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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22
LATER NEWS.

EIGHTEEN convicts at AppersOn's con-
Wet camp, near Helena, Mont, were
suddenly taken i'll the 18th. They be-
long to a gang of 10 who came there
last week to work on the railroad.
Their appearance caused much discon-
tent among the free labor. composed
mostly of negroes, who petitioned the
county judge not to permit them to
come. of the is who took sick, four
died in a few hours and three more are
sure to die. They show all the symp-
toms Of arsenical poisoning, and believe
themselves that their food has been
tempered with by some negro who lost
his job through them.
A VERY disastrous FIRE visited St.
Louis. Mo, the evening of the 10Th.
The fire broke out in the Udell wooden
ware building. Nearly the entire fire
department was called out before the
flames were controlled. Loss, $780,
0C0.
L. w. Moss, a stock broker in New
York, was caught in a furry on the
stock exchange, the 10Th, and failed.
ID. Z SrBHEY, one of the oldest board
of trade men in Chicago, assigned for
his creditors, the 10Th, with liabilities
of about $3.50, 900. His failure was caused
by an attempt to corner the corn mar
ket
NEARLY $4,000. 600 in gold coin was
shipped to Europe the 10th.
THERE was almost a panic on the
New York stock exchange the 10Th. 1t
arose over an attempt to liquidate the
pool of the Chicago Gas stock. Stocks
of all kinds showed heavy decline.
THE closing of the worlds fair on sun
day was brought into the courts at Chi
cago the 18th. The matter came up be-
fore Judge Tuley by the South Shore
Transportation company. The South
Park commissioners. the city of Chi
cago. the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany and the Worlds Columbian expo
sition We're made defendants. The pc
titioners ask for an injunction restrain
ing the closing on the ground that the
site IS public property and cannot be
closed by Legislative enactment.
THE first snow of the season at Nash
vile. Tenn, fell the 18th.
FRED MCGUIRE was executed by cleo
tricity at the prison at Sing Sing, y. v,
the 18th. Two shocks were given.
McGuire was killed by the first one.
J. PATTERSON. an active man in pros
ecution of saloons at Cherokee, Ia, had
his residence blown up by dynamite
the night of the 10Th. No one was
hurt. but the house was badly wrecked.
> A DIRECT vote on the anticipation bill
is expected the middle of next month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

BY the upsetting of boat Robert
Means. of KentOn. o., and Charles
Ranck. of New York state, two stu
dents of Kenyon college at Gambler.
o.. were drowned
II YELLOW SPRINGS. o, George Koog-
Ter, a wealthy white farmer, and Lou
Keyes. a light eolored negro woman.
were found murdered at the woman's
house.
FLAMES that started in Hornet Broth
ers' bakery at Fulton. Mo-, caused a
loss of $780, 700.
BECAUSE there Is no money in the job
Arthur Wuillmeau, the Frenchman
who started TO fast fifty days in Cleve-
land for the benefit of science. has
stopped.
IN Omaha every dry goods store, the
banks. railway offices, many saloons
and other places of business closed for
three hours ON the 14th that all en-
ployed might attend revival services
being held by Rev. Il. Fay Mills.
AT White Oak, o.. three OF the Brown
family who partoOk of cake with
which rat poison had been mixed. have
since died and three others were in a
critical condition.
Il. FORGEY and Thomas Collins were
arrested at Huntington. w. Va, for
the attempted robbery of the Ohio &
Chesa peake train near that place, and
Collins made confession.
FIRE swept away six large ware
houses and 5000 bales OF cotton at
Baltimore. the total loss being over
$500. coo.
Is Chicago Emanuel Brunswick, a
wealthy billiard table manufacturer of
San Francisco, was killed while trying
to board State street cable train.
A NEGRO who outraged Emma
O'Bryan. an S-year-old white girl. near
Nashville. Tenn. was hanged by mob
aud his body cremated.
Mrs. HENRY BAXTER, of Rogers City,
Mich. il a frenzy of insanity destroyed
the sight Of her year-old babe by thrust
ing a knife into each eve.
A RAILWAY engine badly injured
Michael Adamski, aged 1O4 years, near
his home in Chicago.
WHITE CAPS tossed Chris Miller.
w;fe-beater living near Canton. O., for
an hour in blankets and then probably
fatally dubbed him.
THE Times office at Wabash. Ind,
was Quilted bv fire.
RANDALL LEE GIBSON. United States
senator from Louisiana. died at Hot
Springs, Ark. after long illness, aged
50 years His remains were taken to
Lexington, Ky, for burial.
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LINES OF FUN.

A MARKET report states that "cran-
berries are cornered." This IS hardly
the term to use. ''Cranberries are
damned" would be more appropriate.
Philadelphia Times
BRIGes-''Now, Mr.. Slimdiet, would
like TO have your ideas of eternal pun
ishment Do you-?" Slimdiet-"That's
no trouble to give. It's place where
they don't serve pie with every meal
Inter Ocean.
A COLLEGE graduate. who applied to
an editor for place on his paper, in
stating his qualifications said that he
had been the champion boxer of his
class IAN right" said the editor.
"I'n give you a situation to lick
stamps"
''Is that your daughter at the piano
in the rnusic-room?" Yes" replied
the mother, proudly. "She's Playing
forte, isn't she?" NO. only one. You
see. that Wagner's music. and | must
says it always sounds like forty to me.
oo."-WaShington Star.
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FiFTYsEcoND CONGRESS.
second session.


WEDNESDAY. Dec. IA. - The famous
McGarrahan claim occupied most of
the time of the senate. The anti
option bill was discussed and the reso-
luton calling for information on the
subject of the civil service was taken
M and agreed to- In the house the
army appropriation bill (s24, 2O2, 740)
was passed and the publication of TO-
CO copies of the presidents annual
message was ordered. The claim of
the Lee family of Virginia for s2l7, 236
for supplies of wood and timber taken
for the use of the quartermaster's de-
vOrably reported
THURSDAY, Dec. 15.-The anti-option
bill was further discussed in the
senate, and a favorable report was
made on the bill to prohibit foreign
vessels from transporting merchandise
from one United States port to another
United States port via any foreign
port Adjourned to the 10th. In the
house bills were introduced to repeal
the act Of June Il, 1890, granting pen
siOns to soldiers and sailors and TO
widows. minor children and dependent
parents Of soldiers and sailors, and to
provide for the election of the presi-
dent and vice president by the direct
votes of the people A resolution for a
holiday recess from Thursday before
Christmas until Wednesday after New
Years was agreed to-
SATURDAY. Dec. 1.-THE senate was
not in session. In the house bills
were introduced to make the pansy
the national flower and to make GER
tain changes in the United States flag.
The death of Senator Gibson. of Louis
lana, was announced, and as mark of
respect TO the memory Of the deceased
the house adjourned.
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JAY GOULD.

After all Jay Gould died of con-
sumption. The doctors said he had
neuralgia and Jay offered a million
of dollars to any one who would
cure him of his trouble. 1t turned
out that he did not have neuralgia
at all, but simply consumption.
Don't you make this same mistake.
If you feel that your lungs are weak
or that you are subject TO colds and
coughs, or if your throat be sore
and tender, get bottle of Reds
German Cough and Kidney Cure
and take it freely. 1t contains no
poison and it is the only cough
remedy on the market that minis
tiers to all of the excretory organs.
The small bottles cost twenty-five
cents, large size fifty cents. Every
druggist has it.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO., Peoria, Ill.
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THE EAST.

On the charge of having a dozen
wives in and about Chicago and the
eastern states Theodore d. Fisk was
arrested at Buffalo. V Y.
The wife of David e. Hedrich, a
coal merchant at Reading. Pa. was
taken with such a violent coughing
spell that she ruptured the main artery
in her lungs and bled to death in ten
minutes.
The death of Leopold Morse, a con-
gresham from Massachusetts from
1876 to 1856, occurred suddenly in Bos-
ton of paralysis while attending ban
guet. He was IS years OF age.
The state canvassers announce the
total vote cast at the recent election in
New York for the several presidential
electoral tickets as follows: Cleveland,
659, Dos; Harrison. 600. 459; Bidwell
(pro.l. IS. I93; Weaver tpeople's), 49,
40; Wing capitalist lahor). 17,95s;
blank, scattering, etc. 20, G52.
FEARS were entertained by the Read
ing company for the safety of their
Beechwood colliery at Mount Laffee,
Pa A mine fire which has been burn
ing in the old Vaudeville shaft near
there for thirty-four years is working
its way toward this colliery.
THE Chinese of the United States
have started concerted movement 70
resist the Chinese exclusion act They
demand the repeal of the law and say
if the movement fails the Chinese gov
eminent will abrOgate all treaty rights
and will withdraw protection to the
900 merchants and the several hundred
missionaries now in China
IL the United States circuit court at
Pittsburgh suit has been entered
against the South Fork Fishing club
by Mrs. James Jenkins, of Youngs-
town, O., for SIS. 600 damages for in
juries received in the Johnstown flood
Is BROOKLYN. y. Y. fire caused a loss
of $500, 900 to W. Il. Jurgens. wholesale
grocer.
THE Cunarder Etruria and the In
man steamer City of Paris, now hold
ing the eastern record, started from
New York for race across the ocean.
JONI C. WHTrTIER's S5th birthday
was fittingly celebrated at Amesbury,
Mass, by 1900 citizens, among whom
were many distinguished in literature.
SAMUEL. GOMPERs was reelected presi-
dent at tine annual meetingi in Philadel-
phia of the American Federation of
Labor
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Death of a Noted Publisher.

PARIS, Dec. 17.-Jean George Hacn-
cite, head of the well-hpown publish
ing house, is dead. He was born in
Paris February 2s. 1888. He was the
son of Louis Hachette, founder of the
publishing house which bears his
name The Hachette firm is known
everywhere as having given to the
world some of the most famous works
of great French authors. Its classical,
scientific and literary editions are also
well known. From 1861 to 1878 the
house published 1860 volumes, and the
number has increased in proportion
since
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A SICK STATESMAN.
Indications Point to Early Close of
Ex-secretary BIaite's Career - Fears
That He VIII Never Kecover-sone-
thing About HIS Disease.

Indications Point to an Early Close of
Ex-secretary BIaite's Career = Fears
That He VIII Never Kecover-sone-
thing About His Disease.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7-There IS no
material change in Mr.. Blaine's con-
dition. Friday he showed a temporary
j Iprovement and during the afternoon
i'd evening he was perhaps little bet
Jr. But there were no signs of per-
a rent gain in strength. Those near
and des to him had faint CLEAN of hope
that his strength might yet come back
enough for him to be removed to u
more kindly climate, yet they did not
deceive themselves into believing that
this was anything more than remote
proba bility. Mr.. Blaine's family real
izing that his present sickness is I'M
like any attacks he has had in the
past.
Mrs. Blaine is constantly at his bed
side. James g. Blaine. Jr.. Miss Hat
tie Blaine. Mrs. Damrosch aud MIR.
Blaine's cousin, Miss Dodge. ale all at
the family residence Outside of his
family and physicians. and possibly his
religious advisers, nobody has been
able to see mir. Blaine. Until the last
day or two his family have been hope
full that his present attack was only a
temporary one, but the signs of lost
vitality are such that they no longer
seek to comfort themselves with this
hope. They do not give up entirely,
but they realize that Mr.. Blaine is in a
much more dangerous condition than at
any previous time.
The distinguished patients present
illness dates back only ten days. He
went out driving then and caught cold,
which was followed by fever. For a
few days this did not seem likely to
prove more serious than the previous
attacks. Mr.. Blaine apparently was
rallying from it, but the improvement
did not continue. He has been grow
ing worse since last Saturday, though
he has had one or two temporary rallies
and has been bright and cheerful
Mr. Blaine is said to be suffering
from no special malady beyond the
general giving way of his physical
powers. 1t is possible that he may
really be a victim of Bright's disease,
and the spells of nervous prostration
to which n has been subjected are due
to this cause, yet there is moth
ing that can be learned definitely.
Mr.. Blaine's spells of illness have
been SO frequent that his family have
naturally been averse to giving pub
licity to them. The widespread inter
est in the foremost private citizen of
the republic iusti6es the statements
which are made regarding his condi-
tion now. He has practically been an
invalid for three years past, and
whether chronic disease has been
making ravages on his system or
whether a succession of attacks of mild
illness has weakened him there is no
longer any question that his vitality is
impaired so that his recovery is des-
paired of by those who know the facts.
The sympathetic interest is as wide
spread as it is deep. From every cor
ner of the land and from almost every
part of Europe inquiries come daily to
know how Mr.. Blaine is. The answer
cannot longer be made cheering.
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August
Flower

Zone of my neighbors, Mr.. John
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time All thought him pastrecovery.
He was horribly ernaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
1t is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. Itrestored
him to perfect health to the great
establishment of his family and
friends" John Ouibell, Holt, Ont q
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shocking Discovery at Kenosha.

The society people of Kenosha are
worked mp over the discovery that a
person known as Mrs. Howe is not
a woman, but a man. He went there
some time ago to get up ''kirmess"
for a church, and several ladies Joined
in the performance The peculiarly
of her" manners was commented on
at the time, but none suspected the
real truth. Now there is regret on
the part of the kirness participants
that they Joined Mrs. Howe's" trou pc
of dancers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22

CAPT BAssErT, who has just COM
pleted sixty-one years of service in the
United States senate, keeps his snuff
in a box that was given him by Daniel
Webster Among the distinguished
men who have taken a pinch from the
captains historic box are nearly all of
the great men who have served in the
senate from the days OF jackson to the
rreSeDt time
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The Chicago BAH Club Sold.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 The business Of
baseball in Chicago has passed out OF
the hands of A. q. Spalding and his as
sociate owners of the Chicago ball
club. The control of the business has
been purchased by new COM
pany called the Chicago Baseball
club. articles of incorporation for
which have been filed in the office of
the state secretary at Springfield. The
incorporators of the new company are
James A. Hart, the present president of
the old club. Charles NJ. Sherman and
Thomas E. Barrett. The corporation
has a capital stock of 500. 900.
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Enrnne MINI protest.

VIENNA, Dec. l9.-The cabinets OF
Europe are arranging for united pro-
test against the threatened restrictions
upon immigration in America. The
organ of the Austrian foreign
office recently urged that the
application of the methods used
in America against the Chi
nese coolies to the case of Europeans
was unworthy of a civilized country
like the United States. and that the in
suit involved in shutting the door in
the face of European immigran is was
the more gross because it was coupled
with an invitation to visit the worlds
fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22

LONDON, Dec. III. 5. Piza, of Piza
& Nephews, New York, has beaten
time and the White Star liner leu
tonic in a remarkable race. Miss
ing the Dublin mail train for
Queenstown. he hired a special and
Travelled the $50 miles in 200 minutes,
thus eclipsing the fastest long
distance time in England The leu
tonic was starting when he reached
Queenstown. He chased it in a special
steamer, telegraphed far ahead. caught
the liner and got aboard with bag and
baggage while all the passengers
ebeared
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FRENcHMeN ARRESTED.
They Were Connected with Panama Canal
Frauds-Criminating Documents Found
In Their Homes.

Frauds-trifnlnatlhE documents Il "uiu
In Their Homes.
PARIS, Dec. II. M. Charles Anne,
Marie de Lesseps and NJ. Marius
Etienne Fontaine and Nj. San-Leroy
have been arrested by the direction of
the minister of justice, NJ. Bourgeois, for
their alleged connection with the Paua-
ma canal frauds. NJ. Henri Louis Felix
Cottu. for whose arrest an order was
also issued, has fed TO Vienna. San
Leroy is charged with having accepted
a bride as a memb Der of the chamber of
deputies. The charges against the OF
ficers of the company, on which sum
monses were previously served, and on
which they have now been arrested,
are that they have jointly made
use of fraudulent imaginary credit;
that they have dissipated capital in
trusted to them for a specific purpose;
and that they have swindled others out
of part or all of their means of living
on their fortunes. These offenses come
within the reach of seven articles of
the penal code.
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so More EnIrs for Racine.

The directors of the Wisconsin Indus
trial association held meeting at Ra-
cine and the receipts and disburse-
ments showed that the society was
81, 464. 50 in debt and that it run behind
at the last fair 1920 %. The question
as to whether the fair should continue
was left To a committee of three. 1t
was probable that another fair would
not be held.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22

THOSE great steamships. the City of
New York aud the City Of Paris, have
made their last trips with foreign flag
at the masthead. They will begin the
new year udder the stars and stripes
and during the worlds fair the people
of Europe viii have the pleasure of
coming a. tverica in American steam
ships JUS for many years the Amer
leans have gone TO Europe on European
steamships
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Lynched aud Cremated.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. IL. The
chase after the negro who outraged
Emma O'Bryan. an S-year-oid white
girl. west of this city, is said to have
ended. The brute was captured and
hanged to tree in churchyard and
taen his body oremated
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Passed AWAY.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 19.-Col. Henry
w. billiard died here Saturday. He
was prominent in southern politics bel
fore the war. He was a brigadier
general in the confederate provisional
army. In 1877 he was appointed
by President Hayes United States
minister to Brazil There he played
an important part in the emancipation
of slaves, and is generally credited
with having been chiefly instrumental
in bringing about tSat event
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CattIeman smith Found Frozen

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 17-W.
Gould Smith, prominent cattleman
of Choteau county, was found dead on
the prairie, miles from Fort Benton.
The body was without wounds and
frozen stiff, lying on its back with arms
crossed. He left his ranch on Teton
last Saturday for Fort Benton Mon
day his horse, saddled and bridled, was
discovered wandering about Smith
is thought to have become numbed,
fallen from his horse and frozen to
death. He was prominent in politics
and was well known in this and adj
Joining states.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22

THERE is a shepherd at MOnOr. Hun
gary, who is leo years old and still at
tends to his fiOcks. His wife, who is
the third partner Of his joys and sor-
rows, is 81. The only complaint that
the old man has to make at the way of
the world is that he cannot buy as
much good tobacco for ten l1reutzers
nowadays as in former years.
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4. l. GOFoETH. of Little Rock. Ark.
who IS described as neither good look
ing nor intelligent, IS charged with
marrying numerous wives without IN
any instance waiting for the interven-
tion of death or the divorce courts To
set him at liberty. lie has wife, il
reports are true, in nearly every county
in Arkansas, with few Missouri girls
thrown in for good measure lie has
been marrying and giving himself in
marriage ever since 1851 at the rate Of
about four ceremonies a year. His last
bride was Miss Della Dawson. of Rip
lev county, Mo-. whom he married last
May. and deserted shortly after.
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THERE is much excitement over a
search that IS being conducted by InacO
Desha aud associates in the little town
of TepezOttan. near the City of Mex
leo. for S21. 600 900 in gold that. accord
ing to tradition, supported by dOcu-
mentary evidence, lies buried IN the old
cathedral of TepezOttan, where it was
stored BY the Jesuits about the close of
the eighteenth century.
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Glass Facotries Prosperous.

PITrsBURGH. Dec. l9--The glass fac
tories in the Pittsburgh district are en-
joying an unprecedented season Of
prosperity. This is usually the dull
season in the glass trade. but in many
respects this year is an exception. All
the glass houses are running full, and
in some branches of the trade the houses
r.s crn1vdeA with orders
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BLINDED HER BABY.

An Insane Mother Thrusts "A Knife Into
the Eyes OF Her Yesr-Old Infant.
ROGERS CITY, Mich, Dec. FIN a
frenzy of insanity Mrs. Henry Baxter
destroyed the sight of her year-old
babe by thrusting knife into each
eye. For several weeks the mother has
shown signs of insanity, but she was
not regarded as dangerous. Friday
morning she arose, and, securing PEN
knife, went to her babes crib. Fore
ing open the baby's eyelids, she thrust
the point of the knife square into the
pupils of the eyes. When discovered
by her husband she was trying to
choke the infant to death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22

TwENTY-sEvEN of the men who made
the heroic charge At Balaklava in Oc-
tOber. 1854. are still alive. or were when
they gathered TO celebrate around the
social board the thirty-eighth anniver-
sary of the struggle, in which three
fOurthS of their number persisted The
roster Is large for such lapse Of time,
being is per cent of the $50 who sur
vived- Perhaps the percentage would
have been nearer 20 had 1t been
possible 10 fetch In from other lands
one or two who migrated in the hope OF
lettering their fortunes The grim mon
arch has dealt sparingly with those who
escaped his frightful levy in the Crimea-