The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-05
DEATH IN THE SNOW.
FRlGHTFUL AVALANCHE IN IDA.
HO MOUNTAINS.
war In South CarOllna Over the Liquor
Law-Peoris's Water Tower Bursts-
Rainmakers Wero Not q H0wling Sue
cess-Crisp Declinea.
Told In u Few Words.

six destructive snOwslides rushed down
into the Canon Creek. AS far as known.
five lives we're lost in one avalanche
but reports aFs current that Two
men were caught in another slide. One
of the slides about n mile above Gem
covers both the Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific tracks to the telegraph poles This
damned up the creek. and for a time
threatened destruction to the towns and
property below. but the pent-up waters
finally found passage Two other slides
have each covered several hundred feet OF
the railroad tracks to Il considerable dc pth.
The expected has happened. and the
bitter animOsties stirred up by the en-
deavor to enforce the dispensary law in
South Carolina has resulted in Il bloody
clash between citizens and constabulary.
A fight took place between citizens and
constaoles at the railway station In Dar-
lington Friday afternoon as the consta bles
were leaving town. and four men were
killed and three desperately wounded.
The most appalling disaster Peoria. ILL.,.
has known since the wreck Of the steamer
frankie Folsom. three years ago. occurred
at II o'clock Friday morning, An immense
standpipe belonging to the Peoria Water
Company suddenly burst. caus ng terrible
damage One boy was killed. at least ten
other persons were seriously injur, d and
two employees OF the water company are
missing and are supposed 10 be under the
wreck. In addition to this five houses and
barns were crushed, several others we're
swept from their foundations and an i'm
mcnse amount OF damage was done t. sur
rounding property.
Secretary Morton has issued the follow
raua I'd no ho don TING ia
rainfall experiments and tho feasibility OF
controlling precipitation by means Of ex-
plosiOns: II have to inform you that in no
case did they pass the merely experimental
stage. and that prospect of ultimate sNc-
cess Is not such as to justify farmers or
Others In rain making experiment
In this determination. jud ,ment and opin-
aon am supported by tho scientists and
other experts in metcorolOSy connected
with the United States weather bureau
The bombardment OF the skies for water as
carried on b. this department did not pro-
duce results calculated to inspire the hope
that any method OF concu ,sioD can be com :
mercially successful in lrecipitatins the
moisture from the Clouds"
Thursday it was reported from WASH
ington that Speaker Crisp declined the
nomination by Gov. Northen as successor
Of Senator Colquitt from Georgia.
"A law similar to those now existing in
Colorado and Michigan. making it ob!iga-
tory on the courts OF Maryland. under GER
tain con !itions. to send inebriates to gold
cure Institutes for treatment. has just
passed. both houses OF the legislature and
will probably be signed by the Governor ut
once
Judge Caldwell has made II ruling in
favor OF Union Pacific employees in the
wage scale hearin. at Omaha
The Senate Military Committee has or
dercd favorable report on tho bill to pay
s3.951.913 to California. $4,000 to Nevada,
and S335. 132 TO Oregon for moneys expend-
ed In the suppression OF the re belion.
Obituary: At St Augustine. Fla. Will
lam Hall. OF Chicago; Mt Baden, Jacob
ROsenheim tho composer and pianist a. ed
30; at Dublin. Most Rev. Charles Parsons
ID d.. Protestant Lord Bishop OF Meath.
The President has approved the act to
regulate tho making OF property returns
by officers of the government. the act re-
pealinc Section 81 OF the RevisedStatutes.
aud the act for II charter for the Iowa and
Nebraska Tontoon Bridge Company.
Jim Godsey. sentenced to five years at
Terre Haute for forgery, said his father
had trained him In crime from childhood.
Eight small children and a servant girl
we're burned to death In q fire which de-
stroyCd the homo Of John Witt, at Mcken-
dree W. Va.
Three families. comprising fourteen
persons. we're buried In snowslide at
Canyon Creek. Wash.
AT Indianapolis seven membe Of a
family were poisoned by eating sausage
containing friedman
Judge Caldwell has made a ruling in
favor Of the Union Pacific employees in the
wage scale hearing at Omaha
The National Live Stock Bank OF For,
Worth. Texas has been authorized to ts-
gtu business: capital. S2lO.O1o.
Nuggets OF pure gold were washed out
Of sand dug out Of a we'll at La Ve,a, Colo.
The discovery caused great excitement,
and large part Of the town has been
stakei out in claims by those who believe
1t Is rich placer ground.
Secretary Morton has teen advised
through tho State Department OF the de-
feat In the swedish Hik>Gas OF the motion
- double the existing duties on wheat
maize flour. meal and cracked grain, and
shat the eNisting duties on pork will not be
disturbed.
John Horton, n Spokane. Wash, car
pentcr. fell from the new Post street br.dc.
into the Spokane River above tho MAR
falls and was swept down to death. II.
made n gallant fight for life. chesred by
400 persons on the shore and bridges. bu,
It was hopeless The swift curren, pulled
him into the cataract and there he wa.
quickly pounded to death. His body ha.
not been recovered
Henry Meyers shot and killed bimsel
In Philadelphia He was a bachelor. wor,
Sl.S,oo,. and had apparently not care II
the world.
Harry H. Buchanan. OF Gordon, Ala
committed suicide by shooting; he has
only returned from Florida with youn,
woman whom he married the same day. n.
reason can be found for his act
The remains o. Hans Won BuIow. the
distinguish pianist were cremated a
Hamburg.
Maj Francois. commander Of tho Gea
man forces in Damaraiand. has given III,