River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-13
Caleb Powers is to be tried in the

United States District Judge Cochran
announced that he would take jurisdic-
ton in the case, as has been requested
by attorneys for Powers.
Fourteen miners were killed and a
number injured by an explosion in a
colliery at Anderieres, Belgium. The
explosion was caused by fire damp.
The body of Rear Admiral Louis j.
Allen, who died in New York city
June 20, was buried in the Arlington
National cemetery in Washington
with military honors.
A company has been incorporated
to build a tubular steel tunnel 80 feet
below the bed of the Mississippi river,
to run between East st. Louis, ILL.,,
and st. Louis. Mo.
George d. May, president OF the
wrecked Big Bend National bank, Dav-
export, Wash, was arrested in Bos-
ton.
Plans for great 100000 Park row
terminal for the Brooklyn bridge were
adopted by the New York board OF es-
innate and apportionment.
Reactionaries are reported conspir-
ing to dethrone the car, whose re-
form tendencies terrify them.
Weekly trade reviews show salts
factory conditions, though business
has had slight setback from rains.
On July II the ninth annual con-
vention of the National Association of
Railway Agents will assemble at the
Lewis and Clark exposition.
Roy Snavely was instantly killed in
runaway on his fathers farm, north
of Sterling, Ill. He was thrown from
a hay rake, breaking his neck.
Albert Keller, of Michigan City, Ind,
appealed case in which judgment
had been rendered against him in the
sum of one cent.
The father of four-months-old baby
admits he threw the child into the Chi
cago river and drowned it because he
didn't want to support it.
Judge Gray, arbitrator between min
ers and operators in Illinois, decided
that the expense of operation in the
shot firers' law shall be shared equally
ny anu HILL
Steamers 500 miles apart in mid
ocean talked by wireless relays.
Gilbert Johnson, chief engineer for
Thomas w. Lawson, of Boston, was
stabbed to death by peon at Urique,
Mexico.
The Queen City tannery, of Titus
vile, Pa, the largest sole leather man.
ufactory in the world, was sold by Lu-
cius Beebe & Sons, of Boston, to the
United States Leather company. The
transfer involves about 81 100000.
The wholesale grocery house of Phil
lips, Webb G Co., of Nashville, Tenn,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
A bronze statue of Sacajawea, the
Indian bird woman, who, bearing on
her back her infant child, guided the
explorers Lewis and Clark through
"Old Oregon" was unveiled at the ex-
position at Portland.
Work on the construction of the new
vile, ILL.,, was begun and the cost when
completed is estimated at $1,000,000
Gas companies of the Illinois cities
of Aurora, Joliet, LAGRANGE and Elgin
are consolidated, with authorized cap
ital stock of $6,500000. The field of
operation is to be extended to cities
and towns in Kane, Du Page, Will and
parts of Cook county.
Railway employees will protest to the
government against reduction of rates
on roads in Illinois.
M. Jaures, the French socialistic
leader, was debarred from speaking in
Berlin by Chancellor Won Bulow.
The body of Admiral John Paul
Jones was formally delivered to the
United States with brilliant ceremonies
at the American church in Paris, dis
tinguished men of many countries be-
ing present.
The st. Charles, ILL.,, school for boys
was formally opened by philanthropic
men and women interested in the work
of educating youth from congested
centerS.
Roscoe E. Harris, aged 16, only son
of Judge Ira Harris, former mayor of
Colorado Springs, Col, was shot to
death by Matthew Daily. The shoot
ing was accidental
All Crimea is on the verge of revolt
and the Caucasus is ready to set up
Slavic republic.
Grover Cleveland may resign as an
Equitable trustee because of uncertain
ty as to honesty of the society's trans
actions
Col. o. G. Staples, former Asst. Gen.
Tracey L. Jeffords and others were
indicted at Washington, charged with
conspiracy in the live stock insurance
affair.
Thomas w. Lawson is on his way
west with a message of warning to
small investors in six of the states.
Secret societies in schools were
strongly denounced by committee of
the National Educational association,
in session at Asbury Park, N. j.
AS result of an explosion at the
shaft of the Taylor Coal & Coke COM
pany at Starlight, Pa, five men were
killed and four injured, one fatally.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
caused by fire in Union Hartnell oil
well No. at Santa Maria, Cal.
Martial law has been abolished over
the whole of Formosa and the Pesca-
dores islands.
A combination of 26 coal companies
of Indiana, controlling $4,000 acres of
coal lands, has been formed in Pitts
burg, Pa, under the name of the Van
dalac Coal company The new concern