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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-05
WEST AND souTH.

THE Illinois democrats in state con
vention az Springfield nominated John
/ L. Atgeld for governor. j. Il. Gill for
lieutenant governor, II. Hinrichsen for
I secretary of state. David Gore for
[ auditor. L. y. Ramsey for treasurer,
/ VI. T. Maloncy for attorney general,
and J. T. Black and 4. J. Hunter for
I congressman at large. The platform
declares that the tariff is tax and that
/ all taxation is a burden; favors the gold
and silver coinage provided for by the
constitution Of the United States: favors
the election Of United States senators by
a direct vote of the people, and favors
the nomination of John NJ. Palmer for
president.
COLORADO republicans in convention
at Denver adopted platform demand
ing the free coinage of silver and in
structing the delegates to the national
convention to oppose by every honor
able means the nomination of any man
for the office of president who was not
{ in favor of free coinage.
TEXAS prohibitionists in state ronveu-
/ ton at Waco selected presidential elcct-
Ors and nominated a full state ticket.
/ with D. NJ. Pendergast for governor.
! THE republicans in the Fifteenth
+ Illinois district nominated Joseph c.
( Cannon for congress, and in the Seven
I teenth district James y. Gwynn was
nominated.
] II the Nebraska and Missouri repub-
j lican state conventions resolutions were
adopted indorSing the administration
of President Harrison. and delegates to
the national convention were recon-
mended to vote for his denomination.
+ FIRE burned the principal business
houses in Tchula, Miss.
4 CYCLONE wrecked the Presbyterian
church and several other buildings at
Gracey. Ky.
FLAMES destroyed the business por-
ton of the town of Hudson, o.
A MOB lynched four negroes near
Goodletts~ille. Tenn. two of whom had
assaulted Mollie and Sadie Bruce.
MISSISSIPPI republicans met at JEFF
fersOn City and nominated Mai William
/ Warner for governor. The platform in
dorses the administration of President
Harrison, the tariff and silver legisla-
ton of the Fifty-second congress, APP
proves the alien contract labor law,
and demands a free ballot and fair
count.
THE republicans made congressional
nominations as follows: Illinois, Fifth
district. A. J. HOPKINS (renominated):
Seventh. T. ]. Henderson (renomi-
natedl; Nineteenth. y. II. Moss. Kan
sas. Second district. E. H. Funston ire
nOminatedl.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-05
a VERY EAIR QUESTION.


There Are Times the HumbIest Spirits
Ought to Kick.
Il was in the mountain regions of
West Virginia not very long ago. re-
marked the drummer at the Cadillac to
the usual crowd. 'and one day as I
drove along in my blackboard / over.
took man in front and asked him TO
get in with me. He did it without coax
ing and began to question him.
You live here. suppose?' I said for
starter
Eyes. an hev fer ten yer" he replied.
rather sharply. thought
"A e you a farmer
Kind of one. That is. NV wife
tends to the place, an raises enough
fer us to live on, but I mostly
breaches"
oh" said. with increased respect,
you are local preacher. It's noble
calling, sir"
"P'r'aps." he answered CURLY. IAN
p'r'aps not. 1t don't pay much"
Mop I queried negatively.
mo, faint gold mine. reckon"
"of course not. but it is labor of
loye. and your reward comes after a
while"
That's what they been tellin' me
round these pa-ts, but mans got &c
i've some how l preached last night
1t the Lick Run meeting house, and [
took up a collection of twenty-four
cents Sunday over on Hurricane l got
shirty-two cents and footed it eight
miles thar and back and had cold dim
aer. l amt never averidged more'n
seventeen dollars yer in the whole
zen yer. but l never raised my voice
agin hit till now"
And why now?" l asked.
Because they're going TO cut my
ialary down: say I'm gittin' stuck up
an proud an wear store clos, and [
need tamin' Hold up, he exclaimed,
as we came to a path leading off the
road. I've got to git ont here, an I'm
much obleegel to you fer givin' me a
lift, but before go I'd like to TX Won
as a ar minded man eff you don't think
suttin' my salary under existin' condi-
tions amt lettle like wallupin the
gospel into the nude
l assured him ! thought it was, and
with hearty shake of my hand, he
hurried away down the path and went
on my way bordering Detroit Free
prass
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The News Of the Week.
nY rELEoRAPH 40 81.
HFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, April 20. = Messrs Coke
and Daniel addressed the senate in IA
vor of the free coinage of silver. The
army appropriation bill was taken up
but nothing was done. In the house
the diplomatic and consular appropria.
ton bill 81, 5S4. 925l was discussed. A
conference committee was named on
the amendments made by the senate to
the Chinese exclusion bill passed by the
house.
WEDNESDAY. April 27.-The army APP
preparation bill was Iassed in the
senate. In the house a bill was re-
ported appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of a monument to William
Henry Harrison. the grandfather of
President Harrison. at North Bend, o.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was discussed.
THURSDAY, April 2s.-In the senate
the time was occupied in discussing
a resolution to pay the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations for their interest in
the lands in Indian territory. The
nomination of I. jefferson Coolidge. of
Massachusetts. as minister TO France
was received from the president. In
the house the diplomats and consular
appropriation bill was further eonsid-
cred \ resolution was introduced to
have the committee on ways and means
report a bill imposing al income tax
sufficient TO meet all the expenditures
for pensions
FRIDAY. April %. - There was no
session Of the senate. In the house a
bill was introduced requiring the SER
geant-at-arms TO note absences and pay
members for only those days when they
were in attendance. Discussion of pen
sion matters occupied the remainder of
{ the session.
SATURDAY, April so. r. The senate
was not in session. In the house a
bill was introduced providing that no
election for members Of the Legislative
/ assembly shall be held in Oklahoma ter
ritory until such census shall be taken
and such apportionment shall he made
Hereunder as shall be hereafter pro-
vided by act of congress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-05
HIS GREAT SCHEME.
He Makes an Appointments with Hims
and KeeDS It

He Makes an Appointments with Himself
and Keeps It
He pondered deeply on the subject
and the more he pondered the more
puzzled he seemed TO be. until a happy
thought struck him.
His smile was one of triumph as ne
drew his chair up TO his desk, hastily
scrubbed a note, marked it. Deliver
promptly at seven thirty p m" and
then called a me ssenger.
DO not deliver this until the time
given, he cautioned the messenger
Then he went back to his work with
mind free from care.
At seven thirty o'clock that evening
he was at home in his easy eaair read
ing a newspaper when the dOor-ben
rang.
"A message for you, sir" said the
servant
''For mer' he exclaimed in surprise.
''Yes, sir"
He hastily glanced it over, dropped
it, and started for his coat
promised TO meet Shillaber Of Keo-
kul- at the fremont House at eight
o'clock" he explained to his wife Il
had forgotten all about it. "
She picked up the note after he had
gone. 1t read as follows:
Charles L. Billings, Esq.-Dear Sir: Do no,
forget your engagement with Shillaber at the
fremont House OF o'clock
Very truly,
CHARLES L BILLINGS.
Wonderful memory! unused his
wife. II wonder if he had to write a
note to himself to keep from forgetting
the hour of our wedding. chicago
/ Tribune.
A Rhyme With Saint.-Ecstatic
4 Lover-''Oh, / have such a beautiful,
and gentle, and tender, and loving
and angelic sweetheart" Married Man
Ugh" Ecstatic Lover, unconseiously
And I'm going to write her lovely
poem, all about herself and | want you
to give me a good word to rhyme with
saint" Married Man. Amt De
troit Free Press
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FRoM WASHINGTON.

THE plan to coin 1000. 600 or 20, OOe,.
600 silver half dollars of a special de-
sign for the worlds fair Is considered
quite feasible by Director Leach
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses ia the United States during the
week ended on the 29th ult. aggregated
81. 0sS. Ol9, 40. against 81 ,O43. 1882 the
previous week. The increase as com
pared with the corresponding week OF
1891 was 1870.
The business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 29th numbered 21I. against POI the
preceding week and 225 for the CORE
spending week last year.
THRoUGHOUT the country the volume
of business was said to surpass all pre-
vious records.
A TREATY Of reciprocity has been con-
cluded between the United States and
Honduras.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AT Winnipeg 12 inches of snow
fell on the 9th and all trains were de-
layed.
THREE boats were capsized and seven
of their occupants were drowned dur
ing a squall on the Havel lakes near
Berlin.
IL the British parliament the bill
giving franchise to women was de-
feated.
II was stated at the trial of Deeming
in Melbourne that he had confessed that
he committed the majority of the Jack
the Ripper" murders in London.
FIVE thousand houses were destroyed
in fire at Toxic, Japan, and forty per-
sons were burned to death.
FIRE destroyed the building at Vienna
containing the colossal panorama of
the Crucifixion and the great painting
was entirely consumed. Loss, 10000
forms.
FIRE destroyed the Angle-Scotia mills
and lace factories at Nottingham, Eng.
Loss. $500, 600.
FLAMES which started in the Princess
opera house at Winnipeg, Man, de-
stroyed three acres of buildings.
Fen LEE, a Chinaman, and Agnes
Gertung, were married in Berlin. 1t
was the first alliance of this kind in
Germany.
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TO BUILD A TOWN
The Worlds Fair scheme of Big Syndi-
cate-ouarters for visitors-Six Hundred

The Worlds Fair scheme of Big Syndi-
cate-Quarters for visitors-Six Hundred
Houses to BE Put Up Near the Park.
CHICAGO, May 2.-There are TO be
600 houses erected in the vicinity of the
worlds fair grounds for the accommo-
dation of visitors to Chicago in 1898.
Col. Henry l.. Turner, of this city, and
a syndicate of eastern capitalists have
just consummated the plan. The capi-
tai invested will exceed $1,000, 900,
a big deal in real estate is in
volved and a town of 800 houses is
to be built in close proximity TO the ex-
position grounds with capacity of ten
thousand people every day during the
exposition. The location is the 160-
acre tract bounded by Seventy-ninth
and Eighty-third streets and Cottage
Grove and South Park avenues. 1t is
owned by Lucius G.. Fisher and win be
leased to the Park Columbia Company
for term of years, with the privilege
of purchasing some time after the close
of the fair The rental could not be
learned, but representatives of Mr..
Fisher stated that the purchase price
would be a round million.
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SWIFT JUSTICE.
Dealt by a Mob TO a Black Fiend In Ten
nessee-Desperate Attempt to Lynch His
Suspected Associates.

Dealt by a Mob to Black Fiend In Ten
nessee-Desperate Attempt to Lynch His
Suspected Associates.
! NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3O.-A terri
BILE crime followed by swift retribution
was perpetrated near Goodlettsville, II
miles north of this city, Thursday morn.
ing. Mrs. Lee Bruce, widow. re-
sides with her three daughters,
aged 1s, Il and II years respec-
lively, at the long hollow turn
pike toll-gate. Wednesday night
while several ladies living in the
/ neighborhood were sitting up with Mrs.
I Bruce's youngest daughter, who is i'll,
/ persons on the outside threw stones
against the building, greatly frighten-
/ ing the inmates. This continued for
some time and finally the windows
were broken open and the Doors bat
tered in. Two negroes entered and
after a desperate struggle criminally
assaulted the two elder Bruce girls.
| Messengers were sent in every direc'
4 ton TO arouse the people and in a short
time over 100 men heavily armed began
searching for the dastardly assailantS
| Henry Grizzard was found near the
/ house and readily identified by the
\ young ladies. When the confession
was made the mob took Grizzard away
I from Sheriff Hill who had arrested him
and hung him to a tree near by. John
/ and Eph Grizzard, Mack Harper and
Maxwell Jones were also captured, but
there being some doubt as to their guilt
/ they were turned over to the officers
and brought to this city.
| Shortly after o'clock This Saturday.
morning a mob composed of 100 men
1 who had quietly assembled in the vicin.
/ ity of the Jail made rush for the front
entrance and in short time the barred
| gate on the outside of the building was
battered down. They calmly announced
/ that they wanted and intended to have
/ the three negroes charged with COM
! plicity in the assault on the Misses
/ Bruce at Goodlettsville Thursday.
Entering the corridor of the Jail they
were confronted by leveled revOlvers in
the hands Oh deputy sheriffs and police
men, who ordered them to halt. The
mob, which expected resistance, APP
peared to be determined and demanded
| the keys. The sheriff refused to give
them up and said he would protect the
| prisoners.
| The sheriff in the meantime had COM
municated with the governor and that
official hurriedly repaired to the Jail.
lie attempted to urge the mob to de-
sist, but his words were almost drowned
by the yells OF the mob and the noise
made by battering on the door,
At 1850 a. m. the riot signal
was sounded and attracted a great
crowd TO the Jail. and the local military
companies were called ont The mob
was forced to retire from the front por-
ton of the Jail building, but what
seemed to be reserve force appeared
ON the scene and made a rush toward
the door. All were armed, and matters
began to look more serious, and several
shots were fired. Finally the entire
force of the city was called to the spot
and succeeded in dispensing the mob
before it had accomplished its purpose.
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n gpeI or stcH'sesa
is due when the systems weakened,
and the blood impure. It's what
you must expect.
But it's what you must prevent,
too. And DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery prevents as well as
cures. 1t invigorates the liver and
kidneys, purifies and enriches the
blood, sharpens the appetite, i'm
proves digestion, and restores health
and strength. For Dyspepsia,
oliver Complaint" and every form
of Scrofulous, Skin, or Scalp Dis
eases, as Salt-rheum, letter, Fry
sipelas, or any blood-taint, it's an
unequaled remedy.
It's not like the sarsaparillas,
which claim to be good for the
blood in March, April and May.
At all seasons alike, and in all cases,
the " Discovery" alone is guaran-
teed. If it doesn't benefit or cure,
you have your money back.
It's the cheapest blood-purifier, no
matter how many doses are offered
for a dollar, for you pay only for
the good you get. But IT'S the
best, or it couldn't be sold SO.
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CRUSHED HIS BODY IN TWO.
A Canadian Is Caught Between the $500
Canal Dock and steamer.

n tanhuldn Is tauSnb between the 800
Canal Dock and a steamer.
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich, May p
The big steamer Pasadena caught
Waterman George f. Ford against the
dock at the canal Saturday evening and
literally crushed him in two. The
lower portion of his body dropped into
the canal and has not been recovered.
The upper part of his body,with his heart
forced into the vein between neck
and chest, fell over the dock. The
Pasadena was entering the head of the
canal, bound down, when Ford started
TO climb down the keel rope to take a
line. He got too far, but did not notice
it until the steamer was too close to the
dock to raise himself, and the dock was
too high to reach. The next instant
the steamer had pinned him against the
dock timbers. Ford's parents live near
CoErtright, Ont. He had been a school
teacher at Sombra, near Sarnia, and
this was his first trip.
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LATER.
Tar and Feathers.

OSHKOSH, Wis. May 2.-To-night a
delegation of leading citizens marched
in body to the barber shop of Frank
Nictorys, and locking the doors pro-
ceeded to tar and feather him, For a
scurrilous paper has contained scan
dalous allegations TO Oshkosh, inclUd-
ing some of the most prominent and
respectable citizens, coupling their
names with back stairways, etc. The
authorship was traced to Nictorys.
when a meeting of those hit was held
and they resolved to tar and feather
him. NictOrys submitted quietly, find
ing resistance useless. The affair ere
ates a big sensation tonight on the
streets, and meets the approval of all
who felt outraged at the dirty stuff
published about our best citizens.
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KILLED HIS FATHER.
Confession Made by 13-Year-Old Parri-
eide at Geneseo, III.


GENEsEo, III, April 80. - Andrew
Taylor, the 13-year-old self-confessed
murderer, has made d statement in
writing in which he confesses the muir
der of his father and gives his motives.
In substance they are as follows:
He and his father were haul
ing hay on the day of the MUIR
der. Because the boy did not work
just to suit his father the latter grabbed
hold of him, and in so doing he felt
what he took to be a plug of chewing
tobacco in the boys pocket He reached
into the pocket and drew forth the to.
bacco. The boy claimed he did not
know how it came there. but his
father took him into the barn and
whipped him with a strap. Later in
the day Mr.. Taylor told his son to
pitch some hay on TO the wagon, and
the boy, moving slowly, started to
obey. But his father wanted him to
hurry up and prodded him with a
pitchfork. Andrew began to cry and
his father ridiculed him. Being of a
revengeful disposition Andrew resolved
then and there to kill his father.
In contemplating the murder he says
he first thought of large steel trap on
the place, and thought ne would catch
his father in that and then kill him,
but was afraid this would be unsuccess-
full His next plan was to carry a heavy
oak post into the hay loft aud drop il on
to his father. But he changed his mind
again and resorted to the shotgun. He
loaded it with bullets and hid in the barn.
His father came in with a horse, and
was just about to tie the animal, when
Andrew fired, killing him instantly.
He does not seem to realize what he
has done or the fate that may be melted
out to him. When told that he might
be hanged he said: well, if they
hang me / don't want them to let big
crowd in to see the job done" Though
only IS years of age he has wonderful
nerve and is very cunning
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ONE Of the many ilirtations constant
y occurring on the railway cars has just
resulted in a happy though sudden mar
riage The bride il Miss Grace Leonard.
daughtcr Of one Of the wealthy bankers
Of Piqua. o. and the bridegroom is &.
II. Bredin. a son Of Judge James l..
Bredin. of Allegheny. Ia. They became
acquainted during trip To California
where they were going. the one with
her mother and tire other with his aunt.
Upon reaching Los Angeles they went
ont fCr a stroll. found clergyman. and
returned To- the hotel a. man and wife.
No objections are made by the family
,F aftbar
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Two Children Burned to Death.

CORY, Pa, May AT Z o'clock Sat
urday morning the small residence of
John Long. Jr., burned with all its con-
tents. Two little children asleep in
bed were taken out roasted. The
mother was busily engaged about her
household duties when the fire burst
out. She grabbed the baby and ran
screaming to the yard. She started to
return but gust of flame badly
burned her. Neighbors dragged out
the bed all on fire, but the little ones
were dead. 1t is supposed that the
gas ripe burst near the stove, causing
the fire
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ITALIAN boot factories are manufac-
turing boots of a single pattern. The
heels and soles are not sewn on. but riv-
eted to the uppers in such a way that if
the heels are worn down on one side
they can be taken off and turned round.
Worn soles can be removed in the same
wav and new ones put ON.
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II. r. BAsKIN. of Philadelphia, who
has just returned from trip TO France,
that country, and especially Il Paris.
which struck him as very excellent
idea, is the universal custom of having
the kitchen located on the top floor of
residences, hotels and restaurants In
all other parts of the world the cook
ing i done ON the first floor or in the
basqneut
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Result of a Spree.

ELIZABETH. y. j., April 30-John
Steinert, aged so years, returned home
in drunken condition and cruelty beat
his wife until she was unconscious.
Believing that he had killed her, he
then cut his throat, almost severing the
head from the body. Mrs. Steinert was
removed to the hospital, where it is be-
lieyed she will die
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Cured 81 In..anli,.

Ezebiah Andrews, one of the lynchers
of Anton Sieboldt at Darlington, who
was committed TO the Mendoza asylum
after the jury had declared him insane,
has been released. j. ). Meighan and
Alonzo Taylor, who were committed at
the same time, will soon be released.
The asylum physicians say the men are
all right. The trial and commitment
of the three men above named was gem
orally looked upon as q farce.
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husband and Son Accused.

William Jones and his 12-year-old son
were arrested in Hartland charged with
numbering Mrs. Caroline Jones, the wife
and mother respee lively of the accused.
II was charged that Jones. who is a
grave-digger, beat his wife so unmerci-
fully that she died at the Aiken house
at Hartland. Several children are left
motherless by the tragedy.
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AND now it Is said that Jill the
Eisser," a buxom female. turks in the
lonely places around Carthage, No,
where she pounces upon the nnwarv
male pedestrians and kisses them.
There Is great excitement, but when a
meeting was called by the citizens u
devise ways and means 20 put a stop q
the osculatory attacks only one in
dividual put in an appearance, and he
had been recently voted a medal as be
ing the homeliest man in town.
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Robbed Her of Her Hair.

CHARLOTTE. \. C., April 3O.-Miss
Inez Sykes was caught on the street
Thursday night by rutf1an' who
smothered her cries and cut on her halr
She wore her hair in long plat and
he cut it off with a razor. Her assail-
ant after cutting off the hair struck
her in the breast, threw the hair to the
ground and escaned
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THERE are two factories in Philadel-
phia that use up in the season one hun
dred horse hides a week each To cover
baseballs. They are alum-tanned. One
hide Will furnish covers for ten dozen
No. balls and FIVE 10 eight dozen in
ferior ones. Horse hides for this pur-
pose sell from -. SO 70 - each, as to
size Hips are also used. They sell At
Il cents foot and sheepskins $3.50 q
: dozen The best regulation balls
sell at SI.25 To Sl.50 each. \ piece of
rubber forms the center, around which
yarn Is wound by hand. Then they are
covered They are dead balls and
won't bounce"