River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-12-21
Mar Selma, Ala. four negroes were


lynched for attempting to break into
the house of Mrs W. G. Jones. This
made six lynchings in that section in
one week.
OWING to domestic trouble Joseph
Sims, a bricklayer at Dover, Tenn,
killed his wife and then blew out his
own brains.
AT Akron, o., the Akron Iron COM
pany went into the hands of receiver
with liabilities of $4,000.
BURGLARS broke into Jail at Paris.
Mo-, and stole large sum of money
from a drunken prisoner.
A RECEIVER was named for the SUP
Vapor Street Light company at Canton,
o., whose liabilities were over $500. 600.
Mrs. RADIE HEWITT. of Mount Sum.
init, Ind. influenced by dream re-
fused 20 marry William Norton on the
wedding day.
The kaw Indians in Kansas were
said To be starving owing TO the failure
of the government TO pay overdue lease
money.
REJECTED by Ida Hall, his sweet
heart, Edward Handfield shot her IA
tally at Denver and then killed him
self
The veteran actor and manager,
Charles Robert Thorne. died in San
Francisco. aged 40 years
AT Athens. Tenn. John Armstrong
was hanged for the murder of French
Sharp in April last
WILLIAM c. BURNER and Mrs. Childs,
a sister. met at Luna, o., after sepa-
rat on of Fifty years
THERE were earthquake shocks at
Carmi and Albion. H., and at Evans
vile aud Mount Vernon, Ind, but no
damage was done.
On account of failure OF the crops
dun ing the last three years great suffer
ing was reported among the farmers in
north western Nebraska.
HE supreme court of Indiana holds
damages caused by the presence of
saloon.
AT Peoria, Ill, Mrs. Matilda Harper
Z (coloredl died at the age of los years.
A SPAN of the great bridge over the
Ohio from Louisville. Ky. o jefferson
vile, Ind, fell and thirty-three work.
men We're killed and many others were
/ injured.
JACOB Fox, living near Lima, o.,
signed thirty-day note for 5000 be-
lieving it was a contract for piano.
Mrs. JETrIE EITEL, an old lady. was
sent TO the deaconess' home at Evans
vile, Ind. and cried herself to death.
DURING "a fight between cattlemen
and ''drifters" near San Angelo, Tex.
four men were killed.
The police will eudeavor to keep out
the horde of tramps now focking to
Chicago.
A TORNADO at Harrisburg, Ill, un-
rooted houses, uprooted trees and did
other damage.
OVER 20, 900 men IN the Indiana gas
/ belt We're out of employment and their
I families dependent ON charity for sup
/ port
ARTHUR COURTNEY and Henry Taylor
/ tcoloredl We're hanged at Princess
/ Anne, Md, for the murder of Capt
Cooper, and Dick Robinson was ex-
ecuted at Sedaiia, Mo-, for the murder
of German domestic named Johanna
/ Schollman.
+ IN session IN Chicago the American
/ Federation of Labor reelected Samuel
HiNSA'tNhN W JDAAAg u
/ ninety-two votes.
IN Texas cattle were perishing by
I thousands No rain had fallen for five
months.
KENTUCKY's fat woman. Sallie Nc
Allister, whose we ght was 75O pounds,
died at her home in Springfield. She
I had been exhibited in museums.
BY the upsetting of boat Louis
/ May, his wife, Bassy Paul. his father
in-law, and James billiard and Henry
Williams, of Freeport, Fla, were
drowned.
IL wreck on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Southwestern road near Louisville, KY,
three persons and $40 hogs and IO0
cattle We're killed
A MOB iynehed Henry G.. Givens (col-
ored) near Nebo. Ky. He was accused
of poisoning stock
THE Mankaeo Kan. aldermen passed
an ordinance filming anyone whistling
After the BALI fifty cents.
AT Sioux City, la, A. H. Philley was
swindled by Kidney" Meyer and Joe
Blum and be shot and killed both men.
FIRE swept away the National Carbon
company's works in Cleveland, o., the
/ loss being Sl75. 900.