River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

NANCY HANKS, a Kentucky mare,
trotted three straight heats at INDIE
pendence,s Ia, in 2:i2, 2:12s[ and 2:12,
breaking all trotting race records.
THE legislature of Georgia. by vote
of "a to 62, declined to accept the con-
federate veterans home, an institution
built with private funds.
AT Conway, Ark, Charles Mulligan,
negro who assassinated Ike Frauen-
thai. leading Jewish merchant, was
shot to death by a mob.
IN an interview Gen X. s. Dyren-
forth. who conducted the recent gov
eminent rain experiments in Texas.
said the experiments were correct be-
yond question. In three weeks six
rains were produced, three of which
were downpours. and the last one was
the heaviest rain in three years.
AT Bourbon, Ind, the United Breth-
rem church was totally destroyed by
dynamite. There was no clew TO the
cause or perpetrators
MOB lynched Frank Dudley, a
negro, at Georgetown. Ky, for murder.
Ar Independence. Ia, Monbars, "a y
year-old colt, trotted a mile in 2:20,
breaking the worlds record of 2:2l&
made by Legal Wilkes. Direct paced
mile in 2:O9l4.
AN Incendiary fire destroyed almost
one square of business houses at Dan
vile, III.
OK the 2sth the first reunion of the
survivors of the Blaclxhawlx war, which
occurred in Illinois fifty-nine years ago,
was held at Lena, Ill
BANKERS of Missouri met at Lebanon
and organized state association.
THE percentages of the base ball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 29th ult We're: Chicago,
.6l7; Boston, .5S1; New York, sol; Phila-
delphia, .524; Brooklyn, 46l; Cleveland,
.449; Pittsburgh, .410; Cincinnati, 1896.
The percentages in clubs of the Ameri-
can association were: Boston, 704; St
Louis, 1888; Baltimore. $50; Athletic,
$40; Column bus, .455; Milwaukee, .423;
Washington, .347; Louisville. $40.
WILLIAM TILLMAN. late cashier of
the broken Falls City bank of Louis
vile. Ky, has fled to Canada with near
ly 500, 600 of the banks money.
THE whole country from Faullton,
Faulk county. s. D., so miles to the
northwest and 20 miles in width was
swept by fire. and nothing was saved
and the farmers were ruined Not
less than twenty townships were DESC
lated.
FIRE in the building of the Automatic
Canning Company in San Francisco
caused a loss of 500, 600.
ERFTGUT trains pOinU at full Sneed
collided near Brush Creek, Mo-. killing
four men and demolishing both trains
The census figures make the total
population of Alaska 8, 900, divided as
follows: Aleuts, 900; Indians, 5000; Es-
quimaux, Il, 900; Chinese, $500: whites,
4. 500. This is decrease of 1000 in ten
years.
THE cars killed John Ruttiman and
his little daughter at Dearborn, Mich.
AT Council Bluffs, Ia, a pearl field
has been discovered and a large num-
Der of the precious stones have al
ready been found.
IN Detroit Jack Hogan fell 9, 800 feet
from balloon at the exposition
grounds and was instantly killed. His
brother was killed in the same way two
years ago.
IN the public square at Quinan, Tex,
twelve blocks of business houses were
destroyed by fire.
A FIRE destroyed over 500, 600 worth
of business property at Winnemucca,
New.
AT LODI. O., trains collided and ten
persons were injured, but none fatally.