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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-30


AUGUST SWANSON and Jack Johnson,
of Chestertown. Ind, were killed by the
cars on the esd.
The snow blockade on the Central Pa
! cific and California and Oregon roads
had prevailed for eight days en- the 2sd,
and during the entire time no trains
have been running. The blockade ex-
tended a distance of about thirty-five
miles, all within California. At sum
NIT the snow was twenty-four feet deep
on level.
GREEN BRAxroN (colored) was hanged
at Montgomery, Ala. on the Gath for
the murder of Lewis Pugh, a farmer, in
May. 1889.
HARRISON H. RDDLEBERGER. ex-
United States Senator, died at his home
at Winchester, Va, on the eat aged
46 years
BY an explosion of natural gas on the
cath at Columbus, o., six persons were
killed and thirty others were injured
more or less.
AT Bellfoot, Tenn, a heavy shock OF
earthquake occurred early OF the morn
ing of the cath.
THE federated miners at their meet
ing on the cath at Columbus, o., adopted
the name National Trades Assembly,
No. 1876. Knights of Labor, and the
National Progressive Union"
AT Mapes, n. D., barn belonging to
Emery Mapes was burned on the oath.
and over one hundred head of cattle
persisted.
THE lady temperance workers in ses-
sion on the cath at Cleveland. o., agreed
on 1.-The Non-partisan Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union" as the title for
their organization.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, four men at
tempted suicide on the cath, and two
were successful. Philip Jones and
Charles ii. Hobart
AN express train on the Rio Grande
was blown from the track at Monument
Station. Col, on the 25th and rolled
down an embanknsent Twenty persons
were injured, some fatally.
The death of William CTutehfield,
who was a member of Congress in 1884
from the Third Congressional district
of Tennessee, occurred on the 25th at
Chattanooga.
DISPATCHES of the Goth say that for
four days a wind-storm had swept over
the devastation was incalculable, as the
ruin laid bare an area of 200 miles long
by 40 wide.
On the 25th a fire in Cincinnati,
which originated in the printing Office
of Knight * CO., caused loss of $780,
OOO- Seven business firms were burned
out
Ar Abbeville, s. c., during a quarrel
over plis of shoes on the 25th Mrs. A.
n. Nelson shot and killed her husband
and them attempted suicide.
WESLEY MCNAMARA, who was b, item
on the finger by Gilbert Jones in
street fight at Sabatha, Kan, died in
terrible agony on the Goth with all the
symptoms of hydrophobia.
FLAMES destroyed thirteen business
houses at Bunker Hill, Ind, on the 26th
A COLLISION on the 25th at Camp Hill,
Ala. on the Savannah & Western rail-
way, killed two engineers, one fireman
and two train hands and others were
wounded This was the twenty-third
wSa.k on that road in three weeks.
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NELLIE WINS.

Miss bly, Completes the Circuit of the
Globe in seyenty-Two Days, Six Hours,
Ten Minutes and Fffty-Eight Seconds
Her Arrival in New york-Miss BisIand
Still ON the Ocean.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The train with
Nellie Bly, aboard reached this city at
S:5l;2s D. m. Saturday. Cannons were
fired in Battery Park and at Fort Green
Park in honor of the event Miss bly,
left New York November IA at 9:40:30 a.
m. She made the complete circuit of
the globe, therefore, in seventy-two
days. six hours, ten minutes and fifty
eight seconds.
No chieftain returning from tour of
conquest ever received more royal
welcome. The depot was crowded to the
very bridges of the ferries, fully $4,000
people having gathered to welcome her.
Miss Bly, was escorted out upon
the ferry platform, where three
carriages waited her and her
escort Mayor Cleveland, of Jer-
sey City, attempted to address to
Miss Bly, formal speech of welcome
The crowd was SO overpoweringly dense,
however, that he was compelled to
abandon the effort. The cheering was
continued with enthusiasm until Miss
BY had taken passage for New
York over the Cortland street ferry
On the trip across to New
York every tugboat and steam
craft saluted the ferryboat. At Cort-
land street another tremendous crowd
had gathered, and Miss Bly's way TO the
World office was one of cheers and
flowers. 1t was 4:20 o'clock when
Nellie Bly, alighted in front of the
World office. Her first words were:
81 am glad to be home again" The
crowd in Park row stayed for an hour
cheering Nellie BLY, and making other
demonstrations, while Miss Bly, was the
center of an enthusiastic welcoming
party of old friends in the Office, where
she held a sort of informal reception.
Miss Bisland, who attempted to beat
Miss Bly, and made her tour in precisely
the opposite direction, is on board the
Bothnia, which is not expected to reach
port until Tuesday morning at the ear
lest, so that Nellie is an easy winner
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THE NEW EXTRACTION TREATY.
Provisions of the Proposed Convention
Between England and the United


Provisions of the Proposed Convention
Between England and the United
States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The new ex-
tradition treaty negotiated by Secretary
Blaine with Great Britain, now pending
in the Senate, has leaked from that
official reservoir and is now published.
Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote have agreed upon the following
crimes in addition to those already in
cluded in the present agreements as
extraditable:
Manslaughter, counterfeiting OF money en-
bezzlement of money or other valuable arti-
Giles, fraud by balee, banker or agent or officer
of similar character, perjury or subornation
of perjury rape, abduction child-stealing, kid
MAPPING burglary, house breaking or shop
breaking. piracy, revolt or conspiracy to revolt
on shipboard az sea, crimes and offenses
against the laws of both countries for the sup
preston Of slavery and slave trading.
Political crimes are not eKtraditable and no
person surrendered can be tried for crimes of q
political chara cter. No person extradited shall
be tried for any other crime committed be.
fore extradition except the one he is extra
dited for until he has had a chance TO re
turn to the country he was extradited
from. All articles seized in the
possession of a person extradited shall be
given up when the extradition takes place
unless a competent authority of the State
becomes custodian. II several States demand
extradition OF the same person the State
making the application first shall have prior
ity. A fugitive convicted of an extraditable
crime, and who escapes after conviction, shall
be surrendered on the evidence of a court of
record of his conviction. The present conven-
ton does not apply to crimes as specified which
shall have been committed or convictions pro
nounced prior to the date at which the oonven-
tinn shall have come into force
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The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
FIFTYFIRsT coNGREss.


TUESDAY, Jan. 2l.-A bin was in
troduced in the Senate to discontinue
the coinage of the three-doIlar and one
dollar goid pieces and three-cent nickel
pieces number of petitions were
presented praying for the passage of the
Blair educational bill Bills were passed
to create the offices of Surveyor-(Sener-
al for the States OF South Dakota and
North Dakota. and granting 70 Cali
fornia five per cent of the net proceeds
of the cash sales of public lands in the
State. In the House a bill was intro
duced to investigate the causes of the
present depressed condition of the agri-
cultural interests. A discussion took
place over the rules, and the Oklahoma
bill was further considered
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22.-In the Senate
bill was reported to increase to s., 500
the pension of the widow of General
kilpatrl'k. A resolution for negotia-
tons with Spain in regard to the es-
tablishMent of a republic in Cuba was
adversely reported. A petition was pre-
scented for the repeal of the internal
revenue tax. and Senator Blair spoke
on his educational bill, the measure be-
ing made special order for February
B. II the House the Oklahoma town
site bill was passed A bill was intro
duced making Dies MOines. Ia, port of
delivery, and the bill for the erection of
Government penitantiaries in various
parts of the country was discussed.
THURSDAY, Jan 2S.-In the Senate
tNIs credentials of w. NJ. Clark and
Narsin Maginnis as Senator-elect from
the STATE of Montana were presented
and referred Senator Ingalls, KAN
made a lengthy speech on the bill for
sid for colored people who de-
sire to enlig5ste TO Africa, in which he
argued for Iksice far the colored man.
To tie 27th In the House
the report unse$ting jackson Dem.)
from West Tirg54is, and declaring
Smith (Rep.), entitled TO the seat, was
submitted. The bilf making changes
in the laws affecting tbs collection of
customs occupied the remainder of the
session
FRIDAY, Jan. 81. - The Senate was
nCs in session. In the House the cCls-
toms administrative bill was further
The committee on invalid
pensions made favorable reports on a
large numi-av- Of private pension bills.
SATURDAY, Jan. 25.-The Senate was
not in session. IN the House the Gus
toms administrators bill was passed
resolution was OffeFsd and referred to
the committee on rules increasing the
of the WorI6 Fair commit
tee from nine to thirteen sad providing
that that committee shall hssse Jurisdic-
tion over all questions relating to the
fair except that as TO the location
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LATER.
Disaster on the Monon Route.

ISDlAxAPoLIs, Ind. Jan. 21-Passenger
train No l on the Monon, which left Chi
cago Sunday n Ght at II SO, was wrecked
this morning at ESQ one mile above Car
mel, a village sixteen miles north OF this
city. The train was running at a rapid
ratio and was approaching the long tres
tie across Wilkerson creek, when the ten
der of the engine jumped the track. he
engineer reversed his engine, but before
the air brakes could check the speed OF
the train the four coaches attached went
over into the creek. The ladies' coach
Immediately caught fire, and in an in
credIbly short time was reduced 10 ashes.
Fortunately for the occupants of this
coach, Tram No 2, which left the city for
Chicago at 1880, had been ordered to meet
the train No. at Carmel, and as soon as
word of the wreck was received the pas
sengers hurried to the scene and went
earnestly TO work rescuing the occupants
OF the burning car. A horrible scene met
their eyes. In plain view of all, were
two boys and a woman. All were dead,
but their bodies were being rapidly con-
sumed. The following is the list OF killed;
Mrs Nellie Eub nix, of Broad Ripple, Ind,
burned to death. thirty eight years old;
c. q. Deming, of Frankfort Ind, skull
crushed. tn rty-five years old, died after
rescue; Mrs Octavia Oldham and her two
| ~
burned TO death: Miss Mary Hoover, of
Horton, Ind. burned to death; Mrs Cox,
of Indianapolis. who had been visiting her
brother at westfeld. Twenty or more
were injured some OF whom cannot re-
cover.
| Scorr SHANLEFFER, aged sixteen was
! sentenced tosthe penitentiary at Kansas
City, Mo, on the 9th for HOUSEKEEPING.
HIS parents recently died leaving him
heir TO $50 900.
| THE snow blockade on the RIO Grsnde
| railroad, Colorado, was raised on the 25th
On the 9th snow again fell and drifted
the cuts to the depth of fourteen feet.
| The deadlock in the Iowa legislature
| was broken the 3Tth by the election OF
Hotchkiss DEM as temporary speaker
FIRE did 500, coo damage at the Kittery
navy yard, Portsmouth, n. d.. on the 18th.
IL gambling house at Seattle, Wash,
on the 9th, a stranger after losing 500 at
faro, pulled a revolver and compelled the
dealer to give Am back his money and
500 besides.
The British ship Loeb Noihsrt went
ashore of toe coast Of Holland on the 9th
OF the crew Of thirty men all but two we're
washed overheard and persisted
EDWARD L. BRADBURY. president and
cashier and ". o. Bradbury, assistant
cashier of the Bank Of South Dakota Mad
fson. S. u, were indicted on the 9th at
the instance of Sioux City, Ia, bank. for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
1 - 49, .-nI
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Jan. 25.-John
Ames, one of the original paper-makers
of this country, was found dead in bed
at his home in this city yesterday morn
ing. He was born September 2, 1900,
and was junior partner in the famous
firm of ID. & J. Ames, paper manufact-
urers, who flourished here fifty
years ago. The father of these broth
ers, David Ames, was the first superin-
tendent of the United States armory
and was appointed by President Wash
ington. He served nine years and then
started a paper-mill which his sons
later carried on.
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wIsconsin I.abor StatIstIcs.

Commissioner Stark, of the State b
reau of Labor Statistics, has completed
the inspection of all the factories in the
State outside the city of Milwaukee.
These, according to the figures, number
1,502. The total number of male hands
employed therein is So, 903 and the total
number of female employees is 4,117.
The females under 16 number 179 and
boys under IA number 145. Female la
Dor embraces ~ per cent. of the labor
of the State.
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Left at His Door.

Justus Sharon, a farmer living in
Julestown, Grant County, heard the
cry of babe at his front door a few
nights ago and on opening the door
found an infant about a month old. At
tached to its clothes was note request
ing the finder to take care of the child
and he would be we'll paid for his trouble
by monthly remittance from Dubuque.
Mr.. Sharon sent the babe to an institu-
tion in Dubuque, la.
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New ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-Captain
Charles w. Read, president of the Poard
of Harbormasters of New Orleans, and
a famous Confederate naval officer, died
Saturday morning at Meridian, Miss. OF
pneumonia. During the war he com
manded the Confederate steamers Ar
kansas, Florida, Clarence and Webb.
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Lincoln County has retained legal
counsel to assert her claims from adjo;n-
ing counties. Oneida County owes her
between $40, 900 and s17, 900, according TO
the settlement made by the commission
ers appointed under the law creating
Oneida County, and there is about 50, 900
due from Langlade County on account
of the territory set aside from Lincoln
County and attached TO Langlade in
1885.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-30

WILLIAM BENER, a mechanic, was at
work the other day on the Merchants
bridge at the foot of Ferry street, st.
Louis. and when at the highest point of
the center span became dizzy and fell a
distance Of ninety feet into the water.
He was little shaken up and breath
less. but otherwise all right when picked
up. A deputation should wait upon him
Immediately and implOre him not to be-
CONC a nrofessional hridge-iumper.
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rx-warden Howard Must Paw In,

JETFERsoNvILLE. Ind, Jan. 25.-The
case Of the State against Andrew j.
I oward, the ex-warden of the Indiana
prison south, to recover 50, 400 belonging
to convicts in the institution which
Howard was charged with misappro-
priating, was decided in the circuit
court Friday morning. Judgment was
given against Howard and his bonds
men for 81 500.
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ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
Thieves Secure Large sum from tn
Albuquerque (S. MI Post-Ofice.

Thieves Secure Large Sum from the
Albuquerque (S. MI Post-Ofiice.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Jan. 25.-Two
masked men bound and gagged Night
Jerk l.. l.. Roy at the post-otfice here
early Friday morning, pounded the COM
bination knob off the safe with a
sledge-hammer and robbed the
vault of $500 in money, $1,000
in stamps and several hundred
dollars worth of iewelry. All the regis
ter bags were cut open and the first
class packages taken The amount of
these is not known, but Postmaster
Walker thinks the robbers secured from
them several thousand dollars more.
The robbers were in the Office several
hours. After they left Roy freed him
self and gave the alarm.
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Northwestern Lumber Trade.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Jan. 27-The
Mississippivalley Lumberman publishes
a comprehensive review Of the lumber
business of the Northwest for the year
1889. The total product Of the yeaE
was 8, 467. $50, 593 feet, or falling OF Of
756, 40l, IT'S feet from the product of lsss.
Low water and the general dizziness OF
trade are given as the chief reasons for
the rf1ncfinr, n rlrndncfiOn.
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WILLIAM HENRY PARSER, who was
thought to have been drowned at sea
thirty-three years ago, went TO Mon
real. Can. few days ago and discOv-
cred his wife married to another. He
had made a fortune in South America,
and, leaving his wife check for a large
sum. he deDarted
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Destitute Wisconsin Indians.

Indian Agent Leahy recently returned
to Ashland from a trip to Lac Court
D'Oralles reservation and said that if
something was not done Immediately
scores of the Indians on that reservation
would die of starvation. He urged that
Congress should cut out little red tape
and keep the Indians from dying in
want Congressman McCord had been
sent word to that effect.
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Repetto, Paepaglioni & Co. Forced to the
MaIl-IiabIIities of SO. OOO. 600.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Merchants in
the South American trade have received
cable advices that the jobbing house of
Repetto, Paepaglioni & Co., probably
the largest hardware and provisions es-
tablishment in Buenos Ayres, have
failed for So, 600, 600 and that number
of other firms are involved in their en-
barrassment. The total liabilities con-
nected with the suspensions are placed
at SO, 200. 900. Repetto. Paepaglioni &
Co. had branches throughout the Argen-
tine Republic and had large shipping
interests in Europe.
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AT Newburgh, y. V, the other morn
ing an electric light wire sagged and
got in contact with an iron awning post.
A horse that happened TO touch its nose
to the post was knocked insensible;
Thomas Dawson, who ran to help the
horse, was instantly killed, and Thomas
Saltz. who went 20 aid Dawson, received
a shock that stunned him.
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and was twice elected to the House of
delegates and once TO the State Senate. Mr..
Riddleberger combined the profession of law
with that of editor and was connected with
three papers in that capacity-the Tenth
legion, the Shenandoah Democrat and the
Vifginian. He was member of the State com
zilttce of the Conservative party until 1875,
was Presidential elector on the bemo-
Ct ATTIC ticket of 1876, and the same on the Read
Jus,er ticket in 1880. In 1881 he was elected to
the Senate a Readjuster. His term expired
in 1889 Mr.. Riddleberger was an orator of no
mean ability and man who could have won
Brilliant reputation but for his fondness for al
e ,hclic stimulanfS
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JUsTICE BE.wER IS the youngest men,
Der Of the United States Supreme Court
both in years and point of service. He
is only fifty-two. The Chief Justice and
Justice Harlan are fifty-seven. Justice
Lamar is sixty-five and Justice Batch
ford IS five years his senior. Miller and
Field are the same age, "a, and Bradley
is the NestOr Of the court, having lived
sernntv-snven Kears
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The Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter PlenipOtentiary from China has de-
rided 20 have sis household conducted
upon the plan of those of Western
nations Hereafter the Minister'S wife
Is to be allowed the freedom of the Lee
CATION. and viii receive and entertain
all ladies who call upon her, although
she neither speaks nor understands a
word OF English The Minister an
nOuuces that all visits will hereafter
be returned in person by his wife.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 25.-Green
Braxton tcolored) was hanged here Fri
day for the murder of Lewis Pugh, an
aged white farmer. of this county. last
May. The drop fell prematurely, and
Deputy Sheriff Charles Parker fell with
Braxton and was painfully hurt Ly con-
tact with the iron flooring. Braxton
died of strangulation.
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TIE committee Of the American SOci-
ETY. o. civil Engineers who made an ex-
animation of the facts attending the
burs' M of the dam which resulted IL
the JOhnstOwn Gala nifty have agreed
upon report, which the society, how
ever. have decided not to make public,
''because Of the many suits pending for
damages"
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ALBANY, \. Y, Jan. 25.-Tho Worlds
Fair bill was introduced in both houses
of the Legislature yesterday. The bill
does not tax the people of the State.
No money is TO be taken from the State
Treasury. All of the money will -
furnished by the city OF New York.
The measure will undoubtedly be
passed early next week. l. appfOpri-
ates S10 GOO 600
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A PeorIa HII.l Failure.

PEORIA, H., Jan. 25.-The carpet
house of ]. NJ. Hadley q Co, one of the
oldest in the city, has been closed by
the sheriff on a claim held by the Com
mercial National Bank of Peoria for S12,-
6s9.Ss. Assets, SOS, 600; liabilities, $780,
OOO
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RIDDLEBERGER DEAD.

The Ex-senator Expires at His Home at
Winchester, Va.
WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 25.-Ex-Sen-
ator Riddleberger died at his home at
$3.50 o'clock a. IN. yesterday. At 10 o'clck
Thursday night his condition changed
for the worse and it was seen his death
was only question of few hours. His
end was painless.
uar,.feop II piddiehere,ar rras 1orr Il, 1rdip
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Dr. ALICE BENNETT, resident physi-
clan at the Pennsylvania State Hospital
for the Insane at NorristOwn, Pa, has
been elected president of the Mont
gOmery County PA Medical Society.
II is not known that a woman physician
has ever before held this Office in a
medical society composed almost ex-
clusively OF men.
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Frozen to Death While Drunk.

The coroner's jury in the inquest upon
the body of Herman Flunker, who was
recently found dead in the woods near
Lyndon, brought in a verdict of death
from freezing while presumably in a
state of intoxication. The deceased
was 80 years old and leaves a wife and
four children, the youngest scarcely a
year old, in straItened circumstances
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A SuDDLE-AeED cOlored man boarded
a horse car in Brooklyn the other even
ing and when the conductor came
around for his fare didn't bother about
his pockets. but simply put his hand to
one Of his capaciOus ears and drew forth
a nickel. The conductor and passengers
were astOnished at the maneuver, and
the conductor asked: "Why do you
carry your money there, captain?"
Cause it's handy. sir" replied the
son Of Ham, and the passengers all
laughed at the new wrinkle in
money pouches Il was observed that
he also carried a nickel in the other
ear