River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-04

| The smoke nuisance has caused loss
of from s12.0OO,OO0 to S5, 1000, 900 yearly
to citizens of Chicago.
George J. Gould retired from the di-
rectorate Of the Union Pacific railroad,
marking the opening of vigorous
struggle with Harmon for control in
the west.
/ Fl. H. Knowles, superintendent OF
agencies of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society, a Hyde adherent, has been
discharged by President Alexander.
| Ten miners were instantly crushed to
death at mine located in the northern
part of Wilkesbarre, Pa. The men were
being lowered into the mine, when the
rope broke and the cage fell to the bot
tom of the shaft, distance of 400 feet.
Mrs. Antoinette Tolla, who has been
on trial at Hackensack, N. J., for the
murder of Joseph Sonta at Kingsland on
May last, was convicted of murder in
the first degree. She will be sentenced
later.
Reports from many counties in Ne
braska indicate that the Hessian fly is
busy and many wheat fields will be de-
vastated by the pest. Some grain men
| estimate that the wheat will be dam
aged 20 per cent. in the central section
| of the state.
The worlds conference of the Young
Mems Christian associations, which is
celebrating the semi-centennial Of the
establishment of the international alli-
ance of the associations, was opened in
| Paris, France. Over 1000 delegates
representing 20 nations were present.
| At Saratoga, Tex. Sam Watson has
| shot and killed Mrs. Stella Hambrey, a
widow of whom he was jealous, and then
| fired a bullet into his own brain, death
resulting instantly.
| With a hammer William Koabs, a
tailor, beat his wife's skull in at Grundy
Center, Ia, and then attempted suicide.
The woman will die. The man was
crazed with morphine.
Col. Willard Glazier, author, soldier
and explorer, is dead at his home in AL
bany, N. Y, of heart disease. He was Ga
years old. In 1876 he rode from Boston to
San Francisco on horseback.
The lower house of the Michigan
| legislature passed unanimously the
| Bland antitrust bill. 1t declares illegal
all corporations which aim at the mo-
nopoly of any business, trade avocition
or profession.
| Near Burneyville, /. T., Ed F. Roger,
a well-known planter and ex-confeder-
ate soldier, has been shot and killed by
| William Burgess, negro.
While section gang was at work re-
moving a large bowldcr from cut on
the East Lynn railroad near Wayne.
w. Va, the walls of the cut slipped
down, killing two men
The tax collector of San Francisco has
disappeared and his total shortage is
said to be about 100000.
Nearly 500 delegates of the Young
Womans Christian association opened
their national convention in Detroit
Germany has notified the United States
| that the present trade agreement will
terminate March 1, 1906. Failure to en-
ter into new convention. it is declared,
may provoke a tariff war.
A dramatic sensation in the trial of
Nan Patterson at New York fell fiat
when a pawnbroker failed to identify
her brother in-law, ]. Morgan Smith, as
the purchaser of the pistol which killed
Young.
A mob broke into the Jail at Homer,
La, and fired a score of bullets into the
body of Richard Craighead, accused of
killing his sister-in-law and little son.
He probably will die.
Senators are inclined to favor restor-
ing war taxes on beer and tobacco to pre-
vent government deficit.
Adolph Pricken, fugitive from Phil
adelphia, accused of embezZling ST., 900,
was arrested in Chicago.
Mrs. Jane Maynard, of Salt Lake City,
who had habit of pretending to COM
NIT suicide to scare her children into
obedience, took strychnine by mistake
and died.
The Salvation Armys colony of 1,045
British emigrants for Canada sailed from
Liverpool with the army's flag floating
at the masthead.
The Illinois legislature after lively
debate passed bill increasing the salary
of members to $4,000.
Confederate Memorial day was OBJ
served in many southern cities, business
houses being closed and veterans march
ing in parades.
The new city directory for st. Louis
shows population for the city of 514 ,290.
Oscar E. Lush. young man "a years
old, of Kewanee, ILL.,, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of shotgun.
| The 13-months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mich Ballesh, of Kewanee, ILL.,, fell
into a wash boiler full of water and WAS
drowned.
Fire on the East side of New York
destroyed property valued at 100000.
A fireman fell from ladder and was
killed.
Edward Floyd, negro, who shot and
killed George Uhring. while in the act OF
robbing him one night last July, was
hanged at Greensburg, Pa.
Aaron S. Vail, prominent northern
Indiana prohibitionist. who owns large
sawmill north of Laporte, was fatally
wounded by large buzz saw, which cut
off six ribs, plowed through his right
shoulder blade and ripped open his lung.
Citizens of Nashville, Tenn, will aid in
erecting the new building to replace the
structure recently destroyed by fire at
Vanderbilt university. Over $4,000 al
ready has been subscribed to this end.