The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-28

WILLIAM CLEvELANDs wife and little
child were killed by lightning at
Arkansas City, Kan.
WoRkMEN unearthcd sixteen skele-
tons supposed to have been those of
mound builders at Springfield, O.
FOREST fires destroyed the village Of
Amherst, Wis.
In Franklin county, Tex, cyclone
did great damage to growing crops,
and several buildings were blown down
in Mount Vernon. the county seat.
In Cincinnati the national union con-
ference decided on the Goth to form a
third political party. to be known as
the Peoples Party of the United
States" The platform adopted de-
mands the abolition of national banks,
free coinage of silver, prohibition of
alien ownership of land, graduated
income tax, government ownership of
railways, the election of president, vice
president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people, universal
suffrage and an eight-hour work day.
IL. +. Taubeneck, of Illinois, was
elected chairman of the national COM
mittee. 1t was decided that q national
convention be held not later than June
/, 1892, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent.
A MILE north of Centralia, Mo-, a cy-
clone one-half mile wide passed and
twenty dwellings were destroyed and
many persons were injured, some fatal
ly. Large numb bers of stock were
killed.
A WIND and hailstorm passed over
Benton, ILL.,, doing damage to crops in
that place and in Franklin county to
the extent of 100000.
AT Vicksburg, Miss, Burrell Parish
(colored), As years old, was hanged for
the murder of n l6-year-old negro boy
in December, 1890, in . quarrel over
twenty-five cents.
In Audrain county, Mo-, q cyclone
devasted section IL miles long and l
mile broad. A dozen persons were
killed and over 100 injured.
AT Springfield, O.. patent suit un-
earthed the son of an Irish lord, who
goes by the name of Blackkam. He was
disowned for making misalliance.
THE home Of Joseph Sherman, some
miles from Protection, Kan, was de-
stroyed by cloud-burst and three OF
his children were drowned.
A STONE fell from q new building in
Cincinnati and killed Rev. j. H. Ham,
ilton, of Homestead, Pa, delegate to
the Baptist convention.
FLAMES destroyed the mills of the
Sioux City, Ia, causing loss of $780,
600.
The death of Judge Jonathan Col
born, aged 90 years, the oldest resident
of Hamilton county, Ind, occurred of
old age.
EDWARD GoFF and his brother John
were killed by an explosion in q coal
mine near New Philadelphia, o.
A CYCLONE about miles south Of
Creston, Ia, unroofed houses and barns
and destroyed shade trees and fences.
On the line between Chippewa Falls
and Abbotsford, Wis, the Northern
Pacific Express Company has been
robbed of $4,000 to $4,000.
Republicans of Kentucky in conven-
tion at Lexington nominated A. 7.
Wood for governor.
THE death of Alphonso Taft, who
was attorney general of the United
States under President Grant, occurred
ut Los Angeles, Cal, aged 81 years.
NEAR Evansville, Ind, colored man
named Jennings was lynched for as
saulting little white girl, l3 years old,
the daughter OF George Bowles.
FIRE in the iron works at Knoxville,
Tenn, caused q loss Of 100000.