River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-13

Ar Abilene, Tex, j. w. Brooks, 4
saloonkeeper, became converted and
made bonfire of his stock and fixtures.
FLAMES wiped out the business pcr-
ton of Conrad, an Iowa village.
The Montana republicans in conven-
ton at Helena nominated Judge w.
ii. Hunt for associate justice of the
supreme court. The platform declares
for the free coinage of silver and pro-
lection and reciprocity are Endorsed
and the new tariff law is denounced
The following congressional nomia-
atoms were made: Minnesota. First
district, J. II. Meighan (pop.l; Second,
J. +. Baker dem J. Michigan, Twelfth
district, ). NJ. Stephenson (rep. }, re-
nominated. North Carolina, First dis
trict, Harry Skinner (pop.). Arkansas,
First district, I. J. Hunt (repl Ne
vada. James Dougherty pop.
DIRECTLY in race against time at
indianapolis placed the 2-year-old
pacing record at 2:l0l4. cut of quar-
ter second.
The Nevada populists in convention
ct Reno nominated George Peekham.
of Washoe, for governor.
The doors of the Oklahoma bank at
South Enid, o. T., were closed.
MICHAEL SoBIEswsKI. a farmer, in a
quarrel near Correctionville, Ia, shot
and killed G. Hill. also farmer, and
then committed suicide.
While laughing Eugene Dickson, a
st. Louis lad. swallowed a green fly
and died within forty-eight hours in
terribly agony.
PASSENGER train on the North
western road was wrecked near Bar
rington, III. and Fireman Mcmahon
was kill d and five other persons were
injured.
NORTHERN Illinois was swept by
severe electric storm and many build
ings were blown down and horses and
cattle were killed.
THE claim is made by Astronomer
Louis Gathman. of Chicago. that he
has discovered vegetation on the moon
with the telescope which he recently
completed.
THE tallest man ever known to live
in Tenness a.. Ben White. died in
Campbell county lie was feet
inches high.
FLAMES wiped out the entire bust
ness portion OF Malta. i'll.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made as follows: Ohio, Twentieth dis
triet II. +. Harrington (dem). Colo
RADIO. First district, LATE Pence pop },
renominated.
By a decision of the Oklahoma SUI
preme court all divorces granted by
probate judges during the last year are
nullified. Many Divorces having since
remarked, the decision makes them
bigamists.
A NOTED outlaw ana murderer. Link
Waggoner. was shot to death in the
Jail at Minden, La, by mob.
BECAUSE of the action on the ritual
question German lodge of Indianap-
oils has withdrawn from the Knights
of Pythias.
Ar San Jose the forty-first ami
versary of the admission of California
to statehood was celebrated.
WILLIAM G. FRENCH was convicted
of murder at Ashland. Wis, on his
fifth rial and sentenced TO sixteen
years imprisonment.
AN incendiary fire swept over TWEEN
ty acres in the heart of the village of
Dalton, O. Over fifty houses were de-
stroyed. the loss being 100000.
Ar Ravenswood. Ill j. A. Rawlins
and wife failed to shut off the gas
completely when they retired and were
asphySiated.
The democrats of the First district
of Missouri renominated William II.
Hatch for congress.
+. J. FRENCH was made raving
maniac by a shock while fixing the
electric lights in the tower of the city
hall at Detroit, Mich.
FLAMES wiped out one-half the town
of oakview, Tex, the county seat of
Live Oak county.
Inc governor, auditor and treasurer
of Mississippi were arrested on the
charge ofissuing warrants in imitation
of United States currency.
AT the age of So years Bridget Cor
man. known as the queen of gypsies IN
America, died at her camp near Cinein-
natl