San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-09
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West.
The Sioux held their annual sun
dance at Rosebud agency, 10000 being
present from all parts OF the reserva-
ton. The Government had given
orders to suppress the harbarous prac-
tice, but the agents were powerless.
The Rev. II. o. Hoffman, editor of
paper at Bloomington, ILL.,, was cow
hided by woman OF some notorlety
named Mrs. Pritchard, whom he had
characterized as "dudess" in his
paper.
The village Of Onondago, Mich, suf-
fered great damage by cyclone.
Near Leslie Mrs. Hartley was killed.
Limbs of trees were carried ten miles.
Near Eaton Rapids the house of ELL
gene Henry was blown down, three
children being found dead forty rods
away, and the father being fatally in
jured.
A TORNADO, having it's origin some
where in the region of Huron, Dakota,
swept across large tract of country
intervening between that point and the
Mississippi river, killing several peo-
pie and destroying q vast amount OF
farm property. It's track was from one
to two miles wide. In the vicinity OF
Huron nine persons were repol Jed
killed and great many wounded.
Leaving Dakota, the cyclone entered
Minnesota, and crossed Blue Earth,
Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Olmstead and
Wabesh counties. The most serious
damage reported is at Kasota, Blue
Earth county, near Owatonna, Steele
county, near Manterville, Dodge coun-
ty, and at Elgin, in Wabash county.
At Elgin one woman was fatally and
man and woman severely injured.
Near Manterville two persons were
dangerously and seven seriously hurt;
anumber of houses and barns were de-
molished. Near Hitchcock, man and
his mother were killed by the falling
timbers of their house. Near Redfield,
Dakota, one woman was killed. In the
vicinity of Kasota and Owatonna, Min
nesota, numbers of houses were demol
ished aud several people injured, some
probably fatally. A drug tore, hotel,
barn, building, and postot1ice
building il Wasioja were blown down.
Near Owatonna Northwestern train
was caught up by the blast and hurled
from the track and overturned. About
fifty passengers were injured, many of
them very severely. The damage to
crops 10y the tornado is estimated at
nearly million dollars.
A recent telegram from Denver says
of the county seat war in Grand county:
Conformation has been received here
that j. T. Dean, tie County Clerk who,
was wounded in the late fight between
masked men and the officers of Grand
county, is dead. This makes total of
five lives that have gone out in the
dreadful feud. Commissioners Web
Der, Mills and Day were killos in the
struggle, and Deputy Sheriff Redmond.
Sheriff Reyer Committed suicide, pre-
sumably because of his inability to ap-
prehend the assassins and the adv erse
criticisms of the press, and Deputy
Sheriff Redmond, one of the masked
murderers, is supposed to have been
mortally wounded. 1t is still feared
that the list of the dead is not complete.
There remains bitter feeling between
the factions contending for political su-
premacy in the county, and despite
the accepted appointment of Commits
sioners by Gov. Grant, the result of
their introduction to official duties is
-. The exciting hunt for
the Polk county Iowa) murderers end
ed in a lynching after all. a recent
dispatch from Harlan, Shelby county,
says that between | and o'clock a. M,
a body of men estimated all the way
from thirty to 100 in number went to
Harlan from the southeast and quietly
tied their teams on the bank of the riv-
er. The men were led by some one of
military experience, as could readily
he seen 10y their formation and the pre-
cision with which everything was done.
Marching directly to the Jail, and in
the meantime posting out-guards, they
called upon Deputy Watkins for the
KEYS. He made some objections when
they seized him, secured the KEYS, and
proceeded 10 the cell where Hardy was
secured without trouble. He met his
oNCcutioners calmly az the door, not a
muscle OF a tremor showing that he
had the least fear. A rope was quick
" placed around his neck. and his
hands tied behind. The cell doors
were then unlocked and the men quick /
IL formed IN a line without disturbance. /
the priSo-er being placed under a
strong guEri. The tire-alarn soon
woke the whole town. and az the same F..
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