River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-21
WEST AND SOUTH.

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a blow in the fifteenth round that
caused his death in prize fight at New
Orleans
Sophia Klouger. aged IS. in a fit OF
jealous shot and killed her lover. John
Peters. n Chicago, and then killed her
self
Between Omaha and Chicago a pack
age containing $4,000 disappeared
from registered pouch on the Bur
lington road.
The death of ex-United States Sena-
tor Robertson occurred an Columbia.
s. c. He was senator from South Caro-
lima under the truction regime.
At his home N Mount Washington,
Md, William Daniel. one of the leaders
Of the prohibition party and its candi-
date for the vice presidency in 1854,
died suddenly
The fall of sCaffOid on a new church
building at Plano. Tex. killed five men.
Near Milan. Tex. white caps attacked
the home of Dot Price, negro, and
Price killed one of the attackers and
fatally wounded four others.
4 decision by Judge Wells. of the
Kansas court of appeals. makes the
eight hour law I'm that state a dead
letter.
c. c. Horton, of Muscatine. has been
elected commander of the Iowa sol
diers' home at Marshalltown.
The Oldest man in Indiana, James
Surprise. living near Crown Point, cele-
brated his one hundred and fifth
birthday anniversary.
Fire destroyed J 4. Skeletons livery
barn at Manila. Ind. and ten horses
were crcmated.
The death of Patrick Smith. more
than 100 years Of age. occurred at the
poOrhouse in Eldora. Ia
In Denver Lee Bottom, a fireman, was
thrown from a steamer and killed, and
/ W. II Morley was fatally injured.
The great Yukon valley, it is said.
With its wealth of gold. Will be made a
separate territory under the name of
Lincoln.
Fire wiped out seven four-story
wooden dry houses containing 3,00O,00O
pounds of tobacco at Durham, y C., the
total loss being S25O,OOO.
At New Albany. Ind. the board of d.
rectors of the First national bank de-
cided to wind up the affairs of the bank
and retire from business
&. I. Thebo, of kalispcl. Mont, just
returned from Alaska. says there is
Si0.OOO,OOO in gold dust in the hands of
KlOndikc miners
At Springfield. o.. the first Pythian
home in the world was dedicated.
IN his annual report Gov. McCOrd, of
Arizona. makes a strong plea for the
admission Of the te- ritory TO statehood.
In the Rogers house At Baltimore,
Md, Matthew Rogers. a grocer, and
Mrs. Ida Wright. his mistress, were
found dead. Both had been shot.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
greater part Of the business portion of
WataCa, III.
One Of the largest landowners in In
diana. Adam Huffman. was murdered
near Brimfe,d by burglars and his
hired man was fatally hurt.
In Chicago intense heat caused the
death ~ George Means. a iaborer, and
three other persons were Frustrated.
Charles Ward shot Laura Bopp fatally
at LOeansport. Ind. and then shot
himself through the heart.
4 mob lynehed Douglass Bolte (col-
ored) At a small settlement on Bayou
Barltaria. Ia. for running the quar-
antine gauntlet
The huge central truss OF the roof
at Ro0insOu's opera house il Cincin-
natl fell TO the parquet with a crash
and three persons we're killed, % were
seriously injured and as many more
were more or less hurt.
At its annual meeting in Nashville.
Tenn. the American Humane sssocia-
ton reelected as president John G.
ShcrtaH. % Chicago.
Near Kendall. Ky, Tom Parker.
negro. was lynched by mob for killing
a white cap who attacked his home.
Throughout the country the condi-
ton Of business is said 20 be constant
Z " improving
Flames wiped out the village of Flat
/ Greek. Tenn.
A. s Paddock. who was twice United
States senator from Nebraska, died sud-
denly at Beatrice. aged g. years
Sam p Jones. the noted evangelist.
celebrated his fiftieth birthday with 8
notable gathering At his home ia Car
tersville, Ga