River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
WEST AMI SOIITu

William lIuttinger, 4 worthless char
acter. shot and wounded his divorced
wife at ST. Louis in a fit of jealous rage
and then killed himself.
OF the east coast of Florida after en-
exciting chase, during which the
cruiser used her guns, the filibuster
steamer Dauntless was captured by the
United States cruiser Raleigh.
Gov. Upham, of Wisconsin, parioned
DIR. w. L. Dovall, who had served 81
years of a life sentence in prison for
killing his wife. The pardon was rec
commended by the trial judge.
at the age of "a years Henry rihbe,
the inventor and patentee of the now
world-famOus coTncob pipe, died in
Washington, Mo.
In Richmond, Va, Charles Bray lock,
youth 10 years of age, died from the
effects of injuries received in football
game.
On his farm near Toledo, o., farmer
named Butka. who had large income
from oil leases, was murdered by rob
beers and his wife was fatally injured.
Some unknown men wrecked g pas
sengcr train on the Memphis route
near Jones Springs, Mo-, but the pdssen-
gers escaped injury.
Striking miners in several of the
larger mines in the Hooking valley in
Chic voted 10 return to work at me re-
duced wages of As cents per ton.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
First Baptist church and the Masonic
teTnpel at Laurel, Md.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
hank at Cassville, Mo-, and a consider
able sum of money was secured.
AT Springfield. ILL.,, the American
Christian Missionary society closed its
foI ty-e ghth annual convention and sd-
journed to meet in indianapolis, Ind.
In October, 1897.
Six miles northeast of Hot Springs.
Ark. rich finds of gold are reported
and the district is full of prospectors.
Rev. .Iot ID. Morrison. rector of ST.
Johns church, New York city, has been
elected bishop of Duluth. MINI.
disappointment in not receiving
money from her husband caused Mrs
Kate BascOm. of Clinton. Mo, to kill
herself and her four-year-old son in
Kansas City.
The death of Mrs. JuIiana Bedunah
occurred at Niles, Mich. a~ed lO2 years.
At the age of 1O1 years Gable Standi-
fer died near Pound. NY. Tie leaves
seven living wives in Kentucky and
Virginia and - children. lie made his
own coffin 10 years ago.
NJ Hager Station. Fla, J. 81. CrigIar,
manager of Iiagerman's lumber mills,
4 L.,
ed four others.
At Ridge. Ark, Charity Ward (col-
orcd) left her three iitile girls alone
in her house and the building caught
fire and consumed the children.
The firm of Haney & Campbell. man.
ufscturers of creamery supplies at Du-
buque. Ia, made an assignment.
Almost the entire village Of Spring
field. Ky. was destroyed by ire.
While sitting in his chair at Lake
Howe, his suburban home, near Mount
Vernon, o.. Columbus Delano. secretary
of the interior under Presiden. Grant
and member of the Twenty-ninth
congress, died of heart disease. lie
was 81 years old.
In his annual report 10 the secretary
of the anterior, James Sheai' ley, gov
ernor of Alaska, says there As great en-
enlargement IN the outlook for the
Alaska gold mines. During the past
year $4,000 in geld bullion has been
taken from the mines
On the Chicago a Alton railroad n
passenger and express TRAIN was held
up and robbed by four masked men at
Blue Springs cut, between hide
pendcnce and Glendale, No.
A DIR. Tanner who was killed in the
Whitmer Robinson company fire at
Akron. o.. is not DR.. 5. ii. Tanner, of the
famous fas+s.
In a runaway Mrs William Hanchey.
Hiss Elmira IIanchey and little child
were thrown from buggy near Elba.
Ala. and killed.
In St. Louis L. 4 Coqusrd, bond and
stock broker. failed fcr 500. 900.