The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-03
BLOWN TO ETERNITY.
FRlGHTfUL FATE OF OIL WELL
OPERATORS.
Laws Awful IIorror-Gs.n. st. CLAIM. Mus;
Draw In His Horns surpassed Louis
Iin.g-IIou>e of Commons LAS Free
Fight.



Buren, aud Two brothers went !" thr!F
magazine near Samples station. Pa. on
the ri,tshury aud Western halfway, ~ get
load OF nitro : lyrerinc FOR shooting an
oil well. The dangerous hu!d was hcin:
transferred to wagon e which three
hors1s were attached when i exploited
The conclusion shook the surrounding
buildings and people near the scene we're
thrown about in every direction. The only
portion II NJ : Van Euren's 'uGy yet
found is part OF Lee. Small shrrds of
Hr>h were scattered all about. The three
horses were also blown To fragments. while
only few small pieces OF the wagon re-
lain. \ hole was Blown IN tie ground
large enough for a &c lar. Several people
wer. injured by the tnncu>~ion ana the
flying debris. but they will recover, Van
Buren, was 20 years OF age and uunIa-r ed.
! he escape OF his brothers. who were near
ty ut the time, was miraculous.
The attempt to eiectrocute Murderer
William G. Taylor IN Auburn. y. ". prison
Thursday resulted in horrible u!sriana-e-
ment he foot rest of the chair broke
and the dynamo gave out, So that Il second
current could not be applied. 1t was
thought power would have 10 ,c obtained
from the city's electric plant Morphine
the electric chair later.
Inspector Thornhy and Ga,tman
Iurell. at Tho fair. who were discharged on
account OF the trouble they had with Con-
| missioner St. Clair. will be rcin>;ated.
They were DISCHARGED on the personal IN
structions of st Clair without The form
aiity of the ALLEGED outrage having been
brought to the attention of the council of
al min stration
W. II. Irving. OF Chicago. filled his mouth
| with sunpowder and. applying match.
was blown into eternity.
The home rnle question caused Il
hand-to-hand conflict in the House Of
Commons at London Thursday night he
| side which Donny brook fair pales into in
Significance All thou .hts of dignity were
| forgotten and the members fought right
| and left like so many cats and dogs The
| trouble was started by Joseph Cham
| heriain. leader Of the opposition to Glad
| stone; he. in attempting 10 reply to the
| Grand Ola Man, used the bittcrr-t invec-
tive. and was interrupted by r. T. O'Con-
| nor. who Kissed "Judas In an instant
| the whole space between the front benches
was filed with struggling, cursing
! mass OF members. striking. c1lwing and
| upsc,tinS each other. Manful efforts were
| made to separate the combatantS Both
| serseants-at-armsf forced their way through
| the thick OF the fight. but as fast as one
| group was IacifieG another came to blows.
Eventually Mr. Gladstone begged Edward
Majoribanks. a sturdy literal. to do some
| thin, to stop the fighting. Mr.. Majori-
| banks dug his way through the tangled
mass OF he.lisercnts. and by repeated APP
| peals III the name OF the Premier. succeed
| Mr. lad
stone, sitting bolt upright. watched the
scene with inflamed face and an expression
of sorrow. Indignation aud establishment,
| which will never be erased from the mem
DRY OF those observing it.
! AT q meeting OF the Clearing House
| Association Chicago banks were authorized
| to i. she certificates in order t. relieve the
monetary stringency Financiers con ,ider
the weakness OF sterling exchange the
most favorable feature of the money stu
alton.
| pr. Johnson. OF ChattanoO.a, CHARGED
| with killing Chief Of Police MITCHELL ha
been released. Mitchells friends Will an.
peal to the Grand Jury.
| -Emboldened by the lynchinr OF Ara.a
the tough element in Denver in rlanntn.
more violence. The mayor has isscud IA pro
| clamatfon against iniianmatory harangueS
| The First and Montana National bank
of Helena have suspended owing to th'
prevailing financial stringency. Asset,
exceed the liza hil;tics in each case.
--Leavenworth. Kan. is swarminy viii
tramps, and three OF them are suspccte,
of an attempt to rob the County treas
urei'$ office
| Colonel lose Andrade, who. during the
administration Of the late General Manue
Gonzales. was in charge OF the ricdr
GordO district in Guanajuato has been ar
rested on Il charge Of committing Il mum
| Der OF atrocious crimes IN his offc:a
capacity II is alleged that he sho;
number OF innocent persons without trial
He was tried. found guilty and shot Tn
execution was witnessed ty hundreds Q
people
AT Cleveland. the handsome suburba,
re>idence OF Dan 2. Eels wa totally de
| >trOyed by fire The total loss Will foo
up 20 S2oo.0O0 insurance not known. TIL
fire was caused by IA gas explosion.
The Farmers Bank OF Mount Sterling
: Ky. suspended payment
Very Reverend Alexis Granger died !.
| No,re Dame. aged 10 years
"A: St Louis two huge boilers OF tn
Bellcville Company exploded. tearing tn
boiler house to fragments and badly WRECK
in- the main building. No one was IN
iured. The loss is estimated at $780, 0l
C. ". Cannon. real estate dealer an
A. VI. Hotter have failed at Helena Mon
The former, assets are Sl.501. 900; liabli
ties. s24o 900. Holter's liabilities are 5000,
ooo assets, $1,000. 900
Thursday morning the Arkansas Rive
| began TO rise and the entire lower porto
| Of Pueblo. Colo. is Threatened with inun
da,ion. Hundreds 81 people living In th
fats have fed to higher grounds Tn
water works are closed by the food. Til
loss will Approximate 81. 00). 00l.
-Benjam.n H. Ticknor. Of Boston dom
business as Tichnor & Co. publishers, ha
, ! made an asst ;n,nent.
, 1T Is reported that United States Sen
a,or 4. c Becky o. Wyoming. Is abou
to resign In consequence Of quarrel vi;
Governor Osborne regarding Federal a,
| pcintment>.
Gen. George ". Moran. Of NJ. Eerno,
| Ohio the only surviving General OF tn