Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-08-29
THE NEWS.

At kasson five people lost their lives, and
in the counties OF Dodge and Olmstefid
the destruction Of property has been ter
rible. The whirling storm blew passen-
ger train off the track between Zumbrota
and Rochester, the force ofthe gale smash
ing the cars to kindling wood. II is stated
100 travellers were killed or injured, and
fifty wounded alone removed 10 Rochester
and Owattouna. Appeals for aid have
been sent to the Governor and the large |
cities, and liberal sums have already been
raised for the sufferers. ...
The annual reunion of the old soldiers,
OF Stephenson County, H., was held at |
Lena Tuesday and was an immense affair.
The principal address was made by ex-
Governor Richard ]. oglesby.
Near Forest City, Ark, Tuesday evening, !
three cars of a Memphis and Little Rock
train we're precipitated through trestle
by broken rail, three persons being
killed outright and fifteen severely injured.
All day Wednesday forest fires threat
ened Ashland, Wis, and the mills were
shut down and the hands employed in
fighting the flames. Rain fell at o'clock
at night all danger passed.
Delegates from the glass blowers unions
met the manufacturers Wednesday at
Philadelphia, and it was pgrsed that next
year $ schedule Of wages be the same rs
now paid The works will open about
! Sept. IL.
| Articles of incorporation We're filed
Tuesday with the Secretary Of State of
New York by the Electrical Conduit Con-
struction Company. The object Of the
! company Is the construction of under
ground telegraphs and telephones.
A great storm swept through Northern
and Central Wisconsin Tuesday night.
which leveled buildings and fences, ruined
crops, and in some instances residents
were killed. The hail was of unusual
size and terribly destructive.
George Dresser, of Greenfield Town
ship, Pa, after two attempts had been
made on his life during the evening, was
decoyed from his residence Tuesday night
by an alarm of fire, when four men as
saulted him with knives and left him for
dead He recognized his assailants, who
are Ohio outlaws, and one Of them has
been arrested,
No tidings have been received OF the
yacht Mystery. which left New London for
Nlntucket on the llth. Hopes are ex-
pressed that the cruft may have been driven
out on the Atlantic aud the occupants
rescued by passing vessels. Tuesday two
bodies, dressed in yachting suits, with
life -prescrvers attached, were washed
ashore at West Falmouth, Mass, and it is
believed they are two of the crew of the
fated yacht
Ezra Douglass, a printer of Nebraska
City, married an abandoned woman,
named Anderson, who has twice recently
} attemnted suicide. She finally followed
him from the door to the street and shot
him dead, and after walking ten feet blew
out her own brains.
Matches are being imported nom
Sweden to New York in great quantities,
paying duty of 35 per cent. American
manufacturers now seek to have duty
levied on the white wooden boxes in which
the Swedish goods arrive, which would
stop the trade.
The liquor and cigar shops in st. Louis
quite generally disregarded the Sund ay law
Gov. Crittenden has just returned from
prolonged western trip, and is reprenteC
' as highly indignant at the course taken b!
the saloon keepers, and declares that tn
law shall be enforced.
I The Republican county convention a
Des Moines, Iowa, passed aresolution de
claring it to he the duty Of senators an'
representatives to so reconstruct the crimi
nails code as TO make more certain AM
!. speed the conviction Of criminals and tn
= punishment and prevention OF crime.
A dispatch from Gallatin, Mo-, says
lnt JURY Ilihl II III NiiiS bAA' Ns''S - 49,
State VS.. Frank James, spent the night i
y charge of the sheriff II was much dis
cussed at hotels, and the opinion is gener
ally expressed that verdict of guilty
- out of the question. A hung jury is pro
bable and acquital possible.
At Wells Beach, Me-. Tuesday, fou
!, young people, who were bathing, Wer
swept out by the undertow and drowned
Wilson's elevator. containing TOO
bushels of grain, and the freight and pas
= senger depot of the Wabash Road burne
Friday morning at Gibson, Ill.
Snow 4 Cos. elevator, at Madison, Inc
D. together with 100000 bushels of whea
was consumed early Friday morning, ii
volving loss of Sl25,O00.
II is now stated that but sixteen persor
= We're killed at Rochester, Mimi, by II
cyclone. Money contradictions a
greatly needed to help the sufferers.
At Point of Pines, Mass, Friday, in
> three mile boat race, Ross woa, Teem
:, second, and Teneycke third. Hanla
ar who acted as referee, says he is going
nu pull no more races this season.
In an exciting twenty bycicle ra'
at Washington, Friday, IL. W. Hlgha
the English champion, won in hour
minutes d seconds; John 5. Prince,
10 Boston, second; o. j. Young, third.
mr. At New York. Friday morning, viii
Andrew Sanger and Carl Stein were wor
"a ing in the interior Of mash-tub in a di
- tillery, the machinery was set in motto
and Sanger was pounded TO death al
Stein severely injured.
Thomas Marvin, New York manag'
who sued the Western Union Telegral
q Company, as it refused, some time sine
TO send two kilograms to Oil City unle
Marvin accepted the subject to della
rule, recovered 500 damages in a 81