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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.

IL the East room OF the White House
impressive funeral services were held
on the 5th over the remains of Mrs. Tracy
and Miss Mary Tracy, the wife and
daughter of the Secretary of the Navy.
The large assemblage present included
every prominent Government and for
eign official at Washington.
EDITOR MITCHELL of Richmond, read
a paper at the National convention of
cOlored men in Washington on the 5th
upon outrages upon colored people in
the South. He said that 3S3 negroes
had been lynched in the South from
1887 to date. and that colored men had
been roasted in North Carolina. per-
manent organization was formed 10 be
known as the American Citizens Equal
Rights Association of the United States
of America
IN Washington on the 9th the colored
mems convention elected ex-senator
Pinchback president of the National
organization and issued an address to
the people of the United States asking
justice for the colored race, and declar-
ing that the colored vote in the
South is suppressed by violence or
neutralized by fraud, and that
their children are not afforded the
school facilities to which they are en-
titled. The coiored voters are urged to
support in the future only such candi-
dates for public Office as are known to
be in favor of justice to the colored
American citizens. All we ask, says the
address in conclusion, is justice, equal
rights and fair play.
IN the United States there were $50
business failures during the seven days
ended on the 9TH, against POI the pre-
vious seven days. The total of failures
in the United States January l to date
is 1,ss7, against 1,S71 in 1889.
SECRETARY TRACY, it was stated on
good authority on the eth, would not
relinquish his official duties on account
of his recent terrible affection.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the Sth aggregated
81, 1s3, s72, O6s. against 81, lis, 2O4. 1874 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1889 the increase
amounted to ~
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THE EAST.

AT christening in Marshwood, Pa,
on the 4th lamp was upset and Michael
Gurtz, Mrs. Joseph Strasson and two
children were burned to death.
AT the Metropolitan Opera-House in
New York the centennial of the forma-
ton of the United States Supreme Court
was celebrated with public meeting on
the 4th and banquet in the evening.
JOSEPH p. MURPHY, of Philadelphia,
manufacturer of cotton and wooden
goods, failed on the 4th for $500, 900.
On the 4th window-glass manufact-
urers met at Pittsburgh, Pa, and
ordered an advance in prices of per
cent
The Hudson river was open to naviga-
lion one hundred miles above New York
on the 5th.
THE Republicans of the Fourth Penn
John E. Reyburn to succeed the late
Congressman William ID. Kelley.
On the 5th the American Axe and
Edge Tool Company, comprising all the
edge tool concerns in the country, was
organized at Pittsburgh, Pa, the capital
stock being 81, zoo. 900.
ANDREW CARNEGIE on the 9th offered
free library. to cost not less than ST.
600. 900, to the city of Pittsburgh, Pa.
DEMOCRATS of the Fourth Congress
sional district Of Pennsylvania on the
9TH nominated w. NJ. Ayres for the Con
gressional vacancy caused by the death
of W. ID. Kelley.
PAPER-covERED library publishers
formed a trust in New York on the 18th
with a capital of $1,000. 900.
4 STORM in Pennsylvania on the 9TH
did great damage in Fayette and
Westmoreland counties and the Con-
nellsville coke regions. unroofing and
blowing down houses and factories. AT
Blairsville the glass-worls were wrecked
and Charles E. Barr and Mr.. Beraey
were killed. The loss in the coke
region would reach $500, 900.
OK the 18th the schooner Minnehaha,
en- route from Philadelphia to Provi-
dence. r l., was, with her crew of six
men, given up as lost
IL the Connellsville pa region the
wages of the coke workers were on the
9TH advanced from IL to Is per cent.
SIXTEEN men were whipped at New
Castle, Del, on the Sth by Sheriff AL
len
OK the sth General w. 7. Sherman
celebrated his 10th birthday at his home
in New York.
AT Paterson. \. J., flames on the stl
destroyed Washington Hall, causing a
loss of $500, 900.
A SHOCK of earthquake was felt OF
the sth at Princeton. y. J.
SIX persons fell near Kingston, y. Y.
through the ice and were drowned OF
the 9th. Their names were: JacOl
II. Slater, Mrs Jacob Slater, tw,
Slater boys, a boy named Bush and ;
| little girl.
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Mr.. BIxsY's GENfLENEss.
The Old Man Proves That 1t is Al
together of "a Theoretical nature.

The Old Man Proves That II is Al
together of "a Theoretical Nature.
'Be patient, my dear, be patient, :"
SAID Mr.. Bixby the other day to Mrs
Bixby when she spoke sharply to one of
the children for some misdemeanor.
Children will be children, you know;
and there's certain amount of animal
spirit in all children that must find vent
in some way, and I'm sure it is better
TO be kind and gentle and forbearing
with them than tO-great heavens
what's that? Willie has upset the par
Tor table, and broken that Royal Wor-
cester vase. Well, I'll just eternally
dingsquizzled If | don't upset him for
that, That vase cost nine dollars and
forty-five cents aud it was the only de-
cent bit of bric-a-brac we had in the
house. Hang house full of children
anyhow Here you, Willie Biz by, come
here to me, sir Come here, sayl March
yourself to me. Now. young an, what
under the canopy of Heaven do you
mean by ripping and ranting over the
house like young hyena? Say. An
swer me. You didn't mean 10? Oh, no,
you never mean to do any thing. I've a
good notion to take you out to the coal
shed and fairly-stop crying! Look at
that vase will you. Look at it, | say.
Now what ought l to do to you? Sayl
What's that, Mrs. Bixby? Don't be so
harsh2 Don't talk to nae about gentle
ness, Gentleness. Bah. Spare the
rod and spoil the child, is nly theory in
a case like this!'-Time.
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SINGLE BLESSEDNESS.
An Argument for Bachelorhood Which
Took the Capital Prize.

A German paper some time ago in
vited all masculine readers over forty
who had remained single to make pub
lie statement of their reasons for not
entering into the matrimonial alliance.
The best and wittiest piece was to re-
ceive a prize of twenty marks. The
jury appointed to decide upon the merits
Of the statements consisted of three
persons-a young girl, young married
lady and mother-in-law. In response
to this invitation LAT answers were re-
ceived at the Office of the paper. After
a long discussion and deliberation the
jury awarded the prize to the author of
the following declaration:
From my earliest youth l was hot
tempered and vain, and never was sat
isfied with the good things which en-
joyed, but always wished and strived
for better things; therefore / vas guild
ed by the words of the Holy Gospel,
which say that he does well who gets a
wife unto him, but that he who does not
do so acts still better. As an idealist /
could be perfectly sure that tle poets
words in reference to two hearts that
beat as one would never be justified in
matrimony. As a realist | could under
stand that marriage was a lottery, and
that. in view of the small chances for
success. II was not worth while to take
any risks. As an egotist | can say: i
entirely crafty my own self, and why
should | make any sacrifce?. For mar
riage is nothing but sacrifice of the ego.
As a crank | add that a girl without a
dowry ! do not wish to marry, and a
girl with dowry ! can not et."-Lon-
don Standard
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LATER.

THE municipal election in Salt Lake
City, U. T., on the 10th resulted in the
defeat Of the Mormons, causing tho
widest demonstrations of JOY on the
part of the GENTLE population. George
NJ. Scott was chosen mayor by over 500
majority, and the remainder of the
Gentle ticket by about the same ma
iority.
Mrs. LUCY A. GEsLEY died at Glas-
tonbury, Conn, on the 10th, aged 103
years.
ADvIcEs OF the 10th say that while
fording a swollen stream near Burns
vile, Miss, four children of James Seals
were swept from the wagon and drowned,
and Mr. Seals and his wife narrowly es-
capped like fate.
SUFFERING and restitution was re-
ported on the 10th among the Sioux In
dams at Devils Lake agency, n. ID.
THE tow-boat Port Eads struck the
pier of the bridge being built at Mem
phis, Tenn, on the 10th and sank, and
six of the crew, all colored, were
drowned.
ELLIS BARD, cashier Of the Lincoln
National Bank of Lincoln, Pa, was on
the 10th charged with being defaulter
to the extent of SIS, 900.
MRs. SUSAN RECORD, a native of Ohio,
died at the county asylum in Crawfords-
Vile, Ind, on the 10th, of the grip. She
was ITO years old, and had been an in
mate of the institution since 1870
ANDREW GoTTscHAcK, of Decatur,
Ind, ex-treasurer of Adams County, vas
- a. rn.L cid ho q De N tho
extent of SIC. 900.
ADvIcEs Of the 10th from Norfolk.
Va, say that in a recent storm six
/ oyster vessels were wrecked and twenty
lives were lost
On the 10th South St Louis was dis
turbed by slight earthquake.
/ IN the United States Senate on the
10th petitions were presented from citi-
zens of Mississippi asking for me estab-
lishment of a republican form OF gov
iernment in that State and free ballot
and fair count; from citizens OF Geor-
gia for the enforcement Of the Fifteenth
Amendment; from the Indianap-
oils Board OF Trade asking for
merce law. Bills were passed APP
propriating $40. 900 for the Marion
/ Nnd.) branch of the National Sol
diers' Home; $500. 600 for public build
ing at Sioux City, Ia, and $500, 600 for
a public building at Cedar Rapids, Ia
The nomination of Charles emory
Smith. of Pennsylvania, to be United
States Minister 70 Russia, was received
from the President In The House the
new code Of rules was discussed.
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UNDER THE ICE.

Four Little New Workers Go SkatiDg-The
Ice Breaks and All Are Drowned, To-
gether with Their Parents, Who At
tempted Their Rescue-A Whole Fam
lily Lost-Seven Boys Meet Death In the
Mississippi River.
KINGSTON, n. Y, Feb. &c The whole
Waikiki valley is distressed over ter
rible drowning accident that occurred
Sunday afternoon at the Third Binne-
water, one of chain of four lakes in the
'cturesque valley of the Waikiki.
persons fell through the ice and
ere drowned. Their names were:
acob B. Slater, Mrs. Jacob Slater, two
Slater boys, boy named Bush and lit
tie girl
The unfortunate children decided to
have run on the ice. They obtained
hand-sled. The Slater boys put on their
skates. and the other children sat on
the sled. When some thirty feet from
the shore, their fresh young voices join
ing in Sunday-school song, the ice
gave way, and, with de-
spairing shrek, the skaters
and the sled-riders disappeared
from view. Mr.. and Mrs. Slater lived in
cozy house in proximity to the lake.
The mother heard the cries of her off
spring, and cloakless and hatless she
ran to the Binnewater and to her death.
She had gone only ten feet when the ice
gave way under her feet, and with the
cry, 30. my children" she disappeared.
Mr.. Slater was returning to his
house; he heard his wife's last words
and saw her struggling in the wa ters
broken up all around her. Slater ran
to her rescue but he, too, ran only to be
engulfed as she and their children had
been. He disappeared from sight
silently. The calamity wiped the en-
tire Slater family out of existence. No
bodies have been recovered.
SEVEN BOYS DROWNED.
New ORLEANS, Feb. TO- A sad acct
dent occurred Sunday afternoon in Car
rollton. Eight boys, all residents of the
upper city, secured two pinnaces, and
jumping into them started out to take
a ride on the river. Their course
led them between two empty
coal barges lying at the head
of 0ctavia street. There was a
strong current running at the
time, and despite their efforts the yawls
were hurled by the current against the
barges, causing both boats to upset, and
seven of the eight unfortunate youths
were thrown into the river and drowned.
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From AL Parts.
EIETYEIRsI CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Feb. 4. In the Senate
several petitions praying for the pass
age of a per diem pension bill were pre-
scented and the Samoan treaty was
ratified. Among the bills introduced
was one to prevent the determination
of fur-bearing animals in Alaska, and
one allowing New Mexico to frame a
constitution and be admitted TO the
Union. In the House the bill TO relieve
the Treasurer of the United States from
the amount now charged to him and de-
posted in the several States was re-
ferred by the Speaker to the committee
on ways and means after long debate.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Bills to pro-
vide a temporary government for the
Territory of Oklahoma and to aid in the
establishment and the temporary sup
port of common schools were discussed
in the Senate, and resolution was re-
ported congratulating the people of the
United States of Brazil on their adop-
ton Of arepublican form of government.
In the House the journal was read, but
no business was transacted. large num-
Der of the members having gone to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. and Miss Tracy.
THURSDAY, Feb EN- the Senate
bills were passed authorizing the con-
structiOn of a railroad, wagon and foot
passenger bridge across the Mississippi
river at Burlington, Ia, and appropriate
ing SIS, 600 for the relief of certain Chip
pewa Indians OF the La Pointe agency
in Wisconsin. The bill to provide tenn
porary government for the Territory of
Oklahoma and the Blair educational bill
were discussed. Adjourned 20 the 10th
In the House the new code of rules
were reported, and it was ordered printed
and recommitted. Bills were passed
appropriating $4,000 to reimburse
the seamen who lost their personal eff
fects in the Samoan disaster; to estab-
lish two additional land districts in
Montana, and TO increase the pensions
OF totally disabled soldiers and sailors
to ST2 per month. Bills were introduced
directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to purchase $4,000, COO worth of silver
bullion per month and to have it coined
Immediately into standard silver dol
lars. and for the survey of a ship canal
connecting Lakes Superior and Michi-
gan
FRIDAY, Feb - The Senate was
not in session. In the House bills were
passed increasing the pension of Gen
eral Abram Duryea to 500 per month
and authorizing the construction of
bridge across the Missouri river between
Douglas, or Sarpay County, Nebraska.
and PottawattOmie County, Iowa. Ad-
journed to the 10th.
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Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above
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THE GREAT MOSQUITO.
A Monster Whose Diminutive Descend
ants Are a Torment Yet.

A Monster Whose Diminutfve Descend
ants Are a Torment Yet.
One of the old legends of the Iroquois
related to a monster whose diminutive
descendants are a torment yet-the
Great Mosquito. The story is very sim
ply told in David Cusick's History of
the Six Nations" and is here quoted
verbatim:
About this time great musqueto in
vaded the fort 0nondaga; the musqueto
was mischievous to the people, 1t flew
about the fort with long stinger, and
sucked the blood a number of lives;
the warriors made several oppositions
to expel the monster, but failed;
the country was invaded until the Hold.
er of the Heavens was pleased to visit
the people; while he was visiting the
King at the Fort Onondaga, the mus
queto made appearance as usual and
few about the fort, the Holder of Heav-
ems attacked the monster. it flew so
rapidly that he could hardly keep il
sight of it, but after few days chase
the monster began to fail; he chased on
the borders of the great lakes towards
the sun-setting, and round the great
country; at last he overlook the mon
ster and killed it near the salt lake
0nondaga, and the blood became small
musquetoes.
In Clark's ''Onondaga," two monsters
stood on opposite banks of the Seneca
river, destroying the passing Indians.
Hiawatha soon killed one, but the other
was pursued until slain by 0nondaga
Lake He threw nm sand-hills in his
dying struggles, and the small mos
quitoes rose in clouds from his decaying
body. Another version differs from this
only in bringing all the Cayugas and
0nondagas against the monsters, and
destroying them after heavy loss.
As Mr.. Horatio Hale has well observed,
there mas been confusion of Hi-a-wa-
sha with Ta-oun-ya-wat-ha, the Holder
of the Heavens, and the 0nondagas GER
tainly now identify their deliyerer with
the latter. Places connected with the
story are still pointed out On the Tus-
caroas reservation isa large stone where
the Holder of the Heavens rested
during the long pursuit Two de-
pressions appear; one whore his body
reclined, and another where he leaned
upon his elbow. Chief Abram Hill told
me he had seen the tracks of the pur-
suer and pursued. little south of SYRIA
cuse, where the 0nondagas kept them
fresh not long since. He said those of
the monster were twenty inches long,
bird like, and could be traced for TWEEN
ty fods.-W VI. Beauchamp, in Journal
OF American Folk-Loye
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
HAPPY INDIANS.
They Meet at Neva for Their Great Medi-
cine Dance.


They Meet at Neva for Their Great MedI-
cine Dance.
Over five hundred Indians of the Me-
nominee, Pottawatomie and Winnebago
tribes assembled at Neva recently for
the great medicine dance. Squaws were
debarred from the ceremonies, bur were
present as spectators and chant-singers,
while the males beat the tom-tom, or
drum, make speeches to the Great
Father of God and dance. At this meet
ing they had two orators who took bouts
in making speeches. They had ten
tom-tom heaters who kept up a monot-
onous humping, which was followed by
the chant-songs, entered into by both
sexes. To this music the braves danced.
The Indians were decorated with feath-
ers and beads, and were painted in as
fantastic style as brilliant dyes could
paint them. The squaws were dressed in
fiaming-colored dresses and bright red
shawls. The scene in the encampment
was a novel one
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The Supreme Courtof the United States
recently handed down an important opin-
ion confirming the constitutionality of
the Edmunds-Tucker test oath. The
court holds that polygamy is a crime
and that the constitutional provision
guaranteeing freedom OF religion is not
intended to prevent punishment of any
person who commits a crime in the eyes
of the law under the name Of religion.
The case in question came from Idaho
on an application for habeas corpus
made by Mormon who is in Jail for
unlawfully taking the oath when he
was at the time a member of the Nor
mon church
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

NISETY-THREE THOUSAND English
men, $1,000 Irishmen and 1900 Scotch
men emigrateG % the United States in
1889; %, 900 English. 2,OO0 Irish and
5000 Scotch went TO Canada; 23,O'n En-
glish, 1900 Irish and :, 900 Scotch went
60 Australia; while to ''all other places"
went "a. 900 English, 2, 900 Irish and I, 900
Scotch. The totals for the year show
100000 English emigrants, 81. 600 Irish
and 2S. 900 Scotch.
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AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS.
James Bird Returns to His Wife and
Wants Her to Forgive Him.

wants Her To Forgive Him.
James Bird returned to Boscobel the
other day after an absence of thirteen
years. lie with his wife, Jane Bird, re-
sided in that city years before that and
she had lived there ever since that time.
He left her and she was granted di-
vorce by the courts. On his arrival he
met his former wife with the evident
intention of making up, but she, with
the inherent coquetry of her sex, stood
him off. He Immediately left here for
Daggett Station, ILL.,, to visit his son
and two daughters. AS soon as he had
gone repentance filed the lady's heart
for she thought he would hang around
her for year at least. Relief came to
her, however, in a dispatch from her
children inviting her to come, and she
joyfully took the train for Daggett Sta
ton. A wedding was confidently pre-
dicted
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Work on the Hendricks Monument TO be
Begun ut Once.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 10-The
contract for putting in the foundation
of the Hendricks monument has been
let and the work will begin at once.
The monument will occupy position
in the southwest corner of the State
House square and will face Washing
ton street, half square from the de-
ceased Viee-President's residence. The
bronze statue has been cast in Italy
and will arrive here some time next
month. The statue and pedestal will
cost about sos. 600.
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Mrs DELLA PARSELL is again report
ed suffering for the necessaries Of life.
The house in which she lives is almost
in ruins. and she has neither coal nor
wood Mrs Parnell admits specializing
In stocks and says the money raised
Tor her was used in paying pressing
aohFa
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AT Wichita, Kan, in case of at
tachment against one thousand bushels
Of corn belonging to a farmer who al
legged that he was using the grain for
fuel. a Justice decided that under the
law exempting years fuel the attach
ment would not hold, thus practically
declaring that corn is fuel.
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The latest Yankee notion has been
devised by young women in Boston and
other cities in Massachusetts, who have
formed an organization to supply small
towns with libraries. Their plan is to
visit towns destitute of Libraries. talk
the matter owe with the leading people,
get them interested in it and induce
them to contribute according 20 their
means, some of them the ground. some
the books. and those who can not raise
money to help the good work by day
labor. In this way several little libra
ries have been started in these towns
which may become the nuclei Of larger
ouae
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MINISTER FRED DOUGLASS writes TO a
friend: Il am quite satisfied with my
position in Hayti. There is a chance of
being OF some service here. 1t is the
black mans country, and though there
is much to regret in its condition there
is also much TO commend. The people
are called lazy, but they do manage to
export 81, 900. 600 of produce per annum. :"
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THE Vale of AvOca has been bought
by an English company, and the woods
will be swept away in order TO make
matches There is great consterna-
ton in the district. where the memory
Of Tom Moore is cherished with fer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

1T IS now possible to go around the
world in fifty days and the trip will be
made in less than forty days before the
century is closed. A few years hence
around the world will only be a short
vacation People who are anxious to
be famous should be planning for trip
to the moon. Around the world is too
slow for modern times.
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The Planters House Closed.

ST. LOUIS, Feb 10.-The Planters
House. the oldest and most famous of
the hotels of st. Louis, has gone to the
wall, and it is thought that the failure
of its proprietor will cause the closing
of the house for all time and that the
old building will be torn away to give
place to a modern building devoted to
trade. The liabilities will aggregate
nearly 500. OOO