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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
Alabama's Natural Bridge.


High up in the crest of the mount
aims on the Birmingham, Sheffield &
Tennessee railroad there is to be found
one of Natures wonders. 1t is a nat
ural bridge, as complete. as perfect.
as symmetrical. and in some essentials
more remarkable than the great nat
ural bridge of Virginia The bridge
lies betwee the stations Of Lynn and
Delmar. II is about fifty-eight miles
from Sheffield and twenty-nine miles
from Jasper. Its length from abut-
ment to abutment is one hundred and
seventy-five feet Its width is twenty
five feet, and the thickness ranges from
four to six feet II is of pure sand
stone. and has no doubt stood the eli
matte changes of ages Leaning over
the bridge you see in the ravine which
it spans, some slxty-five feet below.
the simmer and sparkle OF many
springs of clear impid water which
bubble from the sandstone soil. and,
joining, flow down the ravine. A
singular feature is a subdivision or
smaller bridge. constructed on the
same pattern, perhaps even more per-
feet in its outlines. which leads from
one side Of the bridge proper.-North
Alabsmian.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
EoREIeN INTELLIGENCE.

OK the Ponsonby estate in Ireland tho
work OF eviction was resumed ON the 18TH
and several tenants were elected from their
homes.
o. the 10Th the mayor of Belfast, Ireland,
sent 500 by cable to the Johustown Pa)
sufferers as an installment on the amount
to be raised by the citizens Of Belfast
DISPATCHES OF the 10Th say that one-half
Of the important city of Lachan in the
province OF Szechuen, China, had been de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was estimated that
twelve hundred persons were killed and
ten thousand were homeless
Is the Bosenbach river at Stuttgart, Ger
many floods on the Goth submel ged pOr-
lions of the city and eight persons were
drowned
MARTIN BURKE, alias Delaney. was posi-
lively identified at Winnipeg on the list by
Expressman Martinson, OF Chicago. as the
man VINO hired him to haul the furniture
from the rooms at liz Clark street Chicago,
TO the Carlson cottage in Lake View.
ADvICEs of the 2ist say that the people OF
Venezuela had risen in revolt against the
power of Guzman- Blanco, the Dictator,
who for twenty years had ruled tho coun-
try with rod of iron.
IL one of the kaltenlcnt@eben quaTrics in
Germany landslide on the 23d killed six
workmen and many others were injured
On the 32d a barge used TO terry railway
freight and passengers across the river near
Three Rivers, Can. suddenly became I'M
manageable in mid-stream and was swept
over the Grand falls, and twenty persons
lost their lives
AT Bradford Eng. portion of the Man
ningha mills was burned on tho POD. Loss
$4,000 Two firemen were killed and sew
eral wounded by falling debris
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
THAT SOUP PHRASE.
Fortunately 1t Is Gradually Losing
Hold on the Public.

Fortunately IL Is Gradually Losing IT'S
Hold on the Public.
The reasons why we do not and
never have Endorsed the phrase "He
fell in the soup are manifold When
it first came into general use it was
harsh and grating, and now that it has
become old. rheumatic and moscow
cred. it is positively. diobolical in It's
discordancy. Fell in the soup" was
primarily intended to convey the mean
ing to the auditor or auditors that a
man or a woman, or a collection of
men and women, had i'm some way be-
come downed, or more elegantly speak
ing, been compelled through force oT
circumstances or events to acknowl-
edge the corr. While this was un-
dOubtedly the object of the phrase, it
has manifestly failed in reaching tho
goal of its intentions. 1t is not
graphic, and that is absolutely essen
tial to any real claim to the public
consideration. There have been So
called improvements suggested such
as che fell in the consom-
me- lin the mulliga-tawny," and
stumbled into the tureen,n but
none of these are one iota better than
the original In some unaccountable
manner. however, the phrase came
into quite general use, but most as
suredly not through any real worth OF
its own, but because of the peculiar
fancies of the American people. In
the first place it is important that a
phase should be so constructed and
composed as to instantly convey to the
uninitiated the idea intended TO be ex-
pressed. "In the soup" fails manifest
~ in this regard, especially when adj
dressed TO an individual i.ynOrant Of
the idioms of speech Of our country.
How many people would understand
by Gin the soup" that person had
failed in his undertaking? None, I'M
less they had previous acquaintance
with this combination of very uneu-
phonious words. We are glad to note
that this really obnoxious phase is
gradually losing its hold on tho pub
tic, and our sincerest hope is that lin
the soup" will fall so deeply into tho
bouillon as to become tangled in tho
vegetables and unable to Chamber over
the side Of the tureen.-Minneapolis
Tribune.
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A TART RESPONSE.

switzerland, in Reply to Germany's
CRITICISMS of Her Treatment of Social
lists, Informs Emperor william That
She Can Manage Her Own Affairs.
BERLIN, June % ~ The North German
Gazette accuses Switzerland of promoting
socialism 1t says: Had n great power
practiced such abuses against another pow
er as Switzerland has lcen guilty Of war
would have resulted Neutrality becomes
unnatural and untenable when offensive
disregard for the interests of a neighbOring
State is held to be justitiable"
BERNE, June %. The Bundesrath, in re-
ply to inquiries made by the National
Bath denies that there are any grounds
for the complaints made by the foreign
powers that Socialists are allowed too
much freedom in Switzerland 1t de-
clares that Switzerland Will always fulfill
her international obligations, but holds
that the duty to watch the intrigues of
revolutionists does not devOlve upon
Switzerland exclusively on account of her
neutrality, but is incumbent upon every
State. 1t says the negotiations between
Switzerland and the powers Will continue,
and ends by giving assurance that the
Bundesrath viii properly safeguard the
dignity and interests of the country and
will not consent to divide its authority
over the residents of Switzerland with Ger
many
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
HOLOCAUST IN BOSTON.
A Fireworks Establishment Burned
Five Persons Known to Have Perished

A Fireworks establishment Burned
Five Persons Known to Have Perished.
Boston June pa disastrous fire ac-
companied by a serious loss OF life occurred
early Friday evening in the fireworks es-
adjustment of Heyer Bros, at Sumner and
Hawley streets Five dead bodies have been
taken from the ruins, and one other person
received injuries which viii probably re-
suit fatally. It is feared that there may
be more victims among the debris The
building, which is four-story brick struct-
ure, is occupied on the ground floor by @.
L. Browning, milliner, and ON the three
upper floors by Heyer Bros, dealers in
fancy goods and fireworks.
Albert Gage, aged ., who was employed
in the third story, hung from a window
until he was obliged to release his hold,
then fell TO the ground, striking two avn
ings in his descent breaking his back
He will probably die. Charles f. Callahan
and Thomas Paine, who were working on
the fourth floor, jumped from the window
in their fright Paine was killed, while
Callahan's injuries are fatal Will
lam Brenenstuhl, on the second floor,
lost his way and rolled down
the stairs and was picked up badly
injured He Is also burned internally by
smoke, and it is feared that he can not live.
A body which was taken from the building
was recognized as Samuel Cord, one of the
Oldest employees of the firm. Another
body, that of a boy, was taken to the
morgue, where it has not yet been identi-
fed. 1t is charred and burned 50 badly that
identif cation will be difficult
The loss on building and stock win be
about 100000.
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WEST AND sOuTH.

Ar Flkhart. Ind. Nettie Colburn. a thir
teeu-vear-old girl, committed suicide on
the 10Th by taking morphine Sensitiveness
about her personal appearance caused the
act
HARDY HAMILTON was executed on the
10Th al Rome, Ga, for numbering China
man
The death Of Colonel o. H. p Cary. vet
eran OF the Mexican war and Of the civil
war. and one of the oldest citizens OF
Marion. Ind. occurred on the 10Th
OK the 18th Mrs. Charlotte Alien, aged
seventy Years. living Lear Washington, Ind,
confessed that in November. ISIS, she muir
dered her husband. whose body was found
tied to a tree with his throat cut from ear
to ear \ quarrel over property caused the
deed
FIRE destroyed the Narrow Gauge rail
road shops at OsceOla, Ia, on the 18th, to
gether with several locomotives
A Man. train on the Pan Handle road
vas wrecked on the 18th near Steubenville
o and two postal clerks were killed, the
conductor and brakeman were fatally
I hurt and a half dozen other persons were
injured
EARLY on the morning Of the 10Th thieves
/ broke into the pOst-Office at Waycross, Ga.
and robbed the safe OF 81 100 and number
| Of registered mail pouches.
Ok the 10th Martin Burke, arrested re-
Gently in Winnipeg as an accomplish IN the
murder Of DR. Cronin. was indicted Tor
willful murder by the grand jury IN Chi
/ cagO
7 TrBA and Jumping Frog, two Choctaw In
dians. who had several hundred dollars IN
/ their uossession. were found murdered on
\ the 18th In the woods OF Sugar Loaf Mount
ain IN Indian Territory.
Y The checker tournament between Iced,
i OF Chicago. and Barker. Of Boston, Tor the
Z championship of America and 500 stake
/ money. closed in Chicago on the 18th with a
I victory for Reed. the score standing; Reed,
\ o games. Barker. =: drawn, -.
/ DETECTIVE Collins. sent from Chicago %
/ Wfnnireg To identity che man there under
i arrest as one OF the murderers OF Or. Cronin,
identified the prisoner on the 2lth as Martin
Z Burke
NEAR Hopewen. o.. Robert Howick and
/ BENJAMIN Klinger. two OF the wealthiesi
and most prominent farmers IN Mercer
County. were instantly killed py lightning
on the 10Th
THr deathof Rev John Carroll, the oldest
Catholic priest in the United states oc-
Cured in Chicago on the nth he wa
niuetv-threc wears old, and had been
/ priest sfx-y-T me years
ELIJAH W3oILET. while cutting down
tree on tbs = n az Lima, o., had his knee.
can taken OF by the head Of the axe which
few from the handle he lived but a shor'
time.
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ONEIDA RESERVATION.

Facts Arrived at by Recent Surveys and
Last Census of Indians.
BY comparing recent s,Aveys of the
Oneida Indian reservation, near Green Bay,
and the last census of Indians on that res
srvation, it is ascertained that the amount
Of land in reserve will admit of allotting to
each head of a family but 81 acres, and to
each single man over2j years, IS acres; and
TO each orphan child under is years, A.
acres This is considerably less than the
allowance under the Dawes act, but with
this pro rata division there will be l15 acres
left which viii be absorbed by the excess of
births over deaths since the last census
These fact have been arrived at by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in arrang
ing for allotting the lands of the Oneidas,
which will soon be undertaken by Special
Agent Dana C. Lamb.
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EIGHT LIVES LOST.
A Mother and seven Children Drowned
During a EInod in ArIansas.

Mother and Seven Children Drowned
During a Flood in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 22-WOrd has
Just reached here from Clinton that a Mrs.
Emerson and seven children, residing near
that place, lost their lives during the heavy
storm last Saturday night Emerson, who is
an old settler in Van Buren, County, was with
mis- family when the storm was raging. After
an hours rain the water gradually flooded
his house, and, fearing danger inside,
he gath cred two of his children in his arms
and made for the door to escape. As the
door opened huge log fioa6ed in the en-
tran &C and knocked the little ones from
his arms. They tell az his feet into
the swift current and were lost. He then
took up two more, one in each arm,
and succeeded IN getting out safe
ly, telling his wife to follow with the
others, but the mother with two children
in her arms and three clinging TO her
dress, was carried down with the flood and
drowned The father and two children.
the only ones left in family of eleven, es-
capped with their lives The father, with
two little ones, stood in water up to his
waist clinging to a tree until day
light, when the water subsidized The
bodies of the mother and seven chill
dren were found scattered over the place,
where they had been left by the flood The
home of Mr. Emerson is a total wreck, it is
said and he is almost distracted with grief.
The loss of livestock from the flood and
damage to property in the neighborhood
was very great.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
STATE UNIVERSITY.

Annual Commencement ExerciSes-Elec-
ton of Officers for Next Year.
The thirty-sixth annual commencement
of the University of Wisconsin took place az
Madison recently, and degrees were con-
ferred upon 1862 graduates. The following
officers of the Alumni Association were
elected: President, Judge George H. Noy es,
Milwaukee,; Vice President DR.. Alma j.
Frisby, Milwaukee; Secretary, Prof Julius
f. Olson, Madison; Treasurer, Miss Bertha
S Pitman Madison; Orator for 1880, r. NJ.
La Toilette, Madison; Alternate, Hon.
George F. Merrill, Ashland; Poetess for 1890,
Mrs Carrie b. Chandler, Lancaster At the
annual meeting of the Board Of University
Regents the following officers were elected
President, George II. Paul, Milwaukee;
Vice President Hiram Smith, Sheboygan'
Secretary, T. F. REILLY, Madison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Carl Dunder Tells Some Good Jokes
Several People.

Carl Dunder Tells Some GOOD Jokes on
Several People.
whats the matter with you ?"
asked Sergeant Bendall yesterday as
Carl Dunder entered the Woodbridge
Street station with a grin on his face
May pc l vhas green like some
grass, ehP" chuckeled the old man in
reply.
Il have often said So"
"Und l doan' come in der house when
he rains, may pe?n
We'll. what is itg'
Il beat a schwindler Ply his own
game-ia' ha! har'
1T isn't possible.
Yes, she vhas. Sergeant. You vhas
always down on me. You pellet /
vhas an idiot, you speak dot ought
TO hat some guardians Oafer me, und
you make me feel bad However, l
show you dot I vhas no childrens.
goes down Ply der Third Street depot
yesterday. to wait for dot Toledo train.
und poorly soon a stranger comes opp
to me und says:
"'lIello. Smith. how you yhas?'
- vhas all right
"'How vhas farming this year?'
"Werry good
"'Vhas your wheat and hogs ana
turnips all right?'
.''She vhas'
How vhas all der folks in Po-
dunk?'
".All we'll
dot vhas good. Say, Smith, like
TO use $40 right AWAY. Here vhas a
$50 check on der bank oop town. Gif
me der SO and take der check, und
Inject you at der bank in an hour"
And you gave him the money!"
Yes"
''And took the check?"
''Of course"
'And Iii bet ten to one the check
Is worthless"
''Vhell, dots What der cashier said"
We'll, you are an idiotr'
Say, Sergeant. dom you see some
smokes in dot?"
mo, don't.''
.'Vhell, you must be IDIOTS, too Dot
man dakes me for a farmer named
Smith, und | vhas Carl Dunder all der
while-ha! ha. ha! Now you see der
point"
YES, but you are $40 out.
so / vhas-sO | vhas. | doan' see
dot pefore."
''Any one else take you for Smith?"
''Vhell, not exactly, but | vhas oop
to some snuff NIT plackleg who
WHAT'S to beat me"
'rll bet he got the best of you"
Il bet you $40, 900, 900 he doan'. He
comes in my place to get a s. bill
shanged. / vhas on 10 him shust 50
queek ash dot / know he likes to
flim-ham me, and l keeps my eyes
open
"'Can' you shange me S.. Mr.. Dun
ker?'
"'Mit pleasure.
Il count him out 81 in bills and s.
in silver. und 81 vhas counterfeit-ha!
ha! ha!''
"WelI?'
''Vhell, he likes two hats for one,
und / gif ore hat NIT hole in him
ma! hal har'
81 vhas pooty much obliged, Mr..
Dunder. He vhas hot day?'
- so he vhas. So long
"Und he goes AWAY shust like a
lamb. Doan' beat him?"
Got the bill with you?"
Eyes, bring him along to ask you
something's. Who puts that mans
name on him?'
.Where-there? That's no namef"
~ read him dot he vhas c. o. I'm
terfeit. / guess he vhas Sherman.
That reads, counterfeit. ;"
'.She does?"
"Of course it does, and you are beat
en-, just as l expected. Mr.. Dunder, it
Sergeant. it vhas all right-right.
Doan' speak Ply me one word. To-
morrow 1 goes Ply der lunatic asylum
and knocks on der door,
Who vhas dot?'
"'Carl Dunder.'
Was you want?
Il likes to come in and shtop two
hoonered years
" All right-you vhas in.
Goodbye. Sergeant. Shust keep
quiet und doan' shpeak. vhas go ing
II vhas gOnei'-Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
CAST DEE The YOKE.

Venezuelans Revolt Against the Guzman
Power, Which Has Practically Com
trolled the Country for Twenty Years
Civil War May Follow.
New YORK, June 22-The people Of
Venezuela have risen in revolt against
the power of Guzman- Blanco, the die
tator. who for twenty years has
ruled the country with a rod of iron.
Blanco is now in Paris, from which point
he ordered the present President OF
Venezuela. DR. Paul, TO resign. Paul did
so, but the peope of Caracus implored
him to reconsider his action, and he COM
piled Guzman's followers are now in the
minority, and the deposed potentate is
expected to return and inaugurate civil
war
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ONE CENTURY AGO.
When Farmers Had to DO without Nov
ers, Reapers and Leaders.

When Farmers Had to DO without Now
ers, Reapers amt Leaders.
The farmer did not have a mower
and reaper then. Although Pliny the
elder, who was born A. ID. %, describes
machine to reap grain which was
used IN Gaul, il was not until the pres
ent century tkCt these machines came
into use. Pliny says of the Gaulic
reaper: I'm the extensive fields in the
lowlands of Gaul vans Icartsl of large
size, with projecting teeth on the edge,
are driven on two wheels through the
standing grain by an OK yoxed in a
reverse position. In this manner the
ears are taken off and fall into the
van" The first patent for a reaping
machine in England was taken out in
1893. 1t was not until 1922 that a
machine was made by a schoOl-mastsr
named Henry Ogle. which may have
become the model of all subsequent
reapers. His contrivance was very
simple, and upon trial cut fourteen
acres of grain day. But this ma
chine met an untimely end. Mr.. Ogle
writes of it that ''sOme working people
threatened TO kill Mr.. Brown. the man
who made it, if he perserered any fur
Their in it, and it hasnever been more
tried The oldest known machine
still in use was invented in 1926 by Mr..
Bell, Scotch minister. This reaper
was improved in 1884 Whether Amer
lean Inventors obtained their ideas
from these foreign machines is a mat
ter of dispute. But the reaper has
taken the romance out Of the haying-
field. Haying-time used to be the
pleasantest or the farm, and no sight
was more beautiful than a line of
sturdy men gracefully swinging the
scythe in the tall grass. The mower,
the tedder, the horse-rake and loader
have made the haying season as prosy
as hoeing potatoes. Chicago News.
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The News COndenseds
important Intelligence From All Parts.
From WASHINGTON.

o. the 18th General Lucius NJ. Fair
child, Of Wisconsin, x-COmmander-in-
Chief OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
was appointed a member OF the Sioux COM
mission
IL the United States there were 195 bust
ness failures during the seven days ended
on the 2lst against 226 the previous seven
days
THE President on the 2lst appointed
Frank Mason. Of Ohio, to be COnsul-Gener-
al at Frankfort; Charles d. Trail OF Mary
land, Consul az Marsellles and H. G.
Knowles OF Delaware Consul at Bordeaux
AT twenty-six leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 29d aggregated sl.Il4,-
63i. lss, against si.094, 14f,l 49 the previous
week As compared with the correspond
ing week Of 1855 the increase amounted to
$40
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the 22d appointed
John 1. Stevens, OF Maine Minister Resi-
dent to the Hawaiian Islands; George
Money, Of Tennessee, Minister Resident TO
Paraguay, and John Martin Crawford of
Ohio, Consul-General at St Petersburg
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TWO KILLED.
Fatal Result of Cyclone in Missouri-A
Village Destroyed.

atat AAesuit Oh y tNtipnt III biNsbuti-<A
Village Destroyed.
ALBANY, Mo. June - AT 2:3O p IN.
Thursday this vicinity was visited by two
cyclones, or one in two prongs. 1t struck
the frame residence OF H. r. Williams
three miles east OF this city, and
completely demolished it Mr. Will
Jams year old son and his
mother in law, Mrs Crispin, were
instantly killed Mrs. Williams was fatally
injured and three children were badly
hurt The cyclone wiped out the little
village of Lone Star, destroying the
store-house and goods OF \. G. Towns
end, the Baptist church, school house
and many residences Mr.. Townsend, the
postmaster, is thought to be fatally injured,
as is also Mrs George Stineman. Many
other farm-houses and out-buildings We're
destroyed, and it is impossible to estimate
the damages At a citizens meeting here
Friday several hundred dollars was raised
and clothing for the sufferers provided
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NEW LoNDoN, Conn. June % The eight
cared four-nile straight-away race between
the Yale and University of Pennsylvania
crews was rowed Friday evening over the
Thames river course from Gales Ferry to
Winthrops Point, and was won by Yale by
one and one-half lengths Official time,
Yale, 1850; Pennsylvania, 20:54. The inter
est in the race conferred almost wholly in
the exhibition given by Yale as a means of
Judging her chances in the face of next
Friday against Harvard
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rlathenh Indians shnr Ticht

HELENA, Mont, June 24-News has just
been received from Arlee, the principal
town on the Flathead reservation, that
Sheriff Hepburn and a posse of Missoula
county officers, who went to the reserya-
ton to arrest three Indian murderers, are
having battle with the Indians, who re-
fuse 20 give up the men wanted. Two
Indians are reported to have been killed
already. Agent Roman has called upon
the.commandingo officer at Fort Missoula for
troops, but that official is waiting orders
from Washington.
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A NEEDLE which came out Of the toe
9f Mrs C. NJ Alexander. a nOnOgen-
5rian Of BrOokiield. Mass, the other
day was supposed To be one which en-
tered her thumb just a week before.
The attending physician said he had
often heard Of needles travelling
through the body, but never before OF
a case where the journey was made in
seven DAYS.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON CHMDs has
made good his promise to Sheridan and
Sherman. and presented their portraits
10 West Point. to be hung with that of
General Grants il the old mess hall,
now bearing the name OF Grant Hall.
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II ths south of France so many
birds have been killed for their plumes
Or frightened away by the constant
warfare against them that the country
Is almost consumed with armies OF
ynats and other pests Of vegetation.
Scientists have warned the Govern
ment that a serious calamity is now
pending.