River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-08

ALL the railways in the nj per Teninshlas
of Michigan were blockadeI on tie 81 by
one OF the severess snOw-storms ever
known there
Mrs FRANK BROWN and her babe were
fatslly burned on the ID at Gin on. Ia, by
their hing taking FIRE from an exploded
kerosene lamp
CT, LONE swept over Newton. Kan. on
the I'd many buildings being destroyed or
partly wrecked A man was killed and two
women severely wounded. The financial
loss was piGcsd at $50. 900 Great damage
VS. also done in & c surrounding country
POSTMASTER Mcleod, OF Palmyra, No,
recently found seven hundred dol airs short
in his accounts, committed suicide on the
I'd
A BILL was passed in the Ohio House on
the I'd 10 close saloons on SUNDAY through
out the State by vote of 40 to 20
IN Hampton, Va, q FIRE on the ID de-
stIcyed The house of Thomas Jones tcol-
ored), and two small children persisted IN
the flames
On the I'd the paper stock of Barnes
Brothers. ut Detroit Mich. was destroyed
by ire. and also the two fve-story brick
buildings they occupied Total loss. $780,
600
POSTAL clerks at Spokane Falls. D. T.,
went on a strike on the Sd, and the post
office WIS closed
NEAR Onancock. Va, a quantity of gold
and silver was found on the 81 which had
been buried there during the Revolutionary
WE
RoGEES & MATTERS winery and distillery,
nesr Fres o, Cal, was burned on the Sd
Loss, 81 80. 600
MARTIN DURAN was hanged on the 81 at
Prescott. A. T.. for the murder ofa woman
Oh the 81 Adam Suits, who lives half
mile west of Carlos City. Ind, celebra'ed
the one LUndredth anniversary of his birth
MEXICAN soldiers at Piedres or rs
crossed over the line TO Eagle Pass. Tex
on the All. and endeavoTed to kidnap
deserier Tut in the Traces which took
pl1ce three of the Mexicans were killed
NOT saloon was open ON tho 4th at
Kansas City. The Law and Order League
brought about his result
Harry MILLER. of Hampton, Ga. reported
killed in he rebellion re urned TO his home
on the 81 10 find his WIFE mar ell to an.
other
A TIBE at Milwaukee on the 81. which
st rted in the candy frctory of Fernecke
Brothers s.royed proper y to the value
of 5000. 600.
On the Chicago, Burlington & Qnincy
road the striSe OF engineers WAS practically
moving WITH some regularity. and several
freights were put in mo ion. The idea was
gaining ground that the strike would ex-
tend 10 many other roads, on the ground
that they had been extending aid to the
Burning o.
A PRENATURE explosion Of dynamite on
the oh in mine nc Ishpeming. Mich, in
stantly killed five men-John Williams,
Alfre; Lucas, Eric Matt son, Charles Rnsk
and William Gerile.
J. D. SNYDER was arrested in Colbert,
Tex, on the h fer robb NJ United Sta es
m Ills He hid drIf amounting to SAG
575 and numerous money orders
AT Goldthwaite. Tex. min steen business
houses We're destroyed by fire on the 9th
OK he 5Jh Rev. ]. a. Asburv. promin INT
Methodist min STIR, W nile officia ing at
funeral in Petersburg. Ind fell dead in his
pulpit of hear iseasa
On tire Cincinn I'll Southern road a pas
senger train was wreck Il on the b ut
kdale, Tenn, and four persons were
Kill ed
AT Columbus, o., Steube, the tally-sheet
conspirator who ass iul1ed Prosacutinr-
At orney Huling, WIS sentenced on he .
to four months in iIil and to p y fine OF
twenty-five dollars
The Legis aturs Of Virginia adjourned
sine q on the 9TH.
The town Of Deep Creek, Va, was almost
entirely destroyed by fir on the . h.
No MATERIAL change was reporte on the
5th in the strika on the C.ic go Burling-
ton & Quincy rold, and from the stand
point of the Brotherhood there seemed o
be bus Ii tie encouragement OF a speedy
discontinuance of hos -ilitles and peace
able adjustment Of the vital questions at