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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10
IRELAND WILL REBEL.
Nationalist say the Pope Must Not snter-
fere with Political Questions.

fere with BDlttfcdl tlueSttoESs
DURLIN. May 5-The Fisf5Rat's Journal
says that Mr. Parnell will make Al inn
portant prcnounccnent at the Eighty Club
dinner on the sth inst Mr.. Parneu be-
lieves, it says. that the agrarian
movement in Ireland may be con
Quoted with sufficient effect without col
lision with the religious feelings of Irish
men He desires that the Irish people
shall give due weight to the wishes Of the
Vatican in matters of faith and morals,
while at the same time insisting on their
claim that in politics Irish opinion and
Judgment must be supreme Three hun
drcd persons have promised to attend the
dinner
Mr. Dillon. in a speech at Kilmurry yes
terday, advised the people to adopt the
plan Of campaign and to boycott all persons
who take cvicted farms. Though the PEG
pie. he said were bound to obey the com
mauds Of Rome in matters Of church disci-
pine, they would not have politics dictated
to them by Italians.
The Eteaing Ts'eyrapb publishes a dis
patch from Sydney, n. $. W, saying: in
an interview Cardinal Moran advised that
If the National cause was condemned Irish
men should disregard even the command
OF the Holy See and that the agitation for
home rule must continue until victory was
attained, in spite Of oil opposition
LoXDoN, May 5-The people Of a number
of parishes in Ireland have warned the
priests that il the Pope's rescript against
the league is read in the chapels they will
protest against it by leaving.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10
IOWA.

In a quarrel few days ago at Sheffield
James Rankin was struck on the head with
a hammer and killed by a blacksmith named
Peters.
The new Masonic temple at Davenport,
acknowledged to be one Of the most mag
niiicent in Iowa, was formally opened the
other night with grand reception and
ball.
Sixteen leading druggists of Davenport
made a public announcement the other
morning that they would not sell or dis
pensc any alcoholic or Intoxicating liquor
for any purpose whatever, They took this
step because of the troubles and trials
which they feared would arise in their
business if they sold spirituous liquors.
The Bowman brewery at Marshslltown
has been converted into pickle factory,
and the proprietors desire TO contract with
the neighboring farmers for five hundred
acres OF cucumbers.
John Mcguire, a prosperous farmer liv
ing near Holy Cross Dubuque County,
committed suicide by poison recently.
Mrs. George Jones, wife of General
Jones, of Dubuque. died suddenly the other
morning. aged seventy six years. Her hus-
band, who survives her, was the first Sen
ator from Iowa on its admission, serving
from lSlS to 1856. wheu he was appointed
Minister to BOgata. General and Mrs
Jones were married in January, 1929
The Iowa sportsmens' annual tourna-
ment will be held at Des Moines June ), 8
and :.
GA little four year-old son of William AUX
run, Of Union township, was playing around
team of horses recently when, getting be-
tween the hind feet of one of them, the
horses suddenly backed, stamping the life
out OF the boy.
The remains Of Mrs. Anna Kacbrick,
who suddenly disappeared from her home
In Charles City some time ago, were found
a few days since in the Cedar river, two
miles north of there. She leaves two chill
drCn. one babe but a few weeks old. 1t
was a case of suicide
The twenty annual session Of the
Iowa State Dental Association was held re
Gently at Iowa City
The sons Of Jacob Hum in Hardin County
unearthcd a nest of eight young wolves the
other day and got a pocketful of silver for
their scalps.
A gasoline tank exploded in Cherokee re
Gently and shook up" the natives in a
lively manner. No lives lost; one man is
minus his beard.
Rome Woodwork. of Algona, recently
killed a trumpeter swan measuring seven
feet from tip to tip.
The Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railroad Company has filed 1903
suits Of Cjectment against squatters in
Woodbury. County on lands claimed by the
company under the old Sioux City and st.
Paul land grant
Horse-thievcs were raiding Dubuque
County recently Mr.. Keiter, living near
Dyersyille had four valuable horses stolen
from his barn. The Anti Horse-Thief Asso-
citation would take steps to secure and pun
iah the thieves.
Constable Chapman rsided the Monitor
House n Des Aoines few days ago and
took in involve bottles Of beer.
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FROM WASHINGTON,

THERE were Isl business failures III the
United States during the seven days ended
on the 4th, against 1913 the previous seven
days. The total Of failures in the United
States from January TO date is 3, S93,
against 3.gSs in ISL
THE total FIRE loss i'm tine United States
during the month OF April was Sll, 326, 20
against slI, 80 go for the same month last
year.
Al tweEty-six leading clearing -housos in
the United States the exchange during
the week ended on the 5th aggregated
81, 0i,e6,.3g0, against S964, So .543 the pre-
viOus week. As compared with the CORE
spending week Of 1SST the decrease
amounted to Ia per cent
THE resignation Of +. f. Nash, General
Superintendent Of the Railway Mail Serv-
ice. was rendered 10 the Postmaster-Gen-
cral on the 5lh
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NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Happenings in the Northwestern
States and Territories.
ILLINOIS.

ILtANOlS-
A post-ofice has been established at Nor
rellville, and the Caley post-offiee has been
discontinued
John Carlock, Of Normal, patient in the
College Hill Sanitarium 1T Cincinnati o.,
was found hanging to tree in the woods
the other day.
Policeman Keefe committed suicide in
Chicago the other day. He was respondent
on account of sickness.
Fire at Chester the other afternoon de
stroyed the building of the Southern Hi
nois penitentiary, occupied by the Western
Boot & Shoe Manufacturing Company, at a
loss of $1,000 to the State on the building
and from $50, 600 TO $4,000 to the contract
ors on machinery and stock.
Morton Elliott, employed in saw mill
near Ramsey, fell upon a moving saw a
few days ago and was cut in two.
T. u. Wilburn, OF Lincoln, who was
worth S3g,000 three years ago, but ran
through il all, was arrested recently for
forgery.
The Chicago & Alton depot al Lexington
was burned the other evening.
Charles Clark a farmer living near De
catur recently lost thirteen head of good
cattle which he had been feeding all winter
on wheat straw. An examination found in
the stomach of each a ball of Irvine the
size of a baseball and Of the kind used on
his Irvine binder during harvest.
George Hense was killed at Marshall a
few days ago by the accidental discharge
OF a pistol in the hands of James Sullivan.
Andrew Russell, Sr., a prominent bust
ness man of Jacksonville, was killed the
other evening by a fall from tree.
Peterbaugh & Heffer, dry-goods dealers
A IN fAl-a /.
assets estimated at $4,000.
At Alton a few days ago the Right Rev
James Ryan was consecrated Catholic
Bishop at Alton.
Near Hindsboro the other day Misses
Stokes and Williams, aged thirteen and
fourteen years, while wading in a pond
stepped in an old well and were drowned.
Mrs S. ". Shoup, Of Sangamon County,
was probably fatally injured by vicious
pigs a few days ago.
Oliver Mseljohn, Rockford boy who
was frightened by another boy who threat
ened to throw him into a printing-press,
died the other day from the effects of his
fright.
Monticello camp, Sons OF Veterans, was
mustered in at Monticello few days ago
with twenty five members.
Charles H. Newman, night switchman on
the 20" road at Abingdon. was killed the
other night in jumping of from the fast
mail train.
Three Northern Illinois switches were
opened ct Syracuse a few days ago by
some unknown person, and freight train
was wrecked
George Steiner of Decatur, aged fifty
nine years, was found dead in an office
stairway the other day, the coroner's YER
dict being accidental death.
Recent reports regarding the imprisoned
Chicago anarchists at Joliet We're TO the
effect that they were Woodworking, we'll
behaved and in good health
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The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts
EIETIFTH CONGREG9.

FIFTlETh CONGRESSs
WEDNESDAY,. May 2.-tn the Senate bills
were passed for public buildings at Fort
Dodge, Ia; Sterling, Ill, and Duluth,
Mum. and los pension bills. ~ being House
bills The Railroad Land Grant Forfeiture
bill and the bill for the establishment of a
bureau Of animal industry were discussed.
In the House the discussion on the Tariff
Dill IVES participated in by Mr.. Wilson
tAliun.l, Mr.. Lanham Tex and sfr. Caruth
tKy-l. Ia favor Of the bill, and by Dir. Allen
Mass and Mr.. McComas Md in opposi-
tion.
THURSDAY, May Bills were placed on
the calendar in the Senate 20 retire GER
tain disabled officers Of the army; for
promotion Of army officers after twenty
years continuous service in one grade, and
10 restore 10 the public domain part Of the
Utah Valley Indian Reservation in Utah.
a bill was introduced 70 execute the stipu-
latiOns Of the new Chinese treaty The
Railroad Land Grant Forfeiture bill and
the bill for the establishment OF a bureau
Of animal industry were further consid-
cred. Adjourned 20 the 9Th. in the House
Ar. Watson Nv. Va.l and Mr. Mckinney
~. H spoke IN favor Of the Tariff bill,
and Mr Dingley Me- against il.
FRIDAY. May 4-The Senate was not in
session In the House the debate en- the
Tariff bill was resumed, Mr.. Gucuther
wis., speaking against the measure. and
Messrs. Mcdonald Mimi aud Wheeler
ala in its favor. At the evening session
twenty seven pension bills were PASSED.
SATURDAY. May 5-There was no ses-
sion Of the Senate In the House the time
was occupied in discussing the Tariff bill.
MONDAY. Nav TN the Senate the
Railroad Land Forfeiture and the Bureau
OF Animal Industry bills were further
considered The Chinese treaty was rati-
fed. dill was introduced appropriating
s., 10000 TO provide more efficient mail
service between the United States and Cen
trial and South America and the West
Indies Petitions from Illinois citizens were
presented favoring the per diem pension
bill aud opposing the admission OF Utah.
In the House the River and Harbor bill
tS20,000eOl was passed-yeas, t6l; nays 90.
\ bin was introduced 20 amend the Civil
Service law. making eligible for appoint
meut without being required to pass tho
civil -scrvice examination all hon0rably dis
charged federal soldiers and sailors OF the
late war
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

LoxDoN. May Dispatches from India
says that Delhi and Maradahao have been
visited by disastrous hail-stoIas about
80 persons having been killed. The hail
stones were fiat and oval in shape, and
some Of them weighed as much as two
pounds.
At Ryccbati. IN Bengal twenty persons
were killed. 20 severely injured, and 200
houses destroyed BY hail stones. 80.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

one Of the most delicate surgical
operations was performed in Philadel-
phia few days ago. it being a trans
plantation Of a portion OF the eye OF a
rabbit to the eve Of q human being.
The object of the operation was to re
ieve the obscurity Of the eye Of a pa
yient which was caused by inhaDma-
lion and which produced in time an
Opaque surface. The patient was a
scrva1f-giri whose eyes had become 50
ncs.,y blind that objects Of considera-
sie sjEs were barely distinguishable At
re distance Of five feet. Il would re-
syirS scnrs time TO develop the result.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

Li~NaUs, No, May 5.-Thursday evening
Amos Clark was shot and killed by his
wife Ut the residence Of Obediah Broylos,
three miles west Of Browning. Clark olld
his wife. who have cen separated, have one
small child who is living with the mother.
Clark undertook to secure the child. and his
wife barred the doors against him. he
proceeded. with an open knife in his hand,
Ia burst open the door threatening al the
same time to kill his wife. just rs he got
tie door open Mrs. Clark shot him in the
forehead blowing Of the top Of his head
and killing him instantly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

IHE "oPsiomter Is new instru-
ment for testing the eye-sight. Itcon-
sists OF a mahogany case with two
front eyehOles, behind which are two
travelling bands mOunted OF rollers.
Those bands have holes in which diff
ferent .enses are fitted, and the person
whose sight is to be tested looks
through the holes and lenses At printed
matter behind
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10
MINNESOTA.

Talmage j. Lambert an attorney of
Washington, D. C., began suit recently for
the possession of 100 acres lying in the
northern suburbs OF St Paul and worth
about $500 600 Lamberts father, David
Lambert friend of Henry Clay. bought
the land years ago, and soon afterward was
drowned Tho elder LamberCs brother
and mother it is alleged, conspired to-
gether and deprived Lamberts wife and
child OF the property
4 citizens company has purchased the
saltwater street railway for 100000
The house in East Rochester, owned and
occupied by Mrs Wade and her four child
rem, was totally destroyed by fire the other
afternoon with all the contents, except n
sewing machine The loss is heavy to Mrs
Wade, it being her all. No insurance
Ready's three story brick building in Du-
buque collapsed the other morning. 1t was
"A total wreck, and caused a loss of $4,000.
No one was injured.
Andrew Roefer shot himself in the breast
few days ago at Tower, and died in
short time. He was war veteran, a mem
Der of Fargo Post, G. A. r., and thirty five
years on Lake Superior.
Wcgman Bros farm house, three miles
northwest Of St Charles, was burned the
other night, the occupants barely escaping
with their lives. Nothing was saved and
but little insurance.
The offer which Fergus Falls made of a
site and $4,000 has been accepted by the
committee appointed to locate Methodist
seminary.
II is said that an agent Of Phil Armour,
of Chicago, was in Crookston recently and
secured a site for the establishment of a
packing house
The new weather indications Office ut St.
Paul is pronounced a success.
John Gorris, a farmer of the town of
Willow Lake, had a quarrel with his hired
man the other day and struck him over the
head with fork handle. infiictiug such in
juries that he died shortly after
The men who have returned to Duluth
from the pineries during the past few days
received $3O000O in hard cash from their
employers
Rev. Joseph Lauman has resigned the
pastor8te Of Bethlehem Presbyterian
Church Of Minneapolis, after five years Of
successful labor. He viii travel and study
in the old world.
Albert DeKay proprietor of the Morris
and Duluth elevator, failed recently for
$4,000
A syndicate at St Paul, owning the Du-
luth gas and water works, have sold TO N.
! W. Harris < Co, bankers Of Chicago, the
balance and large share Of the first mort
gage twenty years six per cent. bonds.
Total issue 100000.
William Ward a lumberman, dropped
dead in Duluth a few days ago. He had
just come out Of the woods. Whisky was
the cause.
Paul Berdlo and Margaret Elizabeth Hop
kins, dwarf eyed eighteen years, were
arrested at Minneapolis recently, Berdle
was charged with abducting the girl from
her home in st. Paul, with the intention OF
exhibiting her rs q freak.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

IL the suit in Chicago Of the Pull
man Company against the Wagner
and the Lake Shore companies. in
volving the validity Of the Pullman
patents covering the vestibule train,
Judge Gresham decided recently in
favor of the Pullman Company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10
Rnacne CnnIlIni.,a WIZ.

NEW YoRE. May 5.-Af-er the death OF
Roscoe Conkllng. Judge Shipman, his part
ner. in looking over Mr. CGnkling's papers.
found a will dated 1859, which, Il IS under
stood left all the property to Mr.. Conk-
ling It was thought TINT Mr.. Conkling
had made later will. and thorough
search was made, but without result The
win Of 1861 viii be offered for probate at
Utica next week, and viii be brought TO
New York to be recorded Mr.. Conkling's
estate is snnnosed 70 be about s.00000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

II has been figure out BY a statis-
teal official that there are thirty-One
criminals to every one thousand bach
elors. and only eleven criminals 10
every one thousand married men.
From this showing he argues that
matrimony restraints men from crime.
and ought therefore. 10 be en-
couraged by legislation and otherwise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

The total mileage of natural gas
pipes in the United States Is net far
from 800 miles. not including small
pipes for individual use. onc-hfth of
this quantity i laid in the city Of
Pittsburgh The gas wells Of Peunsyl-
vania produce fifteen million cubic feet
a DAY. High AMI low pressure wells
arc also found III Indiana, Illinois.
Michigan. Ohio aud Kansas, The total
consumption Of gas for lSS7, = csti-
mated by coal displacement, was equiv
sIcnt to ten million tons Of coal The
value of this coal was calculated at
about SIS. 500. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

AFTER thirteen years of exile in
Canada, Germany and Australia.
man. who in 1915 stole 500. 900 from
the Planters National Bank in Louis
Vile. Ky, has reappeared at his former
home Tho money he stole was long
ago repaid to the bank and the indict-
lnents hanging over him in the State
and Federal courts have been dis
missed since his return.
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a Oneer VIII.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May pr Everett
Wagner. living near Edmonton, Ky has
made "a will. beuueathing portions Of MS
body 20 lcar r. ttives. His right had
and arm goes 10 one brother. his Jeff hand
and arm 70 another, and the dissesiing
surgeon is authorized 20 accommodate
other persons who may ask Tor these
CHASTITY Souvenirs Of the doctor. tbs
estate. Walt cd at $4,000, is given 10 various
charities
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

The careless handling OF firearms
caused terrible disaster few days
ago. Charles A. Smith, inspector for
the telephone company at Kansas City.
while hunting with a companion re-
ceived load of fine shot from the lat
ter's gun. and both of his eyes were
daEfrcvad
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ebnt IIrr EivgI Dead.

LINE VALLEY. n u, May - Miss Mary
I.eMoore. who was wounded in She shoulder
by Miss Sarah Bolton ia IA duel fought by
them last week over the affections of a COW
boy. went, closely vailed, Saturday even
ing 10 the house Of her rival and meeting
her at the gate shot her dead. Returning
to her home she proudly boosted Of the
crime She was soon after placed under
arrest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

MARCUS \. RooT. the first American
daguerrootyper, died in Philadelphia
recently n the age of eighty years In
1913 his attention was called To the
laguerreotype. He had orders from
al over the world, and founded cstab-
lishments in New York. Boston. st.
Louis and Washington. The first ia
guerreotype he ever took was taken on
solid silver. and was a view from one
Of the windows Of the Philadelphia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

The latest thing to form the basis of
trust Is that interesting vegetable,
the peanut. Norfolk. Va. Is the head
quarters Of the combination. which
embraces peanutteries in New York,
~. Louis. Cincinnati and various
points in Virginia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-10

THE larges grape-grOwer in South
cTn California has made the expert
ment of employing negroes As laborers
in his vineyards. instead of Chinese,
and is SO much pleased with the change
that he is 10 make the substitution
complete and permanent.
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A number OF Charles Mix County parties
were before the United States grand Jury
at Yankton recently charged with appro-
priauing timber from Government land IN
the Missouri bottoms
John Thornwald, n farmer, claims 10
have discovered vein of silver near Bis
marclk lie has exhibited specimens That
are very rich.
During the blizzard Of January II last
farmer in Miner County named Matthews
lost a hog weighing a little over two nun
bred pounds Nothing had been seen or
heard Of the brute until recently, when MI
Matthews, while working at hay-stack
some distance from the house, uncovered
the hog alive and with litter OF ten pigs,
all alive and weighing about pound
apiece. The mother weighed about thirty
pounds, shrinkage OF one hundred ana
seventy pounds, she having been confined
in the stack about three months without
food or water
Frank f. Newton, an attorney at Henry,
was arrested few nights ago and lodged
in Jail on a charge of forgery he was 70
have been married the same night
SURVEYORS have gone 20 the Devils Lake
Indian reservation to survey it into tracts
for allotment TO the Indians.
The temporary injunction in Burke town
ship against "A new survey OF property INES
on account of the obliteratiou Of the marfs
Of the Government survey has been DIS
solved
John stukcy. a butcher at Ccttysburg
committed suicide the other day hlsky
was the cause.
The people of Mapietou chose rotten eggs
as an expression of their sentiments toward
Afr W j. Judd, who was their postmaster
but who sold out his store in their town
and succeeded in transferring the post
mastership to the purchaser. Mr.. Judd il
the son OF the postmaster Of Chicago.
Fifteen dollars per acre was recently paid
for ninety acres Of raw land IN the eastern
part Of Clay County
After FIVE years Of anxious watching
Pierre's fondest hopes were realized the
other afternoon. when telegram was re-
ceived from Delegate Clifford that the Sioux
bill had been signed by the President. Five
minutes later the streets were lined with
people. flags were waving and bands play
ing. while cheer after cheer rant the air.
Speeches were made and ali business was
suspended during the remainder Of the day.
Two brothers named Cr0nin, prosperous
farmers Of Deael County. mot Z. j. Tomilty,
a neiRhbor. and, knowing he had some
money with him, demanded money owed
them. Tomiltv refused to pay. when the
Cronins assaulted him and took his money
from him They gave him terrible beat
ing. leaving him on the prairie 70 hrs own
fate.
The new City Council Of Huron, has re-
duced the salaries Of nearly the entire list
OF city officers.
well TODD farmer named Ferdinand
Richerts. living three miles cast & New
Salem. shot himself dead few mornings
ago He leaves a wife, Illness was the
cause.
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a CYCLONE IN ARKANSAS.
Houses Wrecked, Trees Torn Up and stoo
Killed.

CAMDEN, Ark. May "a terrific cyclone
passed over the eastern portion Of Ouachita
County late Thursday afternoon. II
struck Josiah Herson's place. smash
ing his houses and fencing The
storm Travelled from the southeast 10 the
northeast, and its track was about $50
yards wide. Trees were twisted and torn
from heir roots and hurled about Ike
straws Damage is also reported at Blake
and other places in the neighborhood.
TExAEKASt. Ark, May 5.-Thursday
evening heavy tornado and kail-storm
passed north Of the city, unrOofing houses
and uprootin trees. There are reports OF
much damage to crops and much killing Of
atm Z