River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-08

avoid trade war with America, but
recognize it as inevitable unless tariff
concessions are made.
Believing that the life of his mother
was in danger, DR.. w. E. Meyer shot
and killed his brother, Joseph w. Mey-
er, in st. Louis, Mo.
John A. Linn, circuit court clerk
and former superior court clerk, was
indicted III Chicago % times by the
grand jury on charges of conspiracy,
forgery, embezzlement, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen property.
| Brig. Gen. Grant, commander of the
department of the east, has been Sc
lected by the president for promotion
| to the grade of major general.
The Hartman interests have con-
troll of the Illinois Central, owning
| $24,000,000 worth of stock, says Wall
street story.
King Charles of Roumania is seri-
ously i'll Of heart disease and has been
ordered to abstain from all business,
but it is thought he is in no immedi-
ate danger
Rev. Drs. Torrey and Alexander,
famous evangelists, began three
months campaign in Philadelphia, to
cost $4,000, with choir of 5000
voices end the support of 400 minis
tiers.
Miss Grace Mikels, of Bloomington,
Ill, was induced to visit alleged the
atrical agents in Chicago and three
men gagged her, tied her to chair
and stole her diamonds, valued at
$500, and other jewelry.
Starting in London the Aero club
balloon crossed the English channel
and landed 20 miles inland in France,
after trip lasting four hours.
Insurance commissioners of five
states completed the report Of the
New York Life inquiry, which is
said to be most drastic, with demand
for the resignation of several chiefs.
Cubans are displeased at the report
ed refusal of a $4,000 marriage pres
ent to Miss Alice Roosevelt.
President Eliot, of Harvard, de-
clares football more brutal than prize
fighting.
An Englishman has given the Saliva
ton Army 100000 to furnish rural
homes for the poor of London, his OBJ
ject being both to help the destitute
and increase Englands home produc-
ton of food supplies.
The home of George Transeau, in
South Williamsport, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire and two children were
burned to death.
Fire destroyed the handsome barn
of Hugh L.. Smith, a prominent manu-
facturer at Jackson, Mich, burning
two valuable coach horses to death and
causing a loss of $4,000.
Samuel Armstrong was instantly
killed by falling under his wagon at
Tompson, III.
Indications point to turmoil in
China, both foreigners and the dy
nasty being declared in danger.
Three thousand Infatuated Catholics
defended a church in Paris against in
ventory takers and a pitched battle
with police followed, in which scores
were injured.
Buena Ventura, Colombia, is report
wave, but as all the cables in that
part of the world have been broken
by the seismic disturbance details are
lacking.
Lord Masham, inventor of the wool
combing machine for making fine fab
RIGS out of silk waste, and other me-
chanical wonders, is dead in London.
IL I'LL
erly Anna Gould, left her husband in
Paris after a violent quarrel. She has
employed a lawyer to secure divorce.
Her family is seeking to effect re-
Cancellation.
The insurance conference in Chi
cago went on record in favor of abol-
ishing deferred dividend policies,
more representative form of govern
ment in mutual life companies and
uniform policy forms.
The liabilities of the Tennent Shoe
company, of ST. Louis, exceed the as
sets by $374,000 and creditors will not
receive more than 40 cents ON the
dollar.
Fire destroyed the knit goods fac
tory of N. J. Rich & Co., and p adj
joining dwellings in Cleveland, 0.
Total loss, $125,000.
The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, of New York, has ordered all its
branches and agents in Sweden, Fin
land, Russia and Norway to discon-
tinue business.
President Roosevelt's views on race
suicide have made it necessary for
him to send to an inquirer at Hartford,
Ind, formal denial that he is pay
ing $100 for every set of triplets born
in the country.
Thomas Minshall, postmaster at La
Crescent, Mimi, for 40 consecutive
years, 1859 to 1899, is dead at the age
of 80 years. He held Office the longest
of any postmaster in the United
States when consecutive years are
considered.
Only daughters of officers in the
civil war are eligible to membership
in the new patriotic society known as
the Daughters OF the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion, just organized in
New York.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
announced the appointment of Rich
ard L. Ashurst as postmaster at Phil
adelphia, to succeed Clayton McMich-