River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

of Caid MaZI, chief Oh the CndIuull
tribe did not put in an appearance
Gen. Drude planned vigorous cam
paign against the natives in case the
Moors remain obdurate.
Eagle Temple, the home OF Phlla-
delphia Aerie AZ, fraternal order OF
Eagles, was destroyed by fire. Moth
ing but the walls of the building re-
main standing and the loss is given at
100000, covered by insurance.
Martin j. Smith, building contract
or, shot and killed his wife and prob
ably fatally wounded himself at their
home in MineOla, l.. J.
Charles NJ Daniels, Of the New York
Athletic club, in race at Manchester,
England, lowered the worlds 100-yard
swimming record two seconds, going
the distance in So % seconds.
The Cliff House, famous resort at
San Francisco, was destroyed by fire
while it was empty and being re-
modelled.
King Leopold deprived Belgium of
the most profitable part of the Congo
independent state by turning over to
a stock company the domain of the
crown
I,usitania, the immense Cunard
steamship, started on her maiden voy-
age from Liverpool, carrying many
noted people.
Following the accidental shooting
Of his companion, Robert Ramsey, Jr.,
Howard Riley committed suicide by
jumping in front of an express train
on the Pennsylvania railway near his
home at Graft, Pa.
Count Kamar0vsky, a colonel of the
Italian National guard and councillor
Of state, who was shot at his residence
in Venice by Nicholas Naumoff, son
of an ex-governor of Perm, died of his
wound.
Cable dispatches from London stat
ed that the Leffingwell Mikkelsen ex-
petition to the frozen north was safe.
The members of the party had cross
ed the ice to q place of safety after
their ship the Duchess of Bedford had
sunk.
Members of the naval war college
gave warm praise to the work of Ad-
miral Evans fleet of warships.
A mob of nearly so soldiers of the
farriers school at Fort Riley went to
Junction City, Kan, for the purpose
Of releasing a comrade who was con-
fined in the county Jail, but the sher-
iff and police routed them with a rain
Of bullets.
James Herbert, quarterback on the
Cornell football team, died at his home
in Evanston, Ill, of typhoid fever.
A riot occurred at Vancouver, B. c.,
in which 1000 Chinese were driven
from their homes and 100000 worth
of property destroyed. Lieut.. Duns-
muir Of British Columbia was burned
in efffgy by 10000 laboringmenatthe
close of a parade and anti-oriental de-
monstration.
Charles Holloway, Miss Ina Ref
snider of Akron, and Miss May
Adkins of Cleveland were drowned by
the capsizing of a canoe in Akron, O.
Foreign gowns laces and lingerie,
the value of which is said to be $780,
600, were seized by customs inspectors
on the arrival Of the French liner La
Savoie. Most of the goods, which were
contained in 80 trunks, where the
property of a number of dressmakers
returning from Europe.
The United States court of appeals
reversed Judge Grosscups ruling de-
signed to settle Chicagos traction
muddle, holding that, while his plan
was good, the judge had gone outside
his province.
Frederick A. Gale, president of the
Erie Heating company, of Chicago,
disappeared and a receiver for the
company was named on a petition
which asserted Gale had diverted
100000 of its money to his personal
use
Mrs Elizabeth Rohrback, of Chi
cago, fell dead while returning from
Europe on the steamship Etruria.
DR.. Edward G. Kennon, a dentist OF
st. Louis, was killed when his auto
mobile collided with street car.
Gottlieb Unger, aged so, for 40
years foreman of the gas company
was asphyxiated Sunday in Fort
Wayne. Ind.
Gov. Hoch of Kansas was slightly
injured in a wreck on the Santa Fe
at Wakarusa, Kan.
Thanh Thai, the deposed king OF
Annam abdicated in favor of his
eight-year-old son, who now rules An
nam with the aid of the regency con
sisting of the council of ministers.
Fire which it is thought was of in
cendiary origin Quilted the Normandie
hotel in Columbus, o., occupied by sc
families. All the occupants made their
escape, although many got out only
by the narrowest margin.
Edward Grieg. the famous com
poser, died at Bergen, Norway.
Lieut.. Col Elijah w. Halford, pay
department, U. S. A, was retired, hav
ing reached the statutory age of g.
years. Col Halford is attached tt
headquarters of the department o.
California at San Francisco. He wa.
private secretary to President Har
rison.
The Central of Georgia railway ha!
ordered all improvements stopped be
cause of the cut in passenger rate!
and money market conditions.
King Alfonso, it is reported, ha!
been lectured by his ministers be
cause of his reckless automobile driv