River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-12
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Kansas City the democratic ma
tional convention commenced its ses-
sions. Gov. Thomas, of Colorado, was
made temporary and James d. Rich
ardson, of Tennessee, permanent
chairman. After the naming of COM
mittees a recess was taken until even
ing, at which session all commit
tees except that on resolutions re-
ported. Latest reports say that the
committee on resolutions had decided
on an explicit declaration IN favor of
silver coinage at the ratio of sixteen
to one. The vote stood 26 to % in
favor of such declaration.
Chicago couples to the number of
&c crossed the lake to St. Joseph,
Mich, and got married.
The president deliv red a Fourth of
July address to the people of Can
ton. o.
BY the explosion of an immense oil
tank at Parkersburg, w. Va, six men
were killed and scores of persons in
jured.
BY the capsizing of boat Mrs.
George f. Thompson and her brother
in-law, w. f. Thompson, were
drowned at Springfield, Ill.
In Wisconsin the socialistic labor
party nominated a state ticket head
ed by Frank r. Wilkens, of Milwau-
kee. for governor.
Five regiments have been recalled
from Cuba and Porto Rico and ordered
to sail at once for China.
Near Flora, Ind, Noah Blickenstaff
and two of his children were killed and
his wife and another child fatally in
iured at railway crossing.
William Jennings Bryan was NOM
mated unanimously for president by
he democratic national convention at
Kansas City. The three principal
planks in the platform adopted are
anti-imperialism, destruction of trusts
and the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to /.
In Cincinnati Mrs. Maggie T. Lehnis,
a widow of 25, killed her baby boy and
herself while respondent.
Throughout the country Fourth of
July celebrations killed SO and injured
2,767 people.
United States Senator Spooner, of
Wisconsin. announces he will not be a
candidate for reelection.
At Santa Ana, Cal, Emil Marken-
berg. an experienced aeronaut, fell 500
feet in full view of crowd and was
crushed to death.
Mrs. c. J. Phelps, her mother, Mrs.
Amanda johnson, and her brother, Al
bert Johnson, were drowned by the
sinking of a skiff at Lake Charles, La.
The death of DR.. Robinson Trip,
Oldest in years of all Chicago's old resi-
dents. occurred at the age of 95 years.
In Quincy, H., Sebastian Miller, aged
IS, committed suicide on his wife's
grave.
Sarah Place celebrated her one hun
dredth birthday in Lebanon, Ind.
Fire swept away is business houses
at Prairie Depot, o.
Near Columbia, Ala, John Roe, an
1s-year-old negro, was lynched for an
attempted assault on a white woman
Gov. Roosevelt visited President Nc
Kinley at his home in Canton.
Jose Nasquez and Antonio $3.50.
prominent Mexican cattlemen, killed
each other in a quarrel near Tuscon,
Ariz
Silver republicans in convention in
Kansas City Endorsed the nomination
of w. ]. Bryan for president and left
the vice presidential nomination to
the national committee, with plenary
powers.
The death of Noble Prentice, editor
of the Kansas City (Mo) Star, oc-
Cured al La Harpe, H., from a stroke
of paralysis. aged 81 years.
The democratic national convention
in Kansas City nominated Adlai f.
Stevenson. Of Illinois, for vice presi-
dent. Senator Jones was reelected
chairman of the democratic national
committee
The ST. Louis grand jury accuses the
police OF that city with completely in
the lawlessness of the strike
cyclone is said TO have destroyed
the village of Steamboat Rock, Ia.
Fire destroyed the branch factory of
the Standard Wheel company at SAN
dusky, O., the loss being 100000, and
two men persisted in the flames.
At Rchmond, Ind. Nathan L. Baker
killed his daughter and himself. No
cause known for the crime.
On the charge of the murder of Gil
bert Gates, so years ago. the trial Of 4.
j. Jester began in New London. Mo.
In a storm the yacht Idler foundered
of Cleveland and the wife of James
Corrigan. owner of the yacht. and five
other mem bers of the family we're
drowned.
The Arkansas republicans have nom-
mated H. l. Remmel, Of Little Rock, for
governor.