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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. 81
Last years deficiency bill appropriated
$3.50, 600, which the senate cut down to
$500, 900, for building military posts. At
lanta and Fort d. A. Russell got this sum,
equally divided between them. The sundry
civil bill this year appropriates for the con-
struction of buildings and the enlargement
of military posts, as the secretary of war
may think necessary, 1863, 900; $4,000 of
which sum may be used for the purchase OF
a site near Atlanta, Ga, for the erection of 9
ten-company post 1t is intended that
Sl50, 900 Of this appropriation shall be
equally divided between Fort Smelling and
San Antonio Texas
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK SUMMARIZED.
American Flour.


] TORONTO, Special Correspondence, Feb. "a
canadian millers are greatly agitated just
now over the proposed increase in the -four
duties Lase week large deputation waited
on the Canadian government aud asked that
the duty on American flour be increased from
so to 70 cents per barrel They claimed that
the large importations Qast year amounting
to nearly million barrels) of American flour
gave them greater competition than they can
stand, and that unless the duties are increas-
ed immediately most of the Canadian mills
will have to shut down. The government
promised the Canadian millers that the duty
on American -four would be Immediately in
creased to 75 cents per barrel Hon Nc
Renzte Bowel, minister of customs, how
ever, suggested to the deputation that the
reason the American millers were able to
undersell the Canadian millers was not alto
gether owing to the tariff being lower than
they thought it should be. He was
Informed on good authority that the
rate on -four from Winona, Mimi,
to Ottawa, Ont. was AZ cents while
from Toronto to Ottawa it was 80 cents
The discrimination in railway rates in favor
Of American millers sending -four to the
Canadian markets enabled them to put their
bour on the markets in Canada at prices as
low as those quoted by the Canadian millers
Fully one-third of the -four consumed in
Nova Scotia and other eastern provinces of
Canada, and about one-fourth of the con-
sumption in Ontario is supplied from Amer
lean mills The Canadian mills cannot
supply the demand for flour in Canada,
and even If the capacity of the
Canadian mills were equal to the demand,
the people of Canada would not be content
TO be without American -four, which is
largely in favor here The action of the
Canadian government in increasing the duty
On -four viii be very unpopular in the mari
lime provinces, and it is thought that the
change in the tariff will not last long Cana
dians will still consume large quantity of
American flour, Notwithstanding the in
creased duty, for they cannot get
such an even supply of flour of
the same grade in Canada as that which is
Imported from the United States In 1888
the wheat crop of Canada was failure and
Canadian mills We're grinding at disadvan-
tage through having to import large guam
titles of wheat from Minnesota and the other
Western states The American mills took
advantage of the stringency that followed
the failure of the wheat crop in Canada and
got such a firm hold on the Canadian flour
markets. and were so successful in establish
ing the superiority of American over Cana
Ian flour, that the Canadian millers have
aot been able to work them out
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

1t seems that the Oneida Community
of New York has practically fallen to
pieces, but not on account of outside
opposition, but because of its own in
herent weakness and wickedness. The
founder, Noyes, is in Canada, and the
members are scattered in all directions,
and it is not likely that the organization
will ever again attract any particular at
tention. Such is the common fate of
these experiments at the substitution of
some other rule of life for the ordinary
moral code; and the fact is to the credit
Of human nature
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. 81
Forty thousand dollars is appropriated by
the sunClry civil bill for the care of the yell
lowstone Park. This covers every expense
for its protection and improvement, includ-
ing the pay of the superintendent and his
assistants, his salary being fixed at 50, 000
after these sums are met is to be applied to
the construction and improvement of suita-
BILE roads and bridges in the park under
direction of an engineer officer. The bill
contains an appropriation of SIS, 400 to COM
plete the survey of the boundary line be-
tween Dakota and Montana
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

Professor TyndalI in endeavoring to
account for the immunity against a sec
ond attack of certain diseases expresses
the opinion that the rarity of second at
tacks VI communicable disease is due
20 the -emoval from the system, by the
first parasitic crop, of some ingredient
necessary to the growth and propaga.
tiop rthe parasite"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
The Result of VI hislsy.

NoRTHFIELD, Mimi, special Telegram,
March About 3 o'clock a man named
Kingman shot a comrade named Murphy.
Several young men were on a hand car on
the Cannon Valley railroad just below this
city when kngman, who was partially in
toxicated, threatened to shoot into house.
He was prevented and puGEbe revolver IN
his pocket but suddenly drew II out, when
ID accidentally exploded, driving the ball
through Murphy's arm into his body Muir
phv is in critical condition, as the ball has
not been found Kingman has served a
part OF a term in Saltwater. but was par
doned He has not been arrested
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

There Is no prospect of the passage
If an interstate commerce bill by con-
gress at this session. The influences
concentrated at Washington are too
strong to be overcome, and the old
dodge of two bills, not necessarily an
tagonistic, are made so by the con-
nlvance of the opponents of any ligisla-
ton upon the subject, But it is q
matter that cannot be much longer
delayed without serious detriment to
The public and the railroads, as well.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
Ki1led HIS wife.s paramonr-

KEoKUK, Iowa, Special Telegram Feb. 81.
AT Elida, to-day, Frank Madison shot
and killed Joe Woods, whom he ac-
FUSED of undue intimacy with his
wife The murderer came suddenly
lpon his victim from behind, just as he was
about to step into a railroad car and shot
him IN the back, caught and held
him while he deliberately fired two more
shots, one of which entered Woods
head and the other his neck. Madison gave
himself up Immediately after the shooting
and was taken by citizens of OskaloOsa and
delivered to the authorities
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
Killed or Nor?

DUBUQUE, Special Telegram, Feb 27.-A
smashup occurred on the Illinois Central few
miles east of Storm Lake. Passenger Train
No. 2. which left Dubuque was behind time,
having run slowly on account of the danger of
broken rails. switchman tagged the train
near there and reported broken rail ahead. The
train was moving at a slow rate " hen freight
train, also bound west and ON time, crashed into
It. A man was standing on the rear platform at
the time, and there are many conflicting reports
as 10 whether he was killed or only injured. He
jumped off and disappeared. 1t is said the
chimney of the locomotive of the freight fell
upon him. The rear car of the passenger was
ba1lv smashed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

Congress and the legislatures of mosI
of the states now in session will soon
wind up their business and adjourn.
Those states which have no con stitut;on.
3l limit will have to suffer the infiietion
1 f sessions of indefinite length, usually
prolonged to the beginning of summer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

An Illinois paper claims to have the
facts and figures to prove that the
months of January and February 1875
knock the present years record cold.
Here they are: Total mornings below
zero in January and February, 1875,
80; in 1885, % Total mornings below
to date IN January and February, 1875,
81; in 1885, %. Total mornings below in
January, 1875, II; in January 1885, Is.
These figures are from Northern Hi
nois, but they probably correspond with
those farther north.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
Abolishing the Health Board.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. 81
A clause has been inserted in the deficiency
appropriation bill to abolish the national
board of health The board has been leading
O precariOus existence for some time past,
and last wear congress failed to make an ap-
preparation for the salaries of its members
1t has some friends who Will fight for it's life.
They contend that, in view of the fact of the
imminence Of q cholera epidemic in this
country next summer. it will not be wise to
dispense with the services of the board
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
It's Fine to BE a Senator.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. 81
Senator Dawes, with several other members
of his committee on Indian affairs, had a
lengthy pleasure trip to the Pacific coast last
summer at the expense of the government,
on pretense of examining into the condition
of certain Indian tribes, Now, on further
pretense that more information is needed,
the senate has voted permission to Mr.
Dawes. and such of his friends in the COM
mittee as he may select, to make another
pleasure trip of the same character next
srImmer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
Illinois Representative Suddenly Dies.

Representative Robert Logan of Whiteside
Republican, dropped dead at the head of the
house stairs of the capitol in Springfield, Ill,
as he was on his way to the chamber. The
elevator was not running and he attempt
ed TO walk up the long stairway Lo-
gan had been ailing all the SEES son with
heart disease, and could not stand excite
ment of any kind When he dropped on the
house floor, opposite the main entrance to
the chamber, lie was picked up by frler ds and
carried into the anteroom and doctors called,
but five minutes later he was pronounced dead
The greatest excitement prevailed In the house
and senate, and profound regret was expressed
on all sides Gov. oglesby signed an order
calling for the election of representative IN
Whiteside county i'll place of Logan, deceased,
10 take place March 21 There will probably
be no attempt 10 elect senator until the va
cancy is filed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

The Canada Pacific people are rush,
ing across the continent at rapid rate.
In few weeks they will have com
plete line from Montreal to the Selkirh
range and expect a large immigration
this season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. 81
Postoffices established:
Northumberland Greek, Jefferson county.
Observation-Disclosures, Douglas county;
Wheeler. Dunn county.
Postoffice Name Changed-Wisconsin: Hines
bury to Johnsbury.
Postmasters Conlmissioned-Augu T. Stress
mann, Transit, Mimi: John n. Kelly, Beaver
Greek, Mont. S. Swanberg, Hawthorne, Wis.
FL. D. Wheeler, Wheeler. Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

The Occidental hotel, Missoula, Mont, was
burned recently.
Fx-Ideut Gov. Couchon of Manitoba died at
Winnipeg recently.
Nellie Horan is on trial for poisoning her sis
Ter at Elkhorn, Wis
The weeks failures numbered 20, against
264 the week previous.
Madison rumor has it thai Villas has accept
"a the postmaster geueralslhp
Patrick H Winston was confirmed as regis
ssr of the Lewiston idaho, land Office
A bill to re-establish capital punishment
passed to the third reading in the Michigan
house.
The care and maintenance Of the White
House grounds and Greenhouses costs $500
o $4,000 year
The bill confirming Senator Van Hoesen's
title to his farm near Alexandria, MINI, was
passed by the serate
Il is stated thSt Of the class of 1854 at Yale,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05

SENATE-A Pacific railroad funding bill was
introduced. The legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill passed The trade
dollar retirement bill was debated at great
length without action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The senate committee
on appropriations increased the naval appro-
priation bill as sent from the house by 50, 1884,,
500 The principal items of increase are an ap-
preparation of $500, 600 for continuing the work
on the double-t uTeted monitors; 100000 for
$4,000 for the construction OF steel cruisers
and gun boats, and $4,000 for the general
maintenance of the bureau, docks, etc.
Senator Sherman reported to the senate yes
terday an amendment TO the sundry civil bill to
provide for the erection in the District of Co
lumbia of statue of Gen. Lafayette, TO cost
$4,000
HoUsE-A motion to suspend the rules and
refer the redemption law repeal bill to the COM
mittee on public lands was lost-l66 to 80. Mr.
Randall moved to suspend the rules and con-
slider the sundry civil bill containing clause
suspending the coinage of silver dollarsl four
hours Lost--11S to 149 motion by Mr.
Randall to suspend the rules and consider the
bill with the silver clause eliminated, with two
hours to debate the clause appropriating money
for the New Orleans exposition, was carried
The house adjourned before the bill was dis
posed of.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram. Feb. ga
orepeal the presumption, timber culture and des-
ert lands acts. This bill is the speakers table
with amendments made by the senate There is
decided majority in the house favorable to con-
currence in the senate amendments, but the
Northwestern members are very generally hos
tile to the repeal, and have been diligently
watching to prevent final action on the bill. 1t
cannot be reached out of the regular order, ex
cept by unanimous consent or by a suspension
of the rules. This latter motion was made
to-day by Cobb of Indiana his object being TO
have the bill referred TO the committee on pub
lie lands. The effect of the passage of this mo-
ton would have been to give the committee the
privilege of reporting back the bill at any time
for concurrence in the senate amendments. The
Northwestern members actively resisted this,
and twas rejected by a vote of 166 to 93-not
the required two-thirds 1t is probable the bill
will die on the speakers table. Mr. Pay
son made a strong effort before the COM
mittee on rules this morning TO amend the
house rules so as to allow majority vote TO take
a bill from the speakers table for references to
committees. This proposed rule was intended
to give opportunity 10 get at the presumption
bill The committee refused to report the de-
sired amendment, and hence the desperate at
tempt to suspend the rules and pass the pre-
emption bill
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
srSArE-A substitute of theriver and harbor

SENATE "A substitute of therlver and harbor
bill was read second time, and referred to
the committee on commerce, which, on request
of Mr.. Mcmillan, got permission to sit during
sessions of the senate.
Mr. Mitchell offered resolution: That the
committee on finance be and hereby is instruct
ed forthwith to prepare and report to the SEN
ate proper bill to provide for the immediate
suspension of tho coinage OF standard silver
dollars and for the resumption of such coinage
whenever the commercial value of the standard
dollar aforesaid shall rise to within D per cent
of par with the standard gold dollar of the
United States. The resolution was laid
over The senate then on motion OF Mr. VIII
son, took up the house bin to forfeit the I'M
earned lands granted to the state of Iowa to
aid the construction of the Sioux City & ST
Paul raiload The bill as passed by the house,
declares such unearned lands forfeited; re-
ouires the attorney general to institute legal
proceedings TO ascertain and determine their
| Quantity. and provides that actual bona fide
settlers already on the lands shall have prefer
ence of entry at the land office, etc
Mr. Mcmillan opposed II. II was prop
osItion he said, which, IN the name OF popular
prejudice, sought to do violence to public pTi-
waite rights The grant had been not to a rail-
road company, but to the state of Iowa, and
was an entire grant Pending debate on this
bill. house bills providing for the erection OF
public buildings at various places were taken
up and passed:
The debate on the Sioux City & st. Paul for
4 feiture bill was resumed. Mr.. Hoar said citi-
/ gems of Massachusetts, had invested SSo0, 600 at
/ 6 per cent in that enterprise He thought
7 such men were entitled 70 justice at the hands
I of the senate The land was all those people
would have for their money. They were en-
/ titled to lands coterminous with tue completed
portion of the road
1 HOUSE, long debate took place on the late
silver letter of President Cleveland, the fortid-
4 cation bill being under consideration. The
/ debate was of partisan character and Of little
! account
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
The cabinet slate that is generally regarded

in Washington as having virtually been decided
upon reads as follows: Secretary Of state, T.
F. Bayard Of Delaware; secretary Of the treas
urv. Daniel Manning OF New York; secretary
Of the interior. l. @ c. lamar Of Mississippi;
secretary of war, Judge Endicott Of Massachu-
sets; secretary Of the navy, Mr. Whitney. Of
New York; attorney general A II Garland Of
Arkansas; postmaster general, W. + Villas OF
Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-05
Christmas Dav I'M ertain.

The observance of the 25th of De.
cember as the birthday of the Saviour,
is ascribed to julius, bishop of Rome.
A. D. 337-355. The Eastern Church
had previously observed the 26th of
January in commemoration both of the
baptism and of the birth of Christ.
Before the end Of the fourth century
the east and the west, had exchanged
festivals, the west adopting January G
in commemoration of our Lords bap-
tism, and the east adopting December
% in commemoration of our Lords
birth. The exact date of Christ's birth
appears not to have been known to the
early church, and cannot now be de-
termined. Between the middle Of De
cember and the middle of February
there is generally in Palestine an inter
val of comparatively dry weather, pre-
eeled and followed by the early and
latter rain. Thus there might have
been shepherds on the plain of Bethle
hem watching their flocks by night.
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MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, Feb 90
Little business of importance was transacted in
The legislature to- day and only morning sessions
we're held. In the senate bills were passed allow
ing subcontractors the privileges of the lien
law; to secure wages to employees from railroad
CORPORATIONS when the latter's franchises and
property are transferred to other corporations
The bill providing for the purchase Of an ex-
eCutive mansion was made special order for
next Wednesday. The senate bill to secure the
equal distribution OF property OF debtors among
creditors came up as a special order, and after
heated debate was ordered to third reading
In the assembly the vote of yesterday was re-
considered. allowing county boards the privil-
eye of selecting banks in which county funds
shall be placed, and the bill was recommitted to
the judiciary committee. The assembly bill
was coneurred in precluding telegraph, tele-
phone or electric light companies from acquir-
ing any permanent legal rights to prop
erty through attaching their wires to
privatebuldings 4 interesting feature Of the
session was prolonged debate on Walsh's bill
prohibiting the leasing, hiring out or contract OF
labor of prisoners incarcerated in any penal IN
Stitution in Wisconsin. walsh earnestly ad-
vocAted the measure, but it was killed by n vote
of Sc to 80. The joint committee on penal and
charitable institutions rendered report, max
ing an adverse recommendation to Senator War
nel's bill for the establishment of an additional
state insane hospital i'll the northwestern part
Of the state. strong lobby from Milwaukee
breWeries is here, working for the defeat OF
Friends graded license BILL which establishes
the minimum in places over 10000 population
at $500, and makes a sliding scale according
to population till 5000 is reached in incorporat-
ed cities or villages and 800 in county.
Friends of the measure entertain strong hopes
of its passage, but it cannot become partisan In
character, as many Republican members are ops
posed to it, The probability, however, is that
if any license bill is passed at the present ses-
sion it will be Friends. Republican members
of the senate have held caucus and agreed to
cut down the university appropriation from
$23S. 900 to $3.50, 900, for the reason that they
believe the tactics of the Democrats is to have
the legislature make such extravagant appro-
priations at the present session as to bring the
Republican party, which controls it, into such
disrepute as will work to its injury in the future
Is FRIEND FALSE TO HIS TRUST?
MILWAUKEE, Special Telegram, Feb 20 In
few days affidavits will be published wherein
about thirty residents of the Seventh ward swear
that Mr.. Friend, their representative in the as
sembly, before election pledged himself to sup
port the interest of the saloon element. Mr.
Friend is the father of the high license bill now
pending before the lower house.