The Globe-republican., 1892-06-20
LATEST NEWS.
condensed for Convenience Of
Hurried Readers.

Two severe storms, cyclonic in character,
passed over Boone, Iowa, June IL.
One of the largest fires that ever visited the
water front of Baltimore started on the Old
Bay line, at the front of Union dock. The
loss. as near as can be estimated, Is nearly
81 100000
It is reported at Washington that Judge
George V. Massey. of Wilmington, Del. has
been rendered the Office of justice OF the
United States supreme court, made vacant
by the death of Justice Bradley.
John G.. Otis was very bitter 10 his denun-
ciatlon of people whom he called low down
trucksters and politicians, constituting the
Topeka gang. whom he charged with his de-
cat at the Emporia convention.
n. L. Loucks, of Huron. S. D., vice presi-
dent of the national alliance. has gone to
Washington to take charge of the affairs OF
that organization. on account of the death OF
President L. l. Polk.
The strike in the Cpur d Alene mining dis
trict of Indiana is rapidly nearing an end.
The result is favorable to the mine owners.
The union miners will probably return to
work in body within few days.
to Douglas, Wyo., with equipments looking
like six months job. 1t Is believed that
martial law is likely to be declared soon in
johnson, Converse and Natrona counties.
The course of the republican national con-
vention was closely watched in Berlin, where
it was hoped and expected that Blaine would
win, which would have been regarded as a
partial rebuff to the protective policy OF the
Mckinley bill.
Investigation by the war department.,
through army officers in Oklahoma, shows
that there is reason to believe that the excite
ment in Guthrie over negro prisoners was
manufactured to discourage negro emlgra-
ton to that territory.
A plague has broken out in Mesopotamia,
the country between the Euphrates and 1lgris
rivers. The dispatch does not mention the
nature of the disease. but it is thought to be
cholera. which, travelling eastward from Per
STA, has entered Asiatic Turkey.
Mrs. st. John says that her husband will
not be candidate for president on the pro
hibition ticket, but that General John Bid
we'll, a millionaire ranchman of California,
" u be nominated. Mrs. st. John says that
bidwell will certainly be elected.
Armour's ssD'' elevator, at Morgan street,
Chicago, was struck by lightning and COM
pletely wrecked. Charles j. L. Roberts, who
was at work in the boiler room, was buried
beneath q mass of brick and timber and his
body was not recovered until evening.
Governor Seay was on his way to Wash
| incton and turned back upon seeing sensa-
tional reports from Guthrie. He proposes
| that the parties who caused the several street
brawls and attempted to incite riot shall be
given the severest possible punishment under
the laws.
Two churches in Spain were recently
struck by lightning, while full OF people at
i the, fyrn
| were killed and large number injured.
During the same storm the BurgOs cathedral.
one of the oldest in Spain, was struck and
great damage done.
Chicago paper gives a circumstancial
statement of alleged new evidence IN the
| Cronin murder case: one point OF which Is
Prosecuting Attorney Longenecker has the
instrument which killed Cronin, and that 1t
| is not an ice pick, as maintained at the trial,
| but stOne-cutter's chlsel.
Pablo Perera, a noted exile, has just died
IN Phoenix, Ariz.. aged 81 years. Fifty years
| ago he was one of the most prominent men
in Mexican politics, He was twice sentenceo
| to be shot, but made his escape each time;
He espoused the cause of Macmillan and
| held a position on his staff.
During the storm in Chicago the cable
lines experienced considerable difficulty IN
handling their trains. the electricity on the
| cables being in some instances conducted
| through the levers to the hands OF the grip.
men. and on the State street line several
were quite severely shocked.
The natives in Meshed, northeast Persia,
| are diving from cholera at the rate OF 2oO per
day. The disease is of the most violent type.
People are seized with the disease while
| walking along the streets. No panic pre-
walls. because the people look upon the cpl
demic as q visitation from God.
Chairman Peel, of the house committee on
Indian affairs, has at last reported a bill FOL
the openinp of the Cherokee Strip, which, ne
says, blocks all sooners, land grabberS, town
lot prabbers and claim Jumpers. He has the
promise of the committee on rules, OF day
within a month; and believes the bill VIII
pass.
A furious wind storm struck Hammond
Ind, unroofing houses, tearing down avn
inos and filing the air with debris. The
storm assumed the features of a cyclone ives,
of Hallets. The wind played havoc with tht
telegraph wires, most of which are down
HUGE trees we're torn out by the roots ano
carried away. No lives are reported lost.
Among the countries heard from where
action has been taken with regard 10 the
women's exhibit at Chicago, are Italy,
where the queen is patroness; Germany,
Princess Frederick Christian; Belgium
queen. patroness; France, Nine. Carnot
natroness; and Austria, Princess Matter
Mich. Work is being done in the countries
which have not yet appointed committees u
forward the project, and have the govern
ments recognize the importance OF wo
mans exhibit at the fair.
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