River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-26
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IL the Fifteenth Illinois district the
republicans nominated Allen Warner
for congress.
FIRE destroyed the Metropolitan
stables at Hot Springs. Ark, and forty
saddle horses were suffocated.
IL convention at Danville the Illinois
peoples party nominated the following
ticket: Governor, A. NJ. .arnett, of
Hallsville; lieutenant governor, Charles
&. Dixon, Chicago; secretary of state,
+. G.. Blood, Mount Vernon; treasurer,
J. w. McElroy. Rosemond; attorney
general. Jesse Cox, Chicago; e1ditor,
5. C. Hill, Martinsville. Congressman
at large-Lester C. Hubbard, Chicago,
and Jesse Harper, Danville. The dele
gates to the Omaha convention were in
structed to present the name of Col. S.
f. Norton. of Illinois. for the presidency.
A MOB took Charley Everett (colored)
from jail at Manchester, Tenn, and
hanged him for an attempted assault
upon white woman.
IN Indiana congressional nominations
were made as follows: Sixth district,
W. A. Sturgeon (pro.); n. T. Bates
Farmers allianee); Eighth, L. V.
Brookshire (dem. }, renominated; Ninth,
J. Swan peoples party.
AT the democratic state convention in
Raleigh, y. c.. Gov Hoyt was nominated
to succeed himself.
ELLA and Irwin Osborn, sister and
brother, were drowned while attempt
ing to cross swollen creek near Elb-
ing. Kan.
JoHN A. ANDERSON, for twelve years
the represer tative of the First Kansas
district in congress, died at Liverpool,
England, aged IS years.
IL portions of Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Iowa a snowstorm approaching a
blizzard ragged.
AT Rolling Fork, Miss, William
Knight was hanged for the murder of
Michael Shea. section boss on the
Louisville q Texas railroad.
IL the flood near Pine Bluffs, Ark,
sixteen negroes We're drowned.
MARTHA You've, Elisha Young, ky
Young, Holman Mabel and Alfred
Grossly, all negroes, were hanged in
the Jail yard at Chester, S. c., for the
murder of Alfred McAlley.
THREE young mechanics, Harry
Crock, George Doughty and William
Reilly, were drowned in the lake at
Cleveland by the upsetting of their boat
IL the districts Immediately tributary
to st. Louis the total loss by the flood
was estimated as follows: st. Louis
county, 5000, 600; st. Louis city. ST.
900, 600; st. Charles county, $4,000, 900;
the American bottom, from Alton, ILL.,,
to Cairo. s., 600, 900 this including East
St Louis and vicinity; total, 81, 900, 900.
THE 117th anniversary of the Neck
lenburg declaration of independence
was celebrated at Charlotte, y. c.
IL wreck on the Cotton Belt road
near Goodman, Ark, thirteen persons
were killed.
BICYCLE riders carried a message
from Gen. Miles to Gen. Howard from
Chicago to New York by a 975-mile
route in days. Is hours and minutes
This was Is hours and so minutes more
than schedule time.
AT the age of IO9 years Mrs. Mildred
Ann Clay died at her home in Leaven-
worth, Kan.
AT Covington, Ga, Serborn Smith
was hanged for a criminal assault upon
13-year-old girl.
IN Chicago Mrs. Sarah Rothschild
celebrated her 1O4th birthday.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 21st were: Boston, al;
Brooklyn, $40; Chicago, .607; Cleve-
land, .577; Louisville, .53s; Cincinnati,
$50; Pittsburgh, $40; New York, 800;
Philadelphia, .444; Washington, 40;
st. Louis, 81; Baltimore, $50. The
percentages of clubs in the Western
league were: Columbus, 1872; Milwau-
kee, Coz; Kansas City, SEQ: Toledo,
Az: Omaha, .43S; st. Paul, 313; Mime
apolis, 313; Indianapolis, .167.
AT Guttenburg, Ia, two children
were playing in barn when it caught
fire. Their mother tried to save them,
and all persisted.