River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-02-09

fire from an open CRATE. In her strdg-
giles the clothes of the child were set
afre. Each lived but few hours.
Fire destroyed a part of the Ingleside
home for women at Buffalo, n. Y. In
a panic among so inmates of the place
one woman was killed and four were
seriously hurt.
The sawmill of Anton Brucken, sly
miles from jacksonville, KY, was
blown up by the explosion of the boil
er, and James Hendricks, aged %, was
instantly killed.
Dr. Nicholas Sem, of Chicago, urges
general support of the White Cross So
ciety, which he says is destined, III time
of peace, to fulfill the mission of the Red
Cross in war
Emperor William and King Edward
are said to be planning a concerted eff
fort to induce Russia and Japan to end
the war
Strikes and rioting continue through
out Poland. Forty-two sugar factories
and an immense coal district are tied up.
John b. Scully, millionaire iron manu-
facturer. committed suicide by shooting
in Humboldt park, Chicago. III health
and worry because Of his wife's illness
are given as the cause.
The report that Secretary of the Navy
Morton will leave the cabinet and be-
come president Of the Santa Fe is denied.
An engineer Of the New York fire de-
partment climbed over the engine when
h. Iriy /, &c hyv
collision, and stopped the horses, saw
ing the life of his comrade and probably
of many other persons.
A sweeping civil service bill fostered
by Gov. La Toilette was introduced in
the Wisconsin assembly.
Count Leo Tolstoi declares there never
can be a general revolution in Russia,
and looks for many wide reforms as the
result Of the present crisis.
Charles w Darling, assistant secre-
tary Of the navy, has rendered his resiG~
nation to the president, asking that it
take effect near the expiration Of his
four-years' term of service, which eX-
pires in December, 1905.
The sanitary authorities of the Pana-
ma canal zone government have under
taken the sanitation of the cities OF
Panama and Colon.
Annie STEM shot and killed her lover,
John Davis, at Vaughn, ". Va. Jeat-
ousy is said to have been the cause.
The attorney general has rendered an
opinion in which he holds that draw
backs may be allowed on exported -four
in part from imported wheat.
Fire in the chart department OF
Cramps shipbuilding plant in Philadel-
phia destroyed valuable blue prints,
models and charts. Loss about $4,000.
Two children were burned to death
and William McCarrer sustained burns
which will prove fatal in fire which
destroyed his home at Parkersburg, w.
Va.
William McAndrews and Thomas
Greedy, miners, were killed at Butte,
Mont, and their bodies are imprisoned
in cage which lies in over 100 feet Of
water in the Rarus shaft. They We're
being lowered to the 40-foot level, when
the cable snapped like a piece of glass
and the cage went crashing to the bot
tom.
Live stock in the pens at the stock
yards in Kansas City, Mo-, suffered
from the severe cold, and a few head
froZe to death.
The Excelsior rolling mills at Marys-
vile, Kan, were destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
In the presence of large number of
prominent members of the bar, Hon.
Robert w Tayler was installed at Cleve-
land, O., as Judge of the federal court
for the district of northern Ohio.
In fight at Dunloop, W. Va, William
Hamlet was shot and killed and three
other men wounded. Three men were
arrested. charged with the murder
The governor of Vermont has granted
a four months reprieve to Mrs Rogers,
condemned to death for the murder of
her husband. Her case will be taken to
the supreme court
George Ashley, general superintend-
ent of the W. J. Oliver Construction
company. was burned to death in pfI-
Ndlc Cdi near "iChllnS. ny
Foreign bank staten ents show larger
demand for money, which has caused re-
cent gold shipments.
Adjt Gen. Bell, of Colorado, in his re
port. scores lawIessness among the min
ers OF the state.
Statement just compiled by the FL
deity & Casualty company. of New
York, shows that $10,000.OO0 was en-
bezzled in the United States during
1904
Establishment Of the school of jour
naiism at Columbia university endowed
by Joseph Pulitzer, Is delayed until the
death Of the donor.
Pressure by the president for action
on railroad rates and the tariff and the
indisposition Of republican leaders in
congress to respond has revived talk of
an extra session In the spring or fall.
Favored children of Charles LocEhart
decide to let disinherited daughter share
equally in his estate of $4,000 900, Of
fering her $30000O00.
Representatives of the United States
took control of Santo Domingo customs
receipts.
Minister Bowen recommends to the
president that he be recalled and dip
lomatic relations with Venezuela be sew
cred. and that force be used to bring
President Castro to terms.
An unknown donor has given 81 .100.-
600 TO Union theological seminary, in
Guiding property near the Riverside
drive, New York. which will be utilized