River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-16
WEST Ann SOUTU.

At Indianapolis William ]. Bryan
and Adlai f. Stevenson were notified
of their nomination by the demo-
cratic party for president and vice
president In his speech Mr.. Bryan
said that Imperialism was the para
mount issue of the campaign.
In Cleveland O., William Bateman
Leeds gave his bride presents to the
value of over S5OO,00O
Democrats of the Ninth Illinois dis
trict nominated II. A. Brooks, of Dix
on, for congress.
A larger number of visitors at the
Yellowstone park this season than in
any previous year is expected.
Wisconsin republicans nominated
Robert NJ. La Toilette for governor by
reclamation. The rest of the state
ticket was chosen in a similar man.
ner.
The last school for teaching the ma
tive language in Hawaii has been
closed.
The Michigan democrats nominated
Z. d. Williams for congress in the Third
district, w. P. Mcknight in the Fifth
and g. d. Jackson in the Tenth.
Charles Dabor, % years old, shot and
killed his wife and himself in Chicago
after family quarrel.
Near Admission, Ala, w. T. Turner
and wife jumped from rapidly NOV
ing train and were killed
Flames which started in the lumber
yard of the Polska Industrial company
at Crivitz, Wis, caused loss of $780,
600.
On the Fairview farm near Wahpe-
ton n. D., lightning burned a large
barn and 149 horses were cremated.
Democrats of the Fifth district of
Wisconsin nominated Charles H. Weise,
of Sheboygan Falls, for congress.
c. d. Lane, a well-known miner who
has returned to San Francisco from
Cape Nome, says 10000 people at Nome
are facing absolute restitution.
Phoebe Moulton celebrated her one
hundredth birthday at her home in La
Crosse, Wis.
Mary f. Scales, recently out of an
asylum, killed her two-year-old daugh-
ter and herself with poison at Creston,
Ia.
In Chicago thus far 81 persons have
died from the heat and in one day 90
horses fell dead in the streets.
On ranch near Goodland, Kan, the
two robbers of Union Pacific train
near Hugo. Col. were surrounded by
officers and killed.
In the Tenth Michigan district
George d. Jackson declined the demo-
cratic nomination for congress.
In Chicago AZ deaths, 131 prostra-.
tions and six persons driven insane by
heat is the record of one week of the
hottest weather ever known. The
whole country is in the embrace of the
torrid wave.
Union street car men in st. Louis
formed a street railway company
The Texas democrats nominated ].
d. Savers. of Bastrop county, for gov
ernor.
Flames at Atlanta, H.. destroyed the
livery barn of John Longnecker and 20
horses were cremated, one valued at
$500.
The Iowa democrats will hold their
state convention in Cedar Rapids on
August Is.
On the Pennsylvania road an express
train was robbed of $4,000 near Column
bus, o.. and Charles Lane, the express
messenger. was killed.
Engineer Schlatter aud Fireman
Bondrath were killed in railway col
lision at GAINESVILLE. Wis.
In Tallahassee. Fla. VIII Wright
(coloredl was hanged for the murder
of John Smith (eolored) in October.
1897
The official returns of the twelfth
census give Indianapolis a population
of 1Os.9i5, an increase of 63.479 in ten
years.
Charles Il. H. Terrell, an ex-employe
of the Adams Express company. con-
fessed in Columbus. o.. TO the murder
of Messenger Lane on a Pennsylvania
train and said he committed the rob-
berry so he could we'd.
BY the wrecking OF train at Iowa.
La, several persons were killed and
40 injured.
The death of Samuel M.-Clark. editor
of the Gate City for 30 years and a
member Of the Fifty-fourth and Fifty
fifth congresses. occurred at Keokuk.
la.
n 1904 Seattle. Wash, viii have
worlds fair.
The eminent astronomer, Prof.
James L. Keeler, director Of the Lick
observatory. died IN San Francisco,
aged IS years.