The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-06

the fiscal year was 81 ,-,s.-2l. The NUM-
Der of disasters, :,.l, Was greater and
more destructive Of vessel property than
in any previous year since the inirr1Ic-
ton Of the present system. Inns Tact IS
due to the large number and extreme vl"-
lenc. of the tpinpc-ts which ravn-'d both
the sea and lake coasts. The following
is II summary of the statistics of the SER
vice from the iutroduc,ionof the present
system in 1871 tn the close of the fiscal
year:
Number Of disasters. 1925
Value of vessels. ..........S S4.C2.O'o
Value of cargoes. - 3S.H'!.t4
Value of property involved. 122,M1 $40
Value OF property saved. IS %. l.''..'22
Value of property lost .....S 29.St6.'21
Number of persons involved 81. 422
Number of lives lost. ..... III
Number of persons succored II I'll
During last year the telephone lines Of
the service have proved more emphatical-
~ than ever before their Indispensable
value as an aid to prompt and efficient
life-saving operations, and the lines have
been extended and improved as much as
possible. The system continues to attract
foreign attention. and during the year
the details of its operation have been ex-
aminrd in person by the representatives
of a Royal Commission of Great Britain
who treats of it in his report with warm
commentator and recommends it's adop
ton III his own country.
Both Houses of Congress were called
to order ut noon Monday for the regular
winter session. The Senate was ready
for business. but the House had no quo
ruin. Interviews with IL large number Of
the Senators and Representatives, devel-
Oped that the session would probably in
clude little or nothing beyond the regular
appropriation bills. Representatives and
Senators say that while nothing is in
sight on the tariff or the currency on
which the ma jority can agree, something
must be done to provide work outside of
the appropriation bills. The Nicaragua
Canal will receive early attention, as
well as the bankruptcy and anti-option
bills, besides which the free silver men
will have Il number of measures.
A London dispatch from Shanghai says
that great excitement prevails in naval
circles there in consequence of the de-
parturc of British warslips from that
port under sealed orders. The dispatch
adds that fears are increasing that Ii
Hung Chang will place himself at the
head of the army which he has created
loT HIS CIV ii PURPOSES. UptSiIuS Oi
troops are reported to Dc arriving from
different parts of the country for service
under Ii Hung Chang.
The james Lick monument was ur
vciled ut San Francisco.
Myron X. Kent has been convicted of
the murder of his wife near Nlandan,
s. d.. and sentenced to death.
Fire at Murdoch, Mimi. destroyed
three general stores. the postotiicc bank,
hardware store and the Review Office
Obituary: At Charlestown, \. H.. Mrs
Eliza VI. Wcatherhee Gage, widow of
ex-City Treasurer Gage. of Chica"o-At
Menomince. Mich. Charles {. Quimhy.-
At Fort Scott. Kan. W. H. Taylor.
known as s"l;ill Nye's double. AT Mil
waukcc. William X. Harrington. :;t-At
Marshall. Mich. James A. Way.-At
London. Sir Charles Newton. Viscount
Monck. Governor of Canada in 1861.
Princess Louise, sister of the King of
Denmark and aunt Of the Dowa.cr EN-
press of Russia and of the Princess of
Wales. is dead. Princess Louise was
born Nov. Is. 1890. and Oh Aug 3. 1860,
was nominated ahhess of the Convent of
1tZehoe. HoIStcin.
\ section of the Northern Pacific P,,-
get Sound freight warehouse at Tacoma,
Wash. caved in when Il tidal wave.
struck it.
The Car. it is said. will shortly pardon
the three members Of the imperial family
who are in disgrace and exile.
The unexpired portion of the sentence
Of suspension Hrigadicr General
Swain. judge advocate general of the
army. has been remtteL by the President
-Four men who robbed the rostotiic. ut
TconIcroGa. y. ". were captured by Il
sheriff posse after desperate fight.
Robert Ecker. wanted for forgery in
three Western States. was arrested nj
Creaserstown. Md. while visiting r,la
tiveS.
Telegrans tending to connect the plain
tiff with suhornation of perjury wer,
offered i'll the llrshelu divorce case at
Fargo.
Governor Flower refused u honor the
rcquiSiton of the Governor of Texas for
the officers OF the Standard Oil Company
Canadian newspapers bitterly oppose
the proposal to erect Il monument in One.
bee IN memory Of General Mont ro,ncrv.
In his report Secretary Lamont urges
an increase III the army to 10000, and
praises the men for their work during the
strikes.
Ex-Governor and ex-senator Joseph f.
Brown died nj Atlanta. Ga. He was =:
years old.
Eradstreet's reports a marked improve
meUt i'll business throughout the Easter,
ami Middle States
A Detroit firm of chemists is maxim:
preparations for the manufacture of anti
toXine. the new remedy for Giphtheria
IL C.:.--:c- .h. f. -nnss wing shot. ha.
challenged George Nieinman. who re
Gently won the. American live bird cham
pionSh;r.
Congressman Combs. of New York. ad
vocaies plan TO fund the demand obi:a
tions If the treasury into bonds bearin:
n low rate of interest.
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