River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-26


as the national, proposes to treat
Great Britain as brother, not as a
parent
A bride of two months was found
dead in Chicago, with her husband, ev-
identity her murderer, fatally shot be-
side her.
The United Bank and Trust COM
rany, at San Francisco, was closed by
the state board of bank commission
ers Ito prevent further waste" and
until a court can pass upon it's soly-
ency.
Statistics at the close of the tourist
season show that more visitors, par
don this year than ever before and
that Paris no longer leads as an at
traction.
Upon petition Of some of it's credit
ors, E. ]. Becker, of Kansas City, Mo-,
was appointed receiver for the Imperl-
al Brewing company, of that city. The
company owes about $625,OOO. The
failure is attributed to the reform
movement in Missouri.
Russian strikers have paralyzed traf-
fic on all the leading railroads, amaz-
ing the government by their display OF
strength.
Admiral Togo made triumphant
entry into Toxic and, cheered by
thousands, drove to emperor's palace
to report officially the return of his
victorious warships.
Gov. Folk, of Missouri, committed the
sentence of Edgar G. Bailey, who was
to have been hanged at Kansas City for
murder, to Imprisonment for SO years.
Johnnie Goodson, a 11-year-old boy,
who on August Is shot and killed Han
nah McQuade, girl about IL years OF
age, in Detroit, Mich, was acquitted on
the charge of manslaughter by jury in
the circuit court.
The new brick works of the Hummels-
town Brownstone company were de-
stroyed by fire of unknown cause at
Harrisburg, Pa. The loss is $50, 900 with
insurance of $4,000.
United States Senator Boies Penrose
denied emphatically the rumors connect
ing him with loans from the Enterprise
bank, at Allegheny, Pa. He says the
charge is malicious and was made for po-
litical effect.
Commissioner Warner, of the pension
bureau, has announced his intention of
recommending the dismissal from the
service of a number of employees who
have been engaged in loaning money in
the hureau at uSuriOuS rates.
Martin Barth died at his home in Gal
latin, Tenn. Mr.. Barth in 1848 was chief
messenger of the old Atlantic and Ohio
Telegraph company at Pittsburg, Pa,
where Andrew Carnegie was given his
first employment as messenger boy.
Beside that other great actor, Garrick,
and under the shadow of the statue of
Shakespeare, as the interpreter of whose
plays he won fame, the ashes of Sir
Henry Irving were given burial in West
minister abbey.
The governor of Odessa, Russia, has
issued an order to the police instructing
them that in the event of disturbances
they are to fire directly into the mobs
without any preliminary volleys in the
air.
The question of the friar lands pur-
chase was practically settled at Manila
when the commission paid the Domini-
can order $3,225,000, which is the last
payment.
The Minnesota state board of health
has issued a circular to county superin-
tendents of schools forbidding the en-
ployment as teacher of any person suf
fering from tuberculosis, and debarring
children suffering from that disease from
admission to the schools.
The British public celebrated the cen
tenary of Lord Nelson's death and cable
grams were received from Dewey and
Togo.
The Bridgeport Comm police found
$4,000 more of plumber of the Adams Ex-
press $1O1, 900 thief
Weekly trade reviews show continued
enormous demands on productive ca
pacity and active retail distribution.
Samuel Gompers says he will make
strong fight against the employment of
Chinese on the Panama canal.
Gov. Cummins announces that the tar
iff revision fight will come up in Iowa
at an early date and that the revisionists
will win.
The National Purity league is divided
over proposition made by delegates
to the La Crosse (Wis.) meeting to form
a new organization.
Mr. Lands says that investigation
has revealed sensational condition of
extravaganza and improvidence in pub
lie printing and says that congress is
certain to take action.
Edward George Cunliffe, the express
clerk who stole $101, 900 at Pittsburg, Pa,
was arrested in Bridgeport, Conn. The
police recovered $50, 900 of booty, but the
prisoner declares that he has burned the
remaining 100000.
The Pennsylvania new car order
brings that roads expediture for equip
ment for the year up to S26, 100000.
The New York police have been or
dered to arrest all women who appear
unescorted on the streets of the tender
loin after ten o'clock at night.
A girl cashier in New York confessed
that she has stolen $4,000 from her en-
ployers to supply money to her lover.
The Australian house of representa-
tives passed resolution calling on King
Edward to grant home rule to Ireland.
Tommy Murphy, of New York, was
badly beaten by Terry McGovern at the
National Athletic club, Philadelphia. 1t
took McGovern only two minutes and