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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

lucky district between ID. III. Smith
and David 4. Murray has been decided
Ev the Democratic state committee,
Mr. Smith being declared the nominee.
A daring robber stopped the pay
train on the Short Line Railway" in
the mountains of West Virginia and
robbed the paymaster of $500.
AS the result of practical joke, a
shooting occurred at boarding house
in New Orleans; one young man killed
another and then blew out his own
brains.
The will of Edison Keith, the prOmi-
nent Chicago merchant who recently
took his life by jumping into the lake,
was filed in the probate court. The
estate is valued at 81 ,25O,O00.
The allied free silver forces have
made public the result of a poll of the
state, which shows that the Bryan cleo
tors will have $4,000 majority in Kan
SaS.
Judge Allen, in the supreme court in
Boston, appointed Irvington E. Weller
Of Boston, receiver of the Citizens
Gaslight Company of Reading and
StOneham.
-
Carpenters and JoinerS at Cleveland it
was decided by an overwhelming ma
iority that party politics must not be
discussed in the local unions.
The United States revenue cutter
Grant has arrived at Seattle, nine days
out from Onnalaska. She is the first
of the Boring sea fleet to come from
the north this season, and reports all
well.
man named Fred Nasol, who had
hitherto been known as a respectable
citizen of Indianapolis, was arrested
for plundering a neighbours house. and
investigation shows that he had been
in the habit of committing burglary by
night for number of years.
The announcement of the failure OF
the big wholesale dry goods firm OF
Wolf & Bro. created sensation with
the general public at Little Rock, Ark.
The firms assets, including stock, good
accounts, equities in real estate, stocks,
securities, etc, are estimated at about
100000.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
lyman at Liberty.

New York, Oct. 6.-Lispatches have
been received by friends of r. J. p.
lyman stating that he has been re-
leased from prison at Boulogne-sur-
Mer France, and is now IN his way to
this country. Mrs. Gertrude Kearney
to-day received the following cable
gram from her husband, George
Kearney. at Rotterdam: Am starting
for New York to-day" 1t is also ex-
pected that Edward J. Ivory, now in
jail in London. and Haines, the other
Irish suspect under arrest at Rotter-
dam, will be liberated.
Rotterdam, Oct. 5. - Kearney and
Haynes, two Of the Irish suspects.
have been conducted across the Dutch
frontier. The failure Of Scotland
Yard men to secure the extradition of
lyman made their arrests of no i'm
pOrtancC.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
Crime. md Criminals.

The Sheboygan, st. Paul & Western
Railroad company has been incorporat-
ed.
Miss Willard has called upon women
of the United States to aid the Armen-
ianS.
John BOYD Thatcher has declined the
nomination for governor of New York
because he is opposed to free silver
coinage.
Ex-Congressman G. w. Milliken OF
Franklin has been nominated for con-
gress by the National Democrats of
the Third Kentucky district.
A vicious st. Bernard dog attacked
a party of school children at Mary
Vile. Mo-, and two were so badly in
1ured that they will die.
The controversy in the Fourth KS-l-
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
Coinage of Silver

Louisville, Oct EN- reply to a let
ter from the Courier-Journal to Secre-
tary Carlisle asking for information
concerning the coinage of silver, Sec
rotary Carlisle replies as follows:
"From Jan. 1, 1886, to Sept. 80. 1896,
standard silver dollars have been
coined at the minis of the United
States to the amount Of $13,912,512.
Since, Nov ], 1893, the the date of the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act, standard silver dollars
have been coined to the amount Of
$17,S69, 491, or more than twice as
much as was coined during the whole
period of our history prior to 1875"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

In Hardwick Hall the Duke of Dew
onshire has a residence which looks
more like a huge greenhouse than a
nobleman's seat, for it appears on the
outside to be all windows. His Grace
IS the fortunate, or unfortunate pos
SCISSOR of six other country seats OF
nnwieldy proportions, none OF which,
he once declared, he has thoroughly
explored, for the reason that he mas
never had the time.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
Attempt to wreck a Train.

Baraboo, Wis, Oct. 6.-An attempt
was made last night to wreck a pas
senger train on the Chicago & North
western railroad near Devils Lake.
-Four bandits were discovered OBJ
structing the track by Tom Patterson,
who shot one of them. They returned
the fire and Patterson was shot
through the leg and hat The wreck
ers escaped. A sheriff and posse are
in pursuit. An attempt was made to
wreck the same train a week ago.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
Washington Talk.

The president has appointed Francis
f. Clausson assayer of the mint at
New Orleans.
President Cleveland has appointed
William T. Coleman of Rich Hill, Mo-,
and Ivan u. Apologize Of klamath
Falls, Ore, to be commissioners to in
vestigate and determine as to the cor
rect location of the boundary lines OF
the klamath Indian reservation in Or
egon, and for such other duties us are
provided for in the Indian act of June
10, 1896.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
WRECK AND SUICIDE.
Santa Fee Passenger Trains Second
Terrible ExperieMce.

Terrible Experience.
Usage CITY, Kan, Oct. Ga fright
full railroad wreck, attic ded by serl-
GUS loss of life and mace more terri
BILE by the elf-murder OF one OF the
terrified passengers, occurred carry
this morning on the Santa re ROAD
two miles north of this station. Sew
en- bodies have been recovered from
the wreck and it is feared other VIC
fins are buried beneath the debris.
The wrecked train was the east
hound passenger No =, the same that
had such q thrilling experience with
bandits in New Mexico. The wreck
was caused by the explosion OF the
boiler of the locomotive. The engineer
should have stopped for water at
Usage City, but being behind time, ne
endeayored to run to the next tank.
Though it is not positively known. the
engineer and fireman having both met
death in the wreck, it is surmised that
their neglect was the cause OF the dlS-
aster. The train had proceeded but
two miles beyond this place, about to-
the Peterson coal chuteS, when TWO
terrific explosions we're heard, che 1ol-
lowing close after the other. Inc To-
connective was completely shattered.
The express, baggage and passenger
coaches came crashing upon the
wrecked engine and the coaches that
were ahead were piled ur in one heap
of Wreckage The coaches IN the rear
were all derailed, but the passengers
riding in the rear escaped serious IN
Jury The wreck was marked Dy
scenes of the widest confusion among
the
Terrified Passengers.
Tho OQIsVOS of MANY were at n1Zn
pitch as a result of their experience
with the road agents in New Mexico,
and when the crash came the first i'm
preston of nearly all was that the
train was being attacked again by rob-
bers. One passenger. William Beck
Ter of Los Angeles, Cal. en- route to
Chicago. seemed to lose his reason en-
tirely. When the crash came he drew
a single barreled pistol from his pocket
and in the presence of a car full OF ter
rified passengers took his own life,
sending a bullet into his brain. Beck
Ter had been drinking heavily. He
was about fifty-fve years of age.
Owing to the excitement and con-
fusion little could be done to rescue
the injured and remove the dead
bodies until this mornings sun APP
peared. Seven bodies were finally re-
covered.
The dead are William Becker, Los
Angeles. CAL; Engineer Strump. To
peka. Kan; Fire nan Harry HOLSTER,
Topeka, Kan; William McAdams, q
tramp riding on the baggage car and
supposed to be from Chillicothe, Iowa:
three tramps, names II own, all of
whom were riding on the baggage car.
Among those injured are Mrs. En-
ma Maxwell, an editor on the Evening
Telegram at Colorado Springs, Colo,
hands and arms cut and bruised; VIII
ford Burns, tramp legs and arms cut
and bruised: James Coleman, tramp,
cut and badly bruised.
Meme of the express men or mail
clerks were seriously injured.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

Eau Claire, Wis, Oct. 6.-The five
yearold daughter of William Hennig.
near Bracket this county, was
burned to death today. Her father
had set fire to a straw pile and the
child's clothes caught from it. Hennig
has become violently insane from
grief. The little girl was the last one
left of eight in his family, seven hav-
ing died.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

al ironclads per ton is as follows: Unit
Wayne, Ind, cost $500 each,and some
dealers have taken advantage of the
political campaign to circumyent the
law. They sell party buttons and
throw in the cigarettes.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

Carrying a coil of wire, a New Or
leans woman boarded an electric car
and laid the wire down on the plat
form. Through some bolt connection
with the motor apparatus or by Undue
ton the wire became charged with
electricity, and when she took it ZIP to
leave the car she was knocked down by
the shock she received.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

A Frenchmans pipe recently saveI
him from Disagreement. He was at
tackled by a discharged waiter, who
threw bottle of vitrol at his face.
The bottle broke on the pipe he was
smoking, sending the greater pat %
its contents into the face of his assali-
art, who was terribly burned.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

In celebration of the Mexican nation
al holiday a crown of lncandescent
lights was placed above the head OF
the Hidalgo statue, in the Hldalgo
Plaza of Monterey, and there was cleo
trio illumination in profusion through
out the square in honor OF the Mexican
father of his country.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

In celebration of the 1,30Oth ami
yersary OF the baptism of Ethelbert'
the first Christian English king, the
Freemasons of Kent, England, have
determined to present the Chapter
House of Canterbury with an east
window, at cost of 600 pounds.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

In Asia it is estimated there are
500. 954, 600 Inhabitants; in Europe, ooI,-
$4,000; in Africa, 163,953,OOO; in
America, 121, $4,000, and in Australia,
B,23O,OOO. OF this tots about 32,2l4'OOo
persons die annually-9S,S $40 per day,
or 4 O2O per hour, or 81 per minute.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

Audley End, Essex, is so prepostef-
ously large that it's owner Lord Bray
brooke, whose income is under SloO,-
600, frequently regrets that one or ms
ancestors did not fulfill his threat OF
selling it to silk weaving company.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

An unbreakable carriage shaft has
been invented, having joint which
permits it to fold when the horse falls.
Thus, in whatever position the unfor-
tunate creature may lie on or under
the shaft, the latter will remain I'M
damaged.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

England has more than SIX tunes as
much capital in railways as Scotland;
more than three times as much as Ire
land The mileage open is 1861 miles
in England and Wales, $3.50 in Scot
land and 3,173 in Ireland.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

The apple crops in the Provinces OF
Ontario. Quebec and Nova Scotia prom
Use to be unusually large. 1t is estl-
mated that the aggregate yield OF
Canada will amount to 100000 bar
relS.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
Terrible Butcherv.

Little Rock, Oct 6. - Great excite
lnent prevails at Devils Bluff over the
discovery of what is believed to be
the blocdiest trae edy in the history Of
Prairie county. Bud Chaffin and his
i've children are believed to have been
murdered, and suspicion points to Mrs.
Chaffin and John King, Ter paramour,
as the murderers
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

Three ivory gulls have recently been
added to the collection in the Geologic
al Gardens, London. The birds are
from Spitzbergen, and were procured
during the Conway expedition.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

1t is intended to erect monument
to Lord Tennyson in the form OF an
obelisk on the south coast of the Isle
of Wight at point not far from the
residence of the late poet Laureate.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN 4
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume of the Most Inn
all Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con
venient Form for Rapid Per
usal by Busy People.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

One of the most dreaded of Aus
tralian ground-fish is said to be the
fortescue, repulsivelooking creature
that turks in the mullet nets Of the
Italian fishermen of Port Jackson.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

Two miles from hale bank, on the
Mersey. to the southeast of busy Liver
pool city, stands the grand tlmbered
mansion known as Spoke hall, built
during the fifteenth century.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

There have been over sixty lions III
the London ZOO" the last fifty years,
many being presents from the queen
or members of the royal family.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06

The crows of Ceylon are protected by
the people, because they purify the at
mosphere by acting as scavengers.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18

Prof. u. ID. prettyman, principal
Of the State Normal School. since
1890, will likely lose his position
because Of last falls political mu.
tation. During Prof. Prcttyman's
term the School has been greatly
improved and the number OF pupils
has nearly doubled. lie is truly q
man for the place but his retention
would "not be politics, as she is
practiced. For the sake Of the
Normal School aud for the sake Of
the educational cause We regret
that the outlook 10 so dark for Prof.
Prcttyman's retaining the position
he now graces. His turning down
will be one of the resultant mis-
fortunes Of last Novcmber's Demo.
cratic defeat. We know that before
election there was a great deal of
talk OF divorcing the schools from
politics but antc-election talk and
post.elcction performances are wide
ly different things.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18

The Frederick and Pennsylvania
Railroad has been sold % auction
TO . representative Of the Pennsyl-
vania Company FOR $50, 900.
IL 10 proposed TO invite the Gov.
ernor Of Pennsylvania and stafF TO
the Frederick military encampment
OF Maryland State troops.
George II. Stewart Camp, Con.
fedcrate Veterans. hsd a reunion
at Mt. Stuart, South River, Anne
Arundel county.
The dwelling house Of George
Garner, on Broome's Island, Gal.
vert county, was struck by light
ming and the family stunned.
Governor T.owndes has com miss
toned a full staff Of deputy. game
wardens on tho recommendation OF
Game Warden j. Olney Norris.
Charles Anderson, q telephone
lineman, was badly cut with an axe
by q Hartford county farmer on land
where stringing wires had been OBJ.
jected 10 by the owner.
A prisoner charged with theft
walked out OF Jail with some visi.
tors who had been admitted to see
him while fellow prisoner vas act.
ing as turnkey.
George Neal. colored, held rs a
suspect in the Buxton case, and oil
the members Of his family detained
as witnesses, have been released
from custody In Montgomery coun-
~.
President Lewis, Of Western Mary
land College, delivered q baccalai
reatc sermon on sThe Patriotic
Principle, aud Rev. Mr.. Munsen
spoke on "'rhe Cultivation Of Per-
sonal Magnetism" before the grad
uating class Of sc. Johns College.
The Coroncr's jury in Sadie Bux.
ton case at Gaithcrsburg returned
verdict that she came to her death
at the hands of the negro Sidney
Randolph and an accomplice TO
them unknown. Some strong tes-
timony produced connecting Ran
dolph with the affair.
The trustees Of the Maryland
Agricultural College reelected the
present faculty and appointed VIM.
Leo Amos, of Hartford county, rs
director OF farmers institutes at
ZOO a year. w. G. johnson, OF
Illinois. was appointed to the chair
of etymology and s. S. Buckley, to
the chair of veterinary surgery.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18
State Convention.

The DcmccrAtic State Convention of
Maryland met in Baltimore on Welnos.
day, the 10Th. |, was called 10 order by
nai,orSly w. Talbot ESQ. chairman Of the
State Central Committee. Senator Arthur
L. Gosman was chosen IS the presiding
officer.
A double delegation Of eight delegates at
lArge,o the national convention at Chicago,
July the sth, was elected as follows
John Il. Hurst. Of Baltimore city, head
Of the firm Of John Il. Hurst & Co, and
late candidate Cor Governor.
Major Richard NJ. Venable, Of Baltimore
city, attorney at law.
Charles Z. Homer, of Baltimore city,
president Of the Second National Bank.
and anihor Of the gold-standard resolutions
in the rcceat Convention Of Maryland
bankers
John p. Poe, Of Baltimore city, ex -attor-
nev general of Maryland
Gen. John Gin, Of Baltimore county,
president Of the Mercantile Trust and De-
posi-, Company OF Baltimore City.
Edwin Varied, Of Howard county,
president Of the Fidelity and Deposit COM
rany Of Baltimore City.
Charles c. CrotheFS. of Cecil county,
State Senator and late candidate for aitor.
ncysgenerAl.
Marioa dc kSlb Smith, Of Kent county,
ex.Ssatc Comptroller and late candidate
Tor reelection.
john X. Cowen was nominated as one
Of the delegates At large. but his name was
subsequently, Withdrawn by Mr.. II. ID.
Trpctt. Of Baltimore city. Both Kisses
and cheers greeted his name when Il was
mentioned.
The congressional district delegates 10
the national convention will be as follows {:
First dis,Iict-Hcnry r. Lewis, Careline
county; John r. ra,tison, Dorchester
county.
Second district, Frederick w. Won KAptf
Baltimore county; Thomas II. Robinson.
Hartford county.
Third district--John Hannibal and Lewis
n. Duvall, Baltimore city.
Fourth dis,rict-Jamcs W. McElrcy and
William T. Biciler. Baltimore city.
FiNh districi--william II. Claggcts,
Prince Georges county, DIR. George II.
Jones. Calvert county.
Sixth district-Speacer Watkins, Mont.
gomery county, HcaTy +, wingCrt, Wash
ington county,
Maryland will have therefore, twenty
delegates in the national convention. The
State Is only entitled 10 sixteen votes, bat
this VIII be arranged by giving each Of the
delegates At large half vote.
The presidential electors are.
Randolph Barton, Of Baltimore city a,
large.
George W. Purnel of Worcester county,
az large.
William N. Stay, &C Ken, county. ass,
ditrics
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18
LEONARDT0WE, MD

Tuesday last, the Republican
National Convention met in SC.
Louis and doubtlessly ere this the
platform has been adopted and the
Hon. William Mckinley declared
the nominee for the Presidency.
Newspaper reports indicate that
the platform will declare for the
gold standard OF value and present
indications arc that the money ques.
ton will be the issue in the cam
paign.
At this writing IL 10 impossible
to say who is the leading candidate
for the Vice. Presidential nominal
ION.
Charles w. Fairbanks, OF lndi.
ana, will be temporary chairman OF
the Convention.
Mr.. James A. Gary declined TO
serve longer as the Maryland mem.
Der OF the national committee and
Scnator-clcct George l.. Wellington
was chosen 10 succeed him.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18
To Whom Il May Concern :

This certlfies that Rev. William E.
Daugherty is duly authorized Agent and
Surveyor Of the Maryland Mutual Fire In.
surance Company for Fishing Point, Ma.
ryland, and vicinity, and as such Is au-
thorized TO receive applications, effect in
surances and collect premiums thereon, in
accordance with the bylaws, resolutions
and special instructions of the Company.
No Agent has authority, however, TO
elter, amend or waive any of the condi-
tons or terms expressed in any policy con-
tract or printed literature Of the Company
In testimony whereof, the
sRAL- President and Secretary of said
49, Company set their hands here
unto and affix the Corporate
Seal.
G. HODS0N, President.
Z. p WYATT. Secretary
June 1S-tff
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18

The Republican Club (colored),
Of Bladensburg, have passed reso
lutions condemning Delegate Hol-
mes for his action in the county
convention whereby the Coffin dele
CATION from Bladensburg district
was unscated. Notwithstanding the
fact that the regular primary meet
ing cast Is, votes for Coffin dele
gates, while the Mudd delegation
received but 90 votes, sud declare
that they will not support Mudd IL
nominated. Marlboro Gazette.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18

Orphans Court of St. Mary's County, Set
April %, 1885,
Ordered by the Court, That Noble l..
Penn and II. +. J. Barber, Executors of II
t. Barber, late OF st. Mary's county, de-
ceased, give the notice required by law 70
the deceased's creditors 10 exhibit their
claims and that The same be published
once week for six successive weeks in
the st. Mary's BEACON.
Test: PHILIP III. DORSEY,
Register Wills for st. Mary's county.
In pursuance ofthe above order, we here
by give notice that we have obtained from
the Orphans Court of ST. Mary's county
Maryland, letters testameniary on the
personal estate of Robert T. Barber, late oi
said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
notified TO exhibit the same with the pro.
per vouchers attached thereto to the subecri.
bers, on or before the 30th day of October
1896, they will otherwise by law be exclud.
ed from the benefits of the said estate All
persons indebted 20 the deceased are re.
quested TO make immediate payment TO the
subscribers.
NOBLE l.. PENN,
r. T. J. BARBER,
Executors.
April Sow.