River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-14
WEST AND SOUTH,

IN the 9TH one OF the severeSt snow
and wind-stOrms an the history OF New
Mexico had prevailed for three DAYS
and damage to live stock ON the north
ern ranges was reported. At Las Vegas
eighteen inches of snow covered the
ground.
THE death OF Neil W. Price. author of
several popular songs. including stick
10 Tour Mother, Tom and "A Boys
Best Friend Is Ills Mother. occurred in
Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 9Th.
GALVESTON Tex advices of the 5th
say that in a gale off the coast several
vessels foundered and some lives were
lost
FIRE destroyed an entire square in the
business portion of Weston, W. Va, Oh
the 9Th
FREIGHT trains cOllided on the 9Th on
the Lake Shore railroad near Wawaka.
Ind. and two engines and fifteen cars
we're completely wrecked and the track
badly tore I'D.
EDWARD ATEEs. Rochester (Minn.l
tinsmith. was or the 9th notified that he
was the only heir 20 an estate in England
valued at 100000.
L. I. STANTON, the nan who printed
Iceman O'Sullivan's business cards, was
a witness at the Cronin murder trial or
the 9Th. lie swore that the cards were
not delivered 10 OSullivan until MAY ,
swo DAYS before Dr. Cronin was decoyed
away 20 his death 10y means of one of
them. Other witnesses told Of the find
ing Of the trunk on the morning after the
murder and its condition.
On the 9th VI. :. Oaks, Of Decatur
Ala. died of hydrophobia in horrible
agony from dog bite received seven
teen years ago.
N Decatur, Ill. Jack Faunce was con
victed ON the 6th Of the murder of Mat
thew Mckinley. and sentenced 10 nine
ty-nine years imprisonment.
Tar Washington Legislature met 81
Olympia ON the Gth and elected officers.
THE employees Of the iron furnaces Of
thc Mahoning (ol valley were on the
6th granted an increase of ten per cent.
in wages.
THE Indiana supreme Court rendered
a decision on the 9th to the effect that
the law prohibiting the piping of
natural gas out OF n" State was uncon-
siitutional.
THE death Of John Bush, the oldest
settler in -. Paul, MINI. occurred on
the 6th ut the age Of ninety-siX years.
Returns on the eth from the recent
elections show that Boies dem. for Gov
ernor had 4.7oo plurality in Iowa, but
that the Republicans had probably Sc
cured the rest Of the ticket and the
Legislature In Ohio the Republic
ans probably elected all their State
candidates except Governor Campbell
Dem having 1900 plurality, and the
Legislature is Democratic. !. VI.
stone lpcml was elected Governor
Of Mississippi without opposition. In
Virginia Philip w Mckinney DEM
was elected Governor by -. 600 majority.
In Maryland Baughman (Dem.l was
elected State Comptroller by 10000 ma
iOrity In Nebraska the Republicans
elected their ticket. headed by T. L.
Norval for Supreme Judge. by $4,000
majority
Ar Petersburg. Va. fire on the eth
destroyed property valued at S75O,00O.
Lieutenant Crichton. of the police force,
was burned 70 death.
On the 9Th f. II. Vanhoesen, cashier
OF the Toledo tO.l National Bank. and
J. VI. Mckee. teller OF the bank, were
arrested for embezzling S60.0
AT Payson. L. T., George Hancock, a
Mormon high priest, was arrested on the
9Th charged with numbering Mrs. Hatch
and her son George, thirty-two years Of
age.
IL the Clayton New Mexicol region a
snow-storm had on the 9TH been raging
for eight days and thousands of cattle
had been lost. Il was also estimated
that 30. 600 sheep had persisted. Seven
persons had been frozen to death and
two passenger trains had been stalled
for a week. the passengers on which
subsisted by killing cattle and roasting
them in the car.
On the 9Th c. A. Pillsbury, the Mime
apolis miller, stated that he had been
notified from London that the IS. OOl. 900
necessary 20 purchase the Pillsbury and
Washburn mills in Minneapolis had all
been subscribed and the deal closed.
Snow. hail and sleet-storms were re-
ported in Texas. Kansas and Colorado
on the Sth. seriously impeding railway
travel.
IN the cNA AAahhHS ~ ing LAY wv
vember 2Sl prOclamations were issued
BY the Governors Of Illinois and Wis
consin.
THE clothes Of DR.. Cronin and case OF
instruments were found in catch-basin
in Lake View on the afternoon of the
Sth by some sewer cleaners The basin
was not hundred feet away from where
DR.. Cronin's body was found.
WILLIAM NIENAN, a ssloon-keeper
- Carlson cottage, swore in the