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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
RUsso-JAPANEsE WAR.

Terms of the surrender of Port Ar
thur provide that the officers may re-
turn to Russia under parole, bearing
their side arms, but the privates and
nOncommissioned officers will be taken
to Japan as prisoners of war. Japan is to
possess everything left in the citadel.
The capture of Port Arthur cost Rus
slams II 900 slain and Japanese $4,000
killed and wounded.
Gen. Nogi finds he has So, 900 prisoners
1T Port Arthur, of whom q, 900 are sick
and are being succored by Japanese.
The weight of opinion in Japanese
official circles seems to be against a
belief in the early conclusion of peace,
and doubt is expressed that the fall of
Port Arthur will materially affect the
situation.
Japan has made no overtures for peace
to Russia, directly or indirectly, through
the United States or any other power
and contemplates no such action, and
now that Port Arthur has fallen pro-
poses to press the war in the north all
the more vigorously.
Only 80 Russian officers, captured at
Port Arthur, have accepted parole. All
the regular Russian troops have
marched out of Port Arthur and left for
Port Dalny. Japanese troops entered the
city to keep order.
News of the fall of Port Arthur causes
all Russians to resent the talk of peace
which comes from outside sources.
The loss of Port Arthur is causing
much muttering against the government
in Russia, and it is intimated that a
crisis may be approaching. In Moscow
a crowd stoned the palace of Grand Duke
Sergius.
Gen. Stoessel will have to stand trial
by cOurt-martial for surrendering the
fortress of Port Arthur.
The Japs have begun to refortify Port
Arthur to make it impregnable against
Russians.
The car, after council with his min
listers, decided that the war must be car
ried on with renewed energy and that
Russia will send 100000 fresh men to
Kuropatkin's aid as soon as possible.
Reports that Vice Admiral Rojestven-
skys flagship, the battleship Kniaz Sou
var6ff has struck rock and sunk are
unfounded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
HAPPENINGS OF
4 WEEK IN BRIEF
SUMMARY OF MOST INTEREST
ING EVENTS OF PAST
SEVEN DAYS.
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING
Progress Of the Russo-Japanese War
in the Far East-News from All
Parts of the Union and the Latest
Foreign Intelligence.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Both houses of congress reconVened
after the holiday recess. In the senate
a resolution was introduced reciting
some of the assertions of Thomas w.
Lawson and Judge Alton B. Parker
concerning campaign contributions and
asking the judiciary committee to in
quire into the allegations. The house
session was brief, adjournment being
taken out of respect to the memory OF
the late Representative Mahoney, Of
Illinois.
Congressman Mann, Of Illinois. intro
duced a bill in the house to abolish the
Panama canal commission.
The Joint statehood bill occupied the
major portion of the attention of the
senate. Bills for the reorganization OF
the medical corps Of the army and regu-
lating promotions of army officers in the
ordnance department were passed
The house tabled a resolution requiring
the secretary of agriculture to furnish
certain information regarding cotton
statistics.
The house committee on appropria-
tions has reported the Notifications bill,
carrying $6,747893, which is $770,290
less than appropriated at the last ses-
sion. The estimates aggregated $1O,-
458570.
Senator Bard occupied the entire time
of the United States senate in discus
sion of the joint statehood bill. Several
bills of minor importance were passed.
The house passed the Notifications ap-
preparation bill.
The nomination of w. D. Crum, ne
gro, to be collector of customs for the
port of Charleston, S. c., was confirmed
by the senate by a vote OF 33 to II.
Crum has been nominated by the presi-
dent three times and in addition has
received three recess appointments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
The News Condensed.

LIE. Crosse.-Osmond Jorstad, instruc-
tor at the University of Wisconsin,
Jumped naked from the roof of his house
here into a 20-foot drift of snow on a
wager at midnight.
Racine.-Cited to appear in the munic-
ipal court to answer to the charge OF vio-
lating city ordinances, M. M. Secor, ex-
mayor of Racine, refused to enter the
court and answer to the charge. A war
rant for his arrest was issued recently.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Bad River
reservation met in council at Odanah
and decided by unanimous vote to petit
ton the new Indian commissioner,
Francis E. Leupp, for grand jury 1nVes-
tigation of the conduct of reservation af-
fairs.
Janesville.-Miss Florence Mcmillan,
a society girl of Fort Atkinson, and
Louis Levy a prominent GAINESVILLE
clothing merchant, were married. Miss
Mcmillan has renowned her Christian
vows and will become Jewish convert.
Marinette.-Mrs. Amos Dean, wife OF
a former Marinette telegraph operator
who is now in Chicago, will inherit for
tune Of $4,000 within three months.
The property is located in Madison. She
is the daughter of wealthy manufac-
turer in Minneapolis.
Milwaukee.-W. F. Kuehn, travelling
salesman for a shoe company, commit
ted suicide at the Sacred Heart sanitar-
ium, where he had been but 48 hours.
He was SO years old and lived at No. 426
Fourteenth street.
Green Bay.-Apparently inf excellent
health, Miss Anastasia Gochowska, a
Polish woman of this city, died at the
age of 1O1 years 1t was her ambition
to reach the age Of 1O5.
Johnson Creek.-The Johnson Creek
post Office becomes a third-class office
and the postmaster will hereafter be
appointed by the president.
Green Bay.-The survey of the North
western extension from Manitowoc to
Gillett by way Of Green Bay is nearing
completion. Construction will not be
started before early spring.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Revori, Of Peli-
can, is in Jail here, charged with shoot
ing Louis Denton, Of Eagle River, near
Three Lakes during an alteration.
Appleton.-Tt is expected that strong
effort will be made to compel the In
dams living on Oneida reservation to in
corporate into towns.
Williams Bay.-Prof. Sherburne Yves
ley Burnham, astronomer at the Yerkes
observatory here and one Of the foremost
astronomers in the world, has been
awarded the Lalande gold medal of the
French academy of sciences. considered
one of the most valuable honors obtain
able by astronomers.
Racine-Members of the three Danish
Lutheran churches of Racine plan to
open a cooperative grocery store, which
is to be patronized by al members of the
churches and their families.
Baraboo.-During the blizzard the
Sank county courthouse was consumed
by fire, together with part of the records
Tor which there was no room in the vault.
Madison.-State Banking Commits
sioner NJ. G. Bergh LAS granted a charter
to the First Wisconsin bank of North
Fond du Lac. It's capital is $4,000 and
its incorporators are G. A. Galloway, S.
D. Wyatt, G. A. Knapp, F. M. Givens. J..
A. Merryman and G. r. Harrison
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

One man was killed and half dozen
persons were seriously injured in rear
end collision, in which three trains
crashed together on the Ninth Avenue
Elevated railroad structure in New
York.
The First national bank of Faribault,
Mimi, has been closed and Bank Exam
iner Lyman D. Baird appointed receiver.
Capt. David B. NIulliken, of the Twen-
ty-seventh infantry is on trial before a
court martial at Fort Sheridan charged
with denying his marriage to Filipino
maiden.
The total appraised value of mer-
chandise imported at the port of New
York in 1904 was 1852, 709,3 1859, against
s553, 225.9O5 in 1908.
Four soldiers in the guardhouse at
Fort Hamilton, N. Y, escaped and three
were drowned in the ocean in an attempt
to swim to safety. The other was caught.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
fled against the Windsor print works,
of North Adams, Mass, the liabilities of
which were S1,325, 115. with nominal as
sets of So, III, 900, according to the last
annual report.
Explosion of the boilers of a towboat
on the Ohio river killed 20 men.
The knights of Zion in Chicago decid-
ed to assist in the proposed colonization
of Jews in Africa and will organize a
protective bureau for Chicago Hebrews.
A coroner's jury decided to hold Mrs.
F. A. Hopkins to the grand jury for kill
ing her husband in quarrel at their
home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Bic Fish as an Ice Breaker.

NORTHUMBERLAND has been regarded
as peculiar phenomenon of nature was
explained recently. Ever since Rice
lake was frozen over it has been noticed
that narrow channel was always open
at the entrance to the thoroughfare
leading into Alder lake. Tom Miller
noticed, that thin coating of ice had
formed during the night. While looking
at it he was astonished to see a big
muskellunge start from the east shore,
and, acting for all the world like tug
bucking heavy ice, break its way to the
other shore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

There is gradually dawning belief
that plant growth is more or less of a
chemical process that may be accelerat-
ed or retarded by the application Of the
proper reagents, generally in the form
of fertilizers, and that the ultimate
growth is usually far in excess of the
value of the material applied. This is
apropos of some Investigations that
have been conducted by M. Nagaoka, Of
the Toxic Imperial university, in stimu-
lating rice growth by the stimulating
action of manganese in the form OF
manganese sulphate. A yield of 81 per
cent. over field fertilized in the usual
manner was obtained by this investi-
gator and the value of the increased crop
was equal to four times the cost of the
chemical applied.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

hours of the hardest firing known since
the Shakhe river was reached, spread
ing along the whole front of Gen. Oku's
army. The Japanese sustained no dam
age and refused to reply. They simply
moved into their trenches, preparing to
repulse an expected attack, which was
not attempted. There were no casual
ties among the japanese troops.
Little Sign of Peace.
st. Petersburg, jan 9.-The confer
ences which Emperor Nicholas has been
holding with members of the council of
the empire, M. White and other minis
tiers and advisors on the internal and
external situation have not yet been con-
cluded, but nothing has occurred which
would indicate that the government is
prepared to depart from it's present pro-
gramme of continuing the war to the
bitter end. Nevertheless, talk of peace
was heard Sunday in many quarters, the
foundation for it being ascribed to For
eign Minister Lamsdorff's alleged posi-
ton in favor of such a course on the
ground that, aside from the humiliation
to military prestige involved, it would
only mean the REIMBURSEMENT of Man
churia, to which Russia already is for
mally pledged. There is no confirma-
ton of this statement of Count Lams-
dorff's position beyond the general
knowledge that he always has belonged
to the peace party. 1t is quite probable
that the peace talk gossip has been pro-
duced by the arrival of foreign papers,
as it receives no encouragement in re-
sponsible quarters here.
No Proposals from Japan.
The belief which existed in exception
ally well informed diplomatic circles
that Japan would follow the fall of Port
Arthur with moderate peace PROPOSE
tons has not been realized. Up to the
present time nothing has reached the
government either through the United
States or other channels. Diplomats
here cannot figure out the general lines
of treaty at this juncture which both
the belligerents could accept, but realize
that if Japan makes any sort of offer,
unless it IS rejected outright, as not en-
tertainable, negotiations would be
opened and negotiations once entered
upon, friends of both parties could use
their good offices to bring about terms.
This is the only hope for termination
of the war which diplomats can see.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Will Fight Tax.

Madison.-It was learned here that the
railroad companies have finally decided
to contest the right of Wisconsin to add
100000 to their taxes, as proposed by
the state tax commission. All arrange
ments have been made to enjoin the
state treasurer at the proper time. This
will bring the matter before the courts
where it will he fought to finish. The
action of the corporations will be based
upon section 1, article 8, of the constitu-
ton, which provides that the rate of
taxation shall be uniform.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Charges Casualty compe ny.

SoA BIS Suea1ty OOAhRciJ
Fond du Lace. G. Cole, of Fond du
Lac, went to Madison to prefer charges
against the Wisconsin Casualty COM
pany of that city, of which he is policy
holder and to induce Insurance Commits
sioner Host to act in the matter. He
claims that the officers voted themselves
money for services which they did not
perform, and alleges that in December,
1908, President G. L. Hastings, of Fond
du Lac, presented a bill for $3.50 for serv-
ices. This bill was reduced to $500 and
paid, although Mr.. Cole claims that no
services were rendered. Again in Janu-
airy, 1904, the directors, he says, voted
themselves 500 salary each for the en-
suing three months, and no services were
rendered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Heavy Snomstnrnn

Wheeling, w Va, Jan. 9.-Reports
from interior West Virginia tell of
furious snow storms in the mountains
At Weston the snow fall is 20 inches. At
Pickens it reached 80 inches. At Graf
ton there is Is inches, and at all other
points reported the fall ranges from 20
to "a inches. Telegraph, telephone, rail-
road and highway traffic is seriously in
terfered with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Tragedy in Minnesota.

Virginia, Mimi, Jan. 9.-John Phil
lips, aged SO, shot and killed Ruth
Phillips, aged 16, of this city, at nine
o'clock Sunday morning. The muir
derer and his victim were distantIy
related. Phillips was in love with the
girl but she did not respond to his
lovemaking. The tragedy occurred
at Miss Phillips home, in the presence
of the mother and a sister of the vic
tim
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Still Bind Feet.

In memorial to the throne, the gov
eminent of Shantung complains that,
Notwithstanding the issue of the en-
press strict commands forbidding the
practice of foot-binding, he finds that
only about one in every ten families in
his province has obeyed They fear
that if their female children are allowed
to have natural-sized feet it would be
impossible to get them married
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
MANY Injured.

New York, Jan. 9-The falling of
bridge during a performance of Car
men, in the Metropolitan opera house
injured so persons on the stage, caused
a panic among the company and brought
a large audience near to disaster Chorus
girls showed heroism by massing at the
front Of the stage and continuing their
song in an effort to quiet the crowd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Train Stalled in a Blizzard.

oodruff.-Stalled in great drift that
covered the cars to the windows on the
Lac du Flambeau Indian reservation,
four miles from any white habitation,
without food and in danger of being
frozen to death should the steam in the
engine boilers fail, 40 passengers from
Ashland, Bessemer and IronwCod, spent
"a terrible hours on a Northwestern
train in the recent blizzard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

Gypsies carry their babies in old
shawls slung over their shoulders and
tied about the waist. North American
Indians carry their babies on the backs
of squaws cradle and ALL But the
Eskimo women Of Labrador carry their
babies in their boots. These boots come
up to the knee, and are wide at the toy,
with flap in front. In these the liCtle
brown babies live and are happy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Log Jam Broken by Bear.

Manitowish DANA log jam on the
banks of the Manitowish was broken III
a peculiar manner. A brown bear was
noticed by old man Buck proving
around the skids, and later was OBJ
served crawling over the piled up tim
ber Gradually bruin worked his way
down to the key log and attacked it
frantically. Instantly the mass of logs
hr01zn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Prominent Milwaukeean Dead.

Milwaukee.-D. L. Jones, referee in
bankruptcy, is dead at his home here of
heart disease, aged GA. Mr.. Jones served
through the civil war in the Sixteenth
Wisconsin. He was prominent in G. A.
r. circles, a member of the Loyal Legion
and of the Wisconsin Shiloh monument
commission and was a mason of high de-
prop
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Politics in India.

In travelling the 1900 miles from the
northern extremity of India to south
ern one passes through as many politi-
cal divisions as there are great divis-
ions of Europe, and differing SIS widely
AZ climate and customs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
RAILWAYS in the South.

The construction of interurban cleo
trio railways in the southern states Is
one of the best indications of prog
ress. The south is going to surprise
even its most ardent admirers by its
quick development.-St Louis Repub-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
I.nafinp Iahorer.

The other day member of Lon
don borough council said ne had
watched a man working on one Of the
borough streets who dropped his pick
into one hole fully $50 times without
moving anything
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
Ira gedY in Illinois.

Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 9. = William Rapson,
after family quarrel at the Higginboth-
am farm, Saturday fatally shot his son
Herbert, after which the old man called
Herbert's wife out to the barn, shot and
killed her and then shot and fatally
wounded himself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12


number of weeks ago. was found, badly
decomposed, in the river at Battle Creek
Mich. Mr.. Phelps had been missing
since October % last
James M. A. Watson, clerk employed
in the Office Of former Auditor Petty, Of
the District Of Columbia, was declared
guilty on two indictments which alleged
embezzlement of So, 1926 of district funds
in 1901.
A 50-ton f1y-wheel In the National
Tube Works company plant, at McKees-
port, Pa, burst and completely wrecked
the continuous mill. One man was killed
outright and four seriously Injured. The
loss to the plant will reach 100000.
John Hathaway, a negro. who Is years
ago ranged high as jockey, was hanged
at Winchester, KY, for the murder of
Ella Thomas, his sweetheart.
The republican members of the Min
nesota legislature held caucus for the
purpose of nominating a United States
senator to succeed Moses e. Clapp, and
by vote of 127 to Mr.. Clapp was in
dorsed for reelection.
COloIduo ueuocIdI Will appear " the
president or the supreme court in the
election contest.
Commissioner Garfield's plan for the
federal control of corporations grows in
favor
The merchant marine commission is
fighting the steel tariff schedule, claim
ing that the cheapness of the American
product abroad kills ship building.
Official and resident Washington ex-
tended New Years greetings to the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt at the
white house. The event was brilliant
and spectacular, as the presidents
New Years receptions always are.
The Washington times., 1905-07-11
RUNAWAAy'S QUICK TINE
THROUGH GEORGETOWN
Wrecked Buggy, injured Owner, and
Collided With Auto During It's
Rapid Flight.

From Twenty-sixth and P streets.
Georgetown, to First and c streets
northwest. is the distance travelled by
Willard E. Van Dusen's horse, which
ran away about o'clock last night, and
in addition To- wrecking the runabout to
er and William II. Sherwood, friend
The two men We're driving along P
street. when an automobile whizzed by
and frightened the animal Before Mr.
Van Dusen could realize what had hap
pened the horse was running away. The
horse made sharp turn TO cross the T
street bridge, and as the body of the
vehicle stood UP on the wheels of one
side both men were hurled to the ground
Mr. Van Dusen was so severely injured
that he was removed to his home AL
Thirty-second street northwest, and DR.
James F. Appleby called TO attend him
Mr.. Sherwood was painfully bruised
and eut about the body. but neither OF
the men We're seriously hurt
Near the corner of Connecticut ave
nue. and NJ street stood the automobile
belonging 70 DR.. Albert L. StaveIey, OF
1851 Connecticut avenue The horse threw
the buggy against the machine The
collision resulted in the shafts being
broken from the body Of the buggy. and
the frightened animal was free to run
where he wanted
The horse ran to First street. and
went south TO street northwest where
ii was caught by Roy Faber, a coiored
man.
The Washington times., 1905-07-11
PHIL AOELPH|A IS
TIRED OF REFORM
Recent Sensational Police
Raid the Cause.
HIT TOO UNFORTUNATELY
Durham Gang Is Using it as an Eff
fectiye Argument-Playing
Deep Game.
HIT TOO UNFORTUNATELY

Reaction of public opinion in Philadei-
phia has been caused, according to re-
cent reports from that city, in favor OF
the rule of the old Durham gang in pub
lie affairs.
The Immediate cause ascribed for this
is the recent sensational police raid in
which men ana women of all stations of
life We're gathered up i.idiscriminately
and hurried away to the police sta
tons.
The brutality of this raid the fact that
it represented reversal of policy, inau-
gurated without warning to nybody,
and especially the striking illustration
ii afforded OF the differing status Of
men and women offenders before the
littca1 agents of the old gang. They
have made it most effective argument
BY comparison with the tragedies of
the great raid, they have made their
own policy of non-enforcement of the
law look like a magnificent virtue even
to a great proportion of the best people
The old gang is playing deep game
It is bending before the storm, but 1t
has no doubt Of its ability to rise again.
II believes that the pendulum is already
swinging back In its direction. and that
there Is a marked Slackening of inter-
est in the reform campaign.
Mayor Weaver can go only so far as
public opinion viii back him. He has
no trained political army at his back,
as the organization has. Whenever the
public gets tired he can go no farther.
The organization is also charging
against Weaver that he is trying to or
ganize the police force into a political
force TO help fight MS battles; and. as
usual. the public has no sympathy with
the reformer who would fight the devil
with his own fire.
Thus the mayor eonfronts the neces-
sity of leaving the police a weapon for
own favor at the price of estranging the
sympathy OF many of the people who
are very good, but also very impracti-
cal about their politics
The Washington times., 1905-07-11
REALTY CONVEYED TO
SISTERS OF BON SECOURS

The land situated at ITorty-first and
Yuma streets, just off the Tenleytowu
read, conveyed to the Sisters of Provi-
dence. OF ST. Mary's of the Woods. by
Cardinal Gibbons, last year has beer
reconveyed TO the Sisters of Bon Secours
city.
The property. which contains about
9.0o0 square feet. was conveyed TO the
Sisters of st. Mary's 20 be used as a
school, but they have since acquired a
be tier property. The Sisters of Bon
Sccours will foccupy their new home in
the near future.