The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-10
NO TIME FOR PRAYER.
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE ON
LAKE GEORGE.
Dry Goods Crash at (hicagO-Snlcidc OF
Bursted Observation-Disclosures Miners Riot
in kansas-SeEator Mitchell Sued by Ills
Mother.
Told In Il Few Words.

twenty nine SUMNER guests on board l ne
Rachel was chartered by party OF guests
of the Fou rteenMiIe Island Hotel TO con-
vey them 20 the Hundred Mile Island
House, where a dance was in progress. MT.
Phillips. manager OF the Pearl Point Hotel,
who had charge OF the Rachel, allowed Pilot
Barber to 90 TO his home in the afternoon,
as he was HI Claude Granger was ordered
IN charge OF the boat by MI Phillips. He
!, not an eNpericn ced pilot, although tamil
lar with that part OF the lake. where he
has Teen employed two seasons The night
was very dark. Granger got too far OF
the channel when going past the old piers
that supported the original dock. south
OF one Hundred Island House and
stove large hole In the bottom OF tho
boat. The passengers scarcely knew what
had happened before the boat filed with
water and sank. No time was given TO the
1l-fated pleasure seeker, 70 utter q prayer.
Some OF the passengers were caught under
the shade deck and died quickly. 1t
seemed hours before help arrived though
a dozen were on the water in row.
boats almost before the s,uOkestack OF the
Rachel sank from sight Nine were
drowned.
james II. Walker. the wcll-Lnown thi-
cago dry goods merchant. confessed judy
ment Just before noon Friday before Judge
Windc, on "a note for S.. AS 20 In favor Of
Edward Noa The Chicago Title ana Trust
Company has been appointed receiver for
the house.
Nelson Van Kirk. the weli-known
trader on tho Chicago Board OF Trade.
shot and killed himself In his Office. Fri
day He wa, formerly u partner OF Peter
McGeogh. who failed some years ago while
trying 10 engineer . corner In lard Van
Kirk failed about y month ago. but got
another start aud seemed to be getting
along al, right until he was forced TO the
wall again After no found that his trades
would have o. 10 closed out he went TO his
once, shut himself in aud took his own
life
AT Pittsburx. Kan. seventy Eve strik-
ing miners Friday morning lay In wait and
assaulted the men work ing In shaft No. II
OF the Kansas and Texas Coal Company.
All ran except Henry Smith. an American.
10 stood his ground and brutalIy
toaten. He finally got on, OF the mob. and
kOiag home procured a revolver and started
cgsin for the mine In the meantime u
few deputy shcrifYs rad put IN an appear
Ance and the mob isper>ed. The mine Is
being opsrsted with full force. At =
meeting OF the miners and citizens COM
uittee 1t was found impossible to come to
~ any agreement The operators now
consider tho strike at an end and will not
entertain any proposition for q compromise
Or arbitration. New men coming in
daily and bu. few OF the striker, would lie
given work even il tire strike were de-
clarcd of.
Mrs Maria /. Mitchell. widow OF AleN
ander Mitchell. OF Milwaukee. has brought
suit against her son. Senator John l. Nit
cheil AMI the Wisconsin Fire ana Marine
Insurance CumpAny's KA,sk. She c1ius
that tho bank owes her 100000 and that
her son IS behind $4,000 IN the annual
allowance he Is required 70 pay her under
tho will OF his father
The employees OF the Evansville and
Tore Hautc Railroad decided to refuse TO
accept che 10 per CEN. cut IN wages pro-
posed by the company for SIXTY days. after
which the present standard will be rene we'd
Superintendent CorOctt sent cnrl pye
to TERN, IIautc with the message that the
men at Evansville were willing t. agree TO
the reduction II the men there were sat!s-
fed. The meeting included euIiueerS. fire
mon. conductors trainmen. etc \ COM
mittce went IL Evansville under in>;cuc
t,Cus To refuse any cut IN WAGES.
Lord Randolph Churchill j. SERIOUSLY
Ill with nervous prostra,.ou.
California mines have pr 1GI. ell 81. 000, =
900 OF gold uur.n. the last SIXTY days
A cut in wace, led ~ Il riot at tho Ar
kansas Valley Snelter. At LcaGvil e,
Wuramen who refused to accept the rcduc-
tinn stoned those who we're within, to wur,
AMI drove them on, II the town.
Obituary: Ats: Louis. +. J. Moss. tn.
wealthy tie contractor. aged Is: Lei-h o.
knapp wc,lknown newspaper WORKER
aged ~. seymour. lad, john KapIa
aged .o.-At jackson. Mich. Colonel Hu.l
Richards.
The following o:HccrS have been eler,e,
b. the Catholic Total Abstinence Union o
America. which has just closed is annua
rouvcuti VI ut Spru ste!d. Mass: r-rs.
dent, Bishop j. l.. Cu.tr-. IL Wino0a
Mimi: First Vice President. J. Wash:n.
ton Losuc. "t rhiiadelphiA: Second Vic,
President. lev. Il s tonAtr. Of Spring
field Mass Third Vice President; Mrs \
!. Coney. of Philadelphia: treasurer. Rev
William McNahon. Of Cleveland; Score
tary. Rev \. L. Doyle. {. :. T.. q Ne,
YORK City.
The an:!-S ,sucrhy supreme sitting Q
the Order Of Iron HALL has elected: the>
oM.ers to fill vacancies: George \ Phi.
lips. Of Philadelphia. and {, A Dawson. o
Cincinnati. Supre,ga Trustees: W +. Clar,
" Cambria Il ,ort. Nus. Supreme Prela,e
A. r. AUarr> III. ~ Chicago, Supreme Her
aid : L. lIurA. ~ N;ne.aud y J., So
prrme Waterman; G. /. MAXWELL, q. uaver
hill. Mass. .uarcme E:iettc. aud NJ
Hau,herry. o. Hopktn>vi.le. Ky. h.
committee an laws. vice +. :. Bows. re
si.neu Application. for the dis ,oluttpu q
the rcceiver,h.p viii b. made ~ the mex
term OF the superior Caur: - lndianapo
lis
Nearly ore-,h!r,i u the town II Per
Louis. capital ot Nautilus. has been de
stroy ct. by tire. The loss : over LOO "a
rupees.
The rraurh house OF the Wh.t.c!a,
Harue, Manufacturing Gem pany. q ..Nr1,
Ohio 1t hau>l> cry Mas DAMAGED. sISi i
by fire.
-Indcpenaent Wallpaper manufacture.
are preparing ~ fight the wall paper ira,
in the Coarts.