River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
wholesalers testifying in the federal

blame for high prices on retailers.
The fact that $3.50 is missing from the
person of Mrs. Cynthia Martin, aged 50,
found frozen to death near Mears, Mich,
has led to the suspicion of murder.
The Delaware legislature adjourned
sine die without having elected United
States senator, and the state viii be
without its full representation in the
upper branch of congress for at least
two years more.
Senator Cullom declares the islands
in the south Atlantic are big trouble
makers. and favors supervision by the
United States government
AS a result of quarrel over some
land, James Blee shot and instantly
killed Isaac Sailer, half brother, at
Swan. Ia.
The appropriation billprepared by the
legislative committee allows s3,767 ,5S4.-
16 for Illinois state expenses.
Americans and Britons have conclud-
ed plans to raise $150,000, 600 loan for
Japan.
Peary's new arctic ship is named
Roosevelt. The hull is said to be the
strongest ever built.
The president has appointed Sergt.
George S. Thompson, of the Twenty
fifth infantry, to be second lieutenant
in the Philippine scouts, thus adding
one more negro to the commissioned
force of the army.
j. K. Bowles, one of the oldest river
captains in the west, is dead at Hutchin-
son, Kan, aged "a years He was born
at West Wheeling, o., and ran packet
on the Missouri river as early as 1868.
Six miners dead and four injured, two
probably fatally, is the result of an ex-
plosion in the mine of the Princeton
Coal & Mining company, at Princeton,
Ind.
Rev. Elmer H. Capen. D. D., president
of Tufts college, died at his home at
Medford, Mass, of pneumonia. DR..
Capen was 81 years of age. He had been
president of Tufts since 1875
Mrs. Harland Newton, of Shelton,
Neb., and her nine-year-old son John
persisted in fire at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Kneebone. The
fire was caused by a gasoline stove.
Michael Clifford is dead at Reedsburg,
Wis, aged 102 years. He was born in
Ireland and located in Milwaukee in
1884.
1t is estimated that the loss to local
industries since the flood began in Pitts
burg, Pa, will exceed 100000.
Mrs. Janet B. Hay, first woman ever
to run in GAINESVILLE, Wis, for city Of
fee, has filed individual nomination pa
pers as a candidate for election as school
commissioner.
By bare constitutional majority-17
votes in its favor-the Nebraska senate
passed the house bill outlawing the prac-
tice of Christian Science.
Johnny Condor, Is years old, was
found guilty, at GAINESVILLE, of man
slaughter in the fourth degree. He
killed a 13-year-old companion, George
Griffith, year ago.
Many lives were endangered and dam
age to the extent of $50, 600 was done by
fire in the nine-story Empire State
building at Broadway and Blocker
streets, New York
At Paris, Ill.,, Peter Bassett pleaded
guilty to criminal assault on Mrs. Ell
bert Wright. A life sentence was i'm
posed. He was taken to prison.
Conrad Schwartz, aged 20, was
hanged at Cuero, Tex, for the murder
of William E. Earle, a telegraph opera
tor.
The British house of commons voted,
254 to 2, against protective tariff when
the government refused to resist opposi-
ton.
Antonin PToust, French Journalist
and statesman, killed himself in Paris
after a quarrel with famous dancer.
Indiana men have formed secret
order with view to stop the practice of
treating.
A Minneapolis mill bought 100000
bushels of wheat in one purchase.
The Russian committee of ministers
recommends abandoning compulsory
use of Russian language in Polish
schools
News of the failure of the senate to
ratify the Santo Domingo treaty caused
a renewal of fears of revolution. Bel
GUM demands possession of port in
order to collect customs to satisfy
claims.
The young widow of Lieut. S. X. Hoyt,
who was killed in the Philippines, ar
rived in Chicago with the body of her
husband after voyage of 10000 miles.
Milton H. Wilson, trustee of North
western university, has given the insti
tuition property worth $250,000, and
larger sums are said to be ready for the
school.
The Ohio supreme court upheld the
constitutioEality of the criminal section
of the Valentine antitrust law. The
civil section had already been passed
upon as constitutional some time ago.
Dead in the ice on Lake Mendoza, Will
fred Bondi, four years old, and Frazier
MCGOWAN. a year older, were found by
Angus MCGOWAN, father of Frazier. The
two little fellows had attempted to cross
the lake with sleds.
The Ohio supreme court has affirmed
the validity of the suicide clause in an
assessment insurance policy.
George M. Collier, of Columbus, o.,
found guilty of having embezzled funds
of the state while chief examiner of
steam engineers, was sentenced to the
Ohio penitentiary to serve four years,
and he was fined 81 900.
Col. Allen Smith, Sixth cavalry. has
been retired, with the rank of brigadier
general.