River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-01-14

AT Unodilla, Ga, Anthony Henderson,a
negroarrestedf for the murder of George
Summer and attempted assault upon
his daughter was lynched by mob.
Gus Homer and John Vaughn. armed
with a pistol and knife, engaged in
duel at Memphis, Tenn, and both we're
fatally wounded.
The general assembly of Indiana met
in indianapolis. Henry C. Petit, of
Wabash. was chosen speaker of the
house.
At Denver, Col. the American ma
tionsl bank. which suspended April 81,
1896. has reopened its doors.
While skating at Creston. Ia. How
ard Wilson and Miss Fay Rawls broke
through the ice and in saving the life
of the young lady Wilson lost his own.
Near Plato, Mo, Thomas Wilson, ac-
companied by his daughter, Mrs. Kin
merry and her five children. attempted to
ford Prairie creek, and the children
were all drowned.
Gov. Stone in his message to the Mis-
souri, legislature advocated the hang
ing of persons convicted of train rob-
berry.
Near Sumter, S. C.. Simon Cooper. q
negro outlaw, who murdered three
members of the Wilson family and a
colored servant, was lynched by mob.
The doors of the Bank of North st.
Paul, Mimi, were closed With liabilities
of $4,000.
Burglars blew open a safe in the post
Office at Blooming Grove, Tex, and
secured $4,000.
In his last message to the Indiana
legislature Gov. Matthews expressed
strong sympathy with the Cuban insur-
gents and advocated compulsory educa-
tion and law prohibiting the forma-
ton of trusts in the state.
A resolution was passed by the North
Carolina legislature instructing the
senators and congressman from that
state to try and bring about the passage
of an act recognizing the independence
of the patriots of Cuba.
Fire destroyed the Office of the Lead
er. a newspaper at Montpelier, o.. the
loss being $4,000.
Mike Martin and Charles Walstrcm,
who lived on an island across the bay
from CharleyoiX, Mich, were murdered
by unknown parties.
Flames destroyed the stables of the
Norfolk (Va.) Driving Club and Fair
association, together with 70 race
horses valued at 100000.
The oldest odd fellow in Missouri,
John I. Dowdall. and the second oldest
in the United States, died in ST. Louis.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis. Herman Slimm
killed his wife and son and then COM
mitted suicide. Domestic trouble was
the cause.
A train on the Big -Four road ran
from ST. Louis to Cleveland. 54s miles,
in 10 hours and minutes.
The doors of the First national bank
of Alma, Neb., were closed with liabili-
ties of $4,000.
At Brooksville, KY, Robert Laughlin
was hanged for the murder of his in
valid wife and i4-year-old niece. After
the murder he set fire to the house and
the bodies were consumed.
Fire destroyed the First Baptist
church at Portage, Wis.
The packing houses of the Anchor
-four mill at Minneapolis, owned by the
Pillsbury-W ashburn Milling company,
was burned. Loss, 100000.
A fire in the big leaf tobacco factory
of the American Tobacco company at
Danviile, Va, caused loss of $3.50, 900.
Z. w. IIisson and James O'Connell.
two bridgemen, fell from trestle near
Butte. Mont. and were killed.
The following governors were in
augurated: John II. Tanner (rep.), Ill
inois; James A. Mount (rep.), Indiana;
John w. Leedy (pop.), Kansas, and Lon
Y. Stephens (dem.), Missouri.
Chicago consumed BIOS. 222 barrels Of
beer during the past year, an increase
of $40. sS7 over the year 1895.
In Cincinnati the Ohio Photograph
company, capitalized at $1,000, 900, went
into the hands of receiver.
An attempt was made TO wreck a
through express between Chicago and
st. Paul on the Chicago & Northwestern
road at Tiffany, Wis, but the obstruc-
tions placed on the track were discov-
cred and removed.
| The electoral vote of Maryland was
east for the republican nominee for
president and vice president of the
United States for the first time in 81
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