River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

Standing six for acquittal and six
for conviction, the jury in the Nan
Patterson case disagreed and was dis
charged. The defendant, who had con-
fdently expected to secure unan1-
nous verdict of acquittal, tainted on
hearing the result 1t is possible she
may not be tried again.
The Pulaianes have ambushed and
killed at Dolores, on the island OF Sa-
mar, a lieutenant and 81 enlisted men
of the Thirty eighth company of ma
tive scouts.
Boss Garrett shot and killed Special
Officer Gideon Matthews, at Sanders
Vile, Ga, while resisting arrest be
cause of a refusal to submit to COM
pulsory vaccination.
Goy.-elect Douglas, of Massachusetts,
has been advised that the secretary OF
war cannot make the detail of Gen.
Miles to duty with the Massachusetts
militia until the request comes from
Mr.. Douglas, in his capacity as gov
ernor.
BY the generosity of President and
Mrs Roosevelt every pupil in the Cove
Neck public school at Oyster Bay has
received a Christmas gift. Mrs. RoOse-
welt sent two barrels of candy to the
school house
President Roosevelt, SO far as the ex-
gencies of public business will permit,
will rest thoroughly during the Christ
mas holidays. No engagements will be
made for next week, except on matters
of particular Importance
The average per capita earnings Of
Ohio miners during the past year was
$4,000, an increase of $55.32 over the
previous year.
Frank Stevens, former police cap
tain, convicted recently at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, of conspiracy during his
term of Office, was sentenced by Judge
Steere to pay a fine of 81 900.
Two expert safe blowers entered the
store owned by Bankes & Collins, at
Willow Springs, H., and after blowing
open the safe took $3.50
King Peter, of Servia, signed the
new press law, which practically abol-
ished freedom of the press in Servia
Sam Briggs, founder of the Mystic
masons in the country, died in Cleve-
land, o.
The drought which has prevailed in
central Illinois for months was broken
by a heavy downpour.
Mrs. Abel Brown, aged Sc. was muir
dered on, her husbands farm five miles
north of Armada, Mich. There is no
clew to the murderer or his motive
Congressman J. j. Esch, of La
Crosse, Wis, has announced his can
didacy for United States senator to
succeed Senator Quarles.
Plans for the largest and finest rail
way station in the world have been sub
mitted by the New York Central. 1t will
cover 10 blocks and be marvel of archi-
tectural beauty.
Wichita (Kan.) shippers filed charges
against seven railroads, complaining OF
discrimination in rates on sugar. The
interstate commerce commission will
take testimony in Chicago
The official report shows that during
the worlds fair at st. Louis the total ad-
missions were 19,694S55. of these 12,-
S04,616 were paid. The free admissions
amounted to 6,S90,23
All traffic in London was tied up and
Christmas shoppers Inconvenience by
a dense fog.
Two trainmen were killed and one was
badly scalded in a collision between
freight trains on the Rochester & Pitts
burg road, near West Falls, n. Y.
The John Thompson & Son agricul.
tural machine works and gasoline en-.
CINE factory at Beloit, Wis. was de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss of S100, 900
Seven were killed in the disaster al
Minneapolis, Mimi, when the wall of the
Peck building crushed the Crocker no.
tel
Four men were killed and their bodies
terribly mangled as the result of a boiler
explosion at the sawmill of B. f. Red.
line near Rohrsburg, Pa.
The protestants in the Smoot inquir,
rested their case. The hearing was post
poned until January 10, when the de
Tense will present evidence.
Many Europeans flocking to Americ;
now are paupers and unfit for citizen
ship, according to Mr.. Sargent, commits
sioner OF immigration.