Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-14
SOnth and West.

NITH lREASJ RER STRONG, OF Uran q lslaud,
Ne5., conf sssei to his bondsnsn that he was
$4,000 short in his accounts. He surr endered
his property aud turnei over his offices.
PRAIRIE fires in Kansas and Nebraska
have destroyed scores Of farm uildings and
swept everything out Of their path.
ENGINE No. , of the Choctaw Coal and
Railway Company explol ell as it was leay-
ing Red Oak Indian Territory, causing the
death OF four trainmen.
FIRE at Carrolto1, e., destroyed the en-
tire business portion Of the city. Eighteen
buildings were burned. Th9 fire was Of in-
cendiary origin.
DAVID MERIwETHER Ex-Governor of New
Mexico and Henry Clays successor in the
United States Senate, died at Louisville,
Ky, few days ago, agei ninety years.
IL a battle between farmers at jackson
Junction. Iowa. an seventy sva employees
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
Railroad who were trying TO prevent the
farmers from building a warehouse, seven
or eight men were ba lily hurt. At least one
will die. The railroad men won.
ALMOST complete returns shovel the
election in Michigan OF Ju lge Hoo ;er, Re-
publican, for supreme Ju lge aud the two
N-pADAiNAh At@ gtAG' - A+Nt~AAeA~p "a hAOA 2
than l0, 00) eac5. "A light vote was polled
throu ghout the State. Election for Circuit
Judges was held in twenty three districts,
of which the Republicans carriel thirteen,
the Democrats four and the Fusioaists six.
The Republicans carried the Kansas cleo
tions; not a single city was reportst as elect
ing Populis. Mayor.
CARTER HARRIsoy. Democrat. was elect.
ed Worlrs Fair Mayor of Chicago,
Ill, his plurality over Samuel W. All.rtol,
Republican, being estimated at 2a0N.
"DAN' DONOVAN, Of Clevelani, OHIO, was
killed by joe Dunfee, OF Syracuse, y. Y,
in prizsfght near Syracuse.
FoREsT fires in New Jersey threatened 10
wipe out West Pleasantville and SItton-
town entirely.
The State election in Rho le Islanl re-.
suited in no choice for Governor by the
people, hut Browns plurality of 2)37, with
a majority Of 1875 entirely disappeared. and
in its place is a plurality for Baker, the
Democratic nominee.
THE Florida Legislature, at Talahassea,
elected Samuel Pasco TO succeed himself as
United States Senator.
ALMOST the entire business portion OF
Anson, Texas, has been burnei. Nineteen
buildings were destroyed The loss is ov-
S75 900: insurance, S3lOOl
CONFEDERATE Memorial Day was cele.
brated in the South with more ceremony
than usual, the day being the anniversary
of the battle OF Shiloh.
GEORGE JAEGER fltally shot Anna Nero
and himself becIu the girl refused to set a
date for their wedding near Big Rapids,
Mich.
PRAIRIE fires have destroyed much prop.
erty in Graham and Philips counties Kan.
sas. Mrs. Bowen and three children were
caught in the flames and fatally burned.
THREE small children Of j. Nance were
burned TO death at Cunning, Ga, while
their parents were at a neighbor's.
THE Right Rev. William Ingraham Kip,
Bishop Of California. Is dead. He had beeu
identified with the Episcopal Church since
1853 OF late years the aget Bishop had
been nfrm and almost blind. He was born
in New York City October 3, 1911.
TIE Northwestern State Bank of Sibley.
Iowa, has closed its doors with liabilities Of
$4,000.
NEAR Owensboro, Ky. the Glenmore
warehouses. with l5, 900 barrels of whisky,
were burned.
DAMAGE was done by wind storms in sew.
eral Western States; there was tidal wave
in the Chicago River; a Worlds Fair hotel
and the Panorama" building in Chicago
The Texas House voted for impeachment
Of Land Commissioner McCaughey.
PRAIRIE fires have been raging in Ne