River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-17

10th nominated full State ticket
headed by II. Ia Loucks for Governor.
The Congressional nominees are b. c.
Zipp and A. A. Leavitt-
on the 10th George ID. Perkins was
nominated for Congress by the Repub-
licans of the Eleventh Iowa district,
and Owen Scott (Dem.1 was nominated
in the Fourteenth district of Illinois.
FoUR negroes were killed and six
wounded, one fatally, in a race riot at
Starts mill-pond in Fayette County,
Ga, on the 10th. Eight white men
were also shot. one fatally.
Mas WILLIAM c. GORDON, a wealthy
widow of Warsaw, Ind. and William c.
Evers, a young man about the house,
were fatally burned on the 10th by an
explosion of gasoline stove.
GEORGE W. SHAW, of Eau Claire.
Wis. was elected Supreme Chancellor
at a meeting of the Supreme Lodge Of
the Knights of Pythias in Milwaukee
on the 10th.
THE Republican State Committee of
Virginia on the 10th advised members
of its party to refrain from voting under
existing State election laws.
THE Louisiana House on the 10th
adopted the resolution OF the Senate de-
claring that the Goyernor had no power
to veto the lottery bill by vote of 81
to 81, and the promulgation of the bill
was intrusted to the Secretary of State.
The Legislature then adjourned sine die
The Democrats of the Sixteenth Ohio
district on the 18th nominated John G.
Warwick for Congress. and in the Third
district of Minnesota the Farmers AL
lance nominated w. w. Gable.
A FIRE in the village of Ithaca, Mich,
on the 18th destroyed twenty-eight
houses.
THE National Educational Associa-
ton in session on the 18th at St. Paul
elected w. X. Garrett president and adj
journed sine de
The death of David Walton. an old
Virginia slave, resident of Pella, Ia,
occurred on the 18th at the age of 1l2
years.
On the 18th BENJAMIN Butterworth.
of Ohio, was elected secretary of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
ALT COOPER (colored) was hanged at
Birmingham, Ala, on the 18th for the
I
Gallagher was executed at Vancouver,
Wash, for the murder of Louis Mar last
November.
OVER dozen persons were killed in
battle on the 18th between Mexioans
and natives at Ysteta, Tex.
BY an explosion on the big freight
steamship Tioga on the river in Chicago
on the 18th fifteen men were killed and
eight injured.
FLAMES destroyed the businss portion
of Lamar, Col. on the 18th.
On the 18th Mrs. l.. j. Burkheim her
son and Miss Title Brown were drowned
at Jacksonville, Fla. by the capsizing
of boat.
FLAMES destroyed several warehouses
and coal wharf at Brunswick, Ga, on
the 18th, causing a loss of $500, 900.
Three men were burned to death.
AcYcLoNE which on the 18th swept the
shores of Lake Gervais. a summer re-
sort near st. Paul Mimi, on which
were large number of cottages, left
death and devastation in its path.
Eleven persons were killed outrigh,
and at least forty injured. The steamer
sea Wing was struck by the storm
Lake City and nearly 200 persons were
said to have been drowned Great
damage was done to property. 1t was
estimated that the total loss of life by
the storm would be over 300.
AT Baden, Cal, wagon was run into
by train on the 18th and six persons
were killed.
On the 18th the thermom eter reached
104 in the shade at Burlington, Ia, and
los at Omaha, Neb.
AT Henderson, Mich, Perry Com
stock, aged go, shot and killed his young
wife, aged ~. on the 18th, and then
killed himself. Jealousy caused the
deed.