River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-29
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High water caused great damage to
the mining towns of Murray City and
Coal Gate, in Ohio, the latter town be-
ing almost entirely destroyed.
In Columbus, Ind. George Wray,
aged 1913 years, was granted a divorce
from his wife, Susan e. Wray, aged 30.
On the transport Zealandia four COM
panies of the Twenty-fourth United
States infantry sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila.
BY flood at Murray City, o., all the
possessions of more than 800 miners,
who existed on less than one dollar a
day, were swept away.
In Nebraska the democrat, free re-
publican and populist parties viii hold
their state convention in Omaha
August %.
Under command of Admiral Samp-
son the North Atlantic squadron ar
rived at Newport from Boston.
Fred Riemaur and George Weber
broke the half-mile tandem record in
Toledo, o., going in one minute.
In New Richmond, Wis, the total
number of deaths from the tornado is
112.
At Tiffin, o., the board of regents of
Heidelberg university conferred the
degree of doctor of laws upon Andrew
Carnegie, the steel magnate of Pitts
burgh.
All the large Colorado ran cs have
been destroyed by drought.
G. S. Wilson, chairman of the state
central committee of the silver repub-
lican party of Iowa, says the party will
give up its organization in the state.
A flood swept away the old town of
Garlic, Tex, not vestige of the set
Element, which had population of
about 1900 Mexicans, remaining.
In Cleveland, o., the great street rail-
way strike is ended.
The wife of Levi Potts, day laborer
at fredericksburg, o., gave birth to four
children, three boys and girl. All of
them died.
Four daughters of Mrs. I. j. Lloyd
and Miss Childers were drowned while
bathing near Lampasas, Tex.
The recognized leader of the south
ern bar. Thomas J. Semmes, died sud
denly in New Orleans, aged rs years.
One of the murderers of Marshal Os-
borne at Chancey, Ga. last January,
Cain Stephens, was executed at East
man, Ga.
The Music Teachers National asso-
citation in session in Cincinnati elected
as president A. j. Gautvoort, of Cincin-
natl, and selected Des Hoines, Ia, as
the place of meeting in 1900.
On the Muscatine division of the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern road
a passenger train was wrecked by a
broken rail near Muscatine. Ia, and
three persons were seriously injured.
The Nebraska republicans will hold
their state convention in Omaha on Sep
TENDER 81.
In a public statement Gov. Pingree
of Michigan says he has combined with
Secretary Alger in the interests of Al
gers senatorial candidacy
In Omaha. Neb., o. II. Hills, clerk
of the United States circuit court, died
in bath tub of heart disease.
In Marion, Ind. William Brown, aged
IS years, fatally shot NJ Cunopop and
H. Horivitz. pawnbrokers. They were
abusing the boy because he refused to
buy a pistol
In Chicago William o. Pruitt fatally
shot Jessie Porter. a chambermaid en-
ployed at the Palmer house, and then
killed himself. Jealousy was the cause.
The village of BARLEY. Neb.. was
nearly destroyed by a cyclone.
Charles Baker. aged "A years, and
Henry and William Mann. aged re-
spectively IL and 10 years. were killed
BY the cars near Elizabeth City, n. {.
Theodore Roosevelt, governor OF New
York, was presented with gold medal
by The people of the territory At the
first annual reunion in las Vegas, n. NJ.
of the Society Of Rough Riders.
The legislature Of Michigan has adj
jourued sine die.