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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
scHLEY AND COUNSEL CONFER
Considering What Steps 1t is Advise
able to Take Against Publishers
of MacIay's Book.

Washington, Dec. 30. = Admiral
Schley was joined at his apartments
at the Richmond Saturday by his coun-
sci, Mr.. Isadore Rayner, and assistant
counsel, Mr.. league, both of whom
came over from Baltimore at the adj
miral's request in order to consider
what further steps, if any, were to be-
taken in the Schley case. The parties
to the conference remained together
throughout the morning and we'll into
the afternoon. When representatives
of the press sent up cards of inquiry
they were returned with the state
ment that there were no developments
and nothing to be made public at the
present time. 1t is understood that
the special purpose of the meeting is
to decide as to what shall be done in
the way of a civil action against the
author and publisher of the Maclay
history, which was the basis of the
recent investigate
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
The News Condensed.

Arnold Hancy, of West Superior
Wis, was killed by train at Kewanee.
H., last night. He was waking down
the track.
A mysterious fire, or rather series of
fires, occurred at Kaukauna, at the
Transient restaurant, kept by Leonard
Long, on Second street. Five fires were
set inside of three hours, in different
parts of the premises. 1t is thought
that the fires are of incendiary origin.
The first Chinaman of West Superior
ever killed in the vicinity was murdered
the other morning. He is Charlie Vim,
and was the victim of Christmas muir
der, the motive for which is not yet
known.
A. L. Buchan summoned DIR. Win
gate to Racine to diagnose another
supposed case Of smallpox, Of a man
residing in tenement house in the
central part of the city.
Abe Nelson, an old resident of Tay-
lor's Fails, killed his aged mother by
splitting her head open with an ak
in her home. No cause can be found
for his awful deed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
CHILL AND ARGENTINA.
South American Republics Now ON
the Verge of Declaring War Are
Pretty Evenly Matched.

The war cloud which now hovers
over re two South American republics,
Chill and Argentina, has arisen out of
the dispute over the boundary line be-
tween these countries, in the range of
mountains running north and south.
Should war eventuate the two repub-
lies will find themselves very evenly
matched. Neither has the advantage of
the other in the matter of coast ex-
posture and coast defense. Argentina,
of course, is a much larger country in
area and has a population approx
mately of 100000, while Chilli has a
popula ton of about 3 ,000,OO The area
of Chill is 200, 1929 square miles, while
that of Argentina, including it's ter
ritories, is 1,113,8 49 square miles. The
army of Argentina, on peace foot
ing, numbers 81 ,515 officers and men;
that of Chill 1880 officers and men.
The Argentine navy consists Of four
coast defense armor-clads, five armored
cruisers, three second-class cruisers Of
high speed, and seven smaller cruisers
of modern construction, together with
four destroyers and % torpedo boats.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
TWO CHURCH SERVICES.
Senator and Mrs. Depew Observe
the Episcopalian and Catholic
Marriage Ceremonies.

Nice, Dec. 30.-The marriage of Sem
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew to Miss May
Palmer was celebrated at the Amer
lean church here Saturday, following
the ceremony of the Catholic marriage
service at Notre Dame
The wedding party first attended a
low mass at Notre Dame, celebrated
by the cure, Father Crepaux, formerly
an officer in the French army.
Shortly before noon the party pro-
ceeded to the American church, which
ly decorated. Rev. DR.. Adamson Off
ciated. A guard of honor of ten blue
jackets from the United States cruiser
Albany stood at the entrance of the
church. After the ceremony the we'd
ding breakfast was served at the villa
of the Countess de Sers.
The wedding was quite unostenta-
tious and the service at the American
church was very simple. BY special
request the vocal music consisted only
of one contralto song, "Oh Fair, On
Sweet and Holy" rendered by Miss
Tucker. There were no bridesmaids.
Only those officially connected with
the wedding attended the ceremony at
the Catholic church.
The party then drove to the Amer
lean church, where the principal Amer
lean and English residents had assem-
bled. Outside was an awning decor
ated with American and English flags.
Officers from the United States squad
ron occupied the second and third
pews. The wedding march from
"Lohengrin" was played as the couple
walked up the aisle. They are almost
the same height. The bride, a tall,
slender brunette, was attired in a sim
pie gown of ivory satin, trimmed with
orange blossoms. Senator Depew,
who was radiantly happy, wore a white
flower at his buttonhole
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
AFTER ROBERTS, SCALP.
President Believed to Be Considering
the appointment of New
United States Treasurer.

A change in the important position
of treasurer of the United States, now
held by Ellis FL. Roberts, of New York,
is looked for soon. It is understood
here that the president has decided to
appoint successor to Mr.. Roberts, but
who the new man is cannot be learned.
A republican representative from
New York, who has long been close
personal and political friend of the
president, has had several talks with
him at the white house recently in re-
gard to this matter and he is authority
for the statement that a new treasurer
will soon be made.
Fprther inquiry made by the Brook
Ign Eagle. correspondent brought out
the fact that the preside nt is not salts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
LEADS LABOR HOSTS.
Gompers Reelected President of the
American Federation.
Not Known Whether He FavOrs the
Chicago Memorial Asking Con-
Eress to Put a Curb on the
..Injunction EVIL

Samuel Gompers, reelected president
of the American Federation of Labor
at Scranton, Pa, has won his present
eminent position as labor leader by
many years of active work and close
study in his special sphere of life. Him
self a laborer-he went to work when
ten in an English factory-his sympa-
thies have been direct and practical In
1863, al the age of ID, he came to the
United States, and one year later he
joined the cigarmakers' union, then
forming, and has been an active mem
Der of that organization ever since.
From his first election president of
the federation he has assisted in al
most every big reform in the laws al
fecting labor and has appeared be-
fore commissions, national and state,
which from time to time have investi-
gated industrial conditions. The lead
ing trait of Mr.. Gompers' character is
his intense practicalism. He enter
tains no hobbies or theories what
ever.
1t is not known whether Mr.. Com
pers is in favor of the petition adopted
by the Chicago Federation of Labor,
which is to be sent to the president,
United States senator's and members
of the house of repre- entatives, pray
ing that such legis,a ton be passed as
will tend to curb the power of fed
eral judges to issue injunctions dur
ing labor disputes.
The memorial speaks in the name of
$4,000 organized workmen in Chicago,
and says that government by injunc-
ton has reached a stage where it has
become intolerable. "Lese majestic" in
Germany is declared to be preferable,
inasmuch as the kaiser does not sit
in judgment in such cases, while the
federal judge in America is judge,
jury and executioner.
The petition is as follows: "Our
fathers in their wisdom provided for
three distinct coordinate parts of gov
eminent, the legislative, the Judicial,
the executive, and it was certainly their
intention that these should be indie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
HAS UNIQUE RECORD.
Congressional Career of Galusha A.
Grow Is Wonderful.
Only Man Now Living Who Entered
the House of Representative
Fifty Years Ago-AuthOr of
Homestead Law.

Pennsylvania, which has long been
noted for the number of fathers of
the house of representatives" which
it has furnished, has now another
claim to distinction. 1t has man
in the house who entered that body
50 years ago. This is Galusha A.
Grow. Mr.. Grow became a member
of that chamber in 1851, succeeding
David Wilmot, the man whose ex-
clusion-of-slayery- territories
proyiso of 1916 became the cardinal
tenet in the creed of the republican
party, which was founded in 1854, of
which organization Grow as well as
Wilmot was among the pioneers.
Grow was also speaker of the first
congress of the civil war, the one
called in extra session by President
Lincoln on July 4, 1861, and which
transacted more business of vital
consequence to the country in the
80 days of that session than any
other congress did before or since in
the same length of time.
Mr.. Grow, says the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat, has not served continuous
ly in congress since his first entrance
half century ago. He was in con-
stantly from 1851 to 1863, and then
he dropped out till 1894, since which
time his name has been continuous
ly on the rolls of the house. But the
time which has elapsed since his first
appearance in congress covers
broader stretch of time than has ex-
tended between the congressional en-
trance and exit of any other Amer
lean Morrill, and Sherman were in
congress more years than Grow, but
he was in four years earlier than
they. Men are in each branch to-day
who have served through more con-
gressional terms than has the Penn
sylvanian, but he holds the 'long-dis-,
lance record" as Senator Isham G.
Harris did at one time. Harris en-
tered congress two years earlier than
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Greatly Aids Sheboygan.

Though the C. Reiss Coal company
refuses to make public the figures of
the purchase of big block of the stock
by the Pittsburg Coal company, it is
known that the transaction involves
many thousands of dollars and means
much for Sheboygan. The shares held
by Fred Karste, president of the COM
pany, and Mrs. Clements Reiss, widow
of the founder of the company, were
taken up by the eastern company
which has been supplying much of the
coal of the local company for some
time. Peter Reiss and Gustav Huette,
president and secretary and treasurer
respectively, retain their interest in
the concern. The company will be re-
organized in the spring.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02

pendent of each other, and of exclusive
jurisdiction in their respective spheres,
but steadily and persistently the jul
dietary has proceeded in it's usurpa-
ton of the functions of the other de-
partments, so that to-day court made
law is, the rule, and statute law is the
exception.
1.-THE couts of this country, and more
particularly the federal courts, have
assumed al the powers of the govern
ment; have declared unlawful many
things never before suspected of be-
ing illegal; within the pastyear blanket
injunctions have been issued prevent
ing anybody and everybody to whom
notice should in any way come from
who were the victims of manufac-
turers' locllouts-this in New York and
Kentucky-but it remained for a fed
eral court, the United States circuit
court, Northern district of Illinois, to
enjjoin the members of a labor union
from mentioning to each other or to
anybody the fact that concern in Gin
make the laws, construe the laws, and
through their marshals enforce them.
ANY person charged with viola ton
of any of these special court-made
laws, promulgated as an injunction, is
brought before the judge that issued
it, before the person whose dignity is
claimed to have been insulted; no jury
is called; no change of venue provided
for; there is no limit to the punish
ment. This judge made the law, he,
himself, is judge of what constitutes
a violation of ut; prejudiced as he must
be against person whom he has al
ready declared lawbreaker, he still
sits in judgment upon this claimed Of
Tense against his own law and his own
dignity.
Under the present system no work
man can ever learn what rights, if any,
he has. These rights, if any exist, de-
pend entirely upon the individual point
of view of the judge who happens to
preside over the court before whom
the workman is brought. The punish
ment for every criminal offense is pre-
scribed and limited by statute. Yet
federal judge may by injunction for
bid the same offense, and then the per-
son charged Herewith is brought into
the federal court for punishment-hi
constitutional right is gone and the
limit of his punishment is removed"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Williams Gets $4,000.

Walter Williams, of Oshkosh, but
for some time past employed in the
office of the j. /. Case company, of Nee
nah, was given verdict of $4,000
against the Northwe stern Railroad
company. Williams was injured in
wreck last summer. Papers found in
the juryroom after the verdict was
rendered proved that the estimates of
the jurymen as to the proper amount
of damages varied from $3.50 to $1,000,
and that the way the jurymen arrived
at their verdict was to place the esti-
mates of all the members of the jury
in a column, add them up and take the
amount that resulted by dividing the
sum by 10.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
JUDGE FRANCIS BAKER.
Appointed by the President to the
Vacant Judgeship of the seventh
Judicial Circuit.

Judge Francis E. Baker, who has been
decided upon by the president to fill the
vacant Judgeship in the United States
court of appeals of Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin, has had long and distin-
guished career as a public man, al
though he has been on the bench but a
comparatively short time He was
born in the state of New York and
came west with his parents at an early
age, locating in Ohio. His early educa-
ton was received with no little diff
Guilty, he attending school during the
winter months and working in the sum-
mer. Before attaining his majority he
became teacher.
Subsequently he attended college at
Delaware, o., for two years and then
began the study of law at Adrian, Mich.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02

He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and
at once located at Goshen, Elkhart
county, Ind. In 1862 Judge Baker was
elected to the state senate and served
with distinction. Twelve years later
he was elected to congress from the
Thirteenth district, was reelected in
1874, and again in 1878, and volunt arily
retired at the end Of his third term.
After that Judge Baker won distinc-
ton as lawyer, and in 1892, when the
vacancy occurred in the district court
by reason of the elevation Of Judge
Woods to the circuit court of appeals,
he was appointed to the district bench,
and his work here induced his friends
to urge him for succession to a higher
place. Judge Bakers work as federal
judge has been characterized by great
ability, energy and industry, and his
many friends took a great interest in
his appointment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
VIII ship More Lumber.

Lumbermen estimate that on the
deals now made and those in pros
pect. 20O,O00,0OO feet of logs will be
brought from the northern woods tc
various cities in the northwest by rail
in 1902. This is about double the
amount transported by rail the past
year. The weathe is all that the lum.
bermen can desire for logging, and
work on this winters log cut has a
good start. There is about six inches
of snow in the northern woods. The
number of small contractors is fully
as large this year as last.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
DIR. JULIO ROCA.

The Gillian fleet consists of five ar
third-class cruisers, II gun vessels and
gunboats, four destroyers of new make
and 30-knot speed, and 10 torpedo
boats. Of the two navies by far the
best boat is the cruiser O'Higgins, built
at Elswick for Chill in 1896, and a fine
vessel in all respects. She has dis
placement of s, 500 tons and carries four
eight-inch guns. With these forces,
based on peace, the two republics have
good nuclei for development of power
full armies and navies in case of war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
bridegroom Cuts His Throat.

Adam Bell, aged 60 years, one of the
oldest, best known and most respected
he has resided for over 40 years, has
committed suicide. He locked himself
in a barn on his farm, four miles out
of town, took his razor and cut no
less than six or eight deep gashes
in his throat, but lived several hours.
He was just married, unbeknown even
to the members of his family, to Mrs.
Henrietta B. Tronge, of West Su-
perior. He was the father of Sheriff
Fred S. Bell, of Hudson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Asks to BE Sent to Asylum.

One of the strangest cases ever
brought to the attention Of the La
Crosse county court was before that
body when Lydia FURY, a rich and ell
derby woman, declared that she was
insane and wanted to be examined and
committed to the asylum. She has
lived a secluded life and has been re-
garded as being mentally unsound for
some time. She is reputed to be one
of the wealthiest women in La Crosse
county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02

1t is estimated that no less than
$500 tons of clam shells were taken
from the Mississippi river between Du-
buque and Red Wing, Mimi, the past
season, for which buyers paid $4,000.
Over three-fourths of these shells were
shipped to factories south and east,
and the freights on them amounted
to $4,000. An estimate of $4,000 is
paced on the pearls, slugs and bo-
roques which were purchased from the
diggers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Mexico,s LiIiputian Navy.

Mexico has the smallest navy in the
world in proportion to her popula-
ton. Twelve million people are pro-
tected by fleet of two dispatch YES
sells, two unarmored gunboats, each
carrying one four-ton muzzle-loading
gun and four small breech-loaders,
and five second-class torpedo boats.
This fleet is manned by 90 officers and
son mon
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Hara on shiftle.s Husbands.

Shiftless husbands, who are too
lazy or too Incorporate to support
their wives, will find very little com
fort in Minnesota. A new law in that
state Furnishes these idle rascals with
imprisonment at hard labor for terms
ranging from 90 days to three years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
DIR. JOSEPH ZEMP.
Elected President of the Swiss Pc
public for the Year 1902 Over
Two Opposing Candidates.

DR.. Joseph Temp, the newly elected
president of the Swiss republic, is re"
garded as a genuinely capable states
man and eminently qualified to pre-
side over the national council which
initiates al legislation in the little
mountain state He is leader in the
conservative party, although he is
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Bird was an Expert Thief.

A Partisan actress was the victim
of a number of thefts from her home.
Leaving a diamond bracelet on her
dressing-table, she watched it through
the keyhole of door leading to an
adjoining room. Suddenly she saw it
disappear. The thief proved to he a
starting, and the actress found that
the bird had deposited in the chimney
all her lost jewelry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02

known to hold tolerant and even liberal
views in matters of great weight. DR..
Temp is 67 years old, and is native of
Entelbuch, Lucerne. One year ago he
was elected vice president, and he
comes into his present office by virtue
of the unwritten law that the vice presi-
dentshall succeed to the highest office,
provided his services in the subor-
dinate position have been satisfactory
to the people. Asyice president he was
head of the department. of state rail-
ways and telegraphs, where he was
we'll tested in the art of government
He was elected over two opposing can
didates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Got More Than He wanted.

The 12-year-old son of John Willis,
a farmer of Winamac, Ind, left a
team he was driving while he chased
a squirrel The horses backed the
wagon into some beehives, and the
insects so stung them that they died
The boy also was seriously stung,
and is likely to lose his eyesight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02

Washington, Dec. 30.-Chief Willie,
Of the secret service, has issued a cir
cular stating that a counterfeit $40
gold certificate is in circulation. He
says it is an unlimited photograph and
would not deceive anyone who is ac-
customed to handling money.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Enormous Loss bv FIRE

The loss from conf1a grations in
this country, for II months of 1901,
is $3.50, 0oO. 900, and the most of this
tremendous drain could be saved by
better construction and greater care.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Kites for Towing Boats.

Malay kites are being used on the
French river Moselle for towing
boats. An experiment was tried with
kite six and half feet long, which
towed a boat containing six persons
and made good Roadway against a
strong current.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
mig sheet of Plate Glass,

A sheet of plate glass 149x217 inches
was recently cast in Kokomo, Ind.
This is the largest sheet of glass ever
made, it being one inch wider than
the famous one exhibited at the Chi
cago worlds fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-02
Live stock.
Chicago, Dec. 20.

CATTLE-Prime beeves, $7.100760; good
to prime beeves, $6.25G7.00; fair to good
export shipping steers, S.. 40G1615: plain to
medium beef steers, $465@5.30 common to
rough, $4.OOQ4.60; good to fancy feeders,
So 50@4.5O: plain to fancy stockers, 5000
$40; bulls, plain to fancy, $2.20Q4.65; corn
fed western steers, $460Q6.75; fed Texas
steers, $4.1005.00; Texas cows, bulls and
grass steers, $2.6004.00.