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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IL the village of Suchil, in the noun
tains of Durango, Mexico. waterspout
carried away woodchoppers' camp
of ten families and all were drowned.
IL the city of Blasseki. in Russian
Poland. where the cholera was making
fearful ravages, sixty houses were set
on fire and destroyed and several sick
persons were burned to death.
A JAPANESE army, numbering 10000
men, sailed from Hiroshima, and it was
believed an invasion of China was con-
templated.
CONGRESSMAN WILSON, of West Vir-
ginia. was given a dinner by the
chamber of commerce of London and
spoke on the tariff.
A NUMBER of buildings, including
two hotels, burned at Nanaimo, Il. c.,
with loss of 500, 900. Two men were
burned to death and two others and a
little girl were badly injured.
AN American named Frank Holman
living near the City of Mexico, while
drunk killed his wife and two chill
dren.
FLAMES destroyed the Crown Point
color printing works at Leeds, Eng
land, the loss being s., 1000 600.
IL Hawaii several of the leaders, of
the ex-queen's cause have taken tho
oath of allegiance to the republic
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
aud permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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was made by reclamation, amid great
applause. James ID. Bell, of Brooklyn,
named Judge Gaynor for judge of the
court of appeals and the convention
nominated him by reclamation.
The motion to adjourn was carried,
Senator Hill saying: The convention
that is running itself wants to az journ
i declare Z adjourned"
A scene of disorder followed, during
which Senator Hill tried to calm the
convention. The roll call proceeded.
New York was reached and Senator
Guy jumped to his feet and said:
''In the name of the democracy,
against the wish of our presiding Off
GER, and, if needs be, in defiance
of it, ] place in nomination here in
the name of the democracy of the
state of New York the one man who
typifies all that democracy typifies. l
present the name of the greatest liv-
ing exponent of democratic principles,
Senator David B. HILL"
Clerk lie Freest began the calling of
the roll call amid cries of Call slow
ly." As each county was called its
leader arose and declared for David b.
Hill. When the call was about half
completed ex-Assemblyman Hit, from
Albany, withdrew John Boyd TEACHERS
name. The roll call was completed
and Hill received 1888 of the 3S4 votes.
The nomination was made unanimous.
The following is a synopsis of the
platform as adopted by the convention:
National ssues-Congratulates the demo-
cratic administration the manner III
which the business OF the country is at
tended to; upC the repeal Of the Sher-
man law; upon the repeal of the federal cleo
tion law; that with democratic ascendency the
country returns to simple methods and sound
principles
Tarifr-Asserts that the new tariff law will
he a wise and excellent substitute for the
partisan Mckinley law; declares az iinst
future amendments OF the tariff by revision as
a whole, but favors special laws relating to the
removal of the duty from raw materials.
Business interests ongratulates the coun-
try upon the revival of business interests, and
believes that this revival will continue; as
serts the financial and business depression
was a necessary accompaniment to tariff re-
vision: inevitable because the Mckinley law
had proved utterly inadequate and would have
caused bankrupted treasury.
Lab declares the interests OF labor should
be fostered by proper and necessary legisla-
ton, and that honest workingmen should be
protected from competition with convict Ia
Dor; advocates the amending OF the present
conspiracy laws so as TO more equally protest
wOrkingmen and the employers.
Equal rights-Declares against class legisla-
tion which shall In violation of the constitu-
tion prohibit or interfere with the free exer-
Else of any form of religious worship and
deprecates any organization which would tend
to any such result.
Constitutional convention--Deelares the
work of the constitutional convention on the
whole was partisan, Is intended to aid in per-
petuatlng the republican party in control OF
the state; declares the apportionment measure
a gerry mander, discriminating against the
cities.
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Kirwin, Kan.
There are no members of congress
either in the house of representatives
or in the senate who are republicans
and protect; onIsts, who favor free wool
either directly or indirectly. There are
some dyed in the free wool democratic
senators, however, who, while honestly
not in favor of free wool at heart, yet
vote for free wool. These gentlemen
are Senator Brice, of Ohio; Senator
Martin, of Kansas: Senator Roach, Of
North Dakota. and Senator White, of
California. They are all democrats and
they have been bound hand and foot in
caucus by the free trade senators of the
south to stand by the senate finance
committee in whatever sort of tariff
should be recommended or rather what
ever sort of tariff could be patched
together to secure a majority of
single vote. Owing 10 the weakness of
these democratic senators in pledging
themselves to what they do not believe
in they were prevented from voting for
the protection of the wool industry.
None but the free traders are in favor
of free wool. The present dominant
party. composed of democrats and pOpu-
lists. who are traders, iatertraders and
free traders, even in votes, were in the
majority and carried the day
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A Drunkard's Crime.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 2.-Seven per-
sons were drowned at Chaska. Mimi,
Saturday evening. Louis Scharf and
family, who had attended the fair,
started home at Z o'clock. Scharf was
intoxicated and was driving fast When
within a block of the river he was
stopped by j. Kunz, of Minneapolis,
who told him to drive slower. Scharf
promised to do so. but no sooner Tas
he released than he whipped his horses
and furiously dashed down the river
bank. over the ferry and into the
river. His wife, five children and
Miss Mary Rosl1us, Mrs. Seharf's sis
ter, were drowned, as were the horses.
Scharf chung to the wagon box and
was rescued.
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AMERICAN MANUFACTuRES

Total United States manufactures,
lc+V ss,upf fta,sSI
Total exported, loo. 15I,i0s,S16
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GREAT DAMAGE DONE.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 30 Com
being restored and dispatches are
pouring in relating to the damage
done by the West Indian cyclone
which ragged in the state Tuesday and
Wednesday. They all tell the same
story of houses wrecked and crops de-
stroyed. but no loss of life is reported.
buildings Wrecked.
At Tampa several large cigar fac
tories were wrecked. The three-story
brick factory of Heidenberg & Co.
and the factory of C. A. Joyce were
demolished as were also the fac
tories of Yabor & Manarara, The
odore Perez & Co., and O'Halloran.
The First Presbyterian church and the
palatial hotel, Tampa Bay, were bad
~ damaged. Several smaller struc-
lures were also demolished. The loss
on buildings at Tampa is estimated at
$50, 600.
Steamers Suffer.
During the storm at Fernandina the
British steamships Boston City and
Elmville collided and were badly
damaged. The steamer Princess
was sunk between Palatka and
Picolata. She was valued at
$4,000. The steamer Edith was driven
ashore. The steamer Debarey was
driv against the drawbridge and
wrecked. The steam yacht Maude was
sunk near Crescent City.
st. Augustine Flooded.
Advices were received from St. Au-
gustine which had been cut off since
Tuesday. No lives were lost, but sew
eral houses were wrecked and the losses
will run far into the thousands.
Nearly all the windows in the city
were blown in and the houses
flooded with water. The Ponce de
Leon hotel was damaged in this way.
The loss on the hotels furniture is
heavy. The waves dashed over the
sea wall and made rivers of the streets.
Many wharves were blown away.
Orange Growers Lose.
Between Green Cove spring and
Palatka, on the St. Johns, twelve
wharves have disappeared. Between
Jacksonville and St Augustine not a
telegraph pole was left standing. The
damage to the orange growers is in
calculable. In the large groves the
ground is completely covered with
green oranges The loss is fully 20
per cent.
On the East Coast.
The east coast is still cut off from
communication below st. Augustine
and Palatka. Every effort is being
made to hear from Jupiter and Key
West. which are supposed to have been
in the storm center. The storm was
as severe in the interior of the state as
on the coast.
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Total home consumption. 1899. $ l9a5. So il
In the same way we must deal with
our farm products, the total value of
which during 1889, consumed in 1890,
was 81, 400, 107.454. We exported TO the
extent of S532.14l, 400, leaving Ameri-
can farm products worth 81. 927, g65, 96i
Consumed by Americans. Thus:
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ToTAL FoREIGN IMPoRTs.

Europe, Asia. Africa, North and
South America. Australasia and
the Islands OF the sea ........... 1860 100000
This is less by over four billions of
dollars than the total consumption of
goods in the United States. Thus:
Total United States consumption,
1890 -. ...........---. 81 COZ SO, 737
ISIS 7.5d9O0o. OcO
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SLAIN AND ROBBED.
Well-known Railroad Man Murdered
Mysteriously In Cleveland.

Well-known Railroad Man Murdered
Mysteriousiy In Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. GA horri-
BILE murder shrouded in mystery was
committed in the very heart of the city
some time during Monday night and
the police are completely baffied
for lack of a clew. James II. Ca
ven, general freight agent of the Val
ley railroad baltimore & Ohio, was
SHOT and killed by some unknown as
sassin. Five bullets pierced his body,
and when picked up shortly after he
was stone dead. Parties living near
the scene of the murder heard the
shots and woman's scream. No one
was found near the body and the po-
lice so far have been unable to Sc
cure the slightest clew.
The body was removed to the
morgue, where it was stripped of it's
clothing. Then it was discovered that
the body had been robbed. A fine gold
repeater which the dead man carried
in life was missing. His money. of
which he always carried a large
amount, was also gone. The pockets had
been turned inside out. The fact that a
-bbery had been committed was
plainly evident, and search was
made for the wounds. They We're
found. five in number Several hours
must have elapsed since the shots were
fired. as the blood had CONCEALED and
closed the wounds. Every inch of the
yard where the body was found was
gone carefully over by the detectives
in the hope of finding a clew. Not a
thing did they find to reward thc'-
search
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RIOTING IN RIO.
Internal Disorders of Brazii-Other south
American News.

q
American News.
MoNTEvIDEo. Oct Admiral Da
Cana asserts that there has been RI
citing in Rio de Janeiro lasting five
days. accompanied by outrages on
Portuguese merchants. instigated di-
rectly by President Peixoto, who in
cited soldiers, dressed as citizens. to
make an attack on the pretense that
they wanted TO break up a meeting of
royalist conspirators.
Rio, it is reported, looks like a great
military camp, soldiers patrolling the
streets, cavalry encamped in public
gardens, launches patrolling the
harbor front. The number killed is
stated TO be SOS. and al3 wounded
have entered the hospitals Many of
the wounded were taken to their
homes.
Most of the fighting occurred near
the waters edge, and many bodies
were cast into the harbor The dam
age TO the property of Portuguese.
British and other foreign residents
will amount to 81, 10000
BUENos AYREs, Oct. l.-Correspond-
graph that the revolutionistS, actuated
by desire TO avenge recent cruelties,
are assembling in the mountain re-
gions near the frontier of Uruguay.
1t is reported that this force numbers
5000 men, and that a demonstration
against the government will soon be
made.
1t is now known that after Saraivas'
death the commander of the govern
ment forces cut the ears from his
head, and, after packing them in salt,
sent them to Gov. Castillo.
PANAMA, Oct. News has been
received from Costa Rica of an at
tempt to assassinate President
Iglesias. During the military review
in San Jose an anarchist, Michinor
Araya, fired five shots at the president.
Iglesias escaped on horseback.
Araya was arrested and would have
been killed by the police if the crowd
had not interfered. His accomplices,
Juan b. Jimenez, Francisco Aguirrea,
Jose Zeledon, Andre Cerpedes and
twenty others were also arrested.
Dynamite was found in the house
where Jimenez lived. There were also
seized many documents which give
evidence of a widespread conspiracy.
Aguirrea was formerly trusted aid
de-camp on the staff of President
Rodriguez.
CARACAS, Oct. IA government
force under Mendizabal has been de-
feated by rebels, with fourteen killed.
The movemen Mt to organize a rebellion
is uniting the malcontents in both
Venezuela and Colombia.
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Union of All Churches Urged.

Mutual Relations of the Catholic and
Protestant Churches" was the title of
paper read by Judge William ID.
Robinson, Catholic laynan of Con-
necticut, before the national confer
ence of Unitarian and other Christian
churches. Rev. Thomas J. Connerty,
Catholic clergyman of Worcester,
Mass, spoke in favor of unity be-
tween the Catholic and Protestant
churches in all good works, and more
especially on the lines of temperance
and morality.
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TOLEDO. O., Oct 2.-The Wabash
mail and express, due here at 7;2O a.
IN. Sunday. while running at the rate
of 30 miles an hour plunged into an
open switch, killing the engineer, Z.
\. Smith, instantly, and terribly
mangling the fireman, A. \. Day, so
that he has since died at the Toledo
hospital. Several of the mail clerks
were badly shaken up and somewhat
injured, but none of them seriously.
The switch had been tempered with
and was partially thrown, with the
target placed to indicate that the
track was clear for trains TO pass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

Rev. f. E. Duckworth, for five years
pastor of the First Methodist church
at Oconomowoc. surrendered his
license as a Methodist clergyman at
the Fort Howard conference to enter
upon an INSTRUMENTATION work,
of which he will be the head. Mr..
Duckworth has signed i've years
contract with the Simmons Hardware
company, of St Louis, to go TO that
city and engage in institutional work
for the benefit of the employees of the
oomnanv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

Two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs t. S.
Bedrose, just united in wedlock at
Englewood. Ill, went to Madison to
spend the honeymoon. Upon arrival
they asked for quiet place near one
of the lakes aud found one. Here
they were passing the time very de-
lightfully. a few days ago, however,
the bride fell i'll with cold and died,
leaving her husband nearly heart
broken. Mrs. Bedrose was only %
years old and very handsome.
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The Cinnamon in this country are
by no means speeding en- masse 10
help their fellow citizens al home
in the war against Japan. John
continues To washee washee i the
disasters IF Ping Yang and Haloo have
little effect upon him, for John China
man has less patriotism in his cOmpO-
sition tIan the members Of any other
nation
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Death of Gen. A. VI. West.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 2.-Gen. A NJ.
West, candidate for vice president of
the United states in 1884 on the green
back-labor ticket with Gen. Benjamin
f. Butler, died at Holly Springs. Miss,
Sunday. Gen. West was the first pres
ident of the Chicago, st. Louis & New
Orleans railway tnow the Illinois Cen
trail and was the pioneer railroad
builder of the south.
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DAYTON. o., Oct. 2.-The dead bodies
of Adolphus Burgan and John Bar
rett. inmates of the soldiers home,
were found at an early hour Sunday
morning on the pike that skirts the
home grounds and short distance
from the south gate. Both men Rad
been murdered for the small amount
of change each possessed. The back
part of the skull of each was crushed
in. showing that the crime was com
mitted by the same bludgeon and the
same person, with robbery as the mo-
tive
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

THEBE is On a mautcl in one Of the
residences Of Georgia family piece
of stone which bears "a striking rrsem-
blance To an ancient castle tn. tur-
rets, massive doors and strong founda-
tions being distinctly marked The
peculiar feature about the little Oddity
Is that - holl it under a gas light
gives the stone the appearance Of the
building. with many lights reflected
from the. windows
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President bay Arrested.

Frederick T. Day, president of the
Plankinton bank in Milwaukee on the
day when it closed, was arrested on
warrant issued by Judge Wallber, of
the municipal court lie is charged
with having received a deposit of 1925
from August Burxhardt, May 81, 1892,
at time when the bank was known
To he iusOlvent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

GOVERNMENT surveys just completed
show Mount ~ Elias u be on British
soil IL Is found To be OPS feet high.
that Is. higher than previously esti-
mated Eut the most astonishing
thing was the discovery of two. if not
three, other mountains a few miles in
land, ON English territory, that are
higher even than the famous saints
mountain. OF these Mount Logan is
10 5S4 feet. and there are two other
nameless peaks that overreach Mount
St Elias bv several feet
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

THE New York Herald calls the at
tentiOn Of the New Jersey authorities
To the fact that lis palisades along the
Hudson are being broken up with
dynamite To make trap rock for Long
Island turnpike. 4 single blast Of
dynamite recently tore down 10000
tons Of the most beautiful cliffs The
utilitariau spirit of the present will
soon destroy what beaL.y there is in
the world
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

A MONSTER clock has recently been
placed in the town hall in the city of
Philadelphia. such as exists in no other
part of the world The face. which is
ten yatds in diameter, and IS lit mp 10y
electricity during the night, can be
seen from every part Of the city. The
minute hand Is four yards long and
the hour hand more than two yards
and a half The bell on which the
hours are sounded weighs fifty thou
sand pounds and can be heard over
the eI tire district. The winding-up of
th'S gigantic clock Is effected daily by
means of steam engine placed in the
tower
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To Sell the Assets.

A. K. Hamilton, assignee of the Had
field company, will ask the circuit conrt
of Waulxes ha county for permission to
sell the company's extensive property
at auction. The Hadfield company,
which did big business in coal, stone
and lime, failed in 1891 The property
to be offered for sale is appraised at
$500. OOO
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Dynamite Cartridge EHpIodes.

ATCHIsoN. Kan, Oct /. - Charles
Hazlett (white) and jack Powers and
Louis Diekey (eoloredl were injured
here to-day. the last two fatally, by
the explosion of a dynamite cartridge
which Powers undertook to drill out,
it remaining unexploded after previ-
ouS charpe
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Edward Drummond. the county
treasurer of Waukesha county, com
mitted suicide opposite the Pabst farm,
about miles west of Milwaukee. Mr.
Drummond had been suffering from
melancholia and was under treatment
at the sanitarium in Wauwatosa. He
was about 50 years of age and wealthy.
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Wants Pugilists Arrested.

Gov. Peck wired Sheriff BARITONE,
at Green Bay, instructing him. if re-
ports of prize fight near there were
correct, to arrest all parties concerned.
The fight was reported to be between
Harry Fails, also known as Fred
Sheible, of Milwaukee. and Jack Spaf-
ford, a Green Bay pugilist. Stafford
was knocked out.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04

THIRTEEN years ago Capt. Henry ".
Howgate. discussing officer of the
United States signal service and the
organizer of the Howgate polar eNpe-
ditjon. embezzled S.60.OOO from the
government and disappeared lie
was arrested recently in New York.
And yet there are people who main
tain that there j. nothing unlucky
nhnIIf III, .nnher thirteen.
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A SYSTEM of electric lighting is he
ing put in al juneau. one OF the best
known Of Alaskan settlemeuts-ap place
Of .. 900 inhabitants. When completed
this viii be the first electric plant in
the territory. Electricity, however.
has been used for some time in linn
tied way in the Alaskan mines Water
is abundant everywhere, and the cur
rent is generated On the streams and
carried Ia the mines by cables.
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HILL is CHOSEN.
New York Democrats In Convention Name
Him for Governor.

&~tW 1ofh democrats IN convention name
Him for Governor.
SARATOGA, n. ", Sept. 2S-At 1850
O'Clock Chairman ID. Il. Hill raped the
convention to order. After the tlan-
saction of some routine business Galen
X. Hit proposed John Boyd Thatcher
as nominee for the governorship.
Senator Hill ordered the roll called.
When Allegany county was reached
Delegate Reynolds arose and amidst
intense silence said: ''The united
delegation from Allegany county de-
sire to place in nomination for gov
ernor their first and only choice, David
Bennett Hill"
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan then arose and
in brief speech nominated Daniel l..
Lockwood, of Buffalo, for the Office of
lieutenant governor. The nomination