The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-12

Judge Dallas has fled an opinion in
tho United States Court at Philadelphia
holding that Chin amen cannot be II atural-
lied
1T is said the Union Pacific is Cissatis-
fed with the share of immigrant business
allotted it by the Advisory Committee of
the Western pool.
More than 1000 members of trade or
CARNATIONS in New York are out on strike
over a technicality.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
employees are in dilemma. They are
afraid to accept the new wage schedule and
are forbidden to strike.
The weavers IN the Riverside Mills at
Olneyville. r. l.. went out in :: body. A
general strike will follow
The Herreshof Manufacturing Conn
pany at Bristol Il. l.. has closed its large
yacht building establishment for an in
definite period.
-Murderous coke strikers in Pennsyl-
vania have been intimidated by the killing
of several of their number by deputy
sheriffs. A mob still surrounds the Rainey
works.
The record OF Wednesday in the great
strike OF the Pennsylvania cokeworkers
will be written with blood. At least nine
lives were sacrificed within the past twelve
hours, and it is plain that peace can only
be purchased with the sacrifice OF many
more. The riotin- began early, and the
climax was reached when a body Of strik-
ers. umbering several hundred. marched
to the Davidson works OF the II. c. Frick
Coke Company at Connellsville. where
men were working Deputies had been
placed to receive them. and opened fra
The strikers returned the fire and charged,
driving the deputies and men from the
plant Chief Engineer Paddock, of the
Frick Company. ran up in the tipple Of
the works The strikers followed, and
shot him in the back Of his head They
threw his body to the ovens. forty feet
below. They then tried to fire the tipple.
but left when they saw the deputies
returning with large force from
Connell,ville Hearing Of Paddock's muir
der. hundreds volunteered to avenge his
death. The pursuing party overlook the
strikers and opened fire The strikers fred
in return. but ran Three strikers fell;
one killed instantly. shot through the
body, and two others were fatally wound
ed. Another of the strikers was killed
by deputy at Bradford. a milo distant
Eleven strikers were captured after the
first battle took place. and the pursuin 2
party kept up the chase until Dawson.
seven miles distant was reached where
fifty-three more strikers were captured.
The law abiding element had its way and
the prisoners we're hurried to jail.
The chair factory strike at Michigan
City has been satisfactorily adjusted and
the men have returned to work.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review OF
Trade says:
The moro active tone in business is duo
to several causes. slowly, but yet quite
perceptlbly, the force At work increases.
The advent OF spring compels the dealers
! to replenish stocks. and the aggregate OF
| orders. II smaller than usual at this sea-
| son, is distinctly larger than In January or
February. Except in speculative markets,
! prices do not recover. and In some instances
! have gone lower. but the absence Of sensa-
! tional records inspires hope that the bot
| tom may have been reached. Business
| though small. is exceptionally cautious
| and safe. and its slow gain is moro en-
couraging than a heavy expansion. FAIL
| ures for the week number 23s in the United
| States against 166 last year. and thirty ir
Canada, against twenty eight last year