The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-07
THRASHED !. TOUGH.
EXCELLENT WORK OF AN iNDI-
ANA PREACHER.
Suicide of . Prominent Terre IiAute Man
Scores of the Great Football Games
Alabama Church-Eners Fight Fire -
Fierce Work of Flames.
Told Ina Few Words.

Ind. when the congregation became ex-
cited over a general fight which was going
on outside the church door. The minister
ceased preachin: and attempted 70 stop
the alteration. He was assaulted. but
came out on top. badly beating his assail-
ant, young man named Kills Ellis
filed Charges against the minister Tor as
sau!'. and the minister retaliated by filing
charges against him for disturbing a re-
ligious meeting.
-Desponden. because OF long Illness
eS-County Commissioner Peter Miller. a
prominent German harness merchant OF
Ierre Haute. Ind, sent pistol ball
through his right temple The bullet
lodged in his cheek upon the opposite side.
He is stu alive, but IS past recovery.
peculiar fact was that after firing Miller
hid the pistol in u barrel
AT New York. Thursday. Princeton de-
feated Yale at football by score of to 0.
At Chicago. the Chicagos defeated the Bos-
tons to I. and the team from Michigan's
University won from that OF the University
OF Chicago by IS to 10. snow and blood
and darkness were features OF all the
games No fatalities are repor ed
SPARKS from Il locomotive set fire to
cotton warehouse at Livingston. Ala. sun
day Church congregations hastily add
Journed and succeeded In putting it out
The Arlington Hotel at Omaha, Neb..
was damaged TO the amount OF $4,000.
Sleeping guests were dragged out by fire.
men, Explosion OF mill dust caused u So
600 blaze in the Listman elevator at West
superior. Intense cola retarded the fire.
men. Twenty onc horses were burned in
a fire at Lexington. Mo Five others were
made useless by their injuries Fire de-
stroyed the interior of the large building
at 1sO-1s2 Quincy street, Chicago The
loss is about $1s5.OO
Twenty lone persons we're killed in
fight to prevent troops closing a Catholic
church at krosche. Russia
Credit Mobilier OF Rome. has suspend
ed payment Many other failures are ex
pected to follow the big concern
Secretary Herbert in his annual report
says there are forty one war vessels and
more should be added.
Protesting his innocence Of wife muir
der. Van Baker died in the West Virgini>
penitentiary at Moundsville
Michael Hennessy. while drunk.
pushed his wife into the fire near Taylors.
willie, Conn. The woman will die.
Spain is making every preparation for
q vigorous campaign and will literally
carry the war into Africa
Relatives OF Leslie Hitch. OF Evans
willie. Ind. think he was beaten TO death
at the Southern Insane Hospital
-Chadron. Neh, lost $40, 900 by q blaze
| which was caused by the explosion of 4
gasoline stove.
Grew OF the freight steamer Europe.
now at New York. had hard fight to savo
the vessel from burning ut sea
Sugar trust stocks at New York have
lost twenty-five points, shrinkxge in
value Of $4,000, 900.
Chan Lung Quan's bones have been
boiled preparatory to shipment to the
Flowery Kingdom for burial
Nathan Blum has confessed At Port
land. Ore. to the gigantic smuggling ope-
rations carried on by gang there.
Rival young women fought Desperate
! ly at the entrance to q Mckinney Ky }
, church. and afterward attended sexvicea
Col Rice, OF Columbian Guard fame,
must pay $500 damages to q Columbu.
j Ohio domestic he accused Of stealing
-England's memorial TO Lowell, Ameri.
can poet, was unveiled In the chapte.
; house OF Westminster Abbey.
| Iowa lines want the State Commits
sfoners to permit q raise of freight rates
JOOOcrS Will oppose the move
October statements OF the Burlington
/ and St Paul lines show a deere ase in the
freight earnings
! Attacked while building a spur at St
| Charles. Mo. "katy" employees routed Wa
bash men with streams OF water.
! A new gold camp has been opened in
! Colorado. near Colorado Springs Scores
are going to the place.
; r. h +. Pierce is accused OF preying
upon the Indian polis National Bank and
has been sued by the receiver
/ Henry Wesley was fatally hacked with
an AK at Monroe City. Ind. by his step
! daughter during a family fight
The British ship Spring burn arrived at
| San Francisco with six OF her crew sick
with scurvy.
| -Myron A. King. Grand II apids. Mich,
! veteran. shot and killed his wife and then
! b HIMSELF,
! Canton. Ohio. residents appointed q
committee OF safety with view to stem
! ming the tide OF lawlessness.
| Peter Larson. of St James. Mimi, IA
| tally shot his wife and then fed. She had
sued him for a divorce
| Sentenced to the penitentiary for
seven years. Andrew Hayes tried to kill
Judge Clark at Atlanta. Ga
Wakefield. Virginia village near Pc
tersburs. was practically wiped out The
| place had SOD habitants
| In a collision OF freight trains at Har-
risville, Mo. Mr. 1homas n. Harre, q
| Kansas City salesman, was killed.
| VIM Haines, a gas-house EN- ploye, was
roasted while repairing one OF the retorts
| at kingston Ont
| Eight lives are supposed to have Leen
i lost by the sinking OF schooner near
| Swampscott. Mass
! Fire is raging in the Pewabic mine a,
| Iron Mountain. Mich. Unless It is soon ex-
tinguished hundreds OF miners will be
| among the unemployed
Charles Lord, New York clubrnan, 2:
years old and possessed OF an Independent,
fortune. committed suicide in his apart
| ment by putting bullet In his brain.
| Having traced Charles Miller to an In
| dianap polls dissecting- room. a life insus-
l ~in SfS