The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-19
OLD BOREAS ABROAD.
HE RAISES CAIN WITH TELE-
GRAPHIC SERVICE.
Twelve Killed and Twenty Hurt In q Jack
son, Mich, Wreck america Retains the
Yachting Trophy lndianap"ii, '"-
nccn,an I;rutaily Murdered.


Told In :. Few Words.
The West India cyclone and the storm
from tho North est joined issues friday
morning east and west. and te.eSFdphic
communication was practically 1T IL stand
still After sweeping over the Iiofl1A
peninsula the cyclone made its way norm
through Georgia, north Carolina. ana iiic
Vircinias. and met tine storm. from the
West somewhere In Pennsylvania or ohio,
where both spread over II wide "rea. play
Ing havoc with all means II wire cpin-
munication. An attempt VAS made TO
work the American Press circuits by d.
vidins them mo small sections ard "re-
laying but it was even then found al
most impossible TO carry the important
news Of the day. The United Press worked
from New YORK to Pittsburs. and then. hy
hansin: "a transruittcr OF the long distance
telephone over the telegraph instrument,
had no difficulty In working over the 'eie-
phone wire u Chi ago. where two expert
operators By holding the receiver 10 fhe
ear. read the cic.s EASILY.
Two excursion trains came together in
Il rcar-cnd collision near the Michigan Cen
trail station at jackson. Mich Friday. Kill
Ing twelve aud injurin. twenty-one per-
sons The cniiid.ng trian- were the FIRST
and second sections OF the Nc" York Cen
tr:l special day coach excursions t" ':l-
chro carrying people to the "orid ; ralr.
- FIR the third time the Eisii:,n; has
pass ii the \alkyrie. and the A'n"riraS
cup sill stay in this country FOR another
year. Win pl .nty OF wind, with Il splcn-
did sea. and an almost ideal day for yacht
ing the beautiful white boat passed tie
Eritish:r Friday. and. amid the blowing OF
whistle, and the cheering o. men. "hii.
women waved their handkerChiofs, the
Vigilant won
samuel Barker. special policeman at
Manncrchor Hall. Indianapolis. was bru-
tally murdered Friday morning by IL tough
knOan to the police as Billy Reed.
dance was in progress In the hall and about
midnight Reed attempted to force himself
past he officer. but was ordered from the
hall lie left lnuttering threats. and re-
turned the dance broke up Just as
Earker came down the steps Reed threw IA
heavy stone. and tho missile s:ruck the
officer Immediately back OF the right ear.
crushing the skull like an eggshell and al
most huryin: the stone in his head Reed
made MS escape. The murder was unpro-
voiced and has created iu;ensc excitement
At Il massmcctiHg OF the officials In
the parishes OF Concordin. in Louisiana,
and ChicOt and Bc~ha. in Arkansas. re>O-
buttons were adopted ordering all labor
agents engaged In soliciting labor for plan
tatlons In that portion of the state t. leave
the parish at once All persons were warn =
I'd to de-ist at once from ruttin. logs
Judge ooley. of Michigan. says the
situation in the Senate 1, u violation of the
Constitution
"A horrible murder was committed on
Pima Reservation. fifteen miles from rhr-
nix. a. 7. Rosa Belle, said to be the hand
soonest sluaw In the territory. WAS beaten
to Il jelly with "a club IN the hands If her
drunken husband
live persons were badly burned and
sraldcd In al explosion that occurred in
Marshall Field 4 Co power house mt Chi
cauO The cap OF II steam pipe exploded
and the csca ping steam srnlticd five plumb
ers who were working near by. Some OF
the In ured men inhaled the steam and will
probably die.
Obituary: At Newport. ~ Y. Vice,
President Andrew C. Haync. OF the .E,na
Fire Insurance Company. OF Hartford At
St Louis. William J. Barnes.
The American girl who shot herself at
Madrid and was supposed t. be IL Mis-,
Middleton. OF Chicago. has also said her
name was Brown and Wilson. There is
hoe OF her recovery.
Tho Michigan Central Railroad Conn
pany has been assessed $4,000 w De
troit Jury for the benefit OF William Luck
lin. II 7year-"Id boy who had ho,h .r. ),
cut oil Ivy II train last April
In n drunken fight 1T a camp,nec,jng
near sacred Heart. l. T.. p.pu,y Mar>hul
Charley Bruno tired "a shot ut his brother
Abe. The bullet passed clear throw Ii
h.,'S I,uty I'll.
Ing both instantly.
Miss Anna 70 Acrs. aged ~ years Who
secured L valuable claim In the Cherokee.
strip. died from the effects Of eNpssurt,
white wa.lin- upon the line and ma,in.;
the run.
Notice OF Il 10 TER cent reduction has
been posted at the ret nail mill at New
Castle, Pa. \ reduction OF about 10 per
per cent. has also been announced AZ the
Atlantic Iron Works and at the Arthesuc
Iron Works.
--rrcsidcnt NorcSmau Of the Union Pa
chic Express Company has directed that nj
contributions II the relief OF the Louisiana
sufferers be carried free OF charge over All
lines OF his company.
The farmhouse " Gcor:c Eoplat>ki s
farmer living near Mimic. \. D.. WAS en-
tifety ttStrpSCu py IRE ar Ap3I - >i
four sons. fro,u to II years OF axe. were
burns.. The frantic father made de~per-
ate attempts ~ Rescue the boys. but could
not TIE orig OF the fire Is supposed la
ee inccudary.
AT san Francisco. in the second trial
o. Wesley {. Ripley for shooting Miiliur-
Are John ". Mlcka. last fchruayf tn,
1ary. after being out three hours. returned
y vcr,:i>t .indiu- the defendant guilty. OF
as aul, with deadly weapon and rscom-
me ldtu- him t. the extreme mercy Of the
curt. AS dtfen.e was TEMPORARY IN
sauits.
- he Union Pacific Railroad Is 10 tie
hands OF receivers
Prairie fires that dams gel farm prop
erty considerably Threatened Glendale.
n. H.. a hard wind heipin: the flames Tha
city Is now thought safe
AT Corvallis. Ore, Circuit Judge Full
lerton issued an order directing the unre-
strict I'D sale OF the Oregon Pacific Railroad