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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26
MARCHING ALONG.
rhe Influenza Epidemic Makes Its APP
pearance In Several More American
Cities-Merchants Short of Help Through
the sickness of Their Employees.

rhe Influenza Epidemic Makes Its APP
pearance In Several More American
Cities-Merchants Short of Help Through
the sickness of Their Employees.
BosToN, Dec. 20.-The European in
auenza is sad reality, and Bostonians
are beginning to realize that fact.
The first case was reported about
week ago. Now they are num-
bered by the score in all parts
Of the city. The symptoms are similar
10 those reported from the continent.
The victims complain of pains in the
head, in the back and in the legs, their
eyes and nose discharge profusely, they
experience considerable nausea, and
there is more OF less rise in their
temperature. The havoc il makes in
certain quarters is almost amusing. r.
IL White & Co., big dry-goods firm
had to allow forty of its clerks to go
home Thursday on account of this sick
ness. Jordan, Marsh & Co., Shepard &
Norwell and the other city traders are
undergoing similar experience.
NEW York, Dec. 20.-Physicians say
that the number of cases of influenza in
the city is steadily increasing No sta
tistics are available as the BE ard of
Health pays no official attention to the
matter, the ailment not being Of dan
gerous character.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-There has
been a widespread epidemic Of in
fiuenza in mild form in this city
for some time, and it is gradual
ly assuming the severity of the type
now prevailing so extensively through
out Europe During the last three
days nearly 400 of the employees in John
Wanamakers store have been excused
from work on account of illness, and DIR.
/ William f. Morris, who has examined
several of them, says that their ailment
is milder form of the European mall
ady.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2O.-The Rus
sian influenza has reached Detroit, and,
curiously enough. so far only bank en-
ployes are afflicted. This.is attributed,
however, to the report that the
microbes travel in paper money,
and when the contagious paper has
been freely circulated in The city ii is
expected the disease will become cpl
demic. The symptoms are different in
nearly every case. In some it produces
ian all gone, tired feeling" as one ex-
pressed it, while in others the lining TO
the nose, mouth and throat is affected;
still others have a cough. Lameness is
one of the general points in which it
shows up strong.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 20.-Over 100
cases of influenza are reported in this
city. There is no doubt that the cpl
demic has reached here.
BERLIN, Dec. 2O.-Emperor William
is suffering from influenza.
PARIS, Dec. 2O.-Judic and several
other artists have the influenza.
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
One Girl Burned to Death and Eight 9th
ers Injured at Christmas Rehearsal IN
Detroit.

Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec 20.-A shocking
accident occurred at the Tilden public
school Thursday evening while some
sixteen girls were rehearsing a Christ
mas cantata. The costumes of the girls
were made of light gauze and trimmed
with cotton batting. One of the
performers had wand with which she
accidentally struck a candle, igniting
the wand. The flames were then COM
municated to the children's clothing and
all were burned more or less. Bessie
Zeley was the girl whose costume was
first ignited by the wand. Immediately
the other girls gathered around her and
endeavored to extinguish the flames.
The result was that in a moment a
dozen terrified children were running
wildly around the room with
their clothes ablaze. A terri
BILE scene ensued; the panic
stricken children ran from the room
and rushed wildly through the building
calling for help, but none was at hand.
Finally, however, the janitor appeared
and dashed pals of water over some of
them. The janitor's timely appear
ance undoubtedly prevented the
disaster from being much more ter
rible in its results. Jennie Lancashire
was carried to house near by, where it
was found every article of: clothing,
with the exception of her shoes,
were burned from her body.
She fingered in the greatest agony
till death relieved her sufferings.
The number of seriously burned is now
put at eight, but it is not thought that
their injuri es are necessarily fatal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.


WEDNESDAY, Dee. 1S.-In the Senate
a resolution was introduced congratu-
latiAg the people of Brazil on the es-
adjustment of a republic and formal
ly recognizing the new Government
The nomination of David ]. Brewer, of
Kansas. for Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, was confirmed. A bill was
introduced TO provide for a National
Board of Education. In the House bills
were introduced to suppress trusts; to
pension letter carriers after a service of
twenty-One years; TO grant lands
to honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors of the late war; to estab-
lish 4 United States Court of APP
peals; to provide for uniform system Of
bankruptcy; to perpetuate the National
banking system; for the organization
and admission Of the State of Columbia;
to provide for the repeal of the tobacco
tax; for the election of postmasters by
the people, and joint resolution to
amend the constitution so as to permit
the President TO veto items in general
appropriation bills. Adjourned TO the
10th.
THURSDAY, Dec. 19.-In the Senate
the House concurrent resolution for a
holiday recess from Saturday next till
Monday, January 6, was concurred
in. Mr.. Hale introduced a bill to regu-
late immigration. Resolutions were in
troduced TO provide for celebrating in
1892 the four hundredth anniversary of
the discovery of America by an EXPOSE
ton of arts, industries, manufactures
and products, and to permit States to
tax National bank notes and United
States notes. The House was not in ses-
sion.
FRIDAY, Dec 90. Among the bills
introduced in the Senate were the
following: For limited postal tele-
graph service; for the free coinage of
both gold and silver; for the issue of
certificates to serve as money and the
retirement of United States and Nation
al bank notes of small denominations
In the House bills were intro
duced granting per-diem service
pensions; to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy; for the creation
of United States commission of arbi-
tratiOn OF railway strikes: for the pay
may desire to emigrate 10 Africa 500
for passage and rations for sixty days
and $50 to minors, the payments in all
not TO exceed $1,000. 600 per annum.
SATURDAY, Dec. 81. In the senate
the bill to amend the census act by
making the maximum pay of supervis-
ors $1,000 instead of $500 was read. A
large number of nominations were con-
tirmed, and an adjournment was taken
to January 8. In the House Speaker
Reed announced the remainder of the
committees. A petition was presented
from the Governor and citizens of New
Jersey for the relief of Mrs. Della Par
nell. \ bill was introduced making
Minneapolis a SUPPORT of entry and de-
livery. Adjourned to January 6.
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THE NEW SOUTH.
Industrial Developments of That Section
Since the War.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 21.-Mr. R. II.
Edmunds, the editor of the Manufacture
er's Record, contributes to this weeks
issue Of that journal a review of the in.
dustrial history of the South. The
losses entailed upon the South by the
war are estimated at over IS. 900, 900, 600.
or double the amount of capital invested
in manufactures in the United States
In 1850.
In 1850 the South had commenced to
regain its position of 1860, and its prog
ress during the last nine years has been
the wonder OF the age. Since 1865 over
$500, 100000 have been drawn TO the
South to pay for cotton, and the value
OF cotton exported to Europe during
that period has been S., 100, 900, 900.
The agricultural advancement has
been almost as marked as the industrial.
In 1879 the value of the South's agri-
cultural products was S571, 900, 900;
in 1883 $3.50, 900, 900, and in 1889 it
will be about $3.50, 900, 600. In 1879 the
South produced 49,, 900, 900 bushels of
grain, and in 1888 632, 600, 900 bushels,
and the yield for 1889 will probably
show CSC, 900, 900 to 675. 900, 600 bushels
The percentage of increase in grain pro-
duction in the South was larger than in
the West. In 1879 the value of the live
stock in the South was 1891, 400, 900, aud
in 1889 $3.50, 16O,OOO
In 1850 the South had 800 National
banks, with capital of S45, 597, 600, and
in 1889 it has Az National banks, and
their capital is SO, asa, 900. There was
an increase of surplus in National banks
of As per cent. in the North, 50 per cent
in the West and l46 per cent. in the
South.
In the last four years $4,000 new man
ufacturing and mining enterprises have
been organized in the South. The rail-
road mileage OF the South has been in
creased by the addition of nearly q. 600
miles since 1880.
In 1880 6,04s,571 tons OF coal were
mined in the South, and in 1883 the
output was over $4,000, 900 tons.
Cotton mills have increased from I61,
with 14,323 looms and 667, S54 spindles
in 1850 to 355 mills, with 45,OO1
looms and 1855. 26s spindles, while
many new mills are under construction
and many old ones being enlarged. In
1880 there were 40 cotton-seed oil mills
in the South, having capital of So 500,
600; now there are 213, with over $40, eco, :
600 invested.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26
A Remarkable Cave

The finding of remarkable cave
among the bluffs OF Trempealeau County,
several miles west of Black River Falls,
was reported recently by adeer-hunter
from there. The cave vas used for a
dwelling not less than one hundred
years ago. A rude fireplace and raider
pottery and cooking utensils were found
and some copper coins, the latter badly
rusted and illegible There was fine
spring of water near the cave. 1t would
be explored farther.
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LATER.
Henry Grady Dead

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 23,-Henry W.
Grady, editor OF the Constitution and the
brilliant defender and exponent of the
New South died at his home at 3:4O this
a. m. He had but recently returned from
Boston, where he delivered a speech with
Iex-President Cleveland Mr.. Grady was
i'll when he left Atlanta for Boston. He
went contrary to the advice OF his physi'
clans and returned quite sick. Saturday
his condition was quite serious, and Sun
day it was understood that there was very
little hope for his rec very.
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Ate JaeIs-Knircs for Fun.

Dennis Donahue, well-known char.
acter in Madison, died the other day of
a complication of disorders, caused b.
forcing into his stomach many things
that ought not TO be there. He was
forty-two years old. After his death his
body was opened by surgeons, and in
his stomach were found five large jack
knives, one of which had the large
blade open. lie had also, in the course
of his sprees, amused himself by swal-
lowing snakes, toads, mice and other
living creatures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26

Edward Leland. telegraph operator
at Ashland, was arrested the other day
on the charge Of bigamy. His first wife
claimed to have been married to him in
May, 1855, in st. Paul. Wife No. 2
claimed the nuptial knot was tied in
Ashland. Both came from Drummond.
He left wife No. 10 go to Saunders,
Mich; she investigated and found No
l living at Madison receiving small re-
mittances and long letters from the
truant husband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26
The Oklohnma Trouble

OKLAHOMA CITY,L T., Dec. 23.-The situa-
tion here is growing more critical hourly.
Mayor 8eale, leader Of the Kickapoos, has
formed secret organization among his
followers for the purpose of overthrowing
the present city eouncil and substituting
in its placo one composed Of his friends.
A committee waited upon him to-day. ap-
pealing with him to desist frym his pres
enJ course, but he ignored them entirely.
Both sides have telegraphed United States
a ficulty
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26

ELIZABETH JACKSON, Of Huntington.
" Va, the widow Of Elijah Jackson.
who was a soldier in the war OF 1872, re-
ceives a pension at the rate Of SIC per
month. She is 1O4 years old and walks
five miles every quarter TO receive her
vouchers. She il an inveterate smoker
and declares she viii live 10 be IL
years old. She has three sons who are
drawing pensions for wounds received
in the late war
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pownERLY INDIGNANT.
The Master Workman Denies the Con-
spiracy Charges Made by CaIIaghan.

spIraey Charges Made by CaIIaghan.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 20.-HOn. L. V.
Powderly furnished the local papers
with lengthy statement of his difficult
ty with Hon. Edward Callaghan, of
Scottdale, which led to the present pros
ecutIon for conspiracy. Mr. POwdeTly's
version in brief is as follows:
The trouble dates back to the appointment Of
a committee Of Knights Of Labor in the spring
OF 1887 TO watch legislation in the interests Of
worlinc-me as it came before the General
Assembly Of Pennsylvania This COM
mittee was appointed by cOnven-
tion called by Mr.. Powderly. He heard
no more OF the matter until March 2. 1888, when
he received a letter from Edward Callaghan
saying that the committee neglected its
duty, and that the writer was reliably in
formed that members who stood high in the
order did not want the committees reports
published. In reply TO this Mr.. Powderiy
wrote that he had not been before appTised
/ that the committee had neglected its duty, and
! at any rate the matter was not in his hancs.
! In conclusion, Mr.. Powderly requested Mr..
/ Callaghau 10 give his authority for saying
| that members who stand high in the order do
/ not want the reports published" asking
/ this under the seal OF the General Master
/ Workman. Callaghan refused TO make known
| his authority, but wrote Powderly a scOrching
letter, charging him with treaehery and lying
| and with cOnsPtring TO cause his tCallaghan's)
| political downfall.
Mr.. Powderly says that he knows
nothing of the present case except what
he has seen in the newspapers, but sup
poses that it is a renewal of the charge
of conspiracy. He does not know Cal
laghan, though that gentleman claims
to have met him in the Bingham
House, Philadelphia, April Z, 1887. He
thinks that there is no doubt that his
name has been used by Callaghan's OPP
ponents, but he says he is not re-
sponsible for that The libel is
not against Callaghan, but against him
self, for although he is thoroughly limo
cent in the matter, he has been sub
jected to persecution and damaging al
legations. Callaghan has even gone so
far as to write Mr.. Powderly that he
had made a fool of Cardinal Gibbons By
lying to him and every one else. Mr..
POWderlV has not vet been arrested
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Admitted.

CINCINNATI Dec. 21.-William Means
and John +. DeCamp, of the Metropoli-
tan National Bank. who have been on
trial for two weeks on the charge Of
having made false returns Of the banks
condition to the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, were found not guilty by the jury,
which took only half an hour to reach
its decision.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26

SAYS a railroad man: a passenger
engine averages sixty pounds of coal to
the mile. and travels about $4,000 miles
per year. while freight engine aver
ages ninrt- pounds Of coal 10 the mile
and makes about $1,000 miles per year,
while yard engines burn less. Freight
engines travel much slower than pas
sengers. and therefore burh more coal
per mile. The largest mileage made ia
ISIS by a passenger engine was Sl.JO0
miles. and by a freight engine $4,000
miles
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Tragedy Over a Woman.

Avoca was the scene of a tragedy the
other night Thomas Folliard proceeded
to the house of Lyman Dewitt. He was
denied admittance and ordered four
times to leave, but refused, whereupon
Dewitt produced a revolver and shot
Folliard three times. Death was in
Simultaneous. Trouble had existed for
some time between the two over De-
Wits wife.
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How MANY biack-haired women 10
you know II YOU viii take the trouble
70 coUuJ You viii lind :ha- out Of ten
women you meet nine viii have blonde
hair Uf some shade anu the tenth VIII
possess dark brown rather than black.
The tendency os .Ne times seems to De
towards licht-haIrrd women; but we
don't mean the ones whose hair is made
light ~ the use 80 peroxide Of hydro
gen. Scientists tell rs that a> a nation
grows more civilized its women grow
more perfectly blonde. and students in
the mysteries sc love say that the
blonde women are the most afectionate
tNir..
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ROBERT BROWNING did not think his
last illness a serious one. and insisted
almost 10 the end that he was getting
better. II is stated that just before he
died he turned TO his son and asked for
news from his publisher The son read
a telegram saying that the edition Of hi,
last volume of poems was almost ex
hausted. The poet upon hearing thi,
smiled and lnurmured: How crafty
ing" These were his last words
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The failure of
the well-known firms of J. Q. Preble &c
Co., blank-book and envelope manufact-
urers, 10 and IL Thomas street,
the Saugerties Blank-Book Com
pany, 10 Thomas street, and J..
Il. Sheffield & Son, manufact-
urers at Saugerties, n. ", was
announced Saturday, to the great
surprise of the business community.
The combined liabilities of the houses
are reported to be s1,5oo,O 900. The di-
rect effect of the collapse reaches Chi
cago, where the Wabash Manufacturing
Company are said to be involved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26

The Supreme Court Of Ohio has de-
cided that the biennial elections amend
ment TO the constitution Of Ohio. which
received majority Of the votes cast
on the proposition AZ the last election.
was not legally adopted. This estab-
fishes the principle that TO change the
constitution a majority of an the votes
east at a general election must be in the
Affirmative
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Exhibitor West Convicted.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-James J. West, ex-
editor Of the Chicago Times, ex-president
of the Times company and still a claimant
in civil suits for a controlling interest in
its management was convicted tonight
of the crime Of overissuing the stock OF
the company with intent to defraud, and
sentenced TO pay a fine OF S1,0JO and TO be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for the
term OF five years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26
LOST THEIR STARS.
Five More CIan-na-Gael Policemen Re-
moved from the chicago Force.

Five More Clan-na-Gael Policemen Re-
moved from the Chicago Force.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-There were five
more discharges issued from the Office of
Superintendent of Police Hubbard yes
terday. The officers removed we're
Detectives Palmer and Flynn,
Patrolman Michael Ahern, of the
Cottage Grove avenue station;
Officer Daniel Cunningham, of the
East Chicago avenue station, and Desk
Sergeant Peter Kelly, of the Desplaines
street station. The charges are in each
case conduct unbecoming a police Of
ficer and neglect of duty" but the men
are all removed for their actions in the
Cronin case.
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IL Came Too Late,

JOLIET, ILL.,, Dec. Ex-Governor Fifer
signed Wednesday night a pardon for
Michael McDonough, sent to the peni-
Tertiary from Rockford for seven years.
The pardon was granted because the
convict was dying of consumption and
that he might die at home: but when
his brother reached this city with the
pardon he found McDonough dead. He
died at about the moment when Gov
ernor Fifer signed the pardon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26

LIVING within two and a-half mile,
of Mattapoisatte. Mass, where all wer,
born. are nine brothers and sister.
named Bolles. who range in age from
sixty-nine to lightweight years. Al
together there were twelve children
but three died. one at the age Of sixty
two. another at the age of sixty anC
the third when he was twenty-five
The mother lived TO be a nonagena
rian. The father died in his fifty-eightl
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A Victim of the Boston Fire.

BosToN, Dec. 23.-The remains OF
another fireman were found Sunday
about noon in the ruins of the Thanks
giving fire about twenty-five feet from
where the body of Buckley was found
two weeks ago. The body was SO badly
charred that Identification was impossi-
BILE. The head, legs and arms are miss
inc
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Serious Fire in st. Louis.

ST. LCtIs. Dec. ga fire broke out
at o'clock this morning in the Com
mereial Printing Company building.
Third and Locust streets, extending
quickly to other buildings in the block.
The pecuniary loss will probably reach
$3.50. 600 Walls have fallen which may
have resulted in loss Of life.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 21.-A she'll ex-
ploded in the artillery magazine at
Baku, Russia Other war munitions
were ignited and the building was de-
stroyed. Quantities of shells and rock
cts and 100 600 cartridges exploded.
Four persons were killed and four in
i;irpd
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OwAToNNA, Mimi, Dec. 23.-Christ
Batz shot his wife in the back of the
head Saturday, killing her instantly.
Their little daughter ran to neighbor's
crying that her mother was killed. Bat7
then shot himself dead. The double
tragedy was due to domestic troubles.
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Narassa Rioters Sentenced.

BALTIMORE, Md. Dec. 23.-The jury
in the case of the Navassa rioters
brought in the following verdict Satur-
day: Guilty of murder in the first de-
gree for killing Officer Foster, Henry
Jones; guilty of manslaughter, Caesar
Fisher, Charles H. Smith, Ed Francis,
James johnson, Ed Smith, Alfred Brown
and Amos Lee; not guilty, James Phil
lips and Moses Williams. The jury disa-
greed as TO the others.
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Fatal Gas Explosion.

AsHEvILLE, n. c., Dec. 23.-Early
Saturday morning the gasometer of the
city gas works exploded with fatal eff
fects. Friday night, owing to some de-
feet in the works, the gas was cut off,
and men were engaged all through
the night making repairs. The water
was drawn from the gasometer that a
man might get inside to stop the leak.
While so doing with lantern the gas
ignited. and the explosion followed,
instantly killing William Gates and
Lewis Guthrie and slightly wounding
two others
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Two HUNGAETAN engineers are said
70 have invented an explosive called
eCrOSitc. more powerful than dynamite
and capable Of being transported with
perfect safety II can be used in rifles
A. well as cannon. and bombs loaded
with il have great destructive power.
The secre' Of its manufacture has been
purchased by the Austrian Government,
which is therefore in position To laugh
at the uoiselcss and smoleless powder
secret IN the possession of the Ger
mans. But ii the new substance stands
the test Bismarck viii not rest until
the German Government secures control
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