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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
WILL GET THE FUNDS.
Congress Passes and the President signs
the isilI Appropriating s2,5o0,O0o tor
the Worlds Fair.

the BiII Appropriating sa.5oo.Ooo tor
the Worlds Fair.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. President Har-
rison put his pen to paper Friday even
ing aid made the appropriation of S2,-
5Oa,0 for the worlds fair part of the
law of the land. Chicago viii get that
amount of souvenir coins, regardless of
the temper in which congress meets in
December
At noon the house resumed, in COM
mittee of the whole, the consideration
of the Durborow worlds fair bill Mr..
Cummings IN. W opened ths opposi-
ton with a bitter speech against
proposition which ne characterized as
one which was intended to loot the
treasury. 1t was a matter of pride
with him that he had filibustered
against this looting appropriation.
Mr.. Fellows IN. W eloquently sup
ported the bill. The work. he said.
was a governmental one The idea of
the fair had been born in congress-; it
had its inception here. From the start
to the finish it was a government
work
Precisely at / o'clock the chairman
of the committee of the whole stated
that, under the order of the house, the
committee must rise. Having arisen.
the Durbororow bill was reported to the
house. The pending amendment fand
the only one) was a substitute offered by
Mr.. de Almond (Mo.) for the first sec
ton of the bill. 1t provides that If the
Worlds Columbian exposition shall de
posit at a mint of the United States
sufficient quantity of silver bullion it
shall be coined and delivered to the ex-
position in half dollar coins in amount
not exceeding s., 200, 000 The substi-
tute was rejected: yeas, 20; nays, 139.
The roll was then called for the vote
on the final passage of the Durborow
bill and the result was-yeas, ia;
nays, rs.
A second call was ordered and the
bill was passed by vote of 13I to IS.
A motion to reconsider was laid on
the table after futile effort to filibus-
ter was made by Mr.. Bailey (Tex.).
This passes the bill finally in the house.
The Durborow bill reached the senate
during the executive session. When at
2:45 the doors were thrown open the
bill was, on motion of Senator Petit
grew, at once taken up. At $3.50, with
out call of the roll, the bill was
passed
After the passage of the bill by the
senate it went back to the house for
enrolment and for the speakers sigma
ture. Almost Immediately on the re-
sembling of the house in the evening
Speaker Crisp announced his signature
and the bill went back to the senate,
where Vice President Morton laid it
before the senate with the announce
ment of his signature.
President Harrison's autograph was
all that was lacking now to make the
bill law. 1t was about $40 o'clock
when the measure was laid before the
president. who was in the presidents
room, just across the corridor from the
senate chamber. He had signed two
or three small bills with an ordinary
stub pen, but when the worlds fair bill
was laid before him Private Secretary
Halford produced quill pen, and Gen
Harrison signed the bill with it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
TRAGEDY IN A BARN.

Fugitive from Justice in Pennsylvania,
Cornered by "A Mob, Kills One Man and
Wounds Another-His Harbor of Refuge
Fired-Rather Than Fail Into the Hands
of His Pursuers, He Commits suicide.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. S.-A most
tragic and sensational event occurred
afternoon. Martin Reed, who killed
Alexander Chapel at the Washington
county fair last fall by giving him
poisoned whisky, and was afterward
found guilty of murder, but broke Jail,
was cornered in a barn near Mobiles
town by Constable McWilliams, who
has been chasing him for two weeks
Chief of Police Orr, Detective Mcbride,
of Washington, and Hugh Coyle, of
Mcdonald, came to the assistance of
McWilliams.
A battle ensued. in which McWilliams
was wounded. Coyle volunteered TO
capture the desperate man. He walked
to the door but as soon as he opened it
he was shot dead by Reed. big
crowd gathered, they were frenzied
with rage. Dynamite was placed un-
der the barn and the end torn off
Still Reed refused to show himself and
no one dared enter the building.
Coal oil was then procured by the
mob and poured on the barn, which
was soon a mass of flames. AS the fire
reached the spot where Reed was con-
cealed two pistol shots rang out and it
was known the double murderer had
killed himself The crowd was frantic
at being unable to lynch him and his
body was cremated in the burning
barn.
Reeds body was recovered soon after
ward burned to crisp, but showing
the bullet hole in his head
The crime for which Reed was con-
victed and sentenced to hang was the
murder of Alexander Chapel. Chap
pel's wife was most attractive woman,
and Reed, falling in love with her,
planned and executed the crime in
order to marry her. He gave has victim
poisoned whisky to drink.
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CAPTURED.

The Southern Pacific Express Robbers
Give Up After a Hard Eight-The Booty
Found In Trunk.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 6.-There was
hard fight Friday between posse
composed of deputy sheriffs and three
men supposed to be the desperadoes
who stopped a Southern Pacific train
near Collin Wednesday night. dyna-
mited the express car and injured the
messenger George ID. Roberts, getting
away with several sacks full of coin. The
battle took place early in the day with
in few miles of Visalia, Tulare coun-
ty. Three suspects, Charles and John
Sonntag and Chris Evans, are in jail at
Visalia awaiting Identification. Dep
uty Sheriff Witty and Railroad De-
tective Smith are laid up. one with a
bullet in the back and the other with a
wound in his arm.
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FINDINGS IN FOREIGN LANDS.

WOMEN shoplifters in Paris are on the
increase.
TEE registrar generals returns show
that for every 100 deaths in English
country districts there are 100 deaths in
the towns.
IN New Holland the women cut them
selves with shells, and, keeping the
wounds open long time, form deep
scars. which they consider highly orna-
mental
IT is claimed that there is light
house to every fourteen miles of coast
in England, 10 every thirty-four miles
in Ireland and 10 every thirty-nine miles
in Scotland.
IN Burrnah il is rather suspicious
thing to give money to charitable OBJ
iect. It is supposed to mean that the
donor has been very wicked, and is de-
sirous TO make amends.
SoME very odd single names can be
found in the registrars Office in London,
as Righteous, Happy" Hopeful"
'Obedient." winding up with a triplet
of Faith, Hope" and Charity"
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
HFTY-sECoN0 CONGRESS

TUESDAY. Aug. 2. - In the senate
a resolution was adopted to appoint a
select committee of seven to investigate
and report the facts in relation to the
employment of armed bodies for pri-
vate purposes Another deadlock day
was passed in the house A resolution
revOking all leaves of absences-even
those granted on account of sickness
was adopted, and the sergeant ab arms
was directed, personally If need be, to
enforce the attendance of absentees.
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. Sin the senate
a resolution was introduced and re-
ferred to have all the courts martial of
the last ten years reported TO the
senate. Six house pension bills and
bills to correct military records were
passed. The vice president announced
the appointment of Messrs. Gallinger,
PETER. Hansbrough, FELTON,, Sanders.
White and Hill a. the select committee
on the Pinkerton detective force In
the house nothing was done except
filibusrering and making motions to
kill time.
THURSDAY, Aug. A joint resolu-
ton extending until August 10 the APP
preparations for the services of the
government IN the various bureaus
covered by the sundry civil srpropria-
tiOn bill was passed in the senate. In
the house il was voted to extend the
civil appropriations until August 10, to
reconsider the S.. 1000. 900 worlds fair
appropriation and send the sundry civil
bill to the senate for conference. The
bin making an Appropriation of 81, 5OO,-
600 for the worlds fair was considered
in committee of the whole.
FRIDAY. Aug. Sin the senate the
bill appropriating 50. 500. 600 for the
worlds fair was passed, and at IL p.
m. the senate adjourned sine die. In
the house the bill giving the worlds
fair 81. 500, 900 was passed by vote of
1871 to So, and just before II p. m. final
adjournment was taken.
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A QuAcK IN AFRICA.
He Took Cattle as Fees and Soon Acquired
a Thousand animals.

4 German agent IN the southwest Az
siean possessions of Germany writes to
headquarters in Berlin that confidence
men and scamps have invaded even
that sparsely settled and half-sayage
region. He says that a year ago white
man went wandering through the coun-
try carrying on his back bag filled
with medical nostrums. Little atten-
ton was paid to him, but it was found
later that he knew nothing whatever of
medicine, and that his little plasters,
waters and drugs were worth no more
than so much fetish He heralded his
coming everywhere. Just as the quack
doctors do in this country, and the sim
ple-minded natives fiocked to him from
far and near to secure the benefits of
his wonderful treatment. He remained
only two or three weeks in place, aud
then would seek other fields. He took
payment in cattle, and from place to
place he drove his herd, which cost him
nothing for food and kept rapidly in
creasing in size.
Finally he reappeared on the coast
with a herd of about one thousand sig
hundred cattle ont of which he had
bunkoed the natives. AS he had no
medical skill and the contents of the
mysterious bag probably were not
worth ten dollars, he found the business
a paying one. The natives, after hs
had swindled them, made up their
minds as to his true character, and the
German agent writes that it probably
would not be safe now for any itinerate
dealer in medicine and cures to travel
through the country; however honest
and competent he might be.
The agent says, however, that there
is a fine opening in southwest Africa
| for some young practitioner who is hav-
ing hard work building up practice in
Germany. He names the town where
the young man should settle, and says
he is confident that few years prac-
tice among the natives there would en-
able him TO return to Germany with o
snug little fortune. The agent viii ex-
ercise great care TO prevent any more
/ quacks and humbugs from getting into
/ the country and giving the natives an
unfavorable impression of all white
/ men.-Chicago Times.
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Robbed the Hank

BENTON, Mo-. Aug. "a daring rob
berry took place here Thursday after
noon. About 5 o'clock four masked
men rode up to the bank, and two of
them dismounted while the others held
their horses. They entered the bank
and ordered Cashier Smith to shell
out" which he did without a word.
They secured about 81, 200 and departed
on run. An alarm was given and a
party started in pursuit. but the rob-
bers were mounted on good horses
and escaped. They are described as
heavily built men They did their
work in a professional manner.
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His Accounts straight.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. s.-Tht
plaintiffs in the suit for a receiver fol-
the Iron Hall have proposed that the
supreme officers abdicate, pending ar
investigation of the orders accounts
by plaintiffs and experts, all legal pro
ceedings 10 be temporarily abandoned
This was rejected The executive com
mittee now reports that 1t has exam
ined Supreme Justice somerby's 40
counts and that they are HAWKES.
Prince and Princess Bismarck ar
rived at Berlin Saturday, and during
their stay of one hour were receives
with enthusiasm by large crowd
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BAD WRECK NEAR ERIE.

The Lake shore Fast Express Runs Into q
Broken Freight-SeveraI Lives Lost.
ERIE, Pa, Aug. Ga freight wreck
occurred at Harbor Creek station on
the Lake Shore road while taking the
sW itch to allow the flyer to pass at 1880
Friday evening. The flyer. consisting
of baggage combination and three
sleepers, crashed into the freight wreck
and piled up in a heap. Engineer
Welch and Fireman j. Burbuer, of
Buffalo, on No. 6, were instantly killed.
Two passengers were killed outright
and many wounded. Railroad officials
refuse any information.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
Three Boys Killed by Lightning

A number of persons were celebrating
the wedding of young couple named
Babbitt on Rodney's island, near Ber-
lin. The company were seated under a
big tree partaking of refreshments
when a thunderstorm came up and a
bolt of lightning struck at the roots OF
the tree, instantly killing two sons of
John Egan and fatally injuring boy
named Bazing. Three women and
three children were badly shocked at
the same time.
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Did Not Require hail.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. s.-The one
Pinkerton man who was arrested was re-
leased Saturday upon his own recognize.
ance. The lawyers for the Homestead
men could not offer sufficient evidence
TO induce the judge to require bail. The
other Pinkertons against whom inform
atoms were laid will surrender them.
selves and be released in the same man
ner The test made of the case of Fred
Prime, one of the Pinkerton men on the
barges, against whom informations
were laid by Hugh Ross, was almost a
rout for the Homestead people. The
ruling of Judge Ewing shows that At.
torneys Brennan and Cox cannot expect
to hold the Pinkertons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11

THE following conversation was
heard on the hotel piazza at a summer
resort: i knew that woman when she
lived in an attic" " es- I can remem-
Der that time perfectly II WAS when
you were living in the basement Of the
same house" Then there was silence,
and the waves gOssiping to the beach
had il all 70 themselves.
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The Iron River Fire.

The people of Iron River made sud
denly homeless by fire are rapidly re-
covering from their Immediate hard
ship. Tent and temporary shanties
have sprung up all over. Only about
zoo people have left for good Provis-
ions were pouring in on every train. A
rigid investigation as to the origin of
the fire would be made. 1t was report
ed that a number of tramps had been
arrested as the incendiaries.
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NINE days, four hours and twenty
one minutes is the fastest time vet
made from shore TO shore by an Atlantic
freighter- il was done recently BY the
White star new twin-screw boat
Naronic. She and her sister, the Bowie.
Just launched, are the biggest steam
freighters afoat.
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The death OF PalO Alto caused gen
uine grief in San Francisco. where the
famous stallion was as highly regarded
as if he had been an eminent citizen.
The attendants and others present
when the great horse died were affected
almost TO tears. There was painful
silence for several minutes, unbrolsen
until some one went To dispatch a
cablegram to Senator Stanford in
Switzerland. Palo Alto was fairly
idolized by the senator, who loved the
horse next 10 the pet university which
he built 10 commemorate the untinely
death Of his son
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Positively and honestinjun, next
season will be PATHS last For many,
many years that sOngstress has Jared
well at the hands OF American public,
and in all probability she will keep
right on farewelling this gOod-natured
country until her voice changes.
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THE engines OF the new cruiser Co
lumbia, Gem of the Ocean. have horse
power of more than double those of
any ship we have in commission Take
ing All things in consideration Secretary
Tracy says she hasn't parallel among
tie warshins of the world
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OverhanIine the Books.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 6.-The
popular demand for a thorough over
hauling of the books of the order of the
Iron Hall has constrained the executive
board to appoint subcommittee for
that purpose. and careful in
vestigation of the books of all the
officers, covering a period of four
years, is now in progress. Judge Tay-
lor, of the superior court, to whose
room the receivership case was sent,
has telephoned that he will not re-
turn to the city till Thursday next, and
the case will not be called until that
time
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COL. BUNDY DEAD.

Close of the Career of Well-known
Chicago Journalist-He Filled an In
fuentisI Sphere in Philosophical RE-
search.
CHICAGO, Aug. s.-CoL John c. Bun
dy, for many years editor and pre- p ie-
tor of the ligio-Philosophical Journal
of this city, died at his residence, $50
La Sale avenue, Saturday. He has
been identified with the business and
intellectual interests of Chicago for
many years and has left his mark in
the world of thought
[Col. Bundy was born February IS, 1871, at
St. Charles, H., and justly entitled to be
classed among the old settlers He served
with distinction through the war of the re-
bellion. At its conclusion Col. Bundy married
Miss Mary E. Jones, OF St Charles, Ill,
daughter of s. s Jones, then pro
prietor OF the Religio- Philosophical
Journal, with which paper the colonel
has been since identified, Mr. Jones was
founder of the paper a quarter of a century ago,
and at his death Col Bundy became proprietor
and assumed control He became widely
known through his writings in his pa
per He has been strong exponent
of the phenomena, philosophy and ethics OF
spiritualism. and made his paper unsectarian,
independent and wholly free from partisan
cliques Committed TO the scientific method in
the treatment of psyohical phenomena he has
naturally had he confidence OF rational people,
both among spiritualists and opponents to that
theory Mr. Bundy has always been noted for
his fearless and persistent exposure OF the
frauds practiced in the name OF spirit
ualism. His paper was feared and
hated by the great mass OF professional
mediums. who practice fraud and impose
upon the credulous under the guise of spiritual
istic inspiration. The last two or three years
he has been partially representative Of the
English society for psychical research.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11

BEDMINsTER, in Somerset county, n.
j., boasts Of a resident who has passed
the lOSd anniversary of her birth. II is
Aunt Sarah Heath. Her maiden name
wa Cool, and she was born near Elem
ington- In 1909 she married Robert
Heath. Her husband had previously
erected home in Mine Brook, Som
srset county. and that cottage is still
in good state of preservation The
couple had two sons and two daugh-
tiers, only one of whom. William, aged
IS. is living. Mrs. Heath has five grand
children. seventeen great-grandchil-
dren and six neutrality-suspicious..
Her memory i excellent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11

CHARLES +. BURELL of the United
States census department says: I'VE
have Just completed the religious cen
sus. and find the total number Of
church members TO be 10000, 600.
These figures represent church mem
bers, not adherents. ] cannot make a
comparison Of the religious growth, for
it Is fifty years since any religious
census was taken; but you can rely on
the figures being accurate. The
statistics have been carefully gathered
from pastors, then when proofs were
prepared they We're submitted 10 the
pastors for verifcatIon."
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spread of the Cholera.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. s.-The chol-
era returns for all Russia for August $
and show a total of 6.741 new cases
and 8, 496 deaths. A circular issued by
the ministry of the interior calls upon
all Russians, male or female, who have
studied medicine abroad to place them.
selves at the disposal of the authorities
to com bat cholera
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Killed by lightning.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. s.--A terrific
thunderstorm occurred here Friday
night. Lightning struck a house in
West Shelbyville and George L. Gowdy
was instantly killed and his wife and
infant daughter seriously and proba'
bly, fatally injured. Many horses were
also killed and several barns struck by
lightning and destroyed.
TUscoLA. Ill, Aug. s.-While John
Plummer, of olney, H.. was standing
in a door yard in Arcola lightning
struck and instantly killed him. Miss
Wilkinson, who was in a hammock,
was badly shocked by the bolt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11

j. C. Brock and Frederick Bohn
went to West Superior from Duluth,
Mimi. three days ago and were mar
ried by Justice Danielson. Both APP
peared young. Fredericka said she was
10, and introduced a middle-aged man
as her guardian and he filed an affida-
Wit Of consent. Now Brock says he
was under age, the guardian of Freder-
icka was a pure fake and he wants
the marriage annulled.
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Want to Make Them Give up.

United States District Attorney Col
man has begun proceedings against ex-
Secretary of the Navy Whitney and
Daniel Lamont, private secretary to ex-
President Cleveland, to compel them to
vacate certain government lands which
they are alleged to have seized and
used at Appleton. Mr. Whitney is pres
ident and MIR. Lamont secretary and
manager of the Manufacturers Invest
ment association, which is engaged in
the manufacture of wood pulp on Fox
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11

The bark Alice. from Auckland.
New Zealand, which arrived in New
York the other day, met June is an
iceberg 400 feet high. June - more
than 500 bergs were counted. and at
noon the hull was inclosed with ice on
all sides as far as the eye could see.
They were imprisoned in ice until
Irre
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11

WHEN Gen. Schnitzenpodskigraf en-
tered the dining room with the wife of
Col acknowledgement on his arm.
the naughty butler merely ignIted a
bunch of fireeraczers and turned loose
all the stops on the soda fountain and
the guests looked around and ex-
claimed: What! are those people
L..-..lr
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Tornado at Marshall. MINI.

MARSHALL, Mimi. Aug. 6.-Heavy
clouds from the northwest and south
west met over the western limits
of Marshall at $50 Friday morn
ing, causing a tornado, which
passed easterly over the village.
The new house of /. Z. Cummings.
a carpenter, late of Lake Benton,
was wrecked and the family OF seven
injured. The father. mother and g.
months-old babe were seriously in
iured and the mother and child may
not live. Many small buildings
were overturned and trees blown
down and tin roofs torn off
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Rejected Chairman Oates Report.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The judiciary
committee of the house has instructed
the subcommittee on the Homestead
matter to continue the inquiry during
the recess and report at the next ses-
sion of congress. Chairman Oates of
the subcommittee was prepared TO re-
port, but the majority of his sub-com-
mittee declined to adopt his report,
which contained too much dynamite, 3"
one member said.