River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-06-21

A monument to confederate soldiers
who died at Madison, Wis, as prison
ers of war in 1862, was unveiled Friday
afternoon by the Grand Army post, the
Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons OF
veterans.
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of the
president, died at Sayville, L. I. He
was born in New York August z. 1929.
He was admitted to the bar in 1857,
and practiced law for 20 years, but in
heriting fortune, retired from prac-
tice. Mr.. Roosevelt was Democrat
in politics, and for many years promi-
nent in the councils o. his party. both
in the state and nation.
Robert E. Morrison, As years old.
formerly cashier of the Union National
bank Of Indianapolis and president Of
the Munishing Railroad company, died
at Columbus, O., of pneumonia.
The Illinois supreme court handed
down an opinion that the section of the
act of 1901 which increased the sal
aries OF judges of the circuit and the
superior courts of Cook county to $780,
900 year is valid.
The officials of California are agreed
that the insurance companies which
refuse to pay their losses in full will
not only be driven from the state, but
ruined before the world if the widest
publication of their methods can ac-
complish that end.
Elva Any shot and killed Ebert He
witt about nine miles east Of Chetek,
Wis. Mr.. Hewitt came here from War
rens, Wis. The shooting was in self
defense.
William A. Hodgdon, 81 years old,
superintendent of music in the St.
Louis public schools, dropped dead
while talking to a pupil in the board
building.
Two children of Joseph Jordan died
at Huntington, w. Va, within two
hours OF each other, and two older
children are in a serious condition
from Ioison.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railway company was found guilty
by jury in the United States court
at Kansas City on four counts Of
granting concessions on packing house
shipments for export to the Armour
Packing company, Swift & Co., Cud-
airy & Co., and the Nelson Morris
Packing company.
Motions for new trials were filed in
the United States district court at
Kansas City, Mo-, by packing COM
panies convicted of accepting conces-
sions from the Burlington railroad.
A rumor is again circulating that
the pope intends to leave the Vatican
and go to the papal villa at Castel
Gandolfo, on Alban lake, two hours
drive from Rome.
Rev. DR.. Charles Scadding, of La
Grange, ILL.,, was elected bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Ore
gon to succeed the late Bishop Wistar
Morris.
| The Illinois supreme court handed
down a decision in the Healy fee case
permitting States Attorney Healy, Of
Cook county, to collect fees on cases
tried by him and Gov. Deneen to re-
tain those collected during his term
as Cook county states attorney.
| Wenzel e. Kabot was found guilty of
the murder of Michael Mccarthy at
Kaukautna, Wis, on September ID,
having quartered and cremated the
body. talbot will be sentenced to life
| Imprisonment.
Joseph H. Choate's health is in such
condition that his physician has or
dered him to his summer home in the
Berkshires. with instructions to take a
complete rest.
| First Lieut. Edward G.. Bolton, Of
the Seventeenth infantry, governor of
the province of Davao, island OF Min
danao, and Benjamin Christian have
been murdered.
| The confession Of Curtis Jett,
which gives the details of the assas-
sination of James B. Marcum and
James Cockrill, and also throws new
| light CT the murder Of DR.. 3. D. Cox,
the three crimes having been commit
ted during the reign Of feudalism in
Breathitt county, Kentucky, has been
made public.
The mayor of Havana has ordered
that the prohibitions of noise, fire.
works, etc., shall not be enforced in
the case of Americans celebrating the
Fourth of July.
Willis Miller was for the second time
found guilty of first degree murder at
Upper Sandusky, o. Miller was charged
with the murder of w. A. Johnson,
the celery king"
The condition of Beals G. Wright,
| the American tennis player, has be-
come so much worse that the London
doctors fear that it will be necessary
to amputate one of his fingers.
Over 100000 immigrants will have
entered the United States through the
port of New York during the year end
| ing June 80 next, according to an esti-
mate made by immigration Commits
sioner Watchorn.
Maj. Hugh L. Scott, Fourteenth cav
airy now in the Philippines, has been
selected by Secretary Taft to succeed
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills as super
tendent of the military academy.
In behalf of more than 10000 chill
dren of San Francisco, who are de-
prived of educational advantages a
school reconstruction committee has
been empowered to receive subscrip-
lions for rebuilding destroyed school
| houses.
Justice Day, of the United States SUI
preme court at Canton, o., granted a
writ af appeal and consequently stay
of execution on behalf of Lawyer T.