River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

full state ticket with John II. McGraw,
of Seattle, for governor. The resolu-
tions oppose the free coinage of silver.
The peoples party of Iowa in con-
vention at Des Moines nominated Z. III.
Gillette for secretary of state. Charles
Mckenzie for attorney general, Justice
Wells for treasurer, j. ii. Barnett for
railroad commissioner and j. A.
| Blakesly for auditor. Presidential
electors were also chosen.
BIZ the fan of stone wall in Hart
| ford City. Ind. five men were killed and
two others injured.
FIRE destroyed the planning mill and
| lumber yards of Bender Brothers at
/ Hamilton, o., causing a loss of 500, 600,
| and 200 men were thrown out of EN-
ployment.
AT Grand Rapids, Mich, Flying Jib
paced mile in 2:OsIk, the fastest time
ever made ON "A Michigan track.
HENRY McGHEE (colored) was hanged
at Houston, Tex, for the murder of Of
ficer George Fem. and James Dobson
| (colored), who killed his mistress in st.
Francis county, in 1890, was hanged at
Devall's Bluffs. Ark.
ARTHUR KURTz and Earl Price, each
aged about years, were s4nothered to
death in an ice chest while playing at
the formers home in North Lansing,
/ Mich.
a DAUGHTER of Sitting Bull, the great
/ Indian war chief, was married at Ron
dout, n. Y, to Peter Markle, who
/ formerly served under Gen. Custer.
/ The bride once saved Markets life
when he was attacked by Indians.
MISSISSIPPI democrats have renom-
! mated for congress ]. NJ. Allen in the
First district, j. G. Kyle in the Second
and 7. c. Catchings in the Third. In the
Ninth Michigan district the epublicans
nominated John w. Moon, and in the
Second district of Kentucky j. +. Kim
4 be rly is the prohibition nominee.
AT st. Charles, ILL.,, Mrs. Asenath
Miller celebrated her 1O5th birthday
THE Sons of Veterans in national en-
campment at Helena, Mont. elected
Marvin +. Hill, of Michigan, com
/ mander in chief.
TUE town of Red Mountain, Col, was
destroyed by an incendiary fire. Sixty
/ buildings were burned and many per.
/ sons were homeless.
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: Iowa, First district, J. j..
Seerley (dem); Kentucky, Third dis
trict. w. G. Hunter (rep.); Fourth, c.
/ NJ. Barnett (rep.); Wisconsin, First dis
trict, H. A. Cooper (rep.); Texas,
/ Eighth district, J. b. Stevenson (peo-
ple's.)
| The Kentucky legislators, after
eight months session, have agreed to
adjourn till cool weather, but want per
diem covering the adjournment
AT Smithfield. Mo. Peter McCauley
stabbed and killed his father because
he had disgraced himself by getting
drunk aud then blew out his own
brains.
FIRE destroyed the New Orleans
branch of the sugar trust, the loss being
$500, 600.
IN March. 1891, John A. BJtzum left
/ Akron, o., to make a tour of the world
ON foot. He has arrived. homeward
bound. at Ogden. U. Il. He expects to
reach home about Christmas.
WHILE drilling a gas well at Ander-
/ son, Ind. the drill went through vein
of iron at So feet, tin at 425 feet and
lead at 500 feet.
JOHN Bowie (coloredl shot and killed
James Elliott and Sam Hayes (whitel
during a quarrel at negro dance near
Marion. Tenn.
At Tracy City, Tenn, armed miners
fired the convict stockade. seized the
$50 prisoners and sent them to the PEN
/ itentiary. The convicts attempted To
escape and two were killed.
IN wreck near Clinton, Ia, on the
Northwestern railroad fourteen passen-
gers on knights templar train were
injured.