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

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sion in the Lowelville steel furnace
near Youngstown, o.
| H. w. Goode of Portland, Ore, who
was president of the Lewis and Clark
exposition, died at Atlantic City, n. j.
Two new submarines for the Ameri
can navy were launched at Quincy
Mass.
San Francisco officials admitted
! they feared an attempt would be made
to rescue Abraham Ruef by force
Elisor Biggy's guards were instructed
in that event to shoot Ruef first and
| then attend to the rescuers.
In an effort to enforce demands for
| increased wages made by members OF
| the United Brewery Workers union,
about $50 brewery workers walked out
of the % breweries in st. Louis.
The situation in Roumania appears
| to be quieting down, but large num-
bers of refugees still continue to make
their way out of the troubled districts.
State Senator Thomas Conner, the
millionaire mine owner of Joplin, Mo-,
| died. aged So years, at sanitarium at
San Antonio, Tex, where he had been
| for several months.
Fire destroyed the plant OF the
| MARYLAND Steel Car Wheel company,
located at South Baltimore, in Anne
| Arundel county, Me. The damage is
estimated at from 100000 to 100000.
Fire destroyed the 'wet mill or
| grinding department of the Castalia
Portland Cement company at Castalia,
o. The loss is $4,000 and 100 men
are temporarily thrown out of work.
An unknown woman jumped to
death over the brink of the American
falls from Prospect park, Niagara
Falls.
Republican members of the Tennes-
see legislature in joint caucus unani-
mously adopted resolutions appealing
to Republicans throughout the nation
to renominate Theodore Roosevelt for
another term as president.
The Nebraska senate passed the
statewide direct primary bill with
amendments which the house concur
red in. The bill does away with state,
county and city nominating conven-
tons.
The physicians who are in attend
ance upon Queen Victoria of Spain
have reason to believe that she may
be confined sooner than has been an
ticipated, and it has been recommend
ed that King Alfonso curtail his visit
to Cartagena.
The secretary of the interior grant
ed the application of L. L. Num- to
use the waters of Bear and Mud lakes
in Utah for irrigation and power pur-
poses.
Four white men and so natives
were instantly killed and three whites
and 16 natives were injured by the
explosion of two cases of dynamite at
the Dreifontein mine near Johannes
burg.
Fire destroyed about % residences
and ten business houses in Newberry,
S. C.
Gov. Campbell signed the bill max
ing gambling a felony in the state of
Texas.
Two men were killed and four in
jured by the explosion of a bomb in
Constantinople.
Robert E. Edwards, a farmer, was
found dead and robbed on railway
tracks near Springfield, Ill.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Mag
nolia Stove works, Memphis, Tenn.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
James F. Hedden, general superin-
tendent of the Tonopah & Goldfield
Railway company, is in jail at Haw-
thorne, New, for refusing to produce
the books of his company on the or
der of grand jury.
A report published in Havana by
the Commerce. and the Cuba, conser-
vative newspapers, that Consul Stein
hardt was to succeed Provisional
Governor Magoon, is denied by both
Mr.. Steinhardt and Gov. Magoon.
Passenger train No. 1 on the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad was
partially derailed near Oklahoma City
and the engineer killed. Seven pas
sengers were hurt
A. o. Fox of Madison, Wis, has
purchased for a trolley company the
Galena Qll.) municipal lighting plant
which it is said has cost so much in
excess of what a private plant would
cost that the people of Galena have
tired of their bargain.
Maxim Gorky, the Russian writer
is seriously i'll in Rome with consump-
ton.
Safe blowers robbed the Farmers
and Merchants National bank of Han
over, Mich, getting $4,000.
c. H. Kinnaird, manager of the
Crystal Ice company, and William F.
Holley of the Franklin Ice company
of Columbus, O., who were found gull
ty of entering into a conspiracy in
restraint of trade, were each fined
$1,000
Lieut. Gen Arthur Macarthur has
been relieved of the command
of the Pacific division at his
own request, and will complete the
report on the results of his tour of
inspection in the orient.
French troops occupied the city of
Oudja, Morocco, the Moorish governor
welcoming them in a friendly spirit.
Harry Dolan, outfielder in the Bos-
ton National League team, died at
Louisville, KY, of typhoid fever.
There was a panic on the Brussels
bourse and four banks failed. Four
others had to obtain an extension OF
| time to meet their liabilities.
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