River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-08
Flames in the Paschen block in Mil

Flames in the Pasehen block in Mil
waukee caused loss of 500. 900.
Flames destroyed l6 business houses
and the City hotel at Ladonia, Tex,
and Mrs. Jane Knapp. John Mcfarland
and Miss Carrie Mcfarland were
burned to death in the hotel.
One of the largest carpet dealers in
New Orleans, A. Il. Brousseau, failed
fo- s2s6.OO0.
At Paola. Kan, George b. Anderson
attempted TO make a parachute drop
from a balloon. but the parachute did
not open and he fell 1900 feet and was
killed.
A. Cairo. III, Mrs. Frazer. a bride Of
four days. shot herself through the
heart. dying instantly. No reason is
given.
Henry Ashcraft and Thomas New
Kirk fought duel over a girl near Mid
dlesboro. KY. and both men were killed.
In Minnesota the Methodist CONFER
ence voted against the admission OF
women TO the general assembly.
At Denver, Col, Clinton Il. Coulter
rode mile unpaced in 1889 is, beat
ing the worlds bicycle record of $500 5
held by Sager.
At Joseph, Ore. the First national
bank was robbed of s., 600 by three men,
badly wounded and a third escaped
with the money.
In Indiana the state committee of the
national democratic party decided not
to put a state ticket in the field.
Later adyices say that in the recent
hurricane in Florida 81 persons were
killed and CO injured. Hundreds of per-
sons are homeless and must suffer from
hunger unless relief is quickly fur
nished.
\ boiler in the Mills sawmill at No
yesta, Mich, exploded, killing Nelson
Mills and Jerry Lewis and fatally in
juring Ezra Scribner and Ezra Dael.
An engine boiler on the Santa Fe road
exploded while passing through Peter.
ton. Kan. and 10 persons were killed
and a number injured.
Ia session at Freeport, H., the Rock
River Methodist conference voted
against admitting women as lay dele
gates to the general conference.
John s. johnson rode an exhibition
paced mile at the new bicycle track in
Chicago in 1:4O 2-5, breaking all rec
orls, and James Michael rode five miles
in 1855, also breaking the record.
In St. Louis he National Association
Of Democratic Clubs elected C. L. Black,
Of Pennsylvania. president. The report
Ct the committee on resolutions indors-
ing the Chicago platform and ticket was
adopted.
At Mexico, No, an excursion train ran
over and killed two boys named Lutz-
niger and Overbaugh.
Flames destroyed four blocks of
buildings a; Jeaneretta, La, the loss be-
ing S150.OOc.
The latest advices from the recent
storm in Florida say that the property
loss viii be at least 10000, 600, and at
Flatland. Judson, Clay Landing, Mana
tee Springs and other towns along the
Suwance river many persons were in a
starving condition. Over 125 people
were killed in the hurricane.
At Peoria, H., George Williams MUIR
dered his wife and babe and then killed
himself. Williams was hod carrier
and suspected his wife of being untrue.
Fire destroyed the Spencer academy,
located ten miles west OF Antlers, Z. T.,
and four Choctaw boys lost their lives
ia the flames.
Fire swept through the canyons and
ever the slopes of the Echo mountain
range in California, destroying many
lumber camps.
William j. Bryan, democratic NOM
inee for the presidency, in a letter ac-
cepts also the nomination for the same
office rendered him by the peoples
part