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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE death o. Sir Daniel GOoch, OF Lon
don, the well-known engineer, occurred
on the 18th He was born in 1915.
AN explosion occurred on the 10Th in the
Bentilee colliery at Longton. County of
Stafford. Eng, and fifty miners were known
to have been killed and many more were in
peril.
AT Lens France, nine thousand miners
were out on striSe on the 18th, and scenes
of violercs were of frequent occurrence.
NEAR Ottawa, Ont, doings bordering on
the supernatural were reported on the 18th.
George Dagg. farmer awoke in the night
to fnd his wife's bed on fire, window panes
broken ana things all over the house moved
from one room to another Il was attrib-
uted to the spirit influence of a dis
charged farm hand.
A cABLEGRAN on the nth announced that
Hippolyte had been unanimously elected
President Of HaytL
On the 18th twenty men, comprising the
bOdy-guard Of the Sultan of Morocco, we're
drowned while crossing a swollen river
near Madrid.
LONDON advices Of the 18th stated that in
the coming elections in England Mr.. Glad
s-one would make tie establishment of
the church in Scotland and Wales his war
cry.
NEARLY eight thousand persons lost their
lives and many towns were swept away by
a recent tidal wave in Japan.
KING LUIS, OF Portugal, died on the 10Th
at Lisbon, of paralysis, aged tiftv-one
years His eldest son, Duke Braganza,
would succeed TO the thr ne
ADvIcEs of the 18th from the city of Mex
leo report the robbery of 81, 800. 600 in iu-
terror debt bonds. Several persons had
been arrested
The strike at Lens France of the twenty
thousand coal miners was settled on the
18th, the employers connecting the demands
of the men.
News was received at Quebec, Can, on
the 18th from the Bishop Of Labrador OF
starvation and cannibalism IN that country
IL was stated that father and mother sub
sisted on the body OF their six-mOnl sold
infant for days. only to die afterwards tom
starvation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
The BAD OLD TIMES.
Tor a Change. How Does the Foregoing
CANTON Look

Tor Change. How Does the Foregoing
Caption Look?
We have long been accustomed to
the other phrase. "the good old times;"
let US change it. There were bad old
times of the French revolution, when
blood flowed like water and the great
est murderer was the best fellow.
There were worse old times before the
French revolution; times Of tyranny
and royal caprice and unutterable de-
bauchery in high places; times that
could only be purified as by fire.
There we're the bad old times OF the
middle ages in Europe, when children
were allowed 10 have their feelings
wrought up so that they would enlist
by the ten thousand in a hopeless cru
SADIE against the Moslcms. only to die
by the ten thousand.
There were the bad old times in En-
gland when it was "a perfectly respect
able thing for a gentleman to get
drunk once in awhile, and when 40
one was read out Of good society be-
cause he was a gambler, and when
women labored half-naked in the coal
mines. worse treated than the donkeys
themselves.
There were the times when only the
few could obtain an education. and the
masses could scarcely hope to get
above the condi tion Of their fathers.
There were the bad old times in our
own land when there was only one
processing Christian to every fourteen
of the population, instead OF one in
five as al present; when our rulers
were pronounced atheists and our
scholars were pronounced skeptics.
There were the bad old times of sla-
very and disuuion aud civil war and
carpetbagism. There were the bad
old times when not one voice, even Of
one crying in the wilderness, was
raised against the curse of rum-selling;
when some ministers OF the Gospel
themselves tippled at each house on
their round of pastoral calls. aud the
members OF the flock were not slow 70
follow their example.
Let US thank God that the bad old
times have gone never to return. as
we hope. The new times are not as
good as those that are coming, but
they are better than the past. and the
Eastern sky is Frightening. Colder
Rule.
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LATER,
Instantly Killed.

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct. 2l-Frank J. Bow
man, the well known lawyer. who figured in
80 many matr monial trOub es here and in
Chicago. was shot and instantly killed by
b. NJ. Chambers, this afternoon, at Fer
suson, No. The killing grew out Of the
trouble between the parties over the old
Times newspaper Chambers was large
stakeholder and PRINCIPAL owner Of the
paper up 10 the time Of its demise. Bow
man was also financially interested in It.
He bought, among other things, the Asso-
ciated Press franchise of the paper, AMI
has been In litigation with Chambers ever
since This afternoon, Bowman, accom-
panied by Deputy-Sherif Garrett, called
at Mr.. Chambers home TO levy an attach
ment on Chambers life interest in his
wife's estate, or whatever properly he
IN ght be able TO fiud, when the latter told
him to get out Duck. upon refusal OF which
Chambers shot him through the heart
killing him insanity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
WILL ELECTRICITY KlLlq
BOurke Cochran Argues Against Its Use
for Executing Criminalx.

BOurke Cochran Argues Against Its Use
for Executing Criminals.
ROCHESTER, n Y, Oct 10. -Bourke Coch-
ran argued the appeal in the Kemmler case
before the general term Friday morning.
He urged that the right of citizens as guar
anteed by the State constitution should be
protected against the experiments OF So
called scientific men. He held that IL was
not certain death would in all cases or
in any particular case be produced by cleo
tricity. and quoted cases where pers ms now
living had received 'chocks largely in ex-
cess OF the vo tage to be used on the IN achine
now in process of erection He go referred
TO the statements made by experts that
If death did not ensue within one minute
from the time the victim came in contact
with the current the body would be car
BOMBED OF else mummified, and said that
in the recent case in New York OF the
lineman Feeks the autopsy showed that
COLONIZATION had taken place. His plea
was eloquent and exhaustive. Deputy At.
torney- General Poste argued tho appeal
for the people
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
THE SUNDAY LAWS.

Citizens of the state Are Determined
That They Saall BE Enforced.
Plans are being gradually matured in
milwaukee, by ministers and others inter-
ested in the enforcement OF the civil Sun
day laws OF the State. and the question
VIII probably be made one OF State inter
est Since the organization at the monthly
meeting of the Ministers Association for a
vigorous fight in the interests OF a general
CLOSE up" ON the Sabbath quiet confer
ence has been had by few of the leaders
of the movement with the view Of calling
State convention OF pastors and people TO
be held in Milwaukee some lime this fail
or coming winter When asked the prob
ability of holding such a convention, aud
the object OF il. Rev. George II. Ide stated
that it was the hope or those at tie head Of
the movement to - interest a sufficient
number OF churches and citizens through
out the state as TO call together conYen-
ton, the effect and weight of which would
be felt I'VE expect to fight this great
question In a united manner, and we don't
see why it shouidnt win he said The
Catholic Citizen announces that the
Catholic clergy viii join in the movement
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HACKED With a KNEE.
Eugene L. Sullivan, a Young Farm.H Hand
mt Bristol Station, wis. Murdered by
William Gaines, q Fellow Empioys-The
Murderer ConfeSsas

Eugene L. Sullivan, a Young Farm Hand
mt Bristol Station, wis. Murdered by
William Gaines. q Fellow EmplOys-The
Murderer Confesses.
KESosHA, Wis, Oct 19.-The farm OF
George Shields, two miles south of Bristol
station and thirteen miles west of this
place, was the scene Friday evening of the
most cold-blooded murder ever committed
In this county. The victim was Eugene l.
Sullivan, about 10 years of age, and the
murderer William Gaines, a Lapiander.
aged .. Both men were employed by Mr..
Shields as farm hands, Gaines having
worked three years for his board and
clothes, while Suidvan had been in this
vicinity but short time.
Both men were engaged about the barn
early in the evening" and when they were
summoned to supper Gaines alone ap-
peared. He was asked by Mrs Shields
where Sullivan was, and replied that
he was at the barn. Asked If the
man was sick or any thing else was the
matter with him, Gaines said; No
he is dead; / killed him" Members of the
family at once fastened Co the stables and
found that the statement was true. Sulli-
van was found lying on the barn floor, his
throat cut, and his body, containing half
dozen other gaping wounds, all bleeding
profusely
Gaines was at once arrested and brought
to this city, and an inquest held AveI dict
of murder was returned against the pris-
oner, and he was handed TO TAIL, Gaines
did not appear in the least alarmt at the
position he found himself in, and talked
freely OF the killing. He sa d he feared that
Sullivan would beat him out of his Job. {"
and determined to Kill him When he
went to the barn yard the young man was
milaing. Stepping up behind him, the
murderer said, he grabbed the unsuspect-
ing man by the shoulder and drew
him over backward Pulling a
butcher-knife from his bootleg
Gaines drew 1t across Sullivan's
throat and threw his victim 10 the ground
The wounded man attempted to ris :, when
Games knei: on him and plunged the long
knife into the boys body no less than
seven times-three times in the breast
twice IN the abdomen and twice in the
shoulder at the base of the neck. He then
returned to the house and made known his
crime.
Little is known of the antecedents of the
murderer or his victim. Gaines arrived at
Bristol three years ago He gave no ac-
count OF himself then and has not since.
He is OF less than ordinary intelligence
and speaks English imperfectly. He is be-
ieved to be from New York sullivan, the
victim, was a bright, easy-going young
fellow He came here from Chicago, but
does not live there.
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supposed TO be Lost.

NEW YORK, Oct 2l.-The steamship
Brooklyn formerly the Tonawauda).
Capt Carson, which sailed from Darien,
ia, Oct u, with cargo Of lumber for
the South Brooklyn Sawmill company, is
supposed TO have been lost. with all on
board eighteen persons in alll, in the gale
Of the 18Th, as she is no six days overdue.
a vessel answering comp etely to her de
scriptiou was passed b. the steamer Cher
okee. Oct. Il, sixteen miles east southeast
OF Body Island, with her bow twenty feet
out OF water and her stern apparently on
the bottom.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct lathe third and
concluding days session of the National
Board Of Trade was held Friday. and
the meeting adjourned sine die. Ma
tional supervision law for insurance COM
panies was among the questions favorably
considered at this session The railroad
pooling, postage and other matters were
postponed until the next meeting Of the
board, the time and place Of holding 70 be
decided upon by the executive council at
meeting 70 be held in Washington the frs
Tuesday in February next
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CORPORAL TANNER TALK 5.
He Denies That He Defied Secretary Oble
In ANY Manner.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Ex-Coi mis-
sioner Of Pensions Tanner is out in
long statement in reply TO Secretary
Mobiles letter of July "a on the subject
of rerating pensions of Pension Office
employees. Mr.. Tanner denies that he de-
fed Secretary Noble on the subject Of
rerating or on the question Of DOM
inant authority in the administration Of
the Pension Bureau. He also makes
statement Of the entire rerating diff, Ill
", and claims that he only followed he
example OF those who preceded h.rl.
Mr.. Tanner. in defending his course,
saws:
Il do not propose, in any event, 20 have an
honorable life time smirched in the slightest de-
gree az this period Of my existence; and where
1 may find well founded reasons for believing
that have been imposed upon and misled.
/ shall be quick 70 recommend the
condemnation merited by the parties
concerned 1 simply desire 10 add that
have made comparison OF action in these
cases with that taken by my predecessor in sim
liar cases, and ind that the comparison is en-
tirely favorable to thepreseut Administration"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

TIE fact that the passage of an cleo
sric current through a rose leaf will
cause it to lose color was taken adj
vantage Of at a recent dinner in Paris.
Instead Of the ordinary card the seat
81 each guest was indicated by his
name being inscribed in white letters
1pOn rose leaf at his place at table.
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- . ---
nroueht in Montana

ST. PAUL. MINI, Oct. ell. Il. Rea
of Miles City, Mont, member of tn,
Montana Legislature, arrived here Sun
day, and paints a terrible picture 0.
suffering from the great drought. He
says in Western Montana the grass il
literally withered away for want of rain
Many thousands Of head Of cattle
have starved to death for want of gras'
and famished for water. "Ranchmen,
said he, lin that part Of the State ar
paving as high as $50 and s25 a ton 70
hay. and in a week or two it will be i'm
possible to get 1t at any price. Waite
is being hauled as far a. twenty miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
A FATAL LAND DEAL.
Trouble Over $4,000 sale Prompts s
Farmer to Commit SnicidP.

Trouble Over $4,000 sale Prompts 8
Farmer to Commit suicide.
AURORA, ILL.,. Oct. 2l.-Saturday after
noon H. f. Parker, a farmer whose prop
srty adjoins the city, sold his farm Of
los acres to Senator ii. II. Evans fol
s2I. 900. He then went home ard, get
ling his rifle, shot himself through the
head. The deed was done in the pres.
ence Of his wife. His family objected
strongly to the sale on the one hant
and all the neighbors were trying {,
get him to sell on the other. lie finally
sold and then, going home to his family
committed suicide
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

Alderman Jacob Stumm, a wealthy citi-
zen OF Eau Claire has just completed vol
untary fast Of twelve DAYS. and declares he
could have held out three DAYS longer.
His purpose was 20 reduce his supes fiuous
flesh. The course was recommended by
Wa hingtOn, d. c, doctor whom he con-
su ted. Mr.. S5umm weighed go pounds,
and was gaining Now he weighs 80 He
was not very hungry and felt we'll He
dropped all business meanwhile.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

A stranger who had been stopping at the
Forest House. at Ellsworth, about two
weeks under the name OF Mac ScOte. was
ound in mis- room the other day in a diving
condition. He had taken laudanum with
suicidal intent, ana lived but few min
utes ter being discovered. Every thing
that could possibly reveal his identity had
been destroyed Even the labels ON the
bottle containing the poison had been
scratched off
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
Four sudden Death..

CHICAGO. Oct. 19-In this city Friday
Joseph Bazel, a boy Is years old, was
caught in n dy-wheel in Taylor's factory at
PA Clinton street and killed; Fred sober, a
farmer from Lombard, aged 80 years, fell
Off his wagon and was picked up dead;
Mary Davis, of 297 West Jackson street,
dropped dead in front OF her home, and the
hose cart of Engine Company No. IS ran
over aud killed Swear old boy named
Isaac Levi at Union aud Maxwell streets
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THE BEER SPOILED.
Case of MucI Interest to Lawyer
Throns hout the STATE.

A Case of Much Interest to Lawyers
Throughout the State.
The jury in the second trial OF Stein
against Leinenkugel at Eau Claire brought
in a verdict OF s5,Oll for Leinenkugel
Stein has admitted an Offset OF 81. 500 Stein
a leading merchant had attached the con-
tents of Leinenkugs S big brewery, ant the
beer spoiled On the first trial the jury
gave Leinenkugel sl9O00 The second
trial lasted three weeks. General Griffin
and J. V Quarles, of Milwaukee. were at
torneys for Stein and H. II Hayden for
LeinenkugeL The case is memorable by
reason of Judge Bundv's decision quashing
the first jury panel on challenge by Quarles
and Griffin, which decision is reforming the
whole method of securing panels through
out the Sta-e and is the sliiecs Of consid-
Grafton by the Acknowledgement
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
THE SOCIALISTS.
Close of Their Conventional Split In the
Party Probable.

Party Probable.
CHICAGO, Oct 19-The convention of the
Socialist Labor party came to a close
Thursday and after ad Hurnment the dele
gates went in a body u Yaldheim to dec
crate the graves OF the Anarchists The
convention adopted resolution concern
ing the flag episode of Sundays mass-meet-
ing at Turner Hall The resolution de-
clared that those who Kissed the American
flag at that meeting were either fools or
police spies and did so only TO give the cap
itaiistic press another opportunity to vent
its spite"
The convention fixed upon Brooklyn as
the seat OF the Executive Committee, upon
Boston as the seat of the Board of Appeals
and New York the seat of the party or
gans The Brooklyn section is said to be in
entire harmony with the Schevitch faction
OF the party ana will elect an executive
committee that will support him The anti
Schevitch faction, when assembled in con-
vention last month. chose Chicago as the
seat of the Executive Committee The
German and American sections in this city
will elect a committee composed of Sche-
vitch's enemies. A split in the party ia
therefore almost certain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

John Schmidt, OF Waseca, Mimi, threw
himse 4 in front OF passenger train on the
Mi waukee road ut Prairie Du CHEN the
other evening and lost an arm He wanted
some one to kill him, and was found TO be
demented having but two weeks ago cut
b. throat with razor, which wound burst
open when he lost his arm He has a sister
living in Dane County. There are no hopes
of his recovery. Reverses in Dakota are
said to be the cause OF his rash act
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
Arrest Of an Embez.Ier.

Sioux CRY. 10. Get 2l.-Wnllam A.
II MS WAS arrested at lawrence, Kan,
last night at the instance of Marshal Shell
by, of this city. he is an embezzler and
forger. Four years ago ie was in the
employ OF the Western Home Insurance
company as agent He embezzled from il
$3.50 Besides TINS lie forged the names
OF Kruse and Stevens, two farmers Of this
county. and raised th.t amount on the
note. He also is wanted at st. Paul for
embezzl.ng Il. 7O) from an insurance com
pany in Minnesota. He is said also TO
have forged the rames CT parties in ST.
Paul to notes ard ra sci money on them.
He VIII be turned over to the ST. Paul
officers, where greater crimes were com
mitted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

A GERMAN scientist wishes 10 de-
termine by means Of photography if
The moon is inhabited. and it is said
that the King of Wurtem burg has
decided. in order to solve this inter-
ssting problem. TO cause to be made.
in the best possible condition. photo
graphs Of the moon; then to enlarge
the negative one hundred and ninety
thousand times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

The fire loss in the United States
and Canada for September was 50. 49,
BOO This is an enormous destruction,
but there is some comfort in the re-
lection that il is less than during the
same month of 1883. when the figures
were Sl0,624.7OO. The aggregate for
The nine months of 1889 is 800, Ig6, $50,
against $9s ESQ. 020 in 1883 and $685.
iSS. 500 in 1887.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

A HUsTLING young man in New
York named Max SOloman has just
been sent to the city prison to serve
out sentence for obtaining money
under false pretenses. He had been
leading the dual life Of beggar and a
man in society; residing in a fashion
able bOarding-house, daily DOMINIC u
disguise and begging from door to
door. nightly splurging rs a member
OF the Stock Exchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
The Road WIN BE Built.

The compile ion OF the Sault Ste. Marie &
Western railway to the Mississippi river
this season seems TO be an established fact.
rate of five to seven cars day and track
laying has been commenced and is being
pushed rapidly Ii is understood the COM
pany has obtained loan which will insure
the completion of the Wisconsin end this
season, and a resumption of the wor6 west
of the Mississippi early in the spring.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

EARLY last summer a young girl at
Summerside. Prince Edward Island,
wrote her name and address upon an
egg. which subsequently, found its way
to Boston. Mass. among other ship
ments. The parents of the young
lady visited Boston recently. and.
strange to say. were introduced to the
young BostOnian who had received the
egg and asked them if they knew the
young lady-their own daughter. Ex-
plantations followed and a correspond
ence was opened The wedding is TO
take place in December.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24
THE UTE INDIANS
They Are or Their Reervations In Col
orado and ia Mischief

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 THE Secretary Of
the Interior has received by reference
from the President a telegram from
the Acting Governor of Colorado in which
he states that the Southern Ute IN
dams are far from their reservation on
the West Dolores, in Southwestern Colo
RADIO and are wantonly killing vast num-
bers of deers for their hides only, contrary
to the laws of the State, and that if i'm
mediate action Is not taken to correct the
evil fears are entertained of serious trouble
resulting. In obedience to the Secretarys
instructions Acting Indian Commissioner
Belt has autographed Indian Agent Barthoi-
Omew at st Ignacio that the slaughter
complained OF must be Immediately
stopped, and the agent is inaructed TO
take immediate and energetic action 70
carry out these dire ctions
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

AFULL-LENGTH oil portrait OF Wash
tngtOn. which was purchased for ten
dollars at the recent sale OF tue Bar
nuns Hotel effects in Baltimore. is
now estimated to be wC'th one thou
sand dollars. experts having pro-
aounced it to be an original by Gilbert
q Stuart
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

MORE than $500 miles of railway
have been built in the United States
this year. At this rate of cOnstruc-
lion, there will be 5000 miles of new
'oad at the end of the year. This will
mean an aggregate of no less than
100. 600 miles in the country.
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Dakota Methodist Conference.

HuRoS. Oak, Oct. 2l-The fifth annual
session Of the Dakota Conference OF the
Methodist Church closed this afternoon.
Bishop Vincent presided. There were lA
preachers in attendance. The presiding
elders are: Aberdeen district, F. A Bur.
dick; WATERFOWL district, A. d Traveller;
Huron district. Lewis Bra ford; Mitchell
district. c. B. Clark; Sioux Falls district
W. n Jordan. The next meeting Will be
bald at MITCHELL