River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

Sir Henry Irving died suddenly at
Bradford, England, after presenting
Thomas a Beckett" at the Theater
Royal. He was attacked by syncope
and passed away without speaking.
Capt. Gilmore F. Taggart was granted
an absolute divorce and the custody or
his two sons by Judge Eason at Woos-
ter, o., who reviewed the sensational
case and fixed the blame on the
woman.
In the weekly review of trade by
Dun and Bradstreet the fall business in
the country at large is reported as
large and increasing.
Seven firemen and four others were
burned and bruised in fire, which
caused a loss of $65, 900 to the La Sale
Livery company's building in Chicago.
One artilleryman was killed and a
dozen others injured, some fatally, in a
stampede of horses during target prac-
tice at Fort Riley, Kan.
President Roosevelt will ask con-
CESS for permission to punish Castro
as he may deem fit.
Republicans refused to indorse Je-
rome, and the district attorney will
make the race against the combined
opposition of New York parties.
No ground for war can be found
against Venezuela, according to the re-
port of Special Envoy w. J. Calhoun.
European nations will follow the lead
of the United States.
Engineers report that a 14-foot wa
terway from Chicago to St. Louis is
feasible, but cost will be $S,00O,O00 or
more
A girl cashier in New York confessed
that she had stolen $4,000 during the
last four years and used it to support
her father mother and invalid sister.
An Italian saloonkeeper arrested by
the New York police is declared to be
the chief of the Black Hand gang.
M. Ossovslxy, assistant chief of police
in Kishineff, who was blamed for the
Jewish massacre, has been assassi-
mated.
That Great Britain sought and prom
Used military defensive alliance with
France against Germany at the of
the Moroccan affair assumed a threat
ening aspect, is the burden of story
printed in Paris.
The profits of the alleged conspira-
tors in the operations based on the
recent leaks in the government cotton
reports are placed at approximately
100000.
August e. Fell, &c years old, col
lection clerk in the Wisconsin national
bank, Milwaukee, Wis, shot and killed
himself Friday.
William R. Hearst agrees to accept
the nomination for mayor of New
York on municipal ownership ticket
Further imperial thanks are given to
Count White in rescript just published
and high tribute is paid to the services
he rendered in the conclusion of peace
with Japan.
Charles r. Hughes declined the re.
publican nomination for mayor of New
York,
The Chicago city council defeated tn,
plan of Mayor Dunno to order the loca
transportation committee to report out
his contract traction plan by a vote Of
80 to Is.
The Rock River conference of the NJ
E. church at Freeport, ILL.,, decided to
hold a great missionary conference in
Chicago next year.
Norway's storthing accepted the
treaty with Sweden, made at Karlstad
and voted down plan to submit it to q
referendum vote.
One entire block of stores and dwell
ings was destroyed by fire in Austin
Chicago. entailing loss of $4,000 tc
$4,000.
The New York Giants won the frs
game of the worlds championship
baseball series, defeating the Philadel
Dhia Athletics to 0.