River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

IHE 1entn congressional iowa repuD-
lican convention at Boone renominated
J. p Dolliver for congress, and in the
Seventh district J. a. T. Hull (rep.) was
renominated. In the Eleventh indiana
district the democrats renominated A.
n. Martin.
IN national convention at Cincinnati
the prohibitionists on the 3Oth ult-
nominate John Bidwell, of California,
for president on the first ballot, the
vote being: Bidwell, $50; Demorest, OF
New York, 1888; Stuart, of Ohio, 159.
J. Il. Cranfil. of Texas, was nominated
for vice president. The platform says
the liquor traffic is foe TO civilization,
says the money of the country should
be issued by the general government
only. favors tariff only as defense
against foreign governments, restric-
tion of immigration. denounces trusts,
declares unequivocallvfor the Ameri-
cen school and opposes any appropria-
ton OF public moneys for seetarian
schools.
IN special session az Madison the Wis
consin Legislature passed the legislative
reapportionment bill. The measure
gives the democrats the house by ma
jority of two with fourteen districts
doubtful, and the senate by majority
of nine.
The death of Mrs John Homer oc-
Cured at Fairbury. H.. aged 100 years.
Two MEMBERS of the Williams lind
Christian church were accommodated
because they favored having an organ
in the church.
In Catalonia and Concordia parishes
in Mississippi a district 10 miles wide
and forty long has been inundated for
weeks and large numbers of the popu-
lation are in great want.
AT Mason, Neb.. cyclone DESTROYED
many houses and the Baptist and Meth
odist churches and injured several per-
sons.
Is the business district of Woodland,
Cal. fire destroyed property worth
$3.50. 600 and the lives of three men.
KANSAS republicans IN convention at
Topeka nominated A. W. Smith for
governor. f.. f. Moore for lieutenant
governor. William Edwards for seere-
tary of state, Il. X. Bruce (colored) for
auditor, i. H. Lynch for railroad com
missioner, and Z. +. Garner for attor
nev general.
The Wisconsin legislature adjourn 1
sine die after being notified by the
governor that he had signed the appor-
tionment bill.
FLAMES in the Haggin grant a mile
south of Antelope, Cal, swept over "a
territory of 5000 acres, causing loss
of 500. 900.
WITHOUT any known cause NJ. NJ.
Pierce, of Pottsboro, Tex, killed his
hired man, Morgan Hatch, killed his
wife and then took his own lif,
THE two young sons and two daugh-
tiers of John Westerman, of Kansas
City, Kan, were fatally burned by a
powder explosion.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the I'd were: Boston, 723;
Philadelphia, .631: Brooklyn. 625; Gin
cinnati, .574; Cleveland .532; Pitts
burgh, AIS; Washington, .462; Chicago,
.45S; New York, .444; st. Louis, 400:
Louisville, .3S5; Baltimore, .2TO. The
percentages i'm the new series in clubs
of the Western league were: Column.
bus. 1000; Toledo 1000; Omaha, 900;
Kansas City, 900; Fort Wayne, 900;
Minneapolis, 900; Milwaukee, 200; In
| dianapolis, 900.
AT Chaplin, Ill, and vicinity a cyclone
did immense damage, killed one man
and fatally injured three other persons.
Near Davenport, Ia, storm wrecked
farm buildings and injured growing
crops.
Is wreck on the Wabash road near
Wabash, Ind, five raj, way men were
killed.
THE peoples party in national con,
vention at Omaha animated Jsmes b.
Weaver, OF In,rd, for president, and
James c. Fie' I, of Virginia. for vice
president. The platform demands a
national currency. safe, sound and.in-
flexible, issued by the general govern
ment; the free and unlimited coinage
of silver; a graduated income tax;
postal savings banks, and denounces
alien ownership of land.
AT New Castle, Col, a tenement
house caught fire and the three small
children of David Kingfield were burned
To death.
FLAMES caused by firecracliers des-
troyed sixteen places of business at San
Jose, Cal, the loss being $500, 900.
CHARLES OLIVER. William May and
William Gowan were arrested at Brazil,
Ind. on a charge of counterfeiting, and
nearly $1,000 in bogus coins, mostly
half dollars. was captured.