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

IL Alabama two republican state con-
ventions met at Montgomery, and each
faction elected delegates to the national
convention favorable to Harrison's re-
nomination.
IN convention at Cleveland the Ohio
republicans adopted resolutions indoors
ing the administration of President
Harrison, the protective policy, the Me-
Kinley bill, favoring just and liberal
pensions 10 every union veteran and
opposing the free coinage of silver s.
NJ. Taylor was nominated for secretary
of state, and w. A. Spear and j. f.,
Burkett for supreme court judges.
]. A. WoIFoRD's three children were
fatally injured by runaway horse at
Brazil. Ind.
II was said that Coleman Blackburn,
who was hanged ct Harriston, Miss.
April 20, was alive and at the home of
relative in Franklin county. After
the execution he was pronounced dead
by three physicians and his body was
turned over to mis- relatives.
ALABAMA republicans met in state
convention at Montgomery and solid
Harrison delegation was elected to
Minneapolis. twas decided not to put
a state ticket in the field.
FIRE nearly wiped out the village of
Chase, Mich.
FLAMES destroyed half of the busi-
ness portion of Fall River, Kan.
IN a store at Camden, Tenn, the safe
was robbed by burglars of 81, 500 in gold
belonging to the estate of widow just
deceased.
AMONG the people of southwestern
Texas, along the Rio Grande river, great
suffering was reported owing to the
drought.
AT the annual meeting in Baltimore
| George William Curtis was reelected
president of the National Civil Service
Reform league.
IL the First Illinois district the repub-
licans have nominated j. Frank Aldrich
| for congress and renominated L. r. Hit
/ in the Sixth district.
AT San Francisco another earthquake
shock occurred with vibrations north
and south.
IN Lake Superior, off Peninsula har-
4 Dor, the schooner Glenora and her crew
of six men were lost.
| On the Great Northern a construction
train was ditched near Bonner Ferry,
Mont. and four laborers were killed.
IN a room at st. Paul, Mimi, 5. 5.
Lowenberg and wife were accidentally
suffocated by gas.
a MOB took Eph Grizzard, the negro
who assaulted the two daughters of
/ Mrs. Lee Bruce at Goodlettsville, Tenn,
/ from Jail at Nashville and lynched him.
SIX business blocks, including the
| journal newspaper Office, were burned
at Coffeyville, Kan.
Tue percentages of the baseball clubs
/ in the National league for the week
ended on the SOth ult. were: Boston,
$40; Louisville, $50; Brooklyn, $50;
| Pittsburgh, 1872; Cleveland, .646; Gin
cinnati. 600; New York, 800; Phila-
delphia, .3s5: Washington, $40; Chica-
go. POI; ST. Louis. 1877; Baltimore. ~.
/ The percentages in clubs of the West
ern league were: Milwaukee. .ss7i Kan
sas City, 700; Columbus, CO..; St Paul,
500: Toledo, $40; Omaha, 1913; Mime
apolis, 1888; indianapolis, 200.
FLAMES swept away half block OF
| two-story houses, the landmarks OF
| Leadville, Col. The fire started in
| Loeb's theater.
AT Bayou Sara, La, two turbulent
negroes resisted arrest and began shoot
ing at the officers. When the firing
ceased the two negroes and a white
man were dead.
DEMOCRATS of Arizona in convention
at Prescott passed resolutions in favor
of free coinage of silver. A re solution
recommending that delegates to the
national convention support Cleveland
for president was defeated.
AT Jerseyville, ILL.,, David IL. Ames,
a veteran of the war of 1912. celebrated
his Tooth birthday. His father lived to
the age of lO2 and was a soldier in the
revolutionary war.
IN the Nineteenth district of Illinois
the peoples party nominated J. H. Cros'
no for congress.
! WENDELL SANDERS, Miss Bette Che
ney and Miss Blanche Barr were
drowned by the upsetting of boat al
Chattanooga, Tenn.
| TWELVE miles south of the city OF
Huron, ) D., prairie fire caused much
destruction TO barns and grain.