River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-14

w on his way W lAG OOAAh -hCNot
on the 9th TO appear against William
Jennings. James Middleton, wealthy
resident of Harlan, KY, was fired upon
from ambush and his body completely
riddled with bullets.
THE cornerstone of the Utah Univer-
sity, a great Methodist institution be-
ing erected at Ogden, U. T., was laid
on the 9th with notable ceremonies by
Bishop Vincent, the famous Chautau-
guam.
A DESTRUCTIVE hail and wind-storm
swept over Union and Taylor counties,
Ia. on the 18th, totally destroying the
crops in many places. Hail drifted
against fences and buildings in many
places to depth of several feet.
IT was reported on the 18th that
drought had reduced the corn average
in Kansas 3S per cent, reduction of 81
per cent within a month. In some
counties the crop would be failure,
and it was estimated that the yield of
the State would not exceed $4,000
600 bushels.
FULL returns from the elections in
Oklahoma Territory on the 9TH showed
that the Republicans would have ma
jority on joint ballot of the two houses
of the Legislature.
A WIND and hail-storm in the vicinity
OF Montevideo. Mimi, on the 9Th did
great damage to crops, the destruction
in some localities being total.
THE official count of Chicago was
made public by the Census Bureau at
Washington on the 9TH. 1t credits Chi.
chago with population of l,09s,5I
GEORGIA Democrats in State conven-
ton at Atlanta on the 9TH placed full
State ticket in the field, headed by w.
j. Northen, of Hancock County, for
Governor.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made on the 9TH as follows: Illinois,
Fifteenth district. l. L. Lawrence
Reeder Farmers Alliance); Iowa, Sew
enth district, J. ii. Barnett (Laborl; In
diana, Ninth district, Milton Hand
some PRO-; Ohio, Thirteenth district,
Irvine Sungan (Dem.)
CONGRESSMAN MORTON, of the Seventh
Missouri district, was on the sth renom-
mated to succeed himself by the Demo-
cratic convention held at st Charles.
THE works of the Laclede Fire Brick
Manufacturing Company of St Louis
were destroyed by fire on the sth. Loss.
500 OO0
Mrs. ]. r. JOHNSON, Mrs. Mollie
Stone her 14-year-old daughter, Edith,
and Carroll Graham, boy of Q years,
were drowned on the Sth while bathing
in ST. Inigoe's creek, in St Mary's
County, Md.
THE percentages of the base ball clubs
in the Players League for the week
ended on the 9th were: Boston, .597;
Brooklyn. .5s5: Chicago, .544; New
York. $50; Philadelphia, .5S7; Pitts
burgh, AS: Cleveland al; Buffalo
.2s6 The clubs in the National League
stood: Brooklyn, ga; Philadelphia, .GSS;
Boston, .626; Cincinnati. .6O7: Chicago,
.522; New York, .422; Cleveland, 1903;
Pittsburgh, .2O4.
CENSUS returns OF the 10th gave Colo
RADIO population of 4lO, 500, a gain of
PIG, ASP since 1850. The increase gives
one more Congressman to the State.
CHARLES CosGRovE, balloonist, was
instantly killed at Portland, Ore, on
the 10th while making a parachute de-
scent from balloon. He fell 200 feet,
and his body was mangled almost be-
yond recognition.
The United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America closed its
annual session at Chicago on the 9th.
W. ii. Kliver, of Chicago, was elected
president.
BENJAMIN SHAW and William Daily
were killed by William Jenkins in
dispute over a horse trade at Colville,
Wash, on the 10th.
JOSEPH AND EMMETT FITZ, brothers.
were killed in a general row at picnic
at Mills Grove, Mo-, on the 10th.
J. II. WADE, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Cleveland. died in
that city on the 10th, aged 20 years. He
was the first president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
DENocRATs of the Twelfth Missouri
district, in session at Butler, nominated
Judge D. A. Desmond for Congress on
the 9th.