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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

BELFAST. Feb. 25.-The remains OF
Mr.. Biggar were inferred at Carnmoney
yesterday. A large number OF frieads
and sympathizers attended the ceremo-
MES Many OF the Parnellite members
Of the House Of Commons were present
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

avenue Satuf-
day of hea t fall
ure. Mr.. Aston
complained Fri
day m o T n in g
that he was not
feeling we'll, but
in the evening
he went out to
dinner. S 90 n
after his return
home he became
so ill that his
r.,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

greatly alarmed ard sent for their
physician, DIR. Fordyce Barker, who
resides near by at "a East Thirty
eighth street. He at once fastened
to Mr.. Astor's bedside, but when he
reached it he found his patient already
dying. Hardly any pulse was percepti-
BILE. Mr.. Astor continued to sink slowly
until o'clock Saturday morning, when
he died. There were present at his
death-bed William Waldorf Astor and
two other relatives.
lJohn Jacob Astor was the eldest son OF the
Al
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

PIETRO MARCOLIN, who has recently
died, IS the only mendicant who was
ever allowed to beg in ST. Peters at
Rome. The privilege was granted by
Plus TX and the beggar leaves a fortune
of SO 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

A GREAT many people who are poor
are living and walking over untold
hOrdes of wealth. A farmer living in
the southern part of Douglas County,
Kan. has discovered vein CT marble
and granite about thirty feet in thick
ness and about twenty-five feet below
the surface Successive strata devel-
Oped different colOrs, beginning with a
notified gray and running through
blush, pink. blue, red and clear white.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

The personally conducted excursions to
this rapidly growing city have been so sue
cessfui that the Chic3 90 & Eastern Illinois
Railroad, Evansville lioute, will run one on
each of the following dates-Feb. 4th, 18th,
18th and 25th- For copy of " Alabama As
II Is" and further information send to
William Hill, Gea. Pass. Agent, Chicago, III.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27
AWFUL RESULT OF A RUNAWAY.

Three Sisters Jump from n Carriage. Two
Being Killed and the Other Badly Hurt.
ELIZABETH, n. j., Feb. pa team
drawing carriage containing three la
dies ran away on the boulevard between
this city and Newark Saturday evening
and the occupants of the vehicle becom-
ing frightened jumped out. Mary Ellen
Tyler, aged 80, of Newark, was Instant
ly killed; Carrie L. Tyler, aged 25, sus-
tanned injuries from which she died two
hours later; Ella Tyler, aged 10, was
badly hurt The ladies we're sisters and
belonged to one of the leading families
of Newark
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

Ma. GLADSTONE, in acknowledging the
other day the receipt Of a copy of the
biography of Mrs Harriet Beecher
Stowe by her son, says; i think il
great honor To have been selected as one
Of those to receive from the author cop
les OF the Life of Mrs. Beecher Stowe
Mrs Stowe has grown old amidst the
admiration OF her country and of the
world, and has been blessed w tn a Pc
riOd of peace in which 10 look before
and after May she reap the full fruits
of that great blessing. and carry
them with her. when the time arrives,
into the land where it shall be per
fected."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

THE annual loss by FIRE - the United
States and Canada during the last i've
years has been as follows: 1885. S94.-
100000; 1856. SIG. 600, 600; 1857. sl2e, 26s,-
400; ISIS, SI23, 900. $40; Iss9. sI31. GAG. $50
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27
G r. MORSE, Publisher

THE new cruiser Baltimore is manned
by picked crew. Many are survivors
of the Trenton that went down in the
wreck of our little fleet at Samoa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

EPDENuCs, like other great misfort-
unes. never come alone Influenza has
appeared, done its work and is retiring.
And now come tidings of smallpox in
Texas. On a single ranch. of $50 persons
employed IA were stricken with this
awful disease. There had already been
sixty-five deaths, and, as there was a
scarcity of nurses and physicians, much
greater loss Of life was expected. Small
pox has purged the world now for many
years. Has vaccination lost its force in
anticipating the deadly microbe, or
have the people in Texas refused
the publication afforded by vaccine
lymph2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27
WIN simnIv Ranish Him.

PARIS, Feb. 24-The French Govern
ment has decide to annul the sentence
of two years imprisonment inflicted
upon the Duo d'orleans and expel him
from the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

AAh0 w AAAAetAAl <hoAOAf
al J o h n Jacob
Aston, who founded
the fortunes OF the
family. He was the
head OF the third
generation OF the
Astor family. He
W as born about
sixty-five years
ago. In 1875 his
father died leaving
John Jacob a two
thirds share of his
estate, valued at
800, 200, 600. During
the civil war Mr..
Aston went to the
front and served
with credit as an
aide-de = c a m p TO
General Mcclellan.
He married a miss
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

A GREAT many peculiar things hap
pen in Rhode Island A bill has inst
passed the Senate in that State giving
the Governor, whose salary is $1,000,
secretary with a salary of I,2Cn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

Tue uery best ipay TO know whether or not
Dobbins' Electric Soap is as GOOD as it Is
said to be, is to try IL yourself. 1t can't de-
ceive rou. Be sure 10 get no imitation.
There are lots of them. Ask your grocer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

Divide this by I, we get il, with re-
mainder of l, which is Sunday, as given
in the table.-N. Y. World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

MYfriend, look here you know how weak
and nervous your wife is and you know that
Carter's Iron Pills will relieve her, now
why not be fair about it, and buy her boxl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

John Owens and Archie Nelson were
fatally crushed under falling slate in
mine No. Q at Rosedale, Ind.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

No SAFER Remedy can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat, than
sBrospn's Bronchial 7Toches." Price IS cts.
Sold only fll b9zcs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

The real-estate man wants the earth, and
usually has some ground for such desire.
-Kearney Enterprise
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

A SALOON is like a harbor-most Of tbs
wrecks are 70 be found outside the bar
Terre Haute Express.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

WHEN q man comes TO time, does It not
prove that time waits for some meni-Bing-
hamton Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27
CHICAGO A WINNER.

The House Votes to Locate the Worlds
Fair I'm the Metropolis of the Great
s west-End of a Long and Hard-Fought
Contest-Generai Approval of the se-
lection.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Tbe result of
the eighth and final ballo. ! Tie House
Monday afternoon in favor of Chicago
as site for the worlds fair was an
nounced at exactlv . O'Clock, after five
hours and half OF rcll-calls. The VIC
tory of Chicago was heartily cheered.
On the first ballot Chicago received
lis votes and the number was increased
to 121 on the second. There was
further gain of on the third ballot, Z
on the fourth, 6 on the fifth, Q on the
sixth and on the seventh. After this
ballot was taken there was rather an
exciting scene, for M. Reyburn pa,
the successor of Judge Kelley. who was
elected last week and was only sworn
in Monday morning, arose in his seat
and announced his desire TO change his
vote from New York to Chicago. On the
eighth ballot there was gain of 4, and
the fair was won.
An enormous crowd was present when
the Speakers gavel fell.
Representative o'Neill pa opened
the proceedings by presenting John E.
Reyburn, the successor of the late Rep
resentative Kelley. of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Reyburn took his place before the
bar and was sworn in by the Speaker.
The clerk read the special order of the
House prescribing the method of voting
upon the site for the fair, requiring
some one place to have a majority of the
votes cast. Mr.. Blount GA wished to
know If there would be an opportunity
afforded to press upon the question as to
whether there shall be fair before
selecting site. The Speaker replied
that under the special order this oppor-
tunity could not be had, and immedi-
ately directed the clerk to call the
roll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

DoS'T Neglect Cough Take some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar fnStGnter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

WHEN the grip gets complicated with SUI
eide it generally proves fataL-Boston Her
aid
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

A SURE sign that the door-be is going to
ring: When you are the only one in the
house and are in the bath Naturalization
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

You can t help liking them, they are so very
small and their action is so perfect. One pill
a dose. Carriers Little Liver Pills. Try them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

A LAWYER convinced against his viii
charges for each correction still-Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

1T takes pretty sharp remark 70 cut
slow mar 70 the quick.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

WHEN schemes are on foot the politicians
are generally on hand-Binghamton Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

RICH, fragrant, fine, ''Tansilps Punch"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27
Hoods
SarsapariIIa
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists 81 six for IS. Prepared only
by C. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-15
WILL-MA kING.

Drawing up will so that it Will hold
water is part of legal practice in which nu-
merous fortunes have teen made. Men
who have been good lawyers for other men
have shown themselves to be bad lawyers
when they have undertaken to divide their
own estate among a number of favorites.
The latest experiment recorded was made
by one Mir. Shapleigh. who approached the
will-m aking period of life in possession of
about 100000 Re had sons and daughters
and nephews, nieces, aunts and cousins
without number. Mr.. Shaplegh proposed
to give the bulk of his estate to his direct
heirs, but desired to provide for some fifteen
more distant relatives in more modest
way. Some time before death he wrote out
prOmissory notes to each of these distant
relatives. giving to each from $4,000 to SIS
600. These papers, in his hand writing,
were found among other documents after
his death. The tact of having preserved
them indicated the intention of Mr.. Shap-
leigh to give them legal effect but death had
come before he had carried out his pur-
pose. OF course the unsigned papers had
no legal value, but in this case the direct
heirs respected the evident purpose of their
father and in due time informed the parties
interested that the unsigned evidences
would be paid precisely as if they had been
signed, witnessed and delivered. 1t is sup
posed that Mr.. Shapleigh intended to sign
the notes and leave them to be distributed
after his death. But even in that case the
notes would have had no legal value against
the will of the direct heirs. In New York,
where Mt Shapieigh lived, the Court of APP
peals decided in 1919 that an undelyered
promissory note without consideration does
not constitute valid gift by the maker to
take effect at his death. Lawmakers, in
New York at least, have so arranged that
man may not make his will in tue simple
way of promising to pay persons he desires
to beHeft the several sums which his pos
sessions enable him to bestow. OF course
there is a personalinterest in keeping forms
of conveyance from becoming too simple.
Almost any business man can write
promissory note that would stand legal
scrutiny if submitted during his lifetime,
but the draft of will is quite another
thing. If estates could be distributed by
promissory notes there would be fewer
wills left for courts TO consider. On the
other hand, if a dead mans promissory note
was valid after his death, in the absence OF
consideration, the temptation to PALM off
forged signatures on the administrators
would be great. Perhaps there would be
more litigation under the promissory note
method than there is under the will method.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-15
THE coNrnoLLEK.s REPORT.

The report of the State Controller for the
fortieth and forty-first fiscal years has just
been issued by the State Printing Office, and
contains the usual statistical information.
1t sheds light on the extravaganza which
characterized the Legislature of 1889.
The revenue of the State from all sources
for the forty first fiscal year was Slo,oo0.572,
being an increase over the previous year Of
So, go eco in round figures. That is to say,
the sum taken out of the pockets of citizens
by taxation WIS two millions and quarter
larger in 1890 than in 1889. Tie bulk of this
increase was in the receipts from the prop
erty tax, which yielded S7,21l ,414 in 1890, as
against S5,03S, 424 in 1889. We thus see at a
glance the net results of the lavish appro-
priatons of January and February. 1859.
They added very nearly 81 q head to the
burden borne by every man, woman and
child in the State; ana this with wheat at
81 so a GENITAL at San Francisco, and wine at
10 ceDts'a gallon, is no slight addition to the
price the farmer pays for tie luxury of a
State Government.
OF the increase. trifle over two millions
went into the General Fund. There is re-
duction in the sums apportoned TO the
State School-book Fund, the San Quentin
State Prison Fund, and one or two other
funds, and an increase of $4,000 in the sum
appropriated for the Revolving Jute Fund.
The Southern California Insane Hospital
calls for S350,0O0, which is new approp ria
ton. The schools cost S120,000 more than
last year. The other funds show no marked
change.
As usual the receipts show an excess over
expenditures. In the forty-fir,t year the
excess was about S1,6oo,00O, which leaves
the State with a surplus for the two years
work equal to S1,937.172. In the fortieth
year the excess of receipts over expenditures
was only S293,000 Some of the expendi-
lures contem plated by the Legislature of
1889 will not be incurred, others may cost
less than was contemplated.
On July l, 1890, the State debt amounted
to s., 81, 600, bonds to the amount of SCI, 800
having been redeemed during TIE preceding
twelvemonth. OF this indebtedness all but
S56l, 900 are held by the University or the
School Fund; so that in fact, the total in
de6teineSs of the State to individuals is
only trifle over half a million. That in
debtedaess consists almost wholly of State
bonds OF 1875, which draw 6 per cent interest
and mature in 1898. 1t will devolvo upon
the Legislature OF 1891 to provide for the
payment of this small debt at maturity by
the issue of new per cent loan, which
can be wiped out in few years through the
operation OF sinking fund. When these
bonds are out of the way the State will be
out Of debt, and should it become necessary
10 incur new expenditures for irrigation
works or other works of public Improvement
it will be easy to borrow money at the low
est current rates.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-15
FoREIGN-BOEN VOTERS.

From an amusing article in the Alta Civ
ing reasons why foreign immigrants gener-
ally vote the Republican ticket we extract
the following:
- Thousands of southern Europeans who
come have no knowledge at all of our politics
or system Of government. Having at home
two parties, one for the Government and
one against it, they think that this being
republic the Republican party is the party
OF the Government, and all other parties are
against it. As they take an oath to support
the Government when they are naturalized,
they think that this is solemn oath to
vote the Republican ticket" Assuming that
there may be number of foreign citizens
who imagine that they are under some kind
Of obligation to vote the Republican ticket,
what was the status of these citizens during
the administration of Mr.. Cleveland? Did
they consider Mr.. Cleveland successful in
surrectionist who had overthrown the legiti-
mate Government, and themselves LOYAL to
the oVerthrown Government? Did they re-
gard all the men who voted for Cleveland IA
revolutionists who had succeeded for the
time being in getting control of the Officer
IL so when they looked about and saw the
people generally engaged in their usual avo-
cations they must have thought that Ameri-
can citizens took such little affairs as revo-
buttons easily. The condition the alta en-
beavers to account for does not exist. At
least there is no evidence open to the public
that it does exist. Immigrants do not uni
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-15
MISTAKES WILL OCCUR.

For moment OF so in the debate in the
Senate on Friday. Butler of South Caro-
lima and Hoar of Massachusetts held strained
relations to each other. The next day
they shook hands and declared mutual
respect for each other. The momentary
trouble grew out of the fact that Mr.. Hoar
had read public document which Mr..
Butler had neglected to read. The public
document in question was minority report
to the House in 1873, in which Mr.. Butler
was represented as giving testimony to the
effect that he had told the c0lored people on
his plantatio n tt al he would dismiss them
if they voted the Republican ticket. Butler
said somewhat impulsively that whoe yer
made the statement was guilty Of wilful
and deliberate falsehOCd. Mr.. Hoar said
that he made the statement on the strength
of the report. When Butler read the re-
port he declared that it was garbled--that
he had testified that he gave colored voters
Republican tickets with the assurance that
they had right to vote them if they
pleased, but that if they exercised the right
in way TO in jure his property he would ex-
ercise some rights of his own and see that
they left his plantation. There was a
verbal difference between the report and
the testimony Mr.. Butler claimed to have
given, and it was deemed sufficient to re-
store friendly relations between the two
statesmen
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Electoral College under the new Con.
gressonal apportionment OF 800 members would
consist OF 444 members instead Of 4O1 as In the
last Presidential election, the number assigned
each Stale being as follows: Alabama IL Ar.
Kansas 8, California g. Colorado 4, Connecticut
q, Delaware 3, Florida f. Georgia ID, Idaho 3
Illinois "a, Indiana 10, Iowa ID, Kansas TO-
Kentucky ID. Louisiana 8, Maine 6, Maryland s ;,
Massachusetts 10, Michigan IA, Minnesota o.
Mississippi 8, Missouri IT. Montana 8, Nebraska
8. Nevada 8. New Hampshire A, New Jersey 10,
New York SO, North Carolina IL, North Dakota
3, Ohio %, Oregon A, Pennsylvania 32, Rhode
Island A. South Carolina 8, South Dakota
Tennessee IL. Texas Is. Vermont 4, Virginia ~,
Washington A, West Virginia @, Wisconsin ~,
Wyoming 3. Total. 444. In the last Electoral
College OF 401 members Harrison secured 1888
votes and Cleveland 1913.
The legal fraternity has brought very earnest
pressure to bear upon our national legislators to
secure the adoption Of one Of the plans designed
TO relieve the United States Supreme Court. The
House last April passed a bill which provides
that The Supreme Court justices shall only sit in
Washington, and be relieved Of all Circuit Court
duty. Ii gives the District Courts original iuris.
diction In all Federal cases, civil and criminal,
and makes the Circuit Court exclusively appel
late, providing for two additional Judges to each
circuit After delaying the matter five months
the Senate Judiciary Committee reported sub.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-15
BELsHAZZAR'S FEAST.
Rev. 8. v. Leech Deduces Strong Nc


Rev. 8. v. Leech Deduces Strong Moral
Lessons From It
Rev. S. Y. Leecb, ID. D., pastor of the
Howard-street Methodist Episcopal Church,
near Third street, took for his text last
night that chapter of the Fifth Book of
Daniel in which is described Belshazzar's
feast on the day that the Modes and Per-
slams, under Cyrus, attacked.his capital OF
Babylon and destroyed it. DR.. Leech drew
attention 10 the fact that the feast given by
BelshaZzar was drunken carousal, which
was attended by the Generals of his army,
whe, by their absence. allowed Cyrus to
enter the city; that Belshazzar commit
ted sacrilege by profaning the 400 golden
vessels captured from the Jews and, up to
then, always held sacred; that he was
grossly irreyerent to God, and that the
Tekel Upharsin," was Gods warn
ing that he had been found
guilty. From these facts he drew
tie following lessons. which were specially
applicable to young men. He said: 1t Is
always dangerous to defy the ordinances OF
God. God nearly always warns before he
strikes. God is long-sutfering, and i'll Bel
shaZzar's case ii was sacrllese that filled
the measure of his wrath. lrreverence is
always punished. | remember distinctly
the ease of one Thompson, noted iniidel
of Pttsburg, who, Tor calling Jesus Christ
an Infamous name, was stricken dead in
stantiy by God.
There should be no irreverence in the
house of God, such as applanding what
preacher says. There should be no display
of mirth there, even if the church be not
then used IN the service OF God.
"BelShaZZar was drunkaTd and defied
God. Some people argue that the Bible ad-
vises the use of strong drink, 1t is not SO.
There is not an honest saloon keeper IL at
will say that the Bible advises man to en-
ter the grog-Shop. Retrbution awaits
those who attempt to prove that Scripture
sanctions the. use of strong drink. All IT.
reverence is sin. l protest strongly against
any applause being given me in church
about any of my sermons. The church is Il
holy place, and the highest tribute to be
paid the preacher is by leaving in silence
and profiting by the sermon to live better
lives.
The wine-cup is the ruin yearly of more
men and women than any war or all dis
eases. 1t destroyed BelschaZzar, his empire
and his people. II kills equally the rich,
the poor, the educated, the ignorant, the
young, the old. Drink is at the root of
nearly every American evil"
DR.. LEIGH closed in fervent appeal to all
to take Belshazzar's tate to heart and lead
pure and holy lives