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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-10-20

small amount of money after wounding
the messenger.
1T is now proposed by San Fran
cisco firm after twenty-five years of
neglect of those waters to revive whal-
ing in the South seas and Antarctic
ocean.
AT Monroeville, Ala, a mob took
from Jail Burrell Jones and his son
Moses. with two accomplices, who were
charged with numbering Richard l..
johnson aud his daughter, and hanged
them.
on the Sedalia (Mo- half-mile track
Jack Prince. an Omaha bicyclist. de-
feated Mary Howard. trotter, in n 10
mile race: time. IS minutes 26 seconds.
AT Marion. Ind, Supreme Justice
Somerby and other officials of the Iron
Hall society were indicted for embez-
element.
a MOB lynched Phil Young. the negro
myra, Va
OVER $50. 900 head of cattle persisted
during the late drought in Texas
FLAMES destroyed all the business
buildings in Kingsbury, Cal, and two
residences.
Ar Jacksonville, Ind. Maxwell
Anderson, IA years of age, died of
hydrophobia caused by rat bite.
a BARN ON the dairy ranch of j. w.
Horner near Erie. Col, was destroyed
by fire. and sixty-five head of mileh
cows and five head of horses were con-
sumed in the flames.
=.
of carbonate of zinc has been discovered.
THE firm of Charles Bobsein & CO.,
dealers in musical merchandise at De-
troit, Mich, has made an assignment,
with liabilities of SlO00 00
Is Chicago a new counterfeit five dol
lar certificate has been put into eircula-
ton. Ii has the new back and is of the
series of 1891.
AT Portland, Ore, John Butts shot
and fatally wounded his wife because
she would not live with him and then
put bullet into his own head.
II the great snowstorm in Colorado
over 500 head of cattle and seven men
persisted
In Michigan all of the prisons and re-
formatory institutions will furnish dis
plays for the Michigan worlds fair ex-
hibit.
JoHS LEARY and Frank Harris, both
colored. killed each other in a fight on
a train near Bonneville. Mo.
In the Burgess steel works at Ports
mouth. o.. boiler exploded, killing
Richard Fleming and George Bressler
and iniur1ug seven other persons.
NEAR Cheyenne, Wvo.. ]. ;. Bedford
aad another man who had been arrested
on the charge of horse stealing and ac-
Quilted were shot and killed from am
bush.
IN Nueces county, Tex, a territory
embracing 400, 900 acres of land, was
flooded to a depth of feet by water
spout
AT Dixon, Ky, Edward Heron way
laid and mortally wounded John Win
ston. Heron attempted to escape and
was shot dead while resisting arrest.
MASKED men dragged John Palmer
from his home at Owosso, Mich, tied
him to a telegraph pole and gave him
twenty lashes for repeatedly whipping
his wife.
ODE TAYLOR, Andrew Vineyard and
his son were all instantly killed in a
coal mine near Bevier, No. by the fall
ing of a rock.
THE business portion of Randolph,
Wis, was wiped out by fire.
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WEST AND souTh.

II Chicago Capt. Porter, of the aeeret
service department. discovered new
counterfeit 50 treasury note OF the Sc
ries of 1850. The bill Is readily detected
by the paper. printing ink and 5sence
of silk threads
EVERY school in Jerome township.
., was closed, and {, was estimated
that within a radius e miles there
were 500 eases Of diplithsria
DURING the progress of peEro dem
Onstration al Gainsbor0, Teun.. three
negro men had a fight and all three of
them were killed
AT Kansas City railroad train ran
into a grip ear. aud three mep and a
woman who were riiing in the ear
were killed.
4 FEARFUL storm prevailed in Colo
RADIO. ami at Palmer lake. on the divide.
the snow in places was 80 fret deep
Several fatal accidents occurred at e.
Moro.
THE village of Salix, Ia. containing
500 Inhabitants, was wiped from tlrs
prairie bv FIRE OF unknown origin.
THE annual eBcampment in IndianasT.
dis Of the Union Veteran legion elecs-
ed W. Il. Tucker. of indianapolis,
commander in chief
FIRE nearly wiped out the village of
3iuford. III.
u san Francisco fames destroyed
dfteen dwellings and several Large
s'abies ard twelve horses were Gre
rlated
NEARLY IT, entire brrinesS pOrtien
Ct Hill City. = T., was destroyed by
FIRE.
a COA;ET Vas discovered by Prof T.
= Barnard at Lick observatory ou
Mount Hamilton, Col
ROBBERS held up Missouri Pacific
train near Tyro. Kan. and robbed the
Pacific E2prsss CoDDanv's car of a
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FLOODS ABROAD.
furioas Rains and Gales Cause Much
Damage and Some Loss of Life In
Great HrftaIn


Damage and Some Loss of Life In
Great Britain.
LONDON. Oct. 17.-The storm that set
in over northern England, Scotland
and Wales Wednesday night threat
ems To cause as much damage as some
Of the phenomenal gales and
rains that passed over the coun-
try last autumn. The telegraph lines
are down IN every direction and COM
munication with some of the coast
towns is greatly interrupted. Tidings
of disaster continue to be received and
loss of life by shipwreck is beginning
to be reported.
The fishing yawl James and Robert
was capsized in a heavy squat IN the
Firth of Forth. Scotland into which
she was putting for shelter. she lad q
crew of five men, aud all of tnerl were
drowned. Another fishing boat that
was also making for shelter under short
canvas saw the yawl turn over
when she vas about a mile dis
tant. One man was seen clinging tc
the bottom of the overturned boat. but
it was impossible for the larger craft &c
reach him in time to save him. An at.
tempt was made To rescue him, but al,
most before the intending rescuer coulo
bear away for him "A heavy sea swept
over the yawl. and when it had passed
the man had disappeared.
At Leeds the River Aire has got out
of its banks and overlooked the ada.
cent country. In some places the rail-
ways leading into the town are sub
merged to the depth of a foot.
of the Leeds and in Holbre
and Hunslet are flooded. Several
piers in the river Tyne were damaged
by the storm. Many vessels continue
TO take shelter there. A terrific ses
is running in the Irish channel. The
mail boats plying between England
and Ireland have been greatly delayed.
Large tracts of land in the north OF
Wales have been flooded.
The Rye and Derwent rivers have
overlooked, and the country for miles
about is inundated. The floods have
naturally been most disastrous in the
moorlands. Half the crops still unhar.
vested are submerged, and vast areas
of pasture land are impossible except
IN boats.
The floods in Yorkshire are the most
serious that have ever occurred in that
county in the memory of the Oldest in
habitant. Railway traffic has been
completely diverted from the usual
channels. The damage to prop.
ertv is enormous. A bridge at
Selby on the York & DoncasteI
railway has been destroyed by floods.
Thousands of acres of land are sub.
merged in the Barnslev district, and
many people are moving their effects
from their homes. The floods in Der.
byshire are causing a large amount OF
damage. Many horses and cattle have
been drowned.
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
ERom WASHINGTON.

THOMAS W. RIEY's stables in Wash
ington were burned and fifty horses
persisted in the flames.
THE resignation Of ). A. Whitfield as
first assistant postmaster general was
announced
ORLANDO H. Ross died in Washing
ton. He served in the army of the
union during the war. tie was a
cousin OF Gen. Grant and member of
his staff. being the last survivor. it is
said, Of that body.
THE leading clearing houses in the
United States reported exchanges of
81, Isl, 662, 7SS during the seven days
ended on the 18th. against Sl.503. 252.
O15 tue previous seven DAYS. As com
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 the increase was I0.5.
IN the United States there were 2l5
business failures in the seven days
ended on the l4th, against 22O the pre-
vious seven days and 259 for the cor
responding time last year.
IL all portions of the country trade
was reported good and constantly in
creasing.
Is 1.S47 fourth-class post offices
throughout the country the domestic
money order service has been ordered
established.
THE president has signed proelama-
ton opening To immediate settlement
the surplus lands of the Crow Indian
reservation in Montana, aggregating
about !. 500, 600 acres.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSES were demolished and many
plantations devastated in a cyclone
that passed over the Cape Verde
islands
IN fight caused by i'll feeling be-
tween soldiers and citizens at Sphakia,
Turkey, nine soldiers and villagers
were killed and many on both sides
were wounded.
THE board of charity in Mexico has
imported $500, 600 worth of corn in the
month past and sold it at cost to the
suffering people.
The remains of Lord Tennyson were
buried in the poets corner in Westmin-
lister abbey, London.
SEVENTEEN native Indian soldiers at
tached to the British forces were mas
sacred la the Chin hills in India.
IN Manitoba the western half of Al
berta, the ranching district, was devas-
tated by prairie fires. Thousands OF
tons of hay and many buildings were
burned and many cattle persisted.
The schooner Stranger from Hondu.
ras capsized in the gulf of Mexico dur
ing a hurricane and sixteeu persons
were drowned.
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FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.
Five Men Il uIed by Collision of Freigh
Trains Near New London. Coma.

Five Men Il illed by Collision of Freight
Trains Near New London. Coma.
NEW LONDON, Conn, Oct. 15.-The
Boston express freight which left the
city Friday morning at $40 o'clock
collided with the Brattleboro freight,
bound south, about LOCO feet south of
the flag station at HarrisOn's Landing,
on the New London Il Northern rail-
road. The engines came together
head and head. The first car of
the south-bound train contained four
race horses bound for the races
at Croton. Four of the five men in
charge of the horses were killed out
right and the other was so fearfully
injured that he died few minutes
after reaching this city. None of the
train hands suffered injury, other than
that sustained in jumping from the
trains. The train dispatcher of the
road at Norwich is declared 70 be the
person at fault and he has been placed
under arrest.
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BASEB BALL.

The National League Season Ended
Cleveland First In the Second Series
and VIII Play Boston to Decide the
Championship.
The National leagues baseball season
ended Saturday with the Clevelands
champions of the second season. They
and the Bostons winners of the first
division of games, will play off for the
championship.
No provision was made in the league
constitution for determining the other
positions. but it was understood that
the results OF the two seasons should
be added together and the positions
given according to percentage, just as
though one season only had been
played. The result of this would be as
follows:
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KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
Charles Lownder Cottenet Gets Fatal
EaII While Fol owing the Honndx.

Charles Lownder cottenet Gets n Fatal
FaIl While Fol owing the Hounds.
NEW YORK, Oct. l4.-Charles Lownder
Cottenet, one of New Yorl1's society
leaders, was killed while hunting with
the Meadowbroot IL. H. hounds
Wednesday Afternoon. The meeting
was at Ilicksville and thereon towards
Jericho. The Jumping is all over stiff
timber posts and rails. When the
fences get rickety the farmers
strengthen them by stringing "a wire
from post to post just above the rails.
1t was this wire that killed Mr..
Cottenet Mr.. Herbert and Mr.. Page
had just taken the sane fence. They
saw the wire and shouted Wire!
wirer' for the benefit of those behind.
Mr.. Cottenet struck the wire and went
down. He never moved after he struck
the ground.
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SHOWED IN.
Eject of the Severe storm Ia the West
All Railroad Traffic Is Biocked-Loss OF
Life Reported-Cattle and Horses Per-
fSh.

Eject of the Severe storm Ia the West
All Railroad Traffic Is BIocked-Loss OF
Life Reported-Cattle and Horses Per-
ish.
CHEYENNE, Wyc.. Oct. i5.-For near
lv two DAYS the severest storm ever
known on the Union Pacific railroad
ragged here and as far west
as Ogden. Utah. 10 all directions tele-
graphic communication was cut off
until late Thursday night, when
this dispatch was sent through
on a temporary wire. All rail-
roads have been blocked. the
cuts being filed with snow which in
some places was piled up IS feet
Rotary snow plows have been hard at
work between Granite and Laramie,
the snow being feet deep on the level
at the latter place. a half dozen west
bound trains have been tied mp here,
but left after the return of the snow
plOw.
At Granite canyon Conductor Rob-
erts was blown off the platform of a
ear and hurled down a l50-foot en-
/ bankment, the deep snow saving his
/ life. Reports are being received of inn
mense loss of cattle and horses in north
1 ern Colorado and in Wyoming. Thou
/ sands of dollars worth of these animals
/ are known TO have persisted. and it is
/ estimated that almost third of the
| cattle and horses on the ranges have
been destroyed by the storm An I'M
known dead man was found by the
side of the railroad track near Greedy.
| Col He had persisted from tho effects
of the storm.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Oct. 15.-
| Word was received in this city by Rock
Island trainmen of damage and loss OF
life along that road between Colorado
| Springs and the Kansas line. Near
Falcon the track-walker was overcome
by the storm and sought refuge in
culvert, where he was frozen to
death. Near MattisCn a flock of 800
sheep We're found dead and on further
investigation the dead body of the
herder was discovered about 100 yards
away. He had evidently endeavored
to find a house, but had persisted in
the attempt Engineer Leeman. who
was running The show plow, was seri-
ously injured by a piece of the plow
breaking off and. crashing through the
cab, striking him in the breast. II is
reported that so head of cattle were
frozen to death between this city and
Linon.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 15.-The storm in
Colorado has been the most terrible III
its history, especially at this season of
the year. At Palmer lake, on the
divide, the snow is in places 80 feet
deep, and rotary snow plows are neces-
sary to bore holes through the drifts.
Trains are at staudstill and he wires
are all down. Accounts of fatal acct
dents are coming in slowly. Two
wrecks occurred at Ell Moro on the
Union Pacific, the result of the blind
ing snow. In the first collision Conduc-
tor King had both arms broken and his
skull fractured. A Rio Grande train
was at the same place. +. II. Vaner, a
brakeman, could not see the train on
account of the snow. He was ground
under the engine and fatally injured.
An Australian miner named BOteze
stepped into a shaft covered with snow
at Central CITY and fell so feet. He
was instantly killed.
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CoIIapse Of an Elevator.

CHICAGO. Oct. 17.-The Illinois grain
elevator. just north of Madison street
on the west branch of the river. col
lapsed Saturday afternoon. One hun
dred and thirty thousand bushels
of grain were scattered over the
railroad tracks and dumped into the
river What caused the collapse can
only be coniectured The structure
was erected twenty-seven years ago,
and has passed eserv inspection the
last being but three months ago The
loss will not exceed $50, 1000, as part of
the grain can be saved. The employees
were warned in time and all escaped
in safety
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CHICAGO, Oct. l4-Thomas Armour,
of $50 West Monroe street, had his
brains dashed ou by a runaway horse
at Hoyne avenue and West Monroe
street early Thursday evening. just
how the accident occurred will never
be known, but shortly afterward the
horse and buggy were found wedged
between two trees at Seeley avenue
and West Monroe street and soon after
ward the dead body of Mr.. Armour was
picked up at the northwest corner OF
Monroe street and lioyne avenue.
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ANOTHER letter is expected from ex.
Secretary Blaine.
eOooLsR JAEHNE RELEASED.
Served six Years In sing Sing for His
Part in the Jake Sharp Deal.

Served six Years In sing Sing for His
Part in the Jake sharp Deal.
SING SING, y. Y, Oct. lT.-Henry W.
Jaehne, the so-called New York ex-
Doodle alderman. walked out of Sing
Sing prison on Saturday a free man.
He served six years. four months.
and twenty-seven days of his SEN
tence of nine years and ten months
at hard labor. The prison is opened at
$50 o'clock, and in fifteen minutes
after that time Jaehne was at the
office receiving his possessions that he
had left there when he entered Slug
Sing. He looked better than be did
when walking the streets of New
York. In fact he has gained twenty
pounds during his confinement in
prison. Immediately after his release
Jaehne said:
i am going out into the world with a serious
handicap but Viii come out all right Regard.
ing the details OF my plans I cannot say The
stories that have money hidden away are abb
solutely false. There has also been q report
that l had prepared n statement detailing a
length the broadway franchise deal That is
Rlso uutFus"
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ENDED IN a BANQUET.
The Weeks Festivities In Honor of CO.
lumbus Closed-Tosts by Distinguished

The Weeks Festivities In Honor of CO.
lumbus Closed-Tosts by Distinguished
Speakers at Lenox Lyceum.
New YORK, Oct. Il The Columbian
celebration in this city was brought to
fitting close Thursday night by a
grand banquet at the LenoX lyceum.
Several hundred of the best-known
men in the country were seated
at the tables. The president OF
the United States was not pres
ent, owing to the illness of his
wife. He was represented by Vice
President Morton. The hall had been
decorated with excellent taste.
Promptly at s o'clock, as the
band played Hail to the Chief, -
Vice President Morton and Mayor
Grant were escorted to the platform
of the stage. Mayor Grant took the
seat as the presiding officer, the vice
president sitting at his side. On the
same side of the table were Secretary
of State Foster, ex-President Cleveland
and Baron Fava On the left
were Gov. Flower, exPresi-
dent Hayes, Gen. Horace Porter
and Bishop Potter. Among the guests
at the tables on the main floor were
many distinguished public men. The
time for speech making at length ar
rived and Mayor Grant raped the COM
pany to order The first toast was re-
sponded to by Vice President Morton,
who, at the conclusion of his remarks,
proposed a toast to the wife of the
president, expressing wish for her
speedy recovery.
Secretary of State Foster responded
to the toast: 1.-The United States"
Gov Flower spoke on 1.-The Empire
State" President Arnold, of the board
of aldermen, responded to the toast
New York." aud was followed by
Gen. Horace Porter, who spoke on
American Patriotism" c. g. +.
Wable, Jr., secretary of the committee
of 100, had America and Its Discov-
erer." for his theme. Other speakers
were Congressman Amos j. Cummings
and William Sulzer.
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IRON HALL AGAIN.
Ex-Oniciais of the Defunct order lndict I'd
for Enbezzlement by a Grand Jury at
Indianapolis.

for Erntezxlement BY Grand Jury al
indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. IA The
Marion county grand jury has made its
final report and returned indictments
against the officers of the late order of
the Iron Hail. They are indicted ON a
charge of embezzlement. The indict-
ments are joint and are in two courts.
The indicted men are;
Freeman D. Somerby, supreme justice. In
dianapolis, Ind Mark 5. Davis, supreme cash
Ter, Indianapolis Ind: J. l. Gounghusband,
supreme trustee and chairman of the board,
Detroit, Mich: j Henry Hays, supreme
trustee and secretary Of the board, Camden. ".
J.; G f. Thompson, supreme trustee, Bing-
hamton, ~ Y: George c. Fountain. supreme
trustee, Jersey City, y. j.; +, w. Rouse, su-
preme trustee, Baltimore Md
The first count charges them with
embezzlements of 5000. 900 of the or
der's funds, which they converted to
their own use. The second count
charges them with converting to their
own use S20O, 600 by using it in Somer-
by's bank at Philadelphia.
Necessary papers win be issued and
the governor will be asked for requisi-
/ tions so that the indicted men may be
I brought in as soon as possible,
and 1t may be that Judge
Cox will order the arrest of
Somerby by wire, asking that he be
held until an officer can reach him
with the necessary documents to re-
turn him TO headquarters" in Indian
apolis. 1t is likely that Davis will be
arrested at once.
As the amount alleged in the indic.-
ments to have been embezzled is a
large one, it is probable that Judge
/ Cox will require heavy bond. Some
of the men. Davis particularly, have
considerable property, and it is believed
he will have no trouble to furnish a
bond in almost any amount
The grand jury has not completed its
work SO far as the officials of the Iron
! Hall are concerned. There are more
of the ''supremers" who are implicated.
/ Their cases will receive attention at the
next session and it will surprise no one
to learn that some of the promoters
of the Iron Hall are arrested for per-
| jury. Some surprise is expressed that
| Supreme Accountant Walker is not on
/ the list of indicted ones 1t is claimed,
however, that he was an underling and
cid not obey any orders that
would put him within the clutches of
! the law.
In Indiana ENLIGHTENMENT is severely
| punished Convicted persons may be
sent to the penitentiary for fourteen
years. 1t is believed here that the ac-
/ ton of the Marion county grand jury
will be followed by indictments in Phil
| adelphia and Baltimore.
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The Veteran I.erinn.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 1.-THE en-
campment of the Union Veteran le-
gion devoted Wednesdays session en-
tirely to business. The committee TO
which was referred Commander Palm
er's address submitted long report, in
which the commander was eulogized,
and all of his recommendations
referred to as worthy of careful con
sideration. The encampment then took
up the articles of the constitution, read
them, section by section, and numb
of unimportant changes were recon-
mended and adopted Officers were
elected, W. II. Tucker, of indianapolis,
beng chosen commander in chief.
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are not encouraging to the progress of
Christian civilization there The.
Arabs, who are superior to the negroes.
seem determined to rule the country
As MOhammedanlsm allows slavery.
they welcome and support missionaries
of their own faith and influence the ma
tives against Christian missionaries
The Congo Free State does not contain
white settlers enough to exert much in
fiuence- Obviously there must be con
cert Of action between European states
or Darkest Africa will be in a worse
condition than it was before il was
visited by Livingstone and Stanley.
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A Lantern starts a FIre.

SAN Francisco. Oct IA The ex-
plosion of lantern carried by watch
man Thursday morning caused fire
which destroyed the large stables OF
the Stetson & Renner Draying Com
pany and of C. Il. Rode, also fifteen
dwellings adjoining. Twelve horses
were burned alive. The aggregate loss
is variously estimated at from $50, 0OC
TO $50, 600