The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
sxloaa rebels effected the capture


by Mexican rebels.
Secretary MacVeagh has asked bids
on an issue of fifty million dollars
Panama canal bonds.
Excuses on the part of irresponsi-
BILE Mexican rebels are expected with
the declaration of peace.
1t is said reciprocity has made Taft
popular in the cities, but farmers are
yelling bloody murder
If peace fails in Mexico the invest
ment of the capital city and Chihua-
hua will start Immediately.
An amendment by Senator Root to
the reciprocity agreement was OPP
posed as likely to be fatal.
Assurance was given that the
Standard Oil company will obey the
mandate of the supreme court.
There was generous criticism, along
with praise, of the supreme court de;
cision in the Standard Oil case.
Mrs. John o. Fox of Glenwood, Ia,
was burned to death as she was at
tempting to kindle a fire with kero-
sene.
Henry L. Stimson of New York was
confirmed by the senate to be secre-
tary of war to succeed Jacob M. Dick
inson.
Ernest Hebleb of Philadelphia,
killed himself rather than yield to the
insistence of his friends that he join
labor union.
The supreme court decision in the
Standard Oil case generally had been
discounted at Paris and it did not af-
feet the bourse.
The resolution for the federal in
come tax amendment was concurred
in by the senate. 1t has already
passed the house.
Every one that has money can get
a chance to bid for the new Panama
bonds. They draw per cent interest.
Congressman Longworth says that
at birth a man has his choice between
a bald head and brains. His own
choice, he says, is apparent,
Mrs. Olive Apperson, OF Kokomo,
Ind, wife of Elmer Apperson, automo-
bile manufacturer, demanded $780,,
900 alimony in her suit for divorce.
The Wisconsin house passed the
James woman suffrage bill, which
contains a clause calling for state
referendum, before it goes into effect
w. r. Greene of Audubon, Ia, has
been nominated by the Ninth congress
sional district convention to succeed
Former Congressman Walter l. Smith.
At Sydney, N. S. W., Bill Lang won
his fight with Jack Lester, Tommy
Burns protege, in the sixth round.
Lester broke one of his wrists and
was practically defenseless.
Daniel O'Reilly, former assistant
district attorney and later attorney
for Evelyn Thaw in her sensational
suits, pleaded not guilty to charge
of receiving stolen property.
Announcement was made by the in
corporatorsi of the national Mckinley
birthplace association that Joseph G.
Butleyt il, Youngstown, O.. was
elected president.
Four and one-half hours will be cut
from the Chicago-Son Francisco time
of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
overland limited enabling ine train to
make this trip in 68 hours instead OF
72h as heretofore.
An eight-day aeroplane meet sur
passing in value of award, in variety
of features and in number of entrants
any meet yet given in the United
States will be held in Grant Park,
Chicago, beginning on August 1.
At Wilmington, Del, to prove that
the new 100000 Office building of
the Dupont Powder company is fire.
proof, fires will be started simulta-
neously in several rooms and no at
tempt will be made to extinguish
them.
Only SO of the 1856 members of the
naval academy's elias of 1909 passed
their recent final examinations after
the customary two years cruise and
will be commissioned ensigns in the
navy June 5.
Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounced the designation of forty-seven
additional postal savings banks, max
ing a total of 176 since January 3.
At Cambridge, Mass, Mayor Barry
has made arrangements with the Har-
ward Athletic association to allow the
fifty pupils in the local schools with
the best grades free admission to
Harvards baseball games.
After eight years in an Arctic ice
pack, a message dispatched by balloon
from the headquarters of the Baldwin
Zeigler expedition in Franz Josef land
in 1902 is now in the hands of the
original sender, Evelyn Briggs Bald
win.
Railroads operating in central pas
senger association territory including
the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan, are permitted, by an order
issued by the interstate commerce
commission, to exact higher passen-
ger fares for interstate than for intra-
state business where state legisla-
lures or state commissions have es-
tablished a two-cent-a-mile rate.
Personal.
Democrats of the house had quite
a set-to over the rules committees