River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-09

town, Pa, killed his daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Coddington.
John Vaughan, his wife and 12-year-
csdent on a mountain road near Bed
ford City, Va.
Examiner r. H. Mattern has been
custed by Comptroller Ridgely for his
failure to discover the tangle in the af-
fairs of the Enterprise bank.
Four former officials of the North
western National Life Insurance COM
pany and E. E. Darth, former state in
surance commissioner of Minnesota,
bave been indicted by the Minneapolis
grand jury on charges of conversion of
funds, bribery and fraud.
Eight persons were killed and 80 in
iured in a tornado which swept the vii
lage of Mountain View. Okla.
Three children are dead and Ii peo-
pie are injured, one fatally, as the re-
suit of a gas explosion at Ishpeming,
Mich, which completely destroyed the
Miners national bank. The victims
were passing the building on their way
home from church just as the explos-
ion occurred.
The Myar opera house at Ell Paso,
Tex, was totally destroyed by fire. Be-
sides the playhouse and hotel, num-
Ger of stores were located in the build
ing. The total loss is over 100000
Prince Louis of Battenburg praised
President Roosevelt at luncheon in
Washington, saying that next to the
king Britons revere the American pres
ident.
James w. Alexander, former presi-
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
society, is reported to have lost his
mind as a result of insurance investi-
cation.
Theodore Klinker, night Waterman
at the Canton, o., post office, is held on
a charge of taking money from chain
letters sent to Justice Day, chairman
Of the Mckinley National Memorial
association.
Fire at Hastings, Neb., destroyed a
large department store building owned
by ex-senator Dietrich. The Stein
company is the heaviest loser, $4,000
Several other buildings and stocks
were damaged, the total being about
100000.
Bradstreet's weekly report is most
optimistic and predicts an exception
ally active winters trade.
France is preparing naval demon
stration against Venezuela to enforce
a settlement by Castro Of French
claims.
After a lively discussion in the cab
met President Roosevelt conceded the
right of members to give out news re-
garding their departments.
Ohio officers claim to have positive
proof that the fraternity candidate
killed by train was tied to the track
as part of his initiation.
Prince Louis was given a reception
by the president and Mrs. Roosevelt at
the white house and later attended a
dinner at the British embassy in
Washington.
The fetes at the opening of the new
harbor at Genoa, Italy, had a tragic
ending when a cutter was run down
by mailship and three of the officers
killed.
Land frauds were disclosed in Min
nesota by suit brought by the gov
eminent to regain possession of valu-
able tracts.
The New York coroner, following an
autopsy, says that Mrs. Todd, who was
found dead beside the Reading tracks,
near Philadelphia could not have been
killed by train.
Canadian publishing houses are i'm
porting many printers from England
to work in place of strikers.
A son of William Waldorf Aston was
forced to pay alien tax before being
permitted to land in New York from
England.
Chief of Police Collins, of Chicago,
declares all nude statues on public
view should be draped in the interest
of morals
The legislative committee intends to
end the New York insurance investi-
CATION by January 1 and report to the
legislature not later than February /.
Arthur Foster Bowers, formerly city
editor of the Tribune. died from Pa
ralysis at his home in New York city.
Dan Patch equaled the worlds pac-
ing record at Memphis, Tenn, going
the mile in 1:59A, equaiing Star
Pointers time
The contest for the typewriting
championship of the United States was
held in Madison Square garden, New
York. There were 10 contestants. The
winner of the first prize of 800 was
Paul Munter, of New York, who wrote
1000 words in 80 minutes.
Grant Williams (colored), who MUIR
dered James Dolan, and an unknown
man in October, 1901, was hanged at
South McAlister, 1. T. Williams was
so weak from tuberculosis that it was
necessary to carry him to the scat
fold.
Secretary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture, issued an order prohib-
iting acceptance of positions with pri-
vate companies by government en-
ployes.
Louis Theodore Levy, distinguished
French architect, with Offices in New
York, either fell or jumped from a
window of fat in San Francisco, and
was crushed to death on the cement
sidewalk, 40 feet below.
Five American missionaries have
been murdered at Lienchow, China
An explosion occurred in the primer
dry house of the Union Cap & Chemi-