River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18

THE death of Col. Nathan Whitney,
probably the Oldest member of the
masonic order ia the world, and sol
der of the war of 1912, occurred at
Dixon, Ill, at the age of 100 years and
months.
AT Dayton, o.. a cloudburst flooded
everything. Lightning struck in many
parts of the city and several tenement
houses were blown down.
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs at jamestown, n. D.,
have succeeded in closing every saloon
in the city.
CHARLES STEWART and Henry Glas-
COW, aged and 3 years, were burned
to death in barn at Fostoria, O.
IN session at Denver the Colorado con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church voted to drop from the member
ship in the church the ex-evangelist,
Rev. Sam Small.
The doors of the Central national
bank of Broken Bow, Neb., have been
closed.
1T has been decided by Chief Justice
GoOding, of Arizona. that the Edmunds
act against polygamy applies to all the
territories as well as Utah.
IN indianapolis a secret political con-
ference of republican leaders was held
for the purpose of organizing the
friends of Mr.. Blaine in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Kentucky, Wisconsin. Michi-
gan and Kansas in support of his nom
ination for the presidency in 1892.
CHLOE oUpEN (colored) died at In
dianapolis at the age of 100 years Her
first child, Mrs Rosa Blue, who was
born in 1891, was at her bedside when
she died.
THE treasurer's report at a meeting
in Chicago ON the 18th of the worlds
fair directors showed that up to date
the receipts were SI,644, 22461; dis
bursements, S422, SOS. 63; cash on hand,
81, 221. S55.9S.
PETER WINLUND. aged % and Oscar
Lurnstrom, aged IA, were drowned in
81 Paul's lake near Cambridge, Mimi,
wnile bathing.
AT Baltimore William Blaney (col-
oredl was hanged for the murder of his
grandmother and aunt in that city
May ?. 1890.
FOREIGN diplomats invited to Chicago
to see what preparations have been
made for the worlds fair arrived from
Washington on the 18th.
FoR the week ended on the 18th
the percentages of the baseball clubs in
the National league were: New York,
.627; Chicago, .5Sl; Boston, .522; Brook
lyn, 500; Cleveland, AIS; Philadelphia,
466; Pittsburgh, .42s; Cincinnai. a, 400.
The percentages of clubs in the Ameri-
can association were: Boston, .645;
St Louis, .62o; Baltimore, .oO1, Gin
cinnati. 400; Columbus .462; Athletic,
1923; Louisville. .42l; w shington. .I28
IN st. Louis sixty-nine retail grocers
have been indicted for selling oleomar-
garine from unstamped packages.
BY collision on the Louisville e.
Nashville railroad near Sebree, KY,
Engineer Clark was killed and three
other persons fatally injured.
A FOREIGN syndicate headed by the
Rothschilds has purchased the Auacon-
da copper mine in Montana for $50, 0OO,-
600.
THE famous Mexican bandit GerOni-
mo. who ha robbed over a dozen
stages and committed many murders,
was killed near Pantano, A. T., while
resisting arrest.
JAMES AULDs and Charles McGough,
two young white planters, were shot
dead near Farmersville, La, by mem
bers of family named Jones, with
whom they had quarreled.
MOB took Bob Clark, a mulatto,
from Jail at Bristol, Tenn. and hanged
him. He was charged with criminally
assaulting a white woman.