River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09

David Hoover, United States collec-
tor of customs at Gateway, ont, AID
Quon Lee, a Chinaman, were bound
over to the federal grand jury in
bonds of $4,000 each to answer to
charge OF conspiracy to smuggle Chi
nese into the country.
"Cy' Seymour, the center fielder
whose release the New York National
League club paid $4,000, refused to
don uniform in the game against
ST. Louis, claiming he is entitled to a
share Of the money paid Cincinnati
for his release.
Attorney General Moody, in accord
ance with the policy heretofore deter
mined on, has directed further prose
cutions of number CT railroads for
violations of the federal safety ap
pliance acts.
e. A. Gage, son of Lyman ]. Gage,
former secretary of the treasury, com.
mitted suicide in a tourist hotel at
Seattle by shooting himself through
the body with 3S-caliber revolver.
Endorsement of William J. Bryan for
president in 1908, the defeat of res
olution calling upon the national Dem
ocratic committee to investigate the
charges made against National Chair
mon Thomas E. Taggart and demand
!. his resignation if they are proven,
and the nomination of Charles H. Kim
merle, of Cassopolis, for governor,
were the features of the Michigan
Democratic state convention.
The Missouri state board of railway
and warehouse commissioners refused
to grant an increased freight rate on
furniture and agricultural imple-
ments.
The Goldfield Athletic club guaran-
tees a purse of $4,000 for contest
between Cans and Nelson, and $4,000
for Britt and McGovern on Labor day.
At meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the William ]. Bryan recep-
ton committee it was decided to is
sue reserved seat tickets to Madison
Square garden, New York, where Mr..
Bryan is to deliver his address.
A disastrous fire broke out in the
grounds of the international exposi-
ton at Milan and two of the finest
buildings were destroyed
Miss BERTHE Schneider, of Milwau-
kee, rescued Miss Claire l.. Corwin
from drowning in the Chippewa river
at Chippewa Falls.
J. G. Wellington, saloon keeper,
was killed, w. j. Cooke, judge Of
election is fatally wounded, and a
third man less seriously injured in
fight at Memphis polling place.
James B. Postlethwait employed in
the clerical department of the Mich
igan Central company in Detroit, died
after having tasted 49 days for the
benefit o fhis health.
The Mckinley syndicate secured a
license from the secretary of state of
Illinois to incorporate the Danville &
Eastern Illinois Railroad company, to
construct an electric railroad from
Danville through Vermilion county.
Clifford S. Hixton, a bookkeeper for
the Union Trust company, is in jail
at Pittsburg charged with embezzle-
ment. Hixton is said to have made a
confession in which he says his pecu-
lations will amount to about $1S5, 900.
The state of Illinois secured judg-
ment against former State Treasurer
Henry Wulff and Floyd K. White
more, his bondsmen, for $6,532.40. The
suit was filed by the state of Illinois
to recover fees held by former State
Treasurer Wulff.
The final account of the trustee of
the bankrupt estate of Frank G. Bige-
low, the defaulting Milwaukee bank
president, who is now serving a SEN
in T hoc
filed. The trustee says that there is
sufficient money on hand to pay final
dividend of 1872 per cent. on ap-
proved claims, aggregating $3,242,255.
John B. Caldwell, who was charged
with having stolen upward of $4,000
from the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
company, has been sentenced at Wise,
Va, to seven years in the peniten-
tiary.
William r. Hearst has decided to
run for governor of New York as an in
dependent candidate. The state COM
mittee of the Independent league,
Hearst organization, decided the
league shall hold a state convention in
September II to nominate Hearst for
governor and put a full state and jul
dietary ticket in the field.
In accordance with an order issued
by the emperor of Russia the Ameri-
can syndicate represented by Baron
Loicq de Lobel of Paris is authorized
to begin work on the Trans Siberian
Alaska railroad project.
A stick of wood containing dyna-
mite caused an explosion in the home
of Mrs. Carl Ostman at Toledo, O.,
and pieces of the wrecked stove struck
Mrs. Ostman and her daughter, seri-
ously injuring them.
Gov. Davidson, of Wisconsin, will
appoint a commission to investigate
the Dietz situation at Cameron dam.
For the present, at least, there is no
intention on the part of the executive
to send troops to capture Dietz.
At Louisville, KY, United States
Commissioner Cassin held j. M. Scott.
chief train dispatcher of the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad company,
in $500 bond for alleged violation of
the Erdman arbitration law.
Henry Porter, the last of the famous
ring of aldermen which 1eeced con-
tractors desiring jobs in Green Bay.
Wis, for thousands of dollars several
years ago, pleaded guilty to five
bribery charooS