The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-25
In convention a. .ul.;nibas the demo-

IN convention Il, .'Ul.;IiibIs the demo
rrats of Ohio nominated the following
ticket: Col. W. A. Taylor, of Franklir
county, for secretary OF state: John F.
briggs. of Monroe, for supreme judge
(long term): Thomas Beer. of Crawford
for supreme judge (short term: W. ii.
Wolfe, of Fairfield, for clerk of the su.
preme court. The delegates to the ua.
tional convention were uninstructed.
A BRIDGE across the Licking river be-
tween Covington and Newport, KY,
fell, and twenty-thrce men who were
at work on the structure were killea
Canr reports indicate a big yield Of
grain and fruits in Michigan.
THE executive committee of the irish
National league at a meeting in Des
Moincs, Ia, unanimously adopted a
resolution condemning the division now
existing in Ireland and declaring that
I'VE will not contribute one cent to
either party until they unite"
THE Michigan peoples party in con.
vention at Lansing elected delegates to
the national convention at Omaha and
adopted resolutions against fusion with
any party and demanding shorter hours
for labOring men.
Four men were killed in 4 saloon fight
at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
THE southern Minnesota counties OF
jackson. Martin, Faribault, Freeborn,
Blue Earth. Mower and Fillmore were
swept by cyclone and at least scvent,
lives were lost. The destruction oi
property was enormous.
IL convention at Parkcrsburg the
peoples party of West Virginia nom
mated :. \. Houston for governor:
James Bashall was nominated for con-
grcss in the First district and n. W.
Fitzgerald in the second.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made as follows: Iowa, First district,
John H. Gear (rcp.); Indiana, Eleventh
district, William johnson (rep.); North
Carolina, Ninth district, W. T. Craw.
ford (dem.) renominated.
The peoples party of North Carolina
in convention at Raleigh made the fol.
lowing congressional nominations: See.
ond district, +. 4. Thornc: Fifth, W.
r. Lindsay; Eighth; r. Il. Patton.
Two MEN and one woman were in.
stantly killed and several others were
injured by bolt of lightning that
struck the Grant statue in Lincoln park,
Chicago, during storm The statue
itself was not damaged.
NEAR Scdro, Wash, four Italians
were lynched for numbering John A..
Nelson. a mine foreman.
THE Nebraska grand lodge of masons
in session at Omaha decided that nc
liquor dealer could become n member
of the order.
AT the age of 100 years Mrs. Eliza.
beth Stilgcnbauer died at the home OF
her son near Columbus, Ind.
IN Mississippi the grasshoppcrs were
destroying many cotton fields.
\ JUDGE at Mount Vernon, H., has
decided that the women members OF
the school board could not hold office
Ar Vermont, ILL.,, j. Marsh & Co.. pri.
vatc bankers and merchants, failed for
500. 900.
THE supreme court of Michigan rcn.
dered decision sustaining the consti
tutionality of the Miner election law,
which was passed by the last legisla-
turc.
The execution of Joe Wallace, the
murderer of Henry Cote, took place
near Jasper, Marion county. Tenn, and
was witnessed by 10000 people.
PRoHITITIOSISTs OF the Sixth Illinois
district have nominated Il. i. Hazeleti
for cOngrC S..