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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06
LATER NEWS.

AT st. Louis, the LIST, Louis Trow.
bridge surrendered himself to the po-
lice. He is self-eonfessed forger and
has been free for eight years, while an
other man has been suffering for his
crime. Eight years ago Trowbridge,
then San Francisco lumber merchant,
forged a note for 81. 500. using the name
of Warren Jones, the banker at Eureka,
Cal. lie got the money on the note
from James Harmon. Harmon was ar
rested. convicted and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
IT was practically settled the LIST that
Mitchell and Corbett will fight under
the auspices of the Columbian Athletic
club of Chicago, at Roby, Ind.
THE rich Realization stakes, contested
for at the course of the Coney Island
Jockey club, at Sheepshead Bay, the
LIST, was won by Brown & Rogers I'M
named colt. by Troubadour. out of Sun
beam. after a most exciting finish.
Boundless was fifth horse.
SEVERAL thousand people, the LIST,
saw Clifford Caverly walk across the
Niagara Falls on a three-quarter inch
wire. lie not only crossed successfully
but performed some daring feats in the
center of the gorge. One was wheeling
n cooking range out and there lighting
fire in it and cooking several dishes
of food, which he ate.
THE New York monument TO her sol
diers who fell on the battle field Of
Gettysburg was dedicated upon that
historic ground, July I'd. the 3Oth anni-
versary of the celebrated three days
fight.
The Empire Manufacturing company
of keoluk. To-. manufacturers of agri-
cultural implements. lost its entire
plant by fire the ID. Loss. $50. 200.
r. Il. PORTER, superintendent of the
census. has rendered his resignation, to
take effect Immediately.
ANOTHER break occurred in the Mis-
siSsippi levee in Louisiana the Cd, in
undating large extent of territory.
The Falcon. the ship of Lieut. Peary,
the Arctic explorer. sailed from Brook.
lyn the evening of the I'd.
THE well known actress, Georgia
Drew Barrymore. died suddenly in San
Francisco. Cal. the I'd.
jos Hill, decorator of Shelbyville,
Ind. had row with his wife the ID
Ills mother-in-law took the daughters
part, and TO settle the matter split Joe's
head open with an axe. He is fatally
wounded and the old woman is at large.
BECAUSE she refused to marry him,
Lee Henderson, of Belona, Tex, shot
and killed Lena Wilson. lie then COM
nitted Suicida
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE action of India in stopping free
coinage was believed to give a death
blow to silver as legal tender.
DEATHS from cholera at Mecca,
Egypt. were averaging 600 a day.
on the island of Mindanao, the largest
of the Philippine group, a desperate
fight occurred between natives and the
Spanish garrison, and the natives lost
eighty-seven killed, including the sui
tan.
Ar San Luis Potosi the drought
which had prevailed for the last five
years was broken by one of the great
est floods that ever visited that section
of Mexico.
Mn. GLADsToSE's resolution in the
British house of commons that the
home-rule bill shall be reported by July
81 was carried by vote of 300 to 267.
APoPLExY caused the sudden death
of Anthony J. Drexel, the Philadelphia
banker and philanthropist, at Carls-
bad, Germany, at the age of 81 years.
A low estimate of his fortune places it
at $40, 100000.
IL the penitentiary at Puebla, Mex
leo. two supposed insane prisoners
killed three fellow-convicts and wound
ed seven others with shoe knives.
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RELIEVED HE STRAIN.

Money Rates Forced Down at New York
by the Issuance of Clearing House Ger
tiicates.
New YORK, June 3O.-The rates for
money, which mounted skyward Thurs
day morning, as much as 10 per cent.
being quoted in the forenoon, broke in
an unexpected manner about midday
as the result of the action of the
clearing house loan committee, which
agreed to take out a lot of clearing
loan certificates for the purpose of
putting a stop to the high rates for
money and the scare that existed
in the money market. Some
of the banks had never taken
out loan certificates before, and
they had no need to do so now
except for the moral effect to be pro-
duced thereby. BY taking ont certifi-
Gates though, it enables them to lend
large sums of money without intrench-
ing upon the cash in their vaults. An
issue of 100000 of certificates was
authorized.
Immediately after the issue of GER
tificates II. =. rockingham, represent
ing some of the banks, lent 81, 900, 900
on the stock exchange at one-eighth of
per cent. and interest and the rate
Immediately fell to 8 per cent, after
wards increasing to IL per cent. and
then falling at 2 o'clock to per cent
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"AMERICAN WEEK.
Exhibitors Preparing for Great Time at
the Big Fair In September.


CHICAGO. June 30.-American exhib-
itors, 10000 strong, viii march in pro-
cession July 4 in Jackson park. This
was decided Thursday afternoon at
meeting of the Associated American
Exhibitors of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition in Festival hall. The Amer
leans will invite the foreign exhibitors
- join them, so that it is probable that
the majority OF exhibitors and of at
PENDANTS will be in line.
Ii was also suggested that each ex-
hibitor decorate his space with flags
and bunting July T. This proposition
met with favor, and as all the state
buildings will be lavishly decorated.
the worlds fair win he fluttering colors
inside and outside of the buildings.
Maj j. q. Pangborn, chairman of the
executive committee. read a circular
letter which will be sent to every ex-
libitor. 1t urged all To combine to
m AXE the American week. which will
come in September. the most notable
six days of the fair. The contemplated
plan divides the departments into six
groups. one for each day. They are to
be classified as follows:
American Manufactures Day Manufacturers,
shoe and leather trade merchant tailors.
American Products Day-Agreultsre. horti-
culture mines and mining fish and fishing for
estry, dairy and live stock
American Arts Daytime arts, liberal aFts,
anthropology.
American woman's Day-womaa's depart
ment
American Machinery Transportation.
machinery. electricity
American (.Overnmquf nlV-T0 ted
10 the glorificaton Of the principles of the gov
eminent and the advancement OF patriotic
feelings
On each of the special days in amer
lean week attention will be concen-
trated for the time in the departments
to which it is devoted. There will be
special music and speeches in the va
rious buildings and the various exhibit
ors will keep open house" for their
fellow-exhibitors and the public
at large. All the other build
ings will be closed, and their
exhibitors will 90 to the open build
ings and help their fellows entertain.
In this way the association expects to
direct the attention of the people to
each exhibit in regular order, so that
none may go unnoticesl. Music,
speeches, decorations and other attrac-
tions will be used, and fireworks will
end the day. This is the outline of the
plan. The details have not been ar
ranged. but President Steele said they
were being worked out.
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THE CARIB INDIANS.
characteristics of an Ebony CoIorcd Tribe
of Central Americans.


of Central Americans.
among the many odd characters
that one meets in Central America none
so Interested me as the Carib Indian of
the Mosquito coast. Imagine my sur
prise, therefore, when | learned that /
was to spend two days ON the river with
seven representatives of this almost ex-
tinct tribe.
1.-The early history of this people
seems ,shrouded in mystery. Some
writer's trace their origin to aboriginal
cannibals, while others declare that
they are the descendants of ship-load
of Africans wrecked on the shores of
Honduras many hundreds of years ago.
Even in the time of Columbus, Belt
says, they were known as warlike
race, ever ready to ravage the villages
of the peace-loving Nahuatals.
Whichever may be the true theory,
the present Carib of Mica
ragua certainly savors more OF
the African than of the Indian.
Not only does he possess the character
istic features of the former, but also
the cultural dialect Of the tribes along
the west coast of Africa They are a
tall athletic-lool<ing race, with skins
smooth as velvet and black as ebony
The fact that they all speak little
English confirms nay belief in their
Honduras origin.
when the Garth is not drunk he is a
marvellous worker. and can paddle
against a strong current from day
al -
for food. While hunting the rubber he
first gorges himself, and then goes in
to the woods, where he subsists for
several days on the juice of the water
vine alone. -Four or FIVE of these fell
lows have been known to gather
around the carcass of wild ''ehaneho'
weighing over two hundred pounds.
and never TO rise until the animal had
been eaten to the bone. Lieut.. w. \.
King, Jr., in Harper's Weekly.
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DIED EAR From HOME.


Anthony j. Drexel. the Well Known
Banker and Millionaire. succumbs to an
Attack of ApopIexy at Carlsbad. GER
many.
New YORK, July !. - Anthony J.
Drexel, the great American banker,
died on Friday at Carlsbad, Germany
private dispatch received at this
banking houe of Drexel, Morgan & Co
in Wall street at o'clock announce
the sad event, and similar dispatci
was received by Drexel & Co, of Phil
adelphia. When the information con-
tanned in them was made public it
created sensation. Both cablegrams
were signed by Daniel b. Hoslxins, SON
in-law of minister to Germany Run
yon. Mr.. Hoskins is staying at Carls-
bad. where Mr. Drexel was taking the
waters for a kidney complaint.
AS soon rs the startling announce
ment of the millionaire bankers death
was received kilograms asking for
further information were sent to Mr..
Hoskins, Minister Runyon and Mr.
Drexels nephew, who is travelling with
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The News Of the Week.
by TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

THROUGHoUT the country the number
of presidential post Offices is now 1887.
and the aggregate salaries paid TO the
pOstmasters for the past year were s5,-
Cos. OOO
OWING to the opinion of Attorney
General 0lney that no more money
ought 10 be paid TO the Illinois corpora
ton known as the Worlds Columbian
Exposition" nearly million Columbian
souvenir half dollars were held at the
mint in Philadelphia
IT has been decided by Assistant Sec
rotary Reynolds, of the interior depart
ment. that women who ministered to
wounded soldiers during the war are
entitled to pensions.
IN the United States there were Ss4
business failures reported during the
seven days ended on the 3Oth ult. In the
week preceding there were pit, and
during the corresponding time in 1892
the number was 100 For the six months
of 1898 the failures number e.4o1,
against $500 during the same period in
1892, showing an increase of SOS. The
total liabilities in the first six months
of 1898 are sl6s, OOO, 900, while the same
period in 1sg2 they were So, 200, 900.
showing an increase of 500. OOO, 900.
THE appointments were announced of
Scott Wilze. of Illinois. as assistant sec
rotary of the treasury, and James +.
Tllman. of Tennessee, register of the
treasury.
TOTAL government receipts during
the last fiscal year aggregated $685.
600, 600 and the expenditures were $685.
600, 600, leaving a surplus of 500, OOO.-
OOO
LEADING clearing houses in the
United States reported exchanges
amounting to 1896, III. ss7 during the
week ended on the 3Oth, against S.
3O9.se2 the previous week. AS com
pared with the corresponding week of
1922 the decrease was "a.
A TRUST has been formed by the
American and European copper pro-
ducers, the properties affected being
valued at over $500, O0O, 900.
The president has issued proclama-
ton for the converting of congress in
extraordinary session on August to
consider the financial situation.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Indian Murderer. sentenced

Judge Bum of the United States
court in Madison sentenced Kozine and
Moneypenny the Chippewa Indian
murderers of old JIoneash and his young
squaw, Bessie Yehiyoka, to be hung
August 25. The murder was COM
mitted near Ashland last fall. The ex-
ecution was ordered to take place at
the Indian village of 0danah. Ashland
county, within the Bad river reserva-
ton. The judge stated that he would
unite with the officers of the court in
requesting the president TO commute
the sentence to imprisonment for life
in accordance with the usual custom in
such cases in states where capital pun
ishment is not practiced.
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CHEAPER THAN EVER.
Wheat Reaches the Lowest Price on Rec
ord en- the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat Reaches the Lowest Price on Rec
ord en- the Chicago Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, June 30.-Wheat dropped to
the lowest point on record during the
morning session-62% cents for July.
September tumbled to 6S1S cents. Later
there was reaction, July going to
634 cents and September to 691s
cents. At one time there was
a spread of cents for two
months or about 81 per cent. on
money necessary to carry the wheat.
This state of things was brought about
by very high money in New York and
drop to 62 in silver, the report that
five sections in India would harvest
50 600, 900 bushels more than their out
put of a year ago. and news of
helpful rains in the American north
west The decline was further aided
by speculative longs" who were forced
to sell their July wheat owing to the
proximity of the month. Partridge
and other big shorts bought heavily at
the bottom and stopped the decline.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06

IT is contended that there is nothing in
name, and yet about all one has is IN it
Galveston News.
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Pensinas fnr Nurses.

WASHINGTON, July Women who
superintendent the diet of sick and
wounded soldiers during the war are
entitled To pension, according to As
sistant Secretary of the Interior Reyn-
oIds. under the provisions of the act
of August >, 1892.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06

The Chinese cons ul general at san
Francisco received and posted an adj
dress from the emperor to the
Chinese Of America urgisg them to
obey the laws of this country and give
no further cause for prejudice II also
calls upon all Chinese to unite to sup
press the .'highbinders" who have done
- much to discredit the Chinese people
in America. The address indicates no
dispIeasure on the part of the emperor
with the American government
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The st. Paul Globe wants to know
'why some millionaire does not found
a free college for the education of poor
and bright boys? There IS more mate
rial in thousands of these boys than
there IS in an equal number of rich
mems sons. IL would be an easy mat
ter TO single out the boys who should
have the benefit of the institution"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06

THE police investigation at Madrid of
the recent bomb throwing has devel-
oped the fact that the anarchists have
an international combination The na-
tiOns Of Europe will be compelled II
make concerted forts against the or
panfzstion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06

Customer-Many of my friends are
wearing scarf-pins showing the bust
ness they are in. / am a carpenter;
have you anything suitable for that
trade?
Jeweler Showing masonic pins)-
Certainly. sir; here is a large assert
ment. just in. You will easily recog-
nize your implemerts-thes square and
compass
Customer-But what is that C. for?
Jeweler -Oh-er-for 'gimlet, You
know.-Puck.
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A GERMAN publishing firm has re
Gently shown itself to be quite abreast
of the latest notion in advertising and
knowledge of woman nature After
putting novel on he market they had
printed in the leading newspapers a no
tice To the effect that certain noble
man Of wealth and position wanted a
wife who should resemble the heroine
~ this story, whereupon every mar
r.a--e4ble woman who saw the notice
bought the book - see what the woman
was like. and the work had an immense
sale
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The density of population to tne
square mile varies greatly in different
countries, being greatest in Belgium
The number of persons to the square
mile is in Europe, IS; Asia, As; Africa,
IA; America, s; Australia. is; Belgium.
5s5; England. $50; in the Netherlands.
$50; Great Britain and Ireland. S12;
Italy, 272; German empire, 236; Empire
OF Japan, 271; China, go; India, 1877;
Switzerland. 1sG; France, 1s4; Austro-
Hungary. 40; Denmark, lac; Portugal,
1914; Spain, 50; European Russia, 40;
Sweden, p: United States, Il; Mexico,
Is; Canada, 2. A large part of the
world is not crowded yet. The entire
population of the world could stand on
an area of about ESQ square miles, and
could be compressed within the limits
of the city of Chicago. which includes
16O.54 square miles, and has popula-
tion of about $3.50 per square mile.
II - ,or4apdad that there is nofhinp in a
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Grand I.ndre Of NIasons.

The Grand Lodge of Masons of Wis
consin held its forty-ninth annual ses-
sion in Milwaukee. The total number
of members in good standing at this
date is 14,9ss. During the year three
dispensations have been granted for
new lodges, one each at Hillsborough.
Genoa Junction and Viola Six new
masonic temples have been erected and
dedicated durSng the year. one each at
Onalaska, Tomah, Oshkosh, Waus2u,
Eagle and Madison.
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Necro Nnrderer Shot.

Fort SMITH, Ark, July 1.-Joe Bird,
4 negro, was shot at Wilburton, !. T.,
at IL o'clock Friday by the Choctaw
authorities. When all was ready for
the final scene the execution
ers placed him in position. A
circle about three inches in di-
ameter was painted in white inn
mediately over his heart. The sheriff
with rifle stood Is PAGES away. He
took an unerring aim and as he fired
the negro murderer fell backwards
dead. The Choctaws holding arms
gave utterance to NEST unearthly yell
and the tragic scene was over. Birds
crime was the brutal murder of his wife.
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A BOY playing with a toy pistol in n
barn At Gibson. Y l.. started fire that
burned eighty dwellings. two churches,
the Canadian Pacific railway station and
two public halls, leaving one hundred
and w euty-five families homeless This
Is good object lesson IN these days
when man deliberately buys pistol
and gives il n his son. dear little John
RE" that he NAV amuse himself That
Johnnie doesn't fail 10 amuse himself i
evident by the above statement Yet
few will deny that it j. rather costly
amusement IL viii be continued -
long as parents give their children all the
guns. powder and matches they call for
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Another for Yale.

New LONDON, Conn, July Yale
won the great boat race, crossing the
finish line five lengths ahead Of
Harvard. The time was: Yale,
25:Ol15; Harvard, 25:15. The race
was a terrific one. At the start
Yale pulled thirty-six strokes and
Harvard forty. On the third mile Har-
ward pulled thirty strokes and
Yale continued the steady thirty-six
stroke. The rapid stroke of the Har-
ward was too much, and at the critical
period Yale was comparatively fresh
and able to make the big squirt which
sent the Yale colors past the line a
winner
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06

Az epidemic of fatal somnambulism
seems to be one of the phenomena Of
the summer. Cases are reported from
all over the country of persons walking
in sleep ont ~ open doors and open
windows. and nearly always losing life
in consequence or being previously in
iured Screens or bars would save
many an unfortunate who has thus
fallen a victim to 4 curious disease for
which science has found no remedy and
scarcely an explanation. Six eases of
this nature, four of them fatal, were re-
ported in Chicago in a week
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Mvstery surrounds His Death.

Osmanson Nestebe, farmer of the
town of Drammen, was found dead
hanging to tree in secluded grove
and was buried by several men without
inquest or formal ceremonies. A
nephew of the dead man fears there
has been foul play of some kind, and
owing to his statements District At
torney Frawley and other officials
would have the body exhumed and an
inquest held.
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THE effect good roads have upon the
social life Of a community i illustrated
by the conditions prevailing in the
broad Level area 90 Delaware and the
eastern shore Of Maryland. lying inn
mediately Oelow the foothill region
that borders Pennsylvania. The tract
l. fine farming region. inha bited by n
prosperous people who have dwelt long
in the land. The young folks Of one
state think nothing Of ten or fifteen
mile drive acrOSS country To dance in
the other. Every man knows not only
his neighbors Of the same village or
county. but half the inha bitants of bor-
dering counties in the other state
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A HAWAIIAN aeronaut named Koch
has a scheme for new guidable flying
apparatus, and the Bavarian ministers
Of the interior and Of education think
enough Of him and of it to make him a
grant Of sixteen hundred marks Il en-
abe him to sarry out his ideas He
has described his plans in a pamphlet
entitled '-Free Human Flying. a. the
Preliminary Condition of Dynamic
Aeronautics" lie will first acquire
the necessary skill himself. and will
practice over the Lake of Constance.
The prince regent of Bavaria i much
interested in the result of the expert
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Gus AIbers Hanged.

New ORLEANS, July Gus Albers
(white) was hanged here in the parish
prison for the brutal murder of Mrs.
Wiemann, a widow lady who had very
frequently befriended him. After the
murder Albers escaped and for several
years was a cowboy in the northwest
ern territories under an assumed
name
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THE problem of silent machinery run
ming appears 10 have been brought a
step nearer solution by the Introduc-
ton in Austria Of cog-wheels made Of
pressed raw hide. which are to work in
conjunction with wheels OF east iron.
steel and other metals. The new
wheels possess great strength They
do not require lubricating and are.
therefore. clean in operation They
can b. had ready made or in the form
Of raw hide disks for shaping by the
purchaser. They are supported by a
wooden framework. and sitter being cut
the wheel Is covered with a shellac So
lutiau
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Killed in m Wreck.

BY Great Northern coal train being
wrecked near Partridge. S5 miles south
of West Superior, two men, Engineer
Robert Ingersoll and Brakeman Me
Marry. were killed. Cattle on the track
wrecked the train. Fireman Walter
Reilly was badly scalded an6 was not
expected to live. Conductor Hall was
badly bruised. but was able to give
the alarm. The train consisted of
twenty cars of coal and merchandise
and twenty-six ''empties." All were
pileed in heap and were burned.