River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
WEST AND SOUTH.

In southern Iowa and throughout
Missouri and Arkansas heavy rains
did damage to fruit. cotton and other
growing crops.
Mr.. Watson. populist candidate for
the vice presidency. will not. it is said.
I've officially notified of his nomination
for that place.
At Austin, Wash. Frank Biles, a half
breed Indian, was lynched by a mob
for assaulting n young girl named
RichaI dson.
A freight train was wrecked near To
peka, Kan. and Il. III. Mills, G. I. Can
field, f. III. Mendanhall and an unknown
man were killed.
The overturning of an engine of the
c. C. & S. railroad at Canton. o., killed
Engineer Joseph Kirk and Fireman
John Hardesty.
The democrats in state convention at
Fort Worth. Tex, nominated a ticket
headed by C. A. Culbertson for gov
ernor.
In ST. Louis the family of George
BIase, a market gardener, were dying
Of CHAMBERS, having contracted the dis
ease from a horse used by Blase.
Miss Lille Smith. the 14-year-old
daughter of Alfred ii. Smith. living
near Perry, o. T.. committed suicide by
cutting her throat with her fathers
razor. Her lover going with another
girl was the cause.
Flames destroyed the residence of
John Felbach at WATERFOWL, S. D., and
he and two of his daughters were
burned to death.
In New Mexico a cloudburst did great
damage to property at Mogollen and
Graham and several lives were lost.
Under the town of Hudson, Mo-, the
largest cave in the world has been found
and il is lined with pure onyx.
In Milwaukee Richard Bottled and
William /. Gordon. aged inmates of the
National Soldiers home. fell down the
steps of the main building and were so
badly hurt that they died shortly after
ward.
All the various nonpartisan silver and
bimetallic clubs of the United States
will hold national convention in Chi
cago September %.
Flames created panic in the county
'nfirmary at Van Vert, o., two of the
inmates being fatally burned and the
building totally destroyed.
Senator Jones. chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, has estab-
lished national headquarters at the
Auditorium in Chicago.
The following congressional nomina-
tious were made: Missouri. Thirteenth
district, George Steel (rep.). North
, Carolina. First district. Harry Skinner
(pop): Fourth. p. L. Massey (rep);
Seventh, Il. l.. Doughton (pop). Ten
nessee. Second district. W. V. Sullivan
(deml; Fourth. Charles ii. Whitney
trep); Fifth. W. W. Erwin tpop).
The liquor dealers throughout the
United States have issued a call for a
national convention to be held at Cleve-
land on August 81 TO take measures to
relieve the liquor market, which is over
burdened.
The celebrated horse. Filemaker.
which held the world S record for high
jumping. died at Galveston. Tex. He
was valued at $4,000.
Bert Barrett arrived al Belvidere, III.
from Oakland. Cal. on his bicycle.
making the trip of 2. 500 miles in 35days.
In Lincoln, Neb.. W. J. Bryan will be
nOllLGu OF MS nUuiuatlou uN TIE ctANCA
party for president Of the United States.
Illinois nationalists in Convention at
Decatur nominated Isaac w. Higgs. of
Chicago. for governor, and Daniel r.
SLeen. of Peoria. for United States SEN
ato--
In the Chickasaw nation prairie fires
were raging and dwellings, fences and
hay had been destroyed. aggregating
| a loss of thousands of dollars.
In fit of insanity Fred 3raef. saloon
I keeper. shot his wife and then fired
a bullet through his own brain in Gin
cinnati-
At Belair. Md. the Susquehanna Wa
terpower and Paper company went into
the hands of receivers. their total in
debtedness being 100000.
At Mobile. Ala. Willie Gray (coloredl.
IS years old. was hanged for the murder
Of John f.ynburg on February Is
a sneak thief entered the American
national bank at Kansas City, No +, and
stole $. 900 in bills.