Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-06-27

was adopted with great enthusiasm and no dis.
senting voice:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that Samuel j. Tilden, who was once legally
and fairly elected presidential the United States,
but was defrauded out Of his Office, should re
ceive the unanimous nomination at the hands
of the democratic convention, which meets at
Chicago July next.
Missouri for Cleveland.
ST.. LOUIS, June 25.-Thls evenings Globe
Democrat printed over 500 interviews with
members of the democratic state convention in
session here. This summary shows about loo
delegates in favor of Tilden for president and
400 declare for Cleveland. The remainder are
divided between Bayard and Thurman. The
Tilden men are all for Cleveland for second
choice, so it can be said the delegates ." the
convention are almost unanimous for Cleve-
land. The convention stands two to one for
Gen. s. J. Marmaduke for governor. In the
convention this afternoon a resolution instruct
ing the delegation to vote as unit and also to
vote for Tilden were howled down and the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
A Coon i'm Danger.
GALVESTON, Texas, June 25.-News, Dallas,
special says: A number Of small burglaries and
other outragesihave been of nightly occurrence
lately Toward daylight this morning the resi-
dence of NJ. 81. Flppen,a banker, was entered
by negro through the second story window.
Mrs. Flippen awoke and discovered the negro
going through the bureau drawers. Two small
children were in bed with their mother, MIR.
Flippen being, in Europe. Mrs. Flippen
screamed, when the negro grabbed her by
the neck, choked her severely and otherwise
maltreated the lady and then made bis escape.
Officers have been searching for the negro all
day and the city is intensely excited.
At 10 o'clock tonight detectives
arrested a. negro answering the
description given by the assaulted lady and the
evidence against him is strong. Officers are
guarding the negro in the open air, upwards OF
$50 armed men having surrounded the Jail, de-
termined not to allow the negro to be locked
up. He will bs taken before Mrs. Flippen for
Identification in the morning, and if he proves
to be the right party he will be Immediately
hung or burned at the stake. Mrs. Flippen is in
q critical condition tonight; che imagines the
black fiend is after her, and screams out every
few moments in pitiable manner. Squads OF
armed men are parading the streets tonight.
Terrible Storm East.
P1TTsBURG, June 25.-A terrible thunder
storm passed over the western portion of Penn
sylvania and eastern Ohio yesterday, dam aging
property and killing several persons and large
amount of live stock. At Murryville, Pennsyl-
vania, boy named Wolf and four horses were
struck by lightning and killed, and young
brother of the boy was badly burned. At
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Miss Josie Keenes
and William Rader were seriously injured hy a
lightning bolt and three horses killed. At CORY,
Pennsylvania, several head of blooded stock
belonging to Henry Case, were killed. At sa-
lem, Ohio, Miss Minnie Westpoer, aged sixteen,
was standing in the doorway when the lightning
struck the varanda, killing her instantly. At
Youngstown, Ohio, the lightning struck the
house of Abner Meadskiner, killing his daugh-
ter and severely injuring others of the family.
Three barns we're destroyed at Youngstown.
Newcomerstown, Ohio, the storm was accom-
panied by furious tornado. Trees were up
rooted, fences blown down and great damage