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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-13
A BUCKEYE JESSE JAMES.

A Daring Bandit Makes Successful Raid
ON an Ohio Bank-He Secures a Big
sum of Money. shoots Three Men. Kill
Ing One. and Escapes.
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 10.--A special to
the Evening Dispatch from Lima, o.,
says: One of the boldest bank rob-
berries and murders ever perpetrated in
this section of the country occurred
Saturday morning at Columbus Grove,
town of about 1000 people,
IL miles north of here. Cashier L.
j. Maple had just opened the Exchange
bank, of which his father is proprietor,
and laid out about s., 900 near the cash
ier's window. About $50 "a man APP
peared in the door with a revolver
in each hand. He Immediately be-
gan shooting. Cashier Maple was
struck twice, once in the arm and
once in the right side. As he fell to
the floor, an old farmer, William Van
Debark, aged so. entered the door.
having come to get his money for
some hogs he had just sold. The rob-
Der turned and shot him through and
through. The old man died of his
wounds a few hours later
A third man sat in the lobby of the
bank paralyzed with fear. He was not
molested. The desperate then grabbed
$1,000 in green backs, showed them in the
pockets OF his sack coat and darted
out the door shouting: I'm second
Jesse James" Quite crowd had been
attracted by the sound of the shots. but
there was scattering when the wild
eyed murderer appeared on the street,
having a gun in either hand ard
shooting indiscriminately. One of
the bystanders, Henry Buck, failed to
got out of the way fast enough and
was struck down by "A bullet from
the rapidiy-speaking revolvers. The
fellow ran TO the outskirts of the
town and disappeared in a big corn
field.
The desperate is described as being
short and heavy set, with full face and
small black mustache. lie wore n
black alpaca cap. black sack coat, blue
pants with white stripe, and no vest.
lie appeared to be about 80 or 80 years
old.
A posse was quickly organized and
started in pursuit. If found, the
fellow will be shot down like a
dog. 1t is thought the wounds of
Maple and BucB are not necessarily
fatal. Van Debark. who was killed,
was a prosperous former in Union
township. He leaves large family. A
big reward is offered for the capture of
the villain
A special from Lima. o. states that
the murderer mas been traced to thick
forest near Ada, and may be captured
very soon. There is an idea that he
has already been able to get near
enough to railroad to escape. 1t is
believed that he is one of the Marvin
Kuhns gang.
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AsIt Is In Life.

When DR. Moberley, afterward head
master Of Winchester and bishop of
Salisbury. was tutor at Balliol college.
oxford. ne received a letter from some
friends in Scotland. recommending TO
him a Mr.. TAFT who was then about to
become his pupil Moberley resolved
10 ask the young Scotchman 10 break
fast and introduce him 70 the steadiest
and most promising man in college
When they arrived he performed the
simple ceremony Of saying: MIR. TAFT.
Mr. Manning" They were the future
archbishop Of Canterbury and cardinal
of Westminster. Archbishop TAFT, who
was thus Dr. Mobe-leys pupil at
BalliOl, had the curious experience of
sonsecrating as old master bishop of
Salisbury. As they walked down to-
gether TO the Jerusalem cham Der the
archbishop alluded to his remarkable
reversal of position; and fifteen years
afterward. in Salisbury cathedral, DIR.
Moberley touched on tie same subject
in preaching the funeral sermon of his
old pupil and arch bishop. London It'd
Bits.
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HOME FROM COLLEGE.


When our John came home from college
Haydn tine was comm on.
iut W. Thought he'd be so tender
Couldn't 'sPect much help from John
= Z. swan. he'd raised a muscle
With his worlzin' in the gym
An he made the hired men hustle
just 70 keep in sight OF him
An, when Jake declared he'd throw him
(Jake's wrestler OF renownl.
Why. our John as quick as lightnin'
Flopped him sprawling on the ground
And our neighbor's son, Ed Higgins.
(Higgins iines me on the wes),
Vowed he'd lick that dude from college
Dragged about it TO the rest.
But, along O. Greek an Latin
John had learned 70 fight, you see;
Studied Marquis OF Queensbury
Long with Rants philosophy.
So when Ed stepped up an hit him.
John knew 'xaetly what 70 do
An the way he damned that Teller
Was pieasin' sight TO view.
Yes, the neighhorin' boys around here,
Hold our John in great respect:
An they llIink that goin' TO college.
Probably. is bout correct.
Chicago Inter Ocean
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THE EAST

THE steamer Majestic OF the White
star line which reached New York
made the trip across the Atlantic in five
days, eighteen hours and eight minutes,
the fastest time on record.
JOHN HUMPHREY died in an elect ric
car at Atlantic City, y. j., William An
derson dropped dead at the breakfast
table in Passaic, y. J.. and George Me-
Allister died in a bath house at Cape
May, y. J.
john and Isabella Beecher Hooker
celebrated their golden wedding at
Hartford. Conn.
NEAR Harrisburg, Pa, cloudburst
inundated factories and flooded the
surrounding country, doing great dam
age
The mail train on the Ogdensburg
& Lake Champlain railroad collided
with returning Sunday-school eXcur-
sion train at Champlain station, y. V,
killing five persons and fatally injur-
ing ten or fifteen
A PASSENGER train on the West
Shore railroad ran into some freight
cars that had become detached from
the train ahead near Port Byron, y.
y, killing the fireman and ten Italian
passengers and injuring a score of 9TH
ers some of whom would die.
The death of Ex-Gov Samuel r.
AXtell occurred at Morristown, Y. j.,
aged - years.
J. +. ROCHE. of Boston, was elected
national commander of the Regular
Army and Navy union at their annual
meeting held at Boston.
AT the annual convention of the
Beta Theta Phi fraternity at Lake
Chautauqua, Prof. ]. c. Gordon, of
v ashingtOn, was chosen pre- sident-
JAMES THoRoUGHGOoD, a colored
man. was hanged at Dover, Del, for
assaulting a child of ) years.
The American Dental association in
session at Saratoga, y. y, elected DIR.
W. w. Walker, of New York, presi-
dent.
THEODORE DENNIS. of Massachusetts,.
was elected president of the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
IT was announced that Calvin Page,
of Boston. had recovered his two
daughters who were stolen from him
in Dakota twelve years ago by Indians.
SIX persons were drowned in the har-
Dor at Boston by the upsetting of a
Yacht The drowned were John Burke
and two children. Thadue Manthorn
and Annie and Thomas Carmody.
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SHE PACKED TOO MUCH.
The Appeal of One Woman to Another
Acrnss fhs. Hallway.

The Appeal of One Woman to Another
Across the Hallway.
Said woman who lives in an apart
ment hotel: just as was going ont
to-day the lady in the rooms across the
hallway of the apartment hotel begged
10 see me. she looked dreadfully, and
she was half crying.
Wont you please lend me dress.
or-or a cloak ! have got to catch
train she gasped
''Sbe seemed to need dress, but /
knew her only slightly. and IN adc up
my mind she had gone mad.
My trunks have al gone she
wailed. John is TO meet me at the
wharf. We sail for Europe in an hour
] simply can't miss the boat. / have
no one to turn to. ! can not get dress
made; YOU can see that yourself. If
you have "A human heart you will help
me out Give me cloak and-and
pair of shoes, and IA thick veil Oh.
please be quick.
Il told her that She needed rest and
perfect quiet, and that would rub her
head asked where She got the dress
Sine had on.
It's an old thing ! was going tn
leave. she sobbed. and ! don't want
my head rubbed. ! want some clothes
You see, packing in such warm work
] decided TO put on these old things
and just slippers: You must give me
shoes, too. and-oh, shall miss that
boat
Ny dear madam
. Oh, don't YOU undcrstand2' she
shrieked: 1 have packed everything
every thing. The clean clothes | laid
ont. and my travelling dress. and every
thing They are ali pae e land gone
gone. forgot ! had all these things
on-and / packed everything
thing, and john is at the wharf now
and with the children from their grand
mothers, and you Will not help me.
''She went completely into bystericss
right in my hallway, poor little woman.
She was a good deal smaller than ],
but J fixed her up. wonder what John
said when be saw her. N. Y. sun.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
A STRANGE STORY.

milwaukee Man Confesses Crime fos
Which Others Were Punished
The confession has been published of
Patrick 1oohey. who shot a street car
driver ramcd Grote in Milwaukee in
1888. For the crime two young men.
Puetz and Mccullough. OF Bay View,
were tried. found guilty and sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary. Nc
Cullough was pardoned ON account of
Ill health, and died soon after his re-
lease. Pnetz after serving his term
was Ill for year from the effects of
his confinement Grote, the car driver
who was shot, did not die, but lost the
sight of one eye, and a year after be-
came mental wreck from the effect
of his wound. His wife was so shocked
by the attempt on her husbands life
that she became a maniac. and died
few months later in an asylum.
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BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS.
An Indian Ocean Group Composed of
Coral.

An Indian Ocean Group Composed of
Coral.
The Seychelles islands form an archi
pelago of one hundred and fourteen
islands in the Indian ocean, and are
situated in 3 degrees IS minutes south
latitude. about fourteen hundred miles
east of Alden and one thousand from
Zanzibar They rise steeply out of the
sea. eliminating in the isle of Maize
which is about three Thousand feet
above the level of the ocean and is
nearly the center of the group. Only
about thirty of the islands are inhab-
tied. the last census giving them a
population of twelve thousand souls
All these islands are of c, raj growth
The beaches which surround the
Seychelles are the most beautiful in
the world. They are of glistening
white calcareous sands. inclosed n coral
reefs of the most subtle and varied
structure. These coral reefs form a
sort of wall around the islands, and
when the suns rays fall slanting on
the sands the shore reflects here and
there light-tinted rain bows OF the most
exquisite shades. The waters, which
are clldl4OA anu CAtdAr dAfDullAl III IlHil.
most of them Of rare colors. which can
be plainly seen as they swim to and
fro. varying their graceful movements
by leaping out of the water. The
houses are built of a species of massive
coral heNn into square blocks, which
glisten like white marble and show
themselves to the utmost advantage
in the various tinted green of the thick
tropical palms. whose immense fern
like leaves give pleasant and much
needed shade These palms grow as
high as one hundred feet and some
times more. They overtop the houses
and even the coral-built church-a
novel sight and one of the curios Of
Maize. They line the seashore and
cover the mountains, forming in many
places extensive forests. Many trees
display Simultaneously buds. blossoms.
unr:pe and ripe fruit. Advance
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MANY DROWNED.

Sailboats on Pewaukee Lake. Wis, Sagi.
nav Bay, Mich, and in Boston Harbor,
Capsize-A Total of Thirteen Lives Lost.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10-Four young
people, children of prominent Milwau-
kee business men, We're drowned at
Pewaukee lake, 90 miles from here,
Sunday. They were out IN a small sail
boat with three other young people
A squall struck the boat, capsizing
it. 1t was heavily ballasted and
sunk almost Immediately, leaving
the seven people struggling in the
water. The names of the drowned
are: Albert and Emma Barth, Martha
kiudling and Clara S.egler. The ages
of the young people ranged from IS To
90 years, and their fathers are Louis
kindling, Peter Barth and Leopold
Siegler The young people had been
spending few days near Pewaukee
lake, which is a favorite resort for Mil
waukeeans.
DROWNED IN SAGINAW BAY.
SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 10. - While
sailing in a small boat on Saginaw bay
off Winona beach, summer resort,
Sunday afternoon, Frank Winterhalter,
of the firm of Ferris e Winterhalter,
and Edward Wittner were drowned. a
squall throwing them into the water.
Another young man was of the ill
fated party, but his identity has not
vet been established All the young
men lived here and weT., unmarried
DISASTER IN BOSTON HARBoR.
BosToN, Aug. 10. Disaster overlook
n pleasure party out sailing in the har-
Dor Sunday afternoon and six lives
were sacrificed John Burk, a carpen-
ter, living on Gates street, hired IA
foot saiIboat, canoe rugged, and took out
for a sail his three children. aged re-
spectively IA, 10 and years. and his
niece and nephew, Annie and James
Carmody, aged II and IL years. After
sailing mile they put ashore, Burk
going on land after some candy for the
children While there he met
three friends, James Ballard,
Thaddeus Manton and Ferguson
Churchill. With these men he got
to drinking and finally, at his invita-
ton, they, too, entered the boat, max
ing nine in all, and the boat was slow
ly pushed before tn light easterly
breeze. When it BEGAN" necessary to
como about at the pumping station at
o'clock p. N. the men, being befuddled,
crowded Sver to the lee side of the
boat which capsized. The water at
this point is not very deep and the mast
of the boat projected out SOME dis
tance. To this all hands chung. 1t was
over half an hour before help could
reach them bv which time SIX of them
had gone down from exhaustion. The
boy Vincent and two men, Ballard
and Churchill, were saved. Burk
and the remainder of the family per
ished.
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LIABILITIES or $1,000, 900.
Failure Of the Masonic savings Bank
Louisville Depositors Secure.

Failure of the Masonic Savings Bank OF
Louisville epositors secure.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 10. The Ma
sonic savings bank, the second to fail
in Louisville within month. assigned
to the Germanic Safety Vault & Trust
Company at o'clock Saturday after
noon. The failure occasioned no sur
prise in business circles, as the
bank has been looked upon as
on the verge of bankruptcy for
some months. The bank owed Sl32, 500
when the balances were made out
with the clearing house at noon, which
it was unable to pay. There have
been three runs on the bank, the first
in January last, the second following
the Schwartz failure, the third follow
ing the failure of the Falls City bank.
Friday a meeting of the directors was
called to devise means for meeting the
present difficulties and keeping the
doors open. After considerable discus
sion the hopelessness of the situation
was apparent. and it was decided to as
sign. Accordingly deed of assign
ment was made and T, w. spindle. the
vice president and manager of the trust
company, was sent for. He took pos
session at once President Jake Krieger,
the directors, and Mr. Engelhoff,
the cashier. say that depositors will
be paid dollar for dollar. The
exact liabilities are unknown, but it is
said will be more than $1,000, 600. Nc
other banks are i'm danger.
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wnIlng to Take AnythInp

She was kiud-hearted but not practi-
cal, and when the man applied at her
door for assistance, said with earnest
ness: Take heart, my poor fellow,
take heart.
Drawing himself up to a height that
seemed to endanger the stitching IN
some of his patches, he said; Madam.
it's no time fur jol1in'. My appearance
ort % be huff ter tell yer that I'm puff
iekiy willing ter take heart. liver, or
anything else that comes hs ndy. -
Manhingfnn Post
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Shot Lis Tnrmentnrs.

party of young men were fooling
about the house of David Lolita, at
Vernon, rapping on the door and win
dows. He told them to go away, and
when they would not rose from his bed,
got breach-load ding carbine and fired
through the window, the ball passing
completely through the neck of Con-
stantine Favor and through the coat
sleeve of another member of the party.
At last accounts Favor was alive, but
the doctors said he could not live.
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Railway statistics.

New YORK, Aug, TO- The introduce
ton to "Poor's Manual of Railroads for
1891 has been issued. 1t shows. among
other things, that the total number of
miles of railroads in the United States
at the close of 1890 was 1866, Sl7. of which
), 139 miles were constructed during the
year. The total amout of capital invest
ed is figured at $40, l22, 6S5, 900. an in
crease over the year previous of SAL
693, G51. The gross earnings of the roads
were 81, 096, s47, 42s, equal to los per cent.
on investment. Net earnings were $40
921,3ls, or 81 per cent on capital The
number of passengers carried by rail-
roads during the year was go 439, OS2.
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stolen securities Returned.

A stranger recently left notes, mort
cages and other papers, representing
value of over $4,000, with City At
torney Menzie at Beloit for examina-
ton. lie GAINED to lave loaned $50
On them to man in Milwaukee, who
represented himself as an agent of
Erastus Thayer, of Brandon, VT. Mr.
Menzie's suspicious were aroused, and
he wrote Mr. Thayer, who is a banker,
and learned that the documents We're
stolen from train on the Rock Island
road recently. Mr. Menzie forwarded
the papers to Mr.. Thayer
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Eat Eyervlhinr in Sight.

FINDLAY, o., Aug. 10. The grass
hoppers are doing more harm in this
part of the state than they were known
to before for years In many parts of
the country they swarm in myr-
lads and literally devour every
thing before them. causing serious
damage to all growing crops Reports
from different sections state that they
have eaten up and entirely destroyed
the clover seed crop and are forag.ng
IN the pastures to such an extent as to
make the feed problem for the stock
serious one to the farmers. They
are also causing serious annoyance
i'm the wheat fields
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\ SMALL hoy If Philadelphia kindled
fire in his fathers plug hat. which
had been stored in the attic for the
heated term After the fire had
gained considerable Roadway appro-
pirate wOrd-a member of the family
put IL ont and at the same time
smashed the hat with bedaniIt.
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NoTING dav in Japan presents some
curious sights The voters have to don
their best garments and proceed 10 the
voting counter, there To ballot without
any parieying as soon after eight
o'clock as possible. After casting
ballots theF make bow To the assem-
blaEe present. in which their heads
nearly strike the floor, and retire as 81
lentlv as thav came
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Mrs CHArNCEY u. DEPEw IS a hand
some woman, with very dark and ex-
pressive eyes, brown hair and a COM
pleNiou OF more than common clearness
and hriliiancy- Her nature Is essen
italy social and She Is fitted by reason
OF her polished manners. keen wit and
many graceful accomplishments TO as-
sumo leading social position. She Is
devoted TO charitable enterprises Of all
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THE Boston Herald say, that the fact
that ths present occupant of the vice
presidency ~ the republic is the only
living man who has ever held that office
Is remarkable. The few American pres
idents that remain three in numberl Is
in itself singular. but that Of the seven
vice presidents Of the last twenty
eight wears that being the period for
Whit thu>r have been elected who
Succeeded Hannibal Hamiiul there is
hut one survivor. and that i the man
latest chosen is almost appalling.
There j. something like a fatal
itv following the men who have filed
tn,, OFFICE.
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BENsANsIN +. HITLER never forgets
a name or face. \ New York raper
slys that he has in his offices. both in
Eu>ton AMI that city. an alphabetical
list containing the name of every per
son with whom he has had any bust
ness dealings The names Of all per
sons who call upon him al his Office are
entered, together with such i1forma-
tion rs he may from time to time OBJ
tain in regarl to them.
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THE proportions IF ;ne human figure
are SIX times the leHgth Of the right
foot, the face, from the highest point
of the forehead. where the hair begins.
20 the end IF the chin. Is one-tenth of
the whole stature; th.. hand. from wrist
u the end 81 the middle finger, is also
Oue-tcnth Of the total height; from the
crown - the napc Of the neck. is one
twelfth of the ,fnturr
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MANY Of the oil veterans attended
their last reunion At the Detroit meet
ing. The mortality OF the past year
was more than - per cent greater
than during any former year, and will
N the nature Of things increase the
r0ruiner wear
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~ wiIIInr patient.

Nudge twh0 ylas sworn off Doctor,
/ stepped on a banana peel and re-
ceived pretty hard fall ! am afraid
/ have broken my wrist.
DIR. Bowless-Let me see. No. there
is nothing broken. Just battle your
wrist in whisky four or five times a
day and Won viii be ali right
Mudge -Er-doctor. hadn't ! better
be carefully examined for internal in
juries. too2-indianapoiis Journal
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TVS Important question Of the adj
mission a. the worlds fair in 93 is
practically settled FIFTY cents viii be
demanded 10 every one entering the
gates, but. the money once paid, the
visitor will he entitled 10 see every
thing ON the grounds There will be no
side shows. To encourage people who
bring exhibits from a great distance and
nj a great eNprns. licenses will he
granted Tor the selling IF goods. II will
b. possible 20 buv an ivory back
scratehrr from a Chiuaman. or a carved
scarabPuS from an Egyptian princess
but il viii cost nothing extra TO see
any Of the exhibits
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Driven to suicide.

Josie Linberg, girl of II, whose
body was discovered on the beach of
Superior bay, committed suicide be-
cause Mrs. Estling with whom she
lived, thought she had given her child
poison. The child was suffering from
cholera infantum. Miss Linberg, when
accused of poisoning the child, left the
house and was never again seen alive.
She drowned herself in 2 feet of water
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$50 your first love married doctor,
shf''
Yes. She seemed cut out for a doc
tors wife
SIN what way2"
'tOh, don know what gave me that
impression. save for the feet that I was
net . doctor. ~, !. Truth.
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rs all very well 10 promenade the
deck IF an Atlantic racer and bet
she u scale down 10 tine Majestic's
time, but the bows that saw the wood
and get no fame ont of il are the
,toiIers- II is not always the major
general that wins the battle; its the
griny. stalwart unznOwns that serve
the runs
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MISS HFGEN GLADsToNf. the Grand
Old Mans" favorite daughter, resem-
bles her father in looks and possesses
great part II his extraordinary vital
ity. She can tel a story that viii set
dinner-ttble in roar, and Is quite
original in her dress.