The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-06-03
GREAT DAMAGE.
Cyclones and High Water Are Playing
Havoc in Arkansas.


! Havoc in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, j une 1.-Cyclones,
hail storms, water spouts, rain storms
and high water are playing havoc in
Arkansas. The whole amount of dam
age done by the cyclone which struck
the southern portion of the state is not
known, but it is feared that incalculable
damage has been done. At Hope sew
eral buildings in the course of erection
were completely demolished. Roofs
were blown from the buildings, fruit
trees were uprooted, but nobody killed.
VIM. Martin, living II miles southwest
of here, had his farm washed away.
Fences are all gone and the entire
country is wrecked from two to seven
miles southwest. Hail fell to the depth
of eight inches and was on the ground
in the morning. Judge Gibson's farm
house. three miles south Of Hope. was
ruined. At Guernsey houses were
blown down, with the inmates of a
good many hurt, two fatally. Gamers
mill, near Hope, was completely blown
away.
A special from New Lewisville says:
A destructive hail storm visited this
section. 1t covered the earth with
stones the size of an egg. Great dam
age was done to crops and residences.
The hail killed large amount of stock
and the damage in that line will be
great Dat and corn fields were laid
waste. Windows were broken and
roofs of houses scattered. Several par
ties who were caught in the storm near
here escaped with their lives only by
taking refuge behind trunks of trees,
and even then they were seriously in
jured.
Telegraph Notes.
The Jefferson Davis funeral train ar
rived at Richmond, Va, the morning of
the 31st. From the depot they were es-
corted by the Robert E. Lee camp and
the LIST Virginia regiment, the march
up the hill and through the capitol
grounds in the early morning hour be-
ing most impressive. Miss Winnie
Davis and the rest Of the family on the
train joined Mrs. Davis at the hotel.
Four cases Of smallpox were discov-
cred the 31st in New York by a health
board Inspector in the family of VIM.
Votopken, Bohemian. No doctor had
attended the children, and for this rea-
son the disease remained hidden.
IT was learned the 31st that Mr.. Wait,
a pension examiner, caused the arrest
of Geo. M. Van Leuven. Jr., in Lime
Springs, To-, and DR.. George Kessel,
mayor of Cresco, 10. The general
Ia
are that they have been instrumental
in the procuring of fraudulent pensions.
1t is claimed on the part of the govern
ment officials that the alleged frauds
have extended over term of years and
that the southern part of Minnesota
and the northern part of Iowa are
heneycombed with pension frauds as a
result
AT Casey, Ind, the 30th, Leslie Bell
was shot and killed by James johnson.
j ohnson had arranged with Bell for a
chicken fight, the details of which
caused the trouble.
THE eastern coal agents, ON the 1st,
advanced the price of coal IS cents per
ton.
The Case Manufacturing Co. and the
Neil Manufacturing Co., both of Column
bus, o., were destroyed by fire the s1st.
Loss on both plants about 100000.
THE prohibitionists of Iowa held their
state convention at Des Moines the 31st.
The paid admissions to the worlds
fair the 31st were 61,761.
THE Wesleyan female college at Muir
freesboro, N. c., was destroyed by fire
the 31st.
BY an almost overwhelming vote the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
CHURCH, the 31st, sustained the appeal
of the prosecuting committee from the
Judgment of the New York Presbytery
acquitting Prof. Charles A. Briggs, D.
d., of Union Theological seminary, of
teaching doctrines contrary to the con-
stitution of the church and the Vest |
Minister confession of faith. The vote !
against DR.. Briggs was nearly three to
one. |
The 10-vear-old daughter of c. SEN
net, of Chippewa Falls, Wis, was
burned to death the 31st.
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