River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-26


fessed.
Vartanian, a naturalized American
citizen, was sentenced to death in Tur-
key for Killing an Armenian
Evidence of H. H. Rogers before the
master in chancery in Boston is made
public and shows that William Rookie
Teller and Rogers each made 1850, 900
profits in the Boston gas deal
Federal officials strongly approve the
presidents order permitting ther1 to
discharge useless civil service en-
ployes
American theatrical men are to meet
and formulate plans for the erection of a
monument to the memory of Irving.
The trial of the first of the damage
suits growing out of the Iroquois thea
ter catastrophe is under way in Chi
cago
Negotiations for commercial treaty
between the United States and Germany
are to be opened as soon as Ambassador
Won Sternburg arrives from Berlin.
Payment of 100000 by the asphalt
companies to support the revolution in
Venezuela is admitted
The new order of the president forbid
ding cabinet members to talk to CORE
spondents causes much comment in
Washington.
Five roads entering the Union station
in Chicago plan to construct new depot
and improved terminals to cost SEE, 00O,-
900.
An Imperial manifesto was issued in
st. Petersburg proclaiming the ratifi-
cation of peace between Russia and ia
! pan.
Formal, but none the less hearty, ex-
pressions of thanks from the Russian
and Japanese emperors to President
Roosevelt for his services in the cause
OF peace in the far east, have been
made public
At Topeka, Kan, the report of the
receiver shows the assets of the vari-
Gus properties of c. ]. Devlin, who
failed last July, to be $4,956,94S, and
the liabilities $4,592,208.
President Wilbur o. Carrier, of Car
roll college, Waukesha, Wis, has an
nounced promised contribution of
$35, 900 by Ralph Voorhees,, an eastern
man, the fund to go towards the build
ing of a girls dormitory in connection
with the college,
The supreme court of Nebraska
handed down decisions sustaining the
law, the inheritance tax law and the
law to prevent dissertation of the
American flag.
The robbery of $4,000 worth of dia-
monds from the wife of George w.
Hoadley at the Buckingham hotel,
New York, has been announced by the
police.
w. B. Smith, former president of the
Western national bank, was indicted at
Louisville, KY, on charges of making
false entries, misappropriatiOn of the
funds of national bank and embezzle-
ment Smiths whereabouts is not
known.
State Senator o. F. Berry, president
of the Dime savings bank of Carthage,
ILL.,, has been appointed receiver for the
National bank of Peoria.
Dowager Queen Margherita, of ITALY,
has expressed her intention of visiting
the United States next year with 40
horse power automobile.
A Missouri Pacific freight train
crashed through a bridge between
Weeping Water and Nehawka, Neb.,
instantly killing Engineer B. F. Young
and Fireman William Sheffield.
Record breaking rains for October
have fallen in central and southern H.
linois In some localities over ten
inches of water has fallen within 48
hours.
The town of Strattonsville, Pa, was
almost wiped out by fire. Loss, $780,
600.
The failure of the Enterprise national
bank of Allegheny, Pa. after the cash
ier's suicide involves state politicians,
who are alleged to have borrowed $780,
900 out of 100000 of state funds on de-
post.
Eight people were killed and 35 in
jured by tornado in the village of So
rento, Ill.
John j. Kelly, clerk of markets, in
the department of public service, was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$7,700 of the city's money.
A New York court rejected the plea
of Joseph Letter that his wheat corner
was a gambling transaction and ordered
judgment for $67,767 in favor of his
brokers.
Philadelphia was the scene of political
riots when Senator Penrose was hooted
and Kissed and his meeting broken up.
Negro mobs with revolvers terrorized
the streets.
Attorney General Stead makes new
Interpretation of the Illinois Central
railroads charter, showing that nearly
$50 900 in back taxes is due the state of
Illinois.
An official of the United Mine Work
ers declares all the bituminous miners
will ask for more wages next spring.
The charge was made at the national
purity conference at La Crosse, Wis,
that British government agents at
Hongkong permit the expectation of
Japanese and Chinese girls for immoral
purposes.
The entire business section of Alturas,
CAL, was destroyed by fire, 81 business
houses and two residences being con-
sumed. Loss, 100000.
t. G. Carson, president of the John
son county savings bank and he Iowa
City Electric Light company, at iowa
City, Ia, died in Philadelphia from in