River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-25

sued a statement declaring that the
country's large steel and iron manu-
facturers have decided to declare an
"open market to protect the industry
The action, it is announced, is neces-
sary because small dealers have been
cutting prices.
Rivers of Illinois, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and, Iowa are among
those provided for in the $9,971 ,625,
appropriated by the emergency and
maintenance bill introduced in the
house by Chairman Burton of the rfv-
ers and harbors committee.
A high judicial official of st. Peters
burg is authority for the statement
that the Grand Duke Vladimir, oldest
uncle Of the car, who died few days
ago, was behind a plot to dethrone
the emperor and declare a regency for
Russia.
When Gov. Stubs signs the anti
liquor bill passed by both the house
and senate Kansas will have prohibi-
ton law which is absolutely ''air-
tight" even prohibiting that physi-
clans shall not prescribe liquor for the
use of patients. The senate accepted
the house amendment barring physi-
clans prescriptions. This bill is the
outgrowth of the crusade against the
"joints" by Attorney General Jackson.
The London police had battle
with go suffragists who tried to get
into parliament to deliver message
to Premier Asquith. Sixteen of the
women were arrested and eight were
sent to Jail, refusing to pay their
fines
The tariff convention adjourned in
Indianapolis, after the delegates had
pledged themselves to work for the ap-
pointment of a government commits
sion. John Barrett addressed the con-
vention on trade with the Latin re-
publics.
The American fleet, now only 600
miles from home, after its historic
world voyage, will arrive in Hampton
Roads Monday. 1t will be greeted by
thousands and reviewed by President
Roosevelt.
BY vote of Sc to "a the house of
representatives of Nebraska voted
down the Raper bill for the abolition
of capital punishment. The chief argu-
ment against the bill was that the
present Nebraska law allowing a jury
to decree either capital punishment
or life Imprisonment for murder
in the first degree is as good as can
be enforced as long as the governor
is given pardoning power.
The steamship Mauretania, the
largest a1oat, again broke the record
for the westward ocean voyage. She
averaged 26 knots an hour on her
trip to New York.
There was an outbreak of rioting at
Granada, Spain, over the question of
the collection of duties on foodstuffs
into the city in which two persons
were killed and five wounded.
The duke of the AbruzZi is at pres
ent in Paris incognito as Signor Ne
gretto. He is buying a medical out
fit to be used on his approaching ex-
petition to the Himalaya mountains.
Joseph Pulitzer, owner, and Caleb
M. Van Hamm and Robert H. Lyman,
editors of the New York World, and
Delavan Smith and. Charles r. Will
Jams, owner and editor of the Indian
apolis News, were indicted for Grim
inal libel in connection with stories
their papers published concerning the
purchase of the Panama canal proper
ty. The persons alleged to have been
libeled are President Roosevelt, j.
Pierpont Morgan, Elihu Root, Charles
p. Taft, William Nelson Cromwell and
Douglas Robinson.
Resolutions demanding the appoint
ment of permanent tariff commits
sion and a revision of the present
schedules Immediately were adopted
in the tariff convention in Indianap-
oils.
Reports have just been received that
1000 persons lost their lives in an
earthquake in western Persia on Janu-
airy %. Porto Rico and Alaska have
recently had severe shocks.
In addition to being called before
the army retiring board, Col. William
F. Tucker has been sued for separate
maintenance by his wife Mrs. Tucker
is daughter of Gen. John A. Logan.
Maj. Gen. Bell, chief of staff of the
United States army, says America is
more in danger of war than it ever has
been in the past and urges that the
country be prepared for conflict.
Woman's suffrage legislation is out
of the question in Oklahoma for two
years. The senate by a vote of Fl to
Is sustained the unfavorable report of
the committee on the bill granting
suffrage to both sexes.
Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria were
visited by an earthquake which caused
100 deaths in Sivas, Turkey, and de-
stroyed the city. other towns were
damaged and the people terror
stricken.
The Racine police arrested Jimmy"
Morgan, one of the most notorious
bank sneaks in the country for the
theft of $500 from the First Ma
tional bank in Milwaukee. He con-
fessed saying he had four accomphces.
Replies were made in the house at
Washington to Representative Rainey' S
attack on the purchase of the Pana.
ma canal route. President-elect Taft,
his brother Charles P. Taft and Will
liam Nelson Cromwell were defended
by Mr.. Lowering.
&c. M. Garnet" who attempted to
blackmail Lawrence M. Jones, Kan