River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-06-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

IL Detroit the worlds 25-mile record
for bicycles was broken by Fred C
Graves, the professional wheelman. who
made the run in hour, Is minutes, 2-5
seconds.
The death of Julius Bake one of the
founders of the Brunswick Balke-Col-
lender company, billiard table makers
occurred at his home in Cincinnati,
aged 6S years.
IT was said that j. A. Jenkins. who
resigned the treasurership of jefferson
Vile. Ind, was short $4,000 in his &c
counts.
THE Observation-Disclosures company's
furniture store i'm Minneapolis was
burned. the loss being S16O 0UO
The whisky trust directors at Peoria,
ILL.,, have concluded to shut down all
the distilleries in operation.
EULOGISs were pronounced at the
annual meeting in Chicago of the Ma
tional Prison association in memory of
Rutherford Il. Hayes, late president,
and Gen. Binkerhoff. of st. Paul. was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
ten. Hayes death.
THE fifty elevators belonging TO the
Northern Pacific Elevator company in
North Dakota were attached on claims
aggregating 100000
IN Chicago the antitrust convention
finished its labOrs after adopting reso-
lutions providing for the formation of
an antitrust association. with two ma
tional committees To prepare remedial
legislation.
The heaviest retail dry goods dealer
m Chattanooga. Tenn, ID. X. Loveman,
failed for $50, OOO
AT Hinton. w Va, and vicinity a
cloud burst did damage To the extent of
500. 900.
Dora 4. NEIZY shot and killed w. g.
Gray at Grand Rapids, Mich. and then
took her own life in the same manner.
jealousy was the cause.
FLAMES swept away nearly the en-
tire business portion of Fargo, \. D..
the loss being over 5000. 600. and six
persons persisted i'm the flames. The fire
made clean sweep twelve blocks long
by five blocks wide. Over 5000 persons
were made homeless.
THE firm of Joseph RathbOne e Co,
wholesale lumber merchants in Chicago,
failed for s25O.OO0
GASOLINE gas exploded in the base
ment of Samuel Rezepper's grocery
store in 1t. Louis. injuring sixteen per-
sons, four fatally.
WILLIAM \. Mills. of New York. was
elected president at the thirty-third an
nual convention in Chicago of the
United States Brewers association.
The association represents capital to
the amOlnt of about s400. 600. 600.
THIRTEEN residences were burned in
San Francisco. causing loss of $780,
600. Richard Windrow. Edward Davis
and Charles Madison. firemen. were
killed and another fatally injured while
fighting the flames.
AFTER the discussion Of constitutional
prohibition AMI the religious aspects of
the temperance cause the worlds tenn
perance congress in Chicago came to an
end.
A DOZEN buildings at Oshkosh. Wis.
were burned. causing loss of 500, 900.
TIE failure of the private bank of A.
c. Robert at Washburn. Wis, caused
the shell Lake savings bank. of which
he isprincipal owner, II suspend.
Mis-. EMMA MORROW. Otto stevens
and Luther W. Turner We're drowned
near Spring Valley, MINI. Their team
plunged into Deer creek. upsetting the
carriage.
IN the Texas regatta Oarsman Peter
son won quarter of a mile dash in
1888, defeating Stansbury. Hanlap-
Teemer, Ten Eyck and others
INyANTA EULALIA. of Spain. and her
husband, Prince Antonio. together with
members of their party, visited the
worlds fair.
IT was decided by Judges Woods and
Jenkins If the United States circuit
court that the gates Of the Worlds Co
lumbar exposition should be closed on
Sunday. Judge Grcsseup rendered a
dissenting opinio