River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-07

yea was lnduSuTaLe0 ana the wheels
Of government are beginning to re-
volve.
AS the express from London to
Cromer, on the Great Eastern ailway,
was entering Witham station, Eng,
several passenger cars left the track
and crashed into the station build
ings, causing the death of ten persons,
six of whom were women, and serious
ly injuring 20 people.
Almost the entire business section
of F'lemingsburg, KY, was destroyed
by fire which consumed the railroad
depot, several stores and two news
paper Offices. The loss will aggregate
$4,000.
Forty-three cases of cholera in all
have been reported from various To-
calities in Germany. Nine persons
have died from the disease and many
suspicious cases are under observa-
ton.
Senior Lizardo Garcia, who was
elected president of Ecuador January
II, has assumed the presidency.
A large ladle filled with molten
steel burst in the molding department
of the United States Steel corpora
tons works at Donora, Pa. One man
was burned to crisp and six others
injured.
Jesse E. Wilson, of Indiana, the new
assistant secretary of the interior,
has assumed the duties of his office.
Four men were killed, another is
missing, and is supposed to have been
blown TO pieces, and three more were
seriously injured by the bursting OF a
fly wheel at the National Tube COM
pany, McKeesport, Pa.
China has placed the boycott OF
American products under an imperial
ban. An edict has been issued by the
government commanding viceroys and
governors Of provinces to take mea-
sures for the suppression of the boy
colt and holding them strictly re-
sponsible.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close Of
business August 81, 1905, the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
81, OO5, 524, 595, which is an increase
as compared with last month of 3d.
475.394
Health authorities in New York
held a conference with representa-
tives of steamship companies, result
ing in the adoption of regulations to
keep cholera out of this country.
The Reed syndicate, with $4,OOO,OOO
capital is to close all gaps and OPP
crate two trolley lines between Chi
cago and New York.
The Carnegie Foundation offers
prizes aggregating $4,000 for the best
five plans for the peace palace at The
Hague.
Thieves raided the residence of
Jose Aymar, a millionaire lawyer of
New York, and took booty worth
100000.
Beals G. Wright, of Boston, defeated
Holcombe Ward, of Orange, N. j.,
holder of the national lawn tennis
singles championship, in three straight
sets. the score being 6-1, 6-2, 11-9.
All records of prices of New York
stock exchange seats were broken by
the sale of a seat for $4,000, which,
with the initiation fee, makes the price
$4,000.
The Southern Lumber Manufacture
ers' association has announced a gem
eral advance of one dollar per thou
sand feet on pine.
The spread of cholera from two 10
calities on the river Weichel to 20
cases in IL localities extending from
the Baltic to the river Wharf.-The, 15O
miles south, and it's appearance in
Hamburg, has given an unpleasant
thrill to the people of Germany.
Aeronaut Baldwin, of LOsantiville,
Ind, was blown to shreds with his bal
loon at height of 1000 feet. He was
giving an exhibition at Greenville, O.,
of the use of dynamite from balloon
for war purposes.
Fire in the planning mills of the
White Pine Lumber company at Priest
river, Idaho. destroyed the entire plant
with 5000 900 feet of lumber, together
with about 25 residences. Loss, $780,
900.
James McMenamin, the first chief OF
the Kansas City fire department, is
dead, aged 76 years.
The new 16,000-ton battleship Yer
mont, built for the United States gov
eminent by the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing company was successfully launched
at Quincy, Mass.
Brig. Gen. William H. Carter was re-
lieved from the command OF the de-
partment of the Visayas in the Philip
pines and assigned as head of the de-
partment of the lakes at Chicago in
an order issued recently.
Members of the advisory board of
Panama canal engineers will receive
$4,000 compensation and SIS a day for
expenses.
The Illinois congressman in favor of
a deep waterway from Chicago to the
Gulf of Mexico will urge liberal APP
preparation for the project.
The University of Chicago may con-
fer an honorary degree on Sergius
White, the Russian peace ambassador.
The city of Chicago will receive on
real estate alone more than 100000 in
crease in taxes over last year.
The Nebraska supreme court issued
an alternative writ commanding that
the reserves of fraternal organizations
be spread on the tax books.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a call for the condition of ma
tional banks at the close of business
August %, 1905