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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

THE oldest postmaster in the United
States. J. II. Miller. died in Gauley,
w Va. aged IS years. He was APP
pointed in 1852 by President jackson.
aud has been postmaster at Gauley
since.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
clared void the act of the last legisla-
ture permitting women to vote at
municipal elections.
IL Holt county, Neb., a prairie fire
destroyed thousands of tons of hay.
and in some places eremated horses,
cattle and hogs
FIRE swept away fourteen business
houses and residences at Benton, Mo-,
including the post office and Jail.
ON an Indiana & Illinois Southern
train coach left the track near Eff
fngham, H., and thirteen persons
were injured
The death of James A. Demaree. for
twenty years grand reporter of The
Knights of Honor and founder of order.
occurred in Louisville, Ky.
NEAR Knox Point. La. a mob lynched
two negro thieves.
u Cleveland the work of fixing a
boundary line between the United
States and Canada is in progress.
THE legislature Of Georgia began its
fifty-dav session Ut Atlanta.
II a second confession James Stons
saws he alone killed the Wrattan family
near Washington. Ind. aud that the
men implicated by his first confession
are innoceut
II the Walsenburg district in Colora-
DO 2,0O0 miners struck because of pay
ment in store checks
II n fog the Pacific Mail eompany's
steamer City Of New York went ashore
in San Francisco bay and was wrecked,
the los being over $500. coo.
AN order was issued by Director
General Davis for tine immediate re-
moval Of exhibits from the worlds fair
buildings after November l.
OVER I.500 women received worlds
fair metals for their handiworS Mex
leans gained the creates, share OF the
awards
j. New Orleans Alexander Rockwell.
liLeal descendant Of African kings,
u. I 81 the age az 100 year,.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the reeds of physical being, will attest
tire value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispeIling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
Il has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every objectionable sub lance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name. Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, YOU viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

WHILE en- route from Singapore to
Shanghai the British bark Florence
Treat was wrecked in a storm and
twenty persons were drowned.
On their way to a lumber camp near
Parry Sound, Ont, William Lynch. j.
Douglas, Narcasse Woods and John
Sweet were drowned by the upsetting
of their boat.
The banking house of Pedro Martin
& Son. established in the City of Mex
leo thirty years ago, failed with liabili-
ties of 81 600, 900 and nominal assets of
81. 200, 900.
FIRE destroyed the Fvfield church
near Abingdon, England, wi len was
built in the thirteenth century, and
which was considered an important his
torical monument.
THE Spanish Gen. Margallo was shot
dead with seventy of his men in lead
ing a sortie against Riftians at Melilla
The Norwegian bark NordstJernen
ran into a small boat and sunk it 1T
Hernessnd, port on the Gulf of Both
MIA. drowning ten persons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
THE EAST.

AFTER forty years G.. G. Gaskin re-
turned to Brooklyn. y. Y. to find his
wife remarked and himself a great
grandfather
THE house of John Cannon in Pitts
burgh. Pa, was destroyed by fire and
two children were cremated and their
mother seriously burned.
The firm of House. Lawson & Con-
nor, wholesale dealers in dress goods in
New York. failed FOR $4,000
STARVATION caused the death of two
children of y. Z. Stone, of New Bed
ford, Mass. and the father and mother
were in a precarious condition. No
work was the cause.
PETITIONS for pardon of Hugh f.
Dempsey and Robert Beatty. convicted
Of poisoning non-union men at Home
stead. Pa. during the great strike last
year, were denied by the state board of
parllons.
Is wreck on the Pennsylvania road
at Harrisburg, Pa, four men were
killed.
Gov. RUssELI- of Massachusetts,. has
selected November so as Thanksgiving
day
1t II oflciatAy ann Ounce0 tnat the
proposed fight between Jam Corbett
and Charley Mitchell for the champion
ship of the world before the Coney
Island Athletic association in Decem-
Der has been declared off
a BARREL of whisky exploded in the
warehouse of the Chautauqua Lake Toe
company at Pittsburgh. Pa. causing
the destruction of over $500, 900 worth
of property and serious injury to eight
persons.
WITH a party of ten Capt Aaron
Kingston left Pittsburgh, Pa, in three
boats on a voyage to the Antarctic and
Arctic seas
The law of 1892 which gives women
the right 10 vote for school commission
ers in New York has been declared I'M
constitutional
TIE correspondence clerk of the New
York continental bank. benjamin San
ford, Is accused Of stealing over $50. 900
from the firm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

As Gust Larson was pumping into
the watts at the starch factory in Grants
burg his jacket caught in set screw
on the main shaft and carried him up
TO an upper beam. where he was
pinioncd until every thread of his cloth
ing was torn off him. when he dropped
down on the plank walk His rubber
boots were also torn To sbreds, and how
he escaped with his life was nothing
short of miracle He was in pre-
CARTONS condition.
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LATER NEWS.
OmcialIy Closed.

WosLD's FAIR, Oct 3O-The scene in
Festival hall this afternoon was impress
sive. There was no levity. The great
audience, filling every seat ard Occu-
plying every foot of standing room, was
hushed. Some had come from distant
states to take part in what was intend
ed TO be an hour of rejoicing over the
success of the fair and found that the
festal plans had been changed. There
were no speeches to emphasize the
greatness of the exposition now clos
ing, no words of regret that the work
of demolishing the beautiful white
buildings would soon be commenced.
The ceremonies, according to the pro-
gramme, were made commemorative of
the departed mayor. The speech which
President Higinbotham had prepared
prior to MIR. Harrison's death was con-
sidered so consonant with the spirit of
the meeting that il was deemed fitting
TO have il read by the Rev. Or. Bar
rows, who made the opening prayer.
The committee of directors and ma
tional commissioners who were re-
quested to draft set of suitable reso-
lutiOns reported through President
Higinbotham. The national commits
sioners. the foreign commissioners, the
state commissioners and all the execu-
tive officers of the exposition were
seated on the platform. President
Palmer, of the national commission,
presided, aud after the prelimInaries
and reading of the resolutions, he de-
clared the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
tion officially closed after the national
salute was fired at sunset.
Mrs. RHODES, aged nearly 60 years,
living at Kalamazoo. Mich, was bru-
tally assaulted by John Thomas the
30th. She was roughly handled, her
neck and mouth being terribly cut.
Thomas was captured and locked in a
rooR, but escaped by battering down
the door.
THE steamer Florida went ashore
near Whitney, Ind. She was loaded
with coal aud missed the piers in the
dense smoke that hung over the lake.
The president the 3Oth sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the senate: Ed
win r. Uhl. of Michigan, to be assistant
secretary of state, vice Josiah Quincy.
resigned; James Il. Roosevelt. of New
York. to be secretary of the embassy of
the United States at London, vice Henry
White. resigned.
THE silver repeal bill passed the L.
s. senate the S0th by a vote Of 90 ayes
10 SO nays. The bill has been under
consideration for IS weeks
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

BENzoNTA Mich. oct. SL-Henrv
johnson. an eccentric resident of this
place, embarked from Frankfort Tues
day. intending to cross Lake Michigan
alone in a sail-boat His intention was
to 90 1ia Chicago and the Mississippi
river to New Orleans, all the way by
water His boat has been found
wrecked on the beach south of Frank
fort and the life-saving crew are search
ing for his body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
worId.s Fatr Tnru.tiIes.

The Caspar Automatic Gate company
of New Orleans have commenced suit
against the assignee of the Racine
Hardware company at Racine for sSi.-
O00 damages. The action grew out of
the turnstiles made for the worlds fair
and which, the New Orleans people
claim, did not come up To the contract
and were not delivered on time. The
contract was for SIS, 900
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

The receipt books Of the United States
treasurer show that there are ten Gus
tom houses in the United states which
collected less than 500 each last year At
KennebuuS. Me. the total receipts were
fifteen cents. - Marks. Fla-, returned
$40. The port of Alexandria. Va, col
Is.cted SIS. - but the collector was pad
SsI4 = and his deputy Sl.soo Al Cas-
tine. Me. which returned $3.50, the
collector received Sl50 salary. besides
fees and commissions This looks Ike
waste. but these collectors and deputies
serve IS u poilee force against SNUG
g.crs. and probably sEvr che govern
taeat huadreas u tA9aEsals each year
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

Hunters on the Squint river miss
south of Tomahawk shot aud severely
injured a squaw. mistaking her fT
deer A charge of buclshot entered
her side, causing injuries that may
prove fatal The hunters left the poor
squaw whore she fell, probably being
too frightened TO obtain medical at
tendance. She was found few hours
later by her husband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

The latest statisti : of the Salvation
Army show that their work j. estab-
lIshed in twenty-three countries. in
twenty-one different languages has
forty newspapers with an annual circu-
latiIn Of =. $50. 900 copies; they also re
poSs 5000 stations. 10,sIG officers. aud
est mate that they reach not l.ss than
2 $50. 900 persons every week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
Flres in Chieaco.

CHICAGO, Oct 32.-Fire on Sunday
damaged the Raymond Il Whiteomb
hotel, in the worlds fair district, to the
amount of about $4,000. The vinegar
and yeast works of Spielman Bros =
Co. % to 20 North avenue, were par
TALLY destroyed Saturday night. the
loss to the plant being estimated at
SS0 OOo
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

jury in Judge Johnson's court IN
Milwaukee found for the plaintiff on
almost every point in the suit of john
Wolf against the Milwaukee. Lake
Shore Il Western railway. At Kau-
kauna in 1887 the plaintiff, fireman,
lost his right eye by the explosion OF
the glass of lubricator. The jury
fixed the damages at 81, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

MORAL suasiou failing. opponents uf
the use of tobacco are this season fur
nished out of hand with a powerful
argument for abjurltion Of pipe and
quid The health commissioner of New
York has Information that much of the
tobacco coming 20 that market from
the south is 50 impregnated with paris
green. busted upon the plant 10 de-
stroy worms that were attacking it, as
TO be unfit for use
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

TE's is the time Of the year when the
farmer pause> in his work Of turning a
twenty-inch furrow and listens gayly To
the Try Of the POland-China biddy as
she finishes her task of eating ten
cents worth Of nOxious insects and
brags about it by dropping a cent-and-
a-half ery in the sIo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

AREANe ENrENTs are being perfected by
officials Of the United States immigra-
tion bureau 10 establish an immigrant
bureau ON the border They Will act
a. Inspectors and be stationed at Quebec
and viii furnish passports to desirable
immigrants who want TO cross the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

IL excavating for the foundation Of
she new Methodist church and publish
ing house in Rome the vorkmen had
10 90 - feet below the street level. and
in doing 50 they cane upon the re
maius Of an old Catholic church.
~ hich i'm its turn had been built urJn
a heather tempIe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
A FOUL DEED.
Carter II. Harrison, Mayor of Chi
cago, Assassinated.
Called to His Door by CRAZY Once-Seeker
and shot TO Death The Murderer
Gives Himself Up-story
of the Crime.
MAYoR HARnrsoy KItIEp.

CHICAGO. Oct 81 Carter Henry Har-
rison, mayor of the city of Chicago,
was assassinated at hIs residence. cor
ner of Ashland and Jackson boulevards.
Saturday evening. Three of the four
shots fired by the assassin took effect
in the body of the mayor One bullet
entered the abdomen. another pierced
his body to the right of the right nip
Pile, blowing its way through the AK
Hilary region, and third lodged in the
palm of the left hand.
After the assassin had completed his
work he turned back TO the door, the
coachman of the Harrison household at
his heels, fled across the lawn and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

UNDER a law passed by the Pennsyl-
vanja legislature last winter no license
for marriage viii be necessary in that
state until October I, 1895. great
rush 10 Feun>y lvania has already com
menced from adjoining states, and
couples within the state are fastening
into matrimony u Is ike spreading Z
free lunch and inviting the public in.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

JOSH FEANCISCD CoETES. VINO died re-
Gently ia MorcIia, Mexico, Is believed in
that town Ia have been 1893 years old
and they point 10 an eutry in the local
court register 20 prove IL, but as he left
son 50 years old the probabilities are
that Jose and the register and de
-eased father or grandfather of the
same name have became somewhat
Nil 81 N.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

DR. CARL PETERS, the African ex-
plOrer. says he never met in all his
travels parlor car pOrters 50 insOlent as
those on our railroads. II Is surmised
that he tipped only the chair As he
came through
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shot by a Robbcr.

Charles E. Button, night clerk at the
Eau Claire house, in Eau Claire, was
shot through the left hand and left leg
by some person unknown. Button say
his assailant first threw red pepper in
his eyes and then fired. Robbery was
the motive, but the desperate only Sc
cured $40 from the cash register.
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Rremery Hnrned .

KExosHA. Wis. Oct 31.--A FIRE boke
out in the Grietbach brewery at /
o'clock Sunday morning and consumed
the entire plant. The loss is estimated
at sl5. 600 The fire communicated to
the residence Of Mrs. Schroeder. which
is also a total loss. Several barns
were burned
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GUILTY OF MURDER.
The Jury Convicts BIoodthirsty a
erchlst.

The Jury Convicts BIoodthirsty An
srchist.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. S0.-After an all
night session the jury in the case of
Noel Maison. the alleged French anarch-
list, charged with killing Sophia RAGS,
returned verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree 1t was claimed that
Maison was implicated in an anarchistic
plot to destroy public buildings in Can
ada. and that Mrs. RAGS in some way
overheard the anart hist's secrets. Her
removal was then decided upon. Maison
and a compa MON laid in wait for the
woman AZ killed her as she was re-
tlarninc. Ennln with har hus ha nj
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

THE prize given 20 the worlds fair
salesman who sold the largest number
of tickets on Chicago day-the rather
modest one Of a box Of cigars-was
won hy Cnarles Decker. an old circus
ticsetseller He sold II. 500 tickets
that dav
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

NEw books are issued in this country
Al the rate Of about 5000 year. The
chief vaiue Of some 4,s75 Of them lies in
the fact that they make business for
paper mills and printers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

pERIFATETIC hvnotizers are the latest
European sensation and terror. They
20 around making defenseiess men tell
their family secrets in public bar
rooms and sending To sleep with their
fascinating eyes the beautiful Young
Partisan women they meet in omui-
buses. The most alarming part Of it is
that there Is no law under which these
examples of the Evil eve can be pun
ished. Aud even IL there were what
good would il do 80 long as they could
Tx their glittering optics on the judge
and put the jury TO sleep with wink?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

Tar life Insurance companies in the
United States. taking no account Of as
ses>ment corporations and societies.
hold assets u the value 90 about Ss5O.-
COOS These companies receive from
policy holders ab1uJ $3.50 O.000 year.
which means fully $40 for every head Of
a family. Their total income Is nearly
$50. OO1. OC0 annually Dat Of this
enormous revenue about SI00. O0l. 900 a
year 20 10 the insured The total eN-
penditurts are ABOUT $50. con. 900 "a year.
More than s.5O0,O9O policies are in
force. covering liabilities IA the amount
of 81. sos. eco. 900. in round figures. or go
for every man. woman aud child.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

DESPITE frequent deuials. il IS still as
serted by those who are in position 10
have inside facts that the proposed race
between the locomotives Queen Em-
press and 900, representing respectively
british and American locomotive build
ing. will certainly come of. as the date
has been set. and terms and prelilnina-
ries arranged. The race is - be from
buffalo To Albany over the New York
Central, a distance Of sg1 miles. and
the wcser i $40. 600. 10 be devoted to
charity The race viii be n novel and
thrilling one. If Il ever a. ours. but i
is-;o be hoped that il will not be start
sd. The risk II life Is too great
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

THE surest antidote 10 anarchy is for
the people Ia own their homes In Phil
adelphia l2i, 600 families live in their
own houses, while in New York, with a
population larger by 100000, only So
600 families are thus situated. The pro-
portion Of house owners in Cincinnati
j nearly equal Ia that in Philadelphia
In these two cities are no labor riots.
and cheap and effective government i
maintained The loan and building
associations have done much 70 build
up Philadelphia. which mas 100. 600 more
buildings than New York. Every stock
CAPITALIST
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victim of BrIght,s Disease.

CHICAGO, Oct. so. Charles Schwartz,
the well-knovn board of trade man
and senior member of the commission
firm of Schwartz. Dupee s. Co. died
Friday afternoon at o'clo~'- at his
home, 1909 Prairie avenue, an i'll
ness of two weeks from Il .sht's dis
ease
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
Attacked by a Hinge Eagle.

HuLIsBoBo. H.. Oct 30.-John Halle
ton and Edward Mcqueen, aged about
Il years. while hunting near Oakland
were attacked by large eagle. AT, ~
hard fight the boys killed il ap5. il
measured feet srnm tiT - tsp of shs
wings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

CRY OF MEXICO. Oct SO.-The bank
ing house of Pedro Martin & Sons, es-
tablished thirty years ago. and for a
long time tine correspondent here of the
house of Barring. has failed. with liza
bilities of 81, 100. 900 and nominal assets
- - a0n noO
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MIS- NELLIE GRANT SAEroEIs has re.
ceivcd large increase Of income since
The death Of her husband She was al
ready rich. as her fsther-in-lav on hi,
death three years ago left her an in.
come IF 50. COZ year AID the London
ho44La
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

ADDISON HAWLIS. who holds a po-
sition in the melting and refining de
partment Of the Philadelphia mint is a
grandson Of the late Vice President
lIamlin
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WOES OF A GERMAN BANK.

IL Has No Assets, One OhicIai Suicides and
Another FIees.
BERLIN, Oct. 80 I'm connection with
the failure of the bank of Pfeffer &
Hartdegen, of Cassell, with liabilities
of 4, 200, 900 marks. announced Thurs
day by The Frankfurter Zeitung, it is
added that Pfeffer has fled to England
and that the bank has absolutely no
assets. The sensation caused by the
flight of Pfeffer and the failure of
the bank has been increased by the
fact that Hartdegen, the remaining
partner of the firm. mas committed sui
eide
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

CHICAGO, Oct SL-The paid admis-
sions at the worlds fair on Saturday
numbered 240. 1872; on Sunday. 146, sci;
total for week ending October %. 1,554,-
5T2. grand total since May l. q. S22, 422.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

Is ballot taken in Boston 10 decide
upon the most popular names for babies
Helen lei the list for a girl, 1873 votes
uut Of the Is. 600 cast. and Harold was
firsf favnr.f. for a how.
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Tha et,a House in Ashes.

RYE, y. Y. Oct. 3I.-The Cliff house,
well-known summer hotel situated
on the sound, in this village, was
burned Saturday morning. The loss Is
thought to be about SO, 600, well in
Curad
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No Fres,Io,n for Norwar.

STOCKHOLM. Oct 81. - The Allie
banda, in an inspired article. says the
claims of the Norwegian radicals for
separate foreign department are I'm
possible. No European power, the pa
per adds, would acknowledge Norway
as a sovereign and independent state.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS
TAX APPoRTIoNMENT:

What the Several Counties in the State
win Pay the Commonwealth
The secretary of state has certified
to the various county clerks of the state
the amount of state tax apportioned to
each county. The total tax IS sl,0lS,-
20 aDportioDed as follows
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Fatal Explosion.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct 3O.-News
has just reached here of boiler ex-
plosion in Boone county, in which
James Huffman, engineer, and Charles
McDarmon We're instantly killed.
Charles BARKER was fatally hurt