River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-20


federal troops at GoIdfeld.
Indictments alleging perjury were
returned in New York against former
governor of New Jercey, Foster NJ.
Voorhees,, and Frank H. Combes, fol-
lowing grand jury inquiry into the
acts of these two men while they We're
officials of the Bankers Life Insurance
company.
1t was stated on what was believed
to be good authority that w. B: Ridge
ly, comptroller of the currency, has
decided to accept the presidency OF
the reorganized National Bank of
Commerce of Kansas City, Mo-, which
suspended payment during the late
financial stringency.
Mrs. Martha Anderson was found
dead, lying on cot in her room in
GAINESVILLE, Wis, with her throat cut
from ear to ear. Investigations by the
police indicate she was murdered
George H. Norman, who as an Off
Ger on the gunboat Gloucester during
the Spanish-American war took Ad-
miral Cervera of the Spanish fleet off
the burning flagship Infanta Maria
Teresa, died in Brookline, Mass.
Newton Edmunds, former governor
of Dakota territory and president OF
the Yankton National bank, died at
Yankton of paralysis, aged SO years.
The II laundries in Cincinnati under
Indictment for organizing combine
to raise prices pleaded guilty and each
was fined $50 and costs. The trust
also agreed to dissolve
Violation of the postal laws by car
rying first-class mail matter was
charged against the American Express
company in a suit filed in the United
States district court at Cincinnati by
District Attorney Mcpherson.
Clyde Cant of Belleville, ILL.,, was
convicted of the murder of Henry
Dickerman and sentenced to IA years
in the penitentiary.
That the fight of the administration
against the Standard Oil company was
only bluff" was asserted in the
house of representatives by Mr..
Rainey of Illinois, who spoke at length
on his bill placing on the free list
petroleum, crude or refined, or it's
products.
John E. Venson set a new American
record by jumping 116 feet on skis at
the Duluth tournament.
Sir James Knowles, founder and
proprietor of the Nineteenth Century,
died in London.
The Mississippi senate passed the
house statutory prohibition bill.
1t is announced that there is pros
pect of Raisuli, the Moroccan bandit,
appearing on the variety stage in Lon
don.
The Chicago, Cincinnati & Louis
vile Railroad company was put in the
hands of a receiver.
Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman, president of
the Missouri w. c. T. u, died at
Kansas City after a long illness, aged
IS years.
Charles Peccorino, said to be the
leader of a Black Hand society which
caused the murder of wealthy Italian
at Lake Charles, La, was arrested at
Hastings, Col.
The British steamer Roda, Capt.
Burdis, from Huelva for New York
with a cargo of iron ore, went ashore
during thick fog abreast of the Jones
life-saving station, just below Amity-
vile, Long Island.
Capt. E. B. Underwood has been
chosen for the command of the cruiser
Colorado, vice Capt. Sidney Stanton,
who will be appointed a member Of
the general board of the navy.
One boy was stabbed to death and
three wounded during a fight among
inmates of the correctional institution
in Randalls Island, New York.
After an exciting debate lasting six
hours which developed into riot on
the floor of the Japanese house of rep
resentatives, the financial budget was
passed by a majority of 102.
Col. Andrew Wendell, a member of
the squad of soldiers which captured
j. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and who was present
when Booth was shot, died at his
home in Chicago.
Arthur Sullivan, pioneer of south
ern Montana, died at Dillon, Mont.
aged 80.
The Michigan Republican state CEN
trail committee fixed May IL as the
date and Grand Rapids as the place
for the state convention to elect dele
gates-at large to the national Repub-
lican convention.
A. H. Cline, a prominent lumber
man, was shot and instantly killed by
Luke Banner, wealthy merchant OF
Elk Park, N. c.
Judge w. H. Wallace of Kansas
City, who has been enforcing the Sun
day observance law, announced him.
self as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Missouri.
The six automobiles contesting in
the New York-to-Paris race started
from Times square, Forty-second
street and Broadway, New York,
cheered by a throng of several thou
sand people. Three of them arrived at
Hudson, N. Y, the first evening.
Frank Vlna, treasurer for various
Bohemian fraternal organizations. who
fed several weeks ago, when he was
said to be many thousands of dollars
short in his accounts, returned to
Cleveland, o., and surrendered to the
police
State Senator William Mckay died
at Caro- Mich after a years illness