Warren sheaf., 1894-09-13
WEST AND SOUTH.

IOWA 3 War governor, Oamuel j. h1rk-
wood, was buried at Iowa City, thou
sands following the body to the grave.
FLAMES swept away all but two OF
the nineteen business houses in Ship
man, ILL.,, and also a number of resi-
dences.
In convention at Pueblo Gov. Waite
was renominated by the Colorado pop
ulists.
FROM the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan dispatches show that rain in that
region had effectually put stop to the
forest fires.
The following candidates for con-
gress were chosen: Iowa, First dis
trict, w. A. Ducksworth (dem. };
Fourth, Thomas Updegraff (rep.), re-
nominated. Michigan. Eighth dis
trict,W. s. Linton (rep.), renominated.
West Virginia, Second district, A. G.
Dayton (rep.); Fourth, Warren Miller
(rep.). Maryland, Fifth district, State
Senator Rogers (dem.); Sixth, G. l..
Wellington (rep.). Nevada, C. C.
Downing (pop.). Alabama, Fourth
district, W. F. Aldrich (rep.). Ten
nessee, Ninth district, A. Pierson
(pop.).
SOME $50 corpses of the victims OF
the forest fires had been already found
in and near Hinckley, MINI. More
than 600 square miles of pine land
were burned over and dozen towns
were absolutely swept off the earth.
MINNESOTA democrats in convention
at st. Paul nominated George L. Beck
er, of St. Paul, for governor. The
platform denounces the protective
tariff; indorses President Cleveland's Is
administration, and favors free coin
age Of silver WI enever it can be ac-
complished consistently with the
maintenance of sound and staple cur
rencv.
FLAMES destroyed fifty dwellings, and
all but two stores In Dows City, L., .
town of 1000 inhabitants. Loss, $780,
900.
The employees of the Union Pacific
railway have been notified to abstain
from any participa ton in politics.
In Chicago the trial of American
Railway union officers for contempt of
conrt was begun before Judge Woods
SOUTH DAKOTA democrats nominated
James A. Ward, of Pierre, for gov
ernor in convention ut Sioux Falls A
free silver resolution was defeated.
In northern Wisconsin forest fires
continued to rage. Fisher Meadow
was wiped out and Barnum was said
to be in danger.
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: Illinois, Thirteenth dis
trict, A. ]. Barr (dem.). Mississippi,
Sixth district, w. M. Dem dem J.
Maryland. Fifth district, j. g. Rogers
(dem.). Kentucky, Sixth district. T.
B. Matthews (rep.). Montana, G. 8.
Hartman (rep.), renominated.
The Wisconsin democrats In conven-
tion at Milwaukee nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For governor, George
w. Peck; lieutenant governor, A. j.
Schmitz; secretary Of state, Thomas ).
Cunningham; treasurer, John Hummer;
attorney general, ]. Z. O'Connor; Ssu-
perintendent of schools, C. A. Schultz;
railroad commissioner, George G. Pres
colt; insurance commissioners, O. r.
Skarr. The platform indorses the
democratic admin stration, the new
tariff bill and the income tax, and de-
clares that all money issued by the
government should beFof equal value.
nTHE election by which 81. Joseph,
Mich, secured the county seat from
Berrien Springs was declared illegal
by Judge Coolidge.
AT. Waldo, Fla, Dan Wiggins, q
notorious wife beater, was dragged
from his home and probably fatally
whipped by women.
GEORGE BRIDGES, Felix Thompson
and Jacob Muir, died at Dykesville,
La, from eating watermelons that
had been poisoned.
ROBERT j. paced mile on the In
race-track in 2:O21s, break
ing all previous records. The time Of
the three heats won by Robert j. were
2:0Ssa<, 2:02N aud 2:04sl.