River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-04

A-1-A al " aALtA a. - AZ oNN
sion.
Quinine sells at lower price than
was ever known in the United States.
the German product having fallen to
% cents per ounce.
Jay Gould has stauchly declined al
ways to ride up in elevators. climbing
instead the steep stair Ways at pace
mat was almost IS fast as the elevator
could rise.
AT keene, n. H., hunters set fire to
hollow tree to start out a coon. The
fire spread rapidly and burned over n
thousand acres of land IA the vicinity.
The damage is not known hut If win
be large.
Bamark IS understood to take tho
/ position that If Russia refuses to name
a candidate TO the Bulgarian throne at
/ an early date she would not be justified
in offering further opposition to the re-
turn of Prince Alexander.
Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
is well known as a polished speaker.
| and hiS Hints on speech making in
/ the November Harper's Will therefore
/ be welcomed by many who aspire 10
the accomplishment of elegant and rea-
dy speech.
Gen. kaulbars. the Cars Minister of
! Mischief in Bulg ria, Is q tall STOPPING,
bony man, with low. soft voice. He
speaks several languages. writes
poetry, is an amateur entomoloeiSt.
and IS charming companion and
member Of society.
Advices from Rangoon say that the
rebellion in Myingyan is increasing.
he mali Tor 1emethen has been looted
and the native e>cOrt killed The Brit
ish have organized forces to attack the
! rebels in the Membo0 ana fyinvvaa
| districts next week
The Chinese Government has very
promptly paid $4,000 to the Canada
| Presby terrain Mission in Formosa for
properly DESTROYED ii the Franco
Chinese War. The mission now has
thirty-eight stations with LIS con-
verts, the result Of fourteen wears
labor.
The new Enfield rifle has beer finally
rejected by the English army auldor.-
ties. because it i thought 10 be too
complicated for the service. Il Will be
/ used. however. pending the selection
/ Of another Yves pom. From 6Ug to
/ 1000 workmen L.ust be discharged
| from the Goy rnmeut factory al Ea.ield
on account Of this decision.
Mrs. Bessie Benton Fremont. who is
| now %. preserves the strong iutellec-
| ual tastes of her youth. She Is pos
/ sessed Of great physical courage. and
she greatly desired 10 follow her nus
/ band in his early Western explorations.
/ and was only deferred bv the fear III
making him Tidiculed, about the only
fear of which she is capable.
Senator Edmunds Is only SIS Years
/ old. He began his public life as Town
| Representative from Burlington ia the
| Vermont Legislature in 1888. He has
been public man for thirty-oue Years.
/ and If he completes the Senatorial term
for which he mas just been chosen be
will have served the people aboBt
thirtY-eight years ami will be ol,y 50
years old.
Prince Alexander OF Battenberr. late
of Bulgaria, has just bought the Char
lOtJenfeld estate, near Scha},,use,
Switzerland. 10 is situated halfway
between the CITY and Neubausan. ana
OverlOoAs the Valley OF the Rhine. The
Prince paid 100000 for the estate.
which belonged To the heirs of 81 rioh
| watch merchant who recently died in
| Russia.
Col. Ebenezer Burgess Ball 81 the
| Washington Continentals. who IS to
| take a prominent part in the UNIV sling
| of the BarthOldi statue, is the nearest
living relative OF George Washington
and closely resembles that hero He
| is 20 years Old, dresses his silver grev
hair after the Continental s.vie. and
when on parade wears Uniform SINH
lar to that of the old Continental army
Washington Irving's grave in SIce1y
| Hollow Cemetery has suffered 4 Great
/ deal from visiting admirers this um-
/ msr. II IS tram red down hat, q iegu-
lar fOOtpath cutting throug IL 1t
| looks rs il il might have been q play
| ground for rOmping chOol children ali
/ the summer through. 'Che plain white
( slab that marks the grave Is hacked and
/ Clipped all around, the work of relic
/ hunters.
The house of VIM. { one Mt Chase.
/ Mich, took ire aud burned. Mrs Gone
with her babe being alone in the house.
The family dog ran into the builiing
! caught the child its teeth and carried
: IL OAao ~ cstAtAt L ut ifAAl-1Sllu 3ll-
/ NAL then returned and located Mrs
Cone, who was lying unconscious in
| one corner of the room, aad she was
carried out. Ga leaving the building
| the dog was crushed 10 death by fall
ing chimney.
Gen. James Appleton of Portland is
/ now announced as 1.-The first man who
| conceived the idea of prohibition and
who framed the first prohib:torv law.
! In 1882 be presented a prohibit Ory
| petition to the Massachusetts L-risla-
ture. In 1897 Gen. Appleton. as Chair
man of the Joint Select Committee Of
the Maine Legislature, made the re-
port aud framed the bill which first
| announced prohibitoTy principles and
was the origin of the Maine law.
Dan Rice. the old circus clown, claims
TO be the rightful heir to an estate of
! 100000 acres in Texas. He SAYS he
/ went TO Texas and found the title per-
/ feet. and low be has only 10 prove
that he is the son Of his father, whose
name was McLaren. The showman's
full name is Daniel Rec McL4rcn.
but he only used part OF il for ~. fes-
siOnal purposes. He says that he wil
soon be able II clear that matter up
and that men Of means are furnishing
him the money 10 secure his fortune