River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-04-21

demning the Michigan apportionment
law and the Springer wool bin and APP
proving the Mckinley tariff law.
FIRE destroyed the main building OF
Clarke university for colored students
near Atlanta. Ca. Loss 100000.
The Florida republicans in state con-
vention at Tallahassee passed resolu-
tons indorsing Harrison's administra-
ton and the Mckinley tariff and de-
claring that all elections as now held in
Florida are unmitigated frauds.
a SETTLEMENT OF the difference be-
tween Italy and the United States re-
sulting from the lynching of Italians at
New Orleans has been made by the pay
ment of S25, by the United States to
the families of the victims.
FLAMES swept away nearly the entire
town of Fremont. Col.
THE Seventeenth Illinois district DEM
cc~ats have renominated Edward Lane
for congress.
MICHIGAN railroads earned during
January last 81, 759, 225.42, an increase
of III per cent. over the corresponding
month last year.
On the illinois Central road a passen-
ger train was held up by robbers at
Newsome Mills, La, and the safe of the
express company robbed of $4,000.
WYOMING democrats in state eonven-
ton at Cheyenne elected delegates TO
the national convention supposed n be
favorable to the nomination of Hill for
president.
The Nebraska democrats in state con-
vention at Omaha adopted resolutions
declaring adherence to the declaration
and principles laid down in the nation
al democratic platform of 1884, and de-
nouncing the Mckinley bill. The dele
gates to the national convention go I'M
instructed.
IL Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and Prin-
cess Anne counties. Va, cyclone de-
stroyed many houses and outbuildings
and several lives were lust FRUIT ana
other trees were also swept away.
AT Tahlequah, /. T.. John Waner was
hanged for the assassination of George
Dougherty.
GEORGIA republicans in state conven-
ton at Atlanta adopted resolutions in
dorsing the administration of President
Harrison and instructing the delegation
to vote for him at the Minneapolis con-
vention.
NEAR Homando. Fla, Robert Steven
son, paymaster of the Empire State
Phosphate Company, and Mr.. Payne, a
mail carrier, were murdered for their
money.
THE volume of trade this year was
said to exceed that of any other year.
Western cities were gaining almost
without exception.
II
in Seattle and chose delegates to the ma
tional convention. The sentiment was
overwhelmingly for Blaine if his can
didacy is possible.
AT Ottawa plot was discovered by
which an organization in China was
smuggling Cinnamon into Canada on
bogus certificates.
In the Sixteenth Illinois district the
peoples party have nominated Thomas
Ratcliff for congressman.
IN the northeastern corner of South
Dakota the Sisseton Indian reservation
surplus lands We're opened to settle
ment and thousands of eager settlers
rushed in to seize claims.
IL the flood in Marengo county, Ala,
John Langstone and his wife and twelve
children were drowned.
JEU GENG and Lew Bach, both Chris
tian Cinnamon, We're shot and NOR
tally wounded by highbinders in St
Louis.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were: New York,
200; Boston. 1000; Pittsburgh, $50;
Chicago, CO.,; Brooklyn, .667; Louis
vile, .667: Philadelphia, 500; st. Louis,
S3S; Cleveland, 1888; Cincinnati, $50;
Baltimore, 200; Washington, 900.
THE saloonl5eepers at Sioux City, Ia,
in retaliation stopped all the street cars
on Sunday and compelled the closing
of all places of business.
HEAVY shocks of earthquake were
/ felt in Portland, Ore, and points near
| by. No damage was done.
AT San Antonio, Tex, incendiary
| fires destroyed the offices of the Daily
Democrat and Daily News and several
other buildings.
AN average decrease of about so per
cent in the cotton acreage of the south
was reported.
JOIN +. GEIsT, a carpenter, shot and
| killed his wife at Dayton, o., and then
took his own life. Jealousy was the
cause.