River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-02

1 Ht EIGIiQ July VI No1htft
ILL.,. found an indictment against Gov.
Altgeld and others comprising the board
Of trustees of the University of Illinois
for neglecting to raise the American Gag
over the university buildings in accord
ence with the law.
A split occurred in the republican
state convention at Austin. Tex, and
two sets of delegates were chosen to at
| tend the national convention.
Fire nearly destroyed the town Of
| Benton, Ark.
| To the east of Black River Falls, Wis.,,
forest fires burned over large territory,
destroying the prospects OF the blue
berry crop in that territ ry.
In the Brisbane river in British
Columbia the ferry steamer Pearl was
At Rogart, o., Mrs. John +. Siegel,
wife OF n prominent business man, and
her son, aged 10, were killed by the cars
while ont riding.
Jeremiah Lyons, aged log years died
at Phalanx station, near Warren, O.
Fire completely destroyed the Grand
opera house ut Springfield, Mo-, the los.
being 100000.
At Richland. KY, Hiram ii. Ely, boy
of IS, was married to his sister-in-law.
Mrs. Jane ID. Ely. widow 40 years old
and the mother of four childrea.
At Georgetown, Tex, Matt Mootry, a
negro. was hanged in the presence of
1000 people for the murder of Andrew
Piekrell, a farmer. last May.
The doors of the Midway deposit bank
at Midway, Ky, were closed with liza
bilities of $4,000.
Brooding over having been arrested
ut Knoxville, Tenn, for perjury, Litral
Bacon, prominent man, blew himself
10 fragments with dynamite.
While insane Pulaski Ducllworth, n
prominent farmer near Bentonville,
| Ark, killed his wife and child with am
AK and then cut his own throat.
Fire wiped out the entire business
portion of Weston, W. Va, the loss be-
ing over s150,OOO.
Near Tallmadge, o.. Alvin n. Stone, g
wealthy farmer, aged 6s, and his wife,
Serena. aged 63, were murdered by
some one unknown at their home, and
Ira Stillson. the hired man, was fatally
and two daughters, Emma, aged %. and
| Hattie, aged %, seriously injured.
Warehouses of the Pleasure Ridge
Park Distillery company at Louisville
were destroyed with all their contents,
including over 10000 barrels OF whisky,
the loss being Si25,0J0.
In a dozen towns in Kansas a wind
storm did great damage.
At Spring Valley, Mimi, lightning de-
| stroyed the house of Jacob Refill, n
farmer. killing his wife and two sons
! and the hired man.
In Bollinger, Usage, Madison, Ray
and Marion counties in Missouri demo-
cratic conventions were held and each
of them passed free silver resolutions.
The house of III. A. Vaughn in Cleve-
| land was wrecked by high wind, and
| Mrs. Sarah Bradford and Miss Emma
DIETRICH, who were in bed asleep, were
crushed TO death.
In the ship-yard of Wheeler & Co. at
Bay City, Mich, 1,400 men went on
strike against the check system of pay
ment.
In ST. Louis two of the leading banks,
| the Commercial and the st. Louis ma
tional. consolidated.
In Oklahoma City the republican ter
ritorial convention elected delegates to
! The St. Louis convention favorable to
Reed as the presidential candidate.
The Sunday Leader office at Spring
field, o., was burned.
At West Columbus, o., Fred Gorrell.
molder, aged 81, shot his wife, aged
/ - ap,I than c,,t his throat wi n n razor
Jealousy was the cause.
At Denver. Col, Melvin o. Dennis
rode a mile unpaced on the Montelair
straightaway course in 1:11 3-5. II
was the fastest time ever made on a
| wheel.
Frank and Jim Tilman and Lucy
Law were instantly killed by rock
falling from a ledge and crushing
| through the house where they were
/ sleeping at Echo, W. Va.