The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-21

day at Chicago has riva,eu Thursday l..
excessive heat. In the mi ~ 81 cool
weather. which had continued .l,e -tuptco-
~. the tharnometer rose without "a:n!n-.
ana between Ih,. hours OF : and ! IN
the af,eruo Don /, climbed feom the temper
ate notch II ~ to IS dccree,. lie highest
point attained at any time this summer,
Ambu .ances were kept busy ii; the Fair
and IN the city because prosira,!ons fr"'"
heat were numerous Soldiers from ohio
dropped under the appalliu. heat and sank
in their forced march. Al Least half
hundred OF the amateur warrior, were
in the hands OF the doctors ~ ,hc .mer-
Eency hospital durn. the day. The Their
lnome:er proved III re fatal to them than Il
cross fire from an eneuy's batteries They
Dent under the burden OF their pound Kits
and iarded the lean earth as they marched
The sun gave them IL warm welcome. "A
warmer greeting than has been accorded
any guest at Jackson Park this Summer by
half degree for he title tn, mercury t.
/ % degrees Small wonder II there Was but
little starch left to adorn their collars.
Some days ago near Jackson Miss.
Frank Woodruff and his five children were
poisoned by Benjunn Jackson. who threw
rat poison in we'll TWO children died.
Jackst II was lynched. The revenge OF citi-
Zens did not stop there NJ. A. Haley. Jack
son. and two women. Ben'S Wife and his
mother in-law. were arrested and ed
mitted that BeE had told them of his in
tention To poison his enemy's we'll They
were given Il brief trial and the jury dis
charged them crowd OF armed men
seized the TWO women and man ana hanged
them as participants In the conspiracy.
Rufus Brasley furnished the money to buy
thsAv a.
til Thursday. when he was caught and
hanged near the still PENDENT bodies OF the
! other three No arrests have been made.
but Judge Cuyce has given peremp,ory or
ders for an Indictment
Late Thursday night. kilograms were
! received at Milwaukee from Mnrsa6sld.
Junction City. and Powers Station. stating
that tho forest fires had ut last gotten
beyond control. and the entire towns were
burning. Mansfield is OF, the main line Of
! the Wisconsin Central Railway in Wood
/ County, and has 4 population OF 5000.
| 1t is IA numbering town. and considerable
furniture is manufactured there. Six years
ago the town was almost wiped out by fire.
For many days forest fires have ragged In
cessantly in that vicinity. burning many
cords OF wood. much lumber and property
OF settlers. but Thursday, heralded by q
gale from the vest. the flames were at the ir
! worst. and by night. in binding smoke. Il
score OF families we're homeless and moth
ers with their little ones fled from the fiery
element to Marshfield, A, midnight the
flames were met by every male citizen n,
the outskirts Of the town: tut TO no avail.
Latest reports indicate the complete de-
! struction OF the place.
With military display and patriotic
porous state, Ohio cele bra ted its day n,
the Columbian Exposition Thursday. At
the head OF the Ohio troops Governor
William Mckinley and his brilliantly uni
formed staff besiesed the White City. Al
most before the authorities were ast.r the
conquering hosts had passed through ,ht
gntes OF Jackson Park and marched tri.
umphantly over the broad avenues OF tn,
Columbian municipality o. to the Buck
eye building the Governor led the process.
sion and there planted the banner OF b /.
State amid the cheers of thou and> of hi.
people. Then bean one OF the most sue
cessful State DAYS ut the Fair.
Catholics OF Faribault. Mimi. have de-
cided that the celebrated Faribault school
plan is failure and have asked the board
, ofeducation to remove heProtcstan tea CHI
erS from the Catholic school As "a result the
Protestant children will be withhra WI
from the school, which will hereafter be
conducted as n parochial institution.
Official advices received at Washing.
ton from United States Minister Thompson
at Rio de Janeiro state that the city Ina.
fallen into the hands OF the rebels. anu
that the Government OF Brazil is over
thrown
The new City Hall OF Spokane. Wash
! was destroyed and three timers are re.
ported 10 have been cremated. A loss oil
$500. 00o was inflicted at Spencer Mass, by
a blaze which originated In IA freigh t depot.
Several fremea were injured
The Supreme Council Of Forest,r>, IL
session at New Haven, has elected these
officers: Chief Ranger. Lewis Thorne, o.
California; Sub-chie Ranger, Alfred Mar
land. OF Pennsylvania: President. DR.. NJ
F. Mariand. OF Massachusetts,: Secretar;
F. Vi. McMurtry. o: Missouri Hecordin:
Secretary. Patrick F. kincon. o: Rhod,
Island: Senior Woodward. NJ, b. OShea o.
New York: Junior Wood ward. Thomas II
Richards. OF Michigan; Senior Beadle. Il
". Poston. Of Illinois: Junior Beadle
George +. Gordon. OF Minnesota: Trustees
Or VI s. Clark. OF Ohio; j. A. Watson, O
Oregon: ana Charles 2. Nogt. OF Maryland
Ma ior John L. Hays. formerly Iuarte-
master on Gen. Nelson A. Miles staff vii,
was made maniac and an epiicptc by
blow received in Chicago year ago ha
had his mind restored by trepa ln.ng ant
will recover
| The number OF volumes issued from
the New York Rible House durns Angus
was So GA. and since April the total ISIS a,
has been 43&, 3)a The board of manager
has authorized grants OF books to the val
ue OF ss.sl5. including 81, 900 for col portaS <,
and con>ignments to the soc!c,y's La Plat.
and MEXICO agence-.
The new White House baby will b
known hereafter Either" This old
fashioned name has been selected for IN
child By the President and Mrs Cleveland
Professor James b Crawford. OF tn
chair OF history in the University OF Hi
no!s has been summarily dismissed after
service OF twenty years
The tank steamer Astral. with her ca .