Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09

birthday in quiet manner on the Sd at his
home in Beauvoir, Miss.
AT Helena, NJ r., fire on the I'd de-
stroyed Zeigler's livery stable, and one
man and twenty seven horses were cre-
mated.
3 HALF of the village of Fairville, Mo-, was
destroyed by fire on the 4th
The Supreme Court of Missouri on the
9TH sentenced Hugh Maxwell, alias Brooks,
the murderer of Preller, in st. Louis, to
hang July Is.
ON the 4th all but two of the business
houses at Wakenda, Mo-, were destroyed
by fire, including the newspaper Office.
HERMANN (Rep.) was elected Congress-
man by ], 800 Majority in the Oregon cleo
ton on the 18th, and the Republicans would
have from 10 to IA majority on joint ballot
in the Legislature.
EARLY on the morning Of the 18th the
Mandine Hotel at Rockdale, Tex, was
burned, and the following persons per-.
ished in the flames: Mrs. w. A. Brooks,
wife OF the proprietor Of the hotel, and her
four sons, aged four, six, nine and fifteen
years; J. T. Briscoes, wife and two little
children; Isaac Crown, and Pemberton
Pierce, a travelling salesman
A CYCLONE passed near Hilton, N c., a
few days ago, extending over track
twenty-five miles long and five hundred
yards wide. The damage was enormous,
as 1t swept through fine farming section
and every thing in it's track was completely
destroyed. No loss OF life was reported.
In Wisconsin forest fires were doing
great damage on the 4th At Thirty-Mile
siding the post-of1ce, three houses, thirty
cars, five thousand ties and three thousand
posts have been burned
FROM the West and Southwest crop re-
ports of the 4th showed a marked improve
ment in the wheat prospects, and corn
would be an average crop, although little
late in harvesting.
EDWARD SHEPHERD in quarrel at Pekin,
Ill, on the 4th with John Jennings bit off
the latter's nose. Both are under nineteen
years of age
On the 5th Mrs. Esther Rhoads, of Harris
vile, Ind, celebrated her one hundredth
birthday.
GENERAL j. B. WEAVER was nominated
for Congress at Ottumwa, Ia, on the 5th
by the Union Labor party of that district
On the 5th the British bark Balaklava
arrived at San Francisco from London
after remarkably long voyage of one year
and seventy-four days. Her misfortunes
were many, and during the trip twelve
sailors were washed overheard and
drowned.
The death of Mrs Mary Messamer oc-
CURED on the 5th at Findlay, O., at the age
of one hundred and one years, five months
and five days.
By the sinking Of boat while crossing
the Elkhorn river on the 5th at Wisner,
Neb., Lena, Anna and Otto Mathis, aged
sixteen, eleven and five years respectively,
and Frank Marx were drowned.
AFTER deadlock Of five days the Ar
kansas Democratic State convention COM
pleted it's labors at Little Rock on the 5th
by nominating for Governor John P. Eagle.
AT noon on the 5th the Democratic Ma
tional convention was called to order at St
Louis by Chairman Barnum, who invited
Bishop Granbury to offer prayer, after
which temporary organization was effected
by the election of S. NJ. White, of Califor-
MIA, as chairman. The committees were
named, after which the convention ad-
journed for the day. At the meeting of the
Committee on Resolutions Henry Waiter
son was elected chairman.
A FIRE destroyed fourteen hundred bales
OF cotton, owned by Jones, Robertson &
Co., of Columbia, S. c., on the 5th.
ADvICEs of the 5th from the recent Ore
gon election give the Republicans ma
jority of 1900, and a majority of AZ in joint
ballot in the Legislature.