The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-01
WHOLESALE FRAUDS.
MANY CHiNAMEN ARE HERE
ILLEGALLY.
Sixteen Persons Die In q Firetrap-Tre-
mendous Blaze in Freight House -
Three Die by Wrecks on the
Rail Claim Six Victims.
From Fur and Near.

special Agent n t. Hurley. OF (h1ca-
go. has been on the Pacific coast igcognito
Tor several months. engaged in invest
eating Chinese certificate frauds He in
Inmates that there are fully 4.o0s fraudu
lent certificates In California. They have
not all been used but for sale by Chi
nese aud white agents. The fraud has not
only been perpetrated by the manufacture
OF counterfeit certificates but there have
been many fOraeries and subs:itutiOns OF
names. The common character lstlcs OF
the Chinese make it extremely easy to
substitute the photograph Of one man for
another The ayent is trying 10 discover
the person in the government who has
been in cOllusiOn with the vendors OF
Fraudulent certificates. There is strong
su ,picon that IL government official has
been rccreant to hi, trust.
Sixteen persons ten men. three
women and three childrcn-werc burned
to death III the West Street Hole! at
Seattle, Wash. Saturday morning. Thir-
teen bodice have been identified The
financial loss Is less than $50. 900.
we'll insured Tn" fire was undoubt-
eddy caused by the explosion of
II lamp in the kitchen. The pro-
prietor's son wa aroused by the noise Of
the explosion about l O'Clock, but before
ne could Investigate the flames had spread
all through tho house. The corrugated
iron sheetins kept the flames hid until
neatly the whole interior was furnace.
The thin partitions were II resinou- pine
covered with checsecIOth and burned furi-
ously.
, AT East It. Louis the Bridge and Ter
mnal Company's Warehouse and 200 cars
burned. 1T los, OF $500. 90.
Dynamiters destroyed Il Hungarian
boarding house at Laurel Run. Pa. kill
Ing three men and wounding four others
fatally.
"A wagon containing a party returning
from II dance was struck by u 81. Four
train near Lebanon. Ind. Sunday
morning. and five of the merry makers
were killed. The dead we're: Gertrude
Davis. Grace Davis. Jenna George, Carl
G,wans. May Mcdaniel.
Three trainmen were in jured and con-
siderable property destroyed by Il collision
at Lima Ohio Three men were killed
and nine others in ured by Il train collision
on the Pennsyl Railroad at Croydon,
Pa.
Tho Circuit Court ut Indianapolis has
decided In the kaerner case that when a
lodge leaves the order and surrenders it's
charter its pro teriy reveris to the Grand
lodge An appeal has been taken.
-Eicven miners we're entombed by Il
cave-in at the fourth level of shaft No. !
at the fcwabc mine. Iron wood. Mich.
Secretary Carlisle has held that whisky
in a customs bonded warehouse cannot be
released payment OF duties and de-
posted In Il dis,illery warehouse. thereby
cxtendin. the bonded period eight years.
The War Department has referred to
the Attorney General for decision the re-
nj Int ri Iln, ~,
troops for use AS Il posse comitatus in
Indian Territory. The department holds
1t would be illegal to troops to chase
train robbers. and there is no evidence the
Indians have suffered.
Stirred to action by recent murder
people of Milwaukee will close the saloons
In the vicinity OF the Soldiers Home
-Labe Latham and Isaac koebler, white
caps. and Elijah Hclton. their intended
victim. were killed In IA fight in Tennessee
During a quarrel over family matters
aud politics mt Jefersonv!llc. Ind., Harvey
Stone fatally stabbed his brother.
Owing to the increase OF smallpox
Secretary Hoke Smith has closed the entire
Interior Department..
The fact Is made public that the safety
deposit vaults section OF the Omaha Ma
tional Bank have been robbed and in 80
dexterous manner that no clew to tho
way In which the work was done Is obtain
able. Large sums OF money have been
taken from boxes in the vaults. and the
exact amount cannot be known until all
have been examined
Henry &. Payne reported that the
1Northern Pacific receivers have already
disposed OF 81. 500. 900 OF the IS, 900 900 issue
OF tho receivers certificates authorized by
he hn = ~ 40 ,n
OF receivers certificates which were taken
up by Rrayton Ives will be redeemed OF
the So 500. 900 sale. S".30o. 0oO will draw &
per cent Interest,". and the commission was
Ia per cent. The balance OF the 50, 500, 600
will draw per cent with is per cent
commisIon
f. NJ Clark. manager OF Armour & Co.'S
wholesale oIenmurIarne warehouse al
IittsburS. wa. before the United States
District Court ON charge OF Contempt In
refusing t. open his books to Internal
Revenue Collector kearn-. Clark denies
that he or his firm is detraudin- the
government. and says the collector simply
wants to get evidence against the firms
customers who may le oheying the pro.
visions IT the oleomar-arine law Tn,
collector admits that this i his primrose
and claims he has Il RICH, TO tho books As
long rs he does not use the evidence So So
cured against the firm.
charles Reeves. "a Mexican visitor a,
Hot SPRINGS Ark. committed suicide by
shooting himself III the heart
Albert ! townsend. who has numerous
aliases. has been arrested ut Denver Col
On the charge of forgery. which he i AL
legged to have Z, uinittsL in Colorado
Utah. Nebraska. TEXAS. California and
New York. During his stay in Coln~ad,
lac rourtej and marcied "A wealthy widow
OF Greeley. aud Nheu arrested was spend
in- his honeymoon.
Philip Raymond. OF West Newton
Ma. attempted ~ shoot u luu~hrut Ths
gu exploded. Instantly killing his vile
Ohm 81. Holmes. OF Chicago wa.
GruErei in New \ ork and roGle. OF - 0, 600
az his papers aud je"elcy.
Henry " Meyer, II DAYTON. O1io