River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-02
when samuel Pearse. a well known

| found his wife and two children dead
and a third child dying from bullet
wounds.
A handsome window to Gen. Thomas
| "Stonewall'') Jackson was unveiled
in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church (negro) at Roanoke, Va.
John G. Hately, the new ruler of
Zion City by virtue of appointment of
/ Judge Lands, walked into the office
of Alexander Granger, financial agent
Of the city, and took formal possession
of the affairs of the community. Judge
Lands had decided the case OF the
warning factions, said that neither
Dowie nor Voliva should rule longer,
and ordered an election to be held by
the people of Zion the third Tuesday
in September.
Stringent rules governing meat in
spection in accordance with the new
law were promulgated by Secretary
Wilson, of the department of agricul-
ture. The regulations leave no loop
hole whereby the packers may evade
| the law and are in line with the best
authorities on the subjects of santa
ton, personalities, dyes, chemicals
and condemnation of diseased car
casses.
The will of Russell Sage bequeaths
all of his estate to his widow, Margar-
ct Olivia Sage, after the payment of
$25, 900 to each of Mr.. Sage's nephews
and nieces and $4,000 to his sister,
Mrs. Fanny Chaplin, of Oneida, N. Y.
Mrs. Chaplin died since the will was
made
The secretary of state of Missouri
Southern Railroad company, of ST.
Joseph, Mo. The road is to extend
from st. Joseph to Kansas City.
Fritz Constantine. the man under
arrest for the murder of Mrs. Arthur
w. Gentry, of Chicago, January 6,
last, is not the man wanted by the
Chicago police.
The Indiana state railroad commits
sion decided the Vandalia Railroad
company must make a general reduc
ton of 33 1-3 per cent. in rates for all
classified freight, from Indianapolis
west to the state line.
Bernard l.. Levinthal, who for Is
years has been chief rabbi of the or
thodox Jews of Philadelphia, was
elected chief rabbi of the entire boiy
of orthodox Jews in the United States.
Eugene Kraft, who was found dead
in Chicago, worked at Marshalltown,
Ia, as a printer. 1t was stated that
he had high family connections in
Europe. He spent two years as a
monk in monastery in Belgium.
Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
total of 2,394,955, against 2,565,379
last week. OF this the total of Ameri-
can cotton is 1,2S7,955, against $780,
go last week.
The protected cruiser Milwaukee
fulfilled all requirements of the gov
eminent in a four-hour straightaway
run of 100 miles out to sea.
Congressman Henry McMorran, of
Port Huron, was renominated by the
Seventh Michigan congressional dis
trict Republican convention.
John Black and Will Reagin, ne
groes, were lynched by mob of 200
men near Fort Gardner, Polk county,
Florida. The negroes killed Ed. Gran
ger, white turpentine operator,
without provocation.
Locusts are devastating the neigh
borhood of Debreczin, Austria, where
crops on 10000 acres already have
been consumed. Desperate means
have been adopted to keep back the
invasion, but without avail.
Canadians resident in the United
Kingdom presented supreb silver
centerpiece to the new British bat
tleship Dominion. On the base is in
scribed, "One life, one flag, one fleet.
one throne"
While the Japanese cruiser Itsukus-
hima was returning from Australia.
the engineer commander, Hawai-. at
tackled Capt Ishikawa with a sword,
inf1icting over 20 wounds. Hawai- at
tempted to cut his throat, but failed.
A band of Tartars attacked eight Ar
menians near Arax The corpses of
two of the Armenians were found on
the spot
Several Lettish revolutionists ac-
cused of five political murders at
Mitau, Courland, were condemned by
court-martial to be hanged.
After an exciting chase in which
bloodhounds were used, Jesse Fitz-
gerald, negro, was arrested By a
posse and lodged in the Barbourville
(Ky) Jail, charged with robbing and
numbering Mrs. Robert Broughton.
Strong-handed reform" is laid
down by M. Stolypin as he keynote of
his administration in an interview in
which the new premier expressed his
confidence that this policy, with the
| aid of the Inmate patriotism of the
masses" and the army, which, lin
spite of all reports, is still loyal and
reliable" will tide the country over
until the convocation Of the next par
lament
Falling beneath large log upon
which they had been seated, James
Harding, so years old, and his eight.
year-old son were instantly killed
north of Corydon, Ind.
Ten armed men entered a jewelers.
store in one of the principal business
| streets of Moscow, seized several
thousand dollars worth of gems and
escaped.
| w. H. Williams, brother of G. H.
Williams, member of the Georgia
! house of representatives from Laur-