River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-01-11

of 100000.
Attorneys for Johann Hoch, who is
in the Cook county Jail under sentence
of death for wife murder, have filed
in the Illinois state supreme court a
motion for a rehearing of the case.
Great activity prevails among the
| troops in the garrisons at Manila.
Three regiments are under field orders
in view of possible evenualities in
China.
The express companies have decided
to join with the railroads in refusing
to issue passes for the carrying of
business free of charge.
At Genzano, town of 5000 inhab-
itants in the province of Potenza, Italy,
the earth suddenly opened, engulfng
ten houses and shattering many others.
Many persons were buried in the ruins.
Fourteen dead bodies have been recov-
erd
The bodies of % miners killed in the
gas explosion in the Cooper coal mine
at Coaldale, w. Va, have been recov-
cred.
Chicago bankers refuse to discon-
tinue the new system of charging for
out-of-town checks, and the Illinois
Manufacturers association threatens
prosecutions.
The prosecution in John W. Hills
trial for graft on Philadelphia fltra-
ton contracts showed that three items
of Doodle aggregated 100000.
The Vatican authorities deny reports
originating in England that peace has
been concluded between the pope and
Italy.
The smaller railroads refuse to con-
sent to absolute prohibition of passes.
Harvard will prohibit football unless
the rules are changed.
The wife of discharged official was
dragged away from the White House
after an unsuccessful attempt to see
the president. She is a sister of an
Iowa representative
The Armstrong committees recon-
mendatiOnS on insurance reform to the
New York legislature will be extreme
ly radical Control of trust companies
will be barred and wild speculation
stopped.
Jacob Schiff, the banker, issued a
warning in speech before the cham
Der of commerce in New York that
financial panic will result unless an
elastic system of currency is adopted.
Witnesses who are silent in the
court-martial case because they might
incriminate themselves indicate that
hazing at Annapolis is universal.
Fire destroyed the Bennett & Nor
gan rectifying plant at Marion, N. c.,
the largest in the state, if not in the
south. The loss is put at from 100000
to $250,000.
Curtis Guild, Jr, who was inaugu-
rated governor of Massachusetts, at Bos-
ton, in his message declared that
Massachusetts demanded tariff
framed to meet modern competition
and more friendly trade relations with
other nations.
Thirty thousand of London's desti-
tute inhabitants are to be taken to
Virginia for the purpose of working
the farms of the state.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
announce that the wedding of Miss
Alice Roosevelt to Mr.. Nicholas Long
worth, of Cincinnati, will occur on
Saturday, February II, at IL o'clock
noon. in the east room of the White
House.
The Illinois state board of health's
annual report shows that there were
about 65,0 900 deaths and 100000 births
in Illinois in 1905. Of the births $4,000
were males and $4,000 females. Con-
sumption caused the most deaths.
John A. Mccall resigned as president
of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany The resignation was accepted
by the board of trustees and Alex
ander E. Orr was elected to the presi-
dency of the company. Mr.. Orr's sal
airy was fixed at $4,000.
After IL hours Of steady snowfall
one of the heaviest SHOWS for many
years covered the whole of New Mex
leo.
One man was killed, several hurt
and much property damaged by 60
mile gale that swept Chicago.
Admiral Rojestvensky accuses the
British of intention to destroy his fleet
if the Japanese failed and the British
envoy promptly asks an explanation
o. Russia.
New York legislators opened their
fight to unseat United States Senator
Depew, State Senator Bracket intro
ducing a resolution calling upon him
to resign forthwith. This was with
drawn, after a hot debate, with the
understanding that it is to be intro
duced again later in the session. In
an interview Senator DepeW declared
he would not resign.
tornado swept the town OF Albany,
Ga. Several persons were killed. Dam
age to property will exceed $15O,O0O.
Representatives of foreign govern
ments offer Chicago packers new loca-
tions and immunity from prosecution.
Mrs. William Ballinger, a prominent
musician of Wheaton, H., killed her
self with a shotgun.
| Germanys reply TO the military prep
arations of France is a rush order for
$50, 000, 900 worth of cars to carry the
kaiser's army to the frontier in case
the Moroccan conference ends in a
threat of war.
infatuated with Pearl Wheaton, who
refused to marry him, Matthew Styer
broke into her home in Caledonia,
Mimi, killed her and fatally wounded