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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-17

membership to organize and send delegates
to the next meeting, which will be held at
the time and place selected for the next
triennial conclave. General Albert Pike
of this city was elected president of the as
ISOLATION. but he declined, and the honor
AIRY title of past president was conferred
upon him. Officers we're then elected as
follows:
President, William Meyer, OF Philadelphia;
Nice-Presidents, Theophilus Pratt OF New
York, La Fayette Van Cleve OF Cincinnati.
Theodore Parkin OF Iowa, and E. A. Sherman
OF California; Secretary George II. Fish, Of
New York: Treasurer a. T. Longley, OF the
District OF Columbia.
Mrs Logan's reception Thursday night to
the Sir knights and their ladies' at Calumet
Place was one of the great events of con-
clave week, and the occasion and gather
ing in point of numbers and brillanc5 ex-
ceeded all expectations. Perhaps 10000
people besieged the mansion from Z
o clock until near midnight The recep-
ton was held in memorial hail. the annex
TO the mansion, erected by Mrs logan in
memory of her late husband, and in which
are preserved the relics of the dead SEN
ator, soldier and Sir Knight Ten plar The
decorations of the house and grounds for
the occasion were elaborate and beautiful
Potted plants and flowers adorned the in
terror. Lines Of Japanese lanterns and
flags Of all descriptions extended from the
root of the mansion TO the ground aud
every tree and shrub on the spacious
grounds was alive with colored lights CAL
cium lights flashed their rays over the road
way approaching the mansion making It as
bright as day On the lawn large tent
was erected, where refreshments were
served, and two smaller ones near by
served as cloak rooms for the guests Mrs
Logan was assisted by her son, Mr.. John
A Logan, and his wife. the members of the
Chevalter Bayard Colnmandery, Of Chi
cago, OF which cOmmandery General
Logan was a member, and a number of her
Masonic friends of Washington. large
platform was erected on the lawn in front
of the mansion for the accommodation of
the Marine Band, which all through the
night supplied enlivening music.
Marshal NJ NJ. Parker made the introduce
tions Two score of ladies were in line
half-circle from the reception room to the
memorial hall Mrs Major Tucker, Mrs
Logan's daughter, stood at the widows
right Below her were Mrs General Con-
ger. of Ohio; Mrs. John W. Vrooman, of
New York; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker, Mrs Harri-
son Dingman and the wives of the mem
bers of Chevalier Bayard Post of Chicago,
of which General Logan was member.
Mrs. Logan received in the front drawing
room, and as usual was the life and spirit
OF the whole affair. She looked very hand
some in a black silk gown, richly trimmed
with dull Jet, as she met each of her guests
with hearty handshake and welcome.
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LORD HOWE'S REMAINS.
WorImen at TiconderOga, y. u, Discover
the Remains of the General Who Led
the british in the Revolutionary War.

Workmen at Ticonderoga, y. Y, Discover
the Remains Of the General Who Led
the british in the Revolutionary War.
engaged in digging a sewer in one o. the
principal streets of this village Thursday
struck tombstone and below it found a
coffin containing the bones of human
being The stone was washed
off and found TO contain the inscrip-
ton and date OF the death OF Lord Howe.
The skull was intact, but the rest of the
bones were disjointed and considerably
iecayed. AS soon as 1t had been
learned about the village an immense
crowd of people assembled and many
persons made desperate efforts to procure
pieces of the bones. The coffin. which
was Of oak, was in fairly good state of pres
ervati0n. Several years ago the street
where the remains were found was filed in
several feet, which accounts for the depth
of the tombstOne's location The remains
will probably be reinforced at once in the
village cemetery. There is considerable
excitement over the discovery.
lord George Augustus Howe was born IN
England in l7!4 and was shot DEAD in the bat
tie at conderoga July s, 17jS. He entered the
army al a very early age, soon rose to distinc-
sion, and in 1885, was sent to this country in
command OF the xt.cth regiment. On July
g. 1888 under Commander-tn-Chief James
Abercrombe, he landed az the outlet of Lake
George Coming suddenly upon the French
forces two days later at Fort Ticonderoga he
fell at tho head of his corps IN the ensuing
alxirYniShl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-17
Animal Life in the Cult Stream.

The surface waters in the Gulf
Stream TEEN with minute life Of all
kinds There the young OF larger
animals exist. microscopic in size, and
adult animals which never grow large
enough to be plainly visible TO the
naked eve occur In immense quanti-
ties. By dragging fine silk net be-
hind the vessel, these minute forms
are easily taken, and when placed in
glass dishes millions uncounted are
seen swimming backward and forward.
When looked at through a microscope
we see young jelly fishes. the young Of
barnaclcs. crabs and snrimDs, beside
the adult microscopic species. which
are very abundant. The toothlei
whale finds in these his only food.
Rushing through the water, with
mouth vide open. by means Of his
waalebone strainers the minute forms
are separated from the water. Swal-
lowing those obtained after short
period of straining. he repeats the
operation. The abundance OF this
kind Of life can be judged from the
fact that nearly all kinds of whales
exist exclusively upon these animals,
most of them so small that they are
not noticed on the surface. Ralph S
Tarr, in Popular Science Monthly.
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MET TERRIBLE FATE.

An Explosion OF Natural Gas in a Resi-
dence at Davis Switch, Pa, by Which
Woman and Her Three Sons Were
Burned to Death.
BRADFoRD, Pa, Oct l9-At Davis Switch,
4 small village thirteen miles from this
place, the dwelling of Patrick Daily was
burned and his wife and three sons,
sged Is. II and respectively were roasted
IN the flames. Ate o'clock Thursday night,
while the Daily family were at supper, the
,ather stepped to the cook-stove
% turn of part of the natural
gas; he unintentionally shut the throttle
was filed with gas. An explosion followed.
and I'm an instant the entire house was in
James The three boys and the mother
ELL PROSTATE on the floor overcome by the
leat and flames Mr.. Daily rushed out of
ihe house to call assistance, but all efforts
70 save the unfortunate inmates were
futile. The house was entirely consumed
in a few moments The charred and black
sned bodies of the four victims presented a
iickening sight. Mrs Dailys limbs were
burned from her body and her intestines
exposed to view Her flesh was cooked to
.he bone. The three sons were not as hor-
-ibly burned as the mother but their
5lackened bodies could not be identified
lntil placed side by side The gas pressure
was very strong, the gas pipe running d.
rect from a neighboring oil well TO the
cooking stove. Mr.. Daily is severely but
lot fatally burned about the head and
lace, and is almost crazed with grief
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ORIGIN oE Idaho.
How a Poetic Name Came to BE Apple
to Prosperous Territory.

How a Poetic Name Came to BE Applied
to Prosperous Territory.
From time to time something APP
pears in the public prints connecting
the name OF Joaquin Miller with the
origin of the word Idaho" in which
il is always claimed that the word in
question resulted from an interview
which Miller had with Colonel Craig
while both were travelling through the
Nez Perez country in the summer Of,
1861. Miller is said to give COlons1
Craig credit for composing the word
from elements found in the Nez Perce
language and which Craig IS said to
have first pronounced Edaho. applying
the word to the appearance of a neigh
boring mountain. upon whose summit
something was seen to glisten like
diamond or gem. This was no doubt
the origin of the Miller-Craig gem of
the mountains, but not Of the genuine
article nor the word Idaho
In the spring of 1860. several months
before the discovery Of gold had at
tracted the poet of the Sierras" into
the Nez Perez country, a steamboat was
built at the upper cascades on the
Columbia river under the auspices of
the Oregon Scam Navigation Com
puny; ana when the steamer was
launched the word Idaho appeared in
its appropriate place as the name of
the vessel. The definition of the word
then given 10 the world was gem Of
the mountains, " and the word was
then said to have been taken from the
language of one of the Indian tribes
inhabiiing that portion of the Column
bia river valley. Some efforts have
been made 10 find out who it was that
first suggested that name for the steam
er, but thus far without success.
The steamer Idaho piled upon the
waters OF the Columbia during the
spring. summer and autumn of 1860.
and its name was quite familiar TO all
who travelled through the country that
year When it became necessary to
find name for the new Territory,
which was organized in March, 1868.
somebody. probably Salucius Garfield I,
suggested the name OF the old steam5
boat that had been long since used up
and relegated 10 the ''bone yard. -
I Idaho Statesman.
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THE EAST.

On the Sth laborer named Devault found
81. zoo in bank notes while digging in Lin
coin Park. near Red Bank, y. J. 1t was
cOnjectuTed that the notes we're buried by
a bank rObber named Sherman TWENTY-FIVE
years ago
CHARLES F. OREIs of Buffalo. v Y, shot
HIS mother dead on the Sth while she slept
and then cut his throat with a razor. He
left letter stating that he was tired of
life. aud as his mother could not live with
out his support he ended her life.
The firm of W. A Robinson & Co, oil
dealers OF Providence, l. L, failed on the
9th for s3OO.OOO
JUD5E DAvY decided on the 9th, at Au-
burr, \. Y, that the electrical execution
Law was constitutional and remanded
Eummler to the custody OF Warden Ours
-on. OF Auburn prison. for execution.
o. the 9th the annual report OF the West
ern Union for the year ended June 80
showed profits OF sG,2l3,O4I; surplus. SIS
Gil. 4Ol, an increase in profits over last year
OF 81, I4O A9
oS the 10th Samuel J. Cresswell. a
wealthy iron manufacturer at Philadel-
phia died in a dentists Office from the ef-
fects of oxide gas taken to relieve pain
while having two teeth extracted
AT TicOnderoga, n. Y, labOrers on the
10th Unearthed a coffin bearing, according
to the inscription. the remains of Lord
Howe. who was killed in the battle of
TicOnderOga July 5, !75S
New YORK Greenbackers Will meet I'm
convention on the 2lst of October in New
York City TO nominate a State ticket
OS the 18th Mrs Louis Petschke, of
Buffalo y. T., committed suicide by throw
ing herself over the Niagara falls Her
husbands cruelty caused the deed
OFFICIAL returns on the 18th from the re-
cent election in Connecticut show tho de-
feat OF the prohibitOry amendment by O.
30 votes. The vote was; Yeas y 0i5; nays,
a. 27l
Oh the 18th three more bodies were found
at Johnstown, Pa, making a total OF ten
found during the past six DAYS over two
hundred persons in the stricken valley
were i'll with typhoid fever. and twenty
deaths had occurred
NATURAL gas exploded on the 18th in the
house of Patrick Daily, at Davis Switch
Pa, and Mrs Daily and her three sons,
aged nine, eleven and thirteen years re-
spectively, persisted in the flames which
followed Mr. Daily was badly burned and
was crazed from grief
The report was denied on the 18th that
natural gas was failing at Pittsburgh, Pa
COSGREssMAS NUTTISG, OF Oswego. n Y ,
representing the Twenty-seventh New
York district, resigned on the 18th owing to
Illness
Is Brooklyn early on the morning Of the
18th ne tabernacle, Of which.Eev. I. Dewitt
Talmage, D. D., is pastor, was for the sec
Ond time In its history totally destroyed by
ire. Loss. $4,000; insurance, Sl2j, eco
AT Horton City, Pa, a fire on the 18th
destroyed eighteen million feet of lumber
belonging to three lumber companies. To-
tai loss, $4,000 p. T. Cartwright was the
principal loser
MRS ARCHIBALD RANKIN, wife of prom
inent farmer near Sharon, Pa, was on the
18th struck by Lightning for the fourth time
in ten years, and, with the exception OF
losing consciousness, sustained no injuries
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-17
LIGHT ON A MYSTERY.
Information Calculated to Relieve tho
Minds Of lInnE 4 nm.ehnlder..

Information Calculated to Relieve the
Minds Of Many i-ousehoioiers.
One often wonders why such a large
number OF idlers always surrounds
every excavation or new building in
the central part Of the city, but an ex-
PLANTATION given By one yesterday sheds
some light Oh the mystery. 4 man
who sat on q block OF stone carefully
watching the work on the nine-story
building attracted the attention of one
of the bosses. who said;
i have seen you around here most
of the time for the last two months"
Yes
Are YOU drawing wages"
oh, no"
is it a relative Of yours who is
building?n
No
Going TO rent il when finishcd?'
No
Getting points ia Architectural
No
well, then, what brings YOU here?"
We'll. I'll tell you. II struck me
that you ST ere not making that front
door wide enough by an inch and a
half, and I've been sitting around to
see whether I was wrong or you meant
to change Il.
That door is all right, sir. and
won't be changed
as it? Then there's no longer an.
need Of my presence, and I'll move
street and see if they carry the wal
Of that uew store up plumb. De.
troit Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-17
PITH AND POINT.

Choose the course you adopt with.
elaboration; but when you have
adopted it. then persevere in it with.
frmness.
"A country doctor who owned a
smoke-house hung out a sign: Con
sumption and hams cured Texas
Siftings.
Power is so Enthusiastically calm
that calmness itself has the aspect
Of power, and forbearance implies
strength.
Little disputes before marriage
are great ones after it; as northerly
winds. which are warm in summer,
blow keen and cold in winter.-N. Y.
Ledger.
1t will be recollected that one of
Sir Walter SCOTS sayings was, that
Whatever might be said about luck,
1t is skill that leads to fortune"
"A communist is one who has yearn-
ings for an equal division of unequal
earnings Idler or burglar. he is will
ing to fork out his penny and pocket
your shilling.
The art of putting the right men
in the right places is first in the
science of government; but that OF
finding places for the discontinued is
the most TalleyTand.
Pay as you go" is a motto that
is in no way related 10 the phrase go
rs you please" This truth is often
brought out with great emphasis. -
Merchant Traveller.
Humility is to make a right esti-
mate of ones self. 1t is no humility
for a man to think less of himself than
he ought. though it might rather puz-
zle him to do that -Spurgeon.
We can not afford to suspect every
body because certain persons have de
ceived us There are such things as
honor and integrity in the world, and
it is for us. intelligently and reasona-
bly,. TO look for them and find them.
When men cease TO trust each other
the foundations of society viii be dis
turbed. United Presbyterian.
There is not very much fun IA this
world. but YOU always expect sOU2S to-
morrow. We don't cling to life SO
much because we are having such 81
good time, but because we hope to-
have. MAN never is, but always to-
be best Moody living doubts for a
moment that he deserves to be blessed.
4 fellow who has been born with
gold spoon in his mouth and on whom
fortune has waited with absolute SER
Witty all his life, resents a trouble, an
illness or a loss Of money with intensi-
". 1t does not seem fair.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle
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CLOSE OF THE CoNCLAVE.
Final Business of the Grand Encampmert
-knights Bound IIome.

knights Bound Home.
WASHINGTON, Oct 12-The Knights have
broken ranks Thousands of them Went
TO Mount Vernon Friday while other thou
sands were scattered through the CITY,
Everywhere was seen the white plume and
the red cross Many of them left for their
homes
At the session of the grand encampment
the Grand Master announced the appoint
ment OF the following officers: General
NJ Moulton, of Illinois, Grand Standard
Bearer; Colonel Myron NJ. Parker, of the
District of Columbia Grand Sword Bearer;
Henry n. Alton, of Tennessee. Grand
Warden; Francis L. White of Nebraska,
Grand Captain of the Guard. 1t was de-
3ided to leave the present ritual ceremonies
in force for the next three years.
Sir Knight Hopkins of Pittsburgh, from
the committee on correspondence. sub
mitted history of the grand encampment
rom 1876 to 1889, which proves conclusive
~ that the grand encampment was estab-
hshed in 1916 by commentaries from Rhode
Island. Massachusetts and New York.
In the afternoon the members of the
grand encampment visited Mount Vernon
Is the guests of the triennial committee
prayer was offered at the NIB of Washing
ION, but no other exercises were held, and
the excursionists returned to Washington
in time to attend a grand banquet in the
evening given by the local committee in
their honor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-17
1T FALLS FLAT.

Foreign Delegates UninfIuenced by Brit
ish Criticism of the Pan-AmeTican Con-
gress.
New YORK, Got 1.-The Herald CORE
spondent who is with the Pan-American
excursionists telegraphs his paper as fol-
lows from Worcester; Il inter-
viewed the South American dele
gates on the persistent attacks
maze by European, and especially
English, papers on this international con-
gress. Not one of the gentlemen cOnsid-
cred the utterances Of the hostile journals
to have any weight, at any rate with them
selves"
Following are some Of the remarks made
by foreign delegates:
Senior Jeronmo Zelaya, Honduras
Government OF Honduras has taken the liveli-
est interest in this affair We hope that ONE.
thing may be done in the way OF an arbi.
tratioa treaty, so as to establish some means
TO obtain perpetual peace. We desire TO de-
velop the natural resources Of our coun.
TT es. No matter what arrangement we may
make with the United States the Engl sh will
stu have chance 70 90 considerable trading.
We have no cause 20 complain Of European
merchants. They have always dealt IA rly
and kindly with US, and so should their news
papers now"
Senior Castellanas. Salvador-'We naturally
desire to be prosperous and T oh, and therefore
this conference with the United States should
not be cons dered an attack upon England Of
any other European couatry."
Senior Peraza. VeneZuela-"All the powers OF
Europe are interested in increasing their com
merce and in opening up markets by conquest
and placing their productions, which are very
large. They see that this congress will re.
duce some OF their markets and that
the opportunities viii be transferred &c
the United States. They also know that this
idea was difficult one 10 realize IL past years.
The polit cal interests in Amer. ca and in the
United States have developed favorable poll
cy toward other peoples on this continent,
whereas the Europeans have not. Your people
have inspired us with feeling Of confidence
which Europeans have not. Americans
have avoided provocation. You are now max
ing goods that can compete with European
goods. So far every thing seems 70 be cas-
sor bringing about . closer relationship an
intercourse between this three Americas. En-
glishmen know that as well as we dc. The fea
they exhibit is more eloquent than any thing
they can saw
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WILL VISIT THF souTA-
Another Excursion for the Pan-American
Delegates-At Springfield. Mass.

Oeiegates-At Springfield, Mass.
WASHINGTON, Oct IL Secretary Blaine,
In answer TO numerous invitations from the
South. authorizes the announcement that
the delegates to the international congress
viii be taken on Southern trip IN Janu-
airy. II was thought that it would be too
fatiguing to take in both the North and
South in one itinerary and that October
was not favorable season for visiting the
South
SPRING FIELD, Mass, Oct. 13-The Pan
American excursionists opened their eyes
In this city Friday morning, having been
transported from New Haven while sleep
Ing. AT the station the party was Joined
by Colonel Burlington, commandait at
the arsenal, members of the mu-
nicipal government and a number of
prominent citizens After the formal in
Productions had been made the visitors
were placed in carriages and driven to the
armory, the Morgan envelope works where
all the stamped envelopes used by the Gov
eminent are made the Smith & Wesson
arms works and other places of interest
The National armory was full of interest
for the visitors, who saw 800 men at work
turning out l40 Springfield rifles IA day
The party left the armory as salute was
being fired in their honor After n
pleasant drive through the suburbs
they were given an elegant lunch
con by the citizens The train again
started at l 80 O'clock As Brightwood was
passed a salute of powerful steam whistles
attracted the attention of the delegates to
the WATSON car factory, where they saw on
a siding several new cars built for use in
Chilli and learned their destination from
gilt letters on the side of the train
A committee of the Manufacturers As
ISOLATION welcomed the excursionists at
Holyoke, where they arrived at o'clock.
They were at once shown the magnificent
dam across the Connecticut river and one
Of the most modern of paper mills in full
operation. At about $3.50 Che train started
tor Albany.
Albany, n Y, Oct l2-The Pan-Amer-
lean excursion train reached here at
O'clock Friday night After supper at the
hotel they were driven to the capitol.
where an address OF welcome was de.
iivered by Governor Hill and responded to
by ex-senator Henderson, of Miss urL
After an inspection of the capitol building
all were entertained at the rooms of the
Fort Orange Club.
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UNLUCKY YOUNGSTOWN.

Typhoid Fever Breaks Out Among the
Survivors of the Flood In the Cone
maugh vaIIey-Many Stricken with the
Disease.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Oct l2--pestilence has
followed the flood in the Conemaugb vel
ley, and the horrors of typhoid fever now
confront the stricken people As near as
Fan be estimated 2OO persons are sick with
he terrible disease and kindred fevers,
while about twenty deaths are traceable to
its cause during the past month The
cause of the spread of the disease is due,
according to the statement of DIR, Matthews,
ocal member of the State Board of Health,
20 the debilitated condition OF the resi-
1ents of the valley and the poor shelter al
iOrded by the temporary structures that
are inhabitel