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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
National Commercial Convention at At
1auta. Ga.

A National Commercial Convention has been
called to meet at the beautiful and progressive
city of Atlanta Ga, on the 10Th of May, andin-
vitations are extended all commercial bodies
and cities TO send accredited delegates. The
Governors of each State will be eligible as dele
gates and each State will be entitled to two adj
0itional delegates at large, to be appointed by
the Governor. Each Association having fifty
members or less, will be entitled to one dele
gate; Associations having more than fifty
members. will have one other delegate for each
additional fifty members; to be appointed by
the Association. Any city or town o. two
thousand inhabitants not having an organized
body as above will be entitled to one delegate,
and towns of over two thousand inhabitants
will have one other delegate for every addition
al five thousand inhabitants. Delegates to be
appointed by the Mayor or chief magistrate.
Tho object of the convention is to consider
the most effective means to better the business
interests of the country. Among the subjects
to be considered are treaties with foreign coun-
tries; a bankrupt law coinage of silver; rail
way transportation; and such other ques-
tons touching national, financial and CONNER
cial interests, as the Convention may deem
proper for discussion and action. tits expect
ed that fares will be reduced materially and
that the convention will be in session three
days There should be full and able repre-
sentation of the great northwest and there are
assurances of a generous welcome at Atlanta
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

A waterspout swept away fifteen dwellings,
with their inmates, at Kingman, Kans.
Session & Lilley's lumber mill at Spring
Lake, Mich, was destroyed by fire together
with some 800 coo feet of lumber. Loss about
$4,000; no insurance.
At Philadelphia, fire in the Pullman Palace
Car company's shops used for repeating cars
occurred The building and contents, togeth-
er with large frame building belonging to the
Pennsylvania railroad company, were destroyed.
Loss, $4,000.
Among those known to be lost by the storm
burst at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, are the fol-
lowing: G. W. Haddoek, wife and four chill
dren: bodies of wife and three children re-
covered Jerry Gibbs and daughter; Mrs
Harris and daughter; bodies of the latter two
recovered.
A fire broke cut nearly opposite the Chicago
4 Northwestern railway depot at heaton, ILL.,,
in one of the buildings in the line of stores
shops and residences on the north side of the
street which runs north of tie railroad, and
before it could be checked several buildings
and their contents were consumed
At Perryville, Tennessee river town, in De-
cstur county, was annihillated by an ineendi-
airy re, started by persons seeking revenge on
one of the inhabitants. The property lost en-
b races large hotel, the river warehouse full
of valuable freight, and many fine residences.
Nothing remains of the thriving little town
but the debris of the falling buildings. The
loss cannot now be est mated
At Vicksburg, fire broke out in Fornansta's
dry goods store, Maurice Meyer 4 Co, and
Mrs Bloom both dry goods; " lillian Bruse,
hardware; Baum 4 Co, stationers; Robert
Ernst jeweier; A. Trescat, hardware; Jo-
seph Padesta, wholesale liquors; William
Chamberlain insurance; United States signal
offices, the Herald Office and the Western In
ioE Office were gutted The loss is $50, COO
special from Kingman, Kan, details a
disastrous flood which occurred i'll the MINES
cap river, and which is supposed to have been
the result of a water spout Fifteen dwellings
were swept into the current with men women
and children in them and at the mercy of the
waters. The number drowned is unknown,
though four women and one man are known
to have been drowned, beside, certainly, sew
eral children
Charles B. Schultz, an electrician of Chicago
was instantly killed while adjusting dinly
burning electric light Losing his balance he
yrasped both rods which support the lamp and
through which a current was passing, He
was unable to let CO. and hung writhing TO the
swinging lamp until some ono had stopped the
engine which supplied the current when he
fell to the sidewalk dead
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30

According to history and description
of Hayti, recently published from the
pen of Spenser st. John, who has been
for some years the English Minister
Resident of the Haytian capital, tho
land is relapsing into negro barbarism.
With soil of the greatest luxuriance,
a climate the most delightful in the
world, and all the natural advantages
which might constitute wealthy and
powerful nation, the people are falling
lower and lower in their habits, prac
tees and morals, are losing such traits
ofcivilization as they formerly possessed
and are going backward rapidly toward
the state of savagery in which their At
rican ancestors existed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
A Yankee Coup at Panama.

A dispatch from Panama says strong barri-
cades were being erected in the streets near
the cable eompany's office, which would have
cut all communication off had not the same
been summarily removed Seven hundred
troops left Buena Vista under Gen. villa. The
sttatk would have taken place Immediately on
the arrival of these troops, but the United
States ship Boxer appeared on the scene As
if by magic, three columns entered the city
and had full possession in about ten
minutes, knocking down barbados as
they passed through the streets. At a
cali of the bugle the Columbian Guards
withdrew into the Cuartels. This splendid
Comp de Crain-has undoubtedly prevented
another disaster similar to Colon. Company
"A, Of United States volunteers, are guarding
various streets and wharves. Gen. Arzhan is
held a prisoner. Capt Cochrane, of Company
&C" has arrived from Colon. He says he
Travelled the entire length of the city with three
mariners, and found the people so paralized
that they made no demonstration, offensive or
otherwise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30

famous Mexican beauty, daughter of Don Pat
ricio Milmo, millionaire Irish Mexican citizen
of Monterey.
R. K. Fox, who put up the diamond belt for
tho contemplated Sullivan Ryan fight regard
ing it as boxing match only, has decided to
throw up all CONGESTION with the affair. He
has written to Sullivan that rather than be re-
garded as attempting to brsak the law he will
withdraw in toto from the match, and as far az
he is concerned, it must be, and is now of
Tuesday was good day for Gen. Grant and
and he took a ride in the park He was not
so well later in the evening. DR.. Douglass
did not seem as cheerful oves his patients con-
dition as usual II wish there had
beep some mistake about the diagnosis" he
said, sorrowfully shaking his head ''Ths
general is not Only my patscat, but one of my
dearest friends ON earth Ii there had been
mistake / would gladly admit it but it cannot
be. There has besn M mistake. The cancer
Gus growth ia painfully apparent and is be-
coming more SO every day. The swelling at
the base of the tongue still continues with
little sloughing. l see no hope of ultimate rs
eoyery"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30

DIR. John P. Gray, superintendent of
the Utica insane asylum, lately deliver
cd in that city a lecture of unusual in
terest concerning insanity Notwith-
standing Macbeth. he declares that
there is no such thing as "a mind dis
eased." The mental action is disturbed
because the organ through which the
mind acts is out of order. But the mind
itself is incapable of disease as of death.
DR. Gray, 1t is seen, does not identify
the mind with its organ, as the modern
school OF scientists tend to do. He says
if insanity were the only disease affect
ing the mental operations, it would in
deed be a hopeless mystery, but the
truth is, every sickness of the body,
however mild in degree, in some way
disturbs the working of the mind, so
that indigestion, dyspepsia and other
diseases are admitted as excuses for
language and conduct which otherwise
would be inexcusable; he likewise in
stances the illusions of sight and the
deliriums of feyers. and the vagaries of
persons influenced by narcotics or
liquors. Insanity is the extreme Of these
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
Brooklyn Roller Rink Escapade.

Among the pretty girls who have attracted
attention at the Lee avenue roller skating rinl
IN Brooklyn, N Y, have been Maud McAllistei
and Ella Jones Among the young men who
have sought their company have been William
E. Darling and Charles Peckham. Darling lie
twenty two and his friend year younger. The
ham induced Miss Jones to elope with him
Darling secured a promise of mar
riage from Maud McAllister, and on last Sun
day afternoon the four went to the house of the
Rev j. White, where they were married, each
acting as witnesses for the other The next day
Mrs Peckham told the story of their escapade
TO married daughter of Mrs, McAllister. The
McAllister girl was persuaded that she had
taken a foolish step, and she sent her husband
a note, saying she would have nothing to do
with him. Her parents will take action to have
her marriage declared void on the ground that
she is under age and did not have her parents
consent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
SOCIETY INSURANCE.
The iowa Supreme Court Renders a De-
cision in Favor of the Secsders from the
Supreme Lodge of United Workmen.

The iowa Supreme Court Renders De-
cision in Favor of the Sec sders from the
Supreme Lodge of United Workmen.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Special Telegram, April
52-The Supreme court this morning, filed an
opinion at Dubuque, in the celebrated Uni ted
Worbmen case, reversing the judgment of the
circuit cottrt in the case. When the su-
preme lodge A. O. u W, passed what is
called the relief law, by which it claimed
the right to ass ess separate state jurisdictions
to assist in payment of losses under
the Jurisdiction of the supreme lodge, the
state grand lodge of Iowa refused to pay the
relief assessments, and was suspended A fac
ton of the order in the state still retained its
fealty to the supreme lodge, and organized
another grand lodge. The matter was then
taken into the courts and tried before Judge
UT in this city about year ago; He rendered
judgment in favor of the adherents
of the supreme lodge, and from this de-
cision the case was app called to the supreme
court J. d. Nichols. of Vinton. past grand
the supreme court, and argued that they were
. life insurance company, incorporated and
acting in accordance with the laws of Iowa,
and he claimed that the supreme lodge faction
were In effect but agents Of foreign insurance
company. He was interviewed upon the
and said that he believed they had
adopted this idea, and that injunction proceed
ings could lie begun to close up the adherents of
the supreme lodge or make them deposit $780,
600. W. r. Graham, of Cedar Falls, grand
master of the supreme lodge adherents, was in
terviewed and said that he could not tell the
effect of the decision until he saw the full text
of IT. but he thought that if the decision was as
it appeared to be II would affect not only this
order, but the Masonic and all other corpora
tons which are incorporated in the state and
yet adhere to supreme lodge, for it virtually
declared that they were under obligation to
such superior organization. Owe hays been
fighting this thing from principle, said he ''All
we asked for was the corporate existence of the
order and the name. He stated that the men,
bership Of the supreme lodge branch In Iowa
was about three thousand, and since their sep
srate existence from the state faction they had
paid about $50, COZ death losses The state lodge
claims membership of about nine thousand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
The Russian Reply to British Demands


The reply of NJ de Giers. Russian foreign
minister to Earl Granyille's demand for an
explanation of Gen. Komaroff7s attack upon
the Afghans at Kushk river, which was re-
ceived at the foreign Office was considered in
cabinet council The reply says Gen. Kom-
aron's dispatches, copies of which have
been forwarded to the British government,
sufficiently explain the Penjdeh incident and
that 1t IS, therefore, needless To supplement
them. NJ. de Giers in his turn, complains
strongly of what he calls the excessive num-
Der of Gen Sir Peter Lunsden's escort He
says this display of British armed force or
Afghan territory, together with the military
demonstration at Rawal- Pindi and Earl Duff
erin's defiant language encouraged the At
ghans to provoke the Russian attack by leading
them to believe they could rely upon British
support M. de Giers does not express the
slightest regret for Gen. Komaroff's action,
and he even suggests that Gen. Koma-
if he had failed to attack the Afghans
stated in the house OF lords that the govern
ment has received a dispatch from Sir Peter
Lumsden, the contents of which the govern
ment was not prepared to make public any
further than to state that it contained a con
tradlction of the Penjdeh incident as given by
Gen. Komaroff. The government was, Earl
Granville said, expecting further kilograms
from Sir Peter Lumsden, and until they were
received the government would not be pre-
pared TO make further statements There has
been continuous exchange of dispatches be-
tween Earl Gradville and De Giers. 1t is APP
parent that the breach is widening.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
iowa Supreme Court on Options.

In the supreme court, in session at Dubuque,
in the case of the First National Bank of Lyons,
appellent, VS. The Oskaloosa Packing Com
pany, the decision of the lower court was af
firmed, the court holding that an option deal
is gambling contract, and hence cannot be
enforced The court also defined gamb-
ling option deal as one in which the deal
was not actually made in the grain or other
article bought and sold hut in the price there
of The defendant swore that when he told
a commission merchant 10 buy certain num-
Ter of barrels of pork for him he did not
mean that the puts should be bought, but only
that the privilege should be purchased of talk
ing the pork from third party at a certain
price Letters were also produced to show
that the commission merchant did not intend
to deliver the pork to the packing company,
but simply wanted the margin placed in his
hands by the. packing company that pork
would not reach certain price in the Chicago
market The commission merchant assigned
his claim to the bank, which, therefore, pe-
came the plaintiff The court held that where
no intention exists to deliver the commodity
speculated in, the contract is a gambling one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Sargent D. Bagley, New York lawyer, is
mysteriously dead,
In Cleveland, Ohio, recently, Lewis Webster,
burglar, who killed Mr.. Harrington, and Sc
riously wounded Mrs. Harrington being recog-
nized while burglarizing their house. was con-
victed of murder in the first degree.
dispatch from st Louis gives the particu-
lars OF the elopement of Mrs. Anna Steinred
Of Memphis with John Irwin, her husbands
negro coachman, and stated that the husband
who il a wealthy physician of Memphis, was
following the runaways
Baron Magri, who is thirty four inches tall,
and whose brother recently married Mrs Tom
Thumb, was brought into the Tombs police
court, at New York, by Ida Newman, who is
FIVE feet seven inches tall, and who charges
The baron gave bail and the case was ad-
iouTned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30

Ottows, Can. dispatch. In their instructions
the Northwest commissioners are told that the
government deem it expsdient to satisfy the
claims existing in connection with the extin-
gushp1ent of the Indian title, in the following
manner:
By granting to every half breed head Of fam
ily who resided outside of Manitoba previous to
July Is, 1Sso the land OF which he is at present
In bona fide and undisputed possession, 70 the
extent Of I60 acres, and if the land he is cult
vfting is less than $50 acres the difference is to
be made up to him in an Issue Of scrip re-
deemAble in hand at the rate of 81 per acre;
and in the case of 3 half breed head Of fami-
II residing in the territories previous to July
Is, 1888, who is not in the bona fide possession
of any land, by the issue OF scrip redeemable
TO the extent of 100 acres; by grapeng TO each
half breed child born outside OF Manitoba pre-
vlous to July Is, 1870, lot of lanG. OF which he
is a present an undisputed occupant, to the
ertAnt q $40 acres OF its equivalent in scrip.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30

The Midland Railway of England has
adopted the American system of check
ing baggage, and the st. Stephens Re-
view congratulates travellers, and espe-
cially commercial men, ladies and nerv-
GUS old gentlemen, on the change.
1t takes long time for some of our no
tons to get adopted abroad but the
world does move, and some day it may
be possible to check ones trunk from
London to Constantinople or Calcutta
as easily as one checks it from between
the leading points in the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
The watertown, wis, Reputation.

In the United States circuit court at Madison
Judge Gresham rendered decision which
practically relieves the city of Watertown from
paying its bonded railway Indebtedness OF
over 81, 100000 The city repudiated its in
debtedness several years ago, and for a long
period resorted to strategy in having no
city officers, and prevented bondhold-
it. This feat was finally accomplished, how
ever, and the test case, involving $50, 600, Of
Metcalf against the city was brought Defen-
daut city set up the plea Of the statute of linn
itatons, and United States District Judge Bum
rendered a decision in its favor. A rehearing
was then had before United States Circuit
Judge Gresham, who affrms Judge Bunns de-
cison The fact occasioned great rejoicing a.
Watertown The case vii probably be ap
pealed to the United States supreme court
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
Crow Creek Settlers Organizing.

Mitchell, Oak, Special: Settlers on the
reservation west are taxing steps to organ
ize an association for the purpose of hav-
ing thorough investigation by experts at
Washington of all the treaties relating
to the land in question. 1t is proposed
to interest all the settlers on both the
Grow Creek and Winnebago reservations in
the organization, and to charge each mem
Der s., which shall constitute a fund
for carrying on the above investigation, and
otherwise protecting the interests of the set
tiers. 1t is not intended to resist the authority
of the government but to lay the whole mat
ter before the president and his cabinetin such
way that those having authority will see the
great injustice which the order wIthdra wing
the lard imposes on innocent families. If the
president cannot be induced to rescind his or
der the association will seek to have
the time for removal extended until
the meeting of congress, at least
settlers can have the use of their land
crops this season. If these measures fail the
association will endeavor, thro ugh its Wash
ington agents to have the government rem-
burse the settlers for the expenditure made in
good faith under the order of President Ar
thur. The settlers will not resist the govern
ment by force as first rashly given out, but
they will exhaust every means in their power
to continue a peaceable possession of their
land
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
Barclay Johnson's Dreadful Deed.

Coroner Holt of Bridgeport, Conn, began an
inquest on the victims of the murders in the
Johnson family Rev. J. G.. Johnson Congre-
gational minister Of Rutland, Vt, and an uncle
bf Barclay johnson, the young man who shot
his mother and sister and killed himself, testi-
fed that there no hereditary insanity in the
family He could not account for insanity on
the part of his nephew except by excessive
Office duties which caused him to write and work
at night, and caused a strain on his mind The
witness produced this letter, which was found
in the pocketo of Barclay Johnson after his death:
Greenwich, Conn, April 81, 1885 If
succeed in accomplishing what think must be
done, a word or two of explanation will prob
ably be received with interest. | think | am
saving my mrother and sister from an unhappy
fate. If there is a just and glorious God these
two vii go to the happiness which they de.
serve If there is no God then they will simply
find their rest
At the close of the letter he wrote: Il am
conscious of the enormty of what | have done
and intend to do, but at the same time have
suspicion that l have become insane. Why did
not some one recognize my weakeess, my great
need Of help, and help me when there was
timer"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
Crow Greek Folk will Stick to Their
Claims.

Pierre, Oak. Special: A large and enthusias
tic meeting of the settlers on the Winpebago
and Crow Greek reservations was held recently.
An organization was perfected with powers to
organize associations throughout the reserva-
tions and raise funds to bring the mat
ter into the courts and test the val
idtyy of the proclamation closing
the reservations A great number
of the settlers are determined to resist to
the very last The sympathy of the people is
with the settlers. and aid is rendered them
to sta.d out for their homes. Hundreds Of
them see ruin staring them in the face, and
they still have hopes that they VIII not be
driven from their homes, aud that the govern
ment Will yet make provision whereby the
rights of the Indians as well as the settlers will
be protected
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30

The old subject of overpressure in
schools is being holly debated in Eng
land. 1t is found that nearly half the
children in the public schools of Eng
land suffer from headaches, sleepless-
ness, somnambulism and shortsighted-
ness. The result is laid to the attempt
to make nervous and stupid children
keep up with those more gifted by ma
ture
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
A war Poem by Alfred Yennyson.

The London Times of the ed published
the following poem by the poet laureate, which
was telegraphed to America:
THE FLEET-oN IT'S REPORTED INEFFTCIENCY.
You, you'll if you have failed to understand,
The fleet Of England is her all in all,
On YOU will come the curse of all the land
If that old England fall which Nelson left SO
great
This isle, the mIghtiest naval power on earth
This one small isle, the lord of every sea
Poor Eng aud, what would all these fleets be
worth,
And what avail thine ancient fame if free,
Were thou q fallen state?
You, you who had the ordering of her feet,
If you have only compassed her disgrace,
When all men stare, the wild mob's million
feet
Will kick you from your place,
But then too late, too late.