont. bringing news that he
had found the train robbers Who held up
and robbed the Northern Pacific train near
Livingston on Aug. 2a Two Indian scouts
went out and located the robbers. four In
numter. near the Blackfoot agency.
Gov. Aitgeld. OF Illinois, has removed
the bar to the import aeion OF cattle from
Arkansas
John h. kOetting failed to appear to
answer for embezzlement at Milwaukee.
and his bond was forfeited.
-Muncic representatives have nppea lad
to Gov. Matthe~s. Of Indiana. for aid for
the small pox stricken town.
Frederick Prentiss lost his suit z inst
the Duluth (Minn.) Storage Company. III -
vOlviny land valued at 81. O0o, 900.
Resisting an attempt to hold him up at
Sioux Ci.y, Iowa. John Rohrer was shot
and killed.
-Roberts the first nights play in
the New York billiard match by 1.0o1 to
t4a. beating Ives $50 points.
Slams concessions to Er"nce involve
nearly everything; that the greater power
demanded from the lesser
The Winona and South western Road
has de:aulted on its interest. there will
be !, change In the roads management.
The Western Passenger Association Is
threatened with collapse through the
apathy OF the members
Both the ea>t-h bound and vest bound
shipments OF the Eastern lines are incrcas-
ing ut IN encouraging rae
In suit against the Winona and St
Peter involving valuable Minnesota lands
decision vas given agains, Russell Sage.
tinue to increase rapidly. he nominal
rate for money j. per cent
The initiative steps have been taken
in the Michigan Supreme Court To test the
eo,stitut!onulity o: the law passed by the
last Legislature conf. rrin. school and mu-
nicipal suffrage women Application /,
for mandamus we're filed in two separa'e
cases both of which will extract from the
court its opinion as to the constitution ALT y
of the Law.
Coy. Foster. ~ Louisiana. has appoint
ed Lieut. Gov PAriangc Justice OF the
suprerae Court. vice Fenner resigned.
"A sturgeon weighing .55 pounds and
measuring ii feet inches in length, has
been caught in the Colun bia River
Masked robbers invaded the depot at
Divide station. Cole. the terminus OF the
Cripple creek stage line. and robbed the
stron. box G. $3.50 belonging to tho Wells
Fargo Express Compady
Judges Brown and Cox OF 1ndianapo-