The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-17
WOMAN'S FATAL FALL.
HER FllMSY AREA BRIDGE GAVE
WAY.
big Haul for bold bank Robbers Hat Oric
Monument Unveiled at Fredericksburg.
NA.-TwO Labor Organizations Favor
A,halxw ma iOn-WhoTesale Vaccination.


IluOr HatS AT New lbFk. % pass iFOiil puc
fiat to the other i. was necessary to walk
down three flights OF stairs and up three
flights ihe women became great friends
and we're not content to chat across the
area. but EXCHANGED frequent visits. The
stair climbing was u serious obstacle TO
their intimacy. aud to overcome 1t Mrs.
Rech>iciner laid ironing g board from
her window to that Of Mrs Heurlinan.
For several days the women passed to and
fro over the eNteml orized and fragile
bridge Wednesday. however a. Mrs
Rech>teiner WAS returning To her own
apartment. the ,ard broke aud she fell to
tn. bottom. OF the shaft striking upon her
head upon the fia--~tone> and da>hins out
her brains. She was n years OF age.
seven masked men raided the South
| vest City tMn Bank on Thurs lay after
noon. wounded four prominent citizens.
secured S3.030 and escaped
The nation did honor Thursday to the
memory OF the mother OF the "Fathnr "f
his country" In the presence OF the Chef
Magistrate OF the country, surrounded by
his constii utiOnal advisers by many Sena-
tor and member, o. the House OF Repre-
sentatives. and by patriotic men and
women from many States and amid the
booming OF cannon and patriotic cheers
| to the memory of Mary. mother OF George
Wa ,hin.tcn. was dedicated and unveiled
| at Frede ricksbur-. Va The little town
| was SorgeOusly decorated in honor OF the
occasion and Nature smiled her enedic-
ton upon the proceedings through. an azure
sky and bright sunshine President C.eve-
land was accompanied by Vice President
Steven-On. Secretary OF State Gresham
and tue other mem bers OF the Ca binet. and
! fully one bali of the me IN bership OF the
Senate and House were present
The Trades and Labor Union o: 4.
Louis. under orders from a secret confer
| ence held in Philadelphia by Samuel Comp
ers James X Sovereign. I. v. Powderly
| and other labor eaiers, has taken a vote
| on the subject of the amals amation Of
the knights OF Labor and the Federation
| OF Labor. The union. which is under the
direction of the federation. has voted in
| favor OF amalsamaiiOn. 1t IS understood
| that such votes arc bein, taken in every
| union and assembly in the country. The
union also raised 500 for Keily's common .
wealcrs en- route down the Des Moines
| river
| commissioner Emery OF the Brooklyn
Board OF Health has issued a statement
| regarding the Hrooklyn smuilp ox situation.
|
| outbreak lie asks the public to aid it in
| stamping out the disease. and makes de-
mand> for the vaccination OF all tSo>e not
yet vaccinated and for the quarantining
| of all persons who refuse to submit lIe
| says that 400. 600 Citizens have SO far been
| vaccinated.
| AT Washington. D. C.. tho three lead
ers OF the commonw veal. Coxcy. Browne,
| q (sNfpp hrc h
been found guilty OF walking on the
grass. and Will have to submit t.
| u sentence hereafter to be imposed Ivy
| the court for their recent demonstration
| on the Capitol grounds All three OF the
accused we're convicted on tho first count
! OF the Indictment, which charged them
| with displaying "a banner designed to bring
! into publ notice the J. s COxey Good
| Roads Association. Jones. of Philadelphia.
| was acquitted Of the second count which
accused them of treading on the grass, but
toxcv and Browne we're convicted.
Express train No. -. OF the Illinois
Central Railroad. MAS deraiied and par
TALLY wrecked Wednesday morning as it
was approaching Buckley. Ill The engi-
neer. Samuel Edserly. was instantly killed
On board the steamer Roland. from
Bremen to New York. there are two cases
OF smallpox among the steerage pa>sen-
gers. The patients arc two children. who
have been Isolated for the last ten days
They were transferred to the reception
hospital and the steamer thoroughly DIS
infected before she was allow ed t. pr .ceed
to her dock.
Ten thousand persons are reported
killed by an earthquake in Venezuels.
The cities of Merida Laguin,llas. Chiauara
| nd vii a.
stroye1.
keeper. was killed by Patrick Mastcrson.
an ex- policeman. in his place o. business
| Masterson alleges that he acted in self
defetss
| The wife OF Commodore W. r. FaIes.
of the Rhode Island Yacht CLUB has sued
for absolute divorce Commodore Fales is
now On q tour Of the world In his steam
yacht.
| w. A. Latimer has been appointed re.
ceiver of the failed First National Bank OF
| Sedalia He will resign as national ban K
examiner and enter upon his new duties ut
once
Tho Massachusetts House OF Repre-.
ntatives has rejected u bill to enable
cities and towns TO manufacture and dis
tribute gas. A bill to allow cities TO
furnish electric power Tor heating passed.
I'm n shooting scrape between police
and Crttcd States soldiers at Rio Grande
City. Texas. one OF the latter and an In
nocent bystander were killed The
officers were trying to arrest five soldiers
for carrying pistols
| AT Towner. ~ D.. Sam Smith. a negro
desperate. shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Ole Petersen while resisting arrest He
escaped to the woods. but was after
caught and taken to Minot to escape lynch
| in-
| -Rate-cutting in the transatlanti tic
steerage business has CARTEL the price Of
pas age from London to New York 10
Sla5l
-2erresentative Bynum. OF Indiana.
has I'M rod uced bill IN ougres- for pen
>ons at the rate o! cent per day for each
day Of ; rvice. :
John C Godshall. aged SO years. one Of
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