River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-19
BRIEF REVIEW Of
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST iMPOR-
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusai of the
Busy Man.

tor Allison would be in control OF the
state Republican convention.
The fatal wounding of Deputy Mar
shall Smith Childers by Jake Mellow
Ell at Providence, KY, almost preclpi-
tated a race war and was the Indirect
cause Of two travelling men being shot
by negroes, who mistook them Tor
members Of mob that was pursuing
Mcdowell
Judge William Lochren of the Uni
ted States district court at Minneapo-
lis announced that he would resign
from the federal bench May 81.
The decision of the American gov
eminent to send it's battleship fleet to
Australia has aroused the greatest en-
thusiasm throughout the common
wealth. When the announcement was
made public by the premier, Alfred
Deakin. before a huge crowd in sgd
ney, the thousands Of persons in the
audience responded by rising en- masse
and giving three deafening hurrahs for
the United States.
The men who robbed the bank at
Tyro, Kan, captured three members
of a posse, broke their guns and took
away one Of their horses.
Joseph Bassanell, one of the con-
yicts who escaped from the North Da-
kota penitentiary at Bismarck, was
killed by Sheriff Beck Of Mclean
county in a pistol duel. A few hours
earlier Alfred Woolens, the other es-
capped convict, was captured by a
posse Is miles west Of Mandan.
China yielded in the affair of the
Tatsu Maru, conceding all the Japa-
nese demands.
A lone bandit in the guise of post
office inspector obtained admittance
10 the postal car on the Great North
ern Oriental limited at Boomers Ferry,
Idaho, overpowered the clerks, and
riaed the registered mail pouch
Judge Charles d. Clark of the Uni
ted States district circuit court died
at Chattanooga, Tenn, aged 81 years.
James Johnson, capitalist and lead
ing politician Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
committed suicide by cutting his
throat on an Alabama Great Southern
train.
Col. W. @. Dallmeyer, who was state
treasurer of Missouri in 1868, died at
Jefferson City, Mo-, at the age of 70
years. He was president of the Elk
change bank.
Gov Wilson of Kentucky offered
$500 reward for the arrest and convic-
tion of the night riders who took part
in the Woodford and Scott county
raids.
Charles K. Ladd, one of the most
prominent Democratic politicians in
Illinois, was said to be lying at the
point Of death in his home in Kewa-
nee, with heart trouble.
Several persons were killed in street
fights at Port-au-Prince. Hayti, and
many prominent men were arrested
Gracio Elgueta, a lumber hand at
San Pedro, Cal. shot and probably
fatally wounded 11-year-old Margaret
Names. wounded seven-year-old Min
ME Shackleford twice, shot her grand
father, James Shackleford. through
both shoulders. fired at Mrs A. Names
and was himself killed by policemen.
l1lgueta was a rejected suffer of Mrs.
Names
Fire in Lyons, France. destroyed
buildings covering % acres.
Eight persons were killed by an eS-
plosion Of gas that wrecked a drug es-
Enlistment in Natchez. Miss.
Acton Mass, belonging to the Amer
can Powder company were exploded
by lightning during severe thunder
storm. but no one was injured.
Benson Bidwell, brother of the no
torious Bidwells who swindled the
Bank OF England and his son Charles,
were convicted in Chicago Of operat.
ing q confidence game.
I. +. Kavanaugh a wealthy lum
herman Of Davenport. la, was swim.
died out Of $500 in New Orleans by
a fake wrestling match
Fire destroyed three-fcuaths Of the
town Of Big Timber, Mont. The loss
exceeding $4,000
Carrying the LARGEST approximation
in all its history-$222 1870. 392-the
post Office appropriation bill passed the
house of representatives, having been
under discussion II days.
State Senator-Elect ID. S. Kemp
was shot dead in a duel at Amite. La.
by G. F. Hyde, prominent Demo
cratic politician.
An ancillary bill was filed at Hous
ton, Tex. in the federal court asking
a receivership for the international
& Great Northern railroad
Discharged section hands are
thought to have been responsible for
an attempt TO wreck a Pennsylvania
suburban train in Chicago.
The farmhouse of John Denthitt
near Westboro. Wis, was destroyed
by fire and three small children were
burned to death.
Warran Mckay, native of Canada
killed his wife and three children al
his Tenino (Wash) home and Their
committed suicide
Representative Jesse Overstreet o.
Indianapolis was selected for tenn
pOrary chairman of the state Repub
lican convention.
Nine. Anna Gould. accompanied b,
her three children, sailed from Cher
bourg for New York.
Harry K. Thaw was served with d.
vorce summons in the proceeding:
brought by his wife, Evelyn Nesbi
ThaW. to annul their marriage. Mrs