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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

Throughout the United States the
money order transactions during the
last quarter of 1895 beat all previous
records in volume, the receipts aggre-
gatilg O5.755,971.
A statement that President Cleve-
land had written letter declining to
be again a candidate for the presidency
was said to be false.
A quarterly statement of business
failures in the United States shows -
OBI. with liabilities of $57,425, 135,
against 3,sO2 last year, with Liabilities
of S4T, s13, 6s3.
Restriction of distribution of staple
merchandise and unsatisfactory mer-
camille collections continued to be the
leading characteristics o. general trade
in the United States.
Exchanges qt the leading clearing
houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the Sd aggre-
gated 1851, 976, 7sS, against Ss96,S59,15s
the previous week. The decrease,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1895. was 60.
Secretary Carlisle has written let
ter declining to allow his name to be
used as a candidate for the presidential
nomination at the Chicago convention.
In the United States and Canada the
fire loss for the month of March shows
a total of S14, S39, 500, being about $780,
600 more than in March, 1895.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
GREAT REBEL VICTORY.
Successful Attack of Cubans Upon Pinar
Del Rio Reported.


New York. April GA long cable
dispatch from Carlos Garcia, son of
Gen. Calixto Garcia, the leader of the
bermuda expedition to Cuba, has been
received by NJ Stern, who makes his
home with MIS-. Garcia, the wife of the
general, in this city. The dispatch was
written at Manzanillo, which is about
50 miles west of Santiago. April 2. aud
says the men and the heavy artillery
were landed in a bay between Bahi
Honda and Muriel, which is about so
miles west of Havana in a straight
line. There was absolutely no inter
ference.
The two Hotchlriss guns and the six
other heavy pieces of artillery were
taken off, with the ammunition for
them. The ship. with the remaining
arms and ammunition, was sent to San
tiago. The 100 men in the expedition
were landed on the morning of March
%. They made a march of 40 miles
inland, where they were met by Gen.
Maceo, thus carrying out the plan TO
the letter.
1t was decided an attack should be
made upon Pinar del Rio, but Maceo
had caused the report TO reach the
Spanish garrison that he had started
on long march. Maceo and Garcia,
with 1900 men. swept down upon Pinar
del Rio early in the morning of March
20. and it was complete surprise. The
Spanish troops numbered about 5000
and they were thrown into n state of
panic by the onslaught. The use of
the heavy artillery which Garcia had
brought added to their terror. The
message says:
CONSERVATION reignod and the Spanish
troops were thrown In wild disorder. OF
ficers could not form their men The in
surgents captured two pieces Of heavy
tillery. loo Mauser rifles, 1,2c0 600 cart
ridges, 2,sOo swords and stores Burned
500 houses. sparing the weak. Spanish lost
$50 killed and 200 wounded. Cuban loss,
$50 killed and wounded.
After this victory, which Is one of the
most important that the Cubans have won,
inasmuch as 1t will be almost impossible
for the Spaniards to find shelter for
their troops In the interior during TIE
rainy season. Gen. Garcia took 500 men
on horseback and started eastward. maxi
ing the hardest possible marches. They
had not the slightest difficulty in pass
ing the trocha, which is a line of Spanish
troops, and they went on swiftly TO the
eastern part of the island. Many volun-
teers Joined them.
Tampa, Fla, April 6.--Pasengers ar
irving from Cuba report that Spanish
Cen. Inclan's forces were entirely sur
rounded by the insurgents and hand
to-hand conflict ensued. The conflict
occurred in vuelta Abajo district.
Nothing official has been published, bat
100 wounded at this engagement were
brought into Havana Friday night. ALI
the wounds were machete cuts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
QUIT THE OLD ARMY.
Brigadier Fielding and Aids to Join Bal
lineInn Rnnth,s XnIuntecrs.

BrigadIer Fielding and Aids to Join Bal
lington Booths Volunteers.
Chicago, April 4..-Edward Fielding,
brigadier general in command of the
northwest division of the Salvation
Army, and, with the exception of Com
missioner Booth-Tucker, the most
prominent officer in the forces in
America, has resigned his commission
and will join the forces of Ballington
Booths Volunteers. The majority of
his staff officers go with him, and the
blow is conceded to be the most severe
which has been suffered by the Sal
walton Army since the recall of COM
mander and Mrs. Ballington Booth
Brigadier Fielding's wide persona! n
fiuence will now be exerted in behalf of
the new organization, and il is con-
fidently predicted that the news of his
resignation will cause a tremendous
detection in the ranks of the army, not
alone in his own division, but all over
the country. Among the officers who
have resigned are:
Brig. Gen. Edward Fielding
Brig. Gen. Emma Fielding
Adjutant Washington BIackhurst.
Adjutant Christopher G. Heron.
Adjutant Bertha Heron
Ensign Duncan.
Lieut.. Galloway.
Brigadier Fielding forwarded his
resignation to Commissioner Booth
Tucker Thursday afternoon. and at the
same time cabled his decision to the
London headquarters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
Tho News Condensed.

Capt. John Cavano, an aged sea cap
tain, died at his home in Burlington of
a stroke of apoplexy.
A decision in the Wisconsin oratorical
contest gives first honors to Miss f. NJ.
Evans, of Ripon, and she will represent
Wisconsin in the interstate oratorical
contest.
Peter Hand, whose home was sup
posed to be in Wisconsin, was killed by
an Illinois Central train near Cairo, Ill.
Otto p. SELLER was in Jail at Madison
charged with having robbed the United
States mail while postmaster at Port
Wing three years ago.
Charles Deininger, a bachelor, 20
years of age, and an eminent taxider-
mist, committed suicide at his home in
Sank City by shooting. He had the
largest collection of rare birds and ami
mails owned in Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parkinson, of
Windsor, were lying at the point of
death from asphyxiation by coal gas.
DIR. Ferdinand Venn, prominent ply
sician, died at the insane asylum at
Wauwatosa. He was 72 years of age.
Prof. George i. Collie. of Beloit col
lege, was married at Chicago to Mrs.
katherine Burrows, of that city.
The contract for the erection Of the
new state home for the feeble-minded
at Chippewa Falls was awarded by the
state board of control TO Thomas L.
Wooley, of La Crosse, for s57,9s7.
Judge vinje granted an order author
izing Howard Morris. receiver of the
West Superior Iron & Steel company,
70 issue receiver certificates to the
amount of $4,000 in, order, to save the
plant, valued at s37 ,00O, 900, from going
TO tax deed.
The Norwegian paper Nor1nannen a.
Madison suspended publication
Ex-State Senator George Fitch died
at Berlin, aged As years. He served in
the state senate from 1877 to 1891.
City Clerk William Hurst, aged 65,
of Two Rivers, is dead. He was a vet
eran of the late war.
Palmer Hand, a prominent citizen of
Elkhorn, died while visiting in To-
males, Cal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
VALUABLE DISCOVERIES.
Paying Quantities of Iron and Suiphu
Eonud m HiScoustn.

Paying Quantities of Iron and sulphur
Found i'm WISCONSIN.
Chicago, April Iron pyrites in
commercially valuable quantities have
been discovered at Mineral Point, Wis.
and within radius of 80 square miles.
Industrial Commissioner jackson, of
the ST. Paul road, has just returned
from an extended investigation along
the Mineral Point division of the sys-
tenn and reports the deposit of sulphur
ore at one point runs from 40 to As per
cent. of sulphur. The ore has been
known to exist in this region, where
zinc and lead are mined. but not in cou-
mercially valuable quality or quantity.
In New York state only the ore is used
to manufacture sulphite wood pulp,
and it IS proposed to put it to the same
use in the Wisconsin pulp mills, which
now use the Italian sulphur.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
SPANS COURSE.
Movement of Her Big Fleet Depends
Cleveland's Action.

Movement OF Her Big Fleet Depends on
Cleveland's Action.
New York, April IA special to the
World from Madrid says Admiral
Sanchez Ocana, commanding the great
navy yard at Ferrol, on the extreme
northwest coast, reports that he has
completed preparations for sending to
sea a Spanish squadron, composed of II
vessels, which carry in their crews
nearly 5000 men. This fleet will leave
Ferrol to-day for gun practice in Arosa
bay and will cruise along the north
west coast of Spain ready to start for
Havana just as soon as the cabinet con-
siders that circumstances require it's
presence in the West Indies. The
Madrid press plainly says the move
ment of the fleet will depend upon the
course of President Cleveland after the
vote of congress OH the belligerency
resolutions.
The principle newspapers of Madrid
print patriotic spirited articles, all say
ing in effect that the moment is fast APP
preaching when the Spanish govern
ment and nation must face resolutely
the decisive stage of the Cuban ques-
ton and of the relations between Spain
and the United States, and must also
be prepared for all the consequences
of the vindication of the Spanish right
to repel any interference in the strug-
gle between the mother country and
the Cuban insurgents.
Between the lines it is easy to see
that the papers are ready for another
outbreak of popular excitement. But
the government is determined to con-
tinue TO show energy in quelling dem
onstrations calculated to alter har-
monious relations with America or
which would be likely TO paralyze the
contemplated negotiations between the
two governments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
Charges Against Methods Book Con-
Germ Revived.

Baltimore, April REV. John Lana
han startled the Methodist preachers
Monday when, In their meeting, he an
nounced that within a few days he
would publish in a permanent form the
EZRA of Fraud" in the Methodist Book
Concern in New York, of which he was
at one time an agent. DIR. Lanahan
declared fraud is perpetrated in the
manufacturing departments. lie said
that three large oil companies were Sc
cretly organized and carried on by the
senior agent at New York, with the
cooperation of other. employees of the
concern, without the knowledge of the
Methodist church. The capital stock
of the companies, he said, aggregated
more than $i,000,O00.
DR.. Lanahan said that he will furnish
proof that for more than ~ years every
financial report made to the church by
the New York management was false
from $4,000 to 100000; that the re-
ports were false as to the amount of
cash in the Shoe and Leather bank,
where the official account was kept,
because the senior agent kept large
amounts of the concerns money in his
personal account and used it to specu-
late in stocks in Wall street; that large
sums of money sent to the concern for
church benevolences were used in the
same way.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FIFTYFoURTH CONGRESS.

The Proceedings of the First Session
Washington, April 3.-Thc post Office
appropriation bill served to bring ont
some sharp discussion in the senate yes
terday on the propriety of abolishing
country post Offices and absorbing them
as branches of city Offices. After a
speech by Senator Elkins advocating
subsidies and other means of extending
American commerce on the seas the
bill went over. The Indian appropria-
tion bill was reported. In the house the
sundry civil bill was passed, as was also
bill TO reimburse A. Z. Brown, ia &c
postmaster at Lemars. Ia, for losses
sustained by robbery.
Washington. April 4.-The senate
was not in session yesterday. The
house revived tine agitation of the ques-
ton of Cuban belligerency in connec-
ton with the conference report of the
Cuban resolutions. Mr.. Hit Ill)
spoke at length in favor of the insur-
gents, and MIR. Boutelle (Me.) argued
against the resolutions. Speaker Reed
made ruling that a majority of the
members of the house who are living at
the time any question of a quorum
comes up shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. AT
the evening session private pension
bills were considered.
Washington, April 6.-The senate
was not in session on Saturday. With
the exception of an hour given over to
miscellaneous business at the begin
ming of the session, the entire day and
night sessions were devoted TO dis
cussion of the wisdom, expediency and
justice of adopting the resolutions rec
ognizing Cuban belligerency and ten
dering he friendly offices of the United
States for the settlement of the trouble.
Washington, April THE senate
spent the entire time yesterday on the
post office appropriation bill, but did
not complete 1t. A message announc-
ing the action of the house on the
Cuban resolution was received. In the
house the Cuban resolutions which
originated N the senate, were passed by
a vote of Pa 20 %, and the river and har-
Dor bill $50 $50, 56o) was also passed.
A bill was favorably reported to tax
and brand filIei cheese.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
APPEAL FOR ARBITRATION.
Three Famous Catholic Cardinals Present
Plan to Prevent War.


Plan to Prevent War.
Baltimore, Nd, April 6.-Cardinal
Gibbons on Sunday gave out an appeal
for a permanent arbitration board,
with full powers, to prevent war among
the nltions, signed by himself, Michael
Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Ar
magh, and Herbert Cardinal Vaughan,
Archbishop of Westminster. The doc
umcnt is the result of a correspondence
on The subject between Cardinal Glib
bons and his colleagues, and is issued
on Easter Sunday because of the appro-
priateness of the day. A synopsis of
the document follows:
The cardinals. In the name OF the Prince
of Peace and of the Catholic church, invite
all to cooperate in the formation of a pub
lie opinion which shall demand the estab-
lishment of permanent tribunal OF ar
bitration as a rational substitute among
the English-speaking races for a resort to
the bloody arbitrament of war. They re-
call that such court existed for centuries
when the nations of Christerdom were
united I'm one faith, and suggest tribunal
composed of trusted representatives oi
each sovereign nation, with power to nomi-
nate judges and umpires. according to tho
nature of the differences that arise. Such
an international court of arbitration. they
say. would form a second limo of defense.
to be called into requistion only after tho
ordinary resources of diplomacy had been
exhausted. 1t would at least postpone tho
outbreak of hostilities until reason and
common sense had formally pronounced
effort to press this matter upon their re-
spectiye governments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
FIFTEEN VICTIMS.
sSentucky Cloudburst More Disastrous
Fhan Mt First supposed.


than at First Supposed.
Bonneville, KY, April 4.-The cloud
burst on Little Sexton and Buffalo
creeks did more damage than at first
reported. Instead of four there were
certainly is persons who lost their
lives, and possibly more. Sexton creek
rises near Burning Springs and is one of
the feeders of the south fork of the
Kentucky river. 1t flows in some places
through deep gorges in the rocks.
Through these gorges the stream
PUSHES, when in flood tide, with the
speed of race horse. and, striking the
bottom lands below, spreads out with
wonderful rapidly.
People little thought that the little
brook would rise SO rapidly or was
capable of gathering such a volume of
water. The cloudburst occurred up
in the gorges. The wafer gathered in
a moment and the wild flood poured
down in solid wall, carrying death
and destruction in its path. On Sex
ton creek and it's tributaries five were
drowned. They are: Capt j. s. j.
Bull, Mrs. Wade Marders and child.
two unknown. Capt. Bull was military
instructor at jackson institute.
Buffalo creek is even more crooked
and tortuous than Little Sexton. and in
its torrent after the burst ten people
are believed TO have lost their lives. A
great many logs we're hurled down
with the tide, and these speedily
knocked the cabins and outbuildings TO
pieces. The dead on Buffalo creek are:
Mrs. George Gepson and three children,
win Burns two children, Miss Mary
Garrett. two unknown and Mrs. john
Crane.
A Manchester dispatch says that
Goose creek has been higher than ever
before known, showing that the rain
was general throughout Owsley coun-
ty. Over 100 farmers lost their houses
and barns. Meat houses and all their
feed being destroyed, it will be i'm
possible for them TO raise any crops
this year. The valleys in this section
are usually fertile and produce fine
crops of corn and wheat. The people
of this section have commenced to in
vestigate the extent of the ruins and
to make up fund for the suffering in
habitants. The farms which the peo-
pie deserted when they took 10 the
mountains are barren, no signs of i'm
provements being left.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
SPRING APPROACHES.
with 1t improvement In Business Has
Degun.
New York, April Ar. G. Dun &
Co. i'm their weekly review of trade saw:

Begun.
New York, April Ar. G. Dun &
Co.. in their weekly review of trade say:
'"The Improvement expected with spring
weather begins. though in some branches
of business scarcely visible. AS consum-
els make spring purchases they must
lessen stock and compel less buying. The
stocks taken In advance of consumers de-
mands last summer have been distributed
far more slowly than was expected. but
months of waiting have helped to lessen
the load which IL IL hoped spring buying
Will clear away Apprehensions of for
eign or financial difficulties have hindered.
but are now scarcely felt. Gold exports
are rumored, but at this season are so far
natural that they have no such power to
cause alarm as they had In winter. The
gigantic steel combination is expected to
have a great influence In sustaining mar
kets and stimulating confidence. and
though such operations often miss the sue
cess they seek, they rarely fail to kindla
speculative buying for time.
"Woolen manufacture does not gain In
orders, and a large part of the machinery
is stepped. Prices of wool have fallen ~
per cent. Cotton mills still pile up goods
In advance of orders. as reductions In
prices have failed as yet to stimulate buy
ing. Speculation I'm products has been
tame. Wheat has slightly advanced. and
IL later reports of injury from extensive
frosts and storms prove correct, will ad-
vance more, though western receipts con
tinue nearly 50 per cent. larger than last
year. Corn exports are large and receipts
also heavy, but pork has declined rs cents
per barrel. Speculation In stocks has not
been active. though railroads average
nearly one dollar per share higher than
last week. The regular quarterly state
ment of failures shows 4.03l with liabili-
ties of s57, 425, l35. against $500 last year.
with liabilities Of s47.sl3.6s3."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
LATER NEWS.

The meeting of the cabinet the 18th
was postponed without date owing 20
the sudden appearance of the measles :
in the presidents household. littl,
Esther Cleveland being stricken with
il. This infantile disease has been
almost epidemic in Washington for
some time past, and precautions have
not availed to prevent its spread every
where.
Advices received the 9TH from Diarbe-
kir indicate beyond any reasonable
doubt that the Rev. Mr.. Geo C. Knapp,
one of the American missionaries at
Bitlis, is confined in the Jail at Diarbe-
kir. capital of the vilayet of that name.
in Turkish Armenia, and that serious
international complications are more
than likely to follow.
Charles f. Lands, editor of the Del
phi Journal was nominated for Congress
the 9TH by the Republican of the North
Indiana district
Booth Tucker, the new commander
of tie Salvation army, the 7th declared
his intention of naturalization before
the Supreme court in New York city.
Edward Jordan. miser. died in the
hospital at Helena, Mont, the 9TH,
from continued want and exposure. He
leaves property worth 100000. For
years he has refused to spend money
for proper nourishment of his body.
Snow fell to the depth of three
inches throughout New York state the
9TH.
At the municipal election in Chicago
the 9Th, the republicans elected 20 al
dermen and the democrats Is. and two
Independents were chosen. Strict party
lines were not drawn in many of the
precincts.
In the Olympian games at Athens.
Greece. the It'll. the American contes E
ants won four first prizes. Cortes, of
Boston. won the heat in the hurdle
race; Clark. of Boston. the broad Jump;
Burk. of Boston. the third heat of the
running race. and Garrett. of Princeton.
won the sho. put.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09
GENESIS OF A "cRANK."
The Eject of Large Ideas Upon Small
Minds

Minds.
One of the most interesting of psy-
Geological studies, says the Century, IL
the effect of large idea upon a small
mind. A large idea entering a large
mind balances and dignifies it,; its ct
feet upon a small mind is often COM
Pletely upsetting. The man becomes
intellectually top-heavy and unsteady.
When one becomes observant of this
phenomenon he finds much to amuse
and again much to deplore. He is
amused, for instance. to notice the re-
suit of this overlooking throughout a.
long career. Where Il subject is thus
acted upon by a succession of ideas.
each embodying an important truth
which the man is incapable of carrying,
his receptivity to impression proves TO
be his bane. The sudden realization
for the first time of fundamental prin-
ciple makes a monomaniac of him. An
other sudden realization of still another
fundamental principle and he is spin
ming Off at new tangent.
But there are times when this effect
of large ideas upon little minds is most
mischievous and deplorable. Thus is
bred the race of incurable cranks in
philosophy, theology. art and politics.
The word ''crank" has been maliciously
misused for purposes of cynical ridi-
cule. but it is too descriptive a namc
to be set aside The congenial crank
is always started on his career of in
utility by this application of a big idea
to a small brain. The most firing
thing about him is his self-compla-
cency, owing to his knowledge Of the
fact that better men have been mis-
called by his own accurately descriptive
cognomen.