River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

In chicago II. A. SnankI1n and Ste
phen Wesley Jacobs were arrested by
the federal authorities, charged with
fraudulently obtaining hundreds of
thousands of dollars through the oper-
alton of wildcat" insurance COM
panies.
The democratic state convention at
Springfield, ILL.,, nominated Lawrence
B. Stringer for governor and instruct
ed the delegates to the national con-
vention to vote for William r. Hearst.
Hon. E. G. Severance, aged "a, prom
inent lawyer and pioneer of Minnesota,
dropped dead as he was about to take
seat in BARRIERS chair in Minneapolis.
Former Cashier ]. E. Leimer, of the
bank of Princeton, Wis, was sentenced
by Judge Burnell to serve one year in
state prison on the charge of illegal
banking.
Jonah Woods, a negro who lived about
Is miles from Lagrange, Ca, was
lynched by other negroes because he
threatened to report them to the grand
jury for playing craps.
In Nashville, Tenn, the corner stone
of monument to the private soldiers
of the confederacy, the tribute of the
Nashville veterans to the enlisted men,
was laid with impressive ceremonies.
At Warsaw, Ind, the annual parade
of the Indiana G. A. R. was given, 5000
participating.
Heart disease caused the death of
George h Adams, millionaire cat
tleman and owner of the Adams hotel
in Denver, Col, after three years illness,
aged So years. He owned the Baca grant
of 100, 900 acres in the San Luis valley.
A rehearing was refused by the court
of appeals at Frankfort, KY, to James
Howard, sentenced to life imprison-
ment for alleged completely in the Goe-
bel conspiracy. Howard will carry his
case to the United States supreme court.
Union miners of Colorado obtained
writ of habeas corpus for President Moy-
er, of the Western Federation of Miners,
from the federal court at st. Louis, and
Gov. Peabody has issued an order bring
ing to an end martial law in San Miguel
county and transferring Meyer from
the bull pen" to the custody of the
civil authorities.
Delegates of the Mississippi democrat
ic convention were instructed for Judge
Parker, but it is provided that the vote
of the delegation at ST. Louis may be
changed by consent.
The death is announced of Dr. Nathan
S. Davis, 81 years old. one of Chicago's
pioneer physicians. DR.. Davis had at
tanned high rank in his profession. His
name is associated with numerous in
situations, and his writings are authori-
ties He founded the American Med
ical association.
Two through passenger trains on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad collided at
Caseyville, ILL.,, and an engineer was
killed
David Cox and Joseph Malcomb were
killed by a fall of Il feet of slate in the
Kanawha Gas & Coal mine at Smithes,
| w. Va
In Colorado the Amity dam, COM
pleted last year at cost of 100000,
has been torn out by the high water in
the Arkansas river. The loss is total.
Immense damage is feared to crops.
While in Chicago Gov Herrick, by
long distance telephone, reprieved a
murderer in Columbus co. penitentiary
within two minutes of electrocution.
A disastrous fire at Norton, Wise
county, Va, destroyed the whole bust
ness section of the town, causing loss
| of about S150,000
The limited train on the Northern
Pacific road was held up and dynamited
near Bearmouth Mont The anpinaer
| was killed in fight with the robbers.