River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-16

In New Orleans Arthur Schneider, 20
der of Herman Schroeder, his rival in
love
In Detroit. Mich. May &c. a non-polit-
ical tariff convention will be held TO
discuss ways and means for taking the
tariff question out of partisan politics
and making it business question.
S. Ii. MinshaIl, a prominent Insurance
man at Pentwater, Mich, crazed by
financial difficulties assasinated Will
liam ID. o. Sands, a wealthy lumber
dealer; then went TO his home end
killed his wife and three children, and
after that blew out his own brains.
The death of Miss Minnie Cwsley
(colored). aged l03 years, occurred at
Danville, Ky.
At Lebanon, Ind, Capt. James Watts,
a prominent citizen and veteran OF the
late war, was organizing a company to
20 TO Cuba to assist the insurgents.
The death of c. A. Cooinbs (colored),
aged 112 years, occurred at his home in
St. Paul, Mimi. Records show that he
was born in 1854.
Ex-Gov. Thomas NJ. Holt, the wealth.
lest and most prominent cotton manu-
facturer an North Carolina, died at his
home ian Haw River.
In Denver, Col, Oalxi, a japanese cook,
fatally wounded Miss Minnie Miller, by
whom he was employed, and killed
her 12-year-old nephew. Willie Trues-
dell.
The legislature of Iowa adjourned
sine die. Gov. Drake las called an extra
session TO meet January 10, 1897, to COM
plete the revision of the code.
In a mine at Butte, Mont, an explo-
sion of giant powder killed six men.
Bishop Gaines said at the African
Methodist conference in Richmond, Va,
that he would ordain no man minister
who drank whisky, chewed tobacco or
smoked cigars.
A mob lynehed Reddyeclx Adams (col-
ored) at Seal, Ala, for shooting X. L.
Renfro.
In their beds at Milwaukee John
Hoefs and his wife were found dead.
They had been poisoned, but no cause
was known for the deed.
In the Cripple Creek district of Col
orado a terrific wind and snowstorm
destroyed property valued al 100000.
In the vicinity of Denver all railway
trains were blockadcd by snow. A
dozen buildings were blown down at
Gillett and a number at Altman, Gold
field and Victor.
The republicans of the Fifth Tennes-
see district nominated DIR. Houston for
congress.
The republicans ofthe First Nebraska
district renominated j. Ii. Strobe for
congress.
In the wreck OF a trestle on the Bed
ford Belt line road near Bedford June
ton, Ind, four men were instantly
killed, two fatally injured and another
badly hurt.
At Lorain, o., the wife of b. McPher-
son, a railway conductor, gave birth
to double children, having two heads.
four arms, four legs and two complete
organizations. The faces are in oppo-
site directions.
\ dummy representing Capt. .Wey-
Ter and wrapped in the Spanish flag was
burned at Key West, Fla, in the pres
ence of 5000 Americans and Cubans.
Democrats observed the 153d ami
NelSdrA OF noDldS JtltTsoH DiTtn a.
Monticello, Va, where he lived and died.
In Elgin, H., Miss Mary Linnett, of
Chicago. shot and killed Miss Elizabeth
Trowbridge. prominent young wom-
an. and then killed herself. Miss Lin
nett had great liking for Miss Trow
bridge, and because they were sep
arated she committed the deed.
The Sunnydale (Kan.) bank was
broken open by bu glars. the safe blown
and $4,000 in none. stolen.
In Colfax county, Neb., Patrick Finni-
gan, a farmer, killed his wife because
she refused to sign deeds TO property
he desired to sell. and then killed him
self
Women now control the town of Gay
lor, Kan. Mrs. Antoinette Haskell is
mayor and the city council are all
women.
BY rise in the Mississippi river many
persons were driven from their homes
at st. Cloud, MINI.
A cyclone in Texas wrecked mauy
houses at Regain, Abilene, Iatan, Colo
RADIO City and Fort Worth.
At Palmer Lake, Col, 10 inches of
snow on the level fell, and in places the
drifts were 90 feet deep.