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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

FIRE swert away the business por-
ton Of Gainesville. Ark.
AT Owosso, Mich, Charles Fairfield
was found by friends dying in the poor
house. He formerly lived at Toronto,
Ont, and during the last ten Years has
spent his entire fortune in searching
for his wife. who eloped.
AT Richmond. Va, Rev. John JAS
per, the author of THE sun Do Move"
theory, and Widow Carey, of his flock,
were married. She is his fourth wife.
Jasper is so years old and his bride
is 50.
THE democrats who oppose Gov.
Tillman, nominee of the regular de-
mocracy, met in state convention at
Columbia, 5. C., and nominated John
C. Sheppard for governor.
AUGUST ARNDT. a railroad man in
ST. Louis. in a fit of anger shot his
wife mot fatally and then killed him
self.
TENNESSEE prohibitionists will meet
in Nashville June to select national
delegates and to nominate a candidate
for governor.
IN schoolhouse near Coalition. O.,
little Matte 0ney attempted to climb
through a window. when the sash fell
upon her aud killed her.
The Mississippi Legislature has de-
feated the bill gppr opriating $4,000
for a state display at the Columbian
expedition.
FIRE destroyed the courthouse and
all the county records at St Charles, Mo.
lrfl1a1 1,s,fl
plosion II miles north of Dayton, o.
MICHAEL SMITH. his wife and eight
children were poisoned at Dubuque.
Ia, by eating beef affected with lumpy
Jaw The mother and one boy would
probably die.
NJ. Il. CURTIS, the actor awaiting trial
in San Francisco on the charge of muir
der, has been admitted to bail in the
sum of $4,000.
In Adrian, Mich, Mrs Henry Lards
and her two children were fatally
burned by gasoline explosion.
AT Louisville, Ky, Henry Smith
(colored) was hanged for the murder
of his former employer, Louis Specht,
on January Is, 1891.
AT the age of 100 years Mrs. Mar
gararet Courley died at Watertown,
Wis
AT Rockport, Cal, the steamer Ben
ture was wrecked and both engineers,
the steward, one fireman and one sail
or were drowned.
TEN buildings were completely
wrecked by cyclone at Cerro Gordo,
! Ill, and twenty others were more or
less damaged. No lives were lost
For causes unknown j. j. Gafford, a
young travelling man of Manning Ia,
| killed Mabel Stevens and then shot
himself at Omaha, Neb.
SIX men stole boat from the wharf
at San Francisco and went to picnic
across the bay. The boat capsized and
four were drowned.
LIZZIE DEMONS. aged IS, and Eva
Williams. aged II, were run down by a
train at Evansville, Ind, and fatally
injured
In fit of jealousy Adam Neidig, a
| German miner, shot and instantly
| killed his wife Barbara at Washington,
| Ind, and then took his own life.
In Chicago Mrs. Sallie Smith. a col
ored woman who lives with her grand
daughter, celebrated the Tooth ami
versary of her birth.
AT Kendallville. Ind, Rev ii. NJ.
Lamport, pastor of the Methodist
church, and Henry Bowles, his broth
er-in-law, were struck by train and
killed.
BY the capsizing of a rowboat in the
Mississippi opposite Canton, Mo, six
colored men were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
O'BRIEN FOUND GUILTY.

Famous BunIo Man VIII Finally Land In -
New York PenitentiRry-Hi Crime That
of Robbing John NJ. Peck of Albany of
$4,000
ALBANY, n. Y, March 90 The jury
in the O'Brien case came into court
at 10 o'clock a m. Friday and rendered
a verdict against the famous bunko
man of robbery in the third de-
gree. The defendant took the re-
suit very coolly. Exceptions were taken
by the defense and a delay of two
days in passing sentence was asked.
The court at first was not inclined to
acquiesce, but finally granted the
request The maximum sentence
for robbery in the third degree IS
ten years. OBrien will be sentenced
on Monday. O'Brien was indicted for
larceny in 1889 and again for robbery
in 1891 and extradited from England on
that charge after long legal fight.
The crime for which he has just been
convicted was for robbing John NJ.
Peck, an old resident of this city, of
$4,000 on January GO, 1889. O'Brien
claimed that he won the money play
ing cards with Peck, but the evidence
plainly showed that it was clear case
of robbery
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
The News Condensed.

James Hume, aged Is, was killed at 6
railway crossing near Augusta
T. II. Warge's stock of general mer
chandise and the Masonic hall at Shell
Lake were totally destroyed by fire.
Loss about SIS, 600; insurance, SIS. 600.
Owing to numerous damage suit,
pending the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railway has taken up the spun
track at GAINESVILLE.
Fred Bendorff. a young farmer OF
Lancaster, was killed while hauling
lumber from Potosi The load tipped
over and crushed him beneath it
Timothy A. Chapman, the great
Milwaukee merchant, died of pneu
monia. He had been engaged in bust
ness there since 1857.
An unknown man committed suicide
at Watertown by taking morphine
A. w. Lang, of Amigo, injured in
Milwaukee 81 Lake Shore collision
about two years ago, was given s., zvu
damages by jury.
Fire destroyed the Union Furniture
Company's factory in Milwaukee. Loss
SIS, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Jim Warren. an Indian. has pleaded
guilty at Shell Lake to the charge Of
numbering Andrew Wickland and was
sentenced 20 life imprisonment
The 9-year-old son of State Superin.
tendent Wells was drowned at Madison.
Much alarm was felt over an out
break of scarlet fever in Footville and
the public schools have been closed.
A. C. Smith, a Milwaukee halter,
made an assignment to L. G. LodelL
The assignee gave bonds of So, 500.
Mrs Charles Case swore out a war.
rant at Thorpe for the arrest of hel
husband and sister, Mrs Ira Pixley,
on the charge ofliving together as mar
and wife.
A 6-year-old son of Edward Gof
while playing on the street in Mari
nette fell in front of street car ano
the wheels passed over his body, kill
ing him instantly.
A conference of the principals of the
public high schools of southern Wis
consin was held at Racine, anC
matters relating to the manner of in
struction in graded and high schools
were discussed by thirty principals
and the state inspector.
At Clear Lake fire destroyed the
Merchants hotel, rink and Gillette &
De Garno's grocery store.
Dan ID. Mcdonald, Canadian, was
killed in a camp near Cable, bayfield,
county, by falling log
James w. Moroe, II years Old, was
sentenced to three years in the peni.
Tertiary at Madison for assault on an
6-year-old child
Thomas Ryan and James Collins,
tramps, both under 20. were put off .
train near Glidden. They then tric5
to kill the conductor. firing twenty
shots at him, but failed to hit him.
They were arrested
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

A clever bit of telephone work wai
done at Tewkesbury, England, on the
occasion Of the opening of the public
call.room. The representative of q
Tewkesbury paper had to transmit over
the telephone to Cheltenham a report
of seven hundred words The time al
lowed 70 users of the telephone foi
communication between towns at the
call-room is three minutes, and in thai
time the whole Of the report was spoken
over the wire and received. Anyone
who has ever tried to speak extempor'
at the rate of two hundred words ,
minute will have a good idea of the
cleverness of speaking and receiving
more than two hundred and thirty
words minute over the telephone
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
SUGAR BETS.
The Results of Experiments Made In the
State During 1891.


A bulletin from the agricultural ex-
pertinent station connected with the
university of Wisconsin gives the re-
suits of sugar beet experiments in the
state in 1891 1t appears that from a
plot of LAS acres the average yield OF
beets was 1907 pounds, and of sugar
2,267 pounds, per acre. The govern
ment bounty of two cents pound on
this average yield of sugar would be
S45.si per acre. 1t also appears from q
carefully kept account that the total
cost of growing a crop of heets from a
two-acre field was S53 SC. or $40. 90 pei
acre. The government bounty, there
fore. would be S1S.44 more per acre
than the total cost of growing the
beets That ought to suffice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

Irate Father-Get out of my sight
you lazy good-for-nothing IDIOT
son-Aw-yes-it's well for you ia
talk that-aw-vulgah way to meme
whom you have disgwaced in fashiona,
ble society all me life.
Father Acknowledgements you
you fool, how?
Son (sobbing) -By-by-c-o m-pel-ina
me to be supported by-aw-man-whs
has had 70 -aw--Yorll for his money
Life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
It Is Reported to the House-Items In
the Measure.


WASHINGTON, March 25.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported to
the house Thursday afternoon. The
total appropriation is S25 175, 1877, being
SlO,026, 16s less than the estimates
and Sl3, 237, 574 less than the appropria-
tions for 1892 The following items
are in the bill:
Chicxamauga national park, Si500O0; for en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion act, $4,000;
claims, back pay and bounty, $4,000; propaga-
ton of food fishes, S2i3 800; homes for disabled
volunteer soldiers, s2,57S s5I; aid to state
and territorial homes, S550OO0; inter-
state commerce commission, S225,lOO;
life saving service, sl.05fs55; construction
OF public buildings, s1,3750O0; river and
harbor work authorized by law, sSl4,O00 statue
TO Gen. Sherman in Washington, $4,000; ex-
penses OF United States courts, s., $50 80; Vel
lowstone park, 10000; post office building at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, $4,000. In connection with
the appropriation for establishing life saving
station il is provided that no part of it shall be
used for erecting a he saving station on the
grounds Of the Worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago.
The worlds fair provision, making the re-
mainder of the 81 100000 available, allots S95,
500 TO the Columbian commission, which is TO
give $4,000 of it to the board of lady managers.
For the expenses of agents and food and cloth
ing for natives at Alaska seal islands, 81 90.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
In Russian Famine Districts.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-The Off
cial Messenger says thatrthe provinces
affected by the failure of the crops are
now provided with sufficient food to
keep the inhabitants until May, and that
n supply of seed for the next sowing is
also assured. The sum of 200, 900 ru bles
tower $500, 000) has been granted for
the purpose of feed for the draft cattle
that assist the peasants in blowing the
land. The paper also states that the
returns of the state revenues from the
rural districts show that during the
year 1891 the sum of only 1900, 900 ru-
bles was paid against an estimated
revenue of ia, 600 900 rnbles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
-Four with One Bullet.

DEMING, n. NJ, March 2s. "A serious
accident occurred between Potomas,
Mex, and Deming, n. NJ, to Nor
mon family Saturday. b. r. Young
was driving along behind anoth %
wagon when loaded gun in the front
wagon fell and was discharged. The
ball pierced Mr.. Young's shoulder.
then his sons hip, and then, passing
through the baby, struck Mrs. Mary
Roberts, daughter of Mr.. Young The
bullet very seriously wounded the
father and son, killed the baby in
stantly and severely wounded Mrs.
Rnherts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Finding OF the Jury in the Sensations!
Yocum Murder Trial.


HASTINGS. Neb., March 26.-Thurs-
day afternoon, after being out twenty
two hours, the jury in the Yocum- Van
Fleet murder trial brought in a ver-
dict of guilty of manslaughter. The
case has attracted unusual atten-
ton because of its sensational
features. Van Fleet was accused
of originating a story that ex-Mayor
Yocum's daughter had eloped to
Denver with a colored coachman.
Capt Yocum heard the rumors, came
home to Hastings February %, and,
hunting up Van Fleet, shot him dead
on the street. The verdict is a sur
prising one, as an exoneTation on a
plea of emotional insanity or verdict
of murder was expected from the evil
dence. Gen. Bowen, counsel for Capt
Yocum, filed u motion for a new trial
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
A Sad Affair.

Charley Harrington. aged 2S years,
was fatally shot by Henry johnson, c
boy of Is. Young Johnson and tive
companions have a small shanty on
the river where they stay while hunt
ing and fishing. Harrington came
upon the boys and locked them in the
building and leaned against the door.
He keeping quiet, the boys supposed
he had gone. and their intentions were
to shoot the lock off. which they did,
Harrington receiving the load, to
gether with wad and slivers, through
his back, it penetrating the lungs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
All Were Insane.

After few minutes deliberation the
jury in the Sieboldt lynching case at
Darlington acquitted all the defend
ants. John Z. and Frank Meighan,
Frank Bliss, Hezekiah Andrews.
Thomas Smith and Alonzo Taylor
We're found to have been in.
sane at the time of the lynching. and
John Meighan. Hezekiah Andrews and
Alonzo Taylor are still insane. Anton
Sieboldt was the murderer of Patrick
Meighan and was lynched about year
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

TOLEDO, o., March 26.-The supreme
council of the Patrons of Industry on
Friday concluded its work on the re-
vision of the constitution of the order.
The order demands legislation that
shall check the advance of corporations
in power and wealth and crush out
trusts; that all stockholders of corpora
tions shall be individually responsible
for corporate debts; heavy specific
taxes upon corporations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

HERBMANS ZETTUNG. who makes his
living by travelling in trunks and then
exhibiting himself in variety shows
on the continent. made his last trip
from Antwerp To Christiania in a wood
en- box, which stood on the ships deck
four days and four nights without any
bOdys knowing that il contained a
man The voyage was stormy. but
Zeitung kept his nose 20 a crack in the
boards, ate his sandwiches and kept
rs-a1T
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

IT Is said that the ola black overcoat
of the German army will shortly be
abolished Experiments have been
made with various regiments during
the last twelve months with overcOats
of various shades of gray. which have
led 70 the conclusion that light gray
IS the color least distinguishable at a
distance, and, therefore. best adapted
for wear in view of the use of smoke
less povyder
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

THE management of Yale college at
New Haven, Conn. has decided that
next fall all the post graduate courses,
with the degree of doctor of philosO-
ply, will be open without distinction
of sex II Is not the design to estab-
lish an annex or other rival of the col
leges already existing for women, but
to receive the graduates Of those col
leEes and give them as good opportu-
mites for the most advanced research
and education as can be found in Eu-
rope Yale IS the first of the great uni
vorsities of this country to make this
..hnurre
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
Prefer oIeomargarIne.

5 Dairy and Food Commissioner Harls
kess has returned to Madison from e
tour OF inspection of the northern part
of the state. The object of the trip
was to ascertain il all Oleomargarint
dealers were selling the article under
the proper name. Mr.. Hardness states
that Oleomargarine has an enormous
sale in that section of the state, people
buying it in preference to butter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

The female interest in woman suf-
frage seems 10 be on the dOwn-hill
grade in Boston. The total number OF
women on the poll lists this year as
qualified to vote is only 1859 as com
pared with 134.OS9 men. Last year
number of wotaen registered was 5. SOL,
owing TO the influence of a sectarian
serimmage. Now. however, that things
have quoted down nearly 1000 have
decided they don't want to exercise the
privilege of suffrage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

IL Russia a child ten years of age can
not go away from home to school with
out passport Servants and peasants
cannot 60 away from where they live
without passport \ gentleman re
siding at St Petersburg or Moscow
cannot receive the visit of friend who
remains many hours without notifying
the police of his arrival, as the case
may be. The pOrters of all houses are
compelled to make returns Of the ar
rival and departure of strangers. And
for every one of the above passports a
charge is made of some kind.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

THE baeilian world will be more or
less excited by the information that Dr.
Rabener, of Roumania, has announced
his ability 10 knock the everlasting
wiggle out of them-that IS, the infiu-
enza style Of bacillus-by the use OF
creoline. The well known facility with
which the bacillus adjusts himself 10
his environment and extracts susie
nance from the most unpromising in
gradients. will have tendency to make
people little slow at first TO buy creO-
line by the barrel with a view to its
general consumption.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
Kicking Chippewas.

A large number of Chippewa Indians
are preparing to send delegation &c
Washington to press their claims for
500, COG which they say is due them
from the government under the old
treaties of 1856 They claim they have
never been paid the money for lands
ceded in northern Wisconsin and Min
nesota- 1t is understood that they
have employed prominent attorneys
to press their claims.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

Der II last, when
he was first af-
Il icted w I h
p n { u m o n j a,
Walt Whitman,
the poet and
author, died at
his home in
Camden, n. j.,
at 6:45 o'clock
Saturday. His
taking off was
peaceful. Short
ly before his
Hath no aclraH
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
Ouay,s IibeIers an Iiberty,

BEAVER, Pa, March 2s.-Messrs.
Mellon and Porter. the Star publishers
who were prosecuted for criminal
libel by Senator Quay, were set at lib
erty Saturday. They have been in
Jail since February 2. Their pardon
arrived just after midnight The costs.
amounting to about $500, were paid by
contributions
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

IT is reported that the Palmers. one
of the largest naval and shipping firms
in the United Kingdom. are arranging
To transfer their plant of works at New
castle-On-Tyne 10 certain port in the
United States where they will conduct
their business in future. Mr. Rookie
Teller, Of the Stand I'D Oil Company,
will, il is said, join the enterprise. con-
trolling $40. 900. 600 and using his infiu-
ence to secure government contracts
for warships.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

INTELLIGENT physicians regard as
ridiculous the phrase died of heart
failure" II IS equivalent to died for
want Of breath" Life insurance COM
panies reject a certificate Of death Civ
ing only heart failure as the cause.
They want to know what caused the
heart failure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

INDIA will probably be the next coun-
try requiring deliverance from the
pangs of hunger. She had an export
able surplus Of 10000. 600 bushels of
wheat, but has sent away over -. OOO.-
900 bushels And people are always ON
the verge Of starvation in that over
crowded country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

Is the course of a lecture at New
Haven. Conn, Rev. Thomas :. Dana,
an educated Indian. made this singular
statement: THE Indians never cook
anything in the house. They always
cook outside. giving as their only rea-
son that il they cook inside the steam
will collect in their clothing and draw
the lightning. Whether this is truth
or not do not know. but | do know
this: No Indian wigwam has been
struck by lightning since the dawn OF
history, and no Indian has been killed
with lightning for more than IOC
Years"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

SENATOR MORRILL, OF Vermont, has
the best record in the United States
senate for regular attendance. Until
his present illness he was not absent
without leave a week altogether, in
rain or shine, during his thirty We ars'
membership.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
SIX MEN DROWNED.
A Cross Current Capsizes a Boat Contain
ing Eight MOodchoppers.

QUINCY, H., March 2s. Six colored
men employed on the Illinois side of
the river, opposite Canton, Mo-, were
drowned Saturday evening while
crossing the river in a skiff There
were eight in the party, but two man.
aged to save their lives by clinging to
the boat. A cross current in the river
capsized the boat The drowned men
were woodchoppers, named Marble
Shelton, Charles Bradshaw, Squire
Hudrens, Doris Belt, Hugh Tibels and
Jake Gross
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
DEATH OF PATRICK OMAN.
The Owner of the Famous white Horse
Which Figured Prominently IN the
Cronin Tragedy Passes Away.


Cronin Tragedy Passes Away.
CHICAGO, March 2s.-Patrick Oman,
the liverynan at No. 26O North Clark
street from whom Detective Dan
Coughlin hired the famous white horse
which carried DIR. Cronin to the Carl
son cottage, where he was murdered,
died at his home at o'clock Sunday
morning.
1t was chiefly through the evidence
furnished by Oman that Detective
Coughlin was convicted. Coughlin the
night of May 4, 1889, hired the white
horse and buggy for friend" This
friend called for Dr. Cronin and told
the doctor that one of Z. O'Sullivan's
employees had been injured. DIR. Cronin
was then driven to the Carleson cot
tage, where he was murdered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
A Bah Players Aspirations.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March 25-El-
mer Foster, the all.around ball-player,
well known in the western and nation
al leagues for several years and prom
inent in local politics lately, is now
announced as candidate for the legis-
lature with chances of winning the
honor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
Murdered by HIS s-Year-OId So,

Fort AssINABoINE. Mont. March &c.
Patrick Doyle, the murderer of Mike
Welsh, was killed by his own son, a
boy of years, on his ranch near Pop
lar Creek agency Friday. While Doyle
was saving wood the boy took down
his fathers rife and shot him through
the hart
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
MORE INDICTED.

The Chicago Grand jury Said to Have
Found True Bills Against Two AddI-
tionaI Aldermen.
CHICAGO, March 26. - Just before
their adjournment at o'clock Friday
the grand jurors voted to return in
dictments for perjury against Alder
men Michael Bowler and Harold Nil
chaelson, both of the Fifteenth ward.
The evidence on which the indictments
were found related to an ordinance for
the extension of street car line. The
indictments were held back by the jury
for further consideration. Therefore
no capiases were issued and the men
will not be arrested for the present.