River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-06-21

quence the Christians attacked ana
massacred the Jews and demolished
their shops. Hundreds of persons
were killed or wounded.
The pitiaDle affair at Bialystok ap-
parentIy has burned itself out. No fur
| Their bicodshed has been reported and
no more is expected, even by the radl-
Gals. While most of the correspond
ents fix the number of victims at 100
dead and wounded, the representative
of the Cracow Nova Reforma, of Wen
ma, considers 1000 nearer the mark.
New York's quarantine regulations
against Cuba was surprise to Cubans.
There have been only two cases OF vel,
low fever in the island since January
one in May in Matanzas province and
the other in June in Havana.
The Maharajah Gaekwar Of Baroda,
India, made the ascent of Pixies Peak,
visited the Garden of the Gods and
Cheyenne canyon.
Louis Cipra, of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
master of several languages and be-
| lever in oriental religion and philoso-
ply. took a big dose of morphine and
then shot himself through the head
dying instantly.
The six-story Ryan annex building at
ST. Paul was completely Quilted by fire,
which burned fiercely all day. The es-
timated damage to the building and
the stocks is between $450,000 and
100000.
In the same assembly room in Musi-
cal Fund hall where, on June IL, 1856,
the Republican party opened it's first
national convention which named FIRE.
mont and Dayton as it's presidential
ticket, there gathered hundreds Of Re
publicans from different sections Of the
country to commemorate the event.
The anniversary of the death of
Maxine Gomez was celebrated by plac-
ing commemorative tablet on the
house in which he died.
The committee of 100, citizens. of
New York, organized to take measures
to establish an appropriate national
memorial to the late Carl Schurz, has
been completed.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury, the chess
master, died at Philadelphia of apo
plexy, after an illness of many months.
Pillsbury was born December 5, 1872.
at Somerville, Mass.
Wheelock Harvey and Dave Neville,
said to be wanted in New York on a
charge of robbing the First National
bank of large amount in cash and Sc
curities, were apprehended at Fort
Worth, Tex.
The funeral of Representative Lester,
of Georgia, who died at Washington as
the result of a fall in the Cairo apart
ment bcuse, took place from ST. Johns
Episcopal church, Savannah. Ga.
The convention of the National Edi-
torial association closed at Indianapo-
lis with a reception to the visitors at
the home Of Vice President and Mrs.
Charles w Fairbanks. Jamestown,
Va, was selected for the next con-
vention John E. Junkin, Sterling,
Kan, was elected president.
The famous Virginia Silver" mining
case, in which is involved the title to
iron ore on state lands now under
lease, the value of which is estimated
at $500, 100000, was argued and submit
ted to the Minnesota supreme court. If
the court upholds the states conten-
ton then all the lease-held mines of
the great steel corporation must again
revert to the state, and be redisposed
of at public auction.
The Black Diamond express east
bound on the Lehigh Valley road was
wrecked near Sayre, N. Y, in COLI
sion with a freight train. The en-
| gineer was killed.
DR.. Francis G. Barnes was installed
as president of Illinois Wesleyan uni
versity at Bloomington, Ill. An ad-
dress was delivered by President Ed
mund J. James, of the University of
| Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin gave a
dinner at their residence in Chester
field Gardens, London, in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Los Angeles police assert they have
secured a confession from Mrs. Ari1a
Schreck and E. J. Stackpole, arrested
for the murder of the woman's hus-
band.
Mesfewi, the Marakesh cobbler, who
had been convicted of the murder of sc
women, instead of being crucifed as
had been intended, was walled up
alive.
Representative Rufus E. Lester, of
Georgia, was probably fatally injured
by falling through the skylight of the
Cairo apartment house, Washington.
Mr.. Lester sustained internal injuries
and both legs were broken, his right
leg being crushed fearfully.
The appellate division of the SUI
preme court at New York handed down
a decision affirming a judgment for
some $4,000 and large amount of in
terest in favor of Wilhelm e. Zeller
against Joseph Letter.
The report has been revived that
Charles M. Schwab will turn up at the
proper moment as a candidate for
United States senator to succeed
Francis G. Newlands, of Nevada,
whose term expires on March 5, 1909.
Secretary Hester's statement Of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
total of 4,457,373, against 4,621, 010
last week. Of this, the total OF Ameri-
can cotton is 1868, against 2,15S,-
010 last week.
Orders for private cars to be used
by independent coal mining companies
were placed with the Pressed Steel Car
| company by the PENNSYLVANIA railroad