River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-01-18

William Rainey Harper, president
of the University of Chicago, died
peacefully at his home in Chicago
after planning his funeral arrange
ments. John d. Rockefeller, r, de-
clares his father will continue his sup
port of the school. Several men are
talked of for successor to President
Harper.
DR.. w. r. Harper's memory will be
honored by the erection on the Uni
versity of Chicago campus of chapel
designed by him.
The funeral of the late President
Harper, of the University of Chicago,
was simple but impressive, and was
attended by all who could gain en-
trance to the hall, the body having
been viewed by 10000 persons.
The general army staff, in report ia
voring ship subsidy bill, declares that
in case of war the United States would
be unable to transport sufficient force
of troops to make campaign.
/ Coupled with the statement that the
debts of Dennison, Prior & Co., of
Cleveland, may reach $1,500,000, comes
the announcement Of the failure of
Parsons, Snyder & Co., of that city,
with liabilities of $150,000.
The body of Mrs. Bessie HOLSTER
was found murdered in the rear of a
North side barn in Chicago. Her STAY
er, young man, confessed that he
committed the crime fiendishly.
rrLY,n,1orL, Of
forts directors of New York concern
claiming to be able to raise the dead
have been arrested, charged with
fraud.
French war ships in West Indian
waters are on the move, giving rise
to reports in Trinidad that blow at
President Castro is to be struck.
Levi l.. Beers, rural mail carrier,
was shot and killed at Carlisle, Ind,
while on his way to the post Office.
1t is believed that robbery was intend
ed and that the assailant was fright
ened away.
Harry Orchard, charged with the as
sassination of former Gov. Frank
Steuenberg, was given his preliminary
examination at Caldwell, Idaho, and
was committed without bail
Henry Wulff, former state treasurer
of Illinois, and j. w. Lobb, associated
with Wulff, charged with using the
mails to defraud as heads of get
rich-quick scheme, entered pleas of
guilty before Judge Bethea in the
United States court in Chicago.
Statues of William Goebel and Henry
Clay are proposed for Kentucky's rep
resentation in the Hall of Fame at the
capital in Washington in bill intro
duced in the Kentucky legislature.
The Korean government has decided
to retain the services of Durham
White Stephens, the American diplo-
matte adviser.
Richard A. McCurdy, former presi-
dent of the Mutual Life, will be sued
for recovery of insurance graft.
Secretaries Root and Shaw admit de-
feat in their efforts to avert tariff
war with Germany, and say American
trade will suffer dire results.
France has broken all diplomatic re-
lations with Venezuela. 1t is expect
ed a French fleet will blockade the
Venezuelan coast at once. Castro is
secretly preparing for armed resis-
lance. The United States is neutral
David e. Sherrick, former auditor of
the state of Indiana, was arrested in
Indianapolis on two additional indict-
ments charging him with embezzle-
ment and conspiracy to commit a
felony. The trial of Mr.. 'Sherrick has
been set for February 5. Bond was
given in the sum of $4,000.
Toxic had a great celebration in
honor of General Oku and his exploits
with the Japanese army before Port
Arthur.
The Alumni Association of the Uni
versity of Chicago will raise the neces-
sary money by subscription for the
erection of q memorial chapel and
crypt on the campus for DR.. Harper.
Aurelia Herrera knocks out Young
Corbett in the fifth round of a fast
fight at Los Angeles, Cal.
The Sixth field battery, United
States artillery, reached Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, after an endurance
test march from Fort Riley, Kan,
LOO miles, in fifty-five days.
Dun's weekly review of trade shows
favorable conditions in business over
the country generally.
Morales resigned the presidency of
Santo Domingo and will leave the
island.
District Attorney Jerome will prose
cute insurance officials before special
jury.
The imperial Chinese commissioners
arrived at San Francisco. They will
study political and social institutions
of the United States and Europe.
Pong-bow, a Chinese resident of
Terre Haute, Ind, who crossed the
border into Canada at Niagara Falls
cannot get back home because of the
exclusion law.
Commissioner of Health Whalen of
Chicago asks the council finance COM
mittee to appropriate $4,000 to fight
the epidemic of diphtheria and scar
let fever now rife in that city.
Liberals made gains in the British
general election, but many politicians
think the Irish Nationalist will hold
the balance of power in the new house
of commons.
A section of the Windsor hotel was
destroyed by fire in Montreal, Quebec,
causing loss estimated at s150,000.