River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

THE IL year-old son of Edward
Steepleton, of English, Ind, who has
been a mute and almost deaf all his
life, began to talk like his brothers and
sisters.
STANFORD KTMLEY's house near Atch-
isOn, Kan, was burned during the alb
sence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kimley and their
two children, aged years and Is
months, respectively, were crelnated.
For killing his wife John Coleman, a
negro who lived near Jacksonville
Fla. was lynched by a mob.
Is Milwaukee five large flour milling
plants were merged into a combination
or trust with the object of reducing
expenses.
ALL " orl was suspended by the 10000
Ohio miners in the Massillon district
and would not be resumed until a
scale for one year was made and signed.
AoUIrLA J. CHENEY, a wealthy plant
er VINO lived near Atlanta, left in his
will 500. 900 to Mercer university of
Georgia for the education of poor young
boys
Or the Santee Indian reservation in
Nebraska the government school build
ing was burned for the second time
within two wears.
JAMES NoUNG, of Brazil, Ind, shot
and killed his wife at Hoosierville be-
cause she had left him and then drove
20 Brazil, went to the courthouse
where he was janitor and shot himself
to death.
THRoUGHoUT the northwestern states
crops were reported TO be in good con-
ditiOn.
The doors Of the Appalachian bank
at Big Stone Gap, Va, were closed.
BURGLARS held up the st. Louis and
Chicago express on the Alton road half
a mile north of Carlinville, Ill, and
Frank Holmes, the engineer. was shot
dead. All three robbers were caught.
HARRY B. MCMAsTkR. assistant cash
er of the National bank of Eau Claire,
Wis. was arrested on a warrant charg-
ing embezzlement of SOS. 900 from the
bank, and Charles II. Greene, city
treasurer. was arrested on a charge OF
stealing $4,000 from the city.
FIRE wiped out twenty business
buildings at Lorimer, Ia
FLAMES destroyed Wilkins, Ketcham
& Rothschild's furniture and up
holstery factory and warerooms in Chi
cago. the loss being 100000.
The result If frustrated attempt to
rob Burlington train near 81. Joseph,
Mo. was two men fatally shot and
one seriously injured.
TERRIFIC cyclone struck near the
e n
a result ten persons Were dead, twenty
FIVE injured, twenty houses RACED and
many barns and buildings destroyed
and cattle. horses and hogs killed.
AT various points in Minnesota. Wis,
cousin, Iowa. Missouri and Texas heavy
rains fell The dampness was just
what was needed TO start crops grow
ing.
FLAMES wiped out sixty buildings at
La Porte. Mich
NEAR South Bend. Ind, the Swear.
old twins of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lowskowski were burned to death.
LATER particulars of the cyclone a;
Newton, Kan. indicated that the death
list would probably reach fifteen or
twenty. There were a5ou> as many
badly injured.
BITTER CREEKr and slaughter Kid. '
two notorious outlaws who -partici-
pated in Il e recent train robbery near
Dover, Kan were killed by officers
GRANT POoRE, a notorious outlaw.
while on tria, in Judge Maye's court al
I'azewell. Tenn. for larceny. shot and
killed Benjamin Carroll, a witness
against him.
THE death of Capt. John Brown oc-
CURED at his home on the island OF
Putin Bay, O.. aged "a years Re was
the son of John Brown, the hero Of
Harper's Ferry.
THRoUGH fear Of becoming blind w.
G. Megquier. aged s. years. assistant
cashier of the First national bank in
Omaha, committed suicide.
JEREMIAH :. Il. ALLEYNE, one of the
oldest doctors in It. Louis. was found
dead of apoPlexy in bed at his home.