River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-28
LATER NEWS

burned at Brooklyn, N. Y, while fill
ling a kerosene lamp
The court of appeals of Kentucky
affirmed the judgement of the Frank
lyn circuit court sentencing James III.
Howard to life imprisonment for the
murder of Gov. VIM. Goebel.
The house committee on public lands,
by vote s to 5, decided to postpone
action until next session on the bill,
which has passed the senate, providing
for the repeal of the timber and stone
act
The Interstate commerce commits
sion will sit in New York on May Is
for the purpose of taking testimony
preparatory to deciding whether the
differential on wheat between Buffalo
and New York shall be abolished.
The contract by which the owner
ship of the Panama canal passes to the
United States is signed, sealed, deliv-
cred and complete. The title to the
canal route is now vested in the gov
eminent of the United States.
The bill to grant a loan of So, 900, 900
to the 500 industries was passed in the
Ontario legislature, and the reorgani
zation of the Consolidated Lake SUI
perior company will be proceeded with
Immediately.
The block coal miners of Indiana re-
fuse to accept reduction in wages.
About 5000 men are affected.
Alonzo Burrows was arrested at De-
troit. Mich, on charge of smuggling
tobacco across the river from Canada.
Rev. I. B. Taylor was sentenced at
ISigourney, Ia, to four years in the
penitentiary on charge of bigamy.
At bull fight in Madrid four fight
ers were mortally wounded by two
bulls.
Peter Niedermeier, Harvey Van Dine
and Gustav Marx, the Chicago street
car bandits, were hanged the 22d.
Niedermeier had to be carried to the
scaffold.
James Nowlin and his little daugh-
ter were shot from ambush and killed
while returning home on horseback
from Endicott, w. Va.
The federal ministry of Australia
has resigned on account of its defeat
by the labor party on bill providing
for the arbitration of labor disputes.
Private advices from Key West say
that Postmaster General Payne, who
has reached that point on his sea voy-
age to Washington, is much improved
in health.
The plant of the Art & Study com
pany at GAINESVILLE, Wis, burned, caus
ing a loss of SIS, 900.
| A rumor is around that the Japanese
sustained heavy loss while attempting
landing near the mouth of the Yalu
river.
Owing to the quantity of counterfeit
American silver circulation in British
Columbia banks, the clearing houses
are passing a resolution TO the effect
that all banks at Vancouver refuse
American silver except at discount.
One man was killed, another fatally
wounded, and third severely woun-
ded in fight between watchmen and
thieves in the stock yards at Chicago.
The warrant under which John Bun
yam was apprehended and placed in jail
at Bedford, Eng. for six months dur
ing the reign of Charles II, was sold at
auction in London for ST., 525.
The plant of the Victor Walking Ma
chine Co., at Camden, N. j., burned
causing loss of $500, 900.
In a duel in a negro church at Beans
Station, Tenn, Arizona Coins was
killed by George Whitesides.
| Miss Martha Bond of New York
committed suicide because of the
death of her pet dog.
A tornado demolished six residences
at Mcpherson ,Kas.
W. J. Bryan, before large audience
in Chicago, opposes the platform OF
the New York democrats.
Mrs. Krause, at Worthington, MINI.
| is acquitted of the charge of numbering
her husband.
A negro in Missouri dies while prac
teal jokers are pretending to prepare
to torture him to death.
Eighteen Poles convicted of being
| implicated in Russian revolutionary
plot are hanged.