The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-08
FIRST PROCLAMATION FROM
THE RUSSIAN THRONE.
Double Tragedy at EuHai"-Pennoyer's
PunSent P-oclnma;ion - Two ftrenlea
Killed at Of1iaha-Pati ss6.5Oa for Lot
of Worthless Metal Dust.

Told II Few Words.
The It Petersburg utfic!al Messenger
Friday morning publishes the first proc
lana,icn OF Emperor Nicholas IL o: Rus
s;a. In which. after formally communs-
eating 10 the nation the news Of the death
OF his father, Alexander Ill. he says:
M y the knowledge console you that our
gri ef IS the grief OF our entire beloved ma
ton, and may he nation not forget that
the strength and trmuess OF holy Russia
lies Ia is unity and unboundrd devotion
to US In this sad and >oculn hour in
which We ascend our ancestral ,hroae OF
the Russia Empire and carbon "a
Poland ana the grand duchy OF Fin
land indissoiuoly linAed With it. We. how
ever. remember the legacy left Us by cur
lalnen,ed father ard. Ia bued with it. we.
in the presence OF the Most High. take a
vow to make our sole aim the development
OF the power and glory OF our beloved
Russia and the happines, OF all our faith
full subjects The manifesto concludes
with commanding that The oath or
allegiance be taken To him. Emperor
Nicholas IL. and to his heir apparent.
Grand Duke George AleXandrovitch. his
brother, who is to be entitled Czarowia
until God may bless with Il son the union
which his majesty is about 10 eater into
with Princess Alix OF Hcsse -Darmstadt
Without any known provocat!on Will
lam Gipp shot his mother TO death and ia
tally wounded his father at their home in
Buffalo. Two other sons grappled with
William try ing 10 wrest the weapon from
him. After a brief struggle he got away
from them and ran out into the back yard
and escaped.
Early Friday moruing fire broke out
In Hammonds big packing plant at south
Omaha. and by o'clock had gained such
Roadway that it seemed nothing short of q
miracle could keep the flames from sweep
ing all the buildings away. and it was also
feared the fire would reach the immense
CIdahy plant. The entire department OF
the city were called to the scene OF the fire
and made such determined fight that the
flames were confined to what is known
the "bcef house" four-story brick build
huildin: 200 by 200 feet This buildin:
cost $500. 000 and with the contents Will
probably bring the total loss to $500. 900.
There is Il. 100000 insurance on the whole
plant. Three fremen were caught under
falling walls and instantly killed
Governor P.nnoyer OF Oregon has is
sued the following Thanksgiving procla-.
nation: IL hereby appoint the last Thurs
day OF this month a Thanksgiving holiday.
In the day of prosperity be jovial. but in
the day OF adversely consider. '-Ecclesi-
astes vii, II.
Meyer J. Cohen. a Boston tailor.
through a friend. made 4 deal with n
stranger to purchase forty pounds OF al
legged gold dust said to have been secured
In the Siberian mines where the swindler
/ said he had served sixteen years of II life
sentence before he escaped. The value OF
4
swindler would take Sc. 500 for it. Cohen
paid the money. The dust proved TO be
worthless
On the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne aud Chi
cayn tracks. near South Chicago. Friday
evening, the t-bound suburban passcn-
ger train dashed into IL coal train OF
the Calumet and Blue Island Railroad.
No lives were lost. but several people
we're seriously injured. The engine
OF the passenger train was badly
wrecked. A few seconds before the crash
/ came Frank Simons, the engineer, and J.
/ Bund, Jr, the fireman. jumped from the
/ engine The crew OF the passenger train
claim the coal train was left standing on
/ the main track without any signal light,
! and say no one was sent back to guard the
/ rear end from the approach OF other trains
: This IS denied by the crew of the Goa
| train. The Fort Wayne train. with fe v
passengers on board. was running at thirty
/ miles an hour. supposedly on a cleal
| track The first intimation OF danger
was when Engineer S:mOns sighted
! tho coal train ahead. He reversed
I his engine and leaped from the train
calling upon his fireman to do the same
. Their prompt action saved their lives and
probably those Of many on the train. fol
by the time the crash came the speed OF
the passenger locomotive had been mate
rally checked
1T Is rumored that General Dee.
Jauesvi!ie. Wis. may be appointed Judge
Advocate General OF the United state.
army.
John Jacob Aston proposes to erect IN
New York the greatest hotel in the world
to cost $4,000. 900
About o'clock Frilay morning fire
broke out in the Auditorium at Home City
Il suburb twelve miles from cincinnati.
and destroyed it. toge, her with u build
ing across the street Il he loss Is esti.
mated at $50. 900. with insurance OF $50, COO,
The large factory OF the B:r, Company
manufacturers OF fertilizers at Kensing.
ton. Pa. WAS destroyed by fire, entailiny ;
/ loss OF $50. 0i0
! ville Ind. by a fallin, limb OF a tree.
-Snake-ch armer Matlock was bitren by
a cobra at Dallas. TeNa,. He cannot re
cover.
The force now a: work on the Cube r:
branch of the Panama Canal viii soon u
increased to 900 men.
Gen. Cienfuesos, Gen. Exe'a's lieuten.
ant. who was recently released from q Sa,
lrtncisco (CaL) jail, will not so back 4
Acapulco.
-, harleS Sweeney. ex- base-ta
player. who killed Con Mechanics In sal
Francisco. Cal. has been convicted o
manslau-hter
Il he ne " 1nti-tO vine remedy for diph
liberia. known as diphtherine. has beel
tried in two cases in Philadelphia al.
failed.
Preparations for the formation OF
cold rolled steel trust are under way AZ al,
among the larger manufacturers. who III
raee.in- At the Holland House in Ne,