River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08


Gil withdrew the ordinance authorizing
the extension of the city gas works lease
to the United Gas Improvement COM
pany for a period of rs years, for which
privilege the company was to pay the
city $25,O0O,00O
Mr.. Justice Harlan, of the United
States supreme court, was the guest at
banquet given in honor of his seventy
second birthday by the Louisville Bar
association.
Because he threatened the lives of his
fellow townsmen with a gun, George
Workman, the town sergeant, of
Charleston, w. Va, shot and instantly
killed John Jones, a miner
Two miners were killed at the Wal
pole mine at Iron Mountain, Mich, by
fall of overhanging ORE
Oscar F. Miller, of the Alhambra thea
ter of Milwaukee, Wis, died after ten
days illness. Mr.. Miller suffered from
a complication of diseases He was one
of the best-known theater managers in
the west.
Gov. La Toilette told the Wisconsin
senate it must pass railway tax meas
ure or have an extra session.
President Roosevelt pushed the key
at Washington that started the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland, Ore,
5000 miles away.
The government deficit was increased
100000 during May and is now $685.
649,680 for IL months of the fiscal year.
John Moore, of Richmond, Tex, was
nominated for congress by the demo-
cratic convention at Houston, to sue
coed John M Pinckney.
Two Liverpool shipowners sued
Charles F. Wenham, Chicago steam
ship agent, to recover $65. 900, alleged to
have been Incorporated.
A report to the Lake Mohonk confer
ence shows that business organizations
in 80 states and 81 large cities support
international arbitration
A bill for an injunction filed in the
federal court in Chicago accuses George
Gallup, of Escanaba, Mich, of a $780,
900 fraud.
The attempt to kill King Alfonso with
a bomb was the result of plot by Span
ish anarchists, and the thrower is under
arrest, the police of Paris declare.
The United States government is
ready to join in an international confer
ence for stricter laws against an
archists.
Hope for peace is wrecked by a con-
ference of car and advisers, who will
involve Europe in a general confiagra-
ton rather than submit to Japans terms.
The American schooner Atlantic
won the race across the Atlantic for
the kaiser's cup, making a new record.
The German schooner yacht Hamburg
finished second, nearly "a hours behind
the Atlantic.
With Russia conquered, overtures
for peace must come from the czar.
Japan will demand an indemnity of
perhaps $1,OO0,0OO,OO Oyama is
ready to crush Linevitch if negotia-
tons are not opened soon.
During the term of the supreme court
of the United States just closed, 400
cases were docketed and 4O2 cases were
disposed of. When the court adjourned
there were still $50 cases on the docket.
Former Congressman John Murray
Mitchell, of New York, died at his coun-
try residence in Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
President Roosevelt authorized the
announcement that Charles j. Bona
parte, of Baltimore, Md, would be APP
pointed secretary of the navy to succeed
Paul Morton, who stated he would re-
tire July 1.
The Albright art gallery was dedicated
at Buffalo, N. Y, in the presence of 900
people.
At least five men were killed and two
seriously injured by cave-in at the
Gunnison reclamation tunnel in Color
ado.
William Rosenbrook and John Boldt
were instantly killed and William Cool
fatally injured at barn raising on the
farm of Mrs. Jacob Heisler, north of
Albion, Mich.
Under the supervision of the United
States bureau of forestry forest of 35,-
600 trees has been planted on the slopes
of San Gabriel mountains of California
to conserve the water of the mountain
streams for irrigation purposes at a to-
tai cost of but 1,485.
Figures for six months show that the
tide OF immigration is still rising.
Missouri's secretary of state closed
a st. Louis bank against which charges
of fraud are filed.
Clearings of Chicago banks IN May
are larger by $13O,00O,OO0 than in tha
corresponding month of 1904
Judge George Gray opened the an
nual Lake Mohonk conference on arbi-
tration. Other speakers were Carroll
d. Wright, Benjamin F. Trueblood and
Justice Brewer.
The English yacht Valnalla finished
third in the transatlantic cup race
Deputy Sheriff Cole, of Charlotte,
Mich, who shot and killed Charles Ed
wins the night of May Z, was bound
over to the circuit court and furnished
$4,000 bail.
A pack of 80 wolves attacked wo-
man and two children near Refugio,
Tex, but after a desperate battle last
ing an hour the three persons were
rescued by a United States mail car
rier.
Worthy Naulty, aged nine, and
Louis JOHN, aged ten, were drowned
by the capsizing of duck boat in
which they were playing at Marine
City, Mich.
Former Premier Manuel Silvela, Of
Spain, died at Madrid.
The United States court decided for
New York in the franchise tax case