River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-09-20

Ok the 14th Dr.. c. NJ Norwood, th,
fusion candidate for Governor Of Arkan
sas, claimed TO have been elected bv 10
majority, and would contest the election OF
! Governor Eagle Dem.).
AT Winfield, o., on the 14th Richard
Jones, while sick with typhoid fever, cut
his throat in the presence of his wife anC
mother because they would not perna. hi.
children 10 see him
CHARLES l.. BoDENDIKcK, an Anarchist
was caught manufacturing bombs in Chi
cago on the l4th.
AT Spokane Falls, NJ T., a fire on the
18th destroyed property valued at S1Oe. 900
WHILE the oldest daughter OF Byrd
Smith. Of Devine Station, Tex, was at
tempting to start fire on the 18th witt
kerosene oil the can exploded, scattering
the burning oil over the girl and her two
sisters and her baby brother, all Of WHOM
were burned 10 death.
IN the business portion Of Florence
Wis, fifty-six buildings were destroyed by
fire on the 18th.
ANDREW RUHI- farmer living near Man
chester Mo, while Ia drunken rage or
the 18th visited the house OF Fred Fink, a
neighbor, shot him and his sister Minnie
fatally, and then returned home and killed
himself
In the National Touring mill in Cleve
land, o., an explosion on the 18th caused 2
loss of $4,000 and the death of Peter
Seierman and Emil Husgen. Four other
men were injured.
For the week ended on the 18th the per
centage OF the base ball clubs in the Ma.
tional League was as follows: New
York, $50; Chicago. $40; Detroit, 545:
Boston, .522, Philadelphia, 500: Pittsburgh
4S6; indianapolis, 1852; Washington, $50
American Association: St Louis, .6S5;
Philadelphia, 63s; Brooklyn, go; Cincin.
natl, .5S3; Cleveland. .4l6: Baltimore. 40I.
Louisville, .35l; Kansas City, .326. West
ern Association: Des Moines 666; St
Paul, .645; Omaha. .5Sl Kansas City, $50;
Milwaukee, .45T; Sioux City, .3SS; Chicago,
$50; Davenport. .2S7.
AT Omaha, Neb.. John Spilinek, a Bo-
hcmian tailor, in fit of temporary insan.
ity on the 10th fatally shot his wife anG
then killed himself
CONGRESSIONAL nominations on the 18th
were as follows: Alabama, Third dis
trict, W. c. Oates (Dem.) renominated ;
Missouri. Tenth District, W. NJ Kensey
(Repj; Pennsylvania, Sixth district, s.
Darlington (Rep); Michigan, Third dis
trict, a. o. Abbott Rep.
OK the 18th the trial of the four Anarch-
Isl CUus plEdiOES III AulCdXO, hTOnck,
Chapek, Sevic and Chleboun. was con-
tinued until the October term of the Grim
nal court.
DEMOCRATS Of the First Alabama dis.
trict on the 18th nominated r. H. Clarke
for Congress. Montana Republicans NOM
mated Thomas II. Carter as delegate t.
Congress.
On the nth yellow fever made its ap
pearanee at Gainesville, Fla, six persons
being stricken down.
ARMED men rode to the homes of TIVE
negroes at Vile Platte Prairie, La, on the
18th, captured the men, led them a short
distance, and then riddled them with
buckshot. The victims were accused OF
using incendiary language.
AT Salt Lake City on the nth George @
Cannon, the Mormon Apostle, surrendered
in court, and on two indictments for un.
lawful cohabitatiop he was sentenced t.
six months in the penitentiary and to pay
a fine of $3.50.
A FIRE started by incendiaries on the
18th at Paducah, KY, destroyed property
valued at 5000 900.
A YOUNG man named Bowen shot anc
killed a man named Estis and mortally
wounded his two sons in quarrel over
working road at Mount Sterling, KY, or
the nth