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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-04
The News Of the Week.
" TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The attorney general SAYS that the
printing of fac-similes of foreign post
age stamps is violation of the act of
1891. which prohibits the counterfeit
ing of foreign obligations or securities.
TREASURY officials agree in the opin-
ion that the income tax applies to for
eigners owning any property in this
country, whether residents or nonrcsi-
dents.
RAILROAD statistics show that 373
companies in this country are now
building, or contemplating doing so
soon. 20, 547 miles of new road.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended ON the Goth aggregated
Ssss, $50. i6i against s952, 49l, S95 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was eos.
II the United States there we're pa
business failures in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against as the
week previous and 23s in the CORE
spending time in 1891.
TREASURY receipts and expenditures
for March show the expenditures over
receipts were $4,000
SANITARY reports made by the sur
geOn general show the presence of
smallpox in twenty-onc states of the
union during the past winter, the total
number of deaths from the disease be-
ing 1913.
DURING the month of March reports
Ia the director of the mint show coin
age as follows: Gold. -, s66. lO3; silver.
s573, 81, minor coin, $50. 1915; total coin
age. S3. 500. s35
THE postmaster general issued an
order restricting second-class matter
to actual subscribers for journals en-
titled to the pound rate.
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l.ATER MEMS

THE business portion of ST. Charles,
Ill, was totally destroyed by fire the
ID Loss, $4,000
Is an election row at st. Louis, Mo-,
the Cd, Frank Thorn was shot twice
and fatally wounded by Frank Day. A
mob pursued the murderer and in the
chase over 20 sh DTS were fired. He was
finally ARE sted and placed in Jail.
THE Commercial bank at Stevens
Point, Wis, closed its doors the I'd
By premature blast the 2d in the
stone quarry at Lyons, To-, John Sny
der as badly and Ben Mcfarland fa-
tally hurt.
THE fiat bottomed steamer City of
Haverhill, which left New York March
p for Key West, is lost The body of
the captain with life preserver about
him was found floating i'm the ocean off
Barnag At.
THE insane department of Licking
county Ohio, intirmary burned the I'd,
los, IS. 0OO. The fire was discovered by
one of the female inmates at o'clock.
Supt. Larson was at once notified and
with a number of employees set TO work
to cXtinguish the flames.
4 COLLISION occurred on the Maine
Central Railroad uear Veazic, Ne, the
I'd One train had two engines and al!
three engineers and firemcn jumped
and escaped except James Ward, fire.
man who was caught between the de-
bris OF postal car and killed. Bag
gagema Shaw was seriously hurt also
Postal Clerks Aylmer aud Woodbury..
Only one passenger was hurt
WI. HING and Joshua Winters were
arrested in Minneapolis. charged with
the murder of August Hanson, who
was found dead in disreputable joint
ne morning of March 81 Winters adj
mits that they drugged Hanson's beer
for the purpose of robbery, but did not
intend killing him.
.iN explosion in the pulp mill at
Shawno. Wis, the I'd. killed Paul Split
gerber. lie was literally blown to
pieces.
WHEN Officer Walters, of Dunkirk.
y. Y. the I'd. went TO arrest Joseph
Schnuie, the latter threw a stick of
dynamite into the stove and an explo-
sion followed which wrecko the house,
threw the policeman 20 feet and hurt
him badly. Schmude was only slightly
injured.
THE entire Republican ticket i'm Chi
cago. excepting a few aldermen, was
elected the I'd George Il. Swift's plu-
rality for mayor approximates 0000
BY majority equal to that % Swift's
the city voted to place itself under civil
service law.
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"GsSTtISEs Regarding prospects foT the coming
would hope dHb i0f peaT's output Of rsf
ssotofs hast hire he past. zen fcsHfV
ToaF AZ aHs that sotd Sans
commencing ne saks ~ fsSa VIZ tfAYE SOLD About
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Ii was said that Manitoba was ia
state of open rebellion against Canada
over the order TO restore separate Cath
Ollie Schoo ).
ADvICEs from Havana alarmed the
Spanish government, as they indicated
that the insurrection was spreading
rapidly and was already beyond the
control of the local commanders.
THE oldest officer in the British army.
Field Marshal Patrick Grant. died at
his home in London. aged ST years.
TALK of war between France and
England was heard as result of
Frances sending an expedition to the
Niger in Africa.
THE prime minister of Spain said he
would send 10, 600 troops to Cuba if that
number was necessary to put down the
rebellion.
THE legislature of Manitoba was adj
journed until May. pending legal opin-
ions on the Catholic school fight.
\ RESOLUTION to give home rule to
England, Ireland. Scotland and Wales
was adopted in the British house of
commons.
TuE emperor of Japan declared an
unconditional armisticc pending peace
negotiations with China.
GOVERNMENT forces won a decisive
victory over the rebels in Colombia
and the revolution was believed to be
at an end.
The well-known editor, publisher
and writer, Maturin NJ. Ballou. of Bos-
ton. died in Cairo Egypt, aged IS years.
He was editor and publisher of the
first illustrated paper in this country,
known as Ballou's Monthly.
IL the annual boat race in London
Oxford defeated Cambridge. lea ding
throughout and winning by length
and half
THRoUaHoUT Germany enthusiastic
celebrations of the eightieth birthday
anniversary of Prince Bismarck were
held
PENAL scrvitude for life was the sem
tcnce of koyama Rol<unieki, the Japa-
nesc who attempted to assassinate Ii
Hung Chang at ShimonoselSi.
BY an explosion in the San Rafael
(MexicoD mine five men. including the
American superintendent. were killed.
THE record shows that in the war
between China and Japan :, 500 Chinese
have been killed and i,459 taken pris-
oners. while the japanese have lost
sli killed and 2,027 wounded
FIRE swept away the courthouse
building at Regina. y. w. T., contain
ing all the records of the northwest
territories and the valuable govern.
mcnt library.
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BURNED BY a MOB.
Hundreds of Residents of Crawford Coun
", Mo-, Give Way to I.awiessness

Hundreds ct Residents OF Crawford toun-
~, Mo-, Give Way to Lawiessness
CUBA. Mo. April 2.-The killing of
David Hilderbrand lasy Wednesday
night has been followed by the arrest
of Alexander VI. Green, father-in-law
of the murdered man, and Green's FIVE
sons, all of whom are charged with the
crime. They are now confined in the
Crawford county Jail and great
excitement prevails in this see
ton. Sunday night frenzicd
mob, consisting of several hun
dred men. went to the respective
homes of the Greens and burned all
the houses and committed other acts
of lawlessness. The mob has made
ugly threats to go 10 the Jail, capture
the prisoners and lynch them. As a
result the authorities have placed a
very heavy guard about the jail. and
any attempt at lynching will certainly
cause repetition of the horrifying af-
fair at Washington Courthouse. O.
Hilderbrands body has ben ex-
humcd and every effort is being made
10 learn whether the prisoners were
connected with the shooting Among
other things held to he unfavorable to
the suspected men is the fact that they
had been on bad terms with Hilder-
brand. who was charged by Alexander
Green with being the cause of domes-
tic troubles which caused the wife of
the elder Green To sue for divorce.
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CHICAGO, April Reports come from
various places in Illinois, Iowa. Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska of heat such as never before
brought the mercury so high in the
Thermometer during the month of
March. Friday Sc degrees was regis
tered at Kansas City. Mo. The hottest
place In the country was Wichita. Kan.
with the thermometer at 90. Rain is
badly needed To sprout the seed that
has been planted, 81. Paul men say
that the lack Of moisture in the soil at
this time of year is without parallel in
the history of that region.
CHICAGO, April .. - The drought
which prevailed for a number of weeks
in Missouri Illinois. Indiana and Mich
igan was broken Sunday by heavy
rainfall, causing decided improve
inent in crop prospects.
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CoLrMBUs, O.. April 1.-Two small
children were found dead in bed in a
room in the Park hotel Thursday after
noon with their throa.s cut from ear
to ear. An air of mystery hangs
about the tragedy On Saturday a
neatly dressed woman came to the
hotel accompanied by three children.
and registered as Mrs. II. II. II. Will
liams and children, Grove City. o. The
children were Harry Williams, aged q;
Maud Williams. aged Il. and Annie,
aged 10. 1t was the two younger chill
drcn who were found dead. They were
assigned to room with two beds.
Annie and her mother occupied one of
the beds and the two younger children
the other. Some time during the night
it is supposed Mrs. Williams murdered
the children and covered their bodies
with the bedding.
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FORESTS ABLAZE.
Destructive Fires Rage In Kentucky an
Indiana

CLovERPoRT, KY, April 1.-The most
destructive forest fire ever seen here
has heen raging few miles back of
Cloverport. One person is known to
have persisted, and the property loss
vail run into the hundreds of thou
sands. Nat Hend, wealthy bachelor Of
Lewisport, was found dead in the
smoking forest Saturday morning. His
horse came dashing into Victoria rider
less at midnight Friday night. and il is
supposed Mr.. Hend was thrown and so
stunned that he was unable to escape
and burned to death.
HAwEsyIrLE, Ky, April PROF. c.
Nj. Bruner was burned 10 death in
forest fires near Victoria. Prof. Bruner
was a member of the county board of
examiners.
CINCINNATI. April specials from
points in western Kentucky and south
ern Indiana report that the forest
fires are still raging, but definite
information from any localities is
lacking. The loss is estimated at 5000,
600 in Kentucky and less in Indiana.
The death of Henry Filler near Bowling
Green, Ky, and two negroes and that
of Mrs. Penny, in addition to those al
ready reported, make three white men,
two negroes and one woman lost.
While the farmers have been blowing
and doing everything 10 prevent the
spreading of fires, and there is no
doubt of their loss and danger yet it
is believed that greatly exaggerated
reports of the fires have been circu-
lated.
JEFFEBsoNyILLE, Ind, April Fires
which had been started in "a clearing
on the Knobs. few miles northwest
of here. were famed by gale and
soon got beyond control. destroying
thousands of dollars worth of fencing
haussdale, a hamlet located on the
line of the Louisville division of the
Pennsylvania system, was partia ,ly de-
stroyed.
ENGLISH, Ind, April News has ar
rived from the south and southwest
pi ( of this county of excessive loss
by forest fires. which originated from
fires started to clear fields for the
pillow. All the dwellings, barns and
haystacks belonging to A. Robinson,
William Finch, George F. Elker. Har-
vey Denbo and James Land were re-
duced to ashes and thirty-four persons
are houseless. The estimates of the
loss is $40 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-04

MADRID. March 3D-Premier Canovas
dcl Castillo said in an interview Thurs
day: 1T is undepidble that the situa-
ton in Cuba is very serious. The gov
ernment must use all means to
maintain the integrity of the kingdom
and crush the rebellion speedily and
thoroughly. Seven thousand troops
will start for Cuba to-day and 1000 will
be ready to follow them. In six months
20. 900 more will be ready. indeed we
are prepared to send 100000 if need be,
for we must end this struggle once for
all.
The government has received the
resignation of Capt. Gen. Callejas The
Spanish consul in Jamaica telegraphs
that the expedition organized by the
insurgent leader Maceo. is expected 10
arrive off the coast al any time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-04
BRITISH TROOPS THREATEN.
Department of state Apprehensive of
Trouble in Venezuela.

Department of state Apprehensive of
Trouble in Venezuela.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The secretary
of state is very much concerned by the
Venezuelan problem. 1t appears that
the American ambassador, Mr.. Bayard,
has not succeeded in inducing the Brit
ish government No give heed to the re-
quest submittedby him, at the direction
of congress, that the boundary dispute
be submitted 10 arbitration. The British
are profuse in their declaration of a
willingness to atbitrate the title TO the
lands west of the Schoomberg line, but
the state department thinks this an
evasion of the real issue, for there
never has been any reasonable asser-
ton of a British right to this terri
tory. IL is the territory east of this
line that forms the subject of the con-
tention. The present situation is he
lieved TO he alarming, as armed bodies
of British and Nenezuelans are press.
ing each other closely in the disputed
territory, and there may be a hostile
clash at any m3ment.
The administration has been consid-
ering carefully the course to be pur-
sued in such case, and ii is entirely
probable that if the British persist in
bringing about such a collision through
failure To heed the repeated
warnings and requests of the United
States te submit the matter to fair
arbitration, then the United States
will feel obliged to follow the moral
aid it has given to Venezuelans in the
matter by more substantial assistance
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Ex-CoSsUL WALLER.

decided to act in the matter and to
call for report of all the circum-
stances. If the facts are as originally
reported in the cablegram from Maur-
itius-and in this point United States
Consul Campbell at St Louis will be
looked to for report-then it is ex-
pected that Mr. Eustis. American am
bassador to France. will be instructed
to lay the matter before the French
foreign office and ask for an cxplana-
ton of the course pursued by the Off
Gals in Madagascar.
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FADS AND FANCIeS.

EMPEROR WILLIAM has another fad.
He is studying tclegra ply.
'.INFLUENzA'D7 is creeping into use
in England, and lie Figaro prints lin
fiuenze."
A QUEER collection craze has sprung
up in Paris for 'bil cts de faire part, =
the formal announcements of births,
betrothals. marriages and deaths. The
Bibliotheque Rationale has been coll
lecting them for some time past.
Mrs. JoBN JACOB AsToR may be said
to have the athletic fever. She rides
horses-this probably being her favor
lite sport. Then she rides the bicycle,
going often when home for a morning
spin over the fine roads of the park.
Mrs. THEODORE HAvEMEYER, wife of
.he wealthy sugar king, is queen of
extravaganza. She is fond of lowers.
She buys lavishly, and has spent as
much as six hundred dollars for a
great basket of orchids. She also
shows great ingenuity in devising
schemes for spending money.
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a Timely Tip.

CINCINNATI, March 20. ! desperate
but vain attempt to hold up the south
bound Cincinnati Southern train near
Greenwood, NV, early Wednesday
morning resulted in the killing of two
of the bandits and the wounding of a
third. Threeothcr miscreants escaped
under cover Of the darkness. That the
robbers We're unsuccessful in their
attempt was due to the fact that I. II.
Griffin. who serves as superintendent
of police on the Cincinnati Southern,
had learned Something of the purpose
of the desperate gang through some
mysterious source.
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AN ARMISTICE.
Japan Grants y Truce-It Does Not APP
ply to Formosa.

ply To fOrmosas
WASHINGTON, March 3d. - The fol-
lowing telegram was received by the
japanese foreign office:
ON the opening Of the negotiations the
Chinese plenipotentiary proposed an arinis-
was willing TO accept on certain con-
ditionS While this negotiation was GO
ing on the untQward event happened
on the person OF the Chinese plenipotentiary.
His majesty. having ia view this unhappy oc-
currenee, commanded the Japanese plenipo-
tentiaries to consent 20 q temporary armistice.
without conditions. This was communicated
to the Chinese plenipotentiary.'
WASHINGTON, april ?. - Secretary
Gresham has received official confirma-
tion of the declaration of an uncon-
ditional armistice by the emperor of
Japan. 1t is not understood here that
this is in any sense equiva lent to dec
laration of peace, but il is believed that
there is not likely to be resumption
of hostilities
The arinistice established by the orr
der of the mikado extends TO April 90,
but 1T will terminate if the peace pour
parlers are broken in the meantime.
According to the terms of the armistice
thS movement OF troops ana the trans
portation of contraband of war by sea
is forbidden. The new distribution of
troops not intended to augment the
armies in the field is allowed.
Japan originally proposed as condl-
tions of an armistice the occupation of
Shan kwan, Taxa and Tien Tsin and
Japanese control of the Shan Kwan
and Tien Tsin railroad, China to
defray the cost of such occupation
Ia Hung Chang has vainly sought
to modify these conditions, and it
was proposed to continue the negotia-
tions without an armistice being es-
tablished, when the attempt on the
life of the Chinese plenipotentiary oc-
Cured TIL is led to the declaration by
the mikado of nm unconditional ar
mistice. As the terms of the armistice
do not embrace the island of Formosa
the japanese operations there will con-
tinue.
LONDON, April "A dispatch from
Toxic to the Central News says that
Koyama, the young Japanese who shot
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese viceroy,
has been senteAsed to imprisonment
for life at hard labor.
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Coinage for March.

WAsHINGToN. April 2.-The coinage
executed at the United States mints
during the month of March aggregated
4.45s, OO5 pieces, of the value of s3.j09.-
s35.27, as follows: Gold. g., 500 1902 30;
silver. 1913, $685. 30: minor coin. s7o.-
1867. OF the silver coined, 500, 200
was in silver dollars. In addition to
the coinage executed for the United
States s442, 600 in silver 20-cent pieces
we're coined for the government of
Ecuador
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pune liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
benef cial properties of perfect lax
atige; effeCtually cleansing he system,
oispelling colds. headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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spain apd,,he .Ilianca Incident.

wAsuISeros, April /. - Reports
that the Span sh government is taking
steps to meet she requests Of the United
States in the Alliance affair that
the commander of the offending
Spanish cruiser has been relieved
from his shib and that orders have
been sent TO the other Spanish com
manders in Cuban waters to observe
the requirements of international law
and refrain f,om improper interference
with the ships of the nited states or
other foreign nations, have caused mueh
qualification in official circles here.
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1t is estimated that the agricultural
earnings of the United States are So
400, O00. 600; from manufactures. g. $780,
OOO.O00; frcm mines, sisO.O0O.OO0; from
transportation. 81. $50. COO. 900; from com
merce. Sl60.O00.O0O; from shipping.
sIG0.O00, 900. and from banking, $500
O0O.OOO The farmers and manufac-
turers take the lead
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A. FAR as is known, swallows migra-
tory flights are always carried on by
day. The fact that, though warllers
and other migrants are constantly
found dead around lighthouses. having
dashed themselves against the win
dowS Of the lanterns. swallows have
never been known to meet their fate
in this way furnishes strong preSuinp-
tive ev'.ie of this popularity of the
Svva How tribr
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A FoUETEEN-YEAR-oIn boy who was
called as witness in New York city
court admitted that he had never
heard 20 tod. There i only too good
reasons To- believe that hundreds of
bows in the large cities are growing up
in similar ignorance and without any
religious instruction. That such state
Of affairs can exist in progressive
American cities Is deplorable, but it
emphasizes the need Of better and more
comprehensive missionary work at
home
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AFTER thirteen years of couUtship
and within a few hours of the cere-
mouy a Baltimore wedding was de
clared of because the contracting
parties could not agree upon the form
Of the antc-nuptial contract. They
should have taken into consideration
the fact that thirteen IS usually re-
gardcd as an uulucky number.
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The statistician Of the agricultural
reason for the continued low price of
wheat in his figures of tie worlds pro-
duction. which was. for the year, 1891,
e.350, OOO, OlO bushels; for 1S92, 2.4l4.-
O00. 900 bushels; for 1893. :.f27 O00, 600
bushels. and for ls9i. e.l90 OOO. 600
bushels This i quite sufficient to ac-
count for the low price of wheat during
tn. LAST fetN rrlrs
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DARLINGTON BooTH has laid siege -
the millionaire district OF New York
with his Salvation Army, and he
breaches repentance 10 the 100 Of 81
ciety as 20 the slUms- Mr.. Booth i
teaching a good many people that there
are no class distinctions in religion and
that salvation Is for rich and poor on
the same terms
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ArsANY, y, Y. March 29.-Tne sen
ate has adopted the LeNow amendment
to the Lexow bipartisan police com
mission bin Tor New York city, which
strikes out the elective feature and
mpowers the mayor to appoint the
nnlice commissioners. as at present.
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MAY in Buffalo. y. Y. accounts for
the name ot that city on the theory
that the early French explorers called
its principal water course beau fiot, :"
meaning beautiful wave or flood
which a. the years rolled ON became
corrupted 10 Buffalo creek, and thus
gave the name 10 the town. This
practically completes the work of ex-
terminating one Of Americas noblest
aboriginal tribes The last buffalo i
gone. II i not a buffalo. II i bean