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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15
Pleasant Valley.

Arthur Morgan of Baldwin was
caller in town one day last
week.
Mrs. Edgar Bushnell and
daughter Edna of Monroe, Wis,
are visiting relatives and friends
in town.
Mrs. Green is visiting friends
ir Minneapolis.
Mrs. James Johnson and family
are visiting relatives in Hudson
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Lewis are
entertaining relatives from Hi
nois.
Miss Mary Jackman is spending
the week with relatives in Rob
erts.
We enjoyed a rain storm which
was greatly needed.
A small party surprised Agnes
Hawkins Wednesday evening,
The evening was spent In dane
ing and a very pleasant time is
reported.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15

The business of this country can
not be done upon a purely gold basis
There is too much business to be
done, and too little gold TO do it
with.
To persist in the total elimination
Of silver from our currency is mad
ness. The lead of the gold mono
metallists has been followed far
enough. 1t is time to call a halt and
demand that silver shall be put into
the place it held for eighty years, from
the formation OF our government
down to 1873. and be made again
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15
Big River.

Miss Eva Fasbender who attend
ed the summer school at Ellis worth
is home again.
Mr.. James Boals accompanied
by his son attended the MINES ota
State Fair.
Gilbert L. Bennett of Iowa Wis
tied at Nate Granbois last week.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15

DR.. A. 2. Sawyer,
can scarcely express the facts
by saying that your Pastilles saw
ed my life. It is pleasure to me
to recommend them to other ladies
suffering as | did. Mrs. Rosa
Crane. Sold at Taggart's drug
store.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15
DR.. A. P. Sawyer.

DR.. A. P. Sawyer,
For four years | was in misera bic
health and was given up as incur
able. | cannot say enough III
praise your Pastilles for ladies.
Any one wishing to correspond
with me can do so. Mrs. Anna
Brak efeld, Allen, Mich. Sold by
Taggart s.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15
DIR. A. P. Sa wyer,

DIR. A. t. Sawyer,
Prominent lhys-
iclans pronouced my case, (brights
disease, hopeless. Your Family
Cure has cured me. Mrs. A. Z.
Hart, Woodward, Iowa. Sold by
C. r. Taggart.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15

WANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN
w or women to travel for responsible es
tablished house in Wisconsin. Salary $3.50,
payable SIS weekly and expenses. Position
permanent Reference. Enclose self-addres
sed stamped envelope. The National, Star
Building, hicago.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15

Loans made en- approved Sc
curities. Drafts issued on prin-
cipal cities of America aud Europe.
Steamship tickets, to and from
Europe on all lines at lowest
rates.
Fire Insurance.-six of the
leading companies represented.
IF you have some good news be
sure and send them to the Times. !
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

The superintendent of the Leigh Coal
Company. who is an authority, said it
would be 10 days before the bodies are
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
TAKEN FROM JAIL AND LYNcHED
Accused of Numbering His wife ana
Her Sister

Baltimore. June 21-Joseph Cooking of
Hill Top. Charles county, awaiting trial
on the charge of numbering his wife and
her sister. Miss Daisy Miller. April 23
: = 1l ~ = y gan = w. I0ol = I ~ ulIlI1|i lIl1i :
q cooking was Brought i6 Bsj lSSSfe
April % to sscape the voneeancx ~ t3{N.
mob. He was returned to Charles coun-
ty May q. as the trial had been set for
the day following. His counsel asked for
two weeks extension of time, which was
refused, and upon affidavits the case
was removed to an adjoining county.
The plan for the lynching was hatched
at ball game at Hill Top, the scene of
the murder, yesterday afternoon. The
lynching party met shortly before mid
night. All were masked and about IL
wore women's dresses. They awoke the
old colored man, Washington Burch.
who had charge of the Jail. He made
some show of resistance but finally de-
livered up the keys. Cooking was taken
to bridge 200 yards away Where a
rope was placed around his neck. He
was ordered to confess, but said he was
innocent. He was directed to pray but
said he did not want to. The rope was
made fast to rail of the bridge. the
murderer lifted to the rail and pushed
Off, falling ten feet. The party dis
persed, leaving the body dangling.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
AGAINST FREE SILVER MEASURE
Judge Tnrsney Thinks the 'FoIIy"
VIII Not Last Long.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 2S.-Hon. John
C. Tarsney. ex-congressman from this
city and recently appointed United States
Judge at Oklahoma. is in the city, on his
way to Chicago to attend the democratic
national convention.
When asked what he thought the con-
ventioIf would do on the silver question
and whom he thought would be nominal
ed, Judge Tarsney replied: THE silver
men will have majority and will
doubtless nominate the candidate. Be-
yond that 1t is Impossible to say what
Will be done. There never was ma
tional convention which it is so hard %
forecast. No one can tell what may
transpire. for there are delegates coming
together from so many portions of the
country, each determined to carry out
Instructions on the money question, Civ
en- by their various states. One section
of the country will be opposed to the
other. and there will be many delegates
who will have no compromise to offer
After ALL" continued Judge Tarsney,
"if it should carry the country and be
embodied into law, this folly will not
last more than year or two ] shall
rely on the patriotism of the legislative
branch of the government to prevent
the disturbance of our currency laws,
and while voting for a free silver nom
inee, will use every effort to prevent the
enactment of a 16 to l free silver meas
ure.''
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Boston Commercial Travellers Club
wns Expelled.

New York, June 2S.-The whist con-
gress and tournament at Manhattan
beach closed this morning. The Boston
Commercial Travellers Club was expelled
from the league on the ground that it
had got into the hands of professionals.
The contest for the Hamilton trophy
was won by the Hamilton Club of Phila-
delphia by IL tricks. The result of the
match between the men and women is as
follows: The men won by 1920 to l2lS.
The highest scores on The mems sile
was made by Hamilton and Whitfield.
The highest scores on the women's side
was made by Mrs. r. Hollingswor, u
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Aside from these there may be other
English-speaking miners among the un-
fortunates. Thirty Polanders and Huns
were entombed, and it is thought the to-
tai number of bodies in the mine will
reach 100
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
IS -0UT OF The RACE
JUDGES MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO
OTHER OFFICES.


Tacoma, Wash, June est has been
discovered that. under section 10. article 4,
of the state constitution. judges of SUI
preme and superior courts are ineligible
Tor any office other than judicial ones for
the full term for which they are elected
This section bars three most prominent
candidates-Judge N. II. Prltchard of Ia
coma, Judge Richard Ballnger of Port
Townsend and Judge j. u. Moore of Spo-
kane-from the gubernatorial race. Its
discovery has created quite hutter in
political circles in this state. The section
reads:
The judges of the supreme court and
the Judges of the superior court shall he
ineligible to any other office or public en-
ployment than judicial office or employ
ment during the term for which they
shall have been elected"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

MAY ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION
Space offered by Minnesota State
Fair Association.

st. Paul, June 24.-During the first
week of September 1896. the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public will be held in st. Paul. and the
Knights of Pythas' convention and car
= st1
viii occur the Minnesota state fAir and
northwestern exposition, midway between
the Twin Cities. A one-cent mile rate
will be available for all these events from
the great states south and east of st.
Paul. This will result in bringing from
10000 to 100000 visitors to the state fair,
concentrated here from all states in the
Union. 1t was an event of a similar
character that started the great imm-
grafton and developmental movement in
California in 1sS6-S7 An opportunity now
exists to accomplish the same result for
the states of the northwest. and turn
the great movement of immigration
northwestward.
The state fair association has set aside
a space 1O0xS00 feet in large building
Immediately west of the grand stand. to
be devoted to exhibits of the products
of the northwest. This building is ravel
with asphalt splendidly lighted well pro-
tected, and most eXcellently adapted for
an exhibition of the mineral, agricultural
and forestry resources of the northwest.
and such exhibits made at that time Will
be most advantageous in obtaining the
immigration which we are all working
to secure. We therefore invite the states,
cities, counties and individual citizens Of
the northwest to make exhibits of their
respective resources In this building.
q Space will bes k45agped gratis, 4t3d ed-
'Nti6slon ttcket8 to the grounds HfH Be sH-
sued free to those ctually In sharze Of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Vice Presidency should Go TO ~
Doubtful State.

Helena, Mont, June 27.-Friends of
W. A. Clarke, the millionaire copper min
er of Butte, both in Montana and the
east. have been urging him for several
weeks to announce himself as a vice
presidential candidate at Chicago. Mr..
Clarke has had the matter under consd-
Grafton, and in a letter to Charles ID.
Greenfield of this city, received today,
he announces his decision. Mr.. Clarke
says;
Il will not be a candidate before the
national convention at Chicago for the
nomination for vice president. / think
this office should go to some doubtfui
state. I am sure that II can be used to
better advantage in the great cause OF
silver than to give it to Montana"
Clarke is a delegate to Chicago and
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
Chicago June 27.--The Record today
prints the following;
Samuel Mcconnell is to be placed in
nomination and supported for president

OF The Illinois delegation by The demO-
cratic national convention. If he is not
landed in first place 1t is the intention
of Governor Altgeld and his associates
TO continue the fight and secure for Nc
Connell the vice presidency. The outline
of this program for the Illinois delegates
came from the executive mansion at
Springfield.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
Andrews ana Mrs. Fonne,
NEWsPARnR sYsDIcATE FAILS


Youngstown, Ohio, June 2S-The 'ailnre
is announced of the newspaper syndicate
which contemplated a string of papers
extending across the continent. and which
had secured control of the Kansas city
World, with several other journals. The
manager and reputed head of the con-
Germ, Hal K. Taylor. an attorney Of this
city, is now in Michigan The creditors
are said to be largely his personal friends.
and 1t is believed will not be seriously
affected by the failure.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
WAS ONE BIDDER FOR A RAILROAD
Upset Price of S2.250.OOo to He Paid
In Cash.

ST, Louis, June 2S.-By order of the
United States court the ST. Louis & San
Francisco railroad was sold at noon to-
day under a mortgage. The Mercantile
Trust Company of New York was the
trustee There was only one bidder, a
committee of bondholders representing the
reorganization company, II. G. Henderson
James A. Blair, Samuel c. Easton and
Charles $. Gleed. buying in the road for
a consideration of $2,25OO0O, which was
the upset price, ana is to be paid IN
cash,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
KILLED ny AN UNKNOWN MAN


DISH was patroilhS an dlley III the Dus-
mess portion OF the city,.he was shot and
killed by an unknown man, who a few
minutes later took his own life in prefer
ence to being captured. 1t is believed
that the murderer and suicide was sur
prsed by the officer in an attempt at bur-
glary.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Father of Lansing Rowan. Corbctt's
French Challenger.

New York, June 2s.-A special to the
World from Batavia, N. Y, says;
Jerome Rowan, "A rich banker and father
Of Lansing Rowan. he California actress
who has challenged Corbett TO meet her
in scientific sparring contest, committed
suicide today by shooting himself through
the heart. BY his side lay copy Of Sat
urday's edition of the Batavia Daily News
containing a dispa ch announcing that
his daughter had challenged Corbett Mr.
Rowan left letter addressed to his wife,
the contents of which she declines to
make public. Mr., Rowan was G5 years cid
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Greatest blowout Ever in the city
of Denver.

Denver June 2S.-Preparations for the
ovation to be given Senator Teller upon
his return next Wednesday night are
about complete. and 1t is claimed that it
will be the greatest demonstration ever
seen in the city. parade of military and
civic societies will be given, after which
there will be an out-of-door reception near
the state capitol.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
PLATFORMS ARE NOT IMPORTANT
Currency Question as Viewed by
the London Times.

London, June 2S-51lrhe Tiypesz says, edia.
torially. this morning. on American poll
tics and the outlook tn the United eta .ea
on th4 currency questIor:
1--WE are not sure that party platforms
are so important In the cause. When the
president is elected he becomes free
agent in the safer and stronger posses
sions than an English premier There
fore 1t is certain that Mckinley will cp-
pose the popular will OF congress, should
il send him a bill for free silver We
trust. therefore. for the credit of the
United States. either that Mr.. Whi:ney's $
gold campaign will succeed or that the
triumph of the silverites at Chicago will
be followed by defeat at the polls"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

nine helpless children at home. Many
knelt on the ground and in voices broken
by sobs implored Divine Providence to re-
store their loved ones alive
When 1t was given out that there was
little or no hope of rescuing the men
alive. women and girls tainted and We're
borne away. The rescue work was
promptly begun. The best miners who
remained on the surface Joined voluntar-
lily in the hazardous task. for hazardous
$}}6 et<1alls5 3f46 s1ts n y z 8 6Sls5 e s.
'sHsq>ce oi 6nott4sf a., or !, ~ l5i3SioH II
fsre damp 5ps0iaI ofFarts wore bzsds Is
Keep the air fan in operation, so hat IL
BY any chance the men were alive they
should have fresh air to breathe.
All Hope DispelIed.
The blocked slope and gangways held
out little hope of the air reaching them
The rescuers We're divided into three re-.
lays of 10 men each, under the direction of
Mine Foreman Alexander McMullen The
men worked as they had never before
worked, clearing away the debris in the
slope with the energy that only springs
out of the knowledge of dear lives behind
1t. They made good headway, considering
the difficulties they had to contend with.
and at o'clock this morning had cleared
the slope distance of 600 feet damper
fell upon the work of the rescuers then.
Still The hope remained that some of the
men might be penned in somewhere and
they would yet have the satisfaction of
finding them alive
Al p. m. 1t became necessary to swear
In extra policemen to control the crowd
around the mouth of the shaft 1t had
Increased to fully 1000 Ropes were
stretched around the shaft and only mine
officials were allowed to enter the inclos-
ure.
- sApsrta{ a{eatent l1AE said s'ry ryobody: sre-
Erets this dreadful occurrence more than
DO It IL too early yet ia give any rea-
son ~ 70 tho cause Of the accident. nut i
can sseure Won THAT " " ffnH athnuc. II
there was any danger in the work I'M
dertaken by the men. not a man would
have been allowed to enter he mine"
The report that two bodies had been
found in the mine has proved tonight to
be premature Up to o'clock tonight no
bodies had been found At that hour all
hope of finding any person alive had been
lest,
The superintendent of the Leigh Coal
Company, who is an authority, said it
would be 10 days before the bodies are
reached
During the late hours of the afternoon
the searchers made but little progress.
because the part of the slope upon which
~ slsss sSHIsiIr w ~ N
under the sheavy pressure from above.
n AT II O'Clock tonight the situation al
the il;-fa ,<af3 ,x,fte ~,.x mi. .
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
terdny's Contests.

Following are the results Of the games
of the National League yesterday:
At Chlcago-Chicago 4 Louisville 3.
AT st. Louis-St. Louis L. Cincinnati IL.
Standing of the League.
The standing of the National League on
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

ranging from $500 to 5000 from the
banks. giving his note for the amount
and securing it by stock in corporations
which existed only in his Imagination
Jewett has a wife ana two children
one a young man of about 90 who Is
reporter for Bradstreets commerci Al
agency and the other girl of Is or IG
years. The family is left behind and as
yet knows nothing of the shortcomings
of the husband and father.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
Fatal Gasoline axpiosIon.

New York. June PA gasoline explo-
sion at Plainfield. N. j., today caused the
death of Miss Alice Moricem. aged il
Miss Grace Peterson was probably fatally
burned by the same explosion.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
How They stand.

London, June 2s.-The correspondent of
the Sunday Times at Henley, in discuss
ing the coming boat race. regards the
chances of the different crews for VIM
ming the grand challenge cup in the fol-
lowing order: Leander New, oxford,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Charged with Disorder1y Conduct,
and Assaulting an Umpire.

Louisville. June 2L-President Stuck
ney, of the Louisville baseball club, to-
day swore out warrants against Tebeau,
Childs. O'Connor. Cuppy Burkett. Blake.
sssssIsssa eGsB ~ =
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Shawano, Wis, June Y.-Word mas
reached here of the drowning OF six
persons at Shawano lake during a gale
this evening. A party consisting of o. A.
Ristun and wife. Herman Dracker and
wife. Louis Gokoy and wife and child.
Miss Emma Garbrecht and Miss Margaret
Stanes, started from Cocil about O'Clock
in o. A. Rstuns yacht. route for a
few days outing on the north shore OF
the lake. and when about three miles
from shore the boat was capsized by a
sudden squall and the party precipitated
into the water.
Ristun and Mr. Dracker clung to the
capsized yacht for several hours, the lat
ter holding the child In his arms, when
snsysussssEsseuszkfby paytses trepn k,prsi
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

John Martin of Chicago Says Sill
yer Men VIII Win.

Topeka. Kan, June 2S.-Ex- United
States Senator John Martin left for Chi
cago to attend the democratic national
convention today.
Il want to be on the ground early"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

~ ~ " SS { Y; y Y Y 80 !. {;
dsdsey hss bss. xslcepsd r Al psrss of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

sS,tli Ass SO aS IL 60 ~
t4r ~ IN 5f y n ": sFf III 1oisIf
10 - 4 ere&t 5c6aS 6ntion- rdbabty she
greatest and most important IN the hts-
tory OF the Union. The people are going
platform will be for silver and the ratio
will be l6 to l. The opposition will make
a nard fight. but it will be useless. The
silver men have their minds made up
and will stand like a rock. The public
sentiment behind these men is so strong
that they would not dare to return to
their respective homes with the guilt of
a compromise on their souls
Senator Martin says that the gold
standard leaders will work for platform
which will be all things to all men
such slopwater platform as Hill
wrote for the New York democracy
would please them WE'LL" he SAID. Fail
ing in their scheme to force the adop-
ton of a wishy-washy platform. they
will vote to secure the nomination of the
weakest candidate in the field for the
presidency. They likely would throw
their support to Matthews of Indiana.
They would rather do this than walk
out. knowing that the former plan would
be more to the interest of the republican
gold standard ticket than the latter.
II do not look for bolt, however. If
We 1eeuae 70 b. governed BY the two
thirds rule, Il may give the gold men
/ pretext to waik out am willing
that the gold men should 90 Il they can
not line up Tor silver That would draw
the line more sharply But l do not
believe there will be the slightest pre-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

TO criticize the friends of the other
prominent parties of this state
i feel honored to know that / greet you
one and all as fellow citizens In this
cordial way, and thank you again most
sincerely and with a fervent heart for
this very cordial ovation"