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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19
CHINA's sovEREIeNs.
What Empress Tsze Chi Has Done for tn
Celestial KINGDOM.

Celestial Kingdom.
He is exempt, it IS true. from the
danger of assassination. except pos
sibly by poison; but not only is he the
ultimate referee on all subjects con-
nected with government from three
hundred million Of people singularly
liable to colossal disasters from famine.
food. earthquake and epidemics. aud
liable also. for all their submissive
ness. to the maddest barsts Of insur-
rectionary fury; not only mas he TO
satisfy these millions as If he were in
some sense q divine being. aud to con-
troll them without a standing army; not
only has he to resist a permanent
menace of invasion from the north,
and Intermittent threats of invasion
by the coast; not only has he 10 con-
troll huge civil service, the most cor
rupt in the world, and the one in which
the great men are the most powerful.
but he has 10 remember that he is
Mantcheon Emperor, and 10 main
tain the aseendency of his house and
clan against millions upon millions of
subjects who. deep as is their rever-
enee for his Office, have never forgot
ten that the dynasty is dynasty of in
truders ''Out with the Tartari" is
the cry for which every Emperor of
China listens. and there are men in
the empire with whom he must deal
cautiously, because they attract Chi
nese as opposed to Tartar royalty. To
hold such a position might strain the
abilities of the ablest, and the Empress
Tsze Chi has so held II that the throne
was never so powerful; that overt ill.,
surrection has disappeared; that the
national patriotism-using that word
for want of another 10 describe Chi
nese content with themselves-is dis
tinctly higher than ever; that a treas
ury which was mOrass of debt and
fraud raises money at six per cent,
and pays the interest like a European
state; that the militia has developed
into dangerous though slow-moving
army; that the power of the Mussul.
man secretaries, ). 900. 900 of them. has
been pulverized; that the Mussul-
man kingdom of Kashgar has been
made Chinese province. filed with
Chinese peasants; that Russia has been
driven back from Kuldja and France
arrested in Tonquiu. and that Chinese
Ambassadors arc treated throughout
Europe as the representatives of one
Of the great powers of the worlds
power not TO be neglected, much less
affrcuted, without the gravest reason.
China is more solid and contented AZ
home and UNNECESSARILY more power
ful abroad, than when the Empress,
tadY, probably with crippled feet, who
has never since girlhood been outside
tho park wall Of the palace in Pekin.
took up the jade scepter, which she
has welded through generation with
SO firm and skilled a hand! And yet
Europe has Known nothing of her. not
even her nams. That. in this era OF
communication, when every newspa-
per knows every thing. and news even
from China arrives instantaneously.
when correspondents ere as numerous
as languages, and the far East is not
only watched through a microscope.
but swept of its treasures with a small.
tooth comb, is surely a strange fact
Saturday Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19
PREHISTORIC PEOPLE.
Recent Archaeological Discoveries In Or
of the Mexican States.

Recent Archaeological Discoveries In Ore
Of the Mexican states.
Recently-returned explorers from the
State of Chiapas confirm and add to
the remarkable reports concerning i'm
portaut archaeological discoveries. A
fine, broad paved road built by pre-
historic inhabitants has been traced
from Tonala down into Guatemala and
thence in a curve up again into Next
co. terminating at Palenque. All along
this road are still TO be seen the re-
mains of ruined cities. and careful
estimate of the one-time population OF
these places is about 50, 900. 900. On that
part Of the road. near Palenque, the
ruins are OF great magnitude. Houses
four and often five stories high have
been found in the depth Of the forest.
Many of these houses are pyramidal
i'm form. and So covered are some OF
them with vegetable mold that large
trees are growing from the roofs. In
some Of the houses employment has
been made of stone beams Of tremend-
Gus weight, and the architecture indi-
Gates a high degree Of science.
In some houses visited bronze lamps
have been discovered. and the interior
and exterior decorations of the more
important houses consist of panelings
filed with elaborately-carv figures
almost lifesize. two types OF men and
women being represented, some plain
ly Egyptian and the others genuine
Africans. In front OF one Of the
houses the explorers found fourteen
scuIpturs OF gods with folded arms
The work OF exploration was one of
extreme difficulty. owing to ne density
of the forest and the Unwillingness OF
the Indians to enter the ancient edi-
fees, they avcrring that the buildings
were inhabited by spirits. Another
discovery was that an enormous paved
road extends from Palenque across
Yucatan 10 tho Island Of Cozumel, and
il continued on the island.
Palenque explorers assert that they
have discovered in the cdifices before
mentioned examples of a perfect arch.
One explorer is q scieutifcally -trained
man who has recently arrived from
India, aud by his account the region
from ChiJras 10 Yucatan must h5vo
been the seat OF a deBsely-pOpuIOus
nation. -C hicago Tribune
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
AIS EIasT RIDE.
a Man Takes HIS First Trip the Cars
He Visits Madison.

a Man Takes HIS First Trip on the Cars
He Visits Madison.
The Wisconsin State Journal Of a recent
date says:
man forty-seyen years Of age, who lives in
the Grant County woods, was in the city yes
terday for the first time, getting over twenty
miles away from home. He came up on the
81 Paul train from the west and this was his
arst ride upon train OF cars. FAe was piloted
around oy Michael Kurz, who generously at
tempted 10 enlighten the chap on things n
general. The fellow wanted TO know what
kind OF lanterns those were" indicating the
electric arc lamps. On being told what they
we're he wanted 70 know What kind OF oil they
used in them. When ffr. Kurz attempted 10
good-naturedly explain how they were lighted
the fellow refused to believe It, insisting
that the cigar manufacturer was TAX ng
advantage OF his ignorance. When
le saw the street-car line he was
nearly paralyzsd and wanted 10 know
what those IRON" bars were laying in the
street FOR. On being informed he asked il the
streets weren't good enough u run the car
riages On. However, when a street car came
along he was filled with wonderment and re-
marked that he didn't wonder they had 20
have the track when they pulled the wagons
with such little rats as those" The capitol
building and park were objects OF much in
terest on the -art OF the country chap and he
wanted TO know what they used that % &
pasture for. He was informed that the Gov
ernor kept Jersey cows and consequt ntly the
State had 10 furnish big pasture. He had
heard something about the capitol bu ldiag,
but was totally unprepared for - creteu,ous
. structure. Altogether h visit was PROB
ably as interesting TO his conductor as it was
to him.
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4p. m, and lasted until about 8 o'clock in
the evening Secretary Noble was with the
President as early Us 2 o'clock. He brought
with him the report oil tho committee
which has investigated re-rating In the
Pension Office during Commissioner Tan
her's administration, presumably to be
used rs au argument for securing the Com
missioner's vacation of the office.
Now that Commissioner Tanner has va
Gated, rumor is rife with candidates to sue
coed him. Extension Agent Poole, of New
York, ex-congressme Brown, of Ohio, and
Thomas, of Illinois, are already men,
toned among others for the place
Vice-President Morton arrived here
Wednesday from New York and called at
the White House last evening while the
President an : his Cabinet were considering
the case OF Pension Commissioner Tanner.
He was shown into the Cabinet room and
Joined in the discussion
Mr.. Tanners troubles arose through
charges of inefficiency and indiscretion
based on hts action in making special
large number of pension cases,
on the action of some of his
subordinates In making re-ratings
for each other, and on the speeches and
interviews credited to the Commissioner
in the newspapers, and whose authenticity
he has NOS denied. The commission in
Vestigating the re-rat1ngs in the office has
reported from time to time to the Secretary
of the Interior the discovery of wholesale
re-ratings among the employees of the
office to the partial exclusion of other PEN
siOners.
NEW YORK, Sept l2-General Sherman
said last night that Corporal Tanners resig-
nation would not affect the allegiance Of
the Grand Army of the Republic either one
W or the other, as they were too sensible
n body o. men to question any act of the
President
CHICAGO, Sept IA Washington special
SAYS that Tanner is to succeed General
Rosecrans as Register of the Treasury, and
that Congressman Mckinley. of Ohio, has
been offered the position of Commissioner
OF Pensions Mckinley left Chicago last
night for New York to attend the funeral
OF Congressman Cox. From there he will
go to Washington, but 1t is understood he
will decline the position as he has strong
hopes of becoming Speaker of the House.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, Sept ~. - Major
William Warner is reported to have left
Kansas City for Washington in response to
O telegram from the President or the Sec
rotary of the Interior asking him if he would
accept the position of Commissioner of
Pensions to succeed Commissioner Tanner
in event the latter should be removed
Major Warner was member of the House
of Representatives for two terms and aft
erward was Commander-in-Chief of the
Grand Army OF the Republic He was very
popular among the veterans, and ever since
ne talk of Tanners removal began he has
been mentioned as among the possibilities
for the succession.
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cites was formed at the same hour The
body marched to the depot, and the train
was taken to the fort where the Gov.
eminent troops were drawn up to re-
ceive them Hea0.d by the Sixsh Regi-
ment band, led by the United States
soldiers, the procession reformed and
marched to the grounds at the fort where
the monument stanoR There the troops
were massed around the vailed figure Be-
hind them we're stationed the Grsnd Army
of the Republic posts and uniformed
societies, while the remainder OF the multi
tude took up positions wherever
point of vantage could be found Rev.
E. +. Holland, chaplain of the department
of Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic,
opened the ceremonies with prayer.
Brigadier- General Wesley Merritt, United
States army, commanding the De-
partment of Missouri reviewed the work
of the Graut Monument Association, By
which the statue was erected and of
which he is president, and explained
how the cost of tho tribute has
been betrayed by public subscriptions
taken In all parts OF the country.
Then while the Sixth Regiment band
played the National air the Gen sral stepped
forward ana unvailed the statue amid the
applause of the multitude. As the vail fell
10 Uue STOunu tueTe was I6Nedleu 10 bu6
spectators statue of General Grant of inn
posing design and artistic execution.
After the STATUE was unvailed orations on
General Grant were delivered by Senator
Ingalls, of Kansas; General c. W Blair, of
Topeka and Rev. Henry Swift, chaplain OF
the post at Fort Leavenworth.
THE figure is Of bronze. was designed by Mr..
dorado Taft, artist, OF Chicago, H., and stands
nine feet gh, while the pedestal Is o: barre
granite. eight feet high, and seven feet square
at base, resting or a circular mound of earth
thirty feet in diane tier. cad making the total
height OF the structure nineteen and a half
feet. On the front OF the pedestal is a large
bronze panel, on which is inscribed q list OF the
most notable battles in which General Grant
participated On The back ors-fwRedestal is
another panel Of bronze she .g Grant in
the Wilderness. ~
The statue Is bronze mhitaW fguIe OF he
roic 8 re, nine fset high, upon ptlishe1 granite
pedestal OF ECU i height The left foot is slight
ly advanced, and the left hand holds paper
OF official appearance 10 which Ao'uts the
ght forennger. a SLOUGH hat, which all the
army veterans recognized at once asNTrant's
army hat, covers the head. Pc 6sN.re is
draped in long military coat tS1apesuPs own
back over the shoulders. ideS
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LATER.
FrixhtfuI Collision.

TIoaA JUNCTION, Pa, Sept. lG.-About
7:05 p m. the train from Eimira south,
carrying seven coaches, ran into a Fall
Brook engine at this station, causing a
fearful wreck. killing and injuring in all
abou. twenty persons. The train was
coming down a heavy grade, and owing to
a slippery track and the refusal of the
air brakes to work, the engineer was IN
able to stop the train at the station, and
il rushed by, crashing into one Of the Fall
Brook heavy Jumbo engines, completely to
demolIshing both. The engineer and fire
man jumped for their lives and escaped
with slignt injuries. The smoker and
three passenger cars were smashed into
kindling wood. The wreck caught fire,
and it was with difficulty that some Of
the passengers were rescued from the
burning wreck. The flames lit up the
heavens for miles around. ard people
rushed TO the scene from all parts 20
render what aid they could TO the injured.
A message was sent to Elmira asking for
medical aid and train In very short time.
n the meantime doctors from Lawrence
and Tioga had arrived. and g ven ali pos
Bile assistance. Stretch RS were quickly
provided and the wo1Bded were carried
TO neighboring houses
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TANNER RESIGNS.

me Pension Commit sIoner Notifies the
President Of His Desire to yacate His
Once-Causes Which Lead TO His Acc
tion.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12-President Hard-
son has received the resignation OF James
w. Tanner as Commissioner of Pensions
In his letter conveying the resignation 1t is
said tho Commissioner writes that he rec
0gnizes that differences exist between him
self and the Secretary of the Interior re-
specting the administration OF the Pension
Bureau and that, these differences being
radical, in the interest of n thoroughly sat
lsfactory administration of the office no
should resign
One report was that President Harrison
had advised Commissioners Tanner TO re-
sign. General Alger, Commander-in-Chief
Of the Grand Army; Governor Foraker, OF
Ohio, and Commander Wilson, OF Kansas,
are said TO have telegraphed Tanner urg-
ing him not to resign, while Mrs. Tanner is
reported TO have said that il her husband
resigned she would choose to take in wash
ing rather than that he should accept the
office of United States Marshal for New
York
Wednesday night a committee of the dis
trict Grand Army, headed by General & =
Burdett. ex-Commander-in-Ch Chief, called at
the Waite House TO see the President in
behalf of the Pension Commissioned, but it
as after he had retired He sent
ord that he would be glad to sec them
in the morning Several Grand Army
friends spent the evening with the Com
missioner, but they declined to say what, If
any thing, was the result OF their confer
ence. The Commissioner steadily denied
himself to newspaper men.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The retention,
removal and resignation of Commissioner
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The announcement is made that
Representatives of the State of Yir-
ginia will push claim for $500. 600
borrowed by General Washington from
that State to build the White House.
which was never repaid. The request
will be made that the sum be appro-
priated fOr the construction of Ma
tional highway from Washington to
Mount Vernon.
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Ovsfar Planters Ruined.

NEW YORK Sept 16.-The oyster planters
have sustained loss OF 100000 Owing
to the storm last week many OF the
planters have suddenly and unexpectedly
been forced out of business and into bank
ruptcy. James W. Boyle said satur-
day that nearly all the splendid oyster
beds III the great kills the middle grounds
of Oyster bay and the beds on the
sand-bars in jamaica bay and Rockaway
were ruined and the stock total loss
There are hundreds of resterateurs
In New York who can not OBJ
tain an oyster Philadelphia and other
places depending on New York for their
bibalyes are unable to get single order
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Pats.
ERoM WAsHINeIoN.


President HARRISON on the 18th re-
eeived the resignation OF Corporal Tanner
as Commissioner Of Pensions
Oh the 18th the one hundredth ami
versary OF the opening OF the United States
Treasury Department occurred
Is the United States there were 10
business failures during the seven days
ended on the 18th against la the previous
seven days
AZ the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the l4.h aggregated
81 Oh, 269. AS, against 1888 92l, j7l the pre-
vious week As compared with the cor
responding week OF ISIS the increase
amounted to 81
STATEMENT from the Treasury Depart
ment showed on the 18th that the total
amount OF bonds purchased to date since
August J 1857. sly9, 80, SD, of which $751;
as, go were per cents and Sis, IA, so
were AZ per cents. The cost Of these bonds
was SS3i. 5s,S 1876
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19
PAuPERs HAVE RIGHTS.
A Poor-House Keeper Must Pay Dearly
for His CareiesSues<.

A Poor-House Keeper Must Pay Dearly
for His Carelessness.
Edward Muir, poor man, was taken sick
at Wausau nearly a year ago, and after
keeping him as long as possible the prOpri-
etor of The hotel at which he had boarded
took him to the cOunty poor-house. One
very cold night shortly afterward Muir.
while irrational from fever, got up in the
night and wandered thirty miles from the
pOor-house, freezing his face, hands and
feet. as he was dressed only IN a shirt and
pair OF pants He was discovered and
cared for by farmer, and both feet were
amDutated. When Muir recovered he
brought suit against the poOr-house keeper,
who caTelessly allowed his charge to es-
cape but was defeated. On appeal 70 the
Supreme Court the case was remanded FOR
a new trial On change OF venue TO Lang
dale County Muir has Just received yer.
dict for 50 210
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19
A Negro Exodus.

The Northwestern conference of the
African Methodist church at its recent ses-
sion in Milwaukee adopted an elaborate
report advising general exodus Of ne
groes from the South TO the Northwest
Murder aud Acknowledgement were
charged to be the rule at the South, and
the exodus was recommended as a remedy.
All preachers in the Northwestern confer
ence having correspondents in the South
were asked TO agItate the proposed exodus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

AT the limestone quarry OF Peter
Callahan at South Bethlehem. \. Y.
the largest displacement Of rock at
one blast ever made in this country
was accomplished recently. Twenty
two thousand tons Of rock came crash
ing down The force used was one
ton Of dynamite placed in several
holes, driven to the depth of thirty
feet in the solid rock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

JOHN MULLEN. of Oxford. Me-. is
one hundred and thirty-three years Of
age He has led wandering life, and
attributes his good health to his habit
OF wearing woOlens and leaving liquor
alone. He runs farm Of fOrty-three
acres. doing most OF the work himself
he has always lived on plain diet
and his habits are remarkably regu-
lar His only medicine is NORWOOD,
which he makes into a strong tea and
drinks when ''out of sorts He is
quite philosopher in his way. is Of q
genial disposition and close student
Of nature
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19
NOT AN EARTHQUAKE.

Explanation of the Recent Strange Oc-
currence at Florence.
It turns out that the ''rumbling and grind
'ng noise" which startled he three hundred
employees in the immense pulp and paper
mill Of Van Norewick & Rogers at Florence
the other day was rot CAUSED by an earth
quake, as at first reported The disturb
ance was caused by the rush of water into
a crevice in a rock upon which the founda-
ton of the mill stood and the force of the
water was so strong as 70 move the founda-
ton However. the mill was so badly
wrecked that it would have to be almost
entirely rebuilt The structure cost $500
pnO
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MRs. SALLY b. WEEKS BUcKSANi,
then blushing bride. went to house
keeping seventy-three years ago in a
snug farmhouse on the west slope OF
Mount Prospect, \. H The other day
in this same house. where she had
liv sd ever since. she celebrated her
one hundredth birthday. and was
strong enough TO receive not only her
children. grandchildren and great
grandchildren, but also a large mum
Der OF her friends aud acquaintance.
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Drowned in the Illinois River.

CANTON. ILL.,, Sept II. "A sad accident oc-
Cured at the Copperas creek lock on the
Illinois river near this city Tuesday even
in =. 7 f. Gilwicks, o. St. Louis, an officer
of the Grand Lodge of Knights of PSthias
OF Missouri. and Paul Pittman, OF Havana
deputy circuit clerk of Mason County. Ill,
we're drowned by the overturning OF their
boat while fishing
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

The town of Guiltord. Conn. which
recently celebrated the 25Oth anni-
versary of its founding. has. it is
claimed. the oldest house in this coun-
try. The house was built in 1910 for
Rev. Henry Whitfield. a minister of
the Church of England The stones
for Il were brought on barrows from a
ledge a long distance from the site.
At times it was used by the early set
tiers as a kind OF fort 20 defend
themselves against the incursions OF
hostile savages, and the first marriage
in Guilford was solemnized within its
uaIls
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

J. T. TRowBRIDGE. whose stories for
bows have made him famous, was born
in 1927 in Western New York. He
taught himself Latin. French and Ger
man. He writes at the present time
almost wholly for the Youths Com
panion and makes handsome income
He is a tall, fresh-loOking man, with
a very pleasant face His hair is
white. but otherwise he does not show
his years He has never cared for
society and lives in retirement in Bos-
ton. He has a taste for speculation.
but las never INDUCED in it to any
r-raat extent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

SWITZERLAND has apprised Min
lister Washburne that full indemnity
will be paid the two American travel
ers who. mistaken for pickpockets,
were recently locked up in Lucerne;
also, that ample verbal apology will
be made them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

A MORMON elder says the religious
AormOns are steadily drifting out of
Utah toward Mexico. where they can
live up to the full requirements of
their faith. and that altogether fully
ten thousand will eventually leave the
Territory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19

EVERY stranger in Washington is
much astonished TO see the way in
which the shanties Of the poor blacks
are mixed with the handsome residence
OF the fashionable quarter. One col
Ored family sold its shEuty and a small
piece Of land in the most valuable dis
trict only few days ago for $65, 900.