River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-04
Federal troops have been ordered to
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Kan, has been rendered an appointment
as field seer 1tary of the west for the
board of foreign missions of the Pres
byterian church, with headquarters at
Chicago, to succeed the late DR.. Thomas
Marshall, of Chicago.
Judge Kohlsaat, of the federal circuit
court in Chicago, issued an order: en-
joining the strikers and their sympa-
thizers from interfering in any way
with the property or employees OF the
Employers Teaming company.
Plans are complete for the reception
and entertainment of President Roose-
Welt in Chicago on May 10.
twenty-five employees of packing firms
wanted by the federal grand jury in Chi
cago are hiding in Canada and Europe.
Mayor Mcclellan, of New York, vetoed
a bill taking from the aldermen all con-
troll over local franchises.
Ignace Paderewwski, pianist, has been
forced to cancel engagements because OF
pain from wrenching the cords OF his
neck
The change in President Roosevelt's
plans and shortening of his hunt is said
to be due to the executives desire to be
in Washington when peace negotiations
in the far east come after the expected
naval engagement.
Arabian rebels took the Turkish
stronghold of Sanaa. The sultan's troops
are mutinous.
Americans bowed to the kaiser's will
IF Ioir ri m
Der of commerce at Berlin.
James P. Dolliver, of Morgantown, w.
Va, father of Senator John p. Dolliver,
of Iowa, died at the residence of his son
in Washington. He was 80 years old.
lobe Thornton, the negro who Grim
inally assaulted Miss Margaret Dis
mukes, a maiden lady near Preston.
Webster county, Is months ago, was
hanged at Preston, Ga.
The sawmill of K. J. and B. Camp, one
of the largest concerns of the kind in
Florida, was burned at White Springs,
Fla, with the dry kiln veneering mill,
commissary and 100000 feet of lum-
Der.
r. H. York & Co., one of the Oldest
brokerage firms in Cleveland, o., as
signed to n. H. Horn. 1t is stated that
the liabilities will aggregate $4,000; as
sets, $4,000.
1t is estimated by the experts at work
upon the books of the San Francisco
city tax collectors Office that the alleged
shortage of Edward j. Smith will
amount to a total of at least $4,000.
An attempt in Poland by a peasant
band to meltreat rich farmer and a
priest led to collision with the police
and troops, in which three peasants were
killed and II wounded.
Judge John Steel, for many years post
master at Oberlin, o., and director of
the closed Citizens national bank, died
of organic heart trouble.
Dick Craighead, the alleged murderer
of Mrs. Ike Mckee and her seven-year-
old son, who was shot in his cell in the
parish Jail at Homer, La, is dead from
the wounds inflicted by the mob.
Fire in Milwaukee Quilted the north
half of the five-story structure of the
Hansen Empire Fur company, and bad
ly damaged the stock in the piano ware
rooms of William Rehlfing Sons, caus-
ing a combined loss estimated at $780,
900.
Three negroes--Walter Obey, Charles
Jackson and Charles Miles, were hanged
at Pittsburg, Pa, for the murder of Ivan
Kluzon, at Leetsdale, Pa, on May 8, 1904.
Former Gov. Alvin Hawkins died at
his home in Huntington, Tenn, aged SO.
In 1880 Mr.. Hawkins, who was repub-
lican, was elected governor, defeating
John " Wright, but two years later was
defeated by the late Senator Bate.
A gift of $10,O00,O00 by Andrew Car
negie, to provide annuities for college
professors who are not able to continue
in active service is announced by Frank
A. Vanderlip, vice president of the Ma
tional City bank of New York.
Winslow A. NOVEL;, aged 65 years, for
merly postmaster of Milwaukee, Wis, is
dead of Bright's disease, after an illness
extending over several months.
The Illinois house concurred in the
senate joint resolution petitioning the
national congress to appropriate $1,000
mortal monument at Washington.
The British steamer Yuen-Wo has
been totally destroyed by fire at Tung-
chou, China. 1t is feared that $50 Chi
nese lost their lives.
Postmaster General Cortelyou is
waging vigorous war on lottery
schemes throughout the country.
DR.. D. K. Pearsons, Chicago philan-
thropist, has distributed $135, 700 among
five southern colleges, and rejected sew
eral hundred applications from all parts
of the country.
The population of the District of Col
umbia, according to a police census just
completed, is 322,572. This is an increase
of 1884 over the federal census of 1900.
Admiral Dewey expects Russian VIC
tory in the coming naval battle because
of the preponderating strength of the
Russian battleships.
Mr.. Loomis, former minister to Vene-
zuela, issues denial of the truth of the
charges affecting his integrity.
The New York board of trade commit
tee reports that at the present rate of in
crease the city will have population of
6,750,000 in 1925.
The navy seeks enlistment Of $500
more men.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in
New York by Louis Brandt and John
Brandt, trading as L. & J. Brandt, build
ers and architects. The liabilities are
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