The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-13
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The British steamer Starlight. with =
cargo Of cotton. fourteen days ont from
Galveston for Liverpool, put i'll at st.
Johns. y. t.. owing 70 an outbreak OF
fire in her cargo Friday last. Til" con-
par,ment in which the fire was burniE z
was tlle,! with water. the vessel put
about and Il full head of steam crowded
on. 1t was uuloaded until the fire WAS
reached aud cXtinguishcd.
Japan is said to be willing to accept an
indemnity Of or0G.OOO ycn. but will i'll
crease the sum If the war Is prolonged.
\ Russian loan of 100000, 600 for the
redemption of the ) per cent railway
bonds. was negotiated in Berlin.
The Steamship Kenmore is believed +"
have been sunk in Il collision in Il fog of
the English coast.
The Paris Figaro urges France to tenn
porarily occupy some point in China as :,
reply to the English demonstration at
Chusan. which it interprets as an inten-
ton to occupy the island.
james CaIiam Read, one of the most
remarkable criminals ever run down By
the police Of Scotland Yard. was vxecut-
ed Tuesday in the jail 1T Springfield, near
Chelmsford, England. The crime for
which he suffered the death penalty was
the murder of Miss Florence Denis. il
| very beautiful young woman. who. like
many others of her kind, had fallen Il vic
tim to the wil"s of the Sco,ndrel only to
be murdered by him aft"rward when lie
found that she might becom" troublesome.
The story of Reads life reads like one OF
the roinances of Du EolsSobey, with this
difference. that. bold as he was with his
material. the French writer would not
ask any reader to accept the probability
OF the tale.
The Armenian Committee Of Athens
has presented to the ministers of the
siSrlatury powers of Bertha treaty a petit
ton rccu,lntinr the ItHSsoun Outr:::, and
imporns the powers referred to not to
allow article I'll of the Berlin treaty to re-
main in effect.
Mr. DctrnS, the envoy who visited
Japan for the purpose of negotiating Il
peace and whose mission provet! failure,
| the Prime Minister declining to meet him,
has written Il private letter to the Prime
Minister denying that he was sent to
Japan by Ii Hung Chang.
Several thousand Tonghaks were killed
in an encounter with Il Japanese force in
Corca.
| at Berlin. The new reirhStac building
wa:, also formally dedicated. The Eadi-
F., calls are furious that the monarch did not
/ 90 to Parliament. but that instead. his
| ma irsty went to the castle for the ccrc-
| mony. This course. says the Frcis!nnisC
! Zeiiung. shows how modest Il part parlil
| mrntarism holds in Germany. Empero,
! William. wearing Il British uniform. VS.
| it"d the Prince of Wales and the Duk,
! of York in the morning. and they return
| ed the visit an hour later. They the:
| started for England. After the depart
ure ri the Prince of Wales and the Duke
| of York Emperor William donned Il
| Irus>ian uniform and prepared to npeI
the rrich>taG. The session was opened
at noon in the rittcrsaul Of the cast e.
| in>tr:d of III the usual white hall, viii Il
| is being renovated.
Japan has notified China she will not
entertain further peace PROPOSALS unless
! presented by Il regularly accredited :l,u
| ha>>;.dnr.
| Major Marlborough failed in his: sui,
| to Recover $oD.EO insurance on the lif,
| of his son. killed at Arolamont, Scot
| land.
| China has decided to send Il reprcscn
tative direct to Japan to arrange the
| terms of peace.