River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
WEST AND souTu.


In Central Music hall patriotic mass
meeting closed the fall festival exer-
cises in Chicago.
A mob killed Judge Basil Laplace,
prominent planter and a member of
the state senate, at his plantation 20
miles from New Orleans. Politics was
the cause.
At Kenosha, Wis, and vicinity an
earthquake was felt, but no damage was
done.
Near Brownsburg, Ind, a boiler in a
mill exploded and Milton Roberts. Ian
WATSON, Nathan Cook and Willis Tyler
were killed.
At Santa Rosa, Cal, two heavy shocks
of earthquake occurred, cracking
buildings and doing other damage.
Sarah Philips, a pioneer of Wester-
vile, o., died at the age of 1ol years.
With her death was broken a chain of
five generations, all living within one
mile of her home.
President Mckinley in Minneapolis
welcomed home from Manila the Thir-
teenth Minnesota regiment and at a
banquet delivered an address on the
growth of the nation. The president
also spoke at ST. Paul in The evening,
after which he left for Duluth.
Fire destroyed the Produce Exchange
building in Minneapolis, the loss be-
ing 100000.
In Baltimore the Traders national
bank decided to go into voluntary liqui-
dation ard closed its doors.
In Carlinville, H., 5000 coal miners
met and unveiled a monument erected
to the memory of miners slain in a
battle at Nirden year ago.
President Mckinley was presented at
West Superior, Wis, by little girl with
a souvenir purchased from a penny
contribution from the school children
and made response. AT Duluth, Mimi,
the party was heartily welcomed, also
, ut Brainerd. and at Fargo, n. D., the
president making brief addresses at
each place. AT Fargo President McKin-
ley welcomed home from Manila the
North Dakota volunteers.
In Peoria. H., Harry Adair. aged "a
shot and killed his wife and then killed
! himself Jealousy was the cause.
In Fort Scott. Kan, James Dish shot
his sweetheart, Clara Stainbrook. and
then killed himself. A quarrel was the
cause.
Four masked men held up train on
the Northwestern road between Maple
Park and Elburn, H., and the two
safes on the express car were robbed of
$4,000
At Schell City. Mo, burglars entered
the Farmers bank. blew open the safe
and secured $4,000.
BY the explosion of threshing en-
CINE 10 miles southeast of Britton, S
d., four men were killed.
AZ Sevierville, Tenn. an attempt to
rob the bank resulted in a street battle,
the death of two of the three robbers
and the capture of the third.
At Wilson. La, J. l.. Smith, a white
man charged with stealing cattle. was
lynched by mob.
The president on his trip through
South Dakota spoke on the l4th at
Aberdeen, Huron. Egan, Sioux Falls
and Yankton. large crowds welcoming
him at each place. Sunday. the 18th.
was passed quietly at Sioux Falls. Ia.
and in the evening the train left for
the east.
At the age of 90 years James White
water. chief of the otoe Indians, died
in Guthrie, o. T. He was a civil war
veteran.
of Toledo. o., the steamer w. p.
Ketcham ran down the schooner Typo
in Lake Huron and four of the crew of
the Typo were drowned
Flames destroyed the depot. the opera
house the Elsen hotel and numerous
/ business houses in Bangor. Wis.
/ Some colored soldiers of the Twenty
/ fifth United States Infantry. stationed
At San Carlos reservation in Arizona.
killed four Apache Indians.