River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-20


is said, was entirely successful.
Three men were killed and two prob
ably fatally injured in a freight wreck
on the Iowa Central railroad, near
Richland, Ia.
Health Commissioner Darlington OF
New York has been given permission
to establish an immense sanitarium
for the treatment of consumptive pa
tents.
Paul Jones' body will reach Annap-
oils July % and will be met by Ad-
miral Evans feet and French war
ship.
A new theatrical combine composed
Of Belasco, the Shuberts and Mrs.
Fiske will oppose the syndicate with
Is companies and circuit of play
houses.
The Transfers strike has SO taxed
the finances of the city of Chicago that
the deficit at the end of the year may
reach $1,500,000.
The whist experts of the American.
association elected J. Eberhard Faber
Of New York as president for the en-
suing year.
Chairman Shontz of the Panama
canal commission, after an interview
with President Roosevelt at Sycamore
Hill, said that hereafter the public
would be kept fully informed regard
ing health conditions on the isthmus,
which he declared had been grossly ex-
aggerated.
A Chicago fraternal order of Jews
offered financial aid for Matchmaking
of Israelites.
Otto Siedel, Jr., whose confession
caused 104 indictments for boodling in
Milwaukee, was arrested on charge
of stealing county furniture.
The receiver of the defunct Central
national bank of Boston has sued the
former directors for 100000 which he
says was stolen from the stockholders.
Secretary Root is confronted with
world problems in the orient, Morocco,
Venezuela and Domingo. He will ex-
tend and expand the policy of the late
Secretary Hay. A strenuous tenure of
Office is promised.
Two hundred and fifty New York po-
licemen were called to quell a riot
started by the arrest of colored man.
Many persons were seriously injured
during the fighting.
Two persons were killed and many
injured in an Eastern Illinois wreck
at Steger, ILL.,, caused by an open
switch.
Coroner Siegelstein's inquiry into
the fatal wreck of the Twentieth Cen
fury limited train at Mentor, o., closed
without locating the blame.
Weekly trade reviews report salts
factory progress, the absorption OF
supplies in the interior being liberal,
while collections are good.
Lightning struck the new "Old
South Church." in Boston, causing
$4,000 damage.
The Citizens bank of Yellow Springs.
O., private institution, failed. No deli
mite statement has been made by any of
fetal as to the liabilities, but citizens of
the village in a position to know say
that the bank is indebted to depositcrs
to the amount of $4,000 or $4,000.
1t is understood Walter Reeves, Of
Streator, ILL.,, will be appointed by the
proper court as the receiver of the Illi-
nois creditors of G. J. Devlin. The pay
roll of the miners in Illinois was taken
care of by Chicago banks.
p. G. Renfrow and Thurston Plow-
man were killed at Cogar, Oklahoma,
tn hof 10 fO q a
over school matters.
1t is stated on good authority that a
German-Swedish alliance is seriously
contemplated. The question, it is said,
was discussed at conferences between
Emperor William and King Oscar On
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
at Celia, Sweden.
President Roosevelt has declined the
invitation extended by the common
wealth government at Melbourne to Miss
Alice Roosevelt to visit Australia.
One person was killed and IA injured,
two probably fatally, by tornado
which swept a portion of the Rosebud
reservation in South Dakota.
A contribution to the United States
treasury conscience fund just received
carries the total amount beyond the
100000 mark. The conscience fund
was established in 1911.
Heat was the cause of 10 deaths in
New York city, making total of so
since the hot wave started.
Testimony given before Superintend-
ent of Insurance Hendricks, of New
York, showed that Equitable officers
swore away taxes for years.
Mrs. Richard Yates, wife &C the ex-
governor of Illinois, was robbed of
jewels valued at $4,000.
John D. Rockefeller, alarmed by at
tacks recently made on his methods,
has become fearful for his personal
safety and increased his bodyguard at
his residence in Cleveland, o.
Federal officials in Chicago are plan
ming an early trial for the packers in
dicted for violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
The report that Secretary Wilson
of the department of agriculture will
resign on account of the cotton leak
scandal is utterly discredited.
Chairman Morton says Depew has
not resigned as an Equitable director,
contradicting the senator.
Walter Scott, the mining Croesus of
Death Valley, who left Los Angeles
on special train, arrived in Chicago
Al minutes ahead of schedule, having
o0vorod tho distance Of 9 0eS ,,,iIoC n,