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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02
THE EAST.


MASSACHUSETTS, Republicans will hold
their State convention in Boston Septem-
Der T.
MIS-. SARAH KELLY, aged fifty three
years, who had not tasted food in forty two
days. died on the 25th at Newark. n. J.
Oh the Goth General Sheridan had So far
recovered from his illness that his physi-
clans had ceased the publication of daily
bulletins announcing his condition.
The statement was made b. a prominent
member Of the Knights of Labor in Pitts
burgh on the 10Th that the total member
ship Of the Knights of Labor at the pres
ent time did not exceed $50 900.
on the 27tE Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the
Presidential candidate Of the Equal Rights
party, opened the campaign in Brooklyn,
y. Y In her speech she said that it was
about time that women were regarded in
some other light than as petted dolls on
the one hand and domestic drudges on the
other.
THE pugilist, John l. Sullivan, attempt
ed on the eth TO clean out a saloon at
South Boston filed with 'longshoremen,
but the braiser was thrown TO the floor
and severely pounded
The paper mill Of John DC Varennes. at
East Lee, Mass. was burned on tie 18th
Loss. $4,000.
IN the --Ln MIS-. nancy EaEeFlys living
with her daughter in Wolfboro, \. +, eel
ebrated her one hundred and fourth birth
day.
TESTIMONY taken on the 18th before the
Congressional investigating committee in
New York showed that societies were or
ganized in Germany for the purpose of
sending ex- convicts 70 America.
OK the 3Oth ult. Barley Campbell. the
well-knowu playwright, died at the Middle
town ~ " insane asylum, aged forty
five years
Tue Commercial Cable and the Western
Union Telegraph companies advanced ca
bic rates TO twenty five cents per word on
the 30th ult.
OK the Both ult- p. X Dederick, Of Al
bany, v Y, was robbed of $40, 900 in bonds
which he was carrying in his buggy.
THE little daughter Of William ROLAND
and Mrs Lizzie Mclaughlin were killed by
oil-can explosions in Pittsburgh. Pa, on
9 Hag "a MI
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENcE,

OK the 25th "A plot TO murder Prince
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, was discovered,
and two of the ringleaders were in Jail
Is London on the 25th James O'Kelley,
journalist and member of Parliament for
the north division of Roscommon, was ar
rested. for making speeches melting the
Irish to intimidation and boycott.
THE golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
f. Gladstone was celebrated on the 25th in
London.
ADvICEs of the 25th from Berlin say that
Prof Tschakert, Of the Konigsberg Univer-
sity has discovered in the library numer<
Gus hitherto unknown manuscripts of ser
mons and commentaries written by Martin
Luther in the period from 1919 to 1921.
SEVERAL tenants who were evicted
from their holdings in County Galway,
ireland, on the Goth offered armed resist
ance. Eleven Of the tenants were ar
rested.
On the 26th the nine hundredth ami.
versary of the introduction of Christianity
into Russia was celebrated at Kief with
great pomp.
IL London German named Clotten was
arrested on the 26th for threatening to
murder Mr. Gladstone.
A VOLCANIC eruption al Pandaisan, fifty
leagues from Yokohama, destroyed several
villages recently and killed one thousand
persons, including one hundred visitors at
the thermal springs. A fresh crater had
formed. and the eruption was still active.
Or the 9Th nineteen emigration agents
were arrested at Cracow, Austria, for in
citing the natives of that district 70 emf
CRATE TO America.
IS the coal mines at St. Hienne, France,
a thousand miners struck On the 27th for
higher wages, and il was expected that
the strike would spread further.
AT Lavillette, France, five hundred
strikers attacked the polioe on the 2sth,
and ten Of the rioters were badly wounded
with swords.
A STORM caused great destruction in
Northwest France on the 2Sth, and many
fishermen were drowned.
the European Governments were noti-
fed on the 2sth that Italy had taken pos
session OF the port of MassoNyah on the
Red Sea and adjacent territory in Abys-
sinia-
DURING a squat in the harbor at Halifax,
" s., on the 30th ult., Garrett Roach and
his son and nephew were drowned.
Oh the 3oth ult. the mayor of Sligo, Ire
land. was sent to prison for publishing
boycotting notices.
The Canadian Government promised on
the Both ult. TO remedy existing discrimi-
nation against American vessels passing
through Canadian canals.
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ABOuT CATS EYES
The Precious stone Made Fashion ,dIle V!
the Duke Of Connaught.

The Precious stone Made Fashion Ole by
the Duke Of Connaught.
That the Duke of Connaught gave his
bride a cat's-eye ring as an engage
ment token was enough to make the
stone fashionable and to increase its
value greatly. The demand soon ex-
tended TO Ceylon, where the true
chrysoberyl cats-eye is found and
stimulated the aearch for it there. In
the chrysoberyl cat So he effect is
the result of a twinning of the crystal
or of a deposit between its crystalline
layers OF other minerals in microscopic
inclusions. If the stone be cut across
these layers. en- cdbOchon, or carbuncle
cut, as it is called, bright line OF
light will be condensed on the dome
like top Of the stone.
In the search for these chrysobery'
cat 's-eyes there have been found az
endless series of chrysOberyls of deeI
golden, light yellow, yellow green
sage green. dark green, yellowlsf
brown and other tints. They are su
perb gems, weighing from one TO one
hundred carats, ranking next TO thu
sapphire in hardness. They gave .
great surprise to the gem dealers, foi
it was found thai the darker leaf green.
or olive green stones possessed the
wonderful dichroitie property ofehang'
ing to columbine red by artificial light,
the green being entirely subdued and
the red predominating, and. in fast
were alexandrites, a gem which b;:
formerly been found only in Siberia,
and even there Of poor quality, though
in large crystals. a perfect gem of even
one carat being a great rarity. Here,
however. fine gems. rarely under four
carats, were found. and an exceptional
one weighed sixty-seven carats. They
can be numbered among the most re-
markable of known gems Strange to
say. among these alexandrites few
have been found which combine the
characteristics of the cat s-eye and the
alexandria, and are in reality alexan-
drite cat's-eyes. G. r. Hing, in North
Amerlca7 Reriesr.
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LATER.


Z. BIssMAN & Co., wholesale grocers,
MaEsfie d, o., burned out on the 3lst. Loss
Sl20,OoO
COMMANDER-TS-CHIEF JoHN +. REA of the
Grand Amy of the Republic, announces
that his special train, accompanied by the
Departments OF California Oregon, Wash
ington, Montana and Dakota, will leave
Minneapolis for the National Epcampment
at Columbus, Ohio, at p. M, Sept. Sth,
via the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway. All comrades who conveniently
can, are invited to jdn his party and re-
questsd to corr spond with W. H. Dixon,
A. d. ., 162 Z. 3rd ST., st. Paul, to secure
accommodations.
ESTIMATES at the Treasury Department on
the 3lst, placeythe resiuction of the public
debt for the month of July at 81, 10000.
sl4,0OO,000 were paid fdr pensions.
TIE steamer villaversle, brings the tidings
that resent incendiary fires at Port au
Prince, Hiatt, destroyed so buildings with a
!css Of s2,0O0,Oo0.
A terrible explosion occurred on the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western rail-
road ON the 3lst, near Scranton, Pa, by
which an engine attached to a. heavy coal
train was blown to pieces, aud the fireman,
Harvey Keidler was killed. Irving Stein.
the engineer was severely injured, but will
recover.
EARLY on Ethe 3lst at Chicago, the
Palmer House was struck by lightning.
But slight damage was done TO the build
ing although the shock was perceptible
throughout the same and the guests were
alarmed.
THE Mutual Benefit Insurance Company's
stables in New York Were burned ON the
3lst. Cause an overturned lamp. Thirty
four horses were roasted 20 death.
A TRAIN Of Is empty fat cars was thrown
from the track of a logging railroad near
GAYLORD. Mich, on the slst, by fallen tree,
and q men were injured; sixteen seriously.
SENATOR FRYE on the slst reported favor
ably from the committee the Outhwaite
bin for funding the In "aciic indebt-
edness
uAT Pawnee City, Neb., Fremont En-
mons was taken from Jail by a mob and
/ lynched. Emmons last week stabbed Ber-
tina Schultz for refusing 20 marry him.
SEvIo, the Chicago anarchist was admit
ted 70 bail on the sist in the sum of sl6.-
600
uGEo. NEWMAN, a farmer Of Floyd County,
Iowa, was found on the slst, hanging % .
/ tree near Mason City.
GIN HOWARD gave orders on the slst {,
ell post commanders in the southwest 70
intercept al Indian rsiding parties Three
--auts have heen killed.
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The News Condensed.
ImpOrtant InteIIigence from AII Parts.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-,


"WEDNESDAY, July 25.-The Naval Appro-
prlation bill was passed in the Senate. A
Dill was favorably reported to appropriate
$4,000 for public building at Muskegon,
Mich All OF the private pension bills on
the calendar, Ia in number, were passed.
The Service Pension bill was introduced,
which provides that all persons who served
three months on more in the military or
naval service of the United States between
April y, 1851, and July /. 1866 shall be en-
titled 20 a pension at the rate per month of
one cent for each days service. In the
House bill was reported 10 prevent the
manufacture, sale and transportation of
adulterated articles OF food and drink and
adu lterated drugs A bill 70 establish a
United States Land Court in the Territories
Of Arizona acd New Mexico and the State
Of Colorado was passed
THURSDAY. July p in the Senate the
House Army Appropriation Dill giving
$4,000 90 for strengthening defenses was
passed The fisheries treaty was further
considered. and a pension veto was re-
ceived from the President and referred
In the House the entire session was occu-
pied in discussing the Oklahoma bill
FRIDAY. July 27.-The fisheries treaty
was further discussed in the Senae
and fifty pages Of the Sundry Civil
HRHIopt- dllDu Oil were passed a OIL
was introduced providing that the fund
held for the redemption Of United States
notes shall be composed Of gold and silver,
half aud half In the House dozen pri-
yate-claiIn bills were passed. also one for
the erection of a marine hospital at Evans-
vile, Ind 10 cost SIOO,OOQ At the evening
session thirty-six private pension bills
were passed
SATURDAY, July 2S.-The Senate devot
ed the entire session TO discussing tae
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. In the
House a DILL was introduced providing for
tolls on Canadian vessels through St
Mary's and st. Lawrence canals in retalia-
ton Of discrimination against American
vessels in Canadian canals The senate
bill 70 reimburse depOsitOrs of the Freed
mems bank was concurred in
MOSDAY July 20 In the Senate
Dill was introduced 10 appropriate $50,
0p0 for a public building at Galesburg,
H. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was further considered A bill was also
introduced 20 amend the Contract Labor
law. In the House the Senate bill was
passed for the erection Of a public building
at Sioux City, Ia, at a cost Of Si5O.OJ0 A
bill was introduced calling for information
from American consuls relative 10 emigra-
tiOn 10 the United States conference
was ordered on the Senate amendments to
the Navy Appropriation bill The De
ticIency Appropriation bill was considered
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PREPARING For The FRAY.

A Plan of Cooperation Decided Upon
Between Republicans of Northwestern
States.
CHICAGO, July 5i.-The Republicans OF
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
will cooperate as far as may he in the
coming campaign. The officers of the
State committees Of Illinois, Indiana, Mich
igan and Wisconsin met at the Grand Pa
cific General Martin, chairman, and Dan
iel Shepard, secretary OF the Illinois State
Central Committee, Chairman J. M.
Huston, OF indiana, Secretary, Il G. Till
man, of Michigan, and Chairman Henry g.
Payne, of Wisconsin, were there. There
was general talk about the condition Of
things in these States and an informal as
ISOLATION without name was formed It's
chief purpose is to trade speakers, act to-
gether in sending out documents, and ex-
change ideas and advice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02

New YoRK, July 31.-Dr. Winslow =.
Pierce died az his residence in Brooklyn,
aged go years He was tn, brother-in-
law TO the late Vice President Hen
bricks, and was the lifelong friend
of Stephen A. Douglas. he was a
cousin Of President Franklin Pierce
and related on his mothers side TO the
PrescOtts and Bancrofts. He went to Call
ifornia in ls49 Returning to Indiana in
1865 he married a sister Of Mr.. Hendricks.
Some years after her death he married an
other sister in 1867; the latter died few
months ago
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A successful blind Farmer.

Andrew Swensrut, blind man, is a sue
cessful farmer seven miles north Of Ocono-
mowoc, where he has one hundred ana ten
acres. He has been totally blind for thir-
ty-eight years, and yet succeeds in doing a
great deal of work upon the farm, such as
pitching hay ard other labor, that one
would think would require sight Re
Gently he walked TO OcOnomowoc alone for
repairs for a machine, covering the seven
miles in about two hours and half, and
in short time started for home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02

LIMA. o. July 3l.-The Rock Nitro Giycer-
ine Company's factory, two miles south Of
here, was set on fire and soon after eXplOd
ed with great force The building was re-
duced 20 spliHters, and pieces Of flesh were
found some distance away. II Is supposed
several tramps we're killed, as a number OF
them were seen around there few min
utes before the explosion
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In the course of an excavation at Barron
recently piece of pottery was unearthed.
II was in perfect preservation, shaped like
an ancient water bottle, and was decorat-
ed, and Of a very dark red color, evidently
made Of clay In the same mound were
found the skeletons of several men lying
with their heads TO the center like the
spokes OF wheel. They were believed to
be the bones of some ancient tribe.
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CHINESE STILL FLockING IN.
They Land in Vancouver and Work Their
WAY Across the Border InnofIced.

ELLENBURG. w. t., July 30-News has
reached here of continued flow Of China
men into the United States across
the border from British Columbia.
The steamers of the Canadian Pa
cifc between China and Vancouver
bring hundreds of Mongolians every
two weeks. After landing they go east
ward into British Columbia. They work
their way across from Osooyis lake down
the Okanogan river and then down the
Columbia river, through a number of
placer mines that are monopolized by Chi
nese, and eventually find their way to the
settlement of the whites.
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The Chinnewa Log outnut.

Low water and a scarcity of logs caused
rafting at the Beef Slough Company's
works to cease after an output of over -four
hundred million feet of logs No more
rafting could be done until there was a
supply of water All the towboats on the
Mississippi, depending on running log RATS
from the Chippewa, were temporarily out
of service.
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The expenses Of the late Methodist
G-seral Conference in New York were
fel.Sll.s4 The bin Is paid by pri-
vste assessment on the churches of tho
faith Japan pays s.. the New York
Eat Conference sos. The Metro
politan Opera-House cost 81. 600; boxes
ronted for tae session paid s.. ESQ; del
egates board bill amounted to 800
90 -
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NIovement ID specie.

NEW YORK, July 30-The exports OF
specie from the port of New York last
week amounted 10 S24l, 80, Of which s. go
was in gold and s235, 2S4 in silver All the
gold and 1884 in silver went 70 South
America and S229 O60 in silver went 70
Europe The imports Of specie for the
week amounted TO ss2, 74s. Of which 2O53
was in gold and go. e92 silver.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02

ST. PAUL, Nina, July 30 Very hot
weather, accompanied by local storms, has
prevailed in the Northwest The Pioneer
Press has information that a cyclone at
Plainview, near Roc ster, Mimi, wrecked
several houses, but so far as known killed
no one. Details are lacking. During a
thunder storm at Browns Valley Mrs.
Estelle, wife of farmer, was killed by
lightning
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GAIxsvILLE, Tex, July 2s.-United States
Marshal Carr passed through this place for
Fort Smith. Ark, with six Of the most des-
perate outlaws Of the Indian Territory.
Among them is George Thorn, Of St
Louis, who has confessed participa-
ton in robbing a train near Muskoges
a few days ago at which time Texas
cattleTnan was killed. Thorn has served a
term in the California penitentiary and es-
capped from that prison while serving
second sentence. The crime for which he
was sentenced for life was the robbery Of
a coach near San Quentin, Cal, in which q
banker named Cummings was transporting
s. 900 in gold bullion, and numbering Cum
mings for Directing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02

The several county committees are re-
qucsted to give at least two weeks notice
Of the meeting Of their county conventions
for the electionspf delegates under this call
Henry c. Payne. Chairman; W. A. No
well, Secretary. 1st district, +. W. Star
buck, George Grimm; I'd, James I. Green,
E. ID. X. Thompson; Sd, w. s. Main, C. II.
Baxter 4th, Ernst Denim, John Toohey;
5th, @ Kustermlnn, George ID. Breed; 9Th,
A. b. Whitman, r. l.. d. Potter; 9TH, Nels
X, Nelson, John Kellogg; Sth, T. b. Mills,
H. Z. Ticknor; 9th, Ole Olson, w. II. Myl-
rea.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Milwaukee, July %, 1888.
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THERE are three American ladies
who are not obliged 20 skip over to the
pcst-ofiice for stamps every time they
write letter Mrs. Polk. Mrs. Gar
fed and Mrs. Grant are the fortunate
three, the Government having given
them the ranking privilege.
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Catbarine Gafney's Good Fortune.

NEW York, July gl.-Catharine Gafney,
whose brother Patrick died suddenly in
Chicago on he 18th inst, intestate and
leaving $1j0.GO0, was found in the aims
house hospital on BlackwelPs Island on
Saturday She is 80 years OF age. She
has two brothers, one in Brooklyn and one
in Buffalo, who will divide the fortune
with her.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02

The Internu tiOnsl Submarine Com
pany Of New Haven. Conn. has a con
tract with the United States Govern
ment and several Philadelphia capital
lists TO procure the treasure on board
the British slOop-Of-war Broak. sunk
in Delaware bay May ., 1873. The
slOop contained between 100000
and s20.OO0.OOO The expedition left
Camden, " J., recently. The previous
Searches have been unsuccessful. DR..
seth PancOast. Of Philadelphia. sank
$1,000 in trying to find thu treasure
The expedition is in cOpmana Of Cap
tain Adams, Of the United States navy
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AFTER lying in a trance for two
years Joseph Guilfoyle. Of Bingham
ton. y. Y. has Just awakened from
what appears to have been but the
sleep Of night. Mr. Guilfoyle, who
was attending the high school, was
compelled u abandon his studies be-
cause OF his health. Instead of i'm
proving he became worse rapidly
About two years ago he sank one night
into a partial trance. or cataleptic
sleep. and since that time has lain in
his remarkable slumber. The other
day he awoke, and Is gaining strength.
OF his sleep he remembers nothing.
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TuE CniteJ States Trust Company Of
y, v York las become the trustee Of
Tie fund r-iSed some years ago by
private subscription for me benefit Of
General Grsc,. the moneys constitut-
ing the hInd E1ving been paid over TO
that company by Mr.. George Jones.
gormcr treas Irer Of the fund. and the
executors Of Oliver Hoyt- This action
was taken in pursuance OF the wish Of
he subscribers Of the fund expressed
NJ meeting held at the cfficc Of Mr..
Oliver Hoyt on October -. 1855. two
months after the death Of General
Grant
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James T. Clark, general superintendent
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul rail
way, died the other night of peritonitis.
he was taken i'll in Ohio while returning
from the East, but il was not believed that
his illness would prove fatal. He was one
of the best known railroad men in the
West He began railroading as driver of
team of horses in a grading party.
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HELD ON SEVERAL CHARGES.
Bauereisen aud other 20" Dynamiters
Examined at Aurora.

Examined at Aurora.
AURORA, Ill, July 81 Bauereisen, God
ing and Koegei, three of the men charged
with the Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy
conspiracy, had another hearing in justice
court. BOwies, the principal witness.
was recalled and reviewed some Of
the former testimony. The only new
evidence he gave was that Bauercisen pur-
chased some ammonia and several pack
ages Of blue vitrol at a drug store and gave
il to him with instructions to go TO Men
dota and put il in the tanks Of several 10
cOmotives. He (Bowles) went TO Mendoza,
but the engines were so closely
watched that he had no opportunity
TO use the stun. Speeches were
made by counsel for the prisoners and by
Frank Collier for the railroad, after which
the prisoners were held 10 bail, Bauereisen
$4,000 on the three charges Of conspiracy,
malicious mischief and unlawful handling
Of dynamite; Cooling in 5000 on two
charges Of conspiracy and handling dyna-
mite. and Koegel in g, 900 on charge Of
Of handling dynamite.
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OTTAWA, Ont, July 30-The value of the
deep sea fisheries of the Pac fc coast has
jsst been demonstrated by the enormous
catch in ten days of 50,001 pounds Of hall
but by the Mollie Adams, schooner which
was sent from Nova Scotia TO British
Columbi last year. The proposed Gov
eminent expedition 70 the black cod banks
of British Columbia having fallen through
owing 10 the inability TO secure a suitable
vessel. several owners Of schooners pro-
posed TO send out an expedition on their
own account.
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MARIETTA ZASFRETTA, a risky fe-
male Of tifty-seven years, and famous
favorite in her day. has challenged
Cisvalier BiCndin, aged sixty-five, to
Guido his tricks on the tight rope.
Some Of the old people are evidently
gro wing cnviDus Of the performances
OF the yOutI ful prodigies.
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CIxcINSATf. July 3l.-Luke MuldO0n and
Pat Flaherty, both laborers about Is years
old, got into a dispute about some
points in wrestling. They agreed 70 wres-
tie and did 50 Muldoon threw Flaherty
aud broke his reck. MuldOOn is under ar
rest charged with murder. The wrestling
was wholly friendly aud the killing acct
dental