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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
The worlds Fair building.

The worlds fair commissioners met
in st. Paul and let the contract for the
construction of the Minnesota worlds
fair building to Libby a Libby, of Min
neapolis, for S23, 700 A committee rep
resenting the State Fair association APP
peared before the committee and made
a request that after the great exposi-
ton closed the Minnesota building be
taken down, removed to Hamline and
set up in the state fair grounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
FELL THREE HUNDRED FEET.
Terrible Death of the Son of Gov. Giipin,
of Colorado.

DENVER, Col, July 1s.-William Gil
pin, son of ex-Gov. Gilpin, met terri
BILE fate Saturday at Buffalo Park. lie
was walking along an absolutely per-
pendicular cliff. He approached too
near the edge and the thin rock broke,
precipitating him TO the valley 300 feet
below, where he was crushed and
mangled on the rocks. Gov Gilpln is the
originator of the plan to build the great
International railway from South Amer
lea, north through Alaska and over
Behring straits and Asia and Europe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Vote Unanimously for Diaz.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 1s.-All the
electoral colleges so far as heard from
all over the republic have cast THEN
votes unanimously for Diaz for presi.
dent for four years from December 1.
1922. Magistrates of the supreme court
are also reelected
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

CITY OF MEXICO. July 1s.-It is al
legged that Senior Candellero Herez,
judge of Lialtenang, in the state of
Zacatetas, recently burned two sus-
peeted criminals to death while trying
TO obtain confession from them
through torture. The government has
ordered an investigation of the horrible
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

The losses by fire in the United States
and Canada continue TO be large. In
June the total was 50. 265, coo. and dur
ing the first six months of the year
ended with June they were Sos, 49,, =
80. In the first six months of 1891
the losses were sG9, $50, 100. and in the
same months of 1880 they were S47,-
Err aa=
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Preferred state Prison 10 a jan.

John w. Porter has been taken to
the state prison at his own request He
was convicted at the last term of the
United States district court held in Du-
luth of robbing the United States mails,
and was sentenced To be confined for
one year in the Ramsey county Jail; but,
becoming weary of the enforced idle
ness in the Jail. he petitioned Judge
Nelson to change the sentence to con-
tinement in the penitentiary, and the
request was granted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

SARAH BERNHARDT gives her friends
To understand that she was one of
eighteen children. and in consideration
of that fact very naturally her mother
forgot the particular year in which this
gifted daughter was born. She was
educated in a convent, four times to be
expelled and four times taken back into
the fold
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THE politician who went to Gen.
Jackson for a foreign mission and
finally went of with a pair Of the
presidents old boots has a direct de-
scendant in Georgia youth who went
- town the other day TO get marriage
license, but not being able to get one.
bought a pair of shoes with the money.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

1MARs is closer to the earth now by
many millions of miles than it has been
for fifteen years. and all the astrOnO-
mers of the world are watching the
planet anxiously. Mars Is so much like
the earth in many ways. so almost GER
tainly inhabited and possessing such
curious features. that we want to know
more about the condition of things
there as nearly as may be. One cannot,
through telescope. determine whether
or not they have an election on, or If
labor troubles are prevalent this sum
mer, but we may learn something about
their great canal system and other
striking features of the planet
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
An Immense Lumber Deal.

The millionaire lumber firm of
Wright, Davis e. Co, of Duluth,
signed papers disposing of one of
the largest tracts of pine land ever
closed out in the west. The firm
owned 1000, 900, 900 feet of standing
timber on Swan river, tributary of
the Mississippi. This has all been sold
To the Pine Tree Lumber Company, a
Weyerhauser concern, for sum APP
proximating 81, 800 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Ssx He Was Murdered.

The coroner's jury at Eau Claire in
the case of William Anderson.
wealthy contractor, whose body was
found in the Chippewa river, has re-
turned a verdict of murder by unknow n
persons Friends of Anderson say he
may have had as much as $50, 900 on his
person wh,u he was killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THE emperor of Austria has decided
20 make Buda-Pesth one of the capitals
Of Austria-Hungary. This is special
compliment To this fOurishing city of
half a million which in the last fifteen
years has come to be one of the great
manufacturing centers of Enrope
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THE man who spends half an hour
trying TO kill one vicious and PERM
ciously active fly may feel encouraged
or discouraged, according to his point
of view. by the scientific declaration
that the progeny of a house fly every
six weeks reaches the respectable
grand total of eight hundred and forty
thousand
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
ChoI.ra Quickly Fatal.

LONDON, July fs.-The epidemic of
cholera is not of so highly infectious a
character as former outbreaks. Very
few persons are attacked in proportion
to the population but the disease is
quickly fatal. The disease is raging
with extreme vlrulence among the
workingmen of Tsaritzin, where many
of them have died twenty-four hours
after they ryare attacked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

doubtless prove a good thing for the
country.
1t is difficult matter for anyone to
follow Mr.. Blaine as head of the state
department, but il may well be doubted
if a man could be named capable of
doing it with less danger of making
mistakes and with more assurance of
satisfactory continuance of the work
that has made the administration justly
famous than Mr.. Foster.-Cleveland
Leader
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
NJ Killed Her.

ST. LOUIS, July 1s.-Saturday Annie
Carpenter, aged % years, an inmate of
house of ill-repu.e on Pine street,
died suddenly from the effects of ex-
cessive cigarette smoking. The wom-
an smoked three packages of cigarettes
inside of two hours and heart failure
anenad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
DROWNED HER BABE.

Mrs. Sahiberg, of Ashland, Wis, Kills
Her Child While In Fit.
ASHLAND, Wis, July 1s.-Mrs. An
drew Sahlberg drowned her 6-months-
old babe in barrel of water at No 600
st. Clair street. The testimony at the
inquest tended to prove that Mrs. Sahl-
berg was subject to fits and knew
nothing of the occurrence till she went
TO get a drink after regaining con-
seriousness The eoroner's jury exoner-
ated her on the ground that she was
unconscious at the time. Several years
ago Mrs. Sahlberg fell on another of
her children while in a fit and crushed
it to death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

A CORRESPONDENT is informed that he
cannot obtain a patent from the gov
eminent of the United States for a me
chanical device or process invented in
Germany and patented there, though
not patented in any other country.
Patents are not granted in this coun-
try to other than original dis
covererS or inventors or persons who
believe they are such and who make oath
that they are such. The examiners
in the patent office search the patent
records of all countries before they de
eide ON the originality Of any claim.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

The New York fisherman who re-
gently caught a fish containing a
lady's gold watch" should have taken
another pull at the jug Of bait in the
hope Of bringing up a fish containing
the lady
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Think They Nave a Murderer.

The West Superior authorities have
John Nelson, wanted for the murder
here four years ago of John Carlson.
Identification will not be positive till
Deputy Sheriff Wickstrom shall have
passed upon him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
A Horse EIectrocuted.

A trolly wire of the electric railway
at GAINESVILLE slipped OFF the pole and
struck a telephone wire, burning out a
number of instruments. One wire was
on the ground, and a horse belonging
to James Burns got entaDgled in it
and was killed by the electric current.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Ninety-six victims.

PARIS, July 1s.-Two more bodies OF
persons who lost their lives in the dis.
aster at st. GervaisLes-Dains Tuesday
have been recovered at Salanches,
whittier they were carried by the flood
This makes ninety-six bodies recovered
thus far
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THAT Rhode Island gentleman who
has insisted upon being re~sarried TO
the same wife eight times =. be voted
a most unreasonable creature by all
slderly maidens who pine for mate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Revenue Collections.

The internal revenue collections for
the western district of Wisconsin re-
ported from Washington for the fiscal
year ended June 80 were $500, 000-an
increase of $780, over the corre-
spending period of 1891.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Eiftesn hundred RnlIdlngs DESTROYED.

SAN Francisco, July 1s.-A series o.
great fires is reported from the Philip
pine islands at Marong June 3. Tive
hundred buildings in the business sec,
ton were destroyed. At San Migue.
de Mayuno fire broke out in two dis
tricts of the town, causing great dam
age. At Balanga, June 6, 1,5oO build
ings were destroyed. leaving 5000 per
sons homeless and destitute. Other tire'
occurred at Juan Mandola and Manbar
during the moth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
TILLMAN REPENTS.
lie Returns from Canada and Makes Good
His DefaIcations.


LOUISVILLE, KY, july 1S.-Maj. Will
liam Tillman, ex-cashier of the defunct
Falls City bank, who went to Canada
ten months ago after having wrecked
the bank by misappropriation of s4O,-
900 of its funds and using a widows
trust und of $3.50 has returned.
The money which he took has been
made good, and the indictments
against him were dismissed about two
weeks ago. Maj. Tillman will take
his family somewhere and begin life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
nehrine Sea Arbitrator.

PARIS, July Ex-senator Baron de
Courcelles. formerly French ambassa-
dor at Berlin. has been appointed
French arbitrator on the Behring sea
arbitration commission. The arbitra-
tors will meet in Paris next week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

Russia has recently celebrated the
nine hundredth anniversary of the
foundation Of the first Christian bish-
oprie in Volhynia, under the reign of
81 Nladimir
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
wild Horses Return to Colorado.

KIT CARSON, Col, July 1s.-A band of
800 wild horses, the first seen in the
state for fifteen years, ran by here Sum
day. Twenty-Five were captured. II
is not known where they came from.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THERE is place in California where,
owing to the peculiar formation of the
mountains, the moon can be seen to
rise seven times in succession in one
evening.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

KANSAS has four cities in which the
vote of the women IS larger than that
Of the men. One entire set of council
men is women
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Four Perish by Fire.

BERLIN, July 1s.-Fire in the Rein
ickendorf quarter Sunday destroyed
six factories. Three workmen and a
fireman persisted in the flames.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
A Bit of Romance.

Duluth society was given surprise
by the announcement of the marriage
at Astoria. Ore, June IS. of Miss Julia
Pindell Adair to Rev. w. NJ. Barker,
rector of st. Paurs Episcopal church of
Duluth. There is quite a romance
told in connection with the mar
riage. Rev. Mr. Bankers first call was
in Astoria, years ago. Here he met
Miss Adair, and has been engaged to
her, 1T is said, fifteen years. Her father
opposed the match because of Barker's
prospects as young minister. His
death recently has left her free to wed.
They will give reception at the rec
tory in Duluth August H.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
woman.s AUXILIARY BOARD.

Mrs. 4. ii. Clark, of st. Paul; Mrs.
Henry +. Brown, of Minneapolis, and
Mrs. c. A. Severance, of st. Paul, met
the ladies of Duluth and organized the
Duluth Auxiliary board for the worlds
fair work. The officers of the new
board are: Mrs. w. $. Woodbridge,
president; Mrs ID. ii. Bacon, first vice
president; Mrs. l.. Mendenhall, second
vice president; Mrs. DIR. Bangs, third
vice president; Miss Barber, secretary;
Mrs. A. r. MaeFarlane, treasurer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

A PATHETIC incident occurred in the
Hudson county N W Jail Its as
sistant keeper was a venerable man,
named Nugent, who had held the posi-
ton for fifteen years and had never
been absent from his post of duty for a
single Fay. People did not suspect that
he was possessed of delicacy of feel
ing not surpassed by the daughter of
a hundred earls." but such was the
case. Some weeks ago he was called
upon TO open the prison door and close
it on his son lie called an officer to
relieve him. complained of being faint
tOttered TO his home. threw himself on
bed and died with a broken heart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

ANAL. train on the Welland division
If the Grand Trunk railway from Port
Dalhouse, bound south, and an accom-
mediation train from Niagara talIs'
bound north, from the steamer Empress
If India. met in collision short dis
lance north of Merritton, Ont, on the
| 18th, killing three persons outright ana
iniuring many others. The two hrst
coaches on the boat train were
thrown from the track over
the bank. plunging into the race
stream, which flows rapidly. The en-
gines were demolished and thrown over
the opposite bank from the stream.
On the 18th, Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke,
the authoress, died at Pittsfield, Mass,
of congestion of the lungs. Last win
ter she had an attack of the trouble,
followed by la grippe, which left her
quite weak. A few days ago she con-
tracted a cold. which brought on her
old enemy, but none of her friends were
alarmed at her condition until few
hours preceding her death. She leaves
a husband and one daughter.
THE steamboat Abner O'Neil, owned
by the Mandan Mill company, sunk in
Twenty feet of water near Painted
Woods, fifteen miles north of Bismarck,
fN. D., on the 18th. Seventeen hundred
sacks of wheat as well as the boat is
a total loss. No insurance.
THE senate passed the deficiency bill
on the 18th
| WARRANTS for murder were issued
on the 18th, against seven leaders of
the Homestead, Pa, strikers.
| ALARGE fire in Montreal on the 18th.
consumed property worth quarter of
a million dollars.
Two boys were drowned while bath
ling at Wahpeton, n. D., on the 18th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
Death OF Col. George w. Manypenny.

wAsHISsToS, July 1s.-Col. George
w. Manypenny died Friday at his resi-
dence near Bowir, Md. aged 81. He
was born at Uniontown, Pa. in 1sOs.
removed TO Ohio about 1880, and during
his residence in that state was appoitn-
ed commissioner of Indian affairs by
President Pierce and served on Indian
commissions under Presidents Grant.
Hayes and Garfield. He was general
manager of the public works of Ohio
for seventeen years and also editor of
the Ohio Statesman from 1859 to 1862.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

william Kuack, of Detroit, Mich,
was stabbed to death by George Bos
senberger over neighborhood quarrel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THE annual settlement at the United
States mint has been completed and
shows the mint to have been run in a
highly satisfactory manner during the
past twelve months. The figures show
the following on hand ut settlement:
LAG. SS7. 995 standard ounces gold, value
go, S59. 776. s.: -. 42T. Osl standard ounces
silver. value sos, OST. 9sO. IS. Coin-GOld,
value s.. sO2, 24O. Silver, value $50. 266,-
SOS. Treasury notes. value SS.ll2,55S-
Total gold. silver bullion. coin and treas
urv notes, Si5a. 57a. 42S.9S. Ofthe minor
coinage metals there were 1.4O2. 2Ss II
ounces, with value of So, 90S.6l, and
minor coins with value of Sos, $685. s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

The most crowded spot on the whole
earth Is not in London, Paris or Naples,
nor vet in Canton or PelSin, but in New
York city, and within an easy walk
from the City hall. In one block,
bounded by First avenue, Avenue A.,
Fourth street and Fifth street. are ;, 100
people, enough to constitute city in
some Of the western states. The houses
here average six stories in height. and
each floor has room for four families.
Sixty-four houses, having a frontage of
"a feet each. shelter l,6S3 families, s.
loo persons. all living within 625 feet of
each other. One can have more near
neighbors here than in any other place.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21
LATER NEWS.
ADouble Tragedy.

DEADwooD, S. d., July 1s.-Sturgis,
valley town twelve miles east of here,
was the scene of double tragedy yes
terday Bad blood has existed for some
months between George Woods,
farmer and father of five children, and
George Goodsteed, a young man who
had been counting one daughter of tit-
teen summers. This was greatly at the
fathers displeasure, who repeatedly
Threatened the young man with harm.
Yesterday they met, and Woods drew
revolver and fired two shots, both taxi
ing effect over his adversary's heart.
.Goodsteed fell but quickly regained his
feet and drew his revolver and fired
two shots, one striking the old man IN
the head, the other in the bowels The
former died in a few seconds and the
latter an hour afterward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

Emma Snow, waiter in a Denver
aotel. has fallen heir to 100000.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-02

There are some secrets Of the football
held that if known to the papas and
mammas of the boys who play the game
would cause CONSERVATION. ut is so
dangerous" say these affectionate par
ents' and they tell their Willie OF John
or James that he must not think of be-
ing candidate for the eleven. But it
sometimes happens that the aforesaid
son Is not as obedient as he might be,
and under the disguise of a name not
his own-Smith or Jones or Brownie
plays "for all he's worth" for gore and
glory. The printed roll of college
team hailing from point not far from
Philadelphia contained last fall not less
than four bogus names. They were
oiind to the parental eye and proved
most effective. Philadelphia Record.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-02

The prodigious increase in the value of
Fifth avenue property is indicated by
the terms in which part of the land at
the southwest corner of Fifth avenue
and Thirtieth street, upon which the
new hotel, the Holland house, stands. has
been leased by Mrs. Mary j. Van Doren.
the builder and owner Of that imposing
edifice. 1t is understood that Mrs. Van
Doren was able to buy outright three
fourths of the land necessary for the site
but that for the corner part of it she was
compelled TO pay the almost incredible
ground rent Of $4,000 year clear, she
agreeing to pay the taxes
1t is understood also that the lease IL
for 100 years. Hence the owner of this
land and the heirs will enjoy an income
of $4,000 per year, free of all burden or
expenses, for the next 100 years. Thin
Of It'll Thirteen hundred thousand dol
lars merely for the use of a piece of
land on Fifth avenue corner, without
the owner being obliged to spend one
cent for improvements, taxes or any
other form Of outlay. Fortunate, in
deed, are the possessors and inheritors of
Fifth avenue corner lots.-New York
Cor. Brooklyn Eagle.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-02

James Johnston, the man whose back
Fas broken last summer by being thrown
rom hand car on the Beech Greek rail
road, died on Saturday at his home, near
Kyler's mill. Johnston was buried by
be township overseers of the poor. The
circumstances attending the burial are
noteworthy ON account of the difficulties
attending it. Johnston's house is on the
! right hand of Moshannon creek, in a
wild, lonely spot, remote from other
houses and almost inaccessible.
The only approach to it is by a narrow.
rickety foot bridge which spans the
J creek, which on Saturday was swollen
AbS +he recent rains to raging torrent.
Joffin had to be carried across the
hfIge, and the task, after several at
'tempts, was accomplished by making a
harness Of straps fastened to each end of
the coffin ind buckled around the shout
ders of two men, who by clinging to the
single handrail succeeded in getting
across, although the frail bridge swayed
and sank with their weight until the
TT current splashed over it.
Nfter the body was placed in the cof-
I'm the men started back. They found
that with the additional weight of the
corpse the bridge would not bear them,
and, after several Intellectual attempts
to carry it over, they finally got it over
by rigging harness TO the stoutest man.
who then dragged it over with much
difficulty and peril.
There was no minister present no
mourners and no funeral services were
held over the poor fellows body.-Phila-
delphia Letter.