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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
WEST AND SOUTH.

The receiver of the Chicago. Indiana
& Eastern railroad has stopped all
trains and indefinitely suspended the
operation of the road, which has been
running at a loss.
In the Ninth Illinois district the dem
ocrats nominated Charles Knudson for
congress and in the Sixth Wisconsin
district the populists named w. +.
Gruenewald.
In Terral county. Ga, Lum Warren.
negro who assaulted Mrs. John Bass.
was lynched.
The doors of the Midland state bank
at Omaha, Neb, were closed with liabil-
tiles of over 100000.
Scott johnson and Frank Ward,
miners at Oronega, Mo-. fell $50 feet
down a shaft and were killed.
In a fit Of jealousy Carrie Jennings
(colored) stabbed Monroe Bell (col-
ored). aged 80 years, to death at Louis
vile, Ky, and then fatally shot her
self.
At Toledo. o.. James NJ. Ashley died
at the age of "a years. He was in con-
gress continually from 1855 to 1865 and
was governor of Montana from 1865 to
1872.
The box factory of Hobb. Wall & Co.
was destroyed by fire in San Francisco
the loss being 100000, and Night
watchman Ross, SIS years old. was
burned to death.
In Illinois fusion of the democrats
and populists on presidential electors,
state ticket and congressman was COM
pleted at a meeting OF the democratic
state central committee.
4 mob lynched Ben s. Morris, one of
the two negroes who murdered S. C.
Buchanan, a prominent cattle dealer OF
Watonga, o. I.
The democratic state comElittee of
Indiana refused the demand of the pop
ulists for seven national electors and the
withdrawal of Sewan. The popuiist
committee then named full electoral
ticket.
The largest retail clothing dealers in
ST. Louis. f. w. Humphrey & Co.. failed
for Si25.000.
During a fight IN Ozark county. No..
between 1mber thieves aud officers
four of u, thieves were killed and one
deputy marshal fatally wounded.
Congressional nominations were
made as follows: Illinois. Seventeenth
/ district. Z. G. King (dem.; Michigan,
Ninth district. a F. Til its (dem.);
Minnesota, Seventh district, +. Z. Lom-
men (dem.), Alabama, Second district.
I j. {. Fonville (pop.l; Virginia, Second
district. W. 4. Young (deml.
The millionaire banker and philsn-
thropist. EnOeh Pratt, died at his home
near Baltimore. Nd. aged IS years.
With one exception he was the oldest
active bank president in the United
I States
The complete official returns from the
election in Arkansas show the follow
ing vote for governor: Jones (dem-),
.si.i2 Remmell (rep.), $3.50; Files
I (pop.l. 1889; KILLER (pro }, 742; Jones
majority. 40.557.
The doors of the Sheilsburg bank at
Shellsburg. Wis.,. we're closed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
MARVELLOUS CURE OF LocKSAw.
Recovery of Man Who Has Suffered for.
TWENTY-FIVE Years.

Recovery OF Nan VINO mas SuHere- Tor.
Twenty-Five Years.
A cure that borders on the miracu-
lous has been effected in the case OF Will
liam White, a well-known carpenter of
this city, who had suffered from lock-
Jaw for almost a quarter of a century.
says the MeKeesport (Pa.) Times. Mr..
White recently arrived home from the
hospital and the improvement in his
condition was simply wonderful.
When boy of five years Mr.. White
was attacked by fever. The disease
settled in his jaws and locked them
tight. For 20 years he had been un-
able to cat anything except food which
had been especially prepared for him
ard which he forced into his mouth
through an opening made by the ex-
traction OF several teeth. While he
could converse in a why with his friends
1t was an extremely difficult matter to
understand him. After consulting with
numerous specialists, he left several
weeks ago for Chicago, where he was
treated by a noted physician with
great success.
Mr.. White was kept on the operating
/ table for eight consecutive hours, dur
/ ing which time an ineision was made
in his cheek and the jaw bones sawed
apart. The bones had become jointed
and had grown together during the
progress of the fever. Mr.. White then
gave up strip of skin from his breast
which was pasted over the parts that
had been operated upon. He is now
able TO use his jaws and his teeth as
well as any person who has never had
the misfortune TO go through such q
4 siege.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
A pEAo.ANo.ALvE CRY.
Cordova Has Little of It's Old-Tfms
Wealth and Power.


From the station we drove through
staring white suburb, past the we'll.
whitewashed walls of the bull-ring, to
the Fonde de 0riente. 1t was early in
the afternoon, writes Elizabeth r. PEN
nell in Century, the sun fierce. tie
light blinding-the hour when all sum.
mer We had been sleeping and dreaming
in the Alhambra's halls and the Gem
eraiife's gardens. Remembering thei-
loneliness, and hoping for new beauty
like il, we could not stay in the dull
hotel bedroom. though with its tiled
floor it was fairly cool and clean, and
we went out into he town. Silence
hung over it like pail. Every winding
street in the labyrinth beyond the paseo
was empty, not O living creature in
sight, only once in awhile a beggar.
who rushed from some spot of shade
10 assail US; all the low, white houses.
with their iron-bsrred windows, were
tight shut; the place was abandoned
and desolate, its silence unbroken by
sound of toll or traffic.
Was this really the Cordova of Musa
and Abderrahman, the Cordova once
called the Bagdad or Damascus Of tho
west whose streets were alive with
the clang OF arms, the pomp of process
sions, the clatter of students going 10
and from school, and whose name was
synonym for wealth and power, for
culture and industry-the world-fa-
nous town with its sentinels and mer-
chants and women doctorss 1t was a.
If a plague had fallen suddenly upon
the town, and left not one man, woman
or child to tell the tale.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
THE EAST-

The New York democrats In conven-
ton at Buffalo nominated John Boyd
Thacher fer governor and the platform
approves the nominations and the plat
form of the Chicago convention.
The complete returns from the Maine
election show that the to-aI vote for
governor was: Powers (rep.;, s3,s73;
Frank (deHi.J, 34,s41. Repu 1lcan plu-
rality. 4s.732.
The death of Orrin w. Skinner oc-
Cured in Albany IN. " prison, where
be vas serving a sentence for larceny.
He VAS one of the most astute swindleTs
in the United States.
At Hollidaysburg the private bank
ing house of Gardiner. Morrow O. Co.,
the Oldest bank in central Pennsyl-
vania, closed its doors.
Postmaster General Wilson and
Henry Watterson were among the ar
rivals in New York from Europe on the
steamer St. Louis.
A wind, rain and bailstorm which
swept over the western part of Penn
sylvania wrecked scores of buildings
and did damage estimated at 100000.
In New York city Corbett and Fitz-
simmons were indicted by the grand
jury for instigating n Fight contrary to
the laws of the state.
In New York John Boyd Thacher,
democratic nominee for governor Ivy
the silver democrats, in letter accept
ing the nomination says he is for the
gold standard.
I'd y. Crane, aged 80, famous in sport
ing circles as a great ball player end
holder of the throwing record. commit
ted suicide in Rochester, y. Y.
In the National league the percentages
of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the goth were as follows: BAL
timore, 1902; Cleveland. .631: C;acinn Ii,
COS. Boston, $50; Chicago, .555; Pitts
burgh. SIG; New York, AS; Phila1el-
phia. .4s4: Brooklyn, AS; Washington,
.44O; St. Louis. .299; Louisville, .2s2-
The doors of the National bank of
Troy, n. ", were closed with liabilities
of S449,O eco.
A storm swept over New England
and the Atlantic coast, causing great
damage to property and the loss of
several lives.
Through NON. Matthew's. OF lnuldHd.
the battle ship Indiana was presented
in New York harbor with a silver service
bv the state. Ex-President Harrison
was among the guests and made short
speech
At Cammack. T.. T., the worlds team
record of 2:15h for a mile was lowered
TO 2:12l4 ny Marietta and Miss Ida,
owned by Henry c. Havemeyer, of New
York.
Jupe lowered the worlds two-year-
old racing record az Portland, Me-, from
2:15 TO 2:24is.
In the Ninth New York district the
republicans nominated T. J. Campbell
for congress and Rev. s. +. Barrows
in the Tenth Massachusetts, district. IN
the Twenty-fifth district of Pennsyl-
vania. ]. G. McConagy was nominated
by the democrats
In New York Bob Fitzsimmons was
arrested for trying 10 arrange fight
with Corbett and held for trial in 81 ,00C
Hail
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

At AmapIa delegates met to ratify
the treaty uniting the three republics
of San Salvador, Honduras and Mica
ragua into one, to be called Republica
Mayor de Central America.
ON the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
railway train was wrecked near Ham,
iIton. Ont, and James Facer and his fire.
man, George johnson. were killed.
During the disarming of the Albanian
guards at the Yildiz palace in Constan-
tinopIe 200 persons were killed. Tho
guards were charged with treachery by
the sultan.
During the last few days seven men
have been killed while attempting to
reach the sultan's apartments in Con-
stantinople with the object of assas-
sinating him.
Predrico Errazuriz was inaugurated
president of Chilli.
The fall of Donsola is reported ard
the nominal objective point of the Brit
ish Egyptian expedition has been
reached.
A VOW has been made by the sultan of
Turkey that no Christian shnil live in
his empire if an English or any other
fleet of war ships attempts TO force its
way through the Dardanelles.
Smallpox caused the death of Thomas
II. Gibson. consul at Beyroot, Syria.
His home was in Augusta, Ga.
Official report says that GOO persons
were killed in the recent disturbance at
Eguin, in the Diabekir district Of
Armenia.
Russia and Japan have agreed to a
Joint protectorate in Corea. Russia
virtually taking the position there that
China held before the war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
The News Of the Week.
By TELEGRAPH AND MAIL
FROM WASHINGTON.


A mint bureau statement shows that
the silver coinage during the month
of August aggregated s2,s5O.OoO.
At the leading clearing houses n the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on The 18th aggrega ted
5000, POS, PISS, against S759. O29, 2S4 the pre-
vious week. The decrease comrared
with the corresponding week in 1895 is
16.5.
In the United States there were 3I7
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 18th, against ais the week
previous and 213 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
just 100 years ago President George
Washington issued his farewell address
to the people of the United States.
The total receipts of tlJernal revenue
for August were 81, 527,O 74. against
SIP, 162,s55 during August, 1885,.
II. a. Maxwell, fourth assistant post
master-genera'. in his annual report for
the year ended June 80. 1896, shows :he
total number of post Offices in operation
in the United States to be 7o,360. OF
these 66,725 are fOurth-class Offices and
3,635 presidential, being an increase
over the last fiscal year of 296. During
the year 2.O46 post offices were estdb-
lished and ESQ discontinued. The total
number of appointments for the year
was 1900.
The commissioner of pensions in his
report for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1896, says that the whole number of
pensioners on the roll on that date was
97O.67s. The expense estimate for the
coming wear IS SAC, 900 900. During the
year there were 29,3e3 deaths of vet
Grams reported.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 21st was: Wheat.
20. 656, 600 bushels: corn. 1862 900 bush
els; oats. s,45O,OOO bushels; rye. 1903
OOO bushels; barley, 1,33s, 600 bushels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
COST THREE LIVES.
Result of . Railway Collision Near Con
nersville, Ind.

Result or Railway Collision Near Con-
nersvilIe, Ind.
Connersville, Ind, Sept. 19.-Friday
morning a little before ten o'clock a
freight train on the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton G. Dayton railroad collided with the
pay train near Longwood, about five
miles west of this city. The pay train
was returning to Hamilton and the
freight had been ordered to take the
siding Mt Salter's switch to let The pay
train pass. The freight was too heavy
for the engine to pull over the steep
grade and had to be cut in two. The
rear section had been safely side
tracked and the engine was returning
for the remainder of the train on the
siding at Longwood, when it crashed
into the pay train. The two engines
came together with terrific force, COM
Pletely demolishing the locomotive of
the pay train. The victims were as fol-
lows:
Killed-Chris sweatman. engineer of
pay train. Dayton. o.: Frank Kinsey, fire.
man pay train, GALLON. o.; George A.
House. conductor of freight train, Indian
apolis Ind.
Iniured-Clifford Hughes, Lockland
o., fireman on freight. hurt about head
and Internally, cannot recover; Il. Wy
song, Connersville, hurt about head and
limbs; James Rourk, Connersville, badly
bruised: John p scallan. assistant pay
master, Cincinnati. badly bruised; George
Campbell. Hamilton. brakeman. slightly
injured; Marion Brown, Piqua, o., con-
ductor pay train. badly hurt, injured In
ternally; Albert L. Keppler, indianapolis.
brakeman freight train, legs injured; j..
J. lansing, Cincinnati. paymaster. badly
hurt about head and shoulders.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
MAINE VOTES.
The State Election Results In n Victory
for the Republicans.

The State Election Results In n Victory
for the Republicans.
Bangor, Me-, Sept. 19.-The Wing
publishes the official returns filed 1T the
Office of the secretary of state of the
congressional vote in all the districts,
complete, except from a few towns
for which the governorship vote is
taken, showing that the aggregate vote
for republican congressman reached
$500, against 34,3lS for the democratic
candidates, giving republican plu-
rality in the state of 49,491, of which
Reed has 1889; Dinghy, 1926; Mill
ken. 1882, and Boutelle. 1924.
Mr.. Reeds plurality will reach 10000.
the largest he has ever received, and his
friends are SO elated that they rendered
him q serenade. The returns show a ma
jority of about 1900 for Mr.. Dinghy
for congressman from the Second dis
trict, over 10000 for Mr.. Milliken in the
Third district, and practically the same
for Mr.. Boutelle in the Fourth district.
In the state legislature the democrats
will apparently have less than dozen
of the representatives in the house, and
not one in the senate.
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 1s.-Complcte
returns from last weeks election in this
state are now or file in the secretary
of states Office, the delinquent coun-
ties reporting Thursday. Jones (dem.),
for governor, received 91,124; Kennel
(rep.), 1886; Files (pop.) 1889; Miller
tpro.), 742. Total vote, 141, col. Jones
ma ority. 41,l2s; Jones' plurality. Co.
5s2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
a FURIOUS STORM.
Heavy Losses Due to a Terrific Gale 1
Ogden, Utah.

Heavy Losses Due to a Terrific Gale Ia
Ogden. Utah.
Ogden, Utah, Sept. 19.-Ogden and VI
entity have been visited by terrific
windstorm which began at about noon
Friday and was still raging at mid
night. There was no accompaniment
of rain or hail, but the gale blew at
about GO miles an hour. Trees were
blown down and plate glass fronts
blown In, but no serious damage oc-
CURED until $3.50 in the evening. when
q large three-story warehouse. 50x100
feet, brick, belonging to kiesel & Co.,
wholesale groceries, was blown down
and the contents fired by electric wires.
A few minutes after the crash the en-
tire outfit was a mass of flames and
many smaller buildings were complete
ly destroyed with il. The building was
located at the foot of Twenty-fourth
street on Wall avenue, near the railroad
yards, and was surrounded by nu-
merous other warehouses The damage
and loss will exceed 100000. The Utah
& Northern passenger train which
leaves Ogden at $40 ran into an OBJ
struction in the shape of trees and al
most every pane of glass in the cars
was broken out. The train returned
to Ogden for repairs.
Salt Lake City, Sept. 19.-This city
and vicinity caught part of the storm
which wrought havoc in Ogden, but
little damage was done here beyond
the blowing down of some electric wires
and the uprooting of few trees. In the
south the storm was more severe and
telegraph and telephone wires are near
" all down, so that little news can be
obtained.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
FIGHTING EDITORS. 49,
seribss Who Were Always Ready for {
Personal Ercouater.

Ecribes Who Were Always Ready for q
Personal Encounter.
In the eighteenth century. says the
Gentleman's Magazine. the editor of
the Daily Couraut was deliciously
amused when he wrote: II viii give no
comments of my own in this paper,
Us l assume that other people have sense
enough TO make reflections for them
selves!" Henry Bate, the editor of the
Morning Post, never picked his words
with care. His savage onslaughts raised
smiles in coffee houses and clubs and
also brought him face to face with
peril. He was composed of stern stuff.
Eelived up 10 the motto: Il never apollo
gize. ] never retract."
Capt. Stoney, a buck of the time,
demanded satisfaction for a very per.
sonal paragraph that appeared in Bates
paper, but he got little. THE editors
choice lay between a horsewhippiEg
and a duel, and he chose the duel. The
two gentlemen, meeting in the AdelpLi
tavern, in the Strand, called for room.
shut the door. and, being furnished
with pistols. fired at each other without
effect. They then drew their swords
and continued to fight till the door
was burst open by the police" Bate was
not the only London editor called upon
TO use sword and pistol, as well as pen.
and at later date an editor in the
north, brayely focusing public opinion
on tine instigators of a dastardly
trade outrage. sat night after. night
with a revolver on his desk, prepared
for a surprise visit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
BLOOD is SHED.
Five Men Killed in a Mine Riot at
Leadville, Col
Many Others are wounded-Miners Lay
the Blame on Outside HUMANS
State Militia Sent to
the Scene.

Leadville, Col, Sept. 22.-Five men
lost their lives in the attacks upon the
Coronado and the Emmett mines early
Monday morning. four being of the at
lacking party and the fifth a city fire.
man, who was shot down while in the
discharge of his duty, dying during the
day. The dead are as follows: Jerry
0'keefe, foreman hose No. 2, aged "a,
shot through the body; Bert Meier, 20
years, face riddled with buckshot;
James Benson. aged 40, eight buckshot
in abdomen; John Mahoney, bullet in
abdomen; William Higgins, bullet in
abdomen.
1t is believed a number, variously es-
timated at from six to fifty, were
wounded during the attack upon the
barricaded miners. but they were quick
ly taken away and secreted. even the
physicians attending them being care
full to make no report of their patients.
Of the bcsieged men, no one was injured,
except one slightly wounded in the foot
as he escaped from the Coronado mine
over the trestle, where he was the target
for hundred guns.
militia on the Scene.
The state militia which has for the
fourth time in two years been called out
TO stop rioting in mining camps is ar
irving, and will do merely patrol duty.
for there is absolutely no evidence of
rioting in the entire camp. The two
militia companies of Leadyille, large
company from Cripple Creek and two
companies from Pueblo were on hand
here before darkness came on, one COM
pany patrolling the powder magazines,
three at the Emmett mine and the
others on duty at the armory who will
doubtless assist the deputy sheriffs and
police department in patrolling the
camp. The first regiment from Denver,
with the Chaffee light artillery and a
troop of cavalry, reached Leadville at
midnight. While no one can predict
with certainty the outcome, the miners
and mine operators who talk say that
there will be no further trouble until
the militia returns home.
Vigilance Committee Formed.
The miners deplore the whole mat
ter and seem disposed to lay the blame
upon outsiders, ruffians who have
flocked to the scene of the trouble. The
destruction of the Coronado has finally
aroused the law-abiding citizens to
take steps for summary treatment of
the trouble hereafter. Monday after
noon meeting was held in the opera
house and a document received 200 sig
natures, which is practically an agree
ment to stand together to protect life
and property. In short, ii is Wig lance
committee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
ENCOURAGE GARDENING.
English EaHvay Companies Offer Prizes
for the Purpose.

English E-siiy way Companies Oher friEcs
for the Purpose.
In England the Great Western and
the Midland offer sums Of money an
nually 10 encourage platform gardens.
In the case of the former company,
says the Quarterly Review, a regular
system has been in operation for 19
years, 6 80 being voted annually for the
purpose. The line is divided into - Sec
tons. To each a special prize of five
pounds is awarded, aud there are 165
ordinary prizes, ranging from three
pounds to ten shillings, list Of he sue
.cessful stations being published each
year A circular is also sent round
furnishing a complete list of plants
suitable Tor various puTposes-fnr per-
meant borders. for summer bedding.
for mixed borders of harGy plants, for
spring bedding, as well as a list Of ever
greens and creepers, together with par
ticulars as TO height, color, dates for
sowing, and many other necessary
hints.
The Midway railway devotes e2oo in
the same way, the prizes ranging from
seven pounds ten shillings TO five shill'
ings. A fully qualified inspector. whose
duties take him TO every part of the line,
IS deputcd to deal with The matter, and
the whole scheme is pronounced sue
cess. The Great Northern and the Lon
don & Northwestern companies let al.
lotments TO their men where possible,
the number of allotmeuts In the case of
the former company reaching very near
lv $500