River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-14
WEST AND SOUTH.

Near Chaplin, ILL.,, the wife and child
of Harmon Werns, farmer, were
drowned in a cistern. The child, I'll
months old, fell into the cistern and
the mother in trying to rescue it also
fell in. Before assistance came she
also drowned.
At Thebes, ILL.,, seven workmen were
killed and two others seriously in
jured by being blown from the second
arch of the new railroad bridge across
the Mississippi river during tornado.
The platform of the democratic party
adopted at St Louis declares for
tariff for revenue only, demands en-
forcement of laws against trusts and
unlawful combinations, and announces
the party's attitude on many other is
sues. The financial question is totally
ignored.
Directory publishers, using the cen
sus of 1890 as a basis, estimate Chi
cago's population at 2,241,000.
Eastern Kansas City, Kan, is in
undated by an overflow of the Kaw
river
A band of three robbers held UP the
cashier of Nelson Morris So Co. in
Blue Island, ILL.,, and got $1,000. They
were intercepted by the police at
Seventy-ninth street, in Chicago, and
captured, and the loot was recovered.
At ST. Louis Edmund Bersch, who
pleaded guilty to accepting bride in
connection with the passage of the
city lighting bill, receiving a share OF
the SAT 500 distributed among 10 mem
bers of the house of delegates, was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment.
After an all4night session, the DEM
ocratic national convention nominated
Judge Alton Brooks Parker, of New
York, for president of the United
States. The result was reached on the
first ballot Other candidates named
were Hearst, Miles, Olney, Cockrell
and Wall.
The village of Marblehead, O., was
wrecked and possibly hundred persons
were injured by the explosion of maya
zine containing,25 tons of dynamite and
200 kegs of powder
While temporarily insane Bertha Dol
beer, daughter of the late millionaire of
San Francisco, committed suicide by
| jumping from the ninth floor of a New
York hotel. She was respondent over
| the death of her father, which occurred
some months ago. She was the sole heir
| to his estate, valued at $5,000,000.
Ex-United States Senator Henry G.
Davis, democratic vice presidential
nominee, is closely identified with the
material advancement of West Virginia
his native state, where he accumulated a
large fortune.
The heavy rains have ceased In Kan
sas, and the harvest has been resumed.
The venerable Sanford Washburn, a
Methodist pastor for almost so years,
died at his home in Chicago.
Many soldiers have deserted from
Fort Sheridan. The object of some is
said to be to fight for the japanese.
Near Chicago Willie anderson cap
tured the national golf championship on
the Glen View links His score for the
/ 72 holes was sos.
| Final adjournment was taken by the
/ democratic national convention at st.
Louis after completing its, ticket by
nominating ex-United States Senator
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, for
vice president. A warm debate ensued
over telegram received from Judge
Parker, the nominee for president, stat
ing that he believed in the gold standard
and that unless the convention knew
his belief and still favored his candidacy
| hemust decline to be the standard bearer
of the party. The convention finally
voted to send a reply to the message to
| the effect that the platform is silent
on the money question because it is not
considered a campaign issue
/ The new democratic national commit
/ tee at st. Louis passed resolution in
dorsing Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, for
| chairman.