River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16


at once in a business-like way upon
the examination of prospective Jur-
ors, and kept steadily at the, task for
five hours No juror was finally &C.
cepted, but substantial progress was
made and the indications at the close
of the session were that a jury would
be obtained in ten days. The case
was adjourned three days to obtain
new panel.
Queen Victoria, of Spain, gave birth
to a son and the entire country re-
joiced. The baby was formally pre-
scented to the court and diplomats by
the king, who also proclaimed pub
lie holiday and pafdoned thousands
of prisoners.
The newly-born Spanish prince was
named Alfonso Pho Christins Eduardo
Incendiary fires in Paris destroyed
cartridge factory and metal works,
the loss being about $2,000,OOO
Two masked highwaymen held up
station agent of the Chicago Metropol-
itan elevated road and escaped with
$12
Both the strikers and the street car
company in San Francisco refused to
arbitrate their trouble. Experimental
trips showed the cars could not be
run without heavy police guards and
that the police force is inadequate to
supply protection for a real resump-
ton of the service.
Mexico decided not to press to the
point of war her demand on Guate-
mala for the extradition of Gen. Jose
Lima, but. to show her displeasure by
sending her minister to Salvador,
leaving the legation in charge of a
consul.
The heads of the steamship compan-
les in New York inclu led in the Inter
national Mercantile Marine company
served notice upon tke striking long
shoremen that unless the latter re-
turned to work within a week their
places would be filled.
Brig. Gen Orlando e. Wilcox, U. S.
A., retired, former governor of the
National Soldiers home at Washing
ton, died at Coburg, Ont, aged IS.
The body of Miss Aurora Wittebort,
the artist, who lost her life in the de-
struction by fire of the University
building in Kansas City, was recov-
cred from the ruins.
Nine persons were badly injured
near Edwardsville, ILL.,, by collision
on an interurban electric road.
Harry Cole, suspected of being one
killed by Butte policeman as he was
trying to escape from custody, and a
mob tried to lynch another officer who
they thought shot Cole.
Mrs. Michael Pendergast, of Sterl-
ing, H., stepped on a match, set fire
w. r. Fulton shot and dangerously
wounded his wife, from whom he had
been separated, in Wichita, Kan. Full
ton was pursued by a crowd and sur
rounded in a freight yard. After a
battle with revolvers he escaped, bat
is believed to have committed suicide.
Two persons were killed, two fatal
ly injured and ten badly hurt when a
train broke through a trestle near
Flemingsburg, KY, and fell so feet
into a creek.
Dr. I. B. Rider was probably fatal
ly Stabbed in Hot Springs. Ark, by
DR.. A. ~ Williams, one Of the best
known physicians in the city.
Thomas S. Marshall, cousin of Will
liam j. Bryan, and a member of the
Illinois state board Of agriculture,
filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States court at East st. Louis,
fixing his liabilities at 100000.
The heaviest creditors are the trus-
tees of the Chicago National bank, of
which John r. Walsh was president
at the time of it's failure. Among his
creditors is w. ]. Bryan, to whom
$4,000 is due.
The Penn-Wyoming Copper COM
pany's smelter, tramway terminal and
crushers at Grand Encampment, Wyo.,
were destroyed by a fire believed to
have been of incendiary origin. The
loss was over 100000.
Troops and engineers have been
sent to StromboIi to render assistance
the volcanic outbreak, continues,
while many Of those who remain are
destitute.
Abraham Hummel the New York
lawyer who was convicted of conspir-
acy in the Dodge-Morse divorce case,
was sentenced to one year in state
prison and to pay fine of $500.
The Master Builders association of
Berlin and it's suburbs decided to lock
out all masons and bricklayers assist
ing building workmen on May IS.
Over 100000 men are affected by this
decision.
Capt. A. Krech, of the Hamburg
American line steamer Graf Valdez
see, one of the oldest commanders in
the transatlantic service died on board
his ship while the steamer was in
midocean.
William Schellhas, a prominent
brewer Of Winono, Mimi, died from
pneumonia.
The business section of Gibson,
Mo-, was almost wiped out by fire.
Five of the seven stores and two resi-
dences were destroyed.
Armed bandits are reported to be
committing depredations in the Songo
district of Santiago and near Mana
cas-, Santa Clara.
Excavators on Palatine hill in
Rome, uncovered the ruins of church
used by emperors in the fifth century