The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-23
BULLETS LIKE HAIL.
SEVERAL MEN SHOT BY TRAIN
ROBBERS.

Eugglcs Wants More soidiers-Tarrytown
Hay 81 Monument t" Revolutionary He
roes--Big Catch Of Whales Van Auken
Free Of the Charge OF Forgery.
From Far and Near.
The Missouri Pacific passenger train.
No 223, on the Kansas and Arkansas VAL
ley branch. was held up by four or five
maskei men 1T Ioretta Siding. east OF Wag-
oner. !. T.. at l O'Clock Sunday morning.
For days the gang has been represented as
being at different points planning rob-
berry, and thorough preparations were
made TO meet the expected attack.
The outlaws evidently anticipated Il des-
perate resistance. and began their work
with fierce fighting All the cars excep
ing the sleeper were shot full OF holes. not
whole window remains The train
struck an obstruction OF cars across
the track after te.ng shunted onto
siding. the outlaws having thrown
switch for that purpose. The money
secured was from the local safe. During
the fusillade JACK MciIara. advance agent
OF the McHara Minstrel Show. received a
shot In the forehead, how serious it IS not
known. He was in one OF the passenger
coaches at the time. Several others were
shot. some fatally.
-Adjutant General Ruggles has made
report to General SchOfe!d. commanding
the army. In which IL a recommendation
that tho enlisted strength OF the army be
Increased to 10000. so as to give a maxi
mum OF 1000 as to the regimental fight
Ing force.
In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, at larry
town. N. Y. monument vas unveiled TO
the residents OF the town who fought in
tho revolutionary war.
The whaler W. II. Meyer arrived in San
Francisco on Friday. The captain reports
the total catch ia the north at twenty NO
bowhead whales The vessels that sailed
TO the west are reported to have Jared bet
ter than those that went to the east
Owing to the failure Of the chief pros
cutting witness to appear. Alva NJ. Van
Auken. the railway promoter, accused Of
forging the name OF n. f. ingalls,. presi-
dent OF the Big Four. to bond Of $50. 900.
was liberated by Judge Bonney. In Quincy.
Ill Van Auken still claims to be Charles
Hobbs
r. G. DUN & Cos Weekly Review OF
Trade says:
Cotton below cents and wheat below IS
cents, zach lower than ever since present
classihcattOns were known, export OF gold
instead OF products at such prices in
October. are the salient features in busl-
ness the past week. Distribution OF goods
to consumers goes on fairly. with gains at
nearly all points In comparison with last
year. but not yet at a rate to sustain the
present volume OF manufacturing produc-
ton. SO that prices weaken little. The
domestic trade reported by railroad earn
ings in October is "a per cent less than
last year and IL per cent less than In
1892. The payments through the principa!
clearing -houses for the week are 2 ) per
cent greater than last year. but 81 per
cent less than In 1s92 I he daily average
for the month is SO per cent larger than
last year. but esq smaller than in 1892
With many features OF ENCOURAGEMENT
business has not yet reached expectations.
and 1t is evident that the loss OF part Of
the corn crop and the unnaturally low
prices Of other great staples affect T. =
buying power OF millions
Smallpox has again appeared ia threat
ening form at Walkerton. Ind, and the
public schools have been closed.
john Best and Miss Pearl Staff were
united In marriage ut Elkhart, Ind.
-Ex-Mayor Mcdowell of Middlesborough.
Ky. was arrested ut Knoxville. Tenn. on
charge Of grand larceny made by a
young lady named Bullock.
Tho attending physician at the Indiana
State Homo for Feeble- Minded at Fort
Wayne was horrifed when he discovered
cases OF scarlet fever In both the boys and
girls dOrmitories There are nearly 200
inmates and all have been directly or In
directly exposed to the contagion. The
feebie- minded patients have been Isolated.
An increase in two months of 500, OOO
in savings deposits and 5000. 900 In CONNER
cial deposits is shown by the consolidated
report Of the Michigan State banks
Philip Cooley was elected president OF
tho American Wnrehouseman's Associa-
ton. Philadelphia will be the next meet
Ing place,
On complaint OF n. X. Foster, DR. Il C.
Fowler. the Boston specialist. was arrested
ut Terre Haute. Ind. for obtaining S5O, O00
by false pretenses.
A negro assaulted Mrs katharine
Ncibiing, an aged white woman. at New
ark. Ohio Only the memory OF the WASH
tnston Court House affair prevented his
being lynched.
Judge Breezy. OF Philadelphia. has
been sued for 500. 900 by T. W. Siddall
who claims no was mistreatei in /. divorce
suit
A crank caused sensation in a Gotham
bank by trying to enforce payment of ,
draft for 200 with revolver. He wa:
arrested
George Goldman. \ farmer. living neal
English. Ind, killed his wife with u Tat.
iron and then shot himself He had beer
released from an insane asylum.
Nearly all Western lines have agreed
to the stringent anti-pass agreement
adopted at the st. Louis meeting.
"A bill has been introduced In the Jap
anese Parliament empowering the Gov
eminent to borrow 100. 600. 600 yen 70
prosecution OF the ar.
Mrs Mary Sawyer and hec twc youns
daughters. aged 10 and is mere killed a
Dorchester. Neh. while driving over thu
burlington tracks The trainmen wer,
charged with failing TO Conform to regula-
tions as to speed and whi>ting.