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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
A DYNAMITE BOMB.
1t Is Thrown Into Sailors Boarding
House In san Francisco-The Building
Wrecked and Five Inmates KiIled-An-
other BADLY Hurt.

IL Is Thrown Into Sailors Boarding
House In san Francisco-The Building
Wrecked and Five Inmates KiIied-An-
other Badly Hurt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20. One of the
worst crimes in the annals of this city,
resulting from a long-standing feud be-
tween union and non-union sailors, was
perpetrated Saturday night Shortly
after midnight the southern part of the
city was shaken by terrific explosion.
A dynamite bomb had been fired in
front of waterfront boarding house
filed with non-union sailors.
The front of the building was blown
to atoms. Six of the inmates were hor-
ribly mangled, two of these instantly
killed and three others died from their
wounds. BY whom the bomb was
fired is not definitely known, but the
owners directly charge the deed upon
some members of the Seamen's union.
One of the union men by the name of
John Terrell has been arrested.
The boarding house was kept by
John Curtin. 1t was Curtin's custom
to secure berths for his patrons on ships
employing non-union men. In this
way he incurred the enmity of
the sailors union. Less than a
week ago his place was entered by
a crowd of union men led by John
Terrell Curtin was threatened, and
when the men left his house they told
him the house had only short time to
exist Saturday night all the inmates
had retired as usual and the house was
quiet when the explosion occurred.
shaking the city for blocks. The en-
tire front of the boarding house was
torn away, carrying the front of an
adjacent structure with it,
Men were thrown from their beds
across the street The room where the
explosion took place was ripped to
atoms. A black hole with smoldering
beams about il showed where the bomb
had torn its way. Four grooming vic
Tins lay in the street near by. Beside
them lay two corpses. stripped of nearly
every bit of clothing. An ambulance
was soon on the scene and the victims
were quickly rescued from the debris
and taken to the hospital Three of
the men who were wounded died Sum
day, making the total fatalities five.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
THE EAST.

HEREAFTER none but American citi-
zens will be given work at the big
plant of the national rolling mill at
McKeesport, Pa.
AT New Haven pol women voted at
the school elections. No woman had
ever voted before in Connecticut
IN state convention at Harrisburg.
Pa, the democrats nominated Samuel
G. Thompson for justice of the supreme
court and Frank c Osburn, of Allie
gheny county, for state treasurer.
INCENsED at some financial grievance,
John Bartholomew, an eccentric farm
er of State Road, Del, has gone TO bed
and declares he will not leave il for
seven years. Once in his early life he
did the same thing and kept his vow,
spending sevon full years in bed.
II a colliery at Plymouth. Pa five
men were killed and six injured by an
explosion of gas.
T. r. RICHARDSON, senior member OF
leather firm in Boston. swindled
banks and other institutions out OF
sIT5. 600.
II the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 23d were as follows: Bos-
ten. 1863: Pittsburgh. $40; PhiladeI-
phia. ST.; Cleveland, .55T: New York,
$40; Brooklyn. SEQ; Cincinnati, .4ss:
Baltimore. $50: Chicago. 49,; st.
Louis. .429: Louisville, 400; Washing
ton. 1928.
HARVEY ALIESDER and Robert Wag-
ner laid down at Allentown. Pa, and
died after drinking nearly two kegs
of beer.
AT Newcastle. Del. nine negroes and
three white men convicted of theft were
publicly whipped.
II one cage on recently arrived ship
in New York were young lion and a
lamb who were great friends.
SOME one unknown murdered Samuel
Rightly, cripple, aged 81 years, and
his wife, two years younger. who lived
alone on their farm near Newton, Pa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
HELD FOR MURDER.
Fourteen Leading Citizens of Kingsto
Ill. Must Answer for the killing of
T.. Bradshaw.

Fourteen Leading Citizens of Kingston,
Ill. Must Answer for the killing of :.
T.. Bradshaw.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-The grand
jury has returned indictments for will
full and malicious murder against
George w. Nations, George Daugherty,
Z. Henry Kistner, George Kistner,
John Tomlin. John NJ. Moore. Alex
ander NJ Sims, Edward Lutener,
George Callahan, William Camp
bell, Daniel Beltz, William Beltz,
John w. Bowman and O. p. Buff
ington, fourteen prominent farm
ers and residents of Kingston, who
went to the home of Mrs. Kittie Breck-
inridge on the night of July 10, dis
guised as white caps, and shot and
killed Solomon p Bradshaw, a travel.
ing man of Quincy who was spending
the night at the Breckenridge house
There has been a strong effort to
turn public sentiment in favor of the
white caps and the board of supervisors
refused to assist the states attorney in
prosecuting the case. The men are all
indicted however, and Attorney General
Maloney has said that he would appear
and help prosecute. Gov. Altgeld of.
fered 5000 reward for the arrest and
conviction of each member of the mob
Ten of the most prominent attorneys of
the district have been engaged to de
fend the murderers. The case will be
tried at the present term of court and
promises to be a famous one
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GEN. VAsQUEz has been elected pres
ident of the Honduras republic and
the Honduranian cong -ess accepted
President Leivas' resignation.
IN answer to inquiries in the house OF
commons it was denied that there was
any danger from cholera.
THE firm of C. b. Wright e. Sons, of
Ottawa. Ont, brick, lime and cement
manufacturers, doing a large American
trade, failed for 100000.
BY the capsizing of a skiff in a squall
Walter Morris and his father, Alfred
Woods. his wife and mother and James
DENLY were drowned near Collingwood,
Ont.
On the La Escondida hacienda at
Topic. Mex, owned by Juan A. de
Aguire & Co, fire destroyed $500, 900
worth of property.
The representatives of Canada and
the United States have made satisfac-
tory agreement concerning inspection
of immigrants.
The Judge in bigamy case tried at
Toronto, Can, said that an American
divorce could not be accepted in Cana
dian courts as dissolving the marriage
ties
ABOUT so miles south of Cape Tiberot
the Haytian warship Alexandra Potion
sank and eighty persons. including
many prominent officials and diplomates
of the republic, were drowned.
FIRE destroyed the town of Mochowa,
Russia. and several persons were
burned TO death and hundreds of fami-
lies were homeless,
IN the gulf of Finland the Russian
warship Pousalka foundered and ten
officers and $50 seamen were drowned.
VICTORIA tB. CD dispatches report
the loss of the Russian steamer
Alphonse Zeevecke with sixty persons.
AT Barcelona, Spain, Gen. Martinez
de Campos and Gen Castellvi were hurt
and one soldier killed aud five wounded
by an anarchist bomb.
AT Guaymas, Mexico. G. ID. Root,
American vice consul. shot himself ia
tally in the head. No cause was as
signed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT PEToskEY.
A Michigan Man Fatally shoots His Wife
and Ia Himself Killed by a Bosrder.

n
and IL Himself Killed by a Boarder.
PErosKEY, Mich. Sept 26.-Saturday
afternoon Abe Wilsey shot and fatally
wounded his wife and was IN turn shot
aud instantly killed by a Swede named
Henry six. The tragedy occurred at
Kegomic, where the Wilseys kept a
boarding house The couple had
never lived happily together since
their marriage seven years ago.
They separated three weeks ago. Will
sey leaving his wife to run the house
He returned Saturday afternoon an
called his wife into room and tried TO
persuade her TO live with him again.
She refused positively, and Wilsey
drew a revolver. AS she fed shrleking
from the room he fired four shots,
all taking eli ct. One grazed the head,
one entered the arm at the elbow,
a third TOOK effect in the side and the
last passed through the right leg.
Henry Six, a boarder, rushed into
the room and claims that Will
sey pointed his rev liver at him.
Wilsey had previously threatened
silks life. Six lodged behind the
door. and, reaching his arm around
fired four shots When bslp arrived
Wilsey lay on his face in pool of
blood. One ball had gone clear through
the body and another struck him
squarely in the forehead. The woman
said Wilsey had shot himself, but Six
frankly admitted that he fired the fatal
shots. He has not yet been arrested.
The woman is still alive, but cannot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
Killed at a Country Dance.

CASEY, ILL.,, Sept. Authorization
was received here at early hour Sun
day morning of horrible cutting af-
fray, resulting in murder, that took
plnce during quarrel Saturday night
at country dance at the farmhouse of
Mass Fritz near Union Center, 6 miles
northwest of this city. George Nc
Mechan received wounds which re-
suited fatally from dirk knife in the
hands of Charles Carpenter. son of Con-
stable Carpenter. He died in few
moments without word. A man
named Berry, of GAINESVILLE, and two
others whose names are not known re
ceived fatal wounds Carpenter escaped
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
HokE COMPLAINS.
The Secretary Says He Has Been Woe
fully Misrepresented He Is Not Opposed
to Pensions. But Is Determined to Purge
the List of Fraudulent Claimanfs.

fully Misrepresented He Is Not Opposed
to Pensions. But Is Determined to Purge
the List of Fraudulent Cisimants.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 90. - Secretary
Hoke Smith has made "a statement re-
garding his position upon the pension
question. He says he has often been
grossly misrepreseuted in this mat
ter and held esponsible for acts
about which he knew nothing
until they had been committed; and he
makes particular mention of the case
of Charles t. Bennett. private in Com
pany +, Thirteenth Indiana volunteers.
upon which an important order was
issued and about which so much has
been SAID.
Mr.. Smith saws il is wrong TO sup
pose he is a common enemy to pensions.
He conscientiously believes there have
erept upon the pension rolls, through
one avenue or another the names
of an enormous number of per-
sons who are not entitled TO PEN
sions. These are the ones sm after. !"
declared the secretary, land they are
the ones | intend to weed out of tho
pension list, if they reduce the total
number of pensioners one-half"
Referring to the order of Commits
sioner Lochren, that pensioners whose
claims were not good upon the pre-
sentation made should be dropped from
the rolls for a period of sixty DAYS,
when they must make their claims
good or suffer permanent suspension.
SecretarySmith says that this action was
IA rhsan he oh l.
ington, and that it did not meet his APP
prevail He believed that pensioner,
after being once placed upon the
rolls, should have notice before
being dropped. Secretary Smith states
that his original idea in hav-
ing the list of suspects pre-
pared was TO have stricken from the
rolls those who had failed TO presen.
prima facie evidence that they were
entitled TO pensions He believes that
investigation into all these cases will
lead to the discovery of much fraud,
and that fully half of those who have
not made prima facie cases will fail
in their efforts TO show that they were
entitled to pensions.
Many of those who were being noti-
fled that they must furnish new evil
dence had SO little TO stand upon that
they would make no effort whatever.
The secretary says 1t is a great mistake
to suppose that he intended to de-
crease pension expenditures by de.
-priving those who We're entitled 70 PEN
sions under the law of their just re-
wards. Referring to the fact that
quite number of pensioners who were
dropped from the rolls were being re-
instated, the secretary said that all
of them had furnished the required evil
dence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
i've. the Winner.

CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-Frank C. Ives
won the international billiard match
at central music hall Saturday night.
When the final game began the Ameri-
can champion had to make 800. against
l ,2s5 10 be made by John Roberts, Jr.,
the English champion. Saturday
nights score was: Ives, 900; Roberts,
53s. Ives total score, 5000; Roberts
total score, 5.S03. Ives grand average,
is Si2-3l6; Roberts grand average,
II SO-310. by his victory Ives won the
stake of $1,000 and the gate receipts.
lie will meet Roberts again in New
York on October 2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
Ran out OF Sugar.

CHICAGO. Sept 25.-SuGar is scarce
Two weeks ago the supply began to
dwindle. 1t kept growing shorter rap
idly, and the first of this week candy
factories began closing for want of
sugar. Wholesale sugar dealers re-
duced the amount they would sell
to any retailers, who in turn les
sened the amount they would sell to
customers. One thousand persons nave
been thrown out of employment within
the last week by the shutting dowd OF
the establishments of four wholesale
manufacturing confectioners. all be-
cause of the scarcity of sugar, the tasis
of candies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
Crushed in a sewer.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sept. 26-By the
caving-in of a sewer at the state insane
hospital, ]. d. White and Jackson
Woods were killed. and Thomas
Langford and Peter Daily so seriously
injured that their recovery is not
expected. The sewer is Is feet deep
and the heavy rain of Friday night sat
urated the sand at the bottom While
the men were at work the wooden sup
port gave way, the sand falling in
and smothering the men, who were
first crushed by the timbers. The work
was being done by the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

On November : next the present
electors of Colorado will vote upon a
constitutional amendment which de
clares that every female person shall
ne entitled 10 vote at all elections, and
IN the same manner in all respects as
male persons. In effect its adoption
will he the striking out of the word
male" from the present voting laws
u Is proposed to give the franchise to
women under precisely the same con-
ditiouS as u is given to men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

The gentlemanly proprietor of the
street corner telescope says business is
looking up The financial Jest first
gained currency during the panic of
1887 but it has the ring OF the true
metal and ought 10 he good for several
more periods of depression
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

HoUeHToN. Mich, Sept. 25.-The ex-
animation of prisoners suspected of the
robbery of the Mineral Range train a
week ago, which was set for Friday
afternoon, has been again postponed.
No definite date for the examination
was fixed. This would indicate that
the Pinkerton men have not got the
case against the prisoners they claim.
In fact, it is believed that the stories of
confessions by the prisoners and of the
recovery of the stolen money were sim
plx, hInffc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
A River Mxstsrr solved.

The mystery of the river monster
which has been exciting Little Chute
for several days is now solved, and il
is quite certain that the beast IS : sea-
lion, though whether it is Jim Corbett
who escaped from Lincoln park, Chi
cago. last summer. or the one which es-
capped from Coles circus at Oshkosh
twelve years ago last July, is still mat
ter of speculation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
EarIy snowfall In England.

LONDON, Sept GA severe snow
storm has swept over northern Eng
land, following an unnatural spell OF
warm weather. Dispatches from Italy
say that the Apennines are covered
with snow. Meteorologists predict
that these early SHOWS are an indica'
ton that Europe will have an unusually
hard winter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

WHO says nobody reads the advertise
ments? a Pennsylvania man who GER
tined that a patent medicine com
pletely cured" him has been stricken
from the pension rolls The patent
medicine company should make his
loss good out Of the profits of the adj
verfiSemanf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
Won't stand a Reduction.

OMAHA. Sept. 25.-Fifteen thous and
Union Pacific employees have been vot-
ing on the 10 per cent Teductioy in
wages, with the result that the an
swers are unanimous against il. The
scheme of federation is under cons, der
alton, and if adopted big strike viii
follow any attempt to enforce cut in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

The grave of ex-President James X.
Polk has been removed from the old
Polk place in Nashville. Tenn, to the
capitol grounds in that city. President
Polk in his will directed that the Polk
place should always remain in the pos
session of the family and that each time
the property changed hands it should
always go to the most worthy member
of the family. This provision was de-
clared illegal by the courts two years
ago. in consequence of which the estate
was sold To effect the removal of the
eN-president's tomb. the Tennessee
Legislature made an appropriation of
81. 500.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
Released from Prison

John Jambor arrived in Milwaukee,
having been released from prison by
the state board few months before
the expiration of his sentence. He was
sentenced to ten years term for at
tempting to murder NJ. NJ. Secor, of
Racine, with adynamite bomb. Jambor
looks pale, but appears to be enjoying
fair health
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

For the first time in the history Of
the country the outgoing ships are
more crowded than the incoming ones
from Europe This unprecedented EN-
igrstiOn movement is the result of the
hard times, SAYS the Chicago Journal.
and will have beneficial effect in re-
lieving- the temporary congestion of
unemployed in the United States But
IL is unfortunate that the class which
is going Is not the one that we are
most anxious to deport The outgoing
passengers are said to be mostly coal
miners and farm workers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

OMAHA, Neb., sept. 90. AT Hazard.
Neb. Sunday Ezra and Fred Dudley
met death in peculiar way. The boy
in playing lost his ball i'm well and
went down after it On his way out
his hold on the rope slipped and he fell.
His father went 10 the rescue. When
raised nearly to the surface the rope
broke and the father with his son in
his arms fell backward. Their skulls
were crushed. and both were dead when
taken out
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

Invention is evolution. In proof of
this note the exhibits in the Transpor-
tation building at the worlds fair, and
observe the progressive steps which led
upward 20 the locomotive of to-day
These great achievements belong &c
man and not to any single genius.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

SECTIONS are proverbIaIly long-lived
men, Not many of them, however.
can surpass the record of Mrs Sarah
Kitchen, who recently departed this
life a. the age of 90, she having been
for seventy-four years the faithful sex
tOness of Leicestershire church Thus
il is proved that. in still another direc-
ton, women can meet men on the same
ground and hold their own.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

TRANPs cost Germany a few years
ago, it Is estimated, SIS. OOO, 900 annual
~ for aims and food A system of 1900
work stations and lodging houses, 10
Gated at intervals equal to about half
days tramp. has practically wiped out
the evil Any man who tramps in Ger
many has to make a business of il and
earn his meal by manual labor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

THE ancient Indians of the Ohio val
ley made coins of anthracite coal This
Is only additional evidence that there
IS nothing new under the sun. The
fuel dealers are to-day coming money
from the same material, though in
more indire' nanner- Those Indians
knew a precious mineral when they
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
ROB A BANK IN DAYLIGHT.
Two Men Secure 500 Mt Carlton, MinI
and Overlook $1,000.

and Overlook $4,000.
CARLTON. Mimi, Sept. 20. About ]
o'clock Saturday a bold robbery was
committed here by two men who
entered the Carlton county bank
and held up the assistant cashier,
who was alone. The men were
dressed as woodsmen. One COW
cred the cashier with gun and the
other secured 500. lie overlooked
IS, 900 in the cash drawer against which
the assistant cashier was standing
Hearing footsteps the robbers ran to
the woods without completing their
work. The sheriff and posse are in
pursuit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

The biggest percentage of increase
in population on record in this country
was made when the Cherokee strip ac-
quired 100000 inhabitants in a few
hours Not all OF them will remain,
but il was very respectable boom for
an off year, nevertheless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
~i,s.s Inunda,ion Insufficient

ALEXANDRIA. Sept. 26.-It is feared
that this seasons Nile Inundation will
prove deficient. The khedive has or
dered the irrigation officials to use all
possible means to provide against the
scarcity of water
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

HERR MosT says this country is so
rich that if the rich would divide with
the poor il would not lie necessary
for anybody to do any work for ten
years. and all the while every body
could live on champagne ard oysters.
Who's going to cook the oysters?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28
AN AGED COUPLE KILLED.
Murdered by an Unknown AssaIlant In
Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania.
NEWTON, Pa, Sept. 26.-Samuel
Rightly. cripple, aged 81 years, and his
wife, two years younger, who lived
alone onStheir farm, were foully muir
dered Saturday night. Their house was
then set on fire to cover up the crime.
A neighbor discovered the fire and ex-
tinguished it. discovering the couple
dead They were evidently killed Ivy
a Ratchet. Nothing is known as to the
motives of the murderer. as the old
people were known TO have no money.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

THAT ''pickpocHet with a conscience"
who returned a railroad ticket which
he had taken from a lady's pocket at
the worlds fair is a most remarkable
man in more respects than one. A man
who prOseeutes successful search for
a wOmans pocket and then has any
trace Of conscience left is certainly a
DheuOmeuon
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-28

CHICAGO, Sept 26.-Paid admissions
to the worlds fair on Saturday, 2l3, 422;
on Sunday. &c, LOG; total for week end
ing September 90. 1.tss.4s total to
date, $3.50. $50. IL is now estimated
that the total paid admissions at the
close of the fair will have reached fully
20 600 900.
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s,.,. Over 5000 600 in -Four Months.

ST. PAUL. MINI. Sept. 20. -Adoiph
Krug. the defaulting ex-treasurer of
Seattle, will be taken back to that city
to-day. The sheriff of King county.
Washington. accompanied by Detective
Sullivan. arrived here Sunday morning
and the officers of Ramsey county
promptly turned the prisoner over TO
them. In the four months that krug
held the Office of treasurer OF Seattle
he embezzled a little more than $780,
600.