River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-07
ReuubIicans of the Fifth district of

Republicans of the Fifth district of
Michigan renominated William A.
Smith for congress.
Gen. Horace Porter, of New York.
was reelected president ut the annual
congress in Richmond. Va, of the ma
tional society of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution.
In the great fire at Cripple Greek.
Col. four persons lost their lives, 10
were injured and % were missing.
Great distress prevailed among the peo-
pie.
To satisfy eastern creditors the VIII
lage of Naylor. No.. was sold at public
auction.
In the bituminous coal field in In
diana 1000 miners struck for an in
crease in wages.
The eight-hour demonstration by the
trades unions of the country scheduled
for May did not take place. only a very
few strikes being reported.
The doors of the City savin IS bank at
Hot Springs. Ark. were closed.
In Cleveland the twenty-second quad
rennial conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church convened with 537
delegates.
The presidential preferences of the
delegates so far elected to the republican
national convention are given as fol-
lows: Mckinley. 439; Reed. 103; Nor
ton. SO; Quay. 40; Allison, IS; Bradley,
1G; unpledged. 81; total, 752.
In sawmill camp near Henshaw,
KY, Bob Ward shot and fatally wounded
his wife. Ella Ward, and killed him
self.
Ex-Secretary of State Gresham's
body was taken from Chicago to Wash
ington, where it will find a resting
place in Arlington, the national Gene
terry.
Mr.. c. X. WILDER, for ten years the
efficient western passenger agent o. the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail-
way, has recently been promoted to the
position of assistant general passenger
agent of the same road, with headquar-
tiers in Chicago.
With $4,000 due depositors the Bank
of Falkland. ILL.,. closed its doors.
In Detroit the j. l.. Hudson company,
clothiers, made an assignment with
liabilities of 100000.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of the town of Indianola. Miss.
A mob hanged William Bendy, who
killed three persons ard wounded four
others at Beaumont, Tex.
Near Austin. Tex, a difficulty be-
| tween two brothers-in-law, Dempsey
Brown and Jim Nixon, resulted in the
death of the former and the fatal
wounding of the latter.
In Chicago Judge Horton decided
that the bucket-shops were as legiti-
mate as the board of trade.
In the pants factory of W. A. Fuller
a. Co. in San Francisco spontaneous
combustion started fire which caused
loss of 100000.
Near GAINESVILLE, Va, a cloudburst
washed away many farm buildings and
hundreds of cattle were drowned.
Mrs. +. X. Sailer. aged rs, drowned
her two children. aged four and two
years, and then drowned herself near
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Family trouble was
the cause.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of Pike Grove, Col.
In order to avoid strife three women
delegates to the Methodist conference
in Cleveland withdrew their claims.
Republicans of the Seventh district
| of California nominated w w Bowers,
of San Diego, for congress.
In freight train wreck near Liberty,
Neb., Thomas Brennan. engineer. and
| Douglas Wilcox, conductor, were killed.
The street car lines in Milwaukee
were tied up by strike of employees for
an increase of wages.
At the home of her daughter. Mrs. C.
C. Bonney. in Chicago, Mrs. Lurinda p.
, Pratt celebrated her Tooth birthday.
In Cincinnati five-story building
was blown up by gasoline explosion
and six persons were killed and many
others were injured, some fatally.
At Topeka, Kan, the Investment
Trust company of America went into
the hands of receivers with liabilities of
81, s0O,OO0.