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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
titud. on the eurrebcy question and

says:
IF We. who profess feH.s q the democratic
party, are sincere IN oud devetio to its prin-
ciples, and II We arch right In believing
that the ascendeuey OF those princi-
pies is guarantee of PERSONAL liberty. uni
versal care for the lights OF all, non
sectional. American brf herhood aud manly
trust in American citizenship in any part OF
our land. we should stud1 the effects upon our
party. and consequently kpon our country. OF
a eommittal OF the nafiotal democracy 10 the
debased silver standard
IF there are democrats who suppose that
our party cannot stand oh platform embody-
ing such doctrine, eithel.through its affirma-
tive strength OF thHpugh the perplexity
OF our opponents on the same PROPOSE
tion, or II there are democrats who are
willing to turn their ba$ks upon their party
associations in the hope That free and unlimit-
ed and independent cointge OF silver can win
victory without the aid e. either party organi-
cation. they should deceive themselves no
longer. nor longer refuse 10 face the results
that will follow the defeat. IL not the
disintegration Of the dkmocratic party, upon
the Issue which tempta them from their al
legiance. " we shouldSbe forced away from
our traditional doctrinSs Of sound and safe
money, our old antagonist will take the
field on the platform whtc we abandoned; and
neither the votes Of reckless democrats nor
reckless republicans WI avail TO stay their
easy march to power bis is as plain as any
thing can possibly be sIt therefore becomes
the duty OF every demoefat wherever he may
he, to consider what tuch victory would
mean. and in the light u proper conception
Of its results he should deliberately shape his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Sky Black with smoke.

BRADFORD, Pa, May THE most
destructive forest fires known in this
section for years have ragged for the last
week.
Everything in the woods is as dry as
finder, and the leaves and underbrush
furnish abundant fuel for the blaze.
The flames are going up the hillside at
a rapid rate, destroying everything in
their path. The sky is black with
sitting smoke and the flames shoot up
as high as the top of the trees.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

PATRIOTIC American girls have place
tablet Of the spot where Gen. Mont,
gomery fell at Quebec, and a move
ment is on foot 10 erect an appropriate
monument. The idea of thus com
memorating the Inflated revolutionary
expedition in which Montgomery and
many of his men persisted is very
proper, but the most notable clrcum-
stance is the fact that the Canadian
officials have given permission for the
erection of the tablet. So graceful an
expression of courtesy and friendship
on the part OF the Canadians viii he
fully appreciated on this side of the
borA@r
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Wisconsin LOYAL Legion.

The Wisconsin commandery of the
Loyal Legion held its annual election
at Milwaukee, eiecting the following
officers:
Commander. Mai u a Harshaw; senior vice
commander. Capt. Frank A Arson; junior vice
commander, Capt W. s Stanley; recorder.
Capt A. Ross Houston; register. Chandler Z
Chapman. treasurer. Mai Moses Harris. chan
cellor, Capt b Johnson; chaplain Cant
]. W. Sanderson, council. Capt II. A Vslen-
tine. Capt II l. Drake, Mai Charles H Ross.
Cart T. W. Haisht. Capt J. d. Hinkley.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

GES. ALEXANDER MCCouK. the last of
the fighting McCooks." has been
placed on the army retired list, and for
the first tirns. IN nearly hole .,snt,rry-
there is not a single member of the
family on the active roll of the army.
Few families have produced so many
good soldiers. and il is a noteworthy
fact that the father and nine sons were
all fighting for the country at one
time. Four of the sons attained the
rank of general, and all did gallant
service for the cause of the union.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

The c. NJ. Sanger Sons company.
wholesale saddlery dealers IN Mill
waukee, made an assignment to Oscar
II. Pirce. the bookkeeper of the com
pany. The bond of the assignee was
fixed at $500 The assignment is
the result of the assassination of Emil
A. Sanger, who was president of the
company. His death drew forth pres
sure from creditors of the company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
IMMIGRATION FALLING OFF.
Decrease of s7.664 Appears In Onicial
Figure. for the Last N.ne Months.


Figures for the Last N-ne Months.
WASHINGTON, May statistics of
immigration for the last nine months.
ending March 81, 1895, shows decided
decrease in the tide of immigration to
this country. The tables show:
Number Of immigrants arrived In the United
States for the nine months ending March 81,
AS follows: 1893. 259, 564; 1894 1884 1895
1925; decrease in 1925 over 1924. IS per cent
or 1861
Number of immigrants debarred for nine
months ending March 81, 1895, l.43s
Amount of money brought by immigrants.
nine months ending March 81, 1925 s. 1875, s49,
or about SlT per head.
OF the total immigrants landed 1so44o came
from Europe The sex of the l40,es0 landed
from Europe and elsewhere. 1923 males. 81
0j2 females. The greater number, 2l.564. came
from ireland, 1l6 from England. 2l.l0J from
Germany, 100 from Russia and LES from
Italy.
or the 149 $50 immigrants landed l9.e)' could
neither read nor write. OF this class ,s62 came
from Italy. 1919 from Russia and 1899 from
ireland. BY far the greatest per cent of illit-
eracy is shown in the Italian and Russian i'm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

NEwBERS, Tenn. May Shortly be-
fore dark Tuesday evening the sound
of general fusilade of pistol shots was
heard on the main street of this town.
but parties who ran in the direction of
the engagement were too late to see
any of the trouble, as within ten sec
onds of the opening shot the four par
Elephants lay dead in the street These
four are II. W. Townsend and his son
Beauregard and Abb and John Fulg-
ham.
This tragedy is the outcome Of feud
that started two years ago, growing
out of very trivial dispute between
the Townsend and Fulgham families.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
RLIxI PLEADS GULLY.
Murderer of Catherine Cling Sentenced to
Life imprisonment.

Life imprisonment.
MINNEAPoIIs, Mimi, May CLAUS
Blixt, who is awaiting trial for the
murder of Catherine Cling, pleads
guilty. The prisoner was brought be
fore Judge Pond Saturday morning and
changed his plea of mot guilty" to
guilty" But short time was taken
for the proceeding, as Blixt had
evinced his desire to change his plea
and his willingness TO do so before
May IA, the date regularly set for his
trial. Blixt was then sentenced TO inn
prisonment for life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Cyclone In Illinois.

ELeIN. ILL.,, May -Four people were
killed and two injured, one fatally. at
ST. Charles Saturday afternoon by a
cyclone which struck the village at
o'clock The following were killed:
Charles Anderson, Miss Gusta L. An
derson, Joe Thompson and Mrs Hattie
E. Church. The injured are Luke
Cranston, fatally, and Andrew John
sou slightly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

SfN. JOHN z NEWTON coasts until 1890 ex-
cept during 1853, when II was chief engineer Of
the Utah expedition. On July |, 1906, he at
tanned the rank OF capts!n.
Al the beginning off the civil war he was
chief engineer OF the department OF Pennsyl-
vania, and then held similar appointment In
the department OF the Shenandoah ana from
August 1851 Till March 1852. was assistant en-
gineer in the construction OF the defenses OF
Washington. d. C. ia was made 3rigadier
general of volunteers On September %, 1861.
and had charge OF a BRIGADE ia the defense OF
the capital He served Throughout the PENN
sular and PennsylvanA campaigns. and took
an active part in the in sasion OF Georgia that
eliminated in the captsre of Atlanta in Sep
tember 1864 Subsequently, he had command OF
the various districts in. Florida until he was
mustered out of volunteer service IN January.
1906 after receiving o. March %. 1855, the
brevet of major general IN the volunteer army,
and those OF brigadier general and major gem
eral In the regular army.
Gen Newton received his regular promotion
as lieutenant colonel u engineers on Deem
Der %. 1865 and in April. 1866, was made
superintendent, engineer OF the construction
OF the defenses on the Long Island side Of
the Narrows entrance 10 New York harbori
also of the Improvements OF the Hudson
river and of the fort at Sandy Hook, N. }.
He was also a member OF the board OF en-
gineers to carry out In detail the modification
OF the defenSes in the vicinity OF New York
These and other similar engineering duties
principally In connection with the harbor Of
New York, occupied his attention until his re-
tirement on August 81, 1885
His well-known achievement OF this kind
was the removal of distractions IN He'll Gate
channel, the important waterway between
Long Island sound and East river. These.
known as Hallett's Feet AMI Flood Rock,
were duly mined andt exploded on Septem-
Der "a 1875. and on october 10, 1895. All OF the
problems that wcfe involved IN the
preliminary steps OF 1his great work were
completely and consc cautiously studied, and
the accuracy OF his solution was shown in the
exact correspondence bf results with the OBJ
jects that he sought srhe proposed enlarge
ment OF Harlem river, the improvements OF
Hudson river from Troy to New York and Of
the channel between Dew Jersey and Staten
Island and of harboN on Lake Champaign
were likewise under his charge
He was advanced toA he rank of colonelou
June 30. 1879. and to chief OF engineers, with
rank of brigAdier general, on March 8. 1884
The Office of commiSs sner Of public works in
New York city was flled by him for some time
under the adm inistrats1n OF Mayor Grace,
In 1891 Gen. TewtonSTas placed in charge of
the great Illinois drainage canal He was
nearly 20 years of age then but was still the
RECONCILIATION Of viel energy and rugged
strength
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
So. cIarke s Co.. Of MInnespoIis. As.Irn

ST.. CLOUD, Mimi. May THE \. r..
Clarke & Co. assignment, papers in
which were filed five minutes before
the clerks office closed Saturday. is
the sensation of the hour here. The
liabilities will reach $500, 1000. and
may reach s., 600, 600. The value of the
assets, given at s1,95O,OO0, is prob
lematical. The firm consists of \. l..
Clarke, of ST. Cloud, and his nephew,
Fred ii. Clarke, of Minneapolis,
whose interest is nominal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Manrled by Machinery.

Harry Holmes, an employe of the
Blodgett Milling company at Beloit.
was caught in the shafting and wound
around the main shaft. One arm was
torn off at the shoulder. the other
coiled around like rope, the full
length. His back was broken and
about every bone in his body crushed.
The deceased was 10 have been mar
ried in few days to Miss Emma Bart
ling, of GAINESVILLE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Flame. NJ RcriIn.

Fire at Berlin destroyed the follow
ing business houses: A. Ford, elothier;
loss, $500; insurance. 5000. ii. c.
Truesdell, clothier, loss. $4,000; insur-
ance, s., 200. Lizzie SmejeslSi, groceries:
loss, $1,000; insurance, $1,000. J. F.
Hoezlit; loss, $500; covered. Pearl
street bookstore and job printing Office
of George C. Hicks; loss, $500; .Isur-
ance, $500. 7. Niskern, attorney;
loss, s7OO;,insurance, $500.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
As.as.,nnted hr outlaws.

ST. LOUIS May A special from
Perry, o. l., to the Chronicle, says:
Advices from INGALLS,, small town 30
miles east of here, say that Bruce Mil
Ter, of Oklaho ma, Gas ASA ssinated Tues
day night by thesreHaining members
of the Dalton gans. Miller IS rich and
owns one of the l.rgest ranches In the
Creek Nation. He has always taken
lively interest against the Daltons,
and they have ofttn threatened to kill
L
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

A DONrxIcAS friar. Father Calendolid
IS credited with the invention of an
electrical typesetting machine which
has five times the speed of the boosted
tyPesett z machines of the present.
i here no limit TO the possibilities of
printing!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

The government secret service Of
ficials have been Informed that Cana
dian counterfeiters have been selling
United States stamps in Chicago. of
course they are disposed of at dis
count. and therefore the purchasers
display eriminahty or utter imbecility.
Genuine postage stamps can always be
disposed of at par. unless the seller has
coon reasons for wishing TO keep the
transaction quiet When they are Of
fered at less than their face value, it is
very strong evidence that they are
either bogus or have been come by dis
honestly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Sentenced for Life.

CINCINNATI, May IA special to the
Post from Barboursville, Ky, says: The
jury in the case of the commonwealth
against Jesse Fields and Joseph Adj
kins. charged with the murder of
Judge Coombs. rendered verdict
Thursday morning OF confinement in
the penitentiary for life against each
.,f The dafapdantS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
WILL MAKE CONCESSIONS.
Japan willing to Take Money and Cut
Down Territorial Couquests.


Down Territorial Conquests.
WASHINGTON. May Information
has reached Washington that Japan
has abated her claims TO the cession of
Chinese territory in Manchuria, and
now offers to demand only the absolute
eession of the extremity of the Port
Arthur peninsula as far north as and
including Talien-Wan. In return for
this REIMBURSEMENT of territory Japan
will demand considerable increase OF
the war indemnity, originally fixed at
200, OOO, 600 taels.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 6.-Japan's an
swer to the protest of. Russia, France
aud Germany has been made. Officials
will not disclose the text, but those
who had expected Japan to yield ex-
press surprise at the answer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

OMAHA, Neb., May 3.-William III.
Mepauier. assistant cashier of the First
national bank, committed suicide
Thursday morning by shooting him
self through the head at the residence
of George Barker. president of The Ma.
tional Bank OF Commerce. No cause is
known for the deed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Prices.

HAvERHIII. Mass, May AT a
meeting of the shoe manufacturers of
this city Thursday it as decided, in
view of the recent advance in leather, TO
make the prices 81 shoes for the next
sales to accord ith the new order of
things. Each manufacturer will at
once take measures to advance his
prices. 1t is understood that the new
prices will Je tea or twelve cents per
pair highe.' than The present figures
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

THE duchess of Marlborough, who
was formerly New York widow has,
it is stated, settled $4,000 year upon
another titled Englishman to whom
she is engaged to be married. Foreign
titled husbands come high, but some
Anne AN women seem bound to have
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

The Cleveland Plaindealer sums up
the quantity Of money which American
heiresses who have married European
or titled husbands have carried out of
the United States at 500, OOO,OOO This.
in addition to the money spent by Amer
ican travellers abroad, makes a heavy
annual drain upon the wealth of the
United States
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

PARIS, May 2.-The Autorite says
that seventeen soldiers have died in
the hospital at Wire from the effects
of eating tainted canned meat pur
chased from an American firm, and
that thirty-four others are seriously
III from the same cause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

THE French language is said to be
losing ground, SO far as the number
speaking il is concerned, as compared
with the English and German. The
use of English especially Is spreading
all over the world, and il bids fair TO
become the universal language.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

A CALIFORNIA preacher assailed a
woman in one of his prayers in his
church. When called 10 answer in
court he made the plea that it was ad-
dressed to the Deity. and therefore
permissible. The court held that when
spoken in the presence of an earthly
audience il was not
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
A Narrow Escape.

While the two sons of Joseph Patter-
son. aged and s years, respectively,
were playing about a neighbours well
at jefferson, the younger stepped
through the rotten plsnking and fell
to the bottom. The well is 25 feet
deep, with feet of water in it. The
cries of the older boy brou hit the
mother to the scene, who, seeing the
perilous conditioned her child, sprang
into the well. She caught the boy as
he came up the last time and chung to
her half-drowned child till help ar
rived
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

The inequalities of the law are a
proverb. 1t cost the state of Kentucky
lately no less than STA to secure the
extradition from Ohio of man who
had stolen a two-dollsr hog. Ohio.
which gained the hog and got rid of
the thief, paid nothing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Cost of EnploNrs.

Secretary of State Casson's official
statement of the cost of employees of
the last legislature shows the aggre-
gate outlay for the term to have been
S54, 465.7s The lit senate employees
drew s25, 5s7.9s in salaries, and the 122
assembly employees SOS, s77.s0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
no. 10 ths stanford Case.

SAN FRANcIscosMay special Gov
eminent AttorneA l.. y. McKissick has
received telegraphic instructions from
Attorney General Oluey 70 push the
government suit Tor sl5,ooo,ooo against
Mrs. Jane Stanford without delay,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

If the new woman who follows the
fashion of the day could hear the
contemptuous chuckle of the man
milliners and manufacturers who cause
the fashions to 81 ange in order
that they may reap the benefit
of them. II they could hear the
esteem in which their intelligence
is held by those who traffic upon
the conviction that woman is
fool enough to wear anything that
fashion demands. there would be
less ''hoss fly" bonnets, balloon sleeves
and other idiotic contrivances to
conceal the forms Of our beautiful
NfSsarS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

A wEAK-NINDED youth in Cleveland
shot the girl ne was in love with and
then turned the weapon upon himself
another case OF murder and suicide,
and all for love. II this thing keeps on
the girls will be afraid to meet young
men except in the presence Of third
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Business Men SwindIed.

The business men of Sheboygan
Falls were swindled by a man by
the name of George Phillips. Phillips
offered to write sketch OF the bust
ness of the city and charge each bust
ness $3.50. lie collected the money
and left town.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

IT seems that many people in San
Francisco save up their dead all the
week in order 70 have the funeral ON
Sunday. and a ministers meeting was
held the other day in orde- to protest
against the practice
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
WALTER BAKER, co. DORCHESTER. MASS.

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspepsia,
heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness,
sick headache, bad taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, loss of
appetite, sallow skin, etc, when
caused by constipation and con-
stipation is the most frequent
cause of all of them.
Go BY the book. Pills Ioc and 25c
box. Book FREE at your druggists or
write B. r. Allen Co., 365 Canal Street,
New York.
Annual sales more than e.OOOOOo boxes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

Miss BRADDoS Mrs. MaxwelD, the
novelist. will write no more novels
after her present contracts are filed.
A couple Of years ago she finished her
fiftieth book. Her first successful work,
Lady Audley's Secret, was published
In 1872
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

USDER law recently passed by the
New York legislature and signed by
the governor. all cities in that state of
5000 inhabitants or over are com
PEELED 70 establish and maintain free
pubic bath houses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

BIZ Cook, the noted desperate. who
IS uni er forty-five year sentence, has
been put at work making shirts in
the Albany penitentiary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

wAsHISeToN, May 3.-Reports to the
bureau of the minis show coinage dur
ing the month of April as follows: Gold,
1853. 800; silver, s595.O0o; minor coins
sl2e,772. Total, s5.S6i,oI2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
Hold the Fort

Against bilious attack by calling TO your
aid that puissant ally, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. The foe will then be driven back
utterly defeated. Dyspepsia. sick headache,
trouble and constipation yield to the action
of this most benehcent of remedies. Take
1t regularly and you win soon experience its
good effects.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

HAVING a little money, AMI feeling
your blood course with a speculative
hop, skip and jump, reflect upon the
ratio in which capital invested at six
per cent. and forgotten silently magni-
fies itself. On the books of a dry goods
firm lately falling in New York was
the record Of an Englishman who lent
the firm sex. 600 in ls4T. Each year he
drew out 81 ,OO1. but the rest he left TO
grow beneath the fructifying touch of
compound interest. In forty-eight
years the books show this investor en-
titled 10 q credit of sl54.Oll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09

A NEBRASKA boy hanged himself for
the purpose of ascertaining whether
Or not that mode Of executing the death
penalty was painful. The coroner is
of the opinion that in this particular
case il was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
A Stained Home.

NEW ORLEANS, May 7.-Dr. Samuel
F. Swain, of Plaquemine, La, shot and
mortally wounded DIR. Emile Hirart,
also of Plaquemine, who he found
in a room with Mrs Swain al
1880 Sunday morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-09
rne Psblic pebt.

1AsHINGroS, Nay 1.-The debt state
ment shows a nets increase in the pub
lie debt less cashsin the treasury dur
ing April of 81, i0t s57,52 The interest
bearing debt decpeased $3.50, 1880, and
cash in the treasury decreased s7.u99,-
~ o.