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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-27
Other legislative Notes

The committee on capitol and
grounds killed the Perry bills. provid
ing for the removal of the state CAPT
toll to Oshkosh, and the gift of North
park in that city as site for the
capitol building.
Mr.. Irwin has withdrawn his reso-
luton providing for final adjournment
on April %.
The committee on assessment and
collection of taxes reported a new bill
providing for the taxation of the prop
erty of street car companies on an ad
valorem basis.
A bill was introduced to tax tele-
graph and telephone companies on an
ad valorem basis instead of by til
license system.
The assembly passed the Ties bill
providing that marriages may take
place Immediately after the license is
issued if the ceremony is performed in
the presence of parent or guardian
of the bride.
The committee on privileges and
election reported the woman suffrage
bill without recommendation. The bill
was introduced by Mr.. Turner. and
provides that any woman over 25 years
of age may vote on city, village or
town matters.
The committee on education recon-
mended for passage substitute for the
Ainsworth bill, No. 321A, providing for
uniform textbooks for public schools.
Among measures killed was the Cur
tin joint resolution providing for annual
sessions of the legislature.
The Froemming bin, providing that
candidates for Office shall file statement
of their campaign expenses is on the
senate calendar for indefinite postpone
ment.
The social democratic resolution for
an old-age pension fund was killed.
GARRISON.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Divide Archdiocese.

Milwaukee.-Th congregation of the
propaganda, after full discussion of the
subject in Rome, approved Of the pro-
posed division of the archdiocese of Mil
waukee. No action was taken on the APP
pointment of any of the candidates for
bishop whose names have been proposed,
BY this redivision of the archdiocese OF
Milwaukee, which has been approved by
the congregation of the propaganda at
Rome, fourth diocese to be known as
the Superior diocese, will be created in
Wisconsin and the boundary lines OF the
three dioceses into which the state is now
divided will be changed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-27

President Roosevelt. 1t is persistently
reported that Mr.. Prick will at some
time in the near future enter President
Roosevelt's cabinet. The portfolio
which is to be offered him has not been
SO positively predicted. There is a
strong impression, however, that if Sec
rotary Shaw retires next February, as 1t
has been intimated he may, then Mr..
Frick will be invited to become the finan-
cial head of the government.
Mr.. Prick has had a phenomenally sue
cessful business career and is a financier
of high rank. He has amassed great
wealth in the coke business and in the
steel business in connection with the
Carnegie interests. He is much more
democratic than the Laird of
Skibo" He has had taste of politics
and in quiet way has had good deal
to do with local and state affairs. He
was very warm friend and supporter
of the late Senator M. S. Quay, of Penn
sylvania, and is a close personal friend
of former Attorney General, now Sena-
tor, p. c. Knox.
President Roosevelt became personal
ly acquainted with Mr. Frick three years
ago this summer, when he attended a
Fourth of July celebration in Pittsburg.
as the orator of the day and guest OF
honor, and was entertained by Mr.. Prick
at the latter's palatial home in the
Smoky city. Since then the Pittsburger
has been frequent visitor at the white
house, and fine painting representing
Pittsburg with her glowing furnaces
which hangs in Mr.. Roosevelt's study is
token of Mr.. Tricks regard for the
president. Mr.. Prick also engaged the
French artist, Chartran, to paint pic
ture of the signing of the peace protocol
with Spain, and presented that to the
late President Mckinley as an addition
to the white house collection of paint
ings. The picture cost $4,000.
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A BRUTAL CRIME.
Aged Woman Strangled to Death by
Unknown Persons at Mount
Vernon, O.

Mount Vernon, o., April 24.-The body
of Miss Miranda Bricker, aged 55, who
had been criminally assaulted and
strangled to DEATH was found Sunday
morning in the rear of the Fairchild
home, in this city, where she had been
employed as housemaid. There were
evidences of a terrible struggle upon the
part Of the woman, who had been
dragged 500 feet from the place where
she was first attacked Persons living
in the vicinity recall that they heard
cries during the night, but paid no at
tention to them. There is no clue, but
bioodhounds have been sent for to trail
the murderer, if possible
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navy man, and everything pertaining to
the personnel or equipment of those
branches is Of intense interest to him.
There is not an expert in the navy who
watches more closely the performance
of battleships and cruisers in their ma
neuvers and the records made by their
gunners at target practice. He is we'll
acquainted with the technical part of
gunnery, and the reports of re perform
anceS of the various ships are sent to
him as soon as received, and he reads
them with eagerness and discrimina-
ton.
When Mr. Roosevelt was assistant
secretary of the navy, he did more to adj
vance the efficiency of the men behind
the guns than anyone connected with
the service for years. On several Occa-
sions he accompanied the fleets on their
evolutions and at target practice, and
he made study of all things pertaining
to the manipulation of the big and little
guns on the ships. During target prac-
tice out on the open sea Mr.. Roosevelt
would become so inteSely interested i'll
the shots as to be ObliviouS to his sur
roundings. He would shout and cheer
Justify when an extraordinarily good
shot was made. To this day he main
tains his interest in this very impor~
tant part of the service, and frequently
consults with the naval officers regard
ing methods of improving marine gun
merry and criticises reports that do not
show what he cOnceives should be good
record of efficiency.
The president takes just as deep an in
terest in the army as he does in the navy,
and studies the details of the army
equipment just as he does that of the
navy. A recent example of this was
when he sent a letter to the general staff
recommending that change be made in
the bayonets and swords used in the
army.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-27
FAMOUS ACTOR IN
LAST LONG SLEEP
JOSEPH JEFFERSON DIES AT
PALM BEACH, FLA.
THEEvENTNoT UNEXPECTED
End Comes After q Heroic Struggle
for Several Days - Remains to
Be Taken TO Buzzard's Bay
for Burial.

West Palm Beach, Fla, April "a
Joseph Jefferson, the eminent actor,
died at his home. "The Reefs" at Palm
Beach at 6:15 Sunday evening. The
end came after day of unconscious
ness and after heroic struggle of
days, which had exhausted his vitality.
At his deathbed were his wife, his
sons, Charles B. and Frank Jefferson,
his nurse, Miss Mabel Bingham, DR..
r. B. Potter and his faithful old serv-
ant, Carl Kettler. The end was not
a surprise to his family. Ever since
his last sinking spell, which came aft
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climate upon them and their efficiency,
gives it is his opinion that the little JapS
are better adapted to this work than any
other class of laborers that can be OBJ
tanned. He has consunlted with Secre-
tary of War Taft on the subject and the
latter agrees with his conclusions.
White labor cannot exist on the
isthmus on account of the eli
mate and the sickness it produces.
Chinese are not available, as they
are prohibited by law to be landed on the
isthmus The West Indian laborers, the
colored men from the various islands,
are too shiftless, lazy and inefficient.
South Europe labor is not available
either. The question has resolved itself,
therefore into the employment OF JAPAN
csc labor if good execution is to be Sc
cured. Repugnant as it is to the customs
and laws of the United States this jap
anese labor will doubtless be employed
through the Padrone system. Contracts
will be made with japanese contractors
who will furnish the laborers and charge
the government so much per head per
day.
The labor leaders have been sounded
on this question, and it is understood
they raise no serious objection to the
employment of contract labor on the
actual digging of the canal. They ap-
preciate conditions on the isthmus and
recognize that no body of laborers that
could belong to their organizations.
could endure the climate and do the
work. AS the interests of labor organiza-
tions have been safeguarded in other
ways, such as the manufacture OF ma
chinery and material, the employment
of ditch diggers does not interest them
ma rt ic11larlV
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Want Roosevelt to Speak.

Appleton.-Mayor Hartman has been
appointed chairman of committee OF
so representative business men who will
make an effort to have President Roose-
welt stop in Appleton on his way to Mar.
inette for a fishing Grip next fail and take
part in the dedicatory exercises of the
new 100000 high school building which
is now in the process of construction. A
letter of invitation will be formulated
at once and sent to the president as soon
as he returns from his present hunting
trip.
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Arbitration Conference.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, April 24.-The
eleventh annual meeting of the Lake
Mohonk conference on international
arbitration, will be held here May 81
to June 2, with Judge George Gray, of
Delaware, presiding. Among the speak
ers are Andrew d. White, ex-ambas-
sador to Germany; Oscar S. Straus, of
New York; Justice d. J. Brewer, of
the United States supreme court, and
Henry B. F. MacFarland, of Washing
ton
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USE FOUND FOR APPENDIX

through the appendix into the large IN
testine solution of quinine, flushing
the lower intestines with a germicidal
and healing stream without affecting
the stomach or interfering with its
functions.
The treatment has been employed sue
cessfully In the case of Sergeant Mould,
of the engineer corps, who is recovering
in the barracks hospital here from a
severe attack of dysentery, contracted
while in the Philippines.
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Mother ATTEMPTS Awful Crime.

Itasca.-In a moment Of apparent de.
rangement, caused by the loss of sleep,
Mrs. Oscar Lomoe arose from her sick
bed, and, procuring razor, slashed the
Threats of her week-old infant girl and
six-year-old boy, after which she iAiict-
ed long cash in her own throat She
lied after remaining unconscious for sew
eral hours, but it is thought the chill
dren's lives will be saved. The husband
and father is employed by the Omaha
railroad as cashier and dock agent at
ItaSca.
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Exemption Bill's Fate Puzzles.

What will the governor do with the
exemption bill?" This is the question
which is proving the all-absorbing topic
of conversation about the hotel lob
bies and the capitol corridors. When
passed in the senate the fight was car
ried on at every step, and now conjec-
ture is rife as to the fate of the meas
ure when it reaches the governor. The
bill reduces exemptions from $50 to $50
per month. A similar measure some
years ago was vetoed by Gov. Scofield,
and members are inclined to believe that
perhaps the same fate awaits this bill.
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Washington.-By utilizing the de-
spised vermiform appendix to intro
duce quinine solution directly into the
intestines, the surgeons at Washington
barracks hospital believe they have
found a sure method of curing tropical
dysentery, the scourge of the army in
the Philippines.
This mysterious organ is reached by
means of an incision in the walls of the
abdomen. 1t is then drawn out through
the incision. The next step is to inject
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-27
Heir to Big Fortune.

Menomonie.-Joseph Rice, poor farm
er living in obscurity on a small piece
of land near this city, has discovered that
he is brother of the late William Rice,
the New York millionaire, who was muir
dered, and that he is the rightful heir
to at least $4,O00,000. He believes he can
prove this to the satisfaction Of all con-
cerned, and has taken legal steps to es-
tablish his claim.
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Eaton May Be Expelled.

Senator Barney A. Eaton, of Cudahy.
may be expelled from the legislature
on the charge of testifying when on
trial for the acceptance of a bride of
500 that the most important matters
of legislative business were deter
mined in saloons over wine and drinks.
The judiciary committee has reported
hat the senator was apparently guilty
of contempt and resolution has been
adopted ordering him to appear before
the bar of the senate and show cause
why he should not be expelled. This
Is the most determined effort which
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Sends Golden Fleet.

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, April
24.-Gold estimated to amount to about
S1,400,000 and sent by President Cas-
tro, of Venezuela, arrived here a few
days ago in schooners and an Italian
steamer for shipment to and deposit
in New York. 1t is considered proba-
BILE that the gold left here on the Red
ID" line steam Caracas, which sailed
for New York April Is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-27
Death of WISCONSIN Educator

Appleton.-Dr. Henry Lummas, the
Oldest professor of the Lawrence uni
versity faculty, is dead at the age of 80
years. He had been i'll with asthma for
several months. DR.. Lummas was born
in Port Elizabeth N. j. In the spring OF
1886 he was called to the chair Of Greek
languages and literature at Lawrence
university.
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Portland, Me-, April 24.-Edward Hill
ton, aged so years, of East Waterford,
on Sunday shot and killed George
Young, As years old; slashed his wife
terribly about the head and neck with a
knife, ard then shot and killed himself.
The woman, it is thought, will recover.
The tragedy is said by the police to have
followed a quarrel between the men
regarding Mrs. Hilton.
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Manchuria. The army EXPERTS are anx-

Manehuria. The army experts are anx-
ious to learn the results of bayonet at
loss of life from that weapon is not as
great as has been represented. Medical
officers say that if this is proven it will
be an interesting discovery and will
present new phase of the value OF the
bayonet, the moral influence of which
has been we'll established.
The declination of the Japanese minis
ter to give any information on this SUBJ
ject is another illustration of that reti-
cence which has been so marked on the
part of Japan all through the present
war
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Bachelor Tax Bill Dead

The liberty of bachelors which came
SO nearly being jeopardized by the
legislature in the favorable reporting
Of the bill taxing unmarried men. is
out from under the cloud. After CON
siderable "horse play the measure
was killed by an overwhelming vote
in the assembly. Mr.. Cleary, who
is engaged to be married, was
the strongest supporter of the bill, but
his efforts were fruitless.
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New Bishon of Snnerior.

Eau Claire.-A message has been re-
ceived from Rome, it is reported in Cath
Ollie circles, to the effect that Bishop
Broderick of the island of Cuba, has
been appointed bishop of the new SUI
perior diocese. He will live at Superior.
The new see extends south as far as Chip
pewa Falls, but does not take in that city
The selection of an outside bishop 1t is
believed, will be generally satisfactory.
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fact that on the slightest test the thin
blades would snap. In an engagement
where the bayonet would be called into
play, this weapon would be useless, and
the president therefore recommended
that something more substantial be
adopted, and on his recommendation
the general staff has adopted broad,
strong, dagger-like bayonet that can be
welded with terrific effect, if necessary,
in close quarters.
The president had the same criticism
to make of the pretty, toy-like swords
which the officers have been wearing,
and he recommended that for actual
service a good, sharp saber be subSti-
tuted, one that would prove weapon of
defense and could do execution. Rather
than depend on the fancy dress swords
that have been in use, he declared it
would be better to do away with such a
weapon altogether and if practicable
arm the officers with rifles The latter
suggestion he, of course, did not advo-
cate, as he admitted it would be imprac-
ticable for officers in command of troops
to be encountered with a rifle. He did
insist, however, on change in the
sword, and the general staff has in conse-
quence adopted the saber, which is to be
ground to a razor-like edge. so that it
will mean something when used in con-
test
Another arm that is engaging the pres
ident's attention is the new rifle, which
is being supplied to the army. The presi-
dent wants thorough test to be made
of these guns, and suggests the trials of
their effectiveness be made on long
ranges, such as may be found at some Of
the western posts.
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Adjournment Prospect BRIGHT

That adjournment is in sight is
echoed by the reports of the commit
tees made last week and it seems to
,e the general opinion that the bust
ness may be cleared up in a short
time. The number of bills pending be-
fore the assembly committees was as
follows: Railroads, 8; insurance, Z;
education, Is; elections, 5; judiciary,
6; joint resolutions and As bills; state
fairs, II; cities, 6; town and county
organization, 3; public and santa
ton, 3
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-27
Linnor Bill Fight Hot

Petitions bearing names of nearly
10000 Milwaukee citizens, protesting
against the Stout liquor bill, have been
received by the senate. A flood of
such papers from all parts of the state
are being received in the upper house.
The Stout bill provides that liquor
shall not be sold within distance of
800 feet of public or parochial schools.
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Slain by His Father.

Montgomery, Ala, April 24.-W. T.
Sheets, 40 years old, shot and killed
his son Claude, in this city Sunday.
The young man was foreman of gang
of laborers, in which his father
worked. The old man was discharged
and blamed the son. Sunday the boy
went home. being afraid to do SO Sat-
day night, and had words with his
father, who shot him dead in the yard.
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AGED Pioneer Dead

Dale.-Christopher Steinberg is dead
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. August
Bremen, at the age of 101 years. He was
a pioneer, coming TO Dale direct from
Germany in 1869 and locating on farm
in the town of Caledonia, Waupaca
county. He was strong and robust man
and never had the attendance of a physi-
clan, even refusing to have medical at
tention when taken i'll few days ago.
The cause of his death was age.
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Put Ban on Thornapple Dam.

A bill has been introduced into the
assembly repeating the act which pro-
vides for the establishment of Thorn
apple dam in Chippewa county, where
John Dietz has for two years been
holding up by main force millions of
logs because of the refusal of the
Chippewa Boom & Log company to
pay his toll. Many armed men have
been on the scene and bloodshed is
threatened. if something is not done.
1t is hoped that the pending measure
may solve the problem.
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Warner Bill Passes

Mr.. Warner has had the pleas
ure of seeing his civil service
measure passed in the lower branch.
and now the solon sees success for his
measure in the senate. The Ragatz
amendment providing for throwing all
positions affected by the bill open to
competition was killed.
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Anti-spring Shooting Bill Passes.

80
After considerable debating, the spring
shooting bill has passed the assembly
and senate. The advocates of the bill
argued that it was unwise and inhu-
man to shoot aquatic fowl in the spring.
when they were beginning to mate and
when they were in poor condition. In
as much as representatives of surround
ing states had agreed at conference in
Chicago last week to do what they could
to secure a uniform closed season in all
states during the spring months, Wis
consin should concur in such arrange
ment. The opponents of the bill declared
that for IA years Wisconsin had had a
closed spring season law, and surround
ing states had not seen fit to come into
line with similar legislation. There
was no assurance that the other states
would do so now, they declared, and
ducks were practically as good for food
in the spring as in the fall.
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has been made to GUST Eaton from his
seat and there is the possibility that it
may be successful. Senator Eaton was
indicted three times in Milwaukee for
legislative bribery, tried once and &C,
quilted by jury.
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Noted Musician Killed

Vienna, April 24.-Carl Konizak, who
was leader of the Austrian band at the
st. Louis exposition last year, was ac-
eidentally killed in trying to board a
railway train at Baden, near Vienna,
Sunday.
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Wants Effective Weapons.

r. ROOSEVELT be-
lieves that if a
weapon is to be
used at all it should
be substantial and
effective. In this
letter he criticised
the light stiletto-
like bayonet that
has been in service
as being too small
and brittle for prac-
tical use. He called
attention RI fho
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Fatal Auto Accident.

New York, April 24.-One man was
killed and two women badly hurt when
big sightseeing automobile, crowded
with passengers, crashed into a high
billboard fence at Eighth avenue and
Fifty-scventh street Sunday.
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New Figure in Political Field.

NEW figure, it is
said, is about to APP
pear in the field of
national politics
and in the public
service. This is
Mr.. Henry G. Frick.
of Pittsburg, the
business associate
of Andrew Car
negie and the warm
personal friend of
the late President
Mckinley and of
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Death of Noted German Actress

Berlin, April 24.-Hedwig Niemann
Raabe, a noted actress, died Friday in
an institute for mental diseases. She
was taken i'll December 3, 1904, during
the celebration of her sixtieth birth
day.
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Heavy Loss by Fire.

Decatur, Ill.,, April 24-Fire in the
Galloway block at Tuscola Saturday
morning caused a loss of more than
S1e4, 900. The loss on the Galloway
building is $4,000.