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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-15
LATER NEWS

THE 14th parliament of England
opened the 18th with the customary
ceremonies.
WILL HARRIS, a negro, who attempt
ed to assault Mrs. J. L. Monroe, 60
year-old white woman, in Colquitt
county, Georgia, was captured at Ca
milla and taken to the scene of his
crime for confession, and shot to death
by the mob.
JIMMY VAN ZEANDT, colored, entered
the house of one Miezenzahl, at Cen
tralia, Wash. Lawrence, the 17-year-
old son, heard a noise, got gun and
shot the negro dead, the load taking
effect in the breast over the heart.
Van Zeandt was drunk, and had been
in the habit of annoying young girls in
the neighborhOod.
ONE hundred Italian laborers, for.
merly employed by Booth & Flynn on
street improvements, at Pittsburg, Pa,
but who are now on strike for an adj
vance of % cents per day, attacked a
party of workmen on Squirrel Hill the
18th. The workmen made a strong re-
sistance and several were injured but
none fatally. The police charged the
mob and captured 81 of the rioters who
had marched into the melee under a
red flag.
THE navy department has determined
to ascertain if the Columbia is the
fastest of American warships, and has
assigned the honor of competition to
the cruiser Olympia. The department
has ordered that she shall try to make
an ocean record as far as Honolulu at
least and possibly across the Pacific.
RFroRrs from Havana say that Gen.
Campos has resigned the captain-gen-
ers'ship of Cuba. The rebellion is
grow ing in Importance.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake was
felt at the City of Mexico the morning
of the 18th.
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THE EAST.

AT Buffalo, n. Y, 10 Patchen de-
feated Robert ]. in pacing race, TAX
ing three out of four heats. The best
time was 2:Ot5k.
AT the Seaview hotel at summer
resort near Portsmouth. y. H., piazza
collapsed while 100 persons were upon
it, and many were injured
IN New York the C. +. Guyon COM
pany. commission dealers in hardware
and bicycles, failed for Sl5O,OOO.
II collision at Plymouth. \. H.,
between the cannon ball express and
a freight train, Engineer Frank Stew
ems and Firemen George ). Merrill
and w. II. Glines were instantly killed.
The firm of C. f. & q. w. Eddy,
commission merchants of Boston.
failed for over $1,000, 900. They over
speculated on corn in Chicago.
FIRE Cestroye the foundry and pat
tern hou le Of the Knowles steam pump
works II Warren, Mass, the loss being
SIS. 900.
THE Lockwood Manufacturing com
pany at South Norwalk, Conn, failed
for s2s0. 900.
MARTIN ERWIN, William Hasson and
William Stanley were killed in troll
ley car and railroad accident in Phila-
delphia.
Al Pittsburgh. Pa, John Blu man,
mill-worker, killed himsel after
fatally iujuring his mother. His wife
was missing and it was thought he had
killed her.
Al the age of so years S. White
Payne, a wsll-known composer of
church music. died in Rochester, n. Y
IL New York city seven persons were
killed b. the collapse of a new build
ing on broadway.
CATHERINE JUDGE died at Renova,
Pa, ~ the age of 1O6 years She was
born n Ireland Her husband died
fifty years ago.
PERCENTAGES of the baseball clubs in
the National league for the week ended
on he 10th were: Cleveland, .6O6; Pitts
burgh, 600: Baltimore. .5ss; Boston,
So; Cincinnati. .563: Chicago. .55s;
Philadelphia. SIS; New York, .529;
brooklyn. .5l7; Washington, .346; st.
Louis, .3l5; Louisville. .253.
At Cape Porpoise, Me, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Manuel, aged ll2 and % respec-
lively, celebrated their seventy-fifth
wedding anniversary.
FLAMES in the plant of the Central
Stamping company at Newark, y. j.,
caused loss of $500 600.
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contained In the platform as Il came
from the committee on resolutions.
the silver men again suffered defeat
by vote of 651 to 400.
Following is the ticket nominated:
Judge W. L Babb. governor; 8 L Bestow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Col George Jenkins.
Railroad superintendent ]. b. Parshall. state
superintendent; b. Harper supreme Judge.
The minority report of the resolu-
tions committee was rejected and the
platform as arranged by the majority
was adopted. A synopsis follows:
After reafirming the national platform
ndoptei in Chicago in 1892 It points with salts
faction to the evidences OF the wisdom OF
those principles in returning prosperity, res-
toration of wages and the establishment of
industry. 1t declares works worthy the
prestige OF the democratic party and OF 6,
courageous democratic administration the
rescue OF the country finances from the
baleful effects of the Sherman law. the repeal
OF the un-American federal election law ard
the uprooting OF Mchinleyism 1t reafflrms
that portion OF the seventh plank OF the last
national democratic convention in regard to
the use of gold and silver as money.
The platform condemns as cowardice and
trickery the failure of the republican party in
Iowa to meet. In its last state platform, any of
the issues important and vital TO the state;
denounces the mulct law as unfair, imposing
hardship upon property owners and as COM
promising the honor OF the state in declaring
the sale of liquor crime ana condoning the
ofense for monetary consideration; demands
a local option high license law. and favors a
law permitting the manufacture of
liquors, thus afording market for
the products Of the farms and labor
of the state and saving to the people
the enormous sums now expended In other
states: favors election of United States sem
ators by direct vote Of the people, and Just
and liberal pensions to deserving veterans;
opposes monopolies and trusts and calls for
laws for the abolition OF all combines; de-
mand single non-partisan board OF control
for all state institutions, and favors speedy
completion OF the Hennepln canal and the
deepening of waterways from the great lakes
To the ocean
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Blackberry Shorfcake.

To make blackberry shortcake sifs
together half a pound OF flour, coffee
spoonful each of salt and sugar and
two spoonfuls of baking-powder. Work
into this mixture a quarter of pound
of butter; add gradually two gills of
cold boiled milk; mix quickly with a
knife; dredge -four over the moldipg
board and turn the paste upon it; toss
with the knife until it is Toured; pat
il gently with Toured rolling-pin and
roll it down to half an inch thickness;
put plate Oh top Of the paste and cut
around it. Grease a baking tin, put
the rounds upon it and bake. When
done make an incision round the CEN
ter of the edge and tear apart. Ar
range layer of the berries on one-half
~ Z cake, dredge with fine sugar;
place the other half or the berries;.
e. err the top with the largest berries;
add a liberal quantity Of sugar and
serve. A mixture of whipped white of
eggs and sugar is sometimes added to
the top layer, and it is placed in tho
oven q moment to sst-St. Louis Re-
public
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MANY VICTIMS.
workmen Meet Death by Collapse of a
Building In New York.

Building In New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1O-An eight-story
building in course of construction
north of the corner of West Third
street and South Fifth avenue fell
with crash Thursday morning and a
number of the workmen were carried
down in the ruins. Three deaths have
already occurred and number of men
are wounded.
New YORK, Aug. IL The horrors at
tending the collapse of the eight-story
structure at the corner of West Broad
wav and West Third street Thursday
were not lessened. but intensified. Fri
day, by the finding of three more bod
les, making six dead as far as known.
And to add to the calamity not all
the missing have been accounted for.
AS result, many anxious friends
and relatives hover near the scene
awaiting just a grain of hope to re-
lieve them of the dreadful suspense.
The ordeal is fearful one, and not a
few stout hearts tremble in the pres
ence of so much distress and misery.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Three more
bodies of the workmen who persisted
in the collapse of the building being
erected at West Broadway and Third
street were recovered from the ruins
between midnight Saturday night and
6 o'clock Sunday evening. They were
all in such a INITIATED and decom-
posed state as 10 be practically un-
recognizable, and were sent to the
morgue unidentified.
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BRADSTREET'S REVIEW.
Condition of Trade as Reported by This
Commercial Agency.


NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-Bradstreet's
weekly review of trade says:
The features OF the business week are
continuance of the remarkable strength OF the
demand for the increase in the production of
and the advance in prices of steel and iron
practically all frst-class producing plants
having teen put into service and
not few Of the crippleS Striking
as was the demand for an advance
in the price Of wheat. leather, cotton and
other staples for q month or two following
March last. no rebound since the depression
OF 1894 has been stronger or more surprising
than that In iron and steel OF the same
nature is the evidence OF improved business
conditions shown by the activity in almost all
manufacturing lines, more particularly. of
course. those in which iron and steel are en-
ployed
while midsummer dullness characterizes
all but a few departments of industry and
commerce. it Is plain that the distribution Is
far In excess OF the total one year ago, and
that the outlook is quite favorable
The center az commercial activity at the
west follows a line drawn from 81 Louis
through Chicago. St Paul and Minneapolis.
with an improving demand also shown along
the Ohio river valley. Reports of large crops
OF Indian corn and spring wheat con-
tinue feature. and although corn
has been beyond danger for more than q
month interior merchants at many points are
beginning to discount the outlook BY pur-
chasing more freely for fan delivery. Whole
salers a. Chicago aud St Louis report re-
ceipt good orders for dress goods. hats, caps,
Clothing and shoes. to large degree the re-
suit of personal selection by interior mer-
chants
General trade on the Pacific coast has I'M
proved within a month One OF the features
is the recent importance OF the foreign trade
Of Seattle and Tacoma The development OF
our interchange OF commodities with oriental.
Mexican Central and South American coun-
tries is having marked eject upon the cities
named
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that Mr.. Cleveland would have appointed him
to the supreme bench during his term as pres
ident had IL not been for the fact that Mrs
Jackson was much averse TO living In Wash
ingJon, and so told him He was appointed TO
the supreme bench in January. 1923, by Presi-
dent Harrison.
Judge Jackson was a whg democrat ard a
protectlonist He was said TO have great In
fiuence with Mr. Cleveland and his nomination
BY the president was considered compliment.
not only to the gentleman himself, but to Mr..
Cleveland.
Judge jackson was twice married. the first
time to Miss Sophia Malloy, daughter Of
David b. Malloy, banker OF Memphis. who
died I'm 1873 To this union we're born
four children, as follows: Henry, Mary.
William II. and Howell Jackson. Henry
Jackson is at present soliciting freight
agent OF the Southern railway, with
headquarters at Atlanta. w II Jackson. Jr.
is attorney for the Chesapeake & Ohio railway
at Cincinnati Howell jackson is manager OF
the Jackson cotton mills at Jackson. Tenn
In 1875 Judge Jackson married Miss Mary +.
Harding daughter Of the late Gen. Harding.
or this union three children, Misses Elizabeth
and Louise Jackson. and Ii Irding A jackson,
SURVIVE him
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AWFUL DISASTERS AT SEA.
Three ships Go to the Bottom and Scores
of Persons Find watery Graves.

of Persons Find Wstery Graves.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1O.-The British
ship Capac reached here Thursday
night with seventeen of the crew of
the British steamer Prince Oscar. Fhe
latter was in colliki on July IS with an
unknown ship. 10th vessels sunk and
forty lives were lokt.
The Prince OSCAR was from Liver
pool and was Commanded by Capt.
Henderson. 1t Encountered an I'M
known sailing bel in midocean July
Is and both shiIk sunk in less than
ten minutes. SIX members of the
crew of the Prince Oscar and all
on board the unknown vessel were
lost. The survivors were rescued by
the ship Oh latter being confined
in an open boat with neither food nor
water for three did Us. They were sub
sequently Transferred to the British
steamship Capass The disaster oc-
Cured shortly after midnight in lat
itude $3.50 south. longitude 2s:2O west
SYDNEY, n S. o., Aug. lot has
been reported hare that the British
steamer Catterthxn, 1,4O6 tons, which
sailed from Hong Kong May % for
Australian portsswas wrecked on the
Seal rocks, off ICape Howk, early
Wednesday morSing during a gale.
The officers who ore supposed to have
been lost are Neil Shannon, the cap
tain; Mr.. Pinney, fhe first officer; Third
Officer LETTER; Chief Engineer Harper;
Second Enginee1 Adams, Third En-
gineer Wilson. Fourth Engineer VOL
stenholme, Chief Steward Manning and
Surgeon Anderson Phipps, thirty
Chinese and eighteen Lascars. The
passengers who abe supposed to be lost
are Mesdames Matthias. Loring, Smith,
Miss Loring, NJ. !, Robert Fraser and
fifteen Chinese passengers.
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A DOG capsized a boat on the lake at
Highland Park, Ill, and NJ. 7. Green,
president of the Chicago Lumber COM
pany, and Sorn Sorenson were drowned.
THE doors of the Bank of Palouse, at
Palouse City, Wash, were closed with
liabilities of Sos, 900.
HELEN c. STEWART. of Springfield,
Mo-, was appointed sheriff of Green
band. Mrs. Stewart, as far as known,
is the first woman sheriff in the United
States.
IL San Quentin prison, California,
fremont Smith was hanged for the
murder of two fishing companions.
TIE death of Mrs. Mary Winns &C.
CURED at Cincinnati, aged los years.
FLAMES in the lumber piles of the
Skillings. Whitney & Barnes Co at
ogdensburg, y. Y, destroyed property
valued at sl50,OO0
NEAR Decatur, Ind, horse became
frightened and plunged off uf a 30-foot
embankment, and three prO ninent So
ciety women, Mrs Mangold. Mrs. J. C.
Paterson and her mother, Mrs Erwin,
were fatally injured.
~ Nbt M hi ilUtAc III
Mrs. Kedzie Pierce. who had formerly
been slave in Virginia, died at the
age of 1913 years
LIGHTNING killed Arthur and c. J.
Johnson (brothers) and A. C. Anderson
near Odebolt, Ia. They had taken
refuge under tree during storm.
The assessed valuation of the state
of Iowa is s55s, 9s5, 292.
FIRE destroyed the fertilizer factory
of Joshua Horner Jr. & Co. at Balti-
more, Md. Loss, 100000.
WIND, hail and rain struck Rens-
selaer. Ind, and at least fifty dwell
ings were wholly or partially ruined.
MANY houses were unroofed, trees
uprooted, windows smashed and other
damage done during a windstorm in
Baltimore. Md.
AT Carrollton. Mo-, William p.
Taylor and his brother George were
sentenced to hang October for the
murder of the Meeks family.
AT the prison in Jacksonville. Ind,
convict to avoid doing his task in
one of the departments of the institu-
ton cut off four fingers of his right
hand
FOREST fires were raging IN the state
of Washington and scores of farmers
had lost all they possessed.
WHILE laboring under a temporary
alteration of mind DIR. J. III. Whiteford
a prominent physician at Wilmot, 5. d.,
shot and killed his wife and then
fatally shot himself.
FLAMES wiped out NJ. 7. Moller's or
gan works at Hagerstown. Md, and
100 reed organs were burned.
JUDGE SMITH, of Ogden, Utah, de
cided that women in Utah had a right
to vote for the ratification or rejec-
ton of the new constitution. and also
for the officers of the proposed state.
FEARING prosecution at WheeloclS,
Tex, for forging an order for uiar-
riage license, Lew Smith and his child
wife took morphine. and both were
found dead in bed.
NEAR Bainbridge. o., freight train
went through a bridge and Conductor
George Henry, Engineer Clint Radcliff,
Fireman Hauser and Brakeman Thomas
Byers were killed.
FIRE swept away large part of the
business section and several houses at
Lockport, ILL.,. the loss being $780, 600
A SINGLE flash of lightning killed
twenty-five head of cattle in Finney
county, Kan.
In sawmill at Monticello. Fla.
boiler exploded, killing Allen Brooks,
Prince Hall and Amos Cross.
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WORK OF FLAMES.
Large Part of the Town of Lockport, Ill,
Wiped Out.

Wiped Out.
LoCKPoRT, ILL.,, Aug. l2.-This town
of 5000 people on the drainage canal, 5
miles from Joliet, had a narrow es-
cape from destruction by flames on
Saturday. The loss is probably $780,
600. Two engines and two hose carts
which were sent by the Chicago fire
department at noon in response to the
urgent appeal for help, a chemical en-
CINE from Joliet aud the only engine
which Lemont could send to the scene
of the conflagra ton, saved the town
from being in ashes. The LOckport
fire-fighting apparatus and the water
facilities were totally inadequate to
subdue the flames when they had
gained considera BILE Roadway.
One-half the business buildings of
the town were consumed. The city
hall and records, the post Office and
contents, the public school building,
the opera house and the telephone eX-
change were among the victims of the
flames. The fire started at 1920 o'clock
in the Phoenix newspaper and print
ing building, owned by Mayor Lem Me
Donald, who is the editor of the paper.
A timer on the roof dropped a fire
box. At 3:l5 the fire fighting forces had
the blaze under control, less than an
hour after the arrival of the Chicago
apparatus from run of 80 miles on
special train.
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THROUGH a BRIDGE.
A Coal Train PIunges Into River In
Ohio.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug. IS. = The
Ohio Southern railroad had one of the
worst wrecks in its history Sunday
afternoon about 2:30 o'clock at Paint
river, 40 miles south of here. At this
point there is two-span bridge
over the river. A west bound
coal train of thirty-five cars struck the
bridge, which had been considered per-
fectly safe. The structure gave way
in both spans and the engine dropped
IS feet below into the water,
which at that point is about 30
feet deep. The coal cars followed
the engine until twenty had piled up
in the river The remainder of the
train had by this time become checked
and remained on the track
Engineer Clint Radcliffe, Fireman
Martin Houser and Brakeman William
Hincox, who were all i'm the cab at the
time the bridge collapsed, went down
without moments warning with the
iron monster and were drowned. They
are at present buried in the river
under about 400 tons of coal
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IOWA DEMOCRATS.
Free Silverites Defeated In the
State Convention.
J. III. shields, q "sound Money" Cham
pIon. Chosen Permanent Chair
man-The Ticket synopsis
of the Platform.

MARsHAILTowS, Ia, Aug. 9.-The
sense of the delegates in the demo-
attic state convention held here on
Wednesday was twice taken on the
silver question. and the party in
this state is squareiy on record as
opposed to free coinage at the ratio of
16 to l. The first test was indi-
rect, both the free coinage men
and the opposition having candidates
for permanent chairman. j. ii.
Shields, of Dubuque, champion of
sound money. was chosen by vote of
65l to AT. Later, when a direct propo-
sition was made to substitute free
silver plank for the reaffirmation of
the national financial plank Ct 1852
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GEORGE F. ROOT.

working rs Toy on his fathers
farm he learned unaded to ply several
musical instruments and in his 18TH year he
went to Boston and soon found employment
there teacher Of music From that day
to the present time time he had never ceased
to exercise a very marked influence on the mu-
steal history OF the United States Among the
most popular of DIR. Roots many compositions
are the following: Battle Cry OF Freedom
"Rosalie. the Prairie Flower" just Before
the Battle. Mother" Tramp. Tramp. Tramp.
the Boys Are Marching" The Old Folks Are
Gone" "A Hundred Years Ago" ''Old
aotomac Shore" and the well-known quar-
tette, There's Music in the Air."l
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Mrs. Waller to Go to Parls.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l0,-The state de-
partment Friday morning received a
cablegram from Mr.. Campbell, United
States consul at Port Louis, Mauritius,
stating that the wife of ex-Consul Wal
Ter, now in prison in France, and her
four children, who arrived there last
June, will be sent to Paris by him on
the steamer that sails on the goth
inst. This action of Mr.. Campbell was
taken in compliance with instructions
from the department, cabled on August
9, which were sent in view of the great
interest manifested here in the case by
the friends of the family.
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II the cities Of japan there is large
class OF women who make their living
by furnishing amusement to enuuied
patrons They are well educated, can
converse. recite poetry, tell stories.
sing songs. play the guitar and dance
for the entertainment OF those who
send for them
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Western league:
Western association:
All nnief Mt Snrinp Valley.

PRINCETON, ILL.,. Aug. l3.-The ten
extra colored policemen are still ON
duty at Spring Valley and the mines
were In operation Saturday, about 300
men, or about one-half the force going
to work A petition was circulated
Friday among the business men asking
the governor to station troops in
Spring Valley until the present signs
of disturbances disappear but this &C
ton by the conservative people of the
city is not deemed necessary at this
time. Barney Rolly, the Italian who
was currently reported dead Friday
night, is still alive. lie is ia semi
Conscious condition.
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MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
state Convention Declares for Free Silver
y ictory for bland.

PERTLE STRINGS, Mo-, Aug. SIN
the presence of $500 people, 514 of
whom were delegates, the democratic
party of the state of Missouri in con-
ventlon assembled Tuesday, committed
itself to the principle of the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of
l6 to /, and reorganized the state cen
trail committee so as TO place the rlrty
machinery entirely out of the control
of the gold men. ''Silver Dick Bland
dominated the gathering com
pletely. He was made tempo
rary and permanent chairman, and in
opening the convention stated de
liberately that the time had come for
the silver men to assume control of
the party machinery and run it with
view OF accomplishing their ends
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The famous Sugar river pearl har-
vest in Green county several years ago
is apt to nc duplicated in GAINESVILLE.
Olaf Anderson found fine specimen
in Rock river at Monterey and refused
$50 for it. Low water makes the search
easy. The people turned out with
clam rakes and were dragging the river
Systematically for the pearls.
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Green Ray statistic.

The figures of the city clerk show
that the total value of the real estate
and machinery of the manufacturing
industries of Green Bay is s537. $50;
stock and fixtures, sss4, COO; number OF
hands employed, SIS; wages paid each
year, S329,600; value of product,
sL,77s,00o In value of product Green
Bays lumber interests lead with $780,
00o; next come the flour mills with
SEQ, 600.