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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-20
Willard Steps Down ana Out.

Ga Monday, railroad circles were ex.
cited by the seAi- off 5ial announcement
that Henry Willard had resigned the pres
ide1cy OF the Oregon and Transcontinental
Company and the Oregon railway com.
pany, and was about to give up the pres
idency of the Northern Pacific to the former
President Fre5erick Billings.
Mr.. Villiad refused to be interviewed.
Through bis secretary be made the explana-
tory statement that he had been impressed
with the conviction that it would not be
proper for him to continue as the president
OF alI the companies whose management
he has heretofore directed, after the COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific railroad as q
trauscontinental line.
Mr.. Frederick Billings has resigned from
the Oregon Transcontinental directory, and
will take charge oil the Northern Pacific
railroad again. He abandons the one to
save the other. His stock was sold last
week, and was the long stock then unload
ed. He was disguised with the way the
blind pool" was conducted, and disagreed
WITH his colleagues Cd matters of retrench.
ment as well.
The opinion on the street is that the
change is the best thing which could;occur
for the company's interest and Mr.. Bill
IDgs the first president has better knoyl-
edge OF the system OF roads than auy other
living man. He IS several times million
are. and q lnan IL whom the public mas
confidence. His policy Will be conserva-
tive, and in favor of Tetrsnch Aent. The
change cannot be for the worse, in any
event, said prominent operator.
At Corsicana, Tex, q score of business
houses were burned Aggregate loss. S69,-
GO; insurance. $40 600
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A sad Tale of City Life.

C. ?. Pease forged checks in New York
for S43, being driven to it by hunger. When
C ,ught he was so weak that il was with diff
fculty that he was led to a restaurant,
where a hearty meal enable him to tell his
story. About two weeks ago he came to
New York W th his young wife. The coup
lie endured great many hardships through
the inability of Psase to obtain work, and
after daily wandering about the streets they
were Obliged to stop at nights in the parks.
At last the won.an's strength gave out and
she went to the home for the friendless.
Pesse while warming himself in the Metro
politan hotel, found the check on the floor
where it had been dropped by Lesh IL
Hechts book keeper, and was in so desti-
tu;e a condition that ii induced him &c COM
NIT the crime OF forgery. The prisoner Nas
dressed in simmer suit, and had q Rum-
Der of newspapers wrapped around his
body to keep him warm. He had no stoek-
ngs. The complaining parties refused to
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Adams, Austin; N. S. Lardy, Moscow; F.

Adams, Austin; n. S. Lardy, Moscow; F.
ID. Holmes, o gatonna.
Glass D-Granulated Batter--A. P. Nc
Bride, Lansing; Marvin & Commack, Roch-
ester; f. Conant, Udolphe; F. ID. Holmes,
OWstenna.
Glass E-Cheese-E. B. Williams, Lam
sing; Marvin q Commack. Rocheste-.
Class F-Dhiry apparatus-C. n. Beiseck-
er, k.ustin, forty and sixty pound butter
| tubs, Marvin & Mccormack, Rochester
sixty pound butter tubs; Henry Warren,
| Goshen. Ind oval churn; Schock & Bolan-
| der, 0rsugeville, Ills, test churn; ]. G.
/ Cherry, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, carrying cans,
| and setting cans; ]. II. Patterson, Austin,
| dairy apparatus; Ames Bros, Austin, Dia-
mend feed mill; Ames Bros, Austin, rotary
( power and wind mill grinder; A. H. Ree6.,
Glencoe Mimi, Little Monitor corn she'll r.
Wednesday evening the sudIeAce repa r
/ ed to he new Masonic hall, where an 3le-
CANT banquet was served, tables beaut full
with flowers, individual bouquets at each
| guests plate, notices cut from cheese on
| the walls. Two hundred and ninety plntes
we've laid, and all were occupied.
Minnesota butter and cheese associatio n
| is a pronounced success. It's third annual
| meeting has fully met the highest expecta-
| lions Of its Officers. Far more pretentious
| societies have rttracted less attention and
called together less noted body of practic-
| al agrlcuIlurists and dairymen.
i Among those present were: Col. r. NJ.
| Litl7r, secretary Natioupl Butter and Cheese
association, Davenport, Iowa; Rev. i. Mil
Ter, D. D., st. Psul; DR.. K. A., Grange, Uni
| versity OF Michigan; q. A. Huston, presi-
lent, Iowa Butter and Cheese association.
president Cedar Rspidt dairy board OF
an,. &C. Gregg, Marshall MINI; S. S.
ifadejN Usage Iowa; OIL. G. q. Edward,
Sheehsr, \ Fl. A. Holmes, Chatfisll; B.
Spring Vailey, Valley; William Leav-
H. Holmes, spsia.e Waseca; ]. G. Cherry,
lit, Hoistein breeder, president Mcleod
Cedar Bapids; Col. Reso, c. D. Vernon,
County Agricultural society. ma; A. P.
Mankate; F. D. Hol nes Owst... g. Clair,
McKlnstry, Winuehagc City; J. Al -" ].
Fairmont: G. H. 81 ssom, Algons;l
CARTS Chiosgo; A. d HiIman, Minneapolis,
w. c. Rice, Rochester; c. E. Marvin,
Rochester; besides large number OF the
practical farmers of this whole section.
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Frank Lames Not Yer Clear.

Kansas City Special: There was gather
ing here recently Of old time confederates
and companions of Quantrell and other
rough riders of the Lest Cause, in order
to assist Frank James, the noted outlaw, in
obtaining bail for his many crimes. II has
been known for some time that the step was
to be taken. and in consequence officers
from various localities were on hand TO Sc
cure the prisoner, if perchance he was give
his liberty. His bail in the sum of $500
for the Blue Cut robbery was finished, but
he was Immediately rearrested
by the sheriff If Galaiin county
upon the charge Of having murdered
Cashier Sheets at Gallatin, Dec. I, 1869, and
will be taken to that point the 18th.
United States marshals were on hand with
writs for James arrest Tor the Mussel Shoals
(Ala) robbery, and for stopping United
States mails. Also an officer from North
field Mimi, with a reQuisiti9n from Gov.
Hubbard, The prisoner aud his friends
were greatly surprised at the course taken
by the officers in returning the outlaw TO
his old quarters at Gallatin. 1t is not known
whether be will he allowed bail in that
case
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SENATE Bills were intredaced for the ad-
mission of Washington Territory and por-
ton OF Idaho as the state OF Washington
and for commission on the liquor traffic.
The report of the committees on rules was
discussed.
The president sent large number OF
army nominations to the senate to-day,
mostly recess appo intmeDts. Among them
was Col. Holabird for qu9rtermasterg general.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill author
izing the erection of bIidges by the Widona,
Alma & Northwestern Railroad company
across the Wisconsin river at Prairie du
Chien, within five miles OF the confluence
of the Mississippi river, across the Black
river at or near La Crosse,
across the Chippewa river within five
miles of the confluence with the
Mississippi river, across st. Cr9ix river or
lake within five miles of its mouth, and be-
tween the mouth ofthe st. Croix river and
Hudson, Wisconsin. His bills also author
ize the Chicago & Northwestern to construct
a bridge across Fever river, near its mouth.
south OF the town of Galena, Ill. All these
bridges to be built under the supervision of
the secretary of war.
Adjourned until Monday, 18th.
HoUsE.-Not III session.
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Personal Gossip.

The young men who were drowned in at
tempting TO cross from Lake City to Stock
holm on Sunday evening, he ID inst, were
named Andrew Barger, nineteen years
age, and John Johnson, about seventeen
years old. They came from Stockholm, on
the day they lost their lives, t. a boat
mounted on a sled, which was drawn by
Louis Lundgren, who was on skates The
parties visited saloon ia Lake CITY and be-
came more or less intoxicated. Lunderen
asch1ed to return with the Others, so they
started back without the boat or sled, and
went down not far from the shore Their
bodies have not been recovered. The par
en- 8 OF Johnson live in McGregor, Iowa.
At Indianapolis DIR. Edward Grifiths,
whose daughter, Mrs. E. T. johnson, died
recently from the effects of pistol shot
wound, supposed to have been inflicted by
herself, has brought suit to set sid e deed
executed by er the night before the tradg-
edy. He alleges that her husband obtained
the property by fraud ana deception, aided
by Rev Dr. Wakefield OIL Richmond, Ind,
who was misled and cOuntenanced the
scheme The plaintiff charges that John
son. falsely represented his wife to have
been seduced by Col. Henry of Knoxville,
Tenn. He says she was shot and killed in
bed, intimating foul plsy.
Edward Hamilton, prominent fnancier,
died here at Portland o., aged eighty-three.
He senlistei in the Mexican war and was
with Taylor in his famous charge on Mont
Grey. In 1850 he was appointed secretary
of the territory of Oregon and served in
that capacity while Gen Joe Lane was
governor. In his later years he lived re-
tired.
John 10th, who so mystcriousIy dissp-
peared from Agate Bay few days since,
puts in an appearance at one of the camps
at Vermilijon lake. He says ne wandered
about Graz d by liquor for days.
Nirs. Alien, wife of the actor killed in
Vicksburg by Frank STAR, is in Brooklyn
with her daughter, Miss Devin.
Mr.. Mckenzie gets a 50, 600 verdict against
the St. Paul he stumbled into an excava
ton.
Edward Hamilton, secretary of Oregon
under Gen. Joe Lane is dead.
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CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE.-Senator Anthony was present
promoting commercial relations between
the United States and Mexico and Central
and South America, and determining pres
idential disability.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill for
public buildings at Winona and Duluth.
Senator Cameron OF Wisconsin introd uced
bill to provide for places of deposit and
distribution of public documents.
The president sent large number OF
nominations TO the senate mostly recess
appointments. Among them were:
Walter Evans, commissioner of internal
revenue; Benjamin Butterworth, commits
sioner of patents; Albert U. Wyman, treas
urer of the United States; Martin S.
Chandler, surveyor. general, Minnesota.
Collectors of internal revenue; James III.
Stone, first district OF Michigan; John W.
Burr cite, fourth district of Iowa; William
w. Carter, seve tn district of Indiana. Jacob
Wheeler, eighth district of Illinois; Edwin
Farley, second district of Kentucky.
The senate confirmed Walter O. Gresham
postmaster general.
The president has nominated William
Livingston, Jr., TO be collector OF customs
at Detroit, Mich.
HOUSE. Bills and resolutions were in
tr3dueed for postal savings deposit branch
of the p3s.office department; enlarging the
powers and duties of the agricultural de
partme1t; establishing q bureau of animal
industry and preventing the spread OF cat
tie diseases; making sugar free OF duty; call.
ing on members of the cabinet for intorma
ton concerning our relations with
Great Britain; abrogatiDg the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty; authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to purchase and
cancel and Al per cent. bonds instead of
calling in g.; establishing board of inter
State commerce as a bureau of the interior
department; putting lumber for house,
fence and snip building on the free list; re-
organizing the legislative power of Utah; for
general amnesty; for the relief OF EitZ j ohm
matter at Two cents per ounce; estab-
fishing the Territory of North Dakota; OF
the admission of Utah and Arizona into
the Union; regarding the duty on WOOL re-
tiriHg trade dollars; liiLitlng the coinage of
silver dollars; repealiag internal revenus
laws; civil rights amendments to the con-
stitution; surprising polygamy; increasi. G
pensions of one armed and one-legged sol
diers Furnishing violation of the election
laws; regulating interstate commerce,
transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department, for the election of Territorial
governors.
Delegate Raymond introduced bill
to establish the territory OF North Dakota
by dividing the receRt territory On the
forty sixth parallel. He also introduced
bill 70 provide two additional judges of the
federal court of Dakota, one for the north and
another fer the south part of the territory;
also, bill to vacate the Fort Randall anu
Fort Rice military reservations.
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Diplomatic Residences.

"The row Of houses on Connecticut
ave-" says The Washington Star "be.
tween X and i streets, built by ex-Gov-
ernor Shepherd, is Familiarity known as
Diplematic Row. At the corner, in the
former residence Of the Chinese Lega-
ton, now resides M. de Strive, the Rus
sian minister; next is the house occu-
pied by Marshal McMichael, next door
20 which are the apartments for bach
elor members OF the Diplomatic Corps.
Adjoining this house lives NJ. de Billie,
the Danish Minister, formerly Council
Tor and prominent political character
Ia Denmark. Count and Countess Lew
enhaupt, of the Swedish Legation, come
next in the list, while between this and
the corner house, in which resides at
torney General Brewster and family, is
that recently purchased and occupied by
General Joe Johnston
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Railroad News,

The main ire of,he Oregon & California,
operated By the Northern Pacific .unning
from Portland south to connect with the
Central Pacific, has been extended to
Grants Pass, distance of 100 miles. This
leaves a gap OF 300 miles to be finished be-
tween Grants Pass anda Reduing, the
northern terminus of the Central Pacific.
With the completion of til gap there will
be through rail connection between Port
land San Francisco and Sacramento. Trains
have been running tor several days from
Por land 10 Grants Pass and to morrow
Pullman sleePers will be put on between
those points.
GeDaTal Manager Van Horne, of the Can
adam Pacific roads says no compromise
will be made with the striking engineers in
the No Invest, as they can easily be replaced.
Foreman Dodge, Of the Northern Pacific
shops At Brainerd, died from exposure
while bunting on the night ofthe 13lh inst.
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Failures still increasing.

There were $50 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week ending the nth, three more than the
preceding week, nineteen more than the
corresponding week OF 1882, and eighty four
pore than the same week of 1881. About
70 per cent. of the failures were those OF
small traders whose capital was under So
600. The important firms reported embar
raised were: J. P. BnlUps & Co., cotton,
and Charles Fox's Sons e. Co, manufacture
ers of cloth caps, New York city; the MAUI
facturers' bank and H. P. Kline, agent for
knit goods; Amsterdam, n. Y, McManus
4 Dobling, dry goods. Providence, r. l.,
\. NJ.
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Pine Land classification and Sale.

Mr.. Strait also introduced bill to provide
FOR the classification and disposition of the
pine timber lands belonging to the public do
main. 1t wi hdraws these lands from sale or
other disposal ond provides that:
Taey shall not be subject to presumption or
homestead entry. 1t directs the secretary of
the interior TO classify tho lands which
chiefly valuable salaOle for
pine timber and cause an appraisal
c' the zine thereon, far as surveys have been
J. de, and at the value OF such lands by legal sub
division of forty and eighty acre tracts or frac-
entries, filings thereof, made after the date OF
the approval of this act Shall DO Cancelled and the
money paid therefor returned in the manner pro-
vlded by law IN case Of erroneous sales 1t fur
Their provides that the president may from time to
time at his discretion, by proclamation, authorize
the sale OF such pine timber lands in such districts,
quantities ald tracts IS he deems for the interests
of the guvefnment Registers and receivers OF the
land districts in which any such auds so authorized
to be sold BE situated, shall, upon the issue Of
such proclaf1aton advertise the lands for sale in
their respective districts in the manner now pro-
ylded by law and the regulations OF the general
land Office. iescrib ng in such notices the tracts
such lands shall be kept open for four
weeks, and no longer The bids shall be For
forty or eighty tracts, fractiouals thereof
aud each Til shall be in writing aud sealed and no
bid shall be opened accepted until the expiration
Of the time of public sale, and the notice or adver-
tiseIneBt Of sale shall specify the time and place of
opening such bids. The commissioner of the gem
erai land Office shall prescribe such rules and
regulations for making, receiving. opening
and entering such bids as he may deem
necessary, and no ds shall be considered for a less
sum than tW0-thirds the appraised value thereof
The sales shall be to the highest bidder for cash. to
be paid upon the pancs Of the bid aud the sale
shall be subject to the approval Of the secretary Of
the interior, and shall be Cancelled If it appears that
by collision of bidders or other cause or means a
fair sale has been prevented. All mineral lands
SHALL be exempt from the operations Of the act.
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The Case of the Rev. r. c. Amblel

The Case OF the Rev. r. c. Amber.
The trial of the Rev. R. C. Amber of
Sank Center, Nina, charged with raping
Mrs. Keith of Casselton, OAK, took place
at Casselton and resulted in finding the
charge not fully sustained, but enough to
suspend him from the ministry until the
annual conference. Rev. W. w. Satterlee
OF Minneapolis conducted the prosecution
and DIR. S G. Smith of s.. Paul the defense.
Mr.. Keith, the alleged injured party,
states that evidence was brought out show
ing Amber had previously been horse
doctor in Illinois, and that one OF his pre-
vious wives had dropied dead in south
ern Minnesota town, under circumstances
pointing strongly to foul play by the &C
cused. Mr.. Keith has not decided on what
course he will pursue in view Ofthe verdict.
Ii was on the 4th of October last while
Rev. G. Amber of Sank Center was attend
ing the Methodist state convention in St.
Paul, that Bishop Sampson vas given an
affidavit signed by d. E. Keith of Cessel-
ton charging Amber with having attempted
to rape his wife. 1t was stated that on
January the 10Th Keith sent for Amber
and charged him first with indecent pro.
posals, afterward with attempted outrage
and finally with the commission of rape
He wanted Amber TO sign confession; but
the clergyman denied the whole matter.
Mr.. Amber was formally both a physician
and lawyer, prscticing in Iowa and this
state and it was while attending Mrs. Keith
as a physician that the alleged offense ives
committed. After the adjournment of the
state conference at st. Paul, Amber was
arrested at Casselton and gave bonds. He
is fifty-three years old AMI has preached,
having previously held Dastorate Tor two
years at Casselt0D.
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MOldnn. December II.

SENATE.-A message was receive1 from the
house announcing the death of Congress
man Haskell. A recess was taken
aad after appropriate remarks, on
a motion, the president of the senate APP
pointed Messrs, Plumb and Cockrell com
mittee to- attend the obsequies of the de-
ceased representative. The senate, in re-
s?ect to hIe memory, then adjourned.
House. The chaplain, in few touching
words, referred TO the death of Hon. D. G.
Haskell Of Kansas, and invoked the divine
blessing upon the bereaved family.
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas feelingly an
nnunced the death of his colleague Mr..
Haskil.
Mr.. Anderson offered the customary res
olu'ion, which was unanimously adopted
and the house in tribute to the memory OF
the deceased, adjourned till Wednesday the
10th.
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sESArE.-A long discussion took place on
the sinking fund, participated in By Messrs
Beck, Sherman aud Piumo. Mr.. Wilson's
proposed civil rights amendment was de-
bated by the author and Mr.. Garland.
The following nominations were made by
the president:
Royal A. Johnson, New York, surveyor
general of Arizona; Lawrence Weldon, Hi,
nojs, Judge ofthe court of claims; John r.
Tanner, United States marshal for the South
EN- district of Illinois.
Coufrmations-Seth Ledyard Phelps, en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenip oten-
tiary to Peru; William w. Thomas, Jr.,
minister resident to Sweden and Norway;
Henry White, second secretary of legation,
London; Edwin Farley, collector OF inter-
nal revenue second district of Kentucky.
HOUSE Not in session.
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Railroad Construction in the North.
west.

The total new mileage for 1888 on roads
running into St. Paul and Minneapolis, is
/, $40, for 2, 400 in 1892 and 2,081 in 1881
The actual falling off is not SO great as APP
pears from this comparison, since the total
for 1882 embraces construction on the Chi
cago system remote from St. Paul, not in
cluded in this years comPetation. An sc.
curate comparison would show general
decline from 1881, the great
raiaoad- building year when 10000 miles of
new road were built in the whole
country The Northwestern con-
struction is fairly divided among the great
systems. The Northern Pacific builds 1868
on branches; the Manitoba, eighty-six miles
on the main line, and $50 on branches; the
Mauitoba, eighty-six miles in the Red river
valley and Devils lake country; the Mil
wsukee 175 miles, aud the Northwestern
III mainly in Northern Iowa a2d Southern
Dakota; ana the Omaha 145 miles, in North
ern WISCONSIN,; The tendency of all the
lines is in the direction OF economy, and
next year will probably show much smaller
results.
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Death OF Congressman Haskell of
Kansas.

Representative Dudley C. Haskell of Kan
sas died in Washington, Sunday, the 10th,
after lingering illness. He was not well
and returned to bis home after the adjourn
nent of congress last spring, and during the
summer visited hesltn resorts in the north
west, aud finally about month ago came
to Washington. At all these places he was
treated for different diseases, physicians
holding different opinions regarding the ma
iure of his illness. Since his return here I've
has been confined to his rooms.
Dadlsy c. Haskell was Green Mountain
boy, having been born at Springfield, VT,
March %, 1912. H 2 received a classical ed
ucation st Easthampton, Mass, and subse-
quently took special course az Yale col
lege. He removed to Kansas in 1875, and
devoted himself TO mercantile pursuits until
1872 when he was elected a member of the
State house of representatives. In 1874 he
was nominated for governor by the temper
ance party, but declined. He y as re- elected
to the legislature in 1875 and again in 1876,
serving the last term as speaker. His con-
gressional career began with the Forty-htth
congress, ana continued without intermis-
sion up to the time of his death.
Ia the list Of the largest taxpayers in the
District of Columbia APP ears the name Of
Henry w. Howgste, who pays taxes upon
ST. 600 worth Of property in Washington.
The war department can't find him, but
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man, OF Eau Claire, Wis, was found in
possession of Mrs. Brown. also letter
from Mrs. Sherman, thanking her for
the hat she sent her.
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Johannesburg, near Berlin, ia the
lagest goose marke in the world. They
handle 100000 year of the succulent
bird.
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At Corsicana, Tex, score OF business
houses were burned. Aggregate loss s69,-
GEO; insurance, $4,000.