River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-01-04

dance at the home of Tony Biles, a few
miles south of Brooks, Ca, which re-
suited in the death of the host and the
wounding of three others.
Louis Dalrymple, an artist whose CARL
catures of politicians and cartoons OF
| political situations have appeared in
well known newspapers and periodicals,
died suddenly of acute paresis in SAN
itarium in Amityville, L. l.
Two persons were killed and one IA
tally injured by a collision between a
| Lehigh Valley freight train and
Schulykill Railway company trolley car
on grade crossing at Girardville, Pa.
| Fast mail train, No. 81, on the Big
Four railroad was wrecked at Waldron,
| ILL.,, by a broken rail. Five persons were
| injured.
The big sawmill of the Long-Bell Lum-
Der company, of Kansas City, Mo-, To-
Gated at Lufkin, Tex, has been burned,
the loss being approximately $4,000.
Sarah Bernhard appealed to the
French ambassador to the United States
against the discrimination of the the
atrical trust against her as citizen
of France.
DR.. r. A. Torrey, the noted evange-
list of Chicago, was welcomed home
from Europe by 5000 persons and he
predicts widespread revival in the
United States the coming year.
Three Memphis (Tenn.) financial
institutions failed to open their doors
for business. The Merchants Trust
company, with capital stock of $780,
900, the American Savings Bank and
Trust company and the Mechanics
Savings bank, smaller institutions
and allied with the first named con-
Germ, have gone into liquidation. The
suspension of the three institutions
caused little excitement in financial
circles.
Clearings for Chicago banks have
passed the $4,000, 100000 mark, the
figure set by officials of the clearing
house for the years business.
A trusted clerk of the First National
bank of Mamaroneck, N. Y, is said to
have confessed to robbing the institu-
ton of $4,000.
The municipality operated ferry be-
tween New York and Staten island
costs New York city $500 day, that
being the excess of expenses over re-
ceiptS.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fayette burned to death at Miller's
Mill, Mich, a little girl four years old
and boy one year old. The mother
had locked them in the house alone.
1t is supposed the little girl set fire to
the house with matches.
The Dominican cabinet, repudiating
Morales, called Gen. Caceres to act as
president of the island government
President Roosevelt frowns on a
scheme for raising 100000 by ten-cent
subscriptions for wedding gift fund
for Miss Alice.
Gov. Hanly, of Indiana, demands the
resignation of Daniel E. Storms, secre-
tary of state, because of an alleged
shortage in the latter's accounts.
! While out hunting, Charles Hale,
aged 16, living near Chrisney, Spencer
county, Ind, accidentally destroyed the
sight of both eyes.
| In a pitched battle between posse
of white men and three negro despera-
does near Williams Cross Roads, Choc-
taw county, Alabama, two negroes were
killed and the third captured.
Andrew Hamilton declines to give an
accounting of the moneys he received
from the New York Life Insurance
company.
Postmaster Will Smith was shot and
instantly killed at Boliver, Tenn, by
Ran Marsh. The murder, it is under
stood, was the result of Marsh's atten-
lions to Miss Hillhouse, the postmas-
ter's step-daughter.
Joy Morton. of Chicago, who, with
his family, is spending the holidays at
the Morton homestead near Nebraska
City, Neb., was thrown from horse
he was riding and badly hurt.
Capt. A. w. Toilet, of the Salvation
Army, was killed in Chicago by the ex-
plosion of a picture machine tank.
David Hamil, OF Dayton, O., was
crushed to death and $4,000 worth of
property destroyed in the collision of
two extra freight trains on the Penn
sylvania railway at Cincinnati. Mis-
taken signals caused the wreck.
| DlSlT1CL ALCOTuey J0rOuGS plurality
was increased by nearly 5000 over the
police returns made on election night
in New York by the official returns
made public by the board of elections.
His plurality is 1904, instead of II ,450.
The grand jury returned joint in
dictment against representatives of the
leading coal companies doing business
in Cincinnati. The Indictment includes
over 20 names and is for conspiracy
in restriction of trade"
Santo Domingo is swept by revolu-
ton, the president is forced to flee
from his capital and heavy fighting is
| imminent Officials of the United
States, when. the news reached Wash
ington, displayed a disposition to
stand aloof.
Miners at Hazleton, Pa, have decided
to present to Miss Alice Roosevelt as
wedding gift, carload of the best
coal that can be found in the anthracite
region, in appreciation of her fathers
services in ending the great strike Of
1902.
Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago is re-
ported in Washington to have assumed
charge of Vice President Fairbanks
campaign for delegates in the west for
! the next national convention.