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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
WEST AND SOUTH.


LEADING republicans of Kansas who
favor the free coinage of silver were
asked to meet in Topeka on jane %.
Is 1T. Louis eight persons committed
suicide during the first ten days of
June.
THE oldest banking house in Indian
apolis. the Bank of Commerce, suspend
ed business.
AT st. Louis, -Iich., Mrs. Herman
Becker. aged 81, killed her two chill
dren. aged and 3, and then took her
| own life She left a letter saying that
she was sick and SO were the children,
and they must die.
REPLIES to a circular letter sent out
10 100 democratic editors of Ohio show
that ninety favor free silver and the
other forty are divided in their views.
JoHN CHERRY and Alex White (ne-
groesl. charged with murder, were
lynched at Keno. Tex.
The Cassidy Packing company at
Mankato. Mimi, made an assignment
with liabilities of 100000.
TIE death was announced of Isaac
Hart, who was the oldest active mer-
chant in Cincinnati, at the age of 81
years
HAu-sroRMs swept the central and
northern parts of Iowa, doing great
damage to crops.
AT the age of "a years Charles Gof-
frie. at one time one of the best-known
musicians in the world, died at Fruit
vale. Cal.
BROWN & BRUNER, bankers at Me-
tropolis. H., made an assignment with
liabilities of s9O, 900; assets. sl5O,OOO.
FLAMES nearly wiped out he village
of Geneva, Ind.
The friends of silver representing
twenty states of the south and west
began a two days convention in Mem
phis. Tenn. with Senator Turpie, of
Indiana. as chairman.
ONO ProhibitiOnists in convention at
Sprin- field nominated Seth ii. Ellis, of
Springborn, for governor, and Il. 5.
Thompson. of Springfield, for United
States senator. The platform favors
the free coinage of silver and woman
suffrage.
While in bathing L. T. Dotsou, the
wealthiest merchant in Scott county,
Va. was drowned.
PRESIDENT DEhc. OF the AluSEAcdu
Railway union. and VI. J. Elliott, the
Pennsylvania director of the union,
were taken to the Jail at Woodstock,
Ill. 20 serve their sentences of six
months.
ORDERS were issued by the chief of
police Of Youngston, o., for the closing
Of all places of business hereafter on
sunday.
THE labors of the silver convention
were completed at Memphis. Tenn, by
the adoption of series of free-coinage
resolutions and providing for ma
tional campaign Of education.
OHIO popuhsts have called their state
convention to meet in Columbus August
/ and >.
Is the ST. Louis market 81 was
paid for cash wheat. IL consisted of
carload of the new wheat of the 1896
crop. raised in Missouri.
AT Fort Valley, Ga, I. d. Hancock,
who killed his wife, or, mated himself
in his own house.
Is session At Milwaukee the National
Brewers association elected Leo Ebert,
u Ironton. O.. as president
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MUST BE NEUTRAL.
President Cleveland Issues n Proclamation
Regarding Cuba.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE secre-
tary of state has sent formal communi-
cations to the attorney general and
secretaries of the treasury ard navy
directing them to take all necessary
steps to enforce the neutrality laws in
view of the increased activity of the
insurrectionists in Cuba and their SYM
pathizers in this country.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE presi-
dent has issued the following procla-
nation:
Whereas. the island OF Cuba IS now the
seat OF serious civil disturbance accompanied
by armed resistance TO the authority OF the
established government OF Spain, power
with which the United states are and desire
to remain on the terms of peace and nmlty;
and
Whereas, the laws OF the United States
prohibit their citizens as well all others
being within and subject 20 their jurisdiction,
FROM taking part Ia such disturbances adverse
ly to such established government by accept
ing or exercising commissions for warlike
service against it. by procuring others to en-
list for such service, by fitting out or arming
or procuring to be fitted out and armed
ships OF war for such service. by augmenting
the forceaof any ship OF war engaged IN such
service and arriving in a port of the United
or preparing the means for military enter
prises TO be carried on from the United States
against the territory of such government
Now, therefore. in recognition OF the laws
aforesaid and I'm discharge OF the obligations
of the United States towards foreign power.
and as a measure of preeaution. and to the end
that citizens OF the United States and all
others within its jurisdiction may be deferred
from subjecting themselves TO legal forfeiturcs
and penalties.
II Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States OF America, do hereby admon-
ish all such citizens and other persons
10 abstain from every violation OF the laws
hereinbefore referred to- and do here
by warn them that all violation of such
laws will be vigorously prosecuted:
and do hereby enjoin upon all
officers OF the United States charged with ex-
ecution OF said laws the utmost diligence In
preventing violations thereof and In bringi ng
TO trial and punishment any offenders against
I'm testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be fixed
Done at the city of Washington this twelfth
day OF June, In the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-five and of the
independence OF the United States of America
the one hundred and nineteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
by the president
ORCHARD OLNEY. Secretary OF State"
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THE CUBAN REBELLION.
More Troops from spain-Sympathixers
Help Insurrectiontsts.

Help Insurrectiontsts.
MADRID, June 1s.-The cabinet coun-
ell has decided To act with the greatest
vigor in Cuba and to dispatch $4,000
troops there in addition to the 10000
already under orders, and to purchase
within two months twenty gunboats.
A telegram received from Cuba says
that the Spanish troops have repulsed
a rebel attack upon the village of
Paroles Spiritus.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 1s.-A
special to the Times Union from
Tampa says: Passengers by the steam
ship Mascotte Sunday afternoon say
that Gen. Maceo on Wednesday
charged q government train between
Holquin and Givaia and secured large
booty. He got $4,000 of Spanish
money, T. 900 mausers and large guam
tity of ammunition. Besides this, he
captured a large quantity of govern
ment supplies.
GAINESVILLE, Fla, June 1s.-The fol-
lowing letter, written by Maj. f. p.
Ham, of the Cuban army, has been re-
ceived by a friend in this city. Mai
Ham is from Pennsylvania and has
been in the Cuban service three months
The letter says;
"AREHsAs RIVER, Cuba. June 10-The most
important expedition that has reached Cuba
from the United States was landed to-day
at this point. IL consists of 100 men,
1000 repeating rifles, 100000 rounds Of
ammunition and sz5),000 in gold. under
command of Col Hernandez The ves-
sci which conveyed them left Key West
June 0 and sailed for Bahia island. where IL
took on the men and cargo She was chased
twice by Spanish cruisers, but managed to
outsteam them, and arrived here before day
light this morning. We are nov making ar
engagements to join Gomez at Tuuas, province
OF Camaguay, where he has his head
quarters for the present. We have a
march of about 40 miles before US, but hope to
join him June II We have pc sitive news that
MarLi is dead. He was betrayed into Spanish
hands by a trusted Cuban guide, and shot down
In cnld blond hefnre he could eScnpe. y
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The News Of the Week.
81 TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The exports of breadstuffs during
May amounted to sll, sos, 697. gain Of
SIC loo over May last year. For the
last eleven months. however, there has
been a falling off of over So, 500, OO0
THE president issued a proclamation
admonishing citizens against inter
ference of any SORT in the Cuban revo-
luton.
II : cablegram from the japanese
foreign Office to tho legation in Wash
ingtoc ti.s formal transfer of the
Island of Formosa to japan was an
nOunced.
The president signed an order pre-
pared by the civil service commission
whereby 1000 positions in the govern
ment printing Office are put within the
classified service.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 14th aggregated
81, OBS, 10, 496. against 81. i7i, 6s5,552 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1924. was 2l.s.
IL the seven DAYS ended on the 18th,
there were 24l business failures in the
United States against 1915 the week
previous and ~ in the corresponding
time in 1924.
Z. +. Preston. the director IF the
mint, estimates the worlds production
Of gold for the calendar year 1894 at
$751;, $40. 900, against SIS, $4,000 for
1888, showing an increase during the
year of So. 67+.OO0.
TREASURY receipts at Washington
from customs and internal revenue SO
far during the month of June show no
improvement during last month, while
tle disbursements remain practically
the same.
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THE.EASr

TUE EAST
AT Nashua, y. H., the Milford saw
ings bank closed It's doors
For the murder of his wife George
Andrews lcolored) was banged at Bel
videre, y. !.
THE cruiser Raleigh left New York
for Key West, Fla, to take up patrol
duty on the Florida and gulf coasts in
the endeavor To prevent Cuban flibus-
tering expeditions.
Is 19-foot boat, with dog for his
only companion, Robert McCallum,
aged 70. LEFT New York for Queens
town. He will receive 1000 if he gets
across in forty-five days.
AT the prohibition convention in
Newark Henry w. Wilbur, of Vine
land. y. J., received the nomination
for governor.
1t was said that 4. s. Moore, a for
me- employee of In man, Swan & Co, of
New York. was defaulter to the
amount of SlO2. COO
IL New York trust was formed
having for its object the entire CON
troll of the wood pulp papermaking in
dustry of the United States.
AT the grand circuit meeting in BIf-
falo. y. Y, in August Hal Pointer
C2:04l6l and Mascot t2:O4) will pace two
races. best three heats i'm five.
AT her home in Hartford, Conn,
Harriet Beecher Stowe completed her
Sith year. While there was no formal
celebration of the event, it was OBJ
served by her relatives and many OF
her friends throughout the world.
The death Of Mrs. Sarah Beckhern,
almost Ill years old, occurred at New
ark. y. j. Her husband was a veteran
in the war of 1872, and she drew a pen
sion for his services.
Tue explosion of the boiler in Henry
J. Langley's loom and harness factory
at Fall River. Mass, killed four per-
sons and twJ others were fatally hurt.
IL New York, Philadelphia and other
cities the llSth anniversary of the
adoption of the stars and stripes as
the emblem Of the United States was
observed
The prize dog Resign Wilkes, valued
at $4,000 deliberately committed sui
eide at West Point, y. Y. by drowning
himself.
TIE percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, Gal;
baltimore, COS; Pittsburgh, 600; Cleve-
lan' $50; Chicago, 500. Cincinnati,
53f; Philadelphia, Sd; New York, .5Il;
Brooklyn, 300; Washington, 1853; St
Louis, .526; Louisville. Ice.
An old-time newspaper man, Isaac
v. Cara. died in Erie, Pa, aged 20. H.
succeed d Horace Greeley as editor of
the Erie Gazette.
BY the caving in OF mines the town
of Auderried. Pa, was threatened with
destruction and the people deserted had
their homes.
The governor of New York signed 2
bill providing for the study in the pub
lie schools of the nature and effects of
alcoholic drinks
FIRE destroyed H. II. Jacobs theater
in New York city, the loss being $500.
600.
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NEW DANGER FOR CROPS.
Grasshopper Plague Threatened in Parts
of the Northwest.


of the Northwest
TAYLOR's FALLS, Mimi, June ia
grasshopper plague, starting in Chi
Says county and only just reported, is
the most threatening element that has
entered into the northwestern crop
problem this season. The hoppers
cover a territory nearly 60 square
miles in extent, and if they are allowed
to grow their wings there is no telling
where they will stop. The state has
taken hold of the matter and Prof.
Otto Lugger, state entomologist, is on
hand. He has begun the work of ex-
termination with forty hopper do
zers." and more will be placed in the
field as necessity requires.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 1S.-Re-
ports from oklahoma confirm previous
statements concerning the gresshop-
pers which are sweeping over the ter
ritory in such numbers mat they are
destroying the corn crop, and the
farmers are unable to cope with them.
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Elevators and Grain Burne 4

Fire destroyed the elevators OF the
Wisconsin Malt and Grain company at
Appleton. The fire broke out in the
old elevator of the company and in
half an hour the fire communicated to
the big elevator OF the same company,
where $50, 600 bushels of malt and bar
ley were stored. The two elevators
and Office of the malt company burned
TO the ground. The damage was $780,
600. with $50. 900 insurance.
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a SOUTHERN TRAGEDY.
DissoIute Charafter Kills Three Per
sons-AtterHards Shut Dead.

A DissoIuts Charaftcr Kills Three Per-
-Atterw ards Shot Dead.
NATCHEz, Miss. ,.June I7.-At Natchez
Island Plantations a few miles below
this city, Friday morning, X. w. Daw-
son, shauty boat fisherman and all
round tough chaTcter, shot and killed
Frank Macklin, manager of the plan
tation and negSo woman, name not
yet learned, and seriously wounded a
negro boy.
A later report from the island states
that the wounded boy had died, and
that William Cont, brotherin-law of
Mecklin, had come upon Dawson, and
before the latter could use his Win
chester, shot him dead
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Mrs. stowe I. ~.

HARTFORD. Conn, June 17.-Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the gifted au-
thoress of Uncle Toms Cabin" cele-
br; ted her s4th birthday quietly at her
home on Forest street Friday. She is
in excellent physical health and has
not apparently failed during the past
year. Over 500 kilograms and mes
sages of congratulation were received
at the Stowe residence
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THosE Danbury. Conn. girls who boy
cotted all the young men who were
not total abstainers are beginning to
regard boycotting as unconstitU i0nal.
since the girls Of other towns have be-
gun To smile on their beaux. They are
talking moral suasion and will prob
ably follow the old rule of marrying
drunkards to reform them The boy
colt. constitutional or not. would be
better in the long run.
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DURrNG the whole war in which the
Japanese completely overran the north
ern provinces of China and reduced
that empire of 800. OO0, o0O population To
humble SUBMISSION, only 500 Japanese
were killed in battle--less than were
frequently killed in a skirmish during
our late civil war. The pictures of ter
rife battles and stubborn fighting
which were cabled by the cor
respondents during the progress Of
the struggle mast have been
painted from the imagination. II Is
quite evident that those orientals
don't know what serious fighting
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FOUR fRE DEAD.
A Doilcr =xpiodes at Fall River with
Awful Results.

FALL RIVER, Mass, June ia
catastrophe which created the greatest
excitement in tbs. city since the granite
mill fire, occurred Friday morning
at the Langley loom harness shop
on County street, & three-story wooden
building, owned bi Henry l. Langley. A
fifty-horse- power tboiler of the Cum
ming ham make exploded in the rear
part of the ba sen sent, blowing out the
sides of the building, knocking away
the supports ana allowing the upper
floors to settle i1to a mass OF ruins.
Fire started in the ruins and began to
bgrn briskly.
FALL RIVER, Mass, June 1.-THE
police report of khe explosion given
out at midnight SHOWS that there were
seventeen people On the building. of
this number fo,ir were burned to
death, seven wers more or less injured,
while the others escaped with no more
than a severe shOhk
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Ohio PopuIists.

COLUMBUS, o., June l5.-The Ohio
populists have called their state con-
vention to meet here August l and 2
The only candidate for the nomination
for governor is Jacob 5. Coxey, of Can
ton, who led the Coxey army to Wash
ington in the spring of 1894, and he will
probably be placed at the head of the
4icLot
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Reply Is n Refusal.

WINNIPEG, Man, June I5.-ln the
Manitoba legislature Attorney General
Sixton gave notice of motion setting
forth Manitoba's reply to the dominion
governments demands that separate
schools should again be established in
Manitoba. 1t is direct refusal of the
ND
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BUReos, Spain. June l5.-Senor
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, aged &c, the
noted republican leader, is dead. Zor-
rilla's public career for forty years
was full of startling episodes Much
OF the time he spent in exile in conse-
quence of his penchaut for revolution,
yet he was premier twice, minister of
state three times and once president of
the cortes
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WASHINGTON, June 15.-It was stated
positively Friday afternoon that the
United States pension agencies will be
brought within the provisions of the
civ service law not ater than July l.
The order to this effect will probably
be promulgated within the next few
DAYS
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NEW YORK has a new law greatly in
creasing the severity of the penalty for
arson; conviction in the first degree
may be punished by imprisonment for
forty years. \ few such doses as this
would be apt to incline fire bugs to
a ABANDON their 0ccuuatiou.
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The late trouble between the United
States and Spain, growing out Of the
assault made upon the American mer-
chant ship Alliance by Spanish gun
boat, has been settled. Spain has made
a frank apology, expressing the fullest
disavowal of the conduct of the com
mauder of its gunboat. The reply Is
entirely satisfactory, and pleasant re-
lations between us and the Dons are
now restored and will continue un-
IL some other hot-headed Spaniard
ruffles up the feathcl the bird of
freedom
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Prof. Lurton, who has the historical
department in the West side high
school in Milwaukee, was asked TO re-
sign. His offense consisted in writing
an article for an educational journal,
in which he took the ground that the
American revolution was entirely un-
called for, as the colonies had not been
oppressed in the least by Great Britain.
He also declared that Washington did
not amount to much as a general. and
that the colonists did little fighting,
the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS be-
ing due entirely to the presence of
French troonS
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The British government declines TO
give ats adherence To plan to compel
American commercial travellers in Eng
lar.d TO pay licenses. II fears that this
= ,rntry might make repriSals, in which
Cale both countries would suffer alike.
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PROF. CEOUCU, Of Kathleen Mavour-
neeu~ fame. remembers Queen Victoria
as a girl of or years He was at
that time in the British royal house
hold as 'oellist in the band. This
band was abolished by the reform bill
passed in the early thirties. Prof.
Crouch played the cello at the queens
States in 1919.
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peIi fro<n "A balloon.

MAECELLUs, sSich., June 14.-Fred
Pute, colored residing at Battle Creek,
while attempting. to make balloon as
cension and parachute drop here,
caught in the tor of tree while hang
ing from a traHeze. Breaking loose
from the balloon he fell 80 feet, break
ing his hip and many ribs. lie died an
hour late-. His remains were taken
tn Rattle 'reelx
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Madison University Regatta.

The annual regatta of the University
dota. In the 2 mile straight-away race
the freshmen crew defeated the sopho-
mores by four lengths in 1882. The
law school crew was also beaten by the
freshman crew by three lengths The
second varsity crew defeated the first
varsity crew by one length. The var
sity crew was handicapped four
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Western Ieapne:
Western association
Yuma Indian Reservation to BE Divided
amt Given to the White Man.

WASHINGTON. June i5.-The Yuma In
dian reservation in San Diego county,
Cal, will be Immediately resurveyed
and lands allotted in severalty TO the
Indians, who will receive FIVE
acres each, and the remainder
is to be opened for settlement
The entire reservation includes about
four townships. There are but small
number of the Yumas left. They will
receive their portion of lands on the
borders of an irrigating ditch, in ac-
cordance with an act of congress passed
in 1904
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BosToN, Junes Il. Rev. Alonzo A.
Miner, D. d., pastor emeritus of the
Sacred UniversaIist church, and wide
ly known in educational and ecclesias-
teal circles, dice Friday afternoon of
heart trouble, aged 81. He was sew
eral times prob ibition candidate for
governor.
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TIL New Science Review saws the
-ichr of the African gold fields is
proving 4 surprise even To those who
have looked most optimistically upon
the dark continent a the most hope
full source of supply Of this metal 1t
is believed by experts that the Witwa-
tersand gold fields alone will yield
$1,000, 900 in the next twenty-five
years
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The Wisconsin weather and crop bu-
reau issued its weekly bulletin. which
says:
Crops Of all kinds have made great advances.
and the general conditions are probably above
those OF an average season. CatwoTms have in
jured corn IN many portions OF the state mak
ing it necessary IN some cases 70 replant. but
the damage from this source is " no means
widespread. and the general condition OF this
crop is excellent The few fields OF winter
wheat in the eastern portion Of the state are
doing rem1 rkably well, and are heading out
Spring wheat where sown is doing finely. and
the stand could not be better. Oats and pota-
toes are looking we'll
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sen, 10 Prison.

DETROIT, Mich, June 14.-Julius
Lichtenberg, ex-school inspector, who
was convicted a short time ago of hav-
ing accepted bride in connection
with the awarding of school furni-
ture contract, was on Thursday SEN
fenced to two and one-half years inn
prisonment in the Detroit house of cor
rection.
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THIS is still the country of bread
winners. The census bulletin devoted
TO labor shows that in lsy0 there were
%, 735, 66I people engaged in gainful
pursuits in this country. which was
A. per cent. of the total number of per
sons over 10 years of age and one-third
the entire populatiOn.