The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-06-13
TELEGkAPHIC ITEMS.

Inc Trlnce OF Orange, nelr appsfent
to the throne of Holland, died in Paris
ON the 18th.
An eruption of Vensuvius has COM
menced. 1t has so far been slight, but
is gradually increasing.
Two Zulu Chiefs and three hundred
of their followers, from. Basutaland,
have been captured.
Emperor Williams Golden wedding
was celebrated in Berlin yesterday.
The city was gaily decorated, and. the
principal buildings illuminated. The
streets were crowded, with, spectators.
The Car did not visit Berlin because
the German police had received intelli-
gence that it was highly probable that
an attempt would-be made to assassi-
nate him while there.
The cyclone in Butler county, Kansas,
last Monday, was very severe. Mrs.
Hawking and her two. children were
blown quarter of a. mile and killed.
| Quite a number of persons were injured,
some seriously. Thirty seven farm
houses were blown down and completely
wrecked, others were moved from their
| foundations and twisted out of shape.
There was general destruction OF out
| houses in the course of the storm, and
the corn was badly hurt, but will grow
again. The wheat was also badly in
jured.
Wade Hampton, now in New York,
was interviewed by Tribune reporter.
He said. the South is eminently con-
servative, and has always been so. 1t
wants to-be quiet, and does not want
to be the victim nor mover in anything
that will create trouble or mistrust. AS
to the laws permitting the presence of
troops at the polls, they were war
measures, and all wished them repealed.
| Observation-Disclosures as well as Re-
publicans-are all at sea about the
South. 1t does not follow that because
it. did not succeed in leaving the Union
that it still wishes to injure it, This is
the only country the Southern people
= now have, and they wish to make it as
great and prosperous as possible. The
South ought to be credited. with having
prevented a war in 1876, when the
whole country was at fever heat over
| the Presidential election. A. gun fired
in South Carolina would have precipi-
tated a general war. The South is
stronger to-day than in 1900 There is
no feeling of timidity actuating her
present actions; there is no desire.for
another way The South wants peace.
This l know to- be the feeling of the
whole people there: The South doesn't
want anybody from that section for
either President or Vice President. The
South wants the North to place two
good men. in the field for those posi-
tions.t
| During a thunder storm in Philadel-
phia lightning struck the pump-house
of the Atlantic Refining Company at
Point Breeze, on Schuylkill River, in
the southern section Of the city. The
workssof the company, which, together
with the works of the Atlantic Petro-
leum Storage Co., both under the man
agement of Warden, Frew & CO., oc-
cupy with their various buildings.
lands, etc., about 25 acres of ground.
Along the river front were stored about
%, 900 cases of oil, and on the river by
the wharfs were number of ships and
and barks loaded or loading with oil
The pump-house, where the lightning
struck, is a long frame building in
which was stored amass OF machinery.
In few minutes the flames communi
Gated to large warehouse where bar
rels are filled. This was soon enveloped
in flames, which then extended to. the
Superintendent Office and residence.
and thence to the Cooper shop, and
then to a long line of sheds on the
wharf. BY this time an immense guam
tity OF crude and refined oil was ablaze.
The burning oil was, running in all