The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06

THE WICKED WORK OF A FE.
MALE EAGlN.
Death Comes to a Texas Town iI the
Middle Of the Night-FIood Released by
Seismic Disturbances-Many Chinese
burned.



stealing a pair OF shoes When searched a
number Of small articles Was found con-
cealed under Ter cape. Jennie said she
had been taught to steal By woman
She declared that many other little
girls worked for the woman. who
paid them for all the goods
they brought to her She could not re-
me III Der the woHan's name, she said. She
was apparently telling the truth. and the
detectives promised her she would not be
prosecuted IL she would take them TO the
WOman's house They instructed her TO go
there, give the stolen goOIs to the woman.
and get her money. his she Promised to
do. and started of. With the detectives
following her. She boarded IA cur but az
ter riding a short distance she commenced
to cry and declared the story She had tod
was not true. This latter statement She
stuck to despite the efforts OF the detectives
to make her confess The detectives are
inclined to believe the first story the girl
told. They think she feared the Woman
and wa, afraid to expose her. Sc admit
ted She had stolen articles frop. stores be-
fore. No stolen goods were found in her
home.
An earthquake burst the earthen walls
OF an arte-ian water basin In the hills
seat OF Cvalde County. TEXAS ut
O'Clock Friday morning. The floods over
whelmed the town, submerSiny and wreck
Ing houses a:d drowning Il numler OF
people. 1t Is feared that 200 or 30 people
may have been drowned in the 1owlands
south Of uvalde The east side OF Cvalde
IS built low land and directly
In the path OF the water. All the houses
IN the heart OF the town were sub
merged. There we're IL number OF miracu
lOus escapes. and the rescuers and the
rescued performed many heroic acts A
track walker of the southern Pacific. after
wading through water up to his neck with
his lantern elevated above his head, sue
ceeded in feeling his way far enough
east to intercept Il west bound train
and prevent its plunging into the
raging river where the railroad bridge
had been destroyed The loss to the South
ern Pacific Company is enormous forty
miles OF track and many bridges having
been washed away. A rough estimate OF
the loss to property in general and the
railroad company will. as far as known.
reach 81. 500, 900.
"A terrible fire has occurred on tho Can
ton River ut Hong Kong A flower boat
caught fire and the flames spread until
hundreds OF those craft we're destr. yeI.
The progress OF the fire was so rapid that
ut least 1000 natives pcrishcd in tho
flames or drowned. The flower boats were
hnOOfed stem and stern, in rows. and large
numbers OF natives lived upon them. The
spread OF the cOnfiasration from one boat
to another was 50 rapid that the untOrtu-
nate Chinese had no time tocut away from
the moOrings. II strong wind materially
helping the increase Of the fire. Many
hundreds OF persons on board the flower
boats leupcd overheard and were drowned,
while several hundred others remained on
board and persisted in the flames
The Cunard Line steamer Campani:l
arrived at Queenstown Friday. bringing
with her another new TRANSATLANTIC record
OF speed. having made the passage in 5
days 10 hours and - minutes. Heretofore
the eastward record has been 5 days H.
hours minutes. made in November. 1893.
by the Campania. The Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Fuers: Bismarck, Capt. Al5ers,
arrived at New York from Soulhan pton
after IA remarkably fast passage Of days
10 hours and 81 minutes
Dispatches from Southwestern TEXAS
report very heavy rains in that section
and heavy damage done to railroads and
other property. Three bridges on the
Z
were swept away and several washouts oc-
Cured. The Rio Grande is higher than for
five years The storm extended into Mex
leo. washing out several miles Of track OF
the Mexican International and the Monte
rey and Mexican Gul: Railroads The
cities are badly flooded. and three CHI IL
dreu were drowned. 1t will require sew
erai days TO repair the damage to rail-
roads
The scaler Wandercr was brou ,ht into
Victoria. II. G.. under arrest by H. NJ. 5
Pheasant. having been found with secreted
gums TN board after bein: previously
searched by II United States patrol vessel
The Wandercr brought two deser er> from
tho whaling bark California. OF San Fran
cisco These men report the loss OF two
whaling vessels. one the Hunter and the
name OF the other unknown the crew OF
the Hunter we're picked up b. the Revenue
cutter Bear 1t is >uppo >cd the crew >us
tanned life by cannibalismL
Ben amin A. May has been appoiu ed
receiver for the A>htahuia, Ohio Wa,e,
and Light Company. TIE action Is the
result Of Il suit commenced by the Ameri.
can neten,ure Company OF Chicago. which
claims that the Ashta buia corporal ion h IA.
defaulted In the payment of interest 0,
Il
IS Incorporated under the laws OF IVES
Virginia. WAS ORGANIZED Aug. |. 1891. bond
being issued at the time for S1eo. ood
Henry Nodae. II i5-year-od lad. wa
run over by Wabash Railway passenger
train at Fort Wayne Wednesday evening
"A private cable from Honb burg say
that the papers OF separation between Mr.
aud Mrs, ". n Vanderbilt will not b.
diawn up till Cornelius Vanderbilt ha
arrived In Paris The head o. the Van
derhiit family Is Ell rout, To Paris
According t. late census report O
the 1850, Is. families in the United States
nearly Is per cent OWE their own homes
The dead body OF \. W. Mason. for
merry cook in L Chicago restaurant. va
found in Ii sealed car OF -rain at NJ Ibiie
Ala. lie was at Carthage No.. Saturda az
and Is believed t. have reen murdered a
tEa. place
The North Carolina Repu olcau Con
ven ion Endorsed the popu,.st State tickle,