River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-10
WEST AND sOuTH

Flames in the wharf property along
the river front at Alexandria, Va.
caused a loss Of 100000.
The 15-year-old son of /. Schwartz,
sc Greene. Ia, while attempting to I'M
load a gun accidentally discharged the
weapon, killing his two sisters.
The senate killed a bill to allow 80
days horse racing and pool-selling
III Illinois.
In Michigan prominent fruit grow
ers predict a -rop this year that viii
not equal ten per cent. the usual yield.
At Crbana. o.. mob attempted to
take Click Mitchell tcolored) from
the Jail for erimiually assaulting a
white woman. but soldiers guarding
the Jail fired on the MOB, killing two
men and iniuring seven others.
Democrats of the Fourth district of
Indiana nominated f. NJ. Griffith for
congress to succeed the late Judge Iiol-
man.
vt his home in Skillman, Ky, James
r. Ireland celebrated the hundredth an
nivcrsary OF his birth.
Fire DESTROYED Holman Reeves livery
stable at Marion. Ind. and 20 horses
were crematcd.
At indianapolis Jesse Way was sen
fenced to seven years in the Indiana
state prison FOR eounterfeiting- lie Is
81 years old and has spent Is years OF
his life in prison.
Fire that broke out IN Bryan's fer
tilizing mill at Alexandria, Va, did
; & "a
Peter VI. and benjamin IL. Dorland,
formerly of Oakv.lle, Can, were killed
BY Indians on Nc mt Wahsateh, Cal.
Many houses were destroyed and
crops ruined by "A tornado at . lington
ard other portions Of Texas.
In Cincinnati nine German Catholic
pastors announce that hereafter ser
mons i'm English as well as in German
will be preached in their churches
In riot az Urbana. O., two lives were
lost and ten citizens were wounded,
and five hours later Charles Mitchell, a
negro. no was the cause Of the trouble,
was taken from the Jail by Infatuated
citizens and lynehed.
The legislature of Illinois adjourned
sine die.
While bathing II. 5. Towne and vile.
% Tampico. Mexico, were drowned at
Galveston. Tex.
John Brown and c. Il. Barrentine.
living near Cabot. Ark, fought duel
and both were killed.
In Chicago d scow blew up in the
river and six men were killed.
At Columbus. Ga. Henry White. aged
-. was hanged for his share in the
slaughter Of three policemen on the
I4th of last October.
At Marquette ara other towns in
Z Michigan sno, fell.
At the -, 1f $ years William L.
Clark. ST. died in Indianapolis. lie IS
supposed to have beel the eldest news
paper man in the cot try. having seen
continuous service for ; years.
At Fairfax.-Na.. James Lewis tcol-
oredl. convicted of criminal assault on
Mrs Reidell. was hanged
DoIese & Shepard. dealers in stone
/ in Chicago. went into receivers hands
with liabilities OF S53o,00e.
Ia the vicinity Of Gadsden, Ala. tor
ra5o blew down fences, trees and build
+ iugs. causing great damage.
Flames in the factory of the and
ard Biscuit company in San fran. co
cost three firemen their lives and en-
tailed a property loss Of 100000.
At Cairo. H., Richard Caldwell tool
oredl killed Mary .len .ins tcoloreSl
and was himself sho' dead by Deputy
/ Sheriff Moore while resisting arrest.
John Nicholson and Ida Sultan. men,
{ hers Of prominent families at Salem. W.
+ Va. were married. and hoodlums who
went to their home 20 hold a chariyari
/ sred gun ard The bride was killed.