River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-29
WEST N SOUTH.

Prohibitionists in Minnesota have
nominated r. p. Haugon, of Fergus
Falls, for governor.
A mob took Louis Figg and wife, al
legged religious fanatics, from their
beds at G~retna, Neb., and treated them
to a coat of tar and feathers.
The mayor of Moundsville, w. Va,
says that he will soon adopt the Shell
don plan for municipal government and
run the city "as Jesus would"
A two days entertainment in Sa-
vannah, Ga, in honor of Admiral and
Mrs. George Dewey closed with a ban
quet and the presentation of a silver
vase.
In Chicago r. G. Gilchrist, a barber,
was shot dead while shaving a customer
by an unknown man.
J. P. Mcintyre, formerly chaplain on
the battleship Oregon, that
ago.
The Cubans want independence, but
assert that they do not want to hurry
the American government.
Four children of John Borden were
burned to death in Houston county
Tex.
Z. L. Cooper died in Greenfield, III.
aged 100 years.
At Macon, Ga, Admiral and Mrs
Dewey were given an enthusiastic pub.
lie reception.
In the Third Arkansas district B. NJ
Foreman, of Texarkana, has been nom
mated for congress by the republic
ans.
At Garner, n. c., Tom Jones, anegro,
murdered Ella Jones and five of her
children and then cremated the bodies
The Kansas City (Kan.) chief of po-
lice offers a reward of $25 for all high.
waymen killed.
Robbers stole $1,000 from the post
office at Nogales, Ariz.
Near Houghton, S. D., thousands OF
acres of fine range were burned over
by a prairie fire and several farm
buildings were destroyed.
All day a mob besieged the Jail at
Emporia, Va, and was only prevented
from %lynching a negro murderer by the
arrival Of state troops.
In Frankfort. KY, the preliminary
trial of Caleb Powers, republican sec
rotary of state, charged with having
c%onspired to bring about the assassina-
ton of William Goebel, began.
In a sawmill near Muncie. Ind, q
boiler exploded. killing Lou Won Bus
kirk and Marion Carey.
In Chicago ex-Alderman Lyman was
probably fatally shot by State Repre-
sentative 0'Malley in the l%atter's sa-
loon.
Thomas Wilson, a millionaire vessel
owner of Cleveland, o.. and president
of the Central national bank of that
city, died in Jerusalem.
The silver republicans viii meet in
Kansas City, Mo, July 4, to nominate
candidates for president and vice presi.
dent.
At Cumberland Courthouse, Va.
Reuben Griggs (colored), aged Is years,
wa hanged for criminal assault upon
a girl of seven years.
Frank White and Nevison Morris
(~negroes) were hanged at Benham,
Tex, for murder.
A mob hanged Louis Rice (colored)
in Ripley, Tenn. because of testimony
he gave in n murder trial.
Much damage was done at Monroe,
Mich, by a flood caused by an ice
gorge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams. an aged couple
in Kankakee, H.. were probably fatal
" beaten by burglars.
One man held up a train four miles
south of Hamburg, Ia, and robbed the
passengers of 5000.
The king of s~afe-blowers, James
Dunlap, noted for having been impli-
Gated in famous bank robberies, was
arrested in Chicago.
O'Grady (white) and Walter Cotton
(colored) were lynched by a mob at
Emporia, Va, for murder.
Robbers entered the bank of Alex
Pate at Wellington, Ill. and secured
over $4,000.
Near Rushville. ILL.,, Mrs. Mark Sci
lars and her baby were accidentally
| drowned in a we'll