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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
FELL NEARLY HALF A MILE.
Michigan Aeronaut Instantly Killed by
Failing from a Trapeze Bar.

Failing from a Trapeze Bar.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 31.-"Jack'
Hogan, brother of Aeronaut Ed Hogan,
of jackson, Mich, who lost his life
two years ago in experimenting with
an airship on Long Island, fell $500
feet from balloon Saturday afternoon
at the Detroit exposition grounds and
was instantly killed
Hogan started the ascent just after
o'clock in the presence of $4,000 people,
intending to descend by means of the
parachute attached to the balloon. In
leaving the ground, however, he
chung from the trapeze bar instead
of seating himself on it, and when
he had gone up 800 or 400 feet
he tried in vain to raise himself to
sitting position and to draw the bar
attached to the parachute to him. The
great throng below him breathlessly
watched the mans endeavors to raise
himself and shuddered as he rose
higher and higher and was still un-
able to get the parachute bar within
reach. Finally, at a height of $500
feet, Hogan became exhausted and re-
leased his hold from the bar. Down
ward he shot with frightful velocity,
while cries of horror arose from the
great throng beneath. Women tainted
by the score, and the faces of strong
men blanched. Half way to the
earth Hogan's limbs began to work
convulsively, and his body, descending
faster every minute, turned several
somersaults. He struck a sidewalk a
quarter-mile from where he went up,
and two two-inch planks and the
sleepers beneath them were broken
and splintered. Blood spurted
so feet from the corpse, every
bone in his body was broken,
and his head was mashed beyond
recognition. Physicians who examined
the body say that the man was I'M
doubtedly dead before he struck the
earth. His wife witnessed the fall and
tainted dead away. Hogan also leaves
a young child. He was new at the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

OF course Detroit can successfully
claim some of the very sweetest and
prettiest and most natural and bright
est girls that ever drew the breath of
life but all of them are not quite up to
that standard.
Mamma, said one of these.not-quite-
ups. lis it proper to say that horse is
bowIegged in his fore-limbs, or bow
limbed in his fore-legs?"
And the good mother looked up from
her work of sewing reinforcement on
the seat of Johnnie's pants and never
said a word, but. oh, that look. Detroit
Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
CROP STATISTICS.
Figures Made Public Through the ONCE
of the Secretary of state.

Figures Made Public Through the ONCE
of the Secretary of State.
The secretary of state has received
the exact acreage of crops in Wiscon-
SIN from the county clerks, who in turn
received their information from the
town assessors. The figures make the
following showing:
The wheat acreage Is III, PSI acres, or l. 1876
acres less than last wear. The average yield is
S6A per cent. OF last year. or about sixteen
bushels per acre. This would make the total
crop 1880 776 bushels
The number Of acres of corn planted was ga
sos, which is IS 2il less than in 1890. Corn.
however, will yield less than last year, owing
to the drought IN many portions of the state.
There were i,4i9.349 acres of oats sown this
year, which is 81 99 acres less than in 1880.
Oats are light. but in most sections OF the state
will give average yield.
The number OF acres o. barley sown was SiS.-
0o7, which is slightly more than last year. but
much OF this was turned into corn when it was
found that the barley was infested with chinch-
bugs. The yield will fall far below the
erage
The amount Of rye sown was 500 acres.
about the same as in 1890, and the number OF
acres OF potatoes planted was l27.24s about
10000 acres more than in 1890 The potato -op
In many sections of the state is excellent nd
the yield will be large.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

a TOWN in New Jersey is excited
over the coming marriage OF a well-to-
do man of 20 with a young lady of Is,
whose sister is already married TO the
old mans son. Such a wedding, il is
true. will mix the families up a little,
but there Is no trace of intermarriage
about il, aud as for the rest. weddings
are, or should be. affairs not at all the
business of the public
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
MAN AND MONEY GONE.
A Louisville Cashier Leaves for Canada
on the Discovery Of "A Heavy Shortage
i'm His Accounts.


on the Discovery Of Heavy Shortage
I'm His Accounts.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug 29.-Maj.
William Tillman, late cashier of the bro
ken City Falls bank, sinking fund COM
missioner and one of the most promi-
nent men in the city socially, has fled
to Canada, and nearly 100000 of the
banks money is missing, When the
Falls City bank failed, nearly two
months ago. it was announced that the
assignment was merely TO wind up the
banks affairs and that all obligations
would be paid in full. The assignee
began his Investigations and the
deeper he went the more mystified he
became. Loans Had been made on al
most no security. The Enterprise To-
bacco Warehouse Company had Sc
cured something over $1,000 900 with
no property to show for it
Early last week Maj. Tillman resigned
from the sinking fund board and
went home sick. Friday the assignee
of the bank found discrepancies that
showed crirninality. Maj. Tillman was
told of this. lie packed his grip at
once and told his family he was
going away for a few days. De-
velopments indicate that he has
gone for good. II was discovered
that the Louisville Electric Com
pany, which has been sold 70 the gas
company for two years, had o1erdrawn
its account about $1,000, and that other
firms that had gone out of business
were overdrawn. No settlements
seemed to have been made at all, and
the total amount so carried on the books
was over $50, 0OO Maj. Tillman's
account is said to have been overdrawn
almost $4,000, and some of his over
drafts ran back for many years. As
far as discovered there is shortage on
the banks books of S37, 000. made up
by overdrafts on accounts that really
had no existence. In addition to these
discrepancies in the bank it is said that
Tillman has made way with trust
fund left in his care. Mrs. X. Il. Alex
ander and Miss Lettie Alexander, wife
and daughter of r. Il. Alexander, for
merly cashier of the Fall City bank,
and Tillman's predecessor, had a fortune
of 100000 which was in the keeping of
Mai. Tillman. Ii now transpires that
he has made away with $50 of this
trust fund and diverted it to his own
use.
1t is not known definitely how much
the shortage will be. but it is estimated
at from S75, 900 to 500. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

SINCE Brazil became a republic it has
vastly increased in favor for field for
German immigrants, of whom 1897
have gone there during the first six
months of the present year. as com
pared with 2,l92 during the whole of
last year, while in 1859 there were only
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

CAN a hyprotized person be made TO
commit crime2' was very empha ically
answered in the affirmative by DIR.
NOisin. OF Paris, in a paper delivered
before the British association He sug-
gusted TO a subject under his influence
10 commit the act Of arson while hyp-
nOtically asleep, and there was ODE
dience in each ease. More than that. a
woman was recently sentenced in Paris
for a succession of acts of robbery It
was ascertained that she had been hab-
itually hypnotized, and upon investiga-
zion II was discovered that she had
robbed under the suggestion of outside
M rites
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
The News OF the Week.
by TELEoPAPH AND Nail.
EROM WASHINGTON

THE postmaster general has sent let
tiers TO the pOstmasters in every county
seat in the United States asking them
to visit each Office in their counties and
make reports upon their observations.
The business failures in the United
States during the seven DAYS ended on
the 2sth numbered 226. against 216
the preceding week and 1s9 for the cor
responding week last year
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 29th aggregate cd
1854. 2s4, 571 against S1.OSS. 2T2. ia the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1890 the decrease
amounted to Il.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Death of Lyman c Draper.

Or. Lyman C. Draper, for man.
years secretary of the State Historical
society died at his home in Madison, of
paralysis, aged 76 years. DIR. Draper
came to Wisconsin in 1852. His demise
will be mourned by historical students
throughout the entire country. He oc-
cupied a position quite unique in
American scholarship, and was regard
ed as an oracle on western topics
among historical specialists the coun-
try over. Mr.. Draper was married
and his wife was dying at Cheyenne
Wyo., with cancer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
he Had To Wait.

Fanny Peterby-Mamma, Tommy can
stand on his head so nice. May l stand
on my head?
Mrs Peterby-It is not nice for .
little girl to stand on her head
Fanny-Well, suppose III have to
wait then until I'm big girl.-Texas
SiftinQs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

PROF HOLDEN has recently secured
through the big telescope at the Lick
observatory in san Jose, Cal. better
photographs of the moon than have
been taken anywhere else. Upon the
top of one Of the mountains of the
moon the photograph shows white
spot that looks very much like snow.
II II IS snow, the presence of an atmos-
phere Is Indicated IL has been be-
lieved heretofore that the moon has no
atmosphere and therefore Is uniuhabit-
able; but if il should be demonstrated
that snow falls upon the surface Of the
satellite the accepted theory would be
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Killed by a Three-Cent Piece.

Lynn Fuller, 26 years of age, died at
Stevens Point. The cause of his death
was supposed to have been heart fail
ure, but upon holding post mortem
an old-fashioned silver three-cent piece
was found in the vermiform appendage,
vessel leading from the intestines
and ont of which there is no passage.
1t was badly discolored, and how long
1t had been there could not be told.
This no doubt caused Inflammation and
thereafter gangrene.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Ennpht for n Girl.

win Johnston and Bob McKeon in
dulged in a fifteen round prize fight in
the open street in the Sixth ward at
Eau Claire over lady's hand. A
referee was chosen and the men pro-
ceeded to pummel each other in regu-
lar ring shape. In the fifteenth round
Johnston was knocked out by blow
between the eyes. Both weighed about
l65 pounds. The girl has discarded
both.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

The new rule at the immigration
quarters on Ellis island in New York
harbor. that every new conner must be
gin American life with thorough
bath. Is excellent Plenty Of good soap
is furnished and the dirt Of the effete
mOnarchies Is not 70 be allowed any
longer Il pollute the land. To some of
the immigrants a bath with soap is IN
dOubtedly n bore. but we want it I'M
derstOOd that we have already received
our quota of the great unwashed- Let
these people write home to their friends
that they must be clean before they
can enter here, and the result may be
deterrent if not detergent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

FREDERICK BALY fought in the
English army against jackson aud was
wounded al New Orleans in 1S15 and
afterward he entered the Prussian
army. participating in the great cam
paign Of that year against Napoleon.
He Is now heard from in his retirement
in an English town because he has
reached the age of 100.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Foundation of AIask,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S1.-Census
Agent Petroff has returned from
Alaska, having completed the census
of that territory. The following fig
ures closely represent the population in
1890: Aleuts, 900; Indians, 5000; Es-
quimaux. is. 600; Chinese, 1880; whites.
4.s00; total. 81. 900. This is a decrease
of 1000 in ten years, but as during that
time the whites and Chinese popuIa-
ton has increased largely this really
represents decrease of 5000 in native
population.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes Saturday
celebrated his SD birthday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Killed NV an Express Train.

DEARBORN, Mich, Aug, 3L-As the
limited express east was running
through here at O'Clock Sunday even
ing at full speed it struck and instantly
killed John Ruttimen and his 7-year-old
daughter as they were walking across
the track. Both were fearfully mangled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

James German, a bachelor, who
lived with his sister near Middleton,
was robbed by an unknown man,
who took the savings of lifetime,
which were wrapped up in a cloth
package in their house. Neither Cor
man or his sister knew just how much
money was taken, but it was estimated
to be nearly $40, 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

The report Of the statistics Of Masss-
chusett's manufacturers for 1890 Just
issued shows a steady Improvement in
the condition of the working people of
that state. In 1855 1871 per cent of
the men. women and children employed
in manufacturing industries received
wages under five dollars In 1890 the
percentage of employees receiving such
wages had sunk to Is. - per cent of the
much larger number of workers That
means that there has beer a positive
advance in wages There are more
people employed than five years ago.
and all this IN spite of the tremendous
immigration of European labor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Cren N city statistics.

City Clerk Maheney has completed
his revision of the taxable property of
Milwaukee as assessed. The total is
Ss,19LO6 over last year. OF this real
estate leads with an increase of s., SO7,-
$50. The increase in Improvements is
S2,3s9, $50. In personal property there
is decrease of $3.50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

The presidents salary is paid to him
IN monthly installments of 81, 100 81.
The warrant IS brought to the white
house by a special messenger of the
treasury department, and after the
president has indOrsed IL as he would
an ordinary draft his private secretary
deposits it at the Columbia bank When
the president is out Of town the draft is
mailed to him. The same method Is
pursued in paying the justices of the
supreme court
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

The greatest known depth of the
ocean in the Pacific is near the Ladrone
islands, where sOundings were made to
a depth of %, $50 feet, or a little over
five miles. In the Atlantic the great
est depth found is just north of the
West Indian islands, which is %. $50
feet, or nearly four aud a half miles.
In those parts of the ocean most free
from islands, as in the route from New
foundlaud to Ireland, the ocean is most
shallow, seldom exceeding $4,000 feet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
A strict sentry.

big German was doing sentry duty.
The countersign, Lafayette was
given out. just after the sounding of
TAPS" figure was seen by the German
sentry to come out of the darkness, and
toward the post he was patrolling.
Then came the cry, not; "Who comes
there? Haltr' but:
who ish dot comes Ply me? Shtop"
Friend" was the reply.
'Come on, friendt, and if you don't
say 'Lafeet' Won't ledt you pass"
The friend passed safely.-N. Y.
erald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

ExCAvATORs at Johnstown, Pa, have
found several little boards of money in
tin cans and similar receptacles that
had been laid away by frugal house
holders for a rainy day. The day
came al last. but il was far too rainy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

GEORGE WASHINGTON died shortly
after II p. m Saturday, December Il,
1923. the last year Of the century, the
last month OF the year. the last day of
the week and within the last hour of
the day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

has been discovered in northern Con-
necticut in one George Bump. who
headed up barrel while his son held
up the head from the inside and who
then went off and left the child to
nearly suffocate
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
The Newspaper as an Educator.

A boy or girl who reads a newspaper
and takes the trouble To look up and
familiarize himself or herself with the
location of all the places mentioned
viii have a pretty thorough knowledge
of geography by the end of the year.
without having worked very hard for
it. The news makes the geography in
teresting, and fixes localities in the
memory as no study of text books and
aliases can.-Spri ngfieId Union.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Two Sisters Horribly Manglsd in Sight of
MANY Persons.

CREsToN, Ia, Aug. 3l.-A fearful ac-
cident happened in the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy yards Saturday after
noon near the depot and in sight of
numerous people. Mrs |. l. Langdale,
of Creston, started to the depot with
her sister. Mrs. Lizzie Ludwick, a
widow lady, of Freeport, Ill, who was
on her return after weeks visit to
the blue grass exposition. They stepped
on the track just as an engine was
backing down and were run over. Mrs.
Ludwick's head was severed from her
ody and Mrs. Langdale was literally
ont 90 ,afaaae
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

DURING recent years England OBJ
tanned more wheat from Russia than
from the United States. Last year, for
instance, she received from Russia
s, 9OO, 900 quarters, or about 81, 200, 900
bushels. against $500, 600 quarters. or
-. CG0. 600 bushels, from the United
States. The partial failure of the
wheat crop in Russia practically cuts
off England this year from hat source
of supply. Its wheat import from
India will have To be reduced also.
This country will be called upon to
make IN the deficiency.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
senator Rlaclburn Stricken.

New CASTLE, KY, Aug. Sl.-Senator
j. c. 5. Blackburn suffered stroke of
paralysis at the residence of friend
here Friday night. For time the SEN
ator was very sick. but he rallied and
is now able to SIT up. His recovery
will be rapid unless he has relapse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

STATISTICS show the american to be
the greatest traveller The record of
railway trips taken by each nationality
gives the following proportion: Amer
leans, %; English, 10; Belgian, II;
French. ); Turks, Swiss and Italians, 1
aaeh
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
stole Her Affections and Funds.

Mrs Katherine Eckles, a Milwaukee
widow, complained to the police that
stranger whom she met about a month
ago captured her affections and under
promise of marriage secured $500 and
also realized $1,000 upon a mortgage
upon her home and left for parts un-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

BY order of the German emperor the
Prussian minister OF the interior has
forbidden parents TO baptize their chill
dren with political names Of a certain
character or color. Young Germans
may be christened with names from the
Bible. OF princes. or Of royal states
men. generals and patriots. This meas
ure is intended To prevent socialists
from concentrating in their own
families prominent revolutiOnists.
"Robespierre" has long been very
fayorite name for socialists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

HUMAN life is valued at that of an
animals in some parts of the world. In
Ontario dog killed sheep he owner
Of the sheep killed the dog. and the
owner of the dog killed the owner of
the sheen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Carried over Niagara Falls.

NIAGARA FALLS. n. Y, Aug. 81 At
about $50 o'clock Friday night James
Greenwood left Navy island in sail
boat to cross to Chippewa, Ont, but
did not not arrive there. A search in
the eddies of the gorge revealed pieces
of his boat, and there is now no doubt
that he was carried over the falls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Assistance for Martinique.

PARIS, Aug. 31.-The official report
of the damage done by the recent cy-
clone which swept over the island of
Martinique places the loss at $4,000
600, and says that 37s people lost their
lives. President Carnot has signed a
credit of $500, 900, which sum is to
be used to assist the Martinique suffer-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

By the death of Mrs Polk Mrs.
Grant and Mrs Garfield become the
only surviving widows OF presidents.
Mrs Tyler, the second wife of Presi-
dent Tyler, died in Richmond in July,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
Mi,lard FIIImore.. sister mead.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 3L-Mrs. Julia
Fillmore Harris, last survivor of the
family of eight brothers and sisters, one
of whom was Willard Fillmore, tbir-
teenth president of the United States,
died Sunday night at the residence of
her son, Charles Harris, in this city.
She was 70 years of are.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

JESSE d. GRANT, the youngest son Of
Gen Grant. who has been living on a
large fruit ranch and farm in California,
has accepted the management of a
group Of silver mines in Mexico.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

Its a mistake" said Mrs. Herts,
after her guests had gone; lit is mis-
take to say that misery loves company.
thought I'd die with headache while
those people were here."-Puck-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
The CHOLERA tagging.

TASGIERs, Aug. s1.-A severe out
break of cholera is raging at Hebjaz,
and the board of health is taking steps
to combat the epidemic by imposing a
quarantine of six days on all ships en-
terInp MOROCCO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
South Dakota Farmers Lose Their Hay
and Wheat by Flames.

MIYNEAPoLIs. Mimi, Aug. 3L-A
special to the Journal from Faull<ton,
S. d., says: All of the northwestern
part of Faulk county was burned over
Friday night by terrible and most de-
structive fire, 30 miles wide and ex-
tending from Faulkton so miles north
west AS far as the eye can reach
the sky was lit up with burning stacEs
of hay and grain. The farmers are
ruined. For space of 20 miles not a
foot of grass is left for stock that es-
capped the flames. The damage can not
be estimated yet A heavy gale famed
the flames
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03
-Four Men Killed.

SPRINeFELD, Mo-, Aug. Shear
Brush Creek, on the St Louis & San
Francisco railroad, two freight trains
going at full speed collided, killing four
men and demolishing both trains