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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

IL. II.
death became manifest about twenty
years ago, and its stubborn nature was
greatly aggravated by Mr.. Scott's
great mental activity and ais abnormal
appetite at times.
From page in congress william Lawrence
Scott grew to be the richest member OF the
house OF representatives and Politician of ma
tlonal reputation and impUftanee. But
that was perhaps the least q his achieve
ments. At one time he pedlied fish for
livelihood, and many OF those who bought
OF him lived to see him lecome what
IL is the fashion TO call a great railroad and
coal king" taking rank with the Goulds and
Vanderbits. The congressional page OF 1916
had payroll forty years later with the names
of 10000 men on il and % 0Ol miles OF railroad
under his control In the political councils of
his party his name was as potent as it was iu
the great exchanges and marts Of finance and
Of trade
When William l. Scott was born in the city
OF Washington July2 ls2S his father held the
rank OF colonel in the army Boh parents
died when he was n mere lad. leaving TO him
poverty as his only Inheritance. Some rela-
tiyes took charge OF him and sent him
TO the public school of the district, and
at the age OF IL he was made q page in
the house OF representatives. He held this po-
sition from ls4l to 1916 In 1915 he settled in
i<itc' IA = NHtEc ne was employed as a clerk IN
the shipping business Two years later
he engaged in the coal and shipping
business, owning and running several vessels
on the lakes. Subsequently he devoted
himself TO the manufacture Of iron and the
mining OF coal and the building OF railroads
In these various enterprises he was highly
successful and amassed large wealth. In
lsOS he was district delegate TO the
tional demoraFc convention. and In
1870 he was delegate at large from the
state OF pennsylvania to the national demo
cratic convention; from 1875 to 1884 he repre-
scented his state in the national democratic
committees he served as mayor of Erie in 1865
ana again IN 1871. He was elected to the Forty
ninth congress and again to the Fiftieth.
Among the great corporations in which he
was largely interested ut one time or another
was the Brazil Block Coal Company. which
owned valuable railroad property In ard around
Chicago. He had coal mines in western Penn.
sylvania, In Indiana, in West Virginia, in
Illinois and other states. In fact he
may be said TO have been the largest individ.
ual coal operator in the country, which means
the whole world file has held the presidency
OF the Erie & Pittsburgh railroad and was one
Of the directors u the Canadian Pacific elect
ed ana reelected from 1885 downward.
He owned a controlling interest in the
Spring Valley Mining Company. one ot the
wealthlest IN the country, and ia additssn
there were 1900 acres of coal and In western
Illinois, the ownership of which was vested
largely in him. Altogether his possessions q
all kinds are estimated TO be worth from SIS
0DOOJ to SsOOnODOf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
A MOTHERS AWFUL DEED.
A Sioux Falls g. d. Woman browns Her
Two Children and Herself.

n SIOUX I HIS Is d. " tfIIIIH DTUWIIs TItT
Two Children and Herself.
SIOUX FALLS, 5. D.. Sept. 21.-Satur-
day afternoon workmen on the rail-
road saw a woman walk to the Great
Northern bridge. throw boy s years
old into the river, hurl an 1s-inonths-old
baby after him and plunge into the wa
ter herself. Boats reached the scene
and dragged the three ashore, but too
late to save the mother and babe. The
woman is the wife of a contractor
named Neprosich, and had become
crazed on account of her husband
business reverSes-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
A CRUEL DEED:
Practical Jokers in Milwaukee Probab
Fatally Iturn Uau,on

Practical Jokers in Milwaukee ProbabIy
Fatally Burn Woman.
Tillie Hunter, an old colored woman
Familiarity known as Aunt Tillie," is
at the Passavant hospital in Milwau-
kee in a critical condition, the result of
what was intended as a practical joke.
Iillie was in a saloon on Martin street
when stranger who stood near her
touched lighted match to her dress.
In almost an instant Title was wrapped
in flames and screaming with pain.
The burning garments were torn from
her body, but not until she was 50 hor-
ribly burned that she will probably not
recover. As soon as he discovered the
effect of his joke the stranger disap-
peared, and thus far the police had
been unable to find him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
Old Age and Youth Quilted.

There alighted from a Northwest.
ern train at Racine a man 20 years of
age, an elderly lady, and buxom lass
of apparently Is years. The man
asked the way to a county commission
er's office, saying that he wished him
to perform wedding ceremony. They
were shown the way, and when the
couple was called up at the altar the
would-be bride proved to be the young
girl The parties were from Belle
vile, ILL.,. the bride giving the name
Caroline Oesle and the groom August
KlatShnrp
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

WHILE ancient maiden ladies'. pub
icistS and statesmen are evolving de-
vices - prevent eligible male persons
from continuing bachelors. they have
overlooked the point that marriage Is
not a failure In promoting length OF
life. y magazine writer collates much
data in support of the avtrment that
marriage IS "A life preserver.~ and in
SiSts that -'iflonEevity Is desirable. then
II is better that we should marry than
rcmain bachelors; for II appears that
nj every age. from twenty To eighty
fivc. the death rate IF the benedicts is
very much smaller than that of their
unmarried brethren
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

WILL iEABsT's new steam yacht
NamuuSe has done what no other craft
ever vet has done. She has passed the
speedy HEdson-river passenger steamer
aIary Powell. crowded To her best
though the latter was, and then the
lit;le 500, $50 marvel went around the
stern of the Powell and passed her
again The Vamoose made over
tventy-Six miles an hour to do it, and
still didn't do all her engines were
rannh-,. nf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
Pounded Him with a Rock.

Loungers in saloon at Florence
were electrified by a woman who ems
tered the place and, walking up to the
bar, struck man who was in the act
of taking drink with a rock concealed
in a pocket handkerchief. Then the
victim took to- the street, the woman
after him, and every little while when
she got near enough she would bang
the fleeing figure with the rock in the
handkerchief Finally Under Sheriff
Keyes stopped the fun. The woman
was from Crystal Falls, Mich. The OBJ
ject of her wrath was her husband He
had run away with all the family money
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

BOBERT II. IlUNPHREY. of st. Louis.
the man who made the rope with
which Guiteau vas hanged. was
stricken down with paralysis of the
spinal cord and died in a few DAYS.
Guiteau. before his death, cursed the
men responsible for his execution,
predicting that they would come to no
good end. and several of these men
have CON. 70 untimelE Cravcs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-It is announced
that the s3,0OO,O0O required by the
city ordinance 10 be collected by
Worlds Column bian exposition on sub
scriptions to its capital stock before
the city would place on the market the
s., 900, 600 worth Of bonds it was author
lied to issue in aid of the Columbian
enterprise, had all been collected. The
matter of receiving and disposing of
these bonds has been referred by the
directors TO the finance cominittee of
the exposition, which will probably re-
port at the next meeting Of the execu-
tive committee next "Wednesday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

QUEEN VICTORIA j. said to have made
use for years of mechanical device To
enable her tn rise in her carriage and
bow to her enthusiastic subjects Very
strong springs are arranged under the
carriage seat and when the procession
mcves she can. by simply pressing a
button at her side be elevated into the
a -itude Of acknowledgment as often
as the cheers Of the lookers-on require
These might lie called mechanical
bows" but the queen furnishes very
natural accompaniment of smiles
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

The mad king of Bavaria sometimes
smokes a. many as one hundred cigar
cites day Tor each cigarette he uses
an entire box OF matches. touching off
the others 20 see them burn after he
uses one to secure a light He has two
new suits Of black broadcloth made for
him twin rra.r- r,-cnI-
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ALIERTON Is KING
lie Lowers the stallion Record Three
Quarters of a Second, TO 600 Ia.

lie Lowers the stallion Record Three
Quarters of a Second. TO 200 III.
INDEPENDENCE, Ia, Sept 21.-The
mark for Nelson to shoot at was placed
three-quarters of second lower by
Allerton at ESQ Saturday evening.
Nelson's mile in 2:I0 at Grand Rap
ids Friday placed them on even
terms, but those who saw the
king trot to the first quarter in 0:32s4,
to the half in l:05J5, to the three-quar-
tiers in 1871 and the mile in 2:09I4
have full faith in its dropping still fur
Their from the Maine horses grasp.
Williams says that he will go in 2:O7
this year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

WITHIN the last ten years the aver
age reduction in the time consumed in
crossing the Atlantic has been two
hours and thirty-six minutes per year.
II the same average Is maintained for
the next ten years the ocean grey
hounds of 1901 Will 20 across in about
four days and fifteen hours. The cost
Of Increasing the speed viii be offset.
II Is believed, by the saving effected in
thc stewards department BY the time
the seasicS passengers have got over
their woes and acquired an appetite for
something To eat their journey Will be
over, and the ships larl.er will escape
their hunrrv inroad..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

NAN in Lewiston, Me-, has large
field of tobacco which promises to
yield a fine crop The courageous
planter was laughed at by his neigh
bors when he started ont To raise the
NATIVE weed, being told that tobacco
would NOT grow in Maine But he
peFsevercd, and the tobacco does grow
iuNU-iautly, being of finer quality, so
the planter claims, than that produced
in the south
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
Five Men ll,lIed in a Collision.

BOISE CITY. Idaho, Sept. 2I.-A States
man special from Pocatello, Idaho
says: A disastrous wreck occurred Fri
day morning on the Union Pacific. al
Port Neuf. a station miles from Pc
atello. Two passenger trains colliG'
ed, killing five men and seriously in
juring several others
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

II one of the Paris papers an Amer
lean has complained that the tomb of
Ia Eayctte Is sadly neglected: that no
attempt has been made To decorate the
grave, although there are thousands
of Americans in Paris The writer
says he found a ragged American flag
on the grave, and this he replaced by a
ncys one In all France there remains
not one person named La Favetle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

SAYLEs }. BowEN, who in Grants
time was mayor Of Washington, and
wealthy and powerful besides, is now
a messenger in the office of the chief
clerk Of the treasury department. with
a salary Of So a month. His decline
furnishes a striking Illustration of the
vici>situdss Of public LIE at the capital
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

sCnted in the news dispatches; in one
place ehrOnicling the bountiful harvests
Of western America, which are fairly
bursting grdHary doors, and in another
telling, for example, how in the Rus
sian province of Vo,ga women and
children wander exhausted about the
market places. CRYING for food. But
willie with true Yankee suSceE - bility
10 distress wherever encountered Amer
leans sympatlize with stricken Europe
.hey cannot forget their own good
fortune, which viii enable them not
onIy to be prosperous beyond expeeta-
ion. but also 20 be generous
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
Three NesseIs Lost.

ST. JoHNs, y. f., Sept. al.-There
was heavy storm in Labrador on
September Is. Two fishing vessels,
the Parsee and the Amazon, were
wrecked and seven mer were drowned.
In the same gale the schooner Blossom
struck Gull island, Notre Dame bay,
and went 70 pieces. Five men and one
woman were drowned. News of further
disasters is expected
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
An Important Decision.

The first test case of the February
land files at Ashland was decided in
favor of George Best. He filed by mail
on the restored indemnity land and
so stood in line and filed his right.
1t was contested by ex-Sheriff Van
horn, of bayfield,, who squatted on the
land. The decision is very important
as the title to thousands of dollars of
valuable land HINGED uDon IT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

1T is reported that the cabs of Paris
are to uc fitted with slot machines. en-
aiding the passenger who drops in ten
eeutimes to obtain an insurance policy
available for the time during which the
tile cab has tecn hired. II the passen-
ger il killed his heirs get 5000 francs;
should re L. absolutely iucapaeitated
by accident. 1.500 francs: OF II the in
iu-y i Just sufficiently severe 10 keep
the rider from work for a month he re
ccives SEQ francs. There's millions in
IL for the genius who will 50 n odifY
This scheme that il viii insure i'm
nunity from eNtortionate charges on
the part Of the cab driver
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
Outcome of a Murder Trial.

Walter f. Horton was married to
Miss Van VIE in Mansion. Horton
lost his wife and child in boating ac-
cident near st. Paul less than a year
ago, and was charged with their muir
der. He was tried last spring and ac-
quilted. 1t was charged that Horton
drowned his wife and child in order to
get them out of the way so that he
could marry Miss Van VIE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
heath ofIarrv Corcoran

coran, the once famous pitcher of the
| CHICAGO baseball club and for two
seasons a member of the New York
club, died at his home in Newark, n
J., Saturday night of typhoid fever.
! He leaves wife and two children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
LYNCHEO A MURDERER.
Officer Nash's Slayer Lynched by Mob
at Reno. New.

RENO, New, Sept 21.-Louis Ortez,
who shot and mortally wounded Officer
Richard Nash. was lynched at an early
hour About midnight fifty prominent
citizens marched to the court house.
took the keys of the Jail and the cell
from the deputy sheriff, and dragged
the assassin out He was bound and led
TO the iron wagon bridge. A rope was
in readiness and Ortez was drawn up.
The rope broke and Ortez fell back
about feet. 4 larger rope was
then obtained and the prisoner success
fully swung up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
All Are Dead.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-In the death of
1s-yearsold Cynthia Schalk at the Ger
man hospital early Saturday morning
another victim was added to the Sedg-
wick street fire, making the entire ex-
tinetion of the Schalk family of six
rnembe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

Cart GEORGE DEWEY. of the navy.
has lived for the last five years with
only half a liver. The other half was
cut of by the Italian surgeon while
Capt Dewey was lying III from liver
disease at Malta in IssJ
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

John d. Hough, formerly brevet
brigadier general of the United States
volunteers. was found dead in bed at
the soldiers and sailors home at Pc
oria, III. Paralysis was the cause of
his death
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
In jain for Murder Never Committed.

CINCINNATI, Sept. al.-A Celina (o.)
special says that Albert Nanriper, a
boy who was supposed to have been
murdered two years ago by John
Tongass, tramp. has returned I'M
injured to his home Tongass was con-
victed of the murder and is now serving
q life sentence in the Ohio penitentiary.
The boy says he never heard of Ton
gass' trial and conviction
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

THE true test of genuine American
paper currency Is to hold the bill up to
thc light 50 that you can discern two
lines running parallel across its length;
these are a red and a blue silk thread
inside the paper; no counterfeit has
them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

EN-QUEEN ISABEL of Spain. heard
the other day that Spaniard who had
once tried 10 take her life was in Paris,
dying IF hunger. send him FIVE hun
dred francs. said Isabel To her secre-
tarv- But your majesty knows that
this man is an assassin. that it is he
who" "What difference does that
maEc2" said Isabel You are absurd
wiki your hatred and your ideas of
vengeance. The unhappy man did not
wish 70 kill me. but the party repre-
sent. he good, now. and do what
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

TIE growth of horse-racmg in the
last ten years Is illustrated hy the fact
that in lssJ the money added to prizes
by the racing associations amounted to
SIs0,O0a. Now il reaches 81, 900, OOO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

II the museum of the dead-letter Of
flee at Washington. d. C., there is a
piece Of parchment upon which Is
penued a copy % the Lords Prayer
written IN ffty-four different Ian
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

\ MEXICAN woman who IS said to be
los years old has filed her final entry
for 100 acres Of land in Stanis!aus coun-
t., Cal. She Is hale and hearty and the
mother of twenty-five children
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

THE most vio'en. thunderstorms in
the world occur in French Guiana The
thunder there in an ordinary storm is
almost dcafening, while peal follows
peal in quick succession
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

SENATOR HARRIS. Of Tennessee, is
said % be the oldest living congress-
man lie was first elected in 1919. at
IT, age q 81 years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
HIS CAREER ENDS.

Ex-Congressman William l.. Scott. ot
Pennsylvania, Passes Away at Newport,
II. From Page at the National
Capitol He Became One Of the Wealth
lest Men in the United states and q
Power in Pennsylvania Politics.
NEWPORT. II. L., Sept. 2l.-Ex-Con.
gresham William l.. Scott. of Eric.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
He Has Resigned.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2i.-A dispatch
from Washington says that Charles Ly-
man, of the civil service commission,
has resigned on account of i'll health
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
QUEER THINGS IN COURT.

IS Minneapolis police court recently
n man who was arraigned on charge
of vagrancy was represented by Grim
inal lawyer whom he had retained and
paid TO defend him.
A MAN fishing at Jersey, Eng, was
caught by the rising tide, and boat
had to be put out to rescue him. The
next day the magistrate sentenced him
to eight days hard labor for the
trouble he had caused"
A MAGISTRATE in Horncastle, Eng,
sentenced a man under the vagrancy
laws to seven days imprisonment for
having slept in stable. 1t was shown
that he had slept there 10y permission
of the owner, but the justice said there
was nothing in the vagrancy act about
permission and TO jail the man went.
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Pa. died in this
city at midnight
Saturday. His re-
mains have been
forwarded to Erie
for interment. Mr..
SCOTS tr ou bl e
,vas hereditary, as
his father died Of
con $ u m ption of
the bowels. The
illness which ter
minated in his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

ONE of the strongest professional
trades unions in the United States Is
the Dentists Protective association.
After due warning the doors were
closed when the membership had
reached about 5000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
T,,o .h;I,,r.n Rnrn.d 20 heath.

BosroS, Sept. 21.-Sadie and Mary
Cullen, aged : and 3 years. were
burned TO death at their home this
morning The children had been
locked in their bedroom by their par
ents when they went to church.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

AFRICA IS now completely eneircled
by submarine cables
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
The FIoods in Soain.

MADRID, Sept 21 The bodies of
], 200 victims of the flood at Consuegra
have been buried. The town wears a
most desolate aspect. The official re-
port of the disaster says $50 buildings
in Consuegra have vanished from their
sites. The damage done by the floods
is now estimated at 81. 900, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

II has been discovered that almanacs
date back TO the year 100 A. ID.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

ACCORDING to New York appellate
court mans note made payable sixty
days after death" is good against the
makers estate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

At Saylersville, KY, Logan Murphy
quarreled with his father, Isaac Muir
rhy, over trivial matter and shot him
6>ead. He has been lodged in jail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

EE here. Mr..
Heron" said
my old chief.
as You are
d o Il b tie s S
aware. hardly
a day passes
with out tn e
notice Found
Drown e d. is
in one or an
al, - 4El
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24

So SEVERE is the climate of South
America upon iron, that before railI Dad
ties have shown signs of decay the
fIanges of the rails win be nearly eaten
off by rust.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-24
A TonsoriaI Artist for Dogs.

Perhaps the most unique artisan
Washington can boast is a canine tom
serial artist. He has the appearance,
which he perhaps does not belle, of
a French hairdresser who has turned
his attention to clipping dogs for the
heated term. lie goes from house to
house in the fashionable part of the
city and asks servants if there are any
long-haired Skye terriers. poodles.
Newfoundlands or any other kind of
dogs that the owner desires clipped. II
there are he viii do it for half dollar
up, according to the size of the dog.
lie says that dogs cannot live through
a summer in this climate and remain
healthy unless they are clipped
Washington Star.