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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03
Foreign Flashes.

The Swiss federal council has ordered the
immediate execution of the order expelling four
anarchists.
A prince of the royal family of AMMAN has
been convicted of promoting massacre of
Christians and has been hanged.
Ross Raymond, journalist who had crook
ed career in this country, is charged with
swindling operations in France.
The system of keeping Mary Anderson's
name before the public still continues, much
to the amusement of London society The
story is that Lord Coolidge has made her an OF
fer Of marriage and been refused.
Numerous murders of Christians by Mos
lens and of Moslems by Christians are reported
from various parts of Crete Officials have cut
telegraph wires and are interrupting letters
Election riots are considered imminent
1t is officially stated that last year at Erms-
leber. a small town of Prussian- Saxony, 403
persons became suddenly ILL., and sixty-six died
from trichiniasis. The disease was caused by
eating raw pork, all of which came from one
and the same hog.
The Archduchess Marie Valeria, daughter of
the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, is aft
anced to Archduke Francis, eldest son of the
Archduke Charles Louis, brother of the empei-
or Archduke Francis inherits an immense
fortune from the late Duke of Modena-
The Freemans Journal of which E. Dwyer
GRAY, NJ P, is editor, publishes an intervie W
with ParnelL The house of lords, Parnell be-
lieves, will reject the new franchise bill. The
result will be dissolution of parliament and
an appeal to the country The governme mt is
dependent in committee of the whole upon the
Irish vote for majority vote. The raising of
a general fund is contemplated TO meet the ex-
igencies of the Parnellites Parnen expects
that under the present franchise his party will
carry seventy five seats in parliament at the
next general election Candidates, he says,
will be required to give pledge that they will
sit act and vote with the Irish party or resign.
He thinks it is necessary TO make provisions
for eligible candidates who are poor-law guar
dams.
London Cable: The state of siege in Berlin
is proving more than ever irksome to civilians
in all ranks of life, who are constantly sub
iected to domicilory visits and arbitrary arrests
on the merest suspicion, and without the pos
sibility of redress. The police and military
authorities are almost wholly independent of
the processes of the ordinary courts, and are
accused of exercising their enlarged powers
with much unnecessary harshness. The Ger
lice brutality toward citizens, and the frequen-
CIV of these reports has aroused strong senti-
ment of Indignation The result has been the
formation of large and influential society at
Berlin for the prosecution of offending officials
and for the protection of civilians generally.
Among the members and promoters of the new
society are many men who are prominent IN
social and political circles, and some members
of the diet and richstage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03
ARMY CONCENTRATION.

Gen. Sheridan Summons Gen. A. A. Terry
to Washington to Consult Upon the AZ
fairs at Fort Smelling, Including the
Building of New Barracks and the Quar-
tering of a Large Number of Troops
There.
Washington, Special Telegram, March Is
s'You have sent COR Gen. Terry to come from
st Paul to Washington" said your correspon-
dent to Gen Sheridan this afternoon.
eyes" replied the general, 81 wanted Terry
to come down here and help me to secure an
appropriation for a new barracks at Fort Smell
ling. He is a good talker, and understands the
situation and the congressman take good deal
of stock in what he says do not know any
officer in the army who is more highly respect
ed or more influential than Gen. Terry. We
want $500, 600 to build new post 1t will cost
more to fix up the present barracks than to
build new ones We want a new and a nice
post up on the higher ground above the old
one 1t will cost about 100000, if the SOL
diers perform the labor, and will save all it
costs in one year.
Chow do you figure that out?"
SIT is my policy to concentrate the army, as
far as can, in large and convenient posts. IL
costs good deal less and the railroad facilities
are so good now all over the West that we can
send soldiers wherever they are wanted cheap
er than we can sustain them i'll the outlying
frontier posts My policy is to concentrate
them at convenient points where the railroad
facilities are good. st. Paul is
very convenient location, and l want big
post there, with regiment OF cavalry and
another of infantry-say twelve or fifteen hun
dred men. They can go to Fort Keogh from
St Paul as quick and as easily as from the
posts III Northern Montana, and at great deal
less expense to the government
"How do YOU figure out that you can save
enough in a year to build a new post?"
SIN this way Including the transportation
of clothing subsistence, forage, fuel, and
quartermasters supplies, with the expense of
maintaining a post, it costs $751;. % per
day to keep 100 infantry soldiers at
Fort Smelling and Sol. so to keep 100 cavalry
So 0S a day to keep 100 infantrymen. The
saving, then, in keeping the men at Smelling,
is $50 35 per day for hundred infantry, and
SIC 66 per day for the same number of cavalry
men, The saving in a year at Fort Smelling Is
sll, 5S5 40 for infantry, and So, 557 for caval-
rvnlen 1t is an argument in favor of economy
that nobody can get round, don't you see?
Then take an estimate of 800 men. The saving
to the government would be S5l, 800 % in
keeping that number of infantry at Fort Smell
ing year and SIP, 7S5 in keeping 800 cavalry
men Then take an estimate of thousand men
the savings would be Sis, Sl4. 80 year on in
fantrv and s225. 800 year on cavalrymen- Sup
pose put regiment of 800 cavalry at Fort
Smelling 1t would save the cost of the post in
single year"
''What is the prospect of getting the appro-
priation?"
81 think it is good. If congress wants econ
omy, have given some arguments they can't
get around. y
Gen. Terry will leave st. Paul for this city on
Monday or Tuesday.
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Pork Packing in the West.

The annual report of pork packing in the
west as compiled by Charles B. Murray, editor of
the Price Current 1t shows the entire winter
packing to be "a z, O64 hogs, against 6, 1872 PIP
last year; average weight, 25l "A pounds, de-
crease of 10 IS compared with last year; de-
crease in the yield of lard per hog, 2 Is pounds
The pork production shows 273, S5S less than
last year. The stocks Of meat in the west, in
Guiding barreled pork, were l13, 00, pounds
less than year ago. The exports since Nov
are 47,OOO, 600 pounds less than year ago,
and AS 000, 900 less than the average the seven
previous years. The outlook for hog supplies
indicates about Is per cent shortage for the
summer The Price Current concludes il il
not impossible that there may be falling of
of 100000, but thinks it more likely to be much
less than the total packing for the twelve
months ending March l, 9,1SS, 100, against
9,342, 800 the preceding year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03
Casualties of the Week.

At Americus, Ga, the Barlow house and eight
stores were burned Loss, 1900; insurance,
$4,000
A hurricane at Denver unroofed fifty build
ings The damage throughout the city will
probably not exceed $4,000 or $4,000. Al
cheyenne the wind reached a velocity of fifty
six miles an hour, but no serious damage was
done. A roundhouse at Sterling on the Jules
burg line is reported blown down.
The death of five negro children on plan
tation in Glinn county, twelve miles from
Brunswick, Ga, from eating pork, creates con-
siderable excitement in that locality, Opinions
are about equally divided on the theories OF
trichinae and poisoning. The children lin
gered several hours and died in great agony.
For some unaccountable reason the negroes
refuse to tell where they procured the pork.
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v.na.r.,,. on STOCK. ana Produce.

In an interview Mr.. w. IL Vanderbilt APP
proves the Pennsylvania roads demand to cut
grain rates. because it will bring the cutting
roads to their senses. In regard to the stock
market he said: ssThe conditions of the mar
ket shows that there are no stock there. Bro
kers who used to borrow 81, 00O, 600 are now
borrowing OILY 81 10000 They haven't got
the securities, and customers don't want to
sell Stock paws better than the interest money.
There was another large reduction IN the price
of grain at Chicago to-day, and am told that
four hundred cars were engaged recently
These things may start up business. The
grain prospects in the west are promising. May
wheat sold in Chicago to-day at IS cents. Ii
there is anything that win ruin this country it
is grain speculation. 1t is getting foreign
consumers to run off to other countries. A few
years ago India raised 2 GOO 900 bushels of grain
Last year the production was about s,Oo0,0ON
bushels, wasn't III We ought to sell all we can
abroad and not let other countries get in ahead
of u.s. don't believe there will be SO many
railroads built this year as there have been a
law ought to be passed by which, if ! am pres
ident of a railroad, cannot be president of 3
construction comp any organized 10 build It ]
ought to be made to pay back profits made II
such case on the railroads Some of these
will be made TO pay back, / think
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crimes and Criminals.


Rosie Robinson was fatally shot in New York
by Charles A Still, jealous lover. Both col
ored
Prof. Alexander Agassiz has spent over,
$3.50 900 on the Howard aquarium He is now
IN Naples, examining the aquarium there
Otto Newball, fifty-four years old, insurance
agent, was arrested in New York the 25th, on a
dispatch from the chief of police of Chicago,
charged with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
One of the Jurors who found William Berner
guilty of manslaughter after he had confessed
numbering W. II. Kirk, in Cincinnati has been
severely beaten, and another driven from his
home, 80 indignant are the people over the re-
suit of the trial
Theodore A. Perry, alias sTittle AL" con-
cerned in the robbery of the Missouri Pacific
Express companys car on the night of Sept
81, 1888, was arrested in Boston. LOOMS the
express messenger, and Dennis Downer of
Detroit have already been arrested
man was found north of Bozeman on the
railroad track with bullet hole in the
forehead, but not yet dead. A paper was
found on his person reading, erred Schiplin,
st Cloud, MINI Whoever finds this may know
that have found life too hard to bear" The
man is still alive, but his identity is uncertain.
1t is evidently case of suicide.
At San Bernadiao, Cal, William r. MacDon-
aid was hanged for the murder of Maggie
O'Brien, Jan. 80, 1888 Next to the strangling
of Della Tilson by Wheeler in San Francisco,
the crime committedby Mcdowell was the most
atrocous in California. He seduced young
girl-Maggie 0'Brien- firing of her he in
duced his wife toentice the girl to lonely spot,
shot her, smashed her body with stones, and
burned the corpse.
In Roanoke comfy, near Salem, Va, Leslie
Lavender, aged sixteen, attempted to lob farm
er named Alexander Owens. He shot Owens
outside the house The wife of Owens hear
ing the shot, ran out to ascertain the cause and
the Young desperate shot her. He then tried
to murder Owens mother, but she escaped
and alarmed neighbors. Lavender fled and
sought protection of Matt Bandy, native, who
refused to shield him. Lavender then stole a
horse and escaped into Montgomery county,
where he abandoned the animal
An unfriendly feeling has existed for some
time between the Rev. Father Honeman, of
Winneconne Wis, and portion of his congre-
CATION. He returned recently after an extend
ed absence and occupied the pulpit After
mass he began a trasle against three men,
John Mcdonald one of them, arose and resen-
ted the insult, whereupon the priest leaped
over tina chanel rail and rushed for Melon
aid. The audience arose in confusion, women
screamed, children cried, and acolytes threw off
their robes and hed A general panic ensued,
during which several people were trampled
upon. In the Struggle the priests robes were
badly torn Tie street was filled with people
attracted by tie ARRAY The case will be re-
ported to the bishop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03
Five I1urderers Hanged in Arizona.

On the night of Dec. s, 1888, six mounted and
well-armed men raided the town of Bisbee
Ariz, and killed J. c. Tappines, J. Fl. Molly
and U. A. Smith and wounded Mrs. Roberts.
They then robbed Castenadas store of 81 200
and fled in the direction of Sonora, hoping to
get over the border Five of them, O. W. Sam
pie James Howard, Dan Dowd, William De
lane and Dan Kelly were hanged at Tombstone,
Arizona on Friday, all declared their innocence.
Heath, who was lynched there Feb 22d was al
so innocent They babe good by to their friends,
and expressed faith in the Christian religion.
The murderers were all dropped off together,
and, excepting Dowd, died without struggle.
Over a thousand persons witnessed the execu-
ton The criminals did not show the slightest
fear at the near approach of death After be-
ing shaven and dressed i'll new black suits, one
of them remarked 'Well boys, if we haven't
lived like gentlemen we will die like them. F"
sheriff notified them he would permit them to
90 to the scaffold unshackled, but each would
be accompanied by deputy. How
ard protested against this, saying he would
prefer being tied and carried up than hav tthe
spectators think he wasn't game enough to
mount the gallows without help. The others
Joined in the protest but the sheriff was lnf1ex-
ible On the scaffold the bandits recognized
some familiar faces in the crowd, and called
out their names cheerfully bidding them good
bye The nooses were then adjusted when a
second general protest was entered by all five,
saving they were being choked TO death on the
scaffold. Howard requested the sheriff to
move the knot further back, adjusting his neck
to the moose. Not one of them apparently
showed the slightest sign of fear or regret
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03

The late Pail Mall Gazette gives a
depressing picture of the present dull
and profitless condition of trade in Eng
land, and adds that it is not surprising
70 hear of certain houses, once impor-
tant, now lettering on the brink of
bankruptcy that the contraction of val
ues in almost all directions has created
wholesale insolvency; but the evil day
is naturally put off as long as possible,
the hope being held that prices will rise
and enable holders to get rid of their
stocks of iron, wheat, rice or coffee, as
the case may be, without rainous loss;
that while failures are known to be in
pending, the dizziness deepens for want
Of confidence.
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After the Fraudulent pre-emptors.

7. NJ James, special agent of the land depart
ment caused the arrest at Chamberlain, Oak
by United States Marshall Callahan of james
Conner, twelve miles south of here, charging
him with making a second entry under the pre-
emption law one at the Springfield Office anC
one at the Mitchell Office. He was brought be
fore United States Commissioner John T.
Stearns and placed on trial. He claimed thai
he abandoned the first pre-empdon and never
proved up on it although he lived on it severa
months and thereupon not carrying it through
had right to take second claim The com
missioner bound Mr. Conner over to court to
answer the charge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03

Washington and the city of Mexico
are now united by an iron band, where
by travel between the halls of Congress
and the halls of the Montzumas" is
as easy and swift as between the east
ern and western borders of our own
land. The managers of the Mexican
Central railroad, who have accom-
plished this feat, deserve credit for the
engineering skill displayed, and still
more for the spirit of honesty which has
marked their enterprise. The ques-
ton how far Mexican railroading will
pay is yet to be settled by experiment,
but the political advantages that must
follow works of this sort are so great
as to commend them to favor. With
railroad communication now established
it Is almost necessary sequence that
the two nations will adopt system of
friendly reciprocity of trade and astute
politicians think they can see In fu-
ture the absorption of the Mexican re-
public by the United States. Though
40 annexation or filibustering schemes
are visible at present, an impression
prevails in some quarters that in the
fitness of time, whatever that may
mean, Mexico will drop like ripe fruit
into the lap of the greater American re-
public.
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Deaths Of Noted PeopIe.

Hon Augustus Sehell of New York died OF
the 9th. The family was grouped about the
bedside when he expired. He had been suf.
fering for long time past from complication
of diseases All hope of his recovery was giveT
up on the 23d, when he seemed to be sinking
rapidly Mr. Schell was in tears atnoon on thu
18th. Four sightless girls had Just finished
hymn at his bedside They had come in re
Spouse to his dying wish. The touching way
in which they had rendered the hymn seemed
to affect deeply the lawyer. statesman and fin.
ancier nearing his death, and he almos
sobbed The scene moved Mrs. Schell and thu
relatives present to tears. Mr.. Scheh thanked
the young womsa, aad then feelingly bade
them farewell and asked them to bid the Other
inmates of the New York Institute for the
Blind, from which they came, Goodbye
The unfortunate girls were overcome. Mr
SchelI had for years taken great interest II
the inmates of the blind asylum
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Postal Changes.
established:

4
Iowa-vilhnova, Clinton county; Yankee, Cla,
county Minnesota, Aabye, Norman county
Saint Anna, itearns county.
Name Chaiged-Dakota, Spaulding, HamliI
county, to Dmpster. Iowa, Scranton Station
Green county to Scranton City
scontinptd-Dakota: Dean, Hand county
mail to Swedland
Postmaster Commissioned-Lewis L. Vince
lock, Owatonla, Mimi.
New Office,-Dalbo, Isanti county, MINI
Postmasters Aew bonds accepted March 25-
Minnesota: Bird Island, Renville county
Clarence l. Iprrainer Otisco, Waseca county
Adam Bshmm
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The UNITED States civil service commission
has decided tohold series of examinations in
Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska and Colo
RADIO during May. These examinations will be
for applicantsdesiring to obtain clerkships OF
other positionAin the government service al
Washington. Ill applications for examination
must be sent tothe civil service commission ID
Washington, wien blanks and full instructions
will be sent all persons who apply. The exam
nations will be held at the capitals of the states
named, and if necessary to accommodate appli-
cants, at one ormore other places. They vii
be under the PERSONAL supervision Of Prof.
John NJ GregorL of the board of commission
ers. The dates and places of all the examin-
atoms will be announced at an early day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03
A Rare Case of Conscience.

The example of Gov Irwin Of Idaho in re-
turning his salary to the treasury has been i'm
itated by Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio,
who returns to the government 81 9I5 which he
recently received under the arrears of pensions
act Gen. Grosvenor saws he does not feel
himself justly entitled to the money, but does
not want it credited TO the conscience fund II
is therefore placed among what is known as
miscellaneous receipts A great many PEG
pie have received as la rye, and in some cases
pensions act who are not so much entitled to
the money, as Gen, Grosvenor was a gallant
soldier, and carries vita him the wounds which
testify 10 his courage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03
The New Circuit Judge.

The following is sketch of the new judge OF
the Sth circuit, comprising eight states and Ter
ritories. Judge Brewer was born in Smyrna,
Asia Minor, June both, 1887. His father, the
Rev. Josiah Brewer, was missionary to the
Greeks in Turkey. His mothers maiden name
was Amelia Field, she being sister of David
Dudley and Cyrus W. Field, Judge Brewer
commenced his studies at Wesleyan university
in Middleton, Conn, but removedto New Haven
and graduated at Yale college in 1856 On
leaving Yale he entered the law office of his
uncle, David Dudley Field, in New York city,
in which he spent year or more as a
student and then completed his legal
studies at the Albany law school, from which
institution he graduated in the class of 1853
In the fall of that year he went west, and after
p residence of a month in Kansas City started
up the Arkansas Valley for Pixies Peak and
Denver He returned to Kansas in June, 1859.
After short visit home he located in Leaven-
worth, Sept Is, 1859, since which time he has
been a constant resident of that city. Oct 3,
1861, he was married to Louisa r. Langdon, of
Burlington, VT They have four daughters, all
aiving. He has served as associate Justice of
the Kansas supreme court since 1870, and his
Term does NOT eypira fill 1SSS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03

Gen. Slocum viii have charge of the Fitz
John Porter bill in the house. The only diff
ficulty expected is that some of its opponents
will make the objection that the preamble is
not pertinent to the bill The fact that the
bill had to 90 back to the house is duo to blun-
dering on the part of the house managers. In
stead of selecting the bill which passed the
senate last year, which provided adequate
safeguard against back pay, and which would
be certain to pass the senate this year, the
house managers adopted different phraseolo-
ov which In the opinion of the best lawyers
IN the Sc nate, did allow back pay. Yet it was
not Gen. Porter's desire to have his case com
plicated with such question
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Dangerous slaze in washington.

the new war department building at Washing
ton, on the 10Th inst The entire fire de
partment was called out and great excitemen
| prevailed for a time, as there was danger o
flames spreading TO other parts of the building
occupied jointly by the state, war and navy de
partmentS. The fire, however was soon ex
tinguished The only damage done was tn,
destruction of an elevator car, burning ont tn
sides of the shaft and trifling damage to the
roof OF the building Loss, $500 The fire
caught from gas let
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Personal News Notes.

Mrs Rosa Boner died suddenly in her pew in
church at New Haven during the sermon.
Samuel S. Beach, Chicago's oldest printer,
is dead He settled there in 1888 and made a
fortune out of his trade
George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger,
whose income is s450000 per annum, has 100,-
600 trade dollars which he hopes the govern
ment will redeem at par
Edith De Silver Allen, daughter of the late
Frank De Silver, and wife of Vanderbilt Allen,
grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt, is suing
her husband for limited divorce. She charges
her husband with infidelity and snoring SC she
could not sleep.