The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
A DARK CONSPIRACY.
STARTLING STORY OF A DYING
POLICEMAN.
&ormannla Is q GreyhOa1d-Scandinav VANS
Going Home by Profitable
Trade Direct from Norway to Chicago
Miss Moore'Y Sen .ational Damage Suit.

Trade Direct from Norway to Chicago
Miss Moore'Y Sensational Damage Suit.
From Fur and Near.
Lying on his deathbed at Mercy Hos
DitaI. Chicago. George C. Ne~comb Assis-
txnt Special Agent OF tho Western Indiana
Railroad. made tho sensational charge
chat his brother officer. Special Agent
James e. Maxwell, OF the Grand Trunk.
WAS in conspiracy to murder him-that
he induced desperate to shoot him down
Max we'll is accused Of being an associate
OF the very thugs and confidence men
whom he and NewcOnlb wer" sent 10 run
down when Newcomb received his mortal
wound. For some time confidence men
been boarding the trains Of the Grand
Trunk Road and robbing the passengers
80 serious have these ou,rages been that
Newcomb and Maxwell were detailed
to board incoming passenger trains.
catch the thieves at their work IL
possible and arrest them. Newcomb
Charges that while en- route To
Archer avenue to apprehend these thugs.
Maxwell boldly admitted that he had en-
tered into conspiracy to "protect" these
highwaymen In their operations and gem
erously offered to divide his share OF the
proceeds with Newcomb So convinced Is
the dying man OF the pcr8dy and villainy
of his brother officer that he firmly be-
l1eves that the suspicious characters they
found the rear car Of Grand Trunk
train No. thursday night were Maxwelrs
"ccompliccs. He believes that they had
been informed by Maxwell that the road
would be clear for their operations and
that when he seized the thug who mo-
ment later shot him. 1t was by Maywell's
order that the shot was fired. The police
credit Newcomb's statement. MAXWELL
and an alleged onfederate are under ar
rest
There was Joy in the New York Office
OF the Hamburg American Packet Com
psny Friday. for an ocean record had
been smashed by the Normannia. queen OF
the fleet The Normannia made the vOy-
age over the southern course from South
ampton In six days twelve hours and forty
one minutes. In her fight over the seas
she had beaten the best pre- viously estab-
ltshed record over that course by more
chan an hour. Moreover. she was obliged
Of "a heavy fog.
bringing herring from Norway by
steamer direct to Chicago proved to be Il
UToutUUI0 ScutuTo lot tUO IlttIC NOT WcS lAn
steamer Crax9s 1t Is stated that the
owners OF the steamer will realize Il profit
Of $4,000 on her cargo OF 5000 barrels
The cargo of flour and provisions which
she will take back to Norway will pay the
expenses OF the trip Three more such
successful trips and the Cragss will pay
for herself The success OF the venture Is
causing some talk Of est blishing a regular
line of steamers between Chicago and Nor
way. with about the same class Of boats as
the CragSs. making monthly trips during
tho easOn of navigation.
The exodus OF the ScandinavIans this
spring from New York to their homes
across the sea has been nearly twice as
large as any preceding year. Most OF them
came from farms in New England and the
West The hard times have driven them
TO their old homes. where they can live
about twice as cheaply as they live here
The storage rates to all part, Of the Scan
dinavian peninsula are lower than ever,
because OF the competition between Eng
lish and German lines. and that Is also AN
inducement for the north countrymen to
60 home. On the Venetia, OF the Scandal
Line. which sailed recently. there were .33
Scandinavians; on the Virginia. .35, and
on the Amcrika, OF the ThinyvuIia Line,
Gas
Palmyra. Mo. is In a condition OF
great excitement, and the surrounding
country Is being secured for two men, Who
ut 1: o'clock Thursday night. shot Banker
John NJ. Russell and his wife The men.
bent ON burglary. entered through the
south bay window. Mrs Russell was
awakened. gavc an Ou,cry. and the bur-
Glar. taking deliberate aim. shot her in
the forehead between the eyes. Mrs Rus
sell fell back unconscious The cry had
aroused her husband. who grappled with
she other burglar The latter was quick
to shoot. and Mr.. Russell. who is so years
old. was also wounded Both he and his
wife are In serious condition. Police are
trailing the robbers With loodhounds
Ten days ago Melville Glover. justice
OF the eace and a prominent farmer liv-
ing southwest OF Guthrie. o. T.. was bitten
by rat in his wheat bin. The bite
scarcely drew blood. In two days Glover
was taken sick aud is now u raving maniac
The doctors pronounce the case hydropho-
bia- The excitement ha' driven his wife
crazy, and 1t takes all the men Of the
neig b borhood To care for then.
The death OF Matador E,partero in Il
bullfsht at Madrid on Sunday was dis
i III
lists and Republicans gave notice OF a
joint resolution demanding that the Gov
ernmcnt stop bullhshtiug in Spain
-purinS the regular semi-annual sun
dance OF the Sac and Fox Indians. near the
sac and Fox Asency in Oklahoma, tw.
young Indian bucks became involved in :.
quarrel over Winchester The fiyh,
broke up the dance aud u melee ensued In
which Chiefs Aston. Lit;eboy. Two Tails.
No Head. and Wolf Eyes were shot, the
first tNo fatally. The authorities will take
steps to suppress The dance hereafter
Sidney Guy Sea. the Chicago million
airc. arrested a week a.o at Cincinnati for
cruelty TO animals. entered written pie +,
of guilty IN the police cour; and was tined
SIS and costs His roachman Chares
Reilly. was fned the same amount.
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