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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
BLAZING FORESTS.
Timber Sections in the East and Also IN
the Northwest DcYasted.

the Northwest Devasted.
BRADFORD, Pa, July 17.-Forest fires
are causing serious losses to lumber
men in this county. Many destructive
fires are raging between Bradford and
Kinzua, in the hemloclx district trav-
ersed by the western New York and
Pennsylvania railroads. At Pecls
switch, near Marshburg, n pile
of saw logs containing $780,
900 feet OF timber was destroyed,
and force of meu are at
work trying to coufine the flames to
one locality. The logs destroyed be-
longed to Weed, Munday q Co, of this
city, and were partly insured. East of
Morrisons, 3 miles in Corydon town
ship, 100000 feet of hemlocls logs
owned by the United Lumber & Coal
company. of Oil City, and the Warren
Packard company. of Warren, have
been destroyed. Fifty men are now
battling with the flames in an effort
to save 1000 cords of bark piled
in that vicinity. Families at the
lumber camps Whereabouts have moved
TO places of safety, taking their
household goods with them. At Thurs
bOb > 1OiNAOb bONiiohAps tht
people barely escaped from their
houses before the flames destroyed
all the property in the place.
EGG HARBoR Cry. n. j., July IT,
Forest fires that have been raging in
this section for several days past have
swept over an area of over 5000 acres.
Saturday night the condition of affairs
looked serious, and the residents for
several miles around were called out
to meet the flames.
PIERRE, 5. d., July IL. Prairie fires
are burning on the coded lands, the
tract burned over being so by 90 miles.
The Russian settlement on Yellow
Medicine creeiH was wiped out and sew
eral settlers seriously burned. The
damage to the range will reach several
thousands of dollars.
BIG RAPIDS, Mich, July 17.-Proba-
bly, a hundred men, women and chill
dreu. inhabitants of ten.mile section
of the southern part of Isabella coun-
ty, are homeless on account of forest
fires. A lumber camp of the Gale
Lumber company was destroyed with
many acres of green timber. Three
small sawmills, many houses, crops,
bridges. fences, etc. have been burn :,
but there has been no loss of life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
WEST AND SOuIH.

FIRE almost entirely consumed the
village of Rowley, II.
IN Chicago T. c. Hanford. aged IS
years. the millionaire vice president of
the National Linseed Oil company,
financial troubles
FLAMES almost entirely destroyed
the village of Edon, an Ohio town of
SEQ Inhabitants Eighty buildings were
burned
The following nominations for con-
gress were made. Ohio. Fifth district.
J. L. Shook (dem.l; Sixth. j. l.. Stew
ems (dem.): Twentieth. {. b. Beach
trep.l. Indiana, Third district, $. NJ.
Stoekslager tdem.). Georgia, Third
district, Charles F. Crisp (dem.l }. renom-
mated Mississippi. Third district, T.
{. Catchings DEM, renominated.
THOUSANDS of acres of grain in Min
nesOta and the Dakotas were ruined
by excessive heat
AT Brighton Beach. a resort near
indianapolis, Winfred Smith. a wealthy
Young man. cut the throat of Western
T. Thomas, a prominent man of An
derson. Ind
THE railroad managers report an I'M
usually large corn crop everywhere.
1t viii require two years TO move it to
market.
Ar Lenoir. y. C.. nike Stapleton,
aged so years. committed suicide by
drinking seventeen bottles of Jamaica
ginger.
N Chicago Patrick Eugene Prender-
CAST was hanged for the murder of
Carter II. Harrison on tie night of 0c-
tober > last: Tom and Calvin Corley,
brothers. who slew Jewish peddler,
were hanged at Louisburg. y. c.; Rich
ard Pierce. a wife murderer. paid the
extreme penalty at Cape May. y. j.;
Jim Galloway and Joe Woodley. who
killed Ed Grant. were executed az
Montgomery. Ala; Robert A. Ander-
son was hanged at Livingston. Mont.
for numbering Emanue' Fleming. and
John H. Osnes was haAgel at Fort
Benton. Mont, for the murder Of Ole
Lilledal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
FOREIGNERS.

HERR KUHN, the oldest actor in Ger
many, celebrated two weeks ago the
sixtieth anniversary of his first APP
pearance on the stage.
MISS BALFoUR, sister of the English
conservative leader, is now travelling
in Africa, and at last advices was the
guest of Nir. Cecil Rhodes at Cape
Town
LADY MARIE FORESTER, who recently
died in England, was the w, nan who
selected Florence Nightengale for hos
pital work in the Crimea. and thus in
augurated the modern system of
nursing.
Ex-EMPREss CHARLOTTE, the widow
of the late Emperor Macmillan of
Mexico, shot in 1857, and sister of the
Belgian king. is reported by the latest
Brussels papers as being in worse
condition than ever.
ISAAC PTTMAS, now of Bath, Eng.
the inventor OF what is popularity
known as the PitSan system of Pho
biography, has been lSnighted by Queen
Victoria. He is now in his eighty
second year, but still deeply interested
in the work of spelling reform, which
was largely an outgrowth of his sys-
tenn of writing according to sound.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
POPULATION FIGURES.

EVERY state and territory Ia tho
union has n number of persons classed
as civilized Indians.
In the North Atlantic states 51.si per
cent. of the population live in cities of
over 5000 inhabitants.
BY the last census Missouri had 234,-
$50 citizens of foreign birth, out of q
population of 1879, 1s4.
THE United States had at the last
census 12, 691 ,052 families. In 1850 the
number had been {, 1858
THE total population of the United
States, including all persons what
ever, was, in 1890, 81, 979, 766.
IL the tenement districts of New
York the houses each average six fam
lilies and over thirty occupants.
ONLY ten per cent. of the population
of st. Louis live in dwellings with
more than twenty occupants.
liz 1870 thGre were fourteen cities
containing over 100000 inhabitants
each; now there are twenty-eight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

Many of the great steamships are
provided with ice-machines, and are by
this means enabled to carry much
larger stores than formerly. 1t is in
teresting to note the improvements in
steamships within the past few years.
1t is no unusual thing to find fresh
fruits, like Strawberries and raspber-
ries, on the tables during long voyages.
These are carefully placed in a tenn
perature scarcely above freezing. and
only removed to the dining room when
the time comes for serving them. Roses
frozen in blocks of ice may be kept in
definitely, and make extremely pretty
ornaments for festivities or exhibitions
Chrysanthemums preserved in this fash
ion were recently sent from sydney. New
South Wales, to London for special ex-
hibition. Frozen milk is one of the
newest products. The milk is frozen
in blocks, and in this form is placed in
suitable receptacles and Theoretically
sealed. A moTnenJs exposure to the
air or the heat of the fire liquefies It.
and il is ready for use. II is said that
sterilized milk is to be frozen and kept
in this y-ay.-N. Y. Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
The News Of the Week.
FIFTHTHIRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.

WEDNESDAY. July 1.-THE senate
adopted Senator Daniels resolution
commencing the course of the presi-
den. in the railway strike and denounc-
ing as treason the acts of the men who
were practically levying war against
the United States. An amendment
favoring arbitration was defeated by
a vote of IL to IS. The diplomatic and
consular, the invalid pension and the
military academy appropriation bills
were passed. In the house the land
grant forfeiture bill was passed. The
measure viii restore 81 900, 900 acres to
the public domain
THURSDAY. July l2 The army and
the Notifications appropriation bills
were passed in the senate and some
progress was made on the river and
barbor bill. In the house the senate
amendments to the bill for the admis-
sion of Utah as a state were agreed TO.
This passes the bill and it goes to the
presidents
FRIDAY, July lathe river and har-
Dor appropriation bin and a bill for
the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi river at Dubuque, la, were
passed in the senate. In the house
the report of the conferrees on the
pension appropriation bill was agreed
10. The evening session was devoted
To the consideration of private pension
bills.
SATURDAY, July 1.-THE time was
occupied in the senate in discussing
the Legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill. In the house a
bill was introduced providing for ma
tional board of arbitration to be APP
pointed by the president to settle dis
putes 4 bill to create a retired list
for officers of the revenue marine serv-
ice was discussed and eulogies of the
late G.. w Houk, of Ohio, were pro-
nounced.
MONDAY, July 16.-The legislative.
executive and judicial and the District
of Columbia appropriation bills were
passed in the senate and the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was consid-
cred In the house a resolution was
adopted indo. sing the action of the
president and the administration in
suppressiug lawlessness in connection
with the railway strike. The Bailey
bankruptcy bill was considered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
MANY DIVING from Cholera.

LONDON, July IA dispatch to the
times from st. Petersburg says: THE
cholera epidemic is assuming alarming
proportions. The present visitation is
of much more intense and more fatal
character than were the outbreaks of
the two previous years. The disease
has even penetra ted into Finland.
which has hitherto been absolutely
free from cholera The hospitals are
full and the prison is being converted
into hospital. The sanitary commits
sion will henceforth sit permanently"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

BUTTE, Mont, July 17.-Friday the
station agent at Wickes. mining
camp on the Montana Central railway
was robbed of a chest containing
Sl2, $40 in gold coin. The sheriff and g
posse started ont to run down the
thieves. While securing around the
mountains one of The posse stepped on
the ground which sagged, and under
meath the sod the strong box was found
intact and all the money recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Now Driving /. Cab.

Frank A. Lappen, who was a year
ago known as the merchant prince of
Milwaukee, has written a letter to
G. A. Tarbell, of that city, stating
that he is driving a cab in London,
and that he has been almost penniless
for several months Lappen left Mil
waukee TO escape prosecution on Eu-
merous charges of swindling. He con
Quoted the largest house furnishing
establishment in Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

OUR writer's Of books are betaking
themselves TO strange places. Mr..
Stevenson has for some time made his
home in SauoI and will spend the rest
of his life there. Julian Hawthorne
ana family some time ago went to ia
maica and he now writes back that he
will spend the rest o. his days there
raising oranges an. coffee. and Incl
dentally writing Iools. the life of
the great centers IOeS not seem TO be
TO the liking of writer's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

THE new Walt Whitman society has
adopted the name of The Walt Whit
man Fellowship" and after the fash
ion set by the poet himself the mem
bers Of the little coterie address each
other as ''comrade" DIR. Daniel g.
Erinton is President If the society.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

A HUMAN face clock is on view in the
window of d II. Petersburg watch
maker. The hands are pivOted On the
nose. and any message spoken into its
ear is repeated by photograph
through its mouth II is said To lie the
only clock OF the kind at present
in existence
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

IT was Rousseau who said that Ito
write a good love letter we must be-
gin by not KNOWN y hat we mean to
sa and finish without knowing what
we have said" Why won't the Fourth
of July orator throw ms ROLL of manu-
script to I winds and follow this cap
itaI reciDe9
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

FROM a bushel of corn a dealer gets
four gallons of whisky, which retails
for SIG. of this the government gets
$500. the retailer gets 81. the diStilIer
gets 81. the railroad gets -. the farmer
who raised the corn gets 40 cents. the
consumer gets ten days or more in
''the cooler" and the policeman and
Judge get good salaries for sending him
fha~a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Knights Of Labor.

The state assembly of the Knights
of Labor at it annual meeting in Mil
waukee elected the following officers:
State master workman Fred Taylor, La
Crosse state worthy foreman, A. J. Christian
sen, Merrill; state secretary. John Marquette,
La Crosse; state foreman. j. Seherziuger
Fond du Lac; delegate 10 general assembly, J.
NJ Collins, La Crosse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

GUARASI's funeral in New York re
Gently was costlier than EnOck Ar
denis The youth had been driven
from home and committed suicide. A
S1.50O layout was his mothers some
what naive manner OF advertising her
rem, rSf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

ACCORDING to tie figures tabulated
by the Railway Age receivers have
been appointed during the past six
months FOR % railway mPanies. own
ing 2.9ss miles of road and represent
ing bonded debt and capital stock ag-
gregating $3.50. lOl 900. Adding these
figures u those which made the ex-
traor iinary record for 1898 il will be
found that IN the last eighteen months
l5a railway companies. owning nearly
$1,000 miles of road and represent
ing more than $. 800. OOl. 600 in bonds
and stock, have defaulted and
been placed in the hands of re-
ceiVerS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

WITH tue election of a new member
for Midlothian, Gladstone's career of
sixty-twO years, almost continuously
spent in the British parliament. will
come 10 a close Five years before
Victoria assembled the throne, the
Young Oxonian hal delivered his
maiden speech.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

FOSTER BRooKs, of Tennessee, is six
teen years old. weighs one hundr. a
and thirty pounds. and is six feet six
inches tall. Ills meek was broken
when he was five years old lie re-
NAMED helpless until two years ago.
when he began To grow Before that
he could not move his head. Now he
can use il as others do theirs. Doctors
say il i the only case On record
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Rnried In a Tunnel.

MTDDLEsBoRo, Ky, July 17.-Another
disastrous cavern has taken place at
Cumberland Gap tunnel One man has
been taken ont dead. two are mangled
so they will die and three Others are
buried alive. All the physicians OF
the city nave been summoned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
One of the Oldest.

Rev. Luther Clapp, who died recent
ly at Wauwatosa at the age of IS, was
one of the oldest ministers in point of
service in the state, having been sent
out in 1s45 from Massachusetts by the
American Home Missionary society.
His first sermon was preached in an
unfinished barn, but before he died he
had filed the pulpit in eighty-two diff
ferent Wisconsin churches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

GRANIER, an anarchistic fellow con-
spirator with Santo. disemboweled
himself when the police came to arrest
him in Paris We commend this very
satisfactory process 20 his fellows here
and abroad, as The best possible appli-
cation of their doctrine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Don't Like IL.

President Whitford, of Milton col
lege. in Rock county. does not take
kindly to the decision of the state
superintendent that hereafter its di-
plonas will not be signed as state GER
tificates for the reason that its courses
of study are ns equal TO those of the
state universit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Fnraeed coupIe Commi, su,c,de.

The bodies of August Peters, aged
"a years. and Clara Christopherson, a
domestic aged 81, were found on the
river bank at Cedar Bend by fishing
party. A bottle of wine and three diff
ferent kinds of poison. found near by,
indicated that they had committed
suicide. The couple had been en-
Caged for wear
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
BACKED HIN UP.
The House Endorses President Clevelands
Strike Policy.

Strike Policy.
WASHINGTON, July Is. = President
Cleveland's course in the recent strike
was indorsed in the house In the fol-
lowing language:
Resolved That the house OF representatives
indorses the prompt and vigorous efforts of the
president and his administration TO suppress
lawlessness. restore order and prevent i'm
proper interference with the enforcement OF
the laws OF the United States and with the
transportation of the mails of the United
States and with interstate commerce; and
pledges the president hearty support and
deems that the success which has already at
tended his efforts Is cause for public and gen
eral congratulations.
The resolution was offered by Con-
gresham McCreary, chairman of the
foreign affairs committee. The reso-
luton was adopted by viva voce vote.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

The sixth statistical report of the
Interstate commerce commission. be-
ing the complete report for the year
ended June so, 1898. has just been sub
mitted and shows that the total mile
age of railways in the United states
on June 50. 1898, was I'D. 46l.O5, being
an increase during the year of 4.s97.55
miles. The state Of Washington leads
in construction with SD. s. miles. Mon
tana shows an increase OF 4O9. 65 miles.
Minnesota of 406.69 miles and West
Virginia of S65.Ol miles The number
Of roads abandoned during the year
was 70. The total length OF line, in
Guiding all tracks, was $50, 1871.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

IN the matter OF wOman's rights
Abyssinia is far ahead of Europe The
house and all its contents belong to
her, and il the husband offends she
turns him out until be is duly repent
ant and makes amends
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Assanlted INV Ennrhs.

Esther Ferrin was kidnapped and as
saulted by a gang of roughs and kept
in the woods near Beloit for two days,
where she was found almost dead by
Marshal Appleby. Jacob Eyer, Neal
Mahoney, Van Bredeson, Charles
Mann, Charles Alexander and Will
Hannaway were arrested.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Inst Like Them.

Some tired teachers in one of our
schools for whom the small boy had
been making life a burden were dis
eussing the situation. Said one:
We'll, we won't have them in the
next world drumming their feet or do
ing something to disturb Us al she time. !"
TO which another teacher replied
with laugh:
.'No. but they can flap their wings"
Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

TUE length of time that footprints
will remain fresh looking in the soil
on the coast of Greenland, Is remark
able Tracks that appear but a few
hours old have frequently been made
for weeks
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

tanned his nerve to the end and APP
preached his doom without faltering.
lie made no dying speech on the scat
fold and not word was spoken from
the time he stepped on the trap until
the end. The drop fell at ll:471s and
the body was cut down at 1888.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

LARGE quantities of human bones.
curious utensils and personal orna-
ments, consisting of spears. hatchets.
battle axes, neck ornaments. etc.
were found recently in a large Indian
mound In Inlian territnrN
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
A BATTLE WITH BANDITS.
Three Texas Bank Robbers Killed and the
Fourth One Captured.

ST. Louis July IA special TO the
Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Tex. says:
Advices from the posse of deputy
United States marshals, who have
been in pursuit of the Longview
TEX bank robbers in the Trim
ity river country, near GAINESVILLE,
Tex, state that the posse came upon
four of the band. and in battle fol-
lowing an attempt to arrest the
bandits three robbers were killed and
the fourth captured. The bodies of
the dead will be taken TO Paris, Tex,
by he posse. The band, it is reported,
was en- route to Detroit, Tex, to rob a
bank there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Miners Vote DO stay one.

IRoNwooD, Mich, July l7.-At meet
ing of the Miners union Sunday the
strikers voted not to work. One hun
dred and fifty men are working at the
Metropolitan company's mines under
protection of troops and deputy sher-
IFS Seriuus trouble is feared
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19

TIE general OF one of the late in
du>trial armies. after having escaped
the tolls of the law, has been en-
trapped in the tolls OF matrimony. and
has concluded 70 relinguiSh his posi-
tiOn as commander Of las fellow un-
employed This incident indicates
solution Of the industrial army prob
lem The greater number OF its mem
bers are unmarried men All that Is
necessary is for manageable women
TO induce them To enter the married
state. With wives T. procure work
for them and see that they remain
at work, the ''privates" a we'll the
generals" might retire from army LIE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-19
Eneetual.

"Grump has at last solved the prob
lem of abolishing distress in the
world"
What's his scheme?''
ITO starve the poor off the face Of
the earth!7-Truth.
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lars per minute was performed AZ the
Philadelphia mint bv a machine in
vented by Sebastian IIeines. the chief
carpenter Of the institution The ma
chine consists of a hopper. into which
the coins are dropped. a cogwheel.
the teeth Of which resemble those of a
circular saw, carries the coins to the
tubes. and from there they are forced
out upon a little table. containing
twenty grooves, each of which holds
just fifty coins \ turn OF the crank
counts LOCO coins. which are put into
a bag. and a second thousand follows
before the expiration OF the minute.