River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

ana district James >. Dodge IS the re-
publican nominee.
REPUBLICANS of Wisconsin in conyen-
tiou at Milwaukee elected Henry c.
Paine, John c. Spooner, Lucius Fair
child and Isaac Stephenson as delegates
at large to the national convention.
The platform indorses President Har-
rison's administration. favors protec-
ton to American industries and labor,
opposes the free coinage of silver. and
declares the educational issue in the
state as permanently settled.
THE Kansas republicans in eonven.
ton at Hutchison nominated George I.
Anthony for congressman at large.
The delegates elected to the national
convention were instructed for Har-
rison. The platform heartily indorses
President Harrison's administration;
commends the Mckinley tariff and reel
procitv and praises Secretary Blaine's
administration Of the state department.
ON the Santa Fe road an express
train went through bridge into a ra-
vine near Dumas, No, and seven per-
sons were killed and over thirty others
were injured.
PATRICK O'SULLIvAN who was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment for connec-
ton with the murder of DIR. Cronin in
Chicago, died at the penitentiary IN
Joliet.
GREAT damage was reported from
cities in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas by
floods
PRoHIBrrIovIsrs of Arkansas met at
Little Rock and nominated \. j. Nelson
for governor.
THl, republicans of Minnesota in con-
vent on at ST. Paul elected delegates to
the national convention and adopted
platform indorsing President Harrison's
administration. protection TO American
industries, favor currency based on
gold and silver. and denounce specula-
I ton in agricultural products.
/ ToM BAILEY and l.. ID. Slaughter
/ both coloredl were hanged at Little
Rock. Ark Slaughter murdered his
+ mistress and Bailey killed a peddler.
lloiiis ls.. .-a d6r the murder of John Hem
ming in 1891.
I The report of Bishop Thoban on mis-
/ sion work in India at the Methodist
! conference in Omaha shows 80. 900 mem
bers have been added to the church In
/ the past four years.
IL the Third Illinois district the pro-
hibitionia' have nominated Joseph +.
Young for congress; in the Eighth Ohio
I the republicans nominated Thomas J.
I Morgan, and in the Fifth Nebraska the
I independents rcnominated w. A. Me-
Keegan.
AT Stuart, Ia, Charles Vansarten
and Minnie Goff. who were engaged to
be married. tried to ford Beaver creek
and both were drowned.
VIRGINIA republicans in state conven-
ton at Richmond elected delegates to
the national convention who will go un-
| instructed.
Snow fell to the depth of 16 inches
throughout the northwestern tier of
counties in Nebraska.
The Buffers & Peters Salt and Lum-
Der Company plant near Ludington,
Mich, was wiped out by fire, the loss
being Sl75.0OO.
IL San Francisco Charles Tamerlin,
stevedorc. committed suicide while
| drunk by throwing himself into the fur
mace of fire tur.
FRoSTs and rains have destroyed two
thirds of the grape crop of California.
/ THE percentages of the baseball clubs
| in the National league for the week
| ended on the 9Th were: boston, .s33;
/ Brooklyn, .722; Louisville, Gil; Pitts
I burgh, SO; Cincinnati. .526; Phila-
/ delphia, 800: Washington, 500; Cleve-
/ land. AL; New York .43S; Chicago,
.3S9; st. Louis. .294; Baltimore, Ill.
| The percentages in clubs of the West
ern league were: Milwaukee, 500; Kan
sas City, ia: Columbus, .G43; Toledo,
] 54G: Omaha, 400; St Paul, 33S; Mime
| apolis, $50; indianapolis. 900.
TIE peoples party in Kentucky made
/ the following congressional nomina-
/ tions: First district. b. +. Keys; Sec
/ ond. Thomas Petit; Third, c. w. Big
4 gers; Fourth. NJ. Il. Gardner.
| \ CLoUDBURsr caused flood near Or
4 lando, O. T.. that drowned many cat
! tie and washed away several houses
and barns. John Crockett was killed.
a BOAT capsized at Woodsdale
/ island. near Cincinnati, and Alice Larue
and Katie Clark, young ladies, We're
| drowned.
| Is western Kentucky Buffalo gnats
were causing great loss. 1t was es-
timated that 1000 horses had been
| killed by them.