River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

At New Castle. Cal. the Cooperative
I'ruit company failed for 100000.
Three masked men held up the Union
Pacific fast mail near Uintah, Utah. and
the mail car was robbed.
In South Dakota an organized etc {
is being made TO boycott the hard coal
combine throughout the northwest by
inducing as many consumers as pos
sible to substitute corn for fuel.
At Red Key. Ind, Mrs. Col Vernon
gave her two small children dose of
poison and then poisoned herself. No
cause is known for the decd.
John ID. Hamilton. surgeon-generalo OF
the United States marine hospital. sta
toned in Chicago, sent in his resigna-
ton to President Cleveland.
Masked nlen looted the little town of
Peryear, Tenn. and then started fires
in many places. but they were extin-
guished with small loss.
On the Garfield park track In Chicago
James Michael. the Welshman, broke
the worlds five-mile record, his time
being 9:17 Is.
William Smith. George Harris and
Charles Jones were killed and two citi-
zcns were wounded during an attempt
to rob the bank at Meeker. Cal.
Al Duluth. Mimi, the Marine national
hank suspended with heavy liabilities.
The oldest financial institution in
Rockford. ILL.,. the Second national
bank, closed its doors. having gone
into voluntary liquidation.
At Columbus, Ga, j. A. White shot
-.
liam jackson. police officers who were
trying 10 arrest him. and was himself
shot dead.
by a wreck on the Florida Central
road near Swansea, Ca, Baggage Mas
/ ter Lines and Mail Clerk Thomas wus
pinned down IN the debris and burned
I TO death.
At Baltimore. Md. the Manchester
Cigar Manufacturing company failed
for SIOC 600.
1t is reported that IL Spain does not
I nut down The instruction in Cuba oy
/ March 1 next il is the intention of ths
government to give up the struggle
I and to let the island go.
The Fifteenth infantry, u. S. a.. left
/ for Fort Bayard, y. NJ, after a resi-
dence of six years ut Fort Sheridan
near Chicago. Col. Robert II. Hall. o!
the Fourth infantry. succeeds Col
Croftor as commandant of Fort Sher
/ idan.
AT the age Of co years Thomas White
Ferry, ex-United States senator. died
at his residence in Grand Haven, Mich
I from cerebral apop!exy.
] j. 5. Miller. n farmer living four
miles north of Linden. Wash. lost his
house by fire and six children were
burned TO death.
Near Piedmont. NO. John Imboden
aged p, killed mis- sister. brother and
an old man named Jacob Wilhelm who
made his home with the ImbOdens.
George Mckerrow. of Wisconsin. was
elected president at the session in Chi
cago of the international Association
a. Farmers Institutes.
~ the annual meeting in Manches
ter. Ia. J. il. Brigham. of Delta, o.
| president of the National Grange, SAID
that there are now nearly 100000 GOT
members. and $4,000 garages in th'
United States
At political meeting in Shelbyville
Ind, an anvil burst and half of il wa
blown through a window in the resi-
Lezee OF John Lansing, fatally injurinG
two children who were sleeping in tbs
room.
AT Indianapolis, Ind, Rev. John W
Milan, pastor of the Madison AvenI
VI. T.. church. and his wife have boil
been declared insane. 0verwork OF
his part and illness on Der part wer
the causes
In Spaiding county. Ca. Henry Mi.
Ter. a negro who assaulted Miss Blanch
GRAY. a young lady of fine family. wa
hanged by mob.