River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-06-08

THE oldest banking institution in
Tacoma, Wash, the Merchants national
bank. has suspended payment Temporal
rily with 5000. 900 liabilities and 81 ,0O0,-
600 assets.
CYCLONE wrecked many houses near
Forest City, Ark, and Mrs. Thomas, a
widow, and her 1S-year-old daughter
were instantly killed.
THE doors of the Plankintoc bank OF
Milwaukee were closed with liabilities
of 81, 100000. Continued withdrawal of
deposits was given as the cause
FIRE destroyed the Home brewery
and rice mill at New Orleans, causing a
loss of s25O,OoO Thirty horses persisted
in the flames.
FRED SARGENT shot and killed his
wife at Battle Creek, Neb., and then
fatally wounded himself
Is collision with the steamer Corsica
in Lake Huron an unknown schooner
was sunk and all on board persisted.
IN Chicago a new counterfeit two-dol-
lar treasury note has made its appear
ance- IL is described as initiating the
series of 1891 and as bearing tho check
letter 'B." and the counterfeit sigma
lures of w. 5. Rosecrans. register, and
+. III. Nebeker. treasurer.
IN fit of jealousy w. G. Morrow
shot and killed Ellie Baker at Green
vile, Miss, and then fatally shot him
self.
AT Springfield, o., Martin Petritus
fatally shot Mrs. Frank Wiethom be-
cause she would not leave her husband
for him and then shot himself.
THE doors of Potters bank, the OLD
est bank in Paulding county, and here
tofore considered one of the safest,
were closed at Paulding, o.
A CYCLONE spread death and destruc-
ton near Cotton Plant, Ark The plan
tation of John Gazallo was left without
house of any kind standing. The
width of the cyclone was abou. IA
miles.
FIRE swept away the plant of the
American Straw board company at
Lima, o.. causing a loss of $500, 600.
a wAsHoUT wrecked a mail train near
Ridgeway, s. c.. and the engineer and
fireman were killed.
AT the second Sunday opening of the
worlds fair grounds the attendance
~ a. VISA " NliC OiAANAtlS
paid admissions were 54,3O4. The Gov
eminent building, many of the exhibits
in other buildings and all the eastern
state buildings were closed.
THE northwestern part of Wayne
county, Ind, was swept by cyclone
that destroyed everything in its path.
No lives were lost.
IS a cyclone which swept Wharton
county, Tes., four persons We're killed
and two fatally injured. Washington
Jenkins. "A colored man aged 100, was
among the killed.
THE firm of Herman Schaffner & Co,
of Chicago, the oldest and largest pri-
vate bankers in the west, failed for
$500, 900.
A MOB took Sam Bush (colored) from
Jail at Decatur, H., and hanged him
for criminally assaulting the wives of
two farmers.
THE Hecla Powder companys maya
zine near Virginia, Mimi, exploded,
aud nearly every building in town was
wrecked.
Is Omaha Chief Cox was killed and
three iremen and one citizen were fatal
ly injured at the burning of the furni-
ture house of Charles Shivcrick Il Co.
The property loss was 500 O0OO.
Ar a primary election in Pineville,
XIV, two men were killed and two 9TH
ers were mortally wounded.
SOME seventy furniture manufactures
in Cincinnati, employing 1000 persons,
have shut down owing to the demand
of their workmen for a nine-hour day.