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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
A PROCLAMATION.
President Cleveland Warns the People of
Chicago and Uliuofs

Chicago and Illinois.
WASHINGTON, July l0.-The following
dispatch was sent from the war depart
ment 70 Gen. Miles at Chicago Sunday
evening:
In view Of the provisions OF the statutes and
for the purpose of giving ample warning to all
innocent and well-disposed persons, the presi-
dent has deemed 1t best to issue the following
proclamation tonight. This does not change
the scope of your authority and duties, nor
your relation to the local authorities You
will please make this known 10 Mayor Hop
kins.'
Just before midnight President
Cleveland issued the following:
PROCLAMATION
by the President Of the United States:
Whereas, BY reason Of the unlawful OBJ
structions, combinations and assemblages Of
persons IL has become impracticable. in the
judgment of the president. to enforce by the
ordinary course OF judicial proceedings the
laws OF the United States within the state OF
Illinois. and especially in the city OF Chicago
within said state; and
Whereas. For the purpose Of enforcing the
faithful execution OF the laws Of the United
States and protecting its property and remov-
Ing distractions 10 the United states mails in
the state and city aforesaid, the president has
employed part of the military of the United
States.
NOW. therefore. L, Grover Cleveland. preSl-
dent of the United States do hereby admonish
all good citizens and ell persons who
may be or may come within the city and state
aforesaid against aiding. eountenaneing,
encouraging or taking part in such I'M
lawful distractions, combinations and
semblages, and hereby warn all persons en-
gagged in or In any way connected with such
unlawful distractions, combinations and as
semblages. TO dispense and retire peaceably to
their respective abodes on or before u o'clock
noon on the 9th day of July inst.
Those who disregard this warning and per-
sist in taking part with a riotous mob In forci-
bly, resisting and obstructing the execution OF
the laws OF the United States or interfering
with the functions of the government. or de-
stroying. or attempting to destroy the property
belonging TO the United States or under its
protection. cannot be regarded otherwise than
as public enemies
Troops employed against such riotous
mob will act with all the moderation and for
bearance consist Mt with the accomplishment
OF the desired end; but the necessity that con-
fronts them will not with certainty permit
discrimination between guilty participants
and those who mingled with them from
curiosity and without criminal intent, The
only safe course, therefore, for those not act
ually unlawfully participating is TO abide at
their homes, or at least not to be found in the
neighborhood OF riotous asSemblages.
While there will be no hesitation or vacil-
lation in the decisive treatment Of the guilty,
this warning is especially intended to protect
and save the innocent.
Il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
JEALOUSY ENDS IN MURDER.
Anton Schaefer Shot and Killed by Col.
james NJ. NaahooIS.

Anton Schaefer shot and Killed by Col.
james NJ. Naahook.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind. July Am
ton Schaefer and Col. James NJ. Van
hook became engaged in an encounter
at Charlestowu, and the former was
shot and almost instantly killed. The
difficulty was the outgrowth of jeal-
ousy on the part of Schaefer. Some
months ago he became enamored of
Mrs. Jennie Young Bean, widow Of
the late Edwin Bean. who died in Chi
cago, where he and his wife resided some
two years ago. Col. Nanhook was Mrs.
Beams accepted sutton. He arrived
at Charlestown from Fort Mead,
Fla, ten days ago and delivered
an address before the Kelley
league at the fair grounds.
Since Vanhoolx's arrival in Charles
town Schaefer has made repeated
threats to take his life. Vanhool went
before magistrate and asked that a
peace warrant be issued against
Schaefer. The official declined to
issue one on the grounds that Vanhool1
was a nonresident. After the address
Col. Vanhool1 and Mrs. Bean left the
fair grounds together. Schaefer was
closely in the rear and watched
every movement. On being seated in
his vehicle Vanhook spied his pursuer
and commanded him to halt. Schaefer
continued to advance until he reached
for the lapel of Vanhool1's coat. Van
hook thereupon drew his weapon, fired,
and Schaefer received a bullet in his
breast from the effects of which he
died a few minutes later. Col. Van
hook gave himself up, but was subse-
uuentlv released on 81. 900 bond.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

Following the destruction of com
pany stores at Spring Valley and Laid
the miners had in mind the footing of
the company store at Seatonvilie. For
this purpose division left Spring Val
ley and Ladd in small groups, and
by o'clock Sunday evening had
amassed force of several hundred
on the bluffs near Sceatonvilie. In the
meantime Sheriff Cox returned to
Princeton and eighty men were Sc
lected and deputized They were
also furnished with rifles and am
munition that the governor had
furnished and started in wagons for
Seatonville. The miners learning the
strength of the deputies retreated to
Spring Valley. The deputies then
pressed on and reached Spring Valley
after midnight.
In Possession of spring Valley.
At Spring Valley the striking miners
has had possession of the city. sunday
morning meeting was held on the
Rock Island tracks east of town at
which the -English-speaking men
predominated. 1t was resolsed to ef-
fectually stop traffic on the railroads
passing through Spring Valley, and
the meeting broke up for the purpose
of carrying out the resolution.
Seeking Places OF safety.
Over the east half of the county
reign of terror has set in and woman
and children have been leaving the
towns in that section in large num-
bers. Valuable property Of all kinds
is being secreted. Seatonville sum
day night, village. Of 1900 people,
there were scarcely enough women In
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

AT Centerville. Md. William jack
son (colored) was hanged for the muir
der of his employer, Farmer George j.
Leager.
AT Green Ridge. Mo, John Tits
worth killed his wife by firing four
shots into her body, and Immediately
afterward blew his own brains out.
SEVENTY FIVE per cent. of Chicagos
factories, it was estimated. would have
to close on account of the embargo on
fuel and supplies.
DURING the week ended on the 18th
freight shipments eastward from Chi
cago were the smallest in thirty years
less than $4,000 tons of all kinds.
IN California the railroad blockade
was complete, except few points in
the south, and vast quantities. of fruit
were rotting.
THE president declared martial law
in Chicag All good citizens were
warned to Keep off the streets. and all
persons who take part in riotous as
semblages were to be regarded as pub
lie enemies.
FOREIGN miners looted the stores at
Spring Valley and Laid. ILL.,. whose
proprietors refused to accede to their
demands. Many of the residents fed
to other cities.
AT Racine, Wis, Gustavus Peters
and Clara Christopherson, a young
couple, ended their lives with poison.
They were engaged to be married,
and no cause was known for the deed.
THE services of the grand army vet
Grams of Illinois. We're offered by De-
partment Commander Mcdowell to
Gov. Altgeld TO aid in suppressing dis
order.
The Quick Meal Stove company's
factory at Louis was burned, the loss
being $500. 900.
JoHN and Ballard Faulkner (brothers)
were killed and David and Charles
Justice mortally wounded in a fac
tional fight at Catlettsburg. Ky.
Is the business part of Ogden, Utah,
four iicendiary fires caused loss of
500 COO
1'uE republ cans of the Fifth Mime
sofa district renominated Loren
Fletcher for congress.
THE secretary of the navy ordered
out the entire naval force at Mare
Island, Cal, to assist in preventing
r;oting in San Francisco.
LIZZIE and Lena Breyfogle, daugh-
tiers of ex-senator l., w. Breyfogle,
and Miss Carroll. were killed by the
cars near Lenexa, Kan.
THE committees representing the
Chicago council and trade and labor
organizations failed in last attempt
to induce the Pullman company to
agree to arbitration.
TROOPS fired over the heads of riot
Gus miners at Westville. ILL.,. and killed
two women and mortally wounded a
man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

TUESDAY. July g. After having
been debated for three months and one
day the tariff bill. amended TO take
effect August ]. 1894, passed the senate
by a vote of "a to 39-a strict party
vote, except Mr.. Hill. who voted with
the republicans against the measure.
The populists divided their strength.
Kyle and Allen voting in favor of the
bill and PETER and Stewart against it.
The action of the committee of the
whole in exempting the salaries Of
United States judges and the president
of the United States from the opera
ton of the income tax was reversed.
Adjourned u the 9th. The house was
not in session.
THURSDAY, July 5 - The senate
was not in session. In the house the
tariff bill as passed by the senate was
reported. A bill to subject to state
taxation national bank notes and
United States treasury notes was dis
cussed. but no action was taken.
FRIDAY. July 6.-No business of i'm
portance was transacted in the senate,
and an adjournment was taken until
the 9Th In the house the bill for
the state taxation of greelbacks was
passed by large majority. The point
of interest in the days proceedings
was the taking of the tariff bill from
the speakers table and its reference TO
he committee on ways and means
several unimportant bills were passed.
The evening session was devoted TO
private pension bills.
SATURDAY. July THE senate was
not in session. In the house the SEN
ate amendments of the tariff bill were
disagreed to and the measure sent to
conference.
MONDAY, July 9.-The naval appro-
priation bill was passed in the
senate. Senator PETER introduced a
resolution providing for government
control of railways and mines; that
wages of employees fo regulated by
law and paid promptly in money; and
that all revenues of the government
be raised by taxes on real estate. Dis
trict of Columbia affairs occupied the
attention of the house. A bin for IN
equalization Of real estate values was
passed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
Attempted Arson.

Early Saturday evening a malicious
attempt was made to burn the great
packing houses in the stock yards, but
the fire was extinguished after hard
fight before a serious property loss had
been entailed. The rest of the fires
kindled by rioters during the day were
confined to guerrilla attacks on freight
ears in the outlying yards of the rail-
roads
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
WELL TO REMEMBER.

THAT a dress made of five-cent chal-
lie is surprisingly cool. and will wear
longer than one would suppose from
the thin nature of the goods.
THAT handful of iron taclxs are
good to clean out bottles and fruit
cans with; half fill the jars with soap
suds, then add the tacks and shake.
THAT a box in the kitchen, or
drawer or shelf in the cupboard will
hold paper bags, also the strings. and
they viii be found useful many times.
That newspapers should be saved for
kitchen use, to wipe the stove off, to
rolish the teakettle, to wipe the fiat
irons, doubled to place under hot
kettle or hot dish we wish to place ON
the table.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
PEFFER's RESOLUTIONS.
Wants Government Control of Railways,
Mines, Money and Uniform Wages.

Mines, Money and UNIFORM wages.
WAsHINsIoS. July 10,-ln the senate
Senator PETER offered an omnibus res
olution providing; l. That all pub
lie functions ought to be exercised
through public agents. 2. That
all interstate railroads ought to
be brought under one control and
the supervision of public officers, and
charges for train transportation of per-
sons and property throughout the
United States ought to be uniform
and that wages of employees ought TO
be regulated by law and paid promptly
in money. 8. That all coal beds ought
to be owned and worked by the gov
eminent. and that the wages of the
employees should be paid in money when
due. 4. That all money used by the peo-
pie ought to be supplied only by the
government of the United States and
that the rate of interest ought TO be
uniform in all states. 5. That all rev
enues of the government ought to be
raised by taxes on real estate. The
resolution went over until to-day with
ont action or comment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
THE SCENE CHANGED. :
Riotous Demonstrations of the Mobs at
kensIngton, III.

CHICAGO. July 1.-The rioting broke
out early Friday morning. The scene
of the principal tumult changed from
Lake TO kensington. In the town
which lies over against Pullman and is
Inhabited principally by laboring men
and their families the mob began to
gather in force. growing in such num-
bers as almost to overshadow the large
force of deputies. The officers stood
IL a frightful hail of stones and coup
ling pins. Rioters charged repeatedly
on the marshal's and the sheriff's men.
Freight trains were derailed and
thrown across the track. Thousands
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

MARY ANpERsoN's forthcoming book
on Memories o. the Stage" will ex-
plain why she forsooll it in the zenith
of her fame. No explanation is neces-
sary when pictures Of her two bright
children are coujured up to the imagi-
nation. Mary Anderson was an excel
lent actress. but is proving herself a
far better mother-a role vastly more
important and noble than any she
ever assumed on the mimic stage
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
Tried to KIN His Wife.

Joe Seymour. gambler, attempted to
kill his wife at the fremont house in
Phillips. He fred five shots at her.
following her out of the sitting-room
into the passageway between the Ire
mont house and Rassmussen's grocery
and into the barroom of the hotel.
None of the shots took effect. but Sey
mour hit her on the head with the gun,
inflicting scalp wound. Threats of
lynching were made, but the presence
of officers nrevpnfed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
COST FOUR LIVES.
Terrible Results of Fight Between Fac
lions at CstIettsburg, Ky.

CATLETTsBURG. Ky, July 10.-In a
street encounter here John and Bal
lard Faulkner, brothers, were in
stantly killed, and Charles Justice
was killed and Dave Justice ia
tally wounded Ballard Plymale was
also seriously wounded. Plymale is
now in Jail, together with Lou Cole.
member of the Cincinnati lumber firm
of c. Crane & Co. who was with the
Justice faction. The trouble arose
over a woman VINO was sick upon the
street and who, the Justice boys
claimed. was being neglected by the
town authorities. Ballard Faulkner
1vas a member of the council
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
whiting News Uses wall Paper.

WHITING, Ind. July 9.-Whiting is
suffering severely from meat famine.
Since the Pullman boycott began IT
has been impossible to get meat into
this town. All the markets have closed
and provisions are running low in The
grocery stores. These will be com
pelled to close if trains do not com
mence running. The Whiting News
failing to receive its supply of pltent
insides from Chicago issued Friday
r,irhf ON wall pa per.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

J0HNsoN's mile on a bicycle in 1:56
still further closes mp the gap between
the wheelman and the thorough bred
The trotter was left behind long ago
Sooner or later the cyclist will evolve
some combination Of high gear and
light weight that viii enable him To
contest the supremacy Of the track
with the running horse. u is only
question Of mechanics. and such ques-
tions are quickly solved these days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

AUSTRALIA Is greatly bothered just
now ny question akin to our Chinese
problem. The Chinese immigration
evil has been checked bv strong re-
strictive measures and the imposition
If heavy head tax There Is now a
great and growing influx of Afghans.
Panthans and other Asiatic tribes
from the odd corners Of India. and
these people have become peril and a
nuisance IN many wavs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
The DUMB Made to Speak.

Mary A. 0'Brist, of GAINESVILLE. an
invalid for twenty-nine years, unable
to leave her bed for seventeen years,
and almost dumb for fourteen years,
now gets up, walks and talks audibly.
Faith is said to have worked a miracle
in her case. She prayed frequently
for relief. Rev. A. W Welch and Rev.
L. Develier. evange!is-s, went to her
house and prayed for her relief and on
the third day relief came. Miss
o'Brist spoke. then Strengthened out
her feet, and with a joyful cry of
Jesus" arose and walked about her
room. The next evening she held an
impromptu prayer-meeting on her
front porch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
PETERS RESOLUTIONS.
Wants Government Control of Railways.
Mines. Money and Uniform Wages.

WASHINGTON, July l0.---in the senate
senate PETER offered an omnibus res
olution providing: /. That all pub
lie functions ought TO be exercised
through public agents .. That
all interstate railroads ought to
be brought under one control and
the supervision of public officers. and
charges for train transportation of per-
sons and property throughout the
United States ought to be uniform
and that wages of employees ought TO
be regulated b. law and paid promptly
in money. 8. That all coal beds ought
70 be owned and w rked by the gov
ernment. and that the wages of the
employees should be Paid in money when
due. 1. That all money used by the peo-
pie ought To be supplied only by the
government of the United States and
that the rate of interest ought TO be
uniform in all states. 5. That all rev.
enues of the government ought to be
raised by taxes on real estate. The
resolution went over until to-day with
out action or commen mt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
A Night of Terror.

The frenzied mob applied the torch
indiscriminately. From Halsted street
to Elsdon. aud then to Blue Island on
the Grand Trunk road, they spiked
switches and upset shanties and
freight trains. to which they applied
the torch Before doing so it was
seen that they had taken precautions
to prevent property from being saved.
Electric light wires were severed
and the town plunged into darkness.
'mpty cartridge shells were forced
to the keyholes of the fire alarm
Jokes When the fire department
reached the scene after an alarm it
was to find everything in cinders. The
Ashland avenue depot was fired and
when an effort was made to save it the
mob opposed the firemen, uncoupled
the hose and hurled bricks and stones.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

A BROOKLYN Judge has decreed that
a young man has a right to court
nice girl on the front door ster, and
warns policemen t. attend To other
business. The decision is all right.
but the young people OF brooklyn are
- be pitied an the same. The front
door steps on a lighted street are very
poor counting grounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

IT was on June :. 1926. that Mr.
Chambert did surprising things in Lon
don. II. ate phosphorus. drank solu-
tons Of arsenic and oxalic acid, swal-
lowed spoonfuls of boiling oil. and
helped himself with his hand to mol
ten lead And he then sat in an oven
where the heat was 220 degrees. and
watched the cooking Of a leg Of lamb.
What would his weekly salary be to-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

At the small town of Drummond. IN
Bayfield, county, were dIscovere / two
counterfeiters Their business was
ostensibly to have good time fishing
and hunting at a lake near by. A
large amount of spurious coin and a
complete outfit for its manufacture
were found. The men when arrested
gave their names as Joseph White and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

WOMEN grow more frivolous every
day. Young ladies scorn homework
and learn % play the piano and 10
fiirt. while their mothers are engaged
in household drudgery. They escheiv
all useful reading, and prefer r .,lch
novels to English classics. In select
ing husbands they choose handles with
social graces rather than men with
solid attachments. They are full of
whimsical notions peculiar 70 the age
Reader. this is synopsis Of the opin-
ions of an English magazine writer of
17s9 on the women OF his time. They
sound very much as if they were writ
ten by certain pessimists Of to-day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

TUE largest thing ont is a pulsed
meter. by which the life insurance cx-
aminers can tell TO 4 fraction the ex-
act condition of an applicants heart
beat. An electric pen traces on pre-
pared paper the ongoings, haltings.
and precise peregrinations Of the
blood, showing with the fidelity of
science the strength or weakness %
the telI-taIe pulse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
CUTS OFF THE CASH.
Treasury officials Forced to stop All
Shipments of Money.

Shipments of Money.
WASHINGTON, July 8. = Treasury
officials have been compelled to stop
all shipments of cash to points west of
the Ohio river in consequence of the
strikes. Under their contracts
with the government the express
companies are not liable for losses in
CURED in consequence of riots or other
unlawful acts of that character.
And acting under a privilege granted
them in their contracts the several ex-
press companies have notified the Of
ficials that they VIII not accept cash for
shipment to points vest of Ohio, Ken
lucky, Tennessee. Mississippi and Loui-
siana. This situation is unfortunate,
particularly at this time, as pensions
are now being paid in Chicago and
money is needed there for that purpose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
New york Close to TWO million

NEW YORK. July 10.-The l0sth vol
ume of the New York city directory
will be ready for distribution to-day.
This years volume contains 3s7, 4l1
names, and. at the ratio of five to one,
it is estimated that the city contains
/. 937 .O55 inhabitants residing or doing
business within ~ square miles. In
the Chicago directory the names rep
resented spread over fs5 square miles
and in Philadelphia 1919 square miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

ACCORDING TO the census statistics
Mississippi Of all the states shows the
largest percentage Of her population
enrolled in the public schools 26.Ol per
cent. There are more boys than girls
attending the schools. The total num-
her Of children enrolled in all schools
by the last census was 14.STS.6-0. Of
whom I2,q51. 46S were white and l.4I6.-
2O3 colored. of the white children
e.GI2.64s were boys and 6.S44 SO girls.
az the colored children 6S3. 405 were
b, y, and so Bq5 girls. In the common
schools the boys largely outnumber
the girls, but in the church schools
there arr more girls than boys
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12
BIG PLANTS TO CLOSE.


CHICAGO, July An exhaustive can
vass of the industrial concerns of the
city reveals an appalling state of af-
fairs. and warrants the statement that
75 per cent of them will stop their
machinery at once and keep it SO until
present embargo on traffic is raised.
The effect will be to throw into idle
ness upward of LOG. 600 workers