River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-11-03

AT Stockton. Cal, Rowena, a 2-year-
old Palo Alto filly, maze n mile against
time in 2;lsl., being the fastest mile
ever made by 2-year-old FLY.
+. w. Gu.LETT Il Co.'S havoring ex-
tract house in Chicago was destroyed
by fire. the loss being 500, 900.
Ar Hawthorne, H., Mrs. Tina Mob
rings and her 9-year-old son were in
stantly killed by Chicago, burlington
& Quincy tram.
FLAMES that started in the Union Oil
Company's store in Milwaukee spread
until the lower part of the Third ward,
including much of the most extensive
Wholesale district, was burned over,
causing a loss of nearly $1,000, 600. The
insurance was estimated at 81, 500, 600.
Several lives were lost and at least
/, 500 persons were homeless.
On the track at Independence, Ia,
Manager paced half mile in 1:0O14.
By an explosion at nitroglycerine
factory near Lima. O, three men were
killed and three others badly injured.
WITHiN an hour two fires in the heart
of the city of Cleveland, O., caused
loss of $3.50, 600, the loss of one life
and the serious injury of half a dozen
persons.
IL quarrel at Ashland, Ky, George
Cook, aged Is. fatally stabbed Vernon
Taylor, aged IL.
IN the dome of the great machinery
hall on the worlds fair grounds in Chi
cago fire caused a loss of 5000. and
for a time the entire building was
threatened.
on Lake Michigan a scow loaded
with provisions for lumber camp at
Big bay, Mich, was wrecked and six
men were drowned.
FUNERAL services over the remains
of Mrs. Harrison were held on the 2Stk
in the First Presbyterian church in In
dianapolis. the pastor, Rev. VI. l.
Haines, officiating, after which the
body was laid to rest in Crown Hill
cemetery. At $50 in the afternoon
President Harrison and others Of the
party left for Washington.
THE democratic candidate for the vice
presidency, Adlai f. Stevenson, sent his
letter of acceptance TO the president of
the national democratic convention.
WHILE temporarily insane James r.
Bartlett, one of the survivors of the
Jeanette expedition, shot and killed
his wife's niece, Lottie Carpenter, in
San Francisco, shot his wife in the
shoulder and then killed himself.
Mrs. CLARA SEIGER, of Kansas City,
Kan, "ged 50 years, put a pistol ball
through the head of her 4-year-old
grandson Frank Volckers, and then
fred a shot into her own brain. No
cause was known.
LATER advices say that the great fire
in Milwaukee swept over thirteen
blocks of business houses and resi-
dcnces, containing 465 buildings in all,
caused the loss of four lives, destroyed
property valued at SIS. 500, 600 and made
2, 500 persons homeless.
4 TRAIN on the Newport News &
Mississippi Valley road was wrecked
at Gordon Station, Ky, and the en-
gineer was killed and the fireman and
a colored m; n fatally hurt.
SIX men from among the employees at
Crown H'll cemetery in indianapolis
will guard Mrs. Harrison's grave.
FIRE ruined the Euclid avenue opera
house ct Cleveland. the loss being esti-
mated at 500, 900.
VIM f making an ascension at Har-
per, Kan. l.. IL. Dciscoll, az aeronaut.
was fatally injured by falling so feet
from his balloon.
II fire at Milo Tomlinson's barn
near indianapolis six fast horses, val
ued at SO, O00 We're lost.
A MOB lynched Allen Parker (colored)
at New Monroeville, Ala, for burning
cotton gin.