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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-15
TWO LIVES LOST.

An Explosion of Natural Gas in Pitts
burgh Kills Two Men, Injuries Two Fa-
tally d BADLY Hurts Several others.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, Aug. 10.-There was
terrible explosion of a natural-gas main on
the South side shortly after 9 o'clock Fri
day evening, which resulted in killing two
men, fatally injuring two more, and seri-
ously njuring some fifteen others
The accident was a peculiar one. Booth
& Flynn were testing thirty-inch natural
gas main, which they had laid for the Mo-
nongahela Natural-Gas Company, with
compressed air before turning on the nat
ural gas They ran the pressure up to
seventy-five pounds to the square inch,
when the dead pipe on the end OF the
pipe blew out, scattering debris in every
direction Several hundred wOrkmen en-
ployed in the iron mills near by were
Just returning home, and a number of
them had stopped along the trench
TO watch the experiment. They were
struck by the debris and flying mis-
siles. The pipe was braced with heavy
timbers and thes, were hurled into the
crowd with terrific force. The workmen
and spectators were thrown down by the
force of the explosion and one of them
was hurled against a brick house and
his neck was broken. A general
stampede followed the explosion and
scene OF the widest excitement ensued
The cries of the injured could be heard for
several squares. The dead were conveyed
to their homes and those of the injured
who were unable to walk were taken to a
hospital The killed are: John Miller
single. aged %, and John O'Conner, single,
aged p. Those seriously injured are; John
Greiner, married, terribly cut, bruised and
hurt internally. will die; Henry Reich,
boy, skull fractured and injured internally,
will die; John Braney, a millwright, IN
ternally injured and head cut; William
Green, badly cut and bruised thought to
have received internal injuries; James
Hendrick, of St Louis, Mo-, both legs
brplyan
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The REeATTA CLOSES.
Some Great Seu'Iing on Lake Calumet at
Pullman, Ili.-Tinners of the Mississippi
EalIay Races.

Some Great Sculing on Lake Calumet at
Pullman. Ill.-Winners of the Mississippi
Valley Races.
CHICAGO, Aug 12-Pilkington and Nagle
OF the Metropolitans, are the champion
double scullers for the ensuing year. The
championship went by default Saturday
afternoon, the bow oarsman of the Bayside
crew, which rowed a dead heat with the
Metropolitan Friday, being unable to leave
his bed. This tiasco closed the programme
of the National regatta and the remainder
of the days events were under the auspices
of the Mississippi yalley Association
The visitors were more thoroughly salts
fed than on either of the other two days,
as, with one exception, the races were
three-quarters of mile and return, Ieav-
ing the oarsmen in fair view for nearly the
whole course; and, in addition, the weather
was delightful for aquatic sport In the
junior singles race Shea, of the Crescent
club. won in IL 421&, with Lowell (NautilusD
second Lowell was the favorite in the bet
ting owing to his magnificent performance
in the trial heat on Friday. Charges were
made that he sod the race. and the associa-
ton will make thorough investigation of
them.
The race for Junior doubles was won by
the St Paul club, with the Minnesota team
second, time, l0:S634 The Atalantas
defeated the Ioro ntos In the senior four
cared shell contest; time. 9:5S15 In the
senior singles event Dennis Donahue came
in first, with W S. Mcdowell a close sec
ond; 10:4S15 The race for senior pair oars
was taken by the Garfield Beach entry
Detroit having been disqualified; time,
II 40 The Garields were Outrowed by the
Detroits, who came il in 1855, but failed TO
round the stake, and the Garfelds en-
tered a protest which was entertained
The senior doubles was a walk over for
the Metropolitans. They had as opponents
the Catiins and the Sylvans, but they made
but a poor showing The Nets crossed the
line in 1904. The closing contest was that
of six-oar barges between the IroquOis
Pullmans and Westerns, of st Louis Tho
last named won in s:3Il4, Iroquois second
The Mississippi Valley Association of Oars
men on Saturday elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President
W. p. Moore, Moline, Nice-President. Gov
ernor Arthur l. Thomas Salt Lake City;
Secretary and Treasurer, L. c. Brown, Chi
cago.
The executive committee Of the National
Association of Oarsmen also met and
elected the following officers: H. W. Gar
fed, Albany, President; Lyman b. Glover,
Chicago, Yice-President; W. H. Gibson,
Washington. Secretary, and II. X. Hinch-
man, Philadelphia, Treasurer.
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THE death of e ]. Hemillion. inventor
of the three-throw railroad switch, and
superintendent OF the Kansas City switch
and frog works. took place on the 9th at
Kansas City.
BELOW win be found the percentage OF
the baseball clubs In the National League
for the week ended on the 10th: Boston, .634;
New York, .629; Philadelphia. 554; Cleve-
land, $40; Chicago. 49i: indianapolis 400;
Pittsburgh. .402; Washington, .33S Ameri-
lean Association: st Louis .663; Brooklyn,
Col; Baltimore. .s6S; Cincinnati, $50; Ath-
letio. $50, Kansas City, 40f; Columbus,
$40; Louisville. .222 Western Association:
Omaha. .6S7; st Paul. .63s; Minneapolis,
.524; Sioux City. 1852; St Joseph 49, Den
yer. ass; Des Moines. ISL; Milwaukee. 81.
The Sioux commission appointed by the
President some time ago to confer with the
Indians with respect to the opening OF part
OF their reseT gation for settlement arrived
in Chicago on the 10th. They stated that
they had been eminently successful and
that the country would be opened in ashort
time
The indianapolis faster, Robert Marvel,
completed the fifty seventh day of his GO
ing withOrt solid food on the 10th
NEIGHBoRs entered'the house OF a widow
named GiIlis at Mcdowell County. W Va,
on the 10th. and found that her and her TWO
grown daughters had been murdered
OK the 18th collision occurred between
an express on the Rock Island and a con-
struction train one mile from Topeka, Kan.
One man was killed
CINCINNATI salOon-keepers generally OBJ
served the Sunday CLOSING law on the 18th
and but few arrests were made.
The Constitutional convention at Wash
ington, W. T., on the 10th adopted an
article declaring telegraph and telephone
companies common carriers and subject to
legislative control
CHARLES T. WRIGHT, president OF the
Otter Creek Lumber Company, Racine,
Wis. shot and killed Under Sheriff Neal
Marshall and DR. Frank f. Thurber on the
10th at Otter Creek, twenty miles north of
Frankfort. Mich The trouble arose over
the attachment of a lot of logs owned by
the murderer causing his mill to lie idle.
A DISCIPLE of DIR. Brown-Sequard. DR.
Hamilton. of Baltimore, Nd, in an inter
view on the 10th said that that gentleman
disclaimed all idea of discovering an
elixir of life. /" but said that he regarded it
simply as tonic.
The well-known divine and editor of tho
Western Christian Advocate, Rev. J. C
Bayliss died at Bay View, Mich, on the
10th He was sixty-four years old
An English syndicate has offered Mr. p
d. Armour. the big pork-packer OF Chicago,
it was stated on the 10th bonus of s5OOO,-
600 for the sale of his business
GRAND Forks and other places in Dakota
Territory held mass-meetings on the 10th
protesting against locating the capital per-
manently at Bismarck, it being claimed
that corporate and money power was back
of the effort
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WANT THE SHIP CANAL.
Resolutions Adopted at the Waterways
C.,nrnntinr in Wet sunnrlu.-

Resolutions Adopted at the waterways
Convention in West Superior.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug Sat the
Waterways convention Wednesday Hon.
J. g. Keith, OF Chicago, presented "a COM
parison of the treatment by the Govern
ment of the water and rail routes. For the
two railroad systems terminating in Duluth
the Government gave 100000 acres of
land. worth s95, 600 OO0, while for imprOv-
ing the outlet of Lake Superior the Gov
eminent gave 80, 600 acres and a total ii
4.022. goo The resolutions were then pre-
sented by Dr. Edwin Ellis and unanimously
adopted In substance they are as fol
lows:
"ResOiUed. That it is the sense Of this meet
ing that the great and growing commerce on
these waters demand that il is the duty OF the
United States Government 10 take such steps
as may be necessary to make a careful survey
OF all these waters, and particularly the rivers
and connecting waters: and
"hesOiUed, That il is the duty of the Tn ted
States to bear the expense OF providing add3-
tiOual guards against accidents.
RES iced, That we demand Of Congress that
4 ship canal twenty feet IN depth should be I'M
dertaken and constructed by the Government
at as early day as practicable through the
narrows and rivers connecting the great LAX :.
"Res0iusd, That the convention recommend
that tie harbors be deepcned rapidly as
practicable so to accommodate vessels
draw ng twenty feet of water.
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LONDON. Aug. s Emperor William. OF
Germany and his brother, Prince Henry
in company OF the Prince of Wales in
spected the royal yacht squadron Wednes-
day, and afterwards dined together on
hoard the royal yacht The Prince OF
Wales warmly toasted the Emperor and
expressed his confidence that the great
German army and the British fleet would to-
gether succeed in preserving the peace of
the world The Emperor, responding
smoke in high praise of the British fleet
which. he said, was the finest in the world
Germany. he continued, had an army fully
equal to her wants and if the British fleet
as fully met the demands OF the Great
British empire Europe could regard these
two as most important factors in the pres
eryation of peace
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LOST THE FIGHT.

The Arbltrators of the Trouble Between
the Miners and Owners of the Coal Run
Mines, Near Streator, I'LL, Fix the Price
TO he Paid at :. LIZ Cents Per Ton, "A
Practical Defeat for the workmen-
CHICAGO, Aug s.-Seventy-two and a
half cents per ton is the award OF the arbi-
tratiOn board which was adjusting the
differences between the coal miners and
operators of the Coal Run mine near
Streator The miners were getting 81 cents
up TO last Nav The company wanted
to reduce the price to 20 cents The miners
refused to accept the reduction and the
suspension of work followed The arbitra-
ton committee decides practically in favor
of the operators. Following is the text Of
the decision:
CHICAGO, Aug. THE undersigned, J. Z.
Williams and Lyman j. Gage, Two OF the arb
traitors 10 whom were referred certain offer
ences existing between the Coal Run Com
pany and its miners. hereby unite in ind
ing seventy-two an one-half cents CT2ts)
per ton to be the best and highest price for
m ming coal that the Coal Run Com
pauy can pay its miners consistent with
fair and reasonable return TO itself on its cap
ital, and with the securing of a reasonable
share OF the coal trade IN The natural market
of the company; and we do therefore award
that price 10 be paid 10 the miners OF sad com
pany from this eth day OF August, 4. ID. 1854 to
the LIST day OF May, A d. 1890.
william p Rend, enc OF the arbitrator,
declines TO concur in III our award, believing
that ~ cents should be the price, and being
willing 10 go no lower than 70 cents in COM
promise.
The foregoing award is made after careful
consideration of all the evidence bearing on
three decisive elements entering into the arbi-
tration-namely:
y. Exhaustion of coal and depreciation OF
plant.
-. Expenses other than wages to miners.
-. Selling price OF coal
"And after may and long conferences be-
tween the arbitrator. al VIII. ch al three were
present. Respectfully submitted,
LYMAN J. GAGE.
y. r. WILLIAMS"
The basis upon which the figures were
arrived at was the price of 81. - for coal ON
the car at Sreat0r, which IS the average
price prevailing at present
The question now is whether the coal
miners will abide by the decision OF the
board of arbitration. They are in honor
bound to do so, as their committee agreed
in writing TO submit the matter to arbitra-
ton and accept the result Both Colonel
Rend and Mr.. Williams think there will be
no further difficulty. In all probability
this decision will carry with it the settle
ment of the troubles prevailing at other
mines in Northern Illinois coal fields
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A MOUNTAIN OF FLESH.
Death at Lafayette. Ind. OF Woman
Who, 1t Is Alleged, Weighed 9O4 I-2


Death at Lafayette. Ind, of a Woman
Who, 1t Is Alleged, Weighed 9O4 I-2
Pounds
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug 10 Mrs. Laura
Wolford (colored), exhibited as freak in
museums, died at the hospital here Friday
of dropsy of the heart She had been i'll
for three weeks and was removed to the
hospital Thursday on dray 1t is thought
that her removal fastened her death Mrs
Wolford was born in Maryland and was 81
years old last Christmas, and weighed
on her last birthday ga 8 pounds She was
undoubtedly the largest woman in the
world She was married at the age of Is
and seven children were born to her, only
one of whom, a little boy, survives.
She was first placed on exhibition at
Baltimore last September, and her inn
inense size at once made her famous Prep
arations are now being made for the burial
Mrs. Wolford was a devout Catholic and
viii be buried in the German Catholic Gem
etery She died almost penniless.
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THE SIOUX RESERVATION.

Ex-Governor Foster Talks About the
Great Work of the Commission-The
Land Acquired Excellent for Grazing
Purposes ouc Not Eirst-ClSss for Farm
ers.
CHICAGO, Aug. lI-Ex-Governor Foster,
General Crook and Major William Warner.
he commissioners appointed to negotiate
The opening of the Sioux Indian reserva-
lion in Dakota, arrived in Chicago Satur-
1ay after their work with the Indians Of
The Northwest
Speaking of the work of the commission,
Chairman Foster says:
The Sioux Distriet contains about 2AOlOOl0
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
From WAsHINoToN.


Oh the 9th President Harrison left Wash
fngtOn FOR Boston and Bar Harbor to spend
some time with Secretary Blaine at the lat
ter place.
The Washington Treasury Department
on the sth accepted s9,l5O ~ per cent
bonds at 1867
BUSINESS failures In the United States
during the seven days ended on the 9th
numbered l73 against 2l3 the previous seven
days Total failures in the United States
since January to date is Z, O32, against6, 227
in 1883
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 9th stated
that the Legitime Government at Port au
Prince had paid TO the United States Min
lister s., 800 compensation for the seizure of
the steamer Ozama
AT fOrty-two leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on this 18th aggregat I'd
Sss2i OH. SD. against S9I4. 2S3.9l6 the pre-
v1ous week As compared with the CORE
spending week Of 1855 the increase amount
cd 70 ~
The Independent Order of Foresters
celebrated ths eleventh anniversary of
thsir founding all over the country on the
18th
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Hung by a Mob.

CATTLEsBURG, KY, Aug. IA widow
named ellis, aud her two daughters,
nearly grown. living in Mcdowell county,
W. Va, were found dead by neighbors
last Friday. They had been criminally
assaulted and murdered. Two Hollis
brothers were suspected, and a vigilance
committee was organized to punish them.
The captain of boat that arrived down
the Big Sandy from Pikesville, reports
that the Hollis brothers were captured by
the committee aud hung up by the heels to
. tree and then shot TO death.
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SPOKANE FALLS. W. T.. Aug r. l. 1t il
now found that the total losses by the re-
cent ire, including buildings and stocks,
will not exceed sst01,@0. while the con-
servative estimates place the loss at 81. Co.,
COO. The insurance viii amount to s., SO
COO Brick are being made a5 the rate OF
200. O0O a day, and property has been sold
since the fre Tor 81 O. O a front foot
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IT is a problem in Montana how and
where to procure and stow away for
SUNNI, use sufficient water for mining
and irrigation purposes, and the Ma
tiOnal Government has undertaken to
solve il A corps of engineers have
been sent to survey and examine the
facilities for building reservoirs and
estimate the water supply. The rain
fall this season has been very small
and placer mining has been almost
abandoned
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BAY VIEW. Mich. Aug 12-Rev. DR.. J. C.
Bayliss, editor of the Northwestern Chris
tian Advocate, OF Cincinnati, who came
here two weeks ago to attend the Chau-
tauqua meeting. died Saturday His wife
and son. Rev Edward Bayliss, were with
him at the last.
DR.. Bayliss was torn in England in 1926.
and united with the church when he was .;
years old. He shortly afterward came to The
United Stafes prepared himself for the min
istry and began his labors first IN Ohio, then in
indiana. and after that preaching three years
in Detroit From Detroit he went to Cincin-
nati ana filled the pulpit OF the Walnut Hills
Church uhtl elected editor OF the Advocate in
1894
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Mn LUKE CRAWFORD, OF Thomas
ton. Ga, may well claim the belt as
the champion horse-trader. He had
one day three horses. all together not
SOrth $500. and during the day traded
ifty-tive times and quit with one
horse. it being one of the same he
started with. He also had as result
Of the days work $3.50 in money. a
bull and a buggy.
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81. LOUIS. Aug s-By an explosion Of
chemicals used in preparing the fireworks
for the spectacular production OF The
Siege Of SebastopOl" which occurred at
l1.30 a. m Wednesday at Kensington Gar
dens in the western part Of the city, two
men, John Smith and Dick LigEtner. were
seriously, perhaps fatally burned and $50
worth Of property was destroyed Prompt
action Of employees aud the FIRE department.
saved the scenery and ne Garden.
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IL thirty-Oue words how many that's
an be dramatically inserted? An
;wer. fourteen. He said that that
hat that man said was not that that
hat one should say. but that that that
hat man said. was that that that man
should not say. That reminds Us OF
he following says and saids: Mr.. b..
lid you say. or did you not say, what
said, because c. said you said you
never did say what | said you said?
Now, if you did say that you did
rot say what / said yOu said. then
what did you say?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-15

The knapsack, by which the weight
Of the burden carried is transferred TO
the hips from the shoulders. has been
rEder trial for some time by the
authorities OF the War Department.
50 favor able have been the reports re-
ceived from tho officers testing it that
the ordnance bureau has been ordered
to manufacture two thousand for use in
the army
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The Eailnre I,ecnr.i-

NEW YORK. Aug. i0-The business fail
ures occurring throughout the country
during the last seven days number for the
United States 1914, Canada. 81; total. 20;
as compared with a total Of 30 last week,
and 2i6 the week previous 10 the last For
the corresponding week OF last year ths
figures were sS3. representing 2J5 failures
ia the United States and p in the Dominion
of Canada
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CHICAGO. Aug. s - During a quarrel
Wednesday afternoon over some triliDg
matter between Adolph Whitman and John
Richter, two butchers employed in pack
ing house at the stock yards, Whitman
struck Richter with piece OF meat The
latter leaped to his feet with a large
butcher-knife in his hand and plunged the
blade into Whitman's heart Whitman fen
20 the floor dead Richter was arrested
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Two burglars Captured.

While George F. Cook, a Madison jeweler,
was at d nner recently a thief cut out a
pane OF glass in the rear door OF the store.
which was closed for the noon hour, and
entered While he was packing gold
watches auG jeweiry in a saehel police
man put a pal who was watching in the
alley under arrest, and then caught the
other fellow before he could escape
Twelve hundred dollars worth Of iewelry
was found in the sacheL The men, who
were heavily armed. gave the names of
Samuel Sinclair and Edward Milton
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PRoF J. L. FINLAY gives the width
IF the path OF destruction in tOrnadOes.
as determined from the records OF
,ighty-eight years. at from ten to TO-
500 feet. the average being .369 feet
Inc length o. the tornado track varies
from 500 yards to about 200 miles, the
average being 2479 miles The We
locity Of progression of the tornado
cloud varies from seven to 100 miles an
aour. the average being All miles.
These extremes. the professor says.
may often occur in different portions
d the track OF a single tornado.
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A REUNION will be held at Milwau-
xee during the National Encampment
u the Blue Star Division" of the At
.anta Campaign. Sd division. 20th army
corps All comrades who We're at any
lime members of the 22d and 26th Wis
,onsin; 10th. SD and Sjth Indiana;
18th Michigan; l02d. 105th and 10th
Illinois; 55th. 7Sd and 10Th Ohio; 136th
New York; SD Massachusetts, and
10Th Connecticut are fraternally in
.itcd 20 replace their blue stars ON hat
Or breast and assemble at Milwaukee
IN the 9th of Aurust
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COLONEL a +. JONES. of Cincinnati.
who was murdered by his negro
coachman recently, was an uncle Of
Robert j. Burdette. the humorist He
was brother of Mr. Burdette's
mother. and when the famous funny
man was named, in the early days of
iOng ago. it was Robert Jones-the
middle name in honor of mis- uncle.
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REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.

I'm Attempt 60 Overthrow the Govern
ment at Honolulu Fails A Fight in
which seven Were Killed and Dozen
Wounded.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Aug 10.-The steame.
Australia, from Honolulu, brings news
that on July 80 two half-white Hawaiians
named Robert W. Wilcox and Robert
Boyd, with the aid of $50 natives, made an
armed attempt to overthrow the Govern
ment The palace grounds and Govern
ment house were taken possession of by
the rioters The Honolulu Rifles were
called out and sllirmish took place, in
which seven Hawaiians were killed and
twelve wounded Tho rioters were finally
conpeIled to surrender
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LATEP
Congress Must Ratify.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. I2.-The Sec
Rotary of the Interior is receiving many
kilograms asking IL the Sioux Indian lands
will be open for settlement upon procla-
nation OF the President The Secretary
says that one Of the acts of congress re-
quires that congress shall rat.fy any
agreement made with thu Indians before
the agreement shall become Of effect, and
il will therefore be necessary for the re-
port Of the comm ssion to be sent to con-
gress and favorable action taken thereon
before the president can declare the lands
open to settlement II will be good
while before settlers can so upon the lands.