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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-12

DEATH BY DYNAMITE.


An Explosion Near Dubuque Kills Five
Persons.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept. 10.-A terrific
dynamite explosion occurred Sunday
morning at 7:30 o'clock at Specht's
Ferry about 10 miles north of this
city on the Iowa side of the
river. The government is building
wing dams on the opposite side of the
river and stone is being quarried there
for the purpose. Edward Latshaw
had a large low shanty where the
luarrymen are boarded and in one end
Of this shanty there were stored
five boxes or $50 POUNDS of dyna-
mite. After breakfast son
Of Latshaw's was firing at a target
near the shanty and was told to stop
by the foreman, but he went on and
soon the explosion occurred. The con-
cussion was terrible and was felt for
miles. The sbanty was blown into
splinters and the Spechts residence
and depot badly damaged.
Edward Latshaw, aged 35, and his
wife, of Victory, Wis, their boys Ray
and Matt, aged II and q, and Hans
Bjornstad were instantly killed. Lat
shaw was blown into the side of the
bluff and nearly buried with sand. The
clothing was nearly all torn from Mrs.
Latshaw, and her daughter Grace, a
little girl, was found unframed caress-
ing the cheek of the mother and ask
ing her To speak.
The injured were Mabel Latshaw,
aged Is. still unconscious, but may re-
cover; Matt faber, a quarryman, aged
IS, of Wabasha, Mimi, will die;
Edward Bench, Lansing, Ia, left
eye knocked out, will recover.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

IN China and Japan there were 25,-
600 cases of cholera during August and
16, 27s deaths from the scourge.
THE first American craft to pass
through the new Canadian ship canal
was the tug l.. ID. Smith.
IN Mexico the villages of Abasolo
and Rodriguez were entirely washed
away by a rainstorm.
IN Formosa the insurgents were con-
Quoting a successful warfare against
the Japanese, in which women shared
equally with the men in a determined
resista nee.
IN battle near Santiago de Cuba
600 Spanish soldiers and eight officers
were killed and many wounded by the
insurgents.
IN Paris an anarchist, who refused to
give his name when arrested, threw a
bomb into ". Rothschlld's banking
house, but no damage was done,
GREAT BRITAIN's parl adj
journed until November Is.
SPANIARDs recaptured the city of
Barre from the insurgents and massa-
cred thirty-seven inoffensive Cubans-
me silly women and children.
AT the age of 6s years William II.
Hurlbert, at one time editor-in-chief
of the New York World, died in
Cadenabbia. Italy.
SOME 900 nihilists were arrested in
Moscow and st. Petersburg and large
quantities of bombs, firearms and dyna-
mite were found in their lodgings.
IN China cholera was raging and
2, 1000 deaths occurred daily in1 Picking.
Liverpool, y. 5.
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The News of the Week.
BIZ TELEcRAPH AID ..AIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE statement of the public debt is
sued on the attn showed that the d. bt
increased S2,sl5.4l3 during the month
of August. The cash balance in the
treasury was sls4. OS9, I56. The total
debt. less the cash balance in the treas
urv, amounts To s942, 924. 232.
Is a decision in the sugar bounty
cases Comptroller Bowler. of the treas
ury, declared the act unlawful and re-
fused TO pay the bounties.
THE king of faro men," George
Parker, died ia Washington. He leaves
$500. 900.
OS the 5th the treasury's gold re-
serve was 500. l27. SGT, showing the first
break below the 500, 600, 900 mark since
June -
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
S9I4, $40. 800. against Sss5. ssh. Sj4 the
previous week The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894. was ISL.
Is the United States there were 1s0
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against ls6 the week
previous and 2l9 in the corresponding
time in 1894.
SECRETARY REYNOLDS in pension
case ruled that troops called into serv-
ice during the war by 2 state governor
were not reasonable.
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CLEANING CLOTHES,
How Coat and Trousers Can BE Renewed
Time and Amin

How Coat and Trousers Can BE Renewed
Time and Again.
The chemistry of cleaning clothes is
set forth in Il scientific magazine. al
while women will care little for the
technical part of the operation. the
story of the actual process suggests a
useful modus Operandi. Take, for in
stance, shiny old coat, vest or pair of
trousers of black broadcloth, cashmere
or diagonal. The scourer makes
strong, warm soap suds and plunges
the garment into it, souses it up and
down, rubs the dirty places, and, if
necessary, puts it through second
time, then rinses it through several
waters, and hangs it up to dry on the
line. When nearly dry he takes it in,
rolls it up for an hour or two
and then presses it. An old
cotton cloth is laid on the outside of
the coat, and the iron is pressed over
that until the wrinkles are out, but
the iron is removed before the steam
ceases to rise from the goods, else they
would be shiny.
Wrinkles that are obstinate are re-
moved by laying a wet cloth over them
and pressing the iron over that. If
any shiny places are seen. they are
treated as the wrinkles are-the iron
is lifted while the full cloud of steam
rises up, and brings the nap with it.
Cloths should always have a suds
made especially for them. as in that
which has been used for white cotton
or wooden cloth lint will be left in the
water, aud will cling to the cloth.
In this manner the same coat and
trousers can be renewed time and
again and have all the look aud feel of
new garments. Good broadcloth and
its fellow-cloths will bear many wash
ings and looks better every time be-
cause of them.-American Analyst
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Sweet clover, in which the roadsides
In some parts of the country abound.
is fragrant delight for whole year
if used To fill couch pillows. Dry it in
bags of very coarse. loosely woven
cheese cloth; then make the outer COW
ering OF Swiss muslin, with a wide
frill, or of linen in pale green or white
lunches of the clover i'm cases of the
cheese cloth also perfume closets and
bureau drawers delightfully."-. In per-
Tuning laces with rose leaves line the
bureau drawers with thick white pa
per, then put in thick layer OF rose
petals that are just gathered, then the
lace, another layer of the leaves. and
cover the top with tissue paper. Keep
the drawer closed for a day. The
roses should be gathered as soon as
the dew has dried from them in the
morning. Cut the roses for this pur-
pose that have opened. Blade.
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LATER MEMS

TIE storm that struck Kansas the
night of the sth was much more severe
than first reported. At Gridley several
business houses and residences were
wrecked and a number of people in
jured. At Neosha Rapids five business
houses and a number of dwellings we're
carried away. At Fredonia the fair
ground was two feet under water.
THE Canadian ship canal at Sault Ste.
Marie was formally opened the 9th.
E.nL DoRNER, an employment agent
of Pittsburg, Pa, was attacked and
robbed by crowd of 800 Infatuated coal
miners and left on the ground for dead.
They beat him with clubs and stones,
and after robbing him of his money
and revolver threw him into ravine.
THE Goth encampment of the G. A. Z.
at Louisville, KY, was opened with a
parade on the arrival of Commander
in Chief Lawler and staff. at 7;30 a. m.
the 9th. Gen. LAWYER and the Column
bian post of Chicago and other organi-
cations. on the special Monon train.
were met at the union depot by MEM
bers of the committees on invitation
and reception in carriages.
QUEEN c. CARROLL, a l6-year-old girl
of Alton, To-, committed suicide the 9th
by shooting herself through the breast
because her father demanded that she
attend school.
LoN ROCKIES, of Indianapolis, Ind,
the 9th, killed his wife. fatally slashed
Mrs. Emma PEGS, and killed himself
Jealousy was the cause
ZIP WYATT, who is believed to have
stolen more horses, been in more train
robberies and committed more murders
than any other outlaw. was buried at
South Enid. Okla, the 9th. He died in
Jail from wounds received when cap
tured.
THE treasury statement for the 9th
places the gold reserve at SOS, 9l0, 722.
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THE EAST.

AT East Boston, Mass. fire destroyed
property aggregating s25o,CO0. No. l
pier, belonging to the Boston x Al
bany railroad, was burned with all its
contents.
AT Providence, r l., five employees of
d gas company met death in a cellar
by asphy Niation.
The New York tobacco magnate,
Pierre Lorillard, has tired of America,
and, following in the footsteps of Will
liam Waldorf Aston, will go to Eng
land to live.
Is a barn at Earnest station, Pa,
six men were sleeping when the struc-
ture was burned aud all were ere
mated.
AZ York, Pa, William Beaverson,
aged 35 years. shot and killed his wife,
Ida, aged 30 years. from whom he was
separated. and then killed himself
The tenth national eucampment of
the Union Veteran Legion of America
will be held in Buffalo. y. Y, the third
week in October.
NEAR Reilly. Pa. Mrs Nicholas
Ohm. Jr.. was instantly killed and her
father-in-law. Nicholas Ohm, Sr., was
fatally injured by the cars
The big advance in the price of steel
was said to have killed the tin plate
industry, and in a few months every
mil in the country turning out that
product will be closed, throwing 80, 900
persons out of work.
AT his home in Saratoga Springs, \.
Y, William A. Sackett, aged 81 years,
dropped dead. lie was member of
the Thirtieth and Thirty-first con-
crosses
IL the National league the per-
ccntages of the baseball clubs for the
week ended on the 3lst ult. We're: Bal
timore. .65l; Cleveland. .632; Philadel-
phia, SOS; Brooklyn, $3.50: Boston, .555;
New York. $50; Pittsburgh, .534; Gin
cinnati, $50; Chicago, .5I3; Washing
ton. .3IS. ST. Louis. $40; Louisville.
257.
FIRE partially destroyed the Masonic
temple in Boston, which recently was
resplendent with decorations ON the
occasion of the knights Templar con-
clave, the loss being $500, 200.
AT the age of 81 years, August Gem
under, founder of the great violin man
ufacturing house of that name and one
of the most noted violin makers IN the
world, died at his home in New York.
II. \. BowLER's brewery in Amstor-
dam. y. y, and adjoining barns and
sheds were totally destroyed by fire,
the loss being 5000. 600.
IL New York bay the first otr1he
three races for the Americas cup was
sale and the Defender, the American
yacht. won. defeating Valkyrie Ill,
the English boat. by eight minutes and
fort nine seconds.
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Good heavens!' roared the police
man, springing up stairs three steps
at a jump and dashiEg with unified
truncheon into the photographer
studio, what are you fighting about
up here? Are you all in this row?".
Grandpa and Uncle John and Aunt
Sarah and pa and ma and Cousin Bees
sic and young Mr.. Thinlegs, her young
man, and the two cousins from Bir-
mingham, and Uncle Charley and
grandma, all looked Kind of silly and
We're quiet, but the photographer
said:
"Oh, that's all right, officer. there's
no row; we're just trying to keep the
baby quiet while we take its picture,
bless it. !"
Exit policeman.
Chorus-Ram, bang. smash. jingle,
white. crash. slam, toot te toot, bang,
bang, smash! Picture is taken.-Iit-
Bits.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

-Cucumbers: Cut large cucumbers
into rounds; place on ice; serve with
salt, pepper, oil and vinegar. Toma-
toes may be prepared in the same man.
ner.-Harper's Bazaar.
Dried Pumpkins: Cut the pumpkin
in thin strips. peel it and string the
pieces on a strong cord. Put them
where the flies can not get at them and
let them remain until dry.-Farm and
Fireside.
Cooling n Room: Wet a cloth of
any size. the larger the better, and
suspend it in the room. Let the ven
tilation be good, and the temperature
will sink ten or fifteen degrees in less
than one hour.-Leeds Mercury
Raspberry Water Ice: Press suf-
ficient berries through a fine hair
sieve, to give three pints of Juice, and
add one pound of pulverized sugar and
the juice of one lemon. turn into a
freezer and freeze. Orange Judd
Farmer.
Economical Icing: One teacup of
sugar and third of cup of new
milk; put on the stove and stir until it
comes to boil. let cook five minutes,
take off the stove. set in cold water
and beat until thick Flavor and
spread on the cake.-Farm, Field and
Preside
blackberry Pudding: Beat together
the yolks and whites of three eggs,
and when light stir in two cupfuls of
milk, three and half of flour. a pinch
~ "a IA las I'll II l..
ter and two heaping teaspoonfuls of
baking powder Beat all the while as
the several Ingredients are added, stir
in pint of blackberries and turn the
batter into a creased mold. Cover
closely and steam over a kettle of boil
ing water for three hours Prairie
Farmer
-Pot-CheeseS Salad: Begin by making
your mayonnaise. and arrange your
lettuce leaves on a large. Hat dish
Break, with the bowl of a spoon, the
pot-cheese into small crumbs, and
when this is done, moisten it gradual
ly with the mayonnaise dressing
rubbing and blending it all together
into creamy mass. When the lot
cheese has reached this state, drop a
tablespoonful of it upon each lettuce
leaf. Set the dish on the ice long
enough to chill the contents thor
Cughly, and serve.-Home.
Red Current Jelly: Mash the raw
fruit thoroughly or put through fruit
press, then strain through flannel
bag. Measure the juice and put into
porcelain-lined kettle. Let the Juice
boil hard ten minutes, then skim thor
oughly. Then put into the kettle one
pound crushed or cut loaf sugar to each
pint of juice. and after it comes to the
boiling point let boil five minutes
longer, then skim and strain into your
glasses, and let them stand uncovered
over night. Many persons heat the
currants before pressing and strain
ing the first time, but | have found
such jelly more apt to be cloudy than
when the fruit is pressed and strained
raw. White eurrant jelly is made ex-
actly the same way, but black currant
jelly needs to be cooked ten minutes
after the sugar is put in.-Western
Rural.
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TRIED FOR MURDER.
Rev. william T.. Hinshaw Charged with
UNoricide.

Rev. william H. HinshaW tharSeu Win
Uxoricide.
DANvnLE, Ind. Sept. 6.-Rev. Will
liam +. Hinshaw was arraigned in the
circuit court at 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning, charged with the murder of
his wife, Theresa, at Belleville, on the
dght of January 10. The de-
PENDANTS counsel filed mo-
ton to quash the indictment,
which was overruled by Judge
Hadley. The defendant then entered
a plea of not guilty.
The Hinshaw homicide was the most sem
sational In the criminal history OF the state.
Rev William +. Hinshaw, pastor OF the Lead
ing Methodist church at Belleville AM con-
nected with the wealthiest family in the
county is accused OF numbering his wife In
order to further his liason with Allie Ferree,
the wsalthiest and prettiest girl in the vi
cinity. His accuSer Is Detective IL
Webster. of indianapolis. who worked for the
$4,000 reward offered for the detection OF the
slayer OF Mrs Hin shaw. The case was
shrouded In mystery at first, and everyone
believed Hinshaw's statement that robbers
killed his wife and wounded him on the early
morning OF January 10 last Webster barely
escaped being lynched when he caused Hin
shaw's arrest. but subsequent developments
aroused interest I'm the detectives claims I'M
I'll now two-thirds OF the population believe
Hiushaw guilty.
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OUR FINANCES.


Statement.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. - The debt
statement issued Wednesday shows
net increase in the public debt less cash
in the treasury during August of 81
sl5,4ls.Os.
The interest bearing debt increased
s2l0, 900; the non-interest bearing debt
decreased S295, loo, and cash in the
treasury decreased S3.1l0. 374.os. The
balance OF III e several classes of debt.
at the close of business August 81,
were:
Interest bearing debt, S747, 800, 6l0;
lebt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, 81, COS, $50. %; debt bearing no
interest, 1917, 900, 99s. 90 Total, 81, l2d,-
1853. 479. 25.
The treasury circulation statement
shows a net decrease of money of all
kinds in circulation in the United
States on September / of lO,95O, 95s,
making the total of circulation 81 .603,-
SS3,09s, or S22.s7 per capita, based on
20, $4,000 population. As compared
with September l, 1894. there is a de-
crease in circulation of S43. 200, 600
At the close of business Wednesday
the treasury gold reserve stood at
sl0G, 1851 72. This figure was reached
Just before the end of the days bust
ness by the syndicate depositing- 81,
100000. Prior to o'clock Assistant
Treasurer Jordan reported 81, 900
in gold withdrawn at New York
for export to Europe. When that
-eport was received the gold re-
serve had fallen below the $780,
100000 mark, standing at 97,6l5, l75.
On the treasurer's books it stood above
he reserve limis, but Withdrawals on
Monday had not been taken up. Tues
lay the gold reserve was all day be-
.ow the limit To the amount of 81. lO0.-
300. This fact was not known at the
treasury until Wednesday, as it was
generally understood though not
officially reported, that the s., 900, 900
in gold deposited by the Farmers Loan
and Trust company on Tuesday had
been on the syndicate account
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TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Hoosier Kills His wife's Father. Brother
and himself.

ST. Louis, Sept l0.-A special from
Sullivan, Ind., says that triple trag-
edy occurred near that place Thursday
night. James Ward became involved
in a quarrel with Aaron and John
Hunter, his father in law and
brother-in-law. respectively.
The trouble grew out of family
quarrel. Thursday night at IL o'clock
Ward and Aaron Hunter were in town
and apparently arrived at a salts
factory understanding. Ward insisted,
however. upon the old man going to
the woods for the purpose of hunting
coons.
While the hunt was in progress and
Hunter was sitting on a stump, Ward
hit him on the head with an AK His
head was split wide open. When
Hunter fell, Ward struck the pros
trats body again and cut off
the head. The AK sank into the
ground. The murderer then proceed
ed to kick the head of his victim about.
lie then went home, awoKe his wife
and told her to call her brother, as he
and the old man had freed a coon, and
ask him to come and help fell the tree.
The younger Hunter got up, went
out into the yard with only his shirt
on, when Ward, with stroke of the
AK. felled him TO the ground. Young
Hunter died almost Immediately, with
his head split open. Ward then told
his wife To keep quiet about the whole
affair; that if she did not she would
suffer the same fate as her father and
brother.
Ward then went about half mile
down the road and stopped at the
Breckels' home. lie told Mrs. Brock
ell that he had killed both the Hunters
Before many hours the crime was gen-
orally known and a posse consisting OF
miners and farmers started on the
hunt for Ward, armed with various
weapons.
Ward had two revolvers, and this
fact was known by his pursuers. The
posse became enraged, and when the
old mans body was found the mob be-
came more Infatuated than ever, and
determined to hang Ward if
caught. Just as the posse had
located Ward and surrounded the
field in which he had been hiding a
single shot was heard. The posse
closed in on the spot from whence the
firing had come and found Ward on his
back on the ground with a revolver in
each hand and a bullet wound under
the left ear He was dead
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MINERS PERISH.
Fire Breaks Out in a Copper Mine
in Michigan.
rhirtv-Ffve Men Entombed I'm the Barn
ing Pit-An Avenues OF Escape
Cut on. and They Are
Doubtless Dead.

HoUsHroS. Mich. Sept lo.-At 1890
o'clock Saturday afternoon fire was
discovered by timbermen in the thirty
seventh level of the osceola copper
mine. The timbermen at once rushed
to the shaft. and when brought to
the surface in the big bucket gave the
alarm. Thirty-six miners were at
work at the time, and up to the pres
emit but one person has been rescued,
pump boy, and he died shortly after
reaching the open air. Among those
known to have been imprisoned in the
burning mine are the following:
The Doomed Men.
Capt Richard Trembath, shift boss; Fred
Reardon. Richard Bickel Michael Johnson,
Michael Schultz, Alexander Daniel. John Cud
1ihy. Moses Greenfield, William Bryant.
Thomas Curtis. Robert Johns. Feter Palm
seen. William Donald, Barney Elmer. Anton
Seycizy, Peter Stangard. Frank Lander, Wal
ter Dahl, Joseph Lawter, Joseph Harrington.
A. Wtnzia. Andrew Ross, stephen Bythbere.
Joseph Slutta. Isaac Harvey and two Austrian
TRAINERS. names unknown.
Death Is Certain.
Twenty of the unfortunates are mar
ried and most of them have large fam
lies.
The blaze on the thirty seventh level
Is =, 600 feet below the earth's surface.
The underground workings are heavi-
ly timbered with pine. aud as the fire
spread il generated great quantities
carbonic acid gas. which sank to the
lower level, so that death from suffo-
cation is as certain to all in the level
below the thirty-seventh as to those
above. Smoke is pouring in dense vol
umes from the mouth of every shaft in
the mine, and escape through those
openings is impossible.
An Incendisry's Work.
1t is now positively known that the
thirty-five men entombed cannot possib-
ly escape, nor can their bodies be recov-
cred until the fire is entirely eXtiE-
guished, which may not be for months.
1t is the opinion of some IF the oldest
officials of the mine that the fire was
the work of an incendiary. They say
there could be no other explanation of
the fire starting in that portion by
any other means, as no oil, waste or
rubbish is used or accunulates there,
and the timber work is out of the
reach of the lamps on the miners hats.
The Burning Mine.
The Osceola is, next to the Tama-
rack, the chief copper producer in the
Clark Bigelow group. 1t has been in
continuous operation since 1888 and
paid average dividends of 500, 900 an
nually. The deepest point of the mine
is 2,700 feet.
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Steal "A Big sum.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 9.--Much
excitement was caused by the dis
covery that the Adams Express COM
pany had been robbed of large sum
of money. j. d. Farden, cashier of
the Adams express office, and
J. T. Barnett, city ticket agent
of the Vandalia. who has
his office in the same room are missing.
They disappeared Friday night. a
package containing $4,000 deposited
Friday by Internal Revenue Collector
Jump to be shipped to the Cincinnati
subtreasury is also missing. The total
sum taken cannot be accurately stated,
but it is thought may reach $4,000 or
$4,000, the men having literally
cleaned the office of four days re-
ceipts
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THE DEFEN{ER.

later. Both boats WIRE on the star
board tack. The Nalkt rie appeared to
be sailing considerably faster than the
Defender.
At 1880 she passed II leeward of the
Valkyrie on the long board,
made along shore. l At 1:21 the
Valkyrie went to the starboard
tack and stood off short The Defender
followed at once, but Vas good quar-
ter of mile to leewatl.
The Defender turned the stake at
about $40, and the V4kyrie at about
3:43
On the run home thd identity of the
yachts could not be discovered owing
to the thickness of thyfog, until they
We're close to the finish There was no
mistake now, however, as to the lead
er. The Defenders a4hvas was bulg-
ing out and she was bling away FROM
her rival amid the chekrs of thousands