River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-27

Ming EDWARD compelled the earl OF
Ronaldshay to apologize to the count
ess of Granard for calling her "a
dumped American heiress who was
fortunate enough to secure title"
The dean of Westminster abbey has
refused request of British authors
that the ashes of George Meredith be
deposited in the abbey.
Former Warden Armstrong of the
Michigan penitentiary in an affidavit
| said he had received $1,000 bride
from Milton DAILY, who was arrested
in Chicago.
A statue of John Witherspoon,
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and former president of Prince
ton college, was unveiled in Washing
ton.
The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church convened in Denver,
Col.
Jack Johnson, heavyweight cham
pion of the world, failed to defeat Jack
O'Brien, light heavyweight, in six
round bout in Philadelphia.
Former President Roosevelt killed
his first rhinoceros on his hunt in
Africa, seven shots being required to
Stay the beast.
Capt. Polak of the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, which arrived at New
York, reports passing an iceberg 125
feet high. He suggested that the Uni
ted States send out specially
equipped warship to blow up such OBJ
structions in the path of steamers.
Anna Held, before sailing for Eu-
rope, said she probably would retire
from the stage after the present sea-
son. She is said to be worth 81 ,000,-
600.
Stephen Barno, whose back was
broken by falling from scaffold in
New York, will leave the White Plains
hospital completely cured. 1t is one
of the few cases where a patient with
shattered vertebrae has completely
recovered.
In the presence of Gov. Deneen and
large gathering Of citizens, a heroic
statue of Gen. George Rogers Clark,
the revolutionary soldier and explorer
of the northwest, was unveiled at
Quincy, Ill. The statue is the work
of Charles J. Mulligan of Chicago.
The program for the opening exer-
cises at the Seattle worlds fair June
1 includes addresses by James j. Hill
and Congressman William A. Roden-
berg of East St. Louis, Ill. Ambassa-
dor Bryce also is expected to speak on
the opening day.
Orientals living in Vancouver, B. c.,
have cornered the ferry boat service,
and those persons who wish to see
the Japanese warships anchored in
the harbor must ride in launches op-
Grated by subjects of the mikado.
Mrs. Catherine Cain, who, after be-
ing arrested in Chicago for begging
for Elmer E. Cain, a former Wiscon-
sin assemblyman, married him, has
sued for a divorce.
Crowds at Baton Rouge, La, saw
the battleship Mississippi start on the
fourth stage of its journey up the
father of the waters" The next stop
will be Bayou Sara.
A man, identified as Marvin White
head, a member of a prominent fam
lily, who has been known as "the wild
man" for five years, was captured in
the swamps near Prentiss, Miss.
Women of Augusta, Ca, went
throughout the city and distributed
cards bearing an appeal that every
family discuss means of fighting tu-
berculosis.
A factory at Waukegan, ILL.,, is gal
vanizing horned toads as ornaments
for women's hatpins.
A statue of John Witherspoon, IA
nous Scotch divine signer of the
Declaration of independence and
once president of Princeton college,
was unveiled in Washington.
At the May meeting of the Yale cor
poratiOn announcement was made of
the offer of 100000 from Mrs. Morris
K. Jesup of New York to establish
the Morris K. Jesup professorship of
silviculture in the Yale Forestry
school.
A bronze statue OF Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow was unveiled in
Washington with much ceremony. It
was presented to the nation by the
Longfellow National Memorial associ-
alton and was accepted by President
Taft.
President Taft was caught in a
crowd of panic-stricken people at
Charlotte, n. c., when a cloudburst
broke over the city as he viewed the
Mecklenberg parade.
Hopes were entertained at st.
Johns, N. F., that the liner Mon.
golian could be released from the ice
jam, in which it was held three days,
without loss of life.
Sultan Mehmed v. said he would
see. that the massacres in Asiatic Tur.
key are not repeated.
The duma has announced a bill for
a progressive Inheritance tax in Rus
STA.
Mrs. T. P. Felman of Chicago, while
in Philadelphia, had DR.. Marberg pre-
scribe for her by wireless from the
Amerika, far out at sea. The doctors
message was: Follow diet prescribed
before sailing. All will be o. K"
Attorney General Wickersham
stopped the grand jury inquiry into
Oklahoma land frauds when charges
of unfair tactics were made against
government attorneys.
Mrs. Taft became suddenly i'll on the
yacht Sylph and was hurried to the