River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

The king of territorial outlaws. Bill
DooIin. was killed in Payne county.
Kan, during a fight between marshals
and outlaws.
Democrats ana populists in Oregon
decided TO fuse. The democrats sur
render entirely, and the ticket in the
state win be Bryan and Watson.
At Lowell, Mich, Charles Church,
Junior member of the private banking
horse of c. ]. Church 81 Co. shot and
fatally wounded his wife and then COM
Tlittcd suicide.
One of the oldest and heaviest con-
Germ in Denver, the Appel Clothing
con. ny. failed for 100000.
Illinois ''sound money" democrats
met at Chicago IN state convention and
nominated the following ticket; For
governor, John {. Black, of Chicago;
lieutenant governor, hester A. Bah
cock; secretary of state, Charles S.
Wiley. auditor. Henry E. w. Brink:
treasurer. Edward Ridgely; attorney
general, W. 5. ForInan The platform
favors the gold standard and ndorses
every act, executive, legislative and
judicial of the present democratic ma
tional administration"
At the democratic gold standard
state convention at Lansing, Mich.
Rufus S. Sprague, of Greenvilie, was
nominated Tor governor.
William McKinley's letter of accept
ance was issued TO the public. II is an
extensive criticism of the democratic
doctrine and its supporters, and the
gold standard. protection ard reci-
procity are strongly supported.
A. the Mama powder works near
Xenia. O., the dry house blew up, killing
Frank Eich. powder boss, and Silas Fig
gins, engineer.
The dissolution is announced of the
Tin Plate Manufacturers association.
composed of all the tin plate manufac-
turers in the country.
Congressional nominations were
made as follows: Ohio, Third district,
Paul J. Sorg (dem.) veno'ninated. Mis-
souri,. Fifth district, w. S. Cowherd
ldem.); Sixth, +. v. Hamilton (rep)
Kansas. Sixth district, j. G. Burton
(dem.). Tennessee, Fifth district, S.
Williams (dem.); Tenth, E. W. Car
mack (dem.). Iowa, Fourth district,
T. Updegraff (rep.), renominated; Sew
enth. +. ". Evans tdem.)
At the annual meeting in Milwau-
kee ID. NJ. WOodmansee, of Ohio. was
elected president OF the National
League of Republican Clubs.
Prohibition'sts of the Eighth Illinois
district uomiI ated Rev. r. a. Dodds for
congress.
At Minneapolis. MIMI. the peoples
I,arty state COM ention Endorsed for gov
ernor John Lind. the democratic NOM
inee.
The populists. silver party and free
silver democrats united IL state conven-
ton at Bay City. Mich, and nominated
Charles II. SligE. of Grand Rapids, for
governor
Late advices say that the fire that
swept the village of ontonagon. Mich.
out of existence caused a loss of s, 000,-
600 and made 1900 persons homeless.
In Chicago the Elgin Sewing Machi8e
and Bicycle company made an assign
ment with assets estimated at $780,
coo and liabilities at 100000.
sound money" democrats in Wiscon-
sin. Iowa. Missouri. North Carolina,
Rhode Island and New Jersey held state
conventions and elected delegates to the
/ Indianapolis convention.
At Toledo Irvine Clement. a leading
wool grower of Van Vert county, o.,
and his daughter Mary, aged IS, were
/ killed by the cars.
Gust Anderson. Henry Dulun and A
/ F. Anderson lost their lives in a fire
I that destroyed saloon in Minneapolis
At the age of 20 years Lewis Steward,
who was a member OF congress in 1891,
/ serving but one term. died at his home
/ in Plano. III.
The doors of the Avenue savings bank
| in Chicago were closed with liabilities
/ 81 $4,000.
In session at Cleveland the supreme
I lodge Of the Knights of Pythias elected
/ Phillip p. Co,groSe. of Hastings, Mich,
supreme chancellor