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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
MINNESOTA.

Two new Catholic secs, it Is reported, are
to be established in the Northwest, one IN
Guiding Dakota and the other Southern
Minnesota, with the Bishops residence at
Winona.
Abner Dwelle, one of tho founders Of
Lake City, died there few days ago, aged
eighty three years.
The saw mills of WinOna are all now run
ming full capacity, employing "A total of
thirteen hundred men.
Three young men were arrested at Fer
gus Falls few days ago for robbing the
post-office at Battle Lake. The robbers
took "A lot of cigars and notions and fifteen
dollars in stamps and cash.
A joint stock company is being organized
by Minneapolis parties TO open up and
operate the Jasper stone quarries mt the
Luverne mounds.
Alexander Johnston, well known jour
nalist of St Paul, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and ex register of deeds
of Ramsey County, died recently, aged
fifty five years, leaving a wife and four
children.
Jim Hills recent sale of short horns from
his farm at North Oaks included thirty
seven head which sold for sl4,235.
1t is said that there is a big oversupply Of
are more logs in the streams than the Min
neapolis mills can possibly saw, and there
are no storage booms and no market for the
logs. decentralization of the lumber mar
ket is threatened
Peter Leville and p Mcmahon were
drowned recently at Duluth by the upset
ting of their canoe.
Two children at Red Lake Falls were
poisoned to death recently by eating wild
parsnips.
Twenty-slx men employed in excavating
a canal for the Electric Light Company's
now building at St Cloud struck for an
increase of twenty five cents the other day
They were discharged and their places filed
with new hands at old prices.
At Garden Grove twenty four cases of
scarlet fever and ninety-siX cases OF
measles were recently reported
The funeral of Commodore Kittson took
place at St. Paul recently, and many places
of business were closed out of respect for
his memory. His estate is estimated at
s., 900, 600.
The Congregational church at Fergus
Falls, costing SIS, 600 was dedicated free Of
debt few days ago
The Minnesota division of railway station
agents met at Winona recently, and the
old officers were reelected, headed by G.
f. Talmage, of Hastings.
A seven year-old son of o. IL. Brown, Of
Lyle township, while watching his father
fell trees recently was struck by a tree and
had his skull crushed
The tow boat Charlotte Boecl1lcr, belong
ing to the Schulenberg BoeclSler Lumber
Company while taking out raft at Still
water few days ago struck against the
bridge, demOlishing one span of forty feet.
The damage amounted to Si0, 600, and would
delay travel for ten days. The loss to
farmers and saw-mill men on the other side
WAS great
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Happenings in the Northwestern
States and Territories.



4 horse with CHAMBERS was found at Dan
vile few days ago and was shot by the
authorities.
]. %. Felkcr. of Amboy, ex-mayor and
ex-Statc Representative, died the other
day, aged ifiy years.
Thomas ]. Baun. who served as treasurer
of Tho Board Of Education Of Bloomington,
from 1877 to lSS1-3 and was recently sue
ceeded by George a. Tryncr, has surprised
the board, who thought his services were
gratuit5dJ, by claiming $1,000 salary for
his services.
The city of Rockford, with -, 600 inhabit-
slts, is nO-license for the coming year.
The village of Pecatouica was struck by
a cyclone the other night, and two or three
buildings were blown down and several
were unroofed. Half a dozen persons were
injured, but none fatally.
Prof. Il. G.. Roots, Cor many years presi-
dent of the State Board of Education, died
at Tamaroa recently, aged seventy seven
years.
The Southern rUnois Press Association
met at Anna a few days ago. A banquet
was given the members in the evening.
The five Chicago bOodlcrs recently taken
TO the penitentiary have all been assigned
work, Leyden as a butcher, Wasserman is
making chairs, Cchs is in the laundry,
Narncll in the harness shop and Van Pelt
as n waiter in the convict's dining room.
Burglars robbed the house of Samuel
Man tin, near Hume, the other night, secur
ing 800 and gold watch.
William NJ. Dewes, an early settler of
Illinois and Il veteran of the civil war, died
at the age of seventy years at Monticello
recently.
A wagon containing Mr. and Mrs. Bailey,
Of Alton, was struck by train few days
ago, and Mrs. Bailey was killed and her
husband fatally injured.
The twenty fourth annual meeting of the
Illinois Dental Society was held recently at
Cairo.
The farmers of Madison County are com
planning of the cut worm, which is destroy
ing the corn as fast as il grows.
G.. W. Barnett's grain elevator at Abing
don was burned recently. Loss, $4,000;
partly insured.
John r. Burdctt, a carpenter of Murphys-
borO, aged twenty nine years, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed a few days
ago.
Lewis J. Torrance, an old man living in
Dry Point township, Shelby County, was
fatally gored by bull recently.
Joseph Bcadc, miner in the Galena lead
rock caving in on him. lie was sixty years
old and left large family.
John r. Milburn, business man of
Bridgeport, on returning from Olney re-
Gently got off the train and left a sachel
containing 5000 in cash and paper in his
scat. 1t bad not been found.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
The News Condensed.
Important intelligence From All Pats.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.


"WEDNESDAY, May IS. In the Senate
bills were passed fixing pensions for the
loss OF one eve (or the sight thereof at SIC
a month and proportionately for the loss of
both eyes; allowing aid to State homes for
disabled soldiers al the rate Of 500 year
for each inmate; and bills for wagon
bridges across the Mississippi river at
Clinton and Muscatine, Ia. In the House
debate on the Tariff bill was continued
several members speaking for and agains
the measure.
THURSDAY, May lin the Senate the
Pension Appropriation bill was passed,
and numerous other bills of local import
ance- Adjourned TO the 2ist. In the House
the tariff was further discussed.
FRIDAY, Nay IS.-The Senate was not
in session. In the House Mr. Randall
Pa spoke at length against the Mills
Tariff bill The plan he advocated for re
ducing taxation and the accumulated sur
plus was BY the abolition o. internal reve-
nue. taxes, with the exception OF fifty-cent
tax on whisky. He claimed that protcc-
ton 70 home industries was a fundamental
Democratic principle. Mr.. Mckinley (O)
also spoke against the bill, and Mr.. Brock
inridge tKy.l spoke in its support
SATURDAY, May 19.-There was no ses-
sion in the Senate. In the House the de-
bate on the Tariff bill was closed, Mr. Reed
Me- speaking against the bill, and Speak
or Carlisle in its favor The bill viii not
be voted upon under week.
MONDAY, May 2l.- In the Senate a
bill was passed TO establish port OF de
livery at Grand Rapids, Mich. A bill was
introduced TO stop all Government work on
Sunday including postal transportation,
and all work BY persons and corporations
The Military Committee reported favOra-
bly, bill to increase the annual appropria-
tiOn for the militia from 500. 600 TO 500, 600
In the House the bill creating a Depart
mcnt Of Agriculture was passed. II was
voted 20 nOn-concur in the Senate amend
ments to the Pension Appropriation bill.
4 bill was introduced TO place on the free
list articles Of merchandise the production
Of which may be controlled by trusts and
combinations. The Diplomatic and Consu-
lar and the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bills were passed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ADvICEs of the Goth say that five hundred
persons had been drowned by foods in
MesOpotama.
AT Cabulzowha, in Galicia, four hundred
houses and the public buildings of the town
were burned on the 18th.
on the 2lst an address in favor of home
rule signed by twelve hundred Quakcrs
was presented to Mr.. Gladstone in London.
No RAIN has fallen in Tunis for seven
months, and the Arabs were on the 2lst
sacrificing their cattle because of lack of
pasturage.
TEMPLE, an American, in a ten-mile hi
cycle race on the DIST at North Shields,
Eng, defeated Wood in 30 minutes.
NEAR 81. John, ~ B.. three boatmen,
Feeney, McQuade and Cole, were drowned
on the 2lst by the overturning Of their
boat
ADvIcEs of the 2lst from London say
that fifty fishing boats were lost in the re-
cent gale of the Irish coast.
ADvICEs of the 2lst from Wellington,
New Zealand, say that bill directed
against Chinese immigration had passed
the House of Representatives of that col
Ony.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
In a Reflective Mood.

A man stood waiting on the corner
Of Woodward avenue and Sproa. stree.
Yesterday when a grocer wagon
came up and the driver delivered some
goods at a house. While he was gon,
the horse took fright and started of
and as ne came out and looked aroune
he asked of the lounger:
Did YOU see my rig?'
al saw YOU drive up here,"
But the horse and wagon ara
gone"
Yes"
did they run away"
II am not sure. but | think they
did"
Didn't you see 'em go?'
"Why. yes. | suppose so.
"And vou made no effort to stoI
the horse?"
81 don't remember that 1 did"
well, you are mighty mean
man.
"Am /? Don't do me an injustice,
sir Fact is. / was buried in reflection
and didn't take notice Of any thing.
Man back here offered me thirty cent:
to bring in a ton of coal. and l was
figuring on how could sub-lct the jot
and make a quarter ont of it. Sorry,
sir. but we all have our reflective mo-
ments. Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
LATER.

TUE President on the I'D approved the
act authorizing the construction Of two
free bridges across the Red river in Dakota.
ExGov. PmLsYuRY, of Minnesota, was
elected President of the American Baptist
Missionary Union at its meeting at WGsh-
ington, ID. C., on the I'D.
Rev. DIR. J. II. VINCENT, of the Rock
River conference, and Rev.J. W Fitzgerald,
Of the New Jersey conference, were elected
bishops by the Methodist con erence at
New York ON the 22d. Three more remain
TO be elected.
ANDREW NELSON was struck by a train
and killed at Heron Lake, Mimi, on the
I'D.
THIS eleventh annual session of the Wis
co7sin Medical Society opened a. Eau
Claire on the 22d.
TnE eighth session OF e e Jewish Ministers
association gan in Washington on the
22d.
The North American Turnerbund, in
session at Chicago, on the 22d adopted, by
a vote of Si9 to 2OS, n resolution condemn
ing resolution Oy force in this country and
THE Name Demo, rats held their conven-
tion at Augusta on the I'D. W. L. Put
nam was nominated for Governor The
platform adopted indorses the administra.
ton of President Cleveland, favOrs the
Mills tariff i'll and denounces the Republi-
can party for its attitude on the prohibi-
tory law in t1at state.
TIRE Texas Democratic convention Mt
Fort Worth ON the 22d, adopted platform
indorsing President Cleveland, favoring the
Mills hill, asking for the removal of com
mercial restr ctions between Mexico and
the United States and opposing any further
agitat on of the prohibition question in
Texas.
TEE Senate on the 23d decided by a vote
of - 10 % not to consider the fisheries treaty
in oFcn session. The division was upon
strict party lines, except in the case of Sen
ator Hale, who voted with the Democrats
adversely to the Riddleberger resolution
A bill for increasing the appropriation for
a public building at Winona, Mimi, to
$4,000 was passed, as was also the House
bill 10 create n Department Of Lal or. In
the House Mr.. O'Neil called up the bill TO
confiue the sale Of the products of convict
labor TO the state in which they are pro-
duced. Mr.. Cannon lllinois) offered an
amendment, which was adopted. prohibit
ing the importation for commercial purpo-
ses Of ali goods, wares or merchsnd Sc from
any foreign country to the United States
which, in whole OF in part, were manufae-
ture or prodrcei ly convict labor. and
prescribing penalties for the violation q
this prohibition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON,

TIE terms Of twenty-six United States
Senators will expire on the Sd of next
month. The retiring Senators are equally
divided between the two political parties.
THERE were Isl business failures in the
United States, during the seven days end
ed on the 18th against l93 the previous
seven days.
AT twenty-siK leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated $3.50, 49,
~, against S9i5. go, 81 the previous week
As compared with the corresponding week
cent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

The recent decision Of the United
States Supreme Court in the case of
disputed Jurisdiction between West
Virginia and Kentucky. growing out of
the Hstfield-McCoy vendetta. aflirms
the principle laid down in the case of
Ker. the Chicago defaultcr. that the
question of how the prisoner came 10
be inside the State IS not one TO be
&C sidered In both cases kidnapping
was resorted TO in obtaining jurisdic-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

The immigration statistics for 1887.
just issued. show that during the year
named 90. s60 persons came to this
country from Ireland. 1886 from En-
gland. II, Sol from Scotland and ). 40
from Wales. The British immigration
was, therefore. 9.14S in excess Of the
Irish immigration. to say nothing of
the thousands of Canadians who ar
rived during that year
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

LEE MACKEY, while blowing recent
" on e. ) Maxwell's farm. near
Buffalo. Pa. found a pot containing
5000 in gold coin buried under Hat
rock. Mackey resigned his job i'm
mediatcly. and went 10 his home in
Green County to enjoy his good for
tune The money IS supposed to have
been buried by Robert Dryden. miser
who many years ago occupied cabin
near the place where the gold was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

DR. J. {. AYRE's widow is said to be
worth rs. 600, 600. II must be pres
ent comfort to those who in DAYS gone
by forced the little bits OF bitterness
down their reluctant outlets to reflect
that they were contributing to the hap
piness of somebody.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

THERE IS a post-oiiice for every one
thousand men. women and children in
the United States. and if the expense
of carryir he mails was paid directly
by the .eOple pro rata, each citizen
would pay an average of eighty-five
cents n wear.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

MRS. HASsLER a fresh arrival from
Holstein. wrapped her elcven-months
baby in blanket and laid it on q
bench in a railroad office in New York
City and then turned her attention "a
the remainder of her brood. Her hus-
band sat down afterwarl on the blan-
ket. not knowing there WAS a baby in
side. and smotheTed the child TO death.
He was arrested. but COrOacr's jury
was quickly summoned. and when the
evidence had been heard lie was ac-
quilted aud the family allowed to pro-
coed on IN immigrant train TO Califor-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

a HANDSOME marble tablet has been
placed on tho front Of the house n Nc.
POS Main street. Charlestown. Mass.
bearing the inscriptions; Here was
born Samuel Finley Breese Morse. y
April. 1871; Inventor Of the Electric
TCIcUraDh -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

not now be ~ immense surplus in the Treasury
20 disturb the country. Aside from the tobacco
tar taere was tO.0o1.0OJ stu collected in ex
cess OF the public necessities. and on the ones
ton Of how this amount could best be RENTED
was where parties and individuals divided
This was an issue which left the past behind
and looked only TO the present and the future.
II was an issue that appended neither 20 race
nor TO geographical lines-an issue which the
House could discuss aud atvice upon as each
member should honestly believe vas for the
best interest Of the individual citizen and the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

THE United States Government has
advertised for five thousand American
white marble headstones. Congress
on March so made IN appropriation of
$4,000 to pay for them. The head
stones will be used for the unmarked
grs YES Of Union soldiers. sailors and
marines in various parts Of the coun-
try
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

: y - q - - - 80
ecuiive advised Con
gress that the surplus
I'm the Treasury by the
50th ofJu ne, at the end
of the fiscal year.
would he expected 20
reach the sum Of $40,
O10,0O0, including prior
a &C u m al ations, or
more closely stated,
the sum OF slI30OO,0O0
apart from prior ac-
cuuulations. over and
above all authorized
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

1T is said that the new Italian gun is
the most awful weapon of destruction
ever devised If it IS only half a. fatal
as tho ''gun that wasn't loaded the
Abyssinians will soon be one Of the ex-
finct race.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

The Chinese lmanac is issued by the
Government exclusively. and is the most
universally-circulated book in the Celestial
Empire. IL is not so much devoted 70
astronomical date as it is to predictions
and directions concerning the ordinary
events of ! fe. based upon certain fortune
telling combinations Consequently, II Il
consulted by all classes as a guide TO good
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
BENEFITS OF PROTECTION.

Samuel j. Randall Makes an Earnest Plea
In Favor Of Tarlff Legislation-A Good
Republican Speech Delivered by a DEM
oeratic Leader-Mr. Mckinley. of Ohio,
Talks Foreibly Against the Mills Bill.
WAsHINGToN, May i9.-The House was called
20 order yesterday by Mr.. Mcmillan Crenn.) as
Speaker pro tenn, and the Chaplain being alb
sent and the reading of the journal dispensed
with the House immediately went into com
mittea OF the whole (Air Springer Ull.) lin the
chain on the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Anderson na.) spoke briefly in opposition
TO the principle Of protection, and at the close
of his remarks Mr.. Randall took the fioo-.
He opened his speech by referring TO the
Presidents recent message, in which the Fx-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

A NEW use has been found for
the nickel fiye-ccnt picce-it can be
Uscd as a unit of measure in calcuIat-
ing by the metric system. Il is ex-
sctly two centimeters in diameter, and
weighs i've grains.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. Of tele-
phone fame, may still be spoken of as
a young man. for he has only recently
turned his fortieth year. Twenty-Five
years ago he was poor boy in Edin-
burgh. lie came to this country in
1870
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

ALITTLE boy in Cincinnati inserted
the faucet Of . hydrant in his mouth
the other day and turned on the
water The result was that his lungs
were filled with water and he died cx-
actly as though he had been drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

Physician Ito Mrs. Colonel Blood,
of Kentucky)-''How did your husband
pass the night?n Mrs. Blood" lie
seemed quite comfortable, sir, and
asked for water several times" Ply
stefan with grave lookl-"Hm-
still Eighty. Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

The New York Herald says that
Rev Lyman Abbott. who succeeds
Henry Ward Beecher as pastor Of
Plymouth Church. i one Of the men
whom 1t Is unsafe To judge by appear
auCcs. While he looks consumptivc.
he never i sick and he works rapidly
and almost necessarily. Ills face Is as
solemn = a cage Of owls. yet his chat
is merry; he has the head Of poet. but
is intensely practical. and though ire
mendou>ly orthodox in theory. he
would give the right hand of fellowship
10 Mohammeda4 striving to live up
rinht.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

THERE seems To be no falling of in
the rcformatory zeal Of the Southern
Indiana White Caps. The other night
they went ont on a corrective expcdi-
tion. aud in the nights work gave
forty strokes with switches upon the
bare body Of a woman. because she
vas immoral; tied = man TO a tele-
graph pole and gavo him hundred
!asacs because he was generally
drunken ami worthless, and gave forty
lashes to axOther man because he
losf,d around saloons and other pub
lie Wees and let his wife work out
sEd support him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

TIE death IS announced Of Pattison
Jolly, Of Dublin, ireland. the oldest
printer in the world. He was IO4
years old. and pulled the first sheet of
the Edinburg Journal. more than sew
enty wears 400.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

CLAUS SPRECKELs. the California
sugar king. VIII hereafter reside with
his family in Philadelphia, where he is
about 10 build mammoth refinery to
be carried on in opposition to the sugar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

A CAREFUL estimate places the av-
erage forest defamation Of the country
at %, $50, 900 acres yearly. The arbor-
lay movement did not start an hour
too soon 70 counteract the evil results
Of such Il "! olcsalc destruction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

dropped into poetry.
They were Mason,
of the Third fChica
gol Illinois district,
and s. 5. Cox, of
n ew York. Mr..
Mason began hi $
speech by ridicul-
ing Mr.. Mills prop
osition that the PEG
pie should have the
right to buy where
they could buy the
cheapest. He made
MIR. Mills say: II
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

Tie new twenty-dollar silver certifi-
rates will have a portrait Of the late
Secretary Of the Treasury, Daniel
Manning. IN me center OF the note.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

Tue suicide by poison of a b, aut' full
gJrl of twenty years ut Erie. Pa. is
reported. caused ~ her failure 10 have
her literary efforts accepted by the
magazines. She was highly educated
and. being an orphan and dependent
on her own efforts. cuGcavored to Sc
cure livelihood ard fame by writing
poetry. Il wa he old story. Re
pcatcd disappoin ,,nent and the graju-
al dimiuutiou IF hcr resources drove
her 10 despair. ana finally mad
dened ~ a sense Of life's failure
she took the desperate chance Of
death
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said all were agreed
that there should be a
reduction OF taxation (;
the contention was as
10 the manner of doing
It. All parties also
agreed that the tobacco
tax should be abolished.
During the last session,
however. the Speaker
had refused TO recog-
nize a member " h o
arose 70 offer a bill 20
abolish that tax. Such
q measure would have
passed by a two thirds
vote and there would
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24

WHILE sitting up with his best girl, a
stoughton CWis) young man put pair OF
handouts on her wrists for fun IL attempt
ing to unlocl. them he broke his key, and
they mad to wake MP a smith and bride him
TO release the blushing damsel