River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-28
WEST AND SOIITA

SEVERAL families at HenO, o.. ate
poisoned cheese, and eight people were
lying seriously i'll from the effects.
HENRY SIX. of Noblesville, Ind, was
said to be turning black, and had be-
come almost the color of negro.
IL Cincinnati the national union con-
ference decided ON the Goth to form a
third political party, to be known as
the Peoples Party of the United
States" The platform adopted de-
mands the abolition of national banks,
free coinage of silver, prohibition of
alien ownership of land. graduated
income tax, government ownership of
railways. the election of president. vice
president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people, universal
suffrage and an eight-hour work day.
ii. f. Taubeneck, of Illinois, was
elected chairman of the national COM
mittee. u was decided that a national
convention be held not later than June
1. 1892, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent
A MILE north of Centralia, Mo-, cy-
clone one-half mile wide passed and
twenty dwellings were destroyed and
many persons were injured, some fatal
Iy. Large numbers of stock were
killed
a WIND and hailstorm passed over
Benton. Ill, doing damage TO crops in
that place and in Franklin county to
the extent of $780, 900.
AT VicIsburg. Miss. Burren Parish
(coloredl, - years old. was hanged for
the murder of a 16-year-old negro boy
in December. 1890, in a quarrel over
twenty-five cents.
Is Audrain county, Mo, a cyclone
devasted section II miles long and 1
mile broad. A dozen persons were
killed and over 100 injured.
AT Springfield, O.. patent suit I'M
earthed the son Of an Irish lord, who
goes by the name of Blackkam. He was
disowned for making a misalliance.
The home of Joseph sherman, some
miles from Protection, Kan, was de-
stroyed by cloud-burst and three of
his children were drowned.
a STONE fell from a new building in
Cincinnati and killed Rev. J. II. Ham
iltOn. of Homestead, Pa, delegate to
the Baptist convention.
FLAMES destroyed the mills of the
National Linseed Oil Company at
Sioux City, Ia. causing a loss of $780,
600.
THE death of Judge Jonathan Col
born, aged % years, the oldest resident
of Hamilton county, Ind, occurred of
old age.
EDWARD GoFF and his brother John
were killed by an explosion in coal
mine near New Philadelphia, o.
A CYCLONE about 4 miles south of
Creston. Ia, unrOofed houses and barns
and destroyed shade trees and fences.
OS the line between Chippewa Falls
and Abbotsford, Wis, the Northern
Pacific Express Company has been
robbed of $4,000 To sic, 600.
Republicans of Kentucky in conven-
ton at Lexington nominated A. T.
Wood for governor.
THE death of Alphonso Taft, who
was attorney general of the United
States under President Grant, occurred
at Los Angeles. Cal, aged 81 years
NEAR Evansville. Ind, a colored man
named Jennings was lynched for as
saulting little white girl. Is years old,
the daughter of George Bowles.
FIRE in the iron works at Knoxville,
Tenn. caused a loss of 100000.
The grand lodge of odd fellows, of
Indiana. in session at Indianapolis,
adopted resolutions to forever exclude
from the order anyone engaged in any
manner with the manufacture or sale
of Intoxicating liquors
THE LOgansport Qnd-) Street Car
Company's stables were burned to the
ground with nearly all of the contents.
of forty-three mules only fifteen were
saved.
FIVE men were struck by lightning
while working in a tobacco patch at
Ceuterville. Ky.
THE failure Of the Hills Shot Com
danv of Memphis, Tenn. with liabil-
bilities Of S600. 600 and assets S30O, 600.
was announced
IN the vicinity of Emporia- Kan, cat
tlemen are alarmed over the appearance
Of an unknown and fatal disease among
their herds
The mayor Of Cincinnati has notified
the managers Of the baseball park that
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prevented by the arrest of the players
( II necessary.
FIVE blocks OF lumber yards. six
blocks Of residences and St Patrick 5
church at Houston, Tex. were burned,
causing a total loss Of S3OO. 200.
BETWEEN thirty and forty people
were killed by the cyclone that swept
over some parts of Missouri. The prop
ertv loss was about $500. 600.
FLAMES destroyed the lumber stock
OF J. W Day * Co. at Minneapolis, con-
I Sisting Of 10 000. 600 feet. Loss, Ss2S, 600.
Neil JONEs. of Wabash, Ind. while
drunk bit OFF the entire upper lip 1T
+ David BOblett, friend.
Z GREAT damage vas done by storm
in C.ermont sdams and Brown eoun.
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