River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-02

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Grand Forks, y. D., nominated Judge
Templeton for judge of the supreme
court and Budd Reeves for congress.
The platform declares for bimetalism.
demands that all money be issued by
the government, demands tariff for
revenue only and the speedy passage of
tariff reform tariff laws.
AT Dayton. Pa, Wallace Burt, a half
breed Indian who murdered Samuel L
Rightly and his wife. an aged couple
for whom he worked, was hanged.
JOSEPH VOWEL and Bryant DAVIS on,
young business men of Mount Vernon,
Ind, were drowned while bathing in
the Ohio river.
PaoHIBITIoNIsTs of the Seventh Ken
lucky district nominated Judge James
b. Finnell for congress.
1T Clayton, Mo-, Harrison Duncan
(colored), who murdered a policeman
in ST. Louis October q, was hanged for
the crime.
FREIGHT engines collided on the
Wabash road near Lafay cite, Ind and
Engineer Clark and Brakeman Dona-
hue were killed.
For the murder of Nancy Drayton in
April last Dick Green was hanged at
Mount Pleasant, 5. c. Both were ne
groes.
FIRE that started in J. II. Dorsey's
woodworking establishment at Tampa,
Fla, caused loss of S100,O 900.
DAVID KLINE and his wife and child
were killed at Briceton, o., poison hav-
ing been placed in the well from which
they drank.
ROBERT j. made a new record in the
free-for-all pace at Cleveland, o., an
average of five heats being made in
2:079s.
The towns of Phillips, Fifield ana
Mason in northern Wisconsin were
wiped out by forest fires, and it was
feared that several lives had been lost
FLAMES destroyed the business por-
ton of Lucksville. o.. and William
Wilson, owner of a big factory, fell
down an elevator shaft ana was killed.
An incendiary fire swept away many
business houses in Celina, o., the loss
being SIS 900.
Orr Anclote. Fla, the United States
revenue cutter McLane seized six
Spanish vessels that were engaged in
smuggling.
IL northern Wisconsin loss of prop
erty approximating $4,000, 900 and
heavy loss of life, the extent not yet
known, though at least fifteen per-
sous met death at Phillips, is the rec
ord of the forest fires.
FLAMES wiped out the business part
of Belle Plaine, Ia. destroying about
sixty buildings and contents, with a
loss of 100000.
IL the business district of Brooklyn,
Ia. seventeen buildings were burned,
causing a loss of S125.000.
OSLINE paced a mile in 2:O64 at
Cleveland, o., cutting two seconds
from the record for 4-year-olds.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, Bouser's oil
tank and novelty works were destroyed
by fire, the loss being 100000. One
man was killed.
AT Andrew, Ia. Mrs. Mahala Hayes
celebrated her Tooth birthday.
TIN following congressional nomina-
tions were made: Michigan, Third dis
trict, j. C. Barrows rep renominated;
SIKH. David A. AitSen (rep.) renomi-
mated.
CHICAGO receipts of live stock on the
30th were 1860 head, the largest in
the history of the yards.
AT Lafayette, Ind, the smile bicy-
Gle record in competition was lowered
to 1920 As by f. J. Titus.
CUSTOM HOUSE officers found seventy
Eve cans of opium on the coasting
steamer City of Pueblo at Tacoma,
Wash.
II a jealous rage Cornelius Mees
killed his wife with Ratchet at Port
land, Ore, and then hung himself.
FIRE destroyed Mayo college. the
leading educational institution of
north Texas, at Cooper, the loss being
500, 900.
IL the river at Detroit the whale
back Pathfinder ran down the schooner
Glad Tidings and her crew of four were
drowned.
IL the Michigan peninsula the iron
miners strike was declared off and the
roo ps were ordered home.
IL Minneapolis $500, 900 loss was in
flicted by fire in the lumber district
originated by spark.
JOSEPH STAKEMAN, of Terre IIaute,
Ind. frightened by gun being point
ed at him, went into a trance from
which he did not recover for a week.