River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-23
wESr AND SOuTH

The recent hailstorm in the vicinity
of Washington. Ia, caused damage
Of 5000. 600.
~ Versailles. Ind. mob of 400 men
lvuched Lvle Levi. Bert Andrews, Cliff
ford Gordon. William jenkins and
Hiney Shuler. The men had been ar
rested for burglary.
From Alaska the steamer Excelsior
arrived i'm San Francisco with G3 pas
sengers and about $500. 900 in gold.
Farmers along Taylor's bayou in JET
ferSon county. Tex. lost 100000 by the
destruction of the rice crop in the re
cent hurricane.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
been installed into the Office of presi-
dent Of Washington and Lee university
nj Lexington. Va.
Adyices say that the Great Dismal
swamp of Virginia and North Carolina,
covering an area of perhaps 400 square
miles. was on fire from one end to the
other.
In Dubuque. Ia, several buildings
were unroofcd and many shade trees
torn mp by a storm.
Flames at Youngstown, o.. destroyed
the stock farm of John \. Logan. Jr.,
and 80 finely-bred horses and many ele-
giant cquipages were burned.
Near Butte. Mont, Tom Lane, a
miner, killed Jim Shea, shift boss,
and then committed suicide. An old
grudge was the cause.
Michael Welsh and Thomas Lucas
were killed and James Cody and John
. LYONS were fatally hurt in a railway
collision near B7Salt. Col.
. In session at bloomington NJ. G.
+ Palmer. of Peoria. was elected president
Of the Illinois Federation Of Labor.
At MoOrhead. Mimi. tramps causec
an $4,000 fire.
BY railway collision AT keytesville
Mo. William Gaines. postal clerk, and
". Il. Smith. fireman. and W. Clark
\ and Paul Street were killed.
The yellow fever was said TO be in
/ creasing in New Orleans and other pOr,
. tione Of the south.
Masked highwaymen entered tbs
post oflic, at Belmont, Neb., and Sc
/ cured S4CO.
Having reached the age Of g. years
4 Col. y C. Robinson. quar;ermaster'.
4 department. stationed al Jacksonville
Ind. has been retired.
O. the Wisconsin Central road neal
Chippewa Falls. Wis. five men wer,
killed in wreck and four others in
iured.
\ threshing machin exploded at Spir
itwood. Y D.. and killed Engineer Rot
Z crt Orange. Fireman Fred Sisson anC
Daniel Orange.
At Cripple Greek and Central City
T Col. snow TO the depth of six inches
fell.
An extensive quartz ledge. sample!
OF viii, Il assay $500 Of gold 10 the ton
has been developed 81 miles east o
Sumas. Wash.
Ih the mails at Denver postal cards
supposed 20 be counterfeit were found
The entire business portion. Of III,
town of Wilnore. Ky. was destroyed by
fire with the exception Of the store q
Joplin 4 Co.
At Helpers Station. o.. freight train:
Co,lided and Engineer Cahill and th-e,
unknown tramps were killed.
Flora Macdonald Shearer. a poetess o
rational reputation. was declared in
I sane in San Francisco
vt Cairo. I'll. two cases Of yellow
fever were reported.
In railway wreck in ST. Louis fiv,
persons were injured. two probably
! fatally.
Fire DESTROYED three fine business
| blocks a CreStcu. Ia.
Great efforts were being made q
stamp out the yellow fever in New Or
leans. Mobile. Biloxi. jackson 2nd other
southern >-ities.
III Indianapolis The worlds pacing
Z race record was broken By star Poin e.
DO q match race with Joe Patchen. tai
+ former covering tie mile 10 s'ol.