River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-15
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Fire destroyed the Harrison county
courthouse at Marshall, Tex, recently
finished, with its contents, the loss be-
ing 100000.
The election is announced of Chancel-
Tor Mclean, of Nebraska university, as
president of the University of Iowa at
Iowa City.
Seattle (Wash.) advices say that 200
miners persisted last winter along the
Edmonton trail.
In a railway wreck near Golf, Kan,
30 passengers were injured.
At Peru, Ind, cloudburst and storm
leveled scores of houses and demolished
30 derricks in the oil field, together with
barns, trees and fences innumerable.
At Rose Hollow, Ark, landslide en-
quilted % men, all of whom were killed.
While bathing near Rennville. Mimi,
Leonard Mason, well-known young
business man, and William Anderson
were drowned.
The Modern Woodmen of America, in
session in Kansas City, reelected as
head consul William A. Northcott, of
Illinois
In the vicinity of Austin, Tex, a
cloudburst transformed rivers and
smaller streams into ringing torrents,
sweeping everything before them, and
25 persons lost their lives.
The collapse is announced of the Pa
cific Coast Biscuit company, otherwise
known as the cracker trust.
While fishing Herman CIavite and his
brother-in-law, Chris Kervis, two we'll
known farmers of jackson township,
ILL.,. were drowned.
Opposition on the part of Cuban in
surgents to receiving the gratuity from
the United States has ended.
In session in Detroit the United
States Brewers association elected as
president Rudolph Brand, of Chicago.
In runaway at Waterloo, Ia, Mrs.
Samuel C. Walker was killed. Her hair
caught in a wheel and she was dragged
To death
On the Kansas City, Pittsburg IL
Gulf railroad train was derailed three
miles south of Grandview, Mo-, and 10
persons were injured.
BY a flood near Wichita, Kan, miles
of railroad tracks and thousands of dol
lars worth of property were destroyed,
and two deaths were reported.
J. c. McCook, United States consul at
Dawson City, reports to the secretary
of state that the gold output in Alaska
this year win probably be $4,000, 900.
In Terrc IIaute. Ind. the ninetieth
birthday anniversary of Col. Richard w.
Thompson. secretary of the navy in
President Hayes cabinet, was cele-
brated by n banquet given in his honor
by the Thompson club.
At Holguin, Cuba, Antonio Garcia, a
bandit chief. was taken from the gem
darmerie by indignant citizens and
hanged.
At Manchester. XIV, Tom Baker,
leader of his faction in the Baker-How-
ard feud, which has cost six lives and
thousands of dollars, was shot dead by
an officer.
At his home in Kenosha, Wis, VIII
liam Lynch celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday.
Leave of absence has been granted
Gen. Leonard Wood. military governor
of Santiago province. in order that he
may bring his family back to the United
States
Near Sardis. Miss. Simon Brooks
(colored) was lynched by a mob of ne
groes for the murder of negro woman
named Armistead.
In a fit of jealousy John Moore. a
member Of the Salvation Army at Fort
Smith. Ark. killed his wife and then
killed himself
The doors of the Dane County state
bank at Houghton, Wis. were closed.
With liabilities Of STA, 900 and assets Of
$4,000