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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
WESI AND SOuYN.

THE worlds parliament of religions
held in Chicago came to an end with
songs of praise and words of thanks.
The stables of the Stark county TO-
fair We're fired by incendiaries, causing
the destruction of prize cattle and a loss
of $4,000.
A SPECIAL car on the Grand Trunk
road was crushed by an engine at Belle
vue, Mich, killing Henry 3. Newland
and wife, of Detroit, and wounding
five others
WRECRERs ditched a passenger train
on the Louisville & Nashville road near
Scranton. Miss, and three persons were
killed and several were injured.
BOTKfNs Bros. livery barn at Lima,
O., was burned and eighty-five horses.
some of them being valuable animals
belonging to private persons, persisted
in the flames.
N Chicago Cassius Belden, a crazy
man. fired five shots at members on the
board of trade floor, wounding three
persons and creating a panic.
AT Clinton. Ia. lumber trust was
formed with a capital of 81, 100000 that
embraces every lumber and log mag
nate doing business on the Mississippi
and its tributaries between st. Paul
and St Louis.
The Worlds Columbian exposition
directors met in executive committee
and determined to mark the celebra-
ton of Chicago day October 81 by pay
ing of every cent of the fairs indebt-
ednesS.
INDIANS stoned 10 death Postmaster
Potter, an old Missouri newspaper man,
and Bob Roberts. a pioneer, at ella
City. A. 7.
A FIRE which swept the western pOr-
ton of the Cherokee strip in Indian
territory caused the loss of many lives
and DESTROYED settlers property.
IN Chicago Jim McGrath, a notorious
bully. fatally wounded a companion
and was afterward killed by two POI
lice officers.
ENGINEER GRIBBELL was killed and
eleven other persons were injured in a
head end collision on the Chicago. Bur
lington s Quincy road neal. streator.
III.
RIsHOP WALTERS said at an African
Methodist conference in Indianapolis
that the lynching of negroes in the
south for triiing offenses, and in many
cases innocent negroes. was increasing
10 an alarming extent, and called for
vengeance. Or. Thompson. Of st Louis,
urged the negroes 10 avenge their
wrongs with blood.
FIRE destroyed the entire business
portion Of Casa Grande, 4. I. consist
ing of hotels. stores, saloon ant few
dwellings
a PASSENGER train on the Louisville
& Nashville road was wrecked at Hazel
Patch. Ky. and Express Messenger
Jim Kelly. Mail Agent Smith and Fire
man Lew RYAN were killed and Arthur
Pearce fatally injured
IL session at IT Paul the supreme
council of the Minnesota knights of
Pythias decided not 10 admit saloon
keepers as members of the order.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
FAIR FREE FROM DEBT.

All Bonds to BE Paid October 9-Exposi-
tion Directors Perfect Plans to Show a
Great Financial Success on Chicago Day
Likelihood of Considerable Surplus.
CHICAGO. Sept 20. The directors of
the exposition met IN executive com
mittee Wednesday and determined to
mark the celebration Of Chicago day by
paving off every cent of he fairs in
debtedness, including all the $780, 900
of debenture bonds the interest on the
whole issue amounting to $3.50, 900 more,
the floating Indebtedness and salaries
in full to the first of the month, the
last two items amounting to some $780,
900 more. To do this the directors must
be prepared for the payment on 0cto-
Der 9 of 81, $50, 900 or little more than
that amount In case the weather or
other circumstances interfered with
the revenue of the fair, Vice President
Peck arranged for personal guaranty
by himself and others of the directory
so that the 1850. 900 would be forth
coming on Chicago day, whether the
amount was in the treasury and imme-
diately available for the purpose or not.
The gate receipts alone during Sep
tenn Der have gone over foOO, OUO week,
while the receipts from concessions
have been much heavier than in Au-
gust, when the total for the month was
s57s, $50 Is. The running expenses.
properly classified as fixed charges,
have been reduced materially, sv-
eraging about $1,000 a day for
the week of seven days. II .he
expectations of the management are
realized as to attendance during Oeto-
Der and including Chicago day the 'rea-
sury should have balance at the close
OF the fair approximating $1,000. 600.
The cost of removing the buildings is
a problem to be considered, so that nc
estimate is ventured as TO what amount
if anything, will remain for the stock
holders after the affairs of the corpora
ton have been closed M
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
CORN is SECURED.
The Weekly Crop Report Shows the
Drought Is at an End.


Drought Is at an End.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The weekly
crop report of the weather bureau
says: Cotton is opening rapidly and
picking has continued under generally
favorable conditions, although picking
was somewhat checked in Texas and
Oklahoma by rains during the latter
part OF the week. Pasturage has con-
tinued in good condition IN New Eng
land aud the middle Atlantic states,
and has greatly improved in the Ohio
valley. Corn cutting, where not com
pleted. is now regarded as practically
secured. Tobacco cutting IS also being
pushed rapidly in Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. In
Pen nsylvania much tobacco re-
mains still in the field. The week
has been generally favorable for
fall blowing and seeding and this
work, which has been much retarded
by previous drought conditions, is
being rapidly caught up and has been
completed in some sections. In Nebras-
ka. however, the drought remains I'M
broken and fall blowing and seeding
have oeen abandoned, and in Wiscon-
sin, while beneficial rains have fallen,
the ground is still too dry for seeding
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS.
Extra Session

WEDNESDAY, sept Elm the senate
a resolution offered 10 postpone
action on financial. tariff and federal
election measures until January caused
a spirited debate between Senators
German. Woicott, Chandler. Mitchell
and Aldrich, after which the silver re-
peal bill was discussed. In the house
the bill to repeal the federal election
laws was debated.
THURSDAY. Sept 25.-ln the senate
the only speech made on the silver
repeal bill was by Mr.. PETER. His
remedy for the financial troubles is the
adoption of an amendment offered by
him 10 restore the free coinage act Of
1881. A joint resolution TO permit the
state of Wisconsin 10 have placed in the
statuary nall of the capitol at Wash
ington statue of Pere Marquette was
introduced. In the house Mr.. Black
I'm made speech in favor of the re-
peal of the federal elections law. Mr..
MeKaig Md presented bills aggre-
eating 1921, 600 against the governments
for claims growing out of the raids of
Gen. Jubal Early during the war. As an
outgrowth of flibustering Mr.. Fithian
(IlLl called Mr.. Morse tMass.) liar,
but no blows were struck.
FRIDAY. sept 81 In the senate
Mr.. Harris (Tenn.l AM Mr.. Morgan
(Ala.) spoke against the silver repeal
bill. Mr.. Cameron pal presented
petition from Philadelphia manufac-
turers representing 1000. 600 capital.
employing 100. 900 men with a yearly
product of $50. OOO, 900, in favor of leg
islation TO preserve the protective char
acter of the tariff and the integrity of
silver as money metal. In the house
arguments were made for and against
federal supervision of elections. A COM
munication from Secretary Carlisle
stated that there were lO6.6ss China
men in the country, and of this number
IS. 243 were registered.
SATURDAY, Sept SO.-In the senate
the silver question was further
discussed. In the house a resolution
was introduced providing for the
submission of the question of free sill
yer coinage 10 popular vote. Messrs.
Patterson and Warner argued for fed
eral election law repeal and Mr.. Nc
Call defended the measure.
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LATER NEWS.

THE Farnam street theatre, Omaha,
Neb., was completely destroyed by fire
the I'd, causing loss of $3.50 The
cause of the fire is unknown. Six per
sons, five of them iremen. were ljurCd
by falling walls. They are: !. NJ. Gay
nor. spectator. head and spine injured:
j. III. Scott, plpeman. bruised on head
and body; Ed Simpson, ladderman, arm
broken; John Mcbride. fire captain,
cut about head and legs. dangerous;
Pipeman Klesner, injured about head
and conclusion of brain; PipemaR Ma
son, severe cuts about head; Pipeman
Al jerome. missing. Mcbride and
Klesner are thought to be fatally in
jured.
THE city of Mobile, Ala, was COM
pletely flooded the end, by southeast
gale that blew the wate- of the gulf
into the city. All of the wholesale
and part of the retail section Wa sub
merged in four feet of water. All com
munication was cut off. 1t will be
some time before the full extent of the
loss is known.
The public debt for the month of
227 of cash in the treasury.
n. WARD the freight elevator man
of the West hotel, fell six floors through
the elevator shaft and was killed the
End. When at the sixth floor he
stopped off to get a chew of tobacco,
but did not completely stop the eleva-
tor. Not noticing that the elevator had
gone up he stepped back into the shaft.
The Gold Dragon, hotel at Kanigs-
water. Germany. collapsed the end
killing seven persons.
The uprising among the Yuma In
dians in Southern California is ended.
Chief Miguel. the renegade. and sew
eral of his followers are under arrest.
An examination of the banks of Roll
lin Clark. city clerk of keokuk. To-,
shows that he is short nearly $1,000.
SANFORD EDWARDS, porter ON the
Is. c. X. & y. railway, choled to
death the End near Dubuque, To-,
while eating grapes.
The Goodrich steamer, City of Chi
cago. with 500 passengers went
aground the afternoon of the End near
the hsrbOr of Racine, Wis. The boat
was finally released without damage.
A FREIGHT collision the end on the Big
-Four railway At Edgment made an ugly
wreck and killed two tramps.
Ton O'BRIEN. night policeman of the
C. NJ. & st. j. railway at Mason City,
To-. was shot and iSilled the morning of
the End. by two tramps whom he was
trying to arrest for boarding a freight
train.
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which the people were told wa. an atroc,,

which the people were told was an afrocity-
this bill was thrust upon the country unex-
pectedy aud wholly uncalled toF. There WAS
difference in the democratic party
over the silver question IL was neces-
sary 10 do something 10 get the democrats
together and the federal election law repeal
bill had been brought forward the war cry
around which the party could rally. The pend
ing measure should he entitled a bin ''for the
protection Of corruption and iniquity at cleo
tions. This would be its effect Mr. Lacy
then proceeded TO eritfcise the election meth
DDS pursued in certain districts of South Caro-
lima
Mr.. MeLaurin dem. s. CO. denied the al
Legations made by The member from Iowa
relative 10 the elections in South Carolina He
denied that the negroes in that state we're de.
prived OF any rights. Some years ago there
might have been trouble. But 1t not
the negro that had made the trouble; il was
the earpet-bagger, who had gone down
south When South Carolina had got rid of
the CARPET haggers. when they had packed
their bags and returned TO Massachusetts and
other northern states. South Carolina had
passed beneficial election laws. The people OF
South Carolina did not care whether the fed
eral election laws were repealed or not Tie
only reason be was In favor OF The repeal was
tina: be believed The true way 10 build up IN
federal government and make IL a grand gov
ernment was to give the people at home local
self-governmenL
Mr.. De Almond tdem.. MOI in advocating
the repeal OF the election laws said they had
been enacted in order to repress intelligence in
the south They had been passed to put ig-
norance in power and 20 relieve intelligence
lie said the democrats, proposing the repeal Of
these laws, were not moving backward: they
were moving forward They were saying that
the people should govern. and IL il was in their
power the people should govern.
Mr.. Gillette rep Mass.l spoke against the
bin and referred TO the beneficial effects which
had resulted from the election laws in the city
OF New York. The member from New York
(Mr Fellows) had said few days ago, in de.
Tending Tammany hall. that IL these laws were
repealed the democratic majority in New
York would be increased by 5000 votes
Nobody a cused Tsmmany OF anything but
the love OF spells. The member had said that
| by the repeal Of these laws the democratic ma
| iority could be increased In the opinion OF
the people the existence OF Tammany hall and
| its overshadowing influence undesirable
and dangerous. The large majority OF the
people believe 1t was an unprincipled organiza-
| ton
Mr.. Wheeler dem, Ala spoke in advocacy
OF the bill, and argued against the constitution
ality Of the laws which il was proposed to re
| peal
MIR. Blair rep, N II opposed the measure.
| He paid tribute TO Mr. Davenport, whom he
eulogized as being one OF the abest most con-
scientious men who had ever administered the
/ elections laws or any other laws
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The SAME OLD STORY.
A Farmer Bays Green Goods and Gets
Wound as Well as Loss.

~
Wound as Well as Loss.
OAKLAND, Ill, Oct 3.-Adolphus Jen-
lxins, a prosperous farmer, went 10 To-
ledo and got what he sup
posed was $4,000 In counterfeit
money for 5000. He took the night
train on the Cloverleaf for home,
and when near Metealf a stout,
heavy-set man appeared to him and
told him he was detective and that he
could consider himself under arrest.
Jenkins jumped from the train. He re-
ceived a severe confusion on the head,
which it is thought will result in death.
Upon examining the package of money
il was found to contain a bundle of
brown paper evenly cut, upon the top
of which was a genuine dollar bill. 1t
was later found out that the detective
was a confederate of the green goods
man. and he hoped to levy blackmail
on jenkins by releasing him after he
was placed under arrest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

4 TENNESSEE genius has invented an
electrical appliance that will convert a
train robber into a disfgured corpse
the moment he attempts 10 enter the
express ear. II requires considerable
attention on the part Of the express
messenger. and the chances are that a
man who could run the electrical train
robber annihilator cOulG pump a Win
chester with equally satisfactory re-
EuffG
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Favor the Cinnamon.

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 3.-Several at
tempts have been made by labor organ
cations of the dominion to induce the
government to impose further restric-
tions on Chinese immigration. The
government has just passed an order in
council which practically settles its
policy in this regard. The order, after
reciting the circumstances which called
it forth, says:
in view of the commercial relations OF Can
ada with China it is not expedient 10 change
the provisions OF the Chinese Immigration act
nor 10 take any action that might be eonsid-
cred by the Chinese government as an invasion
OF the spirit OF treaty obligations or as an I'M
friendly act
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

An interesting bit of news picked up
recently in a Russian journal. and given
in the form of simple matter-Of-fact
statement, sets forth that special smolI-
ing carriages for the use of ladies have
been set apart on Russian railways.
fancy the horror such an announce
ment would create in this country, the
indignant letters and protests that
would be received, the agitation in
wOmen's clubs, the arguments in wOm-
ems journals. Still it is simply a matter
of custom
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

HARRT MINER, the founder Of that
branch of industry known as the green
goods business. or. IN palmer words,
the confidence game, died at Benson
hurst, L. l., September Is, penniless.
~ the time of his death he was pO-
lice officer az salary OF $50 a month.
Miner, during his career, spent several
fortunes, all gained in his nefarious
business. lie died without a friend at
his bedside.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

ON St Peters Protestant Episcopal
church at Westminster. y. J., recently
celebrated the completion of its second
century. IL was founded September
q. 1888, in the ceign of William and
Mary. With perhaps one exception
this is the oldest Episcopal parish in
the country. With these frequent an
uiversaries of one, two. three and four
centuries. we ought to begin to feel
unite ancient
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Go Ashore in a Gale.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The southeast gale,
which began Friday evening and con-
tinued with increasing violence through
Friday and Saturday forenoon, resulted
in long list of wrecks being added to
the remarkably heavy roll of ma
rine losses for the present sea-
son of navigation on the lakes.
The storm seems to have been
the most severe on the west shore
of Lake Michigan from Racine north To
Green Bay. The aggregate of the
losses so far reported is ab 'ut Si3,oOO.
The crew of all the wrecked vessels
were rescued without loss Of life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
DISASTROUS SMASH-uP.
Passenger and Pile Driving Trains Collide
and Kill Two Laborers.

CRESCENT CITY. Ia. Sept. GA pas
senger train and worK tram, having
a pile driver attached, collided about 2
miles west of this city at II o'clock
Wednesday on the Chicago 81 North
western line. The passenger train
had left Council Bluffs for this
point and the work train left
this place in the morning. Two
workmen on the pile-driving train
were killed and two injured. Loren
Petersen and Bert jackson are the
names of the killed. Jackson is a
Council Bluffs man. The injured are
John Condor and Chris knudson: the
latter will probably die. The trains
collided through a misunderstanding,
each engineer thinking he was 10 pass
the other train at another place There
was no one injured on the passenger
train. The engine of the work train
was pushing the train instead of pull
-,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
REWARDS TO TRAIN DEFENDERS
American Express Company Shows Hearty
Appreciation of Employees.

New YORK, Sept o7.-President Fargo
of the American Express company has
authorized the manager of the company
at Chicago TO pay $500 reward to the
brakeman who shot one of the robbers
who attempted to pillage the express car
on the Illinois Central train at Centralia
September 90, and TO divide $1,000
among the conductor, engineer and
fireman of the train as a reward for
their courage in resisting the bandits,
and to pay 800 for each man arrested
proven to be connected with the at
tempt 10 rob President Fargo has
further instructed that it be considered
a standing rule of the company that
hereafter similar amounts will be paid
for similar service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
RENEWED ACTIVITY.

The Industries of Cn~,neoficut Feel the
BETTER Conditions of the Times.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept 21.-The
effects of increased business are felt
in this part o. the state in the start
ing up of Mills that have been run
ming on llalf time and with only
half the usual number of hands
employed. and there is such a feeling
of confidence among the merchants
that they are making preparations for
a good fall and winter trade. Reports
from towns up the Saugatuck valley
all indicate the same condition of at
fairs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
A GREAT SCHEME.
His Quarter Was Baa But the Jnkstsn~
Was All Right

What" asked a little man who en-
tered an uptown sffice abruptly, lis
the greatest expense connected with
your Hving?"
The occupant of the office seemed
surprised. i suppose, he said. after
a moments reflection. that it's a toss
up between grub and beer"
NO such thing!" shouted the little
man excitedly. Il don't mean ex-
penses for food and drink. / mean
other and semi-extraneous expenses,
so to speak. Think. now, what is the
greatest expense connected with your
living2r
The occupant of the office wrinlxled
his forehead. At last he said, speak
ing semi-extraneously, TO follow your
suggestion, I should say it was to-
bacco."
No. no. almost shouted the little
man. lit is not. see that you don't
know. / viii tell You. 1t is clean
shirts and collars audleuffs"
The occupant of the Office looked sur
prised-
81 don't believe it" he said. forcibly.'
"But it is" insisted the little man.
''and I'll prove it to You. Mind you.
mean expense that is unnecessary
Now. unless You neglect the common
est laws of decency. you wear at least
two clean shirts week. You average
six collars week and half as many
pairs of cuffs. to say nothing of the
other clean clothes that you wear This
1 is all wrong The money that man
spends in this way can be saved. 1
know plan whereby your laundry will
last ten DAYS after il returns from the
shop. ard be q clean as when you put
it on
The occupant Of the Office looked in
/ terested.
'sThat would be saving" he said.
Saving continued the little man.
at would be godsend- The institu-
tons that are sapping the iife-blood OF
this country are the laundries l pro-
pose IL fix things so that all this shall
be stopped. l viii tell you this secret
1 for five dollars.
The occu PANT OF the office smiled in
credulously. Il won't venture that
much on it, he said.
.Ill do it for two dollars and hall.
said the little man. -
TOO much"
"a dollar2''
mop"
Half"
Mop"
Gimme quarter
"Yep!' said the occupant of the of
fee; I'm play quarter against ii. +"
He handed over a quarter. The little
man clutched it greedily. Il have
agreed TO tell you a secret which will
preserve your laundry in all its pristine
whiteness for ten days afterit had been
done mp" he said
Exactly"
The little man edged toward the
door. keep it in the bureau drawer
and don't wear it, he shouted, with
his hand on the doorknob.
"TIuh," said the occupant of the of
fee with sickly smile that's pref
ty low down little bunlSo." The little
man had slipped out into the hall and
was making for the elevator. The oc'
cupant of the Office stuck his head out
and shouted. Say
The little man turned and placed his
fir RS derisively ON his nose. ''Sayr'
shouted the occupant of the Office
again. Il just thought I'd tell You that
that quarter is lead.
''Wellr' shouted the little man, in
reply, there ant nothing the matter
with this silver ink-stand ! got on your
desk.
Then he vanished down the stairs.
and the occupant of the office has been
50 cross ever since that his wife talks
of divorce. buffalo Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

A FEW years ago women had a small
show To acquire a classical education.
Conditions have all changed. Not only
are the great institutions of the land
throwing wide open their doors TO the
sex, but a generous public has in the
last few years endowed women's col
legeS with over eleven million dollars.
That the coming rivalry for literary
honoTs will be healthful none can
doubt
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FIVE ON ONE SCAFFoLO.
Negroes Hanged at Mount Vernon, Ga,
for Murder.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. ?. - At noon
five negroes were hanged together
on one scaffold at Mount Yer
non, Montgomery county. Three of
them murdered Alexander Peter
SON, rich merchant, last July;
the fourth killed 5-year-old child, and
the fifth murdered a negro companion.
1t was the first hanging in Montgom-
cry county since the war. About 900
spectators surrounded the scaffold,
which had been erected in public
s,1aaa