River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-13

A roundhouse IN the South Nashville
Tenn, yards of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad was burned. Loss, $50, 600
Nine locomotives were damaged to the
extent of 81, 900 each.
G.. J. Devlin filed in the United States
district court at Topeka, Kan, an invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy The pc
tition schedules liabilities exceeding
$2,600,000.
James w. Alderdice, a lawyer con-
victed in New York of forgery, was SEN
fenced to Is years Imprisonment in
Sing Sing.
J. A. Spekenhier has been appointed
receiver of the Commercial bank, of
Hagerstown, Ind, on application of
President Frank Mason. The liabilities
exceed 100000, while the assets are
given as much less than that amount.
Harry Walker, aged 10 FEARS, and
Alex. Worrall, aged IL, were drowned in
the Youghiagheny river near McKees-
port, Pa.
The seventh international convention
of the Epworth league was opened in
Denver, Col.
A tornado in Texas caused much loss
of life and destruction of property in
Montague county and the northern por-
known to be dead.
The five-year-o son of Samuel Squill-
man, of Seymour, Ia, and the four
year-old son of a neighbor, George Bill
lard, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed Squillman's home.
Herman Meminger, chief of the Mil
waukee (Wis.) fire department, died
from the effects of injuries sustained at
fire two months ago, when it was re-
ported he inhaled acid fumes.
Fred Ross, who was knocked out by
Jack Donnelly in the sixteenth round
of prize fight at Aberdeen, Wash, is
dead. His neck was dislocated and a
blood clot gathered on the brain.
Three railroad employees were killed
and two injured and thousands of dol
lars worth of property destroyed by a
head-on collision on the Fitchburg divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine railroad near
Wachusett, Mass.
Gen. Amasa Cobb, brigadier general
of volunteers during the civil war, vet
eran of the Mexican war, congressman
and ex-justice of the supreme court of
Nebraska, died at Los Angeles, Cal, aged
so years.
The formal opening of the twenty-sec-
ond International Christian Endeavor
convention took place in Armory hall,
Baltimore, Nd, with about 5000 dele
gates present.
Mrs. Lucie B. Tying, one of the best
known temperance workers in the Unit
ed States. died in Peoria. Ill.
The new directory indicates Chicago's
population to be 2,272.000.
The weekly crop report shows that
growth has been retarded by heavy
rains, but the condition of corn in the
corn belt is excellent
The money circulation July was the
largest per capita and in amount in the
history of the country. Bank note is
sues IN the past year were larger than
the new gold increase.
Most Of the Chicago indicted packers,
their agents and the companies in which
they are interested have furnished
bonds.
Gov. Hanly's crusade against book
makers has put an end to horse racing in
Indiana.
Samuel Thompson, Chicago coffee
importer, says the scheme of an eastern
clique to have a tax imposed is market
manipulation to secure 1900, DOC profit
on stock.
Graeme Stewards will, dividing an es-
tate of $500, 900 between his widow. chill
dren, brothers and sisters, was filed in
Chicago.
The Spring Valley CID national bank
and the First national bank of Toluca,
Ill, closed their doors as the result of the
failure of G. ]. Devlin, of Topeka, Kan
S. L. Frazer, of Chicago, when asked
for an accounting by his partner in the
brokerage business suddenly fed, Ieav-
ing an alleged defalcation of 100000.
The Wabash Railway company has
discharged its superintendent of the Sc
cret service department and 121 men en-
ployed in detective work.
Fourth of July casualties reported
throughout this country number AZ
deaths and 2,431 injured.
Loss of life variously estimated at
more than 200 and less than 1000 per-
sons, and property damage to the ex-
tent of over $1.00O,0OO were caused by
the recent flood which swept over the
town of Guanajuaro, Mex.
John Bowman, cashier of the Com
mercial bank of Hagerstown, Ind,
committed suicide by shooting. No
cause for the deed is known.
Ten business houses and one dwell
ing at Roulette, Pa, were destroyed by
fire, entailinga loss of $4,000. The in
surance was small
The American revivalists, Rev. Reu-
ben A. TOrrey and Charles M. Alexan-
der, concluded their five months re-
vival campaign in England with a
great thanksgiving service at Albert
hall, London, for the $4,000 converts
recorded.
In view of the bad harvest prospects
owing to the drought and the storms in
Portugal, King Charles has sanctioned
the importation of 5000 tons of Amer
lean wheat and has ordered the reduc-
ton of the customs duties by SO per
cent.
The heat, which continued several
days throughout central Europe, has
caused, it is estimated from the re-
ports now coming in, more than 100
deaths in Germany. At midday in the
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