River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-05-10
WEST n SOUTH.

In convention in Detroit Michigan
republicans instructed the national
delegates for Mckinley.
Trials of the Kentuckians accused
of corrplicity in the Goebel assassina-
lion have been set for the second Mon
day in July.
Fire nearly wiped out the village of
Grantsburg. H.. only the post office
and a saloon being saved.
In Des Moines the Iowa democratic
convention Endorsed Bryan and the
Chicago platform, but left out refer
cnce to 16 to 1.
At a shoot in Springfield, H.. Fred
Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, la. established
a worlds record, killing 80 pigeons
straight at 81 yards.
Nominations for congress: Illinois,
Eighth district. \. j. Hopkins (rep.),
renominated; Tenth. G.. w. Prince
(rep.), renominated; Twentieth. j. II.
Williams (dem.), renominated. Iowa,
First district. Thomas Hedge (rep.),
Wisconsin, Eighth district, L. S.
Minor (rep.). renominated. Missouri,
Second district. w. c. Irwin (rep.);
Eighth, James +. Moore (rep.). Kan
sas, First district, G. W. Click (dem.).
The life loss in the Scofield (Utah)
mine disaster is now estimated at $50.
In Michigan and Wisconsin frost
killed a large part Of the strawberry
crop.
In Chicago William Lantz. IS years
old, shot and instantly killed his finan-
Gee, May Edwards, and tnen killed him
self Jealousy was the cause.
On June 10 the Ohio democratic state
convention will meet at Columbus, and
the Indiana democrats will meet at
indianapolis June 6.
In Chicago ten union labor pickets
were indicted by the grand jury for
melting riots.
In Ashtabula, O., and vicinity snow
fell and ice formed.
Off Hatteras the British steamship
Virginia was wrecked and six of the
crew were drowned.
Admiral Dewey was given an ova-
ton in St. Louis. Ten thousand Sun
day school children sang patriotic
songs to him and presented him with
a flag, and the citizens gave him a
punch bowl.
Republicans of the Sixth Illinois
district have renominated Henry s.
Boutell for congress-.
Charles Brown and John Green
were hanged at New Iberia, La. for
the murder of Young Sorrell at Oliver
Station. La.
\ mob tool Marshall Jones, a negro.
implicated in the murder of Allen
/ Crosby. a white man. from Jail at
Douglas. Ca. and lynched him.
The death of Benjamin Douglass.
founder of the II. G. Dun & Co. mer-
camille agency, occurred suddenly at
his home in Santa Barbara, Cal, aged
81 wears.
The Illinois G. A. Il. encampment
at Jacksonville elected Joel VI. Long
necker. of Chicago, commander.
DR.. Edward f. Vincent, who was
surgeon of Lieut.. Peary's 90 arctic
expedition. was run over by a street
car and instantly killed in Detroit,
Mich.
Flames destroyed the business sec
ton of the village of Fruitport, Mich.
Fire swept away the business part o.
Glasgow. Ky.
The Ohio socialists nominated a
state ticket headed by Samuel Barton.
of Valley. for supreme judge.
In central Kansas a hurricane
wrecked many buildings and at Film
wood George Helfrich and his wife
were killed.
Fire destroyed the Mississippi Val
ley Hay Storage eompany's buildings
and the lumber yards of Holner& Lob
man in st Louis. the loss being $3.50. o0o.
At Wilsonville, Neb. a tornado
wrecked many houses.
The Ohio democratic convention has
! been changed from June 6 TO June Il.