River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-04
WEST AND SOUTH.


break up a Roosevelt meeting and at
tackled the governor and escort on the
way to the train. Rough riders held the
mob in check.
The death of George F. Drew, the
first democratic governor of Florida
after the war, occurred at Jackson
Vile. aged 70 years. Two hours before
his death his wife passed away.
At Richmond, Va, the torpedo boat
destroyer Decatur was launched.
Republicans of the Tenth Iowa dis
trict have nominated j. 2. Conner for
congress.
In Chicago Judge Hanecy's ruling in
a habeas corpus case opens the way for
a general delivery of convicts at Joliet.
Joseph Stoup fatally wounded his
wife and killed himself in Chicago.
Jealousy was the cause.
The North Dakota republicans have
nominated Frank White for governor
in place of f. Il. Fancher, who declined
the denomination on account of bad
health
The United Typothetae in session in
Kansas City elected as president George
f. Matthews, of Buffalo. n. Y
From an overdose of bromide, taken
to relieve pain, Capt. Frederick Dent
Sharp, u. S. A., retired, cousin of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, died in Kansas City.
For the murder of Ell Evans, Di,lard
Warren was hanged at Woodbury.,
Tenn.
In Iowa cyclone nearly destroyed
Sharps, a small town, and also struck
Newmarket. demolishing a few houses.
In Wisconsin Neganigiig, five-year-
old boy. has been chosen chief of the
Chippewas on the Lac du Flambeau
reservation.
The Ohio democrats have nominated
John b. Peaslee for congress in the
First district and Henry Keller in the
Second.
The burial of Gen. John NJ. Palmer
took place at Carlinville, III.
A letter has been issued by Adlai E.
Stevenson accepting the populist NOM
nation for vice president.
Census returns show that the popu-
lation of Memphis, Tenn. Q02, 320), is
doubled since 1890.
The work of clearing up the debris in
Galveston, Tex, is proceeding, the only
drawback being lack of laborers.
Chicago university has offered free
tuition to ten Porto Rican boys.
Engineer Hamnn and Fireman Lin
den were killed and "a loaded cars
were burned in freight train wreck
at Durand, Mich.
The Wolf Bros bank at Centerville,
Mich, was robbed by thieves of $1O,-
coo.
w. L. Nivison, wealthy farmer
near Coldwater, Mich. was held up
on the highway and robbed of S.
Goo
Large fields of pure anthracite coal
have been found in the Cascade noun
tain district in the state of Washing
ton.
\ storm swept away Solomon City,
on the coast of Alaska, and many
persons are homeless.
At Charlotte. y. c., Archie Kinsauls
was hanged for murder.
In Chicago Frank Shepard. law book
publisher. and we'll known throughout
the United States as the originator of
the shepard Annotations," died at
the age of 80 years.
At Lake Forest (Hl) university
Lawrence Pierson. of Lexington. Mo,
a student. died from injuries sustained
in a football game.
At Cleveland. O., union and nonunion
mol6ers had a battle in which Detec-
tive Fcu,kes was killed and three men
were fatally hurt and others were in
jured.
In a railway wreck near Guthrie. O.
T.. two persons were killed and "a seri-
ously injured.
At Frank 5ort. Ky. James Howard,
convicted of completely IN the GoebeI
assassination. was Sc. fenced TO hang
December !. Motion for a new trial
was oyerruled,
In railway wreck at Alton. Ia. En-
gineer MeA,oon. Fireman Sprowl and
an unknown man were killed.
An engineer on the Monon road has
invented pneumatic device for sig
mailing a holdup alarm throughout a
railroad train.
Edward Stanford and Hoke Barrett
killed each other in quarrel over pol
itics at Port Tampa City, Fla.
To suppress n race riot troops were
sent TO Georgetown, 5. G.