River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-07

be continued by the next legislature.
. Stock deals by which former officials
of the Equitable made thousands by
buying froAl and selling to the society
were disclosed in the New York inves-
tigation.
The ST. Louis police department is de-
clared by a grand jury to be in league
with crime and election frauds.
Receipts of the internal revenue bu-
reau for the year ended June 80, 1905,
were 1924, ITS, 1916, an excess. of 81, 284, 195
over the collections for the fiscal years
of 1904.
Thirty of the leading seed dealers Of
the country have sent President Roose-
welt a petition protesting against the
free distribution of seeds by members
of congress.
Senator Depew declares that he will
give no more interviews to the news
papers, and refused to discuss report
that he has resigned his seat.
A proposal Of the French senate to
tax laboring men to provide pensions for
aged toilers met with violent opposition
throughout the country.
Canada officials, aroused by the in
surance expose in the United States,
will make special investigation OF
life companies in the dominion.
Appointment of a negro as CONNER
cial agent at Guanajuato, Mex, is ex-
pected to draw a vigorous protest from
big commercial interests of Chicago
and the west, the ground being that
the appointee is not qualified for the
place.
A guard believed to be from the
cruiser Minneapolis is on the way to
protect the United States embassy in
St. Petersburg. Washington believes
the situation in the cars capital seri-
Gus.
Hundreds of people in different states
have been duped by purchasing bogus
land titles in Oregon.
The New York Central railroad is
sued orders forbidding even game of
solitaire on Sunday trains.
Congressman Lorimer, of Illinois,
will introduce a bill for $31 900, 900
deep water channel from Chicago to
the gulf via the drainage canal.
Illinois paid 22 per cent. of the gov
ernment's internal revenues during the
last fiscal year. That state leads in
the manufacture of whisky and oleo-
margarine.
Gifts to the republican campaign
fund will be the target Of the demo-
cratic attack in congress.
The death sentence was imposed at
Valdosta, Ca, upon J. G. Rawlings, his
sons Milton and Jesse, and ALT Moore,
all convicted of the murder of the Car
ter children last June. The 9Th of
January next was fixed as the day for
the execution.
Business failures for the week end
ing November 80 number 1876, against
224 last week, 1874 in the like week of
1904, 239 in 1903, 1876 in 1902 and 237 in
1901.
Practically the entire business por-
ton of the town of Arcadia, Fla, in
volving a loss estimated at $250,000,
was destroyed by fire.
The sixty-first anniversary of Queen
Alexandra was celebrated with the
ain, including artillery salutes, the
ringing of church bells and the display
of flags, etc.
Charles f. Douglass, farmer, his
wife and two children, were instantly
killed by an explosion of gas main
running past their home, three miles
from Weston, w. Va.
The country place of J. Clint Smith,
at East Meadowbrook, L. l., was de-
stroyed by fire. All the bric-a-br ac,
china, paintings and furniture were de-
stroyed. The loss is about 100000.
Harry Eldridge, leader of the Fol
som, Cal, prison convicts who broke
from the prison on July 81, 1903, and
who was convicted of the murder of
Guard William Cotter, died on the gal
lows at the prison.
A. r. Meyer, a widely known CAPT
talist, one of Kansas City's most prom
inent business men and founder of
Leadville, Col, died in the former city
of rheumatism Of the heart.
Chicago university.s football team is
champion of the west. Stages eleven
and Michigan clashed on Marshall field
in Chicago and the former was victor.
The score was two to nothing and it
was a safety that decided the western
gridiron supremacy.
Newton G.. Dougherty, the widely
known educator and financier, who, in
his dual capacity as superintendent of
Peoria, ILL.,, public schools and presi-
dent of a national bank, embezzled
public funds aggregating possibly ST.
100000, began the serving of an indie
terminate sentence of from one TO IA
years in the penitentiary at Joliet, Ill.
Newton G. Dougherty, convicted Peo-
ria financier, has been given the task
of sorting broom corn in the prison
broom factory at Joliet. III.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of bust
ness November 3d. 1905, the debt, less
cash in thestreasury, amounted to $685.
| 758,831, which is a decrease as COM
pared with last month of So, S93, 284.
Nine persons occupying house boat
on Middle river, which runs between
the Texas and Alabama rivers, met a
terrible fate, all being burned to death
in a fire which destroyed the boat.
Edwin Hurlbut, editor of the Wis
consin Free Press, and one of the old
est writer's in the state, died at Ocono-
nowoc, aged So years. Death was due
| to old age