River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-19

Fire in the business section of
Bahia, Brazil, caused a loss of over
81 900, 600 and resulted in several
fatalities.
Alfred Peats, once prominent in
Chicago business life and known
across the country as the wallpaper
king" died in a sanitarium at White
Plains, N. Y.
Admiral Evans battleship fleet,
after leaving San Francisco, will visit
Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne and
Sydney, Australia, the Philippines and
return to New York by way of the
Suez canal.
The entire business section Of the
city of Big Timber, Mont, was wiped
out by fire. The loss was 100000.
Three bandits held up and robbed
a bank at Tyro, Kan, securing $4,000,
after which they fed towards the Okla
homa line.
Denying the charge of insanity and
praying for dismissal of the suit,
Harry K. Thaw, through his counsel
at New York, made answer to Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's divorce suit.
Executive encroachment upon legis-
lative power was the subject of a stir
ring speech in the senate by Senator
Bacon of Georgia.
A socialist demonstration in favor
Of universal suffrage developed at
Budapest There were three hours Of
serious rioting, the socialists using re-
volvers
Banker John r. Walsh was denied q
new trial by Judge A. B. Anderson in
the federal court at Chicago and was
sentenced to five years in the govern
ment prison at Fort Leavenworth on
the charge of misapplying funds.
The naval militia bill was reported
favOrably to the house by Chairman
Foss of the naval affairs committee.
Edward Kelleher of st. Louis was
found guilty for the second time of
murder in the first degree for killing
"St Louis Tommy Sullivan, pugilist
three years ago.
Carrying the largest appropriation
in all it's history-$222, 100, 392-the
post Office appropriation bill passed
the house, having been under discus
sion IA days.
Fire in the plant of the Columbia
Conserve company at Indianapolis,
Ind, caused a loss of $125,000.
A Springfield, Ill, jury Friday ac-
quilted James Roberts. 73 years old,
of the charge of numbering his en-
plOyer, Franklin Larkin.
Rev. ]. T. Orr, for so years a
preacher in Illinois, was found dead
in bed in Sidell, ILL.,
Existence Of an organized campaign
in Chicago to clear the name of Lag
arus Averbuch from the faint of assas-
sin was revealed 1t became known
that a secret fund of 100000 had
been raised.
David Frat of Billings, Mont, for
mer president of the state board of
stock commissioners, and wealthy
cattle man, pleaded guilty to the lille
gal fencing of 1850 acres of public
land
The German torpedo boat IS IL"
was run into and sunk by an unknown
steamer at the mouth of the River
Elbe.
A report widely circulated that the
school attached to st. Peters church
at McKeesport, Pa, would be blown
up caused Is per cent. of the pupils to
remain away.
Hugh Hollis, q treasury department
clerk, who came to Washington from
Louisville, KY, shot and killed his
wife.
An attempt made by five criminals
under sentence Of death to escape
from the Orel (Russia) Jail resulted in
seven men losing their lives.
Tribute to the business ability of
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay has been
paid by the board Of trade of Roslyn,
l.. l., in unanimously electing her to
membership.
A deputation Of lumbermen from
northern Ontario asked the Ontario
government TO remove the embargo
against the export Of tan bark to the
United States.
John Browns antiquated wagon III
which he made many pilgrimages dur
ing his crusade against slavery was
destroyed By fire at Iowa City, Ia
Notices were posted in the mills of
the Alnoskeag Manufacturing com
pany, Manchester, n IL, announcing
Z wage reduction averaging ten per
cent.
Prompt and determined action on
the Fall River line steamer Provi-
dence prevented catastrophe when
fire broke out while the vessel was
in Ions Island sound
Eighteen persons have been killed
by an avalanche in the Dukhtarminsk,
Siberia. district
Five hundred people were poisoned
at social given by the women of the
English Lutheran church, Upper San
dusky, o. by eating chicken and waf
fies.
Shareholders petitioned directors of
the Union Pacific to make Hartman
give up $4OOOO,0O0 alleged to have
been lost through his stock specula-
lions.
In the Lilley probe Congressman
Hobson testified that he was ap-
preached by a lobbyist of the subma-
rine boat interests who claimed infiu-
ence with Speaker Cannon.
4 partial itinerary for the battleship
feet after finishing target practice at
Magdalera bay was announced by the