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

killed by falling from a window of
his residence.
Another earthquake shock terrified
the people of Kingston, Jamaica, and
did much damage.
Mrs. Alexander D. Brown,
wealthy widow of Baltimore, announc-
ed her engagement to Charles Kauf-
man, her coachman, go years her
junior
L. B. Hicks, the miner who was
entombed Is days near Bakersfield,
eloped with the wife of butcher of
Lodi, Cal
Eight persons were burned to death
near Gunter, Tex, by an explosion
of gasoline.
William r. Stead, of London, told
an audience at the Pittsburg Carnegie
Institute about his peace pilgrimage
plan and was showered with money
to help pay the expenses.
The Honduran forces who have been
| besieged in Amapala by the Nicarag-
uans capitulated Internationally to
the enemy President Bonilla took
refuge on board the American cruiser
Chicago, and he will not be permit
ted to disembark on Central American
soil. The war is considered over.
President Roosevelt delivered the
address at the unwilling, in the Airing
ton National cemetery, of shaft to
the memory of the Rough Riders.
Dr. Samuel S. Guy, former coroner
Of Queens county, New York, was
held to await the action of the grand
jury following a coroner's inquest
into the death of his wife, who was
shot and killed on the night of April 8.
Allen J.. Shirley, son of j. G. Shir-
ley, of Lakeside, ILL.,, who disap-
peared from home April 4, was found
in Kansas City, and man said to be
Henry e. Davey was arrested for kid
naping him.
Alexander Necula, 20 years of age,
was shot and killed, and Mary Can
zanno, 20 years old, mortally wounded
by John Canzanno, the woman's hus-
band, in a boarding house at Cleve-
land, o., where Canzanno is said to
have found the couple. CanZanna es-
capped.
Engineer John Murphy was fatally
injured by collision between pas
senger train and switch engine near
Posen, Mich.
Mrs. Belle Dauron, who shot and
killed her husband, John Dauron, on
July "a, 1906, was acquitted of muir
der at Pittsburg, Kan. She pleaded
selfdefense.
Fourteen miners were smothered to
death in a fire in mine at ElOre,
Mexico.
Wildwood, the suburban residence
of G. ID. Garnett, vice president of the
Garnett, Allen & Grubb Paper COM
pany of st. Louis, was destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $4,000
Striking teamsters in South Boston
grew riotous and were charged by the
police
The Belgian cabinet, being unable
to command a majority in the cham
Der of deputies, resigned.
Joseph H. Choate heads the list of
delegates to The Hague peace confer
ence named by President Roosevelt.
Immediately after adjourning, the
Texas legislature was reconvened in
extra session to consider certain leg
islation demanded by Gov. Campbell.
Brazil's squadron that is to take
part in the opening of the jamestown
exposition sailed from Pernambuco.
1t is announced that Felix Motl of
Bavaria has received tempting offer
from Heinrich Conried to conduct the
orchestra of the Metropolitan opera
house, New York.
King Charles of Portugal, when he
visits Brazil next year, will leave Lis
bon on the first ship of the new Por
tuguese line to Rio Janeiro, which on
that occasion will make it's maiden
voyage.
Men. women and children Jumped
from third-story windows to escape
death in a fire in tenement build
ing at 1882 Columbus road, N. W.,
Cleveland. There were no fatalities.
Mrs NJ Adelia Craidwiles, said to
be rich Chicago resident, reported
to the New York police that she had
been robbed of jewels worth $4,000
which she had left in her room at the
Hotel Albert.
Fifteen hundred wood-workers went
on strike at Dubuque, Iowa. They
ask a nine-hour day and increased
wages.
A blizzard lasting five days Grip
pied traffic at Houghton, Mich.
A silk merger in Pennsylvania is
announced with capital of s22 ,000,-
900, the American Silk Manufacture
ing company of New York taking over
rival plants.
John A. Kebler, general manager of
the coal department of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, died sudden
~ of ptomaine poisoning at Trinidad,
Col
President Roosevelt issued an order
which assures to all civilian en-
ployes of the war department Satur
day ha1f-holidays in the months of
July, August and September.
Major Edmond Mallet, for 40 years
employed in the government service
during the last IL of which he occu-
pied the position of chief of the land
division of the general land Office,
died at Washington, aged 65 years.
The Akron Printing and Paper COM
pany went into bankruptcy. with liza
bilities amounting to $4,000 and as