River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-08

The engineers board has com
pleted its report on the survey for the
deep waterway between st. Louis and
New Orleans.
Former President Roosevelt arrived
at Gibraltar and went ashore. King
Victor Emmanuel will not meet him
while he is in Italy.
Collector of the Port Loeb of New
York has ordered re-assessment OF
duties on sugar imported by the trust,
which amount to total increase OF
81, 1886, 900.
It ia announced that the subsidiary
companies of the United States Steel
corporation will cut wages Is per
cent. on May /.
New indictments were returned in
Chicago against w. Vernon Booth and
Frederick r. Robbins of the failed
fish trust.
The women of Washington have pre-
pared to clean the city's streets un-
less the district commissioners give
them relief from the dirt before
April Is.
A report from the Michigan City
penitentiary says Ray Lamphere, con-
victed of burning the home OF Mrs.
Belle Guinness at Laporte, Ind, IS
dying of consumption.
Mrs Frank Sorber killed her hus-
band at Hamilton, o., in defense or
her son, who was being beaten by his
father
Fire in Heyn's bazar at Detroit,
Mich, caused damage estimated at
$250,000.
The 500 line will carry grain to
the head of the lakes this fall, says
President Pennington Of that road.
Names of some of the most eminent
chemists of the country were submit
ted by DR.. w. Wiley to the state de-
partment as official delegates from the
United States to the seventh interna-
tional congress Of applied chemistry
in London next month.
Three Belgians and four men from
other countries are to Judge the es-
says submitted for the prize of $4,000
offered by King Leopold for the best
description of 1.-THE Progress of Aerial
Navigation and the Best Means to
Encourage It."
Ludwig Kruger and wife were
slain and their bodies burned in their
home which was set afire in Toledo, 0.
Three Massachusetts boys who
started out to help capture Crazy
Snake got into trouble and were ar
rested because they shot into houses
from a freight train.
Assemblyman Goldberg of New
York is the father of a bill which
rem from apartment houses in cities
of the first class.
One miner was killed and another
dangerously wounded by deputy con-
stables in a riot at Cheswick, Pa.
The French oil ship Jules Henry
was blown up at Marseilles and IL
men were killed and many injured.
Count Zeppelin and 10 others had
thrilling fight for life when the noble
mans airship was caught in storm
while high in the air.
Bituminous miners in Pennsylvania
celebrated April 1, the anniversary OF
their winning fight for an eight-hour
day.
The body of DR.. William Jones,
anthropologist of the Field museum,
Chicago, who was slain by savages in
the Philippines, was taken to Ex-
chague by friendly tribesmen.
Rev. William Mcmahon, pastor OF
st. Bridget's church, Cleveland, o.,
and editor of the Catholic Universe,
filed a petition in bankruptcy, SEIZED
uling assets at $75,20708 and liabili-
ties at $1,549, 141.64. He was caught
by the failure of the Fidelity Funding
Company.
Reports from Mombasa, East Africa,
tell of the fierce attacks made by lions
and elephants in that region, which is
to be visited by Col Roosevelt.
The last of the American troops
have left Cuba and the islands gov
eminent is now left in control for the
first time since the fall of 1906.
Fire partially destroyed the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
troops preventing the escape Of any of
the 500 convicts, who were panic
stricken.
Rioting ceased at the Boyle mine
near Jasonville, Ind, when the Hun
garian miners who had caused the
trouble fed
Mrs. James Boyle entered plea OF
not guilty to the charge of kidnapping
Willie Whitla when arraigned at Mer-
Ger, Pa.
Dr. William Jones, anthropologist
of the Field museum, Chicago, was
slain by savages in the Philippines.
The duma adopted the bill for the
establishment of Russian agricultural
agency at washington with the object