River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23

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The executive council Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor have prepared
plans for a monster eight-hour day
! strike. which is to- commence IN Boston
May and to extend to New York. Phil
adelphia, Chicago. st. Louis and all tho
cities where the force of such a move
would &c most keenly felt.
Flames at Chandler, the county seat
of Lincoln county, o. T.. burned the
post Office and nearly all the business
portion of the town.
At Wallace, Mich. Andrew Olson and
his wife were fatally injured by light
ming. and their two little children were
killed.
The place of burial of Secretary
Gresham will be changed from Oak
woods cemetery in Chicago to Airing
ton at the national capital.
In Vernon county. Wis, rainstorrl
swept away many barns and granaries
and large number of cattle, hogs and
sheep were drowned. The entire vii
lage of Odanah was under water and
great damage was done.
In the orchards of the central part of
California fruit was severely damaged
by frost.
In Cincinnati James III. Eckels. comp.
troller of the currency, addressed an
audience of 1000 business men on the
financial question from the gold stand
ard point of view.
In various parts of Wisconsin cloud
bursts washed away bridg and cul-
serts, lightning struc.S may build
ings, and IS COWS and four horses
were burned to death in Brighton.
In session at Denver the supreme
I. ibunal of the Knights of Pythias de-
cided that the law excluding gamblers
and drunkards from the order did not
affect those who were members of the
order before the law was passed.
In Milwaukee the Conway Cabinet
company made an assignment with liza
1ilities of $4,000.
Fire destroyed the works of the
Dauntless Bicycle company and Baker
Brothers machipe factory at Toledo.
o.. the total loss being s200.ooo.
Seven men lost their lives and six
others were seriously hurt by an ex-
plosion in the Broadwater mine at Me
hart, Mont.
At Irving College, Tenn, Startling
Savage was taken from his bed by a
mob of "moonshiners" and hanged.
He was suspected of being 'spotter"
for the United States revenue officers
The death of Mrs. Apolonia Pecher
occurred in Mishawaka, Ind, aged 101
years.
Fire swept the river front at Evans
Vile, Ind, the loss being 100000.
The last of the war governors OF
West Virginia. Arthur I. Foreman, DIED
at his home in Parkersburg, aged 70
years.
left his wife and eloped with Mrs. Otto
Oatmau and her two children during
the absence of Mr.. Oatman. On their
way down the river their boat upset
and the four were drowned.
Reform republicans Qily-white) held
their state convention at Houston, Tex,
and elected unpledged delegates TO the
national convention. The platform,
favors bimetallism ard the immediate
calling of an international monetary
and reciprocity conference.
y moo lNnched Jen Gardner, negro
about 21 years old, near Warren, Ark,
for assaulting little white girl.
In Green Bay, Wis, Mrs. Charlotte
Taylor died at the age of 101 years.
The Illinois democrats will hold their
state convention in Peoria June %.
The death of Michael Gilligan occurred
in Anol<a county, Mimi, aged 103 yeara.
lie was born i'm Ireland, and married
there in 1878, his wife surviving him,
her age being 101.
Republicans of the Sixth district of
Tennessee nominated G. Q. Boyd (col-
ored) for congress.
In northern Ohio a tornado did great
damage to property at Erie, Sandusky
and TiiIin. AS far as known two per-
sons were killed and nearly a dozen
more or less injured, one probably IA
tally.
A wind, rain and hailstorm swept the
northwestern part of Iowa, doing great
damage TO buildings and trees.
The governor sent troops to st. John.
Kan. To quell riot provoked by follow
ers of "a circus.