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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

All grades of refined sugar have been
reduced five cents a hundred pounds in
New York.
David Rankin, of Tarkio, Cal, Owls
ranch of Fl 900 acres, 1000 acres be-
ing one cornfield.
Prof. Charles Henry Churchill, a
member Of the faculty at Oberlin CO.,
college for 40 years, is dead
Charles Francis, a son of the presi-
dent of the ST. Louis fair, is a freight
clerk on the exposition grounds.
Aaron V. Hamilton, the last surviving
member of the Fremont expedition to
the Pacific coast in 1845, is dead
Gen. Rafael Reyes, the Colombian en-
voy, sailed from New York on the
steamer Valencia for Barranquilla.
On Mr. Carnegie's estate in Scotland
the men who do not use liquor are paid
ten per cent extra at the end of the
year.
Arthur Barrows, 81 years old, is the
oldest living practicing barrister in
England. He is. still a busy man and
never wears glasses.
Secretary Moody proposes two plans
for the naval programme next year.
One entails an expenditure of $34 ,000,-
900 and the second for $50, 000,0 900.
Many of the latest important changes
in the United States army are foretold
in a book written 25 years ago and just
published by the war department.
Official information has been given
out that the needs of the $4,000 inhab-
itants of the town of Aelesund Norway,
which was destroyed by fire, have been
provided for
Frank Dawson has been convicted in
Paris, Mo-, CT numbering Anna Hartman
Dawson killed Miss Hartman because
of a broken engagement.
NJ F. McKesson, who gave his adj
dress as New York, was arrested in the
capitol in Washington while seeking
paid "write-ups" from public officials.
He is charged with fraud.
The first car to be run over the Inter-
mural railroad at st. Louis, world s
fair enterprise, made the trip from loop
to loop with party of railroad men as
guests of the exposition officials
Mrs Mary Tredway, friend and COM
panion of the late Queen Victoria, died
at her home in Chester. n. j., at the age
of a. She was Miss Mary Williamson
and ner father was royal physician to
he family of George ". ana to Victo-
ria after her accession to the throne.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
FAILS IN WILD PANIC.
Biggest Cotton Firm i'm the Country
Goes Down in Frantic
Market.

New York, Feb. with a crash that
gave momentary pause to the widest
day yet seen on change, the cotton brok-
erage firm of A. B. Baxter & Co. fell Sat
urday. The concern, the head offices of
which were at 81 Broadway, was capital
lied at $500, 900, had Offices in 125 cities
of the country and leased $4,000 miles
of telegraph line. 1t is said to have lost
$1,000 day in the market for some
time past. The corporation of A. B. Bax-
ter G Co. was the biggest of it's kind in
the country. 1t professed to buy sell
and deal in stocks, grain, cotton and all
staples. It's ventures of late, however,
are said to have been entirely on the cot
ton exchange.
While the bankrupt company was tot
tering to its fall, Daniel J. Sully, the
Cotton King" was clearing another
fortune. In less than "a hours he had
added to his already immense profits the
sum of 100000. He bought 100000
bales Friday at Is. On Saturday hesold
at an advance of from 60 to so points.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
THE EAST.

After serving term of ten years Will
liam E. Brockway, aged 81, king OF
counterfeiters," was released from
states prison at Trenton, N. ].
More than 80 bodies have been recov-
cred from the mine at Cheswick, Pa.
where an explosion occurred.
Annie Chambers Ketchum, author OF
the war song, 1.-THE Bonnie Blue Flag,
died in New York, aged SO years.
Katherine Kendall Steele, cousin OF
President Franklin Pierce, died at her
home in Lyndeboro, N. H., aged 100
years.
Stephen w. Kellogg, former con-
gresham and delegate to the repub-
lican national convention which nom
mated Abraham Lincoln, died at Water
bury, Conn.,. aged 50 years.
Thus far the number of bodies rescued
from the Allegheny Coal companys
mines at Cheswick, Pa, total 1903, and sc
are still in the mine.
Flames destroyed three lumber yards
at North Tonawanda, N. Y, causing a
total loss of $225, 900.
Three children of Louis Cohen were
suffocated at New York in fire in six
story tenement.
In new air shaft of the Briar Hill
Coal company near Brownsville, Pa,
four men were crushed to death.
The health department of New York
will supply antitoxin to other cities
needing it, because of the trust
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings OF a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Summary of Daily Proceedings 4
onH HnuSa

summary of Daily Proceedings fin
the Senate and House.
On the 26th the senate further dis
cussed the Panama question and passed
bill providing for the construction OF
memorial bridge across the Potomac
river from Washington to the Arlington
estate, to cost $5,0O0,000. In the house
Mr.. Boutell QIl.) spoke for nearly
two hours in reply to Mr.. Williams,
(Miss.) stand pat" speech of few days
ago. Mr.. Williams replied to Mr.. Bou-
tell. The speeches were made while the
urgent deficiency bill was under consid-
Grafton.
Senate proceedings on the 9th in
Guided a speech by Senator Simmons On.
c. in support of the Panama canal
treaty and the passage of a bill granting
$4,000 acres Of public land each in the
states of Idaho and Wyoming for the
maintenance of soldiers homes. In the
house general debate on the urgent de-
ficiency bill depressed to discussion OF
political topics, the race question and
aerial navigation. A bill was intro
duced allowing eight dollars to each SOL
der who served 80 days and is now 81
years old, $40 month if Sc years old
and $12 month if 70 years old.
In the senate on the 2Sth the time
was devoted to debate on the attitude of
the United States toward the Panama
revolution. A bill to prevent the desc
Grafton of the American flag was favor
ably reported. In the house the urgentde-
ficiency bill was further discussed. Bills
were introduced appropriating 100,-
600 for statue of Abraham Lincoln in
the city Of Washington; prohibiting the
incorporation by states of corporations
to engage in business outside of the
state; extending the thanks of congress
to the people of Wisconsin for the statue
of Marquette in statuary hall in the cap
itol.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Flora, the Benefactress of the Florists

American invaders would have given
him.
Returns are not all in, but among
the others who will be sent to the gal
lows are Lazaro Toledo, Pedro Lindow,
Daniel Maranay, Herminigildo Pap
overbio, Juan Petohenaw. Hugo Paler-
mo, Daniel Monnay, Daniel Oxales. The
names of those who will go to the
penitentiary for the rest of their
careers would fill newspaper column.
Few of the prisoners, it is thought,
will receive any mercy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
MANY MOROS TO Be HANGED
Army Courts in Philippines Convict
Natives by Wholesale.
Sentences of Death or imprisonment
Are Melted Out to Over Six
Hundred Bandits.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Militay courts
have been working overtime for sew
eral weeks, handing down sentences of
death or Imprisonment to 600. Filipino
bandits, members of the terrible la
drone bands which have been operat-
ing in the province of Albay. Almost
innumerable murders are charged
against the prisoners, and the scaff-
old will be much oyerworked if execu-
tive clemency does not intervene.
Piopo Tubs is a good sample of the
captives. He killed an American
named Brown, cut off one of his ears,
and sent it to the nearest American
military force with an insulting let
ter. Another fine Filipino gentleman
is Juan Villafuerte, who cut the throat
of Sanitary Inspector Shanks at Lake
Balo, sneaking into his room while he
slept. Juan was so tough that even
the ladrones could not stand him, and
expelled him from their number. An
other land pirate named Bolts attacked
the town of Bamboran, set fire to the
village and murdered every inhabit
ant, excepting four girls, whom they
carried off to the mountains, and three
of whom they afterward killed. Bolts
was afterward killed by his own men,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

Japan has notified the Russian min
lister at Toxic that an early answer to
the latter's recent note is desired.
Flames that swept the town of
Aalsund, Norway, making $4,000 people
homeless, are said to have been the
work Of incendiaries.
Representatives of the state depart
ment are in Europe seeking to effect an
international agreement on silver coin
age.
Denmark and Germany are said to
have agreed in case of war between Rus
STA and Japan to effectually blockade
the Baltic.
Throughout Germany the forty-fifth
birthday of Emperor William was cele-
brated.
Flames at Progreso, Mexico, destroyed
an entire square of business houses and
bubble buildings, the loss being $1,000
900.
According to evidence presented be-
fore the coroner Whitaker Wright de-
liberately planned to end his life if he
was convicted by the London courts.
The reply of Russia to Japan's note is
declared to be refusal in any way to
consider the integrity of China, and both
nations are making preparations for
war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
LATER NEWS.

Joseph Miller, of Detroit, Mich, con-
fessed to killing Mrs. Seville and was
sentenced to prison for life, all occur
ing inside of sixty hours.
A passenger train on the Colorado
Southern road was blown from the
track by the wind and four of the
train crew and one passenger were in
jured
The report that Mrs Maybrick had
been released from the English prison
is denied.
| The United States senate will inves-
tigate the charges against Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska.
The Pascoe hotel at Republic, Mich.
was destroyed by an ineendiary fire.
The guests all escaped.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to Hberate several prisoners from the
Jail at Butte, Mont.
One man was killed, another proba-
bly, fatally injured and several others
cut and bruised in a head-on collision
in the train shed of the union passen-
ger station in Chicago.
Governor William Fl. Taft took the
! oath OF office as secretary of war and
| at once entered upon his new duties.
Governor Luke E. Wright and Vice.
Governor Henry c. Ide were inaugu-
rated at Manila the LIST. There was an
| imposing demonstration including a
brilliant military pageant, about 5000
troops being in line.
A bullet-proof cloth company OF
South Bend, Ind, has finished and will
send to President Roosevelt bullet
| proof vest to be worn by him as an I'M
dervest as protection from assassians.
Attorney General Knox opposes a
bill amending the interstate commerce
| and antitrust laws.
The crises in the Far Feast again be-
comes acute, and fears for the worst
are entertained in London.
1t is said that negotiations are under
way for the compensation of Colombia
| for the loss of Panama.
DR.. w. l.. Huston, of Marengo, Ia,
| burned to death. 1t is supposed he
overturned lamp.
Engineer Cooper was roasted to death
in railway wreck near Farnhurst,
Del.
Forty persons were killed by the ex-
plosion of ten tons of gunpowder at
Fort Bhatinda, India.
McVicker's theater IN Chicago is the
| first one to open since the Iroquois
| disaster
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
WEST AND SOUTH.

Illinois republicans will hold their
state convention at Springfield May II.
Rev. ]. H. Cally and wife and two OF
their children were killed by a North
western train near Crystal Lake, Ill.
The petition of Alderman John J.
Brennan in Chicago for release on a
writ of habeas corpus was denied and
he was returned to the bridewell to
serve one year.
In Louisville, Ky, Harry Behr was
arrested charged with the murder of
Miss Sarah G. Shafer, the Bedford Und. }
school-teacher.
Frank A. Gotch, of Humboldt, Ia.
won the wrestling match at Bellingham
Wash, for the championship of the
world with Tom Jenkins, of Cleve-
laSd, o.
United States Senator John W. Daniel
has been reelected by the Virginia leg
islature.
In an address to University of Chica-
go seniors President Harper declared
that the institution is not Baptist.
In southern California thousands OF
cattle and sheep are dying as result of
a drought.
In Havlin's theater, ST. Louis, panic
broke out caused by a cry of fire, but
cool action on the part of the employees
prevented anyone being badly injured.
Collision of extra freights at Broken
Bow, Neb., caused the death of three
trainmen and a passenger.
AT Ormond, Fla, the automobile
championship of America was won by
Barney Oldfield, the time being IS SIS.
Mary Schaferenski, 125 years old, died
at her home near Menominee, Mich.
Illinois will erect a circular temple
costing $150,000 in Vicksburg Miss.
military park in memory of Illinois
troops at the siege there.
In Chicago six more leaders of labor
unions have been indicted on riot
charges.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt has named mem
bers Of the supreme court, other jurists
and certain senators and representa-
tives as delegates to the universal con-
gress of lawyers in st. Louis in Septem-
Der.
Ex-Gov. Taft of the Philippines was
enthusiastically welcomed on his ar
rival at Washington and Secretary Root
formally greeted his successor.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
gave a dinner at the white house to the
justices of the United States supreme
court.
Smokers are warned by Secretary
Shaw not to try to bring more than 30C
cigarettes and so cigars into American
ports without paying duty on them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

There died in Washington few days
ago a woman who, though for a gen.
Grafton living quietly and almost I'M
known to the great majority of her
contemporaries, had borne no small
part As a benefactor of the whole civil
lied world. She was Mrs. Martha J.
Coston. and she and her husband per-
fected what is konwn as the Coston
signal light, which is used by mariners
and life savers in all parts of the earth.
Her husband was appointed a lieuten-
ant in the navy in recognition of his
inventive ability, but died when she
was yet bride.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A Heavy Shortage.

Cincinnati, Feb. 1.-The report of the
animation of the books of the Franklin
bank of this city shows ex-Cashier Hen
ry Burkhold to have been $241 900 short
John ]. Kilgour. president of the Frank
lin bank, says there will be no prosecu-
ton and that the bank and the creditors
will not loose cent. Burkhold has
given President Kilgour power of at
torney to sell securities and settle up his
affairs and out of the $500, 900 of Burk-
holds holdings it is thought about $780,
900 will be left for his estate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
MRS. MAVERICK
NOT PARDONED
Rumor That She Had Been Set
Free Is Denied.
WAS REMOVED FROM PRISON
Now Confined, Under Guard, In Pri-
vate Institution, But I'm Eyes
of the Law Is still
Prisoner.

London, Feb. LIN spite of the mys-
terry with which officials shroud the
action in connection with the reported
release of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who
is serving life sentence for poisoning
her husband. it can be definitely said
that she has been removed from Ayles-
bury prison. At the United States en-
bassy it was most emphatically de-
clared that she had not been pardoned
and was still prisoner. Where she
has been taken remains mystery, but
reports from Aylesbury are to the eff
feet that she has been removed to some
institution in Cornwall. The home
Office and the governor of Aylesbury
prison refuse to make any kind of
statement on the subject. If the ordi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

1t may be interesting to know that
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts,, will be
90 on September Is. Grover Cleveland
will be 81 on March 49, Alton B. Parker,
of New York, will be 50 on May IA. Ar
thur Pue German, of Maryland, will be
SO on March II. David B. Hill, of New
York, will be 81 on August 80. George
Gray, of Delaware, will be GA on May 4.
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, will be
a on March 16. President Roosevelt,
of New York, will be 46 on October 81.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, of Ohio. will be
67 on September "a. William H. Taft, of
Ohio, will be AZ on September Is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

For the first time SINE 1880 Lake
Michigan is frozen over from shore to
shore.
All records for cold we're broken on
the night of the 9th in the history of
the upper peninsula of Michigan, the
thermometer registering 46 degrees be-
low zero. Cattle were found frozen stiff
in the barns.
In Milwaukee four supervisors and
three other persons were arrested for al
legged boodling.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

The experience of New York physi-
clan in advertising to pay $4,000 for a
healthy right ear suggests some inter
esting possibilities in surgery. 1t is his
purpose to graft the part on the head of a
wealthy mine owner who lost an ear in
an accident. Plenty of people are willing
to help. So far he has had $50 replies.
In time regular scale of prices may be
adopted-so much for g nose, an eye, a
tooth, finger. The only trouble is if he
establishes q rate of $4,000 for an ear
then it is to be feared that brand-new
stomach or head will be out of reach of
persons of only moderate means.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
C. R. MORSE, Publisher

DR.. Roux, of the Pasteur institute, in
Paris, says radium kills mice. This dis
covery will be hard blow at the manu-
facturers of traps, for, of course, every
housekeeper will now purchase couple
of pounds of radium.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

The appalling increase of railroad &C
cidents and loss of life from that cause
have impressed the interstate COM
merce commission with the necessity
of more stringent legislation on the
subject. 1t is difficult to see how mere
legislation can make reckless managers
less reckless or impart more intelli-
gence to incompetent employees.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A LITTLE VARIETY.

The rye crop last year, with an acreage
of ], 9O6, 1874, yielded 15,993.87l.
Mr.. Hall Game says that until he be-
gan to write he had never read single
novel
At the age of 73 years, Mrs. Caroline
Seickfell, pioneer resident of Mckees-
port, Pa, is cutting her third set OF
teeth. Thirteen teeth have cut through
and others are coming. She suffered
great pain, but is joyous over the fact
that she will have teeth again. for the
first time in rs years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A MIXED LOT.

John Morley is said to have received
$50. 900 for his Life of Gladstone"
Scotland Yard, London, is at lastto be
provided with the telephone for police
purpose.
It is said that Henry Harland has
abandoned Italy, temporarily, at least,
as the source of scenery for his fiction.
Effeminate means womanish. Is 1t
correct, then, to call man effeminate
who has no enemies, or, if he has, is
never known to kiss them and tell them
how pretty they look Puck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

According to Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Sir Thomas Upton buys horses
and pigs in Chicago, shipping the horses
TO Ireland, where he trains them and
sells them in England as Irish jump
ers," while he selects the thin pigs and
cans them as Irish Bacon which he
also sells in England at big profit If
Sir Thomas were not an Irishman he
would be Yankee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

The cable takes the trouble to inform
the world that great commotion" has
been caused at the Spanish court because
Prince Louis Ferdinand, of Bavaria, dis
located ''his finger" OF course if he had
only one we can understand the excite
ment, but otherwise we cannot fancy
what words would be used to describe
the effect on the court had the prince dis
located his neck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
In New York there is a rather move

In New York there is rather novel
church structure. 1t is portable and can
be moved about from place to place.
But it has pastor attached, and has
been recognized by the denominational
authorities as in good and regular stand
ing-if church constantly on the move
can be said to have standing. Perhaps
we shall yet witness the spectacle of a
church going after the members Of the
congregation who will not go to church.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A Jungle Jaw.

Whats the difference between fur
AID fir?" enqllired the cat of the pine
tree.
'"The difference between 'u' and IL
replied the pine tree. And his rugged
sides split as he spoke. and the turpen-
tine oozed out in joyous streams Al
" SIODer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Fireman Killed.

New York, Feb lone fireman was
killed and 25 firemen were overcome by
smoke in a fire in a storehouse of the
American Manufacturing company in
Brooklyn Sunday night. Nine of the
men who were overcome were so serious
ly affected that they were taken to hos
pitfalls. One of them is expected to die.
The storehouse contained jute, Manila
hemp and bagging. The property loss
amounts to about $4,000. The COM
pany has two mills in ST. Louis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

Al novel experiment is being tried in
q big London hotel, and the English
newspapers are wondering whether it
will be a success. Telephones are to be
put in the various rooms, connected
with central exchange. If London
keeps on at her present rate it will not
be many years before she catches up with
villages in this country in the matter Of
Conveniences.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

The brain of Citizen" George Fran
els Train was found at a post norton
by DIR. Spetzka to be normal in quality
and to weigh SO AS ounces. The brain
of the average man weighs 4S1a
ounces; Daniel Webster's weighed 531a.
Turgeneff's brain weighed II ounces
one of the largest on record. These fig
ures are all DR.. Spetzka's, who has
been keeping a record of the brains Of
famous men for many years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Death of an Educator.

New Brunswick, N. j., Feb. DIR.
Jacob Cooper, professor of philosophy
at Rutgers college, died Sunday OF
pneumonia, aged "a years. Prof. Coop
er was born in Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Her Ferrent Hope.

She-So you believe in the iEcarna-
ton of souls?
He-I certainly do. may oe lob
ster in the next world
Well, / sincerely hope you'll be a
better lobster than you've been here"
-Yonkers Statesman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

After a blind man who was struck
by street car in Homestead, Pa, re-
covered consciousness, he found that
his sight had been restored by the jar.
The embarrassing par is that not only
will he probably fail in suit for dam
ages against the street car people, but
the company will more than likely send
him a bill for surgical services rend-
erred