The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-30
JUST SAVED HIS CASH.
MISSING HEIR TURNS UP AT THE
LAST MINUTE.
Fr.ghtful Loss of Life at Detroit Fire
The West Michigan Road Has u bad
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know whether she Nus chi.Gle-s or not.
sne made IL conditional VIII Ry it, terms
many OF Her friends and >und-y in-titu-
i!on- we're euc ccd by gifts of from Sl.0oo
to >5t. 900 each The document provided.
however that II the old lady son should
turn up he Y as 70 inaer;t all tho property
rs heir-at-aw All the leSn,ce> assem-
hIci n the tourt-roonI at PouS hacep>ie -
settle the estate and "a N their requests
10 the utter establishment % several Of
the claimants, Mr. March walked into the
room and secured the property tightly due
him. The will WIS admitted to probate.
An Incredibly rapid fire destroyed the
mammoth slN-stcry wholesale dry goods
house OF Edison, Moore & Co. at Detroit.
Mich. early Thursday afternoon in less
than hal al hour Three men were killed
ana four other men are missing. Their
charred Lolie> are unaou b,rdly buried In
the great mass Of ruins OtnerS are
rlousiy injured III" financial loss by the
fire will agSrt-a,c S650 900. with An insur-
ance OF about $500. 600
The CHICAGO and West M!chiSaa east
bound passenger train. leaving Chicago at
4:55 p m. struck a misplaced switch half
Il mile north II Iceland. Michigan, Thurs
day night The baggage car. smoker. and
day coach went OF the track. and for a
hundred yards plowed along the right OF
way, taking down Il telegraph pole and
stopping ali communication. The smoker
contained twenty passengers and the day
coach was Well flied. The passengers
were piled up in heaps Many were
Injured. but none killed. Among
those most seriously injured are: Fran
els Campbell. Grand Rapids. back hurt
! +. II. Dcvendorf. Milwaukee. badly
! bruised: q {. Flynn. Macon, Ga. skull
fractured: W. :. Gum. Grand Rapids in
ternslly injured; NJ. Kirby. Polo. badly
bruised; Joseph kuntz. Grand Rapids. leg
broken; r G. Myers. Goshen. arm fruc-
,ured: Joseph Neftel. Cleveland. badly
bruised; Venue Van Otte. baggage master,
scalp wound; A IL. WILSON, Detroit,
bruised about the body; Frank Worth,
! mail agent, leg fractured.
! While preparing for Il cunning trip at
BarEegal Park. near Toms River. r. j.,
! Chateau Larned accidentally shot and
-! dangerously wounded G. Harry kittridge.
/ Larned was Sd crazcd by excitement that
he ran coatless and hatless through the
! storm into the woods. He did no, return
; and searchers we're unable to find him.
He finally came back To his mothers cot
, tage. vent on the piazza and before he MAS
! discovered placed a 32- caliber pistol to his
| years OF age and son of General L. s,
Larned. an ex-pHyma>tcr in the United
| states regular army.
= ID" {. F. Ioynton writes from Buena
| Vista. ore. denying the story that he was
! arrested ut Rio Janeiro while trying to
, blow up II Brazilian guuboat He says he
has nos been outside the United States for
several years.
obituary: Edison T. Sticnney. promin ent
i in Democratic councils IN Ohio. died at
, min. lie was So years Old. Lafayette
, Parker. long active in Iowa interests died
| at Davenport from an attack OF heart dis
! ease. DIR, Edward +. ECgleston Franklin,
n. v. died from the effects of Il surgical
operation at Chicago .sanitariun.-Col
| William ID Lang, for twenty years Chi
| Gag" character and Il gambler OF national
rcput1. VAS buried Thursday.
| Sim Coy. the notorious Indiana politt-
! clan. loses about -. Ooo by the destruction
| OF his road house, an Indianapolis land
| mark.
! The Austrian Rcich>rath was formally
. opened Electoral reform will be the first
measure introduced.
In the English Commons It was report
! ed that %. lives were lost in the big storm
! and 60. saved.
| Frank May. whose actions rs Bank OF
| England cashier caused criticism. has re-
! signed. with the directors sanction
/ War in Matebela land Is said to be over
King LobenSula has fled northward toward
the Zambesi River.
/ Gustav Truhn. we'll to- do farmer
near Perham. Mimi. killed his wife and
child Thursday morning while insane. He
! had been attending revival meetings lately.
! night found him on his knees praying On
entering the house they found the wife
choked to death and horribly man yled.
| The child was chuked also. They at once
overpowered him. tying his hands and feet
| He i a German about 50 years old. There
I is one child still living.
! Chief o: Police Brennan. OF Chicago,
has been authorized to prohibit the use OF
gas motors on any of the North Side street
car lines The order was issued by Corpo-
| ration Counsel krau>. With instructions to
Chief Brennan t. see that it vas faithfully
| executed. That for the present will abate
the noisy ana ui-smellinc nuisance to
| which the citizens OF the North Side have
| been compelled to submit for more than a
| year. and which it IS the ex ressed fnten-
| ton OF the city authorities to abolish for
ever.
The steamship Alameda arrived at San
! Francisco from Honolulu on Thursday,
! bringing news that no change had been
m ade IN the government up to the time OF
, sailing.
/ -Lanham's rcadhouse. east OF Indian
apolis. was burned to the ground Friday
, morning. It was we'll known sporting
resort The suburban residents objected
to 1t and inCendiarism IS charged. Loss,
$1,000.
IT " Powderly has been reelected
General Master Workman OF the knixhts
OF La Dor
Con gresham ". A. Mckei.han, OF Ne
| brassa. charged with beating "a board bill
at Lincoln. has been arrested. He claims
that the trouble IS the work OF political
enemies
| The Brazilian legation In London re
| ce!ved dispatches announcing the sinking
NJ NeIiO', war shin. Jayary With all IN