River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-26
WEST AND SOUTH.

THE great show of the south, the Cot
ton States and international EXPOSE
ton. was successfully opened at Attain
IA, ia. After tho parade and the ad-
dresses of welcome and congratula-
ton President Cleveland. at Gray Ca
bies, touched button and flashed over
the wire the electric force which set
the pouderors machinery of the expo
sitiou in motion.
JAMES and John Howard, desperate
moonShiners of Knott county, Ky,
we're killed by RI venue officers.
An inc, ndiary fire at Alaska, Mich,
left but one store in the village.
BUSINESS blocks at indianapolis, Ind,
were burned, the total loss being near
IL 100000.
Is session at indianapolis, Ind, the
Patriotic Sons of America elected
James Kilon, Of Denver, Col, as presi-
dent
FLAMES at Alden, Mimi, burneo ,ur-
teen stores. church, newspa er Of
fee and several other buildings.
Is jumping from a carriage at Chat
tanouga. Tenn, Gov. Cpham. of Wis
consin. fell and broke his right leg.
Is Michigan the great strike of iron
ore mius~s was declared off.
W address, has been prepared by
the national silver committee appoint
ed bv the convention which met at
Memphis some months ago which de-
clareS that double standard is need
ed that popular vote in 1896 would
settle the question. and that the
nited States can act independently of
European nations
/! AMEs at Trautman's station, o.,
destroyed seven acres of buildings,
the loss being 100000.
FIRE destroyed the large sawmill of
the Murphy Lumber company at Green
ways. lumber piles, etc. entailing a
loss of 100000
\ CYCLONE which swept over Door
comfy, Wis. wrecked thirty buildings,
farmers being the principal losers
AFTER summers outing in the east
ex-President Harrison returned 70 his
home in indianapolis.
ON q farm near Canton, Ill, Mrs.
Charity Wright died at the age of log
years. : months and 20 days.
\ MOB lynched negro charged with
criminalIy assaultiug a white woman
at benton. La
Al Lincoln. \eb., tine II. L. Clarke
Wholesale drag company made an as
signment with liabilities of nearly
100000.
BURGLARS attacked an express train
on the Wisconsin Central road in a
swamp near Waupaca. but failed To Sc
cure any DoOty. The train was ditched
by ties placed on the track.
IL Chicago benjamin II. Jones. pay
ing teller, and Receiving Teller Joseph
n. Wilson. of the National Bank OF
Illinois. were accused of taking SIG, 500
from the concern.
THE supreme court of Indiana says
the lending of public money by an Of
fetal i felony and lays the offender Ii
able 10 imurisonment for twenty-one
years.
A MAN named Kane shot and killed
William GoodIoe, two Swope brothers,
and two other wen whose names Were
not known in a quarrel over a game OF
/ cards at Mckinney, Ky.
AT Spartansburg. ). C.. Robert Poole
icoloredl was hanged for the murder OF
VIII Long tcoloredl in 1889.
THE doors of the State bank at Re-
publican City. Neb.. were closed, with
1 liabilities of S2I.OOO.
The United States government is
now in full possession of the Chicka-
manga and Chattanooga field. The
! park dedicated on the 10Th to the ma
| ton was eonsecrated with the blood oi
/ s.. 900 heroes in 1853. IL was conse'
Grated by battle which, Cor desperate
fighting and carnage, has few If any
equals in the worlds history.
/ PETER KENIZEl.. a farmer residing
near Arapahoe. Neb., shot and killed
his wife and then blew out his owl
brains A trihirg dispute was the
/ cause.
/ AT her home in Fond du Lac, Wis
Mrs. Elizabeth Durrant blackburn
celebrated her Tooth birthday.