The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-05
WEST AND SOUTH.

AT Omaha, Neb., burglars blew open
the safe of the street railway company
and secured $1,000
The death of Miss Nancy Gish oc-
Cured at Chillicothe, O., aged 69years.
She had been a bedridden invalid for
fifty years, and forty years ago made
the shroud in which she was buried.
In the works of the Gas company at
Louisville, KY, a boiler explosion
started fire which caused a loss of
nearly $5o0,0 and the fatal injury of
William Adams.
WILLIAM FITZPATRICK and Frederick
Himkens. farmers, were killed by a
Panhandle train near GAINESVILLE, o.
DIRECT outpaced Hal Pointer at
Nashville, Tenn, in three straight
heats in 2:o9, 2:Os, 2:Oss4, the fastest
time ever made in a pacing race.
IN Oklahoma territory forest fires de-
stroyed the town of Cimarron City,
and in the surrounding country hun
dreds of farms were swept of houses
and barns
AT Evansville, Ind, the Franklin
street car stables were burned and
seventy mules perished in the flames.
A MOB took Lee Green (colored), who
murdered the wife and child of Farmer
Lowe near Queen City, Tex, from Jail,
fastened him to tree and burned him
to death.
WILLIAM ELL1oTT's farm house near
Shoals, Ind, was destroyed by fire, and
Mr.. Elliott, who is so years old, and his
wife were probably fatally burned.
FIRE ruined the works of the Clifton
Distilling Company at Cincinnati, the
loss being $l50,00o
A CONFESSION was made by Murderer
Williamson, under sentence of death at
Sedalia, Mo-, for killing his wife, that
in 1888 he butchered an entire family
near Centralia, ILL, and also killed an
old German named Koch.
NEAR Great Falls, Mont, four men
were killed by the premature explosion
of powder and five others were fatally
injured.
NEAR Evansville, Ind, forest fires
burned over large tract of land, and
many farme RS lost their houses and
other property.
In Europe library of ESQ, 900 volumes
has been secured for the new universi-
ty of Chicago.
In the building of the United States
Mine Supply Company at Cleveland, O.,
an explosion caused the destruction of
the building and the deaths of three
young men.
In collision on the $500" road at
Glenwood, Mimi, o. E. Holmes, Fred
Rem, Conrad Prince, Brazil Lyle and
John Coffin were killed and seven other
persons were injured.
AT Oshkosh, Wis, David Chapman
died at the age of 6s years, and his wife
expired while sitting at the side of her
husbands body.
The Indiana tax commissioners failed
in their attempt to compel banks to
show list of their depositors
A CYCLONE destroyed thirty houses
at Conneaut, O. No lives were lost.
AT Atlanta, Ga, Hiram Lester. 1874
years old, and Mrs Wesly, "a years of
age, were soon to be married.
In Baltimore the centennial celebra-
bration of St Mary's seminary, the
Oldest religious institution in the coun-
try, was observed.
AT North Muskegon, Mich, eight
cen houses were destroyed by fire.
The United States cruiser Detroit,
officially known as No. 10, was launched
at Baltimore
A FIRE started by tramps destroyed
many business houses at Rice Lake,
Wis. .-t..
The firm of Bushnell & Bushnell,
real estate dealers at St Paul, Mimi,
made an assignment with liabilities of
$3.50, 600 and assets the same
Two CHILDREN of Jerrard Jenson,
living near Austin, Mimi, were torn to
pieces by wolves.
A RIOT occurred at Farmers ALI
ance mass meeting at Buckport, Ark,
over politics, and five men were killed
and several others were injured. a
AT Brookfield, Mo-, Joseph Howell,
school-teacher, was sentenced to be
hanged for the murder of Mrs. Minnie
Hall and her four children January 10,
1885, - 80 r5sE - I'd
The national prohibition committee
will meet in Chicago December II.
FIRE destroyed two cotton ware
houses at Newman, Ga, causing q loss
of $500. 900. s..
In the glaze mill Of the Ohio Powder
Company at Youngstown, 500 kegs Of
powder exploded, killing two men and
Vreckin0 the h,si1dfnp