River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-08-31


census bureau, the birth rate in the
United States is steadily growing
smaller.
A trusted bank clerk in Paris,
France, stole 100000 by manipulating
the institutions books, then chartered
steam yacht and fed with an actress.
Sir Thomas Upton announces he
wants to contest again for the Ameri-
cas- cup, but declares such course
would be useless under the present
New York Yacht club rules.
The three traction companies of Chi
cago will pay taxes on S36,025,770, an
increase in valuation of about $104, 900.
Lieut.. Gov. Sherman, of Illinois, ap-
parently will be candidate to succeed
Shelby M. Cullom in the United States
senate.
George r. Peck, of Chicago, was
elected president of the American Bar
association.
L. P. Morton, Bishop Potter, w. K.
Vanderbilt and others are forming a
new insurance company. Cheaper poll
cies are promised.
Ellen Glenn, girl who became no
torious by masquerading in male at
tire, was arrested in Lapeer, Mich, for
$1,000 forgery.
A South African expert has started
for Kentucky, confident of finding dia-
mond mines there.
A contract for $15,O00,0O0, awarded
to Pittsburg concern, is the largest
ever given to one firm in the United
States for railroad construction.
Southern Illinois, southern Indiana,
western Missouri, and all of Kentucky
and Tennessee were shaken by a Sc
we're earthquake. Thousands were
panic stricken.
Edwin S. Holmes Jr., Moses Haas
and Frederick A. Peckham have been
indicted by federal grand jury in
connection with the investigation into
the cotton crop report leak scandal,
and the latter was arrested and placed
in Jail in Saratoga county, New York,
in default of bail.
Johann Hoch, the condemned Chica
go wife murderer, has again escaped
hanging through supersedeas issued
by Justice Magruder. The Illinois SUI
preme court will review the case at
the October term.
France announces that military
demonstration will be made against
Morocco unless the sultan promptly
yields to the demands for the release
of the French-Algerian citizen, mer-
chant named Beuzian, who was unjusti-
fiably arrested.
An international bank, with capital
of $1,000,000, is being formed in New
York for the purpose of carrying on
banking operations between the United
States and Hungary, and to handle
accounts of emigrants to this country.
The plant of the Canada Machinery
company, at Point Edward, Ontario,
was destroyed by fire. Estimated loss,
$125.0
The business section of Stevenville,
Mont, was swept by fire. With the ex-
ception of two buildings, one entire
block was burned. Loss, 100000.
The First national bank of Collins
vile at Collinsville, a small town 30
miles south of Bartlesville, l. T., was
robbed and the thief escaped with
$1,000.
An important deal has just been
closed in San Francisco, contracts hav-
ing been signed for the shipment of
100000 feet of redwood to New York
city. 1t is the largest single shipment
of redwood ever made direct to New
York.
By a terrific explosion of giant pow
der at Paris, 81 miles from Bakersfield,
Cal, Mrs A. w. McRae, wife of a
prominent mining man, her son George
and Oscar Duclose, another mine own
er, were instantly killed.
Gov. Pardee, of California, was elect
ed president of the National Irrigation
Congress.
At Philadelphia the Chicago National
league team defeated the Philadelphia
club after 20 innings of sensational
playing by score of two to one
James Mckinney, of Aledo, was nom-
mated to succeed B. F. Marsh, de-
ceased, by republicans for the Four
I0SuIH llIluOIS uISlflCt.
A loss of more than 100000 was
caused by fire in the stores of the
extensive plant of the Bush Terminal
Warehouse company, at the foot of
Fcrty-fourth street, Brooklyn, started
by lightning during terrific storm.
DR.. John F. Russell of the post gy ad-
uatc hospital, New York, has found q
cure for consumption in the juice of
common table vegetables.
Nine lives are reported lost in a
cloudburst which wiped out two min
ing towns near Trinidad, Col
Diamonds are becoming more diff
cult to find and prices are steadily ad-
vancing in all the markets of the
world.
Germans are appealing for free
entry of cattle into the country in
order to secure lower meat prices.
King Oscar no longer opposes the ac-
ceptance of the Norwegian throne by
Prince Charles, according to authori
tative reports in Stockholm.
Mayor DUNES traction expert, A. B.
Du Pont, reports that 264 miles of mu-
ricipal railway can be built and put in
operation by 1908, costing $25, 900,
and netting the city of Chicago $4,000
600 year.
The widow of Caleb Rhodes, of Salt
Lake City, Utah, discoverer of the
famous Rhodes Lost Nine" said to
contain enough gold to pay the nation
oil lob Sc, For 1r0