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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
THE EAST.

John Mackin shot and killed his wife
and his mother-in-law. Bridget Con-
nors, and fatally wounded his father
in-law, Morris Connors, at Jersey City,
y. j.
A. Newton, Mass. Charles T.. Colby.
of New York. aged so. and formerly
president of the Wisconsin Central
Railroad company, dropped dead.
Massachusetts republicans will hold
their state convention IN Boston March
%.
In the casino at Fall River, Mass, a
gallery collapsed during a polo game
and 80 persons were injured. Narcissus
MAYNARD, an old man, dieo soon after
and seven others were thought TO be ia.
tally hurt.
Receivers were appointed for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company,
ore of the oldest and most extensive
transportation systems in the United
States.
In portions of New England heavy
rain caused floods, the losses being
estimated at s., OOO, 900.
At the age of 20 years William NJ
Rice died suddenly at his home in
Worcester. Mass. of heart failure. He
was a member of congress from is7t
| TO 1854.
In Long island City, y. Y. Michae
Kraemer shot and killed his mother
and then killed himself. No cause wa.
known.
In the Hudson river treshet at Al
bany, Troy and other river cities wa!
the worst known in 25 years, and grea
damage was DONE
1t was said that Baiiirgton Boot
was making plans for an Independent
American Salvation Army, of which h
and his wife will be the leaders.
Fire destroyed Stultz & Bauer's piano
factory in New York, the loss bein.
100000.
At the age of - years Charles Carrie
ton Coffin died suddenly at his home a
BrOoklinc. Mass. of apoplexy. He wa
famous as a war correspondent, authO
and statesman.
Later advices say that the freshe
throughout New England did damag
to the extent of over SO .0O0. 900 and owe
a dozen lives were lost.
In the Hudson river the see went cut
IL being the earliest breakup in IL
I wears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
LATER NEWS.

It was learned the3d that the British
ambassador at Washington Sir Julian
Pauncefote, and the Venezuelan minis
ter, Senior Andrade, have entered into
direct negotiations for a settlement Of
the Uruan incident, which involved the
arrest of British police official in the
territory in dispute between Venezuela
and Great Britain, the hauling down of
the British flag, and subsequent de-
mapd for an indemnity upon the part
,cf Great Britain.
Furtcr details of the battle fought
between the Italian and Abyssinian
troops on March I, show that the Itali-
ans were defeated with a loss of 5000
killed. including Generals Dabormima
and Albertoue. The Italian govern
ment has called out the reserves of 1s72.
The Central Trust and Savings Bank
of Chicago, closed its doors the Sd. The
liabilities viii exceed it's assets.
The gold reserve the Sd was s124. s97,-
a92
| Alfred l.. Reese. of A. l.. Reese & Co,
commission merchants, Chicago. was
iarrested the Sd, charged with obtain
ling goods under false prcteuscs. lie
would buy butter, eggs. etc. through
Isouthern Minnesota aud then fail to
honor drafts for the SINE.
/ A gasoline explosion in the engine
room of the Racine Hardware company,
lat Racine Junction. Wis, the Sd, caused
loss of sia5. 900. Three workmen were
BADLY burned.
One of the most important meetings
held in recent years in favor of home
missionary work by the Presbyterian
lehurch was held in New York the Sd.
President Cleveland presided.
The steamer Bermuda, which was re-
GENTLY seized by federal officers in New
York bay as she WAS preparing to san
for Cuba with men and arms. was or
dered released the Sd by the authorities
lat Washington.
/ A small battle occurred the Sd about
-four miles from Havana. The insur-
lgents were repulsed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
CALL FOR SURRENDER.
Gen. weyler Gives Cuban Insurgents Fiji
teen DAYS.

teen Days.
Havana. Feb. 2S.-The following is a
synopsis of the important and long
anticipated proclamation of Cart. Gen.
Weylcr TO the insurgents of CUBA. Ii
has not yet beer published here or else
where, but will be issued shortly and
will say:
The captain general proclaims that he
allows the rebels in the provinces of Pima.
del Rio and Havana Is days from the date
of the proclamation in which to surrender
to the authorities. Those who do so will
not be subjected to molestation. But small
bands of insurgents in those provinces
which do not surrender within the given
period will. At the expiration OF that period,
be treated as bandits.
Detachments of civil guards. reinforced
by the civil guards of the province of San
tiago de CUBA and the province of Puerto
Principe, have orders to torn lists at their
respective towns CT all persons who have
joined the rebels and their property Will be
confiscated The property of those who
have openly aided the rebels in their raids
will also be confiscated-
The towns in the western part OF the
island are authorized to organize corps OF
guerrillas and all office holders on leave of
from the date of the proclamation. they
have not returned to their posts.
Petroleum and other infiammabie ar.i-
cles, after the date of the proclamation,
can no longer be sold in the small. ungar-
rfsoned towns
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
STATE OF TRADE.
The Business Situation Shows No Mate
rial Improvement.

Inc Business situation Shows No Mate
rial Improvement.
New York. Feb. PR. q. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
an some quarters business gains at the
west, rather than at the east, but there Is
no general change for the better. although
hopefulness still predominates. Foreign
turns more resolutely toward sound money,
but the want OF sufficient demand for the
products of great industries still retards
actual improvement. Strikes of some i'm
portance IN garment making and kindred
lines affect trade In Chicago and Balti-
more. but there are fewer labor difficulties
than usual, as existing conditions warn
wage-earners that controversies at this
time arc unwise. Speculative markets
show little life. The volume of business
does not improve. Exchanges through the
principal clearing houses show 1871 per cent.
gain over las year. but the months COM
parison with 1888 is the only instructive one.
and shows a decrease or 2O.7 for February.
Wheat has taken flight upward. ad-
vancing sA cents for cash and ga for May.
with rumors OF foreign supplies as the only
basis. Estimates of wheat In farmers
hands IRE lower than last year. but still
Indicate, with visible stocks. Il supply much
beyond probable needs Cotton has been
weaker. with only fair receipts. the i'm
portant decline in goods having much in
htcAlC- AAC PRICE Ol upldnQs Q6-
clined sixteenth, and preparation for a
large increase of acreage is still reported.
The market for textile goods is disappoint-
ing. Wooden mills are receiving consider
able orders for goods. but business for
the future does not mend. The feature in
the iron market has been the large demand
for wrought and cast pipe. Large orders
for structural work are received at Chi
cago and expected at the east, as building
plans are unusually large, but sheets sell
slowly al ] rails very little.
Exports of domestic products from New
York for three weeks show gain of ID
per cent. over last year. while imports in
the same time scarcely increase But ex-
Port bills are diminishing rapidly at this
season. while later imports naturally come
in succeeding months. and many security
bills have TO be met in the near future.
1t is therefore believed by many that gold
exports are not far off.
Failures In three weeks of February
show liabilities of sl0.sse.9S6, against S.
523.02S last year, and Ni.420.4lS in 1894.
Failures for the week have been 2.S in the
United States. against $50 last year. and
Is In Canada against rs last year"
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: DOT

is now we'll and have been greatly bene-
flied otherwise. have increased in weight
and am in better health. l cannot say
enough in praise of Hoods Sarsaparilla."
Mrs. II. BLAKE South Berwick, Maine.
This and other similar cures prove that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
ELECTIONS IN IOWA.
Result of Contests for Municipal Onices
In Various Cities.

Result of Contests for Municipal Onices
In Various Cities.
Burlington, Ia, March 3.-The repub
Leans swept this city Monday, overcom-
ing the usual democratic majority of
600 and electing DIR. P. C. Naumann
mayor by 400 majority. They also
elect three out of the four aldermen.
Notable democratic gains were made
H. Centersille, Grinnell, Corning, Col
fax and Knoxville. Except where inn
portant local issues existed the cleo
tons were quiet.
Cedar Rapids, Ia. March 8. The
Cedar Rapids was held here Monday,
when nearly $500 voters cast their pal
lots, several hundred more than at any
previous election. There were four
tickets in the field-republican, demo-
cratic. good government and peoples.
The campaign was the hottest ever con-
Quoted and numerous fights at the polls
were narrowly averted. 1t is believed
that George A. Lincoln (rep.) has been
elected mayor.
Independence, Ia, March 3.-The city
election resulted in the election of three
republican aldermen and two demo-
Gratis. The council now stands six re-
publicans and four democrats.
Webster City, Ia, March 3.--Not half
of the EOS ladies who registered Satur-
day voted on the proposition to bond
the city for public library a. the
municipal election. The proposition
was lost by an overwhelming majority.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
Strong Protest

While this trouble was going on, the
main body of the procession continued
its march to the town nall, where the
leaders of the demonstration handed to
IL mayor strongly-worded protes.
against the action of the American SEN
ate. and also against the speeches that
had beer delivered therein on the Gu
ban question; il being declared that
some of the speakers had grossly in
suited Spain and the Spanish govern
ment, in defending Cuban bandits and
outlaws.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
three Thousand sra.sacred.

London, Feb. %. - The Angla-Ar-
Inenian association has received telc.
gram from Constantinople which says
that 1900 Armenians have been massa-
cred at Arabkir, and that the widows
and orphans of those killed are in ter
rible distress from cold and hunger.
Constantinople, Feb. 2s.-Inqr'iies
here seem to establish the fact that
there is no truth in the story from this
city, published in the Daily News of
London, that on February IA. the crst
day of the Ramadan festival, the Turks
surrounded the Armenian quarter in
Marsoyan, ordered the Armenians to nc
cept Islam, and killed $50 who refused
TO do So
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

IT IS announced that the much talked
of II lung Chang. who has been named
as = Chinese envoy to st. Petersburg.
will visit this country on the return
trip No doubt the Chinese statesman
will be an object of much curiosity on
the TART of Americans, especially if he
brings along his yellow jacket. his Iea-
Geek feather and all the other deccra-
tions which were taken from him and
restored SO frequently. And he will
get warn welcome because CO the
courtesy nc so generously showed TO
Gen. Grant when the latter was visiting
in Gina. Americans are not migrate
ftt1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
long Journey Ended.

William Orion and wife completed a
journey by buggy from Garfield county,
Neb., to Darlington, $50 miles. Crops
having failed them, they started 25
days ago with three dollars and shot
gun, which they subsequently sold for
five dollars. The farmers. landlords and
liverymen along the way treated them
kindly, and they had some money left
when they reached Darlington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
,,n.r,e. C,rIcton CONN ExpIrcs.

Boston, March 3.-Hon. Charles Carrie
ton Coffin died suddenly Sunday at his
home at Brookiine of apoplexy. He
fingered but an hour after the stroke.
He was famous as a war correspondent,
author and statesman. Only q week
ago he and his wife celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
lie was born in Boscowen. N. H.. july
rs, 1923, and after an academic education
was engineer of the Northern railroad
He was a frequent contributor to period
icals. and during the war was at the front
for the Boston Journal He was a close
friend Of Grant. Meade, Hooker and Burn
side. After the war he held numerous
elective Offices In he state. He wrote nu-
merous books founded on war scenesI
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
a NEW ENGLAND FRESHET.
Damage to Property Is Enormous =
Least Six Lives Lost.


Least Six Lives Lost.
Boston, March a.-The freshct
throughout New England has done
damage Leyond estimate. The rain has
fallen steadily for 72 hours, and Monday
night bowling blizzard set in. Rail-
road travel in all directions is sus-
pended, Portland being the farthest
point reached to the eastward, Lowell
10 the north anu Providence to the
south and west.
All railroads have been heavy suf-
ferers, and in nearly all mill towns the
factories have been forced to shut down.
rendering idle fully 100000 operatives.
The property losses thus far reported
will aggregate S10,OO0,OO0, and this is
believed to represent less than half the
damage wrought, for all places in the
extreme north and east of the states arc
cut off from communication both by
train and wire. The loss of life foots
up six, but it may be much larger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
II q o. InsnIxent.

Baltimore, Md, March 9.-The Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad company, one OF
the Oldest and most extensive trarspor-
tation systems in the United States, and,
Until recently. one of the most proLta-
BILE, has confessed its insolvency and
gone into the hands of receivers John
X. Cowen, president of tbs road, ind
Oscar G. Murray. third vice president,
will hereafter operate IT for the benefit
of the creditors and the bondholders,
under the direction of the United States
circuif court
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
Coal Gas Kills Eight.

Chicago, Feb. .9.-Three of the fam
lily Of eight dead and the others dying
is the frightful result of the escape Of
coal ,,as Friday morning in the resi-
dence of Fred Stuenkel, a farmer liv-
ing q few miles southwest of Chicago
Heights, near Crete, VIII county. Ply
sicians attending the family say the
mother and fouc of the StuenScl chill
dreu will die. The father, the Oldest
daughter, Rosamond, aged 10. and his
four, ear-old child. Della. are d'ready
cold in death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

4 cry odd wedding occurred a few
days ago at the residence o: Rev.
Mary +. Whitney in Boston The
groom was Rev Carl q. Horst. the pas
tor OF the Second Unitarian cl;nsch OF
Athol Mass. the bride was Miss Emily
AitLen, of Boston. and the Officiating
minister was Rev. Martha {. Aitken.
mother of the bride. Cases where a
father marries his daughter are rot in
frequent, but this is, perhaps. the only
instance on record where mother has
married her daughter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

SENATOR HoAR owns hill. or, rather.
a mountain. in Massachusetts. the ia
nous Asnebumskit mountain. which
lies in the town of Paxton, ard il has
Eeen discovered that not only is Paxton
the central town of the Bay state. but
that Senator Hoar's mountain IS the
pivot and the real hub of Massachu-
setts, and according to devout Yankee
belief Of the universe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

~ exchange calls attention 10 the
fact that a man weighing 80 pounds
can travel rapidly on safety bicycle
only one-seventh as heavy as himself.
while the vestibule train must carry az
least 20 times the weight of its passen
gers. For equal rates of speed, and TO
carry the same weight Of passengers,
the train is fully 100 times heavier than
the bicycle. Since the latter is emf
nently a practical machine il follows
that If the train be not now pronounced
unnecessarily heavy it probably Wi! be
so esteemed a few years hence with the
result of earnest scientific effort to re.
duce il.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
Seriouslr Hurt.

John +. Potter. Wisconsin's famous
ex-congrc ssnan of ante-bellum days.
was seriously injured while exercising
in his room at Mukwonago. and, as his
health was very feeble, his friends
were .pprehensive of the result of the
shock to his system. Mr.. Potter was
q national figure just before the war.
when Roger A. Pryor challenged him
TO a duel, and Potter named bowie
knives rs the weapons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
Held for Trial.

Peter Dcyo, charged with taking
money after he knew that his bank was
insolvent, appeared in the municipal
court at West Superior, waived exam
ination and was bound over TO the next
term of the superior court. Bail was
fixed at $500 which was furnished.
Immediately after furnishing bail Mr..
Deyo left for New York, where he holds
the position of assistant bank exam
inar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

y FRENCH scientist has figured cut
that the grip bacillus is only stimu-
lated By ozone, which destroys the
cholera germ, and cites in evidence of
his theory the fact that the influenza
IS SO prevalent during magnetic storms.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

Constantinople, March 3.-Torrential
rains have occurred in Mesopotami1, and
rs a consequence, the river Tigris has
overfowed, vast tracts of land being
flooded. In the Arm; district nornad
tribe of GOO Arabs were drowned and
ever 10000 cattle persisted in the food
The damage to property has been enor
nous.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
OUR FINANCES.
Public Debt shows an Increase During
February.

Public Debt shows Increase During
February.
Washington, March 3.--The debt
statement shows a net increase in the
public debt, less cash in the treasury.
during February of $ls,97s,764.s5 The
interest-bearing debt increased $751;
252,35O. The non-inte-est-bearing debt
decreased Sll5,ss6.50, and cash in the
treasury increased $9l, 5,22S.3S. The
total cash in the treasury was $685.
Sl1,S30.91. The gold reserve was $780,
100000. Net cash balance, S162.107.-
O06.65. In the month there was an in
crease of gold coin and bars of Sos, 002,-
Gal. so, the total at the close being s167.-
695,99S.46. OF silver there was an in
crease of 81, s43, G41.33 OF the surplus,
there was in national bank repositories
$24, 1914, 556.s3, against Sl4,S03, s03.J5 az
the end of the preceding month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

Never before in the history of Bos-
cobel and vicinity have horses been so
cheap. An excellent farm team can
now be bought for s35. Colts are worth
only two to six dollars. A large number
OF horses have been let loose by the
farmers and have been taken up by the
authorities in neighboring towns, as
there is no way of disposIng of them ex-
cepting to kill them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

REV. W. L. Hicks. a backwoods Bap-
fist minister Of extraordinary attain
ments, attracted great deal of attention
in revival meetings he held in Adair
county, by. He is only rs years of age.
and has had only ordinary educational
advantages, but has been hard student
Of the Bible ever since he was first
taught to read when a small boy. He
has committed TO memory every chap
ter in the Bible except two. In orde. to
test the reliability of his claim. he closes
his Bible and permits anyone to call at
random for different chapters Of diff
ferent books, which he recites at once,
without hcsitai ~. word for word.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

AUsTRIA's new ministry has sent n
circular 10 ell public prosecutors. re-
mindIng them that the freedom of the
press is guaranteed by the constitu-
ton. and warning them that the Illegal
practice of confscating newspapers on
the ground that they incite to hatred
and contempt will no longer be toll
arr8aT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

The importation into the United
States of plants from China and Japan
is forbidden on account of the prevail
ence of cholera IN the Asiatic coun-
tries. Nothing holds the germs of
disease so well as the soil in which the
plants are shipped
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05

Dir. RoENrGES called his rsys Y rays.
probably for the reason that his own
name presented constitutional difficult
ties. Nevertheless, he cannot Ce cheat
ed out of the honor of having discovered
the secret of looking inside of so-called
opaque bodies. The applications of the
discovery, already in uFe, are many and
they will grow with time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
SENATOR MORGAN.
Legality of His Membership to BE In
quired Into.

Washington, March 3.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections.
by strict party vote, has ordered a
favorable report on the resolution to
investigate the condition of affairs IN
Alabama, ard the legality of the seat of
Senator Morgan from that state. The
committee will be special committee
of five members, whose daty it will be
to investigate the political autonomy
of the state and the legality of the cleo
ton of the members of the state legis-
lature by whose votes the election of
Senator Morgan was had.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-05
BIG ELEVATOR BURNED.
Six Hundred Bushels of Wheat aud Val
ai,Ia Nachinerx oat NJ Minnea nolis.

Six Hundred Busbes OF WheHt anu NaIu-
able Machinery Lost at Minnea polls.
Minneapolis, Mimi, March 3. = Ele'
vator A, No. 2, owned by the Minneap-
oils Terminal Elevator company and
leased by tie Vanduzen Harrington
company, was burned TO The ground
Monday morning The building con
tanned about 100000 bushels of whca t,
valued at about 60 cents a hushel, near
Nv all of which will be total loss, very
little salvage being accepted. The
structure itself was equipped with oil
modern elevator machinery, and vas
valued at about 100000. The total
loss will reach in the neIgnborhood OF
$1,000 1t is all fully covered by IN
srrance
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Mt Guilty.

Not guilty was the verdict of the
jury at Jefferson in the case of the
state of Wisconsin VS.. John Fellcrnan,
the charge being manslaughter in the
third degree. On the morning of June
0 last, between the hours of twelve and
one o'clock, one John McGrath was shot
by Fellerman and killed while trying 10
force his way into Mrs. Ryan's house.
Mrs. Ryan, who lived alone, had called
on Fellerman for protection. Feller-
man was arrested on the charge stated
above and has ever since been under
heavy bonds.
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Boston, Feb. 2a.-James Ii. Eekcls,
comptroller of the treasury, spoke before
the reform club Friday night on The
Currency" He paid tribute 10 the
influence of the independent in poll
tics. He said there could be no per-
manent cure for our financial Ills I'M
til the infationist was dislodged.