The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

for the murder Of Milton Canon. July 4.
near Independence. Kan
-Ir J. II. jenkins, of Onondaga. Tor
merly hospital surgeon III the United
States army, stationed in Arizona was run
down by = train at Hazeiton. Pa. and Sc
riously IL no, fatally injured His horse
was killed and the carriage demolished.
-Pickpocke,s at Ere Pa. relieved j.
NJ Beckwitb. travelling salesman for
New York iewe,ry house. Of a roll OF dia-
months and pears valued At between
5000 and $4,000.
D. e. Allard. Il lawyer OF Wakeman.
Ohio. was arrested on the charge OF having
assaulted Mrs Ada WaIdron.
In a quarrel about wagon Joseph
Meyer Drained his father with u Ratchet
near Sedalia. Mo.
Two crazy cranks came to the front at
New York on Monday night. Superintend-
ent Frederick /. Ma,thies, of the new
Postal Telegraph Building. vas shot and
badly wounded by John Bradley. tramp
whom he had ordered out OF the building.
Another crank named Mongolia Andrews.
telegraph operator. waited on Eddie
Gould and demanded IS, 600. saying ne had
lost that sum during the recent strike he
was turned over to the police.
Robbers attempted to hold up mail
coach near Donaldsonvilie, La, wcundlng
the driver and KILN, one passenger
Hanson and Carlson. at work in
Chamberlain. S. D.. tunnel. were buried by
u cavc-in. Hanson WAS taken out dead
An accident occurred the South
Carolina Railroad. at Rdyevile. Through
freight No. So FOR AUGUSTA. ran over "A COW
and the entire train OF fourteen cars was
| dcrailcd Engineer John Whaley. OF
| S,l,. !. tl,l = hI {rav. =
| seriously hurt
james r. Stone. murderer OF the "rat-
! ten family near Washington. Ind. has
| made IL third confession. He fears lynch
| Ing.
| three masked men robbed a saloon at
! st. Paul. Mimi. and fatally shot Il custom-
| er who tried to escape
| daisy Garland. daughter OF the ex- At
torney General. who committed suicide at
| Washington, YVES buried at Little Rock,
! Ark.
Gagged in strec,-car. blinded by
heavy fo:. Twenty-Five persons plunged
through the open dSaw OF bridge at
Madison street. Portland, Ore. into the
! cold rushing waters OF the Willamette
River. Wednesday morning. Seven were
held there, helpless. until death snffo-
Gated them They we're all work ingmen
and wOrkingwomen On their way to their
daily toll Tho driver Of the car. which
was propelled by electricity, made all
! speed to reach the destin alton. and SO GER
! tain was he that no vessels would be pass
ing up and down the river In that limos
phero. and that consequently the draw
bridge would not be open. that he did not
put ON the brakes as he apprC ached tho
entrance But the bridge was open. The
| Oh held ko rate in n
trap, were startled by a terrific jar. They
heard Il loud cry from the motOrman as he
jumped. felt the car falling and turning
through space and the impact OF the water.
and they knew that the river was flowing
In upon them That was the last sensA-
ton many OF them experienced.
| Francis II. Weeks. tho New York en-
bczZler. whose defalcation. flight and bat
tie against extradition have so excited
public interest. arrived in New Dream, at
3 O'Clock Wednesday mornin- Oh the
! steamer FoXhall from Costa Rica The
steamers arrival had Teen expected all
day aud night. and there were many peo-
pie at the wharf tn get IA view OF the pris-
oner. but large force OF polio, pre- ventcd
every one from boarding the ship. Even
the crew when Scmbark!ng were sub
mittel TO a rigid examination and were
avoid the possibility of Weeks escape
The Captain manifested this caution be-
cause Weeks was still In his charge. no,
having been turned over to Detect We
Reilly. who accompanied him from Por,
Limon.
AT Windfali. Ind. a Touring mill boilel
explode and Engineer Andrew J. Now wa.
kil!el.
Twenty persons were IN iured In an &C
cident on the International and Grea
| Northern Road near fearne. Texas
AT Roanoke. Va. J. Z. Melhorne wa
killed by Police Officer Gee while resisting
arrest
Unknown robbers killed Matthe " Aker.
aon and his wife. living near Weepin:
Water. Neh They also wounded IL son.
Mrs. Eta Sample. OF Louisville. kille,
her 1-year-Oid son with morphine. bu
failed in the attempt on her own life.
Three immigrants named Trand
, jumped from blazin: frei:h, In al
Elkhorn Valley train. a daushter Wa
killed.
Francis H. Weeks. the New York en-
bezzer who was captured in Costa Rica
will throw himself the mercy OF tn
! court
! Daniel Wr!muu,h. while return in,
from frulic III Coalbur:. Ala. passet
over some burning coke-nvens His FOO
slipped and he fell into one OF the fer
furnaces and was burned to death
j. H. Payne. farmer OF Winston
County. Alabama. who had given cvidenc
, ! aSalus: noonShin RS was shot from am
bush
AT Bridgeport. Conn. ShnnS Burn
| aud Michael Murphy fought in Il saloo
over the ownership of pipe, Murph
struck Burns with Il beer glass. frarturin
| his skull Burns Will die. Murphy es
capped