The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-13
BUSINESS SLUGGISH.
THE FUTURE HOLDS PROMISE
OF REVIVAL.
Presbyterian Church Files "a hi. Mort
xnxc-Lunbcr Woods the Scene of Il
SMALLPOX Epidc mic Mani O a
Wheat in American Bot toms.


2iiiicut to detect any change in current
business. Prospects for hlsinrsS after
Jan. | are quite generally considered
more hopeful: in some branches Their" are
larger orders and the we>t-h"uU1 ship
MeIts Of merchandise are Il little larger,
but the working force naturally dinin-
isles near the end of the year ana the
holiday tratIic brings ust no" Il t"nl'or-
AIRY activity which Is not ct Inlch general
Significance. The meeting of Congress
and the announcement of the new cur
rency plan and Of various bills proposed
have not affected tie situation prccpJ,ti
bly,. On the whole agricultural proiucts
are scarcely stronger and wages of labor
do not advance. but there is reason I" cX-
pcct the employment Of q somewhat
larger working force after the holidays.
The expected government report on feed
ing cattle and hogs has scarcely intlu-
enced the market 1t is doubted whether
the estimate is more reliable than the ps-
Inmates of yield Of wheat and cotton,
which are rot regarded seriously.
John r. StnG. one of the early settlers
of Chicago. died from al attack Of cry
Sipclas, aged Ga.
Small IoX has appeared in the lumber
camps in Northern Wisconsin and Michi-
gan. having been spread 10y transit Ia!
bOrcrs.
Canadian marine complains that Ameri-
can boats have practically absorbed all
the business Of carrying wheat from
Manitoba.
a mortgage for 81 100000 has been
placed upon the premises of the Board of
Hon" and Foreign Missions of the Pres
byterian Church in New York.
Thursday the First National and Hell
cna National Banks ut Helena. Mont.
were consolidated. The general balances
Of the new concern are nearly SI.NhJ.W)O.
Frank Johnson, hailing from Chicago,
who recently opened Il commission house
in I'ittshIrs. is reported to have left town
after swindling customers out of S2'.H"'.
A syndicate with S3O.OOO.OOO capital is
seeking control of all the elevators, ware
houses and docks Of brooklyn.
In the trial of tn" Mcad"wcrof:s Il wit
ness told how $SD.OUW Of the dcpostors'
money had been sunk in {, hotel scheme.
Colonel A. J. Blackwell. arrested for
selling land. was subjected to frichttul
fortunes by Cherokee Indians at David.
]. r.
Drunken rowdics attacked = party of
deputy marSh,ls near Guthrie, q. +.
Tw" of them were killed and two badly
wounded.
Five persons were overcome by coal gas
in ST. Paul. one of the victims has died
and the others are very i'll.
Claus Sprcckcls has purchased 1000
acres of sugar land. II town and railroad
in Southern California.
Roman Catholics in Archbishop Ire
lands diocese are being permitted - join
any secret society excepting the Free
MaSonS.
Miles Smith. Il resident of Iiihcrna,
Ind. killed l.cmucl Pitt. who had sta
blrd his horse i'll the formers store.
Ambassador l;unyon states that Amcr-
cans sojourIlnS i'll Germany must rx-
hibit passports in order 10 remain there.
The anniversary of the birth Of Gus
tavuS AInlphu> WAS celebrated with great
pomp ut Stockholm. Sweden.
\ hurricane swept over the Azores. do
ing much dama~e. The hri%antine
crew drowned.
President Cleveland has CALLED III.
American delegate 1T Cunstautinoplr Ill
rccting him to investigate Armenian ou.-
RACES.
Car Of Russia has notified his generals
that they must not Interfere with t"th,-
lie clergy or impose orders upon them.
Mexican soldiers encountered Gultr-
maan troops on the frontier and Il hatt,.
rn>UGd during which two of the former
were. killed.
l, Af1n sch,
large amount are found t" have beer,
flo":ed in England ana ireland.
DIR. j. Hills Browne, cx-lac,li,.a, ,!;-cc-
tor and tN->ul gc"n general of the niieJ
States navy. is dead in washington.
aged ';;.
Earl Of Oxford is dead. ut London He
will be succeeded by Robert Horace Wal
I~re. who married Miss Corhin. of New
York.
The Rev. Conrad lIancy. one of the
most popular and prominent ot Chicago
ministers. formerly pastor Of IL. LAX,
Avenue inion Church. elopcd with Mrs
Annie H. Erandt wife OF one II his
church members. Each deserted Il fam
lily The affair has created :, tremendous
sensation.
,nrrr is no more mystery about III.
murder nf Alfred II. Barnes III the IIia
wutla fats. Chicago. The ,ulrahlr ones
are IN custody after having made ful
and free confessions I.!iuulid .lpr,!al
committed the brutal crime ana Aunt,
Mahauev helped him to cover il lIp an,
conceal the chopped body of the victim
John II. Jersey was A riIeG:.latic ~.i;urS,
to part IF the criminal l'rot&cdi;lGS. :,
far rs the authorities are concerned moth
Ing Remains 10 h., done. and :or .lor,.:.t
nothing is left hut i d>credittl Plea e
self defense.
An unknown man stole the proceeds o
the collection 1T the FIRST Presbyterian
Church in Philadelphia. about $3.50
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has appealed from The decision a
the United States Court. which held tk:
tn, Postal Company had equal cor>tr,,c
ton rights ulon. the Atlantic and IA
..ifi, E3;lWny