Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-03
South and West.

WALTER SMITH coiorec, who assaulted a
white girl was taken from the Jail at Cabot,
Ark, and lynche1
The car drivers strike at New Orleans
La, assumed serious proportions, AMI riot
ing occurre all over the city. The Mayor
swore in over $50 citizens as officers.
Mr.. AND Mas. 7. C. TNGHAM and the
Dine-year-old dau ghter Of Charles Pinckney
were drowned at Aransas Pass, Texas.
The Territorial Conveu:ion Of the Rspub-
lican party was held at South McAlester,
Indian Territory. The delegates elected to
the Minneapolis Convention are as follows;
Ridge Pasco, full-bloodel Cherokee, who
heads the delegates, Of Tahlequah; John 5.
! Hammer, of Arlmore One or the alternates
is colored man. The dele gates were unin-
structed, but are for Harrison.
AT the Third Party Convention at Char.
! lotte, n. c., it was resolved to present the
name OF l.. L. Polk to the National Conyen-
tion at Omaha, Neb., as a Presidential can
didate.
FIRE destroyed a number of mills in
! Spokane, Wasnin ytoD, and csuset S23O,OOJ
damage. Three len were injured aud two
perishel.
A MOB attacke the Jail at Dallas, Texas
in order to lynch a coiorei man vino killed
a policeman Two Of them were shot and
the Others desisted.
The Kentucky Democratic State Conven-
tion met az Louisville and elected an unin-
structed delega cation TO the National Conyen-
ticn at Chicago.
AT the Washington Democratic State
Convention in Vancouver all the eight dele
gates chosen for Chicago were Cleveland
men, and the name OF the ex-President was
loudly cheere1 No instructions were given.
IT was estimated that at least 10000 peo-
pie were rendered homleSs by floods on the
iowlanis Of the ST. Francis and White Rly-
ers. Thrty-two lives in all have been lost
in the Arkansas bottoms. Governor Fifer
of Illinois. issued proclamation calling for
money. food and clothing for the flood SUI
fers The damage in Madiso1, st. Charles
and St Claire Counties will foot up Sll, ,OOO,-
600.
The Democrats of Colorado held their
State Convention at Denver. The delegates
to the National Convention are unln-
structed, but all OF them are known to be
pronounced Hill men.
The Methods General Colferenc, at
Omaha Neb., came to an end.
The silver anniversary" the twenty
fifth. celebrating the admission OF Nebraska
as a State, was continued in Lincoln.
THE Democratic State Convention OF
South Dakota assembled at Yankton and
delegates to the Chicago Convention were
chosen. They go uninstructe1.
A DETACHMENT OF the Fifth United States
Cavalry visited the Cherokee Strip, Okla
homa Territory, TO stop the quarrying OF
rock there and 10 condsc lte the plaur. Ths
troops wers ordered to the strip by Presl-
dent Harrison
THE street car strike in New Orleans, La,
was settled by arbitration AMI resulted in
victory for the union. According TO the
agreement none but union men are to be
employed, excepting the few at work before
May IS.
TIE Idaho Democratic State Convention
met at Pocatelo and elected delegate; to the
National Convention. The resolutions favor
the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and
recommend that the plank be inserted in the
National platform. The delegates are unln-
structed.
E. C. MONTGOMERY. President OF the Ger
man National Bank, wealthy and well.
known citizen. was snot and instantly killed
at Lincoln. Neb. by W. n. Irvine, for
mer resident of Lincoln. now OF Salt Lake
CITY. and member OF the Utah Territorial
Legislature. The murdered man was TOO
friendly with Irvine's wife.
THE Tennessee Democratic State Conven-
tion was held at Nashville. The delegates
10 Chicago were instructed to vote for Cleye-
land as long as his name was before the
Convention,