River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-15
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the child was now living in Kentucky
AT Middlesborough, KY, flames on
the 7th burned the livery stable of c. r
Clay. and twenty-six fine horses were
cremated.
The villages of McRea. Camilla and
Ty-Ty, in Georgia, were badly damaged
by cyclone on the 9TH, and several
persons were injured.
THE diocesan convention of the Epis-
copal church at Charleston. ). C., on the
sth adopted an amendment excluding
colored members from seats on the floor.
IN nine months Nathan Williams OF
Staunton, Ind, spent in dissipation $50,
900 left him by his father, ard he was
taken to the poor-house on the Sth.
On the sth the boiler of an engine
drawing a freight train exploded near
Wellington, Kan, killing the engineer
and fireman and l25 cattle.
The levee near Benton, La, broke on
the sth, and the water swept over a
large area of country, involving heavy
losses to hundreds of planters.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted at the ses-
sion in st. Louis on the sth of the gen.
eral conference of the NJ. L. church
South denouncing dancing, card play
ing and theater-going and in favor of
prohibiting members from signing
dram-shop petitions.
ON the sth the town of Columbia,
Tex, with the exception of one street,
was under water and railroad traffic was
suspended.
IN the vicinity of Wabash, Ind, frosts
on the sth did great damage to vegeta-
ton.
AT ouray. Col, John NJ. Winsted shot
his wife and himself through the heart
on the 9th in an alteration over money.
The following executions took place
on the 9th: William Davis (colored1 at
Union, :. c., for the murder of Susie
Fernandez; Sandy Jones (colored) at Bir-
mingham, Ala, for the murder of Po-
liceman John Manning. and Robert Hill
lcolored) at Warrentown, Ca, for the
murder of A. S Rogers.
A TORNADO passed north of Blythe
dale, Mo-. on the 9th completely wreck
ing a dozen houses and as many barns
and outbuildings. The family of Henry
Young were all injured, Mrs. Young
fatally.
THE Supreme Court of Iowa decided on
the 9th that the sale of original liquor
packages in the State was legal
on the 9th Constantine Schaeffer.
farmer living near Chester, Mimi,
murdered his wife and child and then
killed himself. The cause of the trag-
edy was unknown.
On the 9th w. III. Pope. the abscond-
ing bank teller of Louisville, KY, who
a,ntr
near Duluth, Mimi, while on his way to
Canada.
THE Union Depot at Butte, Mont,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire on
the 9th, the loss being 100000
AT Baltimore, Md, one-half of the
saloons were closed on the 10th through
the enforcing of the high-license law.
For the week ended on the 10th the
percentages of the base ball clubs in the
Players League were: Chicago. 500;
Boston. .6s7; Philadelphia. 500; Brook
lyn, .466; Buffalo, asa; Pittsburgh, .42S;
Cleveland, .4l6; New York, .357. The
clubs in the National League stood:
Philadelphia, .642; Chicago .6l5; Gin
cinnati, 600; Brooklyn, .5S7; Boston,
43s; Cleveland, .416; New York, 400;
Pittsburgh, 1857.
IL Northern Missouri violent wind
storms on the 10th destroyed many
buildings and caused the death of five
persons.
AT Dubuque, L., terrific wind-storm
did much damage on the 10th, and at
Council Bluffs houses were unroofed
and others blown from their founds-
tons.
MOB lynched Ed Bennett (colored)
on the 10th at Hearne, Tex, for an as
sault upon a white woman.
OK the 10th cyclone swept through
Akron, O, destroying over 100 houses
and damaging as many more, and seri-
ously injuring a number of persons.
THE five leading breweries in Chicago
had, ii was said on the 10th, been sold
to an English syndicate for e1,900, 900.
THE seventy-two-hour heel-and-toe
walking match at Detroit, Mich, was
won on the 10th by Hoagland, he max
ing $50 miles.
Four persons were killed in a cyclone
on the 10th at Cedar Valley. Kan, and
dozen others were injured and several
buildings were wrecked.
THE firm of George w. Crane & Co., of
Topeka. Kan, printers and publishers,
failed on the 10th for 100000.