River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

Former Speaker David B. Hender-
son, Of the national house Of repre-
sentatives, died at Dubuque, Ia, of
paresis, which attacked him nine
months ago.
Two Cuban rural guards were killed
and four wounded in the latest upris-
ing on the island. Thirty men attacked
the station at Guanbacoa.
Gov. Gooding OF Idaho, in an official
statement declares the confession OF
Henry Orchard duplicates Western
Federation of Miners officials in 26
murders besides SteUnenberg's.
The German people have contributed
S12,000,000 to charity in honor of the
kaiser's silver wedding anniversary.
Two thousand persons were drowned
in Colombia by a tidal wave which fol-
lowed an earthquake.
An increase of nearly 200 per cent. in
the trade with Norway is reported by
the department of commerce and Ia
Dor.
Sixteen American sailors deserted
Sigsbee's squadron at Naples.
Chicago Presby terians celebrated the
two hundredth anniversary of the es-
Enlistment of the church in this coun-
try.
Wisconsin state institutions find it
hard under the new civil service law to
get men, women and girls for mental
tasks.
The ignition of celluloid films at a
moving picture show at Alton, ILL.,,
caused a panic in which so children
were injured.
G. Augustus Seton, under conviction
for the forgery of Norfolk and Western
stock certificates in New York, con-
fessed to q S4,3O0.CO0 plot and two al
legged accomplices have been arrested
Mrs. Susie Schroeder, fearing insan-
ity, jumped from the roof of three
story building in Chicago and was
killed.
Secretary Root, In letter to a con-
gresham, explained that the United
States was not in position to suggest q
move in the Congo country.
President Roosevelt is growing sus-
picious that China is not acting in good
faith, and military preparations con-
tinue. Gen. Macarthur is to command
the American forces if an army is
landed. The Chinese minister denies
trouble is coming
Three students are dead and IL 9TH
ers were badly injured at Kenyon Mil
itary academy in Gambler, o., as the
result of fierce fire in three dermi
tories.
President Castro says he will hum
bic France, break up the Monroe doc.
trine, clear out the French from Ven.
ezuela, and then start on Americans
Englishmen, end Germans, who, he
declares, are worse than Chinese.
w. X. Vanderbilt was arrested in
Italy for running down a boy with
his automobile and had a narrow es
cape from mob, which threatened
his life.
Fire damaged the building of the
Equitable Life Assurance society al
Memphis, Tenn, to the extent of $780,
600.
An explosion of stick of dynamite
at the new canning factory at Nc.
d6uTy, ILL.,, resulted IN the QeaCn Oh
two men and injuries to eight others
Warren Mitchell was drowned al
Lawrenceburg, Ind, while testing g
device he had invented for saving
skaters who break through thin ice.
William A. Shoemaker, formerly sec
rotary of the Queen & Crescent rail
road. but recently retired, dropped
dead at his home in Cincinnati.
Two-thirds of the business section
Of Hitchcock, Okla, was destroyed by
fire. Twenty buildings were destroyed
entailing an aggregate loss estimated
at 100000.
The board of public safety at Louis
vile, Ky, has ordered all theaters ant
skating Kinks closed on Sundays.
Fire in the business section of Pat
erson, n. j., caused a loss of 100000
wholesale firms being the sufferers.
Reformers keep their grip on thu
Philadelphia vote. the municipal cleo
ton giving Mayor Weaver enough
councilmen to control that body. Pitts
burg elected Democratic mayor.