River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-18
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gree and five for acquittal on the
ground Of insanity-the jury which
since the 23d of last January had
been trying Harry X. Thaw, reported
after AZ hours and eight minutes OF
deliberation, that it could not posi-
bly, agree upon a verdict and were
discharged Thaw was remanded to
jail to await his second trial, which is
not likely to begin before autumn.
Twelve jurors in the United States
district court at Chicago found the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
guilty of accepting illegal rates from
the Chicago & Alton railroad, as
charged in 1.462 counts of the indict-
ment Should the verdict stand Judge
Lands can impose aggregate fines OF
329, 24O, 900, or $4,000 on each count.
If only the minimum penalty 81 900 on
each count be assessed, the total
would reach 81, ASP, 900, the largest fine
ever entered against person or cor
poration in the history of federal
courts.
James Fl. EckeIs, president of the
Commercial National bank of Chicago
and one of Chicago's leading citizens,
was found dead in bed. Death was
due to heart disease. Mr. Eckels was
comptroller of the currency during
Grover Clevelands second admins
tration
An earthquake lasting AZ minutes
terrified the people of the City of
Mexico There were no fatalities, but
many walls and pavements were
cracked.
lone bandit held up a stage in
Montana and escaped with about $685.
900.
The Ripley building. one of the
largest and most important structures
at Baker University, Kan, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000; insurance, $4,000.
The police of Paris issued an ex-
pulsion order under the prevention of
gambling law against George Sutton,
the American billiar player. who re-
Gently ran a billiard school there.
Robert Fl. Grove, of Pittsburg who
shot himself while in a theater, died
Of his wound.
Train wreckers derailed a train at
Cheneyville, La, and three men were
killed
The town of Westwego, La, was
practically destroyed by fire.
Mrs. William Norris, of Denver,
Col, committed suicide in Berea, O.,
because of domestic trouble and i'll
ness.
Policemen George M. Sechler and
Alfred Sellech and Charles Vincenzo
were shot and mortally wounded in
New York by Salvatore Gavornale in
a running fight
George Shambacher. wealthy real
estate dealer Of New York, was shot
and mortally wounded while in the
dining-room of his home, presumably
by a burglar.
James Addison Quarles, d. d. LII.
D., for the past 81 years professor of
moral philosophy at Washington and
Lee university, died at Lexington, Va
He was 20 years old.
David Ellington, professional
swimmer, at Sydney, n. S. W., swan
three-quarters of a mile in IL min
utes SO 2-5 seconds, thereby creating
a new worlds record
After being out for Sc hours. the
jury in the case of former State Sena-
tor Covington, of Arkansas, charged
with accepting bribe. reported a dis
agreement and was discharged.
The new cathedral of ST. John the
Baptist and st. Finbar at Charleston,
s. c., was consecrated by Cardinal
Gibbons.
Clay Thomas is locked up at Beat
tyville, KY, for the murder of Jesse
Abner, the killing being a result of the
Hargis-Cockrell feud.
Secretary of War Taft landed at
San Juan, Porto Rico, and was re-
ceived by the officials and leading citi-
2enS.
Police of Winnipeg, Manitoba, raid
ed the offices of the Canadian Stock
Grain company and arrested every
one in them on charges of running
and frequenting bucket shop.
William H. Buesking, farmer
near Fort Wayne. Ind, was blown to
pieces by dynamite.
The Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad and H. NJ. Pearce,
acting freight agent, were found gull
~ of granting rebates by a jury at
Minneapolis
Four trainmen were killed on the
Southern Pacific in California by the
explosion of two locomotives.
The crew of naval barge No. 1
which went adrift in a storm, were
rescued by the steamer Professor
Woermann
Directors of the Provident Securi-
ties and Banking company of Boston
are accused by the receivers of hav-
ing squandered 5000, 900 of its money.
Annie Adair of Triumph, ILL.,, is
dead from swallowing muriatic acid,
which she mistook for a sleeping
medicine.
Richard Croker is in exceedingly
poor health, according to John Fox, a
Tammany leader. who has just re-
turned to New York from England.
The United Engineers society
opened its new home in New York
for the erection of which Andrew
Carnegie gave s1,500,0 900.
The Lincoln Savings and Trust
company of Philadelphia was closed
by the state commissioner 81 banking