River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

Jarvis James and John Thompson
the cars at railway crossing near
New LenoX, Ill.
At the election in Porto Rico it is
estimated that 5000 republicans voted
for commissioner to congress and
members of the house of delegates.
Not more than 200 federals voted.
At Benton. ILL.,. City Marshal New
tempting to arrest him. but Jones
shot Newman fatally before he died.
Latest returns from the election
show that President Mckinley has Sc
cured 292 electoral votes This is a
gain of 81 over 1896. In 1896 Mckinley
carried % states. Now 80 states have
elected the republican electors. The
states carried for Mckinley and Roose-
welt are California, Connecticut, Del
aware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Maryland. Maine. Massachusetts,, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Utah, Vermont, Washington, West
Virgi1ia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Kentucky is claimed for both parties.
The next congress will probably
stand: Senate, republicans 81; dem
ocrats, 30; independents, g; house, re-
publicans. 2O2; democrats, I47; indie
pendents, 8.
At the age of ~ Jerry Lynch, last of
the confederate battleship Alabama S
crew, died near Atlanta, Ga.
The complete returns from every
county in Illinois give Mckinley a
plrality of 5000; Yates, for governor,
90. liza. The republicans have a major
ity of five in the lower house and Is
in the state senate.
The Porto Rico republicans elected
the entire house of delegates and the
commissioner to congress.
At Columbus, o., Richard Gardner
(colored) was electrocuted for the
murder of Ethel Long, aged Is, at
Austin, O.. on May %.
In Michigan Mckinley carried every
county except ST. Joseph. Plurality,
g9,747
A mob hanged Lit Majors (colored)
near Coahoma. Miss. for killing j. l..
Ho,eomb. white man.
The constitutional amendment pro-
yiding for holding biennial instead of
annual elections was adopted by $4,000
plurality at the election in Iowa.
McKinley's plurality is 99,072
At llouma. la, fire wiped out 13
stores and the Courier newspaper
office
From injuries received in football
game Edwin o Gillet, aged II, died at
his home in Chicago.
Nearly complete returns from Ne
braska give Mckinley 5000 plurality
and Dietrich (rep), for governor. 5000.
The result in Kentucky was still in
doubt
F NJ Smith. aged 60 was hanged a
Nacogdoches. Ten. for the murder of
Mrs Waters. u kinswoman. in July.
Gen Otis arrived in Chicago and as
sumed command of the department of
the lakes
The death of Loren Wolcott, aged 100
years, months and IS days, occurred
at his home in Sparta, Wis. II had been
his ambition to live long enough 10
learn the result of the elections.
Flames destroyed large part of the
business district OF Biloxi. Miss, the
loss being 100000.
r II. Terrell. the murderer of EN-
press Messenger Lane. was sentenced
to be electroeuted at Columbus, o.. on
March /.
Nome bankers say the gold output of
that district is s5.O0O.0oO for the last
season.
tBarboursville, Ny. John \. Blacks
bank was robbed by burglars of over
S. 200.
Charred remains of three men were
found in the FIRE ruins of barn on the
farm Of Aaron Steiner. near Lima. @.
At Newport. News. Va, the monitor
Arkansas was launched.