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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
A MIDNIGHT HORROR.
Hotel Guests and Employees Per,
ish in Denver.
An Explosion Wrecks the Gunry and the
Ruins Take Fire-Numbsr of
Lives Lost Thought to he
Over Forty.

DENVER, Col, Aug. 2o-The Gumry
hotel, Nos. l725 to 1898 Lawrence street,
was wrecked by terrific explosion at
1910 o'clock a. m. The rear half OF
the building, five-story brick and
stone structure, went down with a
crash.
The hotel was crowded with guests
and many of them must have been
killed, as well as the entire force OF
hotel employees. who were sleeping in
the portion of the building which fell.
On both sides of Lawrence, from Sew
enteenth to Eighteenth street, and on
Larimer, directly back OF the Gumry,
the plate glass windows of the bust
ness houses were blown in and a num-
Der of pedestrians were injured by fall
ing glass. The fronts of many build
ings in the vicinity were badly
wrecked.
A Mass of Ruins.
The hotel structure for 100 feet along
the alley and extending IS feet toward
the front is a mass of debris. Brick
and plaster are piled in heaps 20 feet
high. and from this mass of wreckage
can be heard the means of the injured
and dying. -
AT 1895 five injured persons had
been taken out. They were all in
mates of the upper story, and sank
down with the floors, escaping more
fortunately than those above, who are
still buried in the ruins
Forty Probably Dead.
BY some estimates forty people were
in the portion of the hotel DESTROYED,
nearly all of whom must be dead. Ii
will be late before full list can be OBJ
tanned.
The cause of the explosion is uncer-
tain, but it is supposed that the bat
terry of the boilers in the hotel base
ment exploded.
The sound of the explosion was heard
throughout the city, awakening people
in bed mile from the scene. A cloud
of dust was thrown a thousand feet in
the air, and as there is not breath OF
air stirring it still hangs in the air like
huge column. Minute atoms of pow
dered brick and mortar are descending
like gentle snow.
At 1880 the ruins were burning
fiercely and the tiremen were obliged
to retreat from the work of rescue.
Every engine in the city was pouring
streams into the mass. but it was evil
dent the flames could not possibly be
gotten under control before many OF
the injured had been cremated.
Awful Cries Of the Victims.
AS their chances of escape lessened
the cries of the imprisoned people in
creased. beartrending shrieks rising
from every portion of the great mass
of wreckage
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Prominent Texan IL Dead.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, Aug. TO-
Gen. Samuel Bell Maxey. ex-United
States senator, died here Friday.
[Gep. Maxey was bora In TompkinsvIlie, KY
in ISIS OF Huguenot family. He graduated
from West Point in 1875 and was assigned TO
the Seventh infantry. He fought in all
the principal battles Of the war with
Mexico He resigned In 1879 and In the
following year began the practice of
law q, Albany. Ky he married In 1858 and
four years later removed TO Paris. Tex He
raised the Ninth Tex IS infantry durlng the
civil gar aud Organized and comm anded all
he forces OF the Indian territory. he was
made major general for his military achieve
menrs He vas elected 70 the United States
senate In 1874 and 1881
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Reported Battle.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-A letter just
received in Trenton, n. j., says that a
bloody battle occurred on August at
Straun creek and Mullins river, about
80 miles south of Belize, in British
Honduras. The trouble arose over an
attempt of English farmers to build a
railroad from their plantations to the
coast through the Carib reservations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Boat Capsixes. Drowning seven.

OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. 20.-Seven
lives paid the penalty Saturday of the
overcrowding of small sail boat and
the unreasoning fright of The
women aboard. who, by springing to
one SIDE when the little craft
shipped some water, overturned it and
threw its occupants into the water.
The boat contained ten persons, and OF
these ten only three were rescued
when the boat capsized. The dead are:
william Storrs. aged d years. q sign paint
err: his wife. Mrs. Laura Storrs. aged 80 their
two daughters. Ida May and Eve. IL and II
years respectively; Lula and Lena Hall. sis
tiers, aged 10 and IS years respectively. Of
Bishopyille, Del. and Miss Myrtle Stevens
aged IA years of Selbyyille, Del
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

Miss ANAIIE NICsCE arrived in Kan
sas City from Samoa She had trav-
eled 5000 miles to marry her lover,
Franz Il. Harbert, a grocer of that
city. Two years ago Miss Nicsch and
Harbert met on an ocean steamer
for New Zealand and il was a case of
love at first sight. The couple CORE
sponded and upon Miss Nicsch's ar
rival they were Immediately married.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Reaches New York.

NEW YoRK, AUG 20.-VaIkyrie III.
has arrived. Thes boat which Lord
Dunraven has built to wrest the Amer
ica's cup and the yachting supremacy
from Yankeedom, at anchor In New
York harbor. after encountering
heavy seas and considerable head
winds since h4r departure from
GouroclS bay, Scot ihnd. on July 81, the
cup challenger arrived at Sandy Hook
lightship at 7:ao otlock Sunday even.
ing, on her twepty-second day out
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
A LIGHT SENTENCE.
w. w. Taylor. South tDakota's Defaulting
Treasurer. Gets Five Years.

Treasurer. GeSs Five Years.
PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 1e.-Ex-State
Treasurer w. w. Taylor was Wednes-
day morning sentented to Ave years In
the penitentiary d. Sioux Falls by
Judge Gaffy.
The court room hvas crowded when
judgment was pronounced on the of
Tending state Treasurer. In a low voice
the defendant, in rdply to the question
if he had anything to say, said: II
have not" The c$urt then reviewed
the crime and the statutes bear
ing on the case. He considered the
much-discussed section void and inti-
mated that the two4year sentence was
not intended to cover such case. The
worst part of Tay,or's crime, In the
estimation of the Judge, was that he
he'd tried to force D compromise after
getting his hand OK all the state funds
he could
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
prohahIy Wanted = Boy.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. II. = Rosa
Sefcik, a 16.year-old bohemian EN-
ployed in the Heinz picking establish
ment, went 60 her home on Mount
Troy, Allegheny. Thursday evening,
and discovered that during the day her
mother had given birth to another
daughter. Rosa was greatly grieved,
and during the evening took dose of
paris green, from the effects of which
she died in great agony Friday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

For several years Walter winans, OF
baltimore, has held the revolver cham
pionship of Engla nd, which is decided
each year at the Risley National Rifle
association meeting. At the meeting
for this year Mr.. Winans again won it,
Mr.. Joynt. the Irish champion, being
second. and Lieut.. Chitty. the cham
piOn of India, third Mr.. Winans also
made the four best scores ON record,
two of them being the highest posi-
BILE, and ten first prizes altogether fall
IN him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

A MAN in New Jersey says he has
made a bicycle tire of the stuff that
printing press rollers are comp osed of
"a mixture of glue, glyeerine and mo-
lasses-and he threatens TO revolution
ize wheeling with the invention.
But suppose the bicycle is left
out in the bright sun on fresh
asphalt pavement for an hour OF 50
while the owner is away somewhere
When he comes back and finds that
bicycle and pavement are one end in
separable he will entertain different
" VS.. There are advantages, though
II man should find himself aloof
from Civilization he could eat his tires
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
.old Glorv" I'm song.

NEWARK, n. j., Aug. 20. -Ex-Con
gresham Thomas Dunn English, the
author of "Ben Bolt" has written a
national hymn and it was sung to a
small party in the Peddie Memorial
church Saturday evening. 1t is called
"Old Glory" and the words are simple,
foreeful and dignifed. Philip A. Gift
ford, of this city, wrote the music,
which is tuneful and happily welded
to the words. All who heard the lines
were enthusiastic in its praise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

While attending the funeral sermon
at Wonewoc over his 6-year-old child
William Alcott became violently in
sane. He took the coffin in his arms
and fell to the floor with il and
smashed the seats in the church and
vases on the altar. 1t took six men 70
hold him At the cemetery another
serious time was had to quiet him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Havoc by . Hailstorl2.

BELLE PLANE, Mimi, Aug. IA
tornado, rain and hailstorm struck this
place at o'clock Tuesday evening.
Hail of great size fell to the depth OF
4 inches. breaking all glass fronts
IN business places. all the windows
In dwellings, churches and the city
hall Many small buildings were un-
rooted and overturned. Horses stand
ing on the streets were knocked sense
less The corn crop Is totally de-
stroyed-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

The new woman has appeared In a
new role. Mrs. Grath, of Chicago. has
some property in her own right, and a
husband who is living OF her credit
She has advertised that she will not
be responsible for the debts Of her hus-
band. and warns everybody not 10 sell
goods on credit 20 him Husbands have
followed this rule from the dawn of
civilization, and IL the new woman is TO
take the place as supporter of the fam
lily. she ought to have the same right
Ifher husband will not work he should
be compelled TO live as thousands of
women live, on what their husbands
are willing to allow them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Mills to Use Steam.

Since the issue of the government
order prohibiting the use of water
from Fox river for hydraulic power all
the mills in the Fox river valley have
been providing themselves with steam
power, and a number of mills are now
running wholly or in part by steam
and others are installing plants
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Forest Fires In British Columbia.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 2o.-T hres
Forks, little mining camp in the Slo
can country in British Colum bia. was
entirely wiped out by the fierce
forest fires which continue e
rage with undated fury throughout
the country north and east o.
here. The inhabitants left everything
and fed for their lives
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

An interesting feature of the APP
pOintment of a woman sheriff in
Missouri is the fact that in the court
room it will he her duty to order all
hats off. II the duties of feminine
sherifFs could be extended TO places of
amusement a femi nine sheriff would
be chosen in many places where now a
mere man holds the Office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

A COMPANY formed some time ago Ia
explore the mounds In the vicinity of
Maysville. ny, found, near Mays Lick.
eight skeletons, each incased in a
strong box. IL was the first discovery
of stone burial in Kentucky, and. with
the exception of several finds in Ten
nessee, the first in America The party
had dug mp sixty-five skeletons, which,
save few. were representatives of a
race antedating the Indians thousands
Of years The digging was being done
on a farm owned by the Fox family,
and there were evidences of four quad
ranguIar Notifications AID over eighty
mounds on the place
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Liked the Name.

f. C. Pardee. of Chicago. and Miss
Carrie Ellsworth. of Aurora, ILL.,, were
married in Milwaukee by Rev. Mr..
Ellsworth had selected Plymouth's
pastor TO perform the ceremony be-
cause his name was the same as her
own, but did not know that they would
trace distant relationship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

The lowest temperature ever re-
corded on the earth was taken at
Werchojansk. in the interior of Siberia,
January IS. ISIS. IL was % degrees
and fraction below zero. There the
earth is frozen 70 a depth Of about 100
feet, and in the warmest season it
never thavys
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
a HERols FATE.
Painter of "Breakirig Home Ties Gives
Up Hit Life.

Painter Of "Breakirir Home Ties" Gives
Up HiS Life.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa.s Aug. 16.-Thomas
Hoveuden, the faIbous artist, was in
stantly killed by a, railroad train near
here Wednesday evening, and it was
in attempting to sal Re the life OF a lit
tie girl that he LOST his own. The sac
rifice Of Mr.. HoveS denis life was use
less, because the Echild that he at
tempted to save alb met her death be-
meath the wheels a the same engine.
Thomas Hoyendeu las one OF the leading
artists OF America III was still In the COM
parative prime OF his tDtellectual vigor ana
artistic skill, being Tut 81 years OF age
His best known painting. Breaking Home
Ties" has been engtaved probably more
than .Ne work OF any bther American artist.
and is a familiar obiet on the walls OF thou
sands OF homes I'm tbs United States The
painting was one OF he most notable OF the
American groups at the worlds fair. Mr.
Hovenden leaves a wild, but no childrenl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

w. W. Kent, president of the West
ern Baseball association. has trans
ferred the Jacksonville franchise TO
Springfield. Games will commence at
Springfield August "a. The transfer
was made because of poor patronage
~ aclxSopvilla
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

1t is one of the excellent Yankee no
lions OF New England, the collection
OF vital statistics in thorough man
aer. Those for 1899 have just been
printed and contain some interesting
information 1t is a curious fact that
Just about One-half of the people of
that section live in cities and towns
having over 10000 population In this
urban group the marriage rate per an
mum is twenty-one in the thousand. the
birth rate thirty, and the death rate
1--WE -one, while in the rural group
the marriage rate Is sixteen in the
thousand. the birth rate twenty, aud
the. death rate nineteen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
GEORGE CRoMrrr. Cornelius Shay and

GEORGE CROWLEY, Cornelius Shay and
John Ryan, iron-wOrkers at Pitts
burgh, claim to have discovered the
lost art OF welding copper to iron or
steel. They show several samples of
the metals perfectly welded The last
record history gives of these metals
having been welded was in 500 b c.
The value OF the discovery comes in
the fact that copper offers greater re-
sistance to the action of salt water
than any other metal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
MADE NEW RECORDS.
Fred Titus and II. G. tyler Make wonde
fuI Bicycle Time.

Iui
New YORK, Aug. Il6. The bicycle
tournament held at the Manhattan
Beach track WedneS lay developed SEN
sational record brea hing performances
in the amateur and professional ranks.
Fred j. Titus, of Ned York, the famous
crack of the SpaldinE team. lowered the
worlds amateur cpmpetition record
for 10 miles. lie covered the distance
in 20 minutes, So IA seconds, beating
the previous recortl of 81 minutes,
80 3-5 seconds by Harry Maddox, of
Asbury Park, by 40 IS seconds
ii. c. Tyler, of springfield, Mass,
lowered Barden's wSrld's professional
1-mile record of minute so 2-5 sec
onds. covering the distance in / min
ute 40 2-5 seconds. lie went on for the
3-mile record, fromt which he clipped
2.5 of a second, his time being min
ates Sc seconds. Tile tournament was
In aid of the New Y brk Herald free Ice
fund and between 1000 and 1000 peo-
pie attended the sptrt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

A NOVEL pair of pocket scissors Is ex-
hibited in London. II is said TO do
duty as a cigar and flower cutter. gas
pliers, ordinary pliers, wire cutter,
coin tester, paper knife, nail knife,
screw driver. 3-inch measure, pinccrs
and a railway key.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Brerer- Orer THOUSANDS.

The State Agricultural society has
received an offer from Milwaukee
brewers of donation of $1,000 to the
state fair fund provided beer is allowed
on the grounds during the state fair.
The society receives $1,000 from the
state. which it will forfeit in case beer
is allowed On the grounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

Ex-MAYOR O'BRIEN, Of Il ston, who
died the other day, was the only citizen
of foreign birth who ever occupied the
highest municipal Office in the gift of
Boston citizens. With two exceptions
he held the Office longer than any other
mayor since tine incorporation of the
CITY
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

PROF.. McCOoK. of Yale. has been
lecturing on 1.-The pathological aspect
of the tramp" lie finds tramps won
derfully healthy as class, and not so
vicious as their appearance would indi-
cate. The tramp life may be healthy
for the tramper, but il is anything but
good for the country or the people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Artificial yioIets In bad Taste

II is in strocious taste to wear ~ l.
icial yiolets pinned on the f. of
one's coat or on the muff, but il is done
Ill the same by great many women,
who ought to know better, as well as
BY those whose sensibilities are trifie
blunted where refinement of taste is
concerned. Some even go so far as to
spri their ten-cent punches of pur-
pie muslin blossoms with violet water
or other extract to heighten the illu-
sion. As II anybody with ghost of
an olfactory nerve could mistake eau
ie cologne for the matches perfume
If the genuine English violet-Phila.
ielpbia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Lynehed by ,sissourlana.

MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. IA special re-
ceived by the Intelligencer, dated Flor
ence. says Emmitt Divers, who muir
dered Mrs John Cain, was hanged
from the Caldwood bridge At O'Clock
Thursday morning by mob.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Apostolic Delekatio to Mexico.

ROME. Aug. II The vatican will
shortly Institute kn apostolic delegs'
ton to Mexico with functions similar
TO those Of the delegation at Washing
ton. The papal allegation to Mexico
has not yet been Selected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

TIE smallest city in the world IS the
miniature place known as Steward
city, Alaska, its three inhabitants be-
ing respectively mayor. chairman OF
the board of alderman, and president
of the common council.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

QUEEN VICTORTA's household Is a
large one. consisting of just under a
thousand persons, for the maintenance
of whom the nation sets apart the
sum of $4,000 900 every year. Most of
the offices are sinecures VI fixtures for
IfFa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
An outlaw killed.

SERGEANT, KY lug. l6.-Jchn HOP
kins, of Beaver, Floyd county, was
waylaid and shot "Wednesday evening
by George RunyoIt neighbor. Hop
kins has been fegfed more than any
man in this yicibity. He has beer
practically an ont lhw for years and hi.
death is reioiced III by the community.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
NAV Bs Mra. p.rkowssrs Bones

number OF pieces of what the off,
GERS believed to be huDan bones were
brought to Green Bay from the Daz-
kowski farm. They were found in the
ashes of a fire Dszkowski was said 10
have made last winter, about the time
his wife disappeared.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

ACCORDING TO Gen COppinger's tele-
grams the BannOck Indians seemed TO
have pulled Jackson's Hole in after
them Indian wars nowadays are
mostly fictiOuA
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Te.t Al eINew Dock.

PoRr ROYAL, 4 c., Aug. 1.-THE
new government dry dock was opened
for the first time. The United Slater
steamship AmphitF ite was the first yes
sci to be locked, nd this was success
fully accomplished
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

IT would seem that the startling
thing about the new woman Is her
tendency 10 use a hDrse-whip instead
of the old-time umbrella
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22

Practice Makes Perfect.-"Coot.
night, Mrs. Prown. l hat to sank YOU
for de most pleasant efening / hat eff
Ter schbent in my lifer' "Oh, don't
say that, Herr SchmidtP' "Achi bot Z
do say datl l always say Punch,
Very fine specimens Of the chryso-
beryl, a stone almost equal in brillisr-
cy to the yellow diamond, have been
found in New England, New York, Viz.
ginia, North Carolina and Georgia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
BASE BALL.

standing of the Various League Clubs nj
Close OF Games Aug. ID.
The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of the leading base
hall organizations National league:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
Dodge County.s Census.

TIE official return of the state cen.
sus for Dodge county shows the fol
lowing:
Whole number of inhabitants. E.sSi: males
"a. s65: females. p ss2; colored males. 50; col
cred. females. %; gain since 1890. s.s6Z. The
nativities United States, $3.50; Ger
many. loss4: Great Britain. ts5; Ireland. Ts0
France, AZ British America. IS; Scsndins-
ytans, isS; Holland. Ii6. all other countries
Pa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


W. R. Heron, of Sharon, aged 81
years. was seriously hurt while trying
to pull off his boot with bootjack. He
was Juggling away with all his strength
when suddenly his foot slipped and
the sudden wrench fractured his hip.
DIR. Woods. of GAINESVILLE, who attend
ed Heron, said that the injury was a
serious one ut Heron's advanced age