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Show NEWS OF THE WORLD. STRIKERS. Cleveland, June 17.-The strikers in the rolling mill, yesterday, formed into two distinct divisions, the Union men and the outsiders. The latter have been fed by the Union as compensation for the striking and have made all the disturbance. The Amalgamated Association, therefore, have decided to cut off their supplies. This will have the effect of leaving many more strikers free to work. New York, June 18.-A strike of the freight handlers inaugurated, on Monday, assumed large proportions, to day. The strikers assembled at St. John's Park depot and resolved to take steps towards having the freight handlers of other railroad companies join them. They went in a body and persuaded the men employed by the Baltimore & Ohio road, pier 39 N. R., to leave off work. They then visited the Star Union line where the men also promised to quit work and join the strikers. Later they started down town to visit other places, but were dispersed by the police. Later they visited several other places and were successful in inducing the men to give up work in many instances. The strikers demand an increase from 17 to 20 cents per hour. MINE EXPLOSION. Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 18.-Two explosions of gas occurred in the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre mine, this morning. Eight miners were badly burned. The mine is on fire. A PLOT TO ASSINATE [assassinate]. Washington, June 18.-Under date of Boston, June 15, an evening paper here, to-day, publishes the following. A plot to assassinate President Arthur and Charles H. Reed has been formed in Boston. The members are men and women who believe that Arthur hired Guiteau to murder Garfield and has hired Reed to defend him (Guiteau). "I care nothing for Reed but don't want Arthur murdered. Make this public for heaven's sake and avert ruin to the government. Do not think this is a crank's communication, for it is not, but pay heed to it. The plan is to be put into execution the second day of July, 1882, unless Guiteau is hanged the previous Friday. Make this public, it won't take much room." SEVERE STORM. St. Louis, June 18.-The severest storm that ever visited this region for a very long time passed over the city between 12 and 1 o'clock, this morning. The wind attained a velocity of 68 miles an hour, and did very great damage, but so far as now known no single injuries of magnitude occurred. Trees and fences were prostrated in all sections of the city. Shutters, signs, chimneys, etc., were blown down and general havoc among small things prevailed. A very heavy rain accompanied the wind and the streets and sewers and cellars in many portions of the city were flooded. Several steamers at the wharf lost chimneys or had some part of their upper works carried away, and barges and small crafts were hanged about a good deal. Every telegraph line in the city was prostrated and at this writing communication is restored to only a very few points. A good deal of plate glass was broken in the business part of the city and a great many windows were broken. BURIED ALIVE. Boston, June 18.-At the fire at Boston Highlands nineteen firemen were buried beneath the falling debris. A third alarm was sent out bringing a large additional force to the spot and in a short time they were rescued. All had suffered to a greater or less extent, 9 or 10 of them being seriously injured. Two fire captains are believed to have been hurt fatally. DESTRUCTION OF A WHOLE TOWN IN IOWA. Malcom, June 18.-Five of the best business houses here, both churches, and one third of the dwellings were demolished by a storm. Seven dead bodies have been found, four of which have been identified: G. H. Weeler, old Mrs Myers, Mrs. O. Myers, Mrs. Hill. A man and his son were blown into a well. The father climbed up the pump stock, pushing the child ahead of him. At South Brooklyn a barn was destroyed and three people killed. Des Moines, June 18.-A special train with physicians has been sent out from here. The Register reporter sends the following Thirty-two people are dead and one hundred or more wounded. The list of fatal casualties is as follows: Deacon Ford and wife, Mr. Lewis and wife, Deacon Clements and two children, Mrs. Eva Murton, of Chicago; Henry Pitman's two children, Hattie and Harry and Mr. Pitman, probably fatally injured; Miss Abbie A. Gard, photographic artist; Camelia Chase, of Storm Lake, Susie Bayer, daughter of a dry goods merchant, and mother (Mrs. Bayer) also his son fatally injured; Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. ??, Mrs. Cullbon, and her mother, Mrs. Alexander's two children, Mrs. Huff and child, Geo. Terry and lady, Terry is not expected to live. Blegham Burkett, from Montezuma; Madison Howard's boy, a lady from Cedar Rapids visiting at Bayer's. Three persons are dead two miles west of town. Barret E. Chase, a student from Storm Lake, Henry Moore, a brakeman on the Iowa Central R. R. of Marshallton, are fatally injured John Deignair, conductor on the Rock Island freight was fatally injured. A tramp from Des Moines was also fatally injured. A travelling man, W. J. Barbour, of Chicago, a hired girl of Deacon Ford and Mrs. Totten, were all fatally hurt. Light deaths are reported from Malcom which is entirely leveled and destroyed. Brooklyn has also suffered some. Some eight of the students were badly injured, having been dug out of the ruins. The Chapin House is turned into a hospital some of the most dangerous cases being carried there. Pitman's house was completely leveled, burying beneath it Pitman, his wife, and three children, his wife's sister, and her little baby. The three year old girl, Hattie, was killed, the boy Harry, aged two, fatally injured and Arthur slightly injured. Not far away was the residence of Mr. Lewis, an old gentleman. He and lady were both killed. From here the storm pursued a zigzag direction to the north of the city when, after wiping out the finest residence portion of the city, it turned toward the college. The west building was dumped into a heap of lath and plaster and broken timber, burying beneath it eight students all of whom were afterwards extricated, more or less injured, and one died. The East College, a five story building, was unroofed, and a fire followed after, completing the work of demolition. Across the railroad track once stood a two story house, in which Miss Abbie Gard was killed. There is hardly a sign left of it. Among the acres of ruins in the vicinity was a block which contained nine houses of which all but one were leveled to the ground. In one house of this block four persons were killed, Mr. Ford and wife, the hired girl, and Mr. Totten. The hurricane took everything north of President Magoun's home, leaving that uninjured. Near here Mrs. Mrs. Griswold was killed and her house demolished. The scenes around the ruins are heartrending. Families are wandering over the ruins of their homes in a dazed sort of way. |