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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

By reference to the last report OF
Colonel Dudley, late Commissioner of
Pensions, We find that since 1861 there
has been disbursed by the Pension Bu-
reau the sum of six hundred and seven
ty-eight million dollars and over Ito be
exact, $67S, 346, $40, an amount equal
to one-quarter of the war debt of the
United States at its greatest expansion.
Deducting from this sum the liberal
discount of twenty eight millions as
pensions paid the survivors of the war
of 1912, the Mexican war and the vari-
GUS Indian wars, leaves the net sum of
six hundred and fifty millions already
paid odt to the soldiers of the late civil
war or their widows or legal represent
atives
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

In California Elk Gov Leland Stanford Rep J
was nominated for United States senator by
the joint Republican senatorial caucus, receiv-
ing47 of the so votes cast on the second ball OF.
Mr.. Stanford was governor of California some
six or eight years ago, and since the expiration
of his term has held no public office. He
is millionaire and has for several years
taken an active intrest in affairs of the turf,
being the owner OF number of fast horses.
He is about tifty-tiv years of age
In Florida, Wilkinson Cali fdem. was elect
ed United States senator,
In North Carolina, Z. B. Vance dem was re-
elected United States senator, receiving 12S
votes Tyre, the Republican nominee, received
25 votes. Vance addressed the legislature.
In Pennsylvania at the session of the senate,
Cameron received majority of all the votes
for United States senator. All the republic
cans but two voted for Cameron, giving him %
votes. The democrats voted for William t.
Wallace, and he secured a total of Is The
combined vote of the two houses give Cameron
a majority of 90 over all opposition.
In Missouri, Senator Vest dem was re elect
cd
In Indiana, D. W. Voorhees, (Dem.) was re-
elected senator, receiving majority of 45 out
of 149 votes, over ex-Gov. Porter, nominated
by the Republicans.
In Connecticut. the senate voted for United
States senator, o. H. Plat, Republican receiv-
ing Is votes, and W. H. Barnum, Democrat, Z.
In the house the vote was Platt, l4S; Bar
mum, a.
In Rhode Island, Jonathan Chase was elect
ed United States senator by the following vote:
Chace, IS; William 2. Sheffield, s; Isaac Bell,
Jr., - Mr. Chase is now the representative in
congress from the Second district of Rhode Is
land. He lives in Providence and was born IN
Fall River, Mass, July -, 1929. He received
an academic education and is a cotton manu-
facturer After serving two terms in the state
senate in 1876 and 1877, he was elected to the
Forty seventh congress and re elected to the
Forty eighth.
In New York legislature, the house balloted
for United States senator with the following
result: William NJ. Evarts, %; Edward Cooper,
81 In the senate Evarts received 10 votes and
Cooper Is
In Wisconsin, Col Spooner has majority of
the republican members of the Legislature, and
will be the Senator, barring accidents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29
Teller Reelected Senator from Colorado.

Henry NJ. Teller was born in Granger town
ship, Allegany county, n. Y, May %, 1880
He was sent while in his teens to the Rushford
academy in that county, and upon leaving that
institution he taught school for two or three
years during the winter and studied during the
summer. He then entered Alfred academy,
New York, and subsequently studied law with
Hon Martin Grover, who was afterward a
judi G of the New York court of appeals, and
was admitted to the bar in 1858 lie removed to
Morrison, Ill, where he practiced law successful
ly till 1861, when he came to Colorado, and took
up his residence at Central City. He soon en-
joyed one of the most extensive practices in the
territory. When Colorado was admitted to the
Union in 1876 Mr.. Teller was elected to the
United States senate. This was the first office
he ever held He was reelected on December
o. the same year On the resignation of Mr.
,woed as secretary of the Interior in 1881
Teller was appointed to that Office resign
his seat in the senate He has since re-
manned III President Arthur's cabinet His
term as senator begins March 4, next
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

The outlook for winter wheat is be-
coming a matter of considerable inter
sst to the growers of spring wheat, as
The crop of winter wheat will govern to
some extent the price of this years crop
of spring. a gatherer of wheat Stats
tics in Milwaukee has advices from many
of the wheat growing states, and he
says the complaint seems general that
owing to the unreasonable fall and win
ter the condition of winter wheat is
most unfavorable and the promise for
sven fair outcome not very fatterlng.
Michigan, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri
report a large decrease in acreage, and
owing to the severity of the winter the
damage has been very great. The
weather has been unusually cold and
many of the principal wheat counties
have been bare of snow up to within the
past week, and the wheat IS wholly
frozen out. which will necessitate plow-
ing up in the spring and the sowing or
planting of other cereals. He has ad-
vices from all the agricultural depart
ment or statistical agents of the princi-
pal winter wheat raising states, giving
the area sown to wheat as compared
with last year. The figures show
large decrease, ranging from 10 to 80
per cent. Many of the large producing
states, including Kansas, Missouri and
Indiana, show larger decrease.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29
The Great Trouble of Germany.

Germany's secretary of the treasury
does not speak in a very hopeful strain
OF his budget. The great trouble in
that country is the never-ceasing ex-
pense Of its huge standing army, which
eats into the very heart of its treasury.
We in this country do not sufficiently
appreciate what blessing our isolated
geographical position is, as it enables
us TO do without standing army. Ev-
cry German who is not physically in
capacitated must be in the standing ar
my seven years, three Of which he de-
votes to active service, and during the
remaining four years he must be en-
rolled in the reserve corps. After these
seven years he belongs for five years to
what is called the Landwehr. After
that he belongs to the Landsturm for
the rest of his life. When Germany is
at peace with all the world the army
consists of 450, 900 men, but when war
breaks out the number is swollen to l.
500, 900. But if all who can be called
upon to fight are called upon by the
emperor the total reaches nearly 5000,
900 men; this in total population OF
45, 600, 900 souls. Their army costs
$40, 600, 900 reichmarks a year, $82,
600, 000). No wonder Germany groans
under such an expenditure,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29
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Basis o. Milling-in-Transit Rates.

Secretary E. G. Morgan, of the board OF
railroad commissioners of Iowa. wrote in
substance, in answer to the inquiries of a
railroad official in St Paul, the following:
send you COPY Of the law creating the
board of railroad commissioners for this state,
which yOu will find upon examination provides
hat the different railroad companies have the
bower to make their own Distance Tariff Freight
Rates and Classiications with the proviso that
5hcy are to be reasonable. Rates for passenger
iares are fixed by the commissioners according
. the class of the roads.
The inquiry eicitng this reply from MIR.
Morgan was prompted by desire to compare
ihe present rates in Minnesota with those OF
Illinois and Iowa, as established by their
commissioners. The Minnesota legisla-
.ature cannot control the rate from Mime
sofa to Chicago, said the railroad man, and
the milling transit rates ON wheat only
can be taken as a basis for comparison. Con
tinuing, the official took up some figures that
he had written on a slip of paper, and said
these figures show that a milling in transit
rate in that case is decided advantage to
the farmer, as compared with any flat rate
which could be made into Minneapolis by
my of the sTranSit Roads +"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

] sENArE-A bill was reported favorably from
the committee on public lands, to provide that
whenever lands had been withdrawn from sale
because of grants made to aid internal improve
| meuts, and such Withdrawals had been after
ward terminated or where the lands we've re-
duced in price to 81. % per acre. and such lands
had been purchased in good faith, and
patents obtained therefor, without hay
ing first been proclaimed by the presi-
dent, such patent shall be valid where
on, on the 18th day of January, there are no
conflicting claims The senate proceeded u
the consideration Of bills upon the calendar.
Among tho bills passed was one authorizing
the president to appoint commission consis-
ting of one or more army officers, to act in con-
junction with the State of Texas to ascertain
and mark the point where the Tooth meridian
of longitude crossed the Red river, and appro-
priating $4,000 for the necessary expenses OF
The e1 President sent the following nomina-
tons to the senate:
Carol d. Wright Massachusetts,, commits
sioner of labor statistics; Warren Truitt, Ore
gon, register of land Office at Lake View, Or. I;
s o. Swackhamer, Oregon, register of land Of
flee at La GraBde, Or; Emery Spear, Georgia,
United States district judge of the southern
district of Georgia; collectors of customs, Da-
vid Mclaughlin, district of Michigan, and YES
pasian Smith, district of Duluth; pension
agent, Jacob Rich, Iowa, Des MONIES; post
MASTER John A. Post, Boise City, Idaho.
Confirmations-John Davis, district of CO.
lumbia, judge of the United States court of
claims William A Richardson chief justice Of
the United States court of claims
HoUsE-A bill was reported providing for a
drawback on certain imported articles. The
Indian appropriation bill was considered
Pending furthur debate the committee rose
and public business being suspended, the
house proceeded to pay fitting tribute to the
hf the late RanFaSaptAtiva Holm III
Evins of South Carolina.
"Eulogstic addresses were made by Messrs
Bratton, Dibble Tillman Browne, lind. },
Hardeman, George, Dowd and Durham, and
then as a further mark of respect to the mem
DRY Of the deceased the house adjourned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29
Safety of Gen. Grants Trust runa.

New York Special: Speaking of the $3.50,
900 trust fund for the benefit of Gen.
Grant, John T. Terry, one of the executors OF
the Morgan estate, said: ''The fund is as safe
as it ever was. The fact that it pays interest
is sufficient to prove that it is invested in spec
ial mortgage bonds These bonds at present
pay an interest of SON ething over 6 per cent,
and arc valuable Their value in a few years
will increase, and the investment is by no
mean uncertain. There IS not Morgan
heir that knows anything about the Grant fund
or even in what bonds the money has bean
placed. furthermore, the guarantee of Gov.
Morgan has six years to run yet instead of
three. By the time the guarantee has expired
the bonds will be worth good deal of money.
l have seen many illusions to this matter in
the papers of late, and l believe it has been
done to influence votes In congress on the Grant
retirement OF course we are all interested in
Gen. Grant, and hope the bill will pass, but the
fund is safe ="
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

The Oklahoma resolutions Of Messrs. Plumb
and Vest were placed before the senate. Mr..
Vest withdrew his resolution, and in doing SC
took occasion to say that there could be no
doubt whatever that as the laws stood the Ok
lahoma lands were not at this time subject to
settlement by white people, and the president
therefore, was unable to do otherwise than as
he had done After long discussion, Mr.
Plumbs resolution calling on the pres dent for
his views on the present status of the Okla
homa lands was agreed to.
In executive session the Senate confirmed:
Carroll d. Wright OF Boston commissioner of
labor; W. G. Emmett, secretary of legation,
Constantinople; collector of customs, Vespa-
sian Smith, Duluth; pension agent Jacob
Rich, Des Moines, Iowa; postmasters, d. s
Sweet, Pipe Stone, Mimi. John A. Post,
Boise City, Idaho; H. G. Colbaugh, Hamburg,
Iowa.
The senate remained in secret session two
hours discussing the Nicaragnan treaty, Sena :
tor Morgan finished his speech and Senator
Edmunds consumed the remainder of the SEES
sion Both gentlemen were in favor of the
treaty.
HoUsE-A conference report on the Oregon
Central forfeiture bill was made and agreed to;
the house recedng from its disagreement to
the senate amendments. The Indian APP
preparation bill passed, after a long
debate in which Mr.. Reagan said
it struck him as a curious fact that the
government could always find means to appro-
pirate money to feed a lot Of lazy and vaga-
bond Indians, but could never find means of
putting them to work. He read letter he had
received from Bishop Whipple of Minnesota,
who is now living on the banks of the Mediter-
ranean, imploring his good Offices for Indians,
and asking him 10 request the presid cut-elect
to be deeply careful in the selection of COM
missioner of Indian affairs "No position"
says the bishop, sin the gift of the president
can bring 10 his party greater honor or greater
fame"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

Speaking of the business prospects
for 1885, the Savannah News says: "In
the South the outlook is more encourage
ing than in any other part of the country.
The cotton crop was good and the price
has been fair. The planters are now
raising larger per cent. of their own
supplies than ever before. They are
therefore ia much better condition
financially than the farmer of the West.
Factories that were closed for a time
during the summer have started up
again and now appear to be fairly pros
porous. At no time since the present
depression in business began has the
situation in the South been as gloomy
rs it has been in the North"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

The governor of Nevada advises the
legislature to retrench expenses as much
as possible, in view of the decrease OF
population and tax paying capacity. 1t
seems that the state government costs
$249, 900 year and the county govern
ments $614, 900, which make heavy
total for 10000 people to pay. Re
trenchment will be good thing for
the people of Nevada, but, unhappiIy,
it will not affect the injustice to the
country of their undue power in the
senate,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

Only $23,600 of the old bonded debt
Of Illinois remains unpaid, and, inter
sst on that having stopped two or three
years ago, the presumption is that il
will never be called for. Whoever may
be the loser, the state will be the gain
sr. The state government is out OF
debt, and has about 5000, 900 cash on
band. This is a proud record for a
state. bring the three millions on hand
which is better in the pockets of the peo-
pie than in the state treasury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

Several Legislatures are trying to pre-
vent the sale of Oleomargarine under
the grise of dairy butter. The sale of
the counterfeit stuff, in bills under con
sideration, is not absolutely prohibited,
but it must not be sold as butter. 1t
must go under its own name, which is
not savory thing anyway, without ref
srence to its quality, about which there
Is some difference of opinion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29


The annual report OF the Iowa railway COM
rnissioners, submitted u Gov Sherman, shows
that the holders of stock in the railroads travers-
ing Iowa number $4,000, the aggregate face
value of their holdings being $390,5S6, 766.
Only 74O stockholders reside in Iowa. their
stock representing $500, 341. Considerable
space is given to a statement of the recent
clamors for reduced freight rates on ac-
count of the low price for grain. The num-
Der of miles of main rack in Iowa Ia
found to be 2,115, of which 473 was laid in
1884, the stock valuation Of the new track aver
aging $23 7l2 per mile. The increase OF earn m
inss over the previous year was s. $50. 06S. 81 /;
the decrease was 81, 433. 371.75. or a net in
crease of earnings of 81, All ,591 16. The great
est decrease in earnings is the Wabash, 81. Louis
& Pacific road The total amount of taxes paid
by the railroads in the state of Iowa IS SSSl,-
40 IS. which is per cent of the net earnings.
The largest amount aid by the Chicago,
Rock Island jS Pacific, Sl7G,ol2.23 :by the Chi
caCo, Burlington & Quincy Tl6l, 2S2 y: hy the
Chicago q Northwestern, @15O,99 90; by the
Chicago. Milwaukee IL St aui, 81 10, 265. 90; by
the Illinois Central. S67, 2G6.75; by the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids 81 Northern, SOS, 27Z27
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

The late Presidential election was
pretty closely contested and yet the
absentees from the polls in Ohio
amounted to twelve per cent. and the
average in close States is above fifteen
per cent, having been twenty-one per
cent. in New Jersey, twenty-five per
cent in New York, and twenty five per
cent. in Pennsylvania. In Indiana, the
absentees numbered only seven per
cent. Of the voting population, but
there is a good deal of politics and
fever and acne in that state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

SENATE The interstate commerce bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Coke opposed the bill He severely
criticized Charles Francis Adams, Jr, who he
said after having asserted that railroads were
establishing despotsm that no spasmodic
popular action could shake off, was now adj
yocating the federation of all the railroads in
the country under one head A message was
received from the house, announcing the death
of Hon. John Hamilton Evins, late representa-
tive in congress from South Carolina.
On motion of Mr.. Hampton, tho message
was at once taken up, and Mr. Hampton offer
ed resolution fittingly expressing the sense
of the senate on the decease of Evins.
Messrs. Hampton Frye and Butler spoke in
eulogy of The deceased.
Senator Cameron has reported favorably
from the committee on claims the bill to pro-
vide all claims for back pay on bounty due for
services III the late war or any previous war,
shall be presented for adjustment and payment
within three years from the passage of the act
HoUsE.-A bill was reported allowing draw
backs on imported articles used in the manu-
facture of exported tobacco The Indian ap-
preparation bill was considered, after which
the late Senator Anthony was eulogized
The agricultural bill reported recently pro-
vides the commission of agriculture may use
of animal industry as he may deem necessary
and in UGH way he may think best to prevent
the spread of pleuro- pneumonia The new
authority vested in the commission is how
ever, not to conflict with existing law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

People of experience and Judgment
will never build summer houses, save
On the margin of lake, for summer
recreation. 1t is a proverb that the
warmest winter houses are the coolest
In summer. The additional cost is
more than made up by the saving of
fuel, to say nothing of what is more
important, human comfort.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-29

Judge Smith, of the Man itoba bench is
dead
Joseph Haskell died at Alton, Washington
county.
AtWhitewater Wis, Nellie Koran was held
for trial
George Buck a homeless wonder, has just
died at Chicago
The Germans have annexed most of the west
cost of Africa territory
The report OF desperate fight between SulI-
van aud Ryan in a New York bar room is
lie
John N Jewett of Chicago gets s25, 600 a
year as attorney for the Illinois Central rail-
load
Myers & Finch St Paul jewelers., were re-
lieved of considerable property by a trusted
friend
fused to act as pail bearers at the funeral OF
Edmond About
Robert p Walker, manager of the Montana
Cattle company, and Gertrude 5. Derby were
married at Chicago,
Gen. 3. F. Butler has sued Stephen B. Ell
kins on q contract to convey 100000 acres of
land in New Mexico.
At Milwaukee Sister Mary Aloysia was chosen
mother superior of the Western provinces of
The School Sisters OF Notre Dame
Rev J. P. Newman, pastor of the Madison
avenue Congregational church, New York, re-
Aligned recently, and his resign was &C
Jepted
There were $4,000 worth of presents at the
yedding OF the daughter Of the Monmouth, Ill,
millionaire banker, Chauncey Hardin, TO some
body the other day.
All the public schools at Hazel Green, Wis,
have been closed on account of diphtherla,
which prevails as an epidemic. Several fatal
cases have occurred
Samuel BrysoI, barber ofSioux Falls, com
mitted suicide recently by taking "Rough on
Rats He had been gambling and lost AL his
money, and vSs also disappointed IN love.
Atthe Continental hotel, Philadelphia, recen-
ly, c. W McCune, editor and proprietor of the
Buffalo IN y Courier was united in marriage
10 Miss Libhie, daughter of Chandler J. Wells,
formerly mayor of Buffalo.
Rev. C. ". sherman of St Louis who is
holding meetings at Cowden. Ill, has been ar
rested on charge OF using unseemly and scan
dalous language in regard 10 those who do not
accept his version of theology.
Prof. Kings balloon ascension with Signal
Officer Hammond at Philadelphia, Monday,
marked his 257th voyage. They travelled eighty
miles in two hours and fifty minutes, and
reached an altitude of :, SEQ feet
Woodrow. Scott & McAlllster's furniture
store at Columbus, Ohio, was burned The
stock valued at sS5, 600, is almost total loss;
iully covered by insurance. The building was
kEssIa& R5.o00; covered by insurance