The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

AT Denver, Col. Gutlief Meyers was
struck and killed by lightning during a
| thunderstorm. lie was standing on
the street corner at the time, and just
before the fatal stroke exclaimed:
There is no God. This fear is all
folly"
ROANOKE, Va, was visited by
cloudburst. doing an immense amount
of damage. Stores were flooded in the
business portion of the city. which is
on low land, the damage being csti-
mated at S1,000,0 900.
RLv. J. t. JACOBS, pastor of the First
Methodist church at Webb City, Mo,
was drowned while seining in the river
there.
The death of E. A. Warren, a veteran
journalist. and for several terms presi-
dent of the Akansas Press association.
occurred at Texarkana, Ark, aged 81
years.
NINE cars of California pears and
peaches were wrecked on the Santa
Fe road near Medill, Mo. The fruit
was carried away by wagon loads by
the farmers.
A TERRIBLE rain and windstorm oc-
Cured at Center Rosalla, Lower Cali
fornia, the seat of the great French
copper mines (the "Boleo" mines), de-
stroying s1OO. 600 worth of property.
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: Iowa, Sixth district, Fred
erick White (dem.); Illinois, Ninth dis
trict, n. 5. Scrivens (people's); Mime
sofa, First district William ii. Harris
(dem.); Tennessee, Seventh district, n.
n. Cox (dem.).
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made as follows: Iowa, Fourth district,
T. Updegraff trep.); Seventh district,
E A. Ott (people's); Tenth district,
James Ryan (dem.): Eleventh district,
Don Campbell tpeople's) Fourth dis
trict, Walter ii. Butler (dem.). Ohio,
First district, Bellamy Streeter (rep.);
Second district, John A. Caldwell (rep.).
Georgia, Seventh district John W.
Maddox (dem.); Eighth district, Thom-
as G. Lawsen (dem.). Pennsylvania,
Twenty-eighth district, George +.
Kribbs (dem.). Michigan, Fourth dis
trict, George L. Taple (dem-peo.). Wis
consin. Tenth district, Nils p. IIaugen
(rep.).
The death of Enoch Nav. Sr., the
Oldest printer in the west occurred in
Burlington, Ia, aged 9l years. He was
born in Boston and was connecte-lwit
early journalism in that city.
NEAR Denver. Col, Thomas SUith !
shot and killed his wife and himself at |
the home of friend, jealousy being as |
signed as the cause.
The death of Col E. C. Smeed, Of
Omaha, Neb., chief engineer of the
Union Pacific Railway Company, oc-
CURED in Philadelphia
THREE of the memb bers of the Brock |
gang of thieves were killed near Grand |
junction, Col, by Deputy Sheriff w. E.
Davis.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were |
made as follows: Missouri, Fourth dis
trict, d. ID. Burns tdem.): Michigan,
Eighth district, H. NJ. Youmans (dem.);
Arkansas, Third district e. o. Brush 1
tpeople's): Washington, Thomas Carroll |
lat large dem.l; Illinois, Fifth district, |
Samuel Alshuler tdem.); Mississippi,
Fourth district, Frank Buskitt (peo-
ple's); Texas, Third district, C. r. Kill
gore (dem-); Georgia, Seventh district, /,
John w. Maddox (dem.); Eighth dis |
trict, Thomas G. Lawson tdem.); Iowa,
Ninth district, F. W. Myers (people's); |
Eleventh district. David Campbell
(dem.); Eleventh district. Don Camp
bell tpeople's); Eighth district Thomas
I, Maxwell tdem.l