River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

Busy Man.
The strike Of the telegraph opera
tors in the Chicago offices of the West
ern Union company spread rapidly
tying up the local business of that
corporation and practically putting out
of service all its transcontinental
lines All but about score of the
1856 employees Of the Western Union in
that city quit their keys, and practical-
Iy the entire force walked out at Kan
Sas City, Denver, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Colorado Springs, Helena, FL Paso and
Salt Lake. Next 500 operators en-
ployed by the Postal Telegraph com
pany in Chicago and 60 in New Or
leans joined the strikers.
President Small of the Commercial
Photographers union said he would
call a general strike if there were no
signs of a settlement. Operators in
numerous cities walked out and the
companies continued their plans for
a long, stubborn fight.
Another blow to the Standard Oil
company was given when part two OF
the report on the petroleum industry,
by Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner
of corporations, was made public. This
report deals with determinations in
prices and reveals the unfair manner
in which the Standard is said to treat
the consumer.
Severe fighting is reported from
Formosa, where the natives are max
ing strenuous resistance against the
Japanese troops At TaikOkan the
Japanese casualties numbered 200.
Great damage to property in La
Crosse, Wis, was done by a tornado.
Rioting was renewed in Belfast and
the troops were forced to use their
bayonets to dispense the mobs of
strike sympathizers.
A widespread revolt of blacks in
the Congo Independent state, which it
is claimed was carefully planned as
blow to King Leopold's authority, is
reported
The outbreak of yellow fever in the
American garrison at CienfuegOs
proved to be much graver than was at
first supposed. Eight additional cases
were reported, making a total of ten
cases
Floods, earthquake and typhoon
caused great loss of life and property
in Japan.
John Foley of Foley, Mimi, a mem
Der of the firm of Foley Bros, railroad
contractors, and of the wholesale gro
Gerry firm of Foley Bros. e Kelly, of
ST. Paul, died, after an illness of a
month
A fast train on the st. Louis & San
Francisco road was wrecked near
McKenna was killed.
Two masked men invaded the
Hamilton club in Chicago, held up the
employees and carried away $50.
Through the quick wit and prompt
action of a woman in tagging the
Santa Fes California Limited" at
Hart, Mo, as the heavy train was
about to plunge through a damaged
trestle, the lives of over a hundred
passengers were saved
Fire in Memphis, Tenn, Quilted the
retail millinery store of J. S. Summer
field and the retail jewelry store of
the Burns-Barry company. Loss on
stock and building $4,000, partly COW
cred by insurance.
One hundred persons were injured
at Boulder, Col, by the explosion of a
powder house containing 1000 pounds
OF dynamite.
John J. Lane, political editor of the
Chicago Inter Ocean and for years a
well known newspaper man, fell dead
in st. Louis as result of the excess
sive heat.
john O'Grady, while walking on a
New York street carrying his infant
son, was beaten and nearly lynched by
mob of persons who thought he was
a kidnaper
Miss Amy Mcmillan, daughter of
the late Senator James Mcmillan, of
Michigan, is to marry Sir John Lane
Harrington British minister to Abys-
sinia.
Seven persons were badly injured
in accidents that marked the 24-hour
international automobile endurance
contest at the Brighton Beach race
track
Fifty-nine pounds of gold dust, val
ued at $4,000, was stolen from regis
tered mail sack in Alaska.
Three Filipino infants named Poca-
hontas, jamestown Pacific and Patrick
Henry Bryan were baptized by Mgr
Falconio at the jamestown exposition.
P. R. Budd, president of the Budd
Coal company, of Cincinnati and of
the A. R. Budd Coal company, OF
Pittsburg, died of cancer.
BY the purchase of the Premier
mine the De Beers company of South
Africa has restored its former monop-
oily of the diamond business.
Forty persons are reported dead or
injured in explosions during the burn
ing of a large brewery at Santiago,
Chill.
Four anarchists were seriously
wounded in Lisbon by an accidental
explosion in bomb factory operated
by an anarchistic group.
Miss May Bushnell, of Winchester,
Va, was killed when her automobile
struck a log placed in the road by
miscreants.
A proposed franchise for the Coun-
ell Bluffs Qa) Waterworks company
for a term of % years was defeated
at special election by vote of 2,103