The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-16

form favorS a graduated income tax,
postal savings banks, and asserts that
land is the heritage of all the people
and that the government should own
and operate railroads.
A CLoUDBURsT swept away nearly the
entire will sye of Zwingle, Ia, only one
house being left. Much live stock was
drowned.
FLAMES destroyed the mammoth sew.
grippe works of Robinson Bros. at
Akron, o. Loss, $780,
VIRGINIA prohibitionists in conven-
ton at Lynchburg elected delegates to
the national convention in Cincinnati
and adopted resolutions favoring the
suppression by law of the manufacture
or traffic in Intoxicating liquors.
The death of George F. Green, who
invented the first self-binder, first
electric street car and first pneumatic
shutter for photographers, occurred at
Kalamazoo, Mich, aged 60 years.
GEORGIA prohibitionists met in con-
vention at Atlanta and decided to put a
state ticket in the field, but left the
question of Its makeup to the state ex-
ecutive committee. The delegates from
the Fifth (Atlanta) district nominated
Sam Small for congress.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made as follows: Illinois, Seventh dis
trict, H. NJ. Gilbert peoples party;
Missouri, Seventh district, John T..
Hurd (dem.), renominated; Kansas,
Second district, II. L. Moore (dem.)
AT the democratic state convention
held in Baltimore, Md, the delegates
elected to the national convention were
not instructed.
THE national republican convention
at Minneapolis on the Sth formed per-
manent organization and adopted the
report of the committee on rules and
order of business. Gov. Mckinley, of
Ohio. was made permanent chairman.
THE Alabama democrats in state con-
vention at Montgomery split into two
factions and the boilers nominated
Reuben A. Kolb (alliance) for governor.
The regulars postponed making nom.
nation.
The democrats in convention at Lam.
pasas, Tex, adopted a platform de.
manding tariff for revenue only and
free silver, and opposing national banks
as banks of issue. The national dele
gates chosen were uninstructed.
WILLIE and Bonnie Enble berry were
drowned at Racine, Wis, while bath.
ing, and Levi Naylor and Eddie Todd
met like fate at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
WHILE blowing in his field near Can
ton, Miss, Nathan John, farmer. was
killed by hailstones.
DEMOCRATS of Mississippi in conven-
ton at jackson elected uninstructed
delegates to the national convention.
The platform favors tariff reform anC
dcnounces reciprocity.
In his saloon at Creole, Col, Bot
Ford, Jesse James slayer, was shot anC
killed by Deputy Sheriff Kelly.
In the republican natonal convention
at Minneapolis on the 9th test vote or
the adoption of the committee on ere.
dentials indicated a majority of the
delegates in favor of Harrison. The
platform was reported and adopted.
DURING storm three negro men anC
a woman were killed by lightning on a
plantation 10 miles from Canton, Tenn.
The business portion of Belmont.
ILL.,, was flooded by cloudburst anc
considerable property was swept away.
In session at Montgomery the regula,
Alabama democratic convention renom.
mated Thomas G. Jones for governor.
five supreme court judges and candi
date for attorney general.
THE democrats in the Seventh Ohio
district nominated James D. Richard
son for congress, and in the Fifth Kan.
sas district the peoples party nomi
mated John Davis.
Observation-Disclosures, the noted
Usage chief, died at Pawhuska, Kan.
of Bright's disease. He was just clos.
ing his second term as principal chief
of the Usage nation.