The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-13
RATES HAVE FALLEN.
WESTERN ROADS ANNOUNCE 3
ONE.FARE TIP.
Judge Islatcl,fcrd Passes Peacefully Away
-Rumcr OF President Cle,eian.l'> Serious
Illness - Burned the Negro Ka-ishcr-
Poor Prospects for Cotton Crop.


Told In; :. Few Words.
Members IF the Western pa>>cu-c:
Association At chicago Fr day decided L
give a oae-tare Worlds Fair rate from Al
points In Their territory. 4 COMMITTEE,
representing rhe Words Far executive
officers was given = hearing OF tn" CUES
ton OF lower rates. and almost tAe es.t!re
day was t<sHen uD in she discussion After
the wi.hirawai of the Exposition officials
the matter was referred to a committee 81
SIX and rs report was adopei, onIy one
line standing out, and that line favuriu.
one-fare rate withou, any re,tr!rt.ons-
The committee reported IN favor OF selling
t!chetS 1or continuous passage IN ordinary
coaches. good for return either seven or
eleven days frc,n date of sale, The first sac
OF tickets 5 to be made July l.. Each
road belonging 10 the association Will make
ARRANGEMENTS to run four hix excursions.
The nlst viii be run on July l.. the second
one week from that day, the th!r>: two and
the fourth three weeks from July l.. The
excursion trains Will ali tie specials ard
VIII consist Of ordinary cars no chair cars
or seepers being used. The eNtent 10
which the trst four excursions are latron
lied viii determine whether they VIII be
cont inEel.
Justice Samuel +. Blatchtord. If ,he
cntta.e in Greenough place. Newport. Il.
l.. 1T go o clock Friday evening Death
had seemed probable for three days. but
it was not till 3 o'clock Friday after
noon that the family realized that IL
was at hand. From that hour Judge
Rla1chford sank rapdiy. passing away
rs If asleep, Mrs. Ba,chford and Apple
ton Bia;chf RI. the cn,y son. also DR..
f. II. Rankin. his physician, were with
him when he died. Justice B!ntchfori
arrived al his cottage about jane
l.: and three weeks ago Friday SUI
fered two sli;ht paralytic strokes.
which his physician described as partial
loss OF motion. The effect was general IN
character. ana not upon any part OF the
lody in particular. leaving the patient
weak but in full possession of all his facul-
ties. For time he transacted some bust-
ness bnt about q week before his death
this became impo ssible.
"A Boston dispatch says: 1t may be an
unfounded rumor. but the assertion is made
upon the authority OF a neishbor OF Presi
dent Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay that the
Presidents illness which C, mines him 20
his cottage Is due to an operation per-
formed by DR. Bryant saturday to remove
cancer. The report first came from Buzz
yards Bay thursday morning. and later
inform alton was received from Washington
before the Buzzard's Bay report was re-
ccived there. How much truth there is in
| the startling assertion cannot be learned.
because DR.. Bryant Colonel Lamont and
other person, near the President will not
discuss the Presidents indisposition other
wise than to declare that he Is suffering
from a slight attack OF rheuma tism.
which will keep him con fined to his room
time In the light of circumstances pre-
| viously declared trivial. however. the re-
port is accepted US having some basis OF
truth.
A most horrible drama was enacted
Friday at Bardwell. Ky Shortly after
noon Charles Miller, the negro who MUIR
dered the Ray Girls. was burnt to death at
| the stake. The deliberate execution OF the
brutal murderer was witnessed by crowds
who came in all nigh: long from various
points. 1t was orderly multitude. and
| the frirhtful fate OF the man was looked
! upon as coolly as II it had been decree of
| the court
The New York World prints reports by
| telegraph from nearly three hundred cor
| respondents in the South and Southwcs:
| upon the condition OF the cotton crop
| These reports, which cover thoroC Chilly the
| whole cottoa-raisfng section OF the United
States make q very discourasins showing
| for this years crop 1t is already certain
| that the crop has been badly DAMAGED by
! un!avorable weather during the past six
| weeks, that 1t has got poor start. being
| injured by insects and diseasr. and cannot
| amount to an average yield. More serious
still Is the prospect that further adverse
weather, which may fairly be expected at
this season. catching the beIated crop in
! its present condition. will reduce the yield
| still further a few sections. as in Florida
| and Leu .siana, seem to have escaped the
fate that has overtakcn the cotton terri
| tory generally. but they are no: extensive
enough 20 make any material difference IN
| the crop as n whole.
| A FIRE entail;n: Il heavy loss occurred
! Thursday in Alien, suburb OF Hamburg.
| Ths buildings destroyed were Stucken &
! Au0ersons coffee warehouse and WOch.
! merits granary. The loss is placed at 500.-
| 600 marks.
| A bonfire in a pile of rubbish was kim
| died on Friday afternoon between two ho-
tells on Edserton avenue. near Goth street.
| Chicago The buiA1Aas stand close to-
| gether and were set on fire. They were
| called the Oak View AMI Lincoln hotels,
and were owned by Barnes & Clark. OF
| Lincoln. Neb The fire was carried by the
| strong wind TO the Blarney Castle. Irish
| village, in Jackson Park. and started
| blaze on the root. BY the same means the
| hospit al tent in the plaisanCe and the en-
| CINE house on 5oth street were set fire.
| The loss IS estimated at $50. 900 and the in
| surance about $4,000
| Secretary Lamont has decided that OF
| tcers detailed as Indian agents are not en-
titled to mounted pay. aud directs them. II
their duties require them TO be mounted.
| TO apply to the Interior Department for
mounts,
| -Seno- Delvailc has formed new Ar
| cent.ne Cabinet
| AT Columbia, s. C.. Judge Hudson, In
! an in junction to restrain the county dis
! pensers from opening IN Darlin 2ton. has
! decided a-a.nst the S:ate he declared
| the law uncons :tutional He denounced
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