River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-01-11
FIRE originating in an elevator de-

lives.
GARNIER's famous painting, la Roi
SAmuse," valued at 500. 600. was
ruined by the carelessness OF a St. Louis
elevator hoy.
The Legislature OF Maryland met at
Annapolis for its biennial session.
in Chicago wageworkers were asked
to contribute one days pay toward
relieving the distress of the poor and
ne ,dy.
NEAR Tuseumbia. Ala, Jake l<ilroy
went to bed with a lighted pipe in his
mouth and he and two children were
fatally burned
TIN Louisville. Evansville & St
Louis and the Ohio Valley railway COM
panies whit into the hands of receivers
The retiring treasurer of Greeley
county, Neb, z. +. eastman, was said
to be short s24, coo.
In the house of Sol Collins at Spring
Creek, Mo, powder exploded and Col
Inns, his wife and four children would
die.
IN Chicago twenty-eight Arabian
horses from the worlds fair were sold
at auction, the average price being $500
a head.
Is St. Louis the Haynes Realty Sc
Fing ncial company, conducting
heavy real esta business, failed for
sl75.OOO
WHILE insane Mrs. Joseph Wentz of
Miamisburg, O., drowned herself and
babe.
FIRE swept away two-thirds OF the
business district of the town of Cor
with, la.
FoR the murder of his son-in-law
Dan Gilchrist (colored) was hanged at
Rockingham. n. C.
MOB lynched Aft Davis, an old
stealing hogs.
AT Sheboygan, Wis, the Gutsch
Brewing company failed for 500, 900.
AT Kansas City, No, Martin Reed
(colored) was hanged for killing his
ife on September 10, 1890
AT Muncie. Ind, officers arrested
two of a gang of counterfeiters and
secured complete outfit for making
money.
PHIL EVANS (colored) was hanged at
Bardstown, KY, for assaulting a little
girl on October Is. 1898 He confessed
before ne died.
THE failure was announced of the
Baldwin Grain company and the AtlSin-
son brothers, of Oxford, Ind, with liza
bilities of $500
SIX undertalIers in Louisville were
sued for So, 900 damages because they
refused n burial until bill due one of
them was paid.
FLAMES wiped out the village of
PocahontaS, Ark
y the heart of Elwood, Ind. a rich
deposit of gold was discovered by work.
men.
In San Francisco Cinnamon tore
down government notices of registra-
ton and posted warnings.
AT the age of l03 years Mrs. Annise
Sharp Roberts died at WatseLa. Ill.
MASKED men held up a passenger
train near Vicksburg, Miss, but were
scared off before securing anything.
IL New Richmond, Mich. Mrs Rouse
and her demeuted daughter were
burned to death in their bed
THE death of Peter dart (colored), a
wealthy farmer. occurred near Mober-
", Mo. lie had records that showed
he was 1903 years of age aud was the
father of seventy six children. While
a slave he had thirteen masters.
FIRE destroye1 the courthouse and
records at Aurora. Neb.
WHITE CAPS killed Joshua Mitchell
near Harrodsburg, Ky. gave Brect
Bottoms fifty lashes and warned many
others.
IL the Lake Superior region the out
put of iron ore in 1898 was g. 1876. 900 tons,
against 9.O74. 293 tons the previous year.
Mrs. KUERTI., living near Valparaiso.
Ind, after twenty three years of ST
lenee. caused by terror, recovered her
speech
john CUMMINGS, crazy from drink,
locked himself and family in burning
Omaha house and four persisted.
IN Idaho the value of the three
principal metals produced during 1898
was: Gold, 1,645, 900; silver, 81 500, 600;
lead, s775, 900; total, So. 922 900; against
total of 81. O63. 900 in 1892.
The Ohio and Virginia legislatures
convened in regular session.
SAMUEL YARHAM died at Abilene,
KAN. aged 100. lie was thirty years
in the English army.