River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-25

Boiling silver men at the republican
national convention held a conference
in St. Louis and decided to organize a
new party and to put forward Senator
Teller, of Colorado. for president.
The following congressional nomina-
lions were made: Illinois, Third dis
trict, Nicholas Dubock (people's).
Georgia. First district, Rufus Il. Lester
(dem.) renominated. Kentucky, Tenth
district, T. Y. Fitzpatrick (dem.).
The supreme court of Indiana has de-
cide1 that the Nicholson liquor law Is
valid.
At Downing. Wis, 30 people were
poisoned by eating pressed beef, and
some were i'm critical condition.
At Folsom, Cal. Paulo Kaumanu,
native of the Hawaiian islands. was
hanged for the murder of Mrs. Ellen
Robinson at Latrobe on May 6. 1894.
The death of Byron G. Stout, who was
member of congress in 1863 and in
1890. occurred at his home in Pontiac,
Iich.. aged ca years.
BY the upsetting of boat Grant Har-
yey and Miss Emma Collins. of South
GAINESVILLE, o.. were drowned in the
Nuskingum river.
At eSeIbyviIIe. Ind. the Arrow Cy-
Gle Manufacturing company failed for
100000.
The Farmers National Congress win
hold the next annual meeting w In
dianapoIis I'm September next.
At Wichita, Kan. o. i. Hart killed his
unfaithful wife and then killed HIM
self
Jacob Hayes and John Paul, of Wy
oming, Mimi. were murdered and
robbed by tramps, who were captured.
Flares swept away the business por-
ton of Walnut, la.
The Montana democrats in conven-
ton at Butte elected free silver dele
gates to Chicago.
William Schaffner killed his son in
st. Paul and then blew out his own
brains.
In an address issued from the head
quarters of the peoples party national
committee in ST. Louis populists
throughout the country are advised to
make Henry NJ. Teller. of Colorado,
their candidate for president
Lucy and Maggie Treon were thrown
from their vehicle in a runaway near
Shelbyville. Ind. alighting on barb
wire fence, and both were fatally in
jured.
A mob lyuched Leon Orr (co'pred) at
Danville, Ala. for assaulting tbs daugh-
ter of farmer.
At Hoxie, Kan. the courthouse was
burned by incendiaries and all the rec
ords of the registrar of deeds and
county treasurer were destroyed.
In hurricane AT Ridgeville, Ind,
several buildings were struck by light
ming. houses unroofed, many chimneys
were blown down and nearly all shade
trees were destroyed.
An engine boiler of the Nebraska
Lumber company exploded at Dou-
Ghetto, Tex, killing seven men and
seriously if not fatally injuring three
others.
Prohibitionists of Arkansas have sew
cred their connection with the marrow
gauge" prohibitionists, and Joined the
'broad-gauge" national party.
The democrats in Texas nominated r.
l.. Henry for congress in the Seventh
district and renominated Joseph ID.
Savers in the Ninth district.
\ hurricane swept over Marion and
jackson counties, o., DONG great dam
age.
In San Franc SEQ a three-story build
ing collapsed. burying over 20 persons
in the ruins. Five dead bodies had been
recovered and Il of the injured res
cued
The death of ex-Congressman T. r..
Hudd occurred at his home in Green
Bay, Wis, of paralysis of the heart,
aged GO years.
In western Nebraska hail fell to the
depth of over two feet, blocking rail-
way trains.