River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-31

Z. Clapp; Clerk of the Supreme Court
Charles Holcomb. The platform favors
the Australian ballot system, low tar
ifs, Blaine's reciprocity, a disability
pension, and denounces trusts and in
references with common carriers.
w. j. CARTWRIGHT and Miss Dora
gath at Pullman, III. The man lost his
life in trying to save the woman.
FIRE destroyed the paint factory of
the Aston Manufacturing Company in
Chicago on the gath. Loss, 500, 900.
On the gath b. b. Tillman, candidate
for Governor on the Alliance ticket in
Louisiana, refused TO speak at the Dem
ocratic mass-meeting at New Orleans
for fear of assassination.
AT St Joseph, Mo-, Mrs. John
O'Meara while asleep on the Gath with
her twin babies. months old, lay upon
them and crushed them to death. When
she found what she had done she killed
herself.
The following nominations for Con-
gress were made on the oath: Georgia,
Third district, Il. F. Grady Dem y;
Fourth, b. II. Bunny (Dem.); Fifth,
John NJ Brewer (Rep.l renominated.
Mississippi, Sixth district. L. r. Stock
dale (Dem.) renominated. Indiana,
First district J. ;. Wright (Farmers).
In w. ]. Billiards boarding house at
Savannah, Ca, an explosion on the gath
laid the building in ruins, killed three
and injured six of the occupants.
AT Magazine, Ark, Captain William
Ellington and his son, the former a
noted Union scout during the war, were
killed on the Gath by a detective named
McInturf
THE loss by the recent washouts on
the Colorado Midland road was on the
oath said 20 be $3.50. 600.
The judiciary committee reported in
the Illinois Senate on the 25th in favor
of both the State and city of Chicago
voting on the proposition to issue S.
600. 600 in bonds. In the House a reso-
luton that the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position be held on one site was debated
at great length and finally made the
special order for Tuesday next at 10 a. m.
The death of Nathaniel r. Locke
father of the late ID. r. Locke. better
known as petroleum V. Nasty" oc-
Cured IN Toledo. O., on the 25th, at the
age of % years. He was considered
the oldest Methodist in the United
States and was one of the founders of
the Republican party.
A CALL was issued on the 25th for a
National convention of the Union La
Dor party. to which farmers organiza-
lions are invited TO send representa-
tives, to meet at St. Louis on the Sd of
September.
G. w. MASTERS house at Ripon, Cal,
was burned on the 25th, and George and
Warren Masters and baby girl persisted
in the flames.
WHILE crossing the Illinois Central
| tracks at Clinton, H., on the 25th, Gus
tbs Scott and son were struck by train
and killed.
FIRE on the 25th at Urbana, Ia, caused
loss in the business portion of 500, 600.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the Players League for the week
endt on the Goth were: Boston. .613;
Brooklyn, 59S; New York. .551; Chicago,
.53s; Philadelphia, .5S7; Cleveland,
446; Pittsburgh, .444; Buffalo $50. The
clubs in the National League stood:
philadelphia, .G75; Brooklyn, .64s; Bos-
ton, .639; Cincinnati, .6O2; Chicago,
$40; New York, AIS; Cleveland, .27S;
| Pittsburgh. .23l.
ALBERT PARMENTER, a farmer living
near Bellefontaine. o., killed his wife
on the 26th through fear of poverty and
then took his own life.
on the 9th William Golden, his wife
and three children were killed by the
cars at Grafton, w. Va, while trying to
cross the track.
FIRE destroyed the business portion
of Creighton, Neb.. on the eth.
FLAMES destroyed the town of Wal
lace, Idaho, on the 27th, only two build
ings escaping.