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

ported at the Philadelphla mint nc re-
serve vault. in which sl5.o00o J0 in :"ld
was stored In 1857. has been "rcned ana its
contents weighed. with the result that the
total !, that much lacking OF the amount
Superintendent 30, bysheu rcceip,ed for
when he assumed its care. Mr.. BosoyaheH
accepted the vault from the late Daniel
Fox, his predecessor. without weighing
NV tina: the time Ea, come for him 10 re-
linqulsh his Office he cannot account fOr me
shortage. The seals show that tn" vault
has not been tampercd with from the 'front.'.
II the money has been stolen during the
six years the thievc. have entered from the
sides or the bottom Of the vault Director
Preston. Of the mint. was present during
the s'c,nd weighing. 1t i, said that Mr.
EOsby shell must make good the loss.
The express car OF the Mineral Range
passenger train. which lief, Hancock. Mich,
at . O'Clock Tor Calumet, was held MP ana
bbcd by bandits half mile from Boston
Station about hair AN hour later The rob-
beers securel So 600 IN cash, money in
tended for the employees OF the Calumet
and liecla copper mine. for whom Satur-
day was payday. The money was drawn
Friday morning from the First National
Buuk OF 1ioughtOn, and the Superior say
ings Bank OF Hancock.
Lawrence T. Neal. the Democratic can
didate for Governor OF ohio, made his
opening speech OF the campaign at Newark
Thursday. His audience was large. dele
cations being present from Columbus.
GAINESVILLE. Mansfield. and many other
cities Mr. Meals speech was mainly an
attack on that system Of tariT which he
pleased TO term Mckineyisn
Mr. Neal said that the sherman
silver law and the Mckinley tariff
law underlie the want OF confidence
whtc., is the cause OF the trouble. and gave
it as his belief that prospect can only he
obtained by adherence To the Democratic
faith In the matter OF both currency and
tariff reform The purchasing. clause of
~ sherman silver law" said he. .'mu,,
IL repealed. and tho Democratic party
stands committed not only to it, repeal
but to the unlimited OF both gOi
and silver money. 1he Democracy
Of OHIO has eaf.irnol the decllra' ion and
give IL my personal ind r-cnen;. Mr.,
Neal then expressed the opinion that 1.-The
greatest Zoe to the prosperity Of the people
Is McKn!eyism." He said: $50 long as the
Federal system Of pr effective taxation Is
continued we can have no general and per
mancnt prosperity IN this country. TO
gain such prosperity We must apply the ak
to the root OF the evil Will. earnestncss
Kinley method OF TAXATION"
The report OF the burning OF Marsh
field. Wis. by forest fires was exaggerated.
hut Northern Wisconsin is one srnolderine
furnace. The liue. of fire rlvayed the
forests between Marshfeld and LAX" SUI
perior- Where they will end
say Unless there Is rain in Northern Wiz
consn soon even greater disasters thar
have already occurred may be- expected
Many families are homeless md destitute.
A. yet no one has been able to confirm
the reports OF losses Of life, but that
some settlers have been cut OFF by
the flames and killed is very probable. SC
far all who have been reported as missing.
however. have been located. Many per-
sons escape death only after adventures
OF Il most thrilling character, and some OF
the stories OF the refugees are dramatic.
The fire is the greatest since that OF 1871
The extent OF tn" damage canno. Tee csti-
mated OWN. To the fact tnat the fires have
cut oY Geographic communication with
most OF the smaller towns Ca timber the
lcE-C- are the heaviest. aud Frank i.r-
MILAN. OF the Mcmillan Lumber Conn any
In An interview said the less to Wisconsin
forests would probably amount t. letwer,,
g.. 600 900 and IL. .olo Thi- represents
vast amount OF IiHc as wei, n hardwoo,i
timber. covering land ar V, which even
th's' mot familiar with the forest. of
Wisconsin ,unot estimate.
sheriff u EjoT. prpvty H. &. Cot
and DC! uty &. II. & ttou. OF boone County,
Ark. arrived at Scli-man. No with Jane.
Ioun :hln vi and VIII Al. Hul~cy. captured.
In Frog bayou The rri>"rer, hAv. for
three week. sisted arrest and were ca ~
turcd un!: after the; had teen badly
wounded They will he taken to IIarri>ou,
Ark. To De tried 70: the robbery Of ,he
store OF Il. \. Thornton and the po,tu:,ir,
At Drn,e". Ara. IN broad DAYLIGHT They
held up Two CLERKS and several Gus; oner>
A report come from Paris that work i.
to be resumed on the rAnaml canal in No.
ve,ahcr.
Fay Tcmplc,or and Howell rs orur. II.
an interview At Boston. admit that the ;.
are married.
--tonSrcss,nar Oates has introduced a
bill in the hons. OF representatives to an
mex Utah to the State y, Nevada
Henri Newman i Co. dea lcr> Ia cloth :
ier>' supplies ut New YORK. w..h IL branch
In Chicago. huvs been &. ante! an extension
by their creditors The firms sta,c!nen:
shows assets Of Sa,4I1. l3J aud liabiitie, o.
$lG...3oa.
--D,ta.lter Weeks. u: New York. is b.
nina tne OARS III SAN Jose. te.ecitVPS Will
go to Costa Rca after him
-SiN shopiiftsrs were caught in Ciuriu-
matt and u great quantity OF fine silks
lacss. and other goods were found
collector }. ". Eeicklev o: the Indian
apoi!s Gas Company. has ahscondei. TAX
ing IA large aulout o: the concerns cash
-! he Michigan Central is trying to have
its tax rate in Indiana reduced from $50 :
600 t. sa5. 900 a mile.
Twelve 'aeu. stealing their Nav t. the
worlds fa'r ia Il freight car. were held Il,
with pistols and robbed By four rneu a,
Winslow. Ind
Naval officer, have decided to resrric
the test by which builders have mad,
handsome premiums on Increased speed u
~tfr-.
-Eicar NiN. an American. vas arrested
at rrzemys Aus'ro-Galic!a. on suspicion