River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-30

WEST AND SOUIH.
On the battlefields surrounding Chat
tanooga, Tenn, the 1O7 monuments
and markers of the state of Illinois were
dedicated.
Charles Goldsborough shot and killed
his wife in Mount Vernon, o., in fit of
jealousy and then killed himself.
At Butte, Mont, the Farmers and
Merchants bank went into a receivers
hands.
1t is said that Henry A. Kasson, of
Madison, Wis, an ex-member of con-
gress, is 10 be sergeant-at-arms of the
house of representatives.
Burglars robbed the Bank of Milton,
Wis, of over $4,000 in cash, stamps and
bonds.
At Lebanon, Ind, the Central state
bank has been placed in the hands of a
receiver.
Bodies of 65 Cinnamon buried in Chi
cago cemeteries are to be eXhumed and
taken back to China for burial.
In Sioux City, Ia, f. C. Hills, general
manager of the Pacific Short Line, died
from poison accidentally mixed in food.
While insane Frank Bailey killed his
brother George at Stockbridge, Mich,
and then killed himself. Both were
prominent business men.
At the age of 81 years ex-Congress-
man A. J. Hotetler died at his home
near Bedford. Ind.
For the murder of his wife William
C. Brooks (colored) was hanged at
Billings, Mont.
Fire destroyed the upper stories of
| A. Krelik g. Co.'S wholesale dry goods
/ stores in Detroit, Mich, the loss being
5000, 900.
Some persons unknown entered the
Office of the Monroe (Neb.) Mirror and
destroyed the presses and dumped
the type into creek.
At Austin, Tex, James Davidson
was hanged for the murder of George
w. Engburg and his wife at Manor
| last June.
/ John Sprouts and Granville Neil, in
/ Jail at Jellico, Tenn. for drunkenness,
set fire to the building and were ere
mated.
In Detroit, Mich, George w. Brooks
shot his divorced wife and then killed
| himself. The woman will live.
/ At Pine Bluff, Ark, Sanford Foote,
aged 30, a desperate who had killed
! six men, was shot dead by some one
| unknown.
/ and his bailiff were killed by negro
for whom a warrant has been issued.
Ed Lucky and Tom Mitchell the
groes) were hanged at Darlington. S.
c., for assault on Miss Joseph LATER
ty, a young white woman.
At Kansas City John T. Fisher, of Chi
eago. broke the indoor worlds bicycle
record for one mile, paced, making the
distance in 1852 2-5.
In Troy, H., the Exchange bank was
wrecked and looted by safe blowers,
who secured between $4,000 and $4,000
in cash.
Rev. Noah Rogers. of Hoisington,
Kan, while preparing q sermon enti-
tied, Prepare TO meet thy God" fell
dead.
George Il. Davis, former director gen.
eral of the worlds fair, civil war vet
Gran and a member of congress from
1873 to 1854, died in Chicago, aged So
/ years.
In Chicago Daniel Earl, ieweler
was robbed of S7,363 worth of precious
1 stones.
In his fight for seat in congress
Brigham II. Roberts will be aided by a
staff of lawyers now being engaged by
I the Mormon church.
In train collision near Coshocton,
/ o.. Moses Cation, A. Human and Squire
West were killed and 25 other persons
/ injured.
After months of secret investigation
| United States officials have discovered
that the battleship Maine was blown up
by gun cotton torpedoes planted in
| Havana hay for the nurpose.