River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-13

most conservative testimony from the
country districts of the provinces OF
Pinar del Rio, Havana and Santa
Clara is to the effect that two-thirds
Of the people in the country and small
towns of these provinces are insur-
gents in sentiment If not in fact.
Peace is in the air, and on all sides
there is hope that matters will be
arranged between the Cuban govern
ment and the insurgents so as to
avoid further bloodshed. Fighting has
been practically suspended.
Anfioos Kaid has seized the town
and batteries of Mogador and won
over the government troops. The
Jews fled to Mellah.
While a party of picnicers were in
bathing in the Grand river near Sun
field, Mich, Herbert Hullett, of Sun
field, and his son Bruce were
drowned.
The Hotel Deckerville and the Re-
corder block at Deckerville, Mich,
were destroyed by fire. The hotel
guests escaped in their night clothing.
Fire destroyed the planning mills OF
the Sumter Lumber company, at Sum-
ter, S. G. The aggregate loss will
probably reach 100000.
Deputy United States Marshal Han
ma, of Sapulpa, /. r., arrested Bob
and Mike Glen and Frank Buxton for
the murder of Charles e. Harper.
Henry Keene, brother of James r..
Keene, the turfman and broker, died
at New York from apoplexy.
A man giving his name as James
MacAuley, was arrested at San Fran
cisco on suspicion of being Paul Kelly
wanted in New York for homicide.
Four Italians, three men and one
woman, were shot at Naugatuck,
Conn. According to the police the
shooting followed a dispute.
In fire near the Continental Break
er at Scranton, Pa, Nettie and Emily
Smith were burned to death and their
father, Fred Smith, is in serious con-
dition.
AS result of the overturning of an
automobile while rounding a curve
near Milpitas, Col, Mrs Camille B.
Miner, of Oakland, is dead, and Miss
Marian Vanhorne, of Berkeley, a stu
dent of the state university, is in a
critical condition.
Fire, starting by the ignition of gas
oline in launch at the foot of Albert
Stegmeyer's dock at Detroit, Mich,
swept up the dock consuming rs
launches, leaped across the dock and
reduced to ruins a $4,000 roller to-
boggan. The Gem theater was de-
strOyed.
Dominar Gomez, at political rally
at Manila, declared that England,
France and Germany would recognize
a Filipino republic.
During the fiscal year ended June
80, the total expectations of Mexico
amounted to $271,13S,SO9 against
$208, 520,451 in the preceding fiscal
year, gain of $62,618,357.
Stephen Horvath Hungarian iron
worker, was shot and instantly killed
in a quarrel over pool game in a
saloon at Ironville, O., by Slav.
Leslie Urquhart, the British vice
consul at Baku, who was decorated
by King Edward for heroism in rescu-
ing English isolated at Balakhna from
Tartar insurgents during the massa-
cres of 1905, and who is one of the
was the victim of a serious attack of
Baku, and miraculously escaped death.
Father Wernz, the newly elected
general of the Society of Jesus, ac-
companied by Father Freddie, vicar
general of the order, and Father Al
fred Maertens went to the Vatican for
an audience of Poue Plus.
Lawrence B. Cook, member of the
Pennsylvania legislature from the
Fourth district, who was renominated
by the Republican party, was perhaps
fatally stabbed by Andrew Macmillan,
a justice of the peace and one of the
wealthy residents of Carnegie, Pa.
Terrorists shot and killed two sol
diers guarding a government alcohol
store at Siedlce. A detachment of in
fantry rushed up and fired volley in
to the crowd, killing two persons and
wounding two.
State Senator Edgar e. Bracket,
of Saratoga, announced that he is a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor of New York.
The annual meeting of the National
Stogie Makers league closed at Wheel
ing with the election of officers. Pitts
burg gets the next convention, win
ming out in a pretty contest with At
lantic City.
Roger G. Sullivan, member from H.
linois of the Democratic national com
mittee, has issued a lengthy state
ment in which he replies to the recent
attacks made upon him by Mr.. Bryan.
Westphalian newspapers complain
of the increase of Polish agitation in
the industrial districts, where a large
number of Polish immigrants are
working.
Miss Bessie Greene and Miss Alta
Bingham are dead and Misses Grace
Stephenson and Collie Cowhick are
seriously i'll as the result of drinking
stagnant creek water during a picnic
near Trenton, Mo.
Mrs. Henry Knippen, wife of farm
er living near Cloverdale, Putnam
county, Ohio, decapitated her two
children, boy aged three and a girl
aged one and one-half years.
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