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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-02

A new lot of organizes and lawns
ut Jensen S.
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Latest spring styles in clothing at
Abraham
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Hosiery cts. per pair and upwards
ut Abraham
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RIVER FALLS j oURNAL.
RIVER FALLS. Wis, July 2, 1885.

Entered at the postofce in River fails as seeOnd-
class matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-02

Zephyr and Scotch ginghams al
Jensen s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-02

See Billy Marble as Major Yelling
ton DeBoots, 4th of July night, at
Brackets Hall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-02

All kinds of machine oils at Car
roll s.
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For children's waists call at Weisend
Bros.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28

rmE prMocRArIc PARTY nrconD.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY RECORD.
Cor.-You have stated that the great
body of the Democrats IN congress had
repeatedly voted to retain silver coinage.
WIN you refer 10 some of those yotesl
Mr.. Ri would with pleasure, but
this interview is becoming too lengthy to
permit my giving In detail the many test
votes on this question IN the last ten
years, which show steadily, and on all
occasions, that the great body Of the
Democratic members OF congress have
voted fol silver coinage. ! will men
ton but two now. In 1873, when
President Hayes vetoed the bill remone-
tlzing silver, making silver dollars legal
tender and authorizing the Issuance Of
silver certificates, nj the command OF the
national banks and bondholders, as !
believe, the house, in passing the bill
over his veto, voted yeas l28 Democrats
and 73 Republicans, mostly from the
West; nays, 81 Democrats and ~ Repub-
licans. And during the last session of
congress, when the house was asked
10 authorize the president Ia sus-
pend silver coinage the PROPOSE
ton was defeated by "a very
large majority, the great body Of the
Democrats voting against II under pc
culiar aud powerful pressure. But have
not the record before me so as TO give the
exact vote by numbers and parties. ]
desire also 10 give two other significant
votes on the currency question. In 1873
congress passed a law 10 prevent the
treasury from taking up and canceling
the outstanding S34G,000,000 Of legal
tender notes, commonly called green
backs. President Hayes vetoed II also.
The house passed b over his veto by the
following yEie; Yeas, l07 Democrats and
20 Republicans; nays, I Democrats aud
rs Republicans. ON the passage OF the
bill In the house IN the forty-slxth con.
gress TO extend the charters -ei the
national banks the vote was Yeas, ~
Democrats, l09 Republicans and Green.
hacker; nays, 81 Democrats, Repnbii-
cans and Greenbackers These votes
are significant of Democratic policy and
purposes on the coinage and currency
questions&
Cor.--Haye you seen the editorial ~
the New York Herald OF the 10Th OF
August, suggesting that President Cieve-
land Is flirting with the silver mcnS
Mr.. RI have. In Its systematic
crusade against silver coinage, the Herald
In disregard 81 the Official facts ! have
given 10 the taoies Just handed you, IL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28
ial sI,iaa. oo0 80. laI .ss 81 an sa Nh nlaNli


This table, Official from the treasury
department, shows that from tho eleven
months which ended the n st Of last MAY,
the goldc.oin aud bullion exported from the
United states was OF the value OF S7,796,-
300, and that the gold coin and bullion
imported into the United States during
the same eleven months was Of the value
OF S2f,i6l 1888, showing a balance in our
favor during that time of Sl9,72G,038.
ms table also shows that during the
same eleven months we exported $50, 49,
PSI worth of silver coin and bullion, aud
imported but Sl5,G4G,al4, showing bal.
ancc against Us ON the silver account of
Sl4,AaO,372. Thus, while during the last
eleven months, Tor which have the OH
cial statement, we drew from other coun-
tries nearly 100000, 900 In gold more than
/ we sent to them; weat the same time sent
/ to other countries nearly $1,000, 900 in
silver more than We received from them,
/ with the balance of trade still largely IN our
ACCOMPLISHMENTS certainty thatitw will re-
main so for a long time to come. Could
anything demonstrate more thoroughly
the falsity and ahsurdity OF the statements
we see every day In the newspapers, and
coming from national bankers and their
the gold out OF the country and Is going
to cause a great financial panic.' 1t would
seem that for very shame the men who
have been making this statement for the
last seven years would in the face of OIL
cial facts, which must be known to them,
give the people a TEST from their
DISMAL CRoAkiNG Prophecies.
Cor.-lIaye you other facts bearing OF
this pointI
Mr.. R.--Therc are a number OF others,
but must not extend this Interview by
stating them. will hand YOU, however,
a copy of table furnished me by MIR
Burchard, the director of the mint, IN
May, showing the relative estimated
amounts of gold and silver in number
of the principal nations of the world
which may be OF service to those whc
take an interest in the question of coin,
age. have added up the aggregates oi
each column. This table shows
in the countries named, S3,O82,
1866 In gold aud 81, G25,8G5,
157 IN silver, with the relative
amounts In each country. twill be oh
served that France, with her $4,000, 00C
population, has sL448, Oo0,0 600 in gold anC
silver, while the United States, with 20,
600, 600 more population, has but $500,
0ss, l0i in gold and Silver; and that Ia,
proportion OF silver Is much larger il
France than in this country, II is also Il
be observed that silver at fifteen and one
. half to one is at par with gold In tina
country, and 1t is one Of the most pros
porous countries in the world
STATEMENT suowING TIM ESTIMATED ,WouS
or GoLD AID SILVER coIN ANp nuL1IoN l
TIlE PRINCIPAL COZ NrRIEs oF rHE NORLI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28

apsurdity of these statements So often
made about the silver coin driving The
gold out of the country. hand You the
following table, copied from document
10. 900 Of the treasury department. and
dated June %, 1855, prepared by the
present chief OF the bureau OF statistics.
AIR. William +. Swiizler, except that /
have added up the several columns 80 as
TO show the aggregates,
Value OF imports and exports OF gold and
suNcr coin and bullion TO and from Tie United
states for eleven months. IRON inlS / ISL no
May -, les5.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28

SOME ADDITIONAL FlnURks.
Cor.-Have you other Information On
this point! o,n,.
Mr.. R.-Yes. To show the absolute
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
A STRANGE STORY.

The Dream OF Father Leads to the Dis.
covery Of the BODY OF IIls Son.
FREDERICK, Nh. November 12.-Last
Thursday Columbus Dronerberg. aged TWEEN
ty-fivs, the son of prominent wheslwright
and farmer living near Urbana, this county,
attended = sociable at neighbours house.
He left for homo about one o'clock q. m.
and vas never seen alive again. After two
days absence his family organized a corps
Of searchers, but could find no trace
Of the missing man. Monday night Mr..
Dronenberg, ST.. says he had dream in
which he saw his sons corpse lying Oh the
floor Of a mammoth barn. and yesterday, at
the request Of the father: the neiglibOrs
commenced search in all barns in the neigh
bOrhOod. Large barns were given the pref
erence, and in barn owned BY Thomas
Dixon, near Urbana, the largest in the
county. the corpse Of the missing man was
found. 1t bore many bruises. and the man.
ner Of his death has caused a great deal Of
comment The coroner's jury adjourned to
await the result of the p0st-mortem exam
ination. The father and son have always
been ON good terms.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
ASPIRING TO STATEHOOD.

Montana Territory, Claiming . Population
Of no. 900. and Wonderful Agricultural
and Mineral Resources, Wants to join.
the sisterhood Of state.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November H.
Hon. Joseph K. Toole became Montana's
Representative to Congress on the expi-
ration of the term of Hon. Martin Ma
ginniss, on March 4th, 1885. Born in,
Missouri, Colonel Toole has resided In
Montana since boyhood, and Is familiar
with the wants, as well as the wonder.
full resources Of that growing territory.
He has served with distinction as States
Attorney, member of the Legislature.
Assembly, and of the Constitutional Con-
vention of the Territory, and was chosen
BY the Democracy of Montana by
complimentary majority to represent her
In the Forty ninth Congress. He said
yesterday: "Mon;ana Is drawing consid--
era BILE att entiOn in the East as q Terri
tory of great possibilities. The territory
is enjoying the greatest prosperity, aud
has a most inviting future. Since the
completion of the Northern Pacific and
Utah Railroads our population has
rapidly increased, and capital has
Ueeu dLtrdCCeu 10 US. n mul1O0
head of cattle, 100000 head of horses
and ], 200, 900 head of sheep are grazing
upon the nutritious grasses of that terri
tory. Our mines are the most produce
tive of any in the country, and although
that interest is in its infancy the mineral
output for 1885 will approximate in value
S2S, 000,00 Our population is close on
to ITO, 900. No census has been taken
for long time, but the vote at the last
election showed 26 800 male citizens
over the age of twenty-one years in the
Territory. Our people are naturally
FESTIVE under Territorial form of gov
eminent 1t is restrictive of the larger
rights, liberties and aspirations of citi-
zenship. A large majority of our citizens
favor an early admission as State, and
10 that end have formulated and adopted
an admirable Constitution, and appointed
q committee Of leading citizens to pres
ent the same to the President and to
Congress.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
"TACOMA STYLE"

Prominent Citi.sens of Tacoma. Washing
ton Territory, Under Arrest for Participa-
tiOn In the Chinese Expulsion Proceed
ings-Public Sympathy With Them.
VANCOUVER, W. T., November IL
Mayor Weisebach, Councilmen Hannah
and Bacon, Probate Judge Wickersham,
Managing Partner Epherson aud Editor
Lawson, of the Tacoma Neus, and
Messrs. Nixon, Mills, Baxter, Pattricks,
son, BudlOng McGill, Gelles, Cone, Van
Schrab, Simpson, Everett, Rodnezee,
Nicatee and Fernandes. citizens of
Tacoma arrived at this place yesterday
under guard of the United States Mar
shall and four companies of the Four
teenth Infantry in q special train
made against these gentlemen is
conspiracy and Instruction against the
United States, based on the expulsion of
the Chinese from Tacoma. A hundred
citizens crowded the depot and loudly
cheered their departing friends; $1,000
have been pledged for their defense, and
half a dozen of the best counsel in Wash
ingtOn Territory have volunteered their
services. Every man came over with q
signed bail bond for $4,000 prepared.
The amount of property on the tax list
by the arrested persons is
over quarter of a million dollars.
Al every station along the $50 miles OF
road crowds were assembled, who
cheered the party TO the echo. Great
are being made at Tacoma
to receive them on their return, which
will probably be on Thursday. Tsle.
grams received here from various parts.
of the Pacific Coast, and letters received
by some of the party under arrest, are.
al! unanimous that this is the inception
OF a general move of the white men On
the coast, which will result in the speedy
expulsion of the MonoOlians. The term
"lacOma stylc'' is being largely adopted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
A YOUNG MURDERER.

A Cool Recital of How He Sent Younger
Companion to Death Because He Did Not
Want Him With Him Any Longer.
Troy, N. Y, November 1.-THE testi-
mony taken in the inquest relative to the
death Of Frederick McAllister, the five.
year-old orphan boy who was caught fast
in a clay pit, where he remained for
twenty hours until death relieved him
from suffering, shows that he was pushed
into the pit by Edward Townsend, boy
AGED twelve years. Townsend at the in
quest said he and McAllister stole out OF
the orphan asylum on election night, and
went up hill to watch the bon. fires.
"wheniwe got up the hill," said Towns.
end. "Freddie was crying and didn't
want him with me any longer, so pushed
him down the bank into the clay.
"Did he not cry 10 you to pull him
QUIZ asked the Coroner.
ayes, he cried; but went on" was
the answer given without any show Of
regret.
.'Did yoa intend to push him down?''
eyes, sir; I didn't wan: him any
longer?"
Townsend swore that he returned
Wednesday and tried to cover up the
body Of his young companion SO that IL
could not be found.
The Jury returned averdict to the effect
that Freddie McAllister came to his death
on or about the 9Th OF November, 1885,
from the effect of exposure. The jury
recommended that the District Attorney
investigate the case. At the conclusion
of the inquest, the Coroner issued o
warrant for the arrest of Townsend, and
the latter was taken to jail,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
Railroad Collision.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, November 13.-The
Washington express On the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad coming west went over an
embankment near C0liinsville about seven
O'Clock yesterday morning and was badly
wrecked. Congressman Boyle, Of Fayette
County. and number OF others were seri.
ously injured. Train No. IL, the through
express from Baltimore to Pittsburgh, con.
sisting Of sleeper, two coaches, two bag.
gage and one express car. ran into mis-
placed switch ard was completely wrecked.
The sleeper rolled over an emhankmeni
into the YOugliOghrny River. TIE other
cars were upset and the whole train wa
detached from the engine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
A Long Flight

81. Louis, NO., November ia.
blast in Bambrick Z Fruin's quarry on
Cabanne avenue, between Manchester
road and Chouteau avenue, sent Q.
twe,ve-pOund rock flying through the.
air at an angle Of forty i've degrees. It.
few few feet over the heads Of q gang
of men standing on the brow Of the
quarry. and after . grand flight landed
on the roof OF Max Tanners glue fac
tc:> on Sarpy avenue, which is 600 yards
distant from the quarry, crashing
through it and the door beneath, and;
soaring the occupants nearly to death.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
The Art Preaervative.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November Ion
December 1lth and l2ih celebration viii
be held under the auspices of the His
torical Society Of Pennsylvania to CON-
memorate :hc two-huudredth anniversary
of the introduction of the art OF print
icg into the middle colonies OF North,
America, to which will be invited from
otDer cities representatives Of all.
branches of the craft.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
Foursh-cias. Postmaster.

F0ureh.CInsS fostmoSterss
WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE Post
master General has appointed the following
fourtI,-ciass Postmasters to Western points:
Missouri-Winigan. JGleph A. Tnrasher;
Black Oak, L n. Holder; Pratherville, John
6. Lewis; Platte City, Amanda Beaumont
Kansas-Minersville, T. b. OBrien;
Grand Summit Daniel Brown; Idell. Joshua
Suckle; Gordon Springs. John Y. Co2pedge;
ClarksvilIe, Clark Dodge; Glasco. Noah
WEIGH; Farlensville, Joseph b. Carpenter;
Allison, j. F. Leonard; Derry, j. c. Davis.
Nebraska-Phelps. Mrs. Minnie Roses;
Valparaiso, Thomas D. Wc:reil; UnxdulA
John Harper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mall
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
The President on the 10th made the fol-
lowing appointments: James Burnes, Sur.
veyor of Customs, at Kansas City; Oscar
Valeton, Assistant Appraiser of Merchan-
disc, at New Orleans.
The President has appointed Samuel j.
Tilden, Jr., to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fifteenth District of New
York, vice James 8. Smart, suspended.
The appointee is nephew of Ex-Governor
Tilden.
THE Chief Of che Bureau of Statistics re-
ported that during the ten months ended
October 81 last, there was exported from
the United States 475.022, 634 gallons Of
mineral oils valued at $41 ,59S, 424; the ex
port during a similar period last year
amounted to A2,979,7 4 gallons valued at
$40. 467,025.
IT was reported at Washington that the
Consulship at Canton, China, was to be
offered to B. J. Franklin, of Kansas City,
an ex-Congressman. A salary of So, 700
was attached to the Office.
THE appointment of Colonel w. Hyde as
Postmaster of St. Louis was made public
on the 10th.
THE Japanese Postal Commission accom-
panied by the Japanese Minister, called
at the Post-office Department. Washing
ton, on the 18th. They were received by
First Assistant Postmaster General Steven
son, who explained the American system
and escorted them through the various
bureaus of the department..
A DISPATCH from Washington says: The
court martial at Fort Myer, which tried
eighteen signal service men on charges Of
characterization, found all guilty and sen.
fenced them to be publicly reprimanded
by thu Chief Signal Officer. II is said that
the Court was satisfied that the offense
was due to ignorance of military Law.
The President has appointed George w.
Click as Pension Agent at Topeka, Kan,
and Erastus Redmond as Collector of Gus.
toms for the district of Frenchman's Bay,
Me-.
THE jury in the case of Rev. DR.. Hicks,
the spiritual adviser of the assassin,
Guiteau, against the Erening Star Com
pany, of Washington, D. c., for $55, 900
damages, for the alleged libel in the pub
location Of the statement that Hicks had
negotiated for the transfer of Guiteau's
bones to the Medical Museum for s., 900,
rendered a verdict for the plaintiff Of ono
cent damages. :.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
The general statutes Of Massa

The general statutes Of Massachu.
sets provile that any woman can vote
for school comm ttee who is twenty-one
years of age, has resided within the
State enc year and within the city or
town in which she c'aims'a right to vote
six months next preceding any election.
and who has pad BY herself, her parent.
guardian or trustee Il State. county,
city or town tax assessed upon her
trustee in the State within two years
newt preceding SUCH election.-Loston
lost.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
strike Threatened.

RICHMOND, Mo-, November 12.-Anothcr
strike is threatened by the coal miners here
They demand an advance for their work
during the winter, which the operators re-
fused to pay. A committee appointed
by miners went to Lexington to-day to
secure the cooperation Of the miners at that
place in demanding a similar advance. Up
to this hour the committee had not returned
and nothing is known as to the result OF
the conference The operators claim they
are paying as much as they can afford and
in the event of . strike will close the mines
for the season. 1t is hoped the strike may
be averted, Ms the business 0f the towns is
hardly recovered from the late lockout
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
General McClellen.s WIN.

NEW YORK, November l2.-The wiz
of General George b. Mcclellan Was.
died yesterday in the Surrogate's ONCE.
1t is dated January 18th, 1873. After
providing for the payment Of all hisl
debts and funeral expenses. he be-
qGeaales all his real and personal estate
to his wife, Ellen Marcy Mcclellan. On
the death OF his wife he directs that an
his estate be divided between his two,
children, George B., Jr., and Mary H.,
share and share alike. His military &C.
eoutiements he also leaves to his con.
and the sword that was presented to hun
BY the city Of Philadelphia he Leaves 70
his daughter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
Fat Stock.

CHICAGO. November 12-Every incoming
train is bringing its quota Of visitors to the
National Fat Stock Show from all parts Of
the country. and the indications point to an
attendance OF over twenty thousand to-day.
Tha following annual conventions are in
progress this afternoon: The American
Shire Horse BreederA as the Sherman
House: the Holstein-F reisian Association Of
America, at the Grand Pacific Hotel; the
National Poland China Association, ut the
Sherman House, and the American Hero
ford Cattle Breeders Association, at the
Sherman House. All the conventions On
well attended.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20

In reply to question what was
meant b. polished pecans. New
Orleans dealer said that the term proves
the superiority of the nuts grown in
louisiana They are not polished. and
do not need it. But the Texas pecaus
have harder and rougher shells. so
that they are much improved in ap-
pearance by being polished An Austin
(Tex.) firm invented the polishing ma
chine. aud ships them in large auanti-
ties all over the country.-N q. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20

Ozone baths are a specially at
Eastbourne, England. The bath is filled
with long. green seaweed. stepped for
an hour before use in boiling water.
The bather remains in about twenty
minutes. and the bath is thought very
invigorating.