River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14

Two new wireless telegraph sta
lions have been opened at Fairbanks
and Circle City, Alaska, to be part of
chain extending from Behring strait
to Puget sound.
The magnet of high premium rates
for currency is attracting the money
boarded by depositors in steel vaults
and strong boxes, and within two days
over $3,000,000 was enticed from its
hiding places and sold for premium
to money brokers in New York.
The Bank of England advanced its
rate of discount from six to seven per
cent, the Bank of France advanced
it's regular discount rate from 81 per
cent. to per cent. and fixed the rate
for loans on securities at AZ per
cent, and the National Bank of Bel
GUM advanced it's rate of discount
from 51a to per cent.
Presidents Zelaya of Nicaragua,
Davila of Honduras and Figueroa of
Salvador in conference at Amapala
agreed to forget past differences and
declared that fraternal relations ex-
listed mutually and that previous
treaties of friendship were in force.
Cracksmen blew open the safe in
the vault at the University of
Minnesota at st. Paul, thinking
the $4,000 taken in at the Minnesota
Chicago football game was still in the
safe. It had been removed.
A seat on the New York stock ex-
change was sold for 100000, the lowest
price recorded since 1904, when seat
was disposed of for 1000. The high
record price was $4,000.
Warrants were issued for the arrest
of 1877 saloon men of Spokane, charged
with keeping open on Sunday in VIOLA
ton of the local Sunday closing ordi-
nance.
Illinois plans for a deep waterway
were dealt a severe blow by Attorney
General Stead, who held that the
Economy Light & Power company's
lease was valid and it might complete
it's dam at Dresdent Heights
Albert Nerzlinger, on trial in ST.
Louis for binding Mrs. Lena Wunsch
by throwing sulphuric acid in her face,
was found guilty by jury and SEN
fenced to 20 years in the penitentiary,
the maximum sentence.
An estate of approximately $4,000
900 was disposed of in the will of the
late j. S. Polk, capitalist and steel
railway promoter of Des Moines, Ia.
The large property was equally divid-
ed among the widow and four chill
dren.
The Royal society of Great Britain
awarded the Copley medal to Prof
Albert A. Nicholson, of the University
of Chicago, for optical investigation,
and the Davy medal to Prof. E. w.
Morley, of West Hartford, Conn.
Guy Condit, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Kingfisher, Okla, at
tempted to kill himself by slashing his
throat. He will recover. Anxiety
over financial matters preyed upon his
mind.
Three arrests have been made at
Madrid in the case in which it is
charged $500 was obtained from the
Bank of Spain through the forging of
a check. Two of the men are officials
of the bank
The New York banks began prepar-
atoms to ship all available currency to
the northwest to aid the movement
of crops. Secretary COrtelyou directed
that 100000 Of government funds
be deposited in ST. Paul and Mime
apolis banks.
The seed division building of the de-
partment of agriculture in Washing
ton caught fire and was partly de-
stroyed. The fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. The loss is
about 100000
Ralph Campbell, of McAllister, and
John Cotterall, of Guthrie, were chos-
en- to be recommended to President
Roosevelt for appointment to the two
Oklahoma federal judgeships.
Daniel F. Mcmahon, a former lead
er of Tammany Hall, died in Atlantic
City
Judge Hooper of Kankakee, ILL.,, de.
plication for an Injunction restraining
the playing of football by high school
students on the ground that it was
prize fighting.
Following an election day arrest in
Lexington, KY, Clyde Campbell was
killed, Patrolman Michael Murphy
probably fatally wounded, and Patrol
man Marion Smith and w. R. Camp
bell. Clyde's father, severely wounded.
The plant of the Bourbon stock
yards in Louisville, KY, was practical
ly wiped out by fire. The loss is es-
timated at 100000
The transport Buford sailed for Hon
olulu, Guam and Manila with over 100
passengers, 1000 tons of freight sup
plies and 200 boxes of Philippine Pc
SOS, valued at $1,S00,000.
Harry Parree, aged 40 years, was
shot and instantly killed at his home
in Philadelphia, it is alleged by A.
Judson Deesch, a boarder in the
house, who thought Parree was a
burglar.
The new buildings of st. Viateur's
college, built to replace those de-
stroyed by fire two years ago, were
dedicated at Bourbonais Grove, a
suburb of Kankakee, Ill.
James w. Allaway, commission mer.
chant of Los Angeles, Cal, was shot
and killed by desperate burglar who
forced an entrance into the home of