River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-09

A locomotive on the Houston & Tex,
as Central railroad exploded near Ell
mis-, Tex, killing two persons and ia
tally injuring third.
Robbers wrecked the vault and safe
of the Bank of Creighton, at Creigh-
ton, Mo-, and escaped with $4,000.
The whaling steamer William Bay
lies, one of the vessels which escaped
the grip of the Arctic ice, arrived in
San Francisco with over 10000 pounds
of whalebone and the oil from 16
whales. The value of her cargo is es,
timated at $150,000.
Ohio authorities found bloody ropes,
cotton and chloroform rags near the
spot where Stuart Pierson was killed
by train while being initiated into
a Kenyon college fraternity. A MUIR
der charge will be made.
Celery for the holiday trade froze at
Kalamazoo, infiicting damage to the
extent of $4,000.
The American Breeders association
will hold it's second annual meeting at
AlnCoiH, 1NeD., ou JANUARY IL, 10
and 49,
The United States will demand rep
aration from China for the murder of
five American missionaries.
A committee representing the let
ter carriers of the United States wait
ed on Postmaster Cortelyou and pre-
scented a memorial urging better pay
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told the committee that he would give
the memorial his fullest considera-
ton.
A thousand retail druggists organ
lied a syndicate in New York, with
5000, 900 capital, to manufacture certain
drugs and to make purchases for mem
bers.
Senators Cullom and Dolliver will in
troduce the administration rate regu-
lation bill in the United States senate
early in the session and the fight will
be waged first in the upper house of
congress.
Homer Joslyn, % years of age, and
Caitano Valente, 80 years old, miners
employed in the gypsum mines at Oak
IN.
cavern.
Edward Brieske, aged 16 years, was
killed by the accidental discharge of
his shotgun while hunting ducks on
Black river, at New Amsterdam,
Wis.
Mistaken for a bear, John McAlister
was shot and killed at Maple Ridge,
NV Dx.iI Il;
er-in-law
Frank Aller, aged IS, who killed his
father with rolling pin during a
fight in their home at Alton, ILL.,, was
exonerated by coroner's jury with a
verdict of justifable homicide.
1t is stated on good authority that
Emperor Francis Joseph has decided
to grant universal suffrage in Austria.
The girls dormitory of the South
Kentucky college at Hopkinsville, KY,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
100000
The president has issued his proc
lamation naming Thursday, November
80 next as a day of thanksgiving.
At Somerviile, O., there was unveiled
a monument to Gen. Phil Sheridan, the
federal cavalry leader who turned de-
feat into victory by his famous and
historic horseback ride from Winches-
ter on October 10, 1854.
Mrs Della George, probably the old
est resident in the state, is dead at
Lancaster, N. Y, at the age of 108.
Her husband served in the war of 1872.
The Sandborn bank, a branch of the
German national bank, of Vincennes,
Ind, was blown to pieces and robbed
of $4,000 Included in what the rob-
bers carried off was $4,000 in silver.
Mrs. John T. McNann was instantly
killed and her husband perhaps fatally
injured at Lead, S. D., in a runaway.
The Ludington (Mich.) post office
was entered by burglars, who secured
$500. The safe was wrecked by dyna-
mite.
Hon. L. T. Neal died at Chillicothe,
O., of acute Bright's disease. He was
prominent in state democratic politics,
being candidate for governor at the
late state convention.
A statement by T. Lee Clark, cashier
of the defunct Allegheny bank, writ
ten a few hours before his suicide,
charges w. H. Andrews with causing
his ruin.
DR.. C. H. French, president of Huron
Is. d. college, announced that Ralph
Voorhees,, of New Jersey had given the
college 100000.
The corn crop in the southwestern
portions of the belt is badly damaged
by heavy rains. wet weather causing
mold and decay.
Mrs. Henry T. Evans, wife of di-
rector in the National Biscuit COM
pany, committed suicide in Chicago by
hanging.
New treaty with China designed to
end the hardships and abuses preva-
lent at present by providing for the
examination of prospective immigrants
at the port of departure abroad, in
stead of at the port of arrival. is
sought by President Roosevelt, Secre-
tary Metcalf and Commissioner of I'M
migration Sargent.
The old union flag was struck
throughout Sweden and the new Swed
ish ensign was hoisted to accompani-
ment of salutes, the ringing of church
bells and parades of troops.
A statue of Field Marshal Won
Moltke, the gift of the army to the Ger
man people, was unveiled in Berlin on
the one hundred and fifth anniversary