River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-06

of Roger G. Spooner, superintendent
of the Indian warehouse at Chicago.
/ Alexander Greger, who is charged
with having stolen diamond ring be-
longing to the Countess Rodellec Du
Porzies while a guest at the latter's
castle in Brittany, Indignantly denies
the accusation.
John Sparks, governor of Nevada,
was renominated by reclamation by
| the Democratic state convention.
James G. Sweeny was nominated for
the supreme court bench.
Every "joint,' or saloon, in Dickin-
son county, Kansas, was raided by the
county officers. Twenty-Five "joint"
keepers were arrested, each charged
in several counts with violating the
state prohibition law.
Ernest G. Stackpole, convicted of
the murder of Joel Scheck, at Los
Angeles, Cal, was sentenced to life
| Imprisonment. Mrs. Sheck confessed
to being an accomplice in the murder.
Nothing short of the placing upon
meat products of labels which will not
deceive the public was the ultimatum
which Secretary Wilson delivered to
representatives of various packing
houses.
Frank M. Conser, of Ohio, super
visor of Indian schools, was appointed
chief clerk of the Indian bureau, an
Office created by congress at it's last
session.
King Edward of England, travelled
IL 1,1,o Il It'll 1.
lunched with Mrs. Townsend, of Chi
cago.
The son of Crown Prince Fred erick
| William was baptized in the so-called
Jasper gallery of the new palace at
Potsdam, which had been arranged as
chapel, in the presence of the whole
of the royal family.
When the body of men known as
the Divorce congress" meets in
Philadelphia November IL, it will
have submitted to it uniform statute
relating to the annullment of marriage
and the granting of divorces.
The Democratic convention of the
Second Nebraska congressional dis
trict nominated former Congressman
Gilbert H. Hitchcock for congress.
Mr.. Hitchcock is the proprietor of the
Omaha World-Eerald.
A new party strongly anti-Jewish in
sentiment and which will be desig-
mated as the popular national party"
has been formed in Russia.
| Congressman John Sharp Williams
arrived at New York on board the
White Star liner Majestic. He refused
to discuss the political situation.
/ The powers are exchanging views
on the Drago doctrine with view to
concerted action at The Hague against
the United States should an attempt
be made to uphold it.
Two British warships are cruising
in the Persian gulf in view of the
| troubled situation in Persia and the
possibility of refugees making a dash
for the coast.
The Republican convention of the
Eighteenth district, which balloted at
Youngstown. O., for four days, decided
to refer the question of congress
sional nominee to a primary election
A British engineer named Wills,
travelling from Jeholl to Tien-Tsin, is
missing. 1t is feared that he has been
murdered by bandits.
The Chinese ambassador to London
has asked to be recalled.
William Buck Dwight, professor of
geology and mineralogy at Vassar
college, died suddenly of apoplexy at
Cottage City, Mass. Prof. Dwight was
born in Constantinople May %, 1888.
At meeting of the window glass
manufacturers, it was decided to keep
all plants closed down until October
Ii, because of the large stocks of win
dow glass now on hand
M. Laptew, the Russian consul at
Tien-Tsin, who was shot by Russian
contractor named Levinsky, is dead.
Prof. Mansfield Merriman, of the
department of civil engineering of Lee
high university, posted notices that
hereafter Carnegie spelling would be
used in all quizzes.
M. F. Elliott, general counsel for the
| Standard Oil company, said: 1.-THE
Standard Oil company has no interest
in buying up distilleries or in the
manufacture of denatured alcohol.
There have been no negotiations to
that end and no talk of any"
Sir Daniel Morris, imperial commits
sioner of agriculture for the West
Indies, said the cotton area under Gull
tivation there would be doubled next
year.
The monthly statement Of the col
lections of internal reven"o shows
that the total receipts for July, 1906,
were 23,399,867, an increase over
July, 1905, of $2,609,420.
One man was killed and three in
jured, one of whom will die, when the
engine of a sawmill on the farm of
Jacob Stalker, near Duncan's Falls,
o., blew up.
The prisoners in the Valparaiso
| (Chili) Jail, except such as are known
to be dangerous and those who are
serving second terms, have been set
to work on the improvement of the
port.
An interesting feature of the Sea
Girt shoot was the excellent marks
manship of Mrs. Elizabeth Topper
vain, of San Antonio, Tex, who quail
flied for enrolment as a member of
the National Marksman's reserve by
scoring SO out of possible IS in i've
shots each at 200, 800 and 500 yards.
/ Hon Henry Tvndhurct Rruce eldest