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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

REV DR. NoRCBoS>. of Carlisle. Pa.
has received letter from his brother
in-lzw, Rev. Dir sheldon Jackson. super
intendent of missions and government
schools in Alaska. dated Onalaska.
Alaska. May -. in which he writes:
We reached here yesterday, eight and
a half days from Port Townsend. The
Bear Is eoaling and hopes 10 get off for
the Seal islands Thursday. The Meth
Odist mission i doing a well as could
lie expected. The reindeer we left here
are alive and doing we'll" The letter
was written four days after the alleged
massacre at Juneau. The reindeer " ere
imported from siberia a wear ago
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

Mrs. REBECCA boutwell, supports
herself by tending tank for the East
Tennessee railroad. She fires W and
runs the engine When II Is out of or
der she repairs il. Previous to her en-
gagement on Tic railroad this woman
took charge of the sawdust at a mill.
II had been found impossible for any
men 70 keep the Sawdu>t rolled away.
She not only kept the sawdust down.
but knitted a pair of socks every da =
besides
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
TO NOTIFY GROVER.
The Democratic Candidate to be Informed
of His Nomination July 20.

BUFFALO. y. V. July ). A letter
from Grover Cleveland was received
Monday by Norman L. Mack, chairman
Of the subcommittee appointed by Hon.
". Wilson, chairman OF the committee
70 notify Messrs. Cleveland and
Stevenson of their nomination. stating
1hat July 20 would be good
dav Mr.. Mack VIII call his
committee together day or two before
that date in New York for the purpose
Of comforting with Hon. William c.
Whitney and Mayor Hugh Grant.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

AN English general has invented a
bullet which is highly spoken of as a
humane device The modern missiles
Of small diameter. il Is found. pass
through living animals without pro,luc-
ing much pain This Is due TO their
high velocity. The Englishmsn's in
vention consists OF a small bullet ha.-
ing a cap or cloak 50 arranged that il
will spread open on striking an oh
stscle- The high velocity of small
diameter IS thus obtained. combined
Sith the wOunding qualities Of a large
prcJectile. Soldiers have the advantage
u being wounded by large bullets pass
ing through them at lightning speed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

THE young German emperor declares
that the great desire of his life Is TO
secure and preserve peace at home and
abroad To this end he demands that
90. 600 men be taken from Industrial
pursuits and placed in the standing
army tie also fsvors the increase Of
the German navy and the strengthen
ing of a large number of Notifications
These acts have caused France and
Russia TO consider the propriety, and
even the necessity. OF increasing their
military and naval forces. and getting
ready for open ho>tilities- They judge
the emperor by his acts. and not by mis-
words
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

EDWIN G. MCCABE, who Is engineer
ing the movement TO make Oklahoma a
negro state. was formerly state auditor
Of Kansas. i almost white. and man
of ability. There are 10000 negroes
now in oklahoma, it Is said. and FOG, 600
in the south organized for the same des-
ffuatfou
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

THERE is probably just As much gold
in the ground where 1t was secreted hy
Spanish pirates a. was ever unearthed,
and au expedition i soon 10 start from
San Francisco To search for some of 1t.
II i supposed 10 be buric I on the island
~ solos. Much capital has been eX-
pended in enterprises of this kind that
has never paid any dividends. but that
does not prevent people from making
new investments 1t has repeatedly
been shown that both land and water
pirates spend their i'll gotten wealth as
soon as they get il, but the belief that
they bury it i strong in the human
mind
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
rneumonia sim. vaIuahIe stoek.

The Standard Iiorse-Trotting Com
pany. of which Edward Hayes. OF
the Globe savings baalS, Chicago, is
president, has stables anu about 10c
head of valuable horses near Eenosha.
Pneumonia has appeared among these
horses and several have alrea6 Y d ed
VIII lie o hers are in the hospital The
loss to the company is very 'rious.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
Country Elevators.

P. NJ. Chandler, of the Superior Grain
Company and several others from West
superior and Minneapolis. have taken
steps TO organize an elevator company
TO build and operate line of country
elevators along the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern road. II is pro-
posed to build fifteen elevators for this
years crop, each with a capacity of Is.
600 bushels. The concern will lease a
number of country elevators.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Sons of Veterans.

At the ninth encampment of the Wis.
consin division Sons of Veterans, held
in Oshkosh, officers were chosen as fol-
lows: Co nmander, Il. l.. Mccormick,
Hayward; senior vice commando, NJ.
c. Phillips, Oshkosh; junior vice com
mander, f. 5. Stode, Ashland. The
Ladies' Aid society of the Sons of Vet
Grams elected officers as follows for the
ensuing year: President, Lottie O'Neil,
Sheboygan: vice president, Cora Lans-
ing, Neenah; division council. Libbie
Metcalf, Of La Crosse, Mrs. GINS Greis-
ter, of Sheboygan, and Bella Brown. of
Neenah. A state organization of the
society was effected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

IT is reported that $4,000 of the 200.
600 women who work for a living in
New York city support their husbands.
If more women in other cities did this
there would be fewer declarations that
marriage is a failure. Many young
men find little pleasure in matrimony
because they are not supported in the
styls To which they were accustomed
before marriage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

COLUMBUS, Ind. July THE fiftieth
anniversary of Rev. John b. Logan's
ordination as a Presbyterian minister
occurred al Southport Sunday. His
first sermon was delivered in Virginia.
Since that time he has preached in SAC
different places of worship, and has
preached 1000 Sunday diseourses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

Mrs p b. COATE, young bride from
Memphis. Tenn, recently accomplished
the feat of climbing to the very top of
rlount Vesuvius and looking down into
the crater. She il the second American
woman TO attempt this hazardous I'M
dertaking successfully.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

CHRYsASTHENUSIs eighteen inches in
circumference arc not uncom non in
Australia, and many varieties grown
there surpass in size and equal in color
the finest exhibited at the flower show
All this is not remarkable, however. in
a4and where the heliotrope grows TO
be good-sized tree and the fuchsia
chambers to the secOnd-story window.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

ACCORDING to computation recently
published in a financial journal. the
percentage of net dividends returned 10
the stockholders of street railways in
the United States Is three times a.
great as TINT of steam railwavs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

The spread Of cholera in eastern h.
rope is something startling. Severa
Russian provinces are already afflicted.
Germany and Austrian have already
taken steps To prevent its spread into
their territory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

Mrs. Warner. of GAINESVILLE, and Mrs.
Key, of Stoughton, were out driving
when their horse became frightened by
street car. Lunging sideways he
tipped the wagon over, throwing both
ladies ont. Mrs. Warner was wearing
pair of gold-bowed spectaeles and the
force of her fall broke the lenses and
forced piece of the glass into her eye,
splitting the bali and allowing all the
liquid - escape. The sight of the eye
was permanently destroyed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
ni< Deal at MILWAUKEE,.

One of the largest deals in the history
of Milwaukee, involving as it does over
s.. COO 900, has been all but consummated
and is now absolutely certain to &C
through. 1t is the, sale of the property
and goodwill of the Milwaukee Gas
Light Company. The purchasers are
members of Boston and New York
syndicate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

The death on three successive Fri
DAYS of three noted French musicians
Ernest Guiraud. Ferdinand Poise and
jules DuPratO-has revived in Paris the
ancient superstition about the unlucki-
ness of that dav.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
Eeath ora veteran.

New ALBANY. Ind, July 4.-Col. Ben
iamin Gresham. brother of Judge y. q.
Gresham, died of dropsv Friday night
on his farm at GAINESVILLE, 10 miles from
New Albany. lie was G5 years old.
Benjamin Gresham was born in Harrison
county Indiana. where he resided on a farm all
his life He served throughout the Mexican
war and entered the union army in the civil
war as lieutenant in the Seventh Indiana
cavalry He was badly wounded in the hip and
stomach at the battle OF Nashville, and at Chan-
cellorsville was almost dubbed to death while
engaged in a hand-to-haud struggle with rebel
soldier. He was mustered out lieutenant
colonel when the war ended. He leaves widow
and several grown-up children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

JAPANESE jugglers are deft smokers
Several of them will sit before curtain
and from the tobacco smoke which is
sues from their mouths will form sue
cessiOn Of readable letters
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

OH of the attractions of the forth
coming worlds fair is to be pyramid
of four hundred pianos connected by
electricity and manipulated by one
woman
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
Fnnr Rors nro,rned.

BALTIMORE, July 5. -Four boz 40
Smith, aged 10; George Smith. aged IS;
William. Harrison. aged II, and Dave
foley. aged 20-were drowned sunday
afternoon in Spring Gardens, PataPsco
river. A party of fifteen were out row
ing, when from some unknown cause
the yawl was capsized Eleven occu-
pants succeeded in reaching shore. The
bodies of the dead boys have been
recovered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

IT is sand that the railway dining cars
in this country earn more than the
sleeping and baggage cars together
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

party was called to
meet at 10 o'clock
Saturday. but the
delegates were late
getting into the
hall. The Coliseum
building, in which
the convention is
being held, was
fairly well filed,
most of 1,776 dele
gates being pres
ent, but in much
confusion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

ITALY has in its population a slightly
larger number of men than women,
differing in this respect from the other
European countries. IL is, neverthe-
less, true that a very large proportion
of the women Of the working classes
are found engaged in Out-of-dOor en-
pigments, and travellers say that
woman does far more than her fair
share of the work There are about
eleven million women in Italy, and
some two million of them are engaged
in Industrial occups tionS, while more
than three million ahor in the fields.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

a SCoTCH-ANERICAN calls attention
to the fact that i've hundred and
lightweight years ago last June the
greatest battle Of :ne middle ages was
fought when Robert the Bruce. At Ban
noclxburn. with thirty thousand men,
defeated Edward H. II England. with
more than one hundred thousand men.
backed up by Welsh, French and Irish
Iegions. Fifty-four thousand men
killed aud wounded was the result.
Battle Ak and spear. bow and arrow.
were the weapons. doing more de-
struction IN one short day than the big
guns of modern times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07

THE city of Quito, Ecuado. has the
unique distinction of lying in both the
northern and southern hemisphereS
There the sun rises and sets at Is o'clock
al the year. and when il Is winter in
the northern side of the city il il sum
mer in the southern half of course.
the seasons change, as IN all other
parts Of the world. but the thermome-
ter fails to record any considerable
changes of temperature. The climate
Is remarkably agreeable. aud. owing to
the great elevation of the place, de
lightfully pleasant all the year round.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
It Holds a National Convention at
Omaha.
Gen. James n. weaver, of Iowa, and Gen.
james G.. Field, of Virginia. Named
for President and Vice Presi-
dent-The Platform.
FIRST DAYS SESSION.

OMAHA, Neb.. July 4.-The national
convention of the peoples independent
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
TO INVESTIGATES THE BALrIMoRE
AFFAIR
i"e Judge Advocate General Gone to
Meet the Vessel In San Francisco.

"e Judge Advocate General Gone tn
| Meet the Vessel In San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-[Snocioll-
1nere were no dispatches received at
tne department to-day touching the
Chillan situation. Secretary Blaine
spent several hours at tho Department.
OF State and saw the British minister
Sir Julian Pauncefote, and several other
persons, but Senior Montt, the ChiIian
minister, was not among his visitors.
AT the Navy Department. it was ad-
mltted that Judge Advocate General
Remey,W who has been absent from the do.
partment since Wednesday last. had
started for San Francisco. The nur.
pose OF his trip is to make formal in.
curry into the assault upon the crew of
the Baltimore at Valparaiso
The vessel is expected to reach San
Francisco tonight and the Judge advo-
cate general, who should arrive there
monday, will Immediately proceed to
take dispositions of the members of the
crew who were assaulted.
This testimony will be reduced to
form and turned over to the Department.
OF State to be used in meeting the rep
reservations made or to be made, by
tho Chlllan government based upon the
reports OF Justice OF Crimes Foster. in
endencia of Valparaiso, and police OIL
Gals.
1t may be also that it is regarded as
proper to include the testimony to be
collected by the Judge advocate general
In the correspondence to be submitted
to Congress by the President If this
should he tho purpose the correspou-
dence could not be sent to Congress be-
fore the latter part of tho present
month as several weeks will probably
be consumed in taking testimony ard
its collection in official form.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03

THE TIMES lays before its readers
this.morning exclusively the report of
the charter committee which will be-
presented to the City Council Tuesday
night. In defining and fixing the.
relations of the Common Council to the
board of aldermen, and in adjusting the
machinery of their action and cooper
alton there remains some careful work
yet to be done. In this particular alone
the report is incomplete. Otherwise it
is n symmetrical whole.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
The Debt Statement.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. 2.-lSpecial The
debt statement issued to-day shows
during she month January the cash bal
ance in tho treasury decreased ST,
1906, being now S34, 574, 1873 80: total
cash in the treasury, 1857, 800, 1872. 81;
aggregate of interest bearing debt out
standing. S5S5,026,970; aggregate Of
debt of all kinds, including
certificates and treasury notes, $i.553.-
l25, 205.6i; incre ase OF debt during the
month of December, 81, 99l $50; gold GER
tiicates outstanding, $lG5, 57s, 500: sill
yer do, S324,772,3lS; currency do. 80,
465, 600; treasury notes of 1890, S77, 3a7,-
mo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.

The Negro Who Passed Grocery Bill for
Check Behind the Bars.
John Archie Franklin was sent on to
the grand jury yesterday by Justice
Williams for giving Mary Ellis, a col
ored woman, grocery bill. which he
represented as being a check for $780,
Charles Lunsford appeared for the de-
PENDANT and Captain Gish for tho prose
cution.
franklin claimed that he paid the
woman SO in cash and gave her check
for SIS. He denied having given her
the old grocery bill and said that she
got that bill at the grocery store sIQhe
woman denied this statement and swore
positively that the bill was given her
by Franklin in payment for tho deed to
n lot.
In sending the case on to the grand
jury the justice fixed Franklin's bail at
$500, in default of which he was locked
up.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03

Notwithstanding the financial de-
preston through which Roanoke has
just passed, the business men and mer-
chants report that their business for
1891 was fully as good, if not better,
than for any previous year, and that the
Christmas business was unusually
large.
The banks and deposit companies in
the CITY had very prosperous year
nual dividend except the Traders Loan,
Safe and Deposit Company and the
Roanoke Savings Bank, which will do
so this week as soon as the meetings
OF the directors are held. Tho dividends
declared by the banks are as follows:
First National, per cent; Commercial
National, per cent; National Elk
change, per cent; Fidelity Trust
and Loan Company, 4 per cent; Roam
oke Trust Company, per cent. The
State Savings Bank has declared an an
nual dividend of 10 per cent, with 10
per cent. for the surplus fund.
The TIMES presents this morning in
terviews with some OF the represent
atlve business men of Roanoke in re-
gard to the year just passed.:
James S. Simmons: 81 think last
year was the most successful year Roa-
noke has ever had. In view Of all the
depression, Roanoke's remarkable
progress In the way of improvements,
has shown it to be tho most substan-
tial new town of the South. With
easier money and prosperous condi-
ton of the country, Roanoke should
have "a more rapid development than
ever In her history before
Il. j. Eckloff: "Last year there was
no decrease in the amount of business
as compared with other years. feel
satisfied, from present indications, that
the coming year will be good conser-
vative business year"
M. l.. Smith: Last year was moro
successful than the booming year of
1890. Our business has been big, es-
pecially our fall trade. The prospec IS
for the coming year are very bright"
Charles Lyle: Last year was the
most successful one l have ever had
The Christmas trade was particularly
heavy. think the coming year will be
fully as good as the past one."
Ballard p. Huff: Last year was a
very good one for our business.
think the coming one will he the best
one yet"
DR.. l.. A. Parsons: "I am surprised at
the wonderful development Roanoke
has made during the past year. There
is splendid outlook for next year.
N. b. Johnson, of the firm Of Brown
81 Johnson, hardware: sour business
for the year just closed has been salts
factory, and compares favorably with
that of previous years. We have q fair
prospect for business during the coming
year"
John Greene, clothier: 1.-THE outlook
for business is much better than it was
wear ago."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
Mrs. Patterson Dead.

Mrs. Sarah C. Patterson, wife of
Henry Patterson, departed this life at
4:l5 p IN. yesterday at her home No.
1l3 Salem avenue, after an illness of
thirty days. She was 43 years of age,
and, besides two children and three
stepchildren, leaves devoted hus-
band to mourn her departure. The
funeral services will be conduc ted from
the family residence at l / a. IN. Monday
by Rev. Mr.. Groves. 1t has not been
determined yet whether tho remains
will be inferred in the City or Fairview
Cemetery. Mrs Patterson was a duti-
full wife, an indulgent mother and a
faithful friend. She will be- missed and
mourned by large circle of friends.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
To Light the Terry BuiIdInr.

w. H. Mackay & Co., electrical con-
tractors, have been awarded the con-
tract for equipping the Terry building
for electric lights and bells. The build
ing will require 600 lights and half a
ton of copper will lie used in the con-
struction. The most improved system
will be used, and all the wires will be
triple coated with rubber. The chan
deliers for the electric and gas lights
will be OF the latest and most unique
designs. Mackay & Co. also have con-
tracts for mum Der Of other buildings.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
Pat Calhoun Drowned

NEW York, Jan. -GSpcciall-At n
meeting of the Richmond Terminal
Company held in this city to-day action
was taken in tho matter of the directors
OF tho Central Railroad Company of
Georgia. 1t was decided to leave off
John c. Calhoun, of New York, and
Patrick Calhoun, OF Atlanta The latter
was attorney of the road and had alreadv
resigned that position. No one as vet
has been selected to fiji their places, but
the probabilities are that two men from
Savannah will be selected.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
Rnvngcs OF the Grin.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. a.-[Speciall-
Nearly every family in this city has one
or more members sick with the grip,
and many people have been dying daily
since Monday
TERRE HAUrE, Jan. a.-[Special-
Mayor James NJ. Allen died last even
ing from an attack OF grip.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. e. Special
General Montgomery c. Meigs, of the
United States engineer corps (retired),
died this morning OF grip at his resi-
dence in this citv
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
FUNERALS TO-DAY.
The Obsequies of Mrs. Hoge and Mrs.
Staples This Afternoon.

The obsequies of Mrs. Hoge and Mrs.
Staples This Afternoon.
The funeral of Mrs Eliza Jane Hoge,
who died Friday, aged 73, will take
place this afternoon from the residence
of her son on West Campbell street.
The services at the house will begin at
2 o'clock and the procession will leave
for tairvlew Cemetery at o'clock. Tho
services will be conducted by Rev. DR..
y. e. Flippo, of the First Baptist
Church. Mrs. lIoge was member of
the Presbyterian Church. of Chsistians-
burg, but in the absence of DIR. Camp
bell, of the First Presbyterian Church,
DE-: Flippo was requested to ofiiciate.
The following gentlemen will be the
pail bearers: Hon. H. S. Trout, Mayor
w. q. Evans, ]. II. Foatherstone, DR..
j. l.. Stone, James a. Pugh and n.
Rcnch.
MRS. STAPLES FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mrs. C. II. Staples will
take place to day from the Greene Mem
orial Church at . o'clock, Rev. w. L.
Hammer conducting the services. The
remainr will be inferred in Fairview
Cemetery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
The Jr. O. II. a nj. Fair

The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics fair closed last night after a
very successful time.
The contests closed at 0:3O o'clock and
the following we're the successful con-
testants: o. C.Welch, gold headed cane;
Miss Lucy Hawkins, gold watch; Miss
Hannah Brooke, handsome rocking
chair.
The cake walk was one of the features
of the evening. A large terrace cake,
presented by Ambroselll Brothers, was
won by Miss Lula Thomas, of Lynch
burg, and Mr.. w. II. Shinnett.