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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
The News Condensed.
Important In.eIligence from AII Pants.
EiFTN-FIRsT CONGRESS.


TUESDAY, Feb. IL. - Bills were in
trodueed in the Senate establishing a
public-schOOl system in Utah; provid-
ing for an inspection of meats for ex-
portation; prohibiting the importation
of adulterated articles of food or drink;
TO create an agricultural commission to
investigate the present depressed con-
ditiOn Of the agricultural interests of
the country; to prescribe in part the
manner of the election OF members of
Congress. Bills were passed appropriate
ing 100000 for public building at Bur
lington. Ia, and for the relief of certain
settlers on the public lands In the
House the time was occupied in discus
sing the new code OF rules.
WEDNESDAY, Feb IA Joint reso-
luton congratulatin gthe people Of Bra
I'll on their resumption of the response
bilities Of self-goyernment was unani-
mously agreed to in the Senate. Sem
ator Chandler introduced a bill to regu-
late immigration in the United States.
The nomination of Thomas J. Morgan
as Indian Commissioner was confirmed.
In the House discussion of the new code
of rules was continued, arguments for
and against their adoption being made.
THURSDAY, Feb I3.-In the Senate
bills were reported for the establish
ment and maintenance of Indian
industrial schools in Michigan and
South Dakota The bill TO provide a
temporary government for the territory
of Oklahoma was further considered and
finally passed. In the House discussion
of the new code of rules was continued.
arguments for and against their adoption
being made.
FRIDAY, Feb I4.-Bills were passed
in the Senate providing for an AS
sistant Secretary of War with a sal
airy of $4,000; for the relief of sol
diers or sailors who enlisted or served
under assumed names; appropriating
sIOO,OOO for a public building at Eau
Claire, Wis; to prevent the introduce
ton of contagious diseases from one
State to another; to invite international
arbitration as TO differences between ma
tioIfs; providing that oaths required
in pension or bounty cases may De taken
before any officer authorized TO admin
lister oaths for general purposes. A bill
was introduced providing for the pen
siOning. at the rate of S25 month from
March 1, 1889, of all women who we're
army nurses during the late war. In
the House the new code of rules was
passed BY vote of 16I to 149
SATURDAY, Feb. 15.-The Senate was
not in session. In the House a bill
VAS passed providing for the ascer-
tainment in the next census of the
mortgage Indebtedness of the country
A bill was introduced appropriating
$3.50, 900 for the purchase of residence
in or near Washington for the President
of the United States. The bill to form
the Territory OF Oklahoma was favor
ably reported.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
RELICS AND RARITlES.

IMPORTANT original letters from Luz
Their and Melanchthon have recently
been discovered in church in Neustadt,
Bavaria, and given to the Munich
Museum.
BRYENNoIs, Archbishop of Nicodemia,
has found in a Turkish library at
Damascus manuscriptof the New Tes-
lament dating from about the middle Of
the fourth century.
WHAT are supposed to be the first
playing cards used were recently found
in Pom peiian excavations and are now
in I'll possession of a collector in Phil
adelphia. The cards are perfectly
square.
The earliest known will has been dis
covered by Flinders Petrie at Kahun, or,
as the town was known $500 years ago,
ulahun. The document is so curiouAy
modern in form that it might almost be
granted probate to-day.
A SCHENECTADY On. " merchant
has in his possession curious old
Dutch Bible which was published in the
year 1887. The volume is bound in
thick slabs of black oak, covered with
calfskin. About forty years ago the
book mysteriously disappeared from
among the family relics, but some
months ago Mr.. Van Vranken got track
of it, anu to-day the old curio is once
more in the proper hands.
A HARRIsEURG (Pa.) bricklayer has
portions of brick and mortar picked
up in the ruins of the palace of the
Caesars Palatine Hall at Rome, Italy,
By son of the late DR.. OConnor, who
has lust returned from tour of Europe.
The material Of the brick is similar TO
that of which American fire brick is
made. but this ancient brick is only an
inch thick and IL and the mortar are
!. 500 years old. Mr.. Cline prizes the
relics OF eighteen centuries as only an
old bricklayer could such curiosities.
AT San Antonio, Tex, while work
men were excavating the central Alamo
plaza, with the object Of preparing the
ground for q park, they turned up sew
eraI copper cannon balls and number
of half-decsyed human bones The
place is within fifty yards OF the famous
structure which was the death-place OF
Crockett and Bowie, and some OF the
balls are hattened from having been
fred against the stone wall, and, in
deed, the venerable building bears their
scars. The bones are those of Mexican
soldiers who fell in the fray, some OF
whom were buried. The bodies OF the
massacred Americans were all burned
up. The relics hare been taken In oy
curiosity seekers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
An Aged Couple Slain Near South Omaha,
Neh.-Arrast of Two Servants

Neb.-Arrest Of Two Servants.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Feb. 15.-News
of one of the most cold-blooded and APP
parently unprovoked double murders
that ever occurred in this vicinity has
just come to light. The details leading
up to the finding OF the bodies are as
follows:
In Decent Der last DIR. c. ii. Pinney, Of
this city, rented farm. located six
miles west of South Omaha, to A. B.
Caldwelder. The latter could not then
occupy the place and moved his wife's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Jones, to the farm to take
care of the stock. On Tuesday
last Mr. Caldwelder drove to the farm
and was surprised to find the front door
open. No sign of the old folks could be
seen. Within the house every thing was
in order. There had been seven horses
and nine head of cattle on the place,
and these were gone. A search was
made, and on Friday the bodies of the
missing persons were found. The remains
of the old man had been buried in a
pile of refuse, and partly hidden in a
haystack fifteen rods distant lay the
body of his wife. Both had been killed
by the same weapon, 44-caliber re-
volver. The mans body had been
pierced by four bullets, while three had
killed the aged lady.
The disappearance of the stock APP
parently tells the story. The thieves
were evidently discovered while steal
ing the animals and killed the aged
=
The whole county is aroused and
rewards amounting to $4,000 have
been offered for the apprehension
of the murderers. Frank Oftitt and
Jerry Dee, two men working in South
Omaha, have been arrested on sus-
picion of being the murdsrers. 1t is
said that they sold the stolen cattle to
South Omaha commission house.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
FOREIGN INTEIlIoENcE

CHARLES and John Butler and William
Lee, fishermen, were drowned on the
18th near lie Preux, n. B., during
gale.
IN Paris on the 18th a fire destroyed
Osborne's library, valued at $500. 900,
containing unique documents of the
Cromwell and Stuart period in English
history.
On the 18th the British Parliament
convened in London.
THE Legislature Of Manitoba on the
18th passed resolution abolishing the
use of French as the official language in
that province.
ADvIcEs of the 18th say that volcanic
eruptions near the town of Fukuyama,
in Japan, caused loss of So, SOC, 900.
Only one man lost his life.
AT Toronto, Can, Thomas Kane was
hanged on the 18th for the murder of
his wife in November last
THE young Due d'Orleans was sem
fenced in Paris on the 18th TO two years
imprisonment for violating the decree
exiting from France all pretenders to
the French throne.
THE death of the Sultan of Zanzibar
occurred on the 18th.
FLAMES destroyed the University of
Toronto, the grandest pile of buildings
in Canada and among the finest on the
continent, on the 14th, involving a loss
of $500, 900.
AwEDDING party at Pontivia, France,
was precipitated into the water by the
overturning of a vehicle on the 14th and
twelve were drowned, including the
bride and groom.
FLOODS in Australia had on the 18th
destroyed large amount of property
and caused the loss of over forty lives
A DECISION by Justice Drake. of the
British Columbian Supreme Court, on
the 18th declares that the Government
of the United States has no jurisdiction
over Behring sea outside of the marine
league limit.
OK the 18th C. G. Davis, Quebec
Cam timber merchant, disappeared
leaving shortage of 5000, 900.
THE loss of the steamer Dubury and
400 Chinese passengers in the China sea
during a recent typhoon was confirmed
on the 18th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
A BANK ROBBED.
Professional Cracksmen Obtain $4,000
Ivy Blowing Open the Safe of the sale N
fIlI.D National Bank.

Professional Cracksmen Obtain $1,000
hy Blowing Open the Safe of the sale N
UlI.) National Bank.
SALEM, Ill, Feb 15.-At s o'clock
Friday morning b. F. Marshall. cashier
came TO the bank and unlocked the
door as usual and stepped inside He
at once detected strong odor like pow
der, and, having proceeded into the Of
fee, he made the startling discovery that
the door of the vault was omen. Upon
looking in he was still further shocked
to see the door of the safe shattered.
The bank had been entered by burglars
and robbed. The cashier at once gave
the alarm. The news spread rapidly
and soon hundreds of citizens repaired
to the bank. Great excitement prevailed,
and many of the depositors were fearful
lest the robbery should result in
the loss Of their deposits. They we're
soon assured, however, by a notice
signed by the cashier, that though the
extent of the robbery had not been
ascertained, the depositors need
have no uneasiness as they would
not be allowed to suffer any
oss in consequence of the robbery.
4ater another notice was posted up
igned by the president General j. S.
Martin, and the cashier, that the bank
would open for business to-day as usual.
The statement was subsequently made
shat the amount of the robbery would
not reach 1000, but it is believed by
many that it will far exceed this sum.
The vault was built about two years
ago, when a new safe with time lock
and the latest improvements was pur-
chased. The safe was guaranteed to be
burglar-proof. The door of the vault
was a double, heavy iron one, and with
feeling of security no one slept in the
bank and there was no night-watchman.
Parties have been securing the country
in search of the robbers, but thus far no
clew has been obtained.
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LATER.

-.
ADvIcEs of the 18th say that while
the steamship Victoria was on her way
from Colombo to Alden twelve men fell
into the sea while attempting to lower
boat and all were devoured by sharks
in full sight Of the passengers.
Mrs MoLLIE CoRwIN, of Shelbyville,
Ind, who has had eight husbands, Of
whom seven are living, was on the nth
married to her ninth. George Cusick.
AT Charleston, S. c., Napoleon Lavalle
on the 18th fatally shot his wife, from
whom he had for some time been sepa-
rated, and also Mr.. Ii. Feldsman, her
uncle. with whom she lived.
AT La Porte, Ind, on the nth Francis
Prabla, a well-to-do farmer, was fined
$500 and sentenced to six months i'm
prisonmert for wife-beating.
A SEMINARY for girls at San Marcos,
Tex, was destroyed by fire on the 18th,
three of the girls being fatally burned,
and thirty others only escaped death by
jumping from the windows.
THE Lincoln National Bank at Lin
coin. Pa, which was recently plundered
by Cashier Bard and F. w. Hull of over
$50. 900. was closed on the 18th.
THE visible supply of wheat and corn
in the United States on the 18th was,
respectively, 3O,373. 303 and 12,5sS, $50
bushels.
C. LATHAM SHOLEs, the inventor of
the typewrite-, died at his home in Mil
waukee on the 18th, at the age of IL
years.
IL the United States Senate on the
18th bills were introduced providing for
the issue OF fractional silver certificates;
providing that all persons receiving
pensions for total disability shall have
the same increased from So per month
to 500 per month. A petition was pre-
scented from Massachusetts praying that
the export Of intoxicating liquors to
Africa be stopped. Bills were passed
appropriating $4,000 for a statue OF
James Madison in Washington, and
establishing two additional land dis
tricts in the State OF Washington. In
the House bills were introduced appro-
priating $500, 600 for an addition 20 the
Government building in Chicago, and
appropriating $50. 600 for the erection of
an Indian industrial school in North
Dakota. A joint resolution was intro
duced changing the term of President
and Nice-President from four to six
years. providing that they shall serve
one term only, and extending the terms
of Representatives in Congress TO three
years. The bill for the relief of the
Sioux Indians at Devils Lake, y. ID,
was passed. 1t was decided TO vote on
a location for the worlds fair on Monday
next
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
A BOLD SCHEME.
Arrest of Two Men at Denver. Col, Who
Had Plotted to Kidnap Ex-senator

Arrest of Two Men at Denver, Col, Who
Had Plotted to Kidnap Ex-senator
Tabor and Hold Him for n Ransom.
DENVER, Col, Feb. 15.-The police on
Friday arrested Oscar Roberts and Ar
thur Butcher on a charge of conspiracy
TO kidnap ex-senator Tabor and hold
him for a ransom of $50, 900. November
7, 1889, Roberts wrote letter from Pin
con, n. NJ, to Butcher, who was in
Omaha, in which he disclosed the plans
and asked Butcher to meet him in Den.
yer the last of the month. The men met
here, and by some means the police got
hold of the letter and caused their arrest
When taken to headquarters they denied
that they had any intentions of carry
ing out the scheme, but they were held
until they confessed. Roberts is but
% years old and Butcher 81. On ac-
count of their youth Mr.. Tabor refused
to prosecute them and they were re-
leased from custody.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

II many cities and towns in the
United States on the 18th the sIst an
niversary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin was com nemorated.
IN the United States there were 21S
business failures during the seven days
ended on the I4.h. against 259 the pre-
vious seven days. The total of failures
in the United States January to date
is a,IOO. against ?, lS2 in 1889.
AT the leading clearinghouse in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
s1,OS1, 2i9, 9I6, against 81, 1sS. So, 06S the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1889 the decrease
amounted TO %.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

ONE cigarette fiend put in some fine
work the other day in Wilkes County,
y. G., while adjusting fuse attached to
two kegs of powder. The result was
that spark falling from his cigarette
caused an immediate explosion. and he
with four other workmen passed at once
out Of existence
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
OVER 200 SLAVES PERISH.
A Dhow Blown Up During Mwanga's
Struggle for the Uganda Throne.

Struggle for the Uganda Throne.
ZANZIBAR, Feb. 15.-In his struggle
for the recovery of the throne of Uganda
Mwanga was assisted by Europeans.
There was very severe fighting. King
Kdema's force was annihilated, few
Arabs escaping the subsequent massa-
ere. During the battle a dhow on the
lake, conveying some Arab chiefs with
munitions, was blown up and all on
board persisted. In the dhow were
twelve Arab chiefs and 200 fighting
slaves. The battle occurred at the
capital of Uganda. Only three Arabs
escaped. The victims include members
Of most of the leading Zanzibar fam
lilies. 1t is not known who were the
Europa ms who aided Mwanga, but it is
surmised that they belonged to Jack
sons and Gedge's caravans
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

AFTER fifteen years Of almost contin-
uous warfare the Chinese have at last
subiugsted the savage tribes in South
eastern FormOsa aud will open up that
hitherto-unexplored region TO the world
The northern part Of the island has
been occupied By the Chinese all that
time, but they have never been able TO
gain foothold in the southeastern part,
so desperate has been the resistance of
these savages, who seem TO have pos
sessed the courage always character
istic of mOuntaineers- The whole island
contains about 1900 square miles and
has several mountain peaks over ls.ooo
feet in height
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Caused a Sensation.

An intoxicated man entered the Meth
odist church at Hudson on a recent Sun
day during the services and passing up
to the pulpit offered the pastor. Rev.
John Tressidder, drink. The divine
took the bottle and filed 1t away for
future reference, while the intruder
was run off to the calaboose. The ep-
isode created quite sensation in the
house of worship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
Three Persons Killed and Several Injured
Near Mitchell, Ind.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 15.-The
north-bound morning passenger train
on the Monon route collided with a
freight train two miles north of Mitchell
at 10 o'clock Friday morning, causing a
disastrous wreck. The killed were: W..
III. billiard, engineer of passenger train;
]. Il. Godinger, fireman; Charles
Wright, mail agent, of New Orleans.
Six persons were badly hurt and a few
others slightly injured. The wreck was
caused by wrong orders from the train
dispatcher. The injured were taken to
Mitchell
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

SUSAN b. ANTHONY. Clara Barton and
other more or less prominent women
have organized the Lucy Webb Hayes
Temple Association Their aim is to
erect in Washington a monument to the
late Mrs Hayes They want five thou
sand charter members at five dollars a
member. Several hundred members
have already been obtained.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

THE New York Court of Appeals has
rendered a decision to the effect that a
wife may maintain an action against a
woman who has alienated the affections
Of her husband. Judge Vann says in the
opinion: "As the wrongs of the wife are
the same in principle and are caused by
acts of the same nature as those of
the husband the remedy should be
the same Why should we have a
right of action for the loss of her SO
ciety unless she has a right of
sction for the loss of his society? Does
she not need the protection of the law
in this respect at least as much as he
does2r
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
Want the Nancy Retnrned.

New YORK, Feb 15.-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent says there is
a possibility of the National Govern.
ment bringing suit against the man
ayers of the recent New Orleans exposi-
ton to compel an accounting of the
funds of the concern To aid the expo
sition Congress appropriated 81, 800, 600,
with the understanding that If there
was surplus when the exposition was
over the money should be turned into
the United States Treasury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

A GRAND JURY at Birmingham. Ala.
has indicted A S. Babbitt, coroner of
Jefferson County. for the embezzlement
Of money from the bodies on which he
has held iuquests- This must be the
veritable parsonage every one has heard
about at one time or another who is
mean enough to steal the coppers of a
Head mans ewes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

ARTHUR WARD, of Australia. is com
ing to America to swim Niagara in Ordi-
nary costume. BY the time Mr.. Ward
gets through the whirlpool his body
will have the costume of Adam, if his
friends succeed in finding it for Chris
tan burial
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odd-Fellows Insurance Company.

At the annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin 0dd-Fellows' Mutual Life Insurance
Company held recently at jefferson the
following officers were elected: Andrew
Willard, President; ]. II. Vivian, Min
eral Point, Vice-President; James w.
Ostrander, jefferson, Secretary; John
w. Hudson, Madison, Treasurer. Au-
diting Committee, b F. Sherman of
Beaver Dam, Thomas j. Shear of Hills
borough, and II. f. Huxley of Neenah.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

THERE are in this country and Canada
s45 miles OF electric street-railway, on
which 1,2SO cars run. Ohio has the
greatest number OF miles of any State
9Si4. and runs I6I cars. while Pennsyl-
vania has but 81 4. and yet runs eighty
four cars, more than three times as
many in proportion
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wreck ON the Wisconsin, Central.

The Ashland and Bessemer express,
leaving Ashland at o'clock in the
morning over the Wisconsin Central.
was wrecked the other day near Mellen
Junction. The express car and two
day coaches were thrown from the track
and turned completely over. The cause
of the derailment was the spreading OF
rails. Half a dozen passengers had
limbs broken and were otherwise in
iured. but none fatally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

RoBERT NIvEN. a London barrister, is
In Boston, where he is delivering a
c0urse of lectures. He says: 1T would
not surprise me if before die there is
not crowned head in Europe. Ideas
are in the air and events move rapidly.
Two years ago the theory of imperial
federation was not regarded as practical
BILE: now il is recognized as within the
sphere of practical party politics This
is a great gain"
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To Test the Drainage Law.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The first step to
test the constitutionality of the new
drainage law was taken yesterday after
noon in bill filed in the circuit court
by Marshall J. Wilson, taxpayer, ask
ing that the drainage trustees be en-
joined from issuing bonds. the proceeds
of which are to be used in the work OF
the board
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
The Bee-Kecpers.

The Bee-Keepers' Association at its
recent session in Madison elected the
following officers: President C. A.
Hatch, of Ithaca; First Vice-President,
Rev. Fl. A. Winter, OF Madison; Second
Vice-Presldent, Rev. T. L. Turner, of
Waukesha; Secretary, DR.. ]. w. Vance,
of Madison; Treasurer, NJ. q. Plumb.
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Regents of the state University

Governor Hoard has reappointed the
following members of the State Univer-
sity Board of Regents: Third Congress
sional district, George Raymer, Mad
ison; Fourth district, George Koeppen,
waukee; Fifth district, Hiram
Smith, Sheboygan Falls; Eighth dis
trict, w. p. Bartlett, Eau Claire.
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Y. NJ. C. A. Man Confidenced.

A young man giving his name as
James Anderson recently succeeded in
swindling Secretary Willis, of the Y.
NJ. C. A. of Milwaukee, out of $500. An
derson claimed to be from the Mime
apolis Y. NJ. c. A. and induced Willis
to fndorse o draft on the Plankinton
Bank which proved to be worthless.
Anderson had skipped.
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CHINESE physicians can not practice
in New York without a license. so says
the coroner's jury in the case of DIR.
Nam, who attended a Chinaman who
died recently. The ''Dr." had left his
diploma in China!