River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-23

urer OF the University OF Illinois, and
former prefident Of the Globe Savings
bank, Chicago, who recently COM
pleted a term of seven years impris-
onment in the penitentiary at Joliet
for embezzlement of funds entrusted
to him, alleges while confined in the
Illinois penitentiary he was defrauded
of his interest in the Idaho canal COM
pany and the Pocatello Power and IT.
rigation company.
At the Republican primary election
held in the Twelfth Pennsylvania
congressional district, former Con-
gress man Charles N. Brum defeated
former United States Subtreasurer
w. S. Leib for nomination.
Lewis Morrison, an actor, whose
work as Mephisto in Faust" gained
him fame, died suddenly of shock in
Yonkers, after undergoing an opera
ton for disease of the stomach.
With number of states yet to be
heard from more than 1900 delegates
have been appointed to the National
Irrigation congress and have notified
the executive committee that they
will be present when the congress
convenes at Boise, Idaho, September
3.
The negro population of McCor-
mick, S. c., became SO wrought up
that white citizens, to prevent lynch
ing, had to take Jack Samuels, a ne
gro who assaulted a negro girl, to
Greenwood.
More than 100000 damage was
done to Freeport, ILL.,, by cloudburst
that appeared in two or three por-
tons of the city.
Two boys were killed and another
fatally injured in a powder explosion
one mile from Yreka, Cal. Remnants
of clothing, foot, particles of hair
and flesh found on the hill indicate
that two boys were blown to atoms.
George Baumgartner, aged 16 years,
who came from Germany two years
ago to study for the priesthood, acct
dentally committed suicide at Atchi-
son, Kan. He had in play placed a
short rope around his neck and acct
dentally stepped off stage. His
neck was broken.
The steamship Lucania, which sail
ed for New York from Queenstown,
took among her passengers Paul Nor
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Hackett
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Mackey.
The Bulgarian cabinet decided to
rebuild before winter, and at the ex-
pense of the state, all the houses
burned at Ahiolu during the recent
fighting between Greeks and Bull
garians.
President Roosevelt appointed
James S. Harlan, of Chicago, a mem
mission. Mr.. Harlan is son of John
M. Harlan, associate justice of the
United States supreme court.
A parcels post convention having
been concluded between the United
States and Denmark, to take effect
October 1 next, packages will be adj
mitted to the mails on and after that
date. The packages must not weight
more than four pounds and six ounces
Acting Attorney General Robb
handed down a important ruling for
bidding importation of Mexican Ia
borers under contract for railroad
work.
At the closing session of the Grand
Army of the Republic encampment
the proposition to deppecate the &C.
ton of congress in abolishing sol
diers' home canteens was squelched.
Saratoga, N. Y, was selected as the
place of the 1907 encampment.
James Perry, negro, shot and
killed Badly Perry (white) at Raynor,
N. G. The homicide was the result of
a dispute over dog.
Secretary Testers statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
a total of 1,976,713 bales, against l.
10000 last week. OF this the total
of American cotton is 997,713, against
1,095,940 last week.
Fifty men were entombed alive in
the Clinch mountain tunnel at Clinch-
port, Va, as result of cave-in.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: Abundant crops and
an oversold steel industry engender
sentiments of confidence that make
the outlook bright for a continuance
Of present prosperous business condi-
lions.
Scarcity of labor is the cry all over
the northwest from the head of the
lakes to the wheat lands of the Da-
kotas, where the demand has reached
critical stage.
In a collision between Cossacks and
peasantry in the province Of Penza,
the mob showed such determination
and fury that the troops were forced
to retreat, carrying off several of
their number badly wounded.
At meeting of the directors of the
Wilkesbarre baseball club of the New
York State league, Manager John H.
Sharrott was released.
Seven weeks of severe drought has
made the forest on the northern
ranges of Minnesota so dry that there
is imminent danger that the brush
fires which now are burning in many
places will spread into a dangerous
conf1agration.
The annual report of Col. j. B.
Quinn, in charge of the Missouri river,
shows that the total appropriation
from the mouth to Sioux City since
the organization of the commission is
$7,735,0 The appropriations for the
upper river have amounted to $780,