River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-01
THE WEEKS NEWS
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and POI
iticaI Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS


various buildings. He inspected the ex-
hibits, visited the several foreign build
ings, reviewed troops and attended
banquet at the TyrOlean Alps. Sunday
he attended Divine service in the morn
ing, took an extended drive in the after
noon, dined with President Francis in
the evening, and left for Washington at
midnight.
Spain accepts Americas call for a
peace congress. None of the powers so
far have declined.
Complete returns on the vote OF Illl-
uois give Roosevelt a plurality of 3O4,-
739 and Deneen 300,047.
Samuel Gompers was practically unan-
imously chosen president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Gen James r. Carnahan, head of the
uniform rank knights of Pythias, has
been exonerated of the charge that he
showed favoritism in the awarding OF
drill prizes at the cOnclave held in Louis
vile, August Is to 20.
The admissions to the world fair dur
ing the week ended Saturday night were
500 $50. The total admissions since the
opening of the exposition are 1871
Asst.
With 5000 fine horses, cattle, sheep
and. swine on view, the annual live stock
show opened in Chicago.
The Standard Oil company is to be in
Vestigated by the bureau of corporations.
The inquiry will be conducted in Wash
ington.
P. H. O'DOnnell, once convicted and
fined as a jury briber, was set free by
Judge Hanecy in Chicago on writ Of
habeas corpus.
Promptly at midnight December 1
force of IS men, employed by the General
Service company of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, will shunt 200 freight
cars loaded with empty packing cases in
to the exhibit palaces and the work of
dismanteling the fair will begin.
The text of the Anglo-Russian North
sea treaty has been given out in London,
and it raises a storm because punish
ment is not provided for
Secretary of War Taft arrived at Pan
anna and assured the residents of
Americas friendship.
Col. Chaves, a prominent New Mexico
politician, has been assassinated and
political enemies or defeated cattle rust
lers are blamed for the murder.
Fred r. Hamlin, the theatrical man
ger and producer of successful comic
operas, died suddenly in New York city.
The Swiss confederation has signed
treaties of arbitration with the United
States, Great Britain and Italy.
Calvin Farmer, of Sac City, Ia, IL years
old, is dead as the result of injuries re-
ceived in a game of football with the
team from Lake City on Thanksgiving
day.
The porte has issued orders to the au-
thorities at Trebizond to cease interfer-
ence with the sale of American Bibles
and to restore those that have been
seized
Worlds Temperance Sunday was OBJ
served by great many Protestant
churches and Sunday schools.
The bullion buyer for the Wood
Street smelling works. in London, for
years operated by the Rothschilds, is
said to have absconded, his populations
amounting to more than 81 ,250,O00.
One of the largest tobacco shipments
that has ever been made to a foreign
port has been sent abroad from James
vile, Wis. 1t consisted of 5000 cases of
leaf tobacco and was consigned to Ant
werp.
Owing to the heavy demand for leather
In automobile Quitting and harness.
making, and consequent advance in
prices, shoe dealers expect an advance
of from Is to Is cents pair on shoes.
While on their way to Sunday school
at New Britain, Conn, Harold c. Parke.
II; his brother, Howard L. Park, s. and
George Halverson, 10 years old, were
drowned in Walnut Hill reservoir, which
they attempted to cross on thin coat
ing of ice.
Dowie is reported to have received q
gift of $3.50, 900 from a woman in Scot
land and a second donation of $4,000,
enabling him to pay q receivership debt.
Russia is said to be in a humor to end
the trade war with the United States.
which costs America $1O,OO0,0O0 an
nually.
L LII y -hNS pSISOuS were 1uJuT6u
when passenger cars rolled down a high
embankment on the Mobile & Ohio road.
Herman F. Schuettler, acting as
sistant chief of police, in Chicago, has
been appointed to the position in reg
ular form on orders from Mayor Har-
rison.
Call is issued for a meeting of the
National Live Stock association in
Denver, Col, January lola, 1905.
William E. Curtis writes in the Chi
cago Record-Herald of the enormous
expenditures in 1902 and 1903 for new
buildings in the United States, so cities
investing s765, 725. 900 in structures.
AS result Of business rivalry w. R.
Murray shot and instantly killed his
uncle, ]. S. Murray, at Durham, N. c.
The Big Bend national bank of DAY.
export, Wash, has been closed by di-
rection of the comptroller of the cur
rency because of insolvency.
The Pennsylvania company an
n0unces that it has just closed con-
tracts for the building of about 5000
freight cars.
Guy Loomis was injured and his serv-
ant killed in New York when an electric
car wrecked his automobile
Joseph F. Valentine, president of the
Iron holders Union of North America.
was arrested in Cleveland in connectioo
with the alleged dynamite plot against