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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
WEsr AND sOurH-

AT Goodland. Kan, a hailstorm
wrecked several buildings and fatally
injured a man named Wood and his two
sons
IL 81. Paul c. o. Rice & Co, dealers
in carpets and wall paper, made an as
sigument with liabilities of $4,000.
FLAMES destroyed the Tubbs hotel at
East Oakland, Cal, the loss being 500,
GOO
IN convention in Des Moines the
Iowa republicans nominated Frank ID.
Jackson. of Des Moines, for governor;
w. ;. DUNCAN. of Charlton, for lieuten-
ant governor. G. :. Robinson, of Storm
Lake. for supreme judge; j. w. Luke,
of Hampton. for railroad commissioner,
and Henry Sabin, of Des Moines, for
superintendent of public instruction.
The platform approves the administers
ton of benjamin Harrison; favors
maintaining both gold and silver as I'M
limited legal tender for the payment Of
debt. every dollar to be Of equal value;
opposes state bank money; says the
pension system now in practice is a
menace 10 the honor of the brave and
deserving national defenders. and de
clares in favor of local option.
A CONVENTION of the Pan-American
Timetable association will be held in
IT. LOUIS ON October next
A CYCLONE near Humboldt, Neb., did
great damage and Mrs G. Schultz and
her son were fatally injured and horses
and cattle were killed.
The Union national bank at Racine
and the banks at River Falls and Els
worth, in Wisconsin, closed their doors
The private bank of Levi Hall at Oswe-
go. H., and the Cardington Banking
company at CardingtOn, o., also sus-
pended.
A BLAZE in St Paul did 500. 600 dam
age to the music house of w. J. Dyer &
Bro. and Michael Clenan, a fireman,
was killed.
The doors of the National bank of
commerce at Denver, Col, have re-
opened for business
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The News Of the Week.
" TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FIFTTTHIRD CONGRESS.
Erfra Seesfon-


TUESDAY, Aug. l5.-In the senate the
bill introduced by Senator Voorhees,
providing for the issuing of circulating
notes to national banks to the par
value of government bonds on deposit
to secure circulation was favorably re-
ported and a bill was introduced to
suspend for six months the operation
of the law taxing the notes of national
state banks 10 per cent In the house
the silver debate was continued.
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. I6.-In the senate
bills were introduced to direct the
purchase of silver bullion and the issu-
anee of treasury notes therefor, and
providing for the issue of treasury
notes, their redemption and for other
purposes In the house Mr.. Mccall (rep
Mass spoke in favor of the repeal of
The purchasing clause of the Sherman
bill and Mr.. Bryan (Nebl spoke in
opposition thereto.
THURSDAY, Aug. IA bill was in
introduced in the senate to provide for
a more extended use of gold by the peo-
pie of the United States. In the house
speeches were made favoring an uncon-
ditiOnal repeal of the silver law. The
death of Representative Chapman, of
the First Michigan district, was an
nounced by Mr.. Weadock.
FRIDAY, Aug. 19.-By direction of the
finance committee Mr.. Voorhees, in
troduced in the senate a bill to
repeal the silver purchase clause of
the Sherman law. Mr.. Vest presented
a 20 to ratio substitute for the bill A
bill was introduced in aid of the Cali
fOrnia Midwinter International EXPOSE
tion. Adjourned to the 2lst In the
house the debate on silver was con-
tinued, speeches by Messrs Sibley PA
and Everett Mass. in favor of bimetal-
/ lisrn attracting attention.
SATURDAY, Aug. 19.-There was no
session in the senate. In the house sew
eral speeches were made in favor of the
unconditional repeal of the silver pur-
chase law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
rHE BAGGAGE sMAsHER.
Three Cheerful Little Stories Recalled by Q
Middle Aged fitfxen

1nree cheerful Little Stories Recalled by
Middle-Aged Citizen.
81 look in vain in the literature of the
day" said a middle-aged man. '.for sto-
ries of the baggage smasher, such as
were current thirty or forty years ago,
which used to interest me very much.
Who that is old enough can not recall
the story of the baggage master and
the circus mans snake? The circus
mans trunks, it will be remembered,
had been at one time and another
pretty roughly handled and so one day
he got rather flimsy trunk and put IN
it a boa constructor twenty-five feet
long, and he marked on the outside:
Don't breal-l Boa constructor insider'
"'0h. I've just been waiting for some-
body to ship boa constructor by this
line said The baggage smasher. and he
grabbed the trunk by one of its ham
dies, intending to toss il over his head,
brt he yanked with such sudden en-
ergy that he pulled the handle off
Then he kicked the trunk over the
other end up and grabbed it by the
other handle. lifted il and dropped it
and smashed il wide open, and there
was snake in il. and the snake came
out and uncoiled himself, and when he
cooled himself up again he was around
the baggage master, and
The baggage master never checked
any baggage after that
Another story told of the tribula-
tons of a traveller whose trunk had
been smashed ami how finally he filed
:. big trunk with dynamite and marked
it Handle with Care! Dynamite
"'Dynamite -r said the baggage
master, with fine scorn. and he pulled
the trunk down from the top of high
pile and let it fall on one corner, and
He never returned.
"Then there was the story about the
angered traveller who placed upon the
corners of his trunk patches of some
material so elastic and springy that IL
you dropped the trunk hard it bounded
into the air thousands of feet. This
trunk came to the station on the sum-
NIT of a great load of trunks, and the
baggage master seized il by the han
die. braced one foot against the load,
and pulled the trunk OFF and let fall
upon one corner and
1T never came back.
And the owner sued and recover
for the loss of his trunk
at might not be easy in paragraph
conclusively to assign reasons for the
decline of the trunk story. Certainly
the baggage master is as powerful as
ever, and surely he can not have lost
in the comparatively brief period of
thirty or forty years that fine sense Of
humOr that once prompted him play
fully to drop a trunk and break it wide
open. IL seems more probable that he
has shared with the rest of mankind in
that steadily advancing refinement of
methods which has marked our prog
ress in recent years; that he is not less
humorous, but only less boisterous.
than he was: and it may be, too, that
the fact that trunks generally are
made stronger than they we're has
had something to do with tn. Y
Times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

INSTEAD of opening at nine and clos
ing at five the government bureau of
engraving and printing now opens at
eight aud closes at six, giving two hours
extra work day. This was made neces-
sary by the demand for national bank
notes. The capacity of the department is
now 40. 900 sheets. or 100, 600 notes. day.
The average value of notes IS a little
more than IS. making the value of the
daily output. exclusive of reissue. Si,-
$50, 900 day. The increase in national
bank notes Is due To the low price of
government bonds, which the banks are
buying and to that extent increasing
their issues
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

State Treasurer Hummer has issued
his semi-annual report on the condition
of the state banks for the period end
ing July >, 1895. The whole number of
banks organized under the banking
law doing business January >, 1903.
was 1l9, with an aggregate capital of
81. 136, 900. On July 3. six months later,
there were only lis banks, with cap
italization of 81, 500, 900, a decrease IN
capital of $3.50, 600. The report also
gives the names of i02 private banks
doing business July 8.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Boomers KiIled by soldiers.

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 22.-Returnine
boomers passing through here north
ward bound from Hunnewell report
fatal conflict on Bluff creek,
in the Cherokee strip, early Sat
urday morning between detach-
ment of United States troops
and party of haymakers. According
to the story twenty cavalrymen ran
into the haying camp about daylight
ard ordered the iutruders off the land.
The lawmakers, of whom there were
sixteen IN the party, showed fight and
a fusillade followed which resulted
in the killing of four of the trespassers
and the lvounding of several soldiers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
sILvERITes TO MEET AGAIN.
Call Issued from Denver for a Psn-amer-
lean Congress In st. Louis.


DENVER, Col, Aug. IA call has
been issued for convention of the Pan
American Bimetallic association TO be
held in st Louis ON October OF this
year Delegates are requested to come
from Mexico, the countries of Central
and South America. and from the
western and southern states. Inc
convention was To have been held In
Denver, but the place of meeting has
been changed TO St Louis. with
a view to fostering trade relations be-
tween the W st. and the south. The
scope of the convention has been ex-
tended to include commercial ques-
tions, and an effort will be made to
change the course of commerce from
the Atlantic seaboard to the guilt This
is intended as blow to New York
Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

THE king of Assam has two hundred
wives, who are divided into nine classes
When one of these ladies dies her body
is let down over the palace walls and
then buried II is against the law for
a dead body to be carried out through
the palace doors At the kings death
his consorts receive permission to re-
marry themselves TO any of his sub
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

Mrs f. y. DENSEY, Of Ashland, Ore,
has received by mail a living rose tree
from the garden of Gethsemane 1t was
sent by T. J. Alley, of the Jewish re-
lief mission at Jerusalem. in apprecia-
ton Of that lady's untiring work for
the relief fund The plant was packed
in a condensed milk can. the package
weighing less than half-pOund. which
Is the weight limit OF the international
post The tree Is growing beautifully
in its new home, and boasts OF having
accomplished the longest voyage ever
made by a living rose; eleven thou
sand miles and almost to the very long
itudinally opposite point Of the globe.
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FIVE PERSONS KILLED.
Shocking Accident at a Crossing of u
Lehigh Valley Railroad.

Lehigh Valley Railroad.
LEROY, n. V, Aug. 22.-An accident
occurred here Sunday on the behigh
Valley railroad crossing of Lake street
in which five people were instantly
killed. Their names are: L. j. Boree,
wife and daughter, Miss Nancy
Weeks, all of this place, and
Miss Emma Bowden, daughter of
Rev. Samuel Bowden, of New
York The five mfortunates started
with spirited team to drive to church.
When on the tracks the east-bound Lee
high Valley flyer struck the forward
part Of the carriage and second later
the crushed bodies of the occupants
were flying through the air. All were
mangled beyond recognition. Mrs.
Bovee was decapitated- The train
stopped and backed up to the scene,
but Immediately moved onward
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

GEORGE Il. MCCLELLAN, son of tn
general. says he has heard of enough
buttons that came off the coat his ia
Their wore at Antietam to dam the
North river The last was said to be n
contribution 10 the casting of the Co
lumbar liberty bell. Mr.. Mcclellan
saws the Il has never lost button
and that il Is now in his possession 1t
has attached to it n card in Gen.
McClellan's handwriting bearing the
words: This is the coat | pre- at An
tiatarn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

THE record of embellishments in the
United States thus far in the current
wear is a significant one, the total for
the seven months being S5,373, l40.
Most if not all of this great aggregate
of loss. directly resulting from crimi-
nality, may be set down to the account
of specializing with the money of other
people and the extravaganza of per
sonaI expenditure that IS apt to- &C
company the criminal use of property
belonging To others
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

The worlds fair directors have ap-
pointed committee 10 form an organi-
cation of citizens with the object of
establishing worlds fair museum of
anthropological. chronological, mineral
and other classes of exhibits after the
close If the fair period 1t IS well
known that an immense collection Of
these exhibits will be left 10 the dis
position of the public. both by states
aud foreign countries, as it will not pay
10 send them home again The object
Is to secure these for Chicago not only
as souvenirs of the great fair. but as
objects Of educational value and POpu-
lar entertainments
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

The paragrapher Of the Baltimore
Herald has just experienced salary
raise" This statement is based upon
the following extract from that jour
nal: Journalism as a profession is one
of the most enhancing, brilliant and
useful occupations in the world a
notable career in the editorial chair, as
a reporter, or as manager, is not to
be exchanged for any other sublunary
attraction. No other calling presents
SO many splendid opportunities for use
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

AMONG 9th r notable accessiOnS of
wealth from England recently Is $780,
600 worth of horseflesh in one lump.
The famous OrmOnd came over on the
Massachusetts the other day and Is now
the property Of an American. having
been purchased 10y w. OF. Maedouough,
of California, who has shipped him Ia
his stool RANCH. Ormond was foaled in
1858 ana his sire was the illustriOus
Ben Dor His birthplace was the duke
of Westminster farm at Eaton His
racing career began when he was a
a-vear-old and he has won nineteen
races, including the Derby, without a
single defeat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
OVER THE FALLS.
Fate of a Boatman Whose Craft Was
CapsIzed I'm the Niagara River.

Fate of a Boatman Whose Craft Was
CapsIzed I'm the Niagara River
NIAGARA FALLS. n. Y, Aug. ED.
ward Brennan, whose home is in New
York, went out on the river in a small
boat at noon Sunday While off Grass
island he attempted to fasten his
craft to a passing steam yacht.
In so doing his craft was over
turned and he was thrown into
the water The crew on the yacht
tried to save him, aud followed him
down sSs far as they dared toward the
death line" but finally had to give up,
as Brennan disappeared just before
reaching the white line of breakers.
His body has gone over the American
falls, and it is thought will hardly be
recovered until some days pass. Bren-
nan was about 20 years old and had
been boarding at the Hotel Atlantique
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
knichts of Honor.

The grand lodge of the American
Legion of Honor in annual session in
Milwaukee elected officers as follows:
81 2reme representative, William 4 Frieke.
Milwaukee,: grand commander, IL II Hahn,
Milwaukee. grand vice commander, w w.
Waterhouse, Oshkosh; grand orator. Byron W.
Kuhn Milwaukee,; grand secretary, John A.
Diedericksen, Milwaukee,; grand treasurer,
Charles 4slkert, Milwaukee; grand chaplain,
Mrs. l. Jansen. Milwaukee; grand guide, W. n.
Weller. Milwaukee: grand warden +. Schultze.
Hillsboro. grand sentry. A. Gudmann. Milwau-
kee: grand trustees. John Kelly, Charles Lau
and H. Elingholz Milwaukee.
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Pensioners to Go 10 Law.

WAsHi SGToN. Aug. 22.-Col Charles
p Lincoln, late deputy commissioner
of pensions and prominent candidate
for commander in chief of the G. A. r..
is authority for the statement that an
effort il soon to be made to prove
through the courts that the suspensions
of pensions granted under the act OF
June Of 1890 are Illegal,
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neath ar nnn. M. 5. MlIklnso,..

MORRISON, H.. Aug 1s.-Hou. w. ;.
Wilkinson. president of the First ma
tional bank of Morrison and promi-
nent resident of this county, died very
sud lenly Thursday morning at his
home ia this city from neuralgia of the
heart lie was born September ii.
1872. at Skaneateles. \. y. and moved
TO this county in 1859. In 1874 he rep
resented Whiteside county in the legis-
lature and Whiteside and Lee counties
in the state senate from 1872 to 1876.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Wiu Re No Winter Range.

RAwLINs, Wyo., Aug. 22.-One hun
bred prominent stock growers in this
vicinity Interviewed generally agree
that there will be practically no winter
range. One prominent sheep man who
went over his range south of the Union
Pacific says that there is no winter
feed, which he attributes to the cold,
wet spring and hot, dry summer. The
spring was so cold that grass did not
start early, and when it did it was
burned up by the dry. hot weather.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
To Leave Bu1zard.s Bay September L.

BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, Aug. 22-lt
is given out here that President Cleve-
land, Mrs. Cleveland and baby Ruth
will leave Buzzard's Bay for Washing
ton Friday, September 1. Mr. Cleveland
desiring to remain two weeks longer
than the present 70 personally take
charge of the improvements to be made
upon the Gables and the erection OF
lodge for dwelling house for their
house and ground keepers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

STATISTICS show that in the United
States 15s. AS persons are employed in
fishing and fisheries and that the value
of the catch is $40, l54. 979 yearly and
vet, With these astonishing truths in
hand. .here are fishermen who will pre-
yaricale about their luck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

BICYCLE riders are sadly in need Of
backbone supporters 1t IS not unusual
To zee a dozen rulers and every one
curved in the back or sprawled out like
paralyzed frog. Why should not a
bicycle rider sit as gracefully as a
horS. back rider2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Great Catch of seals Reported.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. Thus far this
season the catch of seal in Japan
waters has been as follows: by the
American fleet of eighteen vessels, H.
ago; by the British fleet of nineteen
vessels, 24,01O The catch is considered
a large one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

PRESIDENT CLEvEL AND is variOusly
known among the foreigners at the
worlds fair as sultan, caliph, pasha,
raiah, ahl1Oond, khedive, emiT, hey,
negus, nawab, nizam, khan, sheik and
vizier of the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Work of Forest Fires.

Meanwhile, situated on the Wisconsin
Central railroad, 3 miles north of
Marshfield, was nearly wiped out by
forest fires Three dwelling houses,
schoolhouse, sawmill and planning mill
were burned to the ground, together
with 500, 900 feet of lumber. The saw
mill and lumber were owned by Henry
Sherry. Loss estimated at $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
ruled Him with Bullets

PADUcAH, KY, Aug. 22.-Last Tues
dav a negro tramp went TO the farm of
Albert Horn and asked for food. Mrs.
Horn was alone and the tramp ASSAULT
ed her. Her screams brought her hus-
band from the field and the negro fled
Two posses started in pursuit, and
after a short chase shot him to death.
The news was SUPPRESSED until now.
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nir Ere m Milwaukee.

For time Milwaukee was threat
ened with another serious fire. The
flames burned nearly two squares, caus-
ing loss estimated at Sl50,OO0. as
follows: L. j. Petit & Co, 100000;
Northwestern Carriage s. Sleigh com
pany, $40, 900; Lumberman company,
S, 600; Chicago. Milwaukee Il St Paul
Railway company, $1,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

Mrs. ALICE FREEMAN PALMER, in a
plea for cO-educatiOn, asserts that moth
ing will take the foolish and romantic
notions out of a girl so quickly as to
set her at work with young men and
Let her find ont how little they know.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Election in France.

PARIS, Aug. %. - The returns of
the general parliamentary election
held Sunday received up to the present
time show the election of $50 repub-
licans. twelve royalists, three rallied
and three revisionists. Eighty three
reballots are necessary. All OF the cab
met ministers have been reelected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Ftfty Miners Killed.

Berlin. Aug. 22.-The Kaiserstuhl
coal pit at Dortlnund. in Westphalia,
was on Saturday the scene of a terrible
mining accident. An explosion of fire.
damp occurred in the pit, killing fifty
persons and injuring many Others. IL
Is feared that some of the injured will
H.
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PATTI will farewell the United States
in a new opera next winter. The man
who wrote it viii not be on earth to
prepare a new one for her on the oc-
casion of her last farewell tour of the
United States.
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Game Law unconstitutionai.

The state educational department
holds that the general fish and game
law is unconstitutional, at least sc
much thereof rs disposes of the fines
collected for violations of the law, as
clause in the constitution gives to the
state school fund portion of all fines
collected for violation of law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

SEVERAL banks have failed in the
present stringency, but up to the hour
of going To press no farmers have sus-
pended. The earth is hOnOring all de-
mands with compound interest this
wear. The mud banI, IS all right.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

The Philadelphia Record credits a
reporter of that city, who is but TWEEN
ty-five years old. with the ability TO
read and translate twenty-three Ian
guages, and says he expects to keep on
adding to the number.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24

''TYPEsCRIPT" is proposed as a good
nsTe for typewriter matter. Then
why not call that which is written with
a pen ''penscript?' But why not call
both manuscript, as both are written by
haudp
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-24
Another ChoIera Death.

New YORK, Aug. 22.-Antonio Car
love, aged 80 years, who was con-
valescing from cholera on Swinburne
island, died at midnight. The autopsy
CON firrned the diagnosis
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proyvned IN Ills own Room.

BRO oKLYN. Aug. 22.-Michael Dello,
an Italian 60 years of age, was drowned
in the night in his apartments in the
basement of No. 254 Fourth avenue.
The flooding of the room was caused by
the heavy rains Saturday night.
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ca,se of sickness IN Berlin.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman, of the marine hospital
service, has received a cablegram from
Consul General Edwards at Berlin,
stating that there are no further eases
Of cholera there. The disease. the dis
patch says, was introduced through Gu
cumbers procured from infected dis
tricts in Russian Poland.