River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

Revolution has broken out in Russia.
The ear refused to appear in the palace
square in St Petersburg to receive the
petition Of workingmen for redress of
wrongs Great throngs of the latter
gathered and were met by large force
of troops. Disregarding commands to
dispense they were fired on by the SOL
diers at different points in the city. The
latest estimates say that 2,100 men,
women and children were slain and 4, 900
wounded
The car of Russia and his family had
narrow escape from death at the Win
ter palace in St. Petersburg. AS the re-
suit Of deep-laid plot or a grave acct
dent charge Of grape was fired into the
mansion, missiles striking near to the
imperial party, breaking windows and
wOunding an officer The official version
of the affair is that 1t was accidental,
but this is doubted by the public.
". J. Bryan, after a visit to the white
house, declared President Roosevelt
right in his demands for railroad legisla-
ton.
A new interstate commerce commits
sion with power to fix rates, and a court
of commerce, to which appeals in traffic
cases may be made, are the main features
of the Hepburn bill for the solution of
the railroad problem.
Gov. Adams, of Colorado. in replying
to eX-GOV. PeabOdy's contest charges
accused republicans of gross frauds and
said mineowners bribed employees.
-Four Americans and one Mexican were
ambushed and slain in Mexico by the
Yaqui Indians
EX-President Steyn, of the Orange
Free State, has become reconciled to
British rule and returned to his African
home
A head-on collision between two
freight trains, one a double-header. on
the Louisville & Nashville railroad. at
Shawnee, Tenn, resulted in the death of
four railroad men and the injury of six
others, two of whom may die.
Reports from all parts of the world.
show that the year 1904 was the most
progressive the Christian Endeavor
movement has known. More than A.
600 of the 65, 900 societies are in the
d.
Divorce legislation is planned by the
Illinois Legislature. A member has Sc
cured statistics showing that 2,492 di-
voTce cases are pending in Illinois.
Corporal punishment for men who
beat their wives or any other female,
is provided for in bill flied in the Mas
sachusetts senate.
Tho cotton oCobo0oo =, Nv, X.-~I- x1-;t,
be closed on Saturday. February II, and
Monday, February Is, in observance of
Lincolns birthday
BY an explosion Oh dynamite one
mile east of Bedford, Ind. two men
were killed and four others injured.
Packers encountered a setback in the
hearing of their case by the supreme
court, the attorney general disputing the
contention of their counsel that the &C.
cep.ance of rebates by them was legal.
The senate of Illinois will present to
the govern anent statue of Miss Fran
els e. Willard, advocate of prohibition,
and for many yeaEs identified as the
head of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union, to be placed III Statuary
hall, house of representatives, at
Washington.
A. G. Wallin, editor of the Airing
ton (Minn.) Enterprise, was found
dead in his office, with a bullet hole in
his head. He had shot himself The
cause for the deed is unknown.
Admiral Dewey declared that con-
gress should authorize three battle
ships this session.