River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
WEST AND SOUTH.

LATER advices from the cyclone in
Oklahoma territory say that seventy
five persons were killed and many 9TH
ers were injured. some fatally. The
towns of Norman, Downs and Keokuk
Falls were completely ruined. and
among the killed We're Nathan Banks
and his wife and two children, Mrs.
William MahOnev and four daughters,
John O'Conuor and wife and three chill
dren. Mr.. johnson and family of four,
and John Peary and wife and seven
children. At Purcell the Bryant family
of five members was killed. The loss of
property is immense. and many persons
are homeless and destitute.
TuE oldest republican in the United
States. a. krug. died at his home in
Charlottesville. Ind. aged l03 years.
GEORGE WAsHINGTON's sword. worn
by him when he was inaugurated as the
first president of the United States, ar
rived in Chicago for exhibition at the
worlds fair.
AT Wolf Lake. Ind. Theopolis Pen
dleton, a miller. returned home after a
long spree and killed his wife and baby
and then took his own life.
The village of Bonita, Tex. was de-
stroyed by cyclone and one man was
killed and mis- tree children were blown
into a well and drowned.
OFFICERS arrested George Burke at
Round Mountain, Ala, on charge of
countcrfeiting, and Sl3.Ol0 in bogus sill
yer coin of all denominations were
found in his possession.
L. a.
tory work of the worlds fair Director
General Davis SAYS that So, 24a. $50. b
have been raised for purposes of the ex-
position. exclusive of the cost and value
Of exhibits
AT VicIsburg. Miss. the Ladies' Gem
etery association unveiled a monument
in memory of the confederate soldiers
who fell in defense of that city.
THE failure for 100000 was an
nOunced of Egbert C.. Handy. who once
bore the title of real estate king of St.
Paul. Mimi.
THE Dressed Beef & Canning COM
pany at Sioux City. Ia. failed for s215,-
900 and the Sioux City Dry Goods com
pany made an assignment with liabili-
ties Of S3;is.OOO.
Is a tornado at Columbus, Wis. five
business blocks ana several houses were
unroofed.
NIKE buildings were swept away in a
cyclone in the little town of Jensen,
Ark, and several others were damaged.
IL Marshall county. Mimi, the Red
river overlooked its banks for 50 miles
and spread or Is miles into the country
on each side Many farmers lost all
their stock and at least 100000 damage
was done.
AT Lansing. Mich. the Ingham
county savings bank closed its doors,
owing 10 the unsatisfactory condition
of the money market.
On the 9th the National baseball
league op-ned its season of 1895 Two
of the six games were postponed by
rain. viz. the BOSton-New York and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. games The
games played resi- led As follows; At
Observation-Disclosures. 10; Chicago, /.
At ~. Louis-St. Louis. (; Louisville. ..
At Observation-Disclosures, :; Balti-
more. >. At Observation-Disclosures. :;
Pittsburgh, =.
IL Chicago William C. Goudy. aged 60,
died suddenly in his Office in the general
offices of the Chicago n Northwestern
railroad company. lie was regarded as
one of the ablest members Of the Chi
cago bar. and was one Of the best known
lawyers in this country
THE Youngest tramp on the CONT
neut. John Manners, aged 8 years. ar
rived at DeniSun. Tex. MANNERS is a
professional tramp snd has been on the
road two years He claims Portland,
Ore., as his home.