River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-02

IL session at Chicago the National
Association 81 Nlilers elected William
Saunderson. of Milwaukee, as presi-
dent.
TWELVE years ago Arthur Bisot es-
capped from the Indiana state prison
under peculiar circumstances. He has
surrendered himself
The bill providing that every passen-
ger railway train in Kentucky shall be
provided with a separate coach for
negroes has been signed by Gov.
Brown
THE following congressional nominal
tions were made: Ohio. Eighth district,
l.. NJ Strong rep; Fourteenth, r. G..
Johnston rep: Sixteenth, Col Poor
man trep.I. Indiana, Fourth district,
Rev. A. J Crime tpro.); Sixth, w. A.
Spurgeon pro-; Seventh. c. f. Boston
pro-
THE Colorado democrats in state con-
vention at Denver elected delegates to
Chicago instructed to vote for no man
not favorable To free coinage.
THE Iowa republicans will hold their
convention TO nominate state ticket at
Dies Nuines June 20
AN ncendiary fire at Wichita Falls,
Tex in the hardware store of j. C.
Siegler caused loss of 500. 600.
Is a collision in midlake on Lake
Michigan between the passenger steam
ers Pilgrim and Kalamazoo the latter
went To the bottom and the former was
badly damaged. No lives were lost.
TBE Idaho democrats met at Pocatel.
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tional convention instructed to labor
for the nomination of men favorable to
free silver.
DEMOCRATS of Kentucky in conven-
ton at Louisville adopted platform
which demands a sound and stable cur
rencv composed of or redueible in gold
and silver coin aHG declares that the
delegates 10 the national convention go
un instructed except TO use their best
endeavors for the success of the democ-
raey and its principles.
A wATERsPOUT at Kinsman, o.,
drowned six persons and destroyed
buildings. stock and crops.
Is Charleston township. Mich, Gil
bert Roswell. a farmer 65 years of age,
killed his wife because she would not
live with him, and then shot himself
WASHINGTON democrats in convention
at-Vancouver strongly indorsed Cleve-
land. but refrained from instructing
the delegates TO Chicago.
THE Tennessee democrats in conven-
ton al Nashville elected delegates to
Chicago instructed for Cleveland.
THE democrats Of the Sixth Illinois
district have nominated Rev. II. d. Den
mis-. Of Rockford. for congress.
AT Lincoln. Neb., c. +. Montgomery,
president of the German national bank
and a wealthy citizen. was shot and in
stantly killed by ". H. Irvine, former
F partner. who claimed that Montgomery
I had DESTROYED his home.
IL annual session at San Francisco
+ the National Editorial association elect.
/ ed b. F. Brice, of Hudson. Wis, as
. president
PRoHIBTTIoNIsTS in convention at In
dianapolis nominated Rev. Aaron
I Worth, Of Jay county, for governor OF
+ Indiana; L. ". Culbertson, of Shelby
for lieutenant governor. and James Nc
Cormack. of Princeton, for secretary OF
state.
~ nAA-t Waning III AAAN SAANNN - ~
Bee. aged 20. for many years Chinese
/ vice consul at San Francisco, dropped
dead
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the
admission Of Nebraska into the union
was celebrated AZ Lincoln.
THERE were 700.O0O acres OF land I'M
der water between Cairo and Memphis
and the crops that We're covered were
estimated as follows: Wheat, 125, 900
acres. -. O00. 600; corn. 100000 acres
T 81. 500. goo: cotton. 100. 900 acres, s., O00.
OOOO: land washed away. 500 acres
SIS. 600; homes destroyed. SIS. 600; cattle
drowned. $4,000. Total. 81. zoos. 600.
The state treasurer estimates thai
there are from $4,000 TO $4,000 person:
in Illinois who have suffered from
floods and need help.
ONO prohibitionists in state conven
ton at Columbus placed ticket in nom