The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-03
HELPLESS IS CHICAGO.
THE SMALLPOX RAMPANT AMID
OPEN VAULTS AND SEWERS.
Illinois Militia May Have Work at Toluca
Worlds Fair Palaces Find Their Way
to the Junk Shop-Cokc Strike Sprcat,-
ing Fast.
From Far and Near.


go lying between Ashland avenue and
Halsted street and south OF 4.th street. in
which twenty two new cases have been
discovered within forty eight hours.
fr-htful condition of affairs PREVAILS in
that territory. and the health department
Is at Il loss to know how t. cheek the spread
OF the scourge. Or. Potter. who found
eleven new cases OF The disease Thursday
in that neigh borhood. declares that the
sanitary conditions make the territory ripe
Tor AN epidemic. There are no UNDER
ground sewers Open bitches covered with
slime and vaults that contaminate the at
mosp here abound.
Three thousand armed miners from the
Spring Valley. Ill. district were marching
on iO,uca. thursday. with the purpose OF
preventing the miners there from working.
Sheriff Lense sent two tcle grams to Acting
Governor Gill for troops. in the after
noon and enc at midnight Gov. Gill de-
clined to order out the militia but started
at once for cluca TO personally inspect the
situation. he miners were cncamped at
Big Sandy. and were expected TO reach
luca Friday. Tie miners at Toluca we're
guarded by armed deputies. and blood
shed was imminent. The trouble had not
Quseted Friday morning. but it is thought
the presence of Gov Gill. and the read-
ness az several companies OF militia to
move at u moments notice. will hold the
turbulent element in check The situ-
alton is very strained. however. and but n
spark is necessary to light the fires OF
anarchy and violence The striking
miners are mostly foreigners.
AT last the Worlds Fair buildings have
been disposed of. They were sold outright
at Il special meeting OF the South Park
EOard to Graf 4 Co hOusewreckerS. OK
CHICAGO for $3.50, and will lie turned
over to the buyers In II few days. The
work OF tearing them down will be begun
at once. and in n shert time the best part
OF the great structures that housed the
grandest exposition In human history will
be more. The white city will he dis
mantled, and the material that went to
make up its beautiful palaces will find its
way into old lumber yards. junk>hops.
scrap-iro, yards, and the white furnaces
OF rolling mills. to be etfaced and changed
and wrought into the structures OF prosa!c.
matter Of fact warehouses. dwellings. or
iron sheds.
More than two thirds OF the plants in
the coke region arc closed down and the
strike IS success The mob which surged
to and fro through the Mount Pleasant
the men out There was no violence. but
the men were SO badly frightened that
! many dropped their tools and fled. Women
aud children were terrorized and spent the
night on the hills above the works. Sew
eral OF the operators are pre- pairing to re-
sumo with nOn- union men and have asked
the Sheriff for protection.
Judge Henry ". Scott of the District
Court at Oklahoma City. Q. T.. has sem
fenced ]. J. Burke and T. z. Brown. pub
| fishers of the Daily Times Journal. to the
county Jail for ten days and to pay fine
| OF 500 each for contempt in commenting
! on his judicial character. The affair has
caused Il great sensation. The Judge re-
fused to allow an appeal. and both news
PAPER men are I'm Jail
The steamship Peveril has arrived AT
| Gibraltar and reports that the National
! Line steamship Helve,ia was abandoned In
| Il sinking condition of Cape Finisterrc on
| April %. The Teveril landed thirty three
| of the crew. eight passengers aud two
stowarways who were taken off the Hell
| vetia.
-Texarkana, Ark. has twenty seven
| cases OF small pox.
| Edwin Booth left personal property
amounting to $60:.6
| -lhe Wellman arctic expedition sailed
from Aalesund. Norway. for spitzberSen
Secretary Herbert is reported to lie in
| vestigatfns further charges of fraud In
armcr plates Stirling Bros. who make
| the armor- piercing shells for government,
test. it is alleged. are in the pay OF the
| bethlehem Works and make brittle pro-
! jecttles when the latter company's plate ID
to be tested. The informer is said to be
M<,Y
who also charges that there has been jug
! Cling with the powder charges at the In
| dian Head proving grounds
AT Fort Meade, Fla. Rev. c. F. Butler.
Episcopal clergyman. Was found hanging
| TO the bed post in his room at the Lockner
House. where he boarded His wife and
family are at Atlantic City, n ].
| An extensive car burglary was COM
mitted between Buffalo and Angola on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail-
! road Several boxcars were broke open
| an 1 cases OF clothing and general mer-
! chanGise were thrown from the train in
! motion and their contents stolen. Wha,
the robbers did not want or could not
carry away they left lyin: along the track
| and an accomm cd alton train went out and
picked it up
The family Of James Mapes. at Goshen
n. V, live in a secluded spot one mile
frorl the limits OF the town. The father
| Is an invalid veteran and has teen cared
| for by the G. A. X. A minister calling in
the neighborhood stopped at the house and
| found one child had died and been buried
by the family: two children lay on the
| floor dead. aud the fourth. which lay on
lounge, died while the minister was at tn,
house A fifth child died after the thre,
others had been buried All the death.
j were caused 10y asles and pneumonia
Gyms W. Field is dangerously ill
New York intends to resume work OF
: Grants tomb soon.
Archie Mcintyre. Of DEVILS Lake. Md.
was murdered by IA neishbor who feares
| him as n cour: witness.
The Colorado smeiter at Butte. Mont
WAS burned to the ground The loss Is es
titnated at over 800. 900 and Is covered b.
insurance The smelling company is com
posed OF Denver capt. ,a!is,s