The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-06-18
Th0 Damage by Sunday Storm.

special from La Crosse saye:-The storm
OF Sunday struck the Southern MiRnesota
road at Raiisey, travelled along the road to
Lanesboro, then southerly across Caledo.
MIA, New Albin, Iowa, Victory, Wis, and
thence into the state, expanding it's force:
The damage to crops is less than expected.
Some fields took as thoiig gil newt y narrowed,
not d green spear being visible. In others
grain is beaten down, but will recover. All
fruit is destroyed. No loss of life or stock
is reported. Three cars OF glass we're or
d %3Gaa by , teleSraph If to*rs from
two.story irot'1e school house, costing
81 GOO, was demolished, an elevator was
piled in Il wreck across the railroad track,
seven residences were totally wrecked,
twenty unroofed and many others moved
| from DETERMINATIONS. Four children were
severely injured, but no. deaths occurred.
The wind was so furious as to drive boards
completely through the walls, as though
fired from a cannon. At Victory, q small
town in Vernon county, Wis, the storm
lasted thirty minutes, during which time it
flashes OF lightning. Buildings were ruined
and shade trees two feet in diameter torn ,p
ny the roots: Not a house IN tlis village
wholly escaped namagtN while all the bargcs
and BOATS alo''s the river were wrecked and
! SINK. The principulloscrs are: G. C. Clark,
merchant, whose store was unrOofcd, win
dows blown in and stock delugcd; w. D.
Lawrence, dwelling house and contents
wholly ruined: stone warehouse belonging
to Mrs. Cook, wrecked; hotel blown down
and furniture demolished; bedding is said to
be scattered over the country for half a
mile. There are 100 families without a
roof OF their own to shelter them. No ex-
act estimates of damage are made though
Victory and New Albin must have suffered
to the extent of 100000.
Settlers May Remain on Winncbago Res.
arvation;
Washington Special:-Gen. Lawler o.
Prairie du Chen, Wis, in behalf OF the in
terests Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul road, and the settlers now on the Win
nebago reservation, Dakota, recently had
an interview with the president to persuade
him to suspend his order rev oking President
Arthur s proclamation opening that rcscr.
walton to public settlers. The president is
said to have admitted that his action was
made in great doubt as to it's Justice anc
propriety and that he is disposed to dc
all that he can fairly and Justly to pro.
tect any supposed rights OF settlers up.
| on that land. He would not for the
| world harm any man who is there in good
faith, and he will gladly exercise the
prerogativcs OF his office in favor of any
family on the reservation innocently and
honesty in search OF a home. His order was
issued for the purpose OF preventin, what
he supposed to be fraud ofthe cleal est char
acter and it was only upon the understand
ing that Il set of sharks and land grab bers
had persuaded Secretary Teller to open that
land and 81 i've them the opportunity to get
| hold OF it that Mr.. Arthur's order was re-
voked. The president indicated that he
| would permit honest settlers now on the
ground to remain there until congress shoul1
| meet and adjust the whole matter. In thi.
| way his order would practically suspend
cd in their behalf. In his first message tc
congress he will distinctly define the actor
taken and the situation us it is, and recon-.
mend such action as will be Just to all con.
ccrned.