River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-12-18


South Dakota between the United States
troops and some - or SEQ Indians under
Kicking Bear, and a number were killed
on both sides. The Indians were put to
rout and large number captured, in
Guiding Kicking Bear.
SUFFERING among destitute farmers
in Western Kansas was said to be on
the increase. All we're leaving that
could, and in Rawlins County but thirty
five families were left out of 200.
THE Baton Rouge. steamer valued
at $50, 900. and plying between New
Orleans AMI 81. Louis, was wrecked at
Hermitage. La, and ten persons were
said to have been drowned.
Is fight among striking miners at
Mongolia, w. Va. Jason Hall, master
workman of the Miners assembly, was
shot and killed by John Jinkins.
on the Union Pacific road freight
trains collided near Coyote. Wash, and
brakeman James was killed and Engi-
neer Nichols and Fireman Giese we're
fatally injured.
IN session at Detroit Mich, the
American Federation of labor re-elect-
ed Samuel GOmpers as president.
THE lumber cut at Cheboygan (Mich.)
saw mills for the season just closed was
over $50, COO. coo feet an increase of
Il, coo. 900 feet over last year.
AT Baltimore, Nd, the Druid Mills
Manufacturing Company failed for
$500, 600.
THE Wholesale grocery firm Of Collier,
Robertson & Hambleton, at Keokul,
Ia. failed SIS. 00n.
THE doors of the Farmers Bank at
Fontanelle, Ia, were closed, with liza
bilities of $500 and assets amounting
TO $4,000.
THE firm of Bell, Miller & Co., dry
goods dealers at Cincinnati, failed for
$500. coo: assets. $3.50. 600.
THE house Of Asa Warnecl1. near Sui
phur Springs. Ind, was entered by
burglar who stole $500 and fatally beat
Mr.. Warneck and his wife, who were
both nearly 80 years old.
NEAR Clay Courthouse, w. Va.
George Serl1er and James Lane were
frozen to death.
WILLIAM BOSGwITZ was sentenced at
Goshen. Ind, to life Imprisonment for
the murder of James McGuire last Sep
tember and at Columbus, Ind, John
Petilliott, the wife murderer, was SEN
fenced to nine years imprisonment.
An Memphis. Tenn. Miles Ogle, the
notorious counterfeiter, was sentenced
to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
A TRAIN struck John Schaffer and his
wife at Mishawaka, Ind, and both were
killed
JOSEPH MARSHALL. of IIarbor Springs,
Mich, his son Charles and Herbert
Cooncr were drowned while returning
from fishing cruise.
NEAR Saratoga, Wyo.. a six-foot vein
of silver ore was found, assaying 5000
per ton.
IL the Buchtel College at Akron, o.,
the clothing of some of the students
caught fire at celebration and five girls
were fatally and four others were badly
burned.
A BAND of cowboys and number of
Indians fought at Days ranch in
South Dakota, and three Indians were
killed.
FLAMES nearly wiped out the town Of
Minden, Neb.
For the murder of four negroes in
August 1865, John Blyew was SEN
fenced at Vanceburg, KY, to the peni-
tertiary for life. He had been fugi-
tive from justice twenty-five years.
Oh ranch near Denver, Col, John
Barker started fire and was discovered
in the act by several men who threw
him into the flames and he was burned
to death.
On the 14th Mr.. and Daniel Sails
bury, probably the Oldest married
couple in the United States, celebrated
the 103d birthday of Mr.. Salisbury at
Lac Qui Parle, Mimi. His wife would
soon be lO1 years old. They have been
married eighty years.