River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-04

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BILLY" Sunday, the baseball evange-
list, was horsewhipped by Sherman
Potts of Lovington, H., in the taber-
nacle at Springfield, with 5000 per-
sons as witnesses.
Cardinal Gibbons, in magazine ar
ticle, defends Catholics as loyal citi-
zens of the United States, in answer
ing charges by Lutheran and Baptist
ministers.
Secretary Newberry of the navy
department said there is no intention
of relieving Admiral Sperry from COM
mand of the battle fleet"
A suit to recover blood money OBJ
tanned by Mrs. Belle Guinness from
her victims was filed at Laporte, Ind,
by a brother of Andrew Helgelein.
Excitement in Iowa is running high
over the assaults on white women by
negroes and a lynching is not unlikely.
Prohibitionists in convention at
Jackson, Mich nominated full ticket
for state officers.
Two thousand jackies and marines
of the fleet, which has just completed
it's world cruise, marched and were
entertained in Norfolk, Va.
Arkansas has been assigned as the
name of one of the new battleships
authorized by congress. The monitor
by that name will be given a suitable
designation.
A new office, that of general in
spector of navy yards, has been
created by Secretary Newberry and
Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich,
commandant of the New York navy
yard, has been assigned to perform it's
duties.
President Roosevelt was scathingly
denounced by Representative Cook of
Colorado, in a speech on the secret
service question in the house. Mr.
Cook is Republican.
Officers of the battle fleet" deny
reports that they attempted to snug
gle valuable articles gathered in for
eign lands into the country.
Evidence to show that an organiza-
ton of white slavers' in Chicago
sends young girls to French Lick
Springs, Ind, resorts has been OBJ
tanned.
The secret service department was
severely criticized by Representative
Smith, Republican of Iowa.
The weather bureau at Washington
sent out warning against floods of
the Ohio and southern rivers, which
are rising rapidly because of heavy
rains.
The United States probably will be
involved in a diplomatic tangle over
the assaults on Greeks in South
Omaha.
Fearing an attack on the jail to lib
crate three alleged burglars, the sher-
iff at Lima, o., asked authority to call
out the militia if necessary.
The state department has made in
quiry of the governor of Nebraska con-
corning the mobbing of Greeks at
South Omaha.
The Democrats in convention at,
Lansing, Mich, rejected plank de-
claring for statewide prohibition.
James J. Hill, in speech at Mime
apolis, ridiculed the work of the farm
commission appointed by President
Roosevelt.
Austria has concentrated it's war
vessels and sent bridge material to
the army in preparation for war with
Servia
Judge Anderson, in the Federal
court at Chicago, held that the gov
eminent cannot prosecute the Stand
ard Oil Company on more than sc
counts. This would cut Judge Lands
famous $29 ,240,O0O fine down to $780,,
600 if the maximum penalty was
given.
Members of the house cheered Rep
resentative Hays of California, who
threatened the election of orientals
from his state.
Senator-elect Root, in a speech at
Albany, n. Y, declared organizations
are necessary to political parties.
Discovery of the body of an unin-
Identified man, who had been shot,
gave the police of Canton, ILL.,, mys-
terry to solve.
President Gomez has sent to the
senate the nomination of Carlos Gar
cia Velez as minister to the United
States. The present minister, Senior
Queseda, has been summoned to Ha-
vana to consult with the president
relative to his future assignment.
Orville Wright at Pau, France, made
his first ascension since the accident
at Fort Myer, in which he was severe
~ injured. Accompanied by his Sis
ter, he was a passenger in the balloon
Icarus, which was piloted by Marquis
de Kergariou.
A train struck a street car in Cleve-
land. O., fatally injuring three persons
and hurting many others.
After having been missing from the
city for 40 years, the famous death
mask of Napoleon, which recently
came to light in the possession of
Capt. w. G. Raoul of Atlanta, has been
returned to New Orleans Capt
Raoul presented it to the city.
Mrs. William Crist, So years old,
and John Teean, her hired man, nearly
as old, were cremated when the cabin
on the Crist ranch, six miles from
Jefferson, Mont, was burned 1t is be-
lieved they were the victims of dou-
bic murder, the motive of which was
robbery.
Russia fears Austria and Servia will
be at war within fortnight. France
also is alarmed but Germany and Eng.