River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22


William Carr, a negro, was lynched
at Bayou Plaquemine, La, Saturday
night for stealing and killing a COW.
President Roosevelt announces him.
self as heartily favoring the idea adj
vanced by Prof. Edmund J. James to
invite Chinese students to study in
American institutions.
Adolf Kraus, of Chicago, has re-
ceived a cablegram from Count de
White giving assurances that the Rus
sian government will do all in its
power to prevent violence against
Jews who are peaceable.
Damage amounting to 100000 to
truck farms has resulted from the
overlooking of the Kings and San Joa-
quin rivers in California. The flood
around Visalia has not been equaled
since 1862.
Rev. DR.. Charles Fl. Parkhurst, of
New York, in sermon denounced the
slaughter of Moros in the recent bat
tie and criticised President Roosevelt
for his message of congratulation to
Gen. Wood.
In six months Evangelist Billy
Sunday caused the conversion of 5000
people and was paid $4,000 for his eff
forts.
Arbor day was generally observed
by the planting of trees on the prai-
ries of Oklahoma.
Health Commissioner Whalen, of
Chicago, says the drainage canal al
ready has saved nearly 5000 lives by
reducing the death rate from typhoid
and diarrheal diseases.
The charge is made that the New
York Life Insurance company gave
$4,000 to the Republican campaign
fund in addition to the s14S,00O un-
covered by the Hughes committee.
This is denied by Cornelius N. Bliss.
The Million club of st. Louis plans
to boom trade by inviting delegates
from the southwest to attend confer
ence in that city next month.
The mental and physical collapse Of
John d. Rockefeller is feared by Lake
wood IN. ID residents.
Railroads are grabbing all the coal
cars they can get in anticipation Of
strike.
Alton B. Parker, at Charlotte, N. c.,
urged southern Democrats to take the
party leadership.
Report of the United States Steel
corporation for 1905 shows surplus
earnings of $3.50, 900, an increase of
$3S, BIT 900 over the 1904 surplus.
The Japanese house of representa-
tives passed the bill for state owner
ship of all railway lines.
Refusal to quash the indictment
against Congressman Hermann for
Oregon land frauds was made by the
District of Columbia supreme court.
The Ohio house passed bill fore
ing witnesses before legislative inves-
tigating committees to talk.
Dr. Herman Feist, prominent
Nashville (Tenn.) physician, was ar
rested on the charge Of killing Mrs
Rosa Mangrum, whose dead body was
found in the Mississippi river some
time ago.
One man was killed, one fatally and
another seriously wounded in fight
IN chicago Saloon.
Secretary Taft has declined to accept
the appointment to the supreme bench,
at least for the present, but the presi-
dent announces that the place will be
held open.
The business section of White
Pigeon, Mich, was nearly wiped out
by a fire which left only seven build
ings standing in the business section.
The loss will not exceed $4,000.
Gerhard Gessel, member of Gen.
Brackets famous band of Indian
fighters in the sixties, died at his
home, in Alma, Wis, aged 63.
st. Vincent's academy, established 30
years ago, and one of the most wide
ly known Catholic institutions in the
south, was destroyed by fire at Shreve-
port, La. Loss, 100000.
The business portion of the village
of Tustin, Mich, was destroyed by fire
which started in the basement of the
Hotel Compton. The guests escaped in
their night clothes, while four burned
to death.
Three firemen were killed and nine
others seriously injured Friday in a
fire which destroyed the old Sixth
regiment armory in Camden, N. j.
The woman who assassinated Lieut..
Gen. Sakharoff, formerly Russian
minister of war, on December q 1905,
was sentenced to be hanged.
Justice Harlan, of the supreme court
of the United States, denied the writ
of error applied for in the case of
Charles l.. Tucker, under sentence of
death on the charge of numbering Miss
Mabel Page at Weston, Mass.
Andrew Italian, proprietor of one of
the largest retail stores in La Cross,
Wis, dropped dead while at dinner,
aged So years. Death was due to the
shock of a recent operation.
Two women, mother and daughter,
were killed instantly by a Wabash
railway train in Chicago.
Fire at the Dresses Machine Tool
company's plant in Cincinnati, O., de-
stroyed that establishment causing a
loss of 100000
The American embassy at Con-
stantinople has renewed its demands
on the sultan that supplies for Amer
lean school and charitable use shall
be admitted free.
Louis Brown, % years old, awaiting
trial at Norfolk, w. Va, for the MUIR
dor of FIoSSip Reese at whom he