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

The president has pardoned Mid
shipman John Paul Miller, of Ken.
lucky, recently convicted of hazing at
Annapolis naval academy.
Justice Joseph M. Deuel., whose
criminal libel suit against Norman
Hapgood, editor of Golfers Weekly,
resulted in Mr.. Hapgood's acquittal by
a jury in New York, will not resign
from the special sessions bench.
| The temperature has touched the
lowest point reached in the Adiron-
dacks this season. 1t was 20 below
zero at Meacham Lake.
| Three men were killed and So In
| jured, mostly by suffocation, in fire
that ragged on the United States trans
| port Meade as she lay at her dock in
San Francisco. The vesesl was not
badly damaged.
John Temple Graves, editor of the
Atlanta News, is ousted from his posi-
ton by Judge Pendleton on the ground
that he praised himself in his paper in
violation of an Injunction.
| Abram Winegardner Harris, LII. D.,
president of Jacob Tome institute, Port
Deposit, Md, was elected president of
Northwestern university at Evanston,
| ILL.,
| Speaker Cannon has notified the
county clerks in the Illinois district he
represents to place his name on the
official ballot as a candidate for re-
election.
The treasury deficit is reduced to Less
ha
wiped out within 80 days, says a gov
eminent financial statement.
The government crop report shows
winter wheat in fine condition.
Secretary Root, after reading the
Calhoun Venezuela report, sent word
to Minister Russell to insist on Castro
settling the asphalt claims
A bill to add osteopaths to the state
board of health stirred a storm among
Iowa physicians.
Astronomers are preparing to OBJ
serve a total eclipse of the moon Feb
ruary 8.
Ice dealers in New York fear famine,
as big shortage of supply has result
ed from warm weather.
The interstate commerce commission
report on the Pennsylvania railroad
combine will not show violation of
law. The house is likely to order
more complete investigation.
The president nominated Maj Gen.
John G. Bates, at present chief Of
staff, to be lieutenant general to sue
coed Gen. Adna r. Chaffee, retired.
He also nominated Brig. Gen. A. w.
Greedy, chief signal officer, to be ma
jor general of the line to succeed Gen.
Bates as major general.
Several Workmen were buried under
masses of earth in a cave-in which Oc-
Cured in the Erie railroad tunnel
which is now being constructed near
Otisville, N. Y. Three dead were Ia
ken from the cave-in and two injured.
1t is announced upon reliable au-
thority that Admiral Togo will visit
America in April with two armored
cruisers.
Frederick VIII. was proclaimed king
of Denmark In Amalienborg square, IN
front of the palace in Copenhagen.
The ceremony lasted only a few
minutes.
1t is now said that the funeral of the
late King Christian of Denmark will
take place February IA or February Is.
Four more anarchists, making 16
during the past fortnight, were shot
without trial III the Citadel in Warsaw.
Russian Poland. OF the total Is were
Jews.
The annual report of Philippine COM
mission shows ladronism practically
wiped out and prosperity dawning on
islands.
The conference at Algerias adopted
a taxation plan for Morocco against
the opposition of Moorish delegates.
Fire destroyed the McGregory opera
house, Wallis music store, Keller's
drug store and several offices at Bra
zil, Ind. The loss is $4,000.
The monthly statement of the public
debt department shows that debt less
cash in the treasury, amounts to $685.
524, 646, which is a decrease for the
month of $3,345,072.
The comptroller of the currency is
sued a call for the condition of ma
on Monday, January 20.
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, widow of
the traction magnate who died
month ago, leaving her life interest
in fortune of $7,500,000, was married
in secret in New York to Wilson Miz-
ner, of San Francisco, a man 20 years
her Junior.
The Holt Lumber company, of Mari
nette, Wis, has completed a deal for
the purchase of 2O0,00O,00O feet of tim
Der in the Georgian Bay district from
Eddy & Glynn, of Chicago. The con-
sideration is about S1,500,000.
Myron j. Amick died of pneumonia
at his home in New York. Before the
civil war he was an Indian fighter and
a fellow scout of Buffalo Bill" and
during the war of the states was one
of the most famous of the scouts in
the union army.
Justice Gildersleeve decided that
Henry H. Rogers need not answer
questions of the Missouri attorney
general until the state supreme court
had given a decision
The Equitable Life has sued James
Hazen Hyde for $4,000, his profit on
bond syndicate deals. The Mutual
may sue the McCurdys for excessive