River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-04
WEST N SOUTH.

ty seat of Wells county, S. D..
In Springfield, o., Frank b. Coe shot
and killed his wife and then shot him
self. Jealousy was the cause.
Two negroes and a white man were
killed and several others wounded in a
race riot at R%edgeland, S. c.
The planning mill and box factory of
the Paepcke-Leicht Lumber company
in Chicago were burned, the loss being
S175,0O
By the explosion of a locomotive at
Minturn. Col, Engineer Q~uackenbush
and Fireman SolIier were killed.
Gov. Wood says Cuban cities will be
given home rule soon.
Gov. John r. Tanner of Illinois has
publicly announced that he is not a
candidate for denomination.
Two men robbed w. J. Milsap, a
prominent stockman in Walsenburg,
Col, of $4,000.
At Flynn Lick, Tenn, Bud Lynen
killed John and James Carter, brothers,
in a quarrel.
In Minneapolis Norval Baptie, of
Bathgate, n. D.. broke the worlds skat-
ing record in the quarter and half-mile,
making the first distance in 0:2S is and
the second in 100 2-5.
In the Michigan senate a proposition
for a constitutional amendment was de-
feated by a vote of 16 to IS.
Near Monticello. Fla, VIII German,
a negro murderer, shot and instantly
killed Sheriff I. B. Simpkins.
Henry Miller, aged II, killed his
brother Jesse, aged 10, with an ak, in
a quarrel at Broughton, III.
In Chattanooga, Tenn, Samuel Mills,
a rent collector. fatally shot Mary Ven
able and her two children.
AT Frankfort, Ind, John Freeman
and his wife were killed by the cars.
The December Cripple Creek divi-
dends break the records of all previ-
Gus months in the history of the great
Colorado gold camp. The total is ST.
~233,439.42.
Reed Ware, Benjamin MattisoD and
Henry Collins were frozen TO death at
Anderson. S. G., while drunk.
Customs receipts at Havana during
the past year amount 10 81 200, goo,
exceeding the estimates by 1900, 600.
At Cairo, H.. William Martin was
hanged for the murder Of Joseph
Landrum last October.
In Eau Claire. Wis, Michael Griffin,
a member of the Thirty-fourth and
T~hirty-fifth congresses. died suddenly.
At Delphi, Ind, DIR. Wicklitfe Smith,
surgeon of the One Hundred and SIX
t~y-tirst Indiana regiment, and his
Cuban boy. Francisco Sousa, were
killed by the cars
Flames destroyed the Bikler-Winzer
| company's wholesale grocery in Bur
| lington. Ia. the loss being $4,000.
The death of Thomas MacKellar,
| senior member of the firm of Mac
KeIlar. Smith & Jordan, type founders,
occurred at Germantown. Pa, aged 81
years.
In a railway collision at Brighton
Col. one man was killed and IA per-
sons hurt.
Near Ardmore, /. T., Mrs. Charles
Chapman and her daughter were
/ drowned aud the shock killed the
mother Of MIR. Chapman.
In Chicago fire destroyed the seven.
story brick building occupied by
WooIley & Co, clothing, aud by FL
wards-Stanwood Shoe company, tn
loss being $500 1900.
The Illinois republicans will hold
their state convention in Peoria Apr.
10 next.
The death of Eugene V, Smalley, ed.
itor and publisher of the Northwest
Magazine. occurred at his home in St
Paul, Mimi.
In Los Angeles, Cal, Orlando Stew
ems, of 0ttumwa, Ia. made a new
worlds record in a competition mile
bicycle race. his time being 1869 1-3.
The Mississippi river was frazer
ever at st. llouis for the first time il
many years.
At Los Angeles, Cal. slight earth
quake shocks were felt, and at near
" all points within 100 miles of tha'
city.
The general assembly of Ohio me
in seyenty-fourth session in Column
bus.
In their home near RarboursviIle. "
Va. William Ellis and wife and twe
children were burned TO death.
1t Is announced that Cuba will b
divided into two military depart menti
and forces reduced.
III Maroon. ia. S5S inches ~ snas
fell. making i rev resard - sa.s
portiaa II THE south