Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Four men were killed by the explosion
of gas in the New Stanton mine at Will
kesbarre, Pa
THE postoflice and three business houses
we're destroved by an incendiary fire at
Assumption, Ill, recently.
A FIRE originated in warehouse on
the pier at Oakland, Cal, burned the bark
Great Western and cargo, and damaged
the Norma, the loss aggregating $6S, 600.
Tux United States Rnagboat Woodruff
burst a boiler al Cincinnati June o. One
emplaye was mortally iRiured, two slight
ly wounded. and the boat damaged $4,000.
IT is stated that negotiations for treaty
Of commerce between Spain and England
have been suspended, owing TO England
demanding concessions relative 10 her
manufactures.
THE new ministry of Egypt il com
posed Of leading men Of the national par
ty The British consul at Alexandria
has ordered all English employees OF the
water-works to quit their posts at once.
Ar Grand Island, Neb., besides doing
other damage, a storm Prostrated the tel
egraph wires for long distance. A tor
nado visited Marysylle and kerwin,
kan June Gath
The window glass factory of Phillips 4
Brothers, in Pittsburgh, valued AT $l0.-
A00 was destroyed by fire Jane 23 as was
J. $. Kirk X Co.'S box factory at Grand
Rapids Mich.
FIVE million feet az lumber and six
houses were burned ut Trenton, Ont. caus-
ing loss of $l0,0e0. The buildings of
the knitting company at Eagleville. Conn,
were swept away, the loss being $4,000.
Ar Connabell's tile-works, in Jackson,
Mich, where iifty-tbree men were at work,
boiler exploded killing one man and IA
tally scalding another, causing a loss OF
$4,000
FRElGHT train on the Missouri Paci6c
road was blown off the track, near Tai
mage, in the storm of Sunday Il struck
\ hsnd-car beneath which five section
men had taken refuge, crushing them 10
death.
INthe British house Of commons. Mr..
Gladstone caused a motion that pre-
cedeuce be given the arrears-of-r rent bill
over all business except the repression
hill The mayor Of Dublin appeared in
his official robes and presented petition
by the CORPORATION Of that city against he
repression bill.
Not to be left behind in the race for no
toriety. Indianapolis comes to the front
with 4 report of = cyclone, in hich dam
age to the amount of $4,000 was done.
The steerle Of s.. Panrs cathedral was
torn loose aud sent down through the
roof. and the wall Of the Fifth Presbyte.
rian church was blown in. Three lives
were lost
ANOTHER fearful hurricane visited lows
ON June III. Al t:.S0 in the evening, il
grew ominously dark when within ten
miles OF Independents, so thst lamps
were used in houses and on the cars. and
i vas Impossible to see a car length ahead
II the train. AZ Independence, the wind
blew furiously, demoralziug q number oi
houses, blowing down the smoke stacks OF
the insane asylum, and causing great des-
truction At Sells Bros's circus il blew
down the tent-pole, killing thre employees.
The storm WAS seen several minutes be-
fore il struck this CITY, and the people
were we'll prepared 70 protect themselves
hy going into the cellars. School build
ings we're unroofed. lumber piles were
scattered, trees were blown out by the
roots in some instances, and much other
damage was done that il could not be par
ticulariXed by the passengers. Ii was no.
whirling tornado at Independence. bat q
straight wind-storm. Al Waterloo, the
top az the Illinois Central Railway bridge
was blown away. and other dsmsge re
ported.