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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS.


TUESDAY, Aug. s. In the senate
. resolution was introduced to make
August % the time for taking the
final vote on the suspension of sill
yer purchases but no action was taken.
The presidents message recommending
prompt repeal of the sherman silver
law was read Several bills were i'm
troduced to regulate the finances In
the house the message of the president
was read. The Belknap-Richardso
contest over seat in the house from
the Fifth district of Michigan resulted
in favor of Richardson, the democrat
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9.-In the senate
no business was transacted. In the
house an adjournment was taken in
order TO give time for caucus Of each
faction on the silver question and a
general conference if possible.
THURSDAY. Aug. 10. = Immediately
after the reading of the journal the
senate adjourned until the 18th. In the
house the committee on rules was an
uOunced and then an adjournment for
the day was taken.
FRIDAY, Aug. 1.-THE senate was
uot III Sc>siou po-ua4- IN the houSc WI.
Wilson CIV. Val introduced hill pro-
viding for unconditional repeal of the
silver purchasing clause of the Sher-
man law. Mr.. Rayner Md spoke in
favor of the bill and Mr. Bland mo. }
denounced the measure. A joint reso-
luton was adopted providing for the
appropriate coTnmemoratiOn of the
Tooth anniversary of the laying of the
corner stone of the national capitol.
SATURDAY. Aug. 12.-There was no
session of the senate. In the house
the time was occupied in discussing the
silver question.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
WEST AND SOUTH,

A BOILER explosion wrecked the Cad
wallader Touring mill at Fostoria, O.,
and g. Davis. secretary of the mill, and
r. c. Myers, bookkeeper, were killed.
RESIDENTS of Glendive, Mont, gave a
coat of TAR To a white man and gar
.nent of alabastine TO his colored bride
and ordered them out of town.
The stables of the driving park at
Connersville. Ind, were burned and
seven valuable horses were cremated.
FLAMES destroyed all but two stores
and few houses at Snow Hill, Md,
the loss being $500. 900.
GREAT restitution and suffering pre-
vailed among the boomers along the
Kansas line of the Cherokee strip.
FLAMES nearly wiped out the village
of Derby. Ind, the loss being over
500. 900.
A CIGARETTE caused the destruction
by fire of much of the business part of
Sidell. III.
ALMOST the entire business part of
Barnard, Mo. was destroyed by fire.
JAMES JACOBS livery stable at
Goshen, Ind, was burned ana twenty
five horses were cremated.
FIRE ruined the business portion of
South Wayne, Wis
AT Santa Rosa, Cal, many buildings
were damaged by the severest earth
quake felt there since 1868.
AT Watseka. Ill. Mrs. Anise Sharpe
Roberts celebrated her 1O2d birthday.
AT la Grange, Ind. Deputy Sheriff
Samuel Erb was ambushed and killed
party of tramps suspected of bur
glsrv.
The Sutton county bank of Sonora,
Tex. the Bank of Colfax. Wash. the
Commercial bank of Minneapolis.
Mimi. the Union national bank of
Rochester, Mimi. and the First nation
al bank of Nashville, Tenn, closed
their doors.
1T was decided at the statehood con-
vention held in Ell Reno to work for the
admission of Oklahoma aud Indian ter
ritories a. one state.
THE 4-year-old daughter of David De
Witt was cremated and her mother ia
tally burned in fire at Ada. O.
The oldest paper in central Missouri,
the Sedalia Evening BazoO. published
by ]. West Goodwin. went to the wall.
FRED GRoTEFEND. cashier of the Bank
of Shasta county at ReddiDg, Cal, is a
defaulter for over 500. 900.
BANK failures were reported as fol-
lows: The American national at Nash
vile. Tenn, the Hamilton county state
bank at Webster City, Ia, the Caldwell
county exchange bank at Kingston,
Mo, and the Exchange bank at Polo.
Mo.
CHARLES ]. EDDY, aged So. one of the
oldest railroad men in the west, com
mitted suicide in Washington park,
Chicago. by shooting himself No cazse
was known.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

UP to date there have been d. 472 EN-
sions suspended which were granted
under the act of June %. 1890.
The losses by fire in the United
States during the first seven months of
the present fiscal year reached SOS. l01.-
800. against $40. 967, $50 in 1892 and $40,
Pa, $50 in 1891
The report of the statistician of the
department of agriculture for August
shows that crops throughout the coun-
try have suffered severely from the
drought.
IL the United States there were 1914
business failures during the seven days
ended on the 11th- In the week proceed
ing there were $50, and during the cor
responding time in 1892 the number
was go.
An improvement was reported in
business throughout the country.
The president left Washington for
Buzzard's Bay, Aass., on account OF
poor health.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
s799. 9Q5. 224, against s973, $50, 1853 the pre-
vious week. The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1892,
was 20.2.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
CARNEGIE STRIKE OFF.
The Great Labor Trouble at Pittsburgh
Ended at Last.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug 15.-The great
labor trouble at the Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-third street Carnegie mills
which resulted so disastrously more
than a year ago has Terminated.
1t is reliably reported that an
amicabe settlement of differences
will be effected to-day and the
many hundred men owho joined in
the sympathy strike of 1892 will re-
sumo their places. 1t will be remem-
bered that the strike at these mills was
inaugurated during the labor conflict
at Homestead, the men, who were
working under the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION rules and scale, going
out through desire to strength
en- their brother worhmen at
Homestead. The long continued strike
has caused much distress. At meet
ing Saturday night it was decided to
declare the strike off and a petition
was drawn up 20 be presented to Car
negie officials asking for removal of
the ban and that they be permitted to
take their old positions in the mills.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
a GREAT RACE.
Meintjes, the South African. Wins Bicycle
Honors at Chicago-He Captures the
sixty-Two Mile Race. Breaking Several
Records In the Meantime.

CHICAGO. Aug. 15.-The six days of
racing in the international tournament
closed at the South side ball grounds
Saturday afternoon with the event of
the entire meeting, the international
championship at 100 kilometres (62
miles 739 feet II was won i'm phenom-
email style by Lawrence S. Meintjes,
champion of South Africa
The race was run with pace makers
in order that some new figure might~be
hung up on the record table. So well
was the pacing done and SO fast did
Meintjes ride that he now holds all
American records from S to % miles
and from 80 to SO miles inclusive, and
the worlds record for 80 miles.
There were fully 5000 people present
and majority stayed to see the finish
of the long race, which was over about
o'clock. Zimmerman was the hero of
the short races. He won the quarter
open, mile international and mile invi-
tation, making total of fourteen first
prizes during the week.
The Saltonstall cup will remain in
America, the property of the League of
American Wheelman, until captured by
some other country. America won it
by n score of 81 points in the tourna-
ment to South Africa's ).
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
LITERARY PERSONALITIES.

THE lady who is now known as the
duchess of Devonshire has been for
many years an anonymous contributor
TO the Saturday Review of London.
PATRIOTIC William Dean Howells
denies the published reports that he is
going abroad to remain several years.
Mr.. Howells says that he finds an
abundance of charming characters in
American life, and that he has no need
togo abroad to study European models.
Mr.. JULIAN HAWTHORNE. aecompa-
MED by his eldest daughter. Hide
garde, has been at the worlds fair
seven weeks with a view to making
literary use of his daily observations.
A stranger picked him out in crowd
one day, through his resemblance to
his father.
GUY DE MAUPAssAsT was. for a num-
Der of years, a clerk in the French
naval Office, and il was while there, in
the intervals of his official studies, that
he prepared himself for literary ca
reer Prior to his public debut as a
writer his work was supervised and
directed by Flaubert
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cHlNAMeN ROAST TO DEATH
Others Eaten by Sharks Who Jumped
from Burning Vessel.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. by the
steamer City of New York, from China,
We're brought details of the burning of
the steamer Don Juan. A short time
ago cablegram was received here
saying the vessel had been de-
stroyed by fire and l45 people,
been lost The steamer San Antonio
afterward found the burning vessel and
towed her into Manila and saved l01
lives. The scenes on board were horri-
BILE. Many Chinese were roasted to
death and others, crazed by heat,
jumped overheard, only to meet death
in the jaws of hungry sharks. The
ship was bound from Hong Kong for
Manita, and on July 3, when about 80
miles off Port Darigayos fire broke out
between decks. There was 1000 bar
relsof petroleum slowed away and the
flames spread to them and through the
deck with lightning-like rapidity. In a
few moments the Don Juan was a
mass of fire. The captain saw
that there was no hope of saw
ing the vessel and he ordered
the boats out. Before the two life
boats could be launched they were
burned in the davits. The other boats
were quickly launched and the Chinese
swarmed into them like rats They
had to be cut loose from the ship to
save those who were already in them,
and 200 unfortunate wretches were left
behind on the burning steamer. The
vessel was Immediately surrounded by
sharks.
Higher and higher leapcd the flames.
At least 100 Mongolians were clinging
to the rigging. Overcome by the heat
and suffocated by the smoke they were
forced from their positions and fell back
into the fiery abyss of death. The air
was filled with the shrieks of the dying
and others. maddened by pain, be-
gan to leap into the sea unmind-
full of the consequences The sharks
fairly jumped out of the water and
caught the poor wretches as they came
down. Some of the men fell to the
deck, where they were slowly roasted
to death. All day long and until even
ing of the following day were these
terriblesscenes enacted until the steam
er San Antonio hove in sight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
BIG LOSS FROM FIRE.
Damage OF s:ioO,OOO to the Nelson
Morris Plant at the Stock Yards in Chi

Damage OF sIoO,OOO to the Nelson
Morris Plant at the Stock Yards i'm Chi
cago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-About Q a. IN. Sat.
urday fire broke out in the large fertiliz-
ing and beef-packing establishment OF
Nelson Morris Sc Co., and before it was
extInguished caused damage to the
amount of $500, 900 besides throwing
1000 men temporarily out of work
The fire at one time threatened I,
entirely wipe out the mammoth plant,
which represents an investment of So.
900, 900, and also the destruction OF
several other big stock yards estab-
lishments, and the fireman had a hard
battle with the flames to confine
them to that part of the establish
ment in which they originated. The
building in which the fire started is
one of the largest in the Stock Yards.
Inside its walls 1000 men were en-
ployed, and the great bulk of Nelson
Morris & Co. S work was done. The
structure was 6O0x30O feet in dimen
sion and four stories high. 1t con
tanned a killing department, warehouse
fertilizing department and a valuable
cold storage plant
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
DEATH BY WATER.
F"ur Persons Lose Tueir Lives in North
ern Illinois Lake-A "a Number
Drowned at Chattanooga. enn.


ern Illinois Lake-A "a Number
Drowned at Chattanooga. enn.
McIIENRY, H., Aug -Four per-
sons lost their lives and three narrowly
escaped death in deplorable accident
on Bangs lake, Wauconda, Saturday
morning. Those drowned were: Car.
RE Hammond, Wauconda; Grace Nc.
Donald, Chicago; Fred Roome, Chicago;
- Roome, Chicago. The injured are:
Elmer Golding, Wauconda; Lulu Me-
Donald, Chicago, and - Roome, Chi
cago.
1t was bright and beautiful when
the party went out on the lake, pretty
bit of water about mile long and
nearly as wide, and good sailing
breeze carried tn EN- swiftly several
times around the lake. Elmer
Goldiug, son of one of Wan
conda's prominent men, had charge
of the boat. With him were Miss
Carrie Hamm ond, of Wauconda, and
Misses Grace and Lulu Mcdonald and
Fred Roome and his two brothers,
of Chicago. At the time of the acct
dent the boat was headed for the
pier and within 500 yards of the
landing. Young Golding found he must
make another tack, but as the boom
swung on the other side a gust of wind
keeled the boat over till the rail
touched the water The girls sprang
up and in their fright fell upon the lee
side of the boat. forcing it under water
and precipitating themselves into the
lake.
With an overturned boat on his hands
and six struggling companions in the
water Elmer Golding proved himself a
very brave young man. Calling TO
them all to get hold OF the boat and
cling to it, he seized Lulu Mcdonald
and placed her upon it, He
then swan to where Carrie Ham
mond and Grace Mcdonald were strng-
had grappled with each other and soon
sank ont of sight Golding assisted one
of the Roome boys to the wreck, but
the other two, being poor swimmers,
disappeared beneath the waves before
they could reach the boat.
The accident was witnessed from the
shore. and within a few minutes
dozen small boats came to the rescue.
Miss Mcdonald, Elmer Golding
and young Roome were taken
ashore. Within half an hour the
bodies of the four drowned were
recovered. but, though efforts-at re-
suscitation were kept up for some time,
they proved unavailing Golding has
received a good deal of praise for his
GOODNESS, and it is thought the others
would have been saved had they kept
their wits about them.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 15.-The
Magnolia club of this city gave their
annual outing Sunday by chartering
the steamer Gunter and having on
board some of the best citizens. Every
thing passed off pleasantly until noon,
when the steamer ran down the
little naptha launch Cigarette, having
on board eight persons-four men and
four women. In some way the little
craft was caught under barge at
tached TO the steamer and was sunk.
The men were rescued, but the women
were all drowned by being caught by
the current under the barge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
a MUSICAL MELANGE.

HANS voS BULow recently said that
composers Of comic operas ought to be-
divided into two classes-"those who,
plagiarize from the barrel organs and
those who write for them"
RUBENsrEIN's new Biblical opera,
"Moses," is to be produced in its en-
tirety, but in concert form, by the
Philharmonic society in Berlin next
fall. The performance win extend over
two evenings.
THE Girl / Left Behind Me" has
been played and sung in England since
176O. Its original name was brighton
Camp" 1t is an Irish air, but who COM
posed either the words or the music is
now unknown.
PATTI is now at Craig-y-Nos castle
studying the new opera by Sig Pizzi.
which she will produce during her tour
of the United States next winter. The
opera is entitled Gabrielle" and the
scene is in the reign of Louis Kill In
the first act Nine. Patti plays the part
of a nun.
Miss EMMA SIcKEIs, the Indian phi
lanthropist, has three proteges, who
are wonders in the musical world.
They are the Misses Bluejaclset. and
they sing like nightingales. OF real
Cherokee origin, they have the richest
of copper colored skin. brightest OF
black eyes and reddest of liDs.
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CROWNED FeMININITY.

THE empress OF Austria has collec-
ton of jewels worth 81. 500, 600.
QUEEN VICTORIA brews her own tea.
and has a decided fondness for orange
pekoe.
o. EEy VICTORIA has a penchant for
patron .zing a continental artist when
she wants picture painted TO order,
but the duke and duchess of \ ork have
shown fondness for insular talent by
commissioning Luke Fildes, of London,
20 take their portraits.
QUEEN MARIE HEyRIETTE, Of Belgium,
Is the last one of the five noble ladies
who have received from the present
pope the decoration of the Golden
Rose. The others thus honored are the
queens of Spain and Portugal. the en-
press of Austria and the countess d'Eu,
of Brazil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17

THE immigration to the United States
during the fiscal year ended June so,
1898. was 495 80. against 619. $40 in 1892.
Germany sent the largest number. o.
SI3. and Switzerland the smallest, >.
49, The loss as compared with 1892
was 12i. 1OI. or nearly twenty per cent
For the month of June the arrivals
were 81. 80. against IS. 100 in June, 1892.
a loss of ..S94 or a little over ten per
cent The only countries that show an
increase for the year arr Italy, Neither
lands and Scotland. Italy gave an in
crease of Il. 459. but Austria fell OFF 2S.-
600. Poland nearly 10000 and Russia
more than al. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
Four Roads sued.

MISNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Aug. 15.-
United States District Attorney Hay in
the United States district court on Fri
day filed suit of the interstate com
merce commission against the Great
Northern, the st. Paul. the North
western, and the Omaha railroads in
which they are called upon TO answer
charges of disobeying the order of the
commission in the matter of equalizing
rates on the shipment of wheat so that
Minneapolis may not be disseminated
against in favor of Duluth. The com.
plaint is signed 10y Edwin A. Mosely.
secretary of the commission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
Member of a Notorious brotherhood Ends
His Life on the GaIIows.

PIKEvILLE, Ky, Aug. 14.-IIenry
Hall was hanged here at $50 o'clock
Friday morning for fratricide. On the
scaffold Hall asked pardon for his sins.
He offered prayer and joined in singing
Nearer, My God. to Thee" then the
black cap was drawn over his face and
the trap sprung. As Hall shot through
the trap he yelled 'Good-by." Death
was instantaneous, his neck be-
ing broken. In thirteen minutes
he was pronounced dead. The
body was turned over to his
father, who witnessed the execution.
Hall made profession of religion and
was baptized August 1. FIlly 10000
people were present at the execution.
Hall was hanged for the murder of his
brother. The two were playing cards
when the younger boy won one dollar.
Henry threw the dollar to him, then
drew his revolver and fired Hall be-
longs to notorious family. one of
whom was hanged in January at Wise
and another of whom is under sentence
of death in Mcdowell. w. Va.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
YELLOW FEVER IN GEORGIA.
United States Surgeon Branham Taken
with the Scourge at Brunswick-Citi-
zens Alarmed.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Is Surgeon Bran
ham is reported down with the yellow
fever in kilograms received by Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hospital
service from Brunswick, Ca, where
he went to guard against the disease.
Precautions are being taken. 1t is
telegraphed from Savannah that private
messages from Brunswick say the citi-
zens are alarmed greatly and that some
of them are leaving the town. Surgeon
Carter who .rrived at Pensacola Satur-
day night from Washington, was or
dered by wire to Brunswick Passed
Assistant Surgeon Magruder, who
is in Pensacola, was directed
to relieve Mr.. Carter. Surgeon
Hutton also was ordered to
Brunswick. Two passengers on the
north bound train from Savannah were
turned away from Charleston, 5. C.,
and sent north via the Atlantic Coast
line Saturday. All the railroads have
been notified that passengers from Pen
sacola will not be permitted to go TO
Charleston. Savannah has declared
quarantine against Brunswick.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-08-17
WIT AND WISDOM.

The way to mend the bad world Is
10 create the right world.-Emerson.
Mrs Naggs-Words can not express
my contempt for YOU Snaggs-Fm
glad to hear it. Now win have lit
tie peace.-N. Y. Times
-Stiggles-WhatI makes you think
that he is familiar with Latin? Stag
gles-If he wasn't he would never
dare take such liberties with it.-Buf-
falo Courier.
-'Puffer has quit smoking alto
gether. Did his wife break him?"
Yes" How did she?" Il think
with spring dresses and bonnets"-
Inter Ocean.
Philosophers go about saying this
IS woman's age. According to her own
account woman denies it-denies hav-
ing any age; she is always young
Flaming Sword.
No Need TO Re Long.-Col, Blood
(of L, uisville)-Here's an article on
The Water We Drink" Col Gore,
falso of Louisville Short article, isn't
it?-Detroit Free Press
What, Miss Kickabout married
again? Why. she has been married half
Il GUEth iA4tlCS III a. many Years
Eyes, she is fitting herselt as variety
actress. boston Transcript.
-"She is only 2S.n How do you
knowP'' ''She told me so" ''She told
me the same thing three wears ago"
And yet they say that women are in
constantr'-Washin Star.
Mans forgiveness may be true and sweet
But yet he sloops TO give IT, More complete
Is Love that lays forgiveness at thy feet,
And pleeds with thee 10 raise 81.
Adelaide Proctor.
The most important fact in our evo-
luton, and the cause of the present
phuse of existence, with its binding
encasements of matter and evil. is the
growth of a personal wilL-E. Ii.
Walker
Mrs. Lari.ner-Didnt you forget
yourself, John. in wishing the bride
many happy returns of the day? Mr..
Larimer-Not at all. love. She is a
Chicago w oman --Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
-Quill-Why is il You have no women
writers on the ''Bugle?" Sereed-Be-
cause the managing editor always tells
a beginner to keep his eyes and ears
open and his mouth shut.-kate Fields
Washington.
Young Wife-Now, sir, I've given
YOU half my picnic pies, and you prom
ised to work for them Tramp
Bless Your sweet eyes, mum, | did-as
/ wuz eatin' of 'em-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Remember that the MUD of your
child is like a mirror, rejecting all
around it. The wanton oath, the angry
exclamation, the obscene Jest may op-
crate upon the young heart like the
careless drop of water on the polished
steel, leaving II rust which no after
cleansing can wholly efface.-Pitts
burgh Catholic.
Gould man see that his destiny is Sc
linked with that of his fellows, that
though he gain the whole world he car
not be happy. and that il. on the Other
hand, he will no longer live for self but
for humanity, all things that heart car
desire and imagination picture, can b
his to use and enjoy, then he would
know the blessedness of loving hi
ueighbcr as himself-T. T. Allen.
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Robbed of Her Gems.

DELAvAN, Wis, Aug. 15.-Mrs. Philor
King. of Villa Clare. was robbed last
Saturday night of diamonds worth
81 900 At IL o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. King
had returned to their home from an
entertainment at Highland. In re.
Spouse to a rap one of them went to the
door. Three masked men with revolv.
ers rushed in. commanding all to throw
up their hands. They compelled Mrs.
King to hand over the brooch, eardrops
and rings she had on. Mr.. King escaped
from the house and ran for help, but
before he could return the robbers had
escaped with their booty.