River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30

of Michigan. Sc; Mitchell. of Wisconsin,
45: Watterson, of Kentucky, 20; Cock
ran. of New York. 5. Before the an
nouneement of the result was made ali
the states changed their votes 10 Ste
venson and he was declared the unani-
nous choice of the convention. At $40
p. m. the convention adjourned sine die.
In the penitentiary at Columbus. O.,
Jacob Harvey was hanged for killing
his mistress, Mrs. Maggie Lehman, last
August at Dayton.
FIRE destroyed six of the principal
business houses at Humeston, Ia, to-
gether with contents.
THE death of Thomas Il. Cobb oc-
CURED at his home in Vincennes, Ind.
aged G5 years. He was member of con-
gress from 1876 to lsSs.
SEVERAL. persons were killed and
much property damaged during a storm
of wind and rain near olewein, la.
AUGUST GRUTZ shot his wife and
mother-in-law at Burlington, la, and
then cut his own throat. 1t was thou yht
Mrs. Englert, the mother in-law, would
live. The others would probably die.
JOHN NORRIS, of Illinois, shot and
killed n young son of j. Thays, during
a quarrel near Warrington, KY, and
then mortally wounded brother of
the victim.
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: Iowa, Third district. ID. Il.
Henderson trep) renominated; Ohio,
Seventh district, G.. w. Wilson (rep.l;
Illinois, Tenth district, p 5. Post (rep.),
renominated: West Virginia, Third dis
trict. f. r. RuclSer (rep.).
AT Cuba City, Wis, a tornado des-
troyed every business house in the
town.
LARRY JONES and Willie Wooley, lads
of 10 and -, were arrested at Milford
Center, o.. charged with numbering g.
year-old George Mcdonald by drowning
him in a pond
INDEPENDENTS of South Dakota in
convention at Redfield nominated A. l..
Van Osdal. of Yankton, for governor.
AT Orleans, Ind, Joseph Taylor shot
his p,other and sister, the former fatal
".
The execution of King Sims, the muir
derer of Edward Brandon on May II,
1891, took place at Dallas, Tex. lie adj
mitted his guilt.
THE peoples party of Texas has nom
mated +. T. Nugent, of Fort Worth, for
governor.
FIRE destroyed the Commercial hotel
at Sanger, Cal, and six persons per-
ished in the flames.
IL Chiczasaw county, Ia, cyclone
killed one man and injured thirteen
other persons. Much property was de-
stroyed.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 25th were: Boston, .7I7;
Philadelphia, .62T; Brooklyn, Gel: Gin
cinnati. .5Gl; Cleveland, $50; Fits.
burgh, .475; Chicago, .474; Washington,
.467: New York. .44S; ST. Louis, 800;
Louisville, 800; Baltimore, 254. The
percentages of clubs in the Western
league were; Columbus, .643: Milwau
kee. COS; Omaha, 81; Toledo, 800;
Kansas City, 40; Minneapolis, Ar:
Fort WAYNE, 800; indianapolis, .2s2.
AT the Consumers iron works in
New Orleans an explosion demolished 3
portion of the building. killing five per-
sons
Ar Burlington, Ia. the Mississippi
river was IS miles wide and rising rap
idly, causing great damage 20 property.
Ar Portland, Ore, Henry Norberg. q
real estate dealer, shot and killed ms
sweetheart, Augusta Shogrena, and
then put bullet through his own brain.
The Chicago suburban towns OF
Grand Crossing, Fordham and Dauphin
Park were under water, and thousands
of dollars worth of property ruined
+. J. RYAN, who robbed the United
States Express Company in Washington
of $4,000, was arrested in Denver, Col.
and the money was recovered.
JONI and Cornelius Kearns and Frank
Schlicht were drowned while bathing
in pond in Chicago.
OK the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne &
Chicago railroad the keystone express
went over an embankment near Valpa
raise, Ind, killing Charles Miller, the
fireman, and iniuring nine others.
IL fit of jealousy August Harding
of st Louis, shot his wife and then sho'
himself.
COUNTY TREASURER THOMAS +. Full
LER was robbed at Paris. Ark, of S45,
| 600 of the money belonging to Logan
county.
IL fight with three negresses in St
Louis one of them literally cut c. J.
| Riegers to pieces with razor.