River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-28

OFFICIALS at the Sioux City ia
Union stock yards were accused of
stealing 100000 by the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Trust company.
The death of John +. Dezendorff,
ex-member of congress from Norfolk,
Va. occurred at his home there, aged
60 years.
A MOB hanged Henry Capns. a negro
who attempted to assault three young
ladies at Magnolia. Ark, and riddled
his body with bullets.
The Texas populists, in convention
at Waco, nominated a state ticket with
Judge Nugent for governor.
IL Chicago, Tillie and Fanny Levy,
aged 10 and IA years respectively. were
given tickets to New York, three dol
lars in money and started to Russia by
their father
TEE graduates of the Nebraska state
blind institute refuse 10 leave the asy-
lum, claiming they are entitled u
maintenance.
MUCH damage was done by an over
flow of the Arkansas river, and Wich-
tia. Kan. was almost under water
IL Chicago Rey Ell Santa Anita
owned by Lucky" Baldwin, of San
Francisco, won the eleventh American
derby at Washington park in 2:36 II
the presence of 10000 people, with Sen,
ator Grady second, Despot third and
Domino ninth.
J. p. MADDOX and Mrs. Lewis Mad
dox and her two children were killed
by a railroad train at Frogs Crossing,
Ky.
ONE of the greatest portrait painters
of the century, George T. A. Healy
died at his home in Chicago, aged 81
years.
THE death of Gen. William f.
Wheeler, who located the first line OF
telegraph in Minnesota and was a
pioneer railroad builder, occurred in
Helena. Mont.
TUE wife of John Freeze, living near
Joliet, Ill, gave birth to bankruptcies
two girls and two boys.
THE republicans of the First Illinois
district renominated J. Frank Aldrich
for congress.
IL squall on Lake ST. Clair near
Detroit, an electric launch was cap
sized and three persons were drowned.
MASKED men kidnapped Adjt. Gen.
Tarsney, of Colorado, from his hotel
and gave him a coat of tar and feath-
ers. The governor offered 81, 900 re.
ward for arrest and conviction of the
participants.
THE oldest negro in Indian territory,
Robert Tucker. died at the age Of lis
years.
). III. BOYD, ex-minister to Siam and
ex-congressman, died at a fishing re-
sort near Springfield. Mo-, where he
had gone for his health.
IN Chicago Mrs. Carrie Reid was shot
and killed in the Office where she was
employed by an unknown man, who
then killed himself.
THE general managers of the twenty.
two Chicago terminal lines resolved to
unitedly oppose the boycott on Pull
man cars.
AT Aurora, ILL.,. Frank Bonguhr sho;
and killed his wife, whom he mistook
for burglar. She had arisen to close
a window.
JOSEPH MIsTERMAN while suffering
from the effects of indulgence in liquor
ia ALLY stabbed his wife in Chicago
and inflicted a mortal wound on him
sell
IN the case of Attorney General
Ellis, of Michigan, charged with for
gerry in connection with the returns
on the salaries amendment, the jury
failed to agree.
THE town of Keighly, Kan, was
nearly wiped out of existence by cy-
clon- and several persons were killed.
~ Texas William Stacy. of low a
Falls, Ia, was hanged by a mob for
land swindling.
AT the age of As years John II. Craig,
known as the Kentucky giant, died at
Danville. Ind lie weighed 700 pounds
and was a museum attraction for TWEEN
Is wears.