River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-09

which declares for prohibition, state
and national; woman suffrage, protec-
ton to American labor and stricter
naturalization laws. and urges the clos
ing of the worlds fair on Sundays and
the refusal of the sale of liquors on the
grounds.
MINNESOTA prohibitionists in conven-
ton at Minneapolis nominated full
ticket with w. j. Dean, of Minneapolis,
for governor. The platform declares
that the liquor traffic is the overshadow-
ing question and demands the repeal of
the license law.
A soUTHBoUND Santa Fe passenger
train was held up by masked men near
the station of Red Rock, Kan, in the
Cherokee strip, and robbed of $4,000
THE following congressional nomina-
tons were made: Indiana. Ninth dis
trict, Daniel Waugh (repl, renomina-
ted; Illinois, Ninth district. ii. w
Snow (dem.); Texas, Ninth district,
G. w. Pendleton.
AN estimate of the amount of dam
ages caused by the loss from the high
waters from Kansas City to New Or
leans reaches the enormous figure of
$50, OOO, 900.
AT Louisville a mass-meeting was
held TO celebrate the Tooth anniversary
of the admission of Kentucky into the
union.
Mrs ALBERT GEsT and Mrs. Sarah
Warde committed suicide at Lima, o.
Domestic troubles were the cause.
AT New Orleans the river was higher
than ever known in its history, and the
water was finding its way over the
ferry landings into the city streets.
MINNESOTA republicans will hold
their state convention at st. Paul on
July 2s to nominate state officers.
THE board of trade in Chicago APP
pointed soliciting committee to aid
the flood sufferers. Fully 5000 persons
in Illinois have lost everything and are
in destitute circumstances.
TENNESSEE prOhibitionists in conven-
ton at Nashville nominated Edward
H. East. of that city, for governor.
THE Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
association of Hillsdale, Mich, has col
lapsed. Members will Oe transferred
to the Odd Fellows Mutual of Gales
burg, Ill.
AT Neadmore, ILL.,, Moses Taylor, a
farmer, in a fit of jealousy shot and
| killed his wife and f. Foster and then
TOOK his own life.
THE democrats in the Fifth Ohio dis
trict have nominated Dennis ID. Dono-
van for congress.
BY the sinking of the steamboat John
Matthews in the Arkansas river at
Van Buren,, Ark, four men were
drowned.
IN Ohio a cyclone passed over Moore
/ field, Harmony and Springfield town
ships. and the damage to crops, forests,
/ farm buildings and orchards would run
up into the tens of thousands.
| DEMOCRATS in convention at Tampa,
| Fla, nominated Judge Henry Mitchell
| for governor. In a speech the nominee
declared that he was not a third party
man and favored the free coinage of
silver.
FIRE destroyed the winery at Santa
Rosa, Cal. on the celebrated ranch of
| Thomas Lake Harris. causing loss of
| $500, 900.
IN ''Jimtown," the main part of
| Creole camp, in Colorado, nearly every
building was destroyed by fire. The
loss will be about $1,000, 900.
THE doors of the Platte Valley bank
at Central City, one of the oldest and
wealthiest institutions in Nebraska,
were closed. 1t was said Cashier Star
rett had lost $50, 900 bulling corn at Chi
cago.
THE percentages of the basel ball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended ON the 4th were: Boston, 1925;
Brooklyn, .6S2; Cincinnati. $40; Chi
cago, $50; Philadelphia, .525; Pitts
burgh, .52f; Cleveland, 500; New York.
| .4s7; Louisville. .446; Washington, .42l;
St. Louis. .341; Baltimore. .231. The
| percentages of clubs in the Western
| league were: Columbus, .735; Milwau-
l1ee, .654; Kansas City, $50; Toledo,
| .519; Minneapolis, All; Omaha, .414
Fort Wayne, S54; indianapolis, 100.
AT McCook, Neb., cyclone destroyed
the Congregational church and other
buildings and injured many persons.
FIRE destroyed the training stable at
woodburn farm, near Lexington, KY,
and nine valuable horses were ere
mated.
! NEAR Milwaukee a farmer named
Loewe, aged 45 years, and his two sons,
aged II and IL years. were drowned by
being carried over a dam in boat.
THE house of S. ID. Spratt at Indian
apolis was entered by burglars who
chloroformed the occupants and made
off with SS, 500 in cash.
AT Kalama, Wash, Robert T. Day
was hanged for the murder of T. C..
Beebe last October.
NEAR Cheyenne, Wyo., snow fell to
the depth of inches on the level, caus-
ing severe loss to cattle and sheep herds.