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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
ADAKOTA TRAGEDY.
A Railroad Agent Shot by the Father
of a GIri Whom He Had Outraged.

A Railroad Agent Shot by the Father
of a GIrl Whom He Had Outraged.
Z. A. Newton, agent of the Northern
Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills Railroad
company at Wahpeton, d. L., was shot
Dec. % by James Nash, a painter, and
prominent citizen Of Wahpeton, whose
daughter Newton is said to have brutally
outraged on Friday, The young lady
who, it is claimed was outraged is Miss
Emma Nash, a good looking, polite
young miss of sixteen. In complaint
sworn out by her this morning before JUS
tice McCumber, she stated that she had
been working in Newton's family; that
Mrs. Newton was on a visit and that on
Friday night Newton did not come home
until very late, and after she was in bed
He came into her room, undressed, got
into her bed and brutally outraged her,
in spite of her pleadings for him TO spare
her. She was so frightened and 50 weak
that she laid trembling in bed
until morning, when Newton again
came to her bed and re-
peated the outrage. Newton was ar
raigned before Justice McCumber this
afternoon, and after consulting with his
counsel, Hon. Folsom Dow, pleaded not
guilty. AS soon as the words were out
of his mouth, Nash stepped in front of
him, and saying: "You plead not guilty,
do you? damn you'll" shot him. The wea-
pom used was thirty-eight-caliber bull
dog revolver. The ball entered about the
center ofthe chest. Dr. Nuckalls, who is
in attendance on the wounded man, who
now lies on an improvised couch in the
Justices office, says Re thinks the
wound is fatal. Mr.. y .sh Immediately
himselfto Deputy Sheriff |
Bogart, and is now in the eountyjail.
1t must be said that Newton has shown |
himselfa perfect gentleman in every way |
here, and none who know him believe |
him guilty in thought or deed of the |
crime charged against him. The sur
geon says he stands an even chance for !
life or death at present. Mr. Newton's /
wife was telesraphed at Mansion, MINI, /
and will probably be here tonight 4
Nash is condemned by all FOR the act he
so hastily did,
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heavy velvet carpet in which her shape
~ feet sink deeply. but presently the
spirit pi desolafe loneliness seemed TO
ieaye her, an going quietly into an adj
joining room she began eating pie.
In few moments her father came in
to the apartment. "Perhaps was rath-
er harsh with you, Lillian" he began
But the girl interrupted him. Don't
speak of it again. dear papa" she said,
because know that you really have no
money to spare. While / was mending
your overcoat last evening / saw that
note from Daisy" and would not
You saw the note?" asked Mr.. Per-
kins in hoarse, agonized tones.
Yes, papa, but you know | never"
"How much win sealskin saeque
co>t?n
Three hundred dollars" and as the
girl spoke these words a baleful light
shot from her ewes.
''You can have the money to-mor-
row" he said, and went slowly out of
the room.
II thought my darling papa would
weaken" said the girl, and lifting the
fork slowly to her lips the last of the pie
was gone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
A Circular to Land officers.

The following eironlar haa been received
at the different land oitcesi
General Land Office Washington, d. c.,
Dec 20, ISS2.-ro Registers and Receivers,
United States Land 0flic, S: Your attention
is called to sec. 3, of The timber culture act
of June IA, 1878, which provides that il at
any time after the filing of said affidavit,
and prior to the issuing of the patent for
said land, the claimant shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements ofthis act, then
and in that event such land shall be sub
ject to entry under the homestead laws, or
uy some her person under the provisions
of this act; provided, that the party making
claim to said land, Eitbef as a Homestead
settler or under this act, shall give at the
time of filing his application, such notice to
the original claimant as shall be prescribed
by the rules established by the commissioner
OF the general land office and the rights of
the parties shall be determined as in other
contested cases"
On the 14th ultmo the honorable secre-
tary of the interior held in Frank Rundy's
appeal, 0berlin, Kan, that this statute re-
strlcts contests against a prior timber Gull
ture entry 10 one who seeks to enter the
land covered thereby under the home
stead or timber culture laws, and that in the
absence of such application there is no
right of contest, nor does preference right
dltdGll u1uS1 nSItlpt1 - VI Liz dCb VI May III
1880. You are there fore directed to dismiss
all contest suits now pending
In your Office against timber culture en-
tries coming within the purview of said de-
cision The filing of the application afote-
said is condition precedent to the right of
contest under said statue, and the party so
applying must be qualified to make an
entry.
These instructions are not to apply to en-
tries contested on the ground of illegality at
vs. Frank D. Bower, decided by the honor
able secretary of the interior, Nov. %, 1882,
in the Reporter, December number 1897
Very respectfully, n. G. MCFARLAND,
Commissioner
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The Livermore 1owa,) Fire.

Full particulars of the Livermore fire
show the following;
] NJ. Meagher, loss $1,000 on stock
and buildings; insured in Des Moines
company 5000, and WATERFOWL of New
York, 81 400
James Meagher, meat market, 500;
no insurance,
Hollenback, saloon and dwelling, 49,
600; insured in Pacific of New York, ST.
100.
R. S. Cooper, loss on stock, S1,700i
insured in North British, 81 900.
w. %. Weed, loss $685. no insurance.
J, Hiseradt, damage to building,
household goods and stock, $4,000; in
sured in Western of Toronto, $1,000;
Underwriters of New York, 5000;
Oskaioosa, 81 300.
Stemmens & Merrill, loss on hard.
ware stock, $1,000; fully insured in
North British.
Thomas Farley, damage to general
stock, 81 600
McCauley, loss on buildingand damag
to stock, $4,000; insured in Des Moines.
$500; no insurance on building.
James Goddard, loss on building, $4,
000; insured in Amazon, 81 200.
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THE CONGRESS.



SESATE.-Five members more than quo
rum were present at tie opening. After the
Introduction Of numerous unimportant res
olutions the senate resumed work on the civ
il service bill which finally passed by vote
of 80 to 8 The five VINO voted against the
bill were all democrats Messrs. Rrown of
Georgia, Call of Florida, Jones of
Louisiana, Mcpherson of New Jersey, and
Morgan Of Alabama. The bill, as It passed,
is modification of the Pendleton bill and
provides for commission who shall have
supervision of the civil service competitive
examinations which are required in APP
pointments to Office. One of the most I'm.
portant amendments to the bill was one of
fered by Senator Hawley of Connecticut, and
passed prohibiting officers from soliciting
or receiving. political assessments
from subordinate employees of the
charge, promotion or degradation of any
employe for voting at political election,
or Contributing iiioneg or other valuable
things tor political purpos S. The penalty
tor violation OF this provision is fine OF
nos exceeding $4,000 or imprisonment for
not more than three years, or both, at
the discretion of the court. An
other amendment was adopted prohibiting
intemperance in the service. On this Mr..
Edmunds said that employees had been quite
as much demofalized and the service bad
suffered quite as much from the effects OF
gambling as incompetence.
HousE-Less than quorum were pres
ent. and without transacting q particle OF
business the house adjourned until Satnr-
day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04

New YORK, Jan 1-Jaeob w Gebhardt,
Jersey man who has no less Than six affaires3
de ceur, longuishes in Jail He was u
member of the choir of the Methodist church
as Clinton, and made the acquaintance of Miss.
Emnia Philhower, daughter of wealthy
farmer Jscob soon gained the young
lady's affections. The result was that Emma
made charge against him and the
young man was arrested. Before
tbs case went any further he acceded
to tbs domand of the father TO marry
the daughter New Years day. He took
Emma out for ride and left her at
hotel, then get into the coupe
ann sought Miss Hattie Gates, twenty years Of
age. Hattie was in no way louth and the pair
camo to New York, where they were married
He has deceived four other girls besides Miss
Piiihewer The six young women all livn
within twenty miles Of one anoihtr and II rs
extraordinary how they did not find out sooner
that they we're being deceived Their ages
range from sixteen 10 twenty
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The wahpeton CDak.) Tragedy

DR.. J. ]. Buckley, official surgeon on
the Northern Pacific railroad, who was
called from st. Paul to Wahpeton to at
tend Agent Newton, shot last Saturday
by Nash in the court room, came to the
city yesterday and an Argus reporter
gained the following information from
him concerning the case: The bail,
which was of thirty-two caliber, entered
between the first rib and collar bone,
almost in the middle line, and passed
through the top of the right lung, strik
ing the spine in the upper portion ofthe
back. The body of the injured man was
paralyzed below the breast and no hopes
are entertained for his recovery, and
should he live it will be nothing short of
a miracle. Newton has borne an exa
cellent reputation during his residence
in Wahpeton, and the majority of the
people do not believe him guilty of the
crime with which he was charged. Mrs.
Newton, who had been absent but day
when the shoe ing occurred, returned
and is giving the suffering husband her
kindest attention. Public sentiment is
strong against Nash, who is painter by
trade, and it is not impossible that,
should Newton die, he would be sum-
marty dealt with.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
Love Murder and suicide.

Six months age, William Walton,
twenty-five years of age, settled at Belle
Vile, Ill. Shortly after arriving there he
fell in love with woman named Jane
Milburn, widow of twenty one, living
as a servant in the house of S. Steven
son, widower of considerable means
and some family. They became attached
to each other and were to have been
married on Christmas, but she accepted
proposal of marriage from her en-
ployer, and was to be married to him
on New Years day. She frankly con-
fessed that, while she preferred Walton
as lover, the temptation to share the
wealth and comfort of her employer was
too strong for her to resist. On Thurs
day Mrs Milburn visited a neighbor,
Mrs Cooke, when Walton made his APP
pearance. After brief conversation, at
his request they repaired to another
room. Soon Mrs. Cooper heard Mrs
ATilburn cry out, and then the report of
a pistol twice. Mrs Cooper rushed into
the room and found Miss Milburn lying
on the floor dead, with one wound in
the forehead and another through the
heart. Walton was leaning over her
and looking into her face. ''she is dead.
There's no doubt about that" he re-
marked quietly, and then he added 81
could not bear to lose her." at the same
time raising the pistol to his left eye and
sending ball through his brain. Miss
Milburn was of more than average beau
ty and was the daughter of William Mil
burn of What Cheer, Iowa.
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SATURDAY., December. 30.
SENATE.-Not in session,

SENATE.-Not in session.
HoUsE.-The two hours session of the
house to-day was busy one and a number
of bills were passe after they had been sub
United TO Ubiector Holman foe inspeetlon.
Humphrey of Wisconsin sought to secure
the passage of a bill appropriating 100000
for public building in his state. TWAS OBJ
vious from the outset that this bill was
doomed, aud it was hardly necessary Tor this
speaker to ask if there was objection. Both
sides tried to make the most earnest oppo-
sition, and such chorus has rarely
been equaied even by the house. Mr..
Humphrey offered TO cut it down to $500 %,
but this was uphatically sat down on,
which caused the representative from the
Badger State to declare that no more bills
shonld pass to-day by unanimous consent.
Mr. Townsfehd Sailed up bill in fela-
ton to sugar in bonded warehouses. but it
was soon evident that no more bills could
he passed, andChe house adjourned till Tues
day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
Another Vanderbilt Move.

The Philadelphia Press says A rather
startling rumor has gained some credence
on Third street TWAS said that William
II. Vanderbilt was making arrangements
to capture the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. This story originated in Chi
cage, where the recent change in the
management of the Omaha yoad has
caused q good deal of a sensation. There
is no doubt that the Chicago & North
western are now negotiating & traffic
contract with the Northern Pacific, or
that, in any event, the relation of these
roads viii be much closer in the future
than they have been in the past Mean
time there has been for three weeks a
quiet buying up of the Northern Pacific
common, the stock which will eventually
control the road. This buying is attrib-
uted to Mr.. Vanderbilt. 4 number of
heavy holders of both common and pre-
ferred have been approached as to the
price they would take for their stock and
there are a number of indications that
some heavy capitalists are investing in
Northern Pacific.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
Half-Million Fire in Milwaukee.

The great clothing store of Friend
Brothers in Milwaukee was burned Sun
day morning. When entrance to the
building was gained. it was found that
the fire had eaten through from the base
ment to the fifth story, and had virtually
destroyed the immense stock of manu-
featured clothing and the tons of cloth
which the firm (Friend Brothers. has in
stock. The four stoties of the block are
occupied by Friend Brothers with their
clothing establishment, and Landauer
Brothers, wholesale dry goods. The
fifth story is occupied by Straw, Els
worth & Co., wholesale matters. Friend
Brothers stock is about total loss, 1t
was valued at bet xeen $500, Coo and $780,
600, and the building at $150,00O Straw,
Ellsworth & Co.'s stock was damaged by
fire and water to the extent of not less
than $4,000; Landauer Bros. dry goods,
loss by smoke and water probably $685.
900. The buildihg Is insured for about
S75 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
a snirited Lynching.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 1.-Some particulars
reached here OF he lynehing Of negro Buford
Smith at Tozewell Court House. The muir
dered man was Chariee Keuzer twhitely
aged twenty-four Notwi h-tanding the pres
etsce of strong guard, a body of men
after ! o'clock Thursday night last succeeded
in getting fito the jail and forced the cell
The taller wss aroused by the noise, but
found the door Of HIS room fastened on the
ana ran up Main sire for help Meantime
I e prisoner was hurned down stairs and out
Of door, follow d by the iailor's wife When
the crowd having Smith in charge had pr ceoded
about 100 yard, the jtiior's wife fired a
pistol to alarm the ~. The lynehers thought
the jai or was re urning with assistance. and
continued firing upon the prisoner About
twenty-five shots were fred, but only
t1reo took effect Two balls struck
him sn the head and one IN the
shoulder The mob then left the v'ciim. fo
was taken bach iuio Jail and died il about three
hours. Smith wa Known for brutal reckless
ne~s and proctivity for getting into rows with
white men
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Some Modern Art
Henry Ward Beecher,s Sermon.

Henry Ward Beecher's Sermon.
Mr.. Beecher further said if some ga
cred Inner would only come down and
paint things as they are, what whist
ling and twisting there would be to
keep the pictures out of the sight Of the
reporters. Art which painted and glo-
rifed matters only, was art beastiy., Inc
men who painted what modesty hid ana
the processes of which nature herself
was ashamed, what language could htiy
characterize? The prostitution OF iItera-
ture, mailing love only carnal, feeding
morbid imaginations, was only deseera-
ton. Men call it liberty and the wor-
ship of nature, but they had not the first
idea as to what nature really was. Art
should not perpetuate forms OF mere
sensuality, whether for Partisan saloons
or boudoirs and bedrooms at home.
Nakedness with attributes not pure and
high, as in the Bath and the captive
Slave, was seductive, corruping, abom-
Unable. and whenever so prostltuted,
beauty was in the service of the devil.
When things had served their uses the
buzzard. crow, and worm gathered to
fatten on them in rottenness, and Il
seemed as if some men had descended
in their line, they so rejolced IN NTH,
corruption and nastineEs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
Missouri Killers at the Hub.

During lecture Sunday nightin Bos-
ton by the Ford brothers. the slayers of
Jesse James, an exciting scene occurred.
A large audience was present, and some
rough loudly offered the opinion that the
Ford brothers were mo good" Thisre
Election was resented by the brothers,
who drew their revolvers, and brandish-
ing them, leaped from the stage into the
midst of the audience. The people
stampeded Immediately, and such
was the haste that many sought
egress through windows, smash
ing the sashes to make their exit. The
hall is on the ground floor, and the win
dows open directly on the street. Po-
liceman Robinson, who heard the crash
of glass and saw people running from
the hall, made his way into the building
and seised both btothefs, who had as
saulted several persons with the butts Of
their reyolvers. The remark of the Of
ticer when Selling the brothers was;
"You may be the Ford brothers or the
James brothers, but you can't drink
blood in Boston," 1t is understood that
friends of the assaulted parties are Clay
ing f5ra the brothers, and more trouble
is expected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
A MODERN RORGIA.
Remarkable Dea'h-Bed Confession Of Wom-
an Formerly Of 0ttumwa, Iowa
Three Murders Accounted For.
A Triple Murderess

CLEVELAND, 0iio, jar. by the confess
sion of Emma Stillwell. who is dying Of con-
sumption at her fathers home il Knox county,
the mystery that has surrounded three murders
committed in the past ten years was today re-
moved aud terrible revelation Of tho crimes
of woman less than ibirty-ive years Of age.
Emma Hord crow StillwelD, daughter Of q re-
spectacle family at Wooster, Ohio,
married a German named Swcibert
With her husband brother and
mother she removed 10 Marysviile, Mo, where
he her brother aud mother, in 1876, foully
mdrdere d Sweibert FOR q small amount Of
money he had They were suspected Of the
crime and arrested, but no eyid nee being
found against them they were released Emma
then went to Ottumwa, Iowa, whore she kent q
boarding house. Al stant relative, young man
named Horl, who boarded with her. was the
second victim Of her mnrdorous instincts, and
she killed him His body was thrown TO a
raviuei and the or me was never suspected
She was soon after married to young man
named SuIiwelE She had two chillrcn by
Stillwell, and murder one Of them. with the
assistance of her 20 her, by choking the child
and hitting It in the bark 0f the head II was
supposed to have died OF diph,heria This crime
was never suspected. She aud her brother
had scheme to XIII her husband which
very nearly successful twice and would have
been the third when her mother was ming on
70 help, but was killed ia q train disaster.
EMMA can live but few hours Her husband
remembers row the suspicious circumstances
attendant upon tie attempt to murder him.
The brother is in the West somewhere. She
received letter from him few days ago ask
ms is she bad divulged ANYTHING concerning
HIM
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--latest Northwestern Patients.

Charles R. Bacon and F. Queen, st.
James, Mimi, composition for removing
scale in boilers; Hans Birkholz, Racine
Wis. roller grinding mill; Harrison I'll.
Brown, Ladoga, Wis, sad-iron heater;
Auson Hilger, Pierre, OAK, fan attach
ment for sewing machines; William FL
Holcombe and C. A. Holcombe, Beloit,
Wis, pump cylinder; Allen Johnston,
Ottumwa, Iowa, metal screw machine
two; B. B. Kemper, Muscatine, Iowa,
cultivator; Abraham Lands, ST., Elk
port, Iowa, wagon rack; NJ. w. Lynch,
assignor ofone-halfto D. Curtis, Madison,
Wis, harness saddle; John McDougall,
Lehigh, Iowa, clothes drier; Peter Ship
ley, Red Oak, Iowa, stalk cutter; Charles
E. Tebbles, assignor to Hawkeye Ma
chine company, Burlington, Iowa, sew
ing machine; Andrew Tracy, Ricbland,
Iowa, take-up for sewing machines; d.
NJ. White Hudson, Wis, and J. Hitch
cock, st. Paul, Mimi, sand band; Lucien
B. Woofork, Tracy Mimi, refrgerating
apparatus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-04
WHY Challenge Was Sent in
Milwaukee.

A Milwaukee special of the 9th says:
John Grodewohl, a well-known liquor
dealer of this city, was arrested this
afternoon, charged with sending writ
ten challenge to one Fred Mailman, a
furniture dealer, fight a duel. The
causes which led to the sending of the
challenge, as stated by Grodewohl to a
reporter, are as follows: Last Sunday
morning Mailman called at the residence
of Grodewohl to see a gentleman friend
who roomed inthe house. Mailman was
directed by Grodewohl to the friends
room, but instead Of going to it, entered
the room Of the fifteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Grodewohl, the door being open,
and there effected the ruin Of the girl.
Grodewohl knew nothing Of the matter
until this morning, when his wife in
formed him that their daughter was
melancholy for some reason and threat
ened to commit suicide. They then
questioned her closely end learned the
facts, Mailman is a married man and
has three children. He has hitherto
stood well in the community.
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Western Prayer Meeting Epi-
SOda

A terrible ARRAY occurred at a prayer
meeting at school house near Abeline,
Kansas. last Thursday evening. The
cause of the trouble was the placing of Il
jumping-jack on the Christmas tree the
Monday evening previous for a young
lady named Foreman. Her friends took
it as insult. 1t was claimed that a young
man named Arthur Shadinger had
placed it there. Yesterday evening her
three brothers, brother-inlaw and beaux
went to the prayer meeting where they
knew Shadinger would be. As the
meeting broke up, Tom Cooper assaulted
Shadinger, driving him back into the
school house. Shadinger's friends came
TO his rescue, one man with apistol
Cooper fred three shots at Shadinger,
one taking effect in his left lung As he
fell, Shadinger drew revolver and fired.
A general melee ensued. More than a
dozen shots were fired Cooper re-
ceiyed several severe wounds. Alex.
Foreman was shot in his left wrist, and
received a bad wound on the head.
Three of the attacking party have been
arrested The other two are still at
large, and rewards have been offered for
their arrest