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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-05
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BY the burning of Booths imber
yard at Chaudiere Falls, Ont )ss
of $3.50. 900 was caused.
MOB was pillaging the Italian quar-
ter in Lyons, France, when a barrel OF
petroleum exploded and three men
were burned to death.
IL the province of Ontario, Can. the
elections resulted in victory for Sir
Oliver Mowat, who has been premier
for twenty-five years.
IN London the grand jury threw out
the bill for granddaughter found against
Gen. John Hewston, of California, by a
eoroner's jury on the charge of killiUg
George Burton, a street musician, by
polSing the point of an umbrella into
his eye.
The wheat crop in India is officially
reported at 10, 900, 900 bushels less than
last years. which was 260. 900, 900 bush
els.
FIFrY-sEvEN lives were lost by an
explosion I'm a mine at Legalidad,
Spain.
SANTo. the assassin of President Car
not. of France. will be tried July %.
VI. PERIER was elected presi-
dent of the republic of France at the
palace of Versailles by the congress of
both houses of parliament.
ANARCHISTS in London were charged
by crowd while denouncing royalty
and fed for their lives.
IL London Daniel Shehan made a
deathbed confession that he and not
his brother, who is now in prison, at
tempted TO blow up the parliamentary
buildings in 1855.
II Paris an agreement was made by
which a new company having a capt.
tai of 6O,OO0,0O francs will complete
the Panama canal.
IL Rome a workingman was arrested
for threatening TO kill Premier Crispi.
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WHISKY TRULY sANcTIFIEo
a Flask Is Walled Up in a New jersey
Church.


The distinction of having a quart
flask of whisky walled up in the
structure belongs to the Sacred Heart
church of this city, says New Bruins
wick special TO the New York Sun. Al
though the church has been built for
over ten years, this was not generally
known until recently. Ten years ago
last October the corner stone of the
church was laid. and the work II
building the edifice was pushed as rap
idly as possible, so that before the
dawn of the new year the walls were up
to the first story. The cold was in
tense at this time, and some of the
masons employed on the building &c
quired the habit of depending upon
stimulants to keep their blood ir circu-
lation. Consequently large quart
flask was brought into requisition, and
frequent trips were made from time to
time to a hotel to keep it filed
with the enlivening fluid. The men
had their whisky with great regular
ity until an incident occurred unex-
pectedly one day that upset their cal
culations for the time being.
The flask had just been replenished,
and the men were making ready to en-
Joy il, when they were startled by the
sudden appearance of Father Mulligan
in company with several other ecclesi-
astics, who had come to make an in
spection of the progress of the work
The man who had the flask happened
10 be quick-witted. or the secret would
have been out Without a moments
hesitation he quickly slowed the flask
in between the inner and outer walls,
while the other men went on witil
their work, consoiing themselves with
the thought of the good cheer that
awaited them when the visitors de.
parted. They rec<oncd in vain.
Father Mulligan and his friends re-
manned close to where the men were
working for a long time. Although
the wall was gradually inclosing tho
precious whisky bottle. the masons did
not dare stop work for fear of exciting
suspicious
When the party finally took its de-
parture, to their dismay the masons
found that the flask was out of sight.
and all efforts to get it were unavail-
ing. /. ney did not dare tear the wall
down TO get it, SO the whisky remained
in the wall, and the filling of cement
scaled it securely.
The men who were engaged in erect
irg the building lived out of town, and
the story of the flask was recalled sew
eral days ago, when one of the men
who was visiting this city, went to tfe.
church to attend service, and thus ha i
the incident brou ght to his memory
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CAST OFF FROM a WRECK.
TailIess Cats which Founded a Community


Long Beach. the narrow stripof sand
seven miles from the mainland on
which the village of Beach Haven,
y. j., stands, contains the only tribe
of tailless cats in the United States.
These cats were not detailed. saws
correspondent of the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat They were born without
tails. Early in this century a large
English brig was wrecked on that
part of the Jersey coast. She became
a total wreck. but the sailors lives
were saved, and so were the lives of
lot Of eats These felines came from
the Isle of Man and belonged to q
curious breed found only on that
island known as Manx eats At first
the animals were quite tame. and fire.
quGnted The vicinity of the lighthouse.
where they nightly held open-air con-
certs that were not harmonious enough
TO merit the appreciation of the
lightkeepers. and ultimately resulted
in their being driven away. The
felines took to the woods and managed
to subsist during the first winter on
birds, thousands of which lived in the
swamps. The cats increased rap
idl in number, and in
few years small packs of them
could be found almost anywhere in
Barnegat's woods. Their outdoor life
made them savage, and the breed
seems to have increased in both size
and courage, for eventually they be
came so fierce that they would stand
and show fight toward anyone who in
vaded their homes. They are curious
looking creatures. The front legs be-
ing shorter than their hind legs causes
them TO make big jumps as they go
about, yet it is said they can easily OUT
run an ordinary dog. The eats make
good fishers, and when fish are plenti-
ful they go along the beach, and. as
the breakers run up on the shore. car
rying with them small butterfish, null
lets and silver bait, they jump into the
shallow water and with their sharp
claws pin fish to the sand and the
outgoing wave leaves their prey ex-
posed. Then, before another breaker
can roll in, they catch the fish and
take il up on the dry beach and de vour
it. At times dozens of these strange
looking cats can be seen on the beach
uldh&uI iutdiS oh tiG surf tAdilS lHdJ
are east up by the tide. For the past
twenty or thirty years Long Beach has
been famous summer resort. Many
of the cats have been killed by tourists
or frightened back into the swamps.
Occasionally some humane visitor en-
deavors % tame one of the animals.
Ii is hard work. but when the effort
is successful there is no more domesti
or affectionate pet than a Manx cat.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 29th aggregated
s561. O49,5T9 against sS41. 1913, lO1 the
previous week. The decrease, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1898. was POS.
IL the United States there were PA
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 29th. against PA the weeiS
previous and 3O1 in the correspond.
ing time in 1898. The total number OF
failures in the last six months is 8, 52s
and total liabilities So, 555. 900.
The price of whisky and spirits was
advanced three cents per gallon bv the
trust in anticipation of the new tax.
JOIN MCCARTNEY aud f. X. Chapman
were indicted for refusing to answer
questions of the senate sugar investi-
eating committee.
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LATER NEWS
The strike.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 1.-The strike sit
nation grows more serious. The men
at the Minnesota transfer were ordered
out and they left at once. This will
cause tie shutting down of the mills,
as they are dependent on the transfer
for wheat and for cars to take the flour.
General Master Workman Sovereign
at Des Moines. To-, issued an order TO
the Knights of Labor to boycott every
person who patronized the Pullman
company or rides on Pullman car.
In Minnesota three roads are exempt
from the trouble, viz: The Duluth,
Great Northern and the 500 line
-Four meetings were held here by en-
gineers and firemen of the Northern
Pacific, and while nothing definite is
stated, il was given out that the en-
gineers had decided to stay at work,
even though they had TO run with non
union crews.
The Milwaukee continues TO run its
passenger trains through to Chicago
With regularity, but no freight is NOV
ing. All of the men in the car shops
have quit.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Seven leaders of
the strikers were arrested last night
sHd placed in Jail. The prisoners are:
Edward O'Neill. Charles TAYLOR, alias
w. II. Taylor, John Duffy and VIM.
MeMullen-who were arrested at Hyde
Park on a charge OF knowingly and
willfully obstructing train No. % of
the Illinois Central railroad, and which
carried the mails of the United States
and Frank Mes. ,rlev "A 6rannan n
Il. Gusseno, also fireman, and James
Murlin. a switchman, and who are
charged with knowingly and willfully
obstructing a westbound train on the
Rock Island road at Blue Island. which
train carried mails of the United States
The leaders of the union are conf
IDENTIFY predicting that, within "a week,
unless a settlement of the trouble at
issue has been effected in the mean
time. every railroad in the United
States. lst as well as west, will be
placed under as much of an embargo as
are the roads leading out of Chicago
this morning.
The representatives of the railroads.
on the other hand, are equally en-
phatic in their declaratian that they
are satisfied with the situation.
The Union stock yards at Chicago are
completely tied mp and 1000 men en-
ployed in the slaughter houses were
laid off the night of the SOth
The federal troops at 1T sheridan. H..
was notified TO hold the 18th regiment
of infantry in readiness &c move. 1t is
in command Of Col. Crofton.
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IN CARNOT'S PLACE.
NJ. Casimir-Perier Elected to Succeed tts
Asssssinated President.

M ehstmtr-ferier Elected TO succeed tts
Asssssinated President.
PARIS, June 80 Nj. Casimir- Perie.,
president of the chamber of deputies,
was elected president of the third re-
public of France al the palace of Yer
sailles by the congress of both house,
of parliament The national assembly
consisting of the members of the sen
ate and chamber of deputies, mum
beted s53. and Casimir-Perier received
45l votes on the first ballot The
result was announced amid great
cheering and the new president was
overwhelmed with congratulations,
among the first to extend these being
NJ. Dupuy, the premier The scene
was very brilliant one. The election
took place in the great hall or theater
OF the palace which has witnessed so
many memorable events in the history
of France under the republic, the Ma
poleons and the Bourbons. Here il
was that on January IS, 1871. King
William of Prussia. whose armies
held Paris, was proclaimed German
emperor.
The minister's formally rendered
their designations to him. Casimir-
Perier requested them to remain in
Office. 1t is doubtful, however, whether
Dupuy, the prime minister, will retain
Office. IL is expected, in the event of
his insisting upon his resigna ton be-
ing accepted, that the president will
summon Burdeau to form a cabinet.
ITALIANS FLEE FROM FRANCE.
ROME, June 29.-Many Italian work
ingmen who were driven out of Mar
settles, Lyons and Grenoble are re-
turning to Italy. They tell of out
rageous brutalities committed by un-
reasoning Frenchmen. They declare
that many Italians in French towns
have been wounded and that some
have died of their injuries, but that
the authorities are concealing the
facts. Dispatches on the subject are
being actively exchanged between
Rome and Paris.
SANTOS TRIAL SET BOX JULY %.
LYONS. France June 20. The trial
of Cesario Santo, the anarchist assas-
sin of President Carnot, is to take
place July %.
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the terrible pressure which the Amer
lean Railroad union brought to bear
on the entire system. and the bold
front presented from the beginning by
its general officers. the strikers claim
that this order mt TO Cairo is evil
dence that the road is weakening.
Debs received two setbacks during
the day. one from the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, who told him they
had nothing in common with him and
would not aid him IN any way, and the
other from the Switchmen's Mutual
Aid association, which politely de-
clined his offer to go ION strike" with
him.
station Baggagemen Strike.
The station baggagemen on the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, the Wabash,
the Grand Trunk. Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago, the Chicago Il
Erie, and the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe roads, running into the
Dearborn station, went out at noon.
Five Thousand Out at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, June 30.-Fully 5000
men are out here. The switchmen and
other y"rd employees struck at a. IN.
At 10 clock they We're joined by the
men in the yards at Ludlow. Covington
and Newport across the river. No at
tempts are made to make up or move
freights. superintendent and office
men are making up the passenger
trains that go out.
Ten Mail Trains Held.
CAIRO. ILL.,, July 2.-Ten mail trains
and one local passenger were on Satur-
day lying idle in the Illinois Central
yards and three tons of United States
mails were detained at the passenger
depot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-05
WEST AND SOU IN.

IL the Milwaukee house of cOrrec-
ton. where pa cOnvicts were confined.
a case of black smallpox was discov-
cred.
FRANK BENADTH was found guilty at
Muncie. Ind. of manslaughter and
sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
He is a salOOnkeeper and killed Law
yer Lemuel Bailey April %.
DEMOCRATS nominated James ID. Fox
for congress in the Thirteenth Missouri
district and renominated William NJ.
Springer in the Seventeenth Illinois dis
trict
AT Spring Valley, H., w NJ. Pin :
erton. one of the alleged assailants of
Anna BarOski. was stoned by hob.
the woman completing The deadly
work with apick handle.
WTrH delegates present from forty
states and territories the National Re-
publican league convention met at
Denver
AT hes M0ines. Ia, Mrs. Kelsey
Smith was found guilty Of poisoning
her blind husband and punishment
fxed at life imprisonment.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were re-
ported a follows: Illinois, Tenth dis
trict, Philip :. Post rep. Iowa,
Fifth district, ". II. Calhoun pop.
Missouri First district. John NJ Lou
don tpop.l. Arkansas, Third district,
T. Z. McRae (dem.l; Fourth. W. L..
Terry ldem.l. Indiana. Thirteenth
district. Charles l.. Conn tdem.) re-
nominated.
The Illinois democrats in cOnveu-
tiOn at Sprine field nominated Frank
lin NacVeagh. of Chicago. for United
States senator. and the following state
ticket: For superintendent of schools.
Henry Raab; for treasurer. Bernard J.
llaggett; trustees of the 1 University of
Illinois. DR. Julia Holmes Smith, Tay-
Tor G. Clendenin and Calvin l.. Pleas
ants. The platform indorses GOV. Alt
gelt's administration. favors free trade
and free coinage of silver and indOrses
an income tax.
IN cyclone near Sleepy Eve, Mimi,
twelve 10 fourteen persons were re-
ported killed and dozen or more
farmhOuses were blown To pieces and
many barns wrecked.
BECAUSE of domestic trouble James
Smith Allen. farmer residing miles
north of GEsencastle. Ind. murdered
his wife and then killed himself
TIE Iowa prohibitionists in eonven-
tion AZ Des Moines nominated Rev.
Bennett Mitchell for governor, {. n.
Gordon for auditor. Il. {. MOultOn for
treasurer. X. A. McGinniss for attor-
ney general and J II. Harvey for SUI
preme court judge. The platform de-
elares for an educational qualification
FOR suffrage. demands the ballot for
women. direct TAXATION aud free trade.
gold. silver and paper currency on a
per capita basis. abolition of the ma
tioual banks, eivil-serviee reform. lib
eral pensions ami one day ci rest in
seven
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The News OF the Week.
FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL

TUESDAY. June 26.-AmOng the nom
nations sent to the senate vas that
of Charles Dekay. a New York editor.
to be consul general at Berlin. An
amendment 10 the income tax pro-
visions of the tariff bill TO exempt
state, county and municipal bonds
was offered by Senator Hill. but de-
feated- Senator PETER gave notice of
an amendment to the bill levying a
duty OF $50 per head upon every alien
arriving in the United States. In the
house the senate bill making Labor
day a national holiday was passed
The bill TO increase pensions of survi-
vors of the Indian and Mexican wars
from s. to sl2 a month was favora bly,
reported and the deficiency bill was
further discussed.
WEDNESDAY. June 27.- The entire
session of the senate WAS occupied in
discussing the tariff bill. An effort
TO strike out from the income tax the
exemption in the case of salaries of
state. county and municipal Off GERS
was defeated. In the house "a resolu-
tion was adopted extending the appro-
priations for the current fiscal year
for thirty days from the 3Oth inst. The
New Mexico statehood bin was consid-
cred, but no action was taken.
THURSDAY. June rs The income tax
section of the tariff bill was completed
by the senate and a motion by SEN
atOr Hill TO strike out the entire
section was defeated by a vote of 40
TO "a. In the house the bill for the
admission of New Mexico as a state
was passed. as was also a bill for the
relief of the trustees of the presby-
terrain church of Bethel Springs. Tenn,
on account of the occupancy Of the
church by troops in the civil war.
FRIDAY. June 20. The tariff bill
was reported - the senate out of the
committee Of the whole. after which
the senate eijourned until July
>. In the house the time was con-
sumed by filihuster over the contest
ell election case of Watson against
Black of the Tenth Georgia district,
the seat finally being given to Mr..
Black, the sitting member.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-05

A BRoOKLYN statistician figures that
there are 100000 cats in the Cit Of
Churches. AMI that one-tenth of the
million or 50 population are kept
awake nightly Iy The feline concerts.
This is at the rate Of one case of in
sOmnia for each eat. and the Medical
Record calculates from this that there
are in the United States 5000. OOg eats
and 8. 900. GOO eases of insomnia Plain
~ this Is a factor in human health
which the doctor cannot afford to ig-
more. Il Is fol- 70 treat a patient
for insomnia with sugar-coated pellets
= hen the prescription should be leaden
Pills Tor tie cats
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rrendergast,s sanity.

CHICAGO. June Is Judge Payne
rendered a decision Tuesday Afternoon
which will have an important hearing
on the insanity inquiry Phe confi'ies
of the inquiry have been disputed for
some time. While Mr.. barrow was ex-
aiming DIR. l.. Il. Head he asked how
long in the doctors opinion Prender-
CAST mad been insane. This raised the
vital question. Objections beirg made
by the state Judge Payne said
II have been waiting for this point to be
raised. / shall instruct the jury that IL the
prisoner condition is the same as it was on
February - last. then il will have TO be bound
by the verdict rendered by the first jury As
see II now. ii must be proved that Prcndergass
became insane since judgment was pronounceI
upon him. No matter II he j. proved insane
at present, IL must be shown that he has ne
come so since February "a otherwise we
should have TO disregard the verdict of the
court IN the first case. which said that he was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-05
THE HAPPY DOG.
Why His Emotion Is Shown by the wag-
ging Tail.

ging Tail.
In the case of all hunting dogs, such
as fox hounds or wolves. which pack
together. the tail Is carried aloft. and
is very free in movement. 1t is also
frequently rendered more conspicuous
by the tip being white. and this is al
most invariably the ease when the
hounds are of mixed color. When
ranging the long grass of the prairie
or jungle. the raised tips of the tails
would often be all that an individual
member of the band would see of its
fellows. There is no doubt that hounds
ha bitually watch the tails of those n
front of them when drawing a covert.
If a faint drag is detected suggestive
of the presence of FOX. but scarcely
sufficient to be sworn to vocally, the
tail of the finder is at once set in mo-
ton. and the warmer the scent the
l'auicler does il wag. Others seeing the
signal. instantly join the first, and
there is an assemblage of waving tails
before even the least whimper is
heard. Should the drag prove a
doubtful one. the hounds separate
again. and the waving ceases: but if it
grows stronger when followed mp, the
wagging becomes more and more en-
phatic. until one after another the
hounds begin to whine and give
tongue, and stream off in Indian file
along the line of scent. When the pack
is in full cry upon a strong scent the
tails cease to wave, but are carried aloft
in full view.
The moment when the dog most en-
joys life is the moment when he sights
game That moment is the time when
he wags his tail most vigorously in
order To announce his discovery to his
fellow dogs. in this way. by the habit
# association, ,e got 10 wasging his
tail whenever he WAS pleased
md the more pleased he is the
more vigorously he wags his tail so
that the wagging of dogs tail. under
pleasurable emotion. can be traced di-
rectly to the time when the dog used
his tail as a signal of the discovery Of
his contemporary Review.
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HoS. JoHN VI. tORBEs was the oldest
of fifty sea captains who recently cele-
brated the one hundred and fifty-sec-
md anniversary Of the Boston Marine
ciety by the customary dinner. He
has been a member Of the society for
more than half century. The widow
Of one sea captain has been receiving
relief from the society uninterruptedly
for fifty-One years
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Two women COMM, su,,,a.

Mrs. William Pasta was found
drowned in pond at Plymouth. hav-
ing committed suicide during fit of
dependency. She was 40 years of age
and leaves a husband and one child.
Mrs. John Nelson drowned herself
in the Mullet river. She was 80 years
of age. Her husband and her aged
father survive her.
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THE latest theory concerning the
cause Of the aurora borealis has been
deduced from a careful analysis of
that light thrown through a spectre
scoop. This unique experiment clear
Is establishes the fact that IL is caused
by an electrical discharge among the
PARTICLES of meteOric iron dust con-
tanned in the atmosphere.
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SOME time ago n prominent Roman
Cetholic died in Mobile. Ala. and be-
qseathed two thousand dollars TO be
uted fer the masses for his soul The
supreme court holds the bequest void
because there i no living beneficiary
II the trust endeavored to be created.
the soul not being an entity in con
temptation Of the law
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An inventor IN san Francisco has
perfected a machine which he calls the
'phonRutograph. and which he de
ciEres will do away with stenographers
and typewriters- In such an event IL
will be- necessary 10 find larger quarters
for the army of the unemployed. But
there are many men who will not will
ingly part with their typewriters and
stenOgraphers.
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The capitalized wealth Of Great
Britain was established by the sta
tistican Of the board of trade TO
amount in 1ss5z to $40. O37. 4s6. 900. or
about $50. IS. $50. 900. There is no of
fetal estimate of the wealth of this
country. but a recent unofficial esti-
mate places il at about $50. 10000 900