Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-10
South and West.

CosTER & MARTIN. grain spectators at
chicago. ILL.,, have made an assignment.
heir failure was cause1 by an unsuccessful
sttempt to corner May corn. They lost sew.
raj million dollars.
Ice on the rails caused train to plunge
lown a steep grade at Deaiwoo1, South
Dakota It struck a rocky wall AMI two
uen were killel.
HECK WILLIS, colored, was lynched at
lebanon, KY, for an assault upon
White girl. Dave Shaw, also cOiored, has
,een lynched at Gray Court S. c.. for
arceny.
THE Wisconsin State Prohibitionists in
convention nominated 7. c. Richmond for
Governor. A platform was adopted favor
Dg the points Of the Bennett law.
FIRE destroyed three .fourths of Coquille
Jity, Oregon; loss, 100000.
RIVAL Highbinder societies had a battle
With pistols in the streets OF Sacramento,
Cal. Two Cinnamon were killed.
THE Illinois Prohibition State Convention
net at Springfield r. r. Link, a farmer,
vas nominated for Governor by acclama-
ion. A resolution was adopted declaring
II favor of closing the Worl1s Fair ou Sun
lay and against the sale of liquors on the
Fair grounds.
EAST DURANGO, Texas, has been COM
)letely wrecked by hurricane, not house
Ieing left standing rhe house of Tom
Withers was crushed like an egg she'll ant
lis wife aud his six children instantly killed.
A baby escaped unharmed, the only sur
Vvor. About twenty people were seriously
Djured, some fatally
THE centennial of the admission o. Ken.
lucky into the Union was celebrated at
louisville by puolic meeting in the morn
ng. and by banquet in ths evening. The
Doth anniversary was also celebrated at
Lexington. A delegation of Philadelphians
presented pictures OF Carpenters and Con-
sress halls to the State.
ROBBERS "held up" a train at Red Rock,
Oklahoma, broke open the express car and
olew open the safe with dynamite. While
robbing the safe pitched battle took place
between the robbers and train men, but no
one was hurt.
TEXAS has been visited by tornado
which killed severk people, demolished
many houses and caused a pecuniary loss
running into hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars.
TIE Minnesota Prohbitionists have put
complete state ticket in the field with w.
]. Dean for Governor at the head.
THE class OF 1892 at the United States
Naval Academy Annapolis, Nd, having
finished the four years academic course, re-
ceived their diplomas from the hands OF
Secretary Tracy. The class numbered
forty.
FIRST LIEUTENANT WILBER LoyERIDGE,
OF the Third Artillery, URitei States Army.
shot himself through the heart while in his
quarters at Fort Sam Houston, San An
tonic. Texas He was thirty-two years old.
His death is directly traceable to the use Of
intoxicants.
The Florida Democratic State Convention
at Tampa placed Judge Henry w. Mitchell.
~ Hillsboro in nomination for Governor
The delegates 10 the National Convention,
at Chicago, were sent uninstructed.
AT Ammonia, Texas Charles Brittle. in a
drunken quarrel shot and killed Ben Yeily
and was in turn shot dead by Yelly's son.
The Tennessee Prohibition State Conven-
tion. consisting OF about $50 delegates. met
at the State Capitol, Nashville. 4. H. East,
a lawyer Of Nashville was nominated for
Governor. The convention indorsed st.
John as a candidate for the Presidency and
recommended the Rev. ID. s. Kelly, OF
Nashville, for the nomination for Vice.
President.
THE steamer John Mathews, loaded with
corn. bound for Pine Bluff, Ark, ran against
the pier on the bridge over the Arkansas
River and sank. Four boat hands were
drowned.