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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Accidental happenings.

A. J. HARDWOOD, farmer living near
Shelbyville, ILL.,. was fatally burned i'll
attempting to lead a COW from blaz-
ing barn.
Carol Gay, operating grindstone in
a plow factory at Allegan, Mich. was
fatally injured by the bursting OF the
stone.
The boiler in the Orr linseed oil mill.
at Piqua. Ohio, exploded, slightly injur-
inc three men and, causing a loss of
5000.
John McRoberts and wife and their
seven-year-old daughter were run over
by switch engine at Topeka, Kan.
McRoberts and wife were instantly
killed. The daughter was severely in
jured.
The boiler of the tug Virginia eXplod-
ed between the villages of Moerseke
and Baerrode on the Scheldt. -Four of
the crew were killed. The shock of
the explosion caused barge to sink,
drowning a family of eight persons.
George Johnson, n special officer,
was fatally shot in the southern part
of West Virginia, while attempting to
arrest a horse thief. The thief made
his escape and a posse will go in pur-
suit.
Alice Whirtlemeyer, fourteen years
old. was killed by a train on the Rock
Island road at Mokena. I'll. She was
crossing the track and stepped out of
the way of freight into the way of a
passenger train.
A terrible explosion occurred at the
sawmill of Dennis Boyd situated al
the North Mountain. nine miles north
of MELVILLE. Pa, which resulted IN the
death of two men and the injury OF
four other persons, two of them girls
At MILESTONE. about fifteen miles
from Wheeling. w. Va, an entire fam
lily was cremated in a fire which de-
stroyed the dwelling house of John
sin Martin The dead are; Johnson
Martin. wife and child.
Harry and Charles F'rizzell, aged
eleven and nine. were playing at theiI
home at Fostoria. Ohio, when the lat
ter pushed his brother over and start
cd 20 run to the house. Harry jumped
no and threw stone at his fleeing
brother, which struck him at the base
of the brain. causing his death.
The stables of the Buffalo Driving
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

TOOK MANY LIVES.
Wholesale Murderer and Suicide
In a Michigan Town.

Wholesale Murderer and Suicide
In a Michigan Town.
Pentwater. Mich. April u. Last
night some unknown man attempted
to kill William B. O. Sands, president
of the Sands & Maxwell Lumber COM
pany Mr. Sands had been at the Of
flee of the company engaged in work
and left for his home shortly after 8
o'clock. When within a few yards of
his home q man jumped from behind
a corner of a street and commenced
firing at him with q gun. Mr. Sands
ran across the street to his home, the
would-be assassin following and keep
ing up Il fire. Five shots were fired in
all. three finding resting places in his
right arm and one in the leg. SuS-
picion pointed to HI. B. Minchall, a
local insurance agent and attorney, as
the perpetrator of the deed, and it
was decided to place him under ar
rest. The officers found his residence
locked and broke in the door, hor-
rible sight was presented. Mrs. Minch-
all was lying upon the floor of the
sitting room with a bullet hole in her
temple. Near her was the dead body
of her daughter Ruby, about sixteen
years of age. In the corner of the
same room lay Minchall, with an
empty revolver clutched in his hand
He. too, was dead. In an adjoining
bed room was found the bodies Of
George, aged four, and his infant
brother. They were in bed together
and death had evidently come upon
them While they slept From a let
ter written by the murderer. found on
his premises, it appears that he con-
templated killing his family two
months ago. Fear of poverty is the
excuse offered. and the writer asks q
Chicago friend to look after the muir
derer'S family in case they survived
him. AT the time he seems to have
been undecided whether to commit
the crime. Minchall left another long
letter, the gist of which is that Mr.,
Sands had promised him all his com
pany,s business. and now demanded
One-third of the commission. and
MlnchaH was badly involved, and ex-
IRENE love for his family prompted
nm 10 XIII them rather than see them
suffer.
Minchall was former resident Of
lineage. FOR several years he prac-
tees law there and was at one time q
partner of r. S. lies.
Mr.. Sands died later. It had hoon
found necessary to amputate his arm
on account of it's wounded condition
ana he was unable to survive the,
shock. The coroner's inquest. after.
meeting to-day was adjourned. Mr.
Sands was fifty-fye years of age ana
was one of the most prominent lumber
men III Michigan. 1t was expected that
he would have been chosen q delegate.
to the Republican national convention
had he lived.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Crimes End CrimfnaIs.

Bandits wrecked an express train Oh
the Canadian Pacific railway near
Perah, Ont, in hopes of getting at a
heavy shipment of bullion, but they
did not get any booty.
William Biggerstaff, colored, was
hanged at Helena for the murder OF
Richard Johnson, champion fighter OF
Montana Biggerstaff was perfectly
composed. His neck was broken and
he was pronounced dead in eight min
utes.
The bank at Stillman Valley, Ill, was
broken into. An attempt to blow open
the safe was a failure, but the vault
and a portion of the building was
wrecked The robbers got only small
sum, missing a large amount in the
safe.
Chinese Inspector of Customs Rich
ard Williams was indicted by the fed
eral grand jury at San Francisco The
charge upon which the customs official
is now being tried is for Illegally land
ing Chinese and permitting them to
remain in the city, bribery being the
motive.
Helmer Monahan was shot and kill
ed and Robert Ramsey seriously
wounded at Barber and Canal streets
by man named Andrews, who is still
at large The men had participated in
a game Of hand ball during which beer
drinking played an important part and
dispute followed.
Diamond thieves have raided the
Flagler hotels, on the Florida coast,
during the closing days Of the season,
securing gems valued in the aggregate
at nearly $4,000. The heaviest loser
is said to be Mrs. Henry NJ Cutting of
New York, who was robbed of jeWelry
valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Jane Hutchens, new woman or
Pierce, Neb., with an ambition to fig
ure as a chad man." visited Norfolk a
few days ago, became inebriated pur-
chased revolver and returning home,
opened fire on pedestrians on the prln-
cipal street. She was disarmed after
a lively tussle with the town marshal.
Miss Ruth Thompson, 10 years old,
a domestic in the home of Farmer Nc
Wayne, near Bancroft, Iowa, commit
ted suicide by jumping into stock
water tank containing eighteen inches
| of water Her home was in Bancroft
| She left q note for her parents In
which she stated that she had become
| tired of life.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
EOreixn Gossip.

There exists in Cairo a strong appre-
hension that disaster will soon over
take the head of the Dongola expedi-
ton.
The governor of Canada cabled to
the English secretary of state for the
colonies. offering a Canadian militia
regiment for services in the Soudan.
The students and members of the
National party in Madrid are reported
to be organizing demonstrations
against the United States, in view of
the recent vote in congress on Cuban
belligerency.
The king of Servia has arrived in
Athens. His majesty was met by the
king Of Greece and the royal princes
and escorted by a detachment of cav
airy. was driven through the gaily-dec-
Grated streets to the palace.
The adjustment of the Mexican Gus
tom houses in the interior of the coun-
thy, to take effect July / next, the be-
ginning of the new fiscal year, is an
nounced in a communication to the
postoffice department from the director
general of posts in Mexico.
limo Nava, eX-postmaSter of the City
Of Mexico, accused of embezzlement,
died in a hospital. He was awaiting
trial, and his expected confession was
looked for with apprehension by many
people.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

Park were destroyed by fire, and with
them were burned some twenty valua-
bile horses which were in training I'M
der Alonzo Mcdonald, for the coming
seasons trotting. Among them were
several valuable animals, especially
Ellen S., 2:11 "a, VINO was valued at
$4,000 The total loss will exceed
$4,000.
The rear portion of the Tenth Street
Methodist Episcopal church at Omaha
dropped couple of feet while services
were in progress. The church was
crowded, and for time fearful pan
ic seemed imminent, especially as the
stoves were on the part of the floor
that was sinking. No one was injured,
though there was screaming for sew
erai minutes.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Otherwise.

John Pope. vice president OF the
American Tobacco company, died at
Richmond, Va, after a short illness.
He was millionaire.
The suspension of Julius A Kehn
has been announced on the New York
stock exchange Kehn is at present
in Europe The sheriff has attached
the safe and it's contents in his office.
Ralph Dewey. formerly clerk of the
district court at Washington. Iowa,
and the first auditor of the county,
dropped dead while walking in his
yard. He was seyenty-tWo years of
age.
The engagement is announced of
Harry p. Cross, Yale's famous center
rush and hammer-thrower, TO Miss
Lorania G. King, daughter of the late
Fred King, one of the prettiest Of the
recent debutates at Providence, II. l.
George TILES filed suit at Little Rock,
Ark, against the Mutual Life InSur-
ance company of New York for $780,
600 damages Titles was, up to few
months ago, general agent for the Mu-
tual and was discharged. The suit is
for malicious treSpass.
While proceeding to sea from New
York the steamship Bellarden, bound
for South American ports, come into
collision near quarantine with the Red
Star line steamship Friesland and was
so badly injured that she was beached
at Staten island to prevent sinking.
No one on board either vessel was IN
iured
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
MINE FIRE WAS SET.
The Shaft of the Hope in Montana
Was Burned by lncendiaries.

The Shaft of the Hope in Montana
Was Burned by Incendiaries.
Helena. Mont, April 12.-Owners of
the Hope mine. at Basin. are almost
positive in their belief. that the fire in
the shaft house. which resulted i'll ell
tombing seven miners, was the work
Of incendiarism. Everything points to
that fact They think some discharged
miner did it. The mine was soon to be
shut down and the men were being
laid off 1t is conceded that the man
who set the fire to the shaft buildings
did not know any miners were below
There is little hope for those below,
though the work of pumping air into
the shaft still continues. Cave-ins
have completely shut off the shaft
leading down to the tunnel. The gas
is still too thick to allow any one to
enter the shaft tunnel. 1t may be
many days before the bodies can be
recovered
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Ki1red bv n Rejected lover

S. Louis. April 12.-Georgc Prout-
man, aged twenty-five shot and killed
Blanche Simpson. pretty nineteen
year-old girl, to-day. Three bullets
were fired through her heart. Mrs
Robinson. with whom the murdered
Proutman firing one shot at her which
missed the mark. Proutman was az
rested. He and Miss Simpson were
engaged to be married in June, but
because of his violent temper the en-
gagement was broken off
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The Mississippi mob that drove an
unfortunate colored man from his home
because a case of smallpox had origin
afed there. AMI shot and dubbed him
nearly to death before his wife and
children. could give the Weyier IN
oufsitors pointers and might also fur
nish a text for some more senatorial
speeches about the inhumanity of man
TO man.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Murderous rioters Sentenced

Buffalo. \. =. April 12.-Sentence
was passed to-day upon the men con-
victed of the murder of Capt Phillips
the canal boatman, and his son. at
Tonawanda last fall. Capt. George
Hyde was sentenced to Auburn prison
for life. Capt Graves. who pleaded
guilty of manslaughter in the first de-
gree. was given sixteen years at hard
labor. Irving Collins and John Quirk
were condemned to eleven years con
finement. Walker. Dixon and Tanner
were sentenced to six months
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

1t is only one of the many rumors
from the mixed conditions on the other
side that England and Spain have
formed an alliance, offensive and de-
fensive. With the decaying empire
and Italy under the protecting wing
of Great Britain the dreibund appears
to be a necessary part of the combina-
ton, leaving Russia and France to
constitute an opposing coalition.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

A loss of nearly $150,0OO,O00 year
from fires is not the only tax the Amer
lean people pay for careless methods
of building. New York city, for in
stance. has in service 90 steam engines,
105 hose carriages. 40 hook and ladder
trucks. water towers and hand
engines. This country is immeasura-
Div behind Europe in sound, economic
building ideas.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
The Nations Cnnital.

The secretary of the interior will
probably concede the claim OF the
State of Minnesota to school lands on
the Red Lake reservation.
The navy department has received a
report from Passed Assistant Engineer
Arnold to the effect that the blacN
plague has made its appearance III
Hong Kong, but that the fact IS being
concealed for business reasons.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The latest German census shows
that the city of Berlin has doubled its
population within twenty-five years.
This growth is doubtless attributable
in a measure to the drift towards the
cities from the agricultural districts,
which is said to be as marked in Ger
many as it has been in the United
States.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The project for the kidnapping OF
Cornelius Vanderbilt should have been
postponed to a quieter season. 1t
would possibly not have been sue
cess, but it would nave stood a bet
ter chance of receiving attention.
There are too many counter attrac'
lions just now.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
THE NEWS RESUME.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

A Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings OF the
Past Week Culled From the Tel
egraph Reports-The Notable
Events at Home and Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

Harvard University has a co-opera-
tive dining association, so excellent
managed that for 81 per week it serves
the same quality and variety of food
that is served by the Boston hotels
for 81 per day.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The April Fool championship of the
world belongs to a Kansas biped. He
disguised himself as tramp and
called on his wife, and is now an in
consolable widower, having frightened
her to death. A man like that could
blow down the muzzle of an unloaded
gun without exciting a single protest
from his neighbors.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The case of Mr.. Knapp, the Ameri-
can missionary, who has fallen under
the ban of the Turkish government, is
enveIoped in a good deal of mystery,
but it is pretty safe to assume that
the man who is out of favor with Tur-
key is in the right
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The arrest of Herr Ahlwardt in New
York indicates that the batter is having
a taste Of his own medicine. On what
patronage he has managed to thrive
since he opened his anti-Semitic cam
paign in this country it would be hard
to guess.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The young duke of Marlborough lost
the thread of his discourse when ad-
dressing his tenants on their welcome
to Blenheim and the duchess had to
pat him on the back. This, however,
is better than if she had had to nudge
him for saying the wrong thing.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

A Chicago man broke off his engage
ment because the young lady wore
boomers, and she averaged matters
up by lying in wait for him with q
club. This might pass for revenge,
but it was hardly calculated to make
the young man repent of his rashiness
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The British expedition into the Sou
dan is considered to be in danger. The
leaders appear to be committing the
mistake Of undertaking the enemy, ana
may pay dearly for it some day in the
humiliation of the advance columns
at the hands of the deryishes.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

1t seems that there was screw loose
in the machines by which the Cuban
patriots We're garroted last week. This
accounts for the barbarity of the eX-
ecution. 1t has been evident for some
time that there was screw loose in
the Spanish management of Cuban
affairs.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
An EngIfshman sniA

Sparta, Ohio. April II. Excitement
prevails over the suicide of DR.. Il. u.
FLETCHER, NJ. r. c.. of England He
was found dead in his office with re-
volyer at his side and a bullet wound
back Of the ear He came from a
good family in England and is said to-
be an heir to big estate there.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

The census Of the whole Of France is
taken in a single night, and that Of
London in single day. This is one OF
the operations in which the Yankee
must admit that he is not up to date.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Bishop ryan nenh

Buffalo. April 12.-Bishop Ryan died
this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
OPPOSED TO TIE POLES.

Twenty-second Street People Mako frou-
bic for the Long Distance Company.
Trouble was imminent when the
American Long Distance Telephone
& Telegraph company's representa-
tives began sinking post holes on
Twenty-second street between Sixth
and Ninth avenues yesterday. The
new company is protected by an ordi-
nance. but people up on this pretty
thoroughfare registered a kick-and
q strong one at that-against what
property.
1t was finally necessary to sum-
mon Mayor Knox. He explained that
the company had been granted the
right to use the city streets. The
property holders commended that the
poles should be located in the alley
ways-but unfortunately there is no
alleyway near the line which the
company has laid out to follow. So
there seems no way to remedy the
property holders cause.
But all the people in the neigh
borhood we're not content even after
the mayor had given his dictum.
One man turned the hose in q hole
which had been dog in front of his
place while the workmen were at
dinner and then threw in dirt. The
hole was filled up. But it was dug
out again; and there came very near
being trouble over it. Now all is
serene, however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
THE AReUR TUESDAY. JUNE Is, 1888

the bright morning paper who is
supposed to look after those things,
admitted the papers own report was
not what was wanted, SO the other
was taken. A journal which thinks
90 little Of its own attaches a. to &C.
cept . report from q prejudiced
outsider in preferehce, and then ac-
knowledges having adopted such q
course, need not wonder if it 10 repa-
dated by its own party and dis
credited by all classes of thiuling
people.
The editor of the Union had better
have gone to St. Louis. As matter
OF fact he would not have been in it
there. as Pat Cary would probably
have kept him ont of the hall but
he would have been better of in St.
Louis, where he would have stood q
show of losing himself. than in re-
naming in Rock Island to look after
a convention, by receiving reports
from hoodlum sources relative to the
composition of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
FIXING UP THE THEATRE.
Manager Bleuer Arranging for . List Of
Summer Attractions.

~Aos.S8OH 0AouoE Arranging ZOE . List OF
Summer Attractions.
Hot weather will cut little figure
at Harper's theatre this season.
Manager Bleuer has arranged for a
series of entertainments to be given
during the summer season. The
first will be given the latter part of
this month and the public is prom
ised something above the ordinary
run of entertainments. The weather
question is settled by four fans which
have been located in the dress circle
Of the theatre. These, it is held, will
overcome all the sweltering effects Of
midsummer heat and convert the
auditorium into a cool and refreshing
place in very few moments after
the fans begin to revolve. And it is
further held by the management that
the weather will cut no ice there
after shutdown.
The hall ways Of the opera house
have been frightened up by an at
tractive coat of wall paper and paint.
And the house is much improved
generally. And Manager Bleuer
feels that summer entertain ments
will be q 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
THE TEACHERS At STUDY
Interesting Topics Before the Rock Isl
and County Institute.

Interesting Topics Before tho Rock lei
and County Institute.
Upward of two hundred and fifty
ladies and gentlemen are in attend
ance at the Rock Island county in
stitute which is holding forth at the
High school building.
This morning lectures were made
by Mise Nellie Moore, of Defiance,
O.. on Reading and Spelling;" w.
H. Allen. of Carbon Cliff, on Omitted
States History" John H. Holmes, of
!ennison. Iowa, on Advanced
Arithmetic" and Prof. w. N. Halsey
on the advantages of having. and
how to secure library in the coun-
try school. At yesterdays after
noon session botany, mental arith-
metic and grammar we're discussed
and Miss Curtis, of the Iowa State
Normal, gave an exceedingly inter-
esting talk on ways of Teaching
Geography"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16

Special for this week.
A line of great sellers:
we're $r.7s. q new fresh
lot, we place them on sale
at $I.I8. You'll know
them on sight. sold all
season at $I.7s.
Another lot which have
sold all season at 81 II,
not all sizes left. will close
them out at sSc. Come
early for these.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16

June Clearing Sale.

A great drive in Ladies' Black
Cashmere Scarfs. embroidered
and fringed, we're el.2S and
el.S0. now 75c; were q. this
week 81; were $3.50, now tl.5O;
IS. now -; tS.S2. now q. Is;
were 1915 and a. now %. 50;
were t4.75, now s.; were Is and
1912. now IS. rs. and 90 on up
to $40, now down to &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
Rev rslepho.s COMPANY,

The American Long Distance Tele-
graph & Telephone company began
operations here yesterday which
eventually mean the connecting pp
OF Rock Island with all the principal
cities OF the country by telephone.
About one hundred men are at work
erecting poles. The force here 10
working eastward and will soon meet
another gang which is operating
west from Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
Watch the Papers.

Each day Of our sale, this
week. We shall offer. be-
sides the bargains already
named, something inter-
esting to close buyers.
Notice the papers every
day. Don't let your neigh
bors get all the good
things because you didn't
see Il in the papers.