River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-28

packers and that the accused Will not
lie permitted to escape Jail by pleading
guilty.
It is said that the filming of packers
by Chicago courts in the rebate cases
will be used by the railways as an ar
gument against rate legislation, 1T be-
ing argued that the success of the gov
eminent shows that it has enough
power.
Rufus Binyon (colored), who muir
dered mis- stepdaughter at Ran, in 1000.
was executed at Ardmore, l. I. This
was the first legal execution ever held
in that district.
The number of direct memorials tc
the Emperor of Japan from different
associations and individuals condemn
ing the peace treaty and asking that it
be not ratified exceeds 40.
A Kentuckian upon his arrival home
after an absence of several days
grssped his six-year-old daughter by
the chin to kiss her, lifting her head
back. The little one sank to the
ground dead. A physician found thai
her neck had been broken by her
father.
Audubon Boy equaled the worlds
record for pacing, held by Star Point
er, aS the Readville (Miss.) trotting
park, travelling an exhibition mile in
1854.
Peoria, ILL.,, has been selected as the
meeting place of the National Rural
Mail Carriers in 1906.
DIR. Francisco Garcia Calderon, for
mre president of Peru, is dead.
A mail train on the Pennsylvania
railway struck buggy, near Wilma
mac, Ind, instantly killing Miss Min
ME Enyart, Ia years old, and slightly
injuring her sister, Miss Blanch En-
yart.
Francis H. Peabody, member of the
Boston banking firm of Kidder, Pea
body & Co., died suddenly Of heart
disease at his home at Beverly Cove,
Mass. He was II years Of age.
Capt. w. Boismann, a prisoner Of
war and commander of the Russian
battleship Peresviet, has died at Mat
suyama.
Four officials of Schwarzschild & Sulz-
berger, the packing firm, pleaded guilty
in Chicago to indictments charging them
with conspiracy to accept railroad re-
bates. They were fined a total Of $685.
600, which was at once paid.
Five men were killed and eight others
seriously injured in collision between
pay train and a combination passen-
ger and milk train on the Philadelp-
phia, Harrisburg and Pittsburg branch
of the Philadelphia C Reading railroad
at Roush's curve, at Mount Holly
Springs, Pa.
The project for granting the Russian
people the right Of assembly for polki-
cal discussion is completed and awaits
the action of the car, who, it is ex-
pected will put the reform into effect
next week.
President Roosevelt will send formal
note to the car expressing Americas
approval of the plans for peace confer
ence.
Shortage of cars at Chicago blocks the
movement of wheat in the northwest.
Calabria province, Italy, was shaken
by more earthquakes and torrential
rains add to the suffering of the peo-
pie.
China reports large increase in GUS
toms receipts, adding greatly to the ma
tons resources.
The town of Sutera, in Sicily, was
partly buried by the caving-in of mines,
and many persons were killed or in
jured.
President Roosevelt and naval ex-
perts will ask congress to provide for
three new battleships of $4,000 tons dis
placement, with cruisers, torpedo boats,
and other small craft. The plans in
clude an increase in the enlisted force
to 100000 men.
Several Norwegian newspapers are OPP
posing the offer of the throne to Prince
Charles of Denmark and demand that
the people be given opportunity to
choose between monarchy and republic.
A mob of 10000 clamored before the
doors of the banking house of Schiff C
Co., Chicago, when run on the ,institu-
ton was started by rumor that Schiff
is bankrupt and has fed.
The committee to consider a change
in the date of the presidents inaugural
called meeting for November 8.
Dispatches from the famine districts
of Andulasia, Spain, say that entire
trains of emigrants are leaving to en-
bark for South America. Many families
are abandoning their homes and farms.
Some villages in Galacia have been to-
tally deserted.
Cuba has apologized to the United
States for an insult to the coat of arms
blaming political foes of the Palma adj
ministration.
The commissioner of pensions reports
the work of his bureau as being nearly
abreast of the applications, which show
no dimunition in number.
Col. H. V. Speelman, of Cincinnati,
was chosen commander-in- chief and Pc
oria, ILL.,, was selected as the next place
of meeting at the encampment Of the
Sons Of Veterans at Chattanooga, Tenn
Members of congress urge taxing al
coholic medicines as a means of pro-
viding needed revenue to the govern
ment.
After being out 81 hours a jury in
the superior court at Grand Rapids,
Mich. found former Alderman James
Mol not guilty of accepting a bride of
$3.50 from former City Attorney Liant
X. Salisbury to aid the noted Lake
Michigan water deal.
An electric light company in New
York lost $4,000 by ingenious fixing