The representative., 1895-09-25
DAMAGE BY STORM
SEVERAL LIVES AND MUCH PROP
ERTY DESTROYED.

SEVERAL LIVES AND MUCH PROP
ERTY DESTROYED.
Detroit, Mich, Sept 19.-Reports from
yesterdays cyclonic storm which swept
over various portions of the state show
that several lives were lost and that fully
$15O,OOO worth of damage was done to
crops and property. The storm spent it's
greatest fury in Sanilac and Huron coun-
ties. It's first course was from north to
south, later shifting from northwest to
southwest. 1t came very unexpectedly
and was followed by terrific heat. Houses
were levelled, crops laid waste, trees torn
up by the roots and havoc generally pre-
vailed. AT Pinnebog it demolished the
house of Richard Lott and killed two
of his children aged and 6. One child S
head was crushed by falling timbers and
the others breast was crushed Three
others were hurt, one being carried sew
eral rods by the wind.
|. At Sand Beach number of houses were
demolished, among others John MacCom-
ber's. The family got under the bed for
safety and were pinned there until dug
out. Then it was found that Alvin, Is
years DID, was dead. Ferguson and Van
Wormers new saw mill was blown into a
heap. James Norton's house and barn
was blown into fragments. Hugh Cur
> IL.
MES barn was also blown down. Mrs
Charles Lebau's house was badly dam
aged by the barn of 3. f. Hartman blow
ing upon it. Boards were driven through
the side of the house.
Chicago, Sept. 19-Plans are now be-
ing formulated for a great free silver
convention in Chicago. 1t is intended
that this conventional in the event that the
old parties refuse to place a free silver
plank in their platforms shall nominate
candidates for the presidency and vice
presidency and organize for an active
campaign in 1896. This was decided
upon at today's session of the free silver
conference a the Auditorium. The ques-
ton was brought before the meeting by
Congressman Acklen, who presented a.
| resolution calling for the action outlined
above. The conference yesterday COM
pleted the consolidation of the conflict
ing national organizations represented.
The matter having been disposed of the
means of promoting the cause were dis
cussed at length. 1t was decided that
campaign of education was the first nee
essity, and it was resolved to begin
upon it at once. The management of the
work was placed in the hands of an exec
| utive committee to be formed of three
members of each of the organizations
represented III the CONSOLIDATION. Inc
national silver committee of Memphis Sc
| lected for it's representatives Congress-
man ]. H. Acklen, of Tennessee; A. w.
Rucker, of Colorado, and Joseph Battell,
of Vermont. The other two organiza-
| tions, the Bimetallic Union, and the BIZ
| metallic League, will make their Sc
| lections later.
| The president Of the consolidated body
will be Gen. A. J. Warner, president OF
| the National Bimetallic League, and the
secretary will be Edward B. Light, pres
| ident of the American Bimetallic Union.
| Gen. Warner will certainly be one of the
representatives of the league in the ex-
ecutive committee, and Thomas G. Mer-
| rill, of Montana, and Edward B. Light
are probably members from the Union.
The executive committee of the nation
| al silver committee formulated resolu-
| tions to the effect that the American BIZ
metallic League and the National Bime-
| tallic Union were requested to join with
| the national silver committee in form
ulating plan for holding a national
convention to nominate presidential
| ticket. upon platform with the sole
plank providing for the restoration of
silver to constitutional place in the cur
rency of our country without awaiting
| the action Of any other nation on earth"
| It was further resolved that if the BIZ