The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-26
SLAUGHTER OF FISH.
WHOLESALE KILLING IN AN IN
DIANA RIVER.
Gotham Passes . Miser raj bio Day-Mints to
Resume Activity In silver Coinage-Isir-
mingham, the Lively Southern City.
LOSos Over Half u Million.

Resume Activity In silver COinage-Bir-
mingham, the Lively Southern City,
Loses Over Half y Million.
The Eaton strawboard Works. at Mum
Gle. Ind resumed operations. &'d great
destruction OF fish Is resulting in the MI
sis ,inewa Kivec At the Carter water
power mill the dead f-h chokcd the
wheel. The residents OF Eaton. Grant,
willie, and o her towns along the
river have been compelled to cart the
dead hsh away und Lury them. The oil
luton OF the water i caused by lime
Sixty bushels per day Is used in the Eaton
factory. The water Is ii &c lye ana oats
the gill, and eyes out OF the fish. In
their pain and effort to get out pf the
water the fish are seen to jump hlsh on
the banks
= AT New YORK. Friday wa. the most
oppressive OF II series of very hot days.
and q new record for the day OF the month
was created. Old alum dity" ha / had IL
great deal to do. though the mercury In
the Thermometer did rise higher than was
necessary. At o'clock the temperature
was o. degrees During the afternoon the
heat was tempered by twelve mile breeze
from the south west Had 1t not been for
that the suffering would have been soMe-
thing awful A. it was, seventeen Iros-
trations from the heat we're reported, sew
eral fatal
. John Daggett, superntcn lent OF the
San Francisco mint. has received orders
from the Secretary OF the Treasury to coin
III ton days an unlimited number OF silver
dollars. and during the present money
stringency to coin gold currency to the fuil
capacity Ct the mint As similar instruc-
k. int off.
Gals ut Carson City. New Orleans and
Philadelphia, Superintendent Daggett says
that fully 81, 900. 600 Will be turned out by
Aug. The silver to be coined first Will
DO blanks and ingOts. of which there Is
sufficient on hand at the San Francisco
mint to coin 81, OO0, 600 There Is also en-
hand SO. OO0 600 ounces Of standard silver
already coined into dollars OF Az . grains
each. ready for circulation. and l3 600. 900
standard ounces Of fine silver ready for
coinage.
AT o'clock Saturday morning the
most DISASTROUS fire In tho history OF Bir-
mingham. Ala. broke out Perry 4 Mason.
Wholesale shoes, and Showers large
wholesale and fetal furniture COM
pany. both occupying an immense four
story structure. are In ashes Loss On
building and stocx. $3.50. 900; insurance
handsomest building in the city and
supposed to be Hreproof. was also totally
destroyed 1t was valued with furnishings
at $3.50, 900; insurance. $4,000 1t was
owned by tho Cald we'll Company The
guests were all rescued. II Is believed.
The first buildings named were owned by
J. W. Johnson. OF New York. ex-President
OF the Central Railroad OF Georgia
Ann Shagcr. OF Duluth. u short time
ago brought contest against Amos Carr
on pine lands near Elephant Lake, north
west OF Duluth. Tho contest growing
somewhat bitter and expensive. Carr fixed
ND an agreement with her. Tho contest
has been declared OF. and they will be
married
The posse in search Of Henry Neiman.
the TalmaYe (Neh merchant who failed
and was rendered insane thereby. found
him hiding In the woods near his home
When he saw ;he men approaching he drew
= razor and killed himself. almost cutting
his head on. He was we'll known In Ne
braska-
The First National Bank Of Albuqucr-
que. n. NJ. has been taken in by the gold
brick game 1t paid $1,000 for a block Of
copper and zinc.
A mob OF thirty armed men overpow-
cred the jai!er ut Woodville. Texas. and
took out William Griffith. Proceeding to
the Southern Pacific water tank they
hanged and shot him One OF the shots
fired into his body nearly cut his arm OFF.
About II week ago Griffith ASA lted Il lit
tie girl
"A: bridgeport. Conn. Henry Maiden.
aged eleven. was shooting SLUG. from an
air-gun at ~ target on n board fence
Pretty Lizzie Bauman. ten years old. was
passing along the street outside. when u
slug came through Il crack in the fence
and destroyed one Of her eyes. Maiden
was arrested.
-Adjutant General Tarsney. in "a sharp
letter to Judge Campbell. OF Colorado
Springs Cola. declined to appear before
ahe grand jury and there testify to the
Earring and feathering to which he was
subjected in tina, city. He savagely
attacks the assistant district attorney
sheriff and foreman OF tho grand jury. and
says that II the jury sincerely desired TO
find the perpetrators OF the outrage it
would not have delay cd the Investigation
four weeks
"A yowling cat in front OF Henry Bart
let's residence at Providence. L. l., dis
,urbed him. lie got a gun. aimed At the
cat and fred. When the smoke cleared
away the cat sat on the top OF u fence aud
on the other side was Maggie Murphy. an
ls-months-o.d child. with u bullet In her
hip The bullet went through the fence
and struck the chill II. who was playin: in
the yard. The wouud Is serious. but not
mortal
The offices OF the various ocean stea M
ship companies il Cleveland are besIesed
by large numbers Of foreigners who are
tak!n. advantage u: the present steam.
ship war and consequent low rates to re-
turn to their native lands, I, is es;!-
mated that since the hard times cons
menced fully tive thousand foreigners have
left the city to return 10 Europe These
reople. who are mostly UungartarS b.
hemians. Italians and Slavs, are !eavtu.