The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-08
From Far and Near.

AT Oaxaca. Mexico. the authorities have
yJen notified OF u tlouay battle bet ~ cen u
band OF bri ,ands and the police ofthe town
Iztlahuaca Tue bandits. led by q des-
perado named Mortira. made an attack
upon the town for the purpose OF pillxging
The stores and private residences The
police offered resistance and = fight took
place betM cen the two forces, ~hich result
ed in the mayor OF the tow II and one OF the
police and eish, OF the bandits being
killed. and several others on both sides
wounded.
William Thompson and Henry Baker.
negroes. attempted to burslar!ze Moore
Bakers residence at Franklin Park. n. J..
Wednesday night Baker WAS aroused by
his wife. and u terrible battle en>ued. he
killed Thompson and fatally shot Baker.
but not before the tends murdered his wife
and baby, and probably fatally wounded
him
The long struggle In the House over
the Bland bill for the coinage Of the silver
seiEn!orage and the silver bullion in the
treasury was ended Thursday by the pass
age OF the bill by vote OF l6e
10 $50. majority in favor OF the
bal OF 81. The special order to bring
the bill to a vote was adopted by
"A bare quoru IN Immediately after the House
convened. This broke the opposition OF
the hlibusters and they were poworlcss TO
DO any thing further to place AN obstacle
in the way of the bill All the amend
nents offered to the measure by its oppo-
nents were defeated. the one which polled
the most votes being MIR. Outhwaite's
amendment to strike out the second Sec
tiOn.
AT North Baltimore. Ohio. fire broke
out on the stage o; Henry's Opera Hou,e
and spread with great rapidity. The opera
house and the entire block. with all con-
tents. were entirely consumed Loss.
100000. divided up rs follows: DR. Henry.
SEQ. 600; Orville Mcdowell. SIS, 900: Rushong
Il Splitter. s:5. 900. Insurance. $4,000 on
the whole property. Colby Bros livery
barn. at Fort Dodge. Iowa. with contents.
was destroyed by tire. Twenty eight horses
were roasted alive. Loss. $4,000: insur-
ance. 81, 500. Origin OF fire unknown.
BY the collapse OF Gardiner's Island
| lighthouse Frank Miller. 4. ed 1G. "A son of
The keeper, was killed. He was alone at
/ the time tire structure fell His father
VIII bring suit against the Government. AS
the authorities have been several times
notified that the lighthouse was unsafe.
Bishop Zardetti has received official
NOTIFICATION OF his appointment to the
chbishopric OF Bucharest. Roumania-
| Made insane by attendance at re-
vival Edward FrOidcveauX. OF Point Pleas
ant. Ohio. beat his wife to death.
| On the trial Of the Floyds. his confed-
crates. Phil ScheiS told how he robbed !.
! MINNEAPOLIS bank OF SI.3, GOO
! H. T. White was fined $500 Cor aiding In
the hanging in etigy OF Secretary Morton
at Nebraska City.
| Nearly every commodity on the list Is
now rcapIns the benefit OF the dcmoraliza-
lion in Eastern shipping rates.
carolina Misaei. the actress, known in
! private life As Caroline Scales. was mar
ried in New York to Play wright Hoy.
james j. Corbett was found not guilty
OF violating the law 10y a jury at Jackson
/ vile. Fla
John y. Mckane was taken to Sing
Sing TO serve his sentence, all attempts u,
! securing "A stay having failed
Charles Saiv ards was hanged at Carl
Isle. Pa, for murder" He was weak from
an attempt at suicide.
Six thousand miners have quit work in
jackson County. Ohio. Tho operators
wished to reduce wages to 50 cents a ton.
/; Two Turks who attempted to go te
badly beaten Ivy strikers
| AT San Francisco, the VIII Of the late
Martin Sachs has been fled for probate 1,
disposes of an estate valued at abou,
$1,000. coo. j. C. Wilmerding's will, which
has also been flea for probate. disposes OF
:. 81, coo. 600 estate.
Thursday was signalized in the Ohio
coal mining district by general cIos:n.
OF mines In Jackson County LEGO miners
are shut out. and In other localities u m
liar condition exists There have been ef-
forts on the part o! operators for some
time to reduce wages
The American sealing schooner Emma
| Jeneau has been confiscated by Russia and
her crew thrown into prison.
The notorious Dick Goodman. leadc,
! OF the boldest gang OF thieves Indiana ha.
ever had. is dying at his home near Dun
dee. Ind. from wounds received in q Close
! encounter with deputy sheriff severa
| weeks ago.
| The Columbian Fire Insurance o.
! America, which assign ed at Louisville
claims assets OF $3.50, 0OG. The failure il
charged to the refusal OF the insura nc,
commissioners OF Illinois and other State
to license the company to DO business.
Russians and Germans are reported tC
have fought battle on the frontier, IL
which several we're killed
The Federal authorities at San Anton "a
| Texas. have been notified that fifty Chinese
are on their way to Texas from Mexico. ant
! will a;temp: to cross the Rio Grande a
piedras Negras. an. American havin,
contracted to land them In the Cniiet
States for $50 per head
While seven msn were at work In the
slate quarry OF Owen 7. Williams < Sons a
Wiiiiamstown. Pa the top caved in. bury.
ing Joseph Reamley. Samuel kreiiz. CIR .f1itl
O. Pritchard. William T. Jones and thre.
Huagarians. The rescuing party save:
Eean1iey. but the others are killed.
"A verdict OF 5000 against the defend
ant was given at Indianapolis In the frs
case tried under the co-employcs' liza bili;y
law.
&C }. Mems. Of Milwaukee. jumpes
from passenger train in Wyoming. hav.
in: suddenly become demented He vii
die.