The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-06-21
WEST AND sOiJTH.

Near North Platte, Neb., four small
children named Christensen were
drowned in the Platte river while at
tempting to rescue one of their num-
Der.
Many persons were killed-the num-
Der may reach into the hundreds-and
hundreds of thousands ofdollars' worth
of property destroyed by cyclone that
swept across the Mississippi valley,
practically annihilating the village of
New Richmond, Wis, and causing great
property loss also at Hudson, Wis, and
at Hastings, Mimi, and in the section
of country lying between.
An aged hermit named Holman Shot
field, living near Toledo, o., was found
dead. Robbery was evidently the mo-
tive of his murderers.
The loss of life in the storm at New
Richmond, Wis, is now estimated at
about 100, while nearly 200 buildings
were destroyed and loss entailed of
over 100000. The entire business por-
ton of the city is devastated Reports
from other portions in the stricken dis
trict tell of serious damage and many
deaths.
At Dunnelon, Fla, two negroes were
lynched by mob of their own color
for shooting q colored man.
a farmer named Nossler and Mrs.
Maggie Neal, of Des Moines, Ia, are
dead and four others are very seriously
i'll from drinking wood alcohol at pic
mic near Mingo, la.
\ tornado entirely destroyed the
town of Herman, Neb. The town had
500 people and 800 houses. Not house
was left standing, and it is estimated
that 90 are killed and 40 or so badly
hurt.
The president of Wabash Ond.) col
lege, George S. burroughs, has given
in his resignation.
At the Paris exposition Colorado gold
will be represented by a $l,0O0,00o mug
get miniature of Pixies peak.
Earl Hanchette killed his wife at Los
Angeles, Cal, and committed suicide by
shooting.
Three thousand employees of the
trust smelters in Denver, Pueblo and
Leadville struck for higher wages.
Further news from New Richmond,
Wis, says that the number of known
dead from the cyclone is 11s, and the
| killed in the adjacent country brings
the total up to $50. The total number
of injured is placed at $50 10 300.
Near Spofford Junction, Tex, cloud
burst flooded the country and NJ. l..
Butler and his wife and two children
and Henry Carver were drowned.
A record of 10 persons killed, rs in
jured, five fatally, and 100 buildings in
ruins is left by the cyclone which prac-
tically wiped Herman, Neb., off the
map.
c. +. Bailey, of Ireton, was elected
commander at the annual encampment
in Waterloo of the Iowa G. A. r.
The Miners bank at Creole, Col, and
banks at Hooper and Monte Vista closed
their doors.
| In st. John, La, Edward Gray, ne
gro, who was acquitted in court of
charge of burglary, was lynehed by
mob.
Maryland democrats will meet in Bal
timore August to nominate candidate
for governor.
Prof. o. t. Morgan. of the department
of Greek and Hebrew in Drake uni
versity in Des Moines, Ia, has been re-
| moved on the charge of heresy.
AT the age of ca years Richard Parks
Bland. member of congress for "a
years. and in 1896 candidate for the
democratic nomination for president.
died at his home near Lebanon, Mo.
At jackson, Mo-. John Heidrick. the
1o-year-old farm hand who murdered
James NJ. Lail and attempted TO kill
bis employers wife on July !. 1898. was
hanged.
Near Huntington. Ind. Ceorgs
laurie and his wife. an aged couple.
were killed by bull.