The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-19
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1T was officially announced at the
White House Thursday night that the
President will appoint u Commission. by
the authority given him by the arbitration
act OF lsss. to investigate the lator trou-
bles at Chicago and elsewhere and
report to the President and Congress.
his determination on the part OF
the President was arrived at a:ter an In
terview with Secretary Ire ,su-er Hayes
OF The knights OF Labor. Mcclure and
french OF the executive committee. and
Mr.. Schoenfaber. who were introduced to the
President by Senator Kyle. and who came
bearing credentials from the American
. Railway Union, the Pullman employees.
ami several labor organizations This ac-
tol OF the President is regarded by labor
leaders as vindication OF their cause,
and gives them great satisfaction. Assur-
ancc is Sivcn that the investigation will
touch not only upon the attitude OF the
Railroads but also upon the Pullman COM
pany. Pullman employees. and Pullman
town.
A vessel which arrived at Auckland
rom the Fiji Islands says that the ma
Ives OF Vanua- Levu recently attacked
the native police. who we're enforcing CONF
muAal taxes. dubbed all and ate several
OF them. Sir John Thurston, Governor Of
the islands. led the troops against the in
sursen,s and. after killing seven OF them
in IA fight. forced them 10 submit
Louis A. CCquard. OF St Louis. accuses
the National Insect Oh Company of a
fraud ulent increase OF capital
In Il collision OF freight trains tive
deputy United States marshals were killed
and two seriously njured at Chicago
- Great Britain has agreed t, act as q
mediator in the Corean dispute and Japan
has accepted .Ee Offer
Twenty Spanish fishing boats. out dur.
ing the recent storm. are missing. Seven
teen mon are known to have perished.
Railroad managers report an unusually
large corn crop everyw hert. 1t Will re-
quirc two years to move it to market
Fire almost entirely destroyed the vii.
lage of Edon Ohio town OF 500 in.
abitantS Eighty buildings were burned
Robert !. Edwards. formerly a prJmi-
nent politician OF Kansas. was murdered
and thrown from boardin = house window
to the street at Perry. o.
The Hastings, Mich. jail was guarded
by fifty deputies sworn to prevent Thu
lynchins ofthe French Canad an ira mp " h'
murdered Officer jacobson while resisting
arrest There was "A demonstration by tn,
would be lynchers. but the show o
strength prevented trouble
The Minnesota Re publican convent ion
made these nominations: Governor. Knu,,
Nelson; lieutenant governor. D. {. Clouyh
secretary of state. Altert Berg; stat,
Auditor K C. Dunn: Treasurer. A. 4.
koernec; Attorney General. Henry w
Chiids: Chief Justice. G. NJ Start; Associ-
ate Justice supreme Court. l. w. Collins
Clerk Supreme Court. ID. +. Reese.
The full ticket nominated by the Min
nesota PopuliSt convention follows: Fol
Governor. S N. Owen. OF Minneapolis;
Lieutenant Governor. F. f Iomen. o! Polk
Auditor, A. ~. Strombery. Of Washington
Secretary CT STAT. F. J. Seeberyer. Q
S;earus: Treasurer. Fred Borchert. OF Rem
Vile; Attorney General. J. Arnold keyeS
o: st. Louis: Clerk OF Supreme Court. II
C. johnson; Chief Justice Of Suprem
Court, Sumner Lada. of Hennep:n: Asso
ciate Justice OF Supreme Court. John "
Willis. OF Ramsey.
-Dispatche, from North and South Dl
kota indicate that Wednesdays in,ens
hea, did Srea. Carnage to the CROWN
. crops The mercury registered los at sew
eral points
The anti anarchist bill presented b
the government was adopted by the ital
Ian Chamber of Deputies by over
whelming Tote.
Thomas Se.ins. OF Orange. y. J.. ha
purchased the Detroit street car line
The price was IS. ESQ., 900. OF which $4,000