River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-06
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Red Bank. CAL James Brooks. a
farmland, fatally shot Mrs. John Quaile
and her daughter Lulu and then killed
himself.
The Kentucky legislature elected
William J. Deboe United States senator.
Hc is the first republican senator ever
sent from the state.
The Knights Of Labor general eXecu-
tive board has formally declared war
against the American Federation of
Labor.
Returns received at the mint show
that the gold yield last year in Cali
fOrnia was Sl7,1sl,56 an increase over
1895 Of Si,si7.245. The yield of silver
was 500. 436. decreased production for
the year of Si77,353.
4 freight wreck at Warrenton, o.,
killed Engineer George DocksettIer, of
MassillOn. and Fireman Muir and
brakeman Jewett were fatally injured.
w J. Calhoun. of Danyille, H.. has
accepted the position of special legal
counsel for the United States in the in
vestigation of the Ruiz case in Cuba.
Along the west shore of Lake Michi-
gan loss OF life and great damage to
marine interests were caused by a vio-
lent northeast gale.
Rain and windstorms throughout he
lower Mississippi valley did gre" dam
age to levees and caused grr At suffer
ing among refugees camped on the
levees without shelter of any kind.
Nearly half the people in the oyerfowed
section of Louisiana were without
shelter.
In eight hours Eugene Taylor, limo
type operator on the Denver (CoL)
Times, made a record of 10i,s00 ems,
beating all previous records.
Further advices from the flooded dis
trict in West Guthrie. o. T., say Shat
the death list will not exceed 25,
though 80 or more we've still missing
Five hundred homes were swept away
and the contents ruined. Over $50
houses were wrecked, 20 streets were
devastated and ruined, 100 people
were homeless and half as many more
destitute.
In St. Louis David IT. Hays. for IS
years cashier of the post Office. was ar
rested on a charge Of embezzlingSi'-0O0
At Spokane. Wash, Gin Pom. China
man. was hanged for the murder of Lee
Tong.
Fire nearly wiped out the village OF
CarterviIle, III.
President Mckinley decided not 10 in
terfere in the case Ct Joseph Dunlop
proprietor of the Chicago Dispatch, who
was sentenced 10 two years imprison-
mcnt for sending obscene matter
through the mails. and Dunlop was
taken 10 prison at Joliet.
Fire destroyed the business portion
OF -. Augustine, IT.
In Cleveland. O.. the national con-
gress Of the Sons of the American Rev
olution elected Edwin ;. Barrett, OF
MasS.i, husetts, president.
Upon confessing TO three murders
ravishire two girls and burning down
me humble home of HeE.y Daniels. al
Sunnyside. Tex. mob lynched fou:
brother named Thomas. and Fayette
Rhine. W. Williams and ". Gates (all
coloredN
At Nashville the Tennessee centennial
exposition opened with appropriate ex-
erciSes. At noon President Mckinley
started the machinery ty pressing a
button al Washington connected with =
telegraph wire at the exposition
grounds.
by FIRE at ST. Paul Park. Mimi. Miss
Lydia Butseher was burned TO death
and her sister. Mrs. Charles Fiehern,
was fatally burned.
+ mes wiped out the business per
tion OF the village of Bradner. O.
sid LarlSins was hanged st Blackfoot.
Idaho. for the murder Of Josie Hill.