The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-07

at woodbury., Tenn, for assaulting q
young white girl named Mcknight.
BIxE RICE, a farmer in Fleming
county, KY, and Zeek Turner, farm
handin his employ, fought over a diff
ference in their accounts and both were
killed.
BURGLARS entered the home of Farm
er Joseph Foreman at Fairfield, O., and
secured $4,000.
The legislature of Louisiana has
passed bill whereby lotteries will not
be allowed in the state after December
81, 1893.
The republicans OF Iowa in state con-
ventiOn at Des Moines nominated W.
M. Mcfarland for secretary of state. c.
G.. Mccarthy for state auditor r. II.
Beeson for treasurer, John T. Stone for
attorney general, G. w. Perkins for
railway commissioner, and A. B. Crem-
Minis and J. NJ. Remley for electors at
large. The platform indorses President
Harlfson's administration and his re-
nomination and the national platform
adopted at Minneapolis.
Ina collision on the Cotton Belt road
at Altheimer, Ark, five passengers
were killed, five fatally injured and
several others less seriously hurt.
THE prohibitionists met in national
convention at Cincinnati on the 18th
and organized by making j. P. St. John
temporary chairman. Eli Ritter, of
Indiana, was chosen as permanent
chairman and Sam Small as secretary.
After several speeches and the election
of national executive committee an
adjournment was taken for the day.
FLAMES ruined the business portion
of Olin, Ia.
Two DAUGHTERS of DR.. Himel. aged
respectively IA and 16 years, and Misses
Hamilie and Angelo Lambert were
drowned near New Orleans by the cap
sizing Of boat.
In Illinois oats will harvest eighty
five bushels to the acre, so says the
state board of agriculture.
A coIoRED mob lynched a negro
named Donnelly at Haynes, Ark, for
assaulting a little colored girl
THE Tenth congressional Iowa repub-
lican convention at Boone renominated
j. P. Dolliver for congress, and in the
Seventh district j. A. T. Hull rep was
renominated. In the Eleventh Indiana
district the democrats renominated A.
n. Martin.
IN national convention at Cincinnati
the prohibitionists on the 30th ult.
nominated John Bidwell, of California,
for president on the first ballot, the
vote being: Bidwell, $50; Demorest, of
New York, 139; Stuart, of Ohio, 179.
j. B. Cranfil, of Texas, was nominated
for vice president. The platform says
the liquor traffic is foe to civilization,
says the money Of the country should
be issued by the general government
only. favors tariff only as a defense
against foreign governments, restric-
ton of immigration, denounccs trusts,
declares unequivocally for the Ameri-
can school and opposes any appropria-
tion of public moneys for scctarian
schools.
In special session at Madison the Wis
consin Legislature passed the legislative
reapportionment bill. The measure
gives the democrats the house by ma
jority of two with fourteen districts
doubtful, and the senate by majority
of nine.
The death of Mrs John Homer oc-
Cured at Fairbury, ILL.,. aged 100 years
Two MEMBERS of the Williams lind J
Christian church were excommunicated
because they favored having an organ
in the church.
In Catahoula and Concordia parishes
in Mississippi district 10 miles wide
and forty long has been inundated for
weeks and large numbers of the popu
lation are in great want.