River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-05
MEST AND SOuTH.

NEAR Evansville, Ind. forest fires
burned over large tract of land, and
many farms rs lost their houses and
other property.
IL the building of the United States
Mine Supply Company at Cleveland, o
an explosion caused the destruction of
the building and the deaths of three
young men.
Ina collision on the $500 road at
Glenwood. Mimi. o. f. Holmes, Fred
Rem. Conrad Prince, Brazil LYLE and
John Coffin were killed and seven other
persons were injured.
AT Oshkosh. Wis. David Chapman
died at the age of IS We lrs, and his wife
expired while sitting at the side of her
husbands body
The Indiana tax commissioners failed
in their attempt to compel banks to
show a list of their depositors.
\ CYCLONE destroyed thirty houses
at C9nneaut, o. No lives were lost.
AT Atlanta. Ca, Hiram Lester. 1874
wears old, and Mrs Wesly, ~ years of
age, were soon to be married.
IL Baltimore the centennial celebra-
bration of St Mary's seminary, the
oldest religious institution in the coun-
try. was observed.
AT North Muskegon. Mich, eight
cen houses were destroyed by fire.
The United States cruiser Detroit,
officially known as No. 10, was launched
at Baltimore.
4 FIRE started by tramps destroyed
many business houses at Rice Lake.
Wis
THE firm of Bushnell & Bushnell,
real estate dealers at 1T. Paul, Mimi,
made an assignment with liabilities of
$3.50. 900 and assets the same.
Two CHILDREN of Jerrard Jensen,
living near Austin, Mimi. were torn to
pieces by wolves
A RIOT occurred at a Farmers Ali
ance mass meeting at Buckport. Ark,
over politics, and five men We're killed
and several others We're in ured.
AT RrOOkfield, Mo. Joseph Howell,
a school-teacher. was sentenced to be
hanged for the murder of Mrs. Minnie
Hall and her four children January 10,
1889.
The national prohibition committee
will meet in Chicago December Ia.
FIRE destroyed two cotton ware
houses at Newman, Ga, causing loss
of $500. 600
IL the glaze mill of the Ohio Powder
Company at Youngstown. 500 kegs of
powder exploded. killing two men and
wrecking the building.
Ten horses and several buildings
were burned at Hamilton. Kan.
PRAIRIE fires swept a large portion
of Blaine county. Neb.. thousands of
acres being burned over and much
farm property destroyed.
NOR took John Parker tcolOred)
from a Jail at COvingtOn. La, and
hanged him to a tree for the murder of
Joe Hardy AT Alta Springs.
II the upper Kankakee valley in II
linois marshes were burning, and hun
dreds of tons of hay had been de-
stroyed.
Is the village of LOda. Ill, every
business house was destroyed by fire.
NEARLY the entire business portion
of the village of Lavalle, Wis, was
consumed by fire.
II Alabama the drought was report
ed To Toe without precedent for length
and severity. The railroads were find
ing difficulty in getting water to run
their trains.
AT indianapolis William Weigel. a
showcase manufactures. failed for
SIa5, 600
NEAR Miliken's Bend. Miss. the
steamer Oliver Beirne. an excursion
boat was burned and twenty lives
We're lost
TREASURER INGRAM. of Mulberry
Grove township. Ill. was robbed of
$500 school money.
The death OF Judge r. A. Debolt, a
member of the FOrtv-fourth congress-
occurred at Trenton. Mo.
4 MAN named Hartline. of Belknap.
Ill. killed a Miss Thurman. to whom
he had been paving attention. and then
committed suicide.
FLAMES destroyed large number of
dwelling houses at Kenton. o.. the loss
being $3.50. COO
COLoRED man named Snowden was
lynched by mob at West Monroe, La,
for burning the residence of Squire
Emery.
The village Of Newberry. Ind, was
almost wholly destroyed by fire.
For the murder of his wife. Lee
Hughes leOloredl was hanged at Bren-
ham. Tex
NEAR Elizabethtown. Ind. James
Beggs. a well-to-do farmer. was fatally
beaten by John and Frank Newly.
two eOlOred toughs. and robbed of
sum of money.
FLAMES which started in the Advance
elevator at Peoria, Ill, caused loss of