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

JAPAN has been visited by terrible
earthqus ke, one of the most destruc-
tive Of modern times The point Of cen
trail commission seems 10 have been
some one hundred miles west Of Yoke
hama. The bed of a river was raised
six feet and nearly two hundred miles
Of embaukment were ruined Newly
formed geysers spouted mud for hours.
a lake six hundred yards long was
formed ut the foot Of a mountain. and
numerous yawning assures opened 1t
the feet Of terrified men and women in
the cities. while their residences We're
tumbling about their heads. About I. GOO
people were killed and many injured
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

CHARLES STEWART PARNELL's estate
viii be inherited by his brother. John
Parnell. who has left this country for
ireland.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

THUNDER and lightning are exceed
ingly rare on the Pacific coast y genu-
inc thunder storm has visited California
but twice in twelve years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

THE oldest college graduate in Amer
lea. 50 far Is known. is Amos Andrew
Parker. Of Fitzwilliam. y IL lie is
also the alumnus who has been gradu-
ated the greatest number Of years from
an American college lie graduated
from the University of Vermont in 1915,
and he celebrated his Tooth birthday
He Is a finely preserved old gentleman.
and reads. writes and gets about like
man OF So His father, Nahum Parker.
was soldier in the revolutionary war
and afterward United States senator
from New Hampshire. and for twenty
wears a judge. Two uncles OF Amos
were killed at the battle of Lexington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

THIs is the year 7,91O.si1, according
the Chinese reckoning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

IT costs two dollars fer three min
1Ites use of the telephone wire between
London and Paris
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

In twenty years there has been no
eounterfeiting Of American postage
stamps
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03
Half MiIIinn Insr.

TRACY, Mimi, Nov. 30.-A disas-
trous fire broke out at IL o'clock Sun
day morning and burned until o'clock
in the evening, famed by high winds.
1t swept Front, Third, Fourth and
State streets clean. The buildings
were nearly all wood. Fourteen stores,
two small hotels and three dwellings
are burned The loss is estimated at
nearly $500, 600. 1t was of incendiary
origin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

THEODORE TILTOS still makes his
permanent residence in Paris
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03
LATER.
Train Robbery

Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-West bound pas
senger train No. on the Frisco road,
which left the station at S:25 o'clock
last night, was held up and robbed by
masked men at Glendale, eight miles
from the station, at s:55 o'clock. The
train was stopped by the desperadoes.
the crew inundated, and, il is said, a
heavy sum of money belonging to the
Adams Express company was secured.
1t is also said that the mail car was
rified of its pouches of registered mail.
At l o'clock but little information is
obtainable. nothing having been known
in the city of the robbery until after IL
o'clock.
2:35 a. m.-The robbery was commit
ted by six men who boarded the train
at Old Orchard. Two got on the front
end of the baggage car, and two on the
rear end of the same car. The two on
the rear end entered the car and blew
Express Messenger Mulrennin was
badly injured by the explosion. The
car was badly wrecked.
II New York City the afternoon of
the SOth, Mrs. Lyon while attempting
TO thaw out frozen water pipe set her
clothes on fire. She ran out upon a
balcony calling for help, while the
wind famed the flames, causing large
crowd to congregate. No one seemed
able TO help the woman, and she stood
in plain view of 500 Mortified people
while her clothing was consumed to
the last shred her hair burned close to
the scalp, and blacl1ened, crisp-charred
form exposed a horrible, sickening
spectacle.
THE fiftieth anniversary of the conse-
Grafton of Archbishop Kenricl1, of st.
Louis was celebrated with much pomp
the S0th. Only one event of the kind
has ever been known before.
THE officers of the Louisiana State
Lottery and eight employees were
brought before the courts the SOth to
answer an indictment found against
them in Texas.
On the night of the s0th the Union
Glass works at Bellaire, O., were
burned. Three men persisted.
An explosion of gas at blackburn.
England, on the 30th wrecked three
buildings. Six persons were injured
and one killed.
On the morning of the SOth, the west
span of the Great Northern bridge
across the Columbia river, Wash, fell,
carrying with it nine men, three of
whom were killed outright, three fatal
ly and three seriously injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

o@ciai returns show that since June
1 10000 Russian Jews have been for
warded through German ports to North
and South America
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03
Playing Card Figures.

Few people know the significance of
the figures in playing cards. In olden
times hearts represented ''ehoirmen"
or ecclesiastics, and the early cards OF
that suite have a cape which in form
resembled a heart The spade was
originally a pikehead, typifying the
nobility of the soldiery. The artisans
were represented by a stone tile, now
known as a diamond. Farmers were
represented by trefoil or clover leaf,
now called a club. The four kings
were originally David. Alexander,
Cesar and Charlemagne, representing
birth, fortitude, piety and wisdom.
The knaves were either knights or
servants to knights.-Chicago Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-03

oh, Vanityi-Tom-"You say you
have succeeded in casting from your
mind all feelings of pride?" Jack
''Yes, that is the truth, exactly, and
am proud at last to be able to say it "
Yankee Blade.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
sElLEMAN'S KbI.iGION.
His Son, Rev. Father sherman, says BIS
Father Was a Catholic and Received
Abnuiutton and Extreme Uuction.

His Son, Rev. Father sherman, says Hii
Father Was Catholic and Received
Absoiution and Extreme Uuctiun.
New York, Feb. 19.-Rev. Father
Thomas Ewing Sherman was seen by =
reporter this morning in his fathers
office below the room in which
stood the dead Generals bier. Touching
the subject OF General sherman's relig'
ious belief his son saidin a positive way
which will remove all doubts on the
matter:
any father was baptised In the Gath
Ollie Church, married in the Catholic
Church and attended the Catholic
Church until the outbreak Of the civil
war. Since that time my father had moi
been a communitant but he always said
TO me: Ifthere is any true religion il
is the Catholic religion
Continuing Father Sherman said: "a
week ago today my father received alb
solution and extreme JUNCTION at the
hands OF Father Taylor. My father was
unconscious at the time but this fact has
no important bearing, for the Bacraments
could be administered to any person
whose mind could be Interpreted as de-
siIous OF receiving them.
l will hold services over my iather't
remains at u o'clock to-day in the pres
encs OF the immediate f4mily. They
will embrace the reading ol the regular
funeral service prescribed by the ritual
Of the Roman CathoIic Chnrch.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
sTRIKB PROSPECTS,.

The OnIeers of the Ponusylvania Lines Re
fuse To Consider any Kind of PropOSi
tiOn.
PlrTsBvRon, Pa, Feb. l9.-The firm
refusal of the Pennsylvania road to con
slider at all the proposals Of their men iol
an advance, has created a stir in railroad
circles here.
General Manager Wood Of the com
pany says no proposition OF an increase
in wages at least will be accepted, and
the men ssy it either means this or q
tie up from Jersey City to Chicago with
all the branches.
There are l02 members Of the General
Grievance Committee here, and to-day
the brakemen and firemen held very
unsatisfactory conference with the rail.
road officials, Tomorrow the officials
meet the engineers and conductors, but
1t Is thought no agreement can be arrived
at, as all the organizations stand together
in their demand for an advance
in wages. Grand Master Sargent Of the
Brakemen, and Sweeney OF the Switch.
men, are here and Chief Engineer
Arthur Of the Engineers. Grand Master
Wilkinson OF the Firemen and Grand
Chief Conductor Clark OF the Conduc.
tors, are expected tomorrow. The men
say all Pennsylvania lines are interested,
aud railroad officials say no roads will
consider an advance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
PARKyRsBURG'S WOE.
Three.fourths of the Town Under Water
and Every Industry and the Wholesale
Stores Flooded.

Three.fourths of the Town Under Wate,
and Every Industry and the Wholesale
Stores Flooded.
Special DlsvGtch TO ne In.eRtCeHeer.
PARHEnsBpRe, W. Va, Feb. l9.-To'
night is gloomy and sorrowful indeed,
for this city. The whole lower part ol
the town from Third street to the Kama
wha river on the south and from Sandy
road to the Ohio River railroad on the
west is flooded
The devastation isawful, only equalled
by the flood OF 1884. The PaTkersburg
mill, employing 100 men; Kelly's foun.
dry, UpSon's oil and soap works, the
Novelty mills, Coles foundry, the Triple
Wire Nail works, the @. B. smith
foundry and stove works, the Ohio
River railroad depot, shop, yards, freight
Office and almost the whole line OF road,
Wholesale houses to the extent OF a
dozen or more and numerous other
industries are under water. The suburb
OF Riverside, comprising thousand
souIa, on tho Ohio, 10 gone, wiped out,
flooded, aud it's people are camping on
the high lands.
The water here at seven o'clock is AZ
feet, rising klowly and raining. The
clouds and rain are adding to the gloom,
and the city is almost in despair and
the people are asking with blanched
cheeks, "Where will IL end?" The dam
age in loss Of time ut industrial estab-
lishments, the cost OF moving families
and goods aud the loss 10 railroads will
bo Immense. Three.fourths Of the city
is surrounded by water, in fact, the
town is paralyzsd, and the waters at
seven o'clock are still coming up.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
TIE RRlREKY CHARGE.

Tho Special COMMITTEES Holds Meeting
But Does not Finish its Work.
Special Dtspdteh 10 ne Inteuiptaesr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 19.-The
committee appointed to investigate the
bribery charges made by Delegate Dyer
against George A. Howard had a meet
ing with closed doors tonight. Dyer
repeated his statement as made to the
House. Judge @. P. Snyder stated that
Dyer had told him Of the occurrence az
he left the hotel shortly alter meeting
Mr.. Howard. Clerk Peyton, OF the
House, stated that $50 in bills had been
deposited with him by Dyer. Owing to
the absence OF Mr.. Thompson, OF Sum
mers, the committee arrived at no con.
clusion and adjourned to 1880 to-mor-
row, when it Is expected TO examine
Mr.. Thompson and decide upon q re.
port, there being no other Witnesses 80
lar in the case
This, however, only refers TO the Dyer
case, and It Is probable that a further
meeting win be held 10 investigate
whether any other members have been
improperly approached. The report in
the Dyer case is expected at tomorrow
afternoon session.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
prInmnter ssttl.n.

MEADvIIIE, Pa, Feb. 1o.-The final
meeting Of the unsecured creditors Of
Delamater & Co. met to-day to receive
the report Of the committee to whom
1t was delegated the task OF prepar-
ing compromise papers according to
the proposition OF the Bank Superin-
tendent. The report Of the com.
mittee was accepted by the creditors,
and Immediately thereafter all present
attached their signatures 10 the paper
agreetng thereby 10 accept fifty cents on
the dollar of their respective claims.
Over 200 creditors have already accept d
the compramise and the renGihdsr VIII
do likeEtse,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
IN The HOUSE,.

No Matters Of Importanco Dlscusssd-A
Pension for ADMIRAL Porter's Widow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-speaker Reed
called the House to order this morning.
The Senate bill to increase the pension
OF Btieadier General W. H. Powell to
s72 a month was reported and passed.
The action Of the Democrats in demand
ing yeas and nays was considered on
both sides Of the House as an obstacle
to the passage Of the shipping bill, the
object being to retain control OF the ap'
pr6priations bills, so as to use weapons
againSt that measure.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Ohio, gave notice
that he would tomorrow at 2 O'Clock III
the testimony were then printed call
up the resolution for impeachment o.
Judge Alex Boardman, OF Louisiana.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
to-day granting pension Of $500
year 70 the widow Of Admiral Porter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20

ant Rodman appeared in the doorway
bearing on their shoulders the casket o
the General. Slowly they bere theiI
burden TO the waiting funeral CARR ige.
All heads were then barred and silence
reigned from one end OF the street ID
the other.
At 2:05 a marching order was given
and the caisson moved out toward Fourth
avenue. The private carriage Of Gen.
eral Butteriield was then driven TO the
door, and Generals Schoheld, Howard,
Siocum and General Schofeid's aide
entered. The pail bearers were then
seated in their carriages in quick success.
sion. When ths coach containing theipall
bearers had driven away from the door
Lafayette Post, q. A. r, marched up to
the caisson, half Of the command taking
q position on one side Of the caisaon and
the remainder on the other. The head
OF the column was then moved upto
make room for carriages for the family
aud invited officials and friends.
The members OF the family then en-
tered carriages and the friends, Govern
ors, Senators aud other ,notables fJl.
lowed in regular order. The procession
at 2:45 moved down Eighth avenue some
distance, but the movement was very
slow. Out on the side streets were
hundreds Of carriages waiting for places
In the immense procession.
The cOrtege did not start till 2:30. As
the caisaon bearing the body rumbled
over the pavement through the sunlit
Btreetinto Eighth avenue, the vast crowds
stood with uncovered heads, reverently
watching the starry folds Of the Gag en-.
veloping the casket. More than one old
veteran wept as the body OF his old COM
mander was borne past him. The side
walks, the roof tops and every window
swarmed with Watching humanity.
As the cortege passed down the ave.
nue. there fell in behind 1t the military
order OF the Loyal Legion OF the United
States and officers OF the army and navy,
among them being representatives OF the
Ohio Oommandery, OF which General
Sherman was member. Then came
the G. A. R., followed by the West
Point cadets under command OF Lieu.
tenant Colonel Hawkins. The next in
line was the national guard under COM
mand OF General Lewis Fitzgerald.
Then came old guards leading the vet.
eraus under command Of General II. E |
Tremain. Among the veterans were
the Confederate Veterans camp Of
the city Of New York riding
in carriages, and after them
came in csrrisges representatives OF the
Chamber OF Commerce and the New
York Historical Society, the Common
Councils OF Boston and Brooklyn and
the Union League Club and other bodies.
Altogether fully 1900 men were in
line. There were many funeral dirges
played, but none struck with keen.
or force on the listening ears than
Marching Through Georgia." played
in half time as arranged for the occasion
BY Il. s. Gilmore.
AT 5:22 the ferry boat started across
The river, the masts carrying flags at half
mast and the ferry bells tolliug. The
,pecisl train which takes the remains to
st. Louis was drawn up on the north
tide of the depot. The funeral party
boarded it and the train started west.
gard
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-20
41HE LIGHT THAT FAILED. ."
The 1n.slliEepeer's gas Gives out and Tai
low dips are S1bEt tuted.

The 1ntslliEeneer's gas Gives out and Tai
low Dips are slbtt tuted,
As noted yesterday morning the In
TELLIaENcER's press was disabled by the
food on Wednesday, the water getting
into the furnace so that the engine
could not be run. Yesterday afternoon
this was remedied by running pipe
from the boiler OF Poliock's flour mill
across Fourteenth street, into the IN.
yELLIaRScRR's engine. That was one
drawback remedied.
LAST evening about seven o'clock the
gas lights began TO do a Jig dance act,
and in about five minutes went out,
leaving the whole establishment in
darkness. Business Office, editorial
rooms and composing rooms were all as
black as Erebus.
There was nothing to do but lay in
stock OF caudles and ca dl, sticks nd 20
back to frat principles. The different
departments Gccepted the result cheer
fully, and the brilliant paper Issued this
morning owes It's sCintillaung brightness
to brain work alone. The din, faring
tallow dip has not been used in the
fNTELLlaENcRR establishment since 1884,
but several of the old.fashioned tin eau.
dlesticks used then were found and
again did duty after seven years ot In
nocuous desuetude.
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AT MARTINS FERRY.
Indications as the Waters slowly Recsde.
Loss to her Citizens.


Indications as the Waters slowly Recede.
Loss to her Citizens.
Martins Fsrry's loss by the flood OF
'0l, from every indication last night,
will bs something like $4,000.
The Northwood Glass Works will
alone lose about $1,000. The Gre in the
furnace was lot ont yesterday. After the
gas was turned of the coke was used for
heating, but this was not satisfactory, and
the management fearing that the gas
would not be- turned on for several days
ordered the FIRE put out. Inthe furnace
there are ten good pots filled with glass,
which is now cold. The loss on this &c.
count is about 5000, and ane ware,
paper, etc, has BEEN damaged by wstet
10 the extent OF $1,000 or more. The
works can not possibly resume in two
WEI sks, and 1t may be month.
This Buckeye Glass Works people
worked hard ali day yesterday TO keep
in the fi,e, and may be unsuccessful.
BenEine was run into the furnace by
means OF pipes, and this, together with
constant firing with wood, worked very
| nicely up TO last night. The tnrnace
looked all right, and the fire Will mol
have 10 be extinHnisbed Il natural gas Is
turned on to-day. II Il is not, the
Buckeye will meet the fate OF the North
wood. There are only three pots o.
glass in the furnace, and this will make
the loss in the nsighborao63 nt Ss.0Ot
or 5000. This would be the only los.
to the Buckeye, everything else being
abnve the high water.
The Rlson glass works has been us'R
coal In the furnaces and gas in the lehn
and glory holes. On this account The
loss sustained by the Eison will bI
trlfling, except by the stoppage Of thu
works. This enterprise cannot resume
until the gas is turned on.
The wages paid at these factories ant
others and the damage to property vii
make the loss to Martins Ferry mucl
greater than S50900.
After the water Tecedes 1t will b
found that many houses are damaged
about which nothing isl now known
OuEbuildings and fences have been oal
TiedRwny.
The streets where the water ha
already fallen do not look nearly so ba
40 they did after the food OF 'S4.
Little business was transacted yeste
day, The post ONCE was closed all do!
sI COplinued on Fourth Page.l
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apsetal Dl.goleA Q tAe InteLlt0notf.

aptetM Dtspdteh 10 he tttetitpefaeef.
MARrINsBURd, W. Va, Feb. ia
very beautiful and fashionable wedding
took place in the Falling Waters Presby.
terian Church this evening, 1t being the
marriage OF Mr.. Fink Mason, OF this
city, to Miss Nanuie, the accomplished
daughter Of the late David II. Dodd, OF
this county. The church was beauti.
fully decorated with choice flowers.
The bridesmaids were Misses Ella Dodd,
Laura oriswelI, Ida Spears and Anna
DERRICK, Of Mercersburg. The grooms-
men were ]. W. and D. Fl. Dodd, Benz,
Williamson and Harry HomriCh. The
ushers were Rsleigh Criswell, John Por-
terfeid, NJ. G. TSbier and John Mason.
The bride was dressed in white silk and
the bridesmaids in pink silk, while the
gentlemen were the conventional black.
They received number Of handsome
and useful presents.
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ime. To move back into one-story

time. To move back into a one-story
house before It is dry is to invite disease,
There ought to be ZONE measures Of
relief for needy and deserving people.
Great care should, Of course, be taken
that undeserving persons do not receive
aid. In 1884 there was good deal oi
imposition on the committee, but that
should not operate TO prevent those
really deserving from receiving aid the
refusal OF which would cause actual
Already several applications have
been made to members Of the Board Of
County Commissioners for aid. There
is actual need for some careful measures
for the relief Of real sufferers. Yester-
day It was difficult to find half the mem
bers Of the Board, some OF them being
flooded out. Public action should be
taken for the relief OF flood sufferers.
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Special Dtpatch IoRS AGRioeRoen
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-West Virginia
pensions: ohginal-Willlam H. vii.
son, Jasper McGraw, Harrison Wass,
William B. Gabberl, Brown NJ. Waugh,
John A. Mitchell, Joshua L. sturm,
William K. Watkins, William q. Tolesr
Martin Simmons, @. Bee, Jos. Bennett,
Nathan n. Davis, John II. Smith, Rich
ard l.. Barnes, John Thompson, Hedge
man Rott, George W. Robinson, Alfred
Carpenter, Andrew ]. Duncan, Jacob
Kistler. InCreass-Bsnjamin F. Tyler
Noah Gross. Relssue-Willlam L. Col
rider, William @. Mills. Original
pofcas A., widow Of George Walker.