River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
WEST AND SOUTH.

Twelve generals attended meeting
of the executive committee of the Gu
ban assembly in Havana and said that
the army must be Immediately disband-
ed and its arms surrendered.
In fit of jealousy Charles Bowman
killed his wife and John Jackson at
Douglas, w. Va.
The wife of Charles Molter poisoned
her two children and herself at La
Grange, Ind, while temporarily insane
The Georgia fruit growers say there
will be no peaches for shipment from
that state this year,
Leaders Of the radical party in Porto
Rico have decided to organize repub-
lican party with a thoroughly Ameri-
can platform.
On the Erie road passenger train
jumped the track at Rittman, o., and
Engineer Wallace was killed and Fire
man Ward fatally injured.
Burt Troy and Charles Reuss, who
were imprisoned in a mine near Lead
Vile, Col, 10 days ago, were released
safe and sound. They had been sup
piled with food through a shaft.
With the remains Of 554 American
soldiers who were killed or died in
Cuba and 1870 from Porto Rico, the
Roumanian sailed from Santiago.
\ reunion will be held in June next
of the rough riders who fought in the
battles about Santiago.
In Chicago Albert Griffith, known
the world over as Young Critic" the
pugiHst, was sent to the insane asylum.
Excessive use Of liquor has wrecked his
mind
In Little River county, Ark, a race
war is on and thus far seven negroes
have been lynched by citizens.
In Des Moines J. w. Geneser, aged AS,
and one of the best-known bankers in
Iowa, dropped dead on the street.
\ cyclone wrecked the little town Of
Liberty, Tenn, but no lives were lost.
At the age Of 1913 wears "Aunt Katy"
Snodgrass died ut Milford Center, O.
The secretary of war and party of
friends sailed from savannah, Ga, on
the transport ingalls, for a trip to
Cuba and Porto Rico.
At her home in Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Mrs. Julia Duplici celebrated her one
hundredth birthday.
Chris Bosser shot and killed his moth
er-in-law. Mrs. BreRm, ana probably
fatally shot his wife at Appleton, Wis.
Domestic trouble was the cause
At boarding house fire in Memphis,
Tenn, Mrs. Chaplin and her two chill
dren and Thomas Bull persisted in the
flames.
For killing his sweetheart James W.
Cole was hanged at Bismarck, n. d.
The governor of Michigan has signed
the bill authorizing the city of Detroit,
Mich, to purchase and operate the
street railways of that city.
vt Chesterton. Nd, Joseph Wright
(colored) was hanged for the murder
Of William Neweomb, an aged colored
man.
The first governor of West Virginia
and the last of the civil war governors,
Francis Harrison Pierpont, died in
Pittsburgh, Pa, aged Sc years.
Flames destroyed the Dangler Stove
( Manufacturing company's plant in
Cleveland, O.. the loss being S45O,000,
and Lieut.. Roch, fireman. was killed.
At Houston, Ten, Pate Burton (col-
ored). the murderer of Henry Meyer,
his wife and baby, was hanged
kid" Mccoy was given the decision
over Joe Choyinski, in a 2o-round prize
fight in San Francisco.
The seven miles of ship canal con-
Meeting the waters of Sabine lake and
the Gulf of Mexico were formally
opened with celebration in Port Ar
thur. Tex.
Matthew Orsini fatally shot his wife
! in a fit of jealousy at Joliet, H.. and
then killed himself.
Fire destroyed Smiths livery stable
at FoStoria. O.. and IS horses were
burned 10 death.
Or Charles Y. Corey. a prominent
druggist 50 years of age. while asleep
in bed nj Tacoma, Wash. imagined be
was being chased by burglars and shot
and killed his wife.