River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-29

Killed by robbers VINO tried 10 HOlu up
hotel in Arkansas City, Ark.
Royal r. Soper, for many years pub
Usher of the EImira Gazette and secre-
tary and treasurer of the New York
State Associated Press during it's en-
tire existence dropped dead at his
home.
w. s. Harlan, of the Jackson Lum-
Der company, and G. G. Hilton and 5.
e. Higgins, were convicted OF con-
spiracy to commit peonage.
The steamships Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse and Orinoco collided off Cher
bourg; thirteen persons were killed
and both vessels were badly damaged.
Germany is stretching out the hand
of friendship, said Ambassador Speck
Won Sternberg, in an address before
the New York chamber of commerce,
in which he urged that trade between
the countries be stimulated and a bet
ter understanding reached by means
of removal of present restrictions in
the tariff.
Twenty lives and more than score
of wrecked vessels make up the total
Of the big storm on the lakes.
A plea was made in the American
Federation of Labor convention for
the removal of the PROTECTIVE tarln
from structural steel on the ground
that the United States Steel corpora
ton is crushing out trades unions and
independent contractors.
The Nebraska Bankers association
declared for asset currency, and by a
vote Of so to So rejected the proposals
of the American Bankers association.
Federal Judge Holt at New York
fined the New York Central $4,000 for
rebates to the American Sugar Re
filming company.
The Monon railroad will contest the
right of the interstate commerce COM
mission to decide what manner OF
compensation it may receive in return
for service, and battle in the courts
over the recent decision of the COM
mission is expected
Two thousand negroes in Chicago
denounce the action of President
Roosevelt in ordering the dishonorable
discharge of three companies of negro
soldiers.
Developments in the arrest of al
legged swindlers masquerading as brok-
ers disclosed a gigantic scheme of
fraud extending to many parts Of the
country.
The body of James Wilson, hero
Of the revolution, was reinterred at
Philadelphia, many distinguished per-
sons being present.
A suit has been brought against the
Buckeye Pipe Line company by the
state of Ohio on the ground that it is
a part of the Standard Oil trust and
practices illegal discrimination.
Carl Lenk, prominent and well
known as one of Toledos oldest bust
ness men, died after lingering i'll
ness. He was II years old.
Helen Lambert, the actress who
was injured in the auto collision in
New York, in which Tom Cooper lost
his life, died of her injuries.
Three men are dead as a result of
the storm which ragged in Pecos valley,
Texas, and others are missing.
Suit to GUST the HuebnerToledo
Breweries company from it's charter
was filed in Toledo. The company was
formed by merger of the three local
breweries, March Is, 1905. Violations
of the Valentine antitrust act are al
legged.
The American Federation of Labor
presented a gold watch to Miss Agnes
Wilson, who aided in electing her
trades-unionist father to congress.
Ruling that the Pullman Car COM
pany had not been guilty of adulter-
cars, but that it had been technically
responsible for the presence of for
maldehyde in it's food supplies, Judge
Alexander D. Mcconnell at Greenburg,
Pa. imposed a fine of $50 and costs.
Henryk SienkiewicZ, the well-known
Polish novelist, sent to British and
French newspapers an open letter to
Emperor William denouncing Prussia's
treatment of Poland. especially in con-
nection with the school question.
Philander III. Fitzgerald, an Indian
apolis capitalist, was indicted on two
counts by the federal grand jury on
the charge OF using the United States
mails to defraud In connection with
the 1904 Colony company which he
has been promoting in southern Geor-
gia.
President Roosevelt maintained his
position in regard to the discharge of
negro troops, and Secretary Taft can
celed his suspension of the order.
James III. Eckels Endorsed vigorous
ly the plan for credit currency advo-
Gated by the joint banking commits
sion, in a speech in Omaha before the
Nebraska Bankers association.
The United States may build up
commercial relations of great value
with South America, provided proper
steps are taken at once, said John
Barrett, United States minister 70 Col
ombia, in a speech before the trans
Mississippi congress.
]. ]. Hill issued a circular to Great
Northern stockholders giving details
of the manner in which they will share
in the profits of the ore properties
leased to the United States Steel cor
poration.
Two more men were arrested in
Chicago in connection with the al
legged gigantic postal frauds which re-
suited in ten arrests.