River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

Michigan democrats nominated VIII
liam C. May bury, of Detroit, for gov
ernor.
In Chicago four women were killed
and 81 other persons hurt as the result
Of an explosion and fire in collar fac
tory.
The democrats, populists and silver
republicans in Kansas agreed on fu-
sion and nominated John A. Breiden-
thai (populisD, of Topeka, for gov.
ernor.
National gold democrats have decid
ed not to put ticket in the field this
year.
Nominations for congress: Iowa,
Eleventh district, Lot Thomas (rep.)
renominated; Illinois, Seventeenth dis
trict, B. f. Caldwell (dem.) renom-
mated; Indiana, Tenth district, John
Ross (dem.).
In wreck on the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railroad near Benton, H., Otto
Mental. of Brooklyn, n. Y, was killed
and Is other persons injured.
In New Orleans a mob took posses
sion of the streets and killed one ne
gro. fatally shot two more and wound
ed dozen men.
Because she rejected his suit Ludwig
S. Rasmussen, aged 55. killed Mrs Au-
gusta Bergenthal, a widow, in Chicago,
and then killed himself.
In Lewiston, H., Nathaniel c. Bord-
wine, a soldier If the Blackhawk war,
died at the age Of 1O1 years.
On November a constitutional CON
yention will be held in Havana, Cuba.
At Bay City, Mich, the schooner Pre-
| toria, the largest wooden boat ever
built, was launched. She is $50 feet
long. 45h feet beam and 81 feet deep.
In New Orleans martial law has been
declared. the anger at the killing of
two policemen by the negro Charles
| having resulted in the worst race war
known in the city. Four persons have
been killed and a dozen wounded at
| latest reports.
Democrats have nominated John w.
| Leonard for congress in the Eighth
Illinois di. trict and Frank A. Horner
| in the Fifth Indiana district.
| The steamer Florence S. overturned
while going through the rapids at
Thirty Mile, Alaska, and 40 passengers
were drowned.
In session in Indianapolis, Ind, the
United States League of Building and
Loan Associations elected J. w. Bailey,
of Someryille. Mass, president.
In New Orleans Robert Charles. the
colored desperate who killed Police
men Day and. Lamb. was smoked out
of hiding and shot to pieces, but not
until he had killed three persons and
fatally wounded four more.
At an Evansville 0nd.) church social
100 persons were poisoned by eating
| ice cream. All will recover.
Best available data put the center of
population of the United States about
Bloomington. ind.
In the Twelfth Michigan district G..
d. Sheldon has been renominated for
congress by the republicans.
The transport Warren. from Manila.
reached San Francisco with a number
of discharged men.
The post office department an
nounces the establishment of the first
railway mail service in Hawaii.
Flames wiped out nearly the entire
village of Buckley. Wash
In North Dakota a hailstorm dam
aged crops over territory comprising
100 square miles.
In Chicago the National Woma n 5
/ Relief Corps will hold its eighteenth
annual convention during the G. 4. Il.
encampment.
/ +. G. Rathbone. recently director
general of posts in Cuba. was arrested
! in Havana on the charge of misappro-
priating funds.
Z. +. Meredith. an eXcongressman,
died at his home in Manassas. Va.
In St. Louis strikers blew up five cars
with dynamite. but no one was injured.
In New Orleans all was quiet and the
/ militia was under orders ready to sup
/ press any further outbreak.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Goodwin bank at Armstrong, H., and
/ secured s., 800.
The premature explosion of cannon
at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. H., in
iured u persons. two artillerymen
probably fatally.
In Chicago President Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor, utterly
failed to make peace between the con-
tractors and the building workmen.
At Cleveland, o.. Prince Alert broke
! the worlds pacing mark, covering a
mile in competition in 2:o2.
In Trail county, n. D., tornado
wiped out the village Of Forgerings,
killed several persons and did great
anr,,n,rn 20 t,rnnerfr in nther nlaces.