River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

TT AdulSon. W ls-s the entire CalNd-
tion Army corps were arrested for
holding meetings in the street.
FOREsr fires were doing great dam
age in many parts of southeastern
Michigan. and farmers were engaged
night and day In efforts to save their
buildings from destruction.
AT Maysville, Ky, aud vicinity an
earthquake shock was felt which
scared people out of their houses.
Clocks were stopped, dishes were rat
tied and tableware toppled over.
FIRE destroyed the principal business
portion of State Center, Ia
NOAH ANDERSON tcoloredl was taken
from the Jail at New Richmond, o., by
a mob and hanged for the murder of
Franklin Friedman. nearly so years Old
and president of the First national
bank of that place.
ONO democrats in convention at
Springfield nominated for governor
James L. Campbell. John b. Peaslee for
lieutenant governor, James w. Knott
for state treasurer. W. Il. Mooney for
supreme Judge and G. A. Fairbanks
for attorney general The platform
indorses President Cleveiand's admin
istration and opposes the free coinage
of silver. 4 minority report demands
the free coinage of both gold and silver.
TIE loss was reported of the sealing
schooner George R. White, which sailed
from Seattle, Wash, with fourteen.
men on July IA, 1894.
MARYLAND prOhibitionists in con-
vention at Baltimore nominated Henry
T. Andrew for governor. The resolu-
tiOns adopted Endorsed the Omaha
platform but declared against free
silver.
The Farmers bank at Laddonia, Mo-,
went into the hands of receiver.
AT Oakland, Cal. George :. Mont
gomcry, millionaire member of the
Salvation Army, was organizing an ex-
petition TO invade Japan and Chris
| tianize the inhabitants
1T was reported that the sealing
schooner Walter Earle sunk of Kodak
island. Wash, and her crew of eight
cen persons were drowned.
The annual meeting Of the National
Christian union commenced at Column
bus. O.. with $500 delegates, represent
| ing thirty-five states.
Is Chicago. the Coliseum, the gigan-
/ tic amusement building. fell with a
crash. II was within a week of its
final completion. The loss was $685.
600.
At Denver three more bodies were
taken ont of the ruins OF the Gumry
I hotel, making the total number twenty.
AT Minneapolis the Peoples Savings
and Loan association made an assign
ment with liabilities of sl75,OO
BECAUSE of family feud John
Strauss shot and killed VIII Gilber,
and James Owens. brothers-in-law,
near keystone, w. Va
FLAMES that started in the ware
house of the Union Steamboat company
J burned over dozen blocks in Milwau.
l1ee and destroyed property worth
S3S2. 900.
The Nebraska democrats in conven.
| ton ut Omaha nominated T. J. Phelps,
OF Schuyler, for supreme court judge
/ and adopted platform favoring the
( immediate restoration of the free aud
unlimited coinage of gold aud silver al
/ the present ratio of 10 70 !. without
waiting for the aid or consent Of any
other nation on earth. A minority
committee report ccmmending Presi-
dent Cleyeland's administration was
rejected.
For schools ent. societies In the Ha'
vaiiau islands Charles K. Bishop, OF
I san Francisco. first vice president OF
/ the Bank of California, has contributed
/ SSOO. COZ
.
/ SIX DIRECTORS of the American Rail
way union were released from the Jail
at Woodstock, Ill, having served q
/ three months sentence for contempt oi
court. Debs has three months more &c
| serve.
WHILE temporarily insane Jessie
Isborg fatally wounded his landlady
at Pine Bluff. Ark. and killed himself
JOE PArCHES and John r. Gentry
raced for the worlds pacing champion
ship at the Washington park track in
Chicago, the former winning in three
straight heats, the mile heats being
paced in 2:O54, 2:07I4 and 2:01a re
spectively.
IN Virginia the corn, hay and fruit
crops are the largest for tea years.