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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-13
LATER NEWS.

JOHN C. BLACK, of Illinois, formerly
commissioner of pensions. has been no.
minated to be United States district
attorney at Chicago, vice Sherwood
! Dixon, deceased.
THE German government has instruct.
ed the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
to inquire into the complaints which
have been4sade as to the inferior quail.
! ity of rece5t importations of petroleum
/ by the Standard Oil Company. 1t is
charged that the Pennsylvania oil
fields are exhausted, and that the oil
recently imported came from Indiana
and Ohio.
HARRY HAYWARD, in the Ramsey
county Jail at st. Paul, when shown, on
the 10th, the confession of Blixt, his
accomplish in the Cling murder, main
tanned his bravado and denounced it as
lie and fake worked up by the OIL
GERS.
The ice on pond near Littleton, To-,
gave way with a crowd the 10th and
the following were drowned: George
/ Hanks. John Morton, George Roberts,
c. II. Hanks, George b. Flosh and Geo.
Cook.
A FIGHT occurred the night of the
9th at a country dance near Geneva,
Ky. Fifteen drunken men became in
volved with axes, hoes and clubs. Two
men named Grimes and Heron were
killed and several badly wounded.
/ w. Il. MITHvEN was accidentally
killed at the Interstate elevator in
Minneapolis the 10th. He was in the
basement oilIng the shafting. The
right side of his coat caught in the
shaft, drawing him with relentless force
until lis arm and head were drawn
around it crushing in the breast Death
must have been almost instantaneous.
BURGLARS broke into the jewelry
store of Henry Boise, at FGvette. To-,
the night of the 10th and stole SIP, 100
worth of jewelry and s;lverware and
$3.50 in money. A team had to be used
to carry the load away.
ABOUT l o'clock the morning of the
10th the sugar house on South Wood
plantation, Ascension Parish, Louisi-
ana. was demolished by a cyclone,
| burying six men beneath the debris
Frank Lively was badly bruised. ana
Mr.. Landry had his leg broken. Two
negroes were mortally wounded and
two others were severely hurt.
JOIN HICKEY. OF Chicago was arrest
ed the 10th after having confessed to
having forged death and burial eertis
.ieate aud collected $3.50 from PQliee'
msn's benevolent Association aStaasihl
" Zoe the wl1ew Of eg'0alesf llenfs
fefgisi
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Had other jobs ON Hand.
THE CHICAGO HORROR.
Janitor of an Apartment Binding Slain
in Cold Biood.


in Cold Biood.
Chicago, Dec. 10 "A. ID. Barnes, who
was employed as janitor of the IIia-
watha apartment building, 25S East
Thirty-seventh street. was murdered in
a shockingly brutal manner Thursday
night in the basement of the building,
and an elaborate effort was made by
his slayer and accessories after the
fact to conceal the crime by hiding
the hacked and mutilated corpse in a
hole under the sidewalk on South
Park avenue, just south of the elevated
railroad tracks on Sixty-third street.
Confessions of Guilty Parties.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1t-Alfred Barnes
murderers have confessed. Saturday,
after overwhelming evidence of their
guilt had been obtained, they broke
down and told how the crime was com
mitted. Wednesday night at 1915
o'clock in the basement of the
with an AK by Edward Jordan,
his assistant, in sclf-defense, as the
assassin claims-in cold blood. as other
circumstances indicate. An hour later
Jordan brought in to view his bloody
work Mrs Ann Mahoney, formerly
Barnes most intimate friend, nov his
bitterest foe. Together, by the dim
light of lantern. they removed the
evidences of the crime, the woman
washing away the bloodstains from the
floor. The dead man was left lying
on pile of coal a whole day while
the murderer and his accomplice
r.lntfnA aln harafa ~ of
concealment The next day the
body was packed in a box. At
night il was removed in an ex-
press wagon driven by Tommy
Donahue, the woman taking an
active leading part in every separate
scene. 1t was dumped on South Park
avenue, near Sixty-third street, where
il was found Friday morning. the two
conspirators feeling assured that they
had successfully effaced all trace OF
their part in the crime.
These facts comprise the essence of
series of full confessions obtained
Saturday from the guilty individuals
by Inspector Hunt and his officers.
The horrible details of the crime were
told by the Mahoney woman with a
ueBTee OF eNulldllOn AT barnes dedln
which Mortified her hearers, and fully
expressed her extreme hatred of the
man who she said had betrayed,
abused, scandalized and robbed her.
Jordan's Confession.
After Annie Mahoney confessed her
share of the crime. Jordan was brought
to the inspectors room and Annie told
her tale in the murderer's presence.
Jordan then confessed her story was
correct. But he explained that he was
afraid of Barnes; that Barnes had
poison in the house. and that he
(Jordan) was afraid Barnes would kill
him.
Jordan continued Barnes came
into the basement and began to quar-
rel with me. He asked me where the
screwdriver was and when | told him
did not know he called me liar and
made a smash at me with his fist.
When he came at me again gave it to
him with the ak"
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IVES THE CHAMPION.
He Defeats Schaefer in the Chicago Tour
neY bY 100 Points.


CHICAGO, Dec 1O.-For the second
time in month frank C. Ives has
shown himself the master of Jacob
Schaefer at balk-line billiards, with
the anchor nurse barred. BY winning
Saturday nights game Ives won the six
nights tournament of $500 points up,
600 points of which were played each
night, legitimate title of champion"
a stake of S., 600 and the net door re-
ceipts. The title of champion was not
involved in this tournament, but hav-
ing beaten Schaefer twice in month
the young Napoleon may fairly lay
claim to it. Ives showed greater skill
in nursing the balls throughout the
contest and made fully as many diff
cult shots as his antagonist. Schaefer's
average was 81 14-l5 Friday night
the biggest of the tournament Ives
twice broke the record with runs of
334 and 359 Schaefer's biggest run
was 2l7.
At the conclusion of the tournament
the score stood: Ives, 5000; Schaefer,
2,s31. Schaefer was beaten 100 points.
Ives grand average was Al 33S7, and
Schaefer's 81 1857. In New York
Ives average was As 27-37, and
Schaefer's Al 20-37.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

CHINA was notified by Japan that
she would not entertain further peace
proposals unless presented by a regu
larly accredited ambassador.
The last member of the famous
Vokes family of actors and actresses
Victoria Nokes. died in London.
IT is said that China had decided Il
send a representative direct to japan
to arrange the terms of peace.
The production of wheat in the AR
gentine Republic is enormous and will
keep prices down.
The famous French engineer and
builder of the Suez canal, ferdinand
de Lesseps, died at the Lachenaie
near Vatane. in the department oi
L'Indre, France, aged 81 years.
Is England and ireland forged Amer
lean school bonds to a large extent
were found to have been floated.
MINISTER RUNYoN states that Amer
leans sojourniny in Germany must ex
hibit passports in order to remain
there.
FIRE destroyed the greater part Of
the village of Mount Stewart, 2. e. l.
IL Stockholm the 3OOth anniversary
of the birth OF Gustavus Adolphus, the
great Swedish king, was celebrated
with great pomp.
OVER 100 houses i'm the poorer portion
of Port au Prince were destroyed by
fiIe.
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Treaty WITH JAPAN.
Main Points i'm the Instrument Now Await
ing Ratification.

ing Ratification.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE new
treaty between the United States and
Japan was signed by Secretary Ores
| ham and Schinichiro kurino, the
japanese minister, November %, and
was transmitted to the senate for
ratification and referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs December 8.
President Cleveland in transmitting
the treaty makes no comments. Sec
rotary Gresham's note to the president
is of the same character.
1t gives TO the citizens OF each country in the
territory OF the other the same privileges and
immunities eljoyed by natives or the citizens
of the most favored nation within its borders.
Citizens and subjects OF each shah also have
| full liberty 70 travel or reside in any part OF
the territory of either contractir.- party. Re
ciproca freedom of commerce and navigation
avowed. further proyis on of the instru-
ment provides for the extending OF the priyi-
leges OF patents, trade m2rkS and designs to
the citizens or subjects OF each
This treaty is to be substituted from the
date it comes into force, in place Of the four
treaties OF peace and amnity previously con-
Guided. and will go into operation Jsly H. 1893
Ii will remain in force twelve years either
contracting party having the right at any
time. after the space OF eleven years from the
time said treaty goes into effect. to give no
tice to the other Of its intention to terminate
the same. the treaty expiring twelve months
after such notice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-13

Capt. Nathan in a recent magazine
article described our ''vaunted Euro
pean and American civilization" as IAN
oasis set in the midst of a desert of
barbarism." 1t is rather large oasis,
however, since the number of people
who speak European languages is fully
400. OOO.O0 About 10000. COO of these
are English speaking, the Germans and
Russians coming next on the list with
rs, OOO, 900 a piece. French is spoken by
81. GOO, 600; Spanish by AZ, O0O,0 coo; Italian
by 5000, 600, and Portuguese by b.
600, coo human beings. OF the outer
bararians'' nearly 29O 600, 600 live in In
dia under British rule. and the 30O,-
600 600 or more inha Ditants of China
seem destined to come within he
sphere of western influence through
the fundamentally of the 40.0O0,000
japanese. The oasis of civilization"
will soon compass every part of the in
habited globe. The triumph of the
western world Is even now all but COM
;e.-Pniladelphia Record.
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SHORT SMILES.

"DoEs Giblet move in the best So
ciety?" Eyes; he has to move. He
never pays his rent."-Texas Siftings.
III is the time of year when we meet
those superior persons who take bath
in cold water every morning. -Atchison
Globe.
VETERAN 81 presume you never
heard an Indian war whoop?" Civilian
No, but I've heard boys coming out
of school."-N. Y Weekly.
ENDURANCE has something to do with
poker playing, after all. For instance,
the longer a gambler can hold out the
more chance he has of winning
falo Courier.
WHILE there is often temptation to
take up a fight for somebody else, you
will find that you are generally left in
charge when it comes to dropping it
Milwaukee Journal
MANY err young man." said Uncle
Eben, 'makes de mistake oh his life in
loolxin' fob consolation in poh'try when
he orter be takin' some good, reli BILE
liver medicine. Washington Star.
You can tell a young doctor from an
cid doctor in the dark, because when
you ask the old doctor question he
doesn't answer you Immediately, as if
was coclIsu' e--Somerville Journal
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TRAGEDY IN KeNTucY.
setrayer of a Young Girl Kills II sr Father
and Brother.

and Brother.
ASHLAND, KY, Dec. IA tragedy
hat will end in the loss of tt zee lives
occurred late Wednesday night at
small hamlet called Fultz, ~ miles out
on the Chesa peake & Ohio railway, in
Carter county. For th3 past six
months. Thomas James 4 whisky ped
dler representing himself to be a
cattle drover, has hoen clandestinely
meeting the comely daughter of Farmer
George Fultz The parents OF the
girl, knowing the real character of
the man, forbade her having anything
to do with him, and supposed she was
obeying them. until her condition be-
came such as to arouse suspicion.
Then, after being brought to task
about 1T, she confessed her meetings
with James and their consequences.
The enraged father secured the as
sistance of his son, George. Jr.. and his
son-in-law and went in search of
James. lie was found at church,
where a series OF revival meet
ings were being held. When the
old gentleman took him aside the
trouble was not long in de-
NeiopihS' anu L uitZ was instant
ly killed by a bullet through
his heart The sons then took hand,
and when the pistols were emptied the
younger Fultz was also dead and the
son-in-law, John Phyllis, was mortally
wounded, a bullet having passed en-
tirely through his head, entering at
the temple and coming out at the OPP
posite jaw. James escaped injury, APP
parently, as he vaulted over a fence
into the underbrush and made good
his escaDe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-13
BY POPULAR VOTE.
Senator Turpie Pleads for This Mode of
Choosing senators.

Choosing senators.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9-Senator Tur-
pie dem. Ind presented vigorous
argument in favor of resolution pro-
vidins for the election Of senators by a
direct vote of the people. He said:
when we recall the harsh ordinations, the
gross charges of pecuniary corruption and Of
fraudulent com bnation or intrigue, disgrace
ful and dishonorable to the whole body with
which a prolonged senatorial contest is
accompanied, whether in party conference or
in the open assembly, the removal of such
procreant evil should be deere / prime pOlit-
zeal necessity. 1t has heretofore been said
that the Grand Central railway has chosen a
senator In a certain state; that the Grand
Central bank has chosen another else
where and that the Central Association
of Mining and Manufacturers have de-
feated elected a third. Nothing is in
tended to be assumed here concerning
the truth or falsity OF these assertions or accu-
satious But these malfeasant charges
have an existence The way of this
radiance is plain II the choice of
the constituent members OF this body
werei lett to the mass OF voters in the
state, these perilous examinations would be
infinitely lesSened SThev would altogether
disappear. No reasonable grounds could be
given for their support"
Senator Turpie claimed that the
proposed change would not disturb in
the slightest degree the special rela-
tions existing between the senators
and the states which they represent.
and that its only object would be to
have senator's chosen by the suffrages
of the whole people of a state instead
of by the suffrages of very small
minority. No action was taken on the
resolution
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THE EAST.

The death OF Leon Abbott, four
times elected governor of New Jersey.
occurred at his residence in Jersey City
from diabetes, aged Is years.
OFF the Connecticut cost the
schooner Clara +. Simpson was run
into and sunk and three sailors were
drowned.
FLAMES destroyed the big coal
breaker of the Latin Coal company at
Latin. Pa, the loss being 100000.
The oldest hotel IN Boston, the Ire
mont house, is to give way to a big
office building.
OF the forty-two children in the
Aver home for yourg women and chill
dren at Lowell. Mass, thirty-five had
the scarlet fever.
THE death of Andrew J. Campbell.
congressman-elect of the Tenth New
York district, occurred at his home in
New York city of Bright's disease,
aged 66 years.
AT tie age of 80 John J. Decker, a
member of the piano finn ot Decker &
SON. died suddenly from pneumonia, ir
New York.
The failure of the ]. ". Fowler Car
company Of Elizabeth, y. j., for $50,
coo was reported.
II Boston FIVE men were fatally and
one seriously injured by the explosion
of a dynamite cartridge.
AT New Britain, Conn. Mrs. John
\. Williams. who left a sick bed to
horsewhip her husband and his par
amour. died as the result of her exer-
tons
THE nat IS of society women of New
York and Chicago who were detected
in smuggling were to be published by
the customs authorities,
FLAMES wiped out the Shenango
glass works at Newcastle. Pa, owned
by Knox. Foltz & Co. the loss being
500. 600.
FIRE in Jew Yorl's dry s1ods dis
trict did 500. 900 damage. NJ. Cham
hers Il Co. being the chief losers.
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WHERE BATTLES RAGE.

FIVE HUNDRED earthquakes shock the
japanese every year.
GOLDFISH were first known in China,
and were brought TO Europe in the
seventeenth century.
In China a man who killed his father
was executed, and along with him his
schoolmaster for not having taught
him better.
JAPAS is corruption of the Chinese
word Shi-pen-kue. which means root
of day. or sunrise kingdom" because
Japan is directly east of China.
THE Chinese are known to have built
several fine suspension bridges before
the opening of the Christian era One in
the province Of human. built in the
year 60 a. D., Is still in excellent con-
dition.
CHIsA's imperial canal is the largest
in the world and greatest in point of
traffic. Its length is tweutysone hun
dred miles, and II connects foFty-one
eitiss situated Gu lts banks II WAS
pempissed In 1880 after six hundred
sssfs spsat en- lis eoassn,etlsh
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TREATY WITH CHINA.
The New Instrument Awaits Presidential
Proclamation to Be of EffeSt.

The New Instrument Awaits Presidentiat
Proclamation to lie of EffeSt.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Batifications
of the new emigration convention BE-
tween the United States and China
were exchanged at the state depart
mont Friday after office hours by Sec
rotary Gresham and VI mister Yang Yu.
Only the presidents proclamation of
the fact remains to make it binding
upon the citizens of both countries.
The convention was negotiated March
II and agreed to by the senate August
10, after considerable debate in execu-
tive session. The convention will re-
main in force ten years, and unless X
months before that time notice
of its final termination shall
be given by either party. it
continues for similar period. The
convention is designed to provide re-
ciprocally for the better protection of
citizens or subjects of each country
within the jurisdiction of the other.
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the distinguished man was subjected
during the Panama canal scandals,
trials and results.
Ferdinand Marie viscount de Lesseps, was
born in Versailles. November II. 1895. He
received his early education in Paris,
but finished It with his father, consul
lar agent and lived with him in
Philadelphia in 1892 He was consular
agent at Lisbon in 1925 TO 1877 AMI
Cairo, Rotterdam. Malaga and BARGE
Iona. He was then appointed sue
cessively minister to Spain and to Rome.
While on visit to Egypt in 1851 he disclosed
the project of Suez canal TO said Pasha and
two years later secured the desired conces-
sion. The canal was opened for steamers of
light draught in 1885. and the full plans
were carried to con pletiOn in 1862 Since
1873 Count de Lesseps has concen-
trated his attention TO the Panama canal
II was In 1873 that de Lesseps inaugurated
the movements that eliminated in the canal
congress OF 1879 and the adoption of the
scheme for uniting the Atlantic and Pacific
Mt the isthnus of Panama. From the begin
ming the aged engineer and diplomat seems
to have been as badly deceived and victim
lied as the public Lying circulars We're
issued, and the Paris and Panama papers
were induced to aid In the deception of inves-
tors, The magic of the name of de Lesseps
Cdu>eu the lhruty peasahtty an over rance 70
open their wooden stockings. and gold poured
into the Panama treasury in a food The story
of the extravaganza and corruption which fol-
lowed is stlll fresh in the public mind. IL con-
stitutes one of the most disgraceful, as well
as one of the most gigantic swindles In his
torv
At the time the exposure came the actual
cost of the completed fraction OF the canal
variously estimated at one-fourth, one-fifth
and one-tsntl-was S2G00l00 GOO more than
double the first estimate or the entire work.
The money had gone inUo extravagant
ana useless outlay and into the pockets
OF the conspirators and those of leading
statesmen and Journalists in Paris. There
was not Sufficient evidence that either de
Lesseps or his son had received any of the
money in a corrupt way. but TO satisfy the
public rage both we're convicted although the
sentence against de Lesseps, Sr., was never
carried ont
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BRIEFS ABOUT WRITER'S.

DR.. LOUIS LEWIS, who died few
days ago in Munich, Germany, was
well known through his book, ''Shakes-
peare's Women Characters"
MANY of Lady Mary Wortley Mon
Agu's letters were destroyed by her
daughter, who imagined that the fam
lily name was impaired by connection
with literature.
ABBE DE MARoLLEs, in one of his
latest works, calculated that he had
printed 1873, 124 verses, and yet the pub
lie had not sense enough to appreciate
him as poet.
LORD LoRN, the least important Of
the queens sons-in-law, is making his
way as a regular writer for London
journals, good local government being
one of his specialties.
Mrs. CRAIeIE, who writes short
novels and sharp epigrams over the
name of John Oliver Hobbies, is an
American, though she was educated in
England and has spent most OF her
time there.
s. 4. CROCKETT, of ''Stickit Minister
fame, is a man whose fine physique aud
impressive size surprise the stranger.
Hs laid the foundation OF ais robust
health Ia his hoyhnnd, when be had 20
walk fosg miles seFess The naers every
day b sehesi