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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
In Hendricks Memory.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 26.-July
has been fixed as the date for unvailing
the monument of the late Vice-Presi-
dent Hendricks on the State
House grounds in this city. The
address will be delivered by United
States Senator Turpie. The President,
ex-Presidents, Vice-President, ex-
Vice-Presidents and members of the
Cabinet and Governors OF all the States
will be invited to attend. The commit
tee of arrangements extends an invita-
ton TO societies and clubs and other or
CARNATIONS of the State and elsewhere
to be present.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
TWO LIVES LOST.
A Quantity of Dynamite ExpIodes During
Fire at Lucas, o., Killing Two Men
and Injuring "A Great Many Persons.

Quantity OF Dynamite Exptodes During
a Fire at Lucas, o., Killing Two Men
and Injuring a Great Many Persons.
MANSFIELD, o., May ga heavy
rain-storm passed over Richland County
Saturday night. Lightning struck the
John Charles block in Lucas, six miles
east of this city, about o'clock Sunday
morning. The block took fire and was
entirely consumed, together with two
dwellings adjoining. There is no fire
apparatus in the village and the citizens
turned out with buckets, but could do
nothing toward extinguishing the
flames. They then endeavored to save
the contents of the building. and while
they were removing the goods about
fifty pounds of dynamite, which was
kept in the store, exploded with dIsas-
trous effect Two persons were killed
and about twenty-five persons in all
more or less injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

JONI SwEARER, who has just been
granted a pension of twenty dollars a
month. IS officially declared to have
been the first man wounded in the war
of the rebellion. There were a good
many other swearers IN the army, but
JOHN is the first to achieve dist notion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
LATER.
Crushed by q Wav.

QUEBEC, MAY 27.-The steamer UT
cassian, at this port from Liverpool, en-
countered very rough passage and the
sea ran very high. On Tuesday last
the weather was unusually rough, and
four cabin passengers-D. Valpy and
three others were standing at the head
of the saloon stairs when a hugh wave
broke over the deck knocking all four
of the men into the saloon. All were
unconscious when picked up. The
ships doctor FASTENED to the scene and
found that Valpy was fatally injured,
his body being terribly bruised and his
skull smashed in. He fingered short
time in an unconscious condition and
then died, and was afterward buried at
sea
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

WHILE all Europe is talking of Prince
bismarck, few know how the great
Chancellor and his ancestors got their
name. Bismarck is the name Of one Of
those ancient castles a short distance
from Stendal. on the road from Cologne
20 Berlin, in the center of the old mar
quisate Of Braudenburg. Tho castle
has this name because it defended the
s.Marca." or the line where the river
Biese formed a boundary in former
times, or mark of defense against in
truders. Hence the name bismarck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

The use Of electricity as a motive
power for street cars will be an impOr-
tant section of the census investigation
of the electrical industry. None of
the many forms OF application of
electricity has been developed more
rapidly or been accompanied by more
satisfactory results than that of the
transmission of power for street car
purposes. The plan of investigation
that has been adopted is designed to
make comparison between the differ
ent motive powers employed-animal.
steam dummy. cables and electricity
TO show the relative economic value of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

Outside of New York the United
States has $1,000 Indian children Of
school age; of this number only II. OOd
are provided with proper school accom-
mOdati0ns. The commissioner. desiring
better education for Indian children,
asked for more money than Congress
saw fit to grant. Nevertheless the ed
ucatiOn Of the Indian is of great impor-
tance, not only to himself, but to the
whites 0f the West
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

The announcement that the Quakers
are not dying out is made in letter
from ~ Quaker 70 Murray's Maya
zine. During the first half of this cen
fury their decline in numbers was very
rapid; but for good many years past
the accessiOns 10y confinement have
been every year so greatly in excess OF
the secessions that, Notwithstanding a
very low marriage rate and very low
birth rate there is yearly a steady i'm
crease in Great Britain. In the United
states the QIakers are increasing. es-
pecially in the South and West mainly
through accessions from other religious
bodies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

THE prize of forty thousand francs
offered by the French Academy for some
test Of death, looking to the prevention
Of being buried alive, was given to a
physician. who announces that on hold
ing the hand of a supposed dead person
to a strong light if living a scarlet
tinge Is seen where the fingers touch,
showing that the blood continues to cir
culate, there being no scarlet when the
subject is really dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

Two NEW sOvereigns have recently
opened stands for business in the Pa
cific. One is the King of Tari Tari,
who rules over some part OF the Gilbert
Islands. and the other ruler who has
adopted an ensign is the head potentate
of the Marshall Islands Tie navy OF
these funny little powers may be only
dug-outs. as indeed they probably are,
but Uncle Sans navy must salute when
ever tine flag of the Tari Tari comes in
sight. This ambitious sovereign in the
far-awav islands Of the Pacific has
chosen the American cOlOrs for his
own. though he has arranged them diff
fercutly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

or the inhabitants of the world the
MongOlians lead with about $50 coo. 600,
and the Aryans. which comprise praeti-
eally all the people of Europe, four
fifths Of those Of the American CONT
nent. and all of the civilized residents
Of Australia, come next. with 545, OOO,-
900. The negroes are put at $50, OOO, 600,
the Semitic people at $4,000, 600, the
Malays and Polynesians ct 81, 900. 600,
and the Indians of North and South
America at Is, 900. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

By reason of Commander M,CaIla's
suspension from rank and duty TO- three
years, he can not in that time Wear his
sword, leave the country without per-
mission, wear his TN form. nor visit the
Navy Department His pay on sea duty
is $500 This becomes of course re-
duced, and stands at g. 500 leave pay. g"
lie has summer home at Newport.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

NATURE Is charging our Alaskan
possessions. Volcanic action some seven
wears ago sent up the island Of BOgos-
Iowa. in lat tude 81 degrees 81 minutes
north and longitude los degrees west
Recently this island was blazed into a
lively volcano. throwing clouds of
smoke and ashes and maintaining a
threatening pillar Of fire. Recently,
also. four new islands have risen near
this one, and from an ocean bottom Of
.. 600 feet depth. If Nature is going to
perform any Of these upheavings. how
pleasant il IS that she selects her terri
tory far from the hauntsOf civilizations
and the rendezvous Of dense population.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
VIII Build to Marshfield.

A resolution has been filed in the
Secretary of States Office by the Chica-
go, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railway Company authorizing the ex-
tension of its road from Neillsville
through the counties of Clark and Wood
into and through the city of Marshfield,
distance of twenty-five miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

SOME time ago the teacher of a River
side Call school instructed her class
how to act in case of emergencies, such
as drowning. gun-shot accidents. etc.
A day or so after the lesson a lad named
Haight went home and found his baby
sister given up for dead. after being
picked out Of canal There was no
doctor TO be had. and young Haight
went to work to apply his lesson. and in
4 few minutes the baby was restored to
life. Why should not such lessons be
given in every school?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Her Rieht to the rifle.

Interested Spectator-Miss, If / may
ask the question, what are you cow
hiding that man for?
Enraged Young Woman vigorously
plying the whip about her victims face
md head)-The infamous liar told a
friend of mine that ] was not d lady
The scoundrel! III show him! Stand
aside, gentlemen!
[whack- Whack. Whsek. l-Chicags
Cribgaa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
skipped with the Cash.

Mrs. Meldbrath, widow living at
Milwaukee, was married the other day
to a man named Ebler. The lady had
ESQ in the bank and she turned over the
sum to Ebler, who said he wanted the
money to start saloon. He did not
come home and the bride went to his
boarding house and inquired. She was
informed that Ebler had purchased new
clothes and left town.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

CINCINNATI. May 26.-The ninth Gin
cinnati May musical festival closed
Saturday night with its seventh con-
cert. There has been an average at
tendance of over 4,5OO at each concert
and the net profits to the festival will
be $40. 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
A Larea NIorfrage.

The largest mortgage ever placed on
record in Chippewa County was recorded
at Chippewa Falls the other day. 1t
was given by the Wisconsin Iron Com
pany to the Massachusetts Loan &
Trust Company, and is for $1,000, 600,
covering 1886 acres in Ashland County,
2O6 in Chippewa, 4,esl in St. Croix, 1854
in Pierce and IL, $40 in Taylor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
A Scamp shot.

The other night at La Crosse a
drunken painter, named Fred Won
kutzleden, forced his attentions on Mrs
William Hagenbarth on the street. fol-
lowing her home, where she told her
son, William, young man, who ran to
a neighbor's, borrowed a revolver, re-
turned and shot the fellow through the
breast The wounded man would re-
cover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
xyorld.s R,ir Cnnn.ni.sIanara

Governor Hoard recently announced
the following appointments of world S
fair commissioners and alternates: Com
missioners- Allen, Jr., Repub-
lican, of Mineral Point; John L. Mitch
ell, Democrat of Milwaukee. Alter
nates-George f. Gordon, Republican,
of Koshkonong; Myron Reed, Democrat,
of Superior.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
TRAINS TRIP COMPLETED.

He Circied the Globe In Almost Five
Days Less Time Than Did Nelly bly,.
TACOMA, Wash, May 26. - George
Francis Train completed his trip around
the world Saturday evening, arriving
here at o'clock. The time from start
to finish was 81 days, IS hours, min
utes and seconds. Nelly Bly's time
was ~ days, 6 hours, ii minutes and Ia
seconds. Exclusive of thirty-six hours
voluntarily spent in New York Trains
actual time was 65 days, hour, min
utes and seconds Train claims he
would have lowered this time about forty
hours with special train from New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

OUR new cruisers are irresistible
eenters Of attraction whenever the pub
lie can get at them. The number of
people visiting the Charleston when re-
Gently on exhibition at San Francisco
was 10000; and the number storming
the Baltimore at Baltimore last Sunday
"a single day-was $4,000. II took a
day TO put the ship in order after the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

New YORK. May 26.-The ocean race
between the steamships City of Rome,
Aurania and Alaska ended Sunday with
a victory for the first named. The time
of the City of Rome to Fire Island was
days, hours and minutes; Aurania,
7days, hours and % minutes; Alaska,
z DAVIS. 3 houps and 40 minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

President AND MRs. HARRISON have
deei, cd thai they viii not spend the
summer at Deer Park, which has come
to be regarded as a resort for P-esi-
dents. although they NAV go there for a
few weeks during the warm spell as the
quests Of friends
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Given a Now Trial.

r. ID. Marshall has granted o. A.
Nichols, of Chippewa Falls, new trial
under the law which gives the trial
judge power to grant new trial any
time during the year OF the trial, either
before or after sentence. Nichols is
serving ten years at Waupun for ASSAULT
ing his young sister-in-law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
A SHAKY LUMBER FIRM.
Smith, Wade g. Co., of Quebec, Finhn-
ciaIly Embarrassed.

ciaIIy Embarrtsseu'
QUEBEC, May 26.-The firm of Smith,
Wade & Co., leading lumber dealers in
this city, are in financial difficulties.
Their liabilities are about 81, 600, 900. If
no settlement can be arranged between
the firm and its creditors the most Sc
rious blow experienced by the Quebec
lumber trade in the last quarter-cen-
fury will have been struck. Millions
of dollars worth of timber in RATS will
be thrown on the market, while some
sixty ships are expected here on char
tiers made by the firm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

MoRRIsTowY n. j., May 26-The
Farrelly building, owned by Patrick
Farrelly, president OF the American
News Company. was burned Sunday
morning. Loss, 100000; insurance ON
the building and contents, $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

EN-GOvERNOE ROBINSoN. of Massa-
chusetts, holds that the selling of liquor
in original packages is legal, and has
advised lis clients, a syndicate of
Holyoke unlicensed liquor-dealers. to
make test ease 70 decide the constitu-
tiOnality Of the law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Tn, 0ldc,t "Odd Fellow. :.

A. De Haven, of Monroe, pioneer of
Galena and Wisconsin lead mines, is
undoubtedly the oldest surviving Odd
Fellow in the United States. He is 50
years OF age, a nd was a charter member
of Lodge No. a, of Philadelphia, and of
which Thomas Widely, founder of the
order in America, was Noble Grand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

Poor Brown, He had no personality
no Individuality that i'm
pressed anybody. When he was pres
ent nobody knew it, and when he was
absent nobody missed him.
He was a little pale-faced fellow,
rather thin, and shabby in a genteel
way, perfect gentleman, but so quiet
and retiring that we could find out
nothing about him.
We soon made up our minds that
Brown was nobody and let him alone
Whether this course pleased him or not
we neither knew nor cared. We were a
Jolly set, bound to have our fun, and
when fellow did not run with us we
made point to have nothing to do with
him.
Yet we had no prejudice against the
little man. Somehow he was so utterly
without life and color and body and
voice that he did not attract attention.
and without intending to snub him We
carelessly passed him by.
Anybody in the parlor?" asked, one
evening.
Nobody" was the reply.
entered the room and found Brown,
but it did not occur to me that the serv-
ant had been mistaken.
One night was late for supper, and
was told that would have the dining
room to myself. So l ate supper alone
there was nobody but Brown at the
table.
1 can see now, in looking back, that
this clever outcast in his timid way
tried to make himself one of us. can
recollect the faint smile that played
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
That Makes a Difference

McCorkle-Is it right to speak of
man as ''of the male persuasion?"
McCrackle-It is if tbs subject is I'M
married.
McCorkle-What has that to do with
it?
Why. if he is married his
wife persuades him.-Jndge-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
He D, the Denver Bank Kobber,

DESvFR, Col, May Co. One of the
clerks of the First National Bank,
which was robbed Of $4,000 some time
ago, went to Clayton, Mo-, 10 identify
the man who had confessed to being
the thief. Saturday night be teie-
graphed that it was the right person
and the man will be brought here for
trsa7
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Rusiness Frustrated by an Epidemic

BARBouRsvrLLE, w. Va, May 90
A distressing situation exists here.
Flux, measles and typhoid are prevalent.
Two hundred persons are i'll. Business
is at standstilL Physicians and under
takers are overworked and grave-dig-
gers have not been so busy for years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Yale wins.

New HAVEN, Conn, May 26.-The Yale
ATLANTA boat race was rowed Saturday
afternoon, and Yale won by eight
lengths after an exciting finish. fale's
time was twenty minutes and seventeen
seconds, and Atalanta's twenty minutes
and fortv-twn sacandS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

Ex-Governor J. STERLING MoRroN'
Of Nebraska. father of the ArbOr day
for economic tree planting out that way,
SAYS that more than six hundred mill
ion trees planted by human hands" are
growing in that State.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Uudson. Good I.ucL

The Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis Il
Omaha Railway Company has decided
to locate its new car shops at Hudson.
Ample grounds have been procured on
the SC-th side, and seven mammoth
brick buildings will be erected without
delay. The plant will cost over $3.50, O0o
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

THE Gar Of Russia wears the largest
ruby in the world, valued at 500. 900. in
his crown, which is miter-shaped and
has on its crest a cross composed of five
big diamonds supporting the ruby.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Died Worth a Million.

Sigvald A. Qvale died at Eau Claire
the other night of pulmonary con-
sumption, aged IS He came from
Norway as boy, without dollar,
and obtained employment with the Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
land agent at Hudson. He was given a
position in the Office, saved his salary of
$40 month, speculated in land and
leaves an estate of about 81, 900, 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

Miss BELLE SMITH, recently APP
pointed resident physician at the wom-
ans prison in SherbOrn, Mass. is but
twenty-three years old. She has been
practicing medicine for two years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

A WRITER in Forest and Stream claims
that fishes are insensible to pain. 1t is
probably uncomfortable pleasure that
causes them to dart, jump and futter
about with a hook in the mouth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Mus, Not smoke in Public.

ALBANY. n. y, May 26.-Governor
Hill has signed Linsons' general code
amendment prohibiting minors under
IS years Of age from smoking in pubic
places.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Telephone Lines Injured.

The introduction of electricity as .
motive power by two Milwaukee street.
car lines has had the effect TO greatly
impair, not to say almost destroy, the
efficacy of the telephone lines of this
city as means of communication, and
fight is on between the Wisconsin Tel
ephone Company and the owners of the
electric street-car lines. President
Payne, of the telephone company. said
recently that he had not fully made up
his mind as to what course would be
pursued.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
Armour,. Latest Scbeme.

CHICAGO, May 20. "A Pacific coast pa
per says that z. D. Armour, of this city,
and other capitalists are about to es-
tablish large beef canning and pork
packing plant at Hunters Point, near
the southern limits of San Francisco.
The capital stock is placed at 81, 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

RICHARD NAUX, recently elected to
Congress 10 succeed Samuel J. Randall.
claims to be the only American who
ever danced with Queen Victoria.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

THE hatters of Europe have just ceIe-
brated the centennial of the stovepipe
har
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

The top and bottom of any thing ar'
considered extremes, but there isnf
much difference between them in
strawberry box.-Lowell Courier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

When young man loses mis- heart
to some girl. he usually loses his nerve
at the same time.-Terre uaute En-
press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
An anered Anarchist Plot.

CHICAGO, May ga ten-pound can
Of dynamite was found at the base OF
the Haymarket monument Saturday
morning with charred fuse attached to
it The circumstances tend to estab-
lish the theory that the explosive was
placed there by Anarchists with the in
tention of blowing up the monument,
which commentaries the terrible mas
sacre of policemen by bomb at that
point several years ago. There is no
clue 10 the actual perpetrator.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29

Winter wheat fields have been plowed
up in various portions of Illinois be-
cause OF tue frost and cold rains