River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

Lucinda IL. stone, widely known as
'the mother of women's clubs" and a
writer and educator of note, died IN
Kalamazoo, Mich, at the age of Sc.
Flames ruined the plant of the Dav-
export Qa.) Canning company, the loss
being S15O,OO0.
The death of Herman Detterman, ed
itor of the Columbus Westbote, one OF
the best known German editors in the
country, occurred at Columbus, O.,
aged SIS years.
Fire destroyed the big Rothschild to-
bacco warehouse at Miamisburg, o.,
the loss being $4,000.
In the Nineteenth Illinois district the
democrats split in convention and
nominated two candidates-A. J.
Hunter and ]. b. C~rowley-for con-
gress.
On May 10 the Tennessee democratic
state convention will be held at Nash
Vile.
On May 3 the Iowa democrats will
hold their state convention in Des
Moines.
The citizens of Key West, Fla, IN
yelled a monument TO the dead heroes
of the battleship Maine.
The governor has designated Friday,
April 27, as "Arbor day in Illinois.
In Racine, Wis, Henry f. Corbett,
charged with assault and intent to
kill Rev. David d. Cheney was found
not guilty by a jury.
Near Winslow, Ind, Alfred Gregory,
a wealthy farmer, killed his wife and
himself. They leave six children. A
quarrel caused the crime.
The republicans of the Fifth Kansas
district nominated William A. Calder
head for congress.
Fire destroyed the Sans & Maxwell
furniture factory at Pentwater, Mich.
the loss being 100000.
In Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alabama heavy snowstorms occurred.
BY a gasoline explosion at the
house of James Weaver in Columbus,
o., one person was killed and five
others We're fatally injured.
At Kaufman, Tex, King Martin, a
negro. was hanged for criminal as
sault on a white woman.
1t is said that the Topeka Capitals
lead to the incorporation of some of
his ideas into the paper,
Cold weather prevailed in Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
the thermometer ranging from l to
"a degrees below zero.
Slavery has been abolished in the is
land of Guam by Capt. Leary.
Ida Greycraft, the largest woman
in Indiana, died suddenly at her home
in Russiaville, aged 80 years. She
weighed $50 pounds.
In Fond du Lac, Wis. Charity Jane
Robinson celebrated her one hundred
and second birthday.
The death of Brig. Gen. Henry Harm
den. famous as the union army soldier
who captured jefferson Davis, occurred
at his home in Madison, Wis, aged II
years.
Chris HUMPHREYS, a young negro. was
lynched near Phoenix City, Ala. for at
tempting to outrage a 1~6-year-old girl.
The Montana republicans will meet
IN DutlS May - 10 SeieCt 70
the national convention.
The last issue of the Topeka Capital
under Mr.. Sheldon's charge was filled
mainly with Bible quotations, no news
being printed.
A mob lynched John Bailey %(colored)
at Marietta, Ga, for severely beating a
white roman
At Butte, Mont, Thomas pooley, a
saloon keeper. shot and killed his SON
in-lav. Thomas Littlejohn. and the lat
ter's wife. L%ittlejohn had married
Pooley's daughter without her fathers
consent.
AZ olmstead Falls, O., a futile at
tempt was made 10 wreck the Lake
Shore fast mail train.
In Chicago Morris GoldHus shot and
killed himself and 15-year-old Jennie
Liss. Jealousy was the cause.