River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-18

Oh the COmmSTCfdl NE0UlI COupduy Va
Grand Rapids, Mich, was crushed to
Geath in an elevator.
Fifteen persons were killed in
wreck on the Canadian Pacific near
Chapleau, Ont The train was de-
rallied, five cars rolled down an en-
bankment and caught fire and many
of the victims were burned to death
The first days exercises at the re-
dedication of the enlarged Carnegie
Institute of Pittsburg closed with the
announcement of prize winners in the
international art exhibition. They
were CASTOR La Touche, France;
Thomas Eakins, Philadelphia, and
Olga de Bauznauska, France. Notable
foreigners and Americans delivered
addresses during the day.
Congressman G. K. Favrot of Louisi-
ana, who killed DR.. r. H. Aldrich, was
set free, the grand jury refusing to
indict him.
The Catholic Hierarchy of America
appointed a committee to secure a
in this country.
According to a letter received from
Puerto Cortez, the president of Saliva
dor was sending 10000 men against
Nicaragua to renew the combat.
A mail package apparently contain
ing dynamite exploded while it was
being stamped in the st. Louis post
office, manning the stamping clerk.
After poisoning her two-year-old
baby, Mrs. Clarissa Gold, Of Memphis,
Tenn, aged % years, attempted sui
eide by swallowing a portion of the
same drug
Mrs. A. D. Blomeyer of Cape Girar-
husband unconscious.
Brig Gen. Walter D. Duggan was
retired on account of age and Col.
Charles B. Hall promoted to be briga-
der general
3. B. Montgomery, his ten-year-old
son and RoIly Hall, all mine workers..
were fatally injured by an explosion
of powder at Beattyville, KY.
The death is announced of Prince
Golytsin, a former viceroy of the eau
casus. He was associated with Gen.
Alikhanoff in the ruthless measures
employed last year in putting down
agitation in the Kutais district.
Students at the University of Mich
igan organized club to boom Secre>
tary Taft for the presidency.
Emile BenOist, a well-known banker
of Paris, was shot and killed in the
office of financial newspaper of
which he was the editor by a discon-
tented customer.
Two hundred persons were drown
ed in foods in Turkey.
James H. Brayton, a Chicago school
principal, committed suicide by shoot.
ing, because of i'll health.
Ten men were saved from the
wrecked and sinking British barken-
tine Trinidad near the Bahamas.
Joseph Ullman, well-known beck
maker, went insane at San Francisco.
The corporation of Glasgow, Scot
land, has accepted an invitation Of
the American consul here to send a
deputation to Chicago for the purpose
of inspecting the sanitary conditions
of the packing houses and stockyards.
Suit has been filed at Jackson,
Breathitt county, KY, by the heirs of
DR.. D. e. Cox, demanding $4,000
damages from Judge Eames Hargis,
Ed Callahan, Asbury Spicer, John
Smith and John Abner, for alleged
responsibility for the assassination of
DR.. Cox.
The president of Salvador renewed
the Central American war, sending
10000 men against the Nicaraguans.
Lord Cromer, the plenipotentiary
of Great Britain in Egypt, resigned
and Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded him.
A man who said he was sentenced
to death in Georgia for murder and
escaped, surrendered himself in Dow
ing a fugitive.
Triplets were born to Mrs. Anton
Machal of South Omaha, who already
had IA children.
Fred w. Troy, who killed his wife
and mortally wounded Ralph GUN in
Joplin, Mo-, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to SO years in the peniten-
tiary.
Senator Foraker in speech at Can
ton, O., declared his independence Of
dictation, defended his public course
and denied any part in or knowledge
of the alleged rich mems conspiracy
to thwart President Roosevelt.
President l.. w. Hill announced
that the Great Northern would build
plant for the manufacture of cars in
Superior. Wis.
John Temple Graves, speaking at a
banquet at Chattanooga in honor OF
W. J. Bryan, urged that Bryan nomin-
ate Roosevelt for president on the
Democratic ticket.
Secretary Taft declared that Cuba
was to be turned over to the Cubans
as soon as possible, made recommend
atoms as to the holding of elections
and sailed for Porto Rico.
The Bank of Conception in Clyde.
Mo-, was ordered closed by the Sec
rotary of state.
Congressman Longworth came out
in favor of Taft for the presidential
nomination.
Seven hundred members of the
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