The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15
TORULE THEPACIFIC.
GREAT eRITAIN'S STUPENDOUS
Enterprise.
Talr Record Of . Chicago Man Smirched
-Make-Up Of Our Army of Immigrants
-Obstreperous Brazilian Rebels-Lives
with o Broken Back.


"A dispatch from Quebec. Que. says:
In furtherance OF an evident determine"
ton to command the commerce OF the Pa
ci6c Ocean. illustrated by her designs upon
Honolulu and the proposed Canadian
Australian cable, Great Britain has re-
solved upon the expenditure OF $4,000 900
upon the Notifications OF Esquiinalt These
were commenced March by . force OF 800
men belonging to the marine artillery and
royal engineers under the general direc-
ton Of NAL Muirhesd. T. f one OF tho
most efficient experts OF the British
war department. The work will occupy
two years In construction. and the f0rtih-
cations Of Cronstadt will sink into insfs-
nifcance besiIe them Their great nov
city will consist In the fact that they Will
be to a very great extent underground and
invisible. instead Of being. like the fortifi-
cations OF former days, structures OF mas
sive masonry pierced by frownins loop
holes The work will DO carried to COM
pletion with all the secrecy charac-
teristic Of military undertakings. The
Notifications are projected to extend from
Point Macaulay all the way to the head OF
Esquimalt harbor. literally encircling the
latter. its naval yards. imperial dry dock.
mag azines and storehouses The fortihca-
lions of Esquimalt will be promptly fol-
lowed by the construction OF less impOr-
tant but still extensive works ut or near
NanaimO. the coal supply thus being
brought under protection and control
-George II Dresher. q prominent MEM
Der of Grace Episcopal Church Chicago.
was arrested. charged with systematic
robbery of St Luke's hospital. OF which
he was superintendent The extent OF
his populations is not definitely known
ut present. but 1t Is oaid will reach
into the thousands OF dollars. His
crime is alleged to have been
committed while he acted In the
capacity Of superintendent of St Luke's
Hospital. and the American Surety Com
pany enters the complaint against him.
HI. integrity up to u few months ago was
unIuestioned and his position of superin-
tendeut being one of trust he was
looked up to by his subordinates
and intimates. He had charge OF
the receipts and disbursements Of
money collected from those patients who
were able 10 pay for treatment at the hos
pitaL Many cases were taken in and
treated as "charitable cases. g" 1t is charged
In the warrant that Mr.. Dresher has been
guilty OF making false entries in the books.
aud has accredited those who paid with
being charitable cases and has pockcted
the money paid to the hospital. In this
way, it Is said. the sum no has appropriate
ed to his own use will aggregate $1,000.
"A statement has been prepared By tho
Immigration Bureau sho wing that the
total number OF immigrants who ar
rived at the ports OF New York. Phila =
delphia, Boston and baltimore from
foreign rorts during the calendar year
1893 was 43l..l2. These. it IL said. repre-
sent at least four tifths OF the whole
number that arrived at all American
ports The port of embarkation and the
number ut each above 500 is given as