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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17

IL New York the steamship Missouri
began loading the great cargo of 5. 500,
600 POUNDS of grain given by the
American people to the starving Rus
slams. The value of the cargo was es-
timated at $4,000.
NEAR Erie, Pa. the bodies of three
boys, Robert Sicily. Bert Cromwell
and James Roberts. who were lost
while duck hunting on Thanksgiving
day, have been found in the ice.
A FIRE destroyed the mission church
of the Redemptionist fathers in Rox-
bury. Mass. and all the valuable vest
ments and gold and silver plate be-
longing to the church were lost Loss,
$50. 900.
IL the Avondale mine at Plymouth,
Pa, an explosion of gas fatally injured
John Rowe and Lasan Jones.
FIRE destroyed the Duncan glass fac.
tory at Pittsburgh, Pa, the loss being
$50. 900.
THE death of Waldo Adams, manager
of the Adams Express Company, oc-
CURED in Boston, aged SO years.
Is Boston William J. Knowlton. a
diamond dealer. failed for $500, 900; as
sets, SD, 600
Is the New York Legislature a bill
repeating the use of the electrical chair
and substituting hanging was reported
favOrably.
The Vermont democrats will hold
their state convention at Montpelier
May to elect democrats to the ma
ito nal convention.
y. MCCABE. J. Mcdonald, J. BourlSe,
William Smith. +. GadiStein, f. Per
quin and 4. Ford, cattlemen, We're suf-
located by coal gas on the steamer
Navarro while en- route to London from
Boston.
IL New York the six-day bicycle
race was won by Ashinger, who fin
ished feet ahead of Lamb Score,
1, O22 miles and laps
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17
MINE HORROR IN BELGIUM.
Nearly zoo Men Killed by an Explosio
OF Fired mp.

Nearly 600 Men Killed by an Explosion
OF Fired mp.
BRUSSELS, March IA frightful
mine disaster has occurred at Ander-
leus, near Charleroi, in which many
lives were lost and over 200 miners
were entombed. An explosion occurred
which destroyed the shafting and ven
tillation and made the work of rescue
extremely difficult.
The rescuers were beaten back or
cowed by the stencil and the caving in
of earth and timber, and for a time it
was thought that the whole 200 miners
were lost. On renewing their
efforts, however. few were
rescued and in the course of a few
hours thirty were taken out alive, but
with the living men and women were
also many corpses. The place at
which the explosions occurred is in
the second gallery, 500 yards below the
surface, and work at this depth is diff
cult and dangerous. Volunteers We're
let down three times in cage. When
half way down on the first trip the fur
Their caving of the shaft frightened
them and they returned. Five of the
ten men refused to go down again, as
the mine was flooding rapidly, they
said, and the loosened sides of the shaft
threatened to fall in and bury them.
The other five made the second trip
and reached the mouth of the second
gallery. They found a few men who
were nearest the shaft when the first
explosion occurred. These miners had
run for their lives. but had been
caught at the entrance by falling tim.
bers. All had broken bones and three
were so firmly lodged in the wreck that
the rescuing party dared not wait to ex-
tricate them.
The work was set back twice by
the caving of great blocks of earth and
stone from the sides of the wrecked
shaft, and after the third trip no vol
unteers for the work of rescue could
be found. The superintendent of the
mine twice went down 200 feet, but re-
turned, saying that the chances would
be four to one against him if he went
lower
The total number of the victims is
unaseertained. The lower gallery has
not yet been reached by the rescuing
party. 1t is believed the number of
killed will not be less than $50. I. 2 to
1l:45 p. m. twenty-nine bodies had
been recovered from the mines. II is
believed that the lower gallery at the
depth of 500 meters is on fire. and that
none of the miners there have any
chance to escape. Most of the bodies
were terribly mutilated.
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PICKS LAID ASIDE.
British Miners to the Number OF Thou
sands Strike Their Object Is to Force
an Advance in wages-Many Factories
Closed for Lack of Coal.

British Miners to the Number OF Thou
sands rike-Their Object Is to Force
Advance in Wages-Many Factories
Closed for Lack of Coal.
LONDON, March 1.-the great coal
strike is on. The Durham miners did
rot resume work, and the collieries of
Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire.
North Wales and other districts are
idle. The miners of Scotland, South
Wales and Northumberland are work.
ing quietly
In Durham the men to the number of
so, 600 are on strike against reduction
of wages, but in all other districts the
men have simply decided to take a
week or even three weeks holt
day in order to restrict the out
put of coal, thus insuring prices
being kept up and the rate of
wages maintained if not advanced.
This movement on the part of the
miners has caused the greatest disturb
ance in the British labor world and
in the manufacturing centers that has
been known since the American civil
war; when so many hundreds of thou
sands of the cotton operatives of Ian
CdSulFe WOulu nave SJdTNtu bub loI d
boundless charity.
The most startling rumors are in cir
culation in this city. The fears of a
coal famine are widespread. The
stocks of coal in the great commercial
centers are not large and colliery own
ers have for some time declined to bind
themselves to execute orders. A great
many orders have been refused and
the price of coal has risen by leaps and
bounds until it has reached a figure
which it has not known since the
memorable strike of Northumberland
and Durham miners fifteen years
ago. Some factories will be COM
PEELED to cease work this week for
want of fuel. A number of others will
have to close the week following,
if the miners determine TO carry their
experiment into a second week, and if
it is prolonged into third week the
disturbance of British manufacturers
will be general and its effects so wide
spread that scarcely an estimate can
be formed of the loss to the commune
ties which must ensue.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

THE president has nominated ]. c.
Clements, of Georgia, to be an inter
state commerce commissioner vice
Walter Bragg. deceased, and William
Lindsay. declined.
The report of the national depart
ment of agriculture shows that farmers
hold of last years crop III, 600. 600 bush
els of wheat and 500. coo. 900 bushels of
corn. The wheat reserve is the largest
ever reported
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
Sl,260, Sc sS, against SI,213, SOB, 0sS the
previous week. The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 was - I.
The business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered 256, against 240 the
preceding week and 273 for the corre-
spending week last year.
\ SYNDICATE has succeeded in form
ing an American type founders trust
which includes all the chief foundries
except two. The capital involved is
$4,000. 600.
The ratification of the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Spain for Cuba was announced.
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MORE RECIPROCITY.
A Proclamation Issued by the President
Articles Affected by the Treaty with

A Proclamation Issued by the President
Articles Affected by the Treaty with
Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE presi.
dent has made public proclamation OF
reciprocity with Nicaragua, which re-
public agrees to admit duty free, among
other things, these articles:
Animals dive; cornmeal; fruits fresh OF
dried; cottonseed oil and all other products OF
said seed; tar; resin; turpentine; coal; wood
and lumber in the rough, or prepared for
building purposes; houses Of wood or iron;
tools and implements for agricultural
and horticultural purposes: wagons
carts and handcarts; iron and steel, in rails for
railroads and other similar uses and structural
iron and steel for bridges and building purposes;
wire for fences with or without barbs, clamps
posts, clips and other accessories; machinery
of all kinds for agricultural purposes and
parts OF such machinery; motors OF steam OF
animal power; FORCES; water pumps Of metal;
pump hose: sledge-hammers; drills for mining
purposes; iron piping, with its keys and faucets;
crucibles for melting metals; iron water tanks
and lghtning-ro roofs of galvanized iron
cutters, ridging, clamps and screws for the
same; books, pamphlets and other printed mat
ter vessels and boats of all kinds. fitted togeth
er or in parts; gold and silver in bullion, bars
or coin.
1t is understood that the coverings
in which the articles named in the fore
going schedule are imported shall be
free of duty if they are usual and
proper for the purposes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17

AT the age of l02 years William
Roach died at Menominee. Ill
NEAR Gray's Harbor, Cal, the
schooner Big River was wrecked and
the captain and his crew of six men
persisted.
FLAMES wiped out the village of Ed
gar. Wis
IN Blue River township, Ind, An
drew Heckaway celebrated his 1l2th
birthday. He was in good health
OSCAR ABoTT, young stenographer
at indianapolis, Ind, fatally shot Celie
Bass because she refused to marry him
and then shot himself
The monthly report TO the worlds
fair directors by the treasurer shows
"a. 191. O10.7l paid out to date for con-
struction and administration. The bal
ance in bank was Si.4ls, 7759 90.
NEAR Paoli, Ind, the 1T-year-old
daughter of George Marlette died in
terrible agony of trichiniasis. She had
eaten half-cooked fresh pork.
Ar Batavia, O., +. II. Jones was
found guilty of numbering his son.
When the verdict was announced he
arose to his feet and begged to be
hanged Immediately TO a tree in the
court yard.
THE Beneficial society of Cleveland,
o., has assigned, with assets OF $50. 600
and liabilities of 500, OO0. There are
fifty branch societies in the state.
f. r. BAKER. for the second time
convicted of robbing the Iron exchange
bank at Hurley. Wis, of $4,000. was
sentenced to five years imprisonment
at hard labor
\ MOB at Lamar. Mo-. attempted to
lynch James A. Miles, convicted of
in church belfry until the mob dis
persed.
WHILE preaching at Russell, Ia,
Rev. George Sweet, young Methodist
minister, was struck blind.
AT Carrollton, Mo, Lewis Gordon
was lynched for an assault upon Mrs.
John Perriton.
ELEVEN business houses and two
residences were destroyed by fire at
Bedford, Ind. All the city records
were burned
J. A. MEDLEY and Miss Annie Med
ley. his niece. and Felix Burdette were
were drowned at Peerless, w. Va. by
the upsetting of a skiff on the Kama
wha river.
FLAMES destroyed the works of the
Colwell & Collins Norway Bolt Com
pany in Cleveland, the loss being $780,,
900.
CHARLES BELL and Pearl Henderson,
I7-year-old boys. fought in prize-ring
style at Portland, Ore. Henderson
won, but a half hour afterward died
from the effects of the punishment re-
ceived.
john SHoTwEII. William Query,
John Query and others had their
farms swept clear of everything in a
prairie fire in Payne county, o. r., and
were left penniless. John Query was
fatally burned
COLORADO republicans will meet in
state convention April 81 at Omaha to
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton.
IL Bloomfield. Ia. fire laid waste
the whole south side of the public
square. causing damage amounting to
500, 600.
THREE unknown men were drowned
in the Missouri river at Nebraska City,
Neb, by the capsizing of a skiff.
4 MOB hanged young negro girl
near Rayville. La, for attempting to
poison the family of w. K. Helmer,
where she was employed.
WILLIAM BRIsCoE's three children
were drowned in the Red river near
Bonham. Tex, while the father was
trying to drive across the river with
them.
JEALOUSY caused Lindsay A. Bennett
to kill his wife and commit suicide at
Atlantic, Ia.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake was
experienced at Napa, Cal
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The News Of the Week.
RY TELEoRAPH ANp MAIL.
EIeTv-sFCoND CoNoREcs.


TUESDAY. March 5. - Bills were
passed in the senate 10 prohibit the
sale of firearms and ammunition to In
dams residing upon the reservations,
and appropriating S275, 900 for the con-
struction of two United States revenue
cutters for service on the great lakes.
The Behring sea treaty was received
from the president A bill was intro
duced to fix the duty on opium at five
dollars "A pound. In the house Mr.. Me-
Creary, of Kentucky. announced the
death of his colleague. Mr. Kendall,
and as a mark of respect 10 his memory
the house adjourned
WEDNESDAY, March 9.-In the sem
ate the pure food bill was passed A
bill was introduced to test and try the
science of spelling and to provide for
establishing 100 schools for the pur-
pose; and TO establish a spelling school
in the Worlds Columbian exposition
to be held in Chicago in 1888. An ex-
ecutive session was held on the Behr-
ing sea question. In the house the de-
bate on the tariff was begun, Mr.. Nc
Millin speaking against the Mckinley
law and Mr.. Dingley defending it
THURSDAY, March 10. - The senate
passed the agricultural deficiency bill,
appropriating $50, 600 for the bureau
of animal industry and $40. 900 for ex-
periments in sugar culture. In the
house the naval appropriation. bill was
reported and bill appropriating $780,
600 for a public building at Lincoln,
III. was introduced. A bill to grant
TO enlisted men in the army certificates
of merit for distinguished services was
passed The tariff was further dis
euSsed.
FRIDAY, March IA bill was in-
PRODUCED in the senate proposing a
constitutional amendment that after
1897 no person who has held the office
Of president shall be eligible to that
Office within four years after the eX-
piration of his term of office" The
urgent deficiency bill tS43s, 4I3) was
passed Adjourned TO the 14th. In
the house bills were introduced author
izing the secretary of the treasury to
issue certificates of the denominations
of 10 cents, - cents and 80 cents, the
total amount of such issue not to be
more than S25, 900, 900; to establish a
postal telegraph service. and providing
that the remaining public lands of the
United States be donated to the sew
eral states and territories in which they
are located. The tariff bill was fur
Their discussed.
SATURDAY., March I2.-The senate
was not in session. In the house bills
were reported favorable for the admis-
sion of New Mexico and Arizona as
states
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LATER.
Getting Ready for war.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE same
activity that prevailed at Mare Island
navy yard during the discussion of the
Chilean affairs has again been revived
by reason of the Behring sea controver-
sy. and every indication points strong
ly to the fact that the United States
proposes to send Immediately north all
the available naval vessels on the Pa
cific coast station.
Pending the final settlement of the
Chilean question, the government had
pushed work with dispatch on all the
vessels at the yard, and the steam en-
cheering department had been worked
night and day. The same state of af-
fairs exists at this time. The machin-
lists are doing double time on the Ran
ger; the Albatross is ready TO go as
soon as the orders are received.
Not only can the Ranger, Charleston,
Alba tross and the Rush be dispatched
To the Behring sea on short notice, but
the Baltimore could be dispatched
should her services be needed. The
revenue cutter Corwin has taken her
departure and the Bear will follow next
month The United States steamer
Thetis, which has been surveying off
the coast of Lower California. has ar
rived at San Diego and will be ordered
to san Francisco to be fitted out for the
service in Behring sea.
THREE men. Frank Cohn. Hugh Duff
fy and Henry Kaiser were killed by the
elevator in Rohan Bros. factory. st.
Louis, the I4th. The elevator was at
the second story of the building, and
Thomas Flaherty and Michael Sweeney
were engaged in loading it with sheet
iron plates. The men sounded the
warning bell as a signal that the eleva-
tor was about to descend. Then they
started the huge machine, and it had
scarcely moved when the rope broke,
and it fell with a crash on the men
standing beneath it, crushing them in
to a shapeless mass of flesh and bones.
Flaherty and Sweeney cannot live.
THE liquor house of Jacob Boehm &
CO., Denver, Colo, was closed by the
sheriff the 14th. Two hours after
Boehm was found dead in his room at
the hotel having taken prussic acid.
THE executive committee of the Peo-
Piles party has issued an address urging
all TO hold meetings March 26th, to
ratify the work of the st. Louis con-
vention.
A PLOT to kill the Sultan of Turkey
was recently discovered
THE Mississippi river was open at
winona the 14th. and the ferry boat
began running that date.
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FROZEN TO DEATH.
Many Persons known to Have PeIlshed
During the Recent Southwestern BIiz-

Many Persons known to Have PeTlshed
During the Recent Northwestern BIiz-
zard.
Devils LAKE. n. d., March a.
More fatalities from the storm have
been brought to light. Asa Wilson has
been found frozen TO death near the
residences of his employer. Morris
Duffy, Is miles north of town. Wilson
was from Eden, Mimi. Three
farmers named Garsker and
man named Gus German were
overtalsen by the storm when
near home. They turned their
wagon box over tied mp their stock
and remained there till the storm was
over. They are all frozen more or less,
but it is not thought that their injuries
are fatal, although one of them may
lose his feet The storm was the worst
that has ever been known here. and
coming as it did, so unexpectedly, was
all the worse.
JAMESTOWN, y. D., March 12.-Frauk
Braithwaite, wife and two children,
living miles west of 0beron, were
lost on Wednesday when a mile from
home. The team was unable To go
farther and Braithwaite froze to death
while trying to lead the horses. The
woman and children were covered in
the sleigh with blankets and arrived
safely at Oberon
WILLOW CITY, n D., March l2-Mrs.
Lokken and Torgen Thompson, boy,
who live about 20 miles east of here,
started to go to the house of John
Tveton, about one half mile from their
home. A terrible blizzard ragged and
they lost their way. They wan
dered around in the wild
storm until they became exhaust
ed and lay down. The woman
died but the boy awoke about $50 p.
m. the next day and STUN bled to the
house of Ole Cregin, only a few rods
distant, and told his story. Mrs. Gre
gin and her neighbors carried the
woman's body into the house and did
what they could for The boy, who will
die.
ASHLAND, Wis. March 1.-The
storm has abated here and all trains
are on time. There are reports of sew
eral homesteaders near Iron River per
ishing in the storm. They were out
exploring about the new copper field
and have been missing several days.
Two or three searching parties are
out.
HUMBOLDT, Ia, March lathe gale
here capsized John Owenson with his
load of hay and broke his neck. 1t de-
molished q. H. Shellbern's big barn,
which was 200 feet long II threw
John Oleson upon the ground and broke
his skull
New YORK, March 1.-The storm
which came out of the west Thursday
night has been disastrous along the
coast and very severe in the interior.
Heavy snow has fallen in northern New
York and the railroads are blocked
in various places. Navigation in
the bay was almost as dangerous as it
was beyond the hook. The steady
fierceness of the westerly gale whipped
the waves into snowy riot The ferry
boats had a hard time getting into
sims
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17

THE Louisiana lottery has secured a
perpetual franchise from the govern
ment of Nicaragua, and will transfer
its headquarters to Greytown. II Will
also place branch Offices in every CAPT
tai and chief city of Central aud South
America, and expects 20 do business on
a more gigantic scale than ever Other
gambling games viii be provided for
Greytown will be fitted up as winter
resort for spOrtive Americans and
Europeans. and the place IS to be made.
if possible, a second Monte Carlo.
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CHICAGO, March 12.-Secretary See
berger's monthly report to the world 5
fair directors shows 81, 1911, O1O. II paid
out TO date for construction and admin
istration. The balance in bank is 81, AIS
rs. 90-a little more than enough
to cover the cost of one
months construction operations Three
million dollars is still due from the city
and ready to be paid when demanded
And something like $4,000, 900 is due
from stockholders. About 81, 900, 600 of
the stock subscriptions will be due in
April under the last assessment of 20
per cent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17

WEATHER prophets VIII keep at a safe
distance from Siam The king of that
country mas issued ar order providing
that no prophet shall be entitled TO
public confidence unless he has the gift
Of sitting unframed in the midst of a
sea-coal fire for the space of at least
half an hour
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PEOPLE OFTEN HEARD OF.

MISS FRANCIS POWER CoBBE has lately
received from a philanthropic woman
$3.50, 900 to be used in her various lines
OF humane work.
Miss WEST, of Unionville. o., is proud
of her skill as hunter. The other day
she shot fourteen quail. four rabbits,
and accidentally blew off the end of her
dogs tail
JOIN /. BLAIR, one of the founders Of
the Delaware, Laekawanna & Western
railroad. although ninety years OF age,
attended the annual meeting of thai
corporation few days ago.
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A MAN at Prescott, 4. r. had the
asthma for six years, during which
time he was never able to sleep at
night except in a sitting posture. He
took the grip a few weeks ago and
when he recovered from it his asthma
was gone. Asthmatic sufferers here
about need not make any strenuous
efforts TO catch the grip. however. 1t
will find them
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n the cathedral of Genoa Is pre-
served. and has been for six hundred
years, a vase of immense value. II Is
cut from single emerald Il Is kept
under several locks. the keys Of which
are in different hands, aud il Is rarely
exhibited in public, auG only by an
order of the senate y hen exhibited
il Is suspended around the neck of
priest by cord. and no one Is allowed
10 touch il but him 4 decree passed
in 1876 forbids anyone going too near
the precious relic A GenOese anti
Quarian has written book to demon
strate that this vase is one Of the gifts
made to solomon by the queen Of Sheba-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17

HENRY CABOT LODGE has started
discussion as to whether railroad
slaughter can be materially reduced in
this country In 1880 twenty five thou
sand men were killed or injured in
coupling cars and other railroad work.
an increase of three thousand from the
previous year. It Il proposed to add
the duty Of preventing accidents to
those of the interstate commerce COM
IN : ION
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THE first concern in America To man
ufacture cheap jewelry was started in
AttleborO, Mass, seventy-hve years
ago. The industry developed To enOr-
nous proportions, and now in that town
2c1 shops are in operation. employing
5000 persons in the manufacture of
cheap jewelry. The most extensive
manufacturers are anxious to make a
united and a historical exhibit at the
worlds fair. showing the development
of the industry from the time all Of the
jeweiry was produced by human fingers
down 70 the present. when the most
elaborate designs are produced by ma
Chincrv