The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-08-30
DEATH IN THE BLAST.
THlRTY-SEvEN MINERS PERISH
MISERARlY.
Ashland. Wis. Il Scorched-ChamptOn
Splinter Hangs Himself-Deer Destroy
ing Vermant Crops-Dcath OF Squire
Booth OF Chicago-Taking Out Whisky


From Far and Near. |
Fire led to horrible loss OF life in
breast M 62 on the sixth level OF the |
Franklin mine. 1T Franklin. near Seattle.
Wash. Friday afternoon. Over three
score miners were Imprisoned and thirty
seven were killed. Ali were recovered.
Nearly all were negroes or Swedes II is
evident that all the men had time 10 es-
cape. for those who worked In the farther
breast reached the shaft in safety. While
those who were nearest the shaft. and con-
more removed from danger. per-
ished from asphy xiation. they evidently
believed they were In perfect safety from
the fire. but while they fingered the smoke
oozed out from outside the place farther
south and the bodies were all found south
OF breast NJ. g.. within q space OF 500 feet
Several men were badly bruised and one
colored man was taken out with broken
neck. their wounds indicating that they
Aad thrown themselves against posts and
tfmhers OF the gangway in "A wild and des-
perate endeavor t, escape The ma iority
Of the bodies however. bear no marks not
even a scratch, and their features were in
quiet repose. indicating that death had
been speedy and painless
Fire Friday night destroyed an entire
block OF business houses. at Ashland. Wis.
burn ing property worth SIS Oo0 The losses
are as follows: Stock Exchange Building.
$40. 900: Ashland Athletic Club. $4,000;
Scott Furniture Company. $50. 900: Hanson
4 Co. tailors, $1,000; Ashland Street Rail-
way Offices, 5000; Second street bridge
owned By the city. SO. 900; William Stocks.
$500: Singer Sewing Machine Company,
$1,000
Willie D. Day. the ch am pion runner OF
the world. hanged hims self to q tree near
the clubhouse OF the New Jersey Ath-
letic Club 1T Bergen Point Friday. Days
act was complete surprise to his relatives
and friends He was arrested on Tuesday
upon q complaint made BY the Manhattan
Laundry Company, OF Jersey City. for
whom he had acted a. collector. The COM
plant stated that Day had collected s1l..
for which he had failed to account Day
told his friends that tho company owed
him money and that 1t was not true that
he had embezzled the amount He said
| that tho complaint was n put up job Day
held the ivc- mile chan pionship and also
the three mile championship Of the world
for running.
Deer are de stroying crops on tho farms
| near Rutland. Vt Farmer George H.
| Wood ward. OF Shrewsbury. six miles dis
| tant, has complained to the game league
that they have devoured his vegeta bles
and demands payment for the same He
says they devour his crops during the
night and have to be driven of every morn
| ing.
| -@Squiren Daniel Booth, one Of the pio-
neer citizens Of Cook County and one of
the wealthiest farmers In Illinois. died
Wednesday at his residence Grand and
Ridgeland avenues. Chicago. after an III
ness OF three weeks Mr. Booth was In his
seventy seventh yexr. The death Of the
patriarchal farmer who held the distinc-
tion of owning nearly six hundred acres oil
land within toe limits OF the city of Chica
go. removes one of the most honest. cour-
ageous just and unostentatiOus charac.
| tiers Illinois ever knew. A typical Englisf
farmer In many ways. Mr. Booth wa.
known throughout the State as the great.
est friend the interests of fine stock and
fruit farming had.
One of the biggest financial deals o,
record was closed Friday when the whisk,
trust completed the stupendous loan 1T ha
beeu trying to make for months As u re
suit something like 81, O00. 600 poured in t.
the Golfers of the trust within forty Gig b
hours. and all was used at or ce to TAX
whisky out Of bond before the new tax wen
into effect.
Four miners were mashed. burned, an,
boiled to death In the Amethyst mine .
Creole. Col. Friday. The Ere. which de-
stroyed the stafthouse with all it
machinery. melted the cable attached L
the skip and the burning mass fell upo
the miners who were ascending tho STOP
way. hurting them to the bottom Of tn
shaft The loss BY Are is $4,000 Tn
mine is now filing with water.
Justice Of the Peace RIOS W. Latsha,
is short s9.066 In his accounts with tn
county. according to the report fled Wit
the County Court at Kansas City by Eek
pert Accountant Slater.
Governor Matthews denies the st,
that he mortg q Sed his farm 10 raise SAL.
900 to pay tho Indiana militia for service
during the strike The money was nd
vanced by indianapolis banks on the Gov
ernor's personal notes.
south Dakota Republican ticket: Fo
Governor. c. II. Sheldon: Lieuten ant Gov
ernor. G n Herried; Secretary OF State
thomas Thorson: Auditor. J. f Hipple
Treasurer. Kirk G. Phillips. and Attorne
General. Coe L era Word.
Secretary Of State Gresham and 81
Julian Pauncefote the British Ambas 81
dor. have agreed upon a convent ton. to
ratified by the United States and Ores
Britain. providing for q commission {
meet at Vancouver and consider tn
amount OF damage to be paid by til
; United States for seizing Canadian seaIes
more than three miles from land betwee
1856 and 1880. inclusive
Congressional nomin atoms: South Da
kota. R J. Gamble and J. A. Picker. r.
publicans: First California Thomas
Geary. Democrat: First New Jersey. H. {
LoudenslaRer. Republicans: Third Kansa.
". T. sapp, Democrat: Fifth Missouri
p. White. Prohibitionist. Seventh Mis-
souri,. C b Wisker. Prohibitionist: Thir
Tennessee. Foster v. Brown. Republican
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