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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME AND ABROAD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST
Progress of Hostilities Between Rus
STA and Japan-Doings at Wash
ington-Items of Interest from
All Over the World.
RUsso-JAPANEsE WAR.

President Roosevelt, in a talk with
Ambassador Cassini, urged Russia as a
friend to bring the war to an end, and
offers his good offices in case the cZar
decides to seek peace. An answer from
st. Petersburg is not expected for sew
eral days.
Rough estimates made of the Russian
losses in the battle fought in the Sea OF
Japan, exclusive of nearly 1000 prison
Ers, vary from 1000 to $1,000 1t is feared
that the majority persisted. The total
Japanese casualties are under 800.
Rear Admiral Voelkersam, who was
commander of the battleship squadron
of the Russian fleet, was, it is an
bounced, killed the first day of the bat
tie, May q, in the coming tower of his
flagship, the battleship Oslabya, one of
the vessels sunk.
Admiral Togo, in an official report
sums up his great victory, saying Ro-
jestvensky is prisoner and wounded
and the Baltic fleet is practically wiped
out, % ships having been sunk or cap
tured. No Japanese ship was seriously
damaged, he says. Two ships of RO-
jestvensky's fleet, the cruiser Almaz
and the destroyer Grozny, arrived in
VladivCstok and reported that Togo
lost two battleships in the fight.
In dispatch to Toxic Admiral Togo
announces that the recent naval battle
will be known as ''the naval battle of the
sea of Japan"
Admiral Togo reports that Vice Ad-
miral Enquist was captured with Ad-
miral Rojestvensky. The Russian pris-
oners, Togo says, will exceed 5000.
1t is officially announced that in the
naval battle the damages received by the
Japanese fleet were very slight. None
of the battleships cruisers, destroyers
or other ships were lost except three tor
pedo boats. Three officers were killed
and about 200 men killed or disabled.
A Japanese expert in Analysing the
cause of Rojestvensky's defeat says the
Russian gunnery was bad and ammuni-
ton was wasted.
Rojestvensky was captured while hid
in the coal bunkers of a torpedo boat de-
storyer.
The feeling against Admiral Neboga-
toff because of his surrender is bitter in
Russia, many admiralty authorities de-
handing that he be shot.
Another Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer, the Terosiahty, has arrived at
Vladivostok.
An officer of the Russian battleship
Borodino says she was wrecked by the
Japanese fire in the battle and finally
sunk by torpedo.
The Russian cruiser Izumrud, in flight
from Togo, struck reef on the coast
of Siberia and was blown up by her own
crew.
st. Petersburg admits loss of mas
terry of the sea and the car wept on
hearing the news of the disaster on the
sea-
Gen. Linevitch telegraphs the Car
that the Russian army is in revolt and
that it is impossible to continue the
war.
The Russian army in Manchuria,
hearing of the sea disaster, is in re-
volt, and demands that fighting cease.
Nicholas called a council to consider
the course of the nation. The st. Pc
tersburg press raises a bitter cry
against the bureaucracy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Counterfeiters.

Sioux Falls, s. D., June 6-The dis
covery by the United States authori-
ties in this city of counterfeiters' den
cemetery, situated near Sioux Falls,
explains the mystery surrounding re-
cent movements of a strange nature In
the vicinity of the old home of the
dead. As the result of raid on the
den, the federal authorities succeeded
in capturing the man who, it is alleged,
is the maker of great amount of
counterfeit money which has recently
been placed in circulation at Yankton
and other places in the southeastern
portion of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Dragged.

Mora, Mimi, June 2. Charles Luce,
a liveryman at Lawrence, Mile Laos
lake, met death while returning home
from this place. Luce had brought a
passenger to this place the night be-
fore, being on the road all night.
When returning home on the follow
ing day he fell asleep in his rig, and
when about six miles from this place,
in turning a sharp corner, he was
thrown from his rig, his legs catching
over the front axle of the buggy in
such way that he was dragged be-
meath the buggy on his head and back.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Adjournment Near.

Last week marked the end of the time
allotted the committees to report out
all bills in their possession, and with the
last day came terrific flood of bills.
Both branches are now at work on the
measures before them and the number
of bills disposed of daily is phenomenal.
The presence of all legislators is urged
by the heads of the branches and the
assembly has decided to fine absentees.
The Decoration day holidays did not
stop the work, both branches working
on Saturday and Monday, contrary to
the usual custom. Adjournment is
looked for very soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.

Startling charges of attempted brib-
cry of labor leaders by prominent bust
ness men for the purpose of having
strikes called or ended were made before
the grand jury in Chicago by President
G. P. Shea, of the teamsters, and Dy Al
bert Young.
That the present strike could have
been settled weeks ago on the payment
of $4,000 is counter charge hurled at
the Chicago labor leaders who accused
well-known business men of attempted
bribery.
Positive announcement has been made
that there will be no sympathetic strike
in New York to help the Chicago team
sters. Instead of quitting their jobs,
the New York union drivers, who num-
Der $4,000, will be assessed five cents, or
81 800, day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
other Legislative Notes.

Gov. La Toilette vetoed the bill to lend
trust moneys for the building of arsenals
and other buildings.
A sharp fight developed over the bill
to tax life insurance policies on their
surrender value or upon what the advo-
Gates of the measure call an ad valorem
basis.
The assembly killed the bill providing
for changing the form of the official bal
lot used at elections. The bill provided
for reducing the space. or square occu-
pied by each name on the ballot about
one-half.
The governor sent the legislature a
communication from Gov. Johnson, of
Minnesota, who urges legislation MAX
ing the Brule river territory public
park.
The bill limiting the authority and
power of the state treasurer was passed.
1t provides that the treasurer shall de-
post all state moneys in state deposit
tories within "a hours after receiving
them, and that no funds shall be drawn
from any such depository except on or
ders countersigned by the state board of
deposits.
The committee on education favorably
reported the bill appropriating $4,000 for
teachers institutes in the different
counties during the ensuing two years.
A bill was passed to appropriate $4,000
annually for the state institution for
blind artisans in Milwaukee.
The assembly reconsidered the vote
by which it refused to order engrossed
bill No. 610A. The bill permits the Mil
waukee Daily Reporter to compete for
the official printing of the city of Mil
waukee.
The irregular practice INDUCED in of
messaging bills from one house to the
other before the expiration of the "a
hours allowed under the rules, and of re-
calling bills and reconsidering votes has
resulted in squabble between the tyo
branches
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Wants L aw Repealed.

Crookston, Mimi, June 6. Congress
man Halvor Stevenson believes that
the Nelson bankruptcy law has done
its service and should now be repealed.
He says he will introduce bill at the
next session of congress to repeal the
law. The law served good purpose,
he says, but is now taken adva ntage
of by INSCRIPTIONS persons to evade
paying their honest debts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
tuberculosis Bill Passes.

Mr.. Kinney has been successful in his
efforts to solve the tuberculosis prob
lem in Wisconsin. His bill appropriate
ing 100000 for hospital for the care of
consumptives has passed the assembly.
The sponsors of the measure feared for
some time that the slicing operation of
the legislators would be felt in this bill,
but the original amount which was
asked was granted them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Senate Kills Liquor Bills.

The senate has asserted itself against
the reformers who would tie down the
brewers, and in proclaiming against
liquor legislation last week, the bill
which planned to establish the Gothen-
berg liquor system in Wisconsin was
killed. The modus operandi of this in
novation was inaugurated in Gothen-
berg, Sweden, and by it's promoters, the
plan is declared to be a good one. 1t
provides for regulation of the liquor
traffic and for the care of habituaI
drunkards. The Jerdee bill prohibiting
saloons within 400 feet of public school
grounds was also killed. A similar
measure is still pending in the senate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Killed by Lightning.

st. Paul, June 6--Mrs Mary B.
Breetberg was killed by bolt of
lightning which struck her home at
24s Kentucky streetat. Mrs. Brett
berg was asleep upstairs. The light
ming tore off the roof above her head
and rendered her unconscious Eff
forts to revive her proved unavailing,
and she died two hours after. She was
sixty years old and lived with her SON.
in-law, E. Redler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Tax Phone Companies.

The bill taxing the telephone and tele-
graph companies of Wisconsin on an ad
valorem basis, which has been hanging
fire for long time in the assembly has
been passed by that body by decisive
vote. The telephone lobby which has
made itself notorious worked against
the passage of the measure, but its eff
forts were in vain. This is one of the
pieces of telephone and telegraph legis-
lation which has caused lively fight,
and which promises to develop into an
even greater conflict before the matter is
settled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
To Revise Constitution.

A plan to revise the state constitution
has come to head in the resolution be-
fore the assembly last week. The move
was adopted in the passage of a resolu-
ton in the lower body providing for
constitutional convention. The senate
has not acted on it's end of the move as
yet. and gossip is rife as to what will
be done when the resolution goes to the
floor below.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08

Before the voting machine is legis-
lated into primary elections" the gov
ernor said, sit should be determined that
tits practicable and efficient for use under
the primary law. The legislature should
be assured by demonstration that it
would operate perfectly and in compli-
ance with law for that purpose. l can
sign no measure on the subject of vot-
ing at a primary election as to which
there could be no doubt as to it's perfect
operation" The assembly sustained
the veto.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Nc Impn,ove State Fair

The senate agricultural committee has
reported out its bill for an appropriation
OF 100000 to improve the state fair
grounds and the upper body has passed
the measure. The budget itemized is as
follows: For erection of livestock
judging pavilion on the state fair
grounds, $4,000; streets. drives and
waiEs on fair grounds, $4,000; repairs on
building, $4,000; for central toilet build
ing, $4,000; for bridge under race track,
$4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Irvine Bill Is Vetoed.

The governor vetoed the Irvine bill
providing for the use of voting machines
at primary elections. The governor
says that the voting machines used at
elections in this state are not so con-
structed as to make them practicable
for use at primaries. The present vot-
ing machines are constructed so as to
enable a voter to split his ticket, thing
prohibited under the primary election
law
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Did Not Get Him.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, June 2.-The fed
eral posse headed by former Sheriff
William Appleby, sent to arrest Dietz
at Thornapple dam, has returned. The
members refuse to give information.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Fire at warroad.

Warroad, Mimi, June Fire de-
stroyed the main business block.
Miner losses brought the total to $780,
600. with total insurance of SOL, 100
The burned area is on Lake street,
east OF the Canadian Northern rail-
road tracks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Governor scares Bill Through.

Fearing that Gov. La Toilette might
carry out his threat of calling an extra
session if themeasure compelling corpor-
atoms to produce all books, vouchers
and records and allow cross-question-
ing of officials, was not passed the SEN
ate last week passed that bill by an easy
vote. The day before the measures pas
sage the governor sent a message to the
senate threatening an extra session if
something was not done with bill No.
466A, and the legislators in fright at
the possibility of spending more time at
the already long session tumbled from
their pedestals, with the result that the
measure went through.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Presents Credentials.

London, June 6 -Whitelaw Reid,
the new American ambassador, had an
audience with King Edward at Buck
ingham palace at noon Monday and he
presented his credentials. Three royal
carriages were sent to Dorchester
house to convey the ambassador and
the members of the embassy to the
oaIooo
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08

Doan's Kidney Pills act very effective
ly, very promptly, relieve the aching
pains and all other annoying difficult
ties"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists. Price so
cents per box.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Feeding at a London Club.

The Constitutional club has 5,345
members. Last year it provided up
wards of 10000 luncheons, over $4,000
breakfasts and about $4,000 dinners. It
paid nearly 912,000 in salaries, and gave
a Christmas box of ,526 to the serv-
ants.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Talk of Road Commission.

Gossip is rife as to who will constitute
the new railroad rate commission, and
from a prominent administration men,
Der it is learned that the body will be
made up of a practical railroad man, a
lawyer and a business man. 1t is also
limited that the railroad man will not be
resident of Wisconsin. This last
statement it is declaredis not positive,
in view of the fact that three men, all
of this state, are being talked of for the
offices. Judge Webb, John Barnes and
T. H. Gill are mentioned prominently in
this connection. There is no intimation
from the governor as to whether he in
tends to appoint his commission himself
or leave it to his successor. Many be-
lieve he will incline to the former plan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08

against the move, and at the close of
long, legal arguments, the senate went
on record il favor of the darn franchises.
The upper hcly has thus set forth its
policy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08

Teen years 4 suffered
with terrible pain in
my back. l did not
know what it was to
enjoy a nights rest
and arose in the
morning feeling tired
and unrefreshed. My
suffering sometimes
was simply indie
scribable. When /
finished the first box
of Doan's Kidney
Pills / felt like a
different woman. /
continued until / had
taken five boxes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Loss bv Fire.

Yeast--Did he ever lose much by
fire?
Crimsonbeak-I guess he's burned
up good many thousand dollars
worth of tobacco. Statesman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
Dam Franchise Fight Decided.

t1H EIduCII1S0 L1SIt 10SS1S1OS1'
The controversy on the granting of
dam franchises has been threshed out
on the floor of the senate, and now the
outlook for persons seeking rights in
this connection is regarded as much
brighter. Several of the bills pending
were at the session in question passed
under suspension of the rules, despite
the fact that Gov. La Toilette recently
declared in his message that he would
refuse to attach his signature to meas
ures giving away such rights. Senators
Sanborn, McGillivray and Frear took
prominent parts in the fight for and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-06-08
COMPLETELY RESTORED.

Mrs. P. Brunei, wife of p. Brunei,
stock dealer, residence Bill Grand
Ave, Everett, Wash, says: For IF
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-12-20
RECENT DEATHS.
MERCILLI0TT. NJ

Mrs. Barbara (Anderson) Mercilliott,
relict of the late Peter Mercilliott, died at
her home, mile north of Marienville, in
jerks township, Saturday morning, Dec.
9, 1905, aged about 65 years. She had for
some time been afflicted with brights
disease, which became accute few hours
before her death, and only week after
her return from visit with her daughter,
Mrs. John Frigel, at Plumer, Pa. Mrs.
Mercilliott was woman,of excellent traits
and character, kind, benevolent and hos
pitable, good neighbor and loving
mother. Less than three months prior
to her own demise she was bereft of her
life companion, shock which rested
heavily upon her, and from which she
did not fully recover. Funeral services,
conducted by Rev. J. X. Adams, were
held in the M. L. church at Marienville
on Tuesday following her death, and the
remains were laid to rest beside those OF
her husband in the cemetery at that
place. Three sons and three daughters,
all of whom were present at the funeral,
survive.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-12-20

-Ephraim Hyde, aged 70 years died at
the Oil City hospital on Saturday last, of
Bright's disease. He was the father of
Herman Hyde, we'll known in this COM
munity, and with whom he had made
his home for number of years.
Such inscriptions as MERRY Christ
mas" "Happy New Year." "with Best
Wishes" &C., together with the name
and address of the sender, may be writ
ten upon fourth class mail matter or
upon a card enclosed In the package
without affecting its classification. The
package, however, must not be sealed.
The conductor and two engineers of a
Pennsylvania railroad freight train were
taken before justice in Cory Wednes-
day and charged with obstructing street
crossings for more than twenty minutes.
Something of this nature might prove a
wholesome lesson to the freight crews
who have a habit of "holding up" the
people who get off the up-river evening
train at this station. They are frequently
compelled to stand in freezing or inclem-
ent weather for long stretches of time
awaiting the pleasure of the crews 10
move their trains before they can cross at
the west end of the river bridge. Some
of the more considerate ones "cur' their
trains at the crossing, allowing passen-
gers to pass through, which is an easy
way out of the dilemma and is appre-
ciated by the travelling public.
We have no time. says the Oil City
Blizzard, for the person who at this time
doubt in the minds of the little ones rs to
the existence of Santa Claus. OF course
there is Santa Claus, and he or she who
says there is not tells what is untrue.
Simply because boy or girl never saw
him is no reason that he does not exist.
AS well might it be said there is n God,
because they never saw Him. How
many of them ever saw Love, Charity or
Kindness? Yet they exist, just as Santa
Claus does. The man or woman who
tries to shatter this pleasing illusion OF
childhood is the worst kind of an Anarch-
ist. All their talk about misrepresenta-
tion, deception and fraud is simply the
rottenist kind of rot. The best of life is
largely illusory, and why should we not
encourage the children in the enjoyment
of their innocent fancies.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-12-20
Boarding House Burned.

The large boarding house belonging to
Wheeler q Dusenbury and located at
their Economic mill, in the edge of War
rem county, was burned to the ground
last Saturday night. The house was oc-
cupied by J. L. Osgood and family, who
kept the boarders for Frank M. Black,
jobber for Wheeler q Dusenbury. AT
the time Of the breaking out of the fire,
about nine o'clock, all the boarders were
absent, and only Mr.. osgood and his
family, consisting of his mother, wife
and four small children, were in the
house. They had retired for the night,
and had fallen asleep when they were
awakened by the smoke and cracking of
the fire. Mr.. Osgood made hasty in
spection and found that escape by the
stairway was cut off by the flames, and it
was necessary to take the family out by
an upstairs window, which fortunately
opened from their rooms onto a large
porch roof. The numbering camp was
entirely deserted that night for the first
IlulO sONoI anu Ahi' OSboOu
could do nothing but see the building
bur n, although he managed to save roll
of new carpet which had not been put
down. This was the only article saved
from the flames, Mr.. Osgood losing all
his household effects and all the family
wearing apparel except such as they hap
pened to have in their sleeping rooms.
His goods had been insured but when he
moved to the place, little more than
two months ago, he had neglected to not
| ify the insurance company, thus vitiating
his policy. His loss will be five or six
hundred dollars. Mr.. Blacks loss on
furniture, etc., which he had in the
house, will foot up almost as much more.
There was no insurance on the building,
which was very large and commodious
affair, having been erected many years
ago by the Economic society, which al
one time owned the timber in that section
Mr.. Osgood was in town Monday, and
while he regretted his hard luck, was
still feeling elated over the fact that he
was able to get all the members of his
family out safely and without injury tC
any of them. The origin of the fire car
not be accounted for.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-12-20
Piano Clnb Recital.
Tionests

The piano club, an organization per-
fected about two months ago in this place,
and composed entirely of ladies, gave a
recital at the home of Mrs. j. d. Davis on
Friday afternoon last at which the fol-
lowing program was rendered to the de-
lectation fall present, the company con-
sisting of nearly thirty ladies:
Life of Mile. Chaminade, read by Mrs.
Wenk.
La Lisonjera, Chaminade, (The Flat
terer). Miss Belle Joyce.
Arlequine, Chaminade, Miss Randall.
Lucrezia Borgia, G. d. Blake. Misses
Morgan and Vought.
Valse-Caprice, Op. 80, Chaminade.
Miss Smearbaugh.
Scarf Dance, Chaminade. Miss Her
man and Mrs. Davis.
Arabesque, Ops. 81, Chaminade. Miss
Hopkins.
Autumn lin d flat) Chaminade. Mrs.
Davis.
! At tho conclusion of the program the
hostess served dainty refreshments, and
the company dispersed with pleasant
memories OF the pretty occasion.