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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
THE EAST.

WILLIAM y. RIDDLE. who was presi-
dent of the Penn Bank of Pittsburgh,
Pa. when it failed three or four years
ago, died on the 9th at New York. The
failure cost him about 81, 200, O00
IL Butler, Pa, two workmen were
loading nitro-glycerine into a wagon on
the 10th when the stuff exploded and
the men and their teams were blown
into fragments
THE death of Oliver johnson, IT, ilst
Of the twelve agitators who met in Bos
ton January 6, 1882, and formed the first
anti-slavery society, occurred in New
York on the 10th, aged eighty-one years.
A FOUSDRYMAS while on his way to
work near Buffalo, n. Y, on the 10th
found package containing $4,000 on
the railroad track. He delivered it to
the railroad officials, who identified it
as a package missing from the pay-car.
A PANIC was caused by a false alarm
of fire at the Parke Opera-House in
JOhnstOwn, Pa, on the evening of the
10th, and fourteen persons were killed
in the rush for the exit and seventy-fve
were injured, some fatally.
REPORTS of the 18th from Philadelphia
say that the great barb-wire trust had
collapsed.
On the 18th Francois Boneau, a
Frenchman, one hundred and five years
Of age, father Of eighteen children and
survivor of two wives, died in New Bed
ford, Mass.
On the 18th a violent wind-storm
passed over westmoreland County, Pa.
ard hlnx.-fno, Hou-v bnucac nd
tearing trees up by the roots.
JAMES A. GRAY, the oldest piano man
ufacturer in the United States, was
found dead in bed at Albany, n. Y. on
the 18th.
AT York, Pa, freight trains collided
on the 18th, killing two men and de-
stroying 500, 900 worth of property.
THE death of Aunt Mary Tyler, as she
was Familiarity called, occurred at Somer-
Vile, Mass. on the 18th, at the age Of
eighty-three years. She was the sub
ject of the rhyme, Mary had little
lamb"
AN international chess tournament
conducted by correspondence between
Canada and the United States, sixty
players on a side, was won on the 18th
by the Americans.
In session at Boston on the 18th the
American Federation of Labor rejected
motion to institute political party.
OK the 18th Warren Leland, Jr., the
well-known hotel proprietor, made an
assignment of all his property at Long
Branch, y. j., with liabilities of Sl6S, O00
In session on the 18th at Boston the
Federation of Labor passed a resolution
urging the abolition of child labor be-
low the age of fourteen years.
FLAMES destroyed the Greene & Bloom
er grain elevator at Buffalo, \. Y, on
the 18th. Loss, S125, 900.
A TRAIN ran into the river near Hack
ensaclk, n. j., on the 14th and William
Nixon. Patrick Harrington and NJ.
Seeley were killed.
II. C. HAvENEYER, of New York, the
millionaire sugar manufacturer, died in
Paris on the l4th, aged forty-fve years.
EMPLOYEES of the Pennsylvania &
Ohio railway were arrested on the 14th
at Urbana, O., for the wholesale burg
larry Of freight cars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

The Sessions at Boston Concluded-As-
sessments for Great Strike Fund Au.
tborized, the Attitude of the Order
Toward the knights Defined and Presi.
dent Gompers Reelected.
BosToN, Dec. 16.-At Saturdays SEES.
sion of the Federation of Labor a sec.
ton was added to the constitution, by q
vote of 81 to IL, which gives the execu.
tive council power to levy strike as.
sessment of two cents per member on
the 1st of January, 1890. on ali National
and international bodies under the jur
isdiction of the federation.
The next clause brought forth three.
hour debate, but was finally adopted
The proposition was this:
I'm case any National or international body
afrlisted with this federation shall organize s
strike or be locked out, and by reason of finan
cial distress II shall become necessary for il to
call upon the federation for aid. the executive
council, II IL deems that such organization il
entitled to receive such assistance, shall make
an assessment not exceeding two cents q mem
Der per week upon every other National or in
ternationai body so affiliated with the organi
cation"
This means that the executive council
can collect by assessment in a yeal
StCOsOOV Odh Oo UOhO1C0 W
support of strike.
The per capita tax was fixed at one
fourth cent. 1t was voted to have al
money paid to the secretary, rather thar
to the president, as has been done il
the past.
The special committee appointed tC
consider the attitude of the federation
towards the Knights of Labor submit
ted its report, which was adopted. The
federation states its position as follows
First, that the knights of Labor shall dis
countenance and revoke the charters of al
trade assemblies or districts within their or
ders; second, that In turn the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor and affiliated trade -unioni
Will urge their members and encourage thu
working people TO become members OF mixeC
assemblies OF the Knights OF Labor.
THE time has arrived when the trade unioni
should claim their own. The trend Of organiza
tion shows that the wage earners of Americi
are weary OF having their interests adjusted BY
the MEASURE OF the hdckster or yard-stick o
the merchant.
1--WE assert the natural right OF the trad,
unions TO occupy the trade unions territory
When this right is conceded discord will enc
and organized labor be more closely united"
The election of officers resulted in the
reelection of President Samuel Com
pers, of New York and Secretary p. ]
Mcguire, of New York. Final adjourn
ment was then made. Detroit will be
tho nj MOO ~ navt maatiuD
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
A PETERTowN QUARREL.
1t Was Fierce While IL Lasted, But WI
Made In With a kiss.


Made Up With a Kiss.
Miss Susie Tansy-Very Uets, Mr..
Hank Stoner, if you want to devote
yourself to Becky Weeden you are az
perfect liberty to do so.
Mr.. Hank Stoner-Lord, Susie, what
in creation do you mean?
oh, you're mighty innocent, amt
yon?"
What have / done?"
I'D ask il l were you, Hank Stoner."
"Pshaw, Sue, what's the use of your
getting so jealous?'
Jealous? Whose getting jealous, I'd
like to know"
You are"
ar"
Eyes. you"
Don't fiatter yourself, sir. When
get jealous it'll be for something worth
getting jealous Of III let you know
that"
well, what you want TO kick up all
this fuss for because l paid Becky
Weeden little attention at the party
to-night?"
"A little attention! I'd say a little if
were you! Tagging at her heels ev'ry
step she took!''
Now, Susie"
Its so, Hank Stoner. Isaw you Civ
ing her peppermint drops"
well, didn't give you some, too?''
"Well, you chose her three times hand
runnin' in the kissin' games, and you
played post-office and dug well, and
picked grapes with her, so you did
well, what of it?''
what OF it? There's jist this of it:
No fellow can take me TO a party and
leave me TO set around sucking my
thumbs while he's flirting around with
all the other girls in the room!'
''Pshaw, Sue. Iplayed with you a
much as did with any body"
Yes, you did,
''Well, did"
You didn't! / saw you kiss Janey
Plumm four times in the Marching
Down TO Old Quebec game"
''Well, great Scott, Sue. I'll kiss
you forty times now, if you so sou
''Smarty"
81 will-see If 1 DON'T
We'll, you just cont. II you can't
treat me as a gentleman should treat
lady when he takes her to party. YOU
can just take back your old ring and our
engagement can end here"
Now, Susie"
~ mean it, sir!'
mo, you don't"
Il do, sir"
''Oh, you're just casing"
You'll find out if you don't walk
pretty straight"
Lord, Sue, you know you wouldn't
throw me over for any thing in the
world
''Oh, wouldn't IP Mighty good opin-
ion you have of yourself.
But I'll"
''0h, let's kiss and make up Suze!'
II cont, Hank Stoner, until you-let
me BEL"
'Hee, hee, hee, Suzei"
ut amt any laughing matter with
stop THAR
stop what?"
''You know what, and-quit, say!"
''N-o-O-w, Suze."
Don't you dare kiss me again, or I'll
Hank StOner!''
''Well"
Behave yourself"
''Hee, hee, heeP'
''If don't-Hank'"
''Now, Susie!'
81 don't care, Hank; / do think you
treated me real shabby, so you did, and
If you srer do so again, I'll get mad and
I'll stay mad, and now see if DON'T
Time
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
LATER.


AFTER being out seventy hours the
Jury in the Cronin murder case in Chi
cago came into court at 2:30p. IN. on the
10th with the following verdict: Martin
Burke, Patrick 0'Sullivan and Daniel
Coughlin, each imprisonment for life;
John Kunze, Imprisonment for three
years; John F. Beggs, not guilty.
THE Bank of Gallatin, in Gallatin.
Tenn, closed its doors on the 10th.
FAMINE was on the 10th prevalent
throughout Galicia, in Austria, owing TO
short crops and the recent terrific snow
storms.
JAMES ELLSWORTH died on the 10th
at Decatur, Mich, aged one hundred
and eight years.
THREE laborers were killed by train
on the 10th at Duryea, Pa.
THE little son of Ezekial Shute broke
through the ice on the 18th at Cham
plain. n. Y. His little sister went to
his rescue and both were drowned.
DURING a fog IN London on the 10Th
eleven persons were drowned by walk
ing into the river or canals.
PART of the business portion of the
village Of Gssport, n. Y, was burned
on the 10th.
In fit of jealousy on the 10th at Gar
land, Tex, w. ID. Cummings shot Mrs.
Mary Adams. a young widow, and then
took his own life.
WHILE insane on the 10th Joseph
Kracks, of New York, threw his wife
and three children from a third-story
window and all were probably fatally
injured.
ENBAGED at her lovers teasing Louisa
Epperson shot and killed Julius Haefer
on the 10th near jefferson City, Mo.
TWELVE contestants started in a six
days go-as-you-please walking match at
Detroit on the 10th.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake was
felt in Granada, Spain, on the 10th.
IN the Uni ed States Senate on the
10th petitions were presented for the
passage Of the pension law as prepared
by the Ct. A. R.; for the admission OF
Wyoming as State; in favor of the
Blair educational bill: for one-cent let
ter postage; for the passage of the Sun
dsy-rest bill, and for free ballot and
fair count in Le Fourchs parish, La. A
resolution to adjourn for the holiday re-
cess from December 10 70 January 8 was
adopted. In the House a bill was intro
duced to organize the Territory Of Okla
homa- A deficiency bill was passed APP
propriating $3.50. 900 for public printing
and $3.50, 600 for the Census Bureau. 4
resolution was adopted instructing the
elections committee to take up the
Clayton Breckinridge contest in the
Second Arkansas district,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
THE SILVER TARPON.
1t Is Probably the Largest as Well as I'll
Most Beautiful Game Fish.

1t Is Probably the Largest as Well the
Most Beautiful Game Fish.
1t is only comparatively short time
since sportsmen have known that there
was such fish as the tarpon. 1t in
habits the waters OF the Florida and
Gulf coasts, and is probably the largest
game fish in the world. To take a tar
pom with rod and reel is a feat to be
proud of, and sportsmen from every land
are yearly coming in increasing num-
bers to try their luck on the big fish.
The tarpon is truly a monster, rang
ing from fifty to two hundred pounds in
weight, and from four and one-half TO
over six feet in length; not unlike a
cross between huge herring-to which
family it belOngs-and huge bluefish
in its general proportions, with large,
protuberant eyes, and an ugly mouth
that opens on the fsh's nose, so to
speak, covered on each side by a hard,
bony, semi-circular flap that gives the
effect Of jowl.
Behind and contiguous to the dorsal
fin is sort of bony bayonet called the
feather" some eight or nine inches
long, that protrudes into the air in the
direction Of the tail, forming an acute
angle with the line of the back.
The body is covered with brilliant
argentine scales, which give the fish the
effect Of having been laved in silysr,
and which have won for it the title of
the "Silver King" These scales, which
are circular and slightly scolloped on
the part of the edge that is overlapped.
vary from one to two inches and half
in diameter.
The silvery epidermis covers only the
exposed portion, which is about one
fourth of the circumference. The re-
naming surface is a slightly yellowish-
white, not dissimilar in hue to mother
of-neai, though without its iridescence,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
a SUIT SETTLED,
The Omaha Railroad Company Holds Its
Big wisconsin Land Grant.

The Omaha Railroad Company Holds Its
Big Wisconsin Land Grant.
In the case of the Chippewa Valley &
Superior Railroad Company, respondent,
VS.. The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha Company, implicated with the
st. Paul Company, appellants, the Su-
preme Court in Madison the other day
decided that the contract by which the
appellants were to receive share in the
Portage 81 Superior land grant of 400, 900
acres for assistance in lobbying bill
through the Legislature giving the grant
to the Omaha company was void, because
contrary to public policy. This decision
secures the Omaha company in the pos
session of the grant which has been in
litigation several years. The case is
one of the most important and notorious
in the history of Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
STUDENTS EXPELLED.
Professors Dismiss the Young Men VIII
Hazed Freshman Riley.

Professors Dismiss the Young Men Who
Hazed Freshman Riley.
The State University faculty was COM
pletely frustrated some weeks ago in ITS
endeavor to determine who the guilty
students were in the hazing of Fresh
man Riley, of Chippewa Falls, but when
the case got into the courts and certain
students refused to testify on the ground
of discriminating themselves the faculty
must have smiled grimly, for recently it
expelled Theodore Kronshage, junior
from Boscobel; A. f. Kellogg, from Por-
tage; Martin Hughes, from Winooski,
and A. M. Long, from Sun Prairie, all
sophomores, and C. A. Inghanl, fresh
man from Durand, who had thus de-
clined to testify. The students held
mass-meeting and loudly denoun ced the
matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
THIS Is AwE,II
A Ghost Ten Feet High and Seven Inches
In Diameter at Cochran.

Ghost Ten Feet High and Seven Inches
In Diameter at Cochran.
For several years there have been re-
ports at various times of the presence
OF ghost near Cochran, but it has not
occasioned any alarm until recently,
when large investigating party was
organized to search for his ghostship.
Arriving at the place where the spirit
is wont to walk, the party saw an object
about ten feet high and six or seven
inches in diameter, and it slowly ad-
vanced until within fifteen feet of the
most daring members of the party
Some of the party fled, but those who re-
manned saw the object disappear sud
denly. Every night since, determined
nen have visited the place, and all have
seen and been terrified by the ghost,
but no one has yet had the courage TO
investigate II
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
THE JURY'S WORK.
How 1t Disposed of the Murderers
of DIR. Cronin.
Beggs Acquitted - Kunxe Sentenced to
Three Years In Prison-Life Terms
Given to Coughlin, Burke
and O'SullIvan.
THEIR NEcKs SPARED.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Cronin jury
has agreed upon the following verdict:
Martin Burke, Imprisonment for life.
Patrick O'Sullivan, imprisonment for
life.
Daniel Coughlin, Imprisonment for
life.
John Kunze, Imprisonment for three
years
John +. Beggs, not guilty.
The verdict was returned at $50 p.
m. Monday, the jury having been out
over seventy hours. The verdict in
full Is as follows:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant, John f.
Beggs, not guilty.
I'VE the jury, find the defendant, John
Kunze. guilty OF manslaughter as charged in
the indictment and hx his punishment at I'm
plisonment in the penitentiary for term of
three years.
1--WE, the jury find the defendants Daniel
Coughlin, Patrick O'Sulliyan and Martin Burke,
guilty OF murder IN the manner and form as
charged In the Indictment and fix the penalty
st Imprisonment in the pcnitentiary for the
term Of their natural lives"
After the reading of the verdict Mr.
Forrest, of the defense, at once re-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

JOEL BARLOW, the author and patriot,
who died in 1912 while on his way to
meet Napoleon in France to get the lat
ter's signature for treaty of commerce
with this country, is buried in Poland.
The Historical Society of Connecticut,
his native State, has decided to memo
rialize Congress to remove the remains
70 Putnam, Conn, and to give them a
resting-place in the State park that is
now being laid out.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

IT is one of the marvels of Providence
that Emin Bey, after passing safely
through the inHumerable dangers Of a
trip across equatorial Africa, should
reach the outpost Of civilization only to
receive probably fatal injuries in a fall
from balcony. The entry Of Emin and
Stanley into BagsmOyo was marked by
a banquet, after which Emin absent
InindedIy walked on high veranda.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

THE new crown which has been man
ufactured for the German Emperor by
the court ieweler weighs three pounds
and is adorned with a hundred fine
diamonds. That provided Tor the En-
press is Ornamented with eleven pearls
and nearly fifteen hundred diamonds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

Mr. JOHS C. BUILT. the eminent law
yer of Philadelphia, has just finished the
draft Of the largest mortgage ever given
in this country-the indenture of the
Northern Pacific railroad for one hun
dred and sixty million dollars To Mr.
Built was also entrusted the drafting
of the Reading Observation-Disclosures
lar general mortgage, three preference
.sortgages sggregating sixty-ive million
dollars. and the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Norfolk and Western blanket mortgage.
In this particular line of work Mr.. Bull
If is said to stand at the head OF his
profession. he is consulting attorney
Tor several railroad corporations
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

ACCORDING TO recent information
cannibalism is very prevalent in some
places in West Africa near to the British
settlement, if not actually in the pro-
tectorate itself, and so serious and fire.
Quent has become the kidnapping of in
dividuals who have gone out alone that
in some parts pers rs dare not venture
beyond their own town for fear of
capture. Several cases are reported to
have taken place on the broad road from
BendOOmah 70 DodO and Kibbim. Six
killed and eaten.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
PATHS FIRST HUSBAND DEAD

The Marquis de Caux, Who Married tn,
Diva in 1868, Expires In Paris.
PARIS, Dec. 16.-The Marquis de Caux
formerly the husband of Adelina Patti
is dead. The Marquis married the ia
nous songstress in May, 1868, at the Ro
man Catholic church, Chapman district
London, and divorce was obtained il
France in 1884 The difficulty leading
to the legal separation had its origin il
a misunderstanding as to the handling
OF the money and estate of Patti, suf
ficient amount of which the noble hus
band claimed was not being devoted tc
his own personal EXPENSES
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

A BILL has been introduced in the
United States Senate by Senator Hale
authorizing the President to have con-
structed by contract eight battle-ships
of $500 to IL, 600 tons displacement, two
armored coast-defense vessels, three
gunboats Of 500 10 1, 200 tons. and five fist
class tory1do boats Discretion is given
TO the Secretary Of the Navy in the mat
ter of premiums TO be allowed for speed
in excess Of contract requirements
The Secretary ma, build the vessels at
the navv-yards in case he can not con-
tract for them at a reasonable price
with some OF the large shlp-builders in
the country
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

HENRY NJ STANLEY is now almost
fifty years old. He was born in Wales,
and his name was originally John Row
lands. IL was changed on his being
adopted by a New Orleans merchant,
who found him, at the age of fifteen, a
cabin boy in a sailing vessel, and took
fancy to him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

ANOTHER unfortunate electric light
lineman fell victim to the deadly cur
rent recently in New York His name
was Peter Clausen- He died at the top
of the pole, and several persons tainted
at the terrible sight. The fact should
now be considered established that cleo
tricity can kill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

VISIrORs at the Pixies Peak observa-
tory have for years been RECALLED with the
statement that ''this is the highest
point on the globe which is inhabited
the year round" II now appears that
regular meteorological observations are
made on the Andes, in Peru, (the high
est mountains in the world except the
Himalayas) at a height Of fourteen thou
sand three hundred feet, which is about
two hundred feet higher than the Pixies
Peak station. In Europe there are but
two stations of any considerable
height, these being about ten thousand
and eleven thousand feet respectively.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

Mrs. ELLIOTT f. SHEPARD proposes
to erect in New York large seven-story
fre-prOof structure and present it to the
Young WOman's Christian Association.
1t is to be used as a lodging house and
home for wOrking-women.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

PLATTsBURGH, n. Y, Dec. 17.-While
the 1l-year-old son of Ezekiel Shute, Of
Champlain, was skating on the river
near that place Monday he broke
through the ice. His 14-yesr-old sister
was on the bank, and seeing his peril
she hurried to his assistance. The boy.
in his struggles, drew the girl into the
wator and both were drowned. Their
bodies have been recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

The New York Tribune wickedly in
Inmates that DIR. Talmage's sermons by
cable" that are SO faithfully printed
every Monday by syndicate of news
papers, may be found in volume 2, Far
ringtOn, London, 1874. of his published
anw
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-The recent farm.
ers' conventions in this city, which re.
suited in the organization of the Nation
al Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union and their federation with the
Knights of Labor will, it is said. result
through committee work in bringing
stronger influences to bear on Congress
in favor of general river improvements
than have ever yet been felt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

gave the same answer.
Simultaneous with the announcement
of the verdict Coughlin, O'Sullivan and
Burke turned deathly pale, while Kunze
started suddenly from his seat and a
moment later dropped his head upon his
breast and burst into tears.
Begg's face was luminous with Joy,
and Immediately after the polling of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19
Heavy Failures.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia voluntary as
signment was made Saturday by the C
j. L. Meyer & Sons Company, manu-
facturers of and dealers in mantels
doors and sash at the north pier and 80;
and 800 Wabash avenue, in favor o.
James B. Goodman. The liabilities art
$500, 43S 81. and assets 500. $50. 9S.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-19

quested that the
jury be polled, and
this was ordered by
the court. To each
juror the question
was put by the
clerk of the court:
"Was this and is
this now your YER
dict?" Fore N a n
Clarke was the first
man to rise and an
swer firmly in the
affirmative. Il h g
eleven men fol-
lowed in turn and