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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08
APPLIED HE TORCH.
The Race War in the South Causes Labor
Troubles.

The Race War in the South Causes Labor
Troubles.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 6. Develop
ments in the labor troubles show the
desperation of the white men who work
along the levee and indications are
that the worst is not yet over. Sunday
afternoon the torch was applied to the
wharf of the West India and
Pacific Steamship company on the
levee at the foot of Nun street, and be-
fore the flames were subdued there
was loss of $500, 900 in merchandise,
cotton and damage to one of their
steamships. About half was insure l.
The trouble is a race war between
the white and colored screwmen and
longshoremen. 1t resulted Saturday
in a riot, in which one negro was
killed and several wounded, and then
sort of truce was patched up, by
which all the steamship agents agreed.
except one. Stoddard & Co, 10 en-
ploy only white laborers on their
ships. Then came the longshoremer' 5
strike, and that eliminated in white
longshoremen refusing to work with
the negroes. For the last two days
things have been comparatively quiet,
but there was little work done on the
levee, one steamboat being loaded by
negroes under protection of fifty po-
lice The police are almost powerless,
and it is likely the governor will order
ont trOOps
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

THE death of Albert Jennings.
known as ''Alamazoo' to every bail
player in the country, occurred at the
city hospital in Cincinnati from a
surgical operation.
FIRE destroyed tire power house OF
the willamette (Ore.) Steam Mills &
LAUNDERING company, the loss reaching
sl50.00a.
At the age OF 20 years Philip Angus
tins Hoyne, for forty years United
States commissioner for the northern
district Of Illinois, died at his home in
Chicago.
AT greensboro, Ky. ninety-three
colored converts. forty men and fifty
three women, We're baptized in the
waters of the Ohio river.
FLAMEs swept away the Masonic
building, the Indiana medical college
and the block occupied by tire Natural
Gas company at IndianapJ lis, causing
loss Of S2O0.O00
FROM the Lake Superior iron ranges
shipments of ore during the year will
aggregate 7.lJJ, 900 tons.
The freight sheds of the West India
& Pacific Steamship company in New
Orleans were burned by incendiary
fire, the loss being $1,000
The sudden Leath of Hiram =.
Smith. an ex-cong rsssman, occurred at
his home ia Des Moines, la.
GEN. GRANT win have a monument
in Golden Gate park in San Francisco.
ONE member of the Cook gang anG
two officers were killed in a running
fight near Sa-Sab-ka, l. T., and two
more bandits were wounded.
SOME thirty-four families. eompria-
ing l23 persons, left Pullman, H.. for
IIiawatha, Kan. where they will en-
gage in cooperative ear building.
BY blaze in the establishment of
Goldberg, Bowen * Liebenbaum at
san Francisco damage to the extent of
$3.50, 900 was caused.
An awnin7 collapsed during a circus
parade Terrell, Tex. aud four per-
sons were fatally and 100 seriously in
jured.
ORDERS were issued by the post Office
department declaring the Artisans
Savings and Loan association of Pitts
burgh, Pa; the Omaha tNeb.) Cooper
alive Supply company, and THE Amer
lean Saving and Loan ASSOCIATION of
Chicago TO be fraudulent concerns and
not entitled To use the mails.
The condemned Choctaw murderer,
Silon Lewis, was shot at Wilburton, /.
Il. lie had to be strangled to end his
suffer.ngs-
JUICE LACoMBE reached a decision
in New York which practically abol-
ishes habeas corpus proceedings in de-
barred immigration eases.
EXHIBITIONS of the value of hypnotic
influences in performing surgical
operations were given with success in
Chicago ana Minneapolis.
From the effects of drinking poi
soncd rain water Mrs. James Donnally,
of Evergreen, o., is dead, and her
three sisters ana father, Joseph boo
little, were not expected to live.
HUMPHREY JOHNSON, of Collinwood,
O., in "a Jealous rage shot mis- wife
through the head and then killed him
self
NEAR Paulding, o., tramps muir
dered boy and a girl, children of
Samuel Good, and threw the bodies in
to brush heap, which they set on fire.
L nching was threatened.
Ar Savannah. Ga, seven British
steamers were set on fire and partially
burned.
THE death of Mrs. NADIA Regina
Nancy, well known in many parts OF
Europe and America as an authoress,
occurred in st. Louis, aged 60 years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08
LATER NEWS.

The tug crusader owned at Detroit,
Mich. was burned at Sault Ste Marie,
Mich, the 9Th. Henry Billings and
Charles Whiffen, iremen, who were
asleep in the hold of the tug were
burned to death.
Az order has been issued to abandon
TT. Mckinney, Wyo. The troops viii
be sent to Nebraska.
THERE was an explosion and panic
at the Westminster female seminary,
TT. Wayne. Ind, the morning of the
9th. One of the girls lighted a match
in the closet which was filed with gas
and an explosion resulted. Natural
gas pipes leaked into "A sewer near the
seminary and filed the closet with a
combustible fluid. The fire in the
building was smothered out as quickly
as it came. The victims of the explo-
sion were hurried to st. Joseph hospi-
tai Misses Diebold and Masters are
fatally burned.
THE intimation given by the civil
service commission, in announcing the
recent extensions in the civil service by
the president. that further extensions
were 10 he made early, has been dis
cussed in the departments and among
officials who know. and il Is said the
next extension will include chiefs of
divisions in the various departments.
THE secretary of the treasury has
instructed the collector of customs at
Port Townsend Wash, that eertifi-
Gates Of registration issued TO Chinese
should be taken up by the collector
when such Chinese leave the country.
This is necessary to prevent the GER
tifcates from beng turned over to
Chinese unlawfullY entering the
United States.
TIRE eighth fire among the cotton
shipping broke out at Savannah, Ca,
the 9th On the steamship Whitefield,
but the flames were quickly subdued.
Nearly all the tugs and lighters on the
river We're kept busy during the night
The chiefs OF the fire department and
police spent the night on the river
watching for fire.
A DISPATCH from Che Foo SAYS that
a number of japanese torpedo boats
made q reconnaissance of Port Arthur.
The Che Foo dispatch ADDS that the
japanese expect to complete the invest
igation of Port Arthur within a week.
In spite of reports 10 the contrary, the
Chinese fleet is said to be at Port
Arthur.
The secretary Of the navy the 9th.
issued the formal order retiring Ad-
miral Gherardi, the senior admiral of
the navy ana commandant at the navy
yard, on the 10th inst.
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The News Of the Week.
q TELEoRAPH ~ 90.
90 YYasnINcToN.


PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has named
Thursday, November 20, as Thanks
giving day.
THE statement Of the public debt IS
sued on the lst showed that the debt
increased sIS.6s0, s5S during the month
of October. The cash balance in the
treasury was lo7.s40.If5. The total
debt. less the cash balance in the
treasury. amounts TO Sgll, S27.5s1.
Is a Jealous rage Frederick Wiel.
aged s. years. a member of the United
States marine corps, shot his mistress,
Annie Grandy, aged ., aud then
killed himself
SOME 5000 government employees left
Washington for their homes in order
TO vote az the coming election.
CONVENIENT receipts in October ag-
gregated $40. go. or S3,5Oo,O9) less
than during September. Customs re-
ceipts were Sll. 962.lI or $. 500, 900
less than in September. The expendi-
lures during Octoher aggregated So
5l3.039, against $50, 250. 900 in Septem-
Der. and SO. so. 600 in October. lS93.
WEATHEE conditions during October
were generally favorable throughout
the country for farm :. ork, especially
for fall blowing and gathering corn.
THE coinage for October was as fol-
lows: Gold, S2,g1I.sOJ; silver. S1,2l7,-
0lO. Of which 100000 was standard
dollars; minor coin, S25, 900. Total,
4.I52.70O.
AT the leading clearing houses in
tne United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 2d aggre-
gated 1923. 55I, 316, against S9I,9ls, 325
the previous week. The decrease.
compared with the corresponding
week in 1893, was rs.
THE government officials will cause
rigid inspection of German imports
American cattle.
Is the United States there were 249
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 2i. against 23l the week
p. .viOus and 55S in the correspond ing
time in 1898.
THE arrangements for putting into
eject the new income tax law were
being rapidly carried forward by Su
perintendent Pugh.
Is the United States the visible sup
ply Of grain on the 9TH was: Wheat,
sJ.021. 90 bushels; corn, ., 65s, 600 bush
els; oats, 9,373 600 bushels; rye. tt, 900
bushels; barley. $4,000 bushels
TINS chief of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing in his annual report
states that during the year the aggre-
gate number of sheet, delivered of
nited States notes. treasury notes,
COLA ana silver certificates, internal
revenue ana customs stamps, etc, was
-. 80. 96l. the cost of which was ST.
Sl7.SS9, the cost per 1000 sheets being
S2g
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SCORES GO DOWN.
A Steamer Strikes the Rocks on Grsa
Rnrrirr Island.

| Barrier Island.
SYDNEY, n. $. W, Nov. 1.-The
steamer Wairapa, plying between
this port and Auckland. n. H.. was
wrecked on Great Barrier island on
Sunday night She began going to
| pieces ut once in the heavy seas. A
| few of her passengers were saved, but
Ill were drowned. The vessel is to-
tai wreck.
The night was very dark and the
officers and lookout on the steamer
were ignorant of the proximity of land
until the steamer struck on the rocks.
Capt Mcintosh, the master of the
| Wairaipa, was on the bridge at the
time. lie, together with most of
| the crew, was lost. The sea was
rough when the steamer went
aground. Attempts were made to
| lower some of the boats, but several of
/ these were either smashed by being
thrown by the sea against the side of
| the steamer before the falls were east
| off. or were capsized before they could
| be laid head on to the sea. Everybody
in the boats persisted. Those remain
| ing on board refused to escape this
way.
| In the meantime the people on shore
| had gone to the assistance of the
shipwrecked people. The steamer
! had two or three life RATS and these
were thrown overheard, but attached
10 the vessel by stout lines. Then
some of the passengers scrambled
down the side by the aid of ropes and
dropped upon the RATS, which were
then cut loose. They drifted rapidly
in shore and the people on them were
taken off hen they came in reach by
men who went into the water as far
as possible to meet them.
A line was finally thrown across the
steamer and the brooches buoy was
rugged. A number Of lives were saved
by this means. Altogether III of the
passengers and 90 of the crew were
drowned. The survivors have arrived
at Auckland
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 6.-Ful returns
from many congressional districts have
not been received here. Indications
point to an overwhelming Republican
state. The Republican state committee
claims for Owens from 10000 to $4,000
ma ority over his opponent Myers, for
secretary of state, - congressman and
both branches of the legislature.
Democrats eoncede 10000 Republiean
majority, but think they viii save four
congressman, Brett, in the Second;
Stoekslager. in the Third; Holman
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08
MASS FOR THE GAR.


Unique Ceremonies in Memory OF the
Dead Ruler Held in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Nov. 6.-Chicago's only
Greek church, at No. 1S Center avenue,
was crowded with people Sunday
morning to listen torequiem high mass
said for Alexander Ill, Russia's dead
monarch. Every tin e Divine bless
ing was asked for Nicholas, the new
ruler, the same request was
repeated for the president of
the United States. OF the 400
people present ESQ of them were
Russians. Gen. Miles and staff repre-
scented this country while consuls of a
dozen foreign countries were present.
Father Ambrose Nretta. priest of the
parish, assisted by Fathers Phiabolus
and Snkoloff, conducted the services.
The entire ceremony was the most
unique and impressive that has ever
been held in this city. The mass
throughout was similar to that used
at Liyadia and occupied two hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

The jury at Marinette in the case of
Coos BROS. against the Minneapolis
& St. Paul railroad for $4,000 dam
ages rendered verdicC for the plain
tiffs for SIS. OBJ
owen Lappin, a wholesale liquor
dealer at Chippewa Fails, assigned.
His liabilities were g., 900 and his as
sets $1,000. Lappin is mayor of the
city.
Adolph Schulz has begun suit at
Milwaukee ayainst Catherine Pilger
for $4,000 damages tor breach of
promise of marri ige.
Stirred to action by recent muir
/ der people Of Milwaukee, will close
the saloons in the vicinity of the sol
diers' home.
Col. John II. Knight, Of Ashland, has
purchased the Hotel Chequa negon,
the famous summer resort hotel of
Ashland. of the Wisconsin Central
Railway company.
The two men under arrest at Merrill
confessed to the recent train wrecks
on the 500 road.
Louise ID. Miller brought suit in Mil
waul1ee for divorce from Robert J.
Miller, member of tn photogra phic
firm of Miller Brothers. She charges
cruel and inhuman treatment
A beet sugar plant to cost s2OO;oUO is
soon to be erected at ElrOy.
George Gilmer was seriously wounded
by trap-gun set for deer near Ash
land He was walking along deer
trail and struck fine wire. which dis
charged the gun.
While the new tenant of a house in
Ashland was digging into a pile of
ashes near the house he came across a
boy in which was the body OF an in
FAINT.
Gustav +. Berger, a student in Chi
cago medical college. IS charged with
embezzlng 81, 001 while in the employ
of a Milwaukee jeweler.
Chris H. Uph me- member of the
firm of Sawyer & Uphome, died at
Boscobel after a long illness from a
complication of diseases.
Thomas Finn. a brakeman on the
Chicago & Northwestern, was run
over by the cars at Ableman and
killed.
The Milwaukee Malt s. Grain com
pany's elevator was destroyed by fire.
the loss being about so, 600
The will of Miss Sarah Z. Eldred,
filed in Milwaukee. leaves SO, O0) TO
church and charitable enterprises in
which she was concerned and about
500. 900 to relatives.
Six tons of dynamite exploded in J.
L. Sharps storage-house IN Chippewa
Falls, wrecking much property Il
was thought one man was killed
An expert accountant discovered an
alleged shortage OF 50 O9s in the ac-
counts OF City Treasurer Michael Muir
ply. of GAINESVILLE.
John Tusler. resident of Wisconsin
since 1859, died in Mad son, aged IS
years.
A complete reorganization of the
South Superior Improvement company
was effected. The successor TO the
company viii be known as the South
Superior Land ompany.
Eleanor Dunn and Alma Katz, aged
about II years. were attacked by
bulldog at Racine and very severely
injured
Samuel Buxton was arrested at Viro-
qua on the charge of killing Mary
Jonas, the woman who was found
hanging in her room, confessed that
ne was guilty, and was sent to prison
for life.
The supreme court ordered new
trial for Koetting. the Milwaukee
banker convicted Ct illegally receiving
deposits.
A Milwaukee commission firm sold
%. 900 bushels Of mailing barley for
shipment to Europe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov Minnesota mas
gone Republican. Gov Nelson is elect
ed by at least 10000 plurality.
1t is probable that seven Republicans
have been elected To congress in the
state.
Towne, without doubt. has defeated
Baldwin in the Sixth district Fletcher
is elected in the Fifth, Kiefer in the
Fourth, Tawney in the First. McCleary
in the Second and Frank NJ Eddy in
the Seventh. Meagre returns have
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

YANKTON, :. D., Nov. 6.-POlitical
information concentrated at the Dem
ocratic state committee headquarters
in this city tonight is to the effect that
Robert ID. Gam Bile and John 4. Picker,
Republican candidate for governor will
be elected by over 5000. The legisla-
ture win contain 81 Republicans, a
majority of Il on point ballot, insuring
the reelection of K. y. Pettigrew,
Republican, to the United States SEN
ate. Returns are coming in very
slowly.
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q FATAL FALL.
Three Men Drop over a Hundred Feet
Two of Than Killed Outright.

Three Men Drop Over Hundred Feet
Two of Them Killed Outright.
ST. LOUIS. Nov 1.-Two men were
almost instantly killed and one man
was fatally injured by falling from the
seventh story of a building in course
of erection at Twelfth and Locust
streets at o'clock Thursday after
noon. The men were standing on a
scaffolding when a plank spread and
allowed them to fall to the pavement
a distance of over 100 feet. The dead
are: Samuel Moore, aged Il, leaves
a widow and three ch ldren; jacob
Warner, aged IS. leaves a widow and
two children; Joseph Enz. was fatally
injured
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Found Guilty.

Judge Donovan. of Madison. held
that Julius Woelffer had violated the
excise laws in selling liquor at London
under a license granted by two MEM
bers of the town board after the town
had voted no license. The court held
that if the election was invalid that
fact should be determined by a sepa-
rate proceeding. Woelffer was found
guilty and fined $50 and costs, with the
alternative of three months in Jail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

TuE LARGEST steel plate ever rolled
was turned Gu; by the Wellman iron
and steel works at Chester. PA. The
Dimensions Of the plate are so inches
long by l99 inches wide and H.. inch
thick Ii Is Intended a. a ruddcr plate
for one Of the new ocean grayhounds
contracted for by the International
Navigation company with Nessrs-
Cramp. There are only two mills in
the world Iar-ccuourh - make plates
~ this SIZE. the Wc.lmal mills in this
country. and the lannon's krupp esta5-
lishiueut AZ Essen. Germany.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-08

The hor cholera is RI ring W tn great
fatality II Rock county. State Vet
erinaria.. Franz J. Touss-nt, of Mil
waukee, was called and was expert
menting with what he claimed was a
sure remedy for the disease. He in
oculated a horse and three hours
later killed the horse. Then ne fed
the carcass to the diseased hogs. lie
claimed that the hogs would recover
after eating this inoculated meat.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


The faculty of the university at
their meeting in Madison adopted a
new rule regarding the participation
of freshmen in athletics. The rule as
adopted prohibits freshmen in general
from playing on any of the university
athletic teams during the first term OF
attendance at the university, and
adult special students from playing
during the first two terms of their
course. The registration of the univer-
sity shows that 1876 students are en-
rolled, an increase of 164 over last
wear
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Policeman Shot and killed.

PEORIA, H.. Nov. G.-Ofiicer Joseph
Seyller was shot and killed at Barton
vile. where he was sent to arrest
Husel Hopm yer. The policeman went
to the saloon OF Husel Hopmeyer, ST.,
after the boy. Four shots were fired
by Iopmeyer and they all took effect
ia the officers body. lie lived but a
short time
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TO nuiId River whaIebacI,s.

* was authoritativrly stated in
West Superior that Capt McDougall
had plans and negotiations well ad-
vanced for the establishment Of a ship
yard for construction of river whale
backs in Pittsburgh. The vessels Will
ply between New Orleans and Pitts
burgh and ultimately, it was ex-
pected, between Lake Erie and the
gulf of Mexico.
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FARGO. n. D., Nov. 6.-Returns com
ing in unusually slow. Returns so far
shows Allin Rep, for governor RUM
ing ahead of ticket
The Republicans gain in Fargo,
Grand Forks, bismarck and all other
large towns. while in some country
precincts the Populists gain slightly.
Allin's election by OcO plurality IS
claimed by the Republican central
committee. Tie Democrats concede it
by 1,00). NJ. \. Johnson (Rep.), is re-
elected tc congress. The average Re
publican gain Ia country precincts
heard from IS 10 per cent over the vote
of 1892.
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COLUMBUS. o., Nov. 7.-Ohio has
broken her word on Republican plural
tiles.
While the Republicans claim plural
ity for Secretary of State Taylor of
125,OOO to 0,O00, the Democrats con-
eede that the Republicans have made
large gains over the Mckinley vote of
last year, and possibly beaten the
Brough high-water mark of 1868.
On the basis of the state vote, the
Republicans claim Il of the 81 congress-
men. the present Ohio delegation in
congress consisting of Il Democrats
aud 10 Republicans.
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omcers Charged Win Murder.

Under Sheriff La Sag, of Eau Claire,
and Deputy Sheriff Whipple, of Trem-
peleau county, were arrested on the
charge of murder on a warrant sworn
out i'll Trempeleau county. TIE two
officers several weeks ago not and
killed Abijah Moon, an escaping bur
glar, whom they cornered in a field.
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officials Accounts short.

Expert Accountant J. C. Card dis
covered ex-City Treasurer Michael
Murphy. of GAINESVILLE, was short -. O9s
in his accounts; City Marshal !. l..
Acheson, Ss3; ex-MarshaI John w.
Hogan, 81, O28;Patrolman John Kruz.
So short. Murphy had turned over his
property to secure the city.
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Found Hanging.

Miss Mary Jonas, IS years old, was
found hanging at her home, Niroqua,
in an out-of-the-w way place and had but
few callers. Three hundred dollars in
cash. n watch and some other va luables
known to have been in the house at
the time, were nowhere to be found.
Foul play was feared.
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ii is interesting to learn that the
celebrated town known a. SiSowhegan
l. now connected with Norrjdgcwoc.l.
Me. by an c'cctric roa ]. and that the
people celebrated the completion of
the lire recently Is "a balloon as
ccusion, fircmeHs contests. climb K
CREASED poles, catching creased pigs,
potato races. etc lou nay not have
heard of Nurr. lgewock. but all the
world rings with the fame of S.lowae-
ANN
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Pasto, John-on .iets q Yerdict.

After four days of hard-fought con-
test in court Rev. +. NJ. johnson, the
Monfort preacher, obtained verdict
at Lancaster for $500 damages against
the other preachers, W. q. Halmer,
Lynn Webb and Frank kamm, for as
sault on him at the New Diggings
camp meeting in September, 1898.