River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-07

amendment, granting the city of Chica-
go the right to issue S., 900, 900 in bonds
in aid of the worlds fair, was passed by
the Illinois Legislature. the people to
vote on the bond issue at the November
election.
AT Live Oak, Fla, Kelley Stewart
lcoloredl was hanged on the Slst ult for
the murder of John Hawkins about two
years ago.
NATHAN CRUME, a Mexican war vet
eran. died at Greensburg, Ind, on the
S1st ult, in the 92d year of his age.
The thermometer registered loo de-
grees at St Louis on the 3lst ult, the
hottest day of the season.
FIRE destroyed the business portion
of Walnut. ILL.,, on the 3lst ult Loss,
SIPS. 600; insurance, $4,000.
FIRE among business houses on the lst
at Memphis, Tenn, caused loss of
$500. OOO
On the LIST the stallion Duquesne,
owned by Philip Hacke, of New York,
and valued at $4,000, died at a stock
farm near Paris, Ky.
FIRE destroyed the Union Cattle Com
pany's fee ing plant at Gilmore, Neb.,
the largest plant Of the kind in the
world. Loss. 100000.
THE Legislature of Illinois adjourned
dae die on the 1st after passing the
worlds fair bill. The section providing
for an eight-hour day was stricken out,
but resol ution was adopted request
ing the directors to observe the eight
hour law. An amendment was also in
serted in the bill providing that, in case
submerged lands reclaimed for fair pur-
poses should ever cease to be maintained
IS a public park, then they shall revert
to the State of Illinois.
AT Columbus, Ind, a hail and wind
storm on the lst unroofed houses and
destroyed many trees.
IN Chicago on the 1st Judge Baker
ruled that the act of the Illinois Legis-
lature authorizing pool-selling on race
tracts was illegal.
JAMES CLARK & Co., coffee merchants
of New Orleans, made an assignment
on the I'd. Liabilities s15s,0O0.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the Players League for the week
ended on the I'd were: Boston, COS;
Brooklyn, .573; New York, $50; Phila-
delphia, .55s; Chicago, 1856; Pittsburgh,
$50; Cleveland, .425; Buffalo, .269. The
clubs in the National League stood:
Philadelphia, .65l; Brooklyn, .659; Bos-
ton, 1872; Cincinnati, sos: Chicago,
SIS; New York, .425; Cleveland, .2S9;
Pittsburgh, .217.
VINCENT OBERT, a wealthy farmer OF
Flanagan, Ill, was instantly killed on
the Sd by being thrown from his buggy
in a runaway.
PAUL YAGER. aged IS years, COM
mitted suicide at Kansas City, Mo, on
the Sd because his daughter-in-law
would not give him money with which
to get whisky.
IT was reported on the Sd that Texas
fever was destroying cattle by the hum
dreds in Butler and Elk counties, Kan.
JOHN HAMER and C. E Emerson were
killed in political row at Ogden, U.
T.. on the ID.
w A. BOONE. a colored preacher of
Gordon County, Ga. put poison in the
food of colored family of ten persons
named Lalley or the Sd, and succeeded
in killing three Of its members.
A. A. FREEMAN & Co S store, ele-
vator and mill was destroyed by fire at
La Crosse, Wis. on the I'd. Loss, $780,
600; insurance. 100000.
BY the burning of barn in Chicago
on the Sd the young son of John kruder
was burned to death.
SAM MOORE and Charles Lanahan, en-
gineer and fireman respectively, were
instantly killed near Oakdale, KY, on
the Sd by train falling down an en-
bankment