The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
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Di-n-,ers, Accidents and Fatalities.

AT Canton, Miss, a destructive hail storm
occurred, causing incaculable damage The
hailstones were as large as teacups and re-
mained on the ground for an hour Re
ports from the surrounding country give
fearful accounts Of the damage done The
cotton and corn crops are damaged % the
extent OFFS per cent, and fruit has been
completely destroyed. Nathan John, far
mer, was killed by halstones while plowing
in his fields.
While out walking Charles Madison, of
New Orleans, aged %, was suddenly struck
en- blind.
An explosion at Kings powder mill, near
Cincinnati, Killed Archie Grubbs and badly
wounded four others. The factory is
total wreck
AT Cleburne Tex, cyclone demolished
forty-two houses. DR. Prescott and his
wife were crushed by their falling house and
fatally injured. Several other persons were
injured. Crops of all kinds are badly
damaged
father, mother and two children nam
cd Shaler, near Forest City, Mo, drowned
In pond First boy fell from foot
bridge into the water, and the other mem
bers of the family one after another, leaped
in in a vain attempt at rescue.
George Lear and James Patterson were
struck at New Florence, Pa by an express
train and killed. They were employed on
gravel train and both resided at New
Florence.
Three negro men and a woman have been
killed by lightning ON a plantation Eear
Canton, Tenn.
At Canon City, Col, guard at the peni-
tentiary accidently discharged his rife,
fatally wounding John Astbury, guard
and wounding two more guards and a con.
vict.
Clinton s. Strong, Of Cleveland member
of the junior class of Cornell University, was
drowned while bathing at Ithaca, y. Y.
The body was recovered.
An electric car jumped the track at Ba,i
more, turning over and throwing 20 passen.
gers out Christopher Beuver was killed
and several others seriously injured
Fires
at Niagara Falls, n. Y, Mackl en- & Stat.
er's malt house, with $1,000 bushels of malt,
were burned. Four hremen Herman Hertel,
Louis Frommert Joseph Percy and James
Jacoby, who were on one of the high roofs,
were precipitatcd into the ruins by the walls
falling. Hertel fell 30 feet Other fremcn
rushed to the rescue and dragged Hertel and
Frommert out. They were unconscious.
Percy and Jacoby had almost miraculous
escape. II is feared Hertel will die Loss on
the building, over $50 600, and on the bar.
ley and malt, 5000 insurance, $4,000.
AT Rhinbeck, n. Y, two barns belonging
to Vice President Morton with two horses
were burned Loss, s25,oO0. Caused by
lightning.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, Powers opera
houes was gutted by fire. Loss, $4,000;
fully insured.
At Rockport Mo-, l6 business buildings
Loss, $4,000
AT Denver, Col, the Peoples Theater,
owned by ex-senator Tabor. Loss, 600, 900;
insurance, $4,000.
At Birmingham, Ala, a number of bust
ness houses dwellings, hotel and furni-
ture factory, at Cullmanthe, a well-known
Alabama German colony, Loss, 100000;
partly insured.
The entire plant of the Crescent paper
mills, Hartford CITY, Ind, one OF the largest
in Indiana, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
sss,0oC insurance, $4,000.
Convention News
The Maine Democratic State Convention
nominated Charles +. johnson for Cover
nor, and selected Delegates at Large TO the
Chicago Convention, and adopted resolu-
tons recommending the denomination Of
Cleveland for President.
The Mississippi Democratic State Con.
vention met in Jackson Notwithstanding
that the delegates selected to the Chicago
Convention 60 uninstructed, the convention
was clearly Cleveland, The platform in.
dorses Cleveland but does not instruct.
The Maryland Democratic State Conven.
ton met at Baltimore and named delegates
to the National Convention. The delegates
are uninstructed but will vote as a unit.
The big fight in the Texas Democratic
Convention took place at Fort Worth, after
strong free silver plank had been adopted.
The delegates are instructed TO act as they
deem wise and are not shaokled by instruc-
tons. The delegates stand l6 for Cleveland
TO ii for Hill.
The Alabama Democratic convention
Saturday elected Cleveland delegates TO the
Chicago convention.
Capital, Labor and Industrial,
Joseph Barondess, the leader of the cloak
makers Union, New York, convicted and
sentenced for exortng money as a condi-
ton of ending strike, is free man, Gov
ernor Flower having issued his pardon.
About 70 Salt Lake City plumbers struck
yesterday. They ask an increase of pay
from 81 to IS.
East Liverpool, o., potteries are about
closing up on account of growing dullness of