The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
BIMETAL MEET ENDS.
LAND CURRENCY is NOT ADvO.
GATED.
Neither II the Subtreasury Plan Touched
Upon-lndicatioI,so OF u Rate War Among
Railroads Deaf h List from the Southern
Storm Still Grows.
Told Ina Few Words.

Told In Il Few Words.
The delegates to the Pam American BIZ
metallic Convention ia St Louis were
called To order Thursday morning by Sec
rotary Newau General A. o. Fisk vas
cho sen presiding officer Governor Till
man, from the Committee on Resolutions.
30 which was referred the rcsolu-
ton calling for the removal OK
the United States capital from
Washington. recommended the rejection or
the resolution. }. Il. TO!lett. OF ST. Louis.
moved the adoption Of tie majority report
OF the Committee On Resolutions. Delegate
Waterbury. of Kansas moved rs an amend
ment t. add the minority report OF II. lay
Tor. OF Minnesota. for the coinage or lana
values equally with bullion value. The
spcechnakiDg OF the day was started by
state senator Cochran. Of st. Joseph. Mo.
and was directed against the adnlnistra-
ton and the banker. In response to
load cries Governor Tillman took the
floor to xplain why tho Committee on
Resolutions had not taken up the land cur
rency scheme He said he did not believe
the convention would do itself any good by
advocating land currency or any subtreas-
ury scheme Governor Waite. OF Colorado.
then spoke against the propriety OF intro-
duciny Il land currency resolution In u BIZ
metallic convention. Following Governor
Waite. Il number Of short addresses we're
made The minority resolutions were With
drawn and the majority adopted.
Tho Big Four has made Il rate on grain
and -four from East St Louis to Liverpool
In connection with it, new steamship line
from Newport News Of IS cents per 100
pounds The regular rate from East 81.
Louis to the sea board is &c cents. so that
the Newport News steamers are destined
to play an important part In cast bound
rates In tile future ct course. no one be-
ltevcs that the ocean freight prof. "rton
Of the through rate is 10 OF Il cent pc
100. but AS the way bills. books aud all
documents pertaining to the shipment will
show this to be the case the Interstate
Commerce Commissioners will have serious
difficulty In showing that the long and
short haul clause OF tho law has been vio-
lated. rate war on eastbound business
- sure to follow. AS tho Rig Four. and with
It the Baltimore & Ohio. has determined
on this rate
News continues 70 come in regarding
the dew alton OF the recent storm In the
South. and each repor, adds to the list OF
dead and swells the ng .regate OF the prop
crty loss The number OF dead now TO-
I"r:cd exceeds 1000.
l.. Hartford. Conn, 10l women voted
+ -rtnol officers. but no, ali of them voted
10. women's nominees. The largest
cast for one OF these candidates
- f:.
Heavy rains have fallen in the Valley
q" AexicO. and have caused unprecedented
high waters and great damage to property
In the suburbs OF the City OF Mexico Tho
city Is at present almost completely sur
rounded by water. and the situation Is re-
garded serious
-GOttfried Gruetzc. - wealthy German
farmer. living near COTS. Kan. had his
head completely severed from his body In
runaway accident He was driving a
spirited t,am. and met II woman on horse
back wearing n large flowing care. The
wind spread out the garment. frightening
Mr.. Gructze's team. They ran into ditch,
throwing Nr. Gruetze completely over the
team onto q barb wire fence. He struck
on his neck with such Il rec that the Wire
severed II completely.
Tho 200 minors ut Ardmore Mo- have
decided not to demand an increase in wages
this winter until the financial situation
gets better. The financial depression OF
the country has caused the demand for
coal to be light and the ArdmOrc miners
have not teen receiving steady work even
at 80 cents. At Fewer Ito 1000 miners
remain rs firm In their demands as the
operators are in refusing to puy the in
crease.
AT Fut>burg. the jury In tie case OF
Edward u. King and Thomas W. Dickson,
printers charged with the murder OF Will
lam Cunninrham. another printer. las,
month. brought In 4 verd CT find:n. the
defendants guilty OF voluntary man
slau.ht and recommending them To the
mrrcy OF the court. Ike extreme penalty
l. twelve years iml ri>onmeut and a fine OF
$500. motion for Il new trial will be
made
Whiting. Hill. Jones & Go1d.oe. one OF
the largest dry goods and ciothin. houses
in Waco. Tex. has made an assignment
The total liabilities ere about 500. 600, with
assets OF Sl:5. 600.
The Nebraska Democratic State Com
vention nominated Frank J. Irvine. OF
Omaha. for Associate Justice of the Su-
prrmc Court and Hilton noolit,le and A.
NJ. Gooding for Regents Of the State Uni-
Versity.
Secretary Carlisle has seat 4 letter tc
Congress e>llainn. that his failure during
July and August 10 purchase the full
amount OF silver prescribed by law wa. due
to his Inability ~ secure it at what he cnn-
sdercd the market price.
Charles Johnson Of New York Is only
years old. and coicred. but he organized a
band for purposes OF highway robbery on
St:ut.Ay might. They "hcla up" Morris Van.
dervourt- II years Oil. and GEORGE Allen
IL years old IA they were returning from
church. Johnson ordered his followers T.,
hold IN" boys and rifle their pockets TAX.
ing "A silver na.sh and gold chain Frank
Brown captured Johnson aud Justice We;da
sent him 10 the Society FOR the rrevsnti,,
al Cruelty To Chiidrcn.
--Co,npt,oller Ecke.s has called for a
report OF the condition e national banks
Mt the close o! business Tuesday. Oct. 3
Joe Silver> and Ei~ari Moore. OF
Stanton. Ind. have confe-se,. to having
tried to wreck trains on the Nandal!a
Road. They impiicate Others In the same
town who Will be arrested.
Edward & Adams grain elevator at
l,,I h,,eu Oh