The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

-OyStermen have ;ISt completed the
examination of the beds near Bridgeport.
Conn, and find very promising crop.
larger than usual 1t was thought that
the entire crop was a loss.
Cold. wet weather for several days has
been hard on the boomers gathered along
the Cherokee strip, and there is much
suffering. Several small children have
died OF exposure. The tir>t strip lard
office completed Tuesday. Upon each
lot in the town sites on the strip Will be u
stake bearing Il card numbered to CORE
spond with the lot. and the man who ar
rive> first and gets the card will be the flu
ure owner OF tn, lot.
ALL the telegraph and telephone wires
entering Bnllston. \. v. were cut out by
lightning during a thunder storm. Several
barns in the neis borhood were struck.
Ten million dollar, in gold en- route
from the San Francisco SUbtreasury to
New York passed through Kansas City.
Mo
1t has been discovered by the City OF
Mexico authoritic, that the owners of the
extensive hacienda OF Cotx, in the State OF
Hucatan, have prison located on the
place where the poems are locked up and
tortured when they commit slight offenses.
horrible cruelty. some OF which have re-
suited in the death OF the unfortunate
slaves.
Vigorous efforts to relieve the distress
now prevailing among the families OF some
OF the unemployed Of Chicago, and to fur
| nish employment III as many as possible OF
those willing TO work. will begin at once
| Two committees -Onc finance and the
on 1iStr by pf mot
| day in the Mayors office. 1t was decided
! to appoint committees to include some of
| the best-known men in the city to Cooper
! ate in the work OF raising funds
--latest news from the Peary arctic ex-
| petition is rather diScoura-ing. On Aug.
! Lieut. Pcary was at Main. Labrador. and
| had failed in his efforts to purchase dogs.
! without which the expedition can do no1h-
! IN. He offered ~ cents each. but the
i EsGujMauN would not sell for less than 81
| and - each. As the party is now month
! behind its schedule ;imc and the Falren is
certain - lie frozen up the future OF the
! expedition is prnhlematicaL
Mgr: Satolii has informed Father Ma
| lone OF Colorado tina, he must obey Il lsll-
/ OPP No!z~ authority.
Catholics of Line >ln. \eh, have pre-
pared :. direct petition TO Mr. >atolIi 10,
the removal of bishop Borirum.
Brotherhood of -. Andrew and Contra
| Traffic officials are in Il dispute about
! Detroit stopnvcs.
--Truxton Rca.e eN-I'nited states Min.
| i~ter TO Persia. has been arrested at Sal
Francisco for as-aul,in- a newspaper pu b.
, Usher who p,i nt"d IN article rttlc citing O,
| him.
The fNchanc, Bank. of Lyle, Mimi
has q, sed. 1t va, a private bank owned
| by \. II. Auierson- 1t Is believed u hav,
assets sufficient To cover it, liabilities.
Wednesday was Missouri Day at tn
Fair 1t was great occasion. AMI b-ous h
Governor stone and hundreds ii his fellow
citizens 70 the Exposition. Extensive plan
for Il celebration lasting fom morning M
Ill late 1t night had been made. aud wer
successfully executed. The formal pro
gram BEGAN at noon a, the stock Pavilion
with Il parade If Missouri stock. anon
the finest in the Worlds Fair barns Tw
hours later the regular EXERCISES. iuclud
| in- music and speaking. took place IN tn
| State building, after which the GDyerno
| held a reception 10 visiting N!s>ourianS
! and then reviewed the various troonS I'm
| der his command eucamped at Jack 81,
| fark, During the evening there was
special pyrote rhnjcal display on the LAX
Front n honor Of the day. The stat
Epiliiu; had been prepared fer the recep
ton IF The N;->uurian> The ro;unda wa
decorated with towers and tUt fower,
while from every balcony and windo,
:loated Tie national and state rolur~.
Geor-e Mcneil. a lator leader of + 8
ton. vas AZ the Chicago Labor Congress
Nedn esday ana he furnished the sen az il
OF the weeN He real paper entitle,
The Philosophy Of tie Labor Movement.
and the way II which h attacAe
everybody who toes no; wo-k from ear!
morn till uewy eve vas highly div ec' ns
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