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

SNlNDLfhS secufeu ABOUT foO,OOU
from several firms in the lumber bust
ness at Bay City, Mich.
DAVID AUSTIN. wealthy farmer who
died near Chillicothe, Mo. aged "a,
took price in the fact that he had never
been out of his native state. never ate
a meal in a hotel or shaved in barber
shop, and never had days illness until
two months ago.
LABoRERs fought near Asheville, n.
C., and six men were killed and eight
others were seriously injured
PATRICK and Edward Toole probably
fatally cut Joseph ljadelle at Brazil,
Ind. who prevented them killing their
mother.
INDIANA democrats selected Indian
apolis as the place and August J 3 as
the date for holding the state conven-
ton
FLAMES ruined Joseph Knitte's ex-
celsior showcase works and George
Stahrs incubator factory at Quincy,
Ill. the loss being 500. 900.
IL Chicago the big warehouse of the
Felix q Marston Willowware company
and several other buildings were de-
stroyed by fire, the total loss being
500, OO0
BURGLARS robbed and murdered Will
liam Bush and wife. an aged and
wealthy couple at Luverne, Ala
The supreme court of Indiana has
decided against the lumbe com bine of
that state, declaring it must not re-
strict trade.
AT cambridge, Tenn, Price Lee (col-
ored) killed his wife and was drowned
while fleeing from a posse.
IL the vicinity of Bellaire. o.. 5000
coal miners went on a strike on account
of q reduction in wages from 20 to so
cents a ton.
For the murder of fellow-country-
man Lee Sang, Chinese highlander,
was hanged at San QueLtin. Cal.
FLAMES destroyed the PvonG tie street
railway carsheds and machine shop at
Cincinnati, entailing loss of s175, 600.
A MOB lynched George Hurst, who
murdered Charles Cage at Medley, Neb.
THIEVES stole $1,000 from the safe
of the Arkadelphia Lumber company
at DalarlS. Ark
AT Lima co. hotel John Noonau
and Stephen Douglas were asphyxiated
ly gas.
For horse stealing Dave Gray,
Creek Indian, was given fifty lashes on
the bare back a. South McAlester,
Ind. 4.
NEGROES about Monroe. La. have
been swindled by an oil warrs nted TO
fake the kinks out of their hair.
A CHURCH at Gate City, Ala, was
wrecked by tornado aud four persons
were killed and many others were in
jured.
ASoTHER woman was murdered at
Pittsburgh, Kan, the seventh during
the months of January and February.
A BLAZE in Omaha, Neb., did about
$500, 900 damage.
IL Chicago forty men and several
women met to organize a christian
Federation" church. Prohibition is the
basis
A LARGE part of the business portion
of Glasgow, Mo-, was destroyed by fire.
AN assignment was made by the
Nashville (Tenu.) Electric railway
with liabilities of 5000, 600.
An incendiary fire cremated forty-six
head of valuable horses in the barns of
Henry c. Ireland near Chillicothe, Mo.
AT Denver, Col, Patrick Phillips shot
at burglar and killed his wife.
AT Oshkosh, Wis, Lutheran minis
ter has barred out of his church all
members of labor unions.
AT the home of her daughter in Fair
bury, ILL.,, Mrs Mary Wray celebrated
her 1O2d birthday. Five generations
were present. representing Pa years.
AT indianapolis 200 negro converts
were baptized through hole cut in the
canal ice.
THE death of Morton S. Wilkinson,
who served in the United States senate
from 1859 to 1865, occurred at the home
of his daughter in Wells. Mimi, aged
80 years.
1T was said that Mrs Colfax, of
South Bend, Ind, widow of the former
wee president, was practically penni-
less
IL the final billiard game OF the Gin
cinnati tourney Ives beat Schaefer by
a score of 600 To 434.