River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-26

An explosion of fire-damp in a coal
mine near raleigh, y. C.. killed 43 men.
One OF Americas foremost architects
and designers. Charles Is. Atwood. died
at his home in Chicago. aged &c years.
On January IA the National Editorial
association is TO meet in ST. Augustine,
Fla.
A rainstorm. the heaviest in the his
tory of Chicago. flooded streets in the
city, electric car tracks were under wa
ter, people in the suburbs were driven
to the upper floors OF their dwellings,
and the furnace fires of hotels. resi-
dences and big manufactures were ex-
tinguished by the waters.
The democrats of Louisiana in state
convention al Shreveport rcnomirated
NJ. 4. Foster for governor.
The will of the late Senator Thurman,
of Columbus, o., shows he was worth
$4,000. all of which was left to his
heirs.
At Ann Arbor. Mich, Mrs. Mary
Grossman, wife of prominent bust
ness man, drowned herself and three
year-old child in a cistern. No cause
Was hAoNn III the att
Albert Neeland. ST. Louis photog-
rapher, who already has three wives.
was arrested in ST. Joseph. Mo-, when
about to marry the fourth.
by an explosion of fire-damp % min
ers lost their lives in the Nelson mine
near Dayton. Tenn.
Flames in the Riche block at Denver
caused a loss of S125,000.
In freshet near Old Monroe. Mo-,
John Hoffman, August Lcngnecker,
Henry Longnecker. w. Meadows and
wife. and a stepson of James Blankin-
ship. named Martin, were drowned.
Near Castana. Ia, George Wolfe shot
and killed Mrs. William Rattledge, with
whom his divorced wife was staying,
shot and fatally wounded his wife.
and then committed suicide.
In Chicago the Illinois Live Stock
Insurance company, organized with a
capitalo 100000. made an assignment.
In Minneapolis the third floor of
the Palace clothing house collapsed
under a heavy load, killing Gale Wal
tiers. a clerk, and doing damage to the
extent of $4,000.
The greatest possum hunter in Ohio,
Steven Ross (colored). was buried at
Massillon. after having lived to the age
of los years.
Advices from st. Louis say that the
Mississippi river rose % feet in two
days, and the flood in consequence COW
cred the Mississippi valley from the
Iowa line to Cairo City. Ill.
Troops in New Mexico were ordered
by Gen. Miles to pursue the Indians off
their reservations. and if they would
not return to kill them.
Fire destroyed seven brick buildings,
with stocks of IL firms, at Kcssea, Tex,
the loss being 100000.
4 crowd of negroes lynchcd Barney
Brown (colored) at Wrightsville, Ark,
for assaulting a negro woman.
The state mine inspector in his an
nual report to the governor places the
output of gold for South Dakota at
$4,000. 900 for 1894; $5,O0O.OOO for 1895,
and gives an estimate of S7,1O0,000 for
1886.
Charley, Robert and Maggie Jones,
aged 5. 2l and 20 respectively, and Ida
Bell. aged 10, were drowned while skat-
ing near Denver. Col.
Nigilantes assassinated William
Helm. alleged to have been the leader
or gang of cattle thieves, at Chap
pelle. Neb.
While attempting to ford Forchee
creek, Mrs. Tennie Willard, of Bis
inarck. Mo-. her infant, and her sister,
Ada Hardage, were drowned.
In Omaha the American national
and Union national banks were consol-
idated. the business of the former be-
ing merged into the latter.
Advices say that Mustafa Pasha,
commanding Turkish force. captured
the town of ZeItoun and murdered the
$4,000 Armenian residents.