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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

A PORTION of the Central insane asy-
lum near Nashville, Tenn. was burned
and six of the inmates were burned to
death.
IN quarrel over a lead pencil Elmer
johnson murdered Mrs. Joseph Graham
at Caldwell, o.
Mrs WILLIAM BAKER attempted TO
light fire with crude oil at Cleveland.
O., when the can exploded and she was
burned to death
JOHN GEPPINGER's family at Logans-
port, Ind. was poisoned by eating
moldy cheese, and Mrs. Lizzie Woods,
one of the family, died in horrible
agony.
A MOB lynched Henry Sanders near
Lavinia. Tenn, for criminally assault
ing Miss Angie Bolton, aged 10 years.
IN Texas the heaviest snowstorn in
three years was experienced, and il was
feared that it would be disastrous to
the fruit crop.
WOMEN at Mount Etna, Ind, wrecked
a saloon and gave notice that all dram
shops would meet a similar fate.
THE legislature of California has
passed a bill prohibiting the coming of
Chinese into that state.
THE young wife of Sioux City Qa.)
contractor. Mrs Mabel Klise, has fallen
heir to property in England worth over
$40. 600, 600.
a proclamation at the request of Gen.
Miles enjoining citizens to refrain from
selling arms to Indians.
IL the assassination case of Chief-of-
Police Hennessy at New Orleans the
jury returned verdict acquitting six
of the prisoners and failing TO agree on
the remaining three.
FIRE wrecked the wholesale drug
house of Humiston, Keeling & Co. in
Chicago. causing a loss of S125. 200.
JERRY HETLERs' barn near Dixon,
Ill. was burned, together with six
horses and forty cows and quantity
of farm machinery.
Is New Orleans eleven of the Italians
acquitted of the murder of Chief Hen
messy were shot dead in the parish
prison on the 14th by mob led by
prominent citizens of the city.
FLAMES at Fowlerville. Mich. de-
stroyed the post office, express oil e,
opera house and large number of
business blocks and dwellings, causing
a loss of SlO0, 600
HARVEY SMrEH (whitel and two ne
groes named IIatton were killed in a
quarrel near Maxey, Ga.
THE death of \. Miner Griswold. OF
Texas Siftings. who acquired fame by
humorous sketches signed The Fat
Contributor" occurred suddenly at She
boygan Falls, Wis, Of apopleXy. He
was 50 years old.
AT New Albany Col. Dewitt Clinton
Anthony, 40 years of ase and one of
the most prominent lawyers in south
ern Indiana, dropped dead in his resi-
dence.
IL a fire at Rockford, III, Owen Gar
nv. aged 60. and his wife, aged IS, were
burned 10 death in their home.
AT Decatur. H., William II. Craw-
ford was hanged for the murder of Mrs.
Col. Matthias on the night of August 20
last
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
Give. Her Rody to seIenee.

LANSING, Mich. March 17.-Mrs.
William Edwards. of this city, has been
an invalid for the last year Her dis
ease is an internal cancer of peculiar
origin and the most pulling symptoms.
The unfortunate woman has endured
such agony that she has requested that
her remains shall be dissected for the
benefit of the profession in order that
other possible sufferers from the dis
ease may be relieved. She has been
unable to take any nourishnent for the
last ten days and can live only few
hours longer. Her family viii carry
ont the rpoueSf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The Secretary of the Interior Says They
Will Re Omen ApriI Ix

The Secretary of the Interior Says They
Will BE Open April rs.
The secretary of the interior has di-
rected the commissioner of the general
land Office to instruct the district Off
GERS in this state to give notice that the
surplus lands, left after the adjustment
of the land grant to the Chicago. St
Paul & Minneapolis and Omaha Rail
way Company. will not be opened to
settlement until April Is, 1891, but that
Applications to make homestead entries
thereof win be received and Med in the
order of presentation on April II, 1891,
and that no claims of priority are to be
recognized because of settlements made
while such lands were under withdraw
al for railway purposes or before April
Is, when those tracts for which appli-
cations have not been filed viii be open
to both settlement and entry. The OBJ
iect of these instructions is to prevent
squatters who have Illegally occupied
the lands while in state of reservation
from obtaining undue advantage there
by over law-abiding citizens who await
patiently until the lands are declared T.
be regularly opened.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
THE EAST.

FLAMES ruined the Burt building and
Quilted the Dental manufacturing build
ing at Buffalo, y. Y, causing q total
loss of sos 900.
The Rhode Island prohibitionists in
convention at Providence nominated
Rev. John II. Larry. of that city, for
governor.
The Rhode Island republicans nomi-
mated a state ticket at Providence with
H. w Ladd for governor.
Dudley HALL & Co., an extensive
tea-importing firm at Boston, assigned,
with liabilities Of $500, 600.
AT Pittsburgh Pa. the Weldon build
ing and the building occupied by the
Germania bank and chamber of com
merce were destroyed by fire, causing
a loss of $500. 900.
AZ unusually high tide flooded all the
lower portions of Bangor, Me. doing
great damage.
AT Albany. y. Y, Peter Hecker, GO
years old. killed his wife with a razor
and then committed suicide.
IL New York Charles J. Fletcher
(coloredl. known as Gen. Wood" a
museum freak. was suffocated by gas.
lie was - inches in height and so years
Of age
The Rhode Island democrats have
nominated a state ticket, headed by
John ". Davis for governor.
Ter death Of Mrs. Hannah Cleveland
King occurred at her home at Inotisco,
y Y. at the age of l02 years.
Is Syracuse. y. Y, three mail-box
thieves when arrested had keys which
opened mail-boxes. and had in their
possession thousands of dollars worth
Of drafts and checks.
At New Salem Pa. Wilson Scott
died in the SD wear of his age. For the
last thirty-seven days OF his life ne had
tasted.
JAMES FISHER. the engineer, John
Wood. the fireman. and Clinton Har-
per. the brakeman. were killed in a
wreck ON the Reading road at Main
Vile, Pa.
THE four delegates sent to this country
by Mr. Parnell for the purpose of ia 5
ing funds for the nationalist movement
have arrived in New York.
IL Syracuse. y. Y. fire destroyed
some of the finest business blocks in
the city. causing loss of over 81, OOO,-
600
Orr Vineyard Haven. Mass. the
United States ship Galena and the brig
Nina were wrecked. but no lives We're
lost
THE fund of 900 for the family of
the late Secretary Window has been
completed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
A New York Fire.

NEW YORK, March IA fire that
started no one knows how, i'm the sub
basement of the nine-story Mansard-
rooted brick and iron building on the
southeast corner of Bleecker and Green
street about $50 tonight utterly ruined
il. and spreading to two buildings east
of il. destroyed them as well as another
in the rear that ran from Green to Mer-
Ger street. 1t viii be claSSed among
the largest fires ever known in this
city. Over - OOO,OOO worth of value
rolled upward in smoke and flame in
less than five hours.
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Perished in FIames.

Theodore Ecker, who lived just south
of Ellsworth, was taken violently i'll.
Mrs. Ecker went to a neighbor for
assistance. and while she was absent
the house caught fire. it was thought
by the overturning of a lamp. and was
consumed. MIR. Ecker was too sick to
move, and he and his 3-year-old boy
persisted in the flames. His two little
girls, aged q and 5 years respectively,
managed to escape, though badly
buruad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

II the suburbs o1 Providence u er
has Just died a widely-lsnown Rh,ot
island ol,l-timer. John Iugraham, aged
piec, IF Undertaking Of any kind in al
his life. 9or anything around his neck,
nor did he ever wear an overcoat- lie
gathered mp a fortune of over 500. 600.
enjoyed life and died secenely happy.
never having called for she services OF
a physician in an his life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

A COW belonging to Archy Donald
son, of Eau Claire, went up a stairway
from the barn floor into the hay NOW,
height of eleven feet. After eating
its fill it lay down. Mrs. Donaldson.
the servant girl and two boys hunted
the entire neighborhood, but found no
COW. When discovered at last the COW
would not come down. and it took
veterinary surgeon and ten men with
blocks and tackle to lower the animal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

a New YoRR preacher. commenting
on the proposed law 10 make the exer-
else of the franchise compulsory. puts
the ease as follows: II he man who
deserts in the army is held to be
traitor and is shot The man who de-
serts the ballot the substitute for the
bayoHet-should be punished 10y civil
Law as a criminal The crime commit
ted j. precisely tire same in degree as
that Of the. d..Sertrr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From Al Parts.
FROM WASHINGTON.

CAIN agents and others interested in
claims under the direct tax act have
been notified that all payments under
that act viii be made To the states in
trusts for citizens thereof from whom
they were collected or their legal rep
resentatives. and that claim agents and
others will not be allowed to examine
the direct tax records unless they are
authorized by the states to do so.
The department of state was in
formed that the president of Brazil had
declared the ports of that country free
and open TO the imports from the
United States that were included in the
recent reciprocity agreement
THE breadstuff exports from this
country during February amounted to
=. SIS. 90l.
SECRETARY PROCTOR in preparing a
retired list for privates and non-com-
missioned officers of the United States
army has decided that the war of the
rebellion began April Is, 1861. and
ended August 20. 1866.
THE business failures in the United
Stat during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered 2I3. against PCS
the preceding week and 252 the CORE
spending week last year.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing-houses in the United States during
the week ended ON the 14th aggregated
1925. SOL. 944 against Sl,07s. 1O3. 7O5 the
previous week. AS compared with the
corresponding week of 1890 the decrease
amounted to -.
The resignation of Judge Lewis A.
Croft. commissioner of the general
land Office was reported.
THERE were 2,754 appointments made
of presidential pOstmasters during the
two years Of the present administration
ended March I. 1891.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
End man rnhannr Life.

DIR. Gilbert Wright, a pioneer physi-
elan, and a. one time man of wealth
and prominence, died in the county
poorhouse at Waukesha at an advanced
age The wreck Of his domestic happi-
ness 10y man named Hawkins, years
ago, seemed to remove all ambition,
and the once genial, public spirited
man soon became perfect wreck,
while his once fine property slipped
away until there was nothing left. In
1860 he left Waukesha. He returned in
1852, and for two or three years lived in
an old cabin. Then he was sent to the
poorhouse. where his life ended.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
WILL BE GIVEN A TRIAL.
Carl Myers. the BalIoonist, and Hi
scheme to Promote Rainftils.

scheme to Promote Rainfails.
FRANKFORT. y. Y. March l3.-Prof
Carl Myers. the balloonist. has returned
here from Washington, where he ha'
been consulting government officials il
regard TO an extensive scheme for pro
noting rainfalls in arid regions by pro
dLcing conclusions in the upper atIhos
pheres. Congress made an appruprIa
ton for the purpose of experimenting
here and at Washington. one hundrec
balloons are to be charged with niNeo
gases and exploded at various height.
by means of batteries and elect til
cables.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

AETY-pIsFosED persons who
thOughtieS>ly eonsigu old numbers Of
magazines and other Illustrated periodi-
Gals % the waste basket or the flames
are being reminded i'm various ways
that they could better devote these
publications 10 the hospitals and asy-
lums. In nearly every large city socie-
ties exist for the collection and distribu-
tion Of Such gifts. tine labor> Of which
are productive Of much genuine enjoy
mont amnng The. neeLv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

NHEN e uair IF electric conductors
+ Era~ped. nre in each hlud. the path
for the current. - il is stated. i from
one he NJ NJ that arm. into the trunk.
where It ramities in 81 directions
through the numerous paths open To IL;
thence through the other arm and hand
a. the other conductor When a sin gle
contractor II rra>ped by oIe hand. with
tire feet resting ou the ground. the path
NJ the current j. through that hand and
arm g ;he h"jy. and thence 10y way of
the lungs. stomach and legs - the feet
and into the ground. completing the
cirsuit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

Miss MARY LTNDENHEEG. Of Quaker
town, Pa. has Just completed bed
quilt that contains tventy-three thou
sand two hundred AMI twenty-eight
pieces. IL Is To- he hoped that when
Miss Lindenberg is married she will
not insist upon her husIan counting
them all W hen he comes home from his
lodge in or1er 20 find out if he has had
too much raternal lemonade
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
A Marine disaster.

LoNDoN. March 17.-Messrs. Mawson,
Stephens Il Goss have received a tele-
gram which announced that che Rox-
boro Castle had been run into and sunk
off Ushant. Capt. Tyrol and seaman
named Whistley had been saved. TWAS
feared that the remainder of the crew
had been lost. A later dispatch says the
Calcutta. which had arrived at Fail
mouth. had been in collision with the
Roxboro Castle and that twenty-five of
the crew of twenty-four which formed
the company of the latter vessel were
drowned, the captain and seaman named
being the only ones who were saved
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

WHAT next, An electrician SAYS that
in a short time every man can have his
own fireworks on tap. 70 be turned ON
whenever he cntertaius Is friends He
declares that. for "a comparatively mod
crate outlay. he could arrange an cleo
trical display that would last for many
years. and could be repeated "a often as
desired IL would comprise rockets.
Roman candles, wheels. Niagara falls
and all the modern Pyrotechnical ef-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

OVERCOME BY GAS.
Fifteen Young Men and Women Narrowi,
4 cape AsphyxiatiOn.

4 cape AsphyXiatiOn-
READING. Pa. March l3.-The brush
factory of Charles Il. Miller at Shoe
makersville, this county. was the
scene of an occurrence by which fifteen
young men and women narrowly
escaped death. While twenty-three
employees were at work. nearly all on
the second floor. a sitting and sielzen-
ing atmosphere pervaded the building,
and in few minutes fifteen
men and women fell to the floor I'M
conscious. The others managed
TO reach the windows and let in fresh
air. All were revived. though some
with difficulty. The deadly sulphur
which had overcome the men ano
women came from the boiler where the
gas had exploded, shutting the damper.
1t is believed that in a few minutes
more all would have been asphyxiated
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
FORMING A CANE PRESERVE.
Kansas City Men Buy 10000 Acres il
Southeastern Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 13.-Pur
chases of land for a game preserve IL
southeast Missouri have been made by
Kansas City men. About $4,000 acres
have already been secured. This is a
area of about IS square miles. The
land Is in Pemiscot Madrid and Dunk
lin counties. and is mostly swamp land
Some of it was purchased at ten cent?
an acre. 1t is said that it Will furnish
the finest duck and geese hunting il
the -werld. An association will be
formed, and the property fixed up as {
game preserve and outsiders kept from
hunting within its limits
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

THE New York Commercial Bulletin
SAYS. The tire loss of the United
States and canada during February
amounted a. 81. 1-a.5O1. Tine losses for
February. 1>1o- were Ss.3ss.U-5: but
while tine property burned in February
Il this wear materially exceeded in to-
tll value that IF the. same month of
1880. there was marked saving in COM
parl~ou with the records for February.
IS>S. ana February. I>>.i. those months
being respectively charreahle with
month II the wear usually proves an
expensive one u the fire Insurance in
trr.~t
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

II IS ON record in medical literature
that in the year 1881 paar old man,
residing al Tarentum. uea- Naples. was
thc subject of "a marvellous change when
at tins age Of nearly ninety wears His
skin peeled off enc new ana soft skin
supplied ill., plaos: his mu. e'es again
bccame strong and plump. the wrinkles
Disappeared from his face and the white
hairs frctn his hea.. black. curly hair
grew on his hrad agaiu and his COM
pleNiou became fresh and youthful
sixty year, later he again became de-
crepIt with second old age and died
sitter paSsin ing his one huudredth and six
tieth wear
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

number of farmers in the town of
York, Green county, are the victims of
sharpers. Each bought So worth of goods
from couple of fellows who pretended
to be travelling statesmen for the Farm
ers' Alliance. They gave their notes,
but had received no goods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

ArsrEE was read before the Canadian
society IF rivil engineers by T. 4. Cor
thrll. in which he claims that an ar
tidcial waterway enabling vessels
weighing. with tfeir csIrl-oe~. five thou
sand net toms and drawing twenty feet
a. trade between Chicago and Liver
pool could he made at an outlay IF
twelve million dollars. aud that the
cost of transportation per ton between
the two points would be two dollars and
tfty-nine cents less than by all-rail
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
Liherty's Tower Completed.

NEwBURG. y. Y. March 1.-THE
tower of liberty on the Washington
headquarters grounds here, which was
erected with funds provided by tse
United States and the New York state
governments. has been completed and
thrown open 70 the public,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

Mss NoIIIE TAINAGE. a niece al
DR. Talmare. was born ia China and
lived therr some time a. a missionary
She could speak Chinese before she
learned English She says the chinese
language i VERY difficult To master.
because - much depends on the tone
or pitch in which the same word Is
spoken For instance. the word Tee
has eight different meanings a. IL Is
pronounced The word ku-ie" means
precious. and il al>u means devil r
one American who was studying the
language referred TO his wife a his
..Ku-je." and as ne did not get the
pitch right lie called her 8 devil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

Celcstine Kaltenbach, the oldest post
master in the northwest, died at his
home in Potosi, aged So years. He was
appointed postmaster at Potosi in 1888,
and, with the exception of two years,
held the position until his death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
BIG FIRE AT PITTSBURGH.
Germania Bank Building burned and the
Loss Exceeds 100000.

Loss Exceeds 100000.
PITTsBURGH, Pa. March t2.-The
Germania bank building on the south
west corner of Diamond and Wood
streets. and the Woldin building on the
northwest corner of the same
streets, We're burned at mid
night The Germania building
is occupied by the chamber Of
commerce, r. G.. Dunn Il Co. Raa
Bros. & Co, bankers and brokers; the
Mutual Union Telegraph Company. anc
several other offices. The loss on the
Germania building viii be 500, 600; in
sured. J. H. Weldin & Co. 5, statione-s.
loss on goods win reach sl50,000 The
total loss from the fire will reach at
least $500. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

NUCH the most deplorahle feature Of
the recent floods along th.. Ohio was the
fact that thirty Thousand people were
thrown out If employment, many of
them for months. II Is bad when homes
are swept away. but even worse when
i lost the resource which created them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
GENERAL MILITARY NOTES.

THE king Of Italy has decided 20 hold
no great army maneuvers this year in
order to spare the heavy expense.
A FRENcH army doctor explains that
IN the French army a non-colnnissioued
officer loses all chance If Influence or
authority over his men if his ugiiness
inspires either disgust or ridicule-
LIEUT.. ions T. FlNLEY, the we'll
known tornado expert, and lately il
charge Of the sirual service work at
San Francisco. has been ASSIGNED to
regular army duty in an infantry regi-
ment al Fort Wayne, Ind
The royal standard Of Persia IS an
apron. stout old Gao. the Persian
blacksmith, raised revolt which
proved successful, and his leathern
apron covered with Jewels is still borne
at the van of Persian armies
THE latest addition To the Italian
navy. the Francesca Morosini. a twin
screw battle-ship of eleven Thousand
tons ard sixteen and half knots
carries fonr 105-ton Armstrong guns
other smaller arms.
IT is said that the torpedo-boat Bath
urst, that recently made a mean speed
Of 24.45 knots per hour. represents the
last Retirement Of mechanical engi-
neering. aud that IL hardly seems pos
sible to in prove upon her as long as
steclremain the chief material Of con
struction.
ELEVEN battle-ships, with an aggre-
gate dis, lcement Of seventy thousand
tons. are now being built for the Ger
man goy eminent three at Bremen,
two at Garden. near Kiel. one at VIII
helmshafen. three at Dantzig and two
at BredOw, near Stettin- At Alberg no
fewer than seventy torpedo boats are be
ing built for the government.
THE youngest lieutenant IN the prlis-
sian army is Count William Won Rothen-
burg, who was recently assigned to tire
first regiment of dragon $. As the
count was born in 1851. he is at present
scarcely ten years old. As matter Of
course, the young man does no active
duty as yet He owes his appoint
ment TO the ancient privileges Of his
family.
THERE is a tract Of forest trees in
southern Oregon, embracing about TO-
600 square miles. which. if cut and sold at
s1eper 1000 feet, would pay our national
debt twice over. II is estimated that
the amount Of merchant blc timber
standing amounts to 100. 900, coo, 600 feet
Portland Oregonian.
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Two Girls KiIIed by a Train.

ROANOKE. Va. March IA train on
the Norfolk & Western road struck
Lula and Leila Corpege Monday even
ing on a trestle near COyners' Springs,
miles from this city, instantly killing
Leila and injuring Lula SO that She
died shortly afterwards
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

ACcoRDING To a reliable estimate
there are four hundred women lecturers
in the United States. This estimate.
however. does r.t include those who
follow in the footsteps of the renowned
Mrs CaudIe.