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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-12
TAE EAST.

THE remains of Emma Abbott. the
opera singer, were cremated at Pitts
burgh. Pa. and the ashes were placed
in a Jar and sent To New York.
HENRY W. SAGE & Co. lumber deal
ers at Albany. y. V. were defrauded
out Of S255. 900 by Joseph i. Abbott,
trusted employee.
THE Rhode Island Nationalist society
met at Providence and nominated full
state ticket with Franklin L. Burton.
of Providence. for governor.
AT its convention in New York the
National baseball league adopted
new form of contract which virtually
does away with the reserve clause and
gives the players more rights.
The firm Of Henry T. Wills 4 Co,
fruit merchants in New York city,
failed for 500. 900.
THE two sons of Gen. Sherman re
ceived in New York letters of admins
tratiOn on their fathers estate. The
general left no will, and his personal
estate does not exceed s.. 500.
II the Nottingham cOlliery at Ply
mouth. Pa. an explosion fatally injured
three men.
~ III AAAZN pm u NbAAAA-s ANAANN
Murphy, aged % years, died of heart
failure. caused by excessive cigarette
smoking.
FLAMES destroyed the fruit-preserv-
ing establishment of the ]. o. Schim
mel Preserving Co at Philadelphia,
causing loss of Sl30.OOO.
IL New York the first of a series of
meetings to bc held throughout the
country by union prisoners of the war
10 raise money for memorial hall at
Washington was held.
FIRE destroyed the passenger boat
CITY of Richmond and cargo at New
York The loss on the boat was $685.
600: fully insured.
OFF Cape Cod the schooner Elsie
Smith. Of Portland, Me. was wrecked
and eighteen lives were lost.
ROBBERS entered the savings bank at
Freeport. Pa, and carried off $40. 600 in
money and securities.
OK April l. next reunion of the
founders of the republican party will be
held ut fremont temple in Boston.
Two LITTLE children of George White
/ were burned TO death in their home at
I New Limerick, Me, during the absence
/ of their parents
/ Az explosion of gas in a coal mine at
Shamokin. Pa, killed John Llewellyn.
+ his son Frank and his son-in-law w. j.
/ smith.
THE strike of 5000 coal miners in the
Mouongahela Pa valley ten weeks
ago ended in victory for the men.
their request for an increase of pay
+ being granted
IL Philadelphia Hannah Williams.
aged 20. and her son David. aged b.
were found dead in their house. They
We're misers. worth $4,000, and had
starved themselves to death.
+ At Rochester, y Y. Lena Cunning
ham threw vitriol into the face of her
sleeping sister and the latter was terri
bly, burned. Jealousy prompted the
& deed
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WEST AND SOUTH.

IL Chicago George Hathaway was
convicted of the murder of eX- Alderman
Whelan and sentenced To life imprison-
ment
II Montana seven labOrerS working
on the Great Northern railway extern
sion We're frozen To death. The bodies
of five were recovered.
Ar Washington, Cal. the levees on
the Sacramento river broke, and the
southern portion Of the town and ,, 600
acres Of grain land were flooded.
AT the Hebrew Union college at Gin
cinnati Isadore II. Frauenthal and
Earnest Sallinger. students. committed
suicide with the same revolver
II Detroit William p. Wells. a prom
inent Michigan lawyer. dropped dead
in a court room.
OK the 4th Myer Strauss. of Cleve-
land. o.. celebrated his Tooth birthday
BAUDEF and stevens Indicted for
frauds committed in taking the Mime
apolis census last summer, We're fined
S3.o0o and $1,000 respectively.
NEAR Princeton. Ky, six men were
drowned by the sinking Of a raft.
TIE failure of the Kentucky Union
Lumber Co of Louisville, for S30O, O0)
was reported.
SEVERAL. United States officials have
completed 4 raid through West Florida,
resulting in the capture and destruction
OF twenty-six Illicit stills and the arrest
of thirty men.
NEAR Alta. Utah. two men were killed
in an avalanche and two were fatally
injured.
FIRE in a feed stable at Des Moines,
Ia. cremated sixteen horses.
The buildings Of the Worlds Colun-
bian exposition viii be dedicated in
October. 1922. with imposing cere-
monies. the exercises 10 extend over fo,sr
days
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FROM WASHINGTON.

THE president on the Sd signed the
bill for the erection of a new mint at
Philadelphia II was the Tooth ami
versary Of the day on which President
Washington signed the Din establishing
the mint in that city.
II the house in the Fifty-first con-
gress Il. O35 bills were introduced and
in the senate 5.l29. In the Fiftieth
congress Il. 654 bills were introduced in
the house and 1000 in the senate. The
bills that became laws during the con-
gress Just ended numbered ,. ls6. against
/ .s24 enacted in the previous congress
In the Fiftieth congress President
Cleveland vetoed l61 bills and joint res
olutions, while in the Fifty-first Presi-
dent Harrison vetoed eleven. The total
appropriations for the last congress
will probably reach $1,000. 900, 900. Dur
ing the session three senators and
twelve representatives died.
4 CENSUS bureau bulletin shows that
the increase during the last ten years Of
the white race has been - per cent,
while that of the colored race has been
Is per cent
The president signed the copyright
bill with pen made from the quill of
an American eagle.
THE legislation enacted by the last
congress will result in the opening up
/ Of over ;. ZOO. 600 acres of the public land
I To settlement.
THE enlistment of 1000 Indians for
the army has been authorized by Secre-
I tary Proctor.
/ THE business failures in the United
1 States during the seven days ended on
/ the 9th numbered 265. against 300 the
preceding week and 26O the correspond
/ ing week last year.
The treasury department has reaf-
I firmed its decision that Koch's lymph
/ is dutiable at the rate of p per cent.
al valorem.
/ THE total number of sheep in the
country was estimated at 4S, 43l, 1856,
against A. 3S6,O72 in 1890. and conse-
+ quently the wool clip would BE- 5000,
/ 600 pounds less than last year, when il
was go. 0OO. 600 pounds.
/ THE census bureau shows the verified
populated of the United States in 1890
F =. - - t;-l3 30
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LIBRARY NOTES.

THERE is a library exclusively FOR
women in Turin.
FIFTr-oNE large and valuable libra
ries were sold in London last year.
MEs AUSTIN CoRBIN has given five
hundred volumes To the railway EN-
ployes' reading-room in Long Island
city
THE London libraries all have n small
stationer's shop connected with them.
where the various conveniences for
writing are supplied.
SENATOR DAWES is much interested in
a project for free circulating library
in Washington. Mr. Wanamaker has
also heartily approved the scheme.
On the NicolayevIgiv railroad public
libraries will be established in three
points. at the stations of st. Peters
burg. Bologoye and Tver, where rail
road employees will be supplied with
books to read.
THE Boston public library has just
come into possession of two diaries of
John Brown They were presented
through w. P. Garrison. Of New York
city, bv Mrs Sarah 4. Mckim, of
Orange. n. j., the mother of the archi-
tect of the new library building.
LIBRARIAN SPoFFoRn thinks that
within three years he viii BE able to
move the National library into the new
building going up in Washington for
the purpose. The new structure viii
have a greater storage ca~city for
books than the British museum, i Is
stated.
THE library left by the late George
Bancroft is reputed to be one OF the
best private collections Of books in the
country. 1t contains about twelve
thousand volumes. among which are
many works in foreign languages, ana
every book in the collection has value
apart from its selling price.
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NM neIIs nf Mnscn,,.

Moscow had az one time over LOO
arge bells, and as many as 5000 of all
sizes. In the Ivan tower alone there
are now thirty-four, one of which in
the first story above the chapel. weighs
more than sixty tons; it swings freely.
is easily wrung. and if one smites it
with the palm o. the hand it responds
i'm a wonderfully clear and startling
manner Two others are of solid silver,
with very soft, clear tones. The great
bell east during the reign If Catherine
has been consecrated as q chapel the
door being an aperture six feet high by
seven wide at the base. made by the
piece weighing eleven tons. which
broke and fell out during the fire of
1877. when water came in contact with
the heated metal This bell is twenty
one feet high twenty-one feet, six
inches in diameter. twenty-four inches
thick. and weighs 49,. 900 pounds or
something over 200 tons. Some author
tiles give the weight as $4,000 pounds
or 30 tons. 1t has bas-reliefs OF the
Emperor and Empress the Saviour the
Virgin Many and the evangelists An
other bell about half a large required
twenty-four men to ring it. and this
was done by pulling Tie clapper.-E.
Ii. GOss. il New England Magazine
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A FALSE ALARM.
How woman's Wit Prevented Great


How a wOman's Wit Prevented Great
Panic
1t was eleven o'clock at night. and
was going to my room in a Florida
hotel. when a woman came out of her
room, fully dressed, and asked:
'Do you belong to the hotel?"
"No, ma am
"Are there many people here to
night?"
"It is crowded"
.And it won't do to start a panic.
Let me say quietly to you that the hotel
is on fire. ! have known it for ten min
utes. but did not want to create an ex-
element"
Are YOU sure. ann ] asked
ENTIRELY sure, sir. I smelled the
smoke while in bed You 20 quietly
down and tell the clerk. and / will
knock on all the doors ON this floor"
She was wonderfully cool and collect
cd. and never thought of doubling her
assertion. Going down by the stair
way, becloned the clerk aside and told
him of the fire. lie went to the eleva-
tor with me and assembled to the third
floor, where we found about twenty
nalf-ureSscO people III the NAH Inc
woman who had given me orders came
mp and said:
Come this way. / don't think the
ire has much of start yet
We followed her to her room and be-
gan to sniff and snuff. There was GER
tainly strong odor of something burn
ing. but the clerk had taken only one
sniff when he went out and raped on
the next door.
'Hellor' called voice.
care you smol1ing?'
eyes"
smoking Florida tobacco?"
eyes: what of it,
Nothing. Ma'am. you can go back
TO bed Much obliged to you for your sa-
gacity and wit but both were a little to'
keen thi, time. The stingy old fellow
in that room is smoking swamp tobacco,
and it always smells like a fire eating
its way under pine fioor.-Detroit Free
Press.
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MONEYED AMERICANS.

JAY GOULD goes 20 bed every night a.
ten o'clock, does not drink tea or coffee,
cats with great regularity and takes adj
mirable care OF his health, but the pace
has told upon him, nevertheless.
Joux JACOB AsroR IS endowed with
six feet OF solid physique, an imper-
turbabIe fund Of good nature, excellent
health. and Is booked for an inheritance
that cannot fan short Of sl00. 900, 0On.
TIE late Captain y Il. Thomas, Of
Boston. was PROBABLY the richest man
in New England lie left an estate
worth over So, 900. coo, large share of
which had been acquired by real es-
tate investment in san Francisco aud
Brooklyn.
JAY GoULD's daily income is said TO be
about $500 Bat this Is rather small
compared to Rockefeller. who is sup
posed 20 receive SIS o00 daily. or Astor,
who gets S23, 900 daily. or even Cornelius
Vanderbilt. who mas 70 get along with
SIS, 900 every twenty -four hours.
IT is an old saying that a Scotchman
me er goes book again to the land OF
his birth. And in the case Of David
Jacks. the California millionaire. one
can easily understand why il should be
so when he can ride twenty miles on d
straight line on his Monterey estate and
be worth d round s.. 600 900. Go book
again. indeed,
Henry CLAY FRIcK, owner Of the
mine near Scottdale. Pa. where over
ono hundred and ten miners were killed
recently. was the bootkeeper of a
Touring mill twenty years ago. II is
stated that he now controls eight thou
sand OF the thirteen thousand ovens in
the Connellsville region and the coke
market ~ This couTtrv.
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?iTH AND POINT.

-Primus-"IIow was Lanford 5 book
sold? BY subscriptions" Secundus--
mo, auction. kate Fields Washing
ton.
Has he any expensive habits?"
ale has one rather expensive one that
know of" What is it?' Eating
RAMS Horn.
-IIilow-''Now, look here, Bloc
bumper, wouldn't be a fool if l We're
you" Bloobumper-.'No,i if you were
|, you wouldn't be fool. Epoch.
After one girl has given you the
sack and another the mitten. it is time
to give up trying TO gain your suit on
the installment plan.-Halifax Critic.
-Father-''If you expect to succeed
in public life, my son. you must have
push" Son-''I've got pull. dad. and
that's better than push. Boston Tran
script.
An Allegation. THAT woman mar
ried money" Then there's bound TO
be a separation "Why?'' woman
and money do not stick to each other"
N. Y. sun.
He Wasn't in t.''-Sanso-"Have
you been playing poker for money!
Rodd (disconsolatelyl-''No; but the
fellows I've been playing with have. y
n. Y. Herald
You're in a hurry" said the inn
pertinent conductor. NO; you're
wrong" retorted the sarcastic passen-
ger Quite the reverse. I'm in a
horse-car. "--IIarper's Bazaar.
-He-"One kiss is worth hundred
letters" She-''Oh, you're very senti-
mental" He-"Oh. no. The kiss, you
know, can't be introduced in "A breach
of-promise suit. American Stationer.
In Doubt IIarduppe-"MissL Laura,
have you considered my note-my letter
-er-my proposal?" Miss Laura
really do not know how to consider it
whether as proposal or a challenge to
a fasting match. indianapolis Jour
nal
What Decided -Maud-"Which
have you elected to study-French or
German" Ethel-'Freneh." Maud
DO you like French better than You
do German?" Ethel-"No. but | like
the French professor better. Yankee
Blade.
can you see to admire in that young
iackanapes, Muchcash? He is a mere
money-bag, vet YOU dote upon him as if
he were luxury" lmogene- Well,
he is one, dear He is my canvas back
duck. Chicago Times.
Ills Proboscis Was Carmine.
red one of the complimentary colors?'
asked Trotter of his wife. who is some
thing of an artist. No" replied Mrs.
Trotter. sharply; red on mans nose
is a very uncomplimentary color. as You
ought to know very well. Inter
Ocean.
Two Households.-Mr HeartsOre
Yes, it Just keeps me on pins and
needles to think my dear boy belongs
TO football club. I'm so afraid some
thing will happen. Does yours?" Mrs.
Cheery-"Indeed, he doesn't. He want
ed to join one, but just packed him off
10 France, where they don't have any
thing worse than dueling clubs. N.
" Weekly
Western Populations. = Stranger
lin Western citv)-"I understood you
claim 100, 600 population for this town."
Directory Man-.Yes. sir We have in
the new directory. Just being finished,
90, coo names. That multipli by five,
the average size of family, makes
100. 600 See?' Messenger Boy -
"Please, sir, Mr.. Hardtype wants to
know how many copies of that directory
you want printed" Directory Man
latter some fguring)-"Um. l guess
fifteen viii be enough. food News.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Two EMPRESS trains came into col
lision near Morshank, Russia, demol-
ishing the carriages of both. and fifty
persons were killed outright and a
large number were seriously injured.
MADAGASCAR advices say that Rani-
asatl-a. governor of the province of
Belanond. resenting a petition from
the populace to the government to de-
fand them from cruelties massacred 27s
persons, including men. women and
children, belonging to the leading fam
lies.
THE death of Leonard Jerome, the
well-known New York turfman and
broker, occurred in Brighton, Eng,
aged 80 years
ELECTIONS for members of the do
minion parliament in Canada resulted
in the success of the government OF
conservative party. Its majority in
the house of commons, however, would
be greatly reduced and would proba-
bly, not exceed Is. In the last house it
was 81.
NEAR Zanzibar 200 Africans were
killed by German soldiers.
FROM the Canadian provinces re-
turns showed that the conservatives car
ried the dominion by majority of 81.
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SHOT HIS RIVAL DEAD.
A Feud Between wheeling Physician,
ca I.l-....I...I aI.....I...

A Feud Between wheeling Physicians
Leads to IA Cold-Blooded Murder.
WHEELING, w Va, March "a trag-
edy which had long been predicted oc-
Cured Saturday morning, when DIR.
George Baird. one of the oldest physi-
Clans of Wheeling, a member of the
city water board. ex-member of the
council and of the board of public
works, member of the board of di-
rectors of the Wheeling Bridge & Ter
minal Railway Company, and man
prominent in local politics. was shot
twice and almost instantly killed by
DR. George l. Garrison. The latter is a
member of the state board of health,
and late health officer of the city. The
murder was the outgrowth OF 3 feud of
more than a years standing md the
crime created tlNa widest excitement
Many threats of lynching were
made against the murderer About
8 o'clock Saturday morning the
two men met at the Second ward
market and had some words. They
separated, but about half-past 10 DIR.
Baird drove past DIR. Garrison, who was
standing at Market and Eleventh
streets. As DIR. Baird passed DIR. Gar
rison said To "a friend: There is going
TO be trouble" He then walked up
Eleventh street and stopped DIR.
Baird at the corner of an alley.
The two talked for a moment and
DIR Baird drove on about 50 feet
aud alighted To see patient. As DR.
Garrison came up he had revolver in
his hand and said: Take that back,
doctor" DIR. Baird replied: II don't
have to take it back" DIR. Garrison
then fired, and as DIR. Baird slow
ly turned squarely toward him
Garrison fired second time.
The ball took effect in Baird's left
eye. the first shot having entered
behind the right ear. DIR. Baird walked
in a store. said that DIR. Garrison had
shot him, took off his gloves, and was
dead in ten minutes. DIR. Garrison
walked down the street holding his re-
volver until he met policeman, to
whom he surrendered himself.
The men were ON the best of terms
until eighteen months ago Garrison
even naming his son after Baird.
When Garrison was elected health Off
Ger Baird performed the duties of the
Office, allowing Garrison to draw the
pay and attend lectures in. Baltimore.
ON being elected to second term, beat
ing DIR. Baird's son, there was a fall
ing out. and Garrison had Baird ar
rested for a violation of the health
ordinance This led to personal en-
counter in the city hall last August,
when Baird was knocked down. Since
then Garrison has threatened to kill
Bard. and Saturdays horrible tragedy
was the inevitable end. DIR. Baird
graduated n James c. Blaine's class at
jefferson college, Washington, Pa.
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FACTS FOR WAREHOUSES;
A Few suggestions for Those DESTROYS OF
Acquiring the Art.


Here are few practical hints as to
the modes of procedure to be followed
by would be ventriloquists, although
half a dozen lessons from good pro-
fessional would 90 infinitely more for
them than all the books that have been
written upon the subject, and which,
by the way, are usually a mass of the
oretical phraseology.
Before any attempt is made with the
,oice. the student mast be prepared To
devote some time and attention to the
breath, which he must get entirely
under control. 50 as to be able to hold it
for considerable time without strain
ing. This, of course, must be a gradual
process.
Before commencing to practice, a
strong inspiration should be taken. as
the lungs require to be furnished with
a plentiful supply of air. which has to
be well controlled and allowed to es-
cape gradually He must endeavor 10
br 'athe through his nose and keep his
mouth shut. This is a hint which II
would be as well for every one to re
member, and 50 save great deal OF
cold catching and illness.
The learner must study at all times
to initiate sounds, not as they are
heard at their source, but as they fan
upon the ear after travelling from a
distance. That is the golden rule OF
ventriloquism, and if it is continually
kept in mind success IS certain. A.
conjurers endeavor to deceive the eye,
so ventriloquists endeavor to deceive
the ear.
The distant voice" originates at that
spot in the throat where the ''eluciS
takes place when drinking. So without
any facial contortions or movement OF
the lips, the words must be forced
against the back part of the palate one
by one, W it'll a series of short, quick
breaths. atthe same time strengthening
the sounds by using the muscles of the
stomach, which will give them increased
power, so that they will reach the
audience clear and distinct The farther
off the sound is supposed to be, the
smaller the quantity of breath must be
expired.
The great fault with beginners i
straining after effect. No sooner do
they make a little Roadway and begin
to feel their feet than they want 10
run, a proceeding which viii bring
their endeavors to a dismal failure. -
Chicago Journal.
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MANGLED IN a WRECK.
a Broken Rail Causes Serious Disaster
Near Havana, Ill.-One Life Lost-Sev-
eral Persons Injured.

A Broken Rail Causes Serious Disaster
Near Havana, Ill.-One Life Lost-Sev-
eraI Persons Injured.
HAVANA, ILL.,, March 9.-The Jack
sonviue Southern passenger train
was wrecked about 3 o'clock
Sunday morning half a mile above the
city limits. The wreck was caused by
a broken rail. The ears were all piled
in a heap except the last, and taking
fire were all consumed. Fireman Sad
dler was instantly killed. The injured
are:
George Birkenhead, engineer, left leg crushed
below the knee, right arm cut and lower part
crushed; Batesman, express messenger had
left foot torn OF at the ankle and badly bruised;
NJ J. Kennedy, conductor, head face and hands
cut and bruised; c. l.. Hughes, brakeman,
head, face, legs and body cut and
bruised and hands scratched Charles
Malhoney passenger Streator H., right
arm broken. back injured, body and face
badly burned and bruised; Walter Conoyer,
passenger. Mantle H.. left arm torn Of at the
shoulder ana severe internal injuries. PROBABLY
fatal; f. II Lewis, passenger, Peoria injury
to the left leg. face cut and bruised, no bones
broken; f. H. Emmett, Peoria. head and face
bruised and burned. chest hurt and fingers bad
ly bruised, no bones broken Mrs Thomas
Martin, passenger, Denver. Co head bruised
and cut right shoulder and side scalded.
All the injured except Lewis and EN-
NETT. who are taken care of by friends
here, have been taken to Jacksonville.
The corpse of Mrs. Woods, which was
being taken from Chicago to Jackson
vile. was partially consumed The
passengers seriously injured were all in
the smoker.
The train was entirely new, the cars
not having been in service quite a
month. The loss to the company, in
Guiding death and accident claims, will
not fall short of 500, 900. An unusually
small number of passengers were
aboard the train. and this accounts
for the small loss of life. The people
in the sleepers were not injured, but
had to make their way for a mile
through the terrible storm to shelter
without their shoes or much clothing.
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C.ye MHsteries.

The last geological survey Of north
eru Florida has made it probable that a
considerable portion Of the state IS I'M
dervaulted, so to say, by large caves,
some of which have puzzled the ex-
plorer by their depth and the rapid
course of their bottom-w2ters. In Wa
kulla and Alachua counties there are
cave rivers running at a depth OF sixty
feet below the level OF the sea. which
they must reach in some mysterious
manner near the west coast of the state.
The Voice,