River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-22
THE EAST.

Is convention at Providence the
Rhode Island republicans renominated
ID. Russell Brown for governor and also
renOminated all the present state Of
ticers- The platform rebulSes the dem
ocratic policy in regard TO Hawaii and
its attitude on the financial questions
and severely criticises its pension polic-
and tariff legislation.
Isaac PRoUTY Il Co, boot and shoe
manufacturers at Spencer, Mass. one
of the biggest concerns of its kind in
the country, made an assignment
throwing 1000 persons out of work.
BILL introduced il the New York
legislature says only the American flag
may Is from public buildings in the
state.
The tinware mandatory of llsley &
Co. at brooklyn, y. Y, was destroyed
by fire. causing los OF $780, 600.
The engagement of Miss Hattie
Blaine. daughter of the late James c.
Blaine, and Truxton Beale, son of the
late ten. Beale. was announced.
II many cities and towns in the
United States the Goth birthday of Gen.
Neal Dow. of Maine, the apostle of
temperance, was celebrated.
FIRE destroyed Stanley's brewery at
Lawrence, Mass, the loss being sl25,
600.
lN the business part of Gloucester,
Mass. fire caused loss of 500, 900.
The death Of ex Congressman Wash
Cured at his home at Westchester, Pa.
of paralysis.
FLAMES destroyed Frederick Rumpe
& Brothers big mill property in Phila-
delphia, the loss being SPA. 900.
Is New York Commodore William d
Whiting. retired, of the United States
navy. died at the age of 40 years.
Mrs. ANNE BAILEY (colored) died in
Philadelphia 1T the reputed age of 12l
years. She was born near Chambers
burg. Pa
CHARLES +. SPENCER and Edward ii.
Bennett. students at East Greenwich,
Il. l.. were drowned in The bay while
duck hunting.
JURY in New York gave Esther
Jacobs $50. geo dam ages in breach of
promise suit against Henry b. Sire.
HES ANU SUI n.
BECAUSE he would not resign his po-
sition Fred Hill shot and killed F. H.
tieelan, postmaster at Big Springs,
Kan.
The dealt Of John T. Ford, who was
proprietor of the theater in Washing
ton where President Lincoln was as
sassinated. occurred in Baltimore, aged
65.
Isaac CATANCH's barn at Nashville
Wis. was burned, aud he and twenty
two cows and two horses persisted in
the flames
The charred remains of Mr. and Mrs
Anthony Thomas We're found in the
embers of their home near Elba. Ala.
THE Indian Creek reservoir in Idaho
burst its banks and fifty houses in
NaInpa were ruined and two lives were
lost
4 CYCLONE wrecked sixteen houses
and a large number of barns and other
buildings on the Cherokee strip in
Oklahoma.
FLAMES in the old Athen@um build
ing in Chicago drove the audience from
the Schiller theater aud did damage
amounting TO $4,000.
LIGHTNING killed Charles Thompson
and his wife at Damascus Ala.
FIRE at New Orleans destroyed the
interior Of the Pichwicll Club building,
the handsomest in the south, the loss
being sl7S. 900.
The Indiana prohib tionists met at
indianapolis and nominated a full state
ticke: with William Taylor, of Vermil-
lion county, a. secretary of state. The
platform fevors protection TO American
industries. government savings banks.
pensions for disabled veterans, equal
suffrage. and denounees contract prison
Ia Dor.
WITH a body of state troops Gov.
Waite attempted 10 fOrcibly install his
new appointees on the fire and police
board in Denver. He was met by an
armed force of police and deputy sher-
ifs. and n bloody affray was barely
averted by the arrival of fe ieral troops
and the intervention of promiHer. citi-
zeuS