River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
a GLANCE BACKWARD.


Of Life by Disaster Murders. HangIngs
Lynchiugs. Suicides and Fires.
THE OLD YEAR AT HOME
There is every reason to be satisfied Will
the results of 1887 so far as they are re
lated to the general business of the coun.
try, its agricultural products, the continued
/ good health of the people, the development
/ OF our National resources. and the indica-
! tions that many of our labor and socialistic
/ agilations are settling down to a condition
/ of order once more.
/ The legislative history of the country dur
ing the year was full of interest The Forty
ninth Congress, which expired March A.
\ passed fifteen important bills as follows
/ The Electoral Count bill; the Presidential
Succession bill; the bill repeating the Ten.
ure of Office act; the Mormon bill; the bill
providing for fast cruisers and steel guns;
the Canadian Retaliatory bill; the Inter
STATE Commerce bill; the bill redeeming
trade dollars; the bill prohibiting the
ownership of land by aliens; the bill
sending ali claims to the Court
OF Claims; the bill ordering an in
quiry into the management of the
Pacific roads; the bill relieving the mer-
chant marine of a number of needless bur
dens; the bill extending the free delivery
system to cities of 10000 inhabitants; the
certificates; and the bill FORGETTING "A.
100000 acres OF unearned land grants; be-
sides 1876 bills not of National impor-
lance. Among other important events of
the session were the ratification of the
Hawaiian treaty, and the vetoes of the De-
pendent Pension and Texas Relief bills by
the President
In the month of September came the sud
den and unexpected announcement from
over the water that the English Govern
ment had appointed Joseph Chamberlain
as special commissioner to the United
States for the settlement of the fisheries
question, and this was followed a few DAYS
after by the Presidential appointment of
President Angel, of the University of
Michigan, and w l. Putnam, OF Maine, as
the American commissioners The Can
adam commissioners came to Wash
ingtOn in November, and secret sessions be-
gan at once They had made but brief prog
ress when an adjournment was taken until
after the holidays. 1t is now known that the
adjournment was caused by the insistence OF
the Canadian commissioners on terms that
would never be accepted by the senate
namely; the admission of Canadian fish duty
free in consideration of certain concessions
to American fishermen that are of no value.
There have been radical changes in the
Cabinet and departments during the year.
The 18th of February Daniel Manning, Sec
Rotary of the Treasury, resigned his position
owing TO ill-health and went abroad hop
ing IN Il change and rest wo ID be beneficial
The 3lst of March Assistant Secretary Fair
child was appointed to fill the vacancy,
and few days ago was confirmed by
the ) nate It was thought for a time
that Mr. Manning had been benefited by
trim htnf lufa in hn bsa cttf
fered "A relapse and died at Albany.
y Y, December "a, universally lamented
Tue 10TH of November Land Commissioner
Sparks resigned after his memorable quar-
rel with the Secretary OF the Interior Since
that time the President has appointed Mr.
Lamar TO the Supreme bench, Postmaster
General Villas to be Secretary of the Interior,
Don NJ Dickinson, of Michigan, to be POST
master-General, and James W. Hyatt, of Con
necticut, TO be United States Treasurer, and
their nominations are awaiting confirma
ton, the only uncertainty being that at
taehed to Mr.. Lamar's name.
The President has occupied conspicuous
place in the years record The 30th of
September accompanied by Mrs Cleveland,
he started upon his journey South and West
and was greeted by thousands of people in
th6 various cities he visited His annual
the usual custom of a review of the state
of the Union in that il was entirely devoted
10 tariff reform. in which he took high
ground by recommending the reduction of
the old war tariff taxes on the necessities of
life as the most practical method of reduc-
ing the surplus
Two Important trials, both occurring in
Chicago have occupied the attention of
the country during the year The Sd of
March the grand jury indicted the county
bOodlers Wren, Ochs, Van Pelt, X chm, Var
nell. McGarigle, Frey, Robinson, Oliver,
Cells. Casselman, Wassermann, Mcdonald
and Mccarthy. The trial of Nc
Garigle and Mcdonald began May
20, and they were found guilty
and sentenced TO three years in the
penitentiary. McGarigle escaped by flying
to Canada the Odd of July. The trial of the
main gang began July 81. Klehm pleaded
guilty. The others were found guilty August
> Mccarthy, Oliver, Casselman and Cells
were fined 81 900. and McClaugbry, Ochs,
Ieyden, Yarnell, Van Pelt. Wren and Was
serinans penalty was fixed at two years
imprisonment McClaughry accepted
his punishment and is now in Joliet The
others appealed The remainder named in
the indictments turned States evidence and
were fined Dr.. St John, Janitor Del and
TENDER for aiding McGarigle to escape have
since been acquitted for want of proof.
The 18th of September the Supreme
Court of Illinois affirmed the finding of the
lower court in the Anarchists case, and
fixed November IL as the day of sentence
Neebe was taken at once to serve out his
fifteen years sentence. The cases of
the others were taken to the
United States Supreme Court, which decided
November . that there was no error in
their trial AS last resort petitions were
presented to the Governor, who, on the
10Th, committed the sentences of Fielder
and schwab to imprisonment for life, but
refused to interfere with the others Lingg
committed suicide the same day, and on
the 18th Parsons, Engel Spies and Fischer
paid the penalty of their crimes on the
scaffOld, and thus anarchy received its
death-blow
THE OLD YEAR ABROAD.
Though the old world has remained at
peace during the year therel has been con-
tinuous political excitement and the new
year opens upon darkling horizon owing
To the jealousy between Russia and Aus
tria, involving also Germany and Italy as
a lies of the latter Power The year
opened with vacancy in the Bull
garian Princedom and the active sup
port of Prince Nicholas, of Mngrelia,
by Russia for the post on In spite of
her threats and pots, however prince Fer
dinand, of Saxe-Coburg- Gotna, was elected
and still holds his place, notwithstanding
Russia's protests and her undisguised hostil-
ity to him as an agent of Austrian influence.
The situation at this time is strained to
dangerous tension, inasmuch as Bulgaria lies
in the path of Russia's progress to CONSTANT
nople the goal of her ambition, while Aus
u ia, already in possession of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, under the treaty of Berlin,
has a clear road before her to the sea The
frontier between Russia and Austria is now
lined with troops, and hostilities are antici-
plted in the spring by some authorities,
though others are equally certain that
plomacy will be ablo to avert a war, which
would be a general one, and give the trouble
some Eastern question another respite
The year opened in England with the
Tories in power. a new Cabinet having been
formed with Lord Salisbury as Premier
The entire year has been characterized by a
fierce struggle in Parliament and out of it
between the Home Rulers and Tories
owing to the harsh application of the Coer-
cion act and the proclamation of the Ma
tional League Many of it's leaders are or
have been in Jail, and the struggle still con-
tinues with occasional outbreaks and riots
as disgraceful evidences of Tory despotism
and oppression in this year of the Queens
jubilee
France has had its full share of Cabinet
crises and political disturbances The 18th