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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FFTYTHlRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

TUESDAY, Jan. son the senate
at the conclusion OF the financial
discussion the bill to repeal the fed
eral election laws was considered and
IL was decided that a vote on the meas
IRE should be taken on the 9th. In the
house the income tax bill was discussed
at length
WEDNESDAY,. Jan. 3I.-In the senate
the entire time was consumed in
the discussion Of the resolution of Sem
ator Stewart. of Nevada, declaring that
the secretary of the treasury has no
power to issue the bonds for which bids
have been invited. In the house the
incOme-tax bill was placed as a rider
upon the tariff bill by a vote of us to
50. The entire day was spent in the
consideration Of amendments which
were offered to the various internal
revenue features. An amendment in
ereasing the tax on whisky from 80
cents to 81 was adopted.
THURSDAY. Feb. 1.-The time in the
senate was occupied in discussing the
legality of the bond issue. In the house
the Wilson tariff bin. with the income
tax Incorporated, was passed by q vote
of 204 to l40. All the republican mem
bers and eighteen democrats and one
pOpulist voted against the measure
FRIDAY. Feb. :. In tbs senate
nO'ice was given of amendments
to the house tariff bill providing for the
coinage OF silver bullion for the benefit
Of owners and repeating all acts au-
thorizing the issuing of bonds. The
legality Of the recent bond issue was
discussed Adjourned to the 9TH. In
the house a resolution was favOrably
reported to amend the constitution so
as to limit the terms of Office OF the
judges OF the supreme and superior
courts to ten years The debate on the
Hawaiian matter began under a special
order. which will bring it TO vote on
the 5th
SATURDAY. Feb. 3.-There was no
session in the senate. In the house the
time was mostly occupied in discussing
Hawaiian affairs. Mr. Bland intro
duced bill providing foI the coinage
of silver bullion in the treasury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
Cost of nIstrihuting seeds.

More than half 4 century ago the
commissioner of patents conceived the
idea of distributing some improved w
rieties of seed among farmers, which
he did at his own expense. Afterward
a small appropriation was made To help
on this praiseworthy object. From this
small beginning the practice has
swelled year after year. until last year
more than slS5, 900 was expended in
buying seeds. bulbs and cuttings, most
of them of ordinary kinds, and distrib'
uting them, gratis. among the people.
From an analysis of what IS distrib-
uted. Secretary Morton estimates that
enough cabbage has been sent out to
plant 10 200. acres, a sufficient quantity
of beans to plant 1000 acres, of sweet
corn to plant Z. 500 acres, and so on. with
beets. cucumbers and watermelons in
like profuslon, until a total Of more
than 5000. 900 of packages is summed
up, or enough flower and vegetable
seeds to plant 50, 500 acres of land. and
all this in a single year.-Garden and
Forest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
later NEWS.

Two burglars were snOt and seriously
wounded by Mrs. Duehrer at st. Louis,
Mo, the 5th. The burglars entered the
room where Mrs Duehrer was asleep
with a Miss Maggie Sanford, who lives
with her. The men attempted TO choke
the two women, but met with a terrible
resistance. Mrs. Duchrer drew a re-
volver from beneath her pillow and
shot one of the robbers through the
left breast She then turned the weap-
on at Miss Sanford's assailant, who was
armed with a Ratchet, and fired, but
missed her aim. \ second shot hit him
IN the back. Both men escaped.
TIE remains of George w. Childs
were, lhe 5th, laid at rest in the Drexel
mausoleum in Woodland cemetery.
Philadelphia. beside those of his closest
friend and business companion, An
lhony j. Drexel, who died but few
months ago. The funeral was the larg-
st ever seen in that city. The services
we're held at 1 O'Clock in st. James
Protestant Episcopal church, which is
directly opposite the residence of the
dead philauthropist at Walnut and ped
streets, and of which Mr.. Childs had
been an honored member and vestry-
man for many years.
THE conductor of the motor line at
Alton, III, was slugged and robbed
while on his car by two masked tramps
late the night of the 4th. The job was
lone SO quickly that the half dozen
passengers did not realize what had hap
pencd until after the men had escaped.
The National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union met at Topeka, Kas,
the 5th. Gov. Lewelling delivered the
opening address.
THE Cigarmallers Association of Dem
yer has inaugurated a lockout TO secure
concessions from the Cigarmakers'
Union.
DURING the burning of the residence
of John Fordham at Usage, To-, John
Birran overcome BY excitement and
suIiocated b. smoke fell dead.
AN earthquake shock lasting 10 sec
onds was felt at Keller, Cal, and at
Hawthorne, New, the 5th.
Ar Civita Livigna, Italy. the 5th.
Signu- Ciampanella was killed by a
younr nan named Facilni Ten years
ago ..einis brother was killed in self
defense by Ciampanella. and the muir
der was committed as an Arrangement
The murdered man was to have been
married the day of the tragedy
Thu funeral services of ex-senator
Morton :. Wilkinson were held at Man
katO, Mimi, The 5th.
The senate committee for the first time
considered the tariff bill the 5th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
ERoM WASHINGTON.

JUDeE Cox decided against the
Knights of Labor petition to restrain
the new issue of government bonds
The statement OF the public debt
issued on the Ist showed that the debt
increased e., $50. O64 during the month
of January The cash balance in the
treasury was Sst.0s2. 099. The total
debt, less the cash balance IN the treas
ury. amounts to 81, 1913. 0I9, 6U7.
THE secretary of the navy sent tele-
gram TO Admiral Renham congratulate
ing him upon his action in defending
American interests in the harbOr at Rio
de Janeiro.
For the month OF January the fire
losses in the United States were placed
at Sl3, $40, 4S5, against So. S42, 7S9 in the
corresponding month of last year.
The silver in the treasure vaults
must be reeouuted because o. the petty
thefts of messenger
EXCHANGES aggregated S76S, 522, 347
at the leading clearing houses in the
United States during the week ended
on the 81. against $40. a27. 5O5 the pre-
viOus week. The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1898,
was 4L9
The business failures in the United
States, during the seven days ended on
the 2d numbered $50, against 4iO the
week previous and 255 in the correspon.
ding time in 1873.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
Tho secret of Attractiveness.

A certain plain girl whose eyes are
almost deformity, because they have
no sockets, and whose complexion i
unpleasantly muddy, is in constant de-
mand by her own sex, and the most
popular woman of her set with mascu-
Unity, while her handsome younger
sister has to take up with the leftover
in companionship One who is under
the spell of the plain daughters charm
explains the fascination as the simple
art of being perfect listener we
all, he says, ''old and young. male and
female, like to talk. and she has the
knack of leading us gently on TO ex-
press our opinions, with the closest in
terest in every word. Every girl will
admit that she would rather be popu-
lar than be president, and yet how
many will clutch at this key TO certain
attractions? Few will think even that
il is worth the cost of the precious
privilege known as holding the floor
when the tailor-mdde miss exploits
herself and discusses her co4quests.-
y. Y. Recorder
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WEST AND SOUTH.

HOUSES were unroOfed, fences demol-
ished and buildings in course of cree
ton damaged by windstorm at Balti-
more. Nd.
REPUBLICAN, legislators in Ohio in
caucus decided on bill for biennial
sessions of the general assembly.
IL the levee above Sacramento, Cal, ,
a break caused the inundation of COO
acres of the finest hop land in that
section.
LEW JONES, Charles Ross and Sam
Powell were killed in a drunken row
at a dance in Alpine. Ark.
THE six children of George Robinson,
aged from 10 u years, died of diph-
liberia at Embry Church, la.
FLAMES wiped out the business por-
ton of Rosamond. III
The kentucky legislature instructed
the senators from that state to oppose
the confirmation OF Wheeler II. Peck
ham to the supreme berch.
FLAMES nearly wiped out the town of
Prospect O., the loss being over slOc, :
900.
Is Iowa a bin to prevent and punish
prize fighting was passed by The lower
house of the legislature.
MAGGIE TKUELoCk. at party in De-
catur, II. killed David Lambert, her
sweethe {, with a revolver supposed to
be unloa ted.
BIZ an accident while hunting near
Sedalia. No. Louis Schuackenburg Il
years ole, lost his eyesight.
IL Cincinnati counterfeit silver dol
lars, mace of pure silver and OF a quail
ity better than the genuine. were aioat
At the present price OF silver liar
can be made for fortvEve cents.
AT Jackson. Mo-. ". y. Walk =. a
prominent business man. and his wife
died from the effects Of poison placed in
their coffee at supper in some mys-
terious manner.
CHARLES iRADo. detective, wa
shot and killed by Officer John A
Bacon as the result Of saloon brawl
n Chicago.
The governor Of Indiana says that
under 10 circumstances Will he perInit
prize fighting in the state.
The death of Daniel Shea occurred
on farm near Ladd, Ill lie was lOS
years and months cid and had lived
in Bureau county since 1Si4
JOHN SCHULTZ shot his sOn-in-law,
Henry Fries. at Becker. Mo, AID soon
after killed himself An Old quarrel
was the cause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
CUT IN THE FIGURES.
Civil Appropriations Are Reduced over
S9,O00,OOO.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill has been re-
ported To the house 1t approrriates
total of $50, POI. 3S2 for the fiscal
year 1895. The bill for 1894 carried
Sal, 1881, or So 400, 92s mere than for
this year Estimates for 1895 sub
mitted to the appropriation committee
were for SIS, ssl, O02. The greatest saw
ing is in the item of the river
and harbor work, for carrying
ON of which ss,SOO,O0O is rec
commended, while for 1894 the
amount was s14 166, 1853. For public
buildings and grounds the appropria-
ton drops to s647, 900 from sl,077, 500
for 1894, although the estimates for
1895 were $3.50, 135. Other impor-
tant reductions from 1894 in cur
rent expenses: Artificial limbs are:
for soldiers from S647,000 to
Sl96, O00 claims, back pay and bounties
to soldiers from $3.50. 200 to S440, 900;
light houses from s3s9, 800 to $3.50, 800;
the principal new appropriation is $3.50,
900 for new vessels for the revenue
service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
CYCLONE DOWN SOUTH.
10 Dem olishes a church aud Causes -Four
Deaths.

Deaths.
BIRMIS6HAM. Ala, Feb. GA de-
structive wind and rainstorm swept
over Birmingham Saturday night The
damage done in the city was,not great,
but at Gate City, 6 miles from here,
the Congregational church was blown
down. At the time the Chris
tian Endeavor society, with about
fifty members, was holding a meeting
In the church. Many of them were
caught under the falling timbers.
Estella Jones was killed outright and
Mrs. A. II. Pritchard, wife of the super
intendent of the rolling mill. died Sat
urday night from her injuries. as did
James Smith and James Williams, who
were standing in the railroad station
house near the church and car
cied with il when il was blown
away. The station was blown
against the church at the same
time IS the church fell and was covered
with the debris. Eight others received
injuries from which they will probably
die. About thirty people were in the
church and all received painful scratch
es. with one exception This was
Simon Tucker, who was conducting the
services. Strange to say, debris fell all
about him, but he was not touched.
So far as has been ascertained the
Gate City church was a very fiimsy
structure. A fortunate circumstance
was that the roof was lifted upon it's
side and fell into the church edgeways.
This left covered passage about feet
wide on the left of the church where
most OF the people were. Many of
them were in tomb, with an arch
above them, protecting them from the
flying beams
Gate City is q scene of woe 1t Is a
small town with working population
employed for the most part at the
rolling mills. Saturday nights are
their times for holding several church
meetings. Only the violent weather
prevented a large attendance at the
church and a greater offering to the
storm. The injured women not dead
are reported in state of nervous pros
tration from fright and many more
deaths are expected.
At East Birmingham the Methodist
church was blown down. but no one
was in it at the time. The course of
the hurricane was due west, and it's
path seems to have been but miles
wide. Birmingham, Columbus and
Artesia, Miss, seem to have he the
only towns struck. In other parts of
this State there were rain and wind
which knocked down telegraph poles
an unroofed few barns, but no loss
of life occurred.
WINoNA, Miss, Feb. The cyclone
that passed over this county Saturday
was especially severe at McAnnerney,
a small town miles west of here on
the Georgia Pacific railroad. The rail
road depot was lifted up bodily and
thrown from its pillars, wrecSing
the building. The most serious dam
age so far reported was the destruction
of the storehouse of =. w. Guenther.
1t was literally torn to pieces and scat
tered in every direction. Mrs. Guen-
ther, who was alone in the store at the
time, was seriously injured by the fall
ing timbers, and her recovery is doubt
full Reports from the country are
coming in slowly and indicating heavy
property loss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08

"A little weed has no more right &
grow than big one.-Ram's Horn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Maryland Oyster Stew: Drain the
liquor from five dozen fresh oysters and
put ii on to boil in saucepan; rub the
yollxs of three hard-boiled eggs, a table
spoonful of flour and teacup of butter
together; add to the liquor, with the
juice of lemon, the oysters. pepper
and salt. Let boil up once and serve
Harper's Bazaar.
Fried Chicken with Cream Sauce:
Cut two chickens in pieces and sprin.
lxle with pepper and salt about an
hour before dinner. Beat two eggs.
dip each piece in this and fry in hot
lard. Boil up a cup and a half of
cream or rich milk. and add a spoon
full of butter rubbed in, a spoonful of
flour with little salt. Stir constant
ly till it boils again. Lay the chick
ems on a hot dish, pour the sauce
around them and serve.-Boston Bud
get.
cranberry Shortcake: Mix into a
pound of self-rising flour half-cupful
of shortening. Add by degrees about
n pint of cold milk Stir up with a
knife as quickly as possible Turn the
paste on a Toured board, dredge with
flour, roll it out to the thickness of
half an inch. Bake it in rather quick
oven. 1t is better to make il into two
cakes about the size of a breakfast
plate, rather than to bake it in one
sheet. When done Slip knife around
the edge and separate the cake in two
by pulling it apart Butter it, spread
with sauce number two, either hot or
cold, sprinkle with sugar and serve
plain or with cream. Good House.
keeping.
Nut Pudding: One cup each of
suet, molaSses. sweet milk and Sc
lected raisins; the meats from pound
of English walnuts minced line; four
ounces of chopped figs, one nutmeg
grated teaspoonful of silt and one of
soda: two and half cups of -four; mix
like a plum pudding, steam two and a
half hours, and eat with the following
cream sauce: Beat to a cream half a
cup of butter and one of powdered
sugar; whip a cup of sweet cream and
stir into the butter and sugar; put the
whole in a double boiler over the fire
and stir until it looks foamy and
smooth. This is, of course. too rich a
pudding for daily use, but for a '-Once
in awhile pudding" it can not be ex-
celed. Agriculturist.
Plain Pie: One bowlful of chopped
meat, two bowlfuls of chopped apples,
one cupful of sugar, two oupfuls of
molasses, one cupful of currants, Two
cupfuls of jelly, spices of all kinds.
Add raisins to each pie. If you haven't
meat or apples, and still would have
the pie, try a mock pie. Gather mp
scraps of cake and crusts of bread. and
soak over night. Mash very fine. add
cupful of jelly, one-half a cupful of
vinegar, one cupful of molasses, one
cupful each of currants, and chopped,
seeded raisins, and all the spices avail
able. \ large tablespoonful of cocoa
makes it richer and darker. A table
spoonful of butter should be added.
Thin with juice from any canned
fruit. Bake in two crusts. Ignorance
will pronounce this very good mince
pie.-Houselieeper.
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a STAY for KOetttng.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 6.--The SUI
preme court has granted writ of
error in the case of Banker
Koetting, of Milwaukee, who was
prison for receiving deposit
in his bank when he knew it to be in
solvent. The court also granted a stay
of proceedings until the case can be re-
viewed, the prisoner to remain in the
custody of the sheriff of Milwaukee
county unless he furnishes bail to the
amount of SIS. 600
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wAsTEFULNEss IN THE HoUss.
Clothes Are Often Ruined Through Lack
of hroner Care

Clothes Are Often Ruined Through Lack
of Proper Care.
There are many people who waste
and destroy by carelessness more tn n
they wear out by use" said woman,
who had for years been the proprietress
of large clearinghouse. There are
persons in my house who buy at least
double what they would need if they
took any proper care of their things.
but they come home at night. and on
the plea that they are too tired to put
them away properly, they throw their
clothes down anywhere they may hap
pen to be, and then wonder that they
never have anything fit - wear.
AT least dozen hats and bonnets
have been spoiled during the past year,
simply because it was too much trouble
to put them away. They are thrown
upon chairs. and then some one comes
in and drops n shawl. wrap or
cape over them; then some one
else comes and gently subsidies
into the same chair, and where is the
hat? Possibly the damage is not dis
covered until the owner of it wants to
go out the next day, and then there is
a hue and cry and, as general thing,
new hat must be bought forthwith.
1t is just so with clothing of all sorts.
Some one is caught in the rain, the
dress is wet and muddy, and the
wearer unfastens it and as likely as
not drops it on the floor in one
corner of her room and there
it stays until morning. As a
matter of course. it is ar abso-
lutely hopeless wreck, and new
dress is required ] long ago lost all
patience with young women who are
always having to buy new things to
replace those that have been spoiled
by carelessness. Three-fOuTths of the
woman-boarders in my house waste
more every year than my entire ward
robe costs during the same time, and
this, too, simply because it is too much
trouble for them to take care of their
things. l think one of the first lessons
that every parent shonld teach chill
dren, boys and girls alike. IS to taxa
proper care of their clothes.-N. y.
Ledger.
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The new Austrian rapid-fre gun
shoots $50 times minute with smoke
less powder which does not damage the
barrel even after $4,000 rounds. All
that the gun lacks IS ability to produce
painless wounds and death without loss
NJ life
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A RUSSIAN officer was in Pittsburgh
the other day examining the steel pro-
tectiles made there and investigating
the practicability OF TRANSPORTING war
material from Pittsburgh to Russia.
II they will fight over there we cannot
prevent them. We can do the next
best thing-sell them bread and meat
and gunpOwder, arms and projectiles-
Under such conditions Uncle sam can
sit with arms akimbo and smile 1T the
bows over the water
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AunnhIe Tragedy.

BosTON, Feb. 6.-Walter Johnson,
Swede 80 years of age, living in
Gloucester, shot and killed Miss Carrie
l.. Andrews and then himself in
this city in the Warren building,
Park street. Miss Andrews was
II years old and her home
was Essex. She was music
student in this city. She had been en-
gagged to johnson two years, and her
parents opposed the match. The girl
recently broke the engagement John
son hac begun suit for breach of prom
Use against Miss Andrews and recently
hnd been heard to threaten her life.
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NO MORE SUFFERING.
Generous Responses Rave Relieved the
Unemployed In the Gogebic Range.

Unemployed In the Gogebic Range.
IRoNwooD, Mich, Feb. 6.-There is
no longer any suffering or starvation
in the Gogebic range. thanks to the APP
peal of Gov. Rich and the generous
response thereto by the people of the
state and the revival of activity of
some of the leading mines. There
is sufficient supply of goods on hand
to meet the wants of the poor until the
middle of March. Up to date dona-
tons of food and clothing have been
received to the value of nearly
$4,000 When an appeal was
first made for help there were not
over 500 working at the mines of this
city. Now there are 700 employed at
the Norris. East Norris and Pabst and
100 at the New Port. Wages are much
lower than year ago. Miners then
received s1.75 and s2.25 per day, and
some as high as s.. They are now
work NO for SI35.
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Found ,,oId.

Explorers returning to West Supe-
rior from the Rainy lake gold country.
near the Canadian and Minnesota bor-
der, state that gold is found in paying
quantities all along the shores and on
the islands. Capitalists at Superior
and Duluth have bought the Little
American and Little Canadian mines
for s2s, 900. Besides the gold the coun-
try produces small quantities of copper
and nickel.
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WANTS TO VISIT AMERICA.

Emperor william Anxious to Become
Petter Acquainted with the United
States.
BERLIN. Feb. 6.-The morning pa
pers state that at the last court ball
he emperor conversed unreservedly
with high official upon the subject of
England and the United States. He
said that he was extremely anxious to
become better acquainted with the
United States and said that he was de-
sirous to make a visit to America and
get his impressions by personal OBJ
servafinn
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NIAGARA has been harnessed at last
and it has been put through a few of
its PAGES foI the first time The first
establishment 10 use the Niagara power
Is a paper mill aud il calls for 5000
horsepower. The test was satisfactory
and soon the whole I3g. 600 horsepower
will be in use Some OF the romance
will be taken out Of the great cataract
by the proceeding. but the reality
will be worth few millions per annum
and the value of the realty in the Vi
cinity will be considerable enhanced
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08

ROANOKE COLLEGE, Virginia, which
has been educating Choctaw Indians
for more than twenty years and has
had a number of Mexican and Japan
csc students. ias now received one Of
the first COre1ns 70 enter college in this
cOuntry-Surh Beuug Kin, OF Seoul
The only other Corean student in Amer
lea is at lie University of Pennsyl-
Nania-