The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-18
TWO THOROUGH JOBS.
RICH BOOTY FOR VIRGINIA AND
CALIFORNIA BANDITS.
Gov. Mitchell Takes a Hand in the Corr
bet,-Fisx ssmmon. F:-ht-Hlg Losses by
Fire Sec-etary Gresham Nay Conduct
Peace Negotiate ions.
Told Ina Few Words.

The Richmond. Frederick. bur, aGi
Potomac a>>enyer train. which left kich-
mond. Va. AZ O'clock Friday night. WAS
stopped by signal just before IL reached
Vuant.co The train had hardly come t"
IA halt when TWO masked men. arme With
rifles. mounted the cab OF the engine and
q d cred the fireman and engineer u leave
Their posts In the meantime five 9TH
.rs OK the gang had secured the con-
ductor ami train hands sud had OBJ
tanned access to the express car. the SAFE
in which IS believed 10 have contained
over $50. 900 in Cash. an unusual amount
fact which was apparently known by the
robbers They then cut The engine
loose from the train, pulled the
throttle open, and lie, her so at full
speed toward ouantico 1hs telegraph
operator at Brooks. six miles from
Quantico. discovered that the engine Was
~wild"'as 1t passed his station and ,ele-
graphed to ouantico. where switch was
thrown SO that it was brought into collision
with two loaded freight cars and wrecked
Had the locomotive been permit ed 10
pass Ouantico i. would have cotlldea
with the south bound passenger train.
The train robbery, which occurred
Thursday night about seven miles be-
yond Davisvtlie. Cal. at CROSSING
known as Sheep camp. WAS daring crime
Four sacks Of cola were secured from the
express car and Messenger Jack Paige
barely escaped with his life. The loot
amounted to about $4,000. Engineer
Bill Scott OF the Oregon overland. and
his fireman were forced. 1T the muzzle
OF = revolver, to carry coin sacks from
the express car to the engine There
the cbbers uncoupled the engine and rode
of with their booty. 1t was a we'll planned
and skiilsully executed robbery. The rob-
bers waylaid the track walker on his tri-
cycle about . o'clock. ,ied him hand and
foot. stole So. so. and left him helpless ut
the side of the track With the track
walkers lantern the robbers sgna led NJ
to stor.
-Washing.o on dispatch: Secretary Gresh-
am may act as mediator between China
! and Japan 1t all depends upon what
action the quadruple alliance takes In the
war Should that combination rush be-
! tween the combatantS and demand that
! they settle their dispute by arbitration.
China will name the American Secretary
! OF State as the tne man 10 whom. In all
the world. she prefers to go for justice.
! This is no idle rumor.s 1t is plain state
ment of fact. We're the Chinese Minister
in Washington disposed to talk for publ
! cation he would corroborate every word OF
the above assertion. But he is not so dis
posed.
An incendiary fire at Fulton. ILL.,. de-
stroyed buildings covering over block.
The losses are: Geo Kh de- hotel, &c 600;
Fulton Grist Mill. $4,000; Fulton Steam
Laundry. $1,000: W. c. >nyder. wood and
coal yard. 81. 900; ice company. stable and
horses. $500; North western freight Office
about $1,000. Insurance light. Flrebugs
we're caught setting fire to the HOller" Il
! House. but escaped, LYONS sent two hose
reels. u hook and ladder truck and en-
CINE. with seventy five firemen. fire
broke ont in Bayou oyster saloon. Biloxi
Miss, and communicated to the Masonic
Opera House. Sweetman's drug store
Richards dry-goo1s store. Dale's dwelling.
George ohr's seven buildings. John K
Hardness & Sons planning mills Falls dry
Goods store and other buildings, covering
two squares. Twenty-seven building.
| valued at $4,000 were destroyed
The International Typographica
| Union elected these officers: President. w
l. Prescott Toronto; First Vice President
Theodore Perry. Nashv:lle: Second Vice
President. Frank G. Boyle. St Paul; Thirt
Vice President. Charles Is. Lahan. Chica
go; Secretary and Treasurer. A. e. Wines
st. Louis Delegates to the America,
Federation o! Labor Convention ut Dea.
yer: William NJ Higgins. Louisville
August McGrath. Bo,: SION. and John w
Brentwood, Denver Trustees OF tn
Chilis- Drexel Home: James ]. Daley,
Philadelphia: Alexander Duguid. Cincin
natl; Henry E Dorsey. Dallas. Texas. ant
L. {. Shepard. Grand Rapids. Mich. Colo
RADIO Springs was selected for the mex
place OF meeting
Judge McComas. Of the District Su-
preme Court at Washington, has denlet
the application OF the Miles Sugar Manu-
featuring Company OF Louisiana for
mandamus to compel Secretary Carlisle t
appoint ms pectors to ascertain the suga
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