River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-06-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

Iowa republicans will hold their
state convention at Des Moines August
Is.
IN the state of Washington ten gov
eminent inspectors were detected in
aiding in smuggling in Chinese by
means of fraudulent certificates and in
permitting opium smuggling either by
connivance or otherwise.
In Chicago the American Railway
union, a new society to embrace every
branch of the service. was organized
with Eugene V. Debbs, of Terre Haute,
Ind, as president
BUEGLARs murdered Thomas Cord
way and his sister at their home near
LoganspOrt, La
Four negroes were killed and many
others wounded in a row at an enamel
patton day celebration at Flat Prairie,
Tex.
The West Virginia building on the
worlds fair grounds was dedicated.
the day being the thirtieth anniversary
of the birth of the state.
AT the Cheyenne agency in Montana
enlisted Indians had fight with other
Indians and FIVE of the latter were
killed
THRoUeHOUr North and South Caro-
lima and Georgia an earthquake shock
was felt
An edict issued by the school com
miSsioners dismissed all married teach
ers in the public schools in St. Louis.
The doors of the University bank and
City savings bank at Los Angeles, Cal,
were closed.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Charles p. Whalen
was sentenced to twenty-five years inn
prisonment for the murder of Gerald
Spaulding.
A CIRCUS tent was struck by lightning
at River Falls, Wis, and seven persons
were killed and thirty injured.
SEVERAL exhibitors at the worlds
fair met and recorded themselves as
being dnalterably opposed to the open
ing of the gates on Sunday, not only on
moral grounds but from a financial
standpoint as well. and decided to enter
suit for an injunction TO have the gates
closed on Sunday.
AT railway crossing near Lima, o..
Charles Keller and his wife and John
Steinbaugh were killed by the cars.
AT his home in Menlo Park Leland
stanford. United States senator from
California, died suddenly in his roth
year. Heart disease was the cause. He
leaves a wife and property valued at
I $50. 900. 600.
NEAR Winimae, Ind. Charles Met
/ tOnay and his horse and forty head of
cattle were buried out of sight in quick
sand.
THE doors of the Citizens savings
bank of Portsmouth. o.. were closed,
with liabilities of $500, 900.
THE firm of Sloan. johnson & Co,
wholesale grocers at Omaha, Neb.,
failed for sl6O. 600.
IN Los Angeles. Cal, the First ma
tional. Southern California. Broadway
bank and East Side bank closed their
doors. and at San Diego the Consolidst-
ed national bank and the Savings bank
suspended.
A CYCLONE at Williamstown and the
surrounding country in jefferson coun-
", Kan, killed twenty persons and
destroyed thirty houses and many
barns.
IN Chicago Baird & Bradley. real es
tate dealers, made a voluntary assign
ment with assets estimated at $500, 900
and liabilities at 100000.
METHoDIsTs have decided not to with
draw their worlds fair exhibit on ac-
count of Sunday opening. but it will be
covered up on the Sabbath. The church
committee adopted resolutions in which
they declare that the act of the directo-
~ in turning aside from keeping its
pledge of honor to the congress and
people of the United States viii be con-
spicuous in the future as an act of per-
fidy beclouding the business integrity
of the citizens of Chicago which years
of shame will not remove.