River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-22

mismanagement being made against
Mr.. Smith and others.
Cahalis Franckitis, Russian, rs
years old, was roasted to death in dry
kiln of a piano factory in st. Charles,
Ill. Franckitis left his lodgings and en-
tered the kiln to warm himself and was
cooked to death.
The Illinois supreme court sustained
the validity of the constitutional amend
ment under which the state Legislature
enacted law creating municipal courts
in Chicago.
Gen. Fred Walsen died of dropsy at
his residence in Denver, COL, aged 65
years. Gen. Walsen was a Colorado
pioneer He founded the town of Wal
senburg and served one term as state
| treasurer.
| Mrs. Clara Wilson, sister of the late
P. P. Bliss, and a singing evangelist,
| quite widely known in this country and
| Great Britain, died at Towanda, Pa, of
heart failure, aged 60 years.
The magazine of the Hercules Torpedo
company, one mile from Geneva, Ind,
was destroyed by an explosion. Edward
Gates, of Hartford City, and Lee How
ard, of Bluffton, were blown to pieces.
Frank Cook, As years old, and com.
panion whose name is thought to have
been Burton, about 80 years old, were
instantly killed at Quick's Crossing, Ind,
by northbound Indiana Union Interur-
ban car
Henry Gerald, well-known newspa-
per man, is dead in San Francisco, aged
rs years. Gerald, together with its pres
ent proprietor, Edward Rosewater,
founded the Omaha Bee.
Fire in Cleveland o., destroyed four
story brick building of the Glidden Var
nish company, entailing loss of $780,
900.
| The American colony in Havana OBJ
served the eighth anniversary of the de-
struction of the Maine. Flags and
wreaths were placed on the masts of the
battleship
Gov James 20 Davidson of Wiscon-
sin has made formal announcement of
his candidacy for the republican NOM
| nation.
Gov. Dawson, of West Virginia, is a
candidate for Senator Elkins' place.
A Jersey City man is accused of
killing his brother by pouring benzine
on MS clothes and igniting them while
he slept to get his insurance money.
George Apple, a prominent citizen of
Elgin, ILL.,, was struck and instantly
killed in the railroad yards at Sterling,
| ILL.,, by mail train.
| Mrs. Zetta Eckles, convicted of man
slaughter in killing Constable Peter
Martin, was sentenced at Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, to five years in prison.
Lloyd McReynolds fell from the Illi-
nois Central railroad bridge below Ev-
ansvilje, Ind, while trying to walk
across and was instantly killed.
Count Boni de Castellane says he
wants only the income he enjoyed be-
fore marriage. His wife will compro-
mise with his creditors, although she
| doesn't have to.
On recommendation of President
Roosevelt, Chief Justice Burwell Of
Lawton, Okla, appointed Charles E..
Hunter, former Rough Rider, chief
| clerk of the Oklahoma supreme court,
/
The National league baseball sched-
ule is announced, the season opening
April IL with two games in the east
and two in the west
| Germany has averted a tariff war by
officially notifying Secretary Root that
the United States will be given the
benefit of the conventional tariff and
| l. 1an
| forced
Federal authorities will prosecute
I Standard Oil and railroad officials as
soon as the beef cases are concluded.
F. r. Avery, treasurer of the Avery
Manufacturing company, Peoria, ILL.,.
| committed suicide by drowning near
East st. Louis, Ill.
Stringent regulations governing the
admission of aliens are sought by a
bill introduced by Senator Dillingham;.
Many small custom houses are like
ly to be abolished in the interest of
government economy.
| France agrees not to enforce the new
law on American insurance companies
as mark OF friendship for the United
States.
Japan, England and the United
States are making secret preparations
for a terrific struggle with China,
where the growing sentiment against
foreigners makes an early outbreak
certain.
! Many towns on the coast of Colon
bia, lying between Tumaco and Buena
Ventura, are reported to have been de-
stroyed by a tidal wave following the
earthquake of January 81. Over 800
lives were lost.
In the most boisterous meeting for
years the Chicago city council reached
deadlock on the saloon license ques-
year
Balfour and Chamberlain came to
an understanding on the British tariff
policy. thus averting split in the
unionist party.
j. p Morgan has added 100000
worth of rich Persian rugs to his col
lection, said to be the most valuable
| in the world
President Roosevelt received and ac-
cepted the resignation of John G.
Brady as governor of Alaska.
The Ohio house adopted the senate
| joint resolution memorializing the
president of the United States to ne
gotiate a treaty with Great Britain for