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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-06
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

NEAR Tatumbia, Honduras, a battle
resulted III the defeat of the govern
mens troops with a loss of more than
100
AN official report saws that on an av-
erage 100 new cases of cholera and
fifty deaths from the disease were re.
ported every week in the government
of Podolia, Russia.
FIFE destroyed the mining town of
Kaerten, Germany, and fifteen persons
perished in the flames
THE French cabinet resigned because
the chamber voted to retain the liquor
law amendment bill. as a part of the
budget
FIRE destroyed the greater part of
the arsenal in Lille, France, the loss
being 900, 600 francs.
THE revolutiOnists who attempted 10
overthrow the government of Costa
Rica have been suppressed.
SMALLPOX caused the death of Thomas
NJ. Newson, of ST. Paul, United States
consul at Malaga. Spain.
The firm of Macmanus & Sons, bank
ers of chihuahua, suspended, with liza
bilities of 81 900. 600. The cause of the
suspension was land and mining specu-
lationS.
"a CHURCH was blown down during
a storm at Taudria, Austria, while
services were being held, and over 100
persons were killed.
DURING the year just ended the re.
ceipts of the Monte Carlo casino were
larger than in any other year of its OK
iStence They Amounted to 81 ODO O10
francs
PANAMA adviees say that 300, 600
persons in the Cauca valley were on
the brink of starvation.
FLAMES at Manila, Philippine islands,
destroyed 4. 900 houses and some lives
were lost
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LATER NEWS.

THE execution by electricity of Jas.
W. Hamilton, the colored eX-preacher
and convicted wife murderer, occurred
at Sing Sing, y. Y. the Sd. Death was
instantaneous and there was no scorch-
ing or scaldiug of the skin.
THE United States court of Toledo,
o.. the 81. issued an order cnioining
Mr.. Arthur, chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, from issuing q
boycott order.
w. i. SHAW. cashier of the Lincoln
National bank 1T Bath, Ne, was an
nounced defaulter the Sd.
TnE president, the Sd, nominated JAS.
II. Ecllcls, of Illinois, to be comptroller
of the currency.
For the first time in 10 years, the
democrats of Dubuque, Ia, were de-
featcd in the city election the Sd.
NINETY houses in Klcin-PoechlarD,
Austria, on the Danube, were burned
TO the ground the 3D.. Fifteen dead
bodies have been removed from the
ruins and II more are known TO be I'M
der the ashes Ten persons, whose fate
have not been ascertaincd. are missing.
THE sheriff and five deputies at Baker
City, Or. the 81, attempted to arrest
Thomas, George and William Mccarthy
at their residence. y miles from that
city. Upon knocking at the door the
sheriff was covered with Winchester
rifles in the hands of William al
Thomas Mccarthy, who disarmed the
sheriff, who was held by the stepson of
William Mccarthy until the father and
Encle made their escape.
4 BAND of whitecappcrs came to grief
It Jonesboro. Ark, the night of the Sd.
They attempted to punish Gee Block
for renting md 70 negro. J. w. Met
calf, the leader, was killed and Block
was shot and MORALLY wounded.
GEN. MuEs, the Sd. ord red Gereral
Townsend at Fort l4eavenworth to go
to the seat of trouble among the Choc-
taw Indians in the Indian territory.
The Mills revival in Minneapolis
closed the SCI.
AT Toledo. O, the Sd. Judge Kicks in
the United States court rendered his de-
cision in the case of the Lake Shore en-
gineers who. obeying the laws Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
refused to handle Ann Arbor freight. as
there was strike on that road. The
court held Engineer James Lennon. in
asmuch as he had been twice ordered to
move the cars by the officials of the
company, but did not do so until or
dered by the brotherhood officers, after
the boycott was raised, guilty Of con-
tempt of court. The seven other men
were discharged.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

IT IS said that the president will call
ar extra session of congress to dispose
of the tariff question. No definite time
has been set, but the session will be-
gin either in September or October.
u the nited States the exchanges
at the leading clearing houses during
the week ended on the 3lst ult. aggre-
gated Sl,OjO SOS, $50, against 81, pa, pa, =
AIS the previous week. The decrease
as compared with the corresponding
week Of 1892 was 81.
SECRETARY GRESHAM having decided
that the risk is too great the original
drafts OF the declaration of independ-
cnce and the constitution of the United
States VIII not be sent to the worlds
fair
The sudden death of Gen. Hiram
Berdan, of New York, inventor of the
famous Berdan long-range torpedo and
rifle, occurred i'm Washington.
DURING the seven days ended on the
3lst Mt. the business failures in the
United States numbered I94. against
24S The preceding week and 2fs for the
corresponding time last year The
failures during the first three months
of the present year numbered 5000,
against 3, 2O1 during the same time last
year.
THE statement of the public debt
shows a decrease during the month of
March of 81, CSC. i73
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CROWNS AND TITLES.

The bones of the whales that the
German kaiser slaughtered in the
North sea last summer are 10 be turned
into furniture for the Norwegian boat
house at Potsdam.
COUNT ALPHoNsE NECCHI, who is a
guest of the Oxford, Washington, at
tracts general attention on account of
his stature and avoirdupois. He stands
six feet five inches in his stoci,ings and
weighs three hundred and fifty pounds.
THE earl of Ava, who has recently
come across the Atlantic to do the
states" is a fine specimen of British
manhood. He is tall, robust, rosy
checked, good looking lie is a sol
dier and was for long time stationed
in India with his regiment.
KING GEORGE, of Tonga, in the
Friendly Islands, died several weeks
ago. lie was centenarian, and I'M
doubtedlv the oldest monarch in the
world. lie embraced Christianity sixty
years ago, and greatly assisted in its
spread among the islands of the Pacific.
THE emperor of Germany has joined
the army Of amateur painters. and the
professionals may discover that people
will pay far higher prices for art for
ranks sake than for art for arts sake.
William H. has painted a picture of a
ship sailing the high seas, and this wiD
be ratified for
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FATAL EXPLOSION.

The D.iier of an Iowa Sawmill Bursts
The Proprietor aud Three SOFAS Killed.
INDlANoLA, Ia, April 3.-A terrible
boiler explosion occurred near Tacoma,
a small town 20 miles from here in
Warren county, Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. -Four persons were killed.
The dead are Henry McKinness, aged
50, owner of the mill, and his three
sons. John. Henry and Peter, aged 10,
Is ara IL years respectively. The
boiler was an old affair that had been
in use many years in the sawmill
owned by Henry McKinness. The ex-
plosion completely wrecked the mill.
Henry McKinness, the father of the
boys was standing close TO the boiler
at the time and his body was scalded
in terrible manner. Both legs were
broken in several places and death
must have been instantaneous. 1t was
over an hour after the explosion before
the body Of Henry McKinness, the
l3-year-old son, was found. 1t was
lying far from the mill, torn to pieces.
One foot was buried in his skull, the
other foot was found nearly % feet
from the head. The clothes were torn
and it was almost impossible TO gather
together all the fragments of the
body. John, the eldest son, was alive
when found but he died an hour after
ward. lie was badly scalded. Peter,
the 11-year-old boy, was found with
life almost extinct He was unable to
move and died before he could be re-
moved.
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DROWNED.
Four Young Ladies' Perish on Lake Pom
eharsrain Drowning Accidents Else
where.

-Four Young Ladies' Perish on Lake Pom
char;rain Drowning Accidents Else
where.
NEW ORLEANS, April 5. by the over
turning of a sailboat on Lake Ponchar-
train Sunday afternoon four persons
Mrs. Mary A. Kelly, Miss Agnes and
Mamie Flynn, her nieees, and Miss
Fife kelly--were drowned. Several
others who formed the party mar
rowly escaped a similar fate. The
party, consisting of ten people.
all residing within a stones throw
of each other in this city, had
gone out to Milneb burg. a pleasure
resort on the lake shore, for
picnic. The morning was spent in va
rious sports, and after lunch a sail was
proposed A eat-rigged yawl was
hired from boatkeeper and the party
started out, heading for the Spanish
lights. The weather was fine. and Mr.
Kelly, who professed himself entirely
competent, sailed the boat along mer-
rily. The Lighthouse was reached
safely and then the boat put about for
the return to Milneburg,
In lacking the yawl careened and
her occupants strove to right her by
rushing to the opposite side. This cap
sized the vessel and all on board were
thrown struggling into the water. The
screams of the women attracted the at
tention of party of men who we're fish
ing from skitf some distance away and
they put off to the rescue at once.
William g. Merzeineh, one of the fishing
party, saved four Of the occupants of
the yawl and two others were saved by
his companions. The four victims of
the accident sunk before their eyes. The
persons rescued were taken to Spanish
Fort, whence they were sent TO Milne
burg and thence back to the city.
Search was at once made for the bodies
of the drowned, but up TO midnight
none had been found,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 3. while
rowing on an arm of the Mississippi
river at Lincoln park Robert and
George Neumayer father and son, were
drowned 1T 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The boat capsized while they
were changing seats. The father chung
to the boat, but seeing his son was
uTOWHllg UNDERTOOK 10 Save MIN ana
both went down. The bodies were re-
covered two hours later.
BUTLER, Pa, April 1.-Two young
ladies, Blanche Keistcr and Maggie
Blair, were drowned in Slippery Rock
creek near Keister station, this county,
Saturday evening. They were boat
ing and their boat, canvass one,
sprung a leak Ia their excitement the
ladies overturned the frail craft.
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JOE JEFFERsoN's LOSS.

'sCrow's Nest" The Actors Famous Cot
tage at Buzzard's Ray, Destroyed by
Fire.
BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, April 3-Joe
Jefferson's beautiful villa, Crows Nest,
was destroyed by fire Saturday after
noon which started in the cellar,
caused by gas explosion. SO rapid
ly did the flames progress that
it was with much difficulty that Mrs
jefferson and the family made their
escape. Several of the servants were
severely burned and the cook, Helen
McGrath, lost her life, being suffocated
in the basement. The house cost $780,
900 and the pictures, furniture and
bric-a-brac represented an outlay
of over 500, 600, though priced far more
for their associations. The villa was
of Queen Anne style surrounded by a
wide piazza with eupola and gables,
and turret in which was Mrs. Jcffer-
sons boudoir Mr. jefferson carried
an insurance of $4,000
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SENSATIONAL ARRESTS.
A. X. sutton and His Bookeeper JaiIe,
at Louisville on Charges of Forgery.

A. *. sutton and His Bookeeper Jailed
&c Louisville on Charges of Forgery.
LOUISVILLE, KY; April Ia. r. SUIT
ton and mis- confidential bookkeeper,
William Becher, are at last in Jail
Both are locked up, with bonds Of $780,
600 demanded for their release. All
day long the victimized bankers were
in consultation, but no action was
taken until late in the afternoon. The
arrests We're looked for early in the
day, but when no action was taken by
the bankers it was thought that no ar
rests would be made at all
Chief of Detectives Owens was
closeted with the bankers. At 4:90
the chief emerged from the consulta-
ton room, and, accompanied by
Cashier J. w. Nichols, of the
Farmers & Drovers' bank, made
ing the Office of the city clerk
Cashier Nichols swore out three war
rants against Sutton ard Becher Both
were charged with the crime of for
gerry and issuing forged instruments.
Armed with the warrants Chief of De
tectives Owens, accompanied by two
policemen, went in search OF Sutton
and Becher. Sutton was tound in the
office of Thomas H. Sherley nation
al democratic committeeman for
the state. When told he was
wanted he willingly agreed to accom-
pany the officers. Arriving opposite
the Office of Sutton & Co. Becher was
seen at work on his books. He was
,4a1 1..v lnta -.
nal from Chief Owens he was also ar
rested and joined his employer. The
couple were hustled on board street
car and quickly conveyed to Jail.
The news of the arrest spread like
wildfre and a mob followed the party
to the Jail. Arriving there the bond
examiner was sent for and announced
that the bond for each would be $50,
600. An effort was made to get
bonsman for Sutton but this proved
unavailing. Both men were locked in
separate cells. where they spent the
night Becher is believed TO be weak.
ening, and confession is looked for
Sutton before his arrest had arranged
and was preparing to turn over all his
assets to Il. Sherley & Co. to sell and
pay his debts, as he still claims that he
has sufficient whisky to meet all obi
cations, but no one believes this. Sc
far as can be learned the holdings OF
the spurious collateral by various
banKs is as follows: Louisville Bank
ing company, 100000; Fourth ma
tional, $4,000; Farmers &c Drovers',
SIG, 900; Gle. man security, S14, 500:
German national, $40, 600; Peoples,
5000: Western national, $4,000.
louisville deposit. s13 600
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AROUND AUSTRALIA.

ONE of the largest islands on the Aus
tralian coast disappeared recently
THERE are no native kangaroos ex-
eept on the continent of Australia.
That country contains about II 900, O00
of them Over /, GOO, 900 skins year are
shipped to the United States for use in
bootmaking. Each skin will make about
four pairs of ordinary sized shoes.
WHILE some members of the British
parliament are proposing to abolish
courtesy titles in the house Of commons,
the Sydney Bulletin has already de-
cided to abolish all titles conferred by
her majesty upon australians Sir
George Dibbs will in future be known
in the columns of that public-spirited
journal as Ir. Dibb,-
FLYING foxes are distressing the agri-
culturists in some parts of Australia,
and a local paper says that at the pres
ent rate of increase it is greatly feared
they will soon become almost as great a
menace as the rabbit pest. A camp OF
the foxes, about four miles from Erina.
New South Wales, contains fully 100 OOC
of the pests, "and when disturbed they
rise like q cloud obscuring the sun.
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ON sclEn1lElc SUBJECTS.


THE higher the barometer the less =
man weighs; the lower the barometer
the smaller he feels.
THE calculation of the astronomer
Bailey proved that the weight of the
earth is G,049, $50, goo, 900, coo tons.
IL human body there are about 26s
bones. The muscles are about 500 in
number. The length of the alimeu tary
canal is a bo'tt 81 feet.
AK excellent method for waterproof
ing the surface of wall Is to cover it
with solution OF soap. After twenty
four hours coat cf lime solution is APP
piled This process is repeated several
times, and IS claimed to malse the walk
perfectly watertight.
IT IS popularity supposed that it Is
civilization that increases and aggra-
Yates nervous diseases, but DIR. Brintoni
says it diminishes them. Among the
lowest African races. which might he
supposed to be devoid of nerves, he
found such diseases very common.
If the sun were all coal, and that of
the best quality, the entire mass, il
emitting the heat now sent forth, would
be burned up in less than 6,000 years
Nevertheless, astronomers tell rs that
the sun may be depended upon for d
few millions Of wears in the future.
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OFFICIALS BLAMED.
ensured for Negligence and Carelessness
In Management of the jackson (Mich-)
Drlann Verdict In the InIeht Casn.

ensured for Negligence and Carelessness
In Management of the jackson (Mich.)
Prison-Verdict in the HaIght Case.
JACKSON, Mich, April 1.-The in
quest on the death of George w.
Haight, night gatekeeper at the pricon,
closed Friday. At o'clock the jury
returned verdict, of which the fol
lowing is the substance:
eve find that George w. Haight came .
his death at the jackson state prison on the
night of March 20 from the effects Of dose of
prussic acid, which was feloniously, willfully
and maliciously administered 10 him by
K Irving Latimer, a life convict i'm
prisOncd in the said state prison. and we
also find that there has been gross neg
ligencc in the PRISON management in allow
ing prisoners to have the liberty CT the
halls after locking hours, and in allowing poi
sonous drugs to be taken'iuto the prison and 10
go into the hands of known desperate convicts
therein imprisoned And we find by reason Of
such gross negligence on the part of c. Major
Iabcr clerk Of the state prison, the prussic acid
so administered came into the hands OF r. Irving
Latimer, and by reason Of gross negligence and
carelcssness on the part Of Maurice u. Gin, cap
tain of the guard of the prison, Il Irving Lati
mer was given the opportunity TO so administer
the prussic acid to George W. Halght, and that
c. Major Taber and Maurice +. gill are cen
ligence so committed in their official ca
pactV."
When arrigned for examination Fri
day afternoon Maurice p. Gill, captain
of the prison guard, was discharged.
The charge against him was aiding
Latimer to escape. He was immediate
ly rearrested on a charge of negligence
and placed under bonds of $500 for
L ]. L
animation will be conducted by Attor-
ney General Ellis. The complaint on
which he was rearrested was sworn
out by Warden Davis The complaint
% made under section 9,2ss, Howells
annotated statutes, which reads:
III any Jailer or other officer shall, through
negligence, suffer any prisoner in his custody
upon convection, or upon any criminal charge,
to escape he shall be punished by Imprisonment
IN the county Jail not more than two years or b.
fac not exceeding 81 600 y
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
While Temporarily Insane n New YorE
Man Kills His Friend aud Himself.

While Temporarily Insane a New Yors
Man Kills His Friend and Himself.
New YORK, March 3i.-M. Vincent
Kelly, who for twenty years has been
bookkeeper in the great gun and am
munition store of Hartley & Graham
and for some years head bookkeeper,
put on his hat at 5:25 p. IN. Wednes-
day and throwing his Overcoat
over his arm started for the door
and home. About fifteen PAGES
away stood William w. Reynolds,
the manager of the export department.
The two men were old employees and
personal friends. AS Kelly paused at
the door Reynolds stepped up quietly
behind him and without a word pressed
a revolver against his neck just be-
hind and beneath the right ear.
The former started at the con-
tact and turned his head. Before
he could utter a sound Reynolds pulled
the trigger, and the body of his friend
fell over against showcase and
thence to the floor-dead. Then Rey-
nolds stepped back about - feet, put
the pistol to the same spot on his own
head, fired again, and dropped in a heap
beside the man whom he had slain.
Reynolds died at IL o'clock Wednesday
night. Insanity is the only cause sug.
gested for the crime
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
b. S. sENATE IN ExIRA sEsslnN-

I. D ScNH { IN tx IA SESSION.
TUESDAY March 2s. - Resolutions
for the election of officers of the
United States senate-W. Il. Cox. of
North Carolina, as secretary: Richard
j. Bright of Indiana, as sergeant-at-
arms, and Rev. Mr.. Milburnas chap
lain--were presented on the 2Sth,
but action was postponed. A resolu-
ton was offered directing the commit
tee on privileges and elections to in
vestigate the allegations of criminal
embezzlement against Senator Roach,
of North Dakota, and TO report the
facts, and what the duty Of the senate
is in relation thereto.
WEDNESDAY, March 29.-The senate
confirmed the nominations previously
sent in by the president. The nonIna-
tion of Herman Stump, of Maryland, to
be superinte ndent OF immigration, vice
William d. Owen. resigned, was re-
ceived The report of the committee
on privileges and elections in favor of
seating the three senators appointed
by the governors of the states of Mon
tana, Wyoming and Washington was
discussed, but no action was taken.
III i'obAis -HdtcH oV--1 ne discus
sion over the seating of three western
senate was resumed in the senate,
but no action was taken. The follow
ing noIr nations were received from
the president: Thomas f. Bayard. of
Delaware, to be ambassador to England;
J. ID. Porter, of Tennessee, minister
to Chill; James A. Mckenzie, of Ken
lucky, to Peru: Lewis Baker. of Min
nesota TO Nicaragua; Pierce NJ Il.
Young. of Georgia, to Guatemala; Ed
win Dan to Japan; John VI. Reynolds,
Of Pennsylvania. to be assistant secre-
tary of the interior; Lawrence Max
well, Jr.. of Ohio. to be solicitor gem
eral, John I. Hall, of Georgia, TO be
assistant attorney general Adjourned
To April a
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Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
eniciscltly, on the liver and bowels. 25c.
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A MINING HORROR.
Ten Miners sunocated In Coliiery in
Pennsylvania.


Pennsylvania.
SHAMoKiy, Pa, April 3. The care
lessness of hungarian miner in filling
his lamp in the slope of the Nelson
shaft at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morning
caused fire by which ten men lost
their lives The names of the victims
are: James brennan, Mike brennan,
John Burtt, Joe Bortrex, Nick Dalton,
John Garry, Fred Giater, Johp Roble,
John Ryan and Frank Shupes
Attempts were made to fight the fire,
but those who started to do so were
compelled to flee for their lives. They
succeeded in reaching the bottom of
the shaft and were hauled TO the sur
face along with some belated miners,
who owe their lives 10 the fact that
they did not go to work at their usual
time.
Almost the entire town gathered in
the vicinity of the burning mine, from
the air passages of which great vol
umcs of smoke were issuing. The
scenes were most distressing. The
wives and children of ;he imprisoned
men emitted agonizing cries and APP
ptdiGu W tllc GAOHN " lISLuc biiClL
loved ones.
tbont midday rescuing party of six
brave men went down the shaft and en-
tered the burning vein. The smoke
was so dense that they were compelled
to lie down on their stomachs and keep
wet spongcs t. their nostrils to avoid
suffocation. When they had proceed
ed short distance they came across
the babies of two men locked in
each others arms. They were the
Brennan brothers, James and Michael
Further on the bodies of eight more
men were found, making ten dead in
all. The bodies were removed to the
surface with much difficulty, They
were taken to the blacksmith shop,
where the most pathetic scenes were
witnessed. Three Of the men were
married and had large families. The
others We're young men, averaging
less than % years of age. Thirty dead
mules are in the mine.