River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24

At Fernandina. Fla, the flibustering
steamer Three Friends was seized by
the government authorities.
Alvin Steffey and George Rchrer.
boys living near New Roe. KY, fell from
tree into a sink hole and had their
necks broken.
At Ottumwa, Ia, Rev. T. W. Russell,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church, died as the res alt of swallowing
a set of false teeth while at breakfast.
Charles Waters and Hasley Petit,
children at Bonner Springs, Kan, were
suffocated by gasoline.
Frank Ledbetter and Daniel Mcleod
were killed by an explosion in the In
dependence mine at Victor, Col.
At Shanner, o. T., two small chill
dren of John Edwards were burned TO
death while locked alone in the house.
At Vinton, Va, the banking house OF
S. III. Watson & Sons, established for 40
years, made general assignment with
liabilities OF S250,0O0; assets, s35o.00O.
Over 100000 persons were present at
the formal opening OF TIE republican
campaign at Canton, o. Mai. McKin-
ley, Senator Cullom, of Illinois; Gov.
Hastings. of Pennsylvania. and Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska. were the prin-
cipal speakers.
In st. Joseph. Mo-, F. ]. Fowler. Of
Stillwell, o. T.. who was in search of his
runaway wife, found her and shot her
dead and then shot himself fatally.
The firm of Pratt, Simmons & Kra.s-
nick, wholesale milliners In st. Louis,
failed for S150.O00.
In wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton g. Dayton railroad near Corners
Vile, Ind. four men were killed and
a number of others badly injured.
Henry Williams, a colored youth Of
IS. and James Swimmer, full-blooded
Cherokee Indian, were hanged at
Tahlequah, /. T.. for murder.
In Washington county, Ky, all the
turnpike toll gates were blown up with
dynamite because a vote 10 remove
them was not needed by the officials.
Henry Holman and Johl johnson.
men, and Claude Bouche and +, ward
Froelke, boys, were arrested at Vim
cennes. Ind. for counterfe;ting.
At Sedalia. Mo-, Mrs. Delpha Phillips
(colored) died at the age of 101 years.
She was fhe mother of 90 children, Is
of whom are living.
At Slayden's Crossing, Miss, Walter
Brow n, young negro, was shot to dea III
by a mob and then burned for murder
Gus assault upon Mrs. Slayden. post
mistress, aged % years.
The locked-out miners at Leadv:lIe,
Col, driven 10 desperation by starvation
144an1-aI he fD,.a,,aI.
were called out to stop the disturbance.
Adyices from points in Illinois, Michi-
| gan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
report heavy frosts which have caused
great damage to the fruit and grain
crops.
AZ West Liberty, Ia, A. 4. Rail- & Co.,
bankers, made an assignment with as
sets of $500, 900 and liabilities of $780,
OOO
The death of Mrs. Sallie Alberson,
aged lis years, occurred near Colbert.
Tex.
Geld ore valued at $4,000 was stolen
from the powder magazine of the Tom
Boy mine al Telluride, Col.
At the Coronado mine in Leadyilic,
| Col, four dead bodies and a half dozen
wounded, with damage to property to
the amount of $4,000, are the visible
effects of lawlessness, and the city is
under the protection of the state mil
| tia.
In Washington county, KY, the free
turnpike mob destroyed eight more toll
gates, making 43 thus far torn down.
The national democratic executive
committee has issued an address to the
people asking for funds to carry on the
fight against free coinage and to con-
duct the campaign of Palmer and
Buckner.
Near Aspen, Col, Antonio Cauze. a
young Swiss, shot and killed his wife
and her mother, Mrs. Mary Quinn. He
says that the taunts of the women made
him mad.