The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-27
WILL TRY COERCION.
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT SUBMIT
TO IMPOSITION.
Robbers Hold Up Trains in Sioux
City's Limits-IsOnnic Kansas Lass
FOils a Bandit-Carli.Ic's Bill to BE
Withdrawn.


tect the commercial interests Of the 1 nit
ed States against mi ust trade diScrinina-
ton by her countries and will move with
the greatest caution and dclibcratiun.
The President is nevertheless determined
to exercise the authority conferred upon
him by law to stop the importation of inn
pGrtant articles from countries that per
sist in treating this government unfairly.
This will only be done. however. as !, last
resort aHd after every effort that can De
made with honor and dignity has been
tried without result. The State Depart
meIt is over Hhclnrd with letters from
all parts of the country. and especially
from the West. uphnldln@ it III the stand
taken with regard 10 Cuban dlScrllnlIa-
ton. These letters are from solid bust
ness men who know from experience the
damage acs ruin. from the imposition.
The SpHIisl minister i'll W aShnGtni is
out in Il statement in which he seeks to
justify the position taken by his govern
mcnt in putting UP Il tariff wall around It's
colonies to bar out American goods. lie
seems 10 think that the matter can be set
tied by Il restoration Of previously exist
in. reciprocal relations. The Gresham
dispatch suggesting retaliation Is before
the Spanish colonial council in Madrid,
by whom it is being anXiously discussed
The ST. Paul and i<ans,S City limited
had hardly left the Sioux city. Iowa,
Union Station ut & &. III. Friday when
four men entered the first day Coach
They called out: EVERY one keep still
We are jilst looking for Il PACKAGE. S"pa
rating. two of the men started down one
side of the coach and two on the other
They compelled IL man named Harvey
Svcrson to stand up and they went
through him. getting $50 in cash and some
other property. SverSon made a fight
md this brought in Sheriff davenport
who was iii another car. He drew his
revolver and started after the men. when
they jumped off and escaped IL the yards
A Milwaukee, train was next catered,
and the robbers serted through tn"
coaches in the same way. They got clear
through one coach before the train got
into the heart of the city and they took
small amounts from every ON: of the
twenty -four passengers on the train
They then jumped off and escaped They
wore no masks and still the passengers
are unable to give good descriptions of
them. and the officers have little 10 work
on.
Friday morning. about :: o'clock. an at
tempt made tn rob the tnion Pacific
depot ut Bonner Springs, Fan. The office
was in charge of Mis- Fannie \cSbtt.
night operator. The robhcr entered the
office and demanded the money Miss Mes
bitt was supposed to have. She refused
1" hand il over. nhrrcuppn the rohhcr
made Il vicious attack on her. In the
struggle that followed the rnhhcr struck
Miss%\estitt over the head with Il rcvol-
yer and then departed without securing
any booty. Miss \c>hitt WAS very rough
~ used. but not dangerously wounded.
MAMMALIAN &. SrInitthcr-cr captain
Of police and now III command of the ten
dcrlnin district in New York. made Il con
fCSsinn heStrc the LcNow Committee Fri
day Ia In" effect that the cnlir" police >yS-
tenn of New York City. with tn" exception
of Supt. EylncS and 4 few others. WIS
rotten 10 the core: that hlackma:l and
bribery. eNtnrti"n and corruption We're
common crimes III the Il, nHrtmrnt. and
that mtrccnnry methods alone urtnatru
his fellow niilctr>- His charges imIli-
Gated Inspectors Wiifia:iNs ana M,.Avoy
cN-ln>pcttnr Steers. Police Commits >iun-
crs james Il. Martin and John &. Slice
han. Capts. Price. GaStlin. and Nart.uS
cN-Cnrt. John t;nnnnr. and War.irn:in
Capt Sci,ui,thtr1rr is under Indictment
for bribery. lie had prc,inu>ly refused
I" testify before the Srn;rtr t"mm,;rr
Friday. however. he WAS rcarrr,rrL and
his bail increased Then liz. took advan-
tagc of "ftrr III immunity from pun
islmrnt held out - him by Counsel Goif
and made Il clean hrca~, ut it.
The Carlisle currency bill before the
4
drawn and II substitute presented This
decision WAS rca chcd after Il c:.,lruS of the.
Democratic members OF the Banking .rnl
Currency Committee. followed Ivy II con
ference between Secretary Carlisle and
Chairman Springer
The safe "f the Farmers and M.r-
chants State bank Of Mansfield. ILL.,. WAS
blown IT, atoms the other :ii-Ht Tie
burglars entered thrnu-l, the back door.
The robbers carried oft several hundred
dollars. Valuable rupcrs are also missing
AMI il is said ro>>ihl. they We're destroy
cd iii tn, wreck.
The Shr>rmHn murder II tHm">tnwu
\. \. has developed = ia" plot for =
novel. Officers Investigating the affair
found ! picture of the murderer in the
dead wnnaIi : eyes.
The Boston Police Board has revoked
the llrtu>,'> uj ,ir Palace Fhcattr. How
nri Athc.;teun. ani the tr:~id pimr Nu-
scum al!o"in- thy'n IL give Sunday rveu-
in. concerts because the programs Were,
not Of Il sacred character.
Obituary: A. K"rkt>v1. III. Oliver
Drake. >'i: IT New Work. Jeremiah b'Sul-
Ivan. IF Chicago. !: III b>ka',u~a. Iowa.
nr Thomas NJ. EauGh: ~ Marietta. Ohio.
Douglas Putnam. -. Il great grandson IF
General Israel Putnam.
William +. Cox, proprietor Of III, Fifth
Asen9lr. one Of the hest hotels in En-
lssriI Kan. WAS >cUtrNcci ~ $500 hi,'
and ninety days III jail tor violation of
the prohihitory laws.
Dolly Warden. who twenty years ago
was Il popular clown. was found dead 1T
New York. The gas WAS turned on a.t'
= thought i. con: isitted suicide
- dry house of che Firninich sltc~,
u.:iitt Narshall,ouu Iowa was hur.t,