The farmers' union., 1894-02-15
DITCHED BY THIEVES.
ROBBERS SHOOT THE FLAGMAN
FROM AMBUSH.
Passenger Cars Dash Down . Bank and
Four Persons Burt-f1istorIc Old War
ship KearsarEe Ia Lost-A Mississippi
Execution that Failed.


Texas Train Derailed.
A short distance from Houston. Texas.
train wreckers removed the rails and fish,
plates On the Missouri. Kansas aud
Texas Railroad When the passen-
ser train came along the engine
passed safely over. but the baggage and
mail coaches jumped the track and
rolled down the mban ment, followed by
the smoker. which landed on top OF them.
The wreck presented q frightful appear
ance Joe Elliott, q brakeman. was sent
back to flag II freight train which was soon
due. He had not proceeded a hundred
yards when a volley from ambush was fred
upon him. Four bullets took effect in
his body. he crew in the meantime.
aided BY passengers. was at work extricat-
inS the men buried in the wrecked cars and
feared to so to the fia.man's rescue He.
however. crawlcd. blee ling and wounded.
back to the train and is dying. In the
mail car was Lou Morris the agent. badly
bruised and with several bones broken II.
Hatton. the express messen .er. was found
In his car with his ribs broken and in
critical condition ). W. Carter. baggage
master. was injured about the head and
internally. A relief train was made up
and sen; to the scene, and the wounded
we're taken to the hospital A sherin's
posse is in pursuit OF the wreckerS
The most famous ship Of the navy. the
Old corvette kearsar.e. has gone TO the
bottom. The story OF her ending was told
to Secretary Herbert in brief cable mes
sage which he received from Lieutenant
Frederick Brainard. an officer OF the ves-
sci, dated at Colon. The message. in SUBJ
stance, is as follows:
kearsarge sailed from Port al Prince. Hayti.
Jan. 30 for Bluefields. Nicaragua. Was wrecked
on ROncadOr reef Feb. =. Officers and crew
SAFE
The kearsarge was ordered on Jan .. TO
proceed to Bluefelds to protect American
interests that were alleged to he endan-
gered by the troubles between Honduras
and Nicaragua. Roncador reef, on which
the kearsar,e is supposed to have struck.
is some two hundred miles to the north
east from BluefeldS Immediately on re-
ceipt OF the cablegram Secretary Herbert
sent message to Lieut. Brainard direct
ing him to charter a vessel at Colon aud
proceed at once to the assistance OF the
shipwrecked men. 1t IS presumed that
they are yet the reef. COmmO-
lore Ramsay. Chief of the Bureau OF
Navigation. who knows the neig h borhood.
said that the officers and crew would be In
no danger on the reef except in very heavy
weather. and they could easily reach Old
Providence. an island between the reef and
the Nicaragua coast. in their boats. No
fears for the safety OF the ships company
are entertained at the Navy Department
in view of Lieut.. Brainard's dispatch
The kearsarse was one Of the oldest ves-
sells In the navy. with u splendid history
The event with which the vessel is most
closely associated in the public mind was
its gallant fight with the Alabama. the
Confederate privateer. near CherbOu.g,
France. June 10. 1864.
A spec al from Columbia. Miss, saws
the execution of Will Purvis. set for
Wednesday. was a failure. The rope broke
at the first drop without in any way injuc-
ing Purvis The spectators intercedeI in
such manner as 10 induce the Sheriff to
refuse to proceed with the hanging. An
effort will now be made to secure executive
clemcncy- Purvis has always asserted his
innocence OF the assassination OF William
Buckley OF Marion County, Mss. who was
killed by White Caps. OF whom Purvis was
supposed to have been Cne.
The Mexican War Department has is
sued its official report OF the fight with the
band of alleged revolution SITS under COM
mand OF Victor OchOa. at Canyon del Man
.an9 in the state CT Chihuahua. In the
light the Federal forces lost an officer and
five men and had t"o officers and twenty-
f"dr men wounded. The troops killed
tn nrty-three of the belligereuts and took
eighteen prisoners.
The President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations; William G.
Sweeney. Of Iowa. Surveyor Of Customs for
the port of Dubuque. Iowa. postmasters:
Michi-an-J Parkhurst. ,ldwater.
Ncbraska-J H. Harley. Line DIN. South
Dakota--A. W. Pratt. Aberdeen; John
Stoite, Chamberlain.
The Iron Trade Review this week
says: The market for soft steel has fur
nished further encouraging indications,
the past week and au advance Of from 50
to IS cents er the lowest prices touched
has taken place
AT Topeka. Kas. Mrs Mary F. Lease
Won her case In the Surreme Court, which
decides that the Governor cannot remove
ner a member OF the State Board OF
harities. OF which she re mains president,
The court was unanimous. the Populist
member cOncurring with the Two Re ubli-
cans. The court holds that Gov. LewelltpC
had no authority to appoint Il successor to
Mrs Lease. who was appointed for term
IF a year and confirmed By the Senate. un.
less charges are preferred and sustained.
and that J. ". Free ehorn, who has been sit
ting with the board for several weeks, is a
usurper.
John F. Ryan. submarine diver OF
San Francisco. says the i.l-starfed steamer
Brother Jonathan has at last been found,
after being aimos; thirty year. at the bot .
tom of the sea The Brother Jonathan
vas lost July :. 1865. some where about ten
miles northwest OF Crescent City. Be-
sides the loss OF II. passengers and crew,
there was $1,000. 900 in treasure on board.
and a dozen persons have sought SYSTEM
atically for the sunken hull
August John shot and killed Joseph
Stanley and wounded his son near ST.
Cloud. Mimi. in dispute about a road
A. J. McLaurin was elected by the Mis-
sissi pi legislature to succeed Z. C. Wait
hail In the United States Senate.