The farmers' union., 1893-11-16
WIPED OUT By FIRE.
AN INDIANA HAMLET SUSTAiNS
GREAT LOSS.
Fatal Wreck In Ohio -Distoura;,inca Il Fer
>i>tent Dun Cruiser Ho>ton in l,r. Dock
tion Figures.



three hours the entire res.1enc" portion IF
:he town was in ilntn!nen, danger, The
losses are: Dry goods >tore OF Charles
Iholna. totally destroyed. wiki entire
stock; kin<ie hardware Z re ashes. with
stock; e. NJ Saber'~ drug sore. burned to
the ground, lort.ou OF >;utl saved A
frame residence and two unoccui lei store
buildings also hurned. The loss i e>;i-
mated at s.o.U01 with only r~o t"cata in-
snrance, An eNpio>ion OF dynamite and
failing walls Of t:.c dru-; store >erou>ly.
though not fataliE. injured 4 l.. Hopkins.
{ Nickel Pate inspector. and Il man na,lvd
Waihurn.
Pour lives We're los, by II collision on
the Hooking Valley roa! near fostoria.
Ohio
Annoyed by persistent collector 4,
Duluth, MINI. sam Johnson seized him
and painted IN a fey red.
The cruiser Boston ra> placed out Of
commission at tie Mare Island navy
yard. where she Will 'e thoroughly ever
hauled and prepared for further sea SER
wee. She was sent to Hawaii during the
trouble there and remained on that station
thirteen months. Unofficial auviceS re-
r"iNed at the navy ,.cpar! men, show that
>he i iii fair Condition. Her machinery is
all ri-ht. but her boilers y i'll need Il thor
ou-ii cleaning. Her bottom i. in fairly
good tunaNin owing to the use of divers
10 rclnaTe narinc growth 1t will require
from fnHr To SIX months to put her In con-
Gition
The plurality for jackson for Governor
In iowa Is now figured at :;5.Go0. The
mainder OF the Republican tcke: i, elected
b. piuraiitir> ranging from 10. .000 To ~. 00O
The total Frohihjtiun vote i~ about Ii oJ0
and tina: OF the ropul.>;> $500. The newly
elected legislature vii. stand: Senate.
5? Republicans. Is Democrats; House. "A
Republicans, % Democrats. Friends OF
Congressman j. !. Gear claim that a ma
lority OF the members are pledged TO vote
for him for Uni:ei states senator to sue
:eed Wilson,
Fire broke oI: at Mansfield Ohio. at
the power station of tho tiliz.ns' Electric
Railway. Ligh, and Power Com any. 1t
caught from the en-, inc and caused Il loss
If $4,000. partly covered by insurance
Every street-rar in the city stopped In
consequence OF the damage done to the
boilers and engines. and it will proba bly,
be II necA before new machinery can be
put in. The Atch son. Kan, High School
building was burned down, Loss 500, 600.
Cause Of fire is unknown.
Peter Barker. of Chca 20. brother OF
:. t. Barker. for years the kim, OF Chi
caCO lumbermcn and once wealthy HIM
self. was twice arrested at Kansas City.
Mo-. for Snaichln- purses from women On
the street At first he protested his inno-
cenCc ami after his first arrest was re-
leased on the plea that he was ruuuing:
after the thief. Later he wa, caught while
,cizinS purse
NJ Il. Curtis. the actor. arrived in Bos-
ton and went at once 10 the Parker House,
rcSistcrn. under the name OF James Pow
crs. sorrento He was very nervous and
evidently in great need OF rest. Speaking
of his recent trial in SAN Francisco. he
said it had cost him $500 He had finally
got t" Boston and intended TO take "a thor
ough rest. He denied the interview with
him that appeared in Il Denver paper
by the will of Elizabeth Shute widow
OF the donor OF Iynn's electric fountain
Lynn Mass receives property valued at
100000. the proceeds OF which will be used
for the erection of Il ubic library build
ing There is also :. l., quest Of $50, ,O0O to
: the Lynn Hospital, payable on the death
OF three persons The entire estate is val
ued At nearly $4,000.
Ten Belgian gas motors. Owned by
nate. were destroyed By Il ire in tn. RAJ
cine Avenue Barn, :.au>cd by the explosion
OF "a ga; tank on Cnc of the motors Loss
j., SO .03n
-Francis Barkman. whom many people
cons der the most eminent historian OF his
time. died in his home in Prince street,
Jamaica Plain. Il SION. late Wednesday
afternoon. The fatal result OF his brief
" m R,
OF death WAS pcrtonitis.
- Mrs. Anna Swinarton, Of Chicago Is
sum George lie Bpu,jilier. the New York
org goods merchant. for $4,000 damages
for the loss Of eye. She claims that
while in lie Eoutiiiicr'> store Il pin was
! snapped into her eye by q: cusahoy.
--Loui, F.oyd. WHO. with his lrother
! Frank, cnnsp. red with Paying cller Philip
NJ. Sche.G to rob the Hark If Minneapoli IS
! OF S9). 900, IS arrested in New York on :.
! steamship destined f,r Rio de Janeiro
! Frank Floyd and Schei-. with the bulk .!
, the stolen money. are on the Spree, bound
f0r southampton
! In some districts II England. coal ow-
ing t, the strike OF the miners. Is retailing o
. A, so shilling: (sl5> per ton. and the price
! threatens To Increase. The weather is
cold and the prices demanded for coal
! place it entirely cut OF the reach OF the
j poor
! Nine fire. destroyed dwellings and
/ barns at Globeviiie. Coo Residents are
searching for two suspicious strangers
| Mrs. Long was badly and her baby IA
! tally burned by the destruction Of ,hei,
home at Stanchfeld. MINI.
Senator Shields. Democrat. has one
! majority il $50 votes at Dubuque. Ion a.
| Bald win, nonpar:isan. will contest.
| New Jerseys rcdis,ric.!ny Law OF 1891
was declared unconstitutional Legisla
, tors shall lie chosen by counties il is held
Obituary: At Washi l-ton. Haakin,
+ Taylor. formerly Mayor OF keokuk. IJws. -
A. Oconee, Ill. Mrs. Sarah Morse aged
:: AT Virginia. Ill. Mrs Lydi, Tate
. aged 6>
J -Ex- ,retar- Eusk Is recovering from
! the elects OF q delicate operation per.
! formed by surgeon General Hamilton
! paylS.d f~ures FROM, r.o.>v,v,p;, ia,