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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
EaoM WASHINGTON

EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 3lst ult aggIe-
1874 the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding
week in 1894. was 1872.
IN the United States there were els
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 3lst ult., against 2O7 the
week previous and 1s3 in the CORE
spending time in 1894.
GOVERNMENT receipts for the eleven
months of the present fiscal year were
s2s5, So. 69l, against S270, 474,4 for
the same period last year. The dis
bursements were SOS, SIS, 2I3. leaving a
deficit for the eleven months of S46,-
757, 49j.
OK the corner stone of the capitol a
bronze tablet was placed q position
commemorative of the Tooth amir
versary of its laying by George Wash
ington.
THE amount of national bank notes
outstanding on the lst was S2Il, 3SS, 029,
an increase for May of 81, 759, lO6, and
for the last twelve months of 81 ,237,-
BAT
on the Sd the visible supply of
grain in the United States was: Wheat.
-, 229, 900 bushels; corn, 10. 162, 600 bush
els; oats, s,62G, 900 bushels; rye, l36, 900
bushels; barley. 100000 bushels.
a TREASURY statement for May shows
that on June l the circulation of all
kinds of money in the United States
aggregated $1,000, l15, $50, an increase
since May last of So, 7i5, 402. The de-
crease in circulation since June 1, 1894,
is $50. 400, 600
RICHARD oLSEY. of Boston, at pres
ent attorney general, would, it is said,
succeed the late Walter q Gresham as
secretary of state.
Tue supreme court of the United
States adjourned for the summer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
eRApsTREET.s REPORT.
The business Situation Is stu Full of
Encouragement
NEw YORK, June 3.-Bradstreet's

Encouragement.
Nav YORK, June 3.-Bradstreet's
says:
The observance OF Memorial day services
served to check the volume of general trade
this week. but there has been further shrink
axe Ia the amount OF business transacted, due
10 not altogether well founded fears OF serious
damage 10 the grain crops Reports to
Bradstreet's from manufacturing indus
tries at seyeuty-five cities east of
the Rocky mountains show that more
than ~ important manufacturing con-
Germs started up between April and week
ago by reason of which 5000 employ IS have
secured work But the additional and sig
nifcant fact is found IN the report that wages
OF no fewer than us 600 Industrial employees
have been advanced within this period an ay-
erage OF 10 per cent. OF whom six-sevenths re-
ceiyed the advance without striking.
The tendency Of prices this week is again
upward notably so for steel and iron At the
larger eastern cities the volume OF business is
slowly but steadily expanding.
while there has been no noteworthy change
In the state of trade In part OF the central
western states, the region about Chicago and
west thereof, including the st Louis, Kan
sas City. Omaha and Des Moines fields,
reports a moderate check to the volume OF
business this week. due TO fears OF crop
damage. Prolonged dry weather has made
its influence felt on demand for all staples
at hdlsas lily anu on mercantile COL
lections also. This is true OF Ne
braska and Iowa points also. excep,
that in the former state u good rain In the
middle Of the week revived confidence some
what. Seventeen-year locusts have appeared
throughout Nebraska. but thus far in that as
in other leading grain-proddcing states the
damage done crops is said to be less than re-
ported from day to day in the press.
There are some rains at tn south, with i'm
proved agricultural prospects In Tennessee
affecting business 1t Nashville. Memphis and
Chattanooga There is an improved demand
at New Orleans and buyers are showing more
OF "a tendency to anticipate wants.
The moderate check to activity in general
trade, observed In some portions of the west
extends TO a few cities on the Pacific coast
notably to Portland and 10 Tacoma, although
ct 10Th Of these crop conditions are favorable
aud business prospects good. AT Seattle busi-
ness is duller although the condition of the
crops is good"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June A great
storm, amounting in places to a water
spout, swept over southern Minnesota
Saturday night, doing much damage
TO crops and wrecking good many
buildings The center of the storm area
seems to have been Zumbrota, where
a store, a church and the Standard oil
building were practically wrecked.
All the buildings at the fair grounds
at that point were demolished. At
points in the neighborhood there
was great fall of hail, killing birds
and cutting down young grain and
garden truck At Faribault the water
fell so fast that sidewalks were floated
AWAY
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
HOT WEATHER.
Five Successive Record Breskers-FatsIi-
ties New York.

Five Successive Record Breakers-Eataii-
ties IN New York.
NEW YORK, June "a cool easterly
breeze sprung mp shortly after o'clock
Monday afternoon, and, it is hoped.
put an end to the hot weather for a
season, at least. For five days the mer-
curry has ranged from 20 to 95 above
zero and sweltering humanity has
longed in vain for a breath of fresh
air. Ambulance bells have rung and
surgeons have been kept busy attend
ing persons in all parts of the city who
have been overheated.
Not only have the records been
broken for May 80 and 81 and June l.,
and 5, but a much more important
record has been smashed. This is
a grand total of five record breaking
days in succession. Never before in
the history Of the local weather de-
partment has anything of this nature
occurred.
IL is safe to say that at least twenty
five persons have died during the last
five days as result of the heated term
and that over $50 have been Frustrated
and taken to the different hospitals of
the city. A good many of those taken
to the different public institutions will
not recover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
FLAMES swept away the business
,O~+;o,, 81 I-a1...,1

FLAMES swept away the business
portion of Kalamo. Mich.
| On the 500 road freight train ran
| into an army of travelling caterpillars
near New Paynesville, Mimi, and the
obstruction delayed the train three
/ hours.
AT a sawmill near townsville. n. c.,
the boiler exploded. killing Ed Deal,
Pender oxford and Gordon Oxford and
fatally injuring Reuben Jones.
NEAR Hillsboro, Tex, waterspout
destroyed several houses and drowned
one man and 300 head of cattle.
JAMES FREEMAN (colored) was taken
I by mob from a guard of four men at
Columbus City. Fla, and shot to
death. He had tried to assault Mrs.
I Consel.
ADvIcEs from various points in Iowa,
/ Nebraska. Kansas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, say that needed rains had fallen.
BECAUSE of poor business, the Burnet
house, in Cincinnati, in which Sher-
mans Atlanta campaign was planned,
and the scene of many other historical
events. closed its doors.
ANTON BEN, of Buda- Pesth, and Louis
d
set out from Buenos Ayres on August
:, 1892. arrived in Chicago, having
/ .ilkea the entire distance, over IL, 200
miles.
WILLIAM COwART and his two chill
\ dren were thrown from the wagon and
/ killed in a runaway near Moulton, Ala.
| THE public debt decreased S5.3s6,6ll
/ during the month of May. The cash
balance in the treasury was Sls5, 27O,-
| 100. The total debt, less the cash
4 balance in the treasury, amounts to
| S9l2, 1868. 29e.
The National bank of Oklahoma
| City, o. T, went into voluntary insol-
vcncy.
IN Cincinnati John Wagner. bar
tender. shot himself. and when his
sweetheart, Miss Sophia Wagnell.
learned what he had done, she took
| poison.
WHILE insane Loren d. Elias shot
and killed his mother and little sister
at Minneapolis.
The death of George w. Brown, in
ventor of the corn planter, occurred at
Galesburg, Ill
! CURTIS LAKE in Nebraska burst its
| banks and swept down Medicine val
| ley, destroying a vast amount of prop
erty and causing the loss of several
lives.
MABEL MOORE and George Daley
were fatally burned in fire at Port
land, Ore
A STORM swept over southern Mime
sofa, doing great damage to crops and
| wrockinp many buildings
IL row in Justice EubanlS's court at
Snyder, Tex, James Dickson was
killed and Tom Dean and man named
Chapman were fatally wounded.
PORE LEo XIII. deposed Peter Richard
Kenrick, archbishop of st. Louis, the
reason being given as mental in
| trinity"
HENRY BUCHwoLD's entire family,
seven in number, were taken into GUS
tody at Cleveland, charged with in
sanity.
IN a runaway accident at George
town, Ind. Mrs. A. NJ Crissmore and
her daughter were killed.
AT Metropolis, H., Joseph Benton,
preacher who had been blind from
birth, suddenly received his sight.
FRANK JEFFERIEs. r. V. Bailey. Sam
uel Mundy and C. NJ. Reveal lost
their lives in railroad accident near
Oxford. Neb.
THE doors of the First national bank
of Pella Ia, were closed.
AT Cripple Creek, Col, it showed all
day on the Sd.
FROM the effects of the excessive
heat, Rt. Rev. Rupert Seidenbusch,
bishop of Minnesota, died at Rich
mond, Va.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
KiIIed Ills step-sIster.

CHICAGO, June 3.-Alma Won Claim
was wounded Saturday night by Will
liam Rinek, her step-brother, and died
Sunday afternoon at her home, where
the shooting was done. Rinck was in
love with his step-sister and
ouarreled with her about receiv-
ing the attention of other young
men. Words passed between the two
Saturday night aud the girl told
Rinck she would never marry him.
The man drew a revolver and the girl
ran. Rinck shot and she fell. He
claims that he drew the revolver to
brighten his sister and that 1t was dis
CHARGED bv accident
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
The Next Congress.

NEW YORK, June 4.-The World
prints the result of telegraphic poll
of the next congress on the silver, tariff
and income tax questions. Answers
were received from about one-half the
members. Out OF ll6 members 50 are
unqualifiedly IA favor of free coinage,
A for bimetallism with international
agreement, and II for single gold
standard. Only % members are OPP
posed to all changes in the tariff
schedule, while 35 favor moderate
changes and SO are pronounced for rad
ical changes. Forty congress
men favor the principle of the income
tax, AZ oppose it, and many evaded or
failed TO answer on this item.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

MANSFIELD, O., June 5. II Senator
Sherman, in reply to question as to
whether he had read Senator Hills
criticism of his GAINESVILLE speech, said
that he had. but that Senator Hills re-
marks would indicate that he had not
read the speech.
AT all the conventions IN Ohio" said the
senator, I'VE have declared that We are in
favor of the use of gold and silver maintained
at par with each other To the extent that
we can maintain the silver at par with gold
we coin at the present ratio. We buy the
silver at its market value and coin 1t at the
legal ratio. but we maintain parity by re-
ceiving IT and paying it out as the equivalent
OF gold"
lis there anything in this to degrade our
dollar standard, as Senator Hill says
1T does not degrade 1t. Tho whole of our
policy is to maintain the two metals at par
with each other"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
Four Are Killed,

OMAHA, Neb., June 5.-A special
from McCool1, Neb., says that about 8
o'clock Sunday night while searching
for washouts between Edison and Ok
ford the engine of the repair train
plunged into washout about 2 miles
east of Edison and of the five men on the
engine four were killed. The dead:
B. V. Haley, roadmaster; Frank JEFF
fries, engineer; c. c. Rowell, fireman;
Samuel Mundy, conductor. Frank
Harries, private secretary to Su-
perintendent Campbell, of the Bur
lington, tremendously escaped with
slight injuries. All but Mundy
were married men whose lam
lilies reside in McCook, where the dead
men were brought Monday morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
Killed ny His Mistress.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June /. = A
special to the Times Union from Lake
City, Fla, saysS About 7 o'clock Fri
day evening Minnie Adams shot and
instantly killed.Will Douglass. Both
are colored. The woman was Douglass
mistress, but they quarreled and he
had determined to leave her. He went
to her room Friday evening to get his
trunk. when She shot him through the
head. The musderess is in jall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
Tooh rorcible Po-.es.lon.

William Zitske, formerly well-to-
do farmer near Hortonville, but who
several years ago lost-all on account of
a series of lawsuits, proceeded to his
old farm, and armed with a repeating
rife. revolver. razor and two knives,
took forcible possession. driving the
present owner off. Taking a position
on the porch of the house. he held the
fort the entire day, and not until a
sheriff and posse surrounded the house.
surprised and overpowered him was he
subdued.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
For Absolute D,vorcement.

CLEVELAND, o., June AFTER the
reading of the set addresses on Friday
mornings programme of the National
Municipal League, "a number of five
minute addresses were made by dele
gates from vari$ns parts of the country.
The tenor of AL the remarks was that
b. sore a very material p ogress could be
raade along tho lines of municipal re-
form, there mhst be an absolute di-
vorcement of 9ational and state from
municipal politics.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

The supreme court If Maine has re-
fused a white woman divorce from a
negro on the simple ground of color.
This may excite some persons. but
Maine simply follows the nation by re-
fusing to recognize thu color line in It's
citizenship II the white woman re-
garded negro as unfit for her husband
because Of his color she ought To have
made her decision before marriage. He
was just as black as a lover as he was
rs a husband
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

IN Newark, y J., Michael Patfono
has been wrestling with the problem
of perpetual motion. Capitalists have
actually invested 500, COO in his under
taking. which shows that even capital
has foolish moments. An exhibition
of the motor was to have been given a
few days ago, but all of a sudden
Michael discovered a missing principle,
which he calls an inexhaustible force.
That missing principle may be as hard
to find as the missing link of the Oar
whites Perpetual motion seems to lie
only a perpetua folly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

CHICAGO, June 5.-The judges and
officials of the Chicago road race Mon
day night heard evidence with regard
to fraudulent riding. Fairmon was
awarded the first prize, Spike being
given first time prize. Twenty-Five
men who claimed to have come in near
the front were ruled out for not hav-
ing covered the entire course.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Grand Army Epcampment.

At the encampment in Green Bay of
the Wisconsin g. A. R. Ex-Gov. w. D.
Hoard was elected department com
mander; II. w. Thompson, of Green Bay
senior vice commander, and W.P. Blinu,
of Amigo, junior vice commander. In
the parade of veterans Thursday morn
ing 1000 were in line. II was the last
parade of Wisconsin members. as the
encampment voted to abolish parades
hereafter, owing TO the age of members
of the order. Racine was chosen as
the place for The encampment in 1896.
Mrs. Clara Sloan. of La Crosse, was
elected president of the Wisconsin
Ladies of the G. A. R.. and Elizabeth
Skeels, of Menominee, was elected
president of the w. r C.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
MISS EMILY FAITHFUL.
Death OF the Noted English Advocate of
womsn's Employment.

wCman's Employment.
LONDON, June 4.-The Times an
nounces the death of Miss Emily Faith
full at the age of 60 years.
Emily Faithful was born in 1885 and was
presented at the English court in her 2lst
year Becoming interested in the condition of
women she collected band OF female COM
positors, and in 1850 founded a typographical
establishment in which women as compositors
were employed and for which she OBJ
tanned the approval OF Queen Victoria, who
appointed Miss Faithful printer and pu Dlish-
er In ordinary TO her majesty. In May, 1853,
Miss Faithful started a monthly publication
called the Victoria Magazine, In which for
eighteen years the claims OF women to re-
muneraiive employment were earnestly set
forth In 1868 she published a novel entitled
Change Upon Change" She achieved
a marked success as lecturer In 1878 Miss
Faithful visited the United States. After a
third tour in America in 1923 she published a
book entitled Three Visits TO America" con-
tanning vivid descriptions of various feminine
industries and life she found 1t among the
Mormons In Salt Lake, Colorado and Cali
fornia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
Victims of Lightning.

READING, Pa, June 5.-A fearful dis
aster fell upon a group of seven men
and boys on the porch of the
Plowville tavern Monday night. In
the midst of a violent storm a light
ming bolt killed two and felled the
other five to the floor insensible. The
tavern was shattered from top to bot
tom. George James was instantly
killed. There were red marks on his
body. Webster Ziegler was found in
a chair dead, his shoes torn from his
feet and his legs scorched by
the lightning. His head was
hanging back John Eshelrlan, the
young son of the proprietor, was lying
near by, apparently dead. Outside on
The porch were all the others, except
ne, stunned by the terrific flash and
lying at full length unconscious.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

Tue navy department, after many
years of experimenting, has al last
adopted type of rifle with which the
service and marine corps will soon be
provided The new rifle Is the inven-
tion of J. +. Lee. of Connecticut, and Is
believed to be superior to the krag-
JorgensOn ride which is now supplied
70 the army. II Is lighter, and ena bleS
the sailor 10 carry fifty more rounds of
ammunition than the soldier. Ordinari-
ly 1t is capable of forty rounds min
ute and possible speed of fifty. The
chief of ordnance believes the Lee
rifle to be the best yet tried in the
United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

HNRFER's WEEKLY suggests thai a
cup of tea is much more refreshing
and harmless mixture than the cock
tall and that there ought 20 be in
every city tea houses where the bev-
erage can be procured at all hours. as
Their. are in London. The English are
irlrdinate tea drinkers. and they are a
robust race. a sup of tea is ordinarily
a much better thing to drink two hours
before dinner than cocktail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY.
General observance of the Occasion
Throughout the Land.

General Observance of the Occasion
Throughout the Land.
Memorial day, according to dis
patches received, was generally OBJ
served with appropriate ceremonies in
all parts of the United States. Among
the more notable observauces were the
dedication of the confederate monu-
ment and decoration of graves
of federal soldiers at Chicago;
the services at the tombs of
Gen. Grant, at Riverside, and
at the grave of Gen. Logan at Wash
ington. At Springfield, H., occurred
the ceremony of transferring the Gus
tody of Lincoln monument from
the Monument association to the
state of Illinois. At Viroqua,
Wis, monument erected to
the memory of the late jeremiah
NJ. Rusk. President Harriscns secre-
tary of agriculture, Was dedicated
The day was observed on the Gettys-
burg battlefield with interesting and
impressive ceremonies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

The New York World says there is a
law in that state which makes il a
misdemeanor. punishable by fine and
imprisonment in the penitentiary, l.
knowingly give reporters false Infor-
nation for publication. There ought
to be su.h a law in every state, says
the Minneapolis Tribune.
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rmentr.run nnnths.

PHILADELPHIA. June 4.-The tropical
heat that has prevailed since Thur day
has reaped terrible harvest of death in
this city. The prostrati ons from the heat
number several scores. and ON Friday
there were two deaths. three Satur-
day, and the climax was reached sun
day, when seventeen persons died from
heat prostration The thermometer
Sunday in the weather bureau office
at its maximum at o'clock registered
Q5 degrees
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
Forests Abtaze.

BRADFORD, Pa. June 5.-Forest fires
are again raging in tins vicinity and
much property is being destroyed.
Five rigs. tanks and boilerhouses. be-
longing to the Middleland Oil com
pany, were destroyed near Hunters
Run, II miles from Kane, Sunday. A
large quantity OF logs and lumber were
buruad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

4 NEW food product has been utilized
in Alabama with excellent results The
farmers have quit buying corn and are
feeding their stock upon the seed OF the
common wild cane or reed o. the
swamps- They say the stock keep fat
and healthy and eat the new food
with great relish. II Is also stated
that the seeds make a good breadstuff.
The Columbus Herald SAYS it needs
no culture. but will grow on lands
hitherto useless. producing many times
more bushels u the acre than could be
realized from any other cereal. and
fully equal if not superior as food for
mar or beast TO anything now grown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

IT is somewhat strange that the
state where woman was once degraded,
through Polygamy. should toe one of
the first to bes DIV on her the right of
suffrage, for the Utah constitution,
woman suffrage and all, is pretty Ger
tain To be accepted Dy the people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

IT is reported that some friends of
ex-Queen Liiiuokaiani made efforts to
find her noble Japanese husband.
and thus pave the way for Japanese
interference in Hawaiian affairs. But
no prince could Toe found at the mixa-
dos court who was willing to accept
the duszv beauty
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06

Walter Marshall Cowell, the attOr-
new at Kenosha who was arrested on
charge of completely in alleged land
swindles, was discharged, as the grand
jury in Chicago failed to indict him
Cowell says he will Immediately bring
suit against Col. Slough, of Chicago,
for malicious prosecution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
Iody Weighted with stones.

The body of an unknown man. whose
pockets were weighted down with
stones and to whose waist a stone
weighing 100 pounds was tied with a
wire, was taken from a pond in Wau-
watosa. The man was well dressed.
Murder was suspected. lie was about
IS years of age.
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Charged with wholesale Poisoning.

Andrew Engebretsen was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by his son
charging, him with an attempt to
poison four members of his family by
administering arsenic in their coffee.
All were saved. The affair occurred a
few miles from Viroqua. Evidence
against the accused was circumstautial.